What Dawes Said
Sirs:
In the Nov. 30 issue of TIME (The League) you refer to "Hell-&-Maria" Dawes.
In southeastern Ohio near Dawes' old home, 30 years ago, the expression was Hell, Maria! This means something as an expletive while Hell & Maria makes no sense at all.
I have never been so fortunate as to hear the Ambassador explode but it is my guess that he says Hell, Maria, not Hell & Maria.
F. R. OHL
Evanston, Ill.
On Feb. 2, 1921, General Dawes was called by a Congressional sub-committee (Republican) to testify, as General...
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