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Surrounded by newsmen, Republican Senate Leader James Eli Watson last week threw his hands despairingly above his head, closed his eyes, gave an imitation of a drowning man sinking for the last time. By these gestures the Senator meant to convey his feelings about the news that the Senate Judiciary Committee a few minutes before had voted ten-to-six against the confirmation of Judge John Johnston Parker to the U. S. Supreme Court (TIME, March...
...Rain threw wavering curtains across the arches of Putney Bridge as the two crews moved out and headed up the Thames. No Oxford crew had won since 1923, and because this one was rated as no better than other Oxford crews the people on the banks could hardly credit what they saw. Oxford slid out rowing quickly and smoothly, a half-length ahead in a dozen strokes, a length ahead after the first minute. Past Harrod's wharf and under Hammersmith Bridge Oxford was in front and round the bend into rough water and a wind that thinned...
...visitors' lone tally came in the fourth when, after Dwyer walked, Urban doubled, and the former scored when Batchelder threw into center field trying to pick Urban off second...
...ardently supported the seating of Pennsylvania's William Scott Vare, Senator-reject, threw his arms about Vare in dramatic consolation as the latter left the Senate floor...
...political impressions Senator Robinson tried to piece together from Mr. Raskob's testimony: 1) money the Democratic chairman gave the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment was used to elect Wet Republicans, to oppose Dry Democrats; 2) the Democratic chairman "threw his money to the four winds" in his opposition to Prohibition...