Word: avoidable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...abeyance while it brought a test case against Electric Bond & Share. When it got to court, however, SEC attempted to limit the test only to the necessity for registration. E. B. & S. lost twice in lower courts. Said its brief last week: "The Government is seeking to avoid and the defendant holding companies to secure, a test of the substantive provisions...
...shows absolutely no clinical symptoms, although his liver is becoming possible prey for disease. This organ is the only one affected by the fumes but acording to the experiments, recovery from this weakening is very slow even if the worker is no longer exposed to the fumes and can avoid liver complications...
...Duponts can avoid inheritance taxes forever is shown by W. Barton Leach '21, professor of Law, in the leading article of the February Law Review appearing today...
...Chicago law firm, he took on an instructorship at the University of Chicago, and after a brief interlude as a Government revenue attorney moved to Columbia in 1924. A pioneer investigator of Federal taxation and the author of several standard textbooks, he is a recognized authority on how to avoid taxes as well as how to levy them. Yet with all Roswell Magill's professorial background Congressmen like and trust him. Once when he appeared before a committee the Congressmen were so impressed by his learning that they asked whether they should not address him as "Doctor."' Said...
...Fortnight ago Prospector Alvord died, and last week his will was read. To his kin went 45% of his estate, to Actress Davies the rest. The estate: $1,000 cash, money due him on a $9,000 mining property option, and mining stock of value undetermined. To avoid any misunderstanding, Testator Alvord had attached to his will a picture of the actress. Said Legatee Davies from Hollywood: "I never met Mr. Alvord. ... I appreciated his good opinion of my work. ... I imagine the best thing to do is to give the money to charity or to some public purpose...