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...providing $30,000,000 for the census of 1930, and for reapportioning the representation in the House. The Constitution calls fo a reapportionment every ten years. There has been none now in nearly 20 years with the result that, for example, California with a population of 4,433,000 (1927 estimate) has eleven Congressmen and Wisconsin with a population of 2,918,000 also has eleven Congressmen...
...times when the Government expected to be able to pay them off. They would have to be sold below par and the difference between the purchase and redemption values would constitute the interest yield. This system is now used by the British Government and it is believed it might result in considerable interest savings to the U.S. because: 1) bills need be sold only when money is actually required; 2) there would be no chance for error such as the Treasury's offering an issue at an unnecessarily high rate of interest (by reason of a poor estimate...
...accomplish was the avoidance of controversial subjects. They positively dared not risk having debates of any heat for fear of warming up international animosities likely to disrupt the work of the Second Dawes Committee at Paris (see above) which is trying to revise the Dawes Plan. As a result of this ticklish situation- with billions in the balance-the achievements of the League statesmen at Geneva last week were only these: 1) They debated ad infinitum and post-poned to next June for further debate the so-called "minorities question." 2) They applauded announcements by Germany...
...expected between General Calles' 18,000 Federalistas and an estimated 10,000 Insurrectos under General Jose Gonzalo Escobar, who captured and then lost, earlier in the week, the fourth largest city in Mexico, Monterrey, captured in 1846 by doughty U.S. General Zachary Taylor in a most decisive battle (ultimate result: Texas, New Mexico and California are now United States...
...either ashamed about it, or don't understand it, or spend their time in the Louvre. One hardly would have expected to see a French revue imported to Broadway and presented in its native tongue with any degree of success. However, it has now been done and the result is far from discouraging. A company managed by J.A. Gauvin began a New York engagement last week with a piece entitled Trois Jeunes Filles Nues, which, for the sake of the censor, was translated as "Three Girls From The Folies Bergere." The book, by Yves Mirande, was innocuous enough...