Dawes – Dasheen
Dawes
CHARLES GATES, appointed first Director of the Budget, June 21, 1921.
Dry Fog
a haze due to dust or smoke in the atmosphere. Sometimes a haze caused by the mixture of air currents of different densities. A historic dry fog was that which occurred in 1783 over considerable portions of the northern hemisphere. Its source has been traced to extensive volcanic eruptions in Iceland and Japan.
Duralumin
an alloy of aluminum with a small percentage of copper and nickel. It weighs but slightly more than aluminum and has five times the strength.
The supporting framework of dirigible balloons is commonly made of duralumin.
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Daugherty
HARRY M., during 1922 was made the object of bitter assaults in the House of Representatives, leading to a movement for his impeachment, but the charges against him were dismissed by the House Jan. 25, 1923.
Davis
JOHN WILLIAM, elected president of the American Bar Association, 1922.
Day
WILLIAM RUFUS, resigned from the Supreme Court, November 14, 1922, to act as American representative on the German-American Mixed Claims Commission.
De Valera
EAMON. (See IRISH FREE STATE.)
Diaz
GENERAL ARMANDO, in November, 1922, appointed Minister of War in the cabinet of Benito Mussolini.
Dasheen
a potato-like vegetable recently introduced into the southern United States from the tropics. It is wholesome and nutritious, much like the white potato in general composition, but with less water and a higher percentage of protein and carbohydrates. Its cultivation and use are advocated by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
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