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Evening star., 1936-03-22

Doctors took little Alice Ruth McElain to the
hospital in a rowboat .uhen ambulances Dere rem
dered useless at Marietta, Ohio. Her mother is
shoun handing the child down to doctor and
r,r.. Copyright A. p. Wrephoo
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
SECURITY JOBS
SOUGHT BY
$4,000

Swamped with $4,000 applica-
tons for jobs, the Social Security
Board yesterday called upon its
regional and field officers to aid
In counteracting the nationwide
impression that large numbers of
workers are still to be employed
in administration Of the Social
Security act.
Although the board has had its
basic staff substantially complete
for some time, requests for work
are reported to be accommodating
at the rate of 800 a day. Con-
gresSional offices also are said
to be swamped with applications
for jobs with the board.
Under terms Of the Social Sc
curity Act all employees, except a
few technical experts in social
security problems and attorneys,
must be selected from civil serv-
ice lists. Personnel officials said
fully 80 per cent of the applicants
for jobs are not eligible under
civil service regulations.
There are some 1000 employees
now on the rolls, many of these
holding only temporary positions.
Some 1900 are in the permanent
offices in Washington.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
CURRAN URGES
REFORMS

In an impassioned plea for the
improvement of the Districts
penal system, Police Court Judge
Edward M. Curran, speaking at a
session of the Corrections Com
mittee of the Council Of Social
Agencies at the Harrington Hotel
yesterday, criticised the haste with
which the local primary courts
mete out sentences to first Of
tenders.
Citing a case he encountered
when he accompanied a commit
tee of local judges on an inspection
tour of Occoquan Workhouse,
Judge Curran said that it re-
Elected either a lack of investiga-
tion on the part of the court or a
"too hasty decision
The Police Court judge declared
himself in favor of a rehabilitation
farm for habitual drunks, and an
improvement and extension of the
parole and probation system.
Members of the committee voted
the adoption of a penal system
improvement program which in
corporateS increased educational,
medical, social service, and houS-
ing facilities for inmates of the
local penal institutions.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
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The Washington times., 1936-12-04

down a 3O-foot embankment near
Stafford Court House, Va.
He will be back in his office
today, his aides said, denying
any complications" had devel-
oped from the slight injuries
suffered by the Cabinet officer.
The Secretary was on his way
to Richmond to officiate at the
laying Of a cornerstone of a
medical school dormitory when
the accident occurred. His in
juries were said to consist only
of a cut hand and a shaking up"
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
Peek Seeking Slash
In Income Tax Lew
International News Service

International News Service
George N. Peek, former AAA
administrator and onetime adviser
to President Roosevelt in foreign
trade matters, has petitioned the
United States Board of Tax Ap-
peals foeA redetermination of a
deficiency assessment of $535 on a
1888 income, it was disclosed
today.
Peek's petition said that the
Commissioner of Internal Rev
cues assessment was made against
his income received while heading
the AAA. He contended that while
serving in this post he paid out
of his salary $4.603 for legal fees
to aid him in his task.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
FOOD LEADERS
MEET, EAT

Leading executives of large food
organizations will gather here to
eat some Of their own products
tomorrow.
But their appreciation of the
mundane though highly priced
edibles will be heightened by a
liberal spice of entertainment.
The occasion will be the annual
banquet of the Washington Sales
Representatives Association, of
which George C. Cook is president,
at the Washington Hotel at 7 p. m.
The festivities will be held in
the Hall of Nations banquet room
of the hotel.
The Washington times., 1936-12-04
AT HOME
AFTER CRASH

Secretary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes remained at home yesterday
to nurse bruises and cuts suffered
Tuesday when his car collided
with another machine and plunged
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02
TODAY'S WEATHER

Florida: Partly cloudy With
showers in north and central por-
lions late tins afternoon or early
tonight: Friday generally FAIR
somewhat colder in extreme north
portion tonight and IN north and
central portions Friday.
Jacksonville 70 Florida Straits.
Moderate southeast OF sOuth
winds shifting to west or north
west late toniyat or Friday morn
ing and partly overcast weather
tonight and Friday with showers
over north portion tonight
East Gulf: Moderate southeast
or south winds, fresh At times
over extreme north portion. shift
ing to west OF northwest and part
ly overcast weather tonight and
Friday with showers over north
portion this afternoon and to
night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02
HARD To UNDERSTAND

.YlS Human nature is always hard to un-
derstand. Certainly this is illustrated re-
Gently when. on the death of a woman in
New Jersey, it was discovered that her
estate was more than 100000.
i The woman was generally regarded
as a recluse and few of her neighbors sus-
pected that she was wealthy and most of
them thought she was poverty stricken.
She drew water from a creaking well, used
a primitive stove and the floors of her
home were innocent of carpets.
Nevertheless, from tin cans, trunk
and tin boxes in various parts of her
gloomy residence, investigators found ST.
400 in paper currency, 1855 in gold coins
and seventeen bank books showing de-
posts of more than 100000 in cash.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02
WEATHER CONDITIONS

A moderate disturbance Is cen
trail this morning over the middle
Mississippi Valley. St. Louis. No.
$3.50 inches, md pressure Is low
southwark to the middle Gulf
coast. and another disturbance is
moving in over the northern Rock
les. Helena, Mont. 1855 inches;
while high pressure areas over
spread the Atlantic States and
Southwest, Eastport. Ne. 30-52
inches, and Phoenix. AriZ-. $3.50
inches. Precipitation. mostly in
the form of rain. has been gener-
al during the last % hours from
the southern Plains States and
eastern Texas eastward over the
Ohio Valley and middle and
south Atlantic States. except IN
the Florida Peninsula. the amounts
being excessively heavy on the
middle Gulf coast. New Orleans.
La. 422 inches. and PensacOla.
Fla, $40 inches. There were
also moderate rains on the Pacific
coast from San Francisco north
ward and rain and snow in the
upper Lakes region and upper
Mississippi Valley. Temperatures
have fallen somewhat thrOughou-
most of Texas and I'm the upper
Mississippi Valley; while warmer
weather prevails in most Other
districts.
q. s. KENNEDY.
0ffienr f.n Chnrna
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02
Commercial advertising in

Commercial advertising in a COM
petitive world pays. That has been con-
vincirgly demonstrated to all progressive
merchants and business men. Governments
are taking rer the technique and find it
helps to put over the things they want,
but governments do not want to pay for
the service, and the newspapers of the
United States submit without protest for
fear of being accused as mercenaries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

selected by the chamber of COM
merce is making final arrange
ments for the tournaments to be
given here during January. A
number of entrants have already
made application and the elimina-
ton contests will be held within
the next few weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

1. Water and Sewerage.
2. Bridges to complete Road to Main
land.
3. Free Port.
4. Hotels and Apartments.
5. Bathing Pavilion.
6. Airports-Land and Sea.
z. Consolidation Of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Modern reporters make Identification
complete by such parenthetical explana-
tiOns as James A. (Jim) Farley, James H.
(Jimmy) DoOlittle. and James j. (Jimmy)
Walker.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02
ed by the officers of the company
and citizens will be welcomed to
inspect the vessel.

Harry Hampton. golf profess
sional, and his assistant Ed. Valen-
tine, of Detroit. have arrived in
Key West. Mr.. Hampton will at
once begin planning for series
of golf tournaments at the Key
West Golf Course, where he will
be in charge as Inspector for the
season.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

John H. Costar has been ap-
pointed for the Florida East Coast
Railway and P. and o. S. S. co.
at Key West, vice L. E. Spencer
general agent, transferred to
Miami. J. A. Collins, clerk in the
export department. has been pro
NOTED to succeed Mr.. Costar 2.
Ross Roberts, chief clerk in the
local freight office, has been
transferred to Miami. promoted
to commercial agent in Mr.,
Spencer's office. w. T. Daughtry,
has been promoted to the position
of chief clerk in the freight office,
from cashier and Merrill Roberts
has been advanced to cashier.
Major Forrest Lindsay, special
representative OF Lloyds, London,
England. is a business visitor in
Key West and is a guest at the
Casa Marina. His principal mission
is to meet with heads of the
Porter Dock company, represent
ing the agency in Key West. For
Is years Mr.. Lindsay has been
visiting the United States but khis
is his first trip to Key West.
A grand reception has been
planned for the arrival of the
Steamship United States Monaa lay.
Arrival of this ship inaugurates a
passenger and freight service be-
tween Tampa, Key West and
Miami. Mayor Leslie A. Curry,
city and county officials, men,
bers of the army and navy official
personnel, hotel representatives
and all members of the Woman's
Club will be at the Porter dock
to greet the palatial ship on az
rival. A reception has ben plan
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Editorial comment: A smile is
said to cost nothing. but if some
folks are going to indulge there
in, they should have their teeth
fixed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Both optimists and pessinsists are ex-
tremists. The one abides in simple faith.
the other broods in observation, though
either may be on the right track. The mind
that traverses the middle of the Rad is. the
most sensible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

No statistician has yet calculated how
much candy ten year old boy can eat in
365 days if given an open field and asked
no questions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

An explorer reports finding a South
American tribe among whom husbands
speak one language and wives another
Many would consider this. an ideal =
rangement @s..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Communists should be regimented
and sent to the deserts where they can
raise cane to their hearts desire, if this is
possible on arid soil.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

An Illinois mans life was saved when
a patent cigarette lighter DETECTED a bull
let. SO those things arc good for some
thing, after all.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

The governor Of a western state called
out the militia to protect an evangelist. st.
Paul would have appreciated cooperation
like that.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

A scientist says the tongue contains
more tin than any other part of the body.
And naturally rattles more.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Russia has finally decided to pay
workers according to their ability. For
tunately for many of us, we are not Rus
slams.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02
WEATHER FORECAST
IT'LL s n N

(Till p. M, Friday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday; mod
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

A German professor declares that
.earthWOrms can sing. Some other kind
think they can.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

"a cook is known by his knife &C
cOrding to an ancient proverb, which was
written before can-Openers were invited.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

In the old horse and buggy days tire
trouble was prevented by soaking the
wheels in the creek.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Not every man who wears glasses is
able to see straight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Robert Knowles, 62, died II
o'clock this morning at his resi-
denee 1126 Pearl street. Funera
services will be held this after
noon a O'Clock at the residence
They will be conducted by c. S
Elbertson. Survivors are his
widow, three brothers, Israel
William and Reynold Knowles
two sisters, Mrs. Alfonso Watkins
and Mrs. NJ. J. Sheridan, anC
other relatives
l. n. Meltzer, chairman of the
tennis committee which has been
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Subscribe to The Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Miss Key Largo City, plane
owned by the Ort Realty company,
is due to arrive in Key West this
afternoon with Representative
Charles H. Ketchum of the firm
on board. The Ort Realty COM
pany is developers of Key Largo
City, one of the finest in Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Mayor Leslie A. Curry is plan
ing to wire His Royal Highness
King George V of England and
Queen Mary. an invitation TO in
clude Key West in their itinerary
when he come to Florida. At his
physicians suggestion the royal
couple is to spend the winter in
Florida and they are expected to
arrive shortly in Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

Barometer 3 a. m. today:
Sea level, 1910.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-02

q. s. KENNEDY.
Officer in Charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
LARGE WILDCAT SLAIN
BY CCC MEMBERS
FerOciOus Animal Had Leaped
From Pine Tree, Killing Deer

We have all heard a lot about the
"Big Bad Wolf" and other ferocious
animals; but it remained for Raymond
DIETRICH, one of the CCC camp men,
bers at New Germany, to make dis
covery one evening last week that led
to the Staying of the largest wildcat
this writer ever heard of.
While at Hotel Salisbury, a few days
after the big cat was shot, Mr.. DIETRICH,
in substance, gave the following &C
count of it:
1 was on my way to camp in the
evening before dark, and came across
some very large wildcat tracks in the
snow. followed the tracks, which led
to pine tree not far away, and found
no tracks leading away from the tree.
Then looked up into the tree, ex-
pecting to see the cat up among the
branches all of which l could see plain
ly, and explore them with my eyes
from one end to the other. There was
no animal of any kind up in the tree.
Thinking that the cat might have
crawled out on limb for some dis
lance and then jumped as far out away
from the tree as possible, and on to
the snow-covered ground below, be-
gan to look for evidence to that effect.
l discovered deer tracks some yards
from the trunk of the tree, and they
indicated that the tracks were of a
deer having some kind of struggle
when the tracks were made.
I followed the tracks, but not very
far until 1 found dead deer, it's body
still warm, and apparently killed by
the wildcat which 1 had tracked to the
pine tree. The cat had evidently be-
come alarmed from some cause and
did not remain to enjoy a full feed of
venison.
DIETRICH related further that he re-
turned to camp, told of his discovery
and as soon as possible he and some of
the other camp boys returned to where
carcas of the deer was found, bring
ing with them strong steel trap of
large size, which was set and fastened
at spot where the cat would be apt
to step into it if it returned to feast
on the carcas during the night.
When some of the camp boys re-
turned early next morning to the
place where the trap had been set, a
very large and ferocious wildcat was
found there, with one of its hind legs
held securely between the jaws of the
trap. The cat was in a great rage and
full of fight, but bullet from rife
soon laid it low. It was brought to
camp, where it was weighed and meas
ured. It was found to be 81 inches long,
stretched to its greatest length and
weighed 81 pounds.
-Meyersdale Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
FrOstburg Postal Employees Are
Entertained at Layman Farm

Postmaster Edward J. Donahue, of
Frostburg, presided as POSTMASTER at
dinner attended by Office employees
and carriers of the Frostburg post
Office, at the Layman farm, west of
Frostburg, on last Tuesday.
Guests were Edward J. Donahue,
John Timmons, David w. Griffith, Err
nest Layman, Marshall Lewis, Jabez
Workman, Arthur T. Bond, James D.
Aldridge, Francis Rooney, Oliver Sim
one, Foster Friend, Earl Skidmore,
Charles Smith, William Kerr. Two
other employees, Mr.. Lewis and son,
were unable to be present, owing to
the serious illness of the latter, who
was suffering from an attack of pneu-
monia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30

quite number of them have been
buds. Gunner Clifford Friend did hit
the target in some instances about
the relief, but his aim was poor. He
doesn't have bull's-eye to his credit
yet. He entirely missed the health tar
get and got the outside of the schools
target.
Seems like though that Friend can
fire the bullets as fast as the factory
can devise the slugs and fire them.
It's just a question where he is 60
ing to aim his gun next.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
CountyAgent's Column
BY JOHN H. CARTER

Farmers are being advised by Wal
ter W. Simonds, forester for the Uni
versity of Maryland Extension Service,
to begin checking on fields subject to
soil erosion.
Simonds said mid-winter and early
spring were best for discovering ero-
sion areas and making plans to combat
the soil destruction.
He pointed>out that snow would not
melt as quickly in rills, gullies and de-
pressions as it would on ridges and
would outline the excavations formed
by erosion.
Flowing Recommended
With the areas thus marked, he said,
the steepness of the land, the location
and severity of erosion and other fac
tors could be considered in planning
methods of correction.
Simonds said erosion on the more
gentle slopes and low-lying farm lands
could be checked by blowing or cult
waiting along the contours rather than
up and down the slopes.
The hitler sections, where heavy
washouts occur on the steep hillsides
and result in rapid destruction of top
soil, require more drastic methods, he
said.
Simonds suggested that trees and
underbrush be planted in billy sections
already cut by gullies. He said there
was nothing better for this purpose
than tho hIack 1ocuSt
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
CHECK UP ON ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES OF HEALTH
Get a Physical Examination and
Establish a Good Working
Balance

Wishing all Marylanders health
and happiness in the New Year, DIR.
R. H. Riley, Director of the State De-
partment of Health, turned his atten-
ton specially to grown-ups of middle
age and the years beyond that period.
His advice to these groups is:
"Check up on your health assets
and liabilities, just as you would on
your financial resources. If you have
not had complete physical examina-
ton within the past twelve months,
go to your doctor for a thorough 60
ing over. If his verdict is that your
physical liabilities are greater than
your assets, get his advice as to the
jbest ways of Strengthening and con-
serving what you have. Then adjust
your expenditure of your physical re-
sources in accordance with his instruc-
lions. If you don't wait too long, he
will probably be able to show you how
you can cut down your accumulation of
destructive liabilities, and help you to
establish a good working balance of
health.
"a glance at the records of the
State Department Of Health will show
that over half of the deaths that oc-
cur in the State each year are due tc
what are known as the degenrative
diseases of middle life and of the older
age groups-heart disease, diseases
of the kidneys, cancer, cerebral hem
orrhage, diabetes and diseases of the
arteries. There were nearly $1,000
deaths from all causes, reported in the
State in 1884, and these six diseases
were responsible for 1851, or nearly
IS per cent of the total. The percentage
has been gradually increasing from
year to year.
NEARLY all of these diseases have
slow beginnings. The majority are
recognizable in the early stages. In
most instances, early recognition,
prompt treatment and a readjustment
of activity under the direction Of the
family physician will do much to check
the advances of the disease, to prevent
suffering, prolong life and usefulness.
young mothers have learned that
regular supervision of the we'll baby
by the family doctor is the best way
to keep the baby in good health and to
ward off preventable diseases. The
medical examination of young children
in preparation for their admission to
school and the periodical medical in
spection of school children are con-
limitations of the same plan. The aim
is to discover conditions that need at
tention, so that they may be corrected
before they become destructive liabil-
tiles. The children accept these inspec-
tons as a matter of course. The
grown-ups are slower in forming the
habit.
IF you haven't had your physical
resources checked up recently, put
that down on your calendar as the first
item of personal business to be at
tended to in the New Year."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
DON'T COUGH
TONIGHT!

Most night coughing is due to SIM
pie throat irritation. For this kind of
cough you need the soothing, penetrat-
ing, relieving action Of a real throat
MISUNDERSTANDING.
In Is minutes and with only one
swallow, it will break up that harsh,
irritating cough-help loosen phlegm
and congestion. Also acts from within
to check throat and chest colds. Before
you know it you'll be relieved-ready
to sleep like a top.
If Thoxine fails you tonight, get
your money back tomorrow. Pure, safe
even for children: 35c, 6Oc, $1.00 bot
ties. Gonder's Pharmacy.-Advertise-
ment jan. 80, feb. 20.