Roosevelt abandons sales tax fight and seeks budget balance
Rep. Collier and Democratic leaders push economy in federal spending as they weigh tax plans separation from a general sales levy. Roosevelt opposes broad taxes. Mills and Hoover suggest sales tax but Senate doubts passage. Norris, Black push five day work week. Insull freed in Greece. Hertzog curbs gold exports. Prominent deaths include Gen Carty and Col Hooker. Davis advises on disarmament. Roosevelt weighs security and a world economic conference.
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Congress
James W. Collier
House
Ways, and Means Committee
Speaker Garner
Albany
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Garner
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary Mills
the Treasury
Mills
Hoover
Senate
John J. Carty
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Baltimore
General Carty
France
Norman FE. Mack
New York
Democratic National Committee
Buffalo Times
Buffalo
Col
Richard $. Hooker
Shanghai
Orman
Davis
Mr. Roosevelt
Italy
Japan
Clemenceau
Washington budget battle across parties foretells fiscal strain
Washington pundit William Bruckart argues the treasury faces a June deficit over 1.75 billion and that only tax increases or spending cuts can balance the books. He notes Congress is slow to act before the July 1 start of the next fiscal year and warns reform faces party resistance, bureaucratic entrenchment, and potential political maneuvering.
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William Bruckart Washington
Treasury
Congress
New Sources of Revenue in Congress Debated
The piece analyzes possible new revenue options including manufacturers' sales tax and income tax adjustments, noting uncertainty over whether Congress will pass a law this session. It discusses timing effects on deficits, potential economies, and political opposition to Hoover's reorganization plan, highlighting crosswinds in legislative agreement.
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Congress
Treasury
Harrison
Mississippi
Representative Rainey
Mllinois
Hoover
Fear Complex in Plans for Democratic Reorganization
Democratic leaders fear a premature speech on reorganization as President Roosevelt studies the topic during a southern trip. They want definite plans presented in this session, with Hoover actions limited to those already ordered, possibly late February.
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Roosevelt
Southland
Congress
Hoover
Question of Jobs and the risk of government reorganization
The piece argues that job losses drive opposition to any government reorganization aimed at cutting expenses. It notes President Hoover’s executive orders under the economy act, Senate objections led by Senator King, and the likely mixed fate of future reorganization plans as supporters clash over different changes.
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Hoover
Florida
St. Augustine
Mickler
Carlton
Miami
Congress
King
Dem
Utah
Reorganization Talk and Tax Costs in Public Spending
In an era of high taxes the piece questions if reorganizations cut levies. It argues reforms may yield little savings as prior functions linger. It notes possible economies elsewhere and warns reduced mail and veterans outlays trigger lobby activity and local protests over new federal buildings.
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Washington
Home Loan Bank System Faces Rough Start
The new home loan bank system appears short lived as the act was passed on the last day of the session after a bitter fight. Banks were slow to operate and no loans were made before mid November. The plan faced state law gaps and regional bank resistance, signaling a difficult federal agency voyage ahead in 19aa.
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Unies
Papa
Chauncey Wainwright
Irving
Oscar Shaw
Congress
Building Department
Peter Pan
The Fable of the Bust Over Eight
In this satire by George Ade the era’s social aims and pretensions are mocked through Mr Irving J Whampy the domesticated figure pressed into a grand party world. A family feud of fashion and judgment unfolds as his humiliations peak with a camera moment and a public moral. The piece ends with the blunt moral about aging, vanity, and social spectacle.
Pupil Flying Progress Builds Toward Takeoffs and Landings
Alan Warwick argues flight training should emphasize full control of the aircraft in mid flight before attempting takeoffs or landings. Beginners learn to master the controls at height, then refine precision for three point landings as they gain confidence. After three solo hours, pilots face tests including a medical exam and air traffic rules, with mid air rule of the road stressing safety.
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Alan Warwick
Pearson's Magazine
Definition of mountain elevation in geographic terms
The text discusses how a mountain is defined as land rising conspicuously above its surroundings, typically higher than a hill. It notes regional variations where flat areas may still be called mountains and contrasts elevations of 1,000 or 2,000 feet in mountainous regions with lower elevations in plains.
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New Jersey
Plains
Texas
Rocky Mountaing
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Anada
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