Word: patroller
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...question of division depends on which taxes yield the most net revenue for which governments. Obviously the Federal Government can much more cheaply collect a gasoline tax (by imposing it at 100 refineries) than state governments can collect a similar tax (by watching every filling station and patrol ling borders for gas bootleggers). And the Federal Government can better collect income taxes because wealthy men cannot move out of a district where the local rate is high. Hence there was considerable sentiment that the Federal Government should collect such taxes, and refund at least part to the states, just...
...weeks after Repeal the Food & Drug Administration busily sampled whiskeys, found many an instance of short measure, many more instances of faked whiskeys (caramel and alcohol, pomace and raisin brandy, etc.). Grumbled Mr. Campbell last week: "It is self-evident that our present resources are wholly insufficient to patrol the entire interstate and import liquor traffic...
...week's air gunning of the beacons was the first revolt against Hore-Belishment by the highly organized forces of British motordom. In no other country are motorists so admirably self-disciplined. Over 5,000 neatly uniformed service men of the Automobile Association and Royal Automobile Club ceaselessly patrol the Kingdom's roads. They informally direct traffic when necessary, supply information, carry first aid kits and minor spare parts, change tires and make small repairs for members of the A.A. or R.A.C. and salute smartly whenever a member's car flashes...
...drilled her with a torpedo off the Head of Kinsale. Within two minutes the ship literally sank beneath Claret's feet and left him kicking in the water. Forty-three lives were lost. Captain Claret and more than 100 others floated more than an hour before a British patrol boat sighted them. The skipper of the patrol boat recognized the Minnehaha's captain in the water, boomed out: "I say, is that you, Claret?" "Aye, it's me!" Claret boomed back. Pneumonia nearly killed him after that...
...around South America and up the Amazon River to the scene of a potential war with Peru. Peru has a sad navy: two old cruisers, three destroyers, four submarines. Colombia has one even sadder: six little gunboats, the biggest under 700 tons, and some coast guard patrol boats.* Luckily the League of Nations settled the "war" in Colombia's favor, but the worried Colombians have lately been picking up bargains in second-hand war boats. Thus a U. S. steamer named the Commercial Traveler and belonging to the Philadelphia shipping firm of Moore & McCormack last June became a Colombian...