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Show oo GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES 'LOAN SHARK' VICTIMS RIO DE JAN1ERO Aug. 9. (Correspondence) (Corre-spondence) That monev lenders have apparently gained a great hold on a large number of government employes Is indicated by the introduction in the federal chamber of deputies of a bill authorizing a special loan of about $25,000,000, part of which Is to be devoted de-voted to liquidating such debts. The hill provides that the treasury -hall reimburse itself for the payment of these debtj by deducing the amount from the employes' wages In 6$ Installments Install-ments and take interest at six perj Ofnt anually on the balance outstanding. outstand-ing. Part of the special loan the bill provides pro-vides would be used to reimburse government gov-ernment employes for the amount j tikrn from their salaries by the spc-cll spc-cll tax during the war period. oo |