The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 24, 1937, Page 2

to be a petrified man, ten and a half feet | the statue “discovered,*and «spre news of the find far and wide. That rin October, 1869.- Later it was exhibited around the country as a “petrified man,” anda good many scientific men were inclined to be- liéve it to be genuine until a Yale profes- sor made an examination and exposed the fake. While the “giant” was in popular ence and | Florida: Scattered showers to-' favor and drawing large crowds, Barnum | ‘eyuence or force of the argument, , rt. night znd Sunday; little change in tried to buy it to add to his collection of | Putin view of David's outstanding | | "Mo, gentie : roxas t circus sideshow attractions. When the i tbe seen se Herida: eee owner named a price thought too high,| not something looking | i , backward- , Barnum proceeded to have’ a'giant of his | 2224: B'S #ttitude? Remember Lot's af [ ! | (Til] 7:30 p. m., Sunday) Key West and Vicinity: Scat il own made. This imitation ofa fake—a; “A aifterent hosp ls no mezns — a ree eukei moetie a {agonistic criterion of public f : Moderate sou sort of double fake—was successfully ex-| ie) eS So stions crated bee thee wind, piasibly: trad hibited by Barnum as the Cardiff Giant, in | ‘istinguished statesman, Sénator|-ocovery: ill it, and that jover north portion, and overcast L x O'Hare, who, with his ear to the ‘Should ¥s . | America and abroad, for several years. ground, ts quick to hear and alert to sulin it ee weather with —— showers The original “giant’’ is getting some | ‘nichts him if aot to all offs e pete ee occas ; fresh publicity just now, owing to the fact | * voice Papi aay int WEATHER CONDITIONS = There will be no cost for aks with at ity. then— 7 —<— e. that the Chamber of Commerce of Syra- thedra, so to speak—when he | 5 The western low pressure area monthly payments are less than SEVEN C 7 cuse is trying to have it brought back to that most of the people of these | President and, ore, could do no i has moved northeastward and de-° DAY. & that city ie Jowa, where it has been} every seamare that purports to pror|s comervative Goer? To play the part |Yeloped into a disturbance of SWITCH To HAR it f 1 Saeend mote the general welfare, and that |of a scape-goat and carry the sins of ‘marked intensity, central this e resting in obscurity for severa Cades. +} snything that impedes our progress | the people into the wilderness of ob- | morning over Minnesota, Minne- Pt Oe ae Gite: “ind. Cs So great was the sensation created by the | ' ‘at direction, whether it be states’ | livion. apolis, 29.16 inches, and pressu giant hoax that the statue has come to have a certain historic value. Government. and western Gulf of Mexico; while high pressure ateas over- spread the northeastern and west-" (Address questions to the cuthor, care of this newspaper) is low southward over the middle. The civilized savage i> the worst sav- : DEDING CRIMINA ‘ern portions of the country. Light’ age of all. HOLDING CRIMINALS Today s y to moderate rain has occurred ‘ A CS ae 4 z : . eeccescccccocesseccsoces | since yesterday morning throug! Lindt b's ion tor pelwacy °atili It is exasperating to note the fre- Anniversaries 1846—War between Mexico and ‘Ut the Mississippi Valley, in por- quency with which desperate criminals are | seeeeeeeeeceocooocooere® | the United States began. tions of the Gulf States, central) allowed to escape from prison to resume Bi ea ramet rok a ESneS a eee acer pita aay . ston founder, editor an pub 1 —Russia declared war on: a PRES | their careers of murder and robbery, after lisher of “The Old Farmer's Al- Turkey. or snow in the central Plains : ‘ ' great effort and expense have been incur- | manack,” born at Grafton, Mass. eer se Srna canara gets him a lot of publicity. What has become of the idea that the man who recites poetry is a sissy? 1898—Spain formally declared red oh song them behind the bars. Died May 19, 1846. Siang mg are above normal over most of the That so many do escape is due prin- praca }war on Unit e eastern portion of the country; it looks like certain European powers cipally to the stupidity of prison officials, 1836—Francis Murphy, , noted! while colder weather has over-| are playing for a stale-mate in Spain. i fe : temperance orator and reformer,' 1914—Vera Cruz, México, seiz-| spread western districts with read- | a aA although inadequate jail equipment is a are whos: preaching more ed and occupied by Americap ings 20 to 22 degrees lower fram! Having the right of way doesn’t help contributing factor. The federal govern- | than ten million are said to have , forces western Missouri southward into} ! one much when the other driver is a fool ment is endeavoring to remedy the latter signed the “Murphy Pledge,” | iis Succ ek i 'northern Texas. H A x b in Ireland. ied it ing puto} ie}, G. S.. KENN! a defect by uring tool-proof steel in the con- 2 ole : NNEDY. struction of new cells. Atfageles, June 30, 1907. ee Revo‘ution. Of icial in? Charge The most succesful are those who 1920—Movement to wear over eter qall, wh ti , The new federal penitentiary at} 1837—Timothy Field Allen,’ lothi hed | gi va, oak improve : ae Lewisburg, Pa., has cells made of such | protease and dean of the New rato ay sey “plier reocnes | oe oe oke F : steel, which can not be cut by any tool|Y°t* Homeopathic Medical Col hundred paraded in overalls, from| ; € y, j : fi r! lege, born at Westminster, Vt. South. s are so intensely human which it would be possible to smuggle into'| pied Dec. 5, 1902. H i pees | that they sometimes appear to be in-| ‘he prison. Tools which would easily se, ——— | 1934—Partial Hist of silver! human through ordinary steel leave the new bars; 1837—Leonidas L. Polk, North holders showed that two of _ the m Carolina farmer, editor, farm or-| chizf agitators for silver legisla- barely scratched. Hacksaws and files are lonaeee president of the Nationa) tion carried stocks, The myst of education is not how | Tendered uaeless after a few strokes, acids; Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial | ————__—_——_—— much people on. but how much they re-| #7€ futile, and even a metal lathe makes | Union, born in Anson Co., N. C._ HAS READY MONEY. fees to heaon. little impression on the resistant bars. oes auRe 1h seer va CLL Lh hb hd de FIPFALSASPLELZLALLLEALLLLLIPIAEAFLAAA SL C2 «. | $2590 Per Thousand Square Feet SPECIAL SALE ON ARMOR BOARD. GREEN ON ONE SIDE. CREAM ON THE OTHER. 48” WIDE, 8’, 10° AND 12° LENGTHS. REGULAR PRICE $35.00 M. SCREEN DOORS i CLEVELAND. — Miss Harriet; 1841-John “B Herreshoff, Betard of this city, arrested for f i TION AND THE BUDGET ., : a -’ intoxication, produced a roll of There are people in the world who INFLA eS perp eatin ges bills and said to the policeman:| see something wrong in everything that eer etal eon Ding ene (“All right, old dear, what's the| E, A ih < born at Bristol, R. I. Died there! .°")) pond » endene. The feeling is growing among out- July 20, 19155. fine? -— oeeeteeue 2.90. 2008... 2258. 284... S9089% Eat Fit... Af8F.. S*Srie*.. seers” .*2 standing authoritie~ that if the threat of — yaa : :¢| inflation is to be eliminated, the Federal ! 1850—John L. Stoddard; iat | time (ene nme budget must be balanced. ler, lecturer and'author, born. at KEY WEST ot e . eeamen use Ie: | ‘Signs of inflation have already ap-/Drovkine, Mass” Di "thew: | COLONIAL HOTEL || Shipment Just Received i ‘ peared in “boom” conditions that, though ary Aare In the Center of the Business, | WIAA, « wwain goes | they may appear temporarily beneficial,| | HAD TO WEAR THEM and Theater District — [| DOORS MADE OF 7-8” PINE MORTISED AND TENNONED WITH te see his best girl at her home, and they | 2¢tually imperil sound recovery. There ede : Bea Sas GALVANIZED WIRE call that going to a place of worship. can be no stability so long as our fiscal | A yST ON acer in court for fail Sensible Rates $3 45 : acini | policy is in a state of confusion. jing to vay h's debts and slways 278 eee” e % : The nineteenth century may have led } Inflation hits hardest at persons of | wearing spats, George C. Nathan Garage Elevater |! 3 80 + ail the rest in mechanical invention, but it| Moderate means—persons with fixed | 0f this city said he had to wear Popular Prices | EYAL os (dg acoder : e : was the twentieth century that discovered | salaries and wages, or fixed returns from | .ocks. | es | 1 1-8 CYPRESS DOORS WITH 4 VERTICAL WOOD SPINDLES AT nex investments. Under the inflationary pro- MGR Ses ta! adel NUNS HG A RINGO RE, BSE ie ellprarteiapenes | cess, costs always rise far more rapidly: Sa ; a | BOTTOM—ALL SIZES If you have occacion to visit the of-! than income—as the most extreme modern H x : = $4 50 flee of The Citizen and are asked to sit! instance, the post-war German inflation, | H With Galvanized Wire . e down, please do not construe the request | 80 tragically demonstrated. It is the tens} as an levtiation to strike. . ; be millions of “ordinary” citizens who SAFEGUARD YOUR VALUABLES With Bronze Wire ... 5.45 a have the most to gain from a_ balanced Obituaries sometimes refer to the de-| budget, and a sane fiscal program. oe = ceared as “an indulgent busband and paces ae Don’t expose your valuables to robbery .and | ARDEN HOSE father In some cases | CCC BOYS MAKE GOOD firé hazards. We have a few safety, deposit boxes would also be appropriate, Sr = - | id * a | The Civilian Conservation Corps. re- for rental to those of our ciients who desire to i SOLID BLACK RUBBER HOSE COMPLETE WITH COUPLINGS We wouldn't by design do the ladies! cently celebrated its fourth birthday; avith | use them for the safekeeping of jewelry, deeds, | j | MM an injustice, but most of them go to! a record of having given the boys of the mortgages, life insurance policies, your will or church as soon as they get a new hat or a| country who were “caught in the jam” any other securities or valuable documents. new epring outfit. Styles de their part in| big boosts and happier days. The CCC boys 50° Length oe nose e filling the churches. j have performed wonders. They have | . diene | been improved in education, health, and ~ “High above the swirling waters of | morale. So far as physical achievements THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST discontent stands untouched America’s! are concerned it i- shown that they have P Rock of Gibraltar, the Supreme Court of| constructed more than 82,000 miles of | Member of the FDIC the United States, our bulwark of freedom | truck trails and minor roads, planted more - and independence.” We are asked to! than 1,000.000 trees, and hclood ma- Moher, ct the KederalRescrver, eeree with the above sentiment, and we; terially in fighting forest fires and floods assuredly do. | and in combating soil erosion. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. “Your Home Is Worthy Of The Best” White and Eliza Streets Phone 598 COP ILI III TOM. BPLILDIDGDLIGG IISA III sow SERBIA DOIIDL.