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Then Mr. Mellon asked the country : " Which will you have-tax cut or bonus ? " " Tax cut! " shouted the business man. " Bonus! " shouted the American Legion in a voice that was large before but now seemed small by comparison. It behooved politicians to about face. The maneuver was delicate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TAXATION: Administration Program | 11/26/1923 | See Source »

...Significance. A book in the great manner-subject and portrayal -in its finest passages challenging comparison with the best Elizabethan prose, and yet with an individual, mountainous strength of its own, characteristically craggy, occasionally monotonous, not easy reading-but once made one's own, a permanent enrichment to the mind. As for its truth, Colonel T. E. Lawrence* says in his preface: " It is the first and indispensable work upon the Arabs of the desert . . . here you have the desert . . . the true Arabia with its smells and dirt . . . its nobility and freedom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Arabian Days | 11/26/1923 | See Source »

...Harvard and Yale University football teams will be practically equal in weight and size this afternoon according to a comparison of the probable line-ups. Figures show that in no department do the two teams differ in weight by more than three pounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ADVANTAGE IN WEIGHT WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE | 11/24/1923 | See Source »

...direct comparison of the Harvard and Yale elevens throughout their seasons to date shows unmistakably that the Bulldog team has played the better football all along, although going through a tougher list of opponents, and has shown a remarkable scoring power which has netted the Blue over 200 points. The Harvard season, on the other hand, has been marked by a distinct lack of any offensive power. The eleven developed slowly and it was not until the Princeton game that it showed the high quality of finish and co-ordination commonly associated with Crimson teams. Moreover, Yale is to date...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE'S SIX VICTIMS BEAR WITNESS TO EARLY SEASON PROWESS OF BLUE ELEVEN | 11/24/1923 | See Source »

...only direct comparison with the Crimson is through the Montclair team which Pennsylvania disposed of easily 5-0. Princeton won with difficulty from Montclair 2-0, but overwhelmed the University last week 6-2. These figures seem to indicate that Pennsylvania is by far the strongest team the Crimson has faced this year. Although there is a great weaknes in the general team-work, the individual departments of the team are very strong...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PENNSYLVANIA SOCCERITES SLATED TO WIN TODAY | 11/17/1923 | See Source »

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