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...answer to Press inquiries President Coolidge made it known that he would accept, but not seek, authority from Congress to abolish and rearrange bureaus in the executive branch of the Government. He^ further intimated that, while he believed some saving could be made by such procedure, he did not believe it would be as great as is expected in some quarters. (Senator Curtis has calculated that perhaps $250,000,000 could be saved by giving the President this authority...
...Revision. Can Congress be persuaded to repeal the income tax publicity measure, to reduce or abolish inheritance taxes? How far should income taxes be reduced...
...Refused to abolish the railway surcharge of 50% on Pullman car tickets or to reduce it. (Saved the railways...
...article entitled "Murder," the noble lord expressed much philosophical sympathy with a man who kills a blackmailer to save himself and his family. In the Commons, the Premier was asked: ''Have you read the article?" and: "Considering that there is a bill before the House to abolish capital punishment, is not the article a matter of public policy?" The Premier laconically replied : "I very seldom read the afternoon papers," sat down...
President Humphreys of Stevens says that the rigid schedule of training, the consequent drain upon a student's time for study, and the injuries caused by "open play", justify the abolishment of the sport at that instituion. It is true that football has reached the point where the training of an athlete overtops every other consideration, studies not excluded; and the difference between amateurism and professionalism becomes largely a technicality. An amateur in football is certainly not an amateur in the general meaning of the word. But complaint on the score of injuries has less justification. Football, to be sure...