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The Washington times., 1937-04-08
D. E. SOC|AL|7E
LOSES PERMIT

Mrs. Elizabeth. E. Guggenheirn,
wife of Col. M. Robert Guggen-
helm, $500 Woodland Drive N. W.,
widely known in Capital social
circles, today lost her permit to
drive an automobile.
Mrs. Guggenheim's permit was
revoked following her conviction
in Traffic Court last week on a
charge of leaving after colliding.
She was fined $75 on the charge
by Judge John P. Mcmahon,
despite a plea by her attorney,
william A. McCracken, that the
charge be dismissed.
She was on her way home alone
late one night when her car COL
lided with another machine, in
flicting considerable damage, &C.
cording to the testimony.
Mrs. Guggenheim entered the
defense that she did not stop be-
cause she was alone and it was
late, and stated she drove slowly
so the other driver could get her
license number.
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VA. DENTIST
FACES FATE
WITHOUT.
TREN0R
Counsel for Mother of
Cleo Brands Him !.
Father of Child I

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
8.-While his wife and daughter
wept bitterly, DR.. Richard G. Mil
Ter, dentist and church and civic
leader, today was sentenced to IS
years in the penitentiary for the
chloroform murder of Cleo
Sprouse, 18-year-old high school
student.
DR.. Miller stood without a
tremor as Judge Lemuel F. Smith,
his former Sunday schol teacher,
imposed sentence in circuit court
after attorneys had argued the
case for nearly three hours.
Late yesterday the dentist
pleaded guilty to seconddegree
murder, and today defense attor.
neys sought to show mitigating
circumstances, while the prosecu-
ton sought to show that the crime
was deliberate and that he should
be given the limit OF 20 years.
After sentence had been i'm.
posed. DR.. Miller, who wept when
he entered his plea, smiled and
shook hands with his four at
torneys. -
Called Father of Child
Miller, who admitted giving the
girl chloroform preparatory to per-
forming an Illegal operation, was
branded by prosecution attorneys
as the father Of her unborn child.
commemorative Attorney viii
liam o. Fife declared 20 years.
practice of dentistry should have
taught Miller the danger of the
use of anesthetics, and said the
dentist showed "a careless and
wanton disregard for her life"
In passing sentence, Judge
Smith stated that abortion is q
horrible crime" and added that
he was taking into consideration
Miller's age and the fact that he
was "a weak man." Under Vir.
ginia law, Miller will be paroled
on serving half Of his sentence.
mot a Normal Man"
In a plea for leniency, E. v.
Walker, chief defense counsel, de-
clared:
MILLER is not a normal man.
He is too weak. He is incapable
Of resisting generous impulses.
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
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THOUSANDS
SEE F f 7 T .
OPENING
Cherry Blossom Queen
To Be Crowned At
Basin Tonight.

A chill wind whipped across the
Tidal Basin this morning as nearly
5000 persons watched the formal
opening of the Cherry Blossom
Festival which comes to a climax
tonight with the browning Of the
queen of the festival, 10-year-old
Sakiko Saito, daughter Of the
Japanese, Ambassador. ~ -
Members of the festival com
mittee announced that in the
event of a heavy rain, tonight'S
festivities will be postponed until
tomorrow night. Z
Feature Of this mornings pro
gram was interpretative dancing
by the Evelyn Davis dance group.
The dance portrayed the legend
of the cherry blossoms; an ancient
Japanese folk tale. Dancing IN
their bare feet, despite the fact
that the grass was wet with an
early morning rain, the dancers re-
enacted the story of the love be
tween the Sun God and the Lady
of the Cherry Blossoms. The music
was supplied by the United States
Marine Band.
Hazen to Crown Queen
Thousands of spectators lined
the roped off area around the dane
ers and the walk around the Basin
was also crowded. The program
began at six o'clock.
This was only an introduction,
officials explained, to the display
CONTINUED on Page 3, Col. II
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FILM ACTRESS
DEAD OF FLU

HOLLYWOOD, April 8 1.N.sO.
At the. dawn of Stardom, the
career Of Helen Burgess, 1S-year.
old film actress, was ended today,
Stricken with lobar pneumonia
she died in an oxygen tent while
physicians made frantic efforts
to save her life.
A cold, contracted a week ago
on a film location, developed into
the disease. She sank so rapidly
that she could not be removed
to a hospital.
Miss Burgess, a former Port
land, Ore, girl, skyrocketed into
stardom in Cecil B. DeMille's
1.-The PlainSmar."
Last January q she eloped
to Yuma, Ariz., with Herbert
Rutherford, musician, from whom
she separated 10 hours later. She
was granted an annulment of
her marriage March 6.
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CR0NIN'S WIFE
RECOVERING

SARASOTA, Fla, April 8
Q.N.SO.-Mourning the loss OF
twins at birth, Manager Joe
Cronin, of the Boston Red Sex.
stayed at the bedside Of his
wife, Mrs. Mildred Cronin. at
Sarasota Hospital today.
While Cronin was at the bed
side Of his wife, Oscar Melillo, sec
ond baSeman, was notified his
wife had taken a bad turn. She
gave birth to q son last week in a
Chicago hospital. Melillo left by
train at once.
Condition of Mrs. Cronin,
adopted daughter of Clark Grit.
fifth, owner of the Washington
Senators, was reported to be
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
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BARES
IRWIN LOVE
FOR ETHEL
One Entry in Fugitive
ScuIptor's Notes
Hinted Suicide
Copyright, 1897, by International News
Serviee) ~

Copyright, 1887, by International News
Serviee) 80
CANTON, N. Y, April 8.-Nu.
merous excerpts from the much
sought diary kept by Robert Irwin,
missing suspect in New York
city's triple murder mystery, were
revealed exclusively to Interna-
tional News Service today by q
person in authority who had
read the diary and closely OBJ
served its contents.
The diary contained just one
reference to Ronnie Gedeon, bealss
ttful model slain with her mother
and their ledger in the Easter
sunday tragedy, but numerous
entries referred to Ethel" be-
lieved to be Ronnie's sister, Mrs.
Ethel Kudner. :
It was the frequent mention Of
Ethel which led police to evolve
the theory that the 29-year-old
divinity student and sculptor
wreaked vengeance upon Ronnie
and her mother because Of their
objection to his unrequited affec.
ton for Mrs. Kudner.
Diary Tells Of Visits
Also found in the notebook was
the name of Alice Ryan, former
friend of the fugitive, with a
smudged address for her in Chi
cago.
Several entries told of his visits
to the Gedeons, with whom he
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
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SIMPSON SUIT
SETTLED"

LONDON, April 8 G.N.sJ.-The
SANDER suit brought by Ernest
Simpson against Mrs. Joan Suther-
land has been settled out of court,
it was reported in legal circles to-
day.
Notice has been handed to the
department of the law courts con-
cerned with the case stating the
action will not be brought to trial,
it was reported. Attorneys de-
clined comment.
Simpson, former husband of
Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson,
sued Mrs. Sutherland because of
remarks she made at a tea party
allegedly rejecting upon his atti-
tude in his wife's divorce action.
LONDON. April 8 G.N.SD The
taste of Mrs. Wallis Warfield
Simpson in selection of her clothes
(COntin led on Page 2, Col. g.
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Bank Report Ordered

The Comptroller of the Cur
rency today ordered all member
banks of the Federal Reserve
System to make a report Of their
condition as of March 81.
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MILLER GETS 16-YEAR SENTENCE
Accepts Fate
Without
TreMOOH'

DR..RICHARDG MILLER,
WHO WAS SENTENCED
INCHARLOTTESVILLETO-
DAY TO 10 YEARS IN
PRISON FOR THE CHLOR-
OFORM MURDER OF CLEO
SPROUSE. INTERNATION-
AL NEWS PHOTOS.
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Fierce Battle RACES
In Bilbao Sector
No Little Ray 10 This
Sunshine, Persistent
Lover Repents in Jail

NEW YORK. April 8 G.N.S0.
characterized by the presiding
magistrate as "the worlds most
persistent lover" Harry Rosen-
zweig, 29-year-old Brooklyn swain,
today began a five-day Jail SEN
tence for annoying Miss Ruth Sun
shine.
Taken to court for the third
time by the girls father for at
tempting to break into the Sun
shine home to see her. Harry said
he just couldn't take no" for an
answer. His ardent wooing of Miss
Sunshine previously got him three
days in the clink.
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Indy In Munich; Next
Hop Believed London

MUNICH, Germany, April 8
Q.N.SD Hardly recognized by
paSSersby although they kept the
world guessing for SO hours while
they were missing" Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh went
for a stroll about Munich today.
Their plane, in which they
arrived Tuesday night, was re.
fuelled in preparation for the next
stage Of their flight back to Eng
land after an aerial tour of India.
Colonel Lindbergh declined to re-
veal his next destination, but it
was believed he and his wife
would fly to London this after
noon.
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CHARGE PARIS
AID IN SPAIN .
International News Service

lnIOF0BllOnAl GNOWB SERVICE
International ramifications of
the Spanish civil war disturbed
Europe again today as loyalist
armies advanced in the South and
insurgents advanced in the North.
Developments:
Rome charged that IS French
staff offices are directing a loyal
list offensive and daily shipments
of arms are leaving France. Paris
said the charges are preliminary
to Italian denunciation of non-in-
tervention. London heard Col.
Gen. Goering. German air minis
ter, will 60 to Rome to discuss the
next Fascist move.
2 The British WarShip Shrop-
shire protested at Majorca against
two insurgent air attacks on the
destroyer Gallant. InSurgent su-
thorities said the incident was a
mistake" and promised closer
watch for British ships in the
future.
Almost surrounding Penar-
roya, loyaliSt troops neared Cor
doba while insurgents fled in dis
order" Loyalists repulsed an at
tack on HueSca.
4 Insurgent troops occupied i'm
portant passes in their drive to-
wards Bilboa, but Urquila Pass
was the scene of mighty struggle.
Fierce Battle RACES
In Bilbao Sector
MADRID, April 8 G.N.S)-Bit-
ter fighting ragged on the Basque
front in northern Spain today,
Continued on Page 6, Col. II
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AUTO RIVALS
REGISTER
THREATS
Motor King Promises
No Union,' and Clio.
Replies No Cars
international News Service
DEVELOPMENTS on the GHtomo-
bile labor front today tDere::

Developments on LhG GnLOnGO"
bile labor front today we're:
/. John L. Lewis, c. I. O. chief,
warned mass rally of union auto
workers at Detroit against wild
cat sit-downs."
q. Henry Ford said he would
not recognize United Auto Work
ers Union, while the union re-
piled: Henry will, either recog-
nize us or he won't build auto
mobiles"
8. Strike front extended into
Canada as two G. M. plants
there shut down because of a
strike of G.. M. workers at OSh-
ava. Total of 1900 men affected.
4. Conferences to end sit-down
strike Of Hudson workers in De-
troit resumed in Governor Frank
Murphy's office at Lansing. Mich.
5. Costly Chrysler and REQ
strikes settled within last SO hours
by Governor Murphy, paving way
for return to work Of nearly 85,I
600 auto workers in Detroit and
Lansing.
8. Violence flared in strikes at
Long Island CITY,, N. ", and
Toledo, Ohio. A free-forall melee,
in which 500 persons took part
in the New York suburb, started
when rike-breakers tried to open
the Etched Products factory shut
for two weeks. Police reserves
broke up. the riot. In the Ohio
city taxi war cab was taken
from its driver and burned.
ETROIT, April 8 Q.N.SO.
Answering Henry Ford'S statement
well never RECONCILE the United
Automobile Workers Union or any
other union" Richard T. Franken-
CONTINUED on Page IL, Col. A
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High Salary Lists
Law Repeal Asked

Repeal Of the law under which
the Treasury reports all corpora
ton salaries Of $4,000 a year or
more was proposed today by Chair
man Doughton Of the House
Ways and Means Committee.
Doughton said he had not con.
suited the Treasury but that he
did moi expect any opposition
from that source.
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Army Filler Hunted
After Fall Into Gull

GALVESTON, Tex, April 8
G.N.SD.-Coast uardsm n
searched today for the body of
Second Lieut.. A. E. Livingston, re-
ported killed when the Army air
plane he was flying in gunnery
practice plunged into the Gulf of
Mexico.
Lieutenant Livingston, a reserve
officer, was flying alone, his plane
towing a grnnery target.
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WEATHER FORECAST

Rain Tonight and probably tomorrow morn
ing; somewhat colder tomorrow; lowest tenn
peratuIe tonight about so: fresh shifting
winds, becoming northerly tomorrow. High.
est temperature last "a hours, So; lowest, As.
(Weather Details on Page $50
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-18
Two Cases Tried
In Criminal Court

Two cases we're disposed of thi
morning n Criminal Court with
Judge William V. AIbury presid-
ing and al court Officials pres
ent.
Elizabeth Sawyer, colored, was
the first case brought before the
tribunal. This woman was charg-
ed with assault and battery and
her case was one of those which
required a jury trial
The jury decided that she was
guilty and so found, and Judge
AIbury sentenced her to 60 days
in the county Jail, but suspended
sentence. It was shown that she
is the mother of three small chill
dren. She was warned against
further infractions of the law and
allowed to depart to take care of
her family.
David Ford, who was arrested
Sunday by Constable Ray EdwOod,
charged with being a vagrant, was
fined $40 and costs or 80 DAYS in
jail, and the judge ordered that
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REPORT MADE
CITING SOIL
CONSERVATION
CONTINUES WITH
PROGRAM DEALING WITH
EVERGLADES; ONES
MORE HOPEFUL
ssrssial 70 The cltizepD

WASHINGTON, ID. C., May L.
Of the first step in
MS Everglades sol conservation.
water control and fire prevention
program was seen by Congress
man ]. Mark Wilcox, of Florida,
this week when the special COM
mittee appointed by Secretary
Wallace flied It's report.
For more than two years Wilcox
has psessed the project and in
May, 1886, ne succeedde IN having
{ special committee appointed to
make preliminary examination Of
the area and outline a general
plan o. conservation. The COM
mittee's report Is understood TO
recommend an aerial survey and
a eomp.ete typographical and soil
map Of the area as well as a gen
eraI economic survey.
In discussing the matter Wilcox
said: This IS an enormous under
taking and progress IS necessarily
slow Il has taken two years 10
get the project 10 the point o. Sc
curing the report o. the commit
tee. Now that the report IS in.
however, We viii know just what
steps are necessary TO secure the
final results"
.sThe Everglades Is our great
est natural asset" Wilcox c0htin-
ued, and 1t IS my hope that my
plan en- be put into effect for
its preservation.
The program contemplates not
only the conservation Of the soil
in the area but fire prevention
and water control as well By
properly controlling and conserv-
ing the water in the Everglades
we VIII preserve that area against
soil erosion, dust storms and muck
fires and at the sane time insure
an adequate supply o. fresh wa
ter 5or the cites along the East
Coast.
Il regard this program as the
most vital and FAR reaching single
project ever undertaken for South
Florida" Wilcox said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-18

Mrs. E. r. Lowe, OF Tavernier.
addressed the board Of county
commissioners yesterday afternoon
at their meeting which was called
for 5 o'c.ock relative TO the liquor
license application o. Milton An
thony PARROT, which was approx
ed by the commissioners last
week. and had the satisfaction Of
having the board reseind their
previous action
Attending the meeting were
Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Commits
sioners Braxton B. Warren, Vim.
R. Porter, Cleveland Niles; Sher.
If K. o. Thompson, Chief DepEty
Bernard Waite, Judge William V.
Albury, Tax Collector F. H. Ladd
Deputy Sheriff Raymond Maloney,
from Tavernier, Mrs. Lowe and
a number o< interested citizens.
In making her presentation to
the commissioners, Mrs. Lowe ex-
planned that the great majority OF
dwellers in the vicinity Of Tav-
ernser were opposed II ire ss@n.-
ing Of a liquor liserse. net ea-y
TO Mr.. Parrot bat We're opposed
to granting the kind Of license e
any person or persons. and hand
ed in a petition signed BY 81 resi-
dents o. the Keys
After the reading Of the LIST
and a discussion Of the esse b.
the board, il was moved and car
ried that the license approved on
May IL be resinded and Clerk
Ross C. Sawyer was asked to send
a telegram to John II. Allen, di-
rector OF the State Beverage De
pertinent notifying him of the
boards action, and asking that
the license approved for PARROT
be not granted.
This application was received
on May 5 and at the meeting o.
the board that night II vas de.
cided to hold it over until the FOL
lowing regular meeting night. ane
at that time the application va.
approved.
Following the approval tele.
grams were received By Clerl
Sawyer and INSPECTOR George
Gomez. o. the beverage depart
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-18
Complaint Made In Peti-
ion Read AT Meeting
Of County Board Last
Night

Residents % the Keys in the
vssiaisy 81 Card Sound Bridge aad
Matssumbe to the number Of 1s7.
sre asking that that part Of the
ssssien - sivsa adequate prosse-
tioa as@iass srsspasssrs on line
assves. v.Erants ~ho are con-
sinaaliy seea n hat section. and
= East against auy form of law
x;slsfisns.
Tbs desire o. the residents was
80 sorih in a petition received By
he eounfy commissioners at their
meefinx last night The selection
made ~ the ls7 petitioners and
named in the petition was Deputy
shalff Raymond Maloney Of
Tasefnier
TIE petitioners show that they
EEL this protection measure is
neeesAry and ASK that the APP
feintee be furnished necessary
eqeipaeDt. emergency gas and
osl containers and fire extin-
Risher. make q patrol Of the road
ffom me Card Sound bridge TO
Nateeambe and make a check o.
everything whish occurs Of any
pafare uhirh ! dee1ed contrary
= the law and Rad regulations.
= VA decided b. the commits
g nefs that the matser viii be
taken up in detail with Sheriff X.
q. Thompson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-18

Citizens are called upon to use
every effort to make the eradica-
ton eamnaign an effective one
and to collect every form of con-
tainer on the premises and place
them on lots or open spaces about
the city, which have been named
in the column carrying the an
n0uncement.
There are 30 of these PAGES
designated and they are so widely
throughout the city as
to make them Of easy access TO
those who desire to aid in the
campaign and help to remove
every possible shape or form OF
container which would prove
breeding place for the mosquito.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-18

There are undoubtedly many
people in the United States who
viii question the wisdom OF pay
ing half a billion dollars to the
farmers in benefits while the
Government is troubled with bud
get-balancing difficulties. These
people appreciate the great value
to the country of a prosperous
agriculture but they point to
prices which now approximate
parity in the belief that this
means agriculture has reached .
normal condition. Farm leaders.
however, call attention to the fact
that parity prices have been at
tanned under vigorously curtailed
production. that without the ef-
fects of the drought and the AAA.
the farmers would have IA ised nor
NAL crops and the price would be
far below the present level. As
z matter OF fact. the world situa-
ton does not indicate that the
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he be held for investigation as to
his mental condition.
1t seems that Ford is laboring
under the hallucination that he IS
being followed by parties who are
bent On doing HIN mischief, and
these imaginary enemies have
followed him al over the western
part of the country and are still
continuing their pursuit. having
reached Kew West. Investigation
was deemed necessary by the
judge.
At yesterdays brief session O.,
court in the afternoon, the case of
Cecil Russell, charged with OBJ
tanning goods under false pretens-
es, was called and the accused en-
tered a plea of guilty. He was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of SO or
spend 80 DAYS in jail, but the SEN
teRce was suspended provided his
behavior is good for the next
year.
The sessions of the court will
be resumed at $50 O'Clock tomor-
row morning.
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Mosquito Eradication
CampaignInaugurated

Nah ne idea in view Of clean
ina ~ the eity and freeing il o.
Al breeding p aces Of mosquitoes,
a. lutensire effort il being made
g. auaksn the residents Of Key
Net % neeessity o. keeping the
gfeai1es clear o. every form OF
lseeptacle la which mosquitoes can
BREED
r. ths end q lengthy eommuni-
ea1len Was printed In the Citizen
~ Saiorday. showing that the
Sanitary DenaItmeut Of Key West
in conjunction with the State
Beard 81 Health. had started a
campaiEn fer the elimination o.
ihfse psEiiferous insects By de-
sifoyinr their breeding places.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-18
STEAMER GRANADA
ARRIVES IN PORT

Steamship Granada, OF the
Standard Fruit and Steamship
company, arrived in port yester-
day afternoon 6:35 o'clock, took
40.303 gallons o. fuel oil at the
main pier o. the Porter Dock COM
pany, and sailed IL o'clock for
Frontera, Mexico.
Steamship Alamo. % the CLYDE
Mallory Lines, arrived in port
3:45 o'clock this morning from
New York with light freight for
Key West, discharged and sailed 5
o'clock for Tampa.
Heron Arrives In Port
The power boat Heron. Captain
Gene Sweeting, OF the Overseas
Tran portation Company, arrived
in port this morning from Miami
with seven tons of freight for Key
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-18

P. c. Howe. president o. the
Florida Motor Lines, W. K. Drake.
attorney Cor the company, A Y
Milan, and Fontaine lie Ma;stre
-orm a party which came to Key
West this week on fishing bent
Dir. Howe told The Citizen this
morning while their cruiser, Ras-
ca III. was at the Porter Dock
rier for fuel. that they are going
up of HarBor Keys and seek the
excitement CT fishing FOR boRef.sh.
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Experiments To Be Made
TowardImprOviing Sponge
Culture In Monroe County
Party Of Visitors
Plan Fishing Trip

Captains Thonrson and Sswya
are the guides
Eperx year Mr. Hsue ane
patty Of friends sna
come to these waters 1rnw 1
sCnvilIe. and spend ahoat
p.sek fishing and enjoE ne laea
selves. meeting old frienak
They remarked. a. have a
many others who nrs Fizitine
Key West NJ this time. 90 fhe g.
lightfully coo. and iurEaes
weather Kew West Is exI z,f.eneIes
at this period
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Report Issued On
Activities Of CCC

JACKSONVILLE. May Is
There are 80 boys from Monrae
County in the Civilian ConzefVa-
ton Corps earning a total II ST.
ITO a month. according O q rsHorf
compiled by the state Beard %
Social Welfare. which acts 81 go
selecting agency in Forida Ter
this program
Families Of these boys receive
approximately 1915 each maath
in aliotments. Each enrollse re-
eeiyes $50 q month. 81 uhich SIS
is sent to his family.
Taere are tWenty-four causFE iH
the state and the majority oi
Florida boys are sent o thess
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~ t.le sieh pay Ell the taxes?
Not ascordirr g a study Of hid
n taxaiion Feeently completed
- ere Family Econan; 6 Blu
rec Of TIE Northwestern Ma
tienal life Insurance Company.
Ihs siady shows that a laboFer
eiesk mrk ms SIS q week oavs
stls 3 wear in hidden taxes on
So tunss he bsra This is ~
eents on every dollar hs makes.
TIE mc<aanie o. minor depart
mfn head mgkinz $50
monfh which permits him to
aare a urcd ear pays S229 a
ssaF in taxes even though he is
8 family mar and excerpt from
lntame tax