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Friday, January 13, 1922
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The Headlines
RICH PROFITS HIDDEN, UNTERMYER CHARGES; Lockwood Counsel Says General Electric's Bookkeeping Concealed Enormous Gains.HUGE SUMS WRITTEN OFFUntermyer Threatens to 'Smash'Company's 'Resale' Agreement With Agents. Denies Tax Evasion. RICH PROFITS HID, UNTERMYER ASSERTS Electric Profits Analyzed. Silent on "Chopping Profits." Asked About 50 Per Cent. Cut. Defends Rate of Depreciation. Government's Rate of Depreciation. Examination on Lamp Profits. Calls It Commission, Not Price.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 101 (101)
- Wilhelm Wien (1864)
- Chaïm Soutine (1893)
- Zhou Youguang (1906)
- Henry II of Castile (1334)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Technicolor Films, Water Skiing & Audiometer.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
38,130 days ago
(104 years, 170 days)