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The Washington times., 1933-07-12
Good Luck!
BY ROBERT BENCHLEY-

it on, but it was because I for
got to wrap the long end around
twice while tying it, or because
I didn't have the ends even. The
tie itself is sure-fire good-luck
and I'll let no crack-brained
theorist tell me different.
Not being really superstitiouS,
I can look at the thing calmly.
When I was a boy I used to have
a silly idea that if I could run
up stairs two at a time and
reach the first landing before
the outside door had shut be-
hind me, everything would be
all right. II don't quite know
what I meant by "everything
will be all right" but I guess
that I meant really everything,
which was a wild-eyed demand
to begin With. Now that I have
reached an age where I am
lucky if I barely get inside the
outer door before it shuts on
me, I see that my youthful idea
was sheer superstition. I am
under no illusions about super
Stition when it is superstition.
But some day I am going to
put on all my good-luck pieces
Of clothing and carry all my
good-luck coins and go right
The Washington times., 1933-07-12
Good Wishes

Our birthday members to-
day include Marjorie Beavers,
Of Silver Spring, Md, and
Anita Cutter, 1921 18th st.
N. w.
We wish them many happy
returns of the day.
The Washington times., 1933-07-12

81 am ETHEL NICHOLSON
member of your club and 1 like
it very much. I know some
boys and girls who are asking
about it. will tell them all
The Washington times., 1933-07-12

about it and get some more
members"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
PRICES ARE GOING UP

Everyone knows that prices are going
up. A penny here, nickel there, dollars
more in the case of higher-priced articles
Things are going to cost still more, too,
and we can get more now for our dollar
than we will be able to later on.
Washington wants to see millions of
men go back to work, and wants no one to
work for less than living wage Indus
tries are getting together to make these
things possible, but as wages go up, prices
have to go up, too, of course.
Take the household washer as fam
iliar example, because it is used in 9,OOO,-
600 electrified homes, and in half of all the
farm houses. Practically everything that
goes into the making of it has been adj
vanced. Makers of the parts and of the
finished machine know improved wage
scales will help their own employees; give
them more buying power. This is going
on everywhere and it is designed to help
everyone. The factory hand in the washer
factory will be able to buy the carpet he
wants and the worker in the carpet mill
Will be able to buy the washer he wants.
AS for the farmer, his wages" in the
form of higher commodity prices give him
better buying power, too.
This explains why washers and other
labor-saving equipment probably never
again will be as cheap as they are now
But it also explains why such a state of
general affairs will be better for all of u.s.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
THE PERFECT NEWSPAPER
Omitted States Publisher)

Persons who find peculiar satisfac-
ton in pointing out the faults of our present
day newspapers and showing them what
they ought to be apparently are motived
by the mental processes of the individual
who sits for the photographer and then
blames him that the likeness is not thing
of beauty.
The American newspaper can not re-
fleet either Mars or Elysium and be a news
paper. The true newspaper approaches
perfection when it presents the news of
the day rightly evaluated, each item des-
ignated its proportion of space. properly
placed and geographically treated.
The editor may not arbitrarily exclude
news matter. play it up or play it down. So
far as he does. he distorts the picture. Rel
atively social values should determine
relative newspaper values.
The place for the newspaper reformer
to begin is with the society that the news
paper serves. Education is his weapon.
Says NJ. V. Atwood, associate editor of the
Gannett group of newspapers: There il
little chance for the ideal newspaper until
golden age. new age of culture and
beauty. has been ushered in. There are
indications that the tide is turning, but not
until it does will the newspapers take their
color from the culture and beauty of the
age"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Last night a tropical disturbance
of slight intensity was central
short distance south of Puerto
Rico and is apparently moving
slightly north of west. Except the
northern and central Great Plains.
northern Rocky Mountain region,
northern New England and ex-
IRENE south Florida. pressure is
below normal over the entire coun-
try this morning with centers of
slight disturbance over the lower
Lake region. Buffalo, $3.50 inches
and Abilene. Tex, $3.50 inches.
During the last "a hours, precipi-
tation was confined to belt ex-
tending from Colorado southeast
ward to central Texas; from north
ern Michigan southwark over the
Ohio Valley, Tennessee, and South
Atlantic States and locally over
the Florida Keys. Cooler weather
has overspread the Missouri, upper
and middle Mississippi and lower
Ohio valleys, Tennessee and in
Utah. Colorado and central Texas.
On the other hand. temperatures
have risen in Washington. Okla
homa and over the Appalachian
Highlands.
S. NJ. GOLDSMITH,
Temporarily in Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
MOVIE STARS SALARIES

From what appears to be reliable
source, we are informed that some rather
drastic cuts have been made in the salaries
had to take two or three cuts, even as you
and we.
A table recently published shows the
actual weekly salary figures for some of
the Metro stars. Weekly, mind you, not
monthly or yearly salaries. We quote a
few:
Marion Davies and Marie Dressler
have been cut from $4,000 week to 49,
900; Norma Shearer from $4,000 to S.
ESQ; Joan Crawford from $4,000 to ST $50 ;
John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore and
Wallace Berry from $4,000 to $1,625;
Jackie Cooper, John Gilbert and Ramon
Navarro from $4,000 to $1,000; Jean Har-
low, Jimmy Durante, Buster Keaton, Rob-
ert Montgomery and Lewis Stone are slash
ed from 81, 500 week to only 1915.
The above list includes only the head
liners of one producing company, but it
may be assumed that it fairly represents
the salary range of other producers. 1t has
been said that in their prime, Gloria Swan
son, Mary Pickford and several others re-
ceiyed salaries much higher than the high
est quoted in the foregoing, and at one time
Tom Mix was reputed to be drawing $780,
900 week. But maybe that was only
press agent talk.
Anyway, kind reader, when you see
your favorite stars on the screen, remem-
Der that they may be doing their best to
appear happy and gay, while in real life
they are working along on salaries rang
ing from only 1915 to $4,000 week
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
KEY WEST
In DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Year.
Ago Today AS Taken From
The Files Of The Citizen

After a successful run of IL
weeks the misspelled word contest
came to an end last week. Many
of the contestants submitted orig
inaI slogans, showing that great
many customers have followed the
advertisements of the merchants.
Follows the list of winners: Miss
Yvonne Baldwin. first prize; Miss
Averill Cleare, second; L. 7.
Bragassa. third; Mrs. Otis Curry,
fourth; Mrs. John Smith. Jr., fifth
Mrs. C. S. Mathews, sixth. Mrs.
John w. Hattrick, seventh; j. Y.
Porter, w.. eighth. The winners
can call at the office for their
checks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
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TODAY'S HOROSCO COPE


This is sympathetic nature,
fond of home and parents. with a
secretive sensitive disposition. and
certain lack of energy, if born
in certain portions of the day. The
characters blend with the general
tendencies of the past or the fol-
lowing days, if the native is born
in the earlier or later hours.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Key Vests National Guard COM
pany will leave Key West on July
rs or q for Fortress Monroe. Va.
where they will go into camp from
July 20 to August ~ 1t was at
first believed that owing to the
brief period since the organization
the company would not go. How
ever. orders have been received
and they will leave with about 50
officers and men.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

In the presentment of the grand
jury received by Judge Atkinson
today Miguel Fabal Is indicted for
murder in the first degrse for the
killing of John Johnson. The grand
jury recommends that "a padded
cell be- constructed in the county
Jail in order that insane persons
u no become violent. may be handl-
"a without injury To themselves.
This has been recommended by
grand juries since 1914 and we
cannot urge this improvement too
strongly"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Paid for write-ups in Japanese news
papers are not labelled as such as is the
custom in the United States. nevertheless
they are recognized by the readers and
eyalnated accordingly, These write-ups
are known as "kiji-no-ko-ko-ku" Evidently
that describes them accurately.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

In rolling pin throwing contest at
Quincy, Mass. Mrs. Charles E. Stuart won
over field of so contestants, striking the
head of a dummy at distance of % feet
with unerring precision. We imagine that
Mr.. Stuart has wholesome respect for his
wife's skill.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

DR.. Walter L. Bierring of Des
Moines. Ia. president of the Amer
lean Medical Association for
1934-35, born at Davenport, Iowa.
65 years ago.
Edgar Sydenstricker, chief sta
tistician of the U. S. Public Health
Service, born in China, So years
ago.
Carey G. Arnett, president OF
the Inter Southern Life Insurance
Company, Louisville, KY, born in
/ Georgia, 81 years ago.
DIR. Garry C. Myers, of Cleve-
land, noted psychologist, born 49
years ago.
Ri. Rev. John B. Peterson.
Catholic bishop of Manchester, N.
H., born So years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
WEATHER FORECAST
9TH 8 p. m. Sunday

iii o p. m. ouhuayJ
Key West and Vicinity: Local
tonight or Sun
day; gentle to moderate winds
mostly southwest.
Florida: Local thundershowers
tonight or Sunday.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
TODAY'S WEATHER

Gentle to moderate winds mostly
southwest and partly overcast
weather; probably occasional
showers tonight and Sunday.
East Gulf: Gentle to moderate
winds mostly southwest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Young Charles Reyes. speedy
boxer from Key West. lost a fast
six.round bout with Young Garner
Johns in Tampa Friday night. This
was in the preliminaries and the
number was declared to be the
fastest six rounds of action seen
i'm many moons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Every governmental officer or board
that handles public money should publish
at regular intervals an accounting of it,
showing where and how each dollar is
spent. We hold this to be a fundamental
principle of democratic government"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

the franchise ordinance in which
he was granted an extension of go
days With the acceptance, the
sewerage and water systems look
rather promising for the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

So Old Mister Turtle, with one
vicious bite,
Grabs Puffy's toes and the Pig
jumps with fright.
"Help, Fluffy shouts he, as he
turns a pale green,
"I've just been attacked by a big
submarine p
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

neutrality-suspicious., WoIlu 1a-
NOUS Dutch painter and etcher,
born. Died Oct. 8, 1869.
1779-Clement c. Moore, New
York professor of Biblical learn
ing who wrote the poem Twas
the Night Before Christmas
(1882), for his own children born
in New York. Died at Newport,
r. l., July 10, 1863.
1S08-Henry Edward Manning.
famous English Cardinal. born.
Died Jan. IA, 1892.
1S33-Thomas C. Plat. Owego,
N. Y, business man, U. S. Sem
ator, Republican State boss, born
at Owego. Died March 6, 1910.
1836-William Winter, the
eountry's great dramatic critic
and writer of his day, born at
Gloucester, Mass. Died at Long
Island, N. Y, June 80, 1917.
1S65-Lord Northcliffe, re-
nouned British newspaper publish
er, born. Died August II, 1922.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Examination for free scholar
ships start tomorrow morning in
the office of The superintendent
Of public instruction. Successful
contestants win scholarships 10 tine
State University and Florida State
College for Women.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Eczema ON Feets---Ilne man says
he had ii over twenty years and
that one bottle Imperial Eczema
Remedy cured him. Druggists are
authorized TO refund your money IL
it fails.--Advt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
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TODAY in HISTORY

1099-First Crusade-capture
of Jerusalem and establishment of
a Christian kingdom in Palestine.
179l-One of the great histori-
cal mob outrages of history-Dr.
Priestley's home in Birmingham,
England, destroyed.
19lS--Battle of Chateau
Thierry.
Only six per cent of the entire
population of the Hawaiian Is,
lands is pure Hawaiian.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Somehow, We can't help feeling a bit
less enthusiastic over celebrities whose pic
lures adorn soap and cosmetic ads.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Pneumatic tires are now being tested
for the railroad of the future. Then we'll
have specials" with no stops except for
punetures.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Lawyers in Providence, r. l.. want
$50 900 for getting couple divorced. We
had heard that necessities of life were COM
ing higher
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

That Paris girl who shot her husband
few hours after the wedding probably
had in mind the slogan: Eventually,
why not now?"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

II. NJ. S. Valerian, British bat
tleship, is due TO arrive in port to-
morrow for stay of 10 days. The
vessel has recently been at Ha-
vana. Judge II. II. Taylor, acting
as British vice consul. will handle
the affairs of the vessel while in
port.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Excessive tidiness is said to indicate a
peculiar kind of insanity--from which most
of US are happily immune.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Miss Hilda Navarro and Arthur
Schrader viii be married this aft
ernoon in the office of County
Judge Hugh Gum.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Many folks who are knocked cold by
Cupid's punch stay that way afterwards.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

A radio comedian has been found
bound and gagged. This may be the be-
ginning of movement which ought to sue
coed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Carl Aubuchon writes Wallace
pindsr, city clerk, that he accepts
the terms and conditions regarding
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

A cave in Sicily is said to magnify the
sound of ones voice 90 times Some sena-
tors would simply adore that.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Editorial comment: All the
worlds a stage, but the want ad il
the best little actor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

When the average business man looks
blue, he's usually in the red.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Perhaps the cotton surplus could be
reduced by more judicious distribution of
boil weevils.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

A New York doctor says old age needs
whiskey. But not as much as present day
whiskey needs age.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

1. Water and Sewerage.
2. Bridges to complete Road to Main.
land.
8. Free Port.
a. Hotels and Apartments
5. Bathing Pavilion.
6. Aquarium.
z. Airports-Land and Sea.
8. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Troop 4. Boy Scouts, will leave
tomorrow morning Z o'clock for
Dry Tortugas where they viii
camp for about two weeks. They
will make the trip on the tender
Ivy. Nest of the time. besides the
regular routine. will be spent in
studying the bird life on the is
laud
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

The PAM American Collection
Agency will shortly open an office
in Key West. They have the repu-
tation of never failing to close an
account with them for collection
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15

Barometer ut 8 u. M. today:
Sea level, 1901.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-07-15
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Today's Anniversaries

l6O7-Rembrandt, world IA
NOUS Dutch painter and etcher.
born. Died Oct. s, 1869.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-29
Saved Pines

White and sugar pine trees were in great peril in this country before the CCC got busy. The fight against the blister rust which was destroying them was los ing ground. Then 12,000 Civilian Con- servation Corps men were put to work on rust elimination in 21 different states. They have eradicated carriers of the dis ease from total of 574,000 acres. There is new hope for the pines.
 Two authorities, s. B. Detwiler of the Department of Agriculture and Charles Lathrop Pack of the American Tree As sociation, regard the work as one of the most important conservation achieve ments in decade. It is to be hoped that similar attacks will be made on other tree destroyers Chestnut trees, elms and hickories have been hard hit by special blights. They have been nearly wiped out in some sections where they were once common.
 There has been little criticism of the CCC work from people who have not un- derstood it's activities There can be no criticism, surely, of the excellent forest conservation work it has done both in bat ting tree ailments and in facilitating forest fire prevention. Our forests are essential for so many reasons - protec- ton of soil, shelter and feeding of wild life, the encouragement of normal rain fall and prevention of floods, provision of useful raw materials and the location of naturally beautiful playgrounds where people may forget the noise and hurry of cities. The CCC, benefitting forests, benefits people,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-29
Norris Girds Himself

Senator George w. Norris, the fiery liberal from Nebraska, has girded himself for battle once more. Having fought for over ten years to put through an amend ment to the federal constitution and suc- ceeded, he is about to attempt the same thing again. This time Senator Norris aims his guns at the electoral college, by which our presidents and vice-preSidentS are elected. Senator Norris is not alone in his fight. There are many who join him in declaring the electoral college an- tiquated and hardly representative of the vote of the nation in any presidential election.
 Under the working of the electoral vote now presidential candidate receives the electoral vote of the states in which he has been given a majority of the votes. The new plan is to allow the defeated candi- date in the state proportion of electoral votes to which his tally might entitle him. It is claimed that in this way the voice of the people is more fully expressed than in any other save by direct vote. There are notable instances in which the popular choice of the people failed to receive the electoral vote. Had the Norris plan been in existence a century ago the presidents since CIdC CIIIe III IIldIly cases Wouiu HoNC been the also-rans.
 As in the past there will be opposition from legislators who don't like to tampec with our constitution nor the federal machinery. They made the most absurd claims for retention of presidential inaugurations in March, just as they wanted Congress to assemble only in De- cember. However, Senator Norris pa- tiently fought down these claims and ulti- mately secured sufficient public opinion to push through the 20th amendment to the Constitution. The Congress that meets in January is the first one affected by the lame duck amendment. Incidentally It this Congress passes up abolition of the electoral college, it will have to change section of tha constitution, calling for joint session of the Senate and House to meet the second Wednesday of February to count theg electoral votes, so the new president may take office in March. Un- der the 2Oth amendment the new presi- dent goes into office on January 2O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-29
Rush Public Works

Many communities have been getting out of patience with the Public Works Administration. Now the PWA is get ting out of patience. In many cases It may withdraw it's offers of help. "Ofti- cials of local public bodies must act upon their contracts or state why they fail to do so," says Secretary Ickes. "The PWA stands ready to aid any locality on any questions that result from these contracts, but there must be action and not delay. The PWA will not hesitate to cancel or rescind allotments already made which because of unreasonable delay in confir- nation of contracts do not fulfill their purpose in furnishing employment through actual construction"
 There has doubtless been needless de- lay on both sides. The PWA itself seems finally to have cleared up it's part of the job pretty thoroughly, after the delay caused by it's elaborate precautions against fraud or error. It is now up to the local communities. For their own benefit, and for the benefit of the whole country, which depends on their public construction for big prosperity push, the work should now go forward With war time speed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-29
HISTORY

Waterbury at this time or shortly previous to 1732 had been changed from Hartford to New Haven coun- ty. And for the first time on rec ord the town meeting was opened with a prayer. Those who came to the town meeting from any dis tance experienced many difficult ties during the winter and spring months and the highway from the Thomaston and Plymouth locality crossed the river many times, so petitioners sought to have; a min- ister come to them during the bad months; this liberty was granted for four years, from 1732-1736, during which time their dues to the central church ceased. Thus did trouble loom ahead for the town, not only in the matter of the loss of the suburbanites, as you might call them to-day, at the central church but also at the town school, which also could not be attended because of the great distance.
 5 At a meeting on March IA, 1734, at which time matters referring to the Northwest section were dis- cussed, boundary lines, etc. We have mention at this time of Twich Grass Meadow (the Thomaston To- cality) and Wooster Swamp (Wa- tertown). The latter seemed to be more favored for special priv ileges than the Thomaston local- ity. It is pointed out here. that the Up River people (rhomaston) could get to Wooster without cross ing the great river.