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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN THE WEATHER SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1936 PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Published Da Except Sunday By THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. L. ARTMAN, President Assistant Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets MOTHER OF MONARCHS eee KEY WEST IN | When in 1764 Letitia Romolino, a DAYS GONE BY rather obscure Corsician girl, married Car-| Happenings Here Just 10 Years} los Bonaparte, an assessor, at the age of! Ago Today se elaaees —— j 14, there was little in the occurrence to in- fe Bhetaes Otte | dicate the far-reaching influence that was | | to follow their union. | It was not particularly strange that = ae u — 2 Sura | Vining Harris to examine =| 13 children were to be born to them, but! .arq B. Mora (Kidlucky) and ) it is remarkable that of the 13, four were | pass on his mental condition, have destined to become emperors or kings and rendered their ee and aaa 7 e 4 |sented it to the court. official. two. to ‘bécome queens. |The findings cite that the man The most famous, of course, was Na- | was given every test and it is de- poleon Bonaparte, who became emperor of | termined that he is perfectly sane France, and whose name fills more pages |" capable of determining right / : from wrong. Mora was convicted: is z of history than that of any other mortai |this week in criminal court on DVERTIS! ~ { who, é@ver lived. He was the second child. ‘ charge grand larceny and sen- sade; koowus Cniprpites! lon: “Joseph, the eldest, became king of | tenced to five years in the state a i z if meas wis . | penitentiary. Aiter reading the ! Spain; Jerome was king of Westphalia, | sntence of the lunacy commis: and Louis was king of Holland. One of |sion, Judge Harris stated that the ; the daughters, Maria, became queen of paiare dmniosed on ie prisoner Naples, and Elisa became queen of Tos- leas eing faund s guilty wont j cana. | Two other children held lesser rank, | Colone] Robert M. Thompson’s Lucien becoming prince of Canino, and pee usher feels ar- BR Re aia Rhea ag. |rved yesterday with the owner on Marie Pauline becoming duchess of Guas. foned (idle (easel iinian cconaanndl talla. }of Captain Muller. The house- Thus Letitia Ramolino has become | boat was severely damaged by the known to the world as “the mother of ;'¢cent storm in oes i ei . : F fonce be placed on the ways for | monarchs.” It might be imagined, there- |,econditioning and repairs. The H fore, that hers was a happy life—but not | work has been let by contract to Free Port. She was often poverty-stricken, and '* !0cal shipbuilder. MotelscansApartuenta: | lived to see all her royal children shorn{ 4, excelient. program has been i of their power. When she died at the age j arranged for’ the musical recital j of 86 the great Napoleon had been dead a eal i ae gh Salinamys: 4 ot ne is 4 |8 o'clock by thé pupils of * the 15 years; all her other children had lost Gonventet Mary Tatnumealete she their royal prerogatives, and while several | event wil be staged St. Ce- ‘oa in’ History| OOLLEGE NOTES | SSP eeerececerecccecccccs a Friday, November 20,1936 | By CYNTHIA PEARLMAN 1866—Grand Army of the Re- (Special Talishassce Correspend- public’s first national encamp- ext of The Citizen) ment began in Indianapolis. SS TALLAHASSEE. Nex — Florida State Colieee's fF ral mumct Temperatures* | a : ' Highest = ‘ee 78 ! EOE — 71 ‘Mean .. oot A 74 iNormal Mean _. Serene: ie The lunacy commission, con- i ur prominent phy- jans, appointed by Judge J.! Unly Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe c | 1892—The - great Homestead, \Pa.. strike, which began July 6, 0 Ins! officially declared off—one of the -06 Ins, |boodiest in our labor history. ur periad West, Untered at Ker seco Y-SIXTH YEAR of gen ¢dacstien, this 's Precipitation Precipitation fall, is being veccied many of the enthusiasm b; ie schevl prmcspa's ef the aate => Member of the Associated Press -Le Associated Press is exclusizely entitled to use tor republicatic patches credited to it‘or net otherwise credited in this paper and also the locat news published here. CRIPTION RATES 1894—Port Arthur, Korea, tak- Sun rises Beer . japanese in ChineseJapan- Sun sets .... ; . m.jese War. Moon rises Moon sets see im it a more éefimte meas = testing winat the studemt mas came jed im high school, thus trine=e rewmtonsmp betwect cubbege 1926—Britain’s Imperial Con- jerence in London declared Dom n- {ions autonomous. 4:24) = 10:13] 1928—President-elect i tel’s of his plans to create a three- | billion do!'ar reserve fund to help reduce unemployment—year be- | fore depression. x Months ee Months Month Kly .... about a closer high schoo This is the observaten of & E Deyle, college regstrae tually eqgitt weeks unger the ed curric dents of « broad genera they ate calied upon we specie Tomorrow's Tides High Low oe = Barometer 8 A. M. today: Sea level, 30.04. afier we Hoover PE All reading notic iespect, obituary notices, éte., the rate of 10 cents a line AL NOTICE rds of thanks, resolutions of will be charged for at WEATH=R FORECAST (Till 8 p. m., Sunday) | Key West and Vicinity: Fairj °* ii : tonight and Sunday; not much{Co"{scated in Germany unde change in temperature; gentle to/Communist-enemy of the State moderate northeast and north, *“ winds. | : Florida: Fair tonight and Sun-! 1934—To House Commitiec. day; somewhat colder in north and, Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler central portions Sunday, and in charged Wall Street with pot t extreme north portion late tonight. | 0verthrown Government by a priv Jacksonvil’e to Florida Straits ate army of half a million under ycs and East Gulf: Moderate to fresh Fascist leadership. | northwest winds over north por-} tion and gentle to moderate north-} east and north winds over south! 3.11% Distal, iad pacly ewsegast won| LOGRY'S er tonight and Sunday. | —— | i n forum and invites discus- «1 subjects of local or general t publish anonymous communi- 1933—Prof. Einstein's prop cations == IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Se Bridges to complete Road to Main Birthdays Ss wees Friday, November 20, 1936 Admiral Joseph M. Reeves Nav, commander-in-chief, whe today reaches the statutory ase of cecccece | so. . Bathing Pavilion. to be given this evenng beginning FER TEES NETI RIGA Aliports- Land and Sea. The northern disturbance has ward over the lower Consolidation of County and City in Governments. cilia’; Hali at the convent and will 64 survived her they had ceased to be factors ; in public affairs. be given by the advanced music pupils of the institution, The pub- nce Valiey and pressure is low this morning southward ov the Carolinas, Boston, Ma: retirement, born in years ago. Illinois, But in spite of all that, Letitia Ramo- lino gave to the world a progency whose | activities did more to change the course of events than that of any other mother who ever lived. lic is invited. It is human to err, but to admit it is not. linches; while a high pressure area j is moving in over the Plains States, | Dodge City. ago. The weather has been fair during = the last 24 hours throughout the; Claude ee country east of the Rocky _— to Spain, born in Hamilten Ce tains, with rising temperatures: ing 58 years ago. over eastern districts, and colder} in the north Plains and H ardinal Patrick J. 1 ew York, Lorn there, the con- Forty-two appl civil service 3 ducted by Arthur Pastorini, of the local postofiice, erday aft- erncon in the Monroe County High School. Thirty of the applicants too the examination for postof- fice clerk and letter carrier, and twelve took the examination for Home Curtis Many a face is like a mortgage—it should be lifted. Ambassado: PERFECT BRIDGE HANDS ex-! Those window envelopes seldom con- tain any good news. s aed Norman Thomas of New York. —. Missis: Valley. | flee copper) Misia | Va ae leader, Marior Temperatures at 8 a. m. this morn-| the position of customs guard in-’ ing ranged from 20 degrees at|~ 3 spector. All of those who took Williston. N. D., to 72 degrees at bern at 0S ago. | Every once in a while we read of someone holding a perfect bridge _ hand, the examinations are Key West-,Key West. consisting of all 13 cards in a certain suit. | ers. i Such an extraordinary occurrence may be | a ago accounted for in two ways—either the} U- S. S. Cleveland, Captain Judge Kenesaw M. Landis o KENNEDY, {Chicago, baseta'l's commissioner, 1 in Charge. | born at Millvil’e, O., 70 Too much energy is wasted fighting imaginary troubles. yea All men are born equal—at least so far as clothes are concerned. Dr. Ea:nest A. Hooton of Har vard, noted anthropologist, in Wisc., 49 years ago. and born | cubt'e Clin Miller says it is often cheaper to tell the truth than hire a lawyer. clined In a ga made up of is Dr. Edwin P. Hubble of the Mt lected team from the Coast’ wilson Observatory, Pasadena, Gu Outlaws and the Box! coi, famed astronomer, born at tory teams, and the Cubanj Marshfield, Mo., 47 years ago. Stars, the latter came out vic- torious. The score was 6 to 5. sae ao Cpe ni acoaite WE Oe SIISIDILIII ISLS. principal factor in their victory.) GARDEN HOSE: SOLID BLACK RUBBER WITH COUPLINGS WITHOUT NOZZLE $1.49 50 Foot Lengths 2.75 SINGLE BRAID BLACK RUBBER $1.89 3.48 DOUBLE BRAID GREEN. CUARANTEED th or kindree Teople might as well lie about us as to tell so many disagreeable truths. j»ritine and t ———a= é 2 Many try their hands at this and that when they should be using their heads. One should for courtesy. Advice is so prevalent that most peo- | ple refuse to believe it is worth anything. | Wise men and women seek the argu- ments of those with whom they disagree. saad 5 day when the Fort Lauder 25 Foot Lengths The best encouragement that inter- national trade can get is an assurance of | peace. KEY WEST COLONIAL HOTEL In the Center of the Business and Theater District Folks who keep their noses to the grindstone are less likely to turn them up at their neighbors. 25 Foot Lengths :§ Sao pee 50 Foot Lengths Personal justice consists, to a large extent, in looking at a question from the other man’s point of view. ; First Class—Fireproof— Sensible Rates : tain ould have a hard struggle. They i Wa mart f and acme would | cards were stacked, or somebody lied. At sh ocala ree haval The Clevéland be-' thand after a legitimate shuffle is not im- ron is under c nand of Admiral holding such a hand is illustrated by a West. The Cleveland will leave anne States were to play 15 hands every day, } program éelebrating the opening An optimist is a man who expects to a not mi-take flattery It also has been figured out that when | the Coast Guards and the Amer- Serving Key West every 20 hands. the Conch Zootball teams met at, Phone 135 Night 696-W | which will deal a pack into hands of the j the man, and it was expected they FOR anyone would like to see what such a num- minum Sets, Rayon Bed LET’S START THEM RIGHT dress on post card for de- Garage - lid, but the score was 0 to 0; in Key West harbor yesterday “1 agra : ave least, that is what happens in 90 per cent |afternoon and is now taking on, When the whistle sounded for the of the reported cases. longs Special Service Squadron assigned to duty in Cen- possible, but the chance of any honestly dealt hand consisting of an entire suit is 1 oat nigh Aeih bale ae EGiaiode Geen mand of the Seventh Navy Dis- computation sh ng that if each of the Hig pdt dext TWureday forsLake. 10,000,000 bridge players in the. United ; Gharies, La., and take part in th e : : fj according to the law of averages a solid-|9f that ort. !It is our friends who remind us of ind a clean pair of socks without holes. suit would be dealt only once in three ups) Wisamen ne ees ie faults, even though in doing} ai niet : iean Legion met. The game went = cards are properly shuffled each player} 4, the Legion which won by a) BENJAMIN LOPEZ should get a singleton every three hands, a FU Half Century _The above figures were worked out 24 Hour Ambulance Service by Trof. Woodruff of Boston Tech, who | the army ba for their moot- ed match. The Key West players! ideal random type in four seconds. He, | has also figured the number of ways in 3 BIG GIFTS {0 FREE SEND NO MONEY ber looks like, let him write 80,660 and add 60 ciphers. Then try to read it. Spreads. and many other gifts, Most Amazing Offer: tails. Act Quick. Supreme | Sales Co., 160 N. La Salle | coal and supplies at the local! !@st quarter's ¢ Of course, the dealing of a _ perfect tral American waters. The squad- in 158,753,000,000. The improbability of trict with headquarters at Key = ‘Editorial comment years. a {tans witnessed a lively game when °° ‘Hey msy seem to-lack cour- seore of 7 to 0. NERAL HOME 6-card suit every six hands, and a void suit Licensed Emba:mer ' has invented a card shuffling machine} : were outweighed five pounds to which the 52 cards may be arranged. If Ladies’ W: Watches, Alu- Simply send name and ad- . - | $ will fight. That There was a day when every young Street, Chicago, Ill. Elevator 25 Foot Lengths SWING WEED CUTTERS 40” long. Size of blade 3x14”. Made of good quality steel and sharp on four sides. GARDEN RAKES 60” long polished handle. 14 teeth of good steel. P EACH 70¢ $1.00 We also carry a good line of imsecticides and sprey gu=s Try our “VIGORO”—The Perfect Plant Food SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best™ White and Eliza Streets The way to be sure of peace is to be Popular Prices so strong that nobody °. . :. soe a3 i goes for nations as well as individuals. { American was assured that he had a! | chance to become President of the United | > oo pe Se ng day fi millions of! States and, if he failed, that, at the worst, GOA AAA ns ready to return fervent thanks| he would probably make a million dol- . to a kird Providence for many blessings, | lars. The Easiest Way For You To Pay For A Home especially those of peace. The result of this teaching has prob- is to pay for it as you pay rent. The logical way —————___—_—— { ably been evil. The generations that have Montana is just dandy in the good old ; groWn on such notions have been inclined is to pay monthly, out of income, an installment on the principal and the interest, etc., and thus, summer time, but when the wintry blasts) to grab for themselves and get all that the begin to blow, our fellow townsman, Er Jaw allows and some of the fruit that the over a given period of years, pay off the entire mortgage and have the house free of all debt. It’s nest Hemingway, the author, knows where} Jaw prohibits. the sun is shining brightly, and has re- It is about time that education include very much like buying a house and then renting it to yourself. turned to his home in Key West, where! the idea that an individual attains satis- “every prospect pleases and only man is] faetion, not by getting everything or the CONSULT US HOW YOU CAN BUILD OR BUY A HOME OR REPAIR OR MODERNIZE vile.” highest honors, but by serving society in! his or her place with distinction. The de- | | ANY TYPE GF BUILDING ON INSURED CREDIT. velopment of men and women into intelli- The First National Bank ot Key West gent creatures, with an understanding of man and nature, is a task that most of us Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | complete late in life, if at all. Maybe, by 3 BaP IOIaIwi Ill #2 ie III II DIS. MPs CC he hehehe ddd adhd, Made entirely long handle. 208 EACH - } | | { | ! A clipping from Friday Night, cap-| tioned “The Connecting Link,” and pub- lished on the editorial page in yesterday’s | issue of The Citizen, was inadvertently at- tributed to Miami Life. Fred Girton is the | starting early with the youngsters we! editor of Friday Night and a staunch} could help them attain a greater goal friend to Key West, as numerous articles} earlier in life, and that, we admit, is what | in his weekly paper have attested. life is intended to accomplish, Phone 3 PIU LLLALALALALALLLLZLLLALLALALLA AL