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...they have long been at swords' points. When Mr. Mellon issued his tax reduction plan more than a year ago, Mr. Couzens was one of the first to challenge its wisdom. The exchange between the two grew heated and ended by Mr. Couzens' suggesting that they hire a hall, divide the expense and debate for the public. More recently, Senator Couzens revived the controversy by undertaking on behalf of the Senate an investigation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Some days ago, a report from this Senate committee investigation was made public. It charged the Treasury Department with...
...Floor. The Senate confusion grew even worse. Senator Ernst, Republican of Kentucky, produced a telegram from Mr. Mellon saying that he had received the memorandum just a day before it had been sent to Mr. Couzens. Mr. Ernst accused Mr. Couzens of animus against the Secretary. Mr. Couzens replied, accusing Mr. Ernst of being in league with the Treasury to defeat the ends of the investigation, even of having connived in the disappearance of important letters. Mr. Ernst said he didn't hear and asked Mr. Couzens to repeat. Mr. Couzens refused. Then Senator Glass, ex-Secretary...
Some 90 years ago, a man-child was born into the family of a New York state dairy farmer and christened Jason. As that boy grew, according to popular tales, he acquired an education by hard work, invented a mouse-trap and performed sundry undistinguished feats. "It was in the year 1857 that this same person came into the business world with his first name shortened to Jay, and in possession of the Rutland & Washington R. R. He soon parted with this property at a profit and, in 1860, went down to Manhattan...
...Stewart has lived abroad for some time and he describes the production of one of his books there as follows: "In the middle of October he began to feel strangely uneasy and as his condition grew steadily worse, he consulted an authority and learned to his surprise and delight that he was going to have another book. . . . He prayed with all his heart that it might be a novel, for he had never had a novel although he had wanted one all his life. But early in February, 1923, Mr. Stewart discovered that the 'little stranger' was to be another...
...Thursday evening in Peabody Hall at the Phillips Brooks House, Dr. Richards will speak on behalf of the Fellowship of Youth for Peace, an organization which grew out of the Student Volunteer Convention at Indianapolis a year ago last December. At this conference, which 3,000 college students from all parts of the country attended, it was decided that the youth of America should organize in a fellowship for peace which would co-operate with similar movements in England...