Word: excesses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Invited to lunch at the White House the Legislative Committee of the American Farm Bureau Federation and heard their desires: no Federal price fixing; no extra session of Congress; an excess profits tax, if more revenue is needed; Muscle Shoals for Henry Ford and fertilizer...
...last consideration may be assumed to weigh heavily. Their salaries are $17,500 a .year. The expenses of Colonel Harvey during his time at London have been well over $100,000 in excess of his salary. Mr. Child's expenses have doubtless been somewhat less, but burdensome, nevertheless...
...issued by consular officials abroad, after the immigrant has answered an official questionnaire. The quota certificates are to be good for six months, so that if an immigrant arrives in the U. S. at any time within that period he cannot be denied admission as being in excess of the quota allowance...
...issuance of quota certificates not only will prevent anyone from being turned back as in excess of quota but also will stop the immigrant rush at the beginning of each month by allowing the immigrant to reach here any time within six months after securing a certificate...
...Strong efforts to reimpose an excess profits tax and a levy on undistributed profits, but probable failure for these efforts because the additional revenue will not be needed...