The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 17, 1937, Page 2

action was severely criticized by many, and by some it was termed “Seward’s | folly.” But subsequent events have proved it to have been a very good buy after all. | | Since the discovery of gold in 1880, _ | more than 400 million dollars worth of the precious metal has been produced, and the output still exceeds 10 million dollars a year. Until the price of copper dropped so low, from five to seven million dollars worth of that metal was mined each year, while tpe salmon pack value has ranged | from 24 to 45 million dollars in recent { years. The normal lumber cut from Alas- | jecte : kan forests is from 40 to 50 million board |to join the delegation, The party, feet. which will leave Monday, ts com-} Alaska’s present population is 60,000, ami bbe thee: si oe arth | almost equally divided between whites and |er and Braxton B. Warren. Coun- Indians. There are 88 elementary schools |ty Engineer Watkins, President) | and 15 high schools, besides 98 day schools |*¥8™ of rps smaeed Re ‘ merece and City Engineer Moreno. | and three industrial schools provided by Mrs. Kirchheiner, Ms. 8: B. i : i Fi HE nH aie as ig f i i 3 iy. Fed H Bg g 4 #8 A i i ! i i ce ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE z i [ z i i : ie i L ‘ i i : i strech out ry notlesa ten witt'be'chargea tor at | the government for native children. Seven (ewe wap enprrcreey beh be ry Fe necthied to op entertainments by churches trom which hospitals are maintained, also. ra J cae «oe Catinen fen ‘open forum and ‘invites discus. | The vast territory of 586,400 square = fo | hres Seetiasdes daa the costs | : ; Teenage Will not publish andnymous commant, | Miles is rich in natural resources yet un-| M. V. King, entomologist with that the result will oe an increase in| ¢ — Better tasting, mote healthful foods, touched, and could support several times |*he U- pa ea o Pash ea Hew the nomoer Y form results, a clean cool z its present population. While the winters id Br cit ce peta of the tae vantages of modern electric + {MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST are severe in the interior, the temperature’ United States Public Health Serv-_ the low cost of $2.00 per month, ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN || Sometimes going to 60 degrees below zero, |i¢¢.at Biloxi, Miss., and J. Brough i have j]| are the most complete electric edie oe? the climate on the coast is very moderate, ere ect once hed eee Tin woul eine Ga Wwe the situation, for industry and | at this low price. ‘ the thermometer rarely falling below zero or going above 80 degrees. Although the development of Alaska yesterday afternoon looking into ae to more than one-third of Pr gqecs rie ho high the mosquito situation in Key © the ing : ee amet od piety He ; West. They were shown over the not the slightest prospect that the railroads, having less traffic to | city by Dr. W. J. Bartlum. state establishment of the six-hour day, ban p werele then require fewer 1. Water and Sewerage. 2 Bridges to complete Road to Main ; land. : aie as eg ; - js. With no change in the daily wage, top 2. Pree P. is still in its infancy, the progress made has sanitary officer for the Fifth Dis- Youd lead to the employment of}. More than one-fourth of the rail- | ‘ long since vindicated Secretary Seward’s }tvict. They exmssed themselves one-third of a million persons. way mileage is now in receivership moisture control. Six quart 4 Hotels and Apartments, bl sara hee t it will doubt. [2% being pleased with the condi-| | There are two reason why this is}or bankruptcy. The six-hour & F judgment. In years to come it will dou' tions found and uttered words of; S0- In the first place, it is not autiei-| would increase this percentage ma- 4 Rathing Pavilion, feeb A ; 3 - | pated that the hours°of' labor will] terially. It would also strengthen . _ Brilliantly beautiful and equipped with less be one of our greatest national as- | praise for the “clean-up cam} actually be limited to 1ere will| the demand for government owner- b Electric 6. Alpporte—Lang and Sea. sets. paign now going on. therefore be overtime. To the ex-| ship; and perhaps after all this is new flattened, ribbon-type, General 4 tent that there is overtime, addi-| what the labor leaders really want, speed ca!rod cooking units. It makes electric cook+ » ee ; tional employment for those now} for neariy all the brotherhoods have Edward: P. Warner, assistant : unemployed will. not be’ available.| gone on record in favor of govern- ery faster and cheaper than . secretary of the navy for aero-| Should those who now. work eight! ment ownership. é Beatie, saepomipanied. by tus. side) (Address questions to the author, care of this newspaper) Vonsolidation of County and City Governments. WHAT THE WAR COST zh aE rere nn _ THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL. always seek the truth and print it witheut tear and without favor; never be efeaia to attack wrong or to applaud right; siways fight for progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or Glass; always do its utmost for the pupiee welfare; never tolerate corruption or Lieutenant Commander Bruce G. } Leighton, arrived this morning! ery Eh Pe Pe — — ———— from Washington. These officials’ Coccecocccccvcesecosecce | beccevesecooocecesollllS are on their way to inspect the! j a bi) $. naval and air activities of the Today Ss Today s Horoscope fieet at Guantanamo, Cuba, | Secccceccacenecesesooere | Anniversari ative : qi { nniversaries Today’s native is of a com- the: entertainment s manding nature and will probably eeose . a Tat ardo Machado, of the Republic of! s96 Wiliam G. Sf beste ee Cuba, upon his arrival here Wed-' —wielam G. Simms, fam: inence. If this can be attained by nesday sfternoon, have been prac- ed staporseyle — Retna ioe individval force of character, tically completed. In anticipation 97¢ man of letters, born at. it Vil be more lasting than if aid- . . ; +, }of his coming to Key West the nabs Foy C. Digd © there, ' ed by circumstances of birth or 000 during a period that did not end until | state denartment has vent an of-,°"™ 1s x [the influences of others, as there the signing of a peace treaty in 1921, Sub- | ficial representative to meet and pera Ferimais © . jis an element that threatens loss sequently, in the next eleven years, the } welcome the Cuban chief execu-/ fata ech Negac er oper, of reputatien or ‘reverse ‘of for- .. tive, y jassoc‘ate of the great novelist,! tune that % < é : nation expended near $12,000,000,000 in }""* se her father, author ani philan-|‘U"® ‘hat sometimes overwhelmes, | peace-time payments to the soldiers and} Gererat Mario G. Menocal, for-'throp'st, born at Scarsdale, N. Y-i Subseribe to The Citizen. } sailors of the great struggle. mer president of Cuba, and now , Died Dec. 31, 1894, * « . the leading sugar magnate of the! The end is not yet in sight. Death |ijand Republic, arrived this aft-/ 1837—Elizabeth , W." C. Bel- | benefits, military and naval insurance, jernoon en rovte from ‘Cuba to lamy, Mobile, Ala., teacher and! hospitalization, the bonus and vocationa) |New York. He will lezve on the novelist, born in Florida. Died} E te s . ‘pevening train after being enter-jA'pril 13, 1900. Hl training continue to require a huge sum tained by Cuban Consul Jorge R. What was the cost of American par. ticipation in the World War? No estimate can include the disastrous economic debacle that followed the strug- gle but various attempts have been made, | with fair accuracy, to determine the mone- tary cost to this country. It might be well to consider the sum involved. For one and one-half years of actual fighting the nation paid out $26,250,000,- Hi q i Plans for and reception of President Ger-' eece done by individual or organ- _ Taation: tolerant of others’ rights, views and opintons; ptint only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com I promise with principle. - CLC LLLLLee No. 1 Ideal Flooring . . $40.00 M This flooring comes in bundles of 28 Sq. Ft. It is tongued and grooved on ends as well as sides. In lengths of 14" to 7°. Absolutely no waste. It can only be used by laying it over old floors. Ne bun- dles broken, } j Live to learn and you learn to live. True education gives a training not}{ annually and the threat of a general serv- | Ponce. | 1837—John Pierpont Morgan, | only of the head but of the heart. ice pension indicates vast payments for un- , Bees \father of the present, ‘Morgan, » Editorial comment: The chap leading banker-financier of his! told years. : who doesn’t like a “clean-up cam- generation, patron of arts and; There are other amounts to be included | paign” because it advertises to the letters, born at Hartford, Conn. ! if they could be calculated. The post-war | world that the town needs elean-| Died March 31, 1913. . . ing, is generally the same one who/| - loans that are in default and the interest has a bacl.yard which would dis-/ 1851—Anny Garlin Spencer, that is unpaid aggregate more than twenty | grace a Hottentot. ‘clergyman, pubiie speaker and au-; billions. The failure of this nation to ad ithor, born at Attleboro, Mass. just its debtor-nation policies to a creditor- F From Key West to Torch Key, Die din New York, Feb. 12, 1931.} i sis . u distance of 33 miles in one hour} ~ | nation condition is blamed for the depres-|and ten minutes on the Oversea 1852—Adrian C. (“Pop”) An | sion by sound thinkers but no one can |Highway, is the record made by} son, Chicago National first base- | FIFPPILAPLASLALTAALIOPZILAOAL APL AD “Luck” generally comes to those who are most ready to help themselves. We may just as well give the devil his due. He'll probably take it anyway. Cardinal’ vices have their color schemes. We turn white with anger, red : - 2 ss inv Engineer Joseph Watkins in his man, captain, manager, from|{ with fury and green with envy. gauge the loss involved. automohile, | 1876 to 1897 with a batting aver- 1x6 No. 3 Novelty Siding. A 2x4 No. 3 Common. Good for Se ETRE IE ~ age for the 22 years of .331, born; 3 P <3 adatalien ; a WANTS COURTING BOOK A’ party 02 2sout 100 Confed- at Marshalltown, Iowa. Died April | very good grade of No. 3 inexpensive sheds, garages, and Some old-fashioned mothers used to erate veterans‘ and Sons and 14, 1922. H Lumber— chicken coops— 4 See Daughters of the Confederacy,’ —— - According to the Tribune, the follow- | passed throvgh Key West last charge of distuibing the peace of! ing earnest appeal was received by a Chi-!night en route to Tampa. They, the colored school. tell their little girls everything at the age of 14. But now other little girls beat them rer w... 940.00 ven « . $35.00 to it. 3 a: ted Bebn wtdovilie a side til kat OAS H : er house from a customer in|hed been enjoying a side trip to i ago mail-order house from a customer in |i fotowing the convention in! Odd Fellows and Rebeccas’ of} oe Tennessee : Tampa. Key West are planning to cele-! ~ one kundred and eighth; Our advice to all citizens is to af- “I am writeing to you about some Spete se ibrate th } filiate with some church and take ad-| more of your book the first book I am, Rudolph Farrington, colored, is anniversary of the orders on April | e e! unit h acs : di {to be igned before Juvenile 26. The celebration will be on fee rr See tunes po petiet the | now asking about is a courting book, if| Jyige Miss Hcen Williams on aan elaborate scale, spiritual growth within the individual. you haven't got the book please sir find | _ REP OTE one some where if it can be found any! “How's your poor feet?’ was the} where in this world, or have me one made. standing joke in London in the early; The Kind of Courting book, I want a real 1860's, originating from the remark made | ginuine rattling good Courting book, none- by the weary visitors to the exposition of | thing else but courting in it, through an| SAFEGUARD YOUR VALUABLES OIL STOVES “Capitol”—Without legs. Table type. Enameled black and “Florence’’—3 Burner. Complete green— with legs and bottom = shelf. Enameled green and ivory— 1 BURNER $12.00: wxsens .. $10.00 that day. It became the comedian’s stock} through with questions and answers. EACH .. joke and even the great preacher of that} Showing first days of courting life, how} i its day, Spurgeon, condescended to it when he | to prove love, how to hold love ons, all Don’t expose your valuables to robbery and : OIL CANS—Rust proof with said in one of his sermons, “I won't ask) the different courting languages, how to fire hazards. We have a few safety deposit boxes ! A few pieces of IVORY EN- closed Aliana, dhaamded you ‘How are your poor feet?’ What I! start out courting. How to be handy ; : i - \ AMELWARE left want to know is ‘How are your poor soles?’! around the ladies and wait on them how to Porerentalece ages Ot; oun. cliente wipe dese a2 Priced as 1 ad ; N 40¢€ (souls).” place my words in talking to the girls in! use them for the safekeeping of jewelry, deeds, Be ON ae 1 GALLO) —-——-—_______. courting, how to lay the foundation and mortgages, life insurance policies, your will or 10¢ 15¢ 20¢ 5 GALLONS $1 00 Is there really nothing new under the] build upon it in courting. any other securities or valuable documents, ALLAIING * sun? Three thousand years ago history “I would like for the book to show! for “collective bargaining,” but for back} age courting women, and all the women : SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. | i 1 records a sit-down strike, however, not} how to court settle age, middle age, young | “wages, months overdue, like those of the] any time I feel like. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST city employees here in Key West, on ac- “I want a real woman’s man courting ’ = a count of the non-enforcement of tax pay-| book, with pictures if you can find that | Member of the FDIC ‘Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best’ ments. They were cemetery workers, and | kind, if it is a large book I want it, with the historian chronicling the event stated! all first class courting complete sweet laconically that “they sat down by the city | real finical courting all through to win- | | White and Eliza Streets cal Phone 598 of the dead.” | ning good wife.” i Member of the Federal Reserve WORDED EEEOMMIOM ODOM M. N N N N IN N N N we. ‘BPIEOELGISIL OLS SSIS S SSL LL ILL OL Ls.