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Smyrna times., 1933-10-11
handbag and rose. THAT washes
MS up." She walked away.
Sunday seemed interminable.

handbag and rose. THAT washes
MS up." She walked away.
Sunday seemed interminable.
On Monday morning the streams
of hurrying people on the streets
restored Jean almost to normal
optimism. 1t was fine to get to
the Office and hear the noisy chat
ter of the girls and to receive
Mr.. Roper's friendly smile as he
went past her desk to his office.
lean was Mr.. Roper's secretary.
A bright moment in the monotony
Of her existence came when Mr..
Roper invited her to a theater.
It rather surprised her when,
having taken dictation for an hour
two days later. Mr.. Roper said,
"Oh, Jean, I'VE got tickets for the
horse show tonight-it's the big
jumping night. If you're doing
nothing else l thought you might
care to come with me?"
.Td adore it." she said.
They dined leisurely, then went
on and joined the throng of we'll
dressed people watching splendid
horsefesh in action. Jean was
thrilled.
by the way, Jean," said Roper
during a lull in the performance.
81 told my Jap to fix US a bite of
supper. Would you mind coming
back to my apartment-for a few
minutes?"
The sparkle died out of jeans
eyes. "What for?" she asked.
"Just to talk about something
and have a drink and a bit of food"
"Oh, all right" Jean said after
a moment, and looked toward the
arena again. But she was seeing
nothing there; she was thinking
bitterly.
As they stepped into the apart
ment she caught sight of a table
set for two.
Roper took her wrap. They sat
down, both i'll at ease, and drank
the wine while pretending to eat.
Suddenly violent desire to get
out Of that place came over Jean.
Il must go now" she said.
"Oh, not yet" Roper protested.
Il got you to come here for a spe-
cial purpose-it was the only spot
I could think of where we'd be
quite alone"
"Well-what is it?" Jean asked
Il wanted to ask you to-to
marry me"
Jean looked at him with wide
eyes.
I'm desperately in love with you,
JEAN" he went on.
Jean continued to look at him
without speaking.
what is it, Jean?" he asked. |
Don't you like me?''
Tears came to jeans eyes and /
her mouth quivered. Jack Roper
.ook her In his arms and kissed |
her very tenderly.
But why the tears just now,
,weetheart?" he asked a few mo
nents later.
"Oh, don't know, dear" she
said, smiling and taking his face
between her hands. "WOmen cry
about queer things sometimes.
You'll learn that"
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11

bishops to the proposed honor.
The holy father asks the assem-
bled cardinals and bishops for their
approval of the title of saint for
the candidate. The cardinals an
swer by removing their little red
skull caps.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11

The newly elected president of
the Delaware Volunteer Firemen's
Association has announced the
following as members of the State
Publicity Committee: New Castle
county, Harry G. Little, Brandy
wine Hundred; Kent county, G. r.
Dempsey, Dover; Sussex county,
Thomas 3. Draper, Georgetown.
Merchants and business men of
Rock Hall, have organized a Bust
ness Mems Association, with G..
Ellsworth Leary, head of the Rock
Hall Motors, as president, and
Herbert A. Uric, secretary. The.
purpose of the associat ton is the
improvement of general business
conditions in the bayside town,
and to devise plans for attracting,
trade to the community.
Workmen began Friday to lay
the concrete pavement on the
south side of Loockerman street,
Dover, extended to connect up
with the new postof1ce. Work of
laying the foundations under the
old Postofice Building which is to
be used for municipal building is
progressing rapidly and it is hop
ed that by another week or ten
days it will be entirely finished.
Prof. George T. Macklin, super
intendent of Bridgeville Public
School, has been appointed a
of National Committee
on a national outlook education.
The appointment was made by
Paul c. Stetson, president of the
of superintendent of
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11
! AZ F5ji35 ;Eas1 TSs1r
+. While Away ysmn Time
5 1, DAYS Work is Done
/ : 'rrlsc READING
LIKED JEAN
ss'., y. coano Hamilton
&ssr1sG READING
], LIKED JEAN

comno HanlutoA
,.hlv turned to lock
NY ,Iofet as they passed
san Il outer office TO the
tae I,ems y Of the various
|, Jean was, indeed, eeaorr q
1 delightful ut Of scenery. aa,
! ber fingers ratified over
rrI+er keys, her eyes con,
'nsSt sl,lt. the clock. She wanted
# finishing her WORK (
h 4 Randall had phOned anu
\ 70 meet him for luncn, e
smoked over their coffee
f. oddly silent and nd
[, - wondered. "HOw's the
.i..ssT !. she asked. Been
lately?" aDu. ,o+,s
? be answered bIt a les ?
I.,ort that. Listen, honey.
'sv1 sTpIl idea-about US. I'm
In YOU, Jean, and you
| don't your
k1ov | do, Bud"
| l0ok here" Bud went on,
,,o,s the table, we're both
n Monday morning, 80
IN say we push off some
4 the Week-end?"
Id expression came over
tetty face.
| Ink shocked" Bud said.
Inn Of Us old enough to
| We want to-"
| like a slap in the face to
| length she said, Let me
| straight. You're not ask
Il sneak of with you like
kap little cutie, are you?"
| uut it like that, Jean?
|nothlng cheap about It.
kster as Mr. and Mrs. Some
|Other. Lots Of people get
u it-Why shouldn't we?"
Ee I'm not that kind. And
bit say another word about
bbed out bis cigarette and |
kain Il s'pOse you don't |
enough" he said. That's |
/ size Of it." |
| be silly, Bud. | like you
lot and you know it, but
/ fall for that. Think how
feel about It afterwards
|espect would drop to zero
there"
|Pete'S sake" Bud ex-
That's the hOoey they
bOks but | never thought
bOk It seriously"
b how you look at it?"
led.
Why notY"
Eht' Jean picked up her
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11

teh National Education Associa-
tion. This committee will meet
and report at the Cleveland con-
vention of the department of SUI
perintendence which will begin
next February "a.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11

Colonel Thomas w Miller, of
Wilmington, was elected chairman
of the Legion convention commit
tee on foreign relations at the
national meeting in Chicago last
week. He has been active in the
affairs of the organization since
it's formation following the World
War. He is former president of
Fidac, the international organiza-
tion of war veterans, and he serv-
ed as State commander of the
Department of Delaware during
the past year, relinquishing this
office when his successor was
elected at the Legion convention,
last month.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11

Captain and Mrs. r. D. Sim
mons of Dover and Mr.. and Mrs.
William L. Simmons of Salisbury,
Md, sailed Thursday from New
York City on the S. S. Borinquen
for a two weeks visit to San
Juan, Porto Rico where they will
visit their brother, Major Harry
R. Simmons. Major Simmons is
senior instructor of the National
Guards on the island.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11

DIR. Paul E. Ellsworth, for more
than ten years president of Wash
ington College, Chestertown, Md,
who assumed the presidency OF
Alfred University, Alfred, ". Y,
on July 1, will be officially INSTALL
ed as president of the university
on Friday, October 20. DIR. Tits
worth is a former Governor of the
34th District of Rotary Interna-
tional, and former president of
the Kent County Chamber OF
Commerce and the Chestertown
Rotary Club, all of which will be
represented at the inauguration
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11

The State Highway Department
has advertised for bids for two
projects to be opened at Dover on.
October 25. One is for a bridge
at Webb's Landing, South Bowers
and THE other for dredging Indian
River Inlet, which includes $4,000
cubic yards of channel dredging.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-11
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

The semi-annual meeting of the
directors and managers of the
Palmer Home will be held at the
home Thursday, October II. The
managers will entertain at lunch
con on that day the directors and
others connected with the home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
AM. TELEPHONE
COMPANY TO PAY
OFF DIVIDENDS
ORDERS DISTRIBUTION AT
$2.25 A SHARE; CALLS FOR
DISBURSEMENT OF MORE
THAN sac. 900. 900
my Associated Pre.sl

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-
The American Telephone
and Telegraph Company to-
day ordered distribution of
its regular quarterly divi-
dend of 1925 a share, call
ing for a total disbursement
of more than $40,000,000
to some 100000 stock
holders.
Thus this largest corpora
ton in the world kept intact
it's regular annual dividend
rate of $500, which has
been in effect since 1921.
The dividend is payable
April Is to stock of record
of March IA.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
Americas 10 Biggest Problems
No. S
Mans Struggle With Modern Life

BY WILLIAM fielding
OGBURN

BY WILLIAM fielding
OGBURN
Research Director, Presidents
Committee On Recent
Social Trends
Written For The Associated
Press)
Something should be done
to ease the rough spots of
life for us.
The stress must be great. Other
wise one out of 20 boys and girls
of high school age would not at
sometime in their life go insane
and be placed in an insane asylum.
Otherwise there wouldn't be so
many of US nervous with morbid
fears and anxieties. Otherwise
there wouldn't be so many crimes
committed--16 per 1000 urban
population per year. Otherwise
the suicide rate would not be in
creasing.
There are many troubles in this
vale of tears. But there seems to
be peculiar group that arises be-
cause our human nature doesn't
adjust very well to the psychology
ical requirements of modern civil
cation.
Human Nature And The City
Suppose a cave man should be
brought to live in a modern city.
The rules and regulations would
get on his nerves very probably.
The repetition in his jobs would
tire him. Temptation would get
him in trouble. The codes of moral
conduct would be hard to live up
to.
1t is somewhat like this with
modern man. He is born with a
certain biological nature, not to
roam the forests but to live in fac
tories and cities, in an ethical
world. Whether this analysis is
right or not there is no lodging
the fact that modern life places
a strain on man.
The biological nature of man
cannot be changed very well. Nor
do any but the egotisticaI or ideal
istic think civilization can be
changed in a wholesale fashion.
Removing Life's Friction
But the points of greatest fric-
ton can be dealt with. They may
be within the family, in hours of
labor, with mans code of behav-
Tor, or with the way he was brought
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
Education Is Topic At
Meeting OF Boys Club

That education is needful is one
of the potent truths brought out
at the meeting of the Key West
Boys Club in the county court
house last night.
This salient question was
brought up for discussion when it
was learned that number of
parents objects to their boys at
tending meetings when held in the
middle of the week. Hence all
meetings win in future be held on
Friday night. Other meetings in-
terfere with school studies.
The meeting last night was well
attended with President Hubert
Trout presiding. As usual. the
Lords prayer was recited in unison
and the salute to the flag read.
Good progress is being made by
the organization and new members
are being added. ii is stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15

Initiation By Local
Lodge Last EUening

Sparkling Waters No. Ia, Re-
bekas, met last night and initiated
one member, James Raisetrick of
New York. This is the second
member of this family to be ad-
mitted to this lodge. as Mrs. Raise
trick was admitted to membership
last month.
1t was announced at this meet
ing that state president, Lorraine
Fry, viii arrive Friday, February
II, for the purpose of instituting
a Cuban lodge of Rebekas. This
will be instituted the same night
at the Cahalerros de Ia Luz hall.
near the Cuban Club, and the local
lodge. Sparkling Waters, will take
part in the institution cere-
monies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
VIM. Wilkerson Wanted
Here On Cutting Charge
Surrenders To Sheriff

William Wilkerson, who seri-
ously wounded Maxwell Hudson,
during a melee in Terry's Lane
Monday night, and made his en-
cape, surrendered TO the sheriff'a
office yesterday afternoon.
Arriving at the office he said
that he had been told by the
county solicitor to surrender him
self. He was later released on his
own recognizance nj the request
Of County Solicitor J. r. Bnsto.
He Is charged with assault and
battery with intent to kin. He
signed a recognizance bond
specifying this charge. Wilker-
son and Hudson are both negroes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
GRAVES
OF MAINE HEROES
UNITED SPANISH WAR vETER-
ANS OBSERVE ANNIvER-
SARY EVENT

Members of B. H. McCalla Camp
Number 5, United Spanish War
Veterans, are this afternoon dec
Grating the graves of those inter-
red in the Maine plot in the city
cemetery, this being the thirty
fifth anniversary of the sinking
of the vessel in Havana harbor.
This manner of observing the
day and paying homage to the
heroes who gave their lives for
their country was adopted this
year because of the many mem
bers who are out of the city and
others whose occupations would
not permit Of their attending.
The ceremonies have been omit
ted but the dead are being remem-
bered as IN days gone by, it was
shown.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
DOHERTY DAY TO
BE- CELEBRATED
in MIAMI AREA
PROPOSED EVENT TO BE
HELD EARLY IN MARCH;
PLANS CALL FOR GALA DAY
OF FREE ENTERTAINMENT
Especial 10 The citizen)

MIAMI, Feb. Florida's
appreciation Of Col. Henry 4.
Doherty, millionaire scientist, en-
gineer and inventor, who is lead
ing the states business comeback,
will be voiced in Miami early in
March when Henry L. Doherty
Day will be celebrated.
The event, sponsored by the Mi
ami Daily News, is statewide in
scope and will bring to Miami
business, political and civic leaders
from over Florida. The date will
be announced shortly.
Plans call for gala day of free
entertainment, including an aerial
parde and salute to Colonel DOH
erty, a program in Miami's bay
front amphitheater, street carni-
val, special events at Hialeah race
track, water sports and climaxing
with testimonial dinner.
Greater Miami merchants will
participate by providing day of
great savings to shoppers, turning
back a percentage of all sales on
Doherty Day to initiate a survey
fund to launch Colonel Doherty's
dream of statewide advertising
and publicity program for Flor
ida.
1t is expected transportation
companies will offer excursion
rates from all points in Florida to
Miami on this occasion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
CITY FINANCES
ARE DISCUSSED
CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS HOLD
JOINT MEETING

At a joint meeting of the city
council and board of public works
held last evening, the matter of
city. finances and expenditures
were discussed from various angles
with the members of the two or
carnations expressing their views
relative to the operation of the
different departments of the city.
At the conclusion of the session,
with no definite action taken, II
was decided to call meeting of
the heads Of the two city bodies
in question along with the mayor
and city attorney who will get to-
gether and outline q program.
At this meeting definite action
will be taken to fix the amounts
for the operation Of the various
departments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
ARTICLEON CUBA
LIBRE' PUBLISHED
WRITE UP GIVES RECITAL OF
ALLEGED WRONGS OF MA
cHADo REGIME

Key Vests Cuban colony will
be interested in an article in the
March issue of "Plain Talk" which
appeared on the city's news stands
today entitled ''Cuba Libre."
The article is a recital of the
alleged wrongs committed by the
Machado administration and the
title is a satire on what the Cubans
fought for in the last century.
"Plain Talk" which is published
in Washington, d. c., was barred
from the news stands in Havana
last September and the entire is
sue confiscated by presidential
decree over an editorial by II.
Ralph Burton, foreign editor, en-
titled &C u b as Unfortunate
Plight"
The Burton article was conser-
vative and tame compared with
the March story. The Fish resoIu-
ton to investigate conditions in
Cuba is taken as the casus belli
for publication of the article.
Sensational charges of collision
between the American State De-
partment and the international
banking group are made. Viola
ton of rights of American citi-
zens. as guaranteed under the
Plat amendment. are charged to
the State Department which it is
claimed sis interested only in pre-
serving the status quo Of the Nor
gan utility investments in Cuba"
The charge il also made that
on April IS, 1890, Cuba and Japan
entered into an alleged CONNER
cial treaty" by which Japan now
has a colony in Cuba from which
il can develop an air base and
aviation factories capable Of wip-
ing out every Southern city in
the United States within "a hours
after declaration Of var.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
Woman Auxiliary Holds
Meeting Here Yesterday

The Woman's Auxiliary of
First Congregational church viii
be divided into groups Of six, each
group to function under 4 chair
man. and the purpose Of these
viii be 70 raise funds for the
auxiliary. This was decided at .
meeting Of this organization yes
terday with Mrs. Alfred Higgs.
president. ia charge Of the meet
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
ORDERS CHECKUP
ON EXPENDITURE
in STATE NEEDS
GOVERNOR SHoLTZ FEELS
ALL PURCHASING SHOULD
BE CARRIED ON THROUGH
OFFICE OF REGULAR AGENT
lIlr AasocIated presal

usy Associated PressI
TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 15.-The
board of commissioners of state
institutions today ordered check
up of department expenditures for
supplies with a view TO bringing
such purchaser under the super
vision of the state purchasing
agent.
The report to the department.
for January showed $4,000 spent
for supplies under a contract
through the purchasing agent
while various offices spent $4,000
for emergency expenditures.
We've got a purchasing agent
and he Is in a position to buy more
advantageously than the various
departments. We win find out i'm.
mediately why these departments
cannot operate on a better sehed-
ule Of buying through the pur-
chasing department" Governor
Sholtz said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
Good Fishing From Pier
OF Local Steamship Co.

Some fine fish are being caught
from the Mallory Line pier these
days. Hogfish, tarpon, grouper
and many others that are edible.
This morning Charlie Gandolfo
caught q permit weighing more
than so pounds that was one of
the finest members Of the ponapano
family ever caught in these wa
tiers.
The greatest size ever attained
by this species Of fish about three
feet in length and the one caught
this morning lacked but . few
inches Of being that long.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
Cuba Sale For Havana
Taking IO6 Passengers

The steamer Cuba sailed yea
terday afternoon for Havana with
i0s passengers. The Florida re-
turned from Havana IN the after
noon. o'clock, with 1913 passen-
gers, nine aliens.
The lighthouse tender Ivy re-
turned this morning from Tampa
Bay and other points on The weNs.
bringing Superintendent w. w.
Demeritt who was on his regular
inspection tour Of the district.
The schooner Angelina G. Neon
an, used In the turtle catching buzz
ness BY the Thompson Fish com
paHy. u on the wars undergoing
overhaul.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
ARE YOU GUILTY?

A, Key Wester carrying a
package from a big mail or
der house was accosted by a
local dealer:
why didn't you buy that
bill of goods from me?
could have saved you the
express, and besides, you
would have been patronizing
n home store which helps to
pay taxes and build up the
locality"
The Key Wester looked at
the merchant for a moment
and then said:
why don't you patronise
your home paper and adver-
tise? I read il and I didn't
know that you have the
things ! have here"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
Small Fire In Rear
OF Johnson's Store
Building Last No

Fire was discovered IT'S ode
last evening IN an clubhouse II
rear Of the eurio store and ba1saF
Of Frank johnson on Duvai rsrs
Responding 70 the alarm ~
paratua from Number 1 found
small building in . blaze -
flames lssplng from = tree II
vicinity.
Within few minutes
flames were extinguished sns
vestigasson proved that Tia
age was small.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15

up as child, or in the school sys-
tenn. These frictions form a
varied and intricate pattern out
of which energies an important
problem with practical ways of
dealing with it.
The way man spends his leisure
time would seem to be related to
this problem. The right kind of
recreation is restful and should re-
lieve stress and strain.
Mans leisure time has been in
creased about Is percent in the
past third of century, and it has
certainly been employed in the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
Resolution For Repeal Of
Eighteenth Amendment To Be
Given Senate Consideration
tHy Associated Press,

Try Associated PrexsD
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
The senate voted today to
take up for consideration the
Blaine resolution to repeal
the Eighteenth Amendment.
The vote which brought
up the repeal for considera-
ton was the closest approach
to a real test of the senate on
wet and dry strength this
session, although it was not
regarded as an indication of
a prospective vote on SUBJ
mission Of the resolution it
self.
While only a bare ma
jority was needed to take up
the resolution, a two-third
vote will be necessary to SUBJ
init it to the states for rati-
fication. Whether this mar
gin can be mustered is prob
lematicaI.
The vote today was So to
%, more than two-thirds ma
jority.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
Japan Ceases Negotiations
With League Of Nations Over
Dispute In Manchurian Area
Withdrawal From Member
ship VIII Take Place
In Practically Short
Time Now
tDy Associated Pressl


TOKYO, Feb. 15.-Japan
served notice today that It
has ceased negotiations with
the League of Nations in the
Manchurian dispute, but its
anticipated withdrawal from
the league membership is not
expected for about q month.
The Tokyo Stock Ex-
change closed at noon, and
those at Osaka and Nagoya
also shut down, owing to q
severe slump in prices caused
by indications of increasing
anti-Japanese sentiment at
Geneva.
Il was learned on high
authority that the govern
ment feels that withdrawal
from the league would be q
turning point in the empires
history before an ultimate
decision Is made.
:. A council Of elders sls
nations highest distin-
guished percentages. heads
of branches of the imperial
family and all living ex-
premiers will be summoned
for q consultation.
Yosuke Matsuolka, who
has been Japan's special
counsel during the long de-
bate over Manchuria before
the league, cabled the for
eign office today requesting
permission to leave Geneva
soon and return home by
way of the United States.
The foreign office said he
will be granted the request
as soon as the league az.
sembly disposes of the
Manchurian question which
is expected to take place BY
February IS, at the latest.
Matsuoka Is expected TO
see Roosevelt and other
leaders of tie new ad.
ministration shortly after
the Inauguration.
Although the league left
the door open TO conciIiati0n.
the foreign office announced
Japan viii have no furthcs
concessions to offer, and
would stand firmly on . d.
termination to maintain tn
government Of ManchuInc
in territories wrested fron
Chinese control.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-02-15
Municipal Band Plans
Ching Concert Sunday

Key Vests Municipal Band will
appear in the first public cOncer.
of the season, 4:30 o'clock. until
9. Sunday afternoon at City Park.
This was decided at 3 meeting
held this week and Director Al
fredo BarroSo IS now arranging >
program Of selections and hits that
he feels viii be pleasing to the
people Of Key West.