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...Considerably annoyed by the Senate's transparently political refusal to confirm his reappointment of John Jacob Esch to the Interstate Commerce Commission,President Coolidge made no haste to select a substitute for Mr. Esch. Reports got about that the President's annoyance had carried him so far that he would override the Senate's vote and give Mr. Esch a recess appointment. Experts pondered the legality of such a move. The I. C. C., perhaps at the President's suggestion, retained Mr. Esch in a private capacity, to advise with it on unfinished business with which...
David Binney Putnam (1 4-year-old explorer, 6 ft. ½ in. tall, author of David Goes Voyaging, etc., Hotchkiss schoolboy) and his father, Publisher George Palmer Putnam, offered U. S. Boy Scouts four months of fun and an avenue to fame. They will select two youths, between the ages of 13½ and 15, to go with them to Africa to observe animals with Hunter-Photographer & Mrs. Martin Johnson (Simba). The trip will begin on June 15, end in October. The two Boy Scouts will write a book about their doings, be paid royalties...
...season has been even less carefree in those regions beyond the pale where the professionals exploit their prowess for financial gain. Tex Richard, the leading promoter of boxing talent, having taken the new champion, Gene Tunny, under his wing, organized what is known as an elimination tournament to select an opponent for him. But the result resembled that of the struggle between the Kilkenny cats, for when it was all over his several warriors had eliminated each other so thoroughly by a kind of round robin process that no one survived to make any claims to the honor...
Recent additions to the Modern Library series includes Norman Douglas "Old Calabria." Douglas is by no means as well-known as the author of "South Wing" should be known. Among a select minority of readers, however, he signs as one of the best of twentieth century writers. It is difficult to find more cynicial, tongue in the cheek, smiling satire than can be found in "South Wind." Another noteworthy addition to the same series is H. M. Thomlison's "The Sea and Jungle...
Just prior to the convention at Houston, Governor Smith will announce the Cabinet he would select if nominated and elected...