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...British was thus realized. Now, however, owing to easier money in the U. S. this Spring, every Liberty issue is above par and no such saving is possible. It was thought, therefore, that the payment would be made in gold. This did not necessarily mean, however, that Britain would ship gold ingots to the U. S. Government. British dollar credits accumulated in the U. S. will merely be transferred to Washington. Payment on the debt would be made in gold only when the purchase of bills of exchange on the American market would be likely to depreciate the value...
...request made by Sir Brodrick Hartwell, Bart., for subscriptions to buy liquor abroad and ship it to the rum fleet off the shore of the U. S. threatens to become an international incident. The Baronet's first appeal was to British investors and led to a controversy with Premier MacDonald, who referred to his activities as a "disgraceful blot" (TIME, June 9). Apparently British contributors were not forthcoming. But Sir Brodrick is not easily discouraged. His next appeal was made to Americans. He obtained a "sucker list" and mailed a glowing prospectus to the names upon it, which, under...
...appears that Sir Brodrick, who is sometimes referred to as "The Commodore of Rum Row," was invited by "a powerful group of American importers" to ship various liquors to the rum fleet. "Danger in the enterprise? My word, no!" cries he. Starting in August, 1923, he has managed four successful shipments so far. "I sell my goods for cash," his prospectus declares, "against delivery on the high seas, and the return of the capital and the profit...
Albany was celebrating the tercentenary of the first historic landing of the Dutch; Commander Lansdowne delivered a graceful message from President Coolidge to Governor Smith, then piloted his ship swiftly further up state. From the roofs of their office buildings, the excited citizens of Rochester and Buffalo greeted the vessel with shrill shoutings. To make the voyage still more memorable, Commander Lansdowne descended to an altitude of only 1,200 feet above Niagara Falls. The crew maintained they felt the spray, and for the first time the gigantic waterfall had a dirigible passing over...
These men will be allowed in all parts of the ship during the voyage. They will be taught to handle the wheel, and trained in all the occupations about the deck and in the hold. The only jobs they will not try their hand at is cooking, but even in the galley, a university atmosphere will be maintained, as the three cooks who have been engaged have all served as chefs in prominent undergraduate clubs at Harvard and Princeton...