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...outlay had risen to $171,000,000. But the Senate was not to blame for this apparent extravagance. Practically all increases had been made at the request of President Hoover: an extra $100,000,000 for the Federal Farm Board's wheat market operations, $3,000,000 for Porto Rican hurricane relief. $7,000,000 for seeds for flood-stricken farmers, $150,000 for U. S. expenses at the London Naval Conference. $50,000 for the Haitian Commission...
...calls which came in last year 60 percent were from New England, 15 percent each from the West and the states of New York and New Jersey. The remaining 10 percent came from the South and the Middle Atlantic States. In foreign countries the office sent teachers to Porto Rico, Honolulu, Brazil, and Turkey. Of all the people with whom the office has had anything to do the median salary has been figured to be $3000 for men and $1500 for women. For persons holding master's degrees the salary averages $2000 more than for those without this degree...
March 22-Emancipation Day in Porto Rico...
...Porto Rican-American Tobacco Co. El Toro cigarets are about twice the standard length, sold in packages of ten. Porto Rican-American Tobacco is said to be considering entering the U. S. market on a large scale with standard-sized El Toros in standard packages of 20. Porto Rican also makes cigars, including Portina, Ricoro and El Toro (5?). Sales of the latter in the U.S. were up 110% in January while total sales gained 50% according to President Louis Toro. Porto Rican also controls Congress Cigar (La Palina) and Wiatt & Bond (Blackstone, Quincy...
...Vega Alta, Porto Rico, to Paula Rodriquez and one Ramon Crespo were born one white child, one black child, one light brown child...