The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 14, 1938, Page 3

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1938. DEMOLAY PUBLICATION CARRIES STORY OF KEY WEST'S HISTORY Appearing in the first issue of the DeMolay Password is an art- icle by S. C. Singleton, “The City With A Past and A Future”, which is a brief but comprehen- sive story of Key West. “When the first white man to land on this island stepped jashore”, the story reads, “he found it covered with a growth of great mahogany, mastric. dog- ‘wood and other trees in grove and jungle, and matted mangrove Everywhere were the whitening bones of those who had fallen in some great unrecorded struggle between tribes battling for the bunting ground concession on the Florida Keys. “So, viewing the mute testi- monials of a massacre, the Span- jards called the island ‘Cayo Hueso’, literally, Bone Island, but that was too much for the Saxon tongue to manage, so it soon be- came changed to Key West, and the ‘Cavos’ became Keys. A gal- lant Spanish lieutenant, Don Juan Pablo Salas, island for services rendered, but apparently did not know what to do with it, and sold it to John Si- monton in 1822 for $2,000, and the history of Key West began. “Salt manufacturing, cigar making and sponge, gathering |soon made of Key West‘thé ricli- est city, per capita) in the tate | Then, one after -another(*faté de- livered | deadiy!/‘blows,.sid Key | West sank to the bottom: 52 | “Today a néw era is dawdinit The United States, yes, the world,’ Today’s |. Anniversaries | @eresevensecconesocesese | 1782—Thomas Hart Benton, | soldier, St. Louis newspaper edi- | tor, Missouri’s first U. S. senator,” | serving for 30 consecutive years, born at Hillsborough, N.C. Died April 10, 1858. | oF gin | 1808-Asa L. Lovejoy, soldier and lawyer; founder of Portland, 5) SRE at ‘Groton, Mass. # Died ‘in Portland, Sept. 10, 1882. Marmaduke, St. Louis er * «Missouri sneer: Arrow Boston and Northampton, Mass., librarian, pioneer in the country’s bl movement, born in Bos- 4 tun and Northampton, Mass... li- ¢ brarian, pioneer in the country’s ok library movement, born in Bos- J ton. DiedSept. 6, 1903. 1848—-Theodore A. Metz, New York's “Tin Pan Allye” composer- minstrel, credited with ushering ¢ in the jazz era, born in Germany. Died Jan. 12, 1936. g te 1854—-Thomas R. Marshall, In- diana lawyer, governor and Vice President under Wilson, born at North Manchester, Ind. Died June 1, 1925. 1859—William Graves Sharp, Ohio lawyer, congressman, and cua Seite eri game MIAMI and Also Serving All Points fo tht ty Sunday. ei Office: 813 Caroline St. received the - ign “healizeth that. “If yéu’ are fooking o— has learned that here is the only frost-free area in tbe country; that here our winter sunlight, un- Giluted by either smoke or dust. has a healing, recuperative pow- er, unequalled in all the land. And, learning this, like a race- horse at the barrier. the world awaits that rapidly approaching’ yy when a car can be driven on an unchecked journey from the mainland to the most wonderful g to be found anywhere. ‘here is one more fact, the knowledge of which will do even more to make of Key West a di sired haven when it is know ? in the summer, does the thermometer rise to the torturing heights that it reaches in the of the north, and even in > coastal cities, just a little north of us. Here we are within the scope of the trade-winds. Here we e the shortest sum- mer days and the longest summer nights to be found in the United ates. We can not even grow 1 corn here for a most inter- esting reason. Our nights are not hot enough to produce good corn, a fastidious grain which suspends operations on cool nights. “And, here, best of all, in this unhurried southern seaport, the stranger’ finds ” hospitalitv. and friendliness on every hand. Let Uf tinish dfithi*fote: If you are looking for sensational: dissipa- “potter "263 where” théy spe- ‘or’ genuine téeréition; "you will cit Today’s Birthdays Dr. Edwin Linton, professor emeritus of biology at Washing- ton and Jefferson College. born at Bethelhem, Pa., 83 years ago. Dr. Albert Einstein of Prince- ton University, famed sicentist, born in Germany, 59 years ago. Basil* Manly, Federal Power Commissioner, born at Greenville, S. C., 52 years ago. C. Roy Dickinson, president of Printers’ Ink Publishing Com- pany. New York, born at New- ark, N. J., 50 s } Father J. Elliott Ross. Catholic} clergyman, borti in Baltimore, 54 years ago. Mrs. Edna W. Chase, editor-in- chief of Vogue, born ‘St Asbury Park, N. J. 61 years ago. Clarence E. Ridley of Chicago. ector of the Int. City Managers* Association, born at Armada, Mich., 47 years ago. ? First Period Little Ella—Oh, pap! Do you know mamma had a tire punctu- ated today? Papa—You my dear. Little Ella—Well, anyhow, came to a full stop. mean punctured, we ambassador to France in the world war, born at Mt. Gilead, O. Died at Elyria, O., Nov. 17, 1922. TRANSPORT ARON BrolNG: Fast, Dependable Freight and Express Service —between— KEY WEST on Florida Keys between MIAMI AND KEY WEST esccmy Four round trips weekly direct between Miami and Key West via Diesel Power Boats—with over- night delivery to Key West. Leave Miami at 12:00 o'clock noon on Mon- day, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Leave Key West at 8:00 o’clock P. M. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Daily service (except Sunday) via Trucks ard Boats between Miami and Key West, serving all in- termediate points on Florida Keys. Northbound, leaves Key West 7:00 a. m. Southbound, leaves Miami 7:00 a. m. Telephones 92 and 68 Today In History Deccccececercccscccesoce 1644—Roger Williams received historic Rhode Island charter for the Providence Plantations in the Narragansett Bay. 1794—-Patent for cotton gin is- sued 28-year-old Eli Whitney— one of the world’s great inven- tions. Whitney’s machine stolen before completion’ nad similar machines put ‘on mdrket; involv- ing inventor iso‘ many lawsuits that he turned'¢o other‘matters in disgust. 1883—Died—in Lonéion, “aged 64, Karl Marx, whose studious literature on socialism resulted, many years later, in the form of Russia’s government of today. 1885—Famous Sullivan opera, “The Mikado”, first produced in London. 1891—11 Italians, acquited of the murder of New Orleans’ chief of police, taken by mob from jail and lynched. 1907—Wall Street's “Silent Panic”. so-called 1918—American troops made first permanent advance in Lune- ville sector, 1936—Sywollen rivers imperil lives in New Jersey and Maine? ABOUT WOMEN Mrs. Joseph Cline of Friendly, W. Va., 6 feet tall and weighing 169 pounds, is the local police chief. Her salary is only $25 a year, but she receives $1 addi- tional for each arrest. The first and only woman Texas Ranger is Mrs. Frances Edmonson, who is active in Texas Democratic politics. She recently went to New York to study law enforcement methods. | Miss Dorothy Kenyon. noted American lawyer, was recently appointed by the League of Na- tions to a special committee to report on the legal status of wo- men in various countries. Mrs. E. M. Hanna. of Troup, Tex., who recently observed her 92nd birthday, possesses a mem- ory so vivid and reliable that lawyers investigating land titles near her home have found her of inegtimable worth. Mrs. Floretta McCutcheon of Pueblo, best known woman bowler; and instructor in the United ‘States’ has bowled 10 perfect games of 300 on alleys throughout the nation during her career. : Habit Maid (reporting) — There’s a ran at the door with a wooden leg, mum. Mistress—Thank you, Maggie; we don’t need any. | FACTS THAT ARE NEWS ] WASHINGTON NOTES | GREAT FLIGHT The flight of the six Army bombing planes to Buenos Aires |and their demonstration of mili- tary precision, going and coming, has elicited much favorable com- ment everywhere and particular- ly in the nation’s capital. dent, to. whom he reported the de- tails of the warmt-welcome accord- ed the American fliefs every- whefé-they stopped~ir{/South America. The flight is consider- ed an €Xcellent example of dip- The House Labor committee, in determining to write a new bili to regulate wages and hours, as- stmes one of the most difficult | tasks faced by any committee. It has so many proposals and is con- fronted by such confusing de- mands that it is doubtful wheth- er any bill can be drafted that j will pass the House. EXPENSIVE Declaring that the cost of ill- ness and premature death in this country amounts to about $19,- * 000,000,000 annually the special committee of the Public Health Service points out that the poor suffer most and that there is need for a national health pro- gram. The lack of medical; dental @hd_ nursing personnel in small ; cities and rural areas is stressed. SYPHILIS The Senate Commerce Commit- tee has approved the expenditure of $9,000,000 to start a national drive for the eradication of vene- real diseases. Dr. R. A. Vonder- lehr, assistant sugeon says that more than a_ million new cases of syphilis occur every year and that the problem would be attacked along the same lines used in fighting any other com- municable disease. He asserted “we have the means to cure syphilis,” which is blamed for ten per cent of insanity cases, a twelfth of the death from heart disease and a tremendous toll of infant mortality. ROADS The construction of superhigh- ways may develop travel in some areas but at this time, according to officials of the Bureau of Pub- lic roads, only a few routes in the northeast need such facilities. RETURNS March 15th is the deadline for the filing of income tax returns, which must be made by everyone, married or single, who has a gross income of $5,000 or more. A return is also required of any single persons having a net in- come of $2,500 or more. FOR WAR Covering almost the whole field of mobilizing men and materials in the event of war the House = | j i i ewe MATCH FLAMES IN ALL THE STEAM ENGINE, THE FRICTION: > CHEMICAL MATCH WAS INVENTED —-N 1827 BY JOHN WALKER, A DRUGGIST IT COULD BE LIGHTED ONLY BY HARD RUBBING AND SPUTTERED DIRECTIONGS.... 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