Word: bonus
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...apologies for acting upon my own convictions and conscience." But no speech by Senator Glass or anyone else could stop the onward sweep of the President's inflation measure through the Senate. When Senator Arthur Robinson, Indiana Republican, tried to tag on a provision for paying off the Bonus with "greenback" currency, Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson, Arkansas Democrat, thundered. "I am authorized to say for the President that he is unqualifiedly against this amendment. . . . The currency inflation provisions of this bill are intended for the express purpose of enabling the Treasury to make provision for maturing Federal obligations...
...inconspicuous terms in the House before going to the Senate in 1927. His first love is Oklahoma oil, his second, more money for everyone. The 71st Congress ended in failure and confusion because of his dogged filibuster for a Senate inquiry into the oil industry. He ardently embraced the Bonus bill because its payment called for fiat money. He likes to roll the word "Revolution!" off his tongue, put on overalls for news photographers, talk about the "under dog." No ranter, he visits bankers...
...Harry Warner, ready to cut off his nose to spite his face, had cut off his head instead. Zanuck plans to produce 12 pictures a year with his new company. He will be paid $4,500 a week, 50% of the profits of his pictures and a $100,000 bonus before he starts work. Supervisor Ray Griffith, Story Editor Howard Smith, Personnel Director William Dover, all from the Warner lot, had already agreed to work with him last week. Backers of the new company were not named...
...that he owed the U. S. not a penny, since he had taken a capital loss of $2,872,000 in National City Bank stock, more than enough (with other deductions) to wipe out his year's income of $3,006,705.76-approximately $1,200,000 from salary & bonus, $400,000 from interest & dividends, $1,400,000 from stockmarket profits...
...Newspapers love to any unpleasant things about people. Now we're equipped to handle any real riot. We've got tear gas bombs, and in a few minutes we could summon two dozen men by telephone. But all this talk about Harvard riots is crazy. Now the Bonus Veterans, put on a real riot. Nope, there hasn't been a Harvard riot in years...