The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 24, 1934, Page 2

‘vuly. Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. No, 4 to 1. No, 9 to 1. Yes, 8 to 1. Should Folks expect too much, declares H. I. Phillips, the eminent humorist, who. says: “Nobody can be as funny all the time as people think a professional funny man Ought to be.” ' John Perry, stunt flyer, dropped sev- eral thousand feet with a parachute, land- ing safely in an apple tree on a New Jer- sey farm. But in trying to disentangle his "ehute he fell from the tree and broke his Wrist. He remarked that in making a landing the last 10 feet’ are the hardest. Before the birth of a child to a woman tecently widowed, a Colorado couple agreed to adopt it and signed legal papers te that effect. Twins were born, so they | .. By mistake a Turkish census-taker put-down the name of a camel, Haroun Kaha, as that of a person. Later the ani- mal was summoned for jury duty and was taken to court by his owner. At that, the éamel was probably as intelligent as some who are accepted for jury duty. She recently said: Frank Dugan, Philadelphia barber, is a Wail of quick decision. While shaving a customer he saw an automobile hit a man in front of his shop-and start to speed away. Dugan dashed after the hit-and- run driver, jumped on the running board razor in hand and caused his arrest. kill.” brella. Too many traffic rules and hard- boiled traffic cops became irksome to Byron Parsons of Evansville, so he sold his car and says he has quit motoring for good. He denies that his decision was in- fluenced by the fact that he is 93. years old. ; db, Myrtle Lambert, has been disowned by her father of her persistent habit of stealing rides \ freight trains. He said: “I have knocked her cold several times, but I can’t knock that foolishness out of her.” a : accusation: t have no Like mary another before him, Thomas Smith of Brooklyn is in trouble heeause of a woman. After successfully | removing $2,000 worth of silk from a store, he went back to get three pairs of : stockings for his sweetheart and was { eaught. He is now in jail, charged with burglary. own. pussy-footers vertebrates. We evasive, fearful. appalling calamity t convictions. opinions. We have no independence of our We are fast becoming a nation of side-steppers, wobblers, in- hesitant, | In the midst of the most HE IS RIGHT To hear the plain, unvarnished truth once in a while is good for us. at a conference in Indianapolis, Bishop | Blake of the Methodist Church gave most-leryyessels are also hurrying 9 of us what we have coming to_us in’ the rerfder assistance. following characterization, though _ pos- ‘| Sthlyhe-would not have gette far astray if| this evening in the factory of |® ad included the’ whole wotld fp, the We are of the shifty, Yes, 2 to 1. A PLUCKY WOMAN adopted them both. Syria, India, Central America and . _ where. : One While admiring Mrs. Renthall’s perb courage and taking her word for the harmlessness of lions and leopards, folks would shrink from penetrating an African jungle armed only with an um- express century haven't a first class mind to face it.” if MEN WENT TO JAIL FOR IT According to its own report, the Ten- nessee Valley Authority has spent $3,500,- ! families of workmen at Norris, Tenn., or} an average of $8,750 per family. Yes, | Virginia, there is a Santa ‘Claus, and he is: your Uncle Sam. { feam in that city. Among the spectators | was Prince Sumi, youngest brother of thé } emperor. IXteo 2. ' their respective communities toward cer- tain important public questions. More than 5,000 replies were received, some of the results being as follows: Does your community favor govern- ment, competition with the transportation business? No, 8 to 1, Does it want the government to go in. to the power business? No, 3 to 1. Should the government be permitted to manage private business? No, 18 to 1. Should the government exercise pro- duction control? No, 8 te 1. Should there be government fixing for industry? No, 5 to 1. Should the government enforce codes for business through court proceedings? price- Should the national debt be increased? Should Federal payrolls be reduced? employees of New Deal agencies be placed under Civil Service tules? Yes, 4 to 1. Should there be some compulsory sys- tem of old age pensions? Several other questions were asked, but the foregoing will give a good idea of the attitude of the public, as it is seen by this large group of editors. Of recent years many women ex- plorers have braved the dangers of moun- tain, river and jungle in search of adven- ture or scientific knowledge, Among them Mrs. Alicia Renthall, an Eng- lish woman, is one of the most daring. For 20 years she has been traversing remote wild regions, mostly on foot, has been around the world six times. wanderings have carried her across Africa | °*™* several times, as well as into Tibet, Arabia, or both. and Her | cept when people lose their tem- Today’s i remarkable characteristic of | Mrs. Renthall is that in her jungle plorations she goes unarmed, nothing more formidable than an umbrella. ex- carrying “T have been quite close to lions and leopards in the bush, but they have never harmed me or any of my carriers. I always , go unarmed, and I think wild animals know by instinct that I have no desire to su- most “Americans hate lest the power. of moral passion and indignation and “have | erties and All Americans. become a nation of ‘yes’ men. Luke-warm- ness is one of the curses of America. We no we Seventeen years after its creation, the 000 in providing housing facilities for 400 | office of Alien Property Custodian, which | has handled upwards of half a billion dol- | lars’ worth of property seized in the Uni-j} ted States and its territories during the | World War, passes out of the picture. President Roosevelt, in a message to | Congress communicated his executive or- Although he is through as a major | der abolishing the office and transferring | league player, Babe Ruth delighted the; its functions, personnel, funds, security and fans of Tokyo, Japan, by batting out two | other property to the Department of Jus- home runs, also a double and a single, in a | tice. Some of the early scandals in the of-} game recently played with a barnstorming | fice landed prominent officials in prisons. ! As a humorous publication, the Har- Ruth’s team won the game, vard “Lampoon” ranks next to the Under-j else- | on Largo Lodge. the first fishing | eeeceese: Last week j Which also, carrie ' | | ' IIFTILLLLL LLL) rn ‘Happenings Here Just 10 Y: Files Of The Citizen West Chapter Red been obtained among the passen- gers arriving here. bak) wy East Coast Rail trains and ships of the P. and 0. S. S. ¢om- pony. A Red Crosq bodth is being maintained on the * grounds, Rotarians and allied: workers who have been actively ; engaged in the drive sines Arm-, istice Day, are pleased with the | responses received from tran-) we are sure, sients, Thursday evening the cam-| many chi paign will come to a close, with | of the exception of collections at the ; Very likely cigar factories where the cigar- makers have whole-heartedly re-| DESS sponded to the call. The drive this dnt neh year promises to be the most suc- normal growth ces*ful ever held in Key West. the health of adults. We | why. Other investigations Corrugaged galvanized iron for in the fish liver oils those chemical The galvanized shingles for the po gist drag Sera paw store at Caroline and William ‘a streets, have been placed. Mr. Lowe expects to move to the new q D buildings in abeolwe weeks. ce! While it is raining in Key West today the thermometer reading is the should rejoice in this knowledge and we should use it, that William Pelmer, agent of the as parents and teachers is not put- | W: at Miami but was trensferred to| we should rely upon the next best, | lished his office. Mr. Palmer was substitute. Lacking it in quantity, | Key West. He is accompanied by| one of fish liver oils. But, as a | ! Mrs. Palmer. They are in one of , Ways, get your physician's advice. | Mrs. R. M. Smith’s apartments; j i the sides and roofs of the two lum. ¢lements called “vitamins,” and it , Charleston —.. ber sheds to be constructed for turns out that they are identical | Chicago - Stephen F. Lowe, of Ceroline With the elements manufactuted in | petroit _ street, has arrived over the East our bodies under the influence of the j Gaiveston Coast and is being placed today. SU's rays. Thus, when the — | Havana Huron ..... | Jackeonville KEY! WEST greatest triumphs of man. We | Mismi_. ighest in the United States. generations will be ever better fitted | Pensacola - Here it is 69. In Huron it is 14.! ¢ carry on the world’s work. Po; St. Louis Se a eens aoe ine treasury department, arrived in ting it too strongly. Sunshine és | Williston _. | the city yesterday and has estab-| essential and it is better than the i tis il - 6 44 71 20 i i | 7 | } ] j ! i ! i 4} Little Rock _. 84 52 mie goes i 3 34 40 : 64 20 ing west northueteee ates se semen Ton willde iNew York . 4: 4 ing gales and by wimds of bare —_ 40 62 came force nemr the center, ok SET STS 34 46 A lush presure area comet owe heer 09 show rom : 54 84 jover the Lake segian and demer ington AB 68 | Ohio Valley. overspeends must ane Tae Arcee Prem 48 tions of the country from the ee Bay cele | Plains Ststes eastward the mers ~ WEATHER FORECAST —=ing. Rains have occurred cmee _ Seton ieee! | Yesterday morning im the Aten 2 (Till 8 p. m., Sunday) |tie States as far south as Mert Key West and Vicinity: Fair Carolina being, heavy at Wash on Division street. a | Ireland will discuss the dangers of Editorial Comment: Classified this next week, ads in The Key West Citizen have te found all kinds of lost articles ex-| CO@CCCCCCCCCCCCCCOCS i Anniversaries Construction will start at once} lodge to be constructed on Key 1632—Benedict Spin Largo. It will be located at Tav-icq Dutch Jewish ph ernier Vila. at the south end of or Died Feb. 21, 1677 the key. Harry Griswold will own Shr . the lodge and he exp to be in it, and have it opened by Christ- It will be fully equipped with! ts and all appurtenances re-/ quired for fishing. 1713—Miguel Jose Serra Juni- pero (“Father Junipero), sh missionary, . whose were California’s first settle- ments. born. Died at Monterey, According to present plans, | Cal, Aug. 28, 1784. roadway and bridge work will! —_ 3 | start at this end by December 1.| | 1713—Laurence Sterne, Eng-| Machinery ordered by the Tide-j lish novelist and humorist, water Construction company is| Died March 18, 1768. } born. — that carries « guarenter of purity. : Look for this Guarantee on the Labei ~ (Wie ewe cae comumectien went ay oetaes Pace Met ee a ee ce AM our prodets are ame fs Bete a THE HBDAVIS C2. tied BALTINGEE G. C. ROBERTS (Comer Carsine and Wim Sees | 1849—Frences Hodgson Bur. nett, noted novelist, born in Eng. land. Died in New York, Oct. 29, 1924, expected to arrive by that time; and work will begin at once. The reason the project has not been started at this end before this is because the company did not ve sufficie quipme work H kup arco aun Key West at ie ; 1859—Cass Gilbert, celebrated: same time. ‘ ! architect, ealled the father of the | Ode TAtLLL LLL ALA a } modern skyscraper, bora at Messages received last night, Zanesville, O. Died in England,/ state the Ward Line Steamship! May 17, 1934. Esperanza is stranded on the 6—Hideyo Noguchi, famed rocks near Tampico. There are a; _ 187 i ese bacteriologist ‘of the number of passengers on the ship ; Jap mixed cargo. Ro The Tug Warbler, Captain Snow, | Re was dispatched to the scene. Oth- | M eller Institute for Medical ! arch, born. 1928. Died in Africa, 21 i — H 7 MBaxeball enthusiasts will meet! Pawt.G. Albury on Ashe street for| 1758—British (tak@ poe, " the purpose of forming a winter, of Fort Duquesne and remamp it # Aesgue. Three Gubs are sure tocbe | Kort Pitt (Pittsburgh). 24.5.5 .! i These are the Regulars, Lib-} ‘ 1882—South Carolina’s histor- jie “Auuliment Act’—because of All is in readiness for the great ; Federal Tariff. basketball game to be played: i y night between the ears ago) Darwin’ Five and the Marri : SP whieh f quintet. This should be a, clearly formulated the theory of; good game. The men of m v} evlution, appeared, in an addition are eager to break the winning! of 2500 copies. streak of the Benedicts and thei latter team will strive to maintain! 1933—Alfred E. its suprma j loney” dollar speech | Smith’s “ba-} Several jons taken from a_hollo down on Jefferson Louis. a student “fire captain” in each} ' building and an aide to her. fori { i each corridor. —— avenue, INVESTIGATE THE ADVANTAGES TO YOU GF THE NATIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST Member of the Federal Reserve LET’S MAKE FLORIDA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS SAFE Governor’s Committee on Public Safety * N) ) NN NN N) yi IN N N) i) N N w 8 . . \ a | Glan enenaahenrdechcehacherileaah hehehe ththectetded dade ts LE hid 425 fength-— VIFIZLELLEACLLLLLL LLL GARAGES IF YOU HAVE A NEW CAR OR AN GLD ONE IT We AS LONG IF IT IS PROPERLY SHELTERED. DP) YOU Emer GARAGE OR DOES YOURS NEED REP amE~ LISTED BELOW ARE THE REMEDIES CORRUGATED IRON: For sides SHERWIN WELAAN - and top. Heavily galvanized WEALTH ram ; **theets 26" -wide and 7", 8°, 9°, 10° bare and other = . je coe sPer « $5 50 ———- Square e ' SHERWIN WILLIAMS “FAMILY PAINT” EXTES Per Galion $2.65 PALMER PAINT—GLOSS OR FLAT WHITE THAT SERVES THE PURPOSS $1.50 13¢ ———S CEMENT FOR A CONCRETE FLOOR SOLID FOUNDATION $1.11 WHAT IS ZILO PAINT—CALL US FOR INPORMATOON South Florida Contracting & Engineering Co. Phone 598 Whste and Eze Sereets “Your home is worthy of the best” Per Gallen GARAGE DOOR TRACK: biack enameled iron— Per Linear Foot Hea Per Sack, 94 Th Net anntsseaname hhh —_—-. - - -