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There is little doubt, however, that Taylor will pitch the team to its seventh victory. As the season has progressed the Crimson has become a more formidable threat chiefly because of the work of Nevin behind the plate and at bat. He stands a favorable chance of winding up among the first four batters in the Eastern Intercollegiate League...
...been rising in the politico world; now he began to use his new-found power to plague his cast-off family and especially Jose. Jose found himself evicted from his farm; he moved elsewhere; the same thing threatened again. But then Senor Wilson stepped in and effectually removed the threat. In the banditry and guerrilla fighting that the late lean years brought Cuba, fat politico Marco went the way of all politicos, while Jose stayed on on his finca (property), minding his business, begetting children, improving his acres...
Answer 1. So far as outright currency inflation is concerned, the President still hoped last week that he might not have to start at all. The full and terrible threat of inflation might be enough not only to send prices up but to start real velocity in trade...
Hanging over Politician Rosenberg's head for months had been the threat of Federal indictment for tax evasion. His income, according to Government investigators, had been $345,000 in 1929-30. On this he had failed to file a return. What was even more suspicious was that $190,000 of his income was not directly traceable to any of the Rosenberg business activities, chief of which is selling junk. It looked as though Mr. Rosenberg had been racketeering...
...history of civil society within states it has proved quite impossible to avoid the constant use of force in dealing with violators of the law. There is little reason to suppose that it will be possible to deal with violators of international law without the threat or the use of force, presumably exercised by some form of international police. The difficulties in the way of organizing such a body, however, are so great that there is probably no chance of its creation within the next ten years. Further, it may be objected that an international police might be used...