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Monday, March 13, 1922
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The Headlines
MELLON CONDEMNS BANK LOAN BONUS AS ABUSE OF CREDIT; Declares Cash Payments on Certificates Would Practically Be Forced.WARNS OF EVADING COST "Dangerous and Unwise" to Attempt to Put Off BurdenThat Must Be Met.$1,200,000,000 IN 3 YEARS Secretary Declares in Letter to Fordney That Currency Inflation Is Threatened. Says Credits Would Be Inflated. "Dangerous" to Evade Burden. Text of Mellon Letter. MELLON CONDEMNS BANK LOAN BONUS House Bonus Plan Analyzed. Estimates of Cost Uncertain. $1,200,000,000 Total in 3 Years. Warns of Frozen Bank Loans. Called Abuse of Federal Credit. Burden at Liberty Loan Maturity. $2,995,740,000 Total by 1943.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Giorgos Seferis (1900)
- Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741)
- Pope Innocent XII (1615)
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899)
- Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781)
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
38,071 days ago
(104 years, 111 days)