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Declaring that "nearly half the globe is in a state of great unrest or revolution," the President praised the Kellogg-Briand and London naval treaties, promised "a preparedness for defense that is impregnable yet that contains no threat of aggression." Of the "practical preservation of peace," he said...
With a triple-threat comedian-gags, feats, chatter-like Mr. Cook, it is difficult to apportion due credit for the amount of humor contributed by Donald Ogden Stewart's book. Audiences found the entire production an example of clever professional showmanship, the farce consistent even to the theme-song, which concludes: How's your uncle? I haven't got an uncle. Then I hope that he is fine & dandy...
...thought them very likely to get the pennant, they had taken 43 out of 55, boosted their percentage more than 100 points. In the most exciting pennant contest in years, they had stood off the brilliant spurts of "Uncle" Wilbert Robinson's erratic Brooklyn players and the threat of the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs. Three days before their deciding victory over the Pirates they broke the season's record for base hits, getting 26 in the game in which they beat the Phillies...
...Last year Harvard's heady quarterback never essayed to take the ball but was content with running the team and doing the major share of the passing and kicking. Saturday's games found him taking the ball on several occasions and for quite successful gains. With Wood a triple threat back Harvard's backfield will have a punch that will make it more dangerous than ever...
...this cartel which was formed in 1926 to regulate production, later began to fix prices. But in fact it has become feebler and feebler through dissension among its members, bitter competition from Great Britain and Poland (non-members). Last week's meeting indicated definitely that the cartel's recent threat of competition against the U. S. is ended, indicated most definitely that the cartel was groaning in its death struggle...