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...talkative week for Mr. Coolidge (see THE CAMPAIGN). He addressed: A large delegation of Manhattan tradesmen, who came before him on the White House lawn bearing ancient guild banners and their own goodwill; the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, before whom Mr. Coolidge went where they sat assembled in their newly dedicated home in Washington; the "Golden Rule Dinner" of the Near East Relief, at which Mr. Coolidge was guest of honor; the $100-a-plate dinner of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, the guests at which sat in Manhattan while Mr. Coolidge...
...Administrative Committee of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in the U. S. His committee, by granting Mr. Woll's plea, will prohibit imports of religious material estimated at $35,000,000 annually, and will transfer this business to U. S. printers, engravers, binders and allied tradesmen...
...what Mr. Wignall has to say of the institution of which he writes the life history: "there have been few epoch-making changes in the two hundred odd years that have passed since pugilism first became a recognized trade. I do not call it a sport. . . . Professional boxers are tradesmen. They whirl their fists to purchase expensive cars or else to buy coffee-stall suppers...
Representative Garner, ranking Democratic member of the Ways and Means Committee, is naturally the spokesman of his group in the House. He objects to the Mellon proposal on two chief counts: 1) that it reduces surtaxes on high incomes; 2) that it does not grant to farmers and small tradesmen the benefit of a 25% reduction for "earned income," since that term is limited to "salaries, wages and professional fees...
...present Lausanne Conference may be able to complete its business satisfactorily within two or three weeks. It is possible that she has discovered that continual swinging of her war club does not bring foreign money for the development of her resources. Turks are notoriously poor farmers, manufacturers and tradesmen. They much prefer to have others perform such drab necessities of life and in view of this, their policy of refusing guarantees to foreign investors has been extremely shortsighted...