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...near Rogers, Ark. is the base of an uncompleted pyramid which was intended to be a hermetically sealed, steel & concrete structure 130 ft. high, and to house documents and relics of the present U. S. civilization for the benefit of future archeologists. Builder was tottering, half-blind William Hope ("Coin") Harvey, who left his pyramid unfinished when he died last spring at the age of 85. Believing that the worms of decay were making fast work within the body of society, "Coin" Harvey planned to place at his pyramid's summit the steel-lettered legend: Go below and find...
Another man who thinks of the future, though by no means in such pessimistic terms as "Coin" Harvey, is wiry, grey-haired Thornwell Jacobs, president of Atlanta's Oglethorpe University. Having revived Oglethorpe in 1915 from the suspended animation in which it had languished since its students marched off to the Civil War. Dr. Jacobs runs a strictly non-communist institution. Last week, in an article published by Scientific American. Dr. Jacobs revealed' that Oglethorpe is ready to go ahead with an ambitious, scientific, costly and carefully planned conservation project for the benefit of archeologists in the year...
Since when has the issuance of a U. S. coin been placed in the hands of a private committee or enterprise for disposition? How long has it been possible to charge a premium of $1.15 per coin on a new issue? Is such disposal at the discretion of the Treasury Department or could there be political significance...
From the German point of view, President Roosevelt, in trade matters, is a shady coin-clipper who cheapened the value of the U. S. dollar and thus "unfairly" reduced U. S. export prices on the World market. In Washington's eyes, the German Economics Minister and Reichsbank President Dr. Hjalmar Schacht is also shady because he does not similarly and frankly reduce the value of all German marks but, instead, has created an intentionally bewildering list of different kinds of marks. Each has a separate value and all are manipulated to Germany's trade advantage by Schacht...
...BLOOD PRESSURE. Coin Machines. Original, patented. The biggest hit of the year. Hundreds now on display. Ideal for resorts, amusement centers, etc. Operated with or without an attendant. Income as much as $150 per week. Now at $39.50. Send for illustrated circular...