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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
ROAD BUILDERS NEWS CARRIES
ARTICLE ON OVERSEAS HIGHWAY

BILE 106-foot clear channel. Steel
beams of sufficient length to per-
NIT constructing a roadway &c
feet in width have been placed
upon the concrete and steel via
ducts used in the railway build
ing and a road surface of con-
crete and asphalt applied, the
guard rails of which consist main
ly of the T rails used in the rail-
road construction. This CONVEX
sion eliminates ferries and en-
ables automobiles and trucks to
make direct communication be-
tween Miami and Key West, thus
making Key West the southerly
terminal of U. S. Route l.
"The cost of the conversion
will be approximately S3,5OO,O00.
"The portions of the highway
between Key West and Big Pine
Key, from Grassy Key to Knights
Key, and from Miami to Lower
Matecumbe Key, are public high
way; the converted section, as ex-
planned, will be subject to a toll
of 81 for automobiles and drivers,
plus 25 cents for each additional
passenger, for pleasure vehicles.
Truck rates have not yet been
established.
"This road passes over 80 Keys
and groups of Keys and will be
opened for through travel by
April Is, with an official opening
on July 4, next.
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Rattles Of 1900 B. c.
Have Reached Museum
nv Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, April 15.-Battles
shaken by babies in 5000 BIC.
have been received by the Field
Museum in Chicago from the
Field Museum-O Oxford University
joint archaeological expedition in
Mesopotamia.
The rattles are made of pottery
in shapes of animals, such as
hedgehogs and goats. They are
hollow and contain one or more
pebbles for noise making.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

Florida farmers produced the
equivalent of 10000 cars of
fruits and vegetables with gross
value of $I08. 000. 900. OF this
amount. l02.S27 cars were citrus
fruits having a value of SOS. S3e. :
600, L. NJ Rhodes. state market
ing commissioner. told the XII
wanianS at Fernandina last week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

With the agreement made last
week by city officials 20 donate
sufficient land for the site. the
establishment of a farmers mar
ket by the State Agricultural
Marketing Board seems assured.
This project has been in the max
ing for more than q year.
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Col ege Carries On
Without Endowment
a. Accounted Pressl

TACOMA, Wash, April Is
The College of Pudget Sound
celebrated its golden jubilee this
year. with unique record.
It has survived SO Years with
out an endowment. -nsg
1t has passed through the last
eight years With its income al
WAYS speadingits 1piget.
The School, which ~ obtains
4 ,"n2rp ksVYphtt from the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, North, has
some 800 students, four buildings
and a 40-acre campus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
Blindness No Bar
To Game OF Golf
.ny associated rFessl

LOS ANGELES. April l5.-The
Rev. Mr.. Walter d. Kallenbach
is totally blind, but that doesn't
keep him from an occasional
game of golf.
Someone tinkles tim cup and
know just about where the cup
is and how hard to- play the
BALI, he explains. Il also play
horseshOes S@qepReh hits the peg
for me and throw toward the
sound. l often get a ringer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

The Administrations govern
mental reorganization bill has
produced the biggest and most
important divergence of public
and congressional opinion since
the Supreme Court reorganization
plan. AS in the former case, diff
ference over the current bill have
disrupted party lines, and made
il impossible for the floor leaders
to enforce so-called party dis
cipline". And the leaders of the
fight against the reorganization
measure have been largely the
same Democrats who led the pre-
vious battle, with Senator Wheel
er of Montana the spearhead of
senatorial opposition.
What lies behind this aggres-
sive, almost passionate opposition
to a plan which, in theory, would
give the Executive authority to
reorganize our multitudinous
Federal bureaus on more eco
nomical and efficient lines? 1t
isn't a political opposition-the
Republicans. because of their
numbers. make up but small
part of it. and the greater part
consists of Democrats who know
that their detection from the par
~ line can only lead them into
trouble in such important matters
as patronage and White House
favors. II is purely an opposition
of principle, and it is a curious
and compelling fact that the bulk
of those who are fighting the
present proposal are the first TO
admit the burning necessity of an
overhaul of our ponderous bu-
reaucracy. Everyone knows that
there are too many bureaus; that
there is a tremendous amount of
duplication of effort: that some
of the bureaus are not adequate
iy supervised; that some have
long outlived their need and
should be abolished. The oppon-
ents of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ed plan simply think that this is
the wrong way TO reach a desir-
able end-and that even if the
law led to greater efficiency of
government. which they doubt,
its dangers would still far out
weigh it's benefits.
The viewpoint Of the opposition
has been summed up bv Dorothy
Thompson. who LISTS four major
reasons why she thinks this bill
should not pass, Other opponents
bring forward other reasons. but
these four arc fairly typical;
l. The bill provides that the
present Civil Service Beard tbi-
partisan under the existing law
be superseded BY a single admin
istrator. 10 be appointed by the
President Tor 4 i5-yeaF term
2. The A1a eliminates the
A''watchdog at the Treasury. tho
Comntrolier-General and trans
ferS his duties TO the budget Of
flee. manned by Presidential ap-
pointeeS.
8 The bill provides that no
decision OF the President made
under the act can be overridden
by CONGRESS- without two
thirds vote.
4 The bill gives 20 the PTeSi-
dent 100 percent control over the
quasi legislative agencies. such
as the IVA, which are now re-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
Then and Now

In olden times when Romeo
Called on his Juliet,
He climbed up to her balcony
To WOO his precious pet.
But now he motors to her door
And honks his auto horn.
step on it, Juliet, he shouts.
Il can't wait here till morn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
lust Absent. Minded

Judge-You maintain that you
threw your wife out of the sec
ond-story window through for
getfulneSs?
Prisoner-Yes. your honor. You
see. we used to live on the ground
floor and I'd clean forgotten we'd
moved.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

EDITORS NOTE: AT the
time of Mr.. Mccarthy completing
his vacation the date of April is
had been tentatively set for the
opening. but as much more rapid
Roadway was made than was an
ticipated. the opening for traffic
was on the morning of March 49,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

Ickes, in address at. Chicago,
warns Americans that faScism.
not communism, is real danger.
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Silence. Please!

Il would more enjoy the talking
Moving pictures, said Will Watt.
IF we only could have moving
Picture patrons who were not.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

barometer reading at 8 a. M:
Sea level, 30.05.
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handle traffic in all four direc-
tions. A traffic policeman and
a light signal will be in dead
center-if it is possible to have
a policeman approved for SO
important a job. One of the
beauties of the underpaSS will
be that it is rain, snow, sleet
and windproof. This may seem
o small matter, but in a city
where the policemen on traffic
duty run to awnings or into
stores when the weather buStS
out and let traffic look after
itself until it clears up, this is
a very important point.
Back of the underground
roads will be large garages cap
able Of handling hundreds Of
cars. The automobiles can en-
ter the parking spaces through
outlets and inlets a little way
up the several blocks so as not
to congeSt traffic in the actual
underpaSSes.
1T will solve the automobile
congestion problem, Mr.. Bark
dull explained. Parking will
be cheap, cars can be moved
fast and the downtown streets
will be cleared for their legiti-
mate purpose - the shopping
crowds on foot and cars and
BUSES moving briskly with
twice as much street space as
they have now"
"And what Of the bombproof
and gasproof Shelters?" I asked.
He told me he thought that
part was obvious-and so 1t
should have been. The garages
will be the rabbit holes Of the
terrified populace while the war
of the worlds RACES above.
Copyright, 1898. by Washington
Herald-Times)
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live America. and long live our
dear President.
Just look on Mr.. Fitler's face
and you see in him a bitter man
full of hate. Ever since he got
into office Hitler did not preach
that the hungry be fed. nor the
cripples to be made straight.
His chief anxiety was to spread
misery, terror, in the land he
ruled. He caused thousands OF
children to be fatherless and
motherless, naked and bare
footed and penniless.
He pushed them across the
border into other lands and to
other nations.
And yet he still boasts of
more of his rotten DEGREES, and
more drastic measures will be
taken, and more thousands Of
children'S bread be taken. What
a beast!
would suggest to erase his
face from your good paper.
ONE WHO LOVES RIGHT
AND HATES WRONG.
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Speaking of Debts

If the Jews owe Hitler so
many millions, how much does
Germany owe me for my three
brothers Germany killed in
France? The Hitlerism of our
American Government paid me
for the oeath of my brothers by
kicking my husband out of the
Navy over a debt he was sup
posed to owe to a Hitler" right
here. He did not owe the debt.
It was just a rotten way a Ger
man has of getting money that
does not belong to him.
Even our own Congress lets
the Navy get away with such
un-American acts. Yet they
want to enlarge our services so
they can do likewise to other
American boys. Do you think
I should let my sons enter the
Navy or Army? Not on your
life. Over my dead body only.
Send Hitler's buddies that are
in our Army and Navy back to
Hitler and such unjust tricks
will not be done to our service
men, who as a whole are a fine
lot of men. VERY BITTER.
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"HeortLess"

If you can find space in your
"Voice of the People" column,
please print this in answer to
Mr.. or Mrs. Nazi Hater's few
words.
I'm not for Hitler and GER
tainly not for lynchers, but I
think you need a little educa-
ton yourself in what Is termed
a darn good reason for any
kind of deliberate Killings"
Perhaps you can stretch your
one-track mind and recall one or
more unfortunate beings lynched
in the South for no good reason.
My opinion is you shouldn't hate
Hitler, because you are as heart.
less as the man you call heart
less. DENSE.
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the garage on Capitol Hill.
I agreed with him but ven
tured to inquire where he would
put his -helters. He explained
that his protection line would
be all the circles along Massa-
chusetts Avenue.
But" I said, aren't we plan
ming to make these into under.
passes to ease up the pressure
of automobile traffic?" I'VE
are" he replied, and under
my scheme our dugoutS will be
almost as useful to us as are
the suhways of New York which,
you ought to know, are all
planned now as shelters for the
inc liable war"
60 he went over the idea with
me, and as far as I am con-
cerned it has my hearty support.
Every circle will have under
ground crossroads so as to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08

I wish to express opposition
to the proposed combination
sales-income tax which Mon
days Times reports as having
been recommended by the joint
congressional Committee on
Internal Revenue Taxation.
This plan obviously is de-
signed to raise the great bulk Of
the desired revenue from the
sales tax. The chief advantage
Of this type of tax is the ease of
collection, but this is far out
weighed by the fact that when
applied Unfortunately to even
the common necessities of life
it becomes in effect regressive
tax, bearing more heavily on the
poor than upon those better able
to pay.
Thus, the poor man would
have to pay as much tax on a
loaf Of bread as would the rich
mamie would have to spend
a greater proportion of his
limited income to procure the
necessities of life than would
the rich man.
If Congress is really interested
in an equitable solution of the
tax problem of the District it
should abandon its opposition to
an income tax. It might come
nearer to a solution Of the prob
lem by studying the tax system
of Indiana, where the State is
securing sufficient revenue with
out resorting to a sales tax.
FRANK HARDEE ALLEN.
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Takes Exception

In the December 6 issue of the
Voice of the People" a certain
H. B. stated that there is a diff
ference between the persecution
of Catholics in Spain and Mex
leo, and the persecution Of Jews
in Germany, because the Cath
olics are being prosecuted by
their own churchmen for not nv-
ing up to their religion.
I challenge this statement,
and would like to ask the gentle
man the purpose Of destroying
churches and numbering priests
and nuns if the persecution
is carried on to preserve the
Catholic Church. The Catholic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08

the support Of the family. A
man who marries a woman for
her money is a heel, which, in
my mind, is a pretty low form
of human being. However,
woman is expected to marry
man for money and security,
nine times out of ten"
X Il
Miss Natalie Lichterman, 700
block Nineteenth st. N. E., sales
girl:
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''ChGnge the Subject'

I do wish the newspapers
would take the Jewish persecu.
ton" out Of the headlines and
publish something of interest to
the GentileS-and thus end the
effort to stir up war with the
Germans.
After all, the Chinese and
Spaniards have been and are
still being slaughtered by the
thousands, but this fact has
never earned the screaming two
inch headlines in all papers
which the Jews seem to rate.
During the days Of the Irish re-
bellion and the dark period Of
the BLACK and Tans," the Irish
people were oppressed and killed
by the English, but the news
papers in this country didn't
make a great fuss about it.
AS for the Jews, it seems to
me they can take care of them
selves and everyone else, too.
You'll see darn few, If any, in
the relief lines. On the con-
trary, speaking of them generally
as a race, they are q great deal
better off than the GentileS, on
whom they continue to fatten.
M, E, O'CONNEIL.
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ROllin' Along
By ". A. S. Douglas

COLUMBUS, Ohio Dec. Now that tremendous lot of
~ civilized people seem to worry hole into which
they climb when the greatest and most destructive of
all starts off, the suggestion-nsoar Washington
is concemed-made to me by Mr. Walter Barkdul ad
vertising expert, is well worth consideration.
Mr. Barkdu complains that discrimination is apparently
being shown national legislators this matter of holes
into which to He pointed that the only
teal bombproof and gasproof dugout in town is the
spendent built the Hill for the of the soons
of both houses This below the surface and informed
is almost mpregnable as the Maginot line.
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Your I. O.
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

Score 10 for each question and
20 for the brain teaser.
/. Which city was known in
ancient times as Salem" or
"Salim," meaning peace, and
was known as the "City Of
Peace" and now has Salem con-
tanned in it's name?
2. What city is known as
Bride of the Sea-?
8. The ancient city Of Garth.
age is in (a) Turkey, (b) Africa,
Co Greece.
T.. What Asiatic country has
the name of a mineral in the
center Of its name?
5. Great Slave Lake is in (a)
N. w. Canada, (b) Georgia, (c)
Virginia.
6. The island of Guam was
coded to the U. S. by what coun-
try?
7. What is the capital of the
a. Virgin Islands? (b) Guam?
8. What is the city with the
largest population in Scotland?
% What city in England is
next to the greatest population?
9 BRA1NTEASER-A bright
little girl was asked by a visitor
how many kittens her cat had.
Replied the little girl. when
they follow each other in line,
there are two kittens behind a
kitten, two kittens ahead of a
kitten, and one kitten in the
middle" The visitor was puz-
tied and was not sure just how
many kittens there were. How
many were there?
ANSWERS on Page 32)
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
WORDS
the writers vii be omitte

Church would no longer con-
slider such people among its
members if they practiced such
unjust and bloody tyranny
against the church or any other
undefended group of people.
If this gentleman can furnish
any facts that he considers will
strengthen such a statement, I
would certainly like to be in.
formed of them so that the faL
lacy may be corrected.
HENRY J. JOHNSON, Jr.
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Praise and Censure

I am reading your paper daily.
An article written by Mr.. John
O'Donnell in Capitol Stuff" on
December attracted my Atten-
ton to the two pictures of two
leaders, of two different nations,
and I want you to note and
study those two faces, one Of a
kind-looking one, smiling, full of
generosity, always ready to help
his fellowmen. regardless of ma
tionality, creed or religion. Our
dear President Roosevelt. Long
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08

In the long run, I imagine that
marrying for money just brings
on trouble. At least, I don't
see how anyone who has mar
ried for purely mercenary rea-
sons can ever hope for real hap
piness."
X X
Mrs. Edith BOOkOff, 200 block
Hamilton st. N. w., assistant
bookkeeper:
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money. Perhaps more marri-
ages would last if people consid-
cred the financial benefit of
marriage as well as the romantic
side. It is my belief that many
men have given up girls they
loved because they were wealthy
and their pride would not let
them marry under such condi-
tons"
Joseph LOveIeSs, 1900 block
M St. N. W., soda clerk:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08
Troians at Rose BOlUl

Well, Duke got the Rose Bowl
invite-and I predict that the
Southern California Trojans
will not only beat Duke by three
touchdowns, but will also give it
a dose of its own medicine by
wkitewashing it on New Year
Day. BILL S.
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isn't a wise thing, because the
marriage won't last, but neither
a man nor a woman is exactly
dumb to marry a wealthy per
son, if there is understanding
and congeniality in their rela-
tionShip."
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faster. Men ike to be the head
of the family and the ones who
earn the income, so suppose
their sensitiveness about being
supported by a woman would
keep less from marrying for
money"
X 4
Miss Helen Evans, TOO block
Seventeenth st. N. W., waitress:
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vide we'll for their wives. The
men expect the women to spend
their money, and not to have
to earn any themselves. But
even when a woman is rich, she
expects her husband to work
and earn a good income"
X X X
E. l.. MerZereau, 5000 block
First st. N. W., contractor:
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cts worse for
the man to marry
for money. A man
should a ! W a y S
marry a girl for
love. If the woman
marries for money
it's not so bad. be-
cause it is expected
of the men to pro-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08
CCC Graduates

Some day, soldier, you will be
sorry for your voice crack at
the CCC boys, for you will come
face to face with one, and I
shiver to think what you will
look like after he finishes with
you. I have a brother who used
to be thin and afraid to fight,
but not after he did some time
in the CCC.
LADY LUCILLE.
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jority of the
boys from the
h i n t erlands
whom the po-
litical merry
go-round has
dumped upon
us. In brief,
he W a n t S a
dugout t h a t
will be as safe
for hin. when
t h e W a r
starts as in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08

"They are equal
ly as guilty-or
smart. Personally,
I don't see why
money should not
gre a thy influence
a marriage. You
can't live on love
and you can't get
along W | t h GU t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08

"It'S much worse
for the man. When
a man takes money
from his wife, it
gives her absolute
control over his
habits and move
ments, which would
not be the same if
the husband were
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08

It's just as bad.
Why should it be
any worse for the
man to marry for
money? It's no
worse if the man is
a gold-digger. But
I guess maybe the
men fall for the
women gold-digger
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national consuming power. We don't think
it is sensible to dismiss this suggestion, as
some people try to do, by simply calling
such talk unsound.
TIE begin with, let's consider our farm
ers. There are an average of 4.67 persons
on every farm in the United States; our
estimated 1885 farm population --latest
figures available) was 81 ,0O0-which
works out to about 100000 farms.
Our farmland in general is so fertile
and our farming methods so advanced
that our farmers, if left alone, overpro-
duce whenever weather permits. Thus,
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mo. They are
both just as bad. I
don't think it's
right for either a
man or woman to
marry for money.
They all fit into
the S a m e class.
Marrying for love
is the only way.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08

When you come
right down to it,
it's not any worse
for a man to marry
for money than for
a woman to do so,
but the men can't
get away with it as
easily. To marry
for m on ey only
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08
Traffic Toll

The list Of traffic victims in
the District of Columbia since
January /, 1888. is graphically
shown by the death watch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08
Can We Bring Our Foreign
Markets Here?

WE THINK the immigration policy of the United
w States needs to be reexamined from the point of
view of national producing power related to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-08

THE ANSWERS
Miss Erma Alper, TOO block
Emerson st. N. W., secretary:
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The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times IN.
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

Is it any worse for a man to
marry for money than for a
woman to do so?
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Now my friend Barkdun is Of
the opinion that his life is fully
as valuable as those Of the ma.