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...Rutgers College and Penn State University have each subscribed $3200. Among the preparatory schools, Lawrenceville Academy leads with $4500, and the Shortridge High School of Indianapolis leads other secondary public schools with a $1900 subscription. The Princeton Theological Seminary has answered to the amount of four dollars per capita...
...experienced a general let-down in industry. Labor went on a vacation. Supply dwindled. At the same time the Government found processes of war financing. We had needed money during the war--so we printed it. We needed more after the war so we printed some more. Circulation per capita finally stood at $58 as compared to $34 in 1914. Increased money means increased purchasing power (in dollars) and great demand. Prices went...
...your editorial "Chicago's Plight" you state that Chicago is "literally broke" as a result of Thompson's extravagant administration. Boston's per capita debt is several times that of Chicago; and the bonds of the city of Chicago are said to be selling six points higher in the open market than Victory bonds. If Chicago is bankrupt, where does Boston get off? and what has his the United States of America...
...literally broke" to which our correspondent refers was based on the fact that Chicago's supply of quick assets and cash is so depleted that; she has resorted to paying municipal employees in scrip. "Per capita debt" seems to mean nothing without taking into account the resources per capita. We do not know who is the authority for Mr. Davis's statement that chicago municipal bonds are selling six points higher than Victory Bonds. The latter closed last week at 96, 06, while inquiry from three of the largest municipal bond houses in Boston shows that four per cent bonds...
...households, with a maximum allowance of three pounds a person a month. This, applied to every individual, would cut our year's consumption in two. There is no difficulty in getting along in the home on the amount the Food Administration specifies. Thousands do regularly with much less per capita. New York...