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To survey fiscal relations between D.C. and federal government. Washington, D.C., Aug. 24. J.L. Jacobs, Chicago efficiency engineer, has been selected by President Roosevelt to survey fiscal relations between the District of Columbia and the federal government. Cook County assessment and tax collection machinery was a wreck and the city of Chicago faced He perfected a system if tax appraisals, and brought Cook County to a point where tax collections are now only one year in arrears of nearly three years

Big three of congressional tax hearing. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. The income tax payers are not the only ones having headaches these days for the Senators and Treasury experts who are handling the congressional tax investigation are having theirs too. Here we see in a huddle, left to right: Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, Co-Chairman of the Joint Congressional Tax Committee; Lovel H. Parker, Treasury Income Tax expert who assisted the Committee in the investigation; and Senator John G. Townsend of Delaware, Republican member o the Committee, 8/18/37

Tax advice to Mrs. Roosevelt routine Treasury precedent, Congressional Committee told. Washington D.C. July 28. In ruling that a radio contract did not result in taxable income for Ms. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Treasury merely followed precedents, Robert H. Jackson, Assistant Attorney General told the Congressional Tax Committee today. Jackson is shown chatting with the Co-Chairmen, Rep. Robert L. Doughton, (left) and Senator Pat Harrison, following his appearance on the stand. 72837

Discuss tax revision with president. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. President Roosevelt today called a special meeting of the Government's tax experts at the White House. Leaving the meeting Rep. Robert L. Doughton, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, told reporters that tax revision and proposed farm levies were discussed with the President. Left to right: Daniel Bell, Director of the Budget; Rep. Fred Vinson of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee now studying tax revision; Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau; Roswell Magill, Undersecretary of the Treasury; and Rep. Robert L. Doughton.

Little fellow pays most of the taxes. Washington, D.C., Nov. 8. The House Ways and Means Sub-Committee learned today that taxpayers in the income bracket from $5,000 to $25,000 a year make most of the Capital gains and pay most of the tax, treasury experts who gave the information also presented a table showing that the Capital gains tax yielded $516,000,000 in 1929 and brought in approximately $85,000,000 last year, photographed at the hearing today were left to right: Cong. Robert Doughton, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; Roswell Magill, Undersecretary of the Treasury; and Cong. Fred Vinson, Chairman of the House Sub-Committee. 11/8/37

Senate finance committee chairman outlines congressional drive for tax reduction. Washington, D.C., Nov. 16. Holding his first press conference since start of special session, Chairman Pat Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee today outlined to newsmen his views regarding revision of the undistributed profits, probably next year, and said he hoped that congress would stand firmly for reduction of Emergency Relief Expenditures, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, Harrison will naturally step into leadership of the Congressional Drive for Governmental Retrenchment and tax reduction. 111637

New tax expert for U.S. Treasury Washington, D.C., June 1. Boy Blough, recently appointed to the newly created post of Director of Tax Research for the United States Treasury Department, today assumed his new duties. He was former Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Graduate School of Public Administration, of the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Blough was at one time Chief statistician of the Wisconsin in State Tax Commission, 6138

Senate finance committee chairman outlines congressional drive for tax reduction. Washington, D.C., Nov. 16. Holding his first press conference since start of special session, Chairman Pat Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee today outlined to newsmen his views regarding revision of the undistributed profits, probably next year, and said he hoped that congress would stand firmly for reduction of Emergency Relief Expenditures, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, Harrison will naturally step into leadership of the Congressional Drive for Governmental Retrenchment and tax reduction. 11/16/37

Revenue agents meet with Treasury officials. Washington, D.C., May 12. Internal Revenue agents from 37 key cities in the United States and Alaska began a four-day conference today with treasury officials to devise means of expediting and improving field audits of income tax returns. Secretary Morgenthau told the conferees that they had a big responsibility in connection with federal financing and budget balancing. It was their job, he said, to see that the government got its revenue. In the photograph, left to right: (seated ) Guy T. Helvering, U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Roswell Magill, Undersecretary of Treasury; Charles T. Russell, Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Milton C. Carter, Assistant to the Commissioner. Back row, left to right: W.A. Holt, Oklahoma City; W.L. McBride, Chicago; George E. Neal, Detroit; R.T. Miles, Buffalo; D.W. Reynolds, Milwaukee; John R. Kirk, Cleveland, 5/12/1937

To survey fiscal relations between D.C. and federal government. Washington, D.C., Aug. 24. J.L. Jacobs, Chicago efficiency engineer, has been selected by President Roosevelt to survey fiscal relations between the District of Columbia and the federal government. Cook County assessment and tax collection machinery was a wreck and the city of Chicago faced He perfected a system if tax appraisals, and brought Cook County to a point where tax collections are now only one year in arrears of nearly three years

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U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce hears Admiral Stark. Washington, D.C., June 20. Speaking before the National Convention of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce today, Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S.N., called for self-sacrifice and strengthening of the 'moral fiber' to prepare the U.S. for what he said may be the last stand against 'the vaunted efficiency and ruthless methods of dictatorship.' Left to right in the picture: Admiral Harold R. Stark; Joe E. Levitt, Vice President of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the morning meeting, and Henry F. Grady, Assistant Secretary of State

Increased business volume key to recovery. Hopkins new Executive Assistant. Washington, D.C., April 13. In his first Press Conference today, Edward J. Noble, newly appointed Assistant to Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins, told newsmen that he thought the key to recovery was to increase business volume. He said that if volume could be increased to a sufficiently high level, tax rates could be lowered without disturbing the government's revenue. 4-13-39

Closed old court; will open in? Frank J. Wideman, Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division, will represent the government in the first case to go before the Supreme Court in the new building, and he holds the honor of arguing the last case to be heard in the old Supreme Court quarters. He has won 10 out of his last 11 cases. He represented the government, and won, in the Sandy-Fox case last session, which involved the Five Civilized Indian Tribes vis the United States. He will defend the government in the Douglas-Willicutts case, in which Edward B. Douglas seeks a return of tax money from Levi M. Willicutts, Collector of Internal Revenue, 10/4/35

JACOBS, J.E. - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

Smoot, Mae Murray, Hawley tax petitions, 12/7/29

Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at it one year. May 9th, 1910. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Newsboy. Little Fattie. Less than 40 inches high, 6 years old. Been at it one year. Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Carl Harden, doffer in Tupelo (Miss.) Cotton Mills. Said he was fourteen, but I doubt it. Couldn't write his own name. Been working in different mills about one year. Location: Tupelo, Mississippi

Gibson, Indiana. Engineer and fireman who stay at the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association), discussing the map of the Indian Harbor Belt Railroad in the lobby of the "Y"

Engineer (white shirt) and machinist work on machine used for fiber-optics applications.

November 13, 1783, Botetourt, Asking relief from payment of minister's salary arrears, suggests various means including sale of glebe, etc.

Winner of the plant suggestion award. David Danzig, an employee of American Locomotive Company, Schenectady, New York, drops his suggestion for improving efficiency in the plant's suggestion box

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district of columbia washington dc glass negatives survey relations government aug jacobs chicago efficiency engineer chicago efficiency engineer president roosevelt president roosevelt cook assessment cook county assessment tax collection machinery tax collection machinery wreck city system appraisals tax appraisals cook county point tax collections year one year arrears franklin delano roosevelt us presidents united states history male portrait library of congress