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be chosen exclusively from the
Civil Service.
It can be asserted quite freely
that one of the big reasons this
was done was to relieve the leglS-
lators from the burden OF patron
age. ''.'.
Although this would sound very
silly in an election campaign 1t
is a problem that has mounted
under the New Deal to such an ex-
tent that if the boys on Capitol
Hill could get together and do
away with the So-called "spolls sys-
tenn" they'd do it like a flash. The
trouble is that only hardy minor
ity have the courage to tackle the
thing by themselves, but If a solid
front could be counted on, boy on
boy, the rush would be terrific.
You can hardly go into an office
on the Hill that isn't groaning un-
der the burden of an inSiStent pub
lie, Jobs have been created so lar
and wide under the new Govern
ment policy that it looks to those
working on the Hill that everyone
in the United States wants a Gov
ernment job. And, because there
have been so many dished out,
they have changed from request
ing the berths to demanding them.
Then, along comes the Social
Security, which everyone seems
to think is going to take up all the
employment slack in the country.
But, under the Interpretation, it's
a Civil Service proposition. So
what? So now and then it leaks
out that someone has been ap-
pointed to work at the Social Sc
curity without benefit of the c. S.,
and the howl is on.
All during the summer these
legislators have been telling their
constituents that they can't help
them with any pulp because
they have to pass Civil Service
examination. Now comes evidence
that some people have gotten jobs
without passing an examination
The Social Security Board is re.
ported to have explained the stu
alton on the grounds that they
have exhausted the Civil Service
registers and they have the power
under the act to employ persons
temporarily until the registers can
be built up.
But do you think the conStitu'
ents who have dunned their Repre-
Sentatives and Senators for jobs
there during the summer believe
this? They do not. They are
flooding the Hill now with letters,
kilograms, telephone calls and per
sonal visits. And the least of the
things they say is, that It's an
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for years. And you don't know
wig.
There's no big hurt in your life
no bitter tragedy. You've a
nice enough home-a decent job
kindly friends and relatives.
Others seem happy and eager
with not half your breaks. Then
why can't you?
You can. You will, But first
you've got to get the dope straight
...got to stop kidding yourself
with this notion that you're "dif-
ferent" from other people. that
you're suffering from some secret
sorrow or discomfort which doesn't
affect them. You AREN'T. =.
you're NOT.
SAME DISSATISFACTION
RestlesSness isn't a unique,
personal ailment. It's a natural
and universal condition. We're all
like that, regardless of our lot or
station. All mature human beings
are afflicted with the same dis
satisfaction same mocking
emptiness-the same inceSSant in
ner itch to be or to do something
different.
But why? Because they're born
that way. Old homo sap" isn't
born civilized, with a silk hat,
noble ideals and nice table man
ners. He's born as other man.
mails are born-a peeviSh brute,
as full of fleas n fret as any
jungle ape. And he acquires civili-
zation by slow and painful steps.
You note enviously the other
Fellows springy step, shining eyes.
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and happy laugh-think what a
lucky dog he is to be made that
way! But you're wrong. Nobody's
made that way. Nobody's naturally
happy, zestful or satisfied. All
these attitudes are foreign to our
restless, discontented jungle ma
tureS-and are achieved by siren
uous and constant battle.
Life means something only if
we make it mean something. We
get as much joy and stimulation
out of life as we put into it-and
no more. And there's no magic
formula for turning the trick. Our
problem won't be solved by "get-
ting the right job" or marrying
the right perSon"-nor by graft
nor luck nor any other outward
circumstance. Happiness is an in
side job. And it can be achieved
only by our own right attitude.
Meaning what? Meaning, first,
the realization that you and you
alone are responsible for your own
joy or misery that you and
you alone make your own heaven
or hell. Life, in the raw, is pretty
much the same for all of us 4.
holds just about the same expe-
riences. It isn't what happens that
eounts-but how we take those
happenings. We can take them
irritably, restIessly, indifferently,
with resentment or Self-pity. Or
we can take them buoyantly,
The Washington times., 1936-12-16
Another State2
(Sunday Senttnel-Star, Orlando,

tOUWUuy OSHLTteL-SLuT, OTLQndO,
FlG., NoU. %, 1856
At the coming session of Con-
greSS Constitutional amendment
will be re-introduced to give resi-.
dents of the District of Columbia
the right to vote and representa-
ton in Government.
Long ago Alexander Hamilton,
Benjamin Franklin and other
Constitution SignerS and trainers
had little idea that the District of
Columbia would have an estimated
wealth of two billions of dollars,
that its population of $4,000
would exceed eight States, and the
little principality would pay near
ly $20,000,000 taxes annually.
During the World War the Dis.
trict sent more men to the colorS
than any one of II States.
OF course, some of the Dis
trict'S Neutrality-suspicious. of the
Government-have a right to vote
in their respective States, but the
District wants to be the 49th State
in the Union, have it's representa-
tiveS in Congress-, a standing in
the electoral college. At present
Congress runs the District yet tax.
payers of the District pay for i'm
proVementS.
From this distance two more
United States Senators and a
couple of additional Representa-.
tiveS in Congress from the new"
49th State of c. .mbia would not
unbalance things and we believe
the Constitution trainers would
approve could they be reincar.
mated long enough to vote for jus
tice and fair play.
The Washington times., 1936-12-16
RELIEVES STRAIN

1t must be the strain of dignity.
In one office of a member of
Congress, frequented mostly by
members of the male sex, if you
are well-known you are liable to
get a good kick in the pants as
you leave. It's a sort of a game.
You walk in and you talk to one
person in the office.
While you stand there chatting
with one hand on the door and
your back to half the room, one
of the other members will sneak
up and plant a boot with good
healthy force behind it.
The Washington times., 1936-12-16
GETS HIS BIRDS

Senator Joseph F. Guffey has
just returned from a shooting trip
in South Carolina.
The Senator who has risen to
being one Of the most important
men in the Senate on account Of
his swinging Pennsylvania in the
Democratic column November 3
is a dead shot. At a recent shoot
he knocked down the clay pigeons
as fast as they were thrown, prov
ing his sporting instincts are AS
good in the field as they are in
politics.
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Votes for Washington

National representation in Congress and the right to
vote for President can be secured for Washington only
throo the action of the people of the vaous States and
their congressional representatives FOLLOWING are te0
of the editorials printed by newspapers throughout the
counru edgimg support to the movement for adoption
of constitutional amendment granting the District Of
Columbia representation IN Congress and IN the Etector0I
College, They printed IN response to letter from
The Washnqton Times outlining the Districts voteleSS
status.
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members OF the
House of Rep
resentatiVeS and
a comparative
number of Sen
ators over 50
cial Security.
It is a per-
sonnel problem
that about has
them hanging
on the ropes.
Unde er t h e
terms of the act
as interpreted
by these legiSla-
tors the per-
Sonnel was to
The Washington times., 1936-12-16

what you do
always there's
the same nag
ging feeling of
futility. N o t h.
ing'S wor t h
while!
OF course, you
try to hide it;
pretend to be
interested a n d
excited. B u t,
even if you fool
o t h erS, you
can't kid your
S elf. L / f e
hasn't re ally
meant anything
The Washington times., 1936-12-16
REGISTER the JObless

A ITHOUGH ''business is picking up" the greatest
~ single question still before the country is unem
novent and it is the question the country knows least
about
Fioures are available for the number of unemployed
ON relief but there are for the unemployed OFF
relief.
How many of these are there?
Five million? Ten million?
Nobody can say.
Government and industry have accumulated tons OF
statistics on every other subject under the sun.
Yet on the one subject which is most Important they
have no facts-merely guesses
Presiden Roosevelt evidently realizes that neither he
nor anybody else can deal integeny with this riddle
until guesses give place to definite information
With the election thing of the past and period OF
let us hope political activity ahead, it would
seem to be one of the first duties of the Government to
get the real data on the unemployment and pro-
ceed to break it. The National Association of Manufac
turers which has just ended its annual congress IN New
York urges this as essential to recovery.
formal Ecensus" of the unemployed probably would
be of little value, because of the rapid shifts OF many
individuals into the jobs and out of them again.
But the plan which Mr.. Roosevelt is understood to
favor VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION by the job
1ess-ought to go long way toward solving the prob
lem.
This at least would provide list Of those who are able
to work and want to work. and would aid both Govern
ment and industry in putting them to work.
No intelligent program to that end be drawn up
when such information is lacking-as it is COMPLETE
LY lacking now.
The Washington times., 1936-12-16
Another Tea Party?

AnOCner Lea PdfCy!
THE anniversary of the Boston Tea Party is always of
great significance in the history of our country but
it is particularly impressive for residents of the District
of Columbia.
One hundred and seventy three years ago today
group of patriots wearing the garb of Mohawk Indians,
boarded three vessels in Boston Harbor and tossed into
the water the ships cargoes of tea
They hadn't any especial quarrel with the tea and
probably every member of the boarding party would
rather have drunk it than destroyed it.
But the good patriots of Boston did have quarrel
with the tax that levied on the tea-not much
with the tax itself as with the in which the tax
prescribed.
It was established and levied by a body in which the
colonies were not represented
&c. rather than pay the tax they tossed the tea to the
fish.
From this episode arose the great ralyng cry of the
Revolution TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESEN-
TATION is TYRANNY
For long years the colonists fought against that
vicious tyranny, and the righteousness of their
prevailed the mi ght of Great Britain.
Strangely enough the emancipated colonies, in
solidating their gains from the Revolution permitted
the perpeuation of political tyranny group of
their own kind and part of their country.
THE SAME CONDITION OF TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION WHICH LED TO THE
BOSTON TEA PARTY AND SUBSEQUENTLY, TO
THE REVOLUTION is STILL VISITED UPON
WASHINGTONIANS AND THE DISTRICT OF CO.
LUMBIA.
Washngtonians have voice in the levying OF the
taxes which they must pay either for national or for
local purposes.
They have no voice in deciding how the money col
lected from them shall be spent either for national or
for local purposes.
Residents of Washington of course, have no dsposi-
ton to indulge in Boston Tea Party but they do want
their plight to become known to the country with the
hone that eventually it will be remedied.
THAT A GREAT PART OF OUR COUNTRY
FEELS NOW ABOUT TAXATION WITHOUT REP
PRESENTATION JUST AS DID THE BOSTONIANS
WHO DROPPED THE TEA OVERHEARD is EVIL
DENCED BY THE SCORES OF EDITORIALS
WHICH ARE APPEARING IN NEWSPAPERS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY DEALING WITH
THE DISTRICTS CONDITION.
In response to letter from the Publisher OF The
Washington Times editors throughout the land are
voicng their protests against the unAmercan treat
ment of Americans in their National Capital.
NATURALLY ENOUGH THE NEWSPAPERS OF
BOSTON AND OF NEW ENGLAND GENERALLY,
WHERE THE MEMORY OF THE TEA PARTY IS
KEPT MOST STRONGLY ALIVE, ARE RALLYING
VIGOROUSLY TO THE CAUSE OF NATIONAL
REPRESENTATION FOR THE DISTRICT.
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The Greatest Show on Earth =;

The answer for this horseplay
comes from one perpetrator who
apologies on the ground that the
staff members work so hard and
have to be so dignified on most
occasions that they just can't help
it.
What next? Water pistols and
spit balls?
The Washington times., 1936-12-16
APPROVED

At least there is something about
Russia that American legislators
approve of and in fact like very
much.
1t is that particular delicacy
identified with that country way
back in the time of the Cars
caviar.
A Senator who was a guest at
the recent reception at the Soviet
Embassy remarked on returning to
The Washington times., 1936-12-16

Hother political racket and they are'
darn sore about it.
What's a poor member to do?
They would like to know. So it
looks like another investigation.
The Washington times., 1936-12-16

Restless, aren't you? Discon-'
tented. Doesn't matter whom
you're with, where you go or
The Washington times., 1936-12-16
By Frank M. Smith

, the Capitol that the caviar was
appreciated so much that some
Members of Congress just ladeled
it in"
And they started life on ham
and eggs.
The Washington times., 1936-12-16
TROUBLES, TROUBLES

A fine crop of good old-fashioned
headaches have sprung up above
the eyebrows of about a dozen
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
WINTER VISITORS
RETURN TO CITY
MRS. PEABODY AND DAuGH-
TIERS ARE OCCUPYING
STRUNK HOME

Mrs. W. ]. Peabody and daugh-
tiers, Miss Jane and Miss Ellen,
who, with other members of the
family, were in Key West last
year, are back for the season and
are occupying the Strunk home IN
Martello Towers Subdivision,
where they were last year.
Miss, Jane and Miss Ellen were
visitors at the WPA headquarters
this morning to greet Miss Ileen
Williams and Miss Minnie Porter
Harris, in charge of the housing
department, and voiced the
thought that they were CAD to be
back again this year in this city Of
bright and glowing sunshine mad
warmth. .sso.ro4 al t,ne4 sro
The Peabody family have their
summer home in Crosse Point,
Michigan. no,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
CONFECATE 4
SLOT MACHINES
ABOARD FERRIES
ROGER WATKINS, AGENT
OUT OF CONTROLLERS
OFFICE, FINALLY MEETS
WITH SUCCESS

After a number of unsuccess-
full attempts to locate the slot ma
chimes which were being operated
on the Monroe county ferries,
Roger Watkins, agent out of the
office of Comptroller ]. NJ. Lee,
in Tallahassee, has met with sue
cess and now has the machines in
his possession.
Mr.. Watkins said yesterday
that he had on several occasions
boarded the ferries but that each
time he 9ound that the machines
had been placed under lock and
key, or at least were hidden from
observation.
Within the past few days, how
ever, his viligance was rewarded
when he found two machines on
the Ferry Traveller and two 9TH
ers on the Ferry Florida Keys.
The quartet of so-called Zone
arm bandits" are being safely held
by Mr.. Watkins pending instruc-
tioI from Tallahassee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
HENRY BARNETT
ON VISIT HERE
INTERESTED I'M BUS SIGHT.
SEEING TOURS FROM MI
AMI TO KEY WEST

Henry Barnett, of Miami, is a
visitor in Key West and was a
pleasant caller yesterday after
noon at The Citizen office looked
over the plant and remarked on
its size and capacity.
Mr.. Barnett who designed and
owns a new type of bus, of the
pusher type, power pant and all
machinery in the rear, is here in
the interest of arranging sight
seeing tours from Miami to Key
West.
This afternoon Mr.. Barnett is
to meet with the city council and
discuss the matter from every
point. He will give to council E
detailed explanation of his plan,
costs, travel arrangements and
accommodations. for travellers.
He believes that there is q
great opportunity for this type of
travel to Key West, and said yes
terday that if people who like
grand weather, hospitable people
and many intriguing experiences
which are not found in other cities
in the United States, such as he
has found during his short time
here, there will be hundreds COM
ing to Key West before the season
is over.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
INVESTORS TAKE
PERCENTAGE CUT
NEW RULING IN INTEREST
RATE ON KENTUCKY
STATE WARRANTS

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 3D.
Investors accustomed to receive
5 per cent interest on Kentucky
state warrants soon WI have to
be satisfied with 8 per cent or in
vest elsewhere, State Treasurer
John E. Buckingham has determ-
ined.
Buckingham, a banker from
Ashland, won approval of the
state court of appeals for his plan
to refinance the state debt through
voluntary agreements with war
rant holders. Although 5 per cent
is the legal rate of interest on
state warrants, the court held that
a voluntary agreement by an in.
dividual to accept a lower rate
was valid.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
MORE TOYS TO
Be GIVEN OUT
SURPLUS COLLECTION TO BE
DISTRIBUTED FROM CON-
modify ROOM

Announcement was made this
morning from the rooms Of the
Social Service in WPA head
quarters that there are a num-
Der of surplus toys on hand at
the local commodity room which
are to be issued.
Any pareHtEvho has been given
requisitiofi for toys may call
there on Thursday morning. AT
this time the surplus will be dis
tributed.
Since it was impossible to de-
ternine the final number of toys
required and the number of chill
dren to whom they were to be is
sued the distribution did not COM
pletely cover the number on
hand.
There was therefore a number
of them left and it is the desire
of those in charge to issue this
surplus tomorrow until every toy
on hand has been disposed OF.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
CUT MADE in
COLLEGE COSTS
(By Assoelated I,reasl

SALTWATER, Okla, Dec. %.
education for las Okla
homa farm youths at a cost of
$3.50 year or less for living ex-
penses has been made possible at
Oklahoma Agricultural and Me
chanical college through a CO.
operative dormitory.
The school was donated a
civilian conservatism corps camp
about a mile from the campus and
it provided living quarters. The
boys are boarded at cost, paying
SIS a month. If there is any sur
plus at the end of the year, it will
be refunded.
Farm agents in each county in
the state were designated to Sc
lect two outstanding farm youths
for enrolment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
Mrs. FERNANDEZ
DIED LAST NIGHT
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
CONDUCTED THIS
AFTERNOON

Mrs. August;n Lao Fernan-
DEE, IS, died last night 8:45
o'clock in the residence, 10 ST.
monitor street. Funeral services
are to be held o'clock this aft
ernoon from the residence.
Pritchard's Funeral Home will
be in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Fernandez is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Petronia Bor-
ges and Mrs. Angela Mojica; one
brother, Rafael Laze, six grand
children and IA great grandchil-
dFen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23

KEY WEST CLIMATE
GIVEN BIG BOOST

william Menendez Of Souxh
Beach 10 an re1eipt Ct n l~t-
ter frcm Frank Lyman and
his family. fsrner xisito-s q
Key West. ~so are 49, IN
Eau Gale. Fla, sk4akiag Mr-
menendez fer the eszrtesiss
shown them While they we're
an Key West s0Ene time aga
They state Ehzf afksr h..-
ing spent n visit IN Key West
it Is hard 70 find a elin4ke
equal to the Island City They
claim they have beez watch
ing the weather repor,s from
Key West, and find fhzt fh@y
have hen almost universally
clear, in contrast 70 the dAmp.
rainy. cold and disagrseAbl-
weather they have eaSo1a-
tered In xarious ether P4rts
of the country
The Lyman family also
spoke of the great Hospitality
of the people Of Key West,
saying that 10 vas Sc differ
ent from that Of 50 Eany
other people they have net IN
their trawels-
They hope 90 return here
again next winter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
CORRINCTON GILL
ARRIVES in CITY
ASSISTANT TO WPA ADMIN
ISTRATOR CAME IN ON
BOARD PLANE

Corrington Gill. assistant to
WPA Administrator Harry Hop
kins, arrived this morning by
Coast Guard plane from Miami
and will, probably, remain for
about one week.
Mr.. Gill was here yesterday
and looked over the progress of
WPA projects. In the afternoon
he returned in the Coast Guard
plane in which he arrived in the
morning.
While here Mr.. Gill plans to oc-
cupy quarters in the naval sta
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
POSTAL CLERKS
ARE KEPT BUSY
ENTIRE FORCE TO WORK Up
UNTIL 6 O'CLOCK ToMoR-
ROW AFTERNOON

Usually the postoffice closes
for halliday holiday each Thurz-
day, but tomorrow al Of the WIZ
dows win remain open for service
until 6 o'clock in the afternoon
Christmas day none Of the VIE
dows viii be opened and the en-
tire office win be closed through
out the day, with the exception
that delivery viii be made of al
special delivery packages and i~t-
tiers received.
Nails win, rs usual. be despatrh-
&c, but no mails VIII be deliEered
or distributed to the boxes. excePt
they be special delivery Tbs
statement was made today by
Postmaster Sam Karris-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
dew CLARIFIES
HOTEL QUESTION
MADE TRIP HERE IN INTER
EST OF HoSTELRY AS
RECEIVER

Henry w. Dew, RECEIVER of the
Key West Colonial Hotel, under
date of December. 81, wired The
Citizen, affirming la statement
contained in the issue of Decem-
Der 10 to- the effect that Mr.. Dew
and his associate, j. Carroll Sweat,
enjoyed their visit to Key West,
December Is. They were "most
Hospitality entertained which we
greatly appreciated"
However, Mr.. Dew conveys the
information that 81 represented
no corporation on this trip but
went to Key West to take over as
receiver of the court and at the
same time to inspect the property
and make report to the court OF
conditions found"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
CUBA ARRIVES
FROM HAVANA
VESSEL SAILED LATE IN AFT
ERNOON ENRoUTE
TO TAMPA

Steamship Cuba, of the P. and
o. S. S. Co., arrived yesterday
afternoon from Havana with no
first class and nine second class
passengers for Key West; 35 first
and one second class passenger
for Tampa.
Key West arrivals: Maria Rod
riguez, Isabel Menendez, Antonio
Baez, Camelia Herrera, % Jose
Perez, Juan Perez, Isadore Guz-
man, Ramona Aymong, William
Reekstin.
The vessel sailed 5 o'clock for
st. Petersburg and Tampa with
the following bookings from Key
West: Isadore Weintraub, Mrs.
Laurie Gates, ]. R. Blair, G. L.
Scheer, Mrs. d. A. DuPu;s, Ed.
DuPuis, June DuPuis, Mrs. Eu-
gene Martinez, Miss Zilia Mar
tinneZ, c. A. Parramore.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-23
FOR
CUSTOMS UNIT
~

G. N. Goshorn, deputy collec-
tor in charge Of the local custom
house, told The Citizen today that
the custom house viii be closed
from noon tomorrow until Mon
day morning.
Asked about the sale of the car
which was to be disposed of yes
terday at public auction in front
of the federal building, Mr.. Cos
horn said there were no bidders
and the car win be used for Of
fetal purposes