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That Proposed Bond Issue

I'm THESE days of heavy spending by every agency OF
/ Government Washington civic groups are properly
concerned over the recent proposal of Commissioner
Hazen for $25,O0O,OOO bond issue for the District
Such borrowing it is argued is neither necessary nor
desirable at this time because millions available for
public spending from other sources and because bond
issue would mean another increase in local taxes when
business is already taxed to the limit of ability to pay
This concern was indicated in the decision of the Cen
trail Business Mems Association to make comprehensive
study of the proposal and by similar action of the North
. east Business Mems Association,
WOULN IHtpeTH at meetings this week The
CU D: Board of Trade, at it's annual
O''"'' meeting was told that any fur
ther increases in taxes here would eopardize the con-
tinuance of many businesses, and that 1T is necessary
to consider any proposed expenditures for projects
in the light of their effect the community WHOLE
District expenditures have grown steadily from $780,
100000 in 1920 $46O00OO for the current year, and
will increase to more than $48,OOOOOO next year. Con-
trbuons by the United States to the upkeep of the Dis
trict during the period have declined from more
than $1OOOO,OOO annually to $5OOO,OO0 General fund
collections have grown from $1O672,549 to than
$35 OOO 10000 per cent from taxes real estate.
The gasoline tax has been added taking an additional
$275OOOO and this year the business privilege tax will
add 100000. The real estate tax rate this
to $175 increase Of rs cents and the rate will be
maintained next year.
These figures tell the story of the rising cost of gov
eminent here rise interrupted only temporarily during
the depression years of 1884 and 1885.
At the present time there is pending before Secretary
Ickes the request of the District for $1815OOOO in PWA
funds of which SIS per cent would be repaid period
U.LI n1:11. of years-and not 100 per
O'9''00" "''O" cent as in the of public
In PWA Funds bond issue These millions
would be in addition to the
regular funds of the District and to the $46OOOOOO to
be spent here by the Federal Government in it's public
building program.
In addition to this unusual spending WPA activities
doubtless will be expanded here elsewhere under the
new relef-Spendng bill
No necessary public improvements need be neglected
things stand Any proposal for new OUTLAWS that
would entail increases in burdensome taxes well deserves
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-28
Appreciation

At the last meeting Of the
Conduit Road Citizens Associa-
ton it was unanimously voted
that a letter be written conveying
the sincere appreciation Of this
body for the generous publicity
accorded us in the coverags Of
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1.-The merit sys-
tenn is the only hon.
est system of plac-
ing people in Gov
eminent work, so I
am in accordance
with the Pre- ST.
dents order. Peo-
pie S uld have
these jobs because
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"Of course it's a
fine thing for the
temporary workers,
and a W on d e rful
step in the advance
ment of complete
merit system in get
ting jobs, which is
the proper thing,
but it also opens
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-28

larly beneficial to those who
have been in the unclaSSified
service for a number of years
who have not had an oppor-
tunity to take Civil Service ex-
animation"
* X x
Miss Sally WileS, 5708 Georgia
Ave. N. w, Stenographer:
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KnOws Mr.. Gale

"F. D. R. is Symbol"
June "a you printed an ar
ticle under the above caption
from Linn A. e. Gale.
I wish everybody could read 1t
knowing what I know. Because
then every person reading such
articles would be in a bad way
if they could not see clearly that
our so-called Roosevelt admins
tration is governed from Mos
COW, PAGE A, COCHRAN
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Economics:
IT certainly think
it is a splendid &C.
ton, because I be-
lieve in a complete
KIT en- S ion of the
merit syst e m in
Government S erv-
ice. There should
be the hi g h e S t
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qualified people in the Govern
ment service and these jobs
should be obtained through
merit and not through political
pull"
y y
Miss Mary Miller, ISL Seventh
st. S. E., long-distance telephone
operator:
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Il haven't h a d
an opportunity to
read the PreSi-
d e n t. s order, but
from what I know
of it, my reaction is
that it will be help
full to the majority
of people it affects.
It will be particu-
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anti-New Deal Senator's level
when he called them copper
heads.
JOHN RIGGLES.
Seabrook, Md.
y Il X
Eckes for President
The time has nearly come
when the subject of who will be
the next President of the United
States" is about ripe for discus
sion, and humbly give you as
my candidate, Harold Ickes,
Secretary of Interior and PWA
administrator.
The New Deal has been an
Administration which spent
time and money in studying and
trying out new methods of po-
litical economy, with a view to
adopting those which proved to
be of most value to the greatest
number. Many Of these expert
ments" are failures. but others
are so successful as to warrant
their continued life as part of
our Government machinery.
1t will need as great a man to
attend to this weeding-out proc
ess as it took to make the expert
ments in the first place, and 1
can think of no one who can do
the job as well as Honest, Hard
headed Harold Ickes.
So let's have Ickes for Presi-
dent. Be assured that at the
end of his term the budget will
be balanced, both in Govern
ment, business, and the homes
of the common people.
JOHN ARTHUR SHAW
y \ +
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Tin all for the
merit system and
1 feel that every
one in Government
should be un d e r
Civil Service. Civil
Service rating will
give the Govern
ment employees af-
fected a gre a t e r
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-28
Whitney's Luck

Ex-President Whitney of the
New York Stock Exchange gets
IS cents a day, with room and
board, at Sing Sing. Some guys
have all the luck. BROKE.
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TheInquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION

What is your opinion concern
ing the Presidents order that all
present temporary Government
employees be blanketed into the
Civil Service?
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and are marvelously happy in
doing it.
1.-THE sort of housewife am
doesn't own q filmy evening
gown-but how she would love
to put one on just for a Cinder-
ella. never-to.be forgotten eve
ming! I can't afford to have my
nails manicured every week and
when I feel that I ought to have
my hair waved there is always q
lovely little daughter who has
just GOT to look prettier than
her mother. So what am I to
do? You're right, go without
it.
CAN'T pose on a horse in rid
= ing breeches and I would be
just a little afraid of myself in
q one.piece bathing suit. But
there was a time, Mr.. Douglas,
so long ago!
II never had a pair of silk
pajamaS. They call them loung-
ing pajamaS. Maybe it's just as
well I haven't got them because
I never have a chance to do any
Longing. Now don't get the idea
that 1 am complaining. I'm
very happy and I have been
blessed with a good husband
even if he hasn't been as success.
full as others who would have
been glad to snap me up when I
was young-and, may I say,
not so hard to look at.
"You need not be afraid about
starting this housewives charm
competition in the middle of the
summer. The sort of woman I
am thinking Of. and by that I'm
taking myself as sort Of model,
will be here all through the heat.
She has no summer home and
she'll be lucky if she gets .
weekend some -place-but she's
not Fostering anybody for it be-
cause she knows just how far so
much money will go.
"The Times would spread q
lot of pleasure and fun and
thrills around Washington if it
would put on a competition like
this"
X Xxx
THAT'S what i call a beautiful
Il letter and the lady who
wrote it must be a wonderful
person. I'll do all I can to bring
about such a competition.
(Copyright, 1898, by Washington Times
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*k&
A ND here is her letter:
Dear Mr.. Douglas:
your newspaper has held a
contest for Government girls
who go to work each morning.
And you have also held a con-
test for girls who go to school
each morning.
Nov why not a contest for
the mothers of these girl chill
dren and these young women?
by that I mean people like
me, who rush children to school
every morning, who clean the
house and do the washing and
the Scrubbing and all the little
odds and ends that fall to the
lot of a houSewife-who was,
maybe, a very pretty girl when
she tripped to school or who
was, maybe, very lovely when she
had a job and a host of beaux
in the days when HER mother
bent over a tub washing out her
child's pretties.
How many housewives in my
station get chance to go regu-
larly to the beauty parlor? OF
course, 1 am one who does not
believe in beauty parlors for
school children. 1 see them as
far loVelier when they are just
natural.
WHY not give us housewives
" chance to win a golden mir
ror or some other beautiful
thing, or a trip to New York?
Even those of us who didn't
Win-and don't expect to win
would get a thrill out of seeing
our pictures in the paper. And
you just can't realize what that
would mean to a woman who
would love such happening just
once before she settled down to
old age.
IT don't mean a competition
for those lucky housewives who
have a maid or two maids to do
all the hard work. I mean
the honest-to- goodness wife and
mother such as I have tried so
hard to be. am thinking of the
hundreds among us who do this
sort of work for those we love
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Of their capabilities, and not
through political pull. Unqual1-
fled persons will find it difficult
to hold their jobs because Of
political backing"
y \ 4
Herbert SWorzyn, 42O1 Six
tenth St. N. W., shoe clerk:
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ROllin' Along
BIZ ". 4. S. Douglas

TN YESTERDAYS mail received of the most in
teresng letters written by complete stranger
We have staged recently in this newspaper two interest
ing and popular contests The first for the purpose Of
discovering the most charming girl employee Of the Govern
ment The second to find the sweetest schoolgirl in Wash
ngton
My correspondent housewife and she looks and acts
good she writes the who married to her and the
children she has borne indeed be lucky people This
lady why should stage contest for Wash
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Wise Words

Men are all inventors sailing
forth on a. voyage of discovery.
Emerson.
Hypocrisy is the homage
which vice renders 10 virtue
Ia RocnetouC&uId.
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feeling of security about their
jobs, and this will help business
here"
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE


writer will be omitted upon request
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THE ANSWERS

Miss Norma Lewton, PIT AL
bany Ave-, Takoma Park, Nd,
scientific aid, Bureau of Home
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roffic Toll

The list of traffic victims in
ne District of Columbia since
anuary /, 1898, is graphically
aown by the death watch.
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Ave. N. w., stenographer:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

cat down, side by size. Miles apart
Whit had happened that life could
be like this2
Gary lighted a cigarette. Judith
lnvoluntarily touched his hend
that cupped the match He smiled
at her above the flame. his easy
good humor quite restore
There's no one like you. Judy"
I'm beginning to believe it. :"
grimly
Blu!Ier. you've always kno,'n
IT. After I've been away for awhile
just the thought of you makes me
homeSick
The soreness left her heart. He
always came back Was that
what you wanted to tell me?"
q "S-say: | never did get around
1 90 that did r." Esa
There wasn't time. She could
believe that now
80 Best news YOU eyer heard 2
Gary eNtalcd a spiral of smoke.
Il wrote you about Galbreath, a
capitalist | met in London?"
ayes
He Owns mines and timber all
through the West - rolling in
wealth | posted him for few
clubs lie was deuced apprecia-
tive. Proved H. I'm To manage his
timber holdings in California. Ne
vada. Oregon IA eTackerjack Job.
AT first she did not understand.
then knew she was expected to
say something, something con-
graluiatury "But-can you - do
YOU know nything about it,"
Practically nothing. but | can
lcayn--hicff while I'm doing it.
"I--See." Blood drummed in her
ears.
1t was a godSens. &c me-" Gary
confessed Like Custer was
about to make my last stand. But
now-waich my smoke"
The drumming in her ears in
leFeaSed 10 a roar. She could hard
IL hear her voice above it. You're
going away"
Almost Immediately"
,fSef5rtsst. ipif. 6sssy&. S-as4 FsssssssJ
Tomorrow: Biaersweet kiss
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just Ten Years Ago Today AS Taken
From The Files OF The Citizen

city during their stay. The motor
cade attracted much attention,
traversing the principal streets
and the boulevard. The auto
mobiles were furnished by the
First National Bank of Key West
as a courtesy to the visitors and
the number of cars provided
was sufficiently large to acom-
modate the entire party. Many
of the bankers who had never
before seen Key West, expressed
surprise and delight at what they
found of interest in Key West,
and said they will return at the
first opportunity for a longer
visit VIM. r. Porter, president
of the First National Bank of
Key West, and DR.. VIM. r. War
rem, vice president, and John r.
Showers, director, joined the
party here. The annual convcn-
ton of State Bankers opened in
Tampa Saturday and recessed to
make the trip 90 Havana where
the convention will draw to a
close.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

A conductor of pullman car
walked into the office of The
Citizen yesterday morning with a
message. Say, you folks know
Will Rogers, don't your" Sure,
we know Will''. well, he told
me to tell you that The Key West
Citizen is the newsiest small pa
per in the United States. I should
have been in long ago to tell you
this but did not get around to it"
Some one asked him when Will
thought of all this good news.
''When he went through here two
months ago., the booster replied.
HE was reading the paper on the
train and had just come for a
short ride around the city. Liked
the city, liked the people he met,
and liked the newspaper. And
that's that.
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lie Rex.~,s,,s,:A!: .l& s .::..;.2s

and when they found out the dare
devil was redheaded child
Isn't she a honey. Judy?"
Reuben Oliver is very rich
man." Judith's thoughts followed
that line persistently.
Money hardly counts with the
Rogers"
"What else would count with
that sort of people?"
Miles Apart
HARY looked at her from good
~ natured blue eyes. whats the
matter with you this morning,
Judy?"
Guess I'm upside down like the
house. The whole place smells like
a hospital"
They found the bench where
Judith had waited last night. They
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

Members of the Shrine Temple
are being advised by Mahi Tenn
pie of Miami, that large num-
Der of members of that Temple
are arranging for a visit to Key
West and are asking that accom-
modations be arranged for them.
To facilitate the handling of the
Shriners who will visit here,
George Perpall, chairman OF the
local club, is contracting residents
BGjnqe cieye who have rooms for
ifeneo and asking that thdo aroorns
nbe' listed with Gthe aocar commit
tee. When they have been listed
banners, wil1sbes EitGnai toonthose
whichnthey can place
in a conspicuous place sci! that
visiting Shriners will recognize
the official places where they can
be accommodated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

The national Social Security
Act does not impose a lien upon
the estates of those receiving pub
lie assistance. II merely provides
that in the event state laws en-
body such lien clause that the
federal government shall receive
a share of all funds recovered m
proportion To the sum that II has
advanced in matching such funds
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

TIE Stcry Soar: Jumping his
I.o7se oUeT the sacred bortUOod
hedge surrounding Good o e's
Choice IN the Maryland hunting
ciStrict. Reuben OliUeT Is throtun
end injured Reuben IS In lore
lrith Judith Goodloe but his self
made fortune isn't enough to
!. make him acceptable. Judith
blnmes him lorfdelayina the pro-
n E2sals she eerpecfed, from, dqShino
: Gqrug Brent. Red headed Cissy
ROGERS In tSbe lritR Reuben and
II jsalo1ish o 7 5df,th.i dcidgsqt still
l5H9eTgy ardHsae of rttf Gary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

One of the hottest battles for
supremacy on the baseball dia-
mond in Key West, was that
staged yesterday afternoon at
La Brisa, between the Sfuggers
sand. the Pirates. The last game
MAS the one which brought the
SPECTATORS to their feet and kept
then, eager and expcctant until
the last inning was played, and
game ended by a score of 3 to /.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
Court SYntax

Lawyers should use shorter
words, says a writer. Convicts
are agreed that judges should use
shooter sentences.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

One hundred eighty members
of the State Bankers association
arriving this morning en- route to
Havana, from Tampa, were taken
on sight seeing trips around the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

Samuel r Hcke.vle ~ Ian
coin, Nehr- newspaper publisher.
ex-governor, born At Fairfield
Aebg.. 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

The Island City Baseball
League was organized last night
with four clubs being placed on
the list. These were the Amerl-
can Legion. Young Sluggers, La
tinas and Monroes, as the charter
members. The first games will
be played next Sunday. r. E.
Faulkner was elected president
and Pedro Aguilar, secretary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

An interesting meeting of the
mothers of the members of Boy
Scout Troop Number 4 will be
held i'm the hall of the troop Mon
day night at 4 O'Clock. Plans for
the coming encampment will@Sbe
discussed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

Editorial comment: Judging
from the amount of attention
Key West got out of those four
young women stowaways ~"
Uncle Sans warshipS, it would
pay the city to hire some eooI.
looking young flapper to pull the
stunt again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

Florida today is in far better
condition that it has ever been
before, declared VIM. r. Porter.
of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards, at La Concha
Hotel last evening following an
informal dinner rendered by
members of local realty COM
panies. The dinner was given in
recognition of the visiting MEM
bers of realty boards from differ
ent parts of the country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

The Epworth League of the
Fl~minr Street Methodist church
will serve Mystery Supper to-
niqht. The public is invited to
this mysterious repast.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

Two young colorcd boys were
this morning arraigncd before
Justice of the Peace Rogelio
Gomez, charged with theft of
goods from the Weinberg store
at the corner of Elizabeth and
Angela streets last Friday. They
were bound over to the next ses-
sion of criminal court in the sum
of 500 each.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

There will be 200 members of
the Laundrymen'S and Owners
Association of the CarolinaS.
Georgia and Florida arrive this
afternoon on the return from Ha-
vana where they spent a vacation
fseveral days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

The Young Sluggers trimmed
the Monroes yesterday at La
Brisa in very interesting game
of baseball ending the game with
a score of 7 to 4. The Monroes
started scoring in the first inning
by scoring three runs, and did not
again approach the plate until
the ninth inning when they Sc
cured one more run.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

. Fged Eaglehardt. president
a the University of New Hamp-
shire, born al Na0gatuck. Conn.
5S years ago,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

Three students of the local high
school will take part in the type
writing contest to be held in
Jacksonville Saturday. Oliver
@Arsnayor and Florence Cooper
will be in the amateur contest
and Annie Burns Gale in the
novice class.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
Evelio Conc" SOFT of Mr. Mhd
Mrs rEduardQr fioUez. shot hrr-
stsk' 9;s9l1d1 tIGsa ft''f The a" H. !
ents report that the wound was
inflicRd 0A0sd0 tsiM while ehe
lad was inlrhIokh A. w. Arn-

old home on United street. The
wound is not considered serious,
is the substance of a report re-
ccivcd at this office this after
noon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

Bishop Il Lester Smith u Gin
eiaRau, Methodist Eplscopal
clergyman, born al Indiana. Pa
O. years age
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
0IAs q
MrS and Mrs, &. Larry CARING

ana William bdIes, ItttufVu -
teddy from Orlando where they
had been attending the p. p O.
Elks convention. They returned
by way of Tampa where Mr.
Gardner attended the state con-
vention of bankers. The trip
from Tampa was made via the
Tamiami Trail which Mr. Gardner
saws is a credit to the state at
large.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

l936-GoVernment announces
projects of Florida ship canal and
PassamaquOddy, Maine, power
dam to be dropped.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

1929-PreS. Hoover calls spe-
cial session of Congress for farm
relief and tariff revision.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

DR. William F LeiserSon Of
Antioch College. economist. mem
Der of the National mediation
Beard, born IN ESthonia, SIS years
aSo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

1865-Died-at 1922 a. m, PreSi-
dent Lincoln, aged Sc. from an
aSSaSSin'S bullet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15
sssssesssssssssssssOUsss
Today In History

1817-Country's first free school
for the deaf and dumb opens in
Hartford, Conn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

Tanker William Isom, from
New York to Houston Texas, ar
rived in port last night and
berthed at one of the piers while
arrangements were made to Sc
sure workers to make repairs TO
the vessels engines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-15

1886-First electric trolley syS-
tenn in world to be a success be-
gins at Montgomery, Ala. Now
covered by buses.