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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-26
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Revs. L. Oser and Montero
Pastors
Jesus Montero, Assistant Pastor
nuvcl and Angela Streets
Sunday School. $3.50 p. m.
Service in Spanish, Friday. al
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IsEvENTH DAY ADvENrIsTs

r. T. sawyer. Teacher
I017 Fleming Street
Ribls Study. Exiday. s:3e 4
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sabbath Serviee. 1880 .. m.
Evening star., 1933-02-12
Lime Aids Nearby Soil

A N explanation Of the tendency Of potatoes
to yield poor crops IN the area ranging
from Maine to Virginia has been found in the
amount Of acidity Of the soil. Many raisers
in the two nearby States Of Virginia and Mary
hand have noticed that the leaves Of the
plants tend to turn yellow during the growing
season, with q resultant poor yield when digging
time arrives.
Experiments by the Department Of Agricul-
ture indicated that an application Of fertilizer
containing small percentage OF magnesium
and the addition Of lime to cut down the
ecidity would bring q greatly increased yield
IN one experiment where magnesium sulphate
kAs added 10 the soil. the yield was up 48
bushe3s IN acre over the previous year. Other
tajA while not quite % beneficial In their
results. nevertheless indicated an Improvement
n conditions
Evening star., 1933-02-12

been especially hard hit. Two thousand azes
Of excellent farm land were abandoned last
year because Of the loss Of productivity due 70
the washing away Of the top soil
Reforestation and erosion control are two Of
the main objectives Of the incoming Roosevelt
administration Just as they have been Of the
Coolidge and Hoover administrations. It Is Q
difficult task to convince those who think only
Of the immensity Of the agricultural regions Of
the United States that q real problem exists. In
these days Of much pubhcised oyerproduction.
. little loss IN farming area on the face Of It
might not seem to offer any serious problem,
but the land being washed Of its fertile top
soil viii be lost for many generations unless
Evening star., 1933-02-12
Tests Shoe Huge Erosion Loss

TWO recent test observations made b. the
Bureau q Chemistry and SOIL Of the De-
paftment of Agriculture indicate sol erosion
feared. A ra2n of inches occurring IA May IN
the Texas cotton belt washed q total Of 23
tons per acre of the rich, black. top soil away.
while q Inch rain IN the Northern Missouri
cosn belt took 1911 tons per acre from an
Per cent slope.
This tremendous wastage Of the top sol
spells doom 10 much OF the rich farming area
a this country unless something 10 stop the
egosn b accomplished. New jersey, according
to the observations Of the Federal experts, has
Evening star., 1933-02-12

the soil Is saved through proper terracdng oe
slopes restoration q fcgest areas on the hill
sides, which normally would hold back the
noodwaters. which sweep unchecked now over
cut-over land.
The danger Is not to the immediate present,
but it offers problem for the future. <The
experience Of China With recurrent flood and
drought resulting from her denuded forest
areas serves as . warning Of what may be In
store for this country unless erosion Is combat
ted and combatted promptly. !
Evening star., 1933-02-12
Follosys Orders

why does your lazy son Ne IN the hammoel
al day eating apples7"
every hour, and another tod him to rest an
hour after eating"
Evening star., 1933-02-12
HIGH LIGHTS OF HISTORY :.

64E. SUCCESS or AeaaAhpo
CORES ~ MEXICO lnspIREp
oTHER SPANISH HApvENTuRERS
10 SEEK NEW LANDS TO
cohaueR ~ The AewWoRLp.
IN 1874 HaAncl5co PAAaRo,
ABoLD SOLDIER OF FORTUNE,
WAS ~ PANAMA PLANNING A
VENTURE nakT he HOPED
WOULD LEAD TO FAME AND RICHES.
PizARRo Was WELL QlALiE,en
DEApAo oAotkG QUEST EoR
He hAp BEEN ONE OF BALeoAS
LIEuTEhAhrr5 ~ TIE EXPEDITION
p&A1 DISCOVERED n4e PAcark
OCEAN ~ 1913.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
UNCLE WIGGILY's MUSIC BOX

Baby Bunty skipped and danced
over the grass of the front yard to
where Uncle Wiggily was sitting
on the shady porch, wondering
what next would hoppen to him in
the way of an adventure.
Hello, Baby Bunty!" called the
rabbit to the little orphan bunny,
to whom he had given home in his
hollow stump bungalow.
Hello, Unkie Wig Bunty an
swered, using all the baby talk she
was allowed. But she did not speak
as though she felt happy.
whats the matter?" asked Nj
Iongesrs, for he could see that
Burty was not like herself.
"He won't whistle for me" said
the little orphan rabbit.
WHO won't whistle for you"'
asked Uncle Wiggily.
Buddy, the guinea pig" answer
ed Bunty. He is very good whis-
tler-all guinea pigs are-but Bud
dy won't do any whistling at all for
me-"
"Why do you want Buddy to
whistler" asked Mr.. Longears, know
ing. quite as well as did Baby Bum
ty, that guinea pigs are among the
best whist,ers of ali the animal chill
dren. "Why?"
so l can dance" Baby Bunty
answered.
Dance" exclaimed Uncle Wig.
gily. why do you want to dancer"
Because dancing is such fun"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
Ask Entertainers
To Aid Committee

Help of local musicians, artists
and entertainers is solicited by the
entertainment committee in charge
of the Fall Opening celebration, to
be held here on Saturday, October
81.
The committee plans to have va
rious sections of the downtown
streets roped off. Trucks and floats
will be placed at advantageous
points and entertainment will be
provided for the public.
Musicians and entertainers who
wish to volunteer their services for
the occasion, as their part in telp-
ing to make the Fall Ope hing a
success, are asked to communicate
with c. w. Ashley, phone 839; Mark
Washburn, phone 100, or Jack Pol
zine, phone 272.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
Editorial Page
and
Features
BLACK, WHITE, AND PINK

The Griffith Park tragedy at Los An
geies, in which an unknown number of
men lost their lives, like all such incl
dents, had its tales of splendid heroism,
which soften somewhat, the awfulness
of the loss of life.
There naturally were tales told of men
who followed the fundamental law of
self-preservation, and they can hardly
be censured for doing so. Above them
are the men who, even in time of disas-
ter, could think of somebody else besides
themselves and risked their lives in at
tempts to save their comrades.
To US the story of Marvin Page, 240-
pound Negro, stands out as a gem, for
unconsciously as far as he was con-
cerned, his heroism was tinged with the
humor natural to his race, and which per-
mits the Negro to be happy even in the
midst of poverty, adversely, and inJus-
tice.
A tractor driver for the park depart
ment, he had for his machine the same
love which man has for horse. It's
drab shade was not good enough for it
in his mind and he lovingly dressed it up
with coat of his favorite shade - pink.
"A pink tractor was homogeneous to his
white superiors, whose sense of artificial
oxdcI06SS OuIWSlyTS lIelF SENSE Ol the
natural Page was put ION the carpet"
for his act.
When Tuesdays terrible fire was rag
ing at its worst, Page and his pink trac
tor were near where men were dying ter
rible deaths. On his own initiative he
fixed huge scraper to the front of his
beloved tractor and with it drove fire.
break which saved palatial homes be-
longing to the white race which could
not understand pink tractor.
The cruel flames scared off the trac-
tors pink paint and singed the skin of
the black man who drove it, but who
would not quit driving it until his self
imposed job was done.
The white men, unable to understand
why man should paint a tractor pink,
could understand man who would risk
his life to help others. Page was praised
and was given permission to repaint his
tractor any color he pleased. If the
white men stop there they will be MAX
ing a mistake. Pages heroism rates
something more than can of paint.
We hate to say 81 told you So" but
Los Angeles city and county are already
squabbling over responsibility for the
Griffith Park tragedy and neither is try
ing to claim the dubious honor.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
BEDTIME STORIES

tised their toe and tap dancing
steps. But at last Mr.. Longears
grew tired. His lips were dry from
blowing on them so much in whis-
ting and his pink nose didn't
twinkle any more.
Il shall have to STOP he said.
"Oh, dear!" sighed Bunty.
IF we could only have music that
didn't get tired, how nice 1t would
be-" said Brighteyes.
That afternoon, hopping over the
fields and through the woods, Un-
Gle Wiggily heard the cf.irping of
some late grasshoppers. He also
heard the singing of the cricketS,
those black hoppers SO thick in the
weeds during fall. Then the rab-
bit heard, as evening came on, the
Whistling of tree toad, cute lit
tie chap who has queer trill in
lis voice.
"If could only get the grasshop-
pers, the crickets and the tree
toads 20 make music for Bunty and
Brighteyes they could dance as long
as they pleased" thought Mr.. Long
ears. THAT would be fine music
box for them"
The more he thought of this t.,e
more Mr.. Longears thought it vas
a grand idea, So he found a little
wooden bog and went back to the
fields and woods. Again ne heard
the grasshoppers, the crickets and
treetoads. Also a daddy bullfrog
who was going: "Ker-ump! KEEL
llmpw
"Will you get into my box and
make music for two little dancing
animal girls?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
Right gladly will we do that!"
sang a grasshopper. So many of
them crowded into the box. Uncle
Wiggily took it home and next day
when Brighteyes and Bunty asked
him to whistle so they could dance,
ne said to them:
Listen to this!" At once the
jolly music box began to play. The
erasshoppers sang, the crickets
chirped, the tree toeds trilled and
the bullfrog went "Ker-ump! Ker-
ilmp!" So Bunty and Brighteyes
danced and were very happy. And
If you find a penny rolling up hill.
and will buy a piece of cheese for
the rye bread to make sandwich
for the chocolate cake I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily's pumpkin
pie.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press I

the official bars OF the Cuban post
office, which read in both English
and Spanish:
Cuba is the paradise of tourists
The supreme court justices are
put out because the senate res
taurant in the capitol, which al
ways has opened Just as soon as
court convened, failed to operate
on schedule this year.
They had been in the habit Of
sending out for luncheon during
arguments, and having the meals
served in the robing room.
Now several Of the justices have
had to hurry across the plaza to
the Methodist church building,
where there is a tea room.
Whether il is because Of the JUS
tices or not, the usually staid and
formal tea room has now taken
down its mo smoking" sign.
There is some talk of police
guard about tie house barber shop
because regular commercial BARRIERS
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

be indicated within a quarter of
a second by large clock located
at the top of the board. Downs,
yards to go, and possessor of the
ball are also indicated.
The Southern California Agricul-
ture teachers conference and
Future Farmers convention Is being
held this weekend in Los Angeles.
Paul T. Thornton, Eugene Napier.
and James Dyer left Friday, Octob-
err to attend.
Since so many of the football
boys in Junior college departed be-
fore school Friday for San Ber-
nardino game, the Arab assembly
was postponed until next week.
Glass periods during the past
week have been cut to 40 min
utes because of the heat.
The first issue of the Warrior
Nomad will be published Tuesday.
The All club convention was
held at Davis, Yolo county, Sep
TENDER TO.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
Listen to this. he 5o.d

Bunty said. Il started to learn toe
dancing and tap dancing and all
that. I can do quite well, too" she
said, but ! need music to practice
At first / whistled or sang for my
self. But 1 got tired and then Bud
dy kindly offered To whistle for me.
But he is tired, guess, for jusf
row he said he would not whistle
any more
"Why didn't you ask his sister
Brighteyes to whistle for you?" ask
ed Uncle Wiggily, for well he knew
that Brigh ~<:s, the little girl
guinea pig, could whistle almost as
cutely as Ter brother
"Oh, Brighteyes is also learning
to dance" said Bunty, land when
she whistles she forgets to do the
steps. So we 10th want Buddy to
whistle for us, but he won't do it,"
81 see,' said Uncle Wiggily. Its
too bad. What do you want me TO
do?"
Maybe you would whistle tunes
for u.s." said Baby Bunty.
"I'll try said the rabbit gentle
man. Go get Brighteyes and III
see what / can do. But where Is
Buddy?"
"Oh, he's gone to look for a cab.
bage lollypop," said Bunty.
Uncle Wiggily whistled as long az
he could while the little rabbit or
phan and the guinea pig girl prac-
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY
New books added October 7.
Eictinn

New books added October 7.
Fiction
Mr.. Egg and Other Barbarians, &"
Thomas Beer. A good book Of short
stories, portraying the lives of two
lusty Americans and their chill
dren.
"Buckaroo," Eugene Cunningham.
A western.
"Dona Celestic," Ethel M. Dell. A
romantic love story.
Gypsy Wagon" Shelia Kaye
Smith. A novel of a discouraged
farmer and his wife who buy q
gypsy caravan and take to the road.
Nom Fiction
Acting" Richard Boleslavsky.
1.-The National Industrial RecoV-
cry Act" Benjamin S. Kirsh.
Cecil Rhodes" Sarah G.. Millin.
plays of Molnar," Franz Molnar.
1.-The Edinburgh Lectures on Men
tai Science" Thomas Troward.
IAN Indiscreet Itinerary" Hen
dirk w. Van Loon.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

Paul T. Thorton has taken his
agricultural classes during the past
week to visit Harlan Dailey's acre
of double dwarf milo. Harlan pur-
chased his seeds from the Univer-
sity of California and is raising
the seed for sale. All who have
seen the experiment have passed
favorable comment.
The executive board for this
year consists of Don Rex, preSi-
dent; Yoshika Kubota, senior rep
resentative; Marguerite Hurst and
Leroy Kirkpatrick, junior represent
tatives; and Dorothy Lou Gillian,
sophomore representative.
Members of the executive board
and faculty have chosen the fol-
lowing staff to publish this years
annual, La Solana: editor in chief,
| Margaret Loud, assistant editors,
Elizabeth Meyer, Fredrika Hyers,
and Paul Marsh; business manager,
Richard Maddux; assistant, San
ford Sato; circulation manager,
Marguerite Hurst; assistants. Ger
aldine Johnson, Horace Simms; in
dividual photographs, Iva Reah
Skipper; group photographs, Lyle
Hartzell; snaps, Warden McPher-
rim; organizations, Mary Kathryn
Horton; music and drama, assistant
editor; school life, assistant editor
humor, Vernon Hill, Philip Levine
art, Georgiana Sones, Agnes Pen
nington; cartoons, Tilden Barnett
Juanita Lazo; athletics, Galye Bak-
| err.
At a recent meeting of the Girl
Reserves, plans for the year were
made under the supervision Of
Margaret Loud, program chairman
Also, the girls decided to have q
progressive party on Friday, Octo-
Der 10.
A special assembly was called
Thursday noon to announce the
rally that was held Thursday night
in anticipation of the Herbert Ho-
over game played last night on the
local field.
Members of the Girls Athletic
association are planning meet.
ing to be held in the near future
At this meeting the purpose ane
meaning of the association will BIT
explained to the girls unfamiliar
with this system.
To the music of the Central or
chestra, students entered the aud.
itorium for pep assembly for thu
Herbert Hoover, Central football
game played Friday night on the
home field. Members of the team
spoke concerning the game ano
urged students to attend.
The new scoreboard, constructed
by the woodshop recorded football
statistics for the first time Friday
night. The scoreboard is larger anc
more complete than the one pre-.
viously used. The time to play may
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
CIGAR INDIAN STOLEN

HAVERHILL, Mass. U.P)-Theft
of a wooden Indian, such as those
without which cigar-store fronts
of two or three decades ago were
incomplete, was reported to po-
lice by William Hiley. The an
tique redskin had stood for years
outside his tobacco shop.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
STUDENT MUSICIANS BARRED

MADISON, Wis. U.R - Upon
complaint of union bands that
they were being underbid and de-
prieved of employment by high
school bands, the student must
clans were barred from CONNER
cial work.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

here have established a flat So
cent rate for haircuts and the gov
eminent establishment still will cut
a congressman's locks for Is cents
Shampoos are also quarter in the
house shop and shaves Is cents.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

Published every evening Except Sunday BY The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc. 625 State street.
II Centre, California. W. G. Costello, business
manager. Telephone &c. business office; 700. edi-
tsriAl department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
THE ROCKEFELLER PLAN

John d. Rockefeller gives the nation
something to think about in his published
statement that repeal of the 18th amend
ment should be followed by three-fold
program: to curb lawlessness; promote
temperance and obtain revenue.
The last. he declares, is the least i'm
portant of the three and points out that
too many have been making mistake in
considering it the most important.
Thinking citizens, whether vets or
drys, will agree with his program The
lawlessness that has been the offspring
of prohibition must disappear with pro-
hibition. 1t is disgrace to country
calling itself civilized and justifes the
rule of MuSsolini, a Hitler, or Stain
The promotion of temperance should
be recognized as paramount with the re-
turn of liquor. 1t has been demonstrated
that temperance cannot be enforced by
law. 1t can only come through appeal
ing to the better instincts of man and
persuading him that it is the better path.
This can be done. Many man who will
refuse to follow a direct command can
be made to reach the commands objec-
tive by an indirect route.
Revenue from the sale of liquor is a
natural expectation. But it should not
blind the nation to the necessity of TAX
ing care of the other two items first.
Repeal must not mean return to any,
thing like the conditions which prevailed
before prohibition. They were as bad as
those which prohibition brought to the
nation. We must seek middle path and
train public opinion to adhere to it.
Public opinion can be nodded to sup
port the Rockefeller plan. 1t comes from
man who has the highest respect of all.
Originally dry in the fullest sense of
the word, he realized the weakness of
prohibition and voiced the desire for a
change. Vets and drys can follow his
advice with confidence that it is sound
and wholesome.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
ncfnhar y 1919

October Z, 1918
Fire prevention week and Ell Gen.
tro's cleanup campaign began yes
terday. Boy Scouts made a good
job of distributing dodgers yester-
day which urged cooperation on the
part of every citizen of the town.
In line with its usual progressive
policy of giving the public what it
wants, the Imperial Valley Press
will reproduce the playing of the
world series between tie New York
Yankees and Giants on a NINA
ture diamond.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. - The
state department now has king
fish"
Tousel-headed alert Herbert Feis,
economic adviser of the depart
ment, goes by that appelation VIXEN
messengers in the building have a
chance to whisper together.
The reason Is that whenever 4
group of state departmenters Sit
down to wrestle with some touchy
problem, they usually wind up by
sending for Feis.
So the messengers are always
scurrying around looking for him,
and as they wend their way around
the corridors, they inquire.
where's the kingfish?"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

A former prominent Cuban revo-
lutionist who during the Machado
regime was a refugee in Washing
ton, has just written from Havana
to a friend here, using postcard
IF you want TO be sheared with
bullets come over" he wrote.
On the other side of the card are
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Pest Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

A steel flume to take tine place
of the wooden structure is planned
for New River canyon. 1t is esti-
mated tie new tlume will cost $50
900 and will take the place of the
recently repaired Encina flume.
Conditions are all favorable fer
the fair this year. The event will
will give an opportunity to show
the diversity of productiveness OF
this soil.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
The Weather
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

Partly cloudy tonight and SUM-
day, with fog night and morning;
nearly normal temperature, with
little change, gentle wind, mostly
southwest.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07
TEN YEARS AGO
OctOher T. 1929

Ell Centrans are greatly interest
ed in the visit Of government man
who is said to be looking over this
territory with a view to the cree
ton of a federal building.
Mayors of all valley towns will
march in the great Liberty loan pa
rade here October IL. They also
will sit on the platform during the
speaking program.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

Any sports fan who wonders what was
wrong with the Chicago Cubs this year
can find the answer in the 20 trouncing
old Red Faber gave them this week. Red
was pitching when Hans Wagner was in
romperS.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

Mrs. Roosevelt has already started her
Christmas shopping. Lucky the. woman
who doesn't have to pay for vacation
upon her return.
The White House is getting to be reg
ular place; guests this week included
Marie Dressler and Babe Ruth.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

We hate to say 81 told you so" but
Los Angeles city and county are already
squabbling over responsibility for the
Griffith Park tragedy and neither is try
ing to claim the dubious honor.
The Washington times., 1933-05-13
SLUR At HITLER
TOBE|GNORED

LONDON, May 13 G.N.s).
The former American Army Of
ficer who placed a lily and a note
at the base of the cenotapn,
memorial to Britain's war dead,
in protest against the wreath
placed there by Alfred Rosenberg,
unofficial Nazi envoy, was identi-
fled today as DR.. S. M. Marcus, Of
Los Angeles, Cal.
Marcus was a former medical
officer in the United States Army
and is now neurologist attached
to a Los Angeles hospital. It was
understood police would take no
action against him, since his ac-
ton violated no law.
In his note, Marcus said Rosen-
berg's wreath "desecrated" the me-
mortal.
A violent scuffle took place in
the Marylebone police court dur
ing the arraignment of three we'll
derssed young men and a woman
charged with disfiguring a statue
of Chancellor Hitler of Germany.
The trouble started when a row
broke out between the three men
and police officers after the mag
istrate had refused to listen to
their views regarding German Ma
ZiS.