POLITICAL NOTES: Miscellaneous Mentions: Mar. 9, 1925

GENERAL WILLIAM MITCHELL (Army Air Service): "How is the Admiral of the obsolete battleships today?"

ADMIRAL ANDREW LONG (U. S. N.) : "Fine. How is the General of the hot air service?"

Secretary of War Weeks was so pleased with this story that he is reported to have told it in Cabinet meeting.

Some day, perhaps, a historian will be able to reconstruct the story of our Nation from its 50-cent pieces. Last week, the President signed a bill authorizing the striking of special half dollars to commemorate 1) the 75th anniversary of California's...

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