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...March 30???Annual exhibit of the Society of Independent Artists; at Grand Central Palace, Manhattan...
...Archangel was captured by the Allies who immediately pushed south on five disconnected fronts. When the Armistice came, they found themselves frozen in for the winter. In January, with the temperature 30?? below zero, the Red Army assaulted them, drove them back. The wounded died from exposure. Machine guns would work only from heated blockhouses. A bare hand touching metal was seared as by fire. Snow and continual darkness fought for the enemy. On March 30 occurred the "mutiny" of Company I of the 339th Infantry. So great was the demoralization of all troops that withdrawal was ordered with...
Bullish corporate developments late in the week were many. An extra dividend of 30?? was declared by General Motors Corp. Radio Corp. of America, long the prime scoffing object of "inflation" criers, showed earnings of $8,729,389 for the third quarter, compared to $1,409,299 in the preceding quarter. Announcement was made that the $250,000,000 patent suit brought by Bethlehem Steel Corp. against United States Steel Corp. had been settled out of court. The Aviation Corp. announced it had used part of its $20,000,000 cash surplus to buy stocks other than aeronautical securities...
...corn duty was moved up from 15¢ to 25¢ per bushel (30?? was the farm demand). Beef went up from 3¢ to 6¢ per pound (farmers wanted an 8¢ rate). Butter was left at 12¢ per lb., whither President Coolidge had temporarily raised it from 8¢. Tariff duties on milk and cream were doubled. Poultry & eggs, lard & swine, vegetables & fruits all moved up proportionately on the new tariff scale...
...Farmers. Conforming to the Hoover promise, agricultural duties were raised by the proposed Bill, but not so high as the farmer had demanded and expected. The wheat rate remained pegged at 42¢ per bushel, to which point President Coolidge had raised it from 30?? under the flexibility provision of the tariff law. Wheat raisers could hope, however, that by the same process President Hoover might some day advance the duty to 63?...