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...were disarmed, Justice Field had them carted off to jail for contempt of court. "When I get out of jail," David Terry was reported to have sworn, "I shall horsewhip Judge Field. If he resents it, I'll kill him." Later, under friends' urging, he modified the threat, declaring: "I do not intend to injure Field bodily, but if the opportunity presents itself-I shall not seek it-I shall slap his face or horsewhip...
...Federal Reserve Board to study ways & means of discouraging investment of foreign funds in the U. S. With its gold sterilization program (TIME, Jan. 4), the Treasury is now keeping the incoming metal from inflating the credit base. But the huge volume of investments is itself a threat to U. S. stability, particularly in case of war when the money might be suddenly withdrawn. "The constant inflow of foreign capital is a source of worry to us," said Mr. Morgenthau last week in an obvious effort to prepare the public for subsequent action...
Closely contested all the way, the 200 yard breaststroke was won by Dick Hough Tiger sophomore, who was forced to set a new pool record of 2:29.8 to stave off the threat of Greg Jameson. Graham Cummin too the 150 yard backstroke with Keller in second place, Barker won the 50 yard freestyle in 24.4 seconds as Don McKay placed second, and Rus Greenhood took a third place in the diving to complete the individual events...
...fact a genuine expression in new guise of the popular will-that is of Democracy. Placing the tips of his old fingers together in the quiet of his study at Prague, piercing-eyed, piercing-minded Professor Masaryk-even though the Hitler dictatorship is an ever-present military threat to the Czechoslovak Republic-philosophically points out that the German people, the Russian people, the Italian people and certainly the people of the U.S. are by overwhelming, real majorities convinced that they are following a Leader who is pure, wholesome and efficacious. In Professor Masaryk's opinion the Industrial Revolution...
...outstanding common shares, sold not a single share later in 1929 when the market price rose 200% above the price he received in the questioned deal. As for the 1,000,000 shares of special stock, they were issued to Mr. Doherty to shield his management against the threat of "power ful financial groups" which at that time were circling hungrily around Cities Service. The issue has since been retired...