More Shoes for New Army Contracts for 750,000 Additional Pairs
Washington reports contracts awarded for 704000 extra pairs of army shoes at 4.75 dollars per pair, taking total orders to 3360000 pairs for the army and 5000000 pairs for the navy. Rosenwald, chair of the Supplies Committee, says government saved about 2 million dollars by pre arranging leather and avoiding open market bids.
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Westpointer Scout Shoes Return Policy Stampede
The ad asserts the store refunds money on boys’ clothes if a better option is found elsewhere. It promotes a new Westpointer Scout model among boys’ footwear, highlighting a customer friendly exchange policy.
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Food Control Bills to Omit Price Fixing
Hoover says pending food control bills will drop maximum price fixing and flour standard changes. Opposition from farmers and millers slows progress as concerns over milling costs and hoarding remedies are debated. Government purchasing powers and export controls are meant to stabilize prices without harming domestic consumers.
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Virginians bid to sell Jamestown land blocks war budget
Washington report on June 7 details House action to strike 5 million dollar Jamestown land purchase from the War Deficiency Bill. Opposition cites overprice and doubts about naval value, while Virginia delegation defends site for a naval base and training station amid war needs.
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Hoover outlines price control tactics amid hoarding fight
Hoover argues that hoarding clauses can curb cornering and stabilize prices without blanket maximums. He predicts the Hoover commission could run prices by commandeering major supply in severe emergencies, beyond ordinary market forces.
Hoover Calls Quick Food Aid to Allies in War Time
President Hoover warned that the nation must speed food exports to Britain and France as war demands. He urged reducing waste, substituting available foods, and limiting consumption to support allied armies and the home front amid frost, shipping limits, and rising meat and grain needs.
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Dairymen Seek Grain Regulation to Save Herds
The Holstein-Friesian Association representing over ten thousand dairymen asked President Wilson to regulate grain prices. They warned relief is urgent or the dairy industry will deplete herds through slaughter for beef and milk could drop to 18 cents per quart.
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Wilson
Food Shipment Bill Faces Senate Debate Today
The administration seeks power for the President to compel priority shipping of foodstuffs fuel and other necessities during the war with President Wilson backing the measure. Senators debate its reach with opponents warning of arbitrary power and labor rights concerns and a possible amendment to avoid curbing strikes.
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Military Court to Investigate Wounding of Saloonkeeper
The 1st New Jersey Infantry at Newark will publish the names of officers to form a court to probe the shooting of saloonkeeper Monica, wounded with both lungs punctured after refusing to serve guards. John A. Lindsley, nicknamed Yellow Jack, held by police on charges related to the shooting after visiting two saloons prior to the incident.
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War tax bill expands surety bond and stamp taxes
The Senate Finance Committee added a provision to raise bank check and draft taxes to two cents for amounts over five dollars, increasing the total from five million to ten million dollars. The measure targets individuals drawing checks in Washington and ties into a broader war tax plan amid global shortages.
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Senate Finance Committee
Carranen
Bryn Mawr Announces $100,000 Gift for English Chair
A $100,000 gift in Liberty bonds from an anonymous donor was announced at Bryn Mawr College's twenty eighth commencement. President M. Carey Thomas said the fund will establish a chair in English composition.
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Bryn Mawr College
M. Carey Thomas
Tax policy overhaul on consumption and income taxes debated
Amid heavy debate lawmakers consider reductions and adjustments to consumption taxes on sugar coffee cocoa and other goods while preserving some rates. Proposals edge toward final decisions with potential net revenue impacts and wide implications for the budget and public revenues as committees prepare for further hearings.
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