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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-10
CIVIL SERVICE
FILE CLERK
TEST DUE
BY ]. EARLE MOSER


With the stenographic test for
Government service now we'll un-
der way throughout the land, the
next mass examination that will
be awaited by persons of ordinary
skill who desire to become Fed
eral employees will be that for file
clerks.
It is expected, however, that
at least several months will
elapSe before the test is an
nounced, as Civil Service Of
ficials have admitted that the
present eligible list of file clerks
is still lowering around the 1000
mark, and it may be well into
1897 before the register is ex-
hauSted. A rumor that test pa
pers were already being printed
seems false, and the indication
is q relief to those who passed
the exam in 1881 and hope to
receive positions before the roll
runs out.
But at the same time, officials
at the commission are preparing
to give the file clerk register an
overhauling, they have revealed,
by means of contracting all ELI
gibles whose names are listed to
find if they are still interested in
a Government berth. Many, it is
said, will have died, married, left
no forwarding address, found
other jobs which they do not wish
to leave, or otherwise become no
longer interested.
This survey, it is estimated,
should reduce the register to
about two-thirds of its present
number. and at the same time
will move up many whose exam
nation marks or State quotas
have kept them down the line
and out of sight for a job bid.
And concurrently. it is expected
the Social Security Boards ever
growing need for personnel, plus
usual demands of other agencies,
will steadily reduce the roster.
Established five years ago and
still 1000 strong, the file clerk
roll at Civil Service gives ample
refutation to the Democratic de-
tense Of the spoils system, in
which the New Dealists have
claimed there was no time to
recruit the emergency agencies
in 1882 from commission reg
listers.
At Civil Service it is said the
demands of any agency during
the so-called emergency could
have been supplied within 48
hours of notification. particularly
for the large numbers of stenog-
raphers, typists and file clerks
that were needed. The COM
mission invariably has a sizable
reinstatement register of eligible
workers in addition to those in
experienced folk who have passed
tests. And it is remembered
that during '32 and '33. when
Civil Service was forgotten and
clearance" through Democratic
headquarters was the job sesame,
many deserving" New DealiStS
waited from two to six weeks be-
fore being assigned to the posts
promised them when they came
to washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-10

have learned their trade by prac-
ticing it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-10
Dr, Williams Assigned

DR.. Howell Williams of the
Carnegie Institution has been
assigned to make scientific studies
of the geology and scenery in
Grand Canyon National Park,
Ariz., and Crater Lake National
Park, Ore, the National Park
Service has announced. Funds
for his field expenses were con-
tributed by the institution.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-10
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-01-21
WIVES

Every family man should have a wife; in fact they are an absolute necessity if we are to have children. Wives are often useful about the house to build fires, chop wood, cook the meals, wash the clothes, tend to the kids. iron, bring in coal and lug out the ash es. Aside from this time hangs heavily on their hands these long winter months. Wives are smarter than husbands because they talk more about what they know the least, while the husband talks least about what he knows. Most wives have husbands but they do not brag about it, only to inn press the neighbors. Most wives are good cooks in some one thing, especially making fudge, mayon- naise dressing or pickles.
 A successful wife keeps her husband believing he is Gods chosen and regular devil am- ongst the women. Most wives can't cook as good as their hus- bands because they are at it all the time, while friend husband does his cooking in a rocking chair when guests are present.
 Most wives spend their spare time trying to reduce and con- pairing their weights with some latter friend. If we were a wife we would stay single because most husbands are frozen assets. A wife is supposed to be the bal ance wheel for her husband but sometimes the governor breaks and then he sleeps with the dog or on the sofa.
 A woman's feet are supposed to show her breeding, but just one foot in the small of friend hus- bands back can cause more trou- ble than goodlooking hired girl Many poets have written consid- erable slush about wives. We could do much better. but it would not be polite.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
SCHMUCKER RITES
HERE ON MONDAY

Rev. Arthur B. Dimmick. Of St.
Paul's Episcopal church, will Of
ficiate at the funeral services Of
Mrs. Lorraine Schumacher Monday
afternoon AIS o'clock from the
residence, 500 Division street.
Pallbearers have been selected
from among the friends Of the
Schmucker and Lightbourn fami-
lies and are: Sc, asian Cabrera.
Jr., Jim Roberts, Luther Pinder.
Rogelio Gomez. B. Curry Moreno
and Ross c. Sawyer.
Mrs. Schumacher died Thursday.
news OF her demise being received
the same afternoon from ITALIA
hassee. The body viii arrive
Monday morning on the Steam
ship Cuba, from Tampa. accom-
panied by the husband. George
Schumacher, and Daniel, the son.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
FINCER-PRINT
SETS RECORD
my ASsncinfeG preNSs

BUENOS AIRES, May %
Police of Buenos Aires have
found that only one individual in
million has fingers sufficiently
abnormal to foil finger-print rec
ords.
In more than 20 years of fin
gerprinting 100000 Argentines
and foreigners for personal iden-
tity papers, the police have run
across just two persons whose
fingers wouldn't register.
The second case, that of Ray
mond Inslee Mount, an American
business man, came recently 20
years after the only similar case
on record here.
The police found that Mounts
fingers left only a black smudge,
the skin being completely smooth.
Mr.. Mount said that the phenom-
enon of smooth fingers, without
sensitivity of pain, runs in his
family.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
GIVE STATUS
RELATIVE TO
PENSION PLAN
SHOWN THAT IT WILL b
NECESSARY FOR VARIOUs
COUNTIES n STATE 70
RAISE CERTAIN AMOUNT

According TO tentative figure
released by the state Board 81
Social Welfare, II VIII be nere-
ory for FIorida's s. COUNTIES q
appropriate approximately S-5o.-
600 annual y a. their share 81 rhe
estimated SI.5O0 600 rhar w
be necessary 10 pay suuu
Florida residents over the axe 81
20. pensions ranging from - %
$50 month"; II the state Is -
participate u th1 plan
These pensions are 70 b. pad
under the Old Age Assi~tarce
Plan Of the Federal SocIzl Secur-
ity Act.
The figures show rhat averzre
pensions 70 be paid II the =er-
oral counties ran. from ST.
monthly 10 $50 monthly w1rh a
minimum and ynaximurn RANGE ~
from s. u SO based upou rhe
individual neez or the applicant
The figures further point our
that average pensions 10 be pad
in - counties IN the state Eiu b.
S12: SIC in Is couEties- and SO
in four counties Welfare eff
Gals explained that these aver
ages were arrived Il after sruGv-
ing the rural and urban chzrac-
ter Of the counties
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
MALLIE MARTIN,
OF Crestview

"Mallie Martin, Crestview, poor
man candidate for governor. So
called because he is conducting
statewide campaign on less than
$40 a day for all expenses.
advocates one dollar auto
tags good for life of cars; a re-
turn to a sane, safe, economical
administration Of state affairs
based on common sense and COM
mon honesty.
Full term public schools with
certainty of salaries for teachers
at least to compare with salaries
paid beer inspectors, and for a
clean house at Tallahassee.
He is an exzrailroad employee
and member of the Order of Rail-
way photographers; disabled vet
eran of the word war and a for
mer weekly newspaper editor and
small business man.
f'He served as executive secre-
tery to Governor Doyle Carlton
and was a member of the state
road department. He is cOllar,ess
and uncurried."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
MAJOR ANGLE
LEAVES FRIDAY
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS HAD
BEEN IN CITY CONFERR.
ING WITH OFFICIALS

Major Allie J. Angle, customs
collector of the State of Florida,
who was in Key West for five
days visiting with Deputy Collec-
tor in Charge G. N. Goshorn and
other members of the Key West
unit, returned yesterday after
noon on the Cuba for headquart-
ers in Tampa.
As is usual when the collector
comes to Key West. he enjoys a
rest, meets his many friends and
returns to Tampa, ready to take
up the reins of office, refreshed
and invigorated from his sojourn
here.
Before leaving yesterday, Mr..
Angle said that he still has hopes
of maintaining the customs force
in Key West and believes he will
as he has had no information re-
lative to changes in schedule by
the-P. and o. S. S. company ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
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Maximum Sentence WOuh Cal
For Ten Years IMPRISONMENT

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
CEREMONIES IN
SCHOOL PROGRAM
TO OPEN SUNDAY
REV. JOHN B. CULPEPPER TO
DELIVER BACCALAUREATE
SERMON TO HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATING CLASS
Tomorrow afternoon at

Tomorrow afternoon at a
o'clock the first of the ceremon-
les attendant upon High School
commencement will be held in
the school auditorium, when Rev.
John B. Culpepper, Jr., delivers
the baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class.
For this ceremony an inspira
tional program Of vocal numbers
to be sung by the congregation
and Glee Club, and instrumental
selections by the High School Or
chestra, has been arranged.
The Scripture Reading will be
given by Rev. E. R. Evans, of
Congregational church, and Rev.
NJ. l. Smith, of Ley Memorial
church viii deliver the Invocation.
Members of the graduating class
are: William S. Acheson, Faye
Adams, Ruth Lillian Abury, Thel-
ma Yulee Atwell, J. Stephens
Boyden, Jesus H. Carmona. Hell
en- Elizabeth Gates, Clarabell Ce-
liza Cerezo, Mary Ida Charlow,
George Oscar Collins, Jr., John G..
Cormack. Delio Cruz, Cora Lee
Curry.
Ella Naomi Roberts Curry,
Herbert Claxton Eddy, Frank Fer
nandaz, Luciano Gonzalez, Ella
Marguerite Goshorn, George Mich
olas Goshorn, Jr., Eloise Shirley
Quito, Joseph Warren Hill, Helen
Eta Hoeffer, Delmar Russell
HOtchkiss, Cynthia Elizabeth
Howanitz. William Gerald Jay
cocks. Leodawn Rick ferguson,
Emma Anne Kennedy, Herman
Masters knight.
Jefferson Hunt Knight, Jr.,
Chester Theodore Knowles, Edna
Mae Larsen, Maudie Lillian Lowe
William H. Lowe, Thelma Maria
Mendoza, James Stanley Moore
Jr., Laura Elizabeth Moreno,
Aleida Napoles, Alice Dolores
Napoles, Andrew NJ. Navarro,
Raymond Navarro, Frank Orta,
! Cynthia Faye Pearlman.
Alice Irene Peat, George Yer
| non Perpall, Jr., Berl Ralph Pin
| der. Jr., John Joseph Pinder,
Joseph Henry Richardson. Cleora
Faye Roberts, Manuel IsadOre
Rodriguez, lola Isabel Rogers,
Phillis Rogers. Evelio Joseph
Rueda, Annie Marie Saunders,
Earl Emil Sawyer. Helen Beatrice
Spence. Florence Elizabeth Stew
art, Dorothy Roberts Woods.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23

Since prior to 1900 the Twenty
fourth Senatorial District has
been composed of the area en-
braced in Monroe, Lee, Hendry,
and Collier Counties. Transporta-
ton and communication between
that part OF Monroe County sit
uated on he Keys and the MAIN
land has always been difficult.
Now it is especially difficult By
reason Of these facts the territory
in the district as now composed is
not as contiguous as it should be.
In addition to all this, by reason
of universities that part of Monroe
County situated on the Keys has
its own grave and great problems
to work out and needs all the rep
resentation in the councils OF
state which it can justly secure.
For these reasons l will adj
vocate, as governor, division of
the Twenty-fourth Senatorial Dis
trict, letting the territory on the
mainland and the territory on the
Keys each have its own senator at
Tallahassee.
In addition. / pledge my best
efforts IN behalf of the Oversee
Highway and every other state
project which will assist the peo-
pie of Key West and the Keys in
working their way back to pros
perity. These including taking
the tax off gasoline used in boats
and the protection and develop
ment of the sponge industry.
Upon the merit of these pledges
l respectfully solicit the support
OF the voters OF Monroe County.
(Signedl
STAFFORD CALDWELL.
Candidate For Governor.
paid Political Advertisement
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
MISS N. GARCIA
GETS HONORS In
ESSAY CONTEST
STUDENT AT KEY WEST HIGH
SCHOOL RECEIVES HONOR
ABLE MENTION IN NATION
WIDE CONTEST

Miss Norma Louise Garcia. stu
dent at Key West High School was
recently awarded honorable mem
ton in a nationwide contest for
her essay on the subject. How
Ny Home Economics Education
Helps At Home" thereby gaining
distinction for herself and re-
fleeing credit on her school and
teacher.
In this contest which covered
the United States and possessions.
there were five prizes offered
and 10 certificates o. honorable
m, ntion. From letter from
Gerald B. Wadsworth. president
OF the Eome Makers Educational
Service, Freeport, \. Y, to Mrs
J. c. Irwin, teacher Of the lass OF
Home Economics 1t the high
school, these excerpts are taken:
I'VE are pleased to enc.ose Tor
transmittal to you a specially en-
graved certificate Of award TO be
presented to Mis- Norma Louise
Garcia. The judges OF these es-
says considered the extent 10
which the essay indicated the use
OF home economies at home, the
actual SCOPE Of the education 10y
the student and the general style
OF the essay Itself.
''Of the many hundreds o. eS-
says submitted there was a great
many showing an extraordinary
knowledge Of the scope Of home
economics education. but in no
way indicated the students use
of that knowledge at home.
The presentation OF this award
is worthy of special notice, for IT
is really quite an event for a
young lady 10 win honorable men
ton in a national contest o. this
nature. We extend hearty and
most sincere congratulations TO
the winners. to the teacher and
to the school. We would be par
ticu'arly pleased to receive a
photograph OF the yorng lady who
has won this distinction"
Miss Garcia is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Garcia, 724
Caroline street. She is a student
Of Monroe Junior High School and
is 16 years old Debating some
time ago against others in the
school on the subject, SHOULD the
several states enact legislation
providing free medical care for all
citizens at public expense" she
took the negative side and was the
winner. it is said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
Plant Board Unit To Resume
Spraying Operations Monday
Old Force, Consisting OF
About Forty Men, TO Be
Placed Back In Proposed
Service

Pursuant to a notice issued BY
the supreme court of the State of
Florida yesterday, the Key West
unit of the State Plant Board will
resume spraying operations Mon
day morning.
H. S. Mechanism, assistant
grove Inspector of the board, in
charge of operations in this seq
ton, in reply to a question of
The Citizen said that the same
men who were employed when
operations ceased, about 40 alto
gether, would be placed back in
service.
Mr.. McClanahan also said that
DR.. Wilmon Newell. plant COM
missioner and director of the ex-
pertinent station at Gainesville.
will arrive in the city Monday.
The supreme tribunal of Flor
ids "a May 6, as published in
The Citizen of that date in a tele-
gram from Tallahassee. decided
the board had the right to send
agents onto the property of Gar
land Richardson and others in Key
West where infcstation of the
black fly on citrus trees was
found some time ago."
Following the refusal OF
Richardson and others to allow the
plant board to enter their proper
ties and carry on the eradication
campaign the board obtained an
injunction preventing interference
with agents. Richardson ct al ap-
pealed but the supreme court sus-
tanned the plant board.
"The act creating the plant
board, the supreme court said, is
constitutional, because it does not
delegate lawmaking powers.
THE rlant boards authority is
set up in the general law, and
within this law the plant board is
allowed TO make reasonable rules
and regulations for enforcing
guarantees and other measures it
decides TO he necessary in con-
trolling horticultural and agri-
cultural insects"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
Youthful Unit OF Robinson
Crusoes Give United States
Claim To Group OF Islands
Territory Situated In Mid
Pacific; Uninhabite1
And Virtually Ignored
For Decades
By EDWARD E. BOMAR
fBy Associated PrtSSl


WASHINGTON, May 23.-Am-
erican officials are confident a
dozen youthful Robinson Crusoes,
despite some British belief to the
contrary, have clinched a clear
title for the United States to three
potentially-important mid-Pacific
islet.
Uninhabited and virtually
ignored for decades, Rowland.
Baker and Jarvis islands became
desirable when plans were drafted
to link the United States by air
with Australia and New Zealand.
Mere sandbars and treeless, the
islands are over 1000 miles south
of Honolulu. They might become
aerial stepping stones to the Anti
podes, as Midway, Wake and Guam
are on the new route to the
Orient.
Four American boys OF Ha-
wallan descent were established on
each islet a year ago by the
bureau of air commerce. Officials
here are confident their presence
Is the final answer to any claim
of sovereignty that may be ad-
vanced by Great Britain.
British Claims Surprising
A statement in the house of
commons by Colonial Secretary ].
II. Thomas that he did not think
Britain's sovereignty was doubted
caused surprise here since the
British foreign office had indi-
Gated earlier no contest of the
American claim was contemplated.
Sole inhabitants o. three of the
loneliest bits OF land in the world
the largest OF the islands is ONLY
six miles long-the Hawaiian boys
were taken there on a coast guard
cutter early in 1885.
Their jobs is to keep the stars
and stripes flying overhead, mo
trespassing" signs and to gather
meteorological data that. may be
of use when planes roar across the
equator between Honolulu and
the Antipodes.
The youngsters. of part or pure
POlynesian blood. were put on the
federal governments payroll and
carefully outfitted for their adj
venture.
Every three or four months a
coast guard cutter brings supplies.
Several of the original adventur-
ers have been relieved from their
vigil by eager schoolmates.
Settlers" Explore Wreck
On Jarvis island they have ex-I
plored the wreck of the schooner
Amaranth, which piled up on the
shore in 1913. On Rowland and
Baker. which are only some 60
miles apart but 1000 miles to the
west of Jarvis, were found graves
OF guano gatherers who used to
visit at infrequent intervals.
Both American and British
claims are based chiefly on the
operations of the guano gatherers
decades ago, according to Samuel
w. King, Hawaii's congressional
delegate, who visited the three is
lands with a party of American
scientists in 1924. King was
then a naval lieutenant COM
mander.
81 believe the American title to
Rowland and Baker is perfect
and that our title to Jarvis is at
least as good as that of anybody
eise," said King.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
RIFLE RANGE
In PLANNING

Plans for the construction of a
small caliber rifle range are be-
ing discussed by number of in
tereSted persons and it is expect
ed that they will be authorized
within the next week.
If permission can be secured
the butts will be established on a
section Of the property of the
naval station which has been set
aside for FERA and WPA activi
ties will be used.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
Claims Recovery OF
Stradivarius Process
(Dy Associated PreSxD

SANTA CLARE, Calf, May
23.-Discovery OF the great Strad-
ivarius' secret of violin tone is
claimed by Edward c. Brush, a
veteran violin maker.
The lost art, which has been
sought unsuccessfully for GEN.
turtles, really is ''too silly for
words" once you have stumbled
onto it. he says.
It consists in the method o. ap-
plying varnish to the instrument.
Brush explains and says he stun
bled on it by accident.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
RECEIVER OF TWAS
FIRST RURAL POWER
CBy Associated PrexSD

JACKSON, Tenn, May %
Identification OF $50 west Ten
nessee homes marks the compile
ton o. the first link of Twas
rural power-supply program.
Power for the rural homes was
relayed from Wilson dam by way
OF the Corinth. Miss. sub station.
The feeder lire is 20 miles long.
Towns supplied are Enville. Leap
wood, MilldgeviIle, Morris Chapel.
Chewella. Ramer and Finger.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
CRUSOE LEAVES
ON S. S. CUBA
RARILY AS RADIO OPERA
TOR, RELIEVING III. c. ELY

Joe Crusoe. we'll known radio
operator of Key West. left yes
terday afternoon on the Steamship
Cuba as temporary operator on the
vessel.
Mr.. Crusoe is filling the posi-
ton of radio man in charge of
operations and equipment during
a short vacation being enjoyed
by regular operator H. s. Ely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
MALLIE MARTIN
CITES PLATFORM
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
GIVES OUTLINE OF PRO-
POSED ACTIVITIES

Editors Note: This is
another in a series of articles
Democratic candidates for
Governor prepared about
themselves in response to an
invitation from the Associat-
ed Press to outline = cir plat
forms.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23
Police Come To Rescue
As Hubby FOrgets Tux

MIDDLETOWN. One. Nay -
Bennett Chapple. ST.. AI2erica1
Rolling Mills Co executive. l.zs
Egystified and q little pieued =he-
a Richmond. IND police sad
stopped MS auto and took him &c
headquarters while h was OF ire
way 20 deliver q s-eech II Irdiz--
apolis.
What vas wrong What had he
eone2 The officers did not knoU-
They were merely obeyIng Orders
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-23


Associated Press Day Wire
Service.
For Sc Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West