Word: places
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sirs: Please refer to your issue of Sept. 9, p. 52 in the column on Education. Mr. Crabtree (Secretary of the National Education Association) complains that chain stores and mail order houses pick up profits in villages which are taxed at the headquarters in a far away place. We wish Mr. Crabtree would explain just how this is done, as profits are taxed under the Federal Income Tax law and I supposed that the taxes went to Washington whether the owners of a business lived in the village where it is conducted or in a large city far away. Perhaps...
...should like to hear from Mr. Crabtree, however, as to just what his meaning is when saying that chain stores pick up profits in villages which are taxed in a far away place. Perhaps he means that the money is sent to headquarters where it is taxed locally as money and credits, but we doubt this...
...less than $50. Quieter in manner, taller and thinner in figure, less pretentious but nonetheless admired is Philadelphia's manager and part owner, Cornelius ("Connie Mack") McGillicuddy. He has gained fame through baseball -and baseball alone. He attends every game his Athletics play, invariably sits in the same place in the dugout, seldom raises his voice to command or correct. He last brought an American League pennant to Philadelphia in 1914, has since then watched his team fluctuate between the cellar and the next-to-top story. Meanwhile the masticating jaws of the fans in the ball park...
...suggests nothing to basically upset present programs. Instead, he goes to the heart of the educational body--the men who teach. And when he suggests the use of the vast funds available for education directly towards raising the standard of these men he makes an appeal to all who place the everyday, human element first...
...pitted against the first-year men. No account of scores was kept as the coaches halted play frequently to give individual instruction. The assignment work on the offensive is still dissatisfying, although some improvement over the showing against Bates has been made. Wood at the quarterback post in place of Putnam who was absent because of a late class, was given every opportunity to direct the team under various conditions. All plays received a good test against the Freshman line, which, incidentally, looked exceedingly good...