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Published Pally Except Sunday By
THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO- INC.
1- P. ARTMAN, President.
i From The Citizen Building
Corner Creene and Ann Street*
Only Paily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe
County.
Entered at Key Wegt, Florida, as second class mattei
FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR
Member of the Associated Press
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use
for republication of all news dispatches credited to
it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also
the local news published here.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of
respect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at
the rate of 10 cents a line.
Notices for entertainments by churches from which
a revenue is to be derived are 5 cents a line.
The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus
sion of public issues and subjects of local or general
Interest but it will not publish anonymous communi
cations.
NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES
FROST. LANDIS & KOHN
250 Park Ave., New York; 35 East Wacker Drive,
CHICAGO; General Motors Bldg., DETROIT;
Walton Bldg.. ATLANTA.
Rashness is too often taken for
courage.
It is for want of thinking that most
men are undone.
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Next time we go to .wan it sUdtild fife
to make America safe for A#n4 r i cans *
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That old gentle cosmopolitan feeling
of a generation ago is a thing of the past.
No one is smart enough to be a liar
and get away with it; so let’s all be truth
ful.
The weather man gave those Army
air mail flyers the worst break of the
year.
The human mind, unfortunately, is
better pleased to hear scandal than recom
mendation.
Any concern that says to “try” before
you "buy” its product must certainly have
the “goods.”
A good many o# us are impatient of
weak people until ourselves are overtaken
by - weakness.
'. This is the season when baseball play
ers" get a little publicity by posing as hold
outs for a few days.
* , .
; Only 3 per cent of the people of Latvia
are illiterate. That should be a fine place
to publish newspapers.
Ogden Mills appears not to know thafc
the presidential campaign is over. He is
still making speeches for Hoover.
The Times-Union started a number of
its paragraphs recently with “Wonder.” In
other words a “wonderful” column.
If Kate Smith’s voice fails her,
she might trying newapaper.cfipDrffng. She
could adequately cover the .waterfront.
1
officials who say wel
come criticism are not sincere at least not
mofe thalnft) per cent. welcome
criticism, quite true, hut it must be favor
able.
“Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown.” Maybe that’s why the kings of
Belgium have discarded their crowns, und
as a matter of history, its three kings had
it comparatively easy.
Oliver Wendell Holmes once said:
“The smaller the caliber of mind, the
greater the bore of a perpetually open
mouth.” For confirmation of this, read
the Congressional Record diligently.
Since the law against the hoarding of
gold has gone into effect, the selling of
gold bricks to country yokels by city slick
ers'is not heard of anymore. That’s one
salutary result of going off the gold
standard.
Since the CWA money has been trick
ling into Key West. The Citizen’s circula
ting had increased several hundred with
out solicitation, but just as soon as the
payrolls were curtailed a corresponding
falling off in circulation was noticed. Also
total February business of The Citizen
showed the first gain in many months.
WE RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST
President Roosevelt has declared that
the government intends to continue aiding
those cities that have lost industries or
manufactories, or where they have been so
badly impaired recovery has been curbed
or retarded.
Surely, Key West will be included
among those cities. Here, all cigar fac
tories, except very small ones that are
called “buckeyes,” have been closed or
moved away, and the fishing and the
sponging industries are at their lowest ebb
in the history of the city.
The President did not say in what
way those cities will be helped to rid them
selves of the effects of the Depression, but
The Citizen feels confident that in no other
way can the government restore the pro
gress of Key West and, at the same time,
raise the morale of her residents to the
highest pitch possible than by granting a
loan for the construction of the proposed
Overseas bridges.
The official announcement that the
loan has been granted would change the
economic conditions in Key West over
night. Those residents who have money,
chiefly in small amounts, and are carefully,
almost fearfully, spending it for the bare
necessities of life, because they, do not
know where another dollar is coming from,
would have their confidence restored, as a
result of which they would buy many
things that they have heeded for their con
venience for several years but have defer
red buying for what may be termed bread
and-butter reasons.
Further, the construction of the
bridges would not only provide work for
every man in Key West who wants to work,
and thereby put an end to all classes of
government relief, but also would relieve
unemployment in Dade county to the ex
tent of 3,000 or so.
Besides, that kind of help is help with
lasting qualities; help that is constructive;
help that will not only promote the in
terests of Key West and all Florida but of
the entire country also, because the bridges
would provide the missing link of two
major national highways and two major
state highways that reach to Cuba’s front
door.
That help is real help, for which the
federal government eventually would be
reimbursed, and we respectfully suggest to
the President that he give it to us. /
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THE GO-GETTERS
Much of the literature addressed to
youth is surcharged with advice as to how
to become successful in life. And by “suc
cessful” is generally meant “prominent,”
or “wealthy,” or both. Mere comfort or
happiness appears to have little place in
the popular idea of success.
Particularly in picturing the glories
of the business career do our success au
thorities and efficiency experts stress the
virtues of aggressiveness, enterprise and
other qualities generally comprehended by
the word “push.” One ideal held up to the
young man is the high-powered salesman,
who if he has nothing else to sell must “sell
himself” to some eager employer at a
princely salary, made possible by a short
correspondence course to develop “per
sonality.”
' Bert a few thoughtful persons here and
there have begun to rebel against this ever
lasting preaching and practice of “push.”
They are getting weary of the ballyhoo of
the boosters, and the eternal striving to get
ahead of one’s neighbor. It is a good sign
that a few recent writers have sensed the
i futility of it all and have begun to tell us
how ridiculous it is.
Legitimate efforts to attain a com
petency and comfort are most commend
able, but the blatant go-getter, who sub
ordinates all the finer things of life to mere
moneygrubbing and social climbing is get
ting tiresome. In his own shallow conceit
he may imagine that he is a success, but to
those who have a real appreciation of
values he is a rather dismal failure.
Today’s best: Fifty years ago a man
seldom saw a woman’s in-step. Now it is
nothing for him to be able to see her step
ins.—Key West Citizen. On the line, of
course. Bre’r Artman.—Times-Union.
Kansas editor offered a $lO prize for
the best “what does our town need most?”
One man wrote in and said: “A first-class
newspaper.” It is not stated that he got
the prize.—Times-Union. The chap, prob
ably, was not even a subscriber.
Tiafi KEY WEST CITIZEN
Daily Cross-word Puzzle
ACROSS
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cal composer
4. Last Greek
letter
9. Sprite
12. Syllable used In
college
cheers
13. Poison
14. Contend
15. Native of an
Asiatic
country
17. Winged
19. Italian guess
ing game
20. Ha pro
21. White matter
of the brain
23. Walks un
steadily
27. Capital of
India
29. Alack
30. And: French
31. Unity
32. Vision seen
in sleep
34. Pasture
35. Half <iuart:
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37. Form words
with letters
39. Lacking ap
preciable
quality of
sound or
voice
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"KEY WEST IN
IDAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Juat 10 Years.
Ago Today As Taken From !
Tbe Files Of The Citizen
At Aronovitz hall yesterday,
afternoon Miss Louis Cecil Louis (
celebrated the seventh anniver-i
sary of her birthday with a de- j
lightful party. The afternoon was
spent singing songs, reciting and j
playing a number of entertaining I
and instructive games. Neapolitan j
ice cream, cakes and homemade i
candy from Easter eggs were ■
served.
Hundreds of tourists daily visit j
j the curio shop at Margaret and j
Caroline street and display ab- [
sorbing interest in the number of j
queer, odd and curious objects on
exhibition. There are various j
kinds of shells, sea feathers and j
other interesting specimens from j
the waters adjacent to the island.
. . I
Forms up to the first story of;
the San Carlos Opera House are;
rapidly going up and being filled
with concrete. Just as fast as j
the mcehanieal mixer can prepare
the concrete it is hauled up by an
engine in the tower, dumped into
the sides from where it is directed
to the forms. , * 4 \
t Probably no other local event
has ever created more interest
than the Lathing beauty contest
that will be held
night in the Athletic Club house'
for the benefit of Arthur Sawyer
Post 28, American Legion. The’
rules that were published in The •
Citizen are considered eminently’’
fair and all the contestants have I
agreed that there is no chance to j
show favoritism.
Miss Mabel Sharpley, who has!
been substitute teacher in the f
Harris school, has been appoint- !
ed to a regular class and is in
structing pupils in the third grade.
.Mrs. William vV. Demeritt, who
is scout mistress of Troop 5, Boy
Scouts, will entertain the organ-1
station this evening at the resi- j
! dence grounds at Key West light- j
i house. The troop will hold a
short session at the rooms in the
barracks and from there march toi
the Demeritt home.
The baseball game Sunday at
the barracks between the Key j
West Regulars and the team from *
the U. S. S. Aroostook promises
to be a fast and exhilarating con- *
test. Both teams are practicing
hard and expect to carry off the *
honors.
An excellent boxing card has*
been arranged for tonight at the j
Athletic Club. Kid Williams of;
West Palm Beach wilt meet Don \
Davis. Both of the young men 1
Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
56. Outer cover
ings
57. Sheep
DOWN
1. Portion of a
curve
2. Expression of
disgust
3. Article used in
sewing
4. Finished
5. Tablelands
Today’s
Anniversaries
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1799 —Simon Cameron, jour
,ne ym a n-printer, Pennsylvania
I newspaper publisher-editor, U. S.
Senator, Lincoln’s first Secretary
j of War, diplomat, U. S. Senator
* again and succeeded in that of
* fice by his son, born in Lancast
ier Cos., Pa. Died there, June 26,
1889.
j 1800 —Robert Jefferson Breek-’
j inridge, Kentucky lawyer, a not-j
ed Presbyterian clergyman, col- j
lege president, born near Lexing-i
ton, Ky. Died Nov. 27, 1871.
1804—Alvan Clark, who began
1 life as an engraver and ended as
i America’s greatest manufacturer
| of telescopes and an astronomer
i of note, born at Ashfield, Mass,
i Died in Cambridge, Mass., Aug.
* 19. 1887.
I
i
. 1824—Charles L. Flint, noted
; Massachusetts’ agriculturist of his
age. born at Middleton, Mass.
; Died at Hillman, Ga., Feb. 26,
j 1889.
1836—Matthew C. Butler, not
ed Confederate general, U. S.
Senator from South Carolina,
born at Greenville, S. C. Died
in Washington, D. C., April 14,
1909.
1853 Frank S. Black. New
York lawyer,* congressman and
•gaVerr>o*s-*-IPOTn at Limington,
i Maine. Died March 22, 1913.
1867—Homer C. Davenport,
; noted New York cartoonist, born
|at Silverton, Oreg. Died May 2,
| 1912.
| are proud of their records. Wil
, iiams is said to be one of the
' fastest fighters in the lightweight
1 class and Davis is considered one
; of the best fighters in the same
class in the navy. Those who at
tend are promised a great show.
Editorial comment: Can it be
possible that the weather man is
) 1 ight and that people are actually
I freeling in snow storms in the
I north, while the thermometer
j rhows 71 in Key West. ,
.
The iron poles that are to ba
used for the lighting of Bayvlew
j Park have not arrived despite the
fact that bills of lading for tfkese
and other equipment are hr the
! hands of the park commissioner*.
In the meantime workmen are
grading the ground* and making
other improvements.
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6. Compass point
7. I.eave
8. Alloys of mer
cury with
other metals
9. Escape from *
artfully ,
10. Ignited
11. Charge
16. Builder of the
IS. Falls behind
20. Festival
21. Take for one’s
own
22. Slow: musical
24. Chinese coins
25. Devices for
winding fish
lines
26. Not fresh
28. Pagan
33. Mottled ap
pearances in
mahogany
34. Lionlike
36. Existed
38. Stiffly proper
40. Christmas
carols
41. Pay out
45. Wiles
46. Fairy
47. Recline
48. Number
49. Draw after
50. Dutch city
53. Six
Temper at re*
Highest * 811
Lowest 74 ;
Mean 78 j
j Normal Mean 72 ,
Kainhiii*
i Yesterday’s Precipitation T. Ins.
| Normal Precipitation 05 Ins. j
•This record covers 34-huMr period |
| intliit K i( N o'clock IhlN Morning;. i
Tomorrow’* Almanac
I Sun rises ... 6:42 a. in. J
! Sun sets 6:33 p. m.'
! Moon rises 2:23 a. m. j
Moon sets 12:57 p. m.;
Tomorrow’s Tides
A. M. P. M. ;
High 5:27 3:43;
Low 8:30 11:44
Hitrometer at 8 it. hi. today: i
Sea level, 30.18.
Lowest Highest
Last Night YeStcrdaj i
Abilene * 32 66
Buffalo 20 32 j
Boston 32 46
Chicago 20 32
Denver 22 36
Detroit 20 34
Dodge City 14 34
Duluth 6 12
Kastport 30 44
Hatteras 56 68
Helena 30 42
Huron 12 24
Kansas City 22 30 i
KEY WEST 74 81 I
Little Rock* 32 74
Louisville ......... 28 34
Miami 72 78
Minneapolis 12 18
Nashville 32 64
New York 32 42 i
Oklahoma City 28 42
Phoenix 60 00
Pittsburgh 28 36
St. Louis 28 34
Salt Lake City .. 30 46
Sit. Ste. Marie .. 4 22
Seattle 44 56
Washington 32 40
Williston 10 28
Wytheville 44 62
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WEATHER FORECAST
■ ■
Key West and Vicinity: Partly!
cloudy tonight and Friday; mod-1
erate southerly winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy tonight!
and Friday; showers in extreme j
and central portions Friday; cold-!
er in north and central portions
north portion tonight and in north
Friday and in extreme northwest
portion late tonight.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Moderate east or southeast winds
over south portion and moderate
southwest winds over north por
tion, shifting to north or northwest
TODAY’S WEATHER
SEASONAL SUGGESTIONS
" FERRY’S SEEDS’’ \
VEGETABLES OR FLOWER. ALL PACKETS DATED 1934
VEGETABLES: Packets, each g c FLOWERS:
Packages, each Jgj. , ’ ackctJ '’ •‘ ath 10c J
VJGORO: Specially prepared plant PI,ANT SPKAY: Pestroy, a Rood
food for lawns, gardens, flowers garden spray for flowers and %
and shrubbery. shrubbery. k
5 pounds 50c 1 pound ... 65c */* pound .... 30c J
50 pounds $3.00 Paris Green, 1 pound 60c m
100 pounds $5.00 Bordeaux Mixture, 1 pound .... 55c k
5
Sprinkling Cana:— Bronze Sprayer:— Lawn Sprinkler:-
.-U. ij* n d dipped , gal- „ Rust proof sprayer. All brass, throws a S
vamzea 20” high with 4 . fhie spray, ' * 3
10 quart sl.lO feet nozzle, . —** k
12 quart 1.25 each SB.OO tacn * * sllC
POULTRY NETTING AND HARDWARE CLOTH
MADE OF GALVANIZED WIRE, 20 GAUGE, WITH COPPER BEARING %
1" Mesh Per Roll Per Yard 2" Mesh Por Roll Per Yurd %
24” wide $ 5.25 12c 24” wide $ 2.35 6c %
36” ” 7.15 18c 36” ” 3.20 9c V
72” ” 14.00 36c 72” M 6.30 17c ff
ALL OTHER WIDTHS OF SAME CARRIED IN STOCK
Hardware Cloth, 36” wide, 4 mesh $15.00 Roll 90c Yard k
Chick Feeders 15c
TO HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE GARDEN ONE MUST HAVE NECESSARY i
GARDEN IMPLEMENTS J
Hoes, each 65c to SI.OO Transplanting Trowels: J
■2? h h ri! roft s
Kakos, bamboo 40c vator. Transplanting Trowel, and 9
Rakes, wood, 6‘ long SI.OO VVeeder
Long Handle Shovels 51.25 Per Set - 28 k
Short Handle Shovels SI.OO Pruners, each SOe and $2 00 j
Sooth Florida Contracting & Engineering Cos. 8
Phne SIS While tad Eliza Streeto S
“Your home is worthy of the beet” 6
| Friday and partly overcast weather '
tonight and Friday with showers
: over north portion Friday and
I possibly over extreme north por.
\ tion late tonight.
East Gulf: Moderate southeast
:or south winds over south portion
j and moderate southwest shifting
| to fresh north or northwest winds
j over north portion.
' WEATHER CONDITIONS
The disturbance that was over
1 Texas yesterday morning has mov
jed northeastward to western
i North Carolina, and is still of
j slight intensity. It has caused
rain or snow from Arkansas north
! eastward over the lower Lake re
: gion, lower Ohio Valley, and
i Maryland, and snow also occurred
! during the last 24 hours in por-!
j tions of Colorado and Kansas.
! Pressure continues moderately
• high over Florida and the strong
| western high pressure area has
, moved southward, being crested
i this morning over Kansas, caus
ing a decided fall in temperature
in central Texas. Arkansas and
Tennessee, where readings are
around freezing. Colder weather
has also spread eastward over the
Lake region and Ohio Valley;
while the weather continues miM i
in Gulf coast districts nfid the
‘ South Atlantic States. Tempera
tures range this morning front 4
| degrees at Rault Sainte Marie*
l Mich., to 75 degrees at KeyAVest.
G. S. KENNEDY.
Official in Chnrge.
| SHIPPED WRONG BODY
ST. LOUlS—Samuel Evans of
I this city sued the hospital where
i his son died because it shipped
him the hotly of n woman.
DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE
INSURED UNDER
U S. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE PLAN
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF KEY WEST
Member of the Federal Reserve
Member of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
U. S. Government Depositary
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1934.
How One Man
Lost 22 Pounds
Mr. Herman Runkis of Detroit
writes: “A few lines of thanks
from a rheumatism sufferer—My
first bottle of Kruse hen Salts
took all of the aches and swellings
out of my joints—with my first
battle I went on a diet and Inst 22
pounds and now feel like anew
man.”
To lose fat safely and quickly
take one half teaspoonful of Kru
schen Salts in a glass of hot water
before breakfast every morning—
an 85c bottle lasts 4 week*—Get
it at any drug store in America.
If not joyfully satisfied after
the first bottle—money hack. adv.
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Today’s Horoscope
Here is danger of a wavering
* temperament that may be unfor
; tunate if not guided into proper
, paths. Avoid solitude and seek
' the companionship of strong na
! tures. The danger of a collapse
: in middle life may be warded off
by care of the health and by con-
I serving the energies.
UNAWARE of condition
CINCINNATI—A moment after
! Henry Winstead of this city re
tmarked to friends, ‘‘l never felt
| better in' my life,” he fell dead of
* a heart attack.
i ,
t S. Suvabian, Fvesno, Cal..
-farmer, harvested a purhpkil*
T BENJAMIN LOPEZ
! FUNERAL HOME
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