Flexible Rule in Tariff Act Battle Pointed for Change
Washington December 15 The flexible tariff provision adopted in 1922 faces heavy scrutiny as Congress debates repealing or drastically altering it Representative Cordell Hull has introduced a repeal bill. A Senate committee report is expected to urge changes and fault the Tariff Commission’s administration while noting how the rule has been used to raise rates more often than lower them. The panel may also seek to remove the requirement for data from foreign countries before rate changes.
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Washington
Congress
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Senate
Tariff Commission
Senate Committee
Coolidge
Wildcat Keeper Rose Rutledge Tames 30-Pound Pet in Texas
Brownsville resident Rose Rutledge shows a 30 pound Mexican wildcat kept as a pet. A remark about Texas being wild accompanies the scene. A separate note mentions a controversy over packing a commission with tariff advocates and the appointment of a committee.
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Little Rose Rutledge
Brownsville
Texas
Commission
Gift ideas for her from a 1920s shopping guide
A column offers Christmas picks to outshine rivals in gifting the girl of his dreams. Featured items include an imported enamel watch on a silver chain, compact enamel pieces, slim cigarette holders, stationery sets, a black brass desk set, and personalized notes and leather goods.
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Tne
Enou
Dartmouth
Christmas gifts and Evansville College festival items mixed in catalog prose
Rhinestone buckles in bronze or cut steel will add to dancing pumps. Umbrellas too pretty to loose are offered as gifts. Destinations Northampton Wellesley Poughkeepsie attach to amber Bohemian candy dishes. Matching glass candlesticks make a full college room table set. Perfumes silk squares and scarves blend with woolen dresses. Folding clocks and vanity sets appear for the girl traveler. Evansville College hosts its second annual Christmas festival tonight with Pianist Dramatic Society and college choir.
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Northampton
Wellesley
Mass
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Bohemia
British scientists unveil variable pitch airplane propeller
Tests will be run soon on a new variable pitch propeller designed to vastly increase high altitude speeds. The British invention, developed by scientists, aims to outperform the current fixed pitch blades in aviation performance.
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United Press
London
Automatic pitch control in Hele-Shaw engine propeller
H. S. Hele-Shaw and T. E. Beach explore a mechanism where the propeller blade pitch automatically varies with engine speed to optimize work output. The system adjusts blade angle as RPM changes to balance thrust and efficiency.
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H. S. Hele-Shaw
T. E. Beacham
Former state doctor claims U. S. record for longevity
Dr. Ayers Stradley 87, once a Wabash physician, says he is the oldest active doctor in the United States. Now in Longmont Colorado, he has practiced sixty six years since making his first professional call in November 1861. He adds he smokes one cigar a day and does not smoke his whole life.
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Wabash
Ind
Ayers Stradley
United States
Longmont
Col
Stradley
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