The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 4, 1936, Page 2

PAGE TWO Che Kep Wiest Citizen -d Daily Except Sunday By PUBL 'G CO. INC. ARTMAN, President N, Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corer Greene and Anp Streets Publishe THE cr JOE AL un'y Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County. éntered at Key Wes matter y entitled to use ches credited to it or not ot this paper and also the local news pub. Weekly Made known on application. NOTICE of thanks, resolutions of will be charged for at reading not enue is to be titizen i public iss’ st but it wi r general onymous communi- Trade at home and. your home town n will grow richer and finer. It is said they never fail who always do their best—with the usual exceptions of course, not used, it is there may be wear When anything is abused. Furthermore, without tear. Newspapermen, as a rale, know 4 little about everything an.. not much about arything. But the life is interesting. The city clock shcu have its face washed immediately. Funds for that pur- pose should be found somewhere. A popular presidential slogan un- doubtedly would bu: “A ‘chicken’ in every coupe.” Although after lection it very likely will be found to be an old hen. Among the prominent fisherwomen angling in Key West waters recently was Nancy Carroll, and Nancy caught ’em, too. Union. She caught ‘em in the sea land. —Time and on Now the brain trusters speak of OUR} money when they refer to the various al- and municipalities Do you see how the lotments made to states for projects granted. wind is blowing? Exchange papers from, the north hasten to greet the month of March be- cause it brings them Spring, while in Key West we have it all the time. But we do not think it is too much of a good thing. Miami will and that be the and in us Selfishly we hope crowded to regurgitation, overflow will seek shelter, sunlight comfort in Key West. Surely Miami, her bountiful generosity, will forgive this selfishness, under that circumstance. Sometime last year The gested that a pyramid be built dirt dug from the trans-state boondoggling project. This column thought the suggestion we original, but P. E. B. in the Tampa Tribune claims he said it firsc. We will not enter a disclaimer to the state- ment, but are sure of first honors in allud- | iciaaen sug-} from the canal as a | encased in the green chiffon ing to it as a boondoggling project, and no more fantastic than many others. Judge Halsted L. hy the House during Monda ion. Four articles of misconduct were cited. The case now goes to the Senate which will act both as judge and jury Our guess is ie will rot convict: d, though this does not express our wish pro or con. Judge Ritter sat in the House gal- lery during the entire impeachment pro- ceedings with different feelings than those | when he is presiuing on the bench. Ritter was} be f it hadn’t been for Walter Wirchell, | The Municipal Record might have never known that City Manager Claude A. Ren- shaw of Miami Beach v formerly the} mayor of Round-Up, Montana, or that Miami Bez 4 started life as Alton Beach. Neither wou:d we have known that the Miami Beach pubiic department keeps | an accurate check ou the comings and go- ings of the more important residents and visitors with the aid of daily reports from the garbage collecting department.—Flor- ida Municipal Record. Wouldn't it have been terrible to have gone through without knowledge of the above. life | S; mit the customer must take his CONCERNING GEN. HAGOOD Quite a furore has been created by the order relieving Major Gen. Johnson Hagood from command of the Eighth | Corps Area as a result of testimony given | ! before the House Committee in December ; ; but not made public until this month. | admit- | It appears that the General, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN an 7 asrocRATY ON A BIG SCALE, FOLKS! tedly an efficient officer with a creditable | service record, was seeking-funds for Army | housing and other permanent The General, it appears, had freely before the committee, but parently the idea was to authorize expres- ; sion of his views along military lines and ‘ not in contemplation of utterances severe- government depart: | ly critical of other ments and agencies. When the testimony was made public, General Hagood admit ted that he had been quoted with sub- stantial accuracy and regretted that hi statements were made public without an opportunity being afforded him, to delete the critical pl.rases. While it is to be regretted that an of- ' ficer of‘the high type of General Hagood should suffer such a severe reprimand in| the closing vears of his distinguished ser ice, it-should be apparent, even to his closes* friends, that his remarks relating to ey activities of the Government were entirely improper. Whiie he would have been cititély justified, in view of the per- beer an accepied policy in this countrgthat Army and Navy officers, par- ticularly, those holding high commands should gefrain from any venture outside of their S@DELIGHTS By MARCY B. DARNALL, er Editor of The Key West Citizen it has Fol I¢fan effort to hang mself com- fortally, H. W. Dyer of Lewisham, Eng- land, aoe his neck before adjusting the rope. As a result, his effort to shuffle off the mortal coil was a total failure. Advertisement in a West Virginia paper: “You are hereby notified not to take our daughter, Vallie Harper, in your car. Anyone not heeding this notice will be dealt wiéh to the full limit of the law. Mr. and Mrs. William Harper.” Dr. E. H. Cary, former president of the American Medical Association makes a bid for popularity among the nation’s youngsters by declaring that forcing chil- ! dren to eat spinach for the iron it is sup- posed to contain is the bunk. far the iron is just as well to let a kid suck a 20-penny nail. So as A Cincinnati society editor is credited with this catty paragraph in her write-up of a swell reception: “Mrs. Jones appeared which has graced so many previous occasions.” The Boston Transcript tells of a sys- tem whereby favored persons in Ru are | given permits to buy theater tickets with- | wut having to stand in line awaiting their turn, But after obtaining the coveted per- place in another line composed of those who do noi have to stand in line. Dr. Strath-Gordon of the British Medi- ! eal Corps asserts that an inscription on one of the great pyramids of Egypt pre- dic: 4 the present depression, also that it would end on September 16, 19386. We do ; not advise our readers to plunge too heavily on the strength of this forecast, however. Quite a movigg job was recently ex- ecuted in Lake Forest, a Chicago suburb, when an elm tree 75 feet high and weigh- ing some 48 tons was dug up and replanted or the estate of Mrs. J. Ogden Armour. It is believed to be one of the largest trees ever moved and replanted. The American Magazine is authority | for the statement that William H.-Warren of Atlanta, 64 years old and twice mar- ried, is the father of 42 children, includ- ing 13 sets of twins. improve- | ments, and that he was somewhat sareas. i tic in referring to the expenditure of what | ‘he called “stage money” by the Govern: ; | ment in other activities. been | } given permission by his superiors to speak | ap- | missiv ccorded him, to have given free; § ner his opinion on military affairs. concerned, he said, it would be! x RM THE MICROSCOPE REVEALS ON EACH SCALE OF EVERY SALMON, TINY RIDGES THAT SHOW HOW LONG AND HOW OFTEN THE FISH STAYED IN FRESH WATER STREAMS, AND IN THE BRINY OCEAN. BOTH ARE REQUIRED IN SOME CASES, EVEN THE VERY RIVER FROM WHICH IT CAME 1S TOLD BY THE RIDGES. My THE FIRST CARAMELS — EVOLVED FROM SUGAR AND WATER IN AN ATTEMPT TO A CONFECTION MADE WITH = G) Re oe Lowest Highest last night last 24 hours 52 72 . 40 64 30 36 . 38 44 70 | Station— Abilene .... j Denver Detroit Ga'veston Havana .... Huron Litt'e Rock . Los Angeles . | Louisville .... Miami Minneapoli Lake City mpa San Francisco 5 Washington . Temperatures* 12 Tomorrow's Almanac | Sun rises . 6:46 a. j Sun sets . m. | Moon . m. Moon sets . m. Tomorrow's Tides | 1 PM high 4, 8:35 jLow .... 1:58 Barometer 8 a. m, today: Sea level. 30.04. WEATHER FORECAST Thursday) Pa (Til 8 p. m., Key West and Vicinit | cloudy tonight and Thur | = SOTTTOTTOTOTOETO TS iW ) & & N i ) iN ih) IK) ih) N) i) . \) The First National j FOR SALMON DEVELOPMENT. PRESERVE VIOLETS AND ROSE PETALS. LATER, THEY BECAME MILK. THE MORE MILK ADDED, THE BETTER THE CARAMELS. WE ARE ALWAYS PLEASED TO MEET AND TO SERVE OUR VISITORS Member of the Federal Reserve System Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation U. S. Government Depositary UTITII SII IOIIIO LI SS. weigh RABBIT IS THE COOKED CHEESE DIS! KNOWN TO THE ENGLISH- SPEAKING PEOPLE. IT {S THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN NAMED “RABBIT” BY A WELSH CHIEFTAIN WHO SUBSTITUTED IT FOR AGAME COURSE. SEHEAD THE COOK: EST VEGETABLES WE WERE | UNKNOWN IN ENGLISH COOKERY UNTIL THE 1474 CENTURY. HENRY THE EIGHTH HAD NEITHER SALAD, CARROTS, CABBAGES, OR RADISHES. wisiaswas GOURMETS OF Susveny MARK ANTONY ROASTED EIGHT BOARS FOR 4 <9 DINNER, te} Lacs tle change in temperature; gentle to moderate easterly winds. Florida: Partly cloudy, ocea- jsional rain in extreme northwest portion tonight and in extreme north portion Thursday; _ little | change in temperature. | Jacksonville to Florida Straits: ; Gentle to moderate shifting winds, | mostly easterly over south portion ‘and partly overcast weather to- | night and Thursday, probably | showers over north portion Thurs- | day. East Gulf: Gentle to moderate | |winds mostly easterly and mostly overcast weather tonight and | Thursday with scattered showers. | | WEATHER CONDITIONS The northern disturbance has moved eastward to the Canadian Province of Ontario, Sault Ste. | Marie, Mich., 29.60 inches, and ‘pressure is moderately low this ‘morning from Texas westward to | California, Phoenix, Ariz., 29.82 inches; while high pressure areaz lover the South Atlantic States, {northern Plains States and far} | Northwest overspread most of the remainder of the country, Charles- ; ton. S. C., 30.16 inches, and Huro S. D., and Seattle, Wash., 302 inches, Light to moderate sn¢ ‘has occurred during the last - hours in the Lake Superior r and in portions of New E "and light to moderate rain in por- tions of the West Gulf Stares, m.| Washington, Colorado, and on the} Florida Keys. Temperatures have risen from Texas _northe: astward er the Ohio Valley and low {Lake region, and colder weath has overspread the northern Rock- | ies and Plains States and extreme upper Mi: ippi Valley, with: {readings near zero this morning in} : northern Minnesota, Temperatures continue above normal in most | sections of the country, except in| northern Minnesota, and range! ithis morning from 72 degrees at} Miami and Key West, Fia., to 2) * degrees at aca Minn. Bank of Key West - LL hk A Ah A hd dd ddd did did ded ds | 24; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 1936 \-nmw—e—e—e—e—n—e—-—n——e— bulkhead be constructed the] Americans and 581 aliens arrived KEY WEST IN | council so ordered. |at this port during the month of ‘February on vessels from Havams | Young man who it is claimed was) | Happenings Here Just 10 Years’ shot by Arthur Baker, breathed | Ago Teday As Taken From {his last 1 o'clock this afternoon. | The Files Of The Citizen ‘Until last night it was thought | Lionel Hildebrant Plummer. chief clerk and special disbursing officer of the lighthouse depart ment, is Zi at bis home 1157 Fleming street. this young man was on the road At the recessed meeting of the to recovery but shortly before | county commissioners held this midnight he took a sudden change rt oe) aod attorney was for the worse and within the next htt b agree; hour passed en. ie Tobe to be sighed | sree ie cha’ - “the board and: Editorial comment: It was prob- gy PTZ, ‘the Turner “bly a dry proofreader who let it icity wae a relative to'Set by as “Dr. Nicholas Murray. | construction of the overseas high-| butler of Columbia University. jway bridges. Last night a number} Records in the office of Claude | ofAtelegrams were'received from Albury. in charge of the immigra- i railroad engineers, city engineers tion bureau, show that 'and engineering firms from all, over the country recommending} Mr. Turner and his accomplish-! » iments of the consideration of| | the commissioners. { The Fidelis Class tee Firt Baptist church is planning 2 c®- cus to be held on the lawn of the church, March 18. The circus = to be given for the purpose of ram img funds for a nursery te be cop- ducted in the church basement se mothers may leave their chil dren there while ag ave 8510's The school board is now pro-! ceeding by the old method of ; petitioning percent of the iree- holders to decide whether the $200,000 bond issue for new} | School buildings will go through jor not. It was voted in the last jelection to create a fund by rais- | ing taxes. The legislature de- | clared this unconstitutional. How- ever if 25 percent of the people desire the new buildings the law! | will be passed over the legislature. | School children are now being) seen all over the city petitioning | j the parents and citizens in gen-| {eral to sign the document. The Baltimore and Steamship company is contemplat-| | ing having their ships stop at Key! | West, according to an announce-) ; ment made by the Porter Dock ;company. This company, com- monly known as the Bat Line, operates a large number of fine. boats between Tampa and Balti- more, They have both freight and passenger service and are large; jand modern, Mrs. Isobel E. Crittenden an-} nounces the engagement of her! daughter Florence Cecilia to Wil-; liam Earl Dodge Stokes of Len-! nox, Mass.. a son of William Ear! | Dodge Stokes and Mrs. Rita Her-| \nandez De Alba de Acosta Lydig.| Miss Crittenden is a daughter of ithe late Venerable C. R. D. Crit-| itenden, one time archdeacon of| Texas and late rector of St. Paul’s! Parish, Key West. | ee ECTRIC in your kitchen the sooner you will begin sav- ing about #10 2 month on your food budget. “DOUBLE THE COLD” AND USES 40% LESS CURRENT. The Key West Electric Co. The city council met in regular! session last night and discussed a‘ number of important matters.! One of the most interesting was that of building a bulkhead at the; foot of Front street near the fish docks, in order to improve that unsightly section of the city. In] a communication submitted _by| Mayor Curry who requested the it bt x. SUOOITOTTOTTEEOEES. See eeee een GARDEN HOSE Shipment Just Received 25’ Length, Solid Rubber $1.49 50’ ” ” ” 2.15 25” 1.89 50’ 3.48 ‘| ” Braided Rubber ” BEACH CHAIRS FOLDING — LIGHT — SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTRUCTED Adjusted To Any Reclimning Position, With Feot Rest, Each $270 Without Foot Rest $2.30 YACHT CHAIRS: Extra Strong With Doubled Canvass Back and Seat Each $230 CAMP STOOL 5c RAINY SEASON SPECIAL WHILE IT LASTS---Special Sale On 85 Lbs. Green Slate Surface Roofing. 1 Roll Covers 100 Sq. Ft. A $2.95 Value Now At $2.25 South Florida Contracting & Engineering Co. Phone 598 White and EFza Streets “Your hume is worthy of the best” EO Mh hid hk de dk dk hiked dheddddaked dd y j COTTTOTTTOOPTTTETOADT MOOSE, IAAL ALA A AAA dh A hh hdd de dad d hd dbd did ddidididdididaduddddacdhed,