Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-28

Roosevelt. The business and pro-
fessional men are for the most part
going to vote for Landon together with
q host Of property owners who are
often heard to inquire what heavy
taxes are forthcoming to pay for the
huge expenditures.
Nevada has the doubtful distinction
of being the State in which the Roose-
welt administration has spent more
money for each individual than for
any other State in the entire Union.
I tried to find out here why this has
been so. Were the distances greater?
Did Nevada have a particularly I'M
fortunate time? Was there any I'M
usual influx of population? Was the
divorce whirl hurt by the depression
or what?
I found business as usual-even the
divorces running along about the same
as always. Also found that Reno has
been growing as health resort en-
tirely apart from its attractions as a
simplified answer to personal in
compatibilities.
Finances Reflect Bounty.
Perhaps the secret was to be found
in the State finances. inquired about
them and learned that the people
of Nevada have been voting down
bond issues involving expenses for i'm
provements out of their State tax
money, but seem quite ready to &C
cept as much Federal bounty as they
can get. Indeed, it Is a matter of
boast on the stump in Nevada as to
what was obtained from Washington.
The First National Bank here got
out a booklet entitled "One Sound
State" and Gov. Richard Kirman
contributes an article in which he
says in part:
THE State of Nevada has treasury
surplus of more than $4,000, 900, has
no bonded debt outside the State, has
never defaulted bond issue -
Nevada has no sales tax, State in
come tax or gift taxes. The Nevada
inheritance tax law was repealed '"'
Nevada received $3,7l9,540 from
the Federal Government for highway
construction and improvement for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1885. The
State did not levy any direct tax for
highway purposes for the biennium
from July l, 1885, to June 80. 1887, nor
Is any such levy anticipated there
after -"
1.-The State Of Nevada spent total
Of $56,744 for unemployment relief
during the 80 months ended August
81, 1885. - The Federal Govern
ment, during the 3O-month period
ended August 81, 1885, disbursed s4,-
S67,681 in Nevada for all types Of
unemployment relief"
Latest figures show that in the eight
months ending June 80 Of this year
about $1,205, $40 had been spent for
the w. P. A. by the Federal Govern
n1ent.
Indifferent to Padded Rolls.
Well-informed persons here say that
the w. P. A. rolls contain many per-
sons who ought not to be there, but
the fact that the Federal Government
Is footing the bill makes it matter
Of indifference.
For many years the impression has
been fostered that Washington exists
for the purpose Of supplying appro-
priations to Western States. Unhap-
PLY this condition of affairs has been
noticeable under Republican as well
as Democratic administrations and
It has not been an uncommon thing
for these sparsely settled and econom-
ically poor localities to seek appropri-
atoms and for their Congressman to
make Q powerful argument for re-
, election based on the amount of Fed
eral money obtained for their dis
tricts.
As some of the smaller interior
States have grown up, however, more
and more of their people are becoming
substantial owners of homes and prop
erty and such arguments are becoming
less effective. More and more resi-
dents are beginning to become aware
Of the fact Federal money is not free