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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-06-18
frank Il. SimOnds, e| notable esoitor arne-
riCano, de gran prestigio mundid|, serd
unO de los redadOreS- -CO|abOradOreS de Ia
ediG6n dominica de III MundO'
Los ailOs del gran peOdsta apareCerdn en- nuesa edi-
G6n dOmnCa al msmO tempo que los de Wells Lloyd George
Crane SimOnd, fue eI esGlOr que pOfet16 Ia guerra

En- materia de information, tanto
local como mundial, nuestro publco
9xige cada vez mas. Y los periodicos
que quieran ponerse tono con dicha
demanda, deben reahzar esfuerzos su-
premos, y dejar satisfecho al pueblo
que lee y paga. Para nuestro publico,
Ia prensa es va una necesidad. El mas
humilde obrero compra por 10 menos
un periodico diariamente, va que la
opinion p1blica sc va fernando La
prensa es la llamada encauzarla. He
ahi Ell por que de la edici6n dominical
de Ell MUNDo.
Estos domingos de nuestra capital
eternamente largos Y aburridos, espe-
cialmente en- las primeras horas de la
mafiana, necesitan pasarse agradable-
mente de algtin modo. Y NADIA mejor
que Ia lectura de un periodico. que trae
no tan solo information local, sino
que tambien mundial, pag1nas depor-
twas, cuentos chispeantes de humorls-
mo, y una seccion c6mica capaz de ha-
Ger desternillar de risa la persona
mas enfadada.
Pero no es tan solo ESQ. La edic1on
Eminical contendra collaboration de
SEos mas grandes escritores del uni
verso. Y no podiamos olvidar al gran
historiador Simonds. al escrtor cas-
tizo y ameno, cuyos articulos rebosan
de interes, siendo pagados peso de
orc por los grandes rotativos mundia-
les. Pues bien, Ell MUNDO, que no
escatima esfuerzos nj sacritcios. trae-
ra en- sus paginas dominicales articulos
expresamente escritos para nosotros
por el insigne escritor Simonds. Com
prendemos que nos debemos al pnblico,
y no omitimos sacrifcios para oar Ell
fmejor servicio informative.
Simonds sera otro de nuestros cola
boradores, por 10 que estan de place
mes nuestros lectores
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-Yo no Sc 10 que voy hacer con-
tigo, grandisimo came,lo-me dijo Mag
gle un dia. La otra noche simpleme1-
te me hiciste caer la cara de verguen.
"a en- ell bale de los DeGoof con til
pesima gramatica. ICuando tn acabaras
de aprender no decir ''ellos gente"?
-5Y como debo decir?-le pregunte.
II Idiota!-fue todo 10 que me res
pondio. La semana que viene tendras
un professor de gramatica.
ESQ me entristecio a mi muchisimo.
-IQue te pasa, chico?-me pregun-
taron los muchachos en- Ia taberna de
Dinty Moore. -Traes cara de mala no.
ticia.
-Ra26n tengo-es die yo. Mag
gle me va a poner un professor de gra-
matica. va 10 he visto, tiene barbas CO.
mo un chivo viejo, y dice las cosas CO.
mo 81 tuviera la boca LENA. IC6mo
podr6 deshacerme de el sin cometer I'M
asesinatoP
--Atiende- dijo Casey. -Te voy
dar una idea. Esto 10 vi hacer en- Ell
cine las otras noches.
--Casey-le die yo cuando el hubo
terminado-eres un campeon. Ya We.
ran ustedes!
Cuando el professor lego para darme
la primera lecci6n, yo estaba va espe-
randole.
-Siga usted, maestro dijo Maggie.
~ til grandisimo animal, pom mt1cho
cudado. Yo voy abajo I'm momento,
pero estare de vuelta pronto para ver
como marchas.
LIE di tempo para que Sc alejara, y
entonces yo actue. Yo saba va 10 que
iba hacer ella, saba que volveria antes
de dos minutes y Sc pondria escuchar
detras de la puerta.
-Maestro,-dije yo. -Yo quiero
aprender l hablar como usted, quisie-
ra que listed tuviera la bondad de leer-
me esta carta en- voz alta para yo sa-
Der exactamente como es que usted pro-
nuncia las palabras.
va 10 creo que si-dijo ell professor.
Con mucho gusto.
Y empez6 leer.
I'm POGO mas alto-le die, pues OF
a Maggie detras de la puerta.
Y el maestro lego en- voz alta. Esto
era 10 que LEILA:
mi querido Jiggs, su esposa es una
langosta. Yo no me atrevo decirselo en-
la cara, pero realmente no la puedo so.
portar. Yo no sc como puede usted re-
sistir una mujer como esa''....
No pudo pasar de ahi. Maggie, como
primera instancia, lie rompi6 lm jarron
de la China en- la cabeza. Yo lie propine
primero un buen puhetazo, despues
un puntapie afortunadisimo.
Ell bruto-le die Maggie,-in-
sultandote de esa manera...
Has hecho una cosa noble defen-
idiendome-lne respondio Maggie. TIE
buscare otro professor.
-Yo conozco al maestro mejor del
mundo-le die yo a Maggie. -:Se. lla-
ma Casey. Isl til vieras las cartas que
el sabe escribir, querida....
CoNTINUARA MANANA
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Sc VEND

UNA MAGNIFICA PLANTA ELEC
TRICA CoMPLETA. OCCASION PA
RIA cUALoUIER MUNIcIPIo EN-
PREsA PARTICULAR.
Esta maquinaria Sc encuentra en-
perfecto estado de conservation y Sc
.ha retirado del servicio por ser su
capacidad en- la actualidad insuficiente
para las necesidades de la poblacion
donde esta situada.
Los interesados que deseen detalles
completes asi como precios deben es-
cribir a
FRANcEscHI 3 FABBRI
Box TT, Ponce, 2. =.
a AwH
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lnteresante programa de las
fiestas patrOnales de San Juan.-
Durardn hasta el dia "a del
COrriente, en- que permaneCera
tOdO CerradO

IL m. Sc dispararan IL caionazos
en- sefial de que principian las hestas
patronales desde esa hora el pueblo
de San Juan puede entregarse toda
clase de diversiones ncitas en- conme-
moracion de La tradici6n que nos Iega-
ran nuestros antepasados.
p. m. De la parada % saldra q
comitiva del Bando recorriendo La Ave
nida Ponce de Leon, entrando poe
la Gale de Allen hacienda un alto
frente al Palacio de Santa Catalina,
donde una Comision compuesta por el
Presidente de las fiestas, Sr. Alcaraz.
el Heraldo del Bando varios miem-
bros del Comite Executive saludara al
Hon. Gobernador, comunicandole e.
signifcado de estos festejos. De ali
continuara hasta la Plaza BaldorIoty,
donde ell Heraldo dara lectura al Ban
do Traditional de La fiesta en- un bo-
hio t:pico levantado para tai fin.
La Comitiva del Bando estara for
mada asi:
Heraldo de las fiestas.
Indios.
Figuras Grotescas.
Colonizadores.
Aasoseh.s. IL
Banda de Musica.
Pueblo en- general.
Sc quemaran vistosos cohetes.
Ola 20 DE JUNO (vIERNEsl
p $50 me vAsss4s@s1lsaspw
a. m. Una alegre diana recorre-
ra las GALES de san Juan, Puerta de
TERRA y Santurce.
S p. m. Juegos populares en- la Plaza
de Baldorioty de Castro.
Carreras en- sacos.
Tina de Aqua. n.
Las Naranjas.
Las Papas.
Varios juegos mas.
8 p. m. Una alborada tipica recorfe-
; ra las Gales de la ciudad Sc disoive-
ra frente las Pleas.
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Sc venden Is vacas cruzadas
" del pals 10 en- plena production
v 5 horras. Tambien un torO
cruzadO.
Informaran Enrique del Va
lie, COamO.
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OLA 81 DE JUNO (sABADo)

Este dia Sc conocera por ell nombre
de "Dia de Caridad''.
9 p. m. La Comisi6n de las fiestas
Sc trasladara al Asilo de AncLancs de
Puerta de TERRA y al Refugio de Nj
nos Desamparados, donde Sc obsequia-
ran los asilados con refrescos, duices
y sandwiches. En- ell Asilo de Ancianos
haran uso de la palabra:
L. Sr. Julio Correa. q Sr. Felipe
Jimenez
En- Ell Refugio de Nifos hablaran:
L. Rdo. Andres Echevarria. g.
Director del Asilo.
p. m. Sc visitara ell Asilo de An
(Continua en- la pagina d
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Adm no Sc ha tornado aCci6n
aIguna pOr el DeptO. de SAM
dad, en- el asuntO de Ia ins.
peCCi6n de las reSes saCrifiCa-
das para eI consume pdbliCO,
NAL que denunCiamOs en- una
de nueStrdS anteriOreS
ediCiOneS
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Hasta nosotros siguen llegan-
do quGas en- csc sentidO

Hace algunos dias denunciabamos
Nos referimos al sacrificio de reses
en- ell matadero de esta ciudad, sin el
correspondence examen de un veteri-
mario, ST de I'm inspector sanitario,
que no puede tener conocimientos de
esa indole en- manera alguna.
Comprenderan nuestros lectores y los
lamados corregir ell NAL, que tai es-
tado de cosas es altamente perjudicial,
" que Ia salud del pueblo que debe ser
sagrada para los llamados a velar por
ella, esta en- inminente peigro.
como quieca que continuamos re-
cibiendo quejas en- ese sentido, y que
segtin informes hasta Ia fecha no Sc
ha hecho NADIA para corregir la def
ciencia apuntada, nos vemos obligados
a insistir de nuevo en- ell asunto.
Ell I.LAMADO A DE DEsEMPENAR ES
TIE PUESTo ES UN vETERINARIo
Es indudable, que la persona
llamada desempefiar dicho cometido
sea un veterinario que haya sido exa-
minado por Ia Junta Examinadora,
que sea graduado de una Universidad.
En- una palabra, Sc necesita una perso-
ma competente y preparada, que sea en-
cualquier momento una garantia para
Ia salud ciudadana Y responsible tam
bien en- case de que ocurra cualquier
dificultad que implique descuido.
Sc RUMORA QUE SERAN CREADAS
SIETE PLAZAS DE INSPECTORS
VETERINARIANS
Rumores que han uegado hasta nos
otros inoican que Sc crearan siete pla-
zas de inspectores veterinarios para ser
enviados a las principales pob'aciones
de la isla, permaneciendo dos de ellos
en- esta capital, quienes seran los Hama
dos garantizar que toda res que Sc
sacrifique esta en- perfecto estado de
salud. Nosotros creemos q. este no re-
mediaria ell NAL, sino en- parte. FL NAL
que denuLciamos no existe tan solo en-
San Juan, existe en- todas las poblacio-
mes de la isla. Claro esta, que aqui ell
peligro es mayor, por tratarse de que
Ell n1mero de reses que Sc consumer
diariamente es mucho mas grande que
en- cualquier otra parte de la isla. Ade-
mas, las grandes partidas de ganado
que Sc sacriican a diario en- esta ca
pital, y cue son traidas de la isla, ND
chas de elias en- NAL estado de salud,
son un peligro evidente para la salud
publica sino son debidamente examina
das por Una persona competente en- la
materia.
QUE Sc EsTABLEzCAN oPosICIo
~rrr
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con Ell alma y 10 ejecutaba sieTpre
con extrafia eficiencia. Cuando lngrc-
SO en- la Universidad de Harvard, Sc
mezcl6 algo mas con sus compaiieros
de estudios, y su capacidad, combina-
da con su diplomacia natural, hizo que
sus condiscipulos lie respetaran y gus
tasen de el al nismo tempo. En- la
Universidad Sc especializo en- la len
qua inglesa, pero manteniendo siempre
su interes en- cuestiones historicas y
militares.
Sc ALISTA PARA LA GUERRA DE
CUBA
Estando en- Harvard Simonds, comen
aaron las diicultades con Espafia. Sc
manas antes de que Mckinley aecia-
rase la guerra, Simonds habia abarca-
do la situacion de tai manela que
vic que ell conficto era inevitable, y
asi 10 predijo sus amigos. Al comen-
Ear la lucha, ell estudiante fue al tea
tro de la campafia con ell Sexto Re-
gimiento de Massachusetts, pomendose
en- contacto con las hostilidade.s
Estando en- Cuba Simonds enfer-
mo, siendo enviado, nuevamente a los
Estados Unidos con icencia, IN que
hizo innecesario su regreso al Reg1-
miento, aunque con entusiasmo csrac-
teristico Y por SUI determination dc
yer las cosas completamente, ell solda-
do insistia en- que lie enviaran otra vez
las Antillas.
AL dejar la Universidad, Simonds
fue New York y Sc dedi-
CO trabajar fijamente ALI, COM
portandose tan habilmente Y sien-
do sus reportes tan excelentes, cue
atrajeron mucho la atencion general
CON Ell NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
Entonces lie fue ofrecido un puesto
en- ell New York Tribune y POGO des-
pu6s iba a Washington como cores
ponsal auxiliar para las noticias de
la capital; SUI brillante satira entro
nuevamente en- juego y lie hizo temido
de los politicos. Mas tarde regreso
New York logrando aqui molestar al
Gobernador, ell que hizo cuanto pudo
para desaloiarlo del Tribune, pero gra
cias su buena labor, el peri6dico lie
protegi6 mantuvo en- ell puesto, a
pesar de la preston hecha para expul-
sarle.
No tard6 mucho en- hacerle una Offer
ia Ell New York Sun, La que fue acep-
tada por Simonds, pero cuatro cinco
meses despues su salud Sc mostro re-
sentida Y Ell periodista tuvo que to-
(Continda en- la Ga. pagina)
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iPUEDE listed RESOL VER.--
Ell robo de la ofcina del expreso?
dNA DE LAS HAzANAS De LOS DETECTIVES MAS GRANDES
nCI MIND0l

,copwigh. puble Lsdgsr sndiea Eselusiyo para EL
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Acontecimientos de Ia edicion
domiuical de "El MundO" J"
HrSToRIA DE JIGGS CoNTADA
POR Ell MISMo
cAP1TULo XII

Yo, y mi professor de gramatica.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-12-26
MUST POSTAL WAGES
DEPEND ON RATES?

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-The ad-
ministration insists that wages of
postal employees can not be raised un-
til postal rates are increased, and
these employees are caught between
this position and objections of news
paper publishers to additional costs.
Secretary Flaherty of the National
Federation of Post Office Clerks
makes the point that railroad work.
ers, possessing economic power, are
not told that they can not have a pay
raise until the interstate commerce
commission approves.
"The sensible thing to do is to fix
the cost of service first and then have
a competent commission, in a thor
ough way, take up the postage rate
question:" Mr.. Flaherty said.
"We- are informed that the admin
istration is willing that the publishers
pay the postal employees the addi-
tional pay raise. Thus a group of
helpless workers, without economic
power and deprived of many political
rights, are to be pitted against pow
erful interests and made the victims
Of the lack Of foresight of postal ex-
ecutives.
"No postmaster general in recent
years has requested congress to in
crease postage rates. In fact, the
question was never thought of until
congress voted the employees increased
compensation.
while it is a wise policy to keep
the postal service approximately self.
sustaining, it is an inhuman denial Of
fair play to a group of faithful work
ers to make their bread and butter
dependent upon a settlement of the
intricate rate question"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-12-26
DINING CAR EMPLOYEES
TO TAKE SECRET VOTE ON
REPRESENTATION QUERY

international Labor News Service
CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-The United
States Railroad Labor Board has or
dered a secret ballot to determine
who shall represent the dining car
cooks and walters, cafe car walters
in charge, cafe cooks and walters
and buffet smoking car porters en-
ployed by the Southern Railway Sys-
TEN.
The board will supervise the elec-
tion, the date to be set at confer
ence to arrange details.
The Railroad Labor Board is acting
on the request of the Brotherhood of
Dining Car Employees. The employees
are to be given an opportunity to say
whether they want to be represented
by the brotherhood, by any other or
ganization or by individuals.
A similar controversy on the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
is to be decided in the same manner.
Two organizations claim the right to
represent this class of employees on
that road. These organizations are
the Railway Mems International
Benevolent Industrial Association and
the Walters and Cooke Cooperative
Association. The T., B. & Q. man
agement favors the last named or
ganization. The date for this election
also will be arranged in conference
of the interested parties.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-12-26

The charter is made out to Samuel
Gompers, as president of the new
local, and to six others, Levie Bessie,
Henry Baer, David Straus, Ad. Stras-
ser, X. Nickelsberg and H. Fronhafer.
Gompers survived them all, except
Strasser, who is retired, said to be
living near Tampa, Florida, the last
place in the United States where large
quantities of high grade, handmade
cigars are still being made.
The date Of the charter is that of
November "a, 1876, and is granted by
the Cigar Makers international I'm
ion, organized in 1864 according to the
seal, which does not show very clear
ly. Subscribed are the names of
George Hurst, president, Cigarmak-
ers' international Union; w. J. Miller,
first vice president; L. P. Rohner, sec
ond vice president, and Jno. J. JUNO,
president, Cigar Makers State Union.
All these men have died. With the
passing of Gompers, as one of the old
timers put it, goes the last Of the
Mohegans."
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-12-26

Several months ago the commission
abrogated the agreement, and acted
as though they were representatives
of the National Manufacturers asso-
citation. Several union officials were
discharged because they refused to
accept the contract-breaking policy of
the commission, and assist that body
in forming a company "union."
During his campaign Mayor Smith
promised that if he were elected the
Street Car Mems union would func-
ton.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-12-26
GONIPERS FIRST TESTIMONIAL

tobacco leaf. In the upper center are
the clasped hands meaning brother
hood beautifully done by an artist
craftsman of two generations back.
On the left is a drawing showing an
old-time cigarmaker at the bench and
on the right an Indian sitting on
bale Of the fragrant weed.
The cigarmaker shown on the char
ter is almost a likeness of Gompers
of the period when he was an expert
workman, employed in what was
known as "the Spanish houses" where
the finest cigars were made. Machine
manufacture has practically driven
out this type Of workmanship today.
The journeyman, as they all did in
those days, affected a flowing black
moustache.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-12-26
LOGAN COUNTY FACED
WITH GADNT POVERTY.
FROM GHAPIN'S RULE

The following is the third Of a
series Of articles exposing the po-
litical debauchery Of Logan Coun-
ty, in West Virginia, gathered at
first hand by special correspOn-
dent, under the protection Of mar
shals Of the United States Court
who had been sent into the county
to protect the lives Of men engaged
in a recount Of ballots cast in the
recent election. IN addition to con-
versations with many residents of
the county, the afidavits of more
than 1000 persons, in the posses
sion Of the United States author
tiles, have been read. The con-
tents Of many of these afiidavits
are incorporated in these stories.
Editor.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-12-26
By ]. CHARLES LAUE

While the Nation and the labor
movement of the world was paying its
tribute to Samuel GompeFs, in a small
room overlooking the noisy eleysted
tracks of the Third Avenue 81" in
New York City was a small group Of
cigarmakers that mourned the pass
ing of their most distinguished mem
Der.
The headquarters was that of Cigar
makers Union No. 144, the union to
which Sam Gompers belonged, which
he organized 49 years ago, of which
he was the first president, the local
which gave him his standing in the
labor movement, standing which he
never relinquished up to the day Of
his death.
His union dues to the local were
paid up for the current year, Jack
Melhado, secretary, showed, pointing
to the books. To the family of the
deceased veteran viii go a check of
$500 in due course, the funeral and
death benefit to which all good stand
ing members Of the old time cigar
makers organization are entitled.
Crepe has been hung on the locals
charter, yellow with age. The elab-
crate fOurishes of the handwriting
of a bygone day are still decipherable
under the dust covering the picture
glass and frame that protects the
document but poorly from the de-
stroying effect Of the light rays. It
Is in effect the first testimonial to
Samuel Gompers, as an organizer, in
= the trying days when the American
labor movement was stin in its birth
pangs.
The charter itself is an example of
the fine workmanship Of q bygone
day. The lithograph shows q deco
rative border Of strands Of braided
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-12-26

And throughout it all, in life and in
death, there came the varied express
sions of love, devotion and loyalty
which have had their part in making
this great swing around an interna-
tional circle so memorable. While
there was life the multitudes gave to
the chief their cheers and their warm
hand clasps. After death they came
to bow their heads in sorrow, to shed
their tears, to bring their fragrant
flowers, to stand with barred heads
along streets and railroad tracks in
mute acknowledgment of something
more than affection for a man. 1t
was a great and endless pledge of
loyalty to principles laid down and
given everlasting power by lifetime
of sacrifice and effort.
It was at the close of great and
dramatic political campaign in which
he had played a masters part that
Samuel Gompers began his last long
tour-a tour that many of his friends
then feared would become the tour
of sorrows that it has been.
Feeble Body; Mighty Soul
It was a man feeble in body but
mighty in soul that stood upon the
platform of the convention hall in
Ell Paso on November II to declare
in order the last convention of the
American Federation of Labor over
which he was ever to preside. There
are many who will always believe that
he knew this when, on the second day
of the convention, he delivered the
memorable address in which he said:
Events Of recent months have
made me keeuly aware that the time
! is not Gar distant when ] must lay
4 down my trust for others to carry
forward. When one comes to close
grips with the eternal things, there
comes a new sense of relative values
} and the less worthy things lose sig-
nificance."
And few who heard that address
will forget his admonition: "Do not
reject the cornerstone upon which
labor's structure has been builded-
but base your all upon voluntary prin-
ciples and illumine your every prob
lem by conscerated devotion to that
highest of all purposes-human well
being in the fullest, widest, deepest
sense"
On the next day there was an al
most equally significant address to the
wage earners of Mexico, delivered to
the convention of the Mexican Feder-
alton of Labor in Juarez. There Mr..
Gompers said:
go through the highways and by
ways of Mexico and bring into the
homes of labor the life and spirit
which you have in your hearts and
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-12-26
SADDEST TRAIN SINCE LINCOLN'S
BEARS PRES. GOMPERS TO GRAVE
By CHEsTER M. WRIGHT

The saddest train since Lncon brought the remains
of Samuel Gompes back to the capital city where
many ne lowered of the greatest figures of modern
times Like Lincoln he is greater in death than in life
The long pilgrimage the great chiefs earthly tour was one
tremendous drama both in life and death been
filled with the dramatic, life that thrilled throbbed with
DRAMA closed with grand drama laid in nations par
ticipated in by the representatives of a dozen
Whether there strange premonon will
know but almost word uttered and every deed performed
the beloved leader from the time of his departure from Washing
ton until the hour of his death of farewell.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-12-26

LOGAN, w. Va, Dec. 25.-Under
the dictatorship of Don Chain, Logan
County has engaged in the greatest
spending spree of any county in the
history Of West Virginia. Yet it's
public facilities, highways, and schools
are almost as primitive as they were
ten years ago. The county treasury
is empty, and yet the tax rate is the
highest of any county in the state.
Many Of the schools of the county
are closed this year because, it is
claimed, there are no funds to employ
teachers for them. At the same time
the county is burdened with the sal
aries and upkeep of from $50 to $50
equity sheriffs.
In Ave years the county has spent
$8,O82,000 for the construction of
roads. The Federal and State gov-
ernments have spent an additional
sum of S500,O00 for the same pur-
pose. Yet the county has exactly 9h
miles Of hard surfaced roads, AZ
miles Of which were built by coal
company and donated TO the county.
A few additional miles Of roadway
q If