The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 19, 1933, Page 2

on pgereeeorermn ieee ely entitled to use ‘Of all ews di tehes eredited ne Rory oo Tan ng eget gh Ps baa S77 ave, Rew ‘ork; 35 fone ‘Wacker Drive, get Ores ‘AGO; ‘General Motors ‘WILL always eeck the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or ‘Injrstien; denounce vice and praise virtue; ommend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and | -pinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- peemlee with’ petncpie , After 74 years it has occurred to some- to ask what became of the gold spike th was driven at Promontory Point, tah, on May 10, 1869, to celebrate the completion of. first transcontinental railroad. Pathfinder answers that it is now in the museum of Leland Stanford University, old Lelana Stanford having een one of the railroad officials who wielded my silver hammers which ‘drove “This oe concerning the meeting in 1887 of 56-year-old Franklin Delano Roose- velt with President Cleveland is going the round: The president, who was then sorely _ beset with ‘problems of state, placed his ind on young Franklin's head and said: “Little man, I wish for you that you may never be President of the United States." So, if President Roosevelt has some stormy seas ahead he can’t say he wasn’t warned. ce have Seminal ae dently They : a seant. Mayor-elect F. H. LaGuar- York, an honorary member As the Seminole council and gave him name of Chief Tiger Killer, in recognition of his defeat of the Tammany tiger last month, In spite of the supposed scarcity of real money, art collectors at a recent sale in New York paid $409,354 for a miscel- laneous collection of busts, bronzes, mar- _bles, rugs and the like formerly owned by Thomas Fortune Ryan, who died in 1928. The prize item of the auction was a 15th ‘century portrait bust by Laurana, which brought $102,500. The 50th anniversary of the adoption _of Standard Time recalls that this device, whereby the confusion of 49 different time - systems was obviated, was the conception of Dr. Charles F. Dowd, a seminary prin- cipal of Saratoga Springs, N. Y. It was 14 - years after he proposed the plan to rail- - out the United States is 1883. Credit for the innovation is generally given, however, te - Wiliam F. Allen, who was then secretary UNCLE SAM MUST WATCH STEP (Newsdom) Recent press dispatches indicate that Europe is beginning to resemble an armed eamp. Fortifications are being strung along frontiers, citizens are being trained more vigorously, nationalism is being stressed to the point of chauvinism and transportation is being laid out with a view to handling troops with greater facility. As Frank H. Simonds suggests in his latest book, “America Faces The Next War,” Europe is no longer in a post-war but a pre- war period. He attributes this transition mainly to the emergence of Hitler. The fact that Europe is headed for an- other war is neither new nor encouraging. In these days of mass production every- thing is done on a grand scale. War is no exception. When the bugle blows most of the Powers will be represented. But when “Der Tag” does arrive it is earnestly hoped that the United States will be on the side- lines, an interested and neutral spectator. But we cannot remain neutral unless we assume an isolationist policy where European politics are concerned. At pres- ent we have more than one foot in the de- lirious disarmament proceedings which idealistic and pseudo-diplomats are peren- nially debating at Geneva. We might withdraw immediately—even to the extent | of firing our unofficial observer whose ob- servations and remarks are too often con- strued as authoritative. The European political situation is no concern of ours. If the nationalists of Europe intend to fight to the death let them do so. We are not ready to commit racial suicide. DOUBTS ABOUT NOAH Many of the important personages of history have been shorn of much of their supposed greatness by modern historians ‘and near-historians. It was inevitable that old Father Noah should get his debunking in due time, and so it has happened. ' Dr. C. Leonard Wooley, noted arch- aeologist and field director of the joint ex- pedition of the University of Pennsylvania and British Museum in Mesopotamia, is the debunker. He declares that excavations along the Euphrates river show that the flood of Noah’s time, mentioned in the Bible, was only a local condition, and that many of the inhabitants of the region es- caped to safety in the hills. The presence of Noah at the scene is doubted by Dr. Woolley, who places the date of the flood at about 4000 B. C. while the Jews first came to Mesopotamia some 2,000 years later. The archeologist be- lieves that the Jews heard the legend of Noah, the ark and the dove from the As- ayrians and adopted it as their own. In support of this view he pointed to Asstrian tablets which portray the story. Anyway, 6,000 years isa long time back, and while most archeologists agree that the popular idea of the flood is greatly exaggerated, it is doubtful whether we shali ever know just what happened around the Euphrates valley in that distant day. A CHINESE CONSCIENCE tn spiteof Pete Harte’ 's famous rhyme in which he*declared that “for ways that are dark and for tricks that are vain the |, Heathen Chinese is peculiar,” there are a many honest Chinese, possibly as large a percentage as among other nation- alities. At any rate, a rather unusual quality of honesty was found in one when the Rockefeller Foundation established a hos- nital in Peiping to be maintained by a nz tive staff of doctors. The headship of one of the hospital’s departments was offered te a young Chinese physician, who replied to the offer as follows: 4 “If this offer is made because of my ability as a scientist, I accept, but if pro- posed because I am a Chinese, I must de- cline.” This desire to stand on his own merits rather than accept a position because of his nationality, was most commendable. How many Americans would decline a po- sition on such grounds? Did you ever hear of one refusing a postmastership, for ex- ample, even though he knew it was offered because of his political activity rather than real ability? Whether it is a policy, a trial balloon er an experiment depends upon whom you ask regarding the gold situation —The Shoe and Leather Reporter. THE KEY WEST CiTizsi Daily Cross-word Puzzle ACROSS Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie 1, Old measure t length | KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY| _ Here Just 20 Years) Ago Today As Taken From 4. Rob maces The Files Of The Citizen | 12, Exclamation used to frighten | 13. Cut fine Bo . Dictionary . Thin cake The Key West Band is <— fin fine shape for the series fy jconcerts to be played during the| season, and Director Marucci is| jhighly pleased with the results ob-! tained at rehearsals. .Many of the, numbers being used now are from} the operas and selections from the ; masters. Practice is being held) five evenings weekly and the first! concert will be held January 1. (ae 14. Affirmative 15. Dickens’ pen name a Rit | ic le] [D} ralzimic [S|>|-]o >|] 16. Alphabetical list of con- tents Di) 4] >]70/ 5) U[ra] Pe a 1D} lo} iV le} IN} Al i 17. 18, 20, 22, 26. Not many Devour Mature Vocalists Bear TIA! [1 AD Wee E JE} LIE! IM} top ela [raj Z|r9]7) 29. Importune . Push through rudely . Whirlwind off the Faroe | Islands . Turn to the right MIE|W) | The bureau committee of the| Exchange Club is very much pleas- | ied with the success attending the | {efforts of C. C. Symonette in ee ‘ducting the information booth ai 41, Streugthen- — 6, ingredient of ing struc- varnish s ture ina 57. Writing fuia ship's frame 58. English river 43. Take on cargo Rape for hoist- a me ing a ship's 44. At any time : yard : Siikworm 46. Feminine DOWN 'H., 87 years ago. ri! North Dakota, born name 48. Shirk . New Tes! 51. Swiss canton ment spelling 54. Flowed of Asher 55. Pinnacle of ice 2. Old card game Drive back inaglacier 3. Cough drop wagon . Exis: fora man’s name Beam of I 1 1, Backward flow of the te ph | pepe! al aad spf Us 7) | / AEE an oe 4 a . ee re ad ae inane | | TODAY’S WEATHER over the far Northwest, and a dis- g0| turbance of slight intensity is cen- 72, tral over the middle Mississippi 16 i | valley; while pressure is high over 10 most other sections of the coun-: "try. Rains have been general: | during the last 24 hours from the ; middle Mississippi and lower Ohio | valleys southward to the middle Gulf coast, in northeastern Tex- as, Oklahoma, and on the north m,; Pacifie coast, and there has been 5 m,| Snow in portions of northern New ” m_| England. Temperatures have fall- - mm, z Highest Lowest Mean ..... Normal Mean . Rainfall® Yesterday’s Precipitation T. ea Normal Precipitation *. .04 In “Thix record covers 24-hour period ending at 8 o'clock this morning. Tomorrow's Almanac Temperature* Sun rises Sun sets Moon rises - Moon sets Tomorrow's Tides A. M. tie states, and decidedly colder weather has overspread the upper | Missouri valley, with readings - down 38 degrees to zero in por- Low . - 6:23 , tions of North Dakota; while mild Barometer at 8 a.m, today: | weather prevails from the lower: Sea level, 30.21. | Ohio valley and Tennessee south- ward over the east Gulf and south Atlantic states, G. S. KENNEDY, Official in Charge. High Lowest Highest Last Night Yesterday | 32 44 { 28 46 30 36 32 38 32 60 30 40 24 52 12 32 34 Boston Buffalo Chicago Denver etroit Dodge City Duluth Eastport | EI Paso .... Hatteras Huron ....... Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans . New York S Oklahoma City . Phoenix seed Pittsburgh _... St. Louis 3 42 } Salt Lake City 2 | Sit. Ste. Marie Tampa Washingto! Willisthn Wytheville Today’s Anniversaries . | Cecccccccccaccenceseese® ne 1762—Lewis Littlepage, Amer- 52 jiean sol of fortune, | $8); \iserved ias;.am officer of high rank 1.44 | hin! aif ——— and attained BO thigh fame in nd, born in Han. 40 ‘over Co., Va. Died at Predericks- me iburg, Va., July 19, 1802, T Aas i M. Stanton; Ohie,; Pittsbu: and Washington, D. Pe lawyer, U. S. Attorney-Gen- jeral under Buchanan, Lincoln's ‘famous Secretary of War, bern at Steubenville, Ohio. Died in Wash- ington, D. C., Dee. 24, 1869. gp? Pe 1820—Mary A. Livermore, not- ‘ed Boston editor, reformer, lec- turer, suffragist and author of her lday, born in Boston. Died there, May 23, 1905. ~ 44 FOR 1829—Jane C. Croly (“Jenny Sosy mrt wcast June”), newspaper and magazine Key West and Vicinity: Partly/correspondent and editor, New cloudy tonight and _ Wednesday; York women leader, called the moderate easterly winds. |first professional American wom- Florida: Partly cloudy, pos- 2% journalist, born in England. | sibly preceded by rain in extreme | Died in New York City, Dec. 23, jartent portion, slightly colder, 1901. , in northwest portion tonight;! 1829—-Ada L. Wednesday partly cloudy, slightly, resident of Wellesley College, colder in north portion. Masa, and first world’s woman Jacksonvitle to Florida Straits:| liege president, born at Temple, Fresh south shifting to west winds Ht ‘Died at Brooklyn, ~N. ever north portion and moderate yah 3, 1907, east over south portion; weather} partly overcast tonight and Wed-| 1852—Albert A. Michelson. nesday. |tamed University of Chicago phy East Gulf: Moderate east shift-/sicist and scientist, Nobel prise- jing to northeast winds over south/ winner, born in Germany. Died at! portion and moderate northwest | Pasadena. Cal, May 9, 1931. and west over north portion. | 1865—Minnie Maddern Fiske, WEATHER CONDITIONS \celebrated actress, born in New | Orleans. Died in New York Feb. Pressure is low this morning 15, 1932. ,Mr. Morton was well who! fications are the F. E. C. terminals. Every Hee since the booth was opened Mr. Symonette has given information to hundreds of visitors arriving by boat and train. He is supplied with all data relative to housing and restaurant accommodations. The Woman’s Auxiliary of the American Legion has sent four large boxes to the Veteran’s Bu- reau Hospital in Lake City, the contents to be distributed to the ex-service men in the institution. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1933. 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Darwin, of Edinburgh University, grandsen of the great evolutionist, born 46! years ago. eecccccouacvecensseseees Today’s Horoscope SOCCOOOHESOSHSEAEEEESEEE The person born on this day will have literary abilities of a high or- der, the trend being toward ro- mance or imaginative writings, | though there is some lack of diree- Priced At $30.00 and $35.00 The boxes contain scores of articles that will come in handy| for the inmates. Included are raisins, cigars, candy, cigarettes, soap, shaving sets, handkerchiefs and pipes. News was received last night an- mouncing the death of George Merton at Sulphur Springs, Fla. known in Key West, having married a daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. Arch- er and resided here for some time when he was employed by the navy department. Boy Scout troops of Key West} a will participate in drills with other troops on the east coast. The best drilled boys from Key West to Vero Beach will meet at Fort Pierce on Saturday, February 2, and a great field meet will be staged. Suitable prizes are to be ‘joffered the winners in the differ- ent events and the Key West ag-} gregatien is confident the mem. bers will not be left in the rear in the competitions. At a joint meeting of the board of public works and city council, held last night, it was decided to announce the opening of the golf course at the earliest possible mo- ment after the nine goles are com- pleted. This does not mean that 18 holes will not be constructed, but that the nine holes will be used during this season and the ‘en in the middle and north Atlan-jmatter of 18 holes will be taken} | up after the season closes. Editorial comment: Buy your ;merchandise from the merchants that advertise im The Citizen. It will prove a profitable transaction for both of us. The crowds that have visited Duval street this week puts on mind of old times, said a welll known Key Wester today. Before; this the stores were closed o'clock. Now that the season’s buying days are here the stores are being kept open until 9 o'clock which makes everything lively. H Just as soon as plans and speci- received for the Country Club house to be erected at the golf links, the call for bids will be made. contract is awarded an extra force of men will be put to work to} rush completion of the structure.} Mr. “ind Mrs: F. H. Solomon, 922 Eaton street, announce the birth of a son weighing 11 pounds, Sunday morning. The boy is to be named Frederick, Jr. Mother and baby are doing well. Members of the volunteer fire department will hold a mass meet- ing tomorrow night in the city hall. The meeting is called for the purpose of attending to matters of great importance to the depart- ment and the members, Marguerite Egger was selected from a group of 28 beautiful girls at Columbus, Miss, to be queen! jot Ban the cotton carnival. | 666 LIQUID, TABLETS, SALVE, NOSE DROPS first} Checks Malesia ia 3 days, Colds) | fivet day, Headaches or Neuralgia! "| ia 30 mloutes, FINE LAXATIVE AND TONIC! pat meas ree cease | LOPEZ BENJAMIN |}FUNERAL HOME at 6} Just as soon as the; tion of force and possibly of ini- tiative. It may be that a disposi- tion to work over old material may prevent the best results, for there is plain indication that although considerable success follows _ this degree, there is danger of falling under the condemnation of public opinion. 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