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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
A SCENE OF DRAMA

Once upon time, as the good old
story books said, there was burglary in
little old country town. 1t was serene
sort of burg then, nothing stirring but a
few Dobbins peacefully trotting down
street, or lazily switching their tails at the
hitchingposts. A burglary was some SEN
sation in that quiet picture.
People asked anxiously, what to do, if
some night they woke up with bold and
bad man pointing a gun at their heads?
Some days later a man was arrested
charged with that burglary. The amount
stolen was not large, but the excitement of
the village was intense. 1t took the big
gest hall in the town to hold the crowd
that gathered for the trial of this case.
Such scene of drama was without
known precedent in that God-fearing COM
munity. The spectators, tense with excite
ment, followed every move of prosecution
and defense. The emotion thus mani
tested was typical of pre-gangster days. 1t
would have been the same in thousands
of other places.
Suppose we were to visit that old town
today, and that someone was charged with
a like offense? How much excitement
would there be? Would similar crowd
pack that old hall? Not by any means.
Probably the office of the local justice
would accommodate all spectators for these
proceedings
Crime is not so common in that type
of community even now. But the people
read about such things every day, and are
hardened to them. And small towns are
not free from these evil deeds.
Crime has become commonplace of
life. People feel it can't be helped, and it
ceases to excite them. We must not lie
down so passively under great wrongs.
Our homes, schools, and churches, here in
Florida must concentrate on character
building Plant the seeds of ambition in
a boys heart, and you choke the dirty
weeds of criminal desire.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
WEATHER CONDITIONS

The western disturbance has in
creased in intensity and moved
eastward, being central this morn
ing over southern Ohio. Louisville,
Ky, 1885 inches. Rain or snow
has resulted in the upper Missis-
sippi and lower Missouri valleys,
and western Lake region, and rain
in the lower Ohio Valley, Tennes-
see, and in portions of the South
Atlantic and Gulf States. Rain
also occurred along the Pacific
coast from San Francisco north
ward in connection with disturb-
ance central over the far North
west and there has been rain or
snow from the extreme eastern
Lake region to the north Atlantic
coast A moderate high pressure
area covers the Plains States this
morning causing colder weather
in this section and soutward into
central Texas, where the tempera-
ture has fallen to freezing, and
sub-zero temperatures prevail in
North Dakota.
q. 8. KENNEDY.
Official in charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
BACK FROM THE TOMB

A weird story concerning the mother
of General Robert E. Lee is told by War
field Lee, of Cattlesburg, KY, a grand
nephew of the famous chieftain. While
the incident he relates is not mentioned in
historical works, he declares it to be true.
1t is said that Mrs. Lee apparently
died after long illness in 1906 and after
lying in state in the home for several days
the body was placed in the family
mausoleum. On the seventh day after her
supposed death the sexton entered the
vault to lay flowers on the casket when he
heard faint calls of Help, help, help" He
rushed from the tomb, but later returned,
after deciding that what he had heard was
only imagined sounds.
While strewing the flowers over the
glass lid of the coffin he saw the lips of
Mrs. Lee CULVER; restoratives were adj
ministered and her rapid recovery fol-
lowed.
Fifteen months later Robert E. Lee,
who was to become the idol of the south.
was born. His mother lived until 1929, the
year in which Lee graduated from West
Point
If the story is true it shows how near
the world came to being deprived of one of
its noblest characters. It also illustrates
what caution should be exercised to pre-
vent the possibility of burying anyone
alive.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or 60 applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpIece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
injy stice; denounce vice and praise virtue;
commend good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant OF others rights, views and
opinions; print oaly news that will elevate
and NOT cOntaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
TODAY'S WEATHER

cooler tonight and Saturday
fresh, possibly strong. west and
northwest winds diminishing to-
night.
Florida: Fair and colder tonight
and Saturday, possibly light frost
in interior of extreme north poT-
ton tonight.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
Fresh TO strong west and north-
west winds diminishing tonight
and fair weather tonight and Sat
urday.
East Gulf: Diminishing north
west and north winds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
FROM AN OLD LETTER

During the Civil War good lady of
Georgia wrote a letter to the Columbus
Enquirer, expressing her horror at the Gus
toms being introduced by the modern"
women of that day. Extracts from the
letter will give its general trend:
II am a country woman. Have been
in your city. was shocked. saw-you'll
scarcely believe it. saw-can hardly tell
it. | saw women in the streets with their
dresses held so high that you could see
their underskirts all around My country
women surely will refrain when they are
informed that it is a Yankee fashion.
Yankee ladies care no more about showing
their knees than they do their faces, and if
you indulge in this fashion, in ten years
you win care no more for showing yours
than they do--and in ten years more you
viii be walking the streets with your faces
painted as theirs are now. OH be warned
in time"
Had the writer of that letter lived I'M
til the present day she would have had
much to inspire her pen And possibly
would have wound up by bobbing her hair
and donning knee length skirts herself.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
CLASSIFIED
COLU NJ N

Advertisements under this head
will be inserted in The Citizen at
the rate of lie a word for each in
sertion, but the minimum for the
first insertion in every instance is
25c.
Payment for classified adver-
tisements is invariably in advance,
but regular advertisers with ledger
accounts may have their advertise
ments charged.
Advertisers should give their
street address as well as their tele-
phone number if they desire re-
suits.
With each classified advertise
ment The Citizen will give free an
Autostrop Razor Outfit. Ask for
it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

"Chief, dey done gone and hole
me up in Miahmuh fer dat niger.
Aim sho huff goin' git rid OBJ desc
COLE teef." said a negro arrested
by Chief Gardner. when he got off
the morning train yesterday. Wash
West. he is supposed to be and is
wanted in West Palm Beach. He
is being held.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

State school teachers all over the
country whose salaries haven't been paid
for months are starting to investigate the
disbursement of public taxes. 1t certainly
has taken those well educated men and
women a long time to realize that there
must be a leak in the dixie" somewhere
and that the only way they are going to
get their salaries is to ask state officials
the why of everything in that line.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

A monkey got loose in Washington,
ID. c. office recently and chewed all the
erasers off the pencils. The poor old
siRian probably just wanted to make sure
That there would be no mistakes made in
the national economic system, yet all he
10 the zoo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

Greene street, in honor of the six
teenth birth anniversary of this
young lady. Assisted by several
of her friends, Miss Baldwin serv-
ed refreshments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

Did you ever stop to think that sci
entists are most of the time trying to sun
learn" what was Learned" them. Sort of
obtaining a synthetic by means of re-
duction process.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
FOUND

FOUND-Pair of bi-focal gold
trimmed glasses at Fort Taylor.
Owner can have them by de-
scribing property to Mrs. j. E..
de Key, at the Reynolds home
on Reynolds street and paying
for this ad. jan25-3t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

/. Water and Sewerage.
2. Bridges to complete Road to Main
land.
3. Free Port.
4. Hotels and Apartments.
8. Bathing Pavilion.
6. Aquarium.
2. Airports-Land and Sea-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

A Scotland tax-collector was chased
for two miles by an Infatuated cow The
bovine must have been rather suspicious
of that types well known milking
habits"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

1923--Coblenz area of Germany
turned over by American Army of
Occupation to the French.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

Senator Trammell voted to permit
Senator Huey Long to continue longer with
his filibuster. Believes in untrammelled
freedom of speech.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

1931-Gen. Smedley D. Butler,
of the Marine Corps, reprimanded
on complaint from Italy. ~"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

In most of the bread lines of the coun-
try ''drunks" are quickly expelled One
place where fellow can't "eat, drink and
make merry
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
TO-DAY In HISTORY

sss0ssoSasas zee eaao,

1868-Population of Seattle
Wash, announced as 400.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

There were $50 passengers re-
turning on the steamer Governor
Cobb yesterday from Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

1910 Trade goes where it is invited, and
the best way to invite trade in Key West
is through the columns of The Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

1SS0-Incandescent Lamp pat
ented by Edison.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

Wouldn't it be great joke if the
Philippines should demand dependence
upon the United States?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

OLD PAPERS-Large bundle for
sc. Good to pack furniture or
for wrapping purposes. The
Citizen Office. JAM
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

The highest praise for man is to
give him responsibility, and that is ac-
quired by confidence
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
FOR SALE

USED FURNITURE for sale. In
quire upstairs at 1923 Whitehead
street. Saturday, January 28th.
jan27-1tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

Hate is the same emotion as love--in
fact it is love reversed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

FURNISHED HOUSE, modern
conveniences. All new furni-
ture. $4,000 per month. APP
ply Richardson's Grocery.
jan18-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

FURNISHED APARTMENT with
electric ice box. Archie Thomp-
son, 1901 Eaton street. Phone
S79-J. dec2S-1mox
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

A delightful event of last eve
ming was the surprise party given
Miss Angela Baldwin BY a party
of young friends at her home. SIS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

r. E. Pierce, convicted in Grim
inai court on a charge of passing
worthless checks, is not wanted by
Alabama authorities. says Sheriff
Roland Curry. Pierce confessed
to having committed several crimes
in Birmingham for which he was
wanted. Sheriff Curry wired that
city but Pierce is not wanted there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

Customs Inspectors Otto, Tay-
Tor and Lord last night captured
and confiscated SO demijohns of
liquor on the government reserva-
ton at Fort Taylor. AT the same
time 80 sacks of beer and other
beverages were discovered. The
service men have been watching
this location for some time in the
belief that rum runners were using
the government property to make
their landings on arrival from
Cuba and last night their watch
ings we're rewarded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Furnished apart
ments, $500 to $500 per
month. Trevor and Morris, OPP
posite new Post Office.
oct25
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27
KEY WEST
In DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Year,
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

Members of the Ku Klux Khan
last night held demonstration and
parade in Key West. Eighteen
automobiles with number plates
masked and all of one make were
filled with the members gowned
in full regalia of the order. Head
ed by fiery cross, the parade
made its way through many sec
tons of the city without aRa
spoken word or one stop.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

Mrs. H. c. Galley entertained at
bridge yesterday afternoon in her
home. 1921 Division street. Mrs
Bob Lewis won first prize and Mrs.
Stephen Lowe received the consola-
ton. The guest prize was pre-
sented to Mrs. Milo C. pintado.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

Alfred Dixon. aged IL, is in
Jail. Mrs. Thomas Saunders sen;
him to the grocery store with $50
bill to make purchases. Dixon re-
turned later saying he lost the
money. Later he was seen spend
ing money freely with companions,
and arrested. He confessed %
having stolen the bill.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-01-27

Commencing the middle of
March, F. E. c. Train SO will be
operated in two sections. The
first will be composed of mail,
baggage and express ears. The
second section will carry sleeping
cars and diner. This schedule to
be maintained as long as returning
passengers from Cuba warrant it.
Advance advices show that a
number of yachting parties are on
the way to Key West for the fish
ing in these waters. Local organ
izatioHs are busy answering
queries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-22

Diocesan Council
Elects Officers.

At one-day convention Of the Du-
luth Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women at Hotel Duluth on Monday
Mrs. M. j. Fleming of this city was
elected first vice president while Mrs
A. j. McNahan was elected secretary
Other officers chosen were Mrs. M. E.
Louisell as president for the third term;
Mrs. M. E. Ryan of Brainerd. second
vice president and Mrs. Charles Bar
dessono of Hibbing, treasurer.
Several prominent speakers addressed
the gathering. During the afternoon
Bishop Thomas A. WEIGH spoke on the
Importance of education of youth
Among other things he said:
II can't imagine piece Of work done
with deeper earnestness and active
interest more worth while than that
pertaining to the welfare Of our boys
and girls, especially between the ages
of IL and 90" said Bishop WEIGH.
Character and its formation depends
on morality and we have none without
religion. I ask you women to act in
a unit in behalf of our youth
The Rev. Father Scholar also adj
dressed the council on parent educa-
ton and the youth movement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-22
100000 BIDS
new ROAD JOBS
Bids Called for October Bird
Includes One Project in
This Section.

Bids on highway projects to cost APP
proximately 100000 will be opened by
the State highway department October
8, it was announced today. This will
be the fifth group of road projects to
be placed under contract with emer-
gency Federal funds in this state.
Work involved in progress on number
of jobs which have been let in various
parts of the state in the past three
weeks.
Included in the list of projects adj
vertised for october are 113 miles of
gravel Surfacing, most of which is pre-
paratory to bituminous treatment next
spring; miles of paving; Is miles OF
grading; 6 railroad grade separations
and 2 bridges.
The grading, graveling grade separa-
tons and bridges are particularly
adapted to fall and winter work, ac-
cording to N. w. Elsberg, highway
commissioner. Special provisions have
been made so that the projects need not
be halted by inclement weather. The
paving projects are 1,3 miles on Mar
shall avenue in st. Paul and 40 miles
on London Road in Duluth.
One of the projects calls for the
surfacing of 7.3 miles on Trunk High
way No. IL from Virginia north. This
calls for 1920 cubic yards Of gravel
surfacing material
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-22
More Examinations
CiUiI Service List.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced open competi-
tive examinations as follows:
Monograph Operator, 81 ,260 year
less deduction of not to exceed Is per
cent as a measure of economy and q
retirement deduction of 81 per cent
departmental service, Washington, D
c., and field service. Applicants must
show that they have had at least three
months of full-time experience within
the past three years, for which they
received compensation, as mimeograpt
operator.
Agricultural Radio Program Manager
$500 to $4,000 a year, less deduction
of not to exceed Is per cent as q
measure of economy and retirement
deduction of 31z per cent, Office Of
Information, Department of Agricul-
ture, San Francisco, California.
Principal Botanist, $500 year, les.
a deduction of, not to exceed Is pei
cent as a measure of economy and 9
retirement deduction of ga per cent
Office of Experiment Stations, Depart.
ment of Agriculture, Washington, d. G
All states except Delaware, Iowa
Maryland, New Hampshire, Vermont
Virginia, West Virginia, and the Dis.
trict of Columbia have received les
than their share Of appointments II
the apportioned departmental servic,
at Washington, D. G.
Full information may be obtaines
from o. o. Hegman, Secretary Of tn
United States Civil Service Board O
Examiners, at the post Office in thi
city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-22
TOlUer High School Squad
Plays Here Saturday.

Tower high school will be here to-
morrow afternoon to do battle with
the local gridiron eleven. The opening
kick off is scheduled for P. M
With one game under their belts, the
local gridders are determined to take
Tower, who also has chalked up a
victory in their first game. Tower de-
feated Mountain Iron last week with
a 10 to 0 count, displaying an aerial
game that promises trouble for the local
eleven. The Ely team was woefully
weak against passes in the game against
Biwabik, but have been drilling hard all
week in preparation for the Tower
forward pass attack tomorrow
The local team only used a few for
nations and plays against Biwabik but
will be prepared tomorrow to reach
into the bag" for additional plays on
which they have been practicing the
past week.
The game promises to be a good one
inasmuch as Tower has yet to chalk up
a football victory over Ely, and the
locals will be trying to keep that record
clean.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-22
State Fair Closed
After Successful Week.

MinneSota's 1884 State Fair will be
held from September l to 8, it has
been decided by the Board of Managers.
It will be the 18th annual exposition,
and will be known as the Diamond
Jubilee Fair.
This announcement was made by the
management following the close of the
years successful Fair last week.
The 1888 Exposition was tremend-
GUS success, attracting record attend
ance of more than 100000, an increase
of approximately 100000 visitors over
a year ago.
The Fair made a small profit. The
exact amount will not be known until
a complete checkup can be made of
receipts from all sources, including out
side gate admissions, grandstand, horse
show. sale of exhibit space, concession
and percentages on rides and at
fractions.
The wisdom of the management in
reducing the admission to Is cents
early last spring, and the adoption of
the Everybody Pays" policy, along with
the splendid educational and entertain
ment features, were factors that COM
bined to make this years State Fair
one of the most successful in history.
The weather was ideal throughout.
While rain probably cut into the at
tendance somewhat on Labor Day. not
a single grandstand performance was
postponed.
''The fine showing made by the Min
nesota State Fair this year is adequate
proof of the important part it plays in
the general business conditions in the
Northwest" says Raymond A. Lee,
secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-22
CAMPS Being
CONSTRUCTED
Building of Six Camps of the
Twelve to be constructed
Now Going On Here.

Nearly TOO men have been registered
for work in the unemployment move
here the past week. Two hundred and
thirty men have been sent out to the
locations where camps are to be con-
structed. The larger part of those sent
out were carpenters and helpers who
are building the camps which are ex-
pected to be ready for occupancy within
the next two weeks.
Registrations have been quite brisk
in fact so many registered as to cause
a shortage of cards. These cards are
sent to the central employment Office
at Hibbing. The Hibbing Office has
charge of the Unemployment for the
counties of st. Louis, Itasca, Lake,
Carlton and Cook.
Oscar Bodin is in charge of the
local registration. Nine camps are
being established on the Superior Ma
tional Forest and each camp will have
from SO to 100 men. Just now the men
are more concerned with getting the
quarters up and ready for occupancy
and all the carpenters and builders in
the vicinity have secured work. Later,
the woodsmen will follow when actual
forest work will be done.
Six camps are in course of construc-
ton of the twelve to be built. Head
quarters buildings only will be erected
for the Buyck contingent members of
which will live in their homes and go
to work daily. The work will be around
a point about seven miles east of Buyck
in the LaCroix district under Ranger
John Valentine.
Ranger Frank Crow at Hallway in
the Stony river district will have four
camps south of Ely and four in the
windthrown area in the Kawishiwi dis
trict. Two, camps will be located on
the Temperance river between the two
c. c. c. camps now located on the road
between Tote and Sawbill lake, where
Frank Newconnb, Grand Marais, is
ranger. Two are to be north of Brule
lake in Frank Legat's ranger district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-22
DULUTH Man
MEETS DEATH
Auto Accident on Friday Re
suits Fatally for Alfred
Holland.

Friday night while Alfred Holland
and Thos. Patterson, two members of
the Dunnigan Lake G. c. C. camp were
returning home in a truck, Holland
driving, sudden turn in the road
caused the door to fly open. The
driver lost his balance and fell out, one
of the wheels passing over him.
Patterson grabbed the wheel when he
saw his partner fall and kept the truck
on the road. He returned to where
Holland was lying and believing him
dead, drove rapidly to the camp where
the alarm was given. A party returned
to the scene at once and Holland, still
alive, was moved but died before reach
ing camp.
An examination was conducted into
the affair by the authorities and it was
found that the accident was unavoid-
able. The remains were prepared for
shipment at the Laing Mortuary and
taken to Duluth.
Holland was 80 years of age and a
resident of Duluth for the past three
years. He is survived by his widow,
and three daughters, Joyce, Beverly and
Marilyn; his parents, three brothers
and four sisters.