Word: roper
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...League of Nations, selfish in kicking itself out of the World Court and can be made respectable only by paying cash for the good opinion of the world, a boss prostitute taking its only chance for redemption. . . . We'd rather Princeton played dirty football under Roper than shamefaced internationalism under Hibben...
...including Senator James Couzens of Michigan, sold their shares to Henry Ford for about $12,500 a share. They had to prefer him to outsiders, if he wanted their securities, according to a company bylaw. He did want their stocks. But before they sold they asked Daniel C. Roper, then U. S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to evaluate their stocks for purpose of income tax. Commissioner Roper did them the favor; judged each share of Ford Motor Co. stock to be worth $9,489 in 1913, the year from which they would have to compute their income taxes. The minority...
...share. If so, the minority stockholders who sold in 1919 owe the Government back income taxes of $15,000,000 to $30,000,000, as may decide the Special U. S. Board of Tax Appeals that has been sitting in Washington. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Daniel C. Roper had no authority to do Ford company stockholders the favor of estimating the tax value of their property. In fine, the Government has never officially decided what the income tax in this instance should have been...
...would also like you to know that this article was shown to Mr. Roper, Dean Gauss, Professor Kennedy and President Hibben of Princeton because we decided to print it. I feel that they have been given every opportunity to reply in any manner they may choose and that I cannot in any way be accused of under cover attack...
...worth more on the gridiron than his fellow of even greater strength and speed who in his subconscious represents only himself. This explains why certain institutions, often with scanty or inferior material, have the habit of turning out winning football tean's. With all due salaams to Bill Roper, it explains why Princeton has that habit...