Word: excesses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...methods should be made more simple. A system a corporation must pay several hundred thousand dollars to find out what its taxes are is purely a great waste. It is understood that Secretary Houston will recommend to Congress in his annual report in December the abolishment of the excess profits taxes in their entirely and the substitution therefor of a higher graduated income tax than under the present laws. Simplicity, and case of collection are imperative for the success of any tax system...
...Union now has 1809 members, a number already in excess of last year's membership roll. Any member of the University may still join by signing an application blank to be found at the Union or sent upon request
...Economists assure us there is no danger in the concentration of people in urban districts; the varying rates with which some states are gaining or losing are relatively unimportant. But the fact that well over a quarter of the increase in population of this country in due to the excess of immigration over emigration--and that in spite of the war time restrictions--is very significant. Moreover we read that steerage passage has been sold out till February, that literally thousands are planning to come to this country immediately. Any right minded citizen knows that this means a tremendous task...
This situation does not strike so severely a number of very widely advertised cars whose makers were not unwilling to take advantage of the heavy demand to inflate prices far in excess of any economic justification. Such organizations are now philanthropically paying the way to lower car costs by the simple expedient of knocking off a few hundred dollars worth of frosting, leaving for themselves a cake that would still delight any moderately conscientious business man and still allowing the dear public to pay, for the privilege of purchasing their product, an advertising cost said to run from...
There are still over one hundred and fifty subscribed copies of the Senior Album uncalled for at the Coop. Branch. These Albums were printed and bound at a cost in excess of the price asked. Hence, the failure of subscribers to meet their pledges will result in a severe financial loss to the Class. We ask each member of 1920 to call for his copy at once that the Committee may complete its work without delay. The co-operation on the part of subscribers is earnestly requested. 1920 PHOTOGRAPH COMMITTEE...