davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Cost of Federal Press Staffs IN
Excess of 100000 Monthly

Uncle Sam is spending about ST..
100000 year paying salaries of en-
ployes whose principal duty is dis
tribution to press and public infor-
nation regarding his multitudinous
activities.
Thirteen Of the Governments ma jor
agencies are spending $78,972 month
which is nearly $ll0 an hour, "a
hours a day-for the salaries of 3l2
such employees. Pay rolls of other agen-
cies not included in this total will
bring the grand total to more than
100000 . month at conservative
estimate.
The Providence Journal assembled
this information, similar TO that gath
cred by the Brookings Institution for
the special Senate Committee on Gov
ernmental Reorganization headed by
Senator Byrd Of Virginia, through
inquiries made at the 10 regular Gov
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ernment departments and the eight
major alphabetical agencies.
Two of the regular departments
Justice and Labor-ignored repeated
requests for the information. Another
regular department. Interior. has
press section combined with that Of
the Public Works Administration.
Only one alphabetical agency. Reset
tlement Administration. failed to pro-
vide the statistics, stating that pres
sure Of work made it impossible to
get the informa ton until it had been
assembled for the Byrd committee.
Scope Of Propaganda.
These statistics provide the first au-
thentic picture of the scope of the
Federal Governments propaganda
agencies. which critics have charged
are overmanned.
Whether such charges are well
founded cannot be stated because Of
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sary to give the results Of this re-
search to the world.
Next in size is the press corps Of
the comparatively new Social Security
Board, employing 81 persons with a
monthly pay roll of $l5,125. Social
security Is finding what certain other
emergency agencies, notably F. H. A.
and H. o. L. c., discovered in 1888
that q high-powered press section Is
necessary TO sell" Its program to the
public.
Third in size is the A. A. A. press
and public relations corps Of 46 per-
sons with . monthly pay roll Of
$ll,679. In the absence of definite
information, 1t Is believed that re-
settlements propaganda section COM
pares with that Of A. A. A.
The War and Navy Departments,
because both follow the custom of
assigning line oficers. who are car
ried on the military pay roll in any
case, to duty as press relations Of
f1cers. reported only the small items
Of civilian clerical assistance for such
officers, thus making the services low
est ranking of all departments in size
Of press bureaus.
In view Of the fact that the survey
showed total monthly pay rolls of
$78,972 for l3 agencies, a conservative
estimate Of the total pay roll OF all
press bureaus was made at well over
100000 q month, or more than
81 900. 900 q year.
Republicans charged during the
campaign that the New Deal had
absorbed" hundreds Of newspaper
men in key propaganda posts. Maga-
zine writer's have estimated that the
New Deal employs up to l 500 former
newspaper men. Precisely rs former
newspaper men are employed among
the 3l2 public relations employees of
the Is agencies covered by the pres
ent survey.
The following tabulation gives the
number of employees in each Of the
Government departments which re-
piled to the Providence Journals re-
quest:
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the lack Of comparative figures for
other years. Admittedly there are
more press and public relations en-
ployes on the Government pay roll now
than before the New Deal, but, with
the vast emergency program and ex-
panded regular activities of the Gov
ernment, some additional employees
were necessary to keep the public in
formed.
Senator Byrd's group has not yet
completed its survey of the press agent
situation. In the meantime, Senator
Byrd said he Is reserving decision as
to whether. the press corps Of some
departments are top-heavy.
The Department Of Agriculture
leads all other Government agencies
both in the number of press and
propaganda employees and in the
amount of monthly pay roll. Ex-
planning the employment Of 7s persons
with a monthly pay roll Of 2l,762.
this department asserts that it carries
one Of the world S largest research Or
CARNATIONS, and that some press and
public relations employees are neces-
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COURSE IN CAMPS
OPENSFEBRUARY11. Il.
Training for Counselors to
Be Conducted by George
Washington U.

TO help provide efficient counselors
for various camps conducted by Com
rnunity Chest agencies, the MIN
camp counselor training course for
men and women will be opened Feb
ruary IL. It will be sponsored by the
Council Of Social Agencies and con-
Quoted by George Washington Uni
versity in cooperation with the Camp
Committee of the council. The course
will be given IL Thursday evenings
from February II through May 8,
from 7:30 to $50 pm.
Such training was said to be needed
this wear because of a shortage of
competent counselors and camp ofi-
cials when the two Community Chest
camps were opened last year on the
Federal Governments Chopawamsic
site at Dumfries, Va. The Boys
Club Of Washington. which con-
Quoted one camp, had an adequate
staff for It's own purposes, but the
Jewish Community Center camp, a
new project, had to employ entirely
new personnel.
MAY Add Third Project.
Prospects that a third camping
this wear to take care of those who
formerly went to Camp Good Will,
under the auspices Of the Family
Service Association. enlarges the field
for counselors. The course generally
sttracts young college men and
women.
National and local leaders in the
camping field will conduct the course
discussing camping and its place in
education, characteristics of the camp
age child. the camp program. stand
ards of health and safety. hints for
successful leadership and similar
topics.
At the section meetings the classes
will be divided into sections studying
hand crafts under the direction Of
Jacuueline T. Smith as chairman, ma
ture lore with Lillian Smith as chair
man, programs for camp fires and spe-
cial occasions with Margaret Cross as
chairman.
One Week End at Camp.
One week end will be spent at a
camp near Washington for practical
experiences in camp craft. There will
also be several hikes with camp crafts
activities for those interested.
One semester hour of credit in the
school Of education is given for the
successful completion of the course.
Registration will be conducted Febru-
ary and in Corcoran Hail. College
students or persons over 18 years Of
age may register.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments consists Of Mary Edith Coulson,
Council of Social Agencies; Dorothy
Davidson, director of Camp May Fla
ther; Julian Salamon. field co-ordi-
nator, National Park Service: Linn c.
Drake, Boy Scout executive; Miss
Florence Dunlap, director of Kamp
Kahlert; Louis Barrett and Ruth N.
Atwell. director Of physical education
for women, George Washington Uni
versity, who is the chairman.
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S126,547 LOANED IN 1886

The Credit Union Of Treasury Local
262, National Federation Of Federal
Employees, made loans aggregating
S126.547 in 1896, according to the
annual report made public yesterday.
The assets increased 70 per cent to
$68,645.15 in the last year.
A. D. Satrwell is the newly chosen
president.
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derstanding of what is taking place"
and campaign Of education and re-
lentless personal effort"
I'VE today" he added, ARE not
fighting for jobs or political control,
but for the preservation of a system,
under which we have so gloriously
builded."
Mrs. Reynolds attributed Republican
defeat to what she described as the
short duration of the campaign.
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SOCIETY OF ARTISTS
TO HOLD EXHIBITION
Forty-sixth Annual Event at Cor
coran Gallery January 81
to February 22.

The forty-sixth annual exhibition Of
the Washington Society Of Artists Is
scheduled at the Corcoran Gallery
of Art from January 81 through Feb
ruary az.
The exhibition will be judged by
three painters and sculptor, not Of
the society, who will present . first
prize Of 500. Bronze medals will
be awarded in the various classes Of
the exhibition, figure composition,
landscape, still life and sculpture.
The final date for entry cards has
been extended to this Wednesday.
Evening star., 1937-01-17

DR.. E. J. G. of Iowa advises, "I pre-
scribe Pluto Water freely with excel
lent results" DR.. H. A. o. of Wiscon-
son writes, "I not only prescribe
Pluto almost daily, but use it person.
ally every other day." DR.. V. N. of
Michigan says, 81 have used and pre-
scribed Pluto Water for 40 years"
Simply mix 1I5 of q glass of Pluto
Water in as of glass of hot water.
You'll find it pleasant tasting. There's
no overnight waiting. No painful
gripping. In hour, or less, you II get
gentle YET THOROUGH RELIEF.
So, when you need a laxative. be sure
take Pluto Water. Your own doctor
will tell you there is nothing better
than this non-habit forming saline
mineral water, bottled at famous
French Lick Springs, Indiana. Get
Pluto Water from your drug -
gist. 25c, or Soc. In / hour Ii
you'll feel worlds better. IA
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il!l:E3
CONSTIPATION
This is lDhat ouer so, 900
doctors houe used or
=. recommended
RELIEF IN I H0URl

When you need alax-
ative, e,playSAFEand
follow the method
thousands of doctors
use and recommend.
For doctors, of all
people, know what is
best for acute con-
stipation. Just listen
to what they say
about Pluto Water:
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ANorHER RACKET GETS THE eATE

Fake accident claim racketeers have
become so bold of late years in the city of
New York that the district attorney has
arranged to set up a permanent bureau to
handle accident fraud cases Need for a
permanent bureau was revealed by the ac-
Invites of special bureau which for some
months past has been notably successful
in .convicting crooked lawyers, doctors.
runners and fake injury claimants. Prior
to the creation of the special. bureau Is
per cent of cases ON the calendar Of the
Supreme Court of New York were personal
injury suits. Within few months after
the special bureau began to function per-
sonal injury claims filed in the city court
dropped nearly 80 per cent, and already
marked decrease has taken place in in
surance rates.
New York's special fraud bureau has
benefited not only the taxpayer and the
honest litigant, but the public as a whole.
Efficient functioning of the judicial ma
chinery is no longer threatened by a grow
ing volume of trumped-up injury claims
and the pernicious activities of crooked
practitioners
Cities throughout the nation may
profitably follow the example set by New
York. The accident racketeer is a para
site. His activities are constant drain on
the resources of the casualty insurance In
dustry and force insurance rates to higher
levels than would otherwise prevail, thus
causing every insurance buyer to help pay
the BILL
Hearty cooperation between the pub
lie, the courts, the police and the insurance
industry can ultimately eradicate the fake
accident racketeer. The sooner his de-
mise the better
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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Pressure IS asove normal over
the eastern half of the country
this morning being highest over
the north Atlantic States; while
disturbance Of mderate intensity
is moving in on the north Pacific
coast, Seattle. $3.50 inches. Low
pressure extends from that dis
trict southeastward over the
Great Basis.
Precipitation during TIE last "a
hours was confined to the central
and southern Plains, lower Mis-
sissippi valley, Alabama, Georgia
and the Carolinas. There were
showers also over the north Pa
cifie states, northern Rocky Noun
tains and thzndershowers occurr-
ed in southern Florida.
Temperatures have not changed
materially since yesterday morn
ing except for somewhat cooler
in the northern Lake region. AS
q rule, temperature conditions
are about seasonal.
s. NJ. GOLDSMITH.
Temporarily in Charge
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corporations. for how can workers be
employed without an employer?
A curious situation. that. with all
the right on one side and al the duty
on me otheri The Va ge@earuers snail
nave the right 70 CO, tinuous employ
ment AZ fair wages and Il shall be The
duty OF the employers % give them
such continuity OF tenure and ren5an-
Grafton But inasmuch as rieht and
auty are but two sides Of the same
shield. for every right there Is or
should be q corresponding duty. and
Ior every duty there Is correspond
ing claim Of right
Let as then have treaty Of peace
based on the olc-time principle Of
give and take. Let il be agreed that
IN consideration cf the righs TO con-
nnuous employment. good wages.
proper conditions OF work. and recou-
milton OF the lnioE. the wage-earners
shall give continuous service. good
work. cheerful obedience. and recoz-
milton OF the employees place and
function in the business world. And
let II be agreed that the employer, In
return for his indispensable services
as enterpriser and paymaster, shall
receive tangible remuneration in the
shape Of reasonable profits and those
intangible rewards Of respect and
goodwill which may induce him 70
carry on when profits fail.
This IS old stuff. Of course, remind
ing one Of Ralph Montgomery EasIey,
the National Civic Federation. and
other persons ana organizations dedi-
Gated 70 the cause OF industrial peace
and the proposition that labor and
capital have much In common and
little 10 fight about II looks utopIan,
too. especially the thought OF conti-
nuity Of service and remuneration
amid the storm ana stress. the UPS and
downs Of business navigation. And
yet unless some such synthesis Of
rights and duties can be effected. there
Is danger that our present social order
will run upon rocks.
hor care Of this netrspaperl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16
SUMMER PERILS

Now that summer has arrived the
waters of the land invite swimmers and
boating lures the land-lubber. 1t might
not be amiss to utter few words of
warning in regards to the dangers that
Turk in these delightful pastimes.
Every year the newspapers carry
stories of inexperienced swimmers, taking
risks. and going under for.the third time
before sohiebOdy pulls them,frezn watery
grave. Similar incidents are chronicled
about boats turning over and letting the
occupants struggling to get to shore, if
they can.
Key West, we hope, will be spared
such sorrowful developments this sum-
mer. However, it is up to all of us to ex-
ercise proper care in our water sports if
we expect to live through the summer
months.
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THE MOTORISTS PRAYER

Grant me steady hand and watch
full eye, that no man shall be hurt when l
pass by starts The Motorists Prayer.
The prayer first appeared in the London
Church Times.
The Prayer is a reminder that good
driving is a Christian obligation. 1t fol-
lows:
Grant me steady hand and watehful eye,
That no man shall be hurt when pass by.
Thou gavest life. and pray no act of mine
May take away or mar that gift of thine.
Shelter those, dear Lord, who bear me COM
pany,
From the evils of fire and all calamity.
Teach me to use my car for others need,
Nor miss through love of speed
The beauties of thy world; that thus may,
With joy and courtesy go my way.
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FATHER CoUGHLIN's FOREVER

A little less than year ago Father
Coughlin, the Detroit radio priest, WAS
promising his radio audience to retire from
the air forever" if he failed to deliver
nine million votes to Lemke, presidential
candidate.
Subsequently, on November 9th,' Fa-
Their COughlin got off the air. On January
End, however, he returned with a plea for
industrial peace, on January 25th he be-
gan a new series of brOadcaSts, on Feb.
ruary 1, he discussed the automobile
strikes, on February 22nd, he assaulted
"acts of usurpation," on March 9Th he saw
a national crisis and the possible passing
of the nation" and, on April II, he warned
of initiation prices, and got off the air un-
til next October.
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WEATHER FORECAST

9TH 1880 p. m, Thursday
Key West and Vicinity: Party
cloudy, possibly thundershowers
tonight and Thursday; gentle to
moderate winds, mostly southeast
and south.
I Florida: Partly cloudy, scatter
ed thundershowers Thursday and
possibly near extreme south coast
tonight.
. Jacksonville to Florida Straits
end East G-lf: Gentle to mod
crate winds mostly southeast and
south; partly overcast weather
with scattered showers Thursday
and possibly over south portion
tonight.
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MALARIA
Speedy Relief of Chills
and Feuer

When your teeth are chattering
with cnills and your body burning
with fever, you want quick and re-
liable relief
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic is
the medicine you want to take for
Malaria. This is no new-fangled or
untried preparation, but a treatment
Of proven merit
Groves TastelesS Chill Tonic con-
tains tasteless quinidine and iron.
It quickly stops. the chills and fever
and also tends to build you up.
This is the double effect you want.
The very next time you feel chills
and fever coming on. get bottle Of
Groves TasteleSs Chill Tonic. Start
taking it Immediately and it viii
soon INK you up.
All drug stores sell Groves Taste
less Chill Tonic. soc and 81. The
latter is the more economical size.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

millions OF our feIlow-citizens who
fervently believe that the mother
world that gave her children birth
owes them living. or at least
chance TO earn a living
II is not. Of course. the mere right
to work or not 70 work that is in ques-
ton but rather the right 70 have work.
or the right to have a JOB at living
wage Naturally. any worker would
like 10 have vested interest IN his
job. like that Of q civil servant or
college professor. but few woulo in
sist on that IL other suitable Jobs were
provided. especially in time Of Uusi-
ness depression
But who is 70 provide the jobs7 Not
the wsge-earnerS who. for lack Il
capital. training. and experience. can
not employ themselves nor anyone
else. Not the goverlment-federa
state. or Iocai-unless we are to have
state so .alism. with its usual ineEi-
cheney. deficits. and burdensome tax
alton. Who then is left 10 carry on If
not our present or prospective bust
ness concerns. whether individuals or
address questions to the al
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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN
rahsnFEz .7sbssn.

rs1tufGc ,V6Ds9ns
WILL always seek the truth and print it
~i.aost fear and without favor; never be
afraid . stack wrong or to applaud right;
aluays fight cor progress neSaer' be the or
4. shit Euf- HEn7aGoe ~
ean o. the Ihodthpieee OF any person. clique.
faetion Or class; always do its utmost for the
puslie welfare; never tolerate corruption or
iniustiees denounce vice and praise virtue
eoa-mend good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant Of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not eoutaminate the reader; never COM
promise vita principle.
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seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaa4
Today's Horoscope


Today p-odaess sne e s.n.s-n
xnd retiring naturs. ears. marE
Tor the acruInzl4tion IS knwnle1Es
than for anything eiss- kzc4p<laz-
al mental powers. 49, la@4N So
q discriminating mind ara = r4.-
ed This conzbina1ian E4neraT
leads to . rexpeezanle a1x4ma4ln-
ton Of the werids wum4a. SO
what Is much Lek1er. = wpo6 reRW
tati0n-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

n the Vatican in Rome hangs 1.-THE
Transformation" by Raphael. perhaps the
greatest picture in the world. 1t received
he last touches from the great artists
brush. and was brought into the room
uhere be lay dying that his eyes might
close while resting on it. 1t preceded his
eoffin a. the funeral.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

II any man offends another grievously
that offense will never be forgotten, even
Il forgiven. II is undoubtedly divine to
lorRive. bat il IS equally human to re-
member.
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E Fr 2 5 81 Q .
Of grim deter
mination 70 en-
force the right
70 work. with
out which III e
traditional In
alienable rights
to life. liberty
and the pursuit
Of happiness are
not W orfh q
c o n ii n G q ;
I a l. NJ o d ern
philosophers tell
US that there
are no inalien-
able rights and
vet there ara
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

Brisbane often said i'm his famous
column that nobody understands money,
nor 10 many comprehend financial trans
actions fully. except those who. are their
beuefiCiaries. and they have concrete and
secular evidence by jingling the coin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

New York. Ohio, Minnesota,
Indiana and California have in
itiated or are contemplating iuum-
mated highways.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

skilled labor is growing scarce, while
the iobless situation is growing worse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

II il were possible that man could
he entirely free. he still might be free
from suspicion. There is no such thing as
absolute freedom.
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Today's Birthdays

Walter NJ. W. Splawn of Tex
as, Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner, born at Arlington, Tex.
81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

Beggars soon acquire the idea that
they have a vested right.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

II temperamental. why not halve it;
keep the mental half and shed the temper
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

Young people formerly never thought
Of doing some things moderns do. That's
why they didn't do them
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

A Gag CT mail stolen fifteen
years ago in Edgew9od, Tex, was
found recently by workmen razing
a bantstald. The bag had not
been opened and most of its con-
tent was in perfect condition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16
Today In History

1774-First permanent settle
ment in Kentucky made at Har-
rodsburg by Virginians-destroy-
ed by Indians bnt rebuilt the next
year.
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Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood,
U. S. A., retired, of charleston,
S. c., bOrn at 0rangebarg, S. c.,
81 years ago. zee
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

Fay Allne des Portes of Wins
boo, s C.. u. S. Minister to Bo-
livia. born at WinnsbOrO, AZ years
ago.
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You and Your
Nations Affairs
The Right to Ones Job
By J. E. LeROSSICNOL
Dean, School OF Business Administration University of
q Nebruskn sut-4

The present epidemic Of sif-d0wn
strikes. though Illegal and iIl-advised.
is gesture Of protest against the IL
security Of work and wages and an
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

1. Water and Sewerage.
:. Bridges to complete Road to Main
land.
g. Free Pert
:. Hotels and Apartments.
5. Bathing Pavilion.
9. AirpoIts-Land and Sea.
= Consolidation Of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

George w. Coleman of Boston,
president emeritus of Babson In
stitute, Observation-Disclosures of the
famed Ford Fall Forum, born IN
Boston, 40 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-16

Arthur Bliss Lane of New
York, u. S. Minister to Nicaragua,
born at Bay Ridge, n. " 43 years
ago. 4