The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 20, 1934, Page 2

PAGE TWO ~ The Bev Thesi Citizen Published Daily Except Sunday By TRE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO., INC. L. P. ARTMAN, President, From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. 5 NE AA AERA ED At etal BEE RAS AOE Entered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter FIFTH YEAR 6 ann Member of the Associated Press ‘The Associated Press sis exclusively entitled to use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Yea: 3ix Moni Three Months Ine Month Weekly — ADVERTISING RATES. Made known on application, , SPECIAL NOTICE q All reading notices, cards of thanks, re: |, obituary poet @te,, will be chai the rate of 10 cents a line. 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NATIONAL ADVER®ISING REPRESENTATIVES FROST, LANDIS & KOHN 250 Park Ave., New York; 35 East Wacker Drive, ©HICAGO; General Motors Bidg., DETROIT; Walton Bidg., ATLANTA. ——— THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seck the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud tight; always fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do ite utmost fér the public welfare; never tolerate corruption ‘or injrstica; denounce vice and praise virtue; commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never eom- promise with principie. SIDELIGHTS “By MARCY B. DARNALL, Former Editor of The Key West Citizen Anyone who feels the urge to open a new filling station might well consider the opportunities in Ethiopia. We read that gasoline is scarce and high over there, sell- ing for 91 cents a gallon. We don’t know much about relativity, ‘but Dr. Edna Heibreder gives an iflustra- tion which may be helpful to those who try to understand it. She says ‘‘an insape per- son is jtist like a sane ofe—only more’so.” Through a make-up man’s error a - Philadelphia newspaper appeared with the heading “tours” over a column of death notices. | The persons concerned took a “tour,” all right, but none had a return ticket. The old idea that a heavy jaw and prominent chin indicate strength of char- acter is not necessarily true, according to Dr. Wilkinson, a noted Australian ortho- dontist. It is, however, an indication that the individual concerned did not suck his thumb when a baby. =, i ee m It is highly desirable to have a sergie of humox, and Tom Soldad,,a.. California plumbgr, es with that as a.general pro- position, but insists that it can’t be over- done. He has sued for divorce because his wife “spent the first week of their married life laughing at him.” Passengers on a steamer bound from England to America recently made up a purse for presentation to a baby born on board, the total amount being $250.03. Someone suggested that a Scotchman must be on board. A check-up revealed that there were three Scotchmen on board. Harry Sommerfield of Chicago: is an- other who agrees that there isn’t much in a name He is suing Love and Honey for $5,000 damages, alleging that Elmer Love slugged him in the jaw while Haycroft Honey gave him several swift kicks’in the midsection, following an argument dver a bottle of liquor. During the recent Mardi Gras festiv- ities in New Orleans, a bright idea came to Jesus Modrano, a Mexican cripple, weak from lack of food. Mustering his remainihg strength, he smashed a plate glass window worth $110 and awaited the result. Police took him in and gave him in jail his first full meal in weeks. MODERN ROBBER BARONS Five years ago millionaires, financial wizards, industrial giants, patrons of art, benefactors of society, patron saints of their community, builders and creators of public and private wealth; today bank- rupts, fugitives from justice, indicted for defrauding the very persons they pretend- ed to befriend and deposed rulers by force of sharp practices of a tottering empire. That, in sort, is the strange history of the Insulls. But the Insulls did not create a new role in American life, or a new type of American business man. Perhaps they were a triffe bolder, a trifle more reckless | | Tmeasure than gOme others. They pyramided a trifle*higher and they poured a little more water into their stocks but that is about all the difference. The depression merely hastened their fall, for the financial struc- ture of their building was bound to sag down to ruiri eventually. . Their game was not new in big busi- | 8. Large boat THE KEY WEST CrTizEn Daily Cross-word Puzzle: BPOSSCocoe ss ovseccsveosesssocseqcosesncsmser seeee 1, Light touches 12. Russian sea 18. Indefinite Pronoun 14. Flutter 15. Course of pub- Hic life 1%, English counties 19, Flowed back 20. Sluggish Em Cat BB we a et Ic} & Victim lOWVIEINESVIEIRIYRRAIL IE} 37: ime “long CIAIRIO RNEISITIERNPIEIS} sx. vote ermine 43. Strikes gently | 4. Part of catching 1. Forward $2, Bitter herb 56. Anger 33. Metric 57. Transmit 34. Moccasin DOWN 6. Cent: collog. 48. Narrow back =. Kind ef fish 38, Thirsty streets 2. Asiatic native 29. Rowing imple- 50. Obtain 3. Hair dresser ts 51. Row 4. ments, . Smooth and 41, Small Eu- 52. Lock opener if ropean 54. sJental image shark 55. Variety 8 show 46. Uniform #7. Peruse 43. Snow runner 50. Coloring H matter ed $3. Son of a] { glossy 5. June bug 6. Article { | | #: Apalachicola oe } ness and frenzied finance in the United | States. railroads, in land, in coal, in power and in other lines. Not content with robbing the rate-payer they also robbed the stock-hold- er. Robber barons of old exacted small tribute compared with these modern tebber barons,,who annually mulct,thé:public out of millions Their one redeéming feature is their happy faculty for pouring this money. back into circulation through -laying the ground work for more plunderitig. DEMOSTHENES IN THE “CLOWN” (Newsdom) WANTED.—A song writer to com- pose the dirge which ought to be sung at the pending political funeral of one Huey Long, far-famed socked and socking Sena- tor from Louisiana. For Huey cannot last. The Long dy- nasty in the South is in its death-bed; the Long flair for unfavorable publicity has weakened him wherever he goes. In Wash- ington he appears to be nothing more than a mountebank who resorts to extremes po- litically and who uses his extremities ex- temporaneously. His sophomoric tactics are about as interesting as news of the miraculous escapes of the Byrd expedition in the’ Antarctic. A few days ago Huey again hogged the headlines. This time for an alleged attempted assault upon a Washington re- porter. He has denied it. Huey would. He also was ominously silent about the phantom sovker of Sands Point. The lat- ter must have been too big for the bluster- ing Huey. He took no chances this time. If reports are correct, he tried to use his cane on a diminutive reporter. Only Huey would do that. He is not big enough to do big things. We suggest that Huey take the offer, made months ago by the management of Luna Park, Coney Island, and join a side- show. He might be paired off with Car- nera in a faked boxing bout. Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton, as_ referee, \would draw ia crowd, and would also see, that her pugilistic protagonists were given 1 it “publidity Which they all crave, And it would take the Demosthenian Huey out ofthe Senate and the petite -Carnera off the stage... QE. D. j A CHAMPION SPELLER Notoriously poor spellers as most Americans are, once in a while there is found one who can really spell, And such a one is 12-year-old Courtney B. Lawson, of Chautauqua, N. Y., state spelling champion. In the contest in which he won his title by spelling 350 words of unusual dif- ficulty without a miss, the first three places went to boys, which is unusual. Girls generally rank higher than boys as spell- ers, unless, as a cynic remarks, they hap- pen to be stenographers. \ , Anyway, here are a few of the 350 words which young Lawson negotiated suc- cessfully : Auxiliary, equinectial, shellac, suc- cinct, perennial, liquefy, scrupulous, infall- ible, silhouette, convalescent, repellent, macaroon, tyrannical, personnel, ennoble, malefactor, panacea, rhinocerous, jeopard- ize, portiere. We haven't the complete list, but as- sume that such old favorites as Britannica, parallel and battalion were not omitted. Hats off to Courtney B. Lawson! He may be a great proofreader some day. Others have played it with thej ‘ Louisville - Miami... Mitineapolis - Nashville, . |New Orleans New York ... Cities ae @ ~ KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years) Ago Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen Key West is assured another hotel, probably two, possibly three, by next winter. That was the promising outlook at the end of, the meeting held last night in the chamber of commerce. The pros; pect is bright for outside capital} to put up one or two hotels and; the erection of one by residents is assured. It required but a short |‘‘Spread the news far and near to time at the meeting to raise $10,-- youn moms and your dads.” 000 as the nucleus of the fund re-' The old king reluctantly gives up quired for the erection of a mod-| his crown ern hostelry. This may be a com-;|To Puff, with @ curse and a sneer mercial hotel but that phase of the; and a frown. matter has not been decided. maneating lads. } oe eeeees The carrier pigeon that ttew|TOday’s Horoscope inte the store of the Unity Club| , building is still being held await-) Paes ing ownership. The bird has been A combination of the nature of given in charge of Captain Ivan, the previous day, with a more ar- Elwood, who will take it to the | tistics or Sensuous character, gives roost at his home to be cared for | person who is genial and friend- until a claim is made for it. ily, living in harmony with his neighbors. If not possession the power of yesterday, it still holds the germ of success. At the regular meeting of city | council last night City Attorney J./ Lancelot Lester read a communica- i day for that thetviden. Wha tion from Miss Mary Louise Cap-} the state law does not provide for pick showing her intention of en-|+ni. observance ‘by the,schools one tering suit against the city of Key 'day during Christmas week holi- ‘West’ for $10,000 damages‘for in-| days was made yp in,order that juries alleged to have beéh receiv- lu Nieuld have ed when she fell ona sidewalk on the birth Whitehead: street. {Thp!- attorney e Gountry.”, has been ihstructed #9, defend the city’s rights in the Bae Joali? 4 B. P. O. Elks, 551, Key West, will give a dance at Aronovita' next Friday. They are sched Hall on February 22, Washing-|to fight 10 three minute ton’s birthday. Those who are; Both of these fighters have going to attend this function lent records and fans are expect- should notify the steward of the | ing a fast, hard and clever scrap. Elks Club hot later than Thursday ' _ morning. | Miss Marie Lord and Herman | Kesson were married last evening Attorney Peter O. Knight, rep-|at the home of the bride’s sister, resenting the Stone and Webster | Mrs. John Pinder, or White street. company, addressed the city coun-' The marriage ceremony was per- cil last night and advised that the | formed in the presence of the ji Key West Electric company would | mediate family. Rev. E. L. Ley replace the street car system with | Tead the service. a regular trackless bus system. He, showed by figures the street car, Mr. and Mrs. Armando Rod- system was losing steadily. rigaez announce the birth of a 10- pound boy this morning at their Editorial comment: G. R. Not-, heme, 626 Whitehead street. tingham, editor and manager of haat the Fort Pierce News-Tribune.| Battling Siki, who wrested the who spent Sunday in Key West, light heavyweight championship did us the compliment to wear his from Georges Carpentier, arrived straw lid. He knows Key West /in Key West today accompanied weather, having been editor of The | >Y his mapager and trainer and Citizen in 1922. | will stay for a few days. yesterday of the S. S. Cuba, num- 6 6 6 bered 448. Most of them left on: SAL the evening train for the north} LIQUID, TABLETS, ve while some stayed in Key West! omnes for a few days. Checks Malaria in 3 days, first day, Headaches or Neuralgia Public schools of Key West wil! | in 30 minutes, observe Washington's Birthday| FINE LAXATIVE AND TONIC and are to be given a holiday Fri-' Most Speedy Remedies Known. Travelers from Cuba. arriving} MD EM MEE EME BE OS ME IE SE SE BIS MEE A, Ce Seoccccosscescesescosvescseooncs | High . Barometer at = Sea level, 30.02. ! Yesterday’s Precipitation ‘Normal Precipitation °Thin veeord covers 2d-hear period emting at 8 weleck thin cxorning. Tomerrow'’s Almanac | First quarter, 21¢l Washington. . Williston . | Wytheville | Key West and Vicinity: Fair to- } \night and Wednesday; somewhat | colder tonight; moderate north-| nesday; considerably colder south portion tonigh' killing frost in north and light slowly rising temperature in ex- : treme north portion Wednesday. “ rf ; Jacksonville to Florida Straits: \ ‘All hail the new king,” shout the} Moderate northerly, winds WEATHER FORECAST TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1934, ‘Today's’ Birthday | eoecccccoceccacuaneacece TODAY’S WEATHER = | jand weather fair tonight and Wed-!Kans., president of the American 82 nesday. | Bar Association, born near Wel- .65| East Gulf: Moderate northeast | lington, Kans., 61 years ago. 74} winds. i | 1 Raintain* t \ WEATHER CONDITIONS T. Ins. ' .06 Ins, Dr, Walter C. Mendenhall, Di- rector of the U. S. Geological | Survey, born in’ Stark Co., Ohio, The disturbance that was over |63 years ago. South Carolina yesterday morn- cae Si jing moved northeastward with Dr. Charles H. Judd of ‘the |greatly increased intensity, being Univ. of Chicago, noted psycholo- 6:57 a. m./ central this morning on the New gist and director of its School of . m. England coast, Boston, - Mass.,}Kduention, born’ in India, 61 years . M.| 29.08 inches. It has ‘caused gales Ago. m. | and heavy snows in New York and! - m. southern New England, Boston re-} [porting a wind velocity of |miles. Snow has also occurred Dr. Ernst A. Bessey, of the 50 | Michigan State College, noted in! botanist and dean of its Graduate ithe upper Ohio Valley and Middle} school, born .at Ames, Iowa, 57 | Atlantic States, and there has been years ago. jrain during the last 24 hours} | throughout most of the South At- | Rev. Arthur B. Kinsolving, ree- lantic States, in Utah, and Calli-| f St. Paul’s in Balti aot. fornia. There has been a decided |" OF St. Taul's in Bre, Be + fed P. E. clergyman, born at Mid- fall in temperature from the east- diebi Va., 73 years ago. ern Lake. region and Middle At-|@ebure, Va., 73 years ago. Nantie States southward to the Gulf | . jof Mexico, with readings below; Mary Garden, prima desma, j freezing in northern Florida. How- {born in Scotland,-67 years ago. ever, Key West, with a tempera- ay t f 65 di 2 this ing,; Baron MacMillan, Hugh Patti- abel eidrrtntaatratts se MacMillan, English lawyer-. 18 sant son Ps }continues to be the warmest place 50 lin the country. Temperatures Statesman, born 61 year sago. 12 have riser in most sections west ;——__. ; / / bd Ingredients of Vicks 14 Jof the Mississippi River. 32 G. S. KENNEDY, = { Official in Charge. | 5 { = | ' VepoRub in Convenient Candy Eorm 6} |] Key West's First Funeral Home ‘| Key West's First Ambulance Service PRITCHARD 22 Phone 548 Never. Sleeps Tomorrow's Tides A. Lowest Highest Lust Night Yesterday 42 42 16 60 GIVES HORSE “NIP” ao NEW YORK.—Joseph Lichocky ; of this city was fined. $10 for give | jing his horse a “nip..or, two. to brace him up.” 74 22 30 52 42 36 Experiments at Cornell Univer-} jsity show that clothes moths lay eggs during any month of the year, 52 ,and the eggs will hatch in any 24 month. i 22 } 4 72 36 40 40 DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED UNDER : U S. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE PLAN THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Reserve Member of the Federal Deposit j Insurance Corporation U. S. Government Depositary Fair tonight and Wed-j in} ; heavy to! tonight becoming northeast Wednesday VL LA A A bodidlidhide dk diode duke a ee eee iLtittiitittittittiéittdtdtdeds SPECIAL OFFER Buy Now Before Prices Advance | Inside Frosted Lamp Bulbs, 1 5 c 15 to 60 Watt, 2 for . . THIS OFFER CANNOT BE BEAT JUST RECEIVED . 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