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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-13

Miss Emma Lowe was a passen-
ger leaving on the morning train
for Miami where she win spend
the next several weeks visiting
relatives and friends. Miss Lowe
will also visit West Palm Beach
and other points up the East
Coast while away on the trip.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-13

Mrs. Wilbur R. Pierce, accom-
panied by her two children, who
had been in the city for several
weeks visiting relatives and
friends, were passengers leaving
on the. morning train for Miami
whore they are now making their
residence.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-13
HOW NEWS OPENING
HIGHWAY WILL BE
GIVEN THE WORLD

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Personal Mention
81 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. see

Mrs. James Curry, formerly of
Key West, but who has been.
making her home in Tampa for
the past few years, was included in
the arrivals here yesterday on the
steamship Governor Cobb.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-13
B U L L E TIN


Marathon, Fla, Jan. 22.-2.48P
(AP) follow Long Key Oversee
Road story Roaring aeroplanes,
the raucous whistling of four
mogul engines drawing two long
excursion trains, and the hoarse
monotone of hundreds of automo-
bile horns blended in an ear-split-
ting poem of joy gave the little
settlement of Marathon Key the
biggest hurrah of its life this af-
ternoon when the new highway
joining the city and island of Key
West with the mainland of Flor
ida was formally opened.
Fully 1000 autos comprised the
parade which is on its way to Key
West 4S miles beyond. Due to
traffic delays in some of the
island communities along the route
the parade will be slightly behind
schedule in reaching its destina-
ton. 2.52P.
(add lead all early editions Over
sea Road Key West date-2.24P)
Florida City has seethed with
roaring motors and excited First
nighters" for SO hours. Food,
oil and gasoline ran short and
emergency tank trucks were rush.
ed down from Miami to meet the
somewhat unexpected demands.
2.26P.
lend LEAD ALL EARLY EDS
Oversee story and pick up Florida
City story and follows).
mote TO EDITORS: In a
few minutes shall start thousand
word new lead all editions Over
sea Road opening under Key West
date 2.57P).
Bull TIN
Key West. Fla, Jan. ga
s.o2PM (APl The dedicatory
Oversee Highway parade win
reach Stockaldo Key. just east of
this city in about an hour and
three-quarters. The accompany
ing squadron Of seaplanes Is
barely visible At this hour from
the Associated Press observatory
on top Of Hotel La coneha. the
talleSt building here. Key West
is swarming with people and Flag
Ter Avenue up at the east end of
the island towards the United
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-13

A. R. Martinez, connected with
the Martinez Leaf Tobacco Com
pany of Havana, who had been
spending few days business visit
in Key West, was "a passenger
leaving on the steamship Governor
Cobb this morning en- route to the
Cuban capital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-13

Oscar B. Carey, who is employ
ed in the mechanical shops of the
Florida East Coast Railway Com
pany at Miami, was an arrival, on
the morning train, and will spend
several days visit in Key West
with his family.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-04-13

Francisco Fleitas, former cigar
manufacturer of Key West, but
who is now making his residence
in Homestead, was included in
the arrivals here last evening over
the East Coast, joining Mrs.
Fleitas who Mas been visiting here
for the past few weeks.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
YOUR CHILD
In SCHOOL
BY Dr.. Frank ". Ballou,
Superintendent Of Schools. Washington.
d. c..

The story of the small boy, who.
after writing the sentence IT have
gone home" 100 times for his teacher.
said to her when he had finished,
NOW, I'm through writing I have
went home,'" illustrates better than
q lengthy treatise the difficulty faced
by those who teach the mother
tongue.
This difficulty is particularly great
in the early grades, where 1t Is the
teachers task to lay the foundation
for all the education that Is to follow.
Since the function Of language Is the
communication Of thought. the point
Of view in the teaching Of English
should be that Of language as q tool.
as means to an end, the end being the
intelligent communication of thought
through symbols that are in general
use.
Now the child comes to school with
a knowledge of some of these SYM
bols. 1t may be correct. 1t is prob
ably incorrect in many instances.
Thus the teacher has a double task.
She must establish correct usage and
she must eradicate incorrect forms
which already are becoming habitual.
II Is here, at the very beginning,
that the teacher must instil the habit
of correct use of the English Ian
guage by cultivating. the pupils ear
90 that he shall b eenAinHA to mis-
Evening star., 1926-12-12
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

While there Is a disposition in some
quarters to justify the use OF the
abbreviation Xmas as a substitute for
Christmas, there Is very general
belief that good taste demands the use
Of the word Christmas at all times.
Prominent ministers in various sec.
tiOnS of the country are making a
quiet but effective campaign against
the abbreviation 1t has unquestion-
ably grown in use during the past
few years and instead of standing as
a symbol for Christmas has come to
be regarded as a definite word known
and pronounced as "Exmas."
Even the beautiful old greeting of
Merry Christmas" often Is rendered
Merry Xmas" This seems to have
been the straw to break the camel's
back. The protest has been spon-
taneous.
There is no doubt that the letter
x long has stood as a symbol for
Christ largely because of it's meaning
in the Greek alphabet. 1t has been
accepted in the ecclesiastical world,
but as no one ever has thought of
speaking or writing of Christ as "X'
there would seem to be no warrant for
the use of Xmas instead of Christmas.
Certainly it smacks Of hurry, of ir-
reverence; perhaps just a little of
commercialism. Christmas admittedly
is one of the loveliest words in all the
English language and it should not
be lost, or even threatened, by utili-
tartan abbreviation.
One of the most interesting visitors
in Washington recently has been Sir
Hugh Denison, high commissioner for
the commonwealth of Australia, who
makes his headquarters in New York.
When Australia follows the precedent
of Canada and the Irish Free State
and raises her representative in this
country to the diplomatic rank of
Minister, that representative will take
up his abode in the National Capital.
There Is rather a general belief In
diplomatic circles that Sir Hugh him.
self may be the first Australian Min
lister.
Australia is q very little known
country, yet It has so much in COM
mon with the United States it has
been strange that travellers from this
country and American commercial in
terests have failed to give 1t greater
attention. Australia has virtually the
same territory as the United States
and lies below the Equator in virtu-
ally the same position the United
States occupies north of "the line"
Australia's sub-tropics are in the
northern part Of the country, while
here they are in the south.
AS large as the United States. and
almost as rich in natural resources.
the Australian commonwealth never
theless is inhabited only by about
5000, 900 people, or slightly less than
the population Of the city of Greater
New York. Australia. however,
claims the highest grade population
in the world. And 1t Is being guarded
by immigration laws and regulations
which make those of the United
States seem amateurish in compari-
son. Four million of the 6.000,0 900
people Of Australia have individual
savings bank accounts. Australia is
building a federal capital. largely
Evening star., 1926-12-12

takes. And just here the home may
come to the aid of the school.
Public opinion demands that the
public schools provide thorough in.
struction In the English language.
What might be termed good work.
ing knowledge" of the language is
one Of the essentials Of good citizen
ship. To be a good citizen presup.
poses that one knows the tongue in
which he will hear and read the
things that will inform him of the
laws and customs of the land where
he is earning his livelihood and re-
ceiving the protection Of It's govern
ment. Very often the amount OF
this knowledge is an indication OF
ones education. Nor must we lose
sight of the fact that 1t Is also a
standard by which the individual
who IS not a native OF the United
States may be judged for his inter-
est in his adopted country.
The business Of the school IL, with
out doubt, to establish a standard in
essential matters OF English usage
and, having established this standard,
to see to 1t that the pupil adopts 1T
and uses 1t in every class, in every
social hour together. in all extra
school activities. The habit of correct
speech-not stiff or formal. but cor.
rect as to essentials-should become
fixed very early.
Formerly the practice observed In
the teaching Of English was to pro.
pound a multitude Of grammatical
rules and definitions that were learn
ed readily enough, but were not as.
simulated and applied. This method
overlooked the inability Of the small
child to apply many different rules
to new situations. It also neglected
the fact that outside the classroom
incorrect speech was used because of
the impression given children that
correct speaking was wholly artificial,
Educators. realizing at last the fu-
tility of expecting children to do what
they in all probability would not do.
began the movement In the direction
Of the other extreme. All rules were
banished, English henceforth was to
be taught in q commonsense manner
through imitation. But this method
soon was found to have its faults.
Children did not master the language
from mere practice. and the peda-
goglc pendulum swung partly back
ward to where 1t now Is and to where
1t probably will remain.
Finally, when we can convince
teachers that "the English Of the en-
tire school Is the business of the en-
tire school," to quote, Mr.. Thomas,
and that teachers of all subjects
should insist on clear, accurate and
correct expression of thought, as is
done in France, and when we can
convince students that correct usage
has . market value in their other
studiee. in social life and in the bust
ness world, then and then only will
the problsm Of the English teachers
be sVbjoct To q happy solution.
SCopyTight. 1921
Evening star., 1926-12-12
RELIGION AND LIFE.

That religion is unrelated to the
practical things of life seems to be the
popular conception of our age. Men
as something that belongs in an en-
tirely separate compartment of their
mind, only to be recognized on GER
tain occasions and in certain settings.
This is particularly true of our youth.
TO them religion speaks a language
altogether uncommon, and in some
instances hardly Understandable. It's
chief concern, as they conceive It, is
with another world. That 1t has any
immediate or practical bearing upon
life now and here, or that it Is a work
able system, does not occur to them.
There is little, If anything, in the
teachings of Jesus Christ to confirm
such a conception. 1t was said of Him
that He went about doing good" He
was constantly dealing with individual
and group problems. He went out of
His way to heal the sick or to bring
comfort and solace to home over
shadowed with grief. When He was
of mercy He quietly responded that
He had made "a man every whit
whole" 1t was the whole man and
not some segregated part OF him that
He dealt with. 1t was the whole of
life in all its relationships and expert
ences that He sought to restore to the
fullness of health and happiness.
The value of certain place In
which we exercise our devotional
habit is clearly obvious. A church
with it's hallowed associations and it's
quickened friendships constitutes in
itself, where rightly used and recog-
niZed, an agency of great Importance.
To it we retire from time to time for
spiritual refreShment and renewal for
life's tasks. To it we go for the more
solemn and sacred services that are
intimately related to our homes and
firesides. All this we clearly recognize.
On the other hand. 1t Is a dangerous
thing to think of the church as the
only repository and exponent of re-
ligious truth; or, again, to think of
ourselves as reaching higher spiritual
levels only when in it's stimulating at
mosphere. A church that restricts
religion or delimits its expression Is
certainly out of consonance with the
teachings of Christ.
On one occasion Jesus told the story
of the man to whom had been given
a. talent of great value-a talent to
be used in the worlds markets. When
the time came for it's return its pos
SCISSOR told with what care he had
1t. lie had carefully put
it away and wrapped 1t in napkin
With evident self dissatisfaction he gave
It back to it's owner with the proud
assertion that it was unimpaired and
uncontaminated. Jesus recognition
of this Indifferent use of an impaired
gift seems severe and yet 1t is just
Evening star., 1926-12-12

planned after Washington. Australia
Is the largest customer for American
automobiles. Loyal to the core to the
crown of England. Australians, never
theless, are more like Americans than
even the Canadians. The soldiers of
Australia and New Zealand were the
foreign "buddies" of the doughboys
on the western front Australia wants
always to work with the United
States in keeping vigil for peace i'm
the Pacific
Although the recent imperial con-
ference in London was hailed far and
wide as marking a radical departure
In the status of the British empire, i'
was in fact but formal setting down
on paper of the already expressed and
rigidly understood relations Of the
British dominions to the British eEl-
pire. For years these dominiors
have had their complete freedom.
They have been at liberty to remain In
the empire or to withdraw from 1t
without molestation or recrimination.
That the dominions have expressed
anew their voluntary allegiance to the
British crown-not the British govern
ment-means stronger solidarity
than ever before. for the British en-
pire today is based upon good will
| and mutually of interest rather than
force or attempted force.
That the status Of the dominions is
| not new. however, is best evidenced
bv the fact that Canada had selected
her own Minister to the United States
before the imperial conference was
called. Ireland, too. had sent her
Minister to Washington, as a symbol
Of her complete freedom within the
| empire. Australia may be the next
| to follow suit. South Africa may take
| a similar step. The United States
| will welcome these new friends among
the nations of the world.
When, during the World War. Il be-
came the general custom in the Army.
and out of 1t. to sreak of second
lieutenants as "shave.tails," few of the
thousands of persons who used the
term had any idea where 1t came from
or what 1t meant.
Perhaps they have been enlightened
by the testimony of Edward l..
Doheny, the California oil millionaire,
at his trial with former Secretary AL
bert b. Fall for alleged conspiracy to
defraud the Government. Telling of
the adventures of some Of his early
days in the West, Mr.. Doheny among
other things said:
II worked as a book agent. Then /
went on an expedition ordered by
Maj. Gen. Pope to take shave-tail
mules to New Mexico"
All Of which may or may not ex-
plain many things.
A very fine oil painting Of Mr.. Fall
recently has been hung in the main
corridor Of the Interior Department
Building. 1t has taken its place in
the gallery which contains the por-
traits of other former Secretaries, in
cluding Ethan Allen Hitchcock, John
Barton Payne, David r. Francis, Wal
ter l.. Fisher, Richard A. Ballinger,
James Rudolph Garfield (the Jim
mie" Garfield of the Roosevelt ten
mis- cabine) and Cornelius n. Bliss.
(Copyrght 1851
Evening star., 1926-12-12
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REv. JAMES E. FREEMAN, d. D., LID,
Bishop of ashingfon.

and wholly equitable. He could not
think of life in terms of self.sa' 'sfac-
tion or disqualification. 1t was only
as a man brought his spiritual gifts
and virtues into service and contact
with the world Of human concerns
that they proved useful to himself or
to his fellows. When Prof. William
James suggested that the test OF all
things and of all gifts, mental, spirit
ual and other, was their adaptability
and efficiency, he applied 1t with tell.
ing force in the case of religion. VIII
it work." was the question. which Ia
only another way of saying. HAS 1t
a practical value when applied to hu.
man needs and human problems!
This same great professor, In a no.
table book entitled ''Some Varieties
Of Religious Experience gives elo-
uuent testimony as to the worthinesS
and efficiency of religion when ap-
piled to the stern problems Of human
life. More and more we are being
compelled to realize that If our Chris
tian religion Is to contribute In a
large way to the solution or the
mighty and surging problems that
confront us on every hand, 1t must
be translated in terms of conduct that
will be understood in market place
and drawing room, as well as within
the confines of some sacred building.
Secular journals more and more are
addressing themselves to this 1mpor-
tant matter. In recent editorial In
the Manufacturers Record it's distin-
guished editor, under the caption
Am 1 Ny Brothers. Keeper makes
an urgent appeal for a nationwide
revival of what he calls "old-fash-
ioned prayer.meeting religion His
Interpretation of "prayer-meeting re-
ligion" is by no means limited or re-
stricted He says religious principles
are practical and helpful in every
sphere of action; we need revival
of that religion which will make any
man or woman strive in every act of
life to do that which, on the great
Judgment day, they will wish they
had DONE" He sounds the warning
that until we as a people accept and
live such a religion there will be
strife where there should be peace;
there will be strikes and lockouts ana
murder where there should be CO.
operation and harmony; there will be
hatred where there should be friend
ship and love-" Such serious admo-
nitions as the ones quoted are con-
stantly coming from high-minded lay
men, and the secular press itself Is
more and more becoming the medium
of religious expression. we constant
ly recur to Chesterton's phrase Re
ligion has not been tried and found
wanting, it has been tried and found
difficult" We shall have fewer doubt
ers and skeptics among us when we
interpret the things of our religious
faith in the more practical and under
standable terms of daily habit and
practice.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Yuletide and the Y. w. G. A.

Another Washington dream Is on
the point of becoming true, to the
consequent civic, social and archi-
tectural betterment Of the National
Capital. A year ago the Young
Women's Christian Association was In
the midst OF its campaign to erect a
new, adequate and permanent home
for itself. Today this building, sit
uated at the corner Of Seventeenth
and X streets, is nearing completion
and to say that comment on Its ex-
ternal appearance is generally favor
able is no more than the simple truth.
The pleasing exterior, ample size
and convenient location, however. are
but indications Of the additional op-
portunities for community service
which will be offered through the
completion of the structure. with
headquarters housed heretofore In
this. that and the other place, always
cramped for room, the Y. w. c. A.
according to conservative estimates.
has had individual contacts with To-
200 girls and women. There are to-
day in Government service $1,000, not
to mention all those in commercial
and industrial occupations.
The new building can offer to many
more than the number heretofore
served such facilities as clubrooms.
playrooms, classrooms, assembly hall,
gymnasium, bowling alleys, swimming
pool, showers, living and rest rooms,
cafeteria, lunch counter, tearoom and
roof garden. The cost OF the new
home is 500, 900. OF this sum $780,
600 has been subscribed and two
thirds is in hand. The balance must
come either from those who a year
ago responded to the call for "A
Christmas Gift for Capital Girls" or
from those who have up till now not
given. The association has indicated
that 1t would prefer to have it the
latter. The more persons who have
a share in such a vital undertaking.
the more successful Is 1t likely to be
and to continue. At no time Is a
check for such a purpose more ap-
propriate or more welcome than just
before or just after the greatest holi.
day Of the year.
Evening star., 1926-12-12

tanning a deadly weapon, an un.
marked package, the contents of
which are undisclosed. A person
ordering it pays the bill at the gen.
eral delivery window and takes his
gun for such purpose as he may have
in mind. Inasmuch as gun supplies
are abundant and easily available in
all cities, 1t is obvious that this traffic
Of pistols by mail is not for legitimate
uses. There Is no possible way Of
Identifying the purchaser, as there Is
at a shop where the weapon Is sold
over the counter. 1t is to stop this
traAac which is so dangerous that
the bill now pending in the Senate Is
proposed. 1t should be put upon its
passage at the next opportunity. OBJ
jections to 1t on the score OF mis-
should be waived. Per-
sistent objections inevitably lead to
the thought that there Is q desire to
prevent any blockade that will lessen
the business of the makers Of
weapons.