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Chairman, Benjamin S. Foss '36; Secretary, James H. Dixon '35: treasurer James E. Downes, Jr. '35. Representing the navy: Edward C. Allen '35, Francis P. Allen; Jr. '37, Richard A. Dow '35. Frank S. Deland '36, August H. Haffenreffer '38, William W. Pront '36. William N. Rothwell '37, Representing the army: John J. Maleney '36, Thomas C. Edmonds '36, Mark H. Dall '37, Richard S. Leering '37, William N. Dearborn...
...wish to second the motion of D. J. Foss. Nothing is more wasteful, futile and oppressive than the conventional disposition of the dead in this country...
...occurred to me that Mr. D. J. Foss may not have given extended thought to his subject before writing his proposal which appeared in TIME under the heading of "Death and Taxes" [TIME...
Controversy over Subscriber Foss's proposal to tax funerals out of existence will be continued in LETTERS...
There are things that might be more easily taxed than burials. Why not begin with a 500% tax on Mr. Foss's necktie and a 1,000% tax on the shoe polish he consumes and 2,500% tax on the value of the church he attends...