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La gaceta., 1934-10-12

No hemos publicado 10 que
ell DIR. Grau San Martin nos di-
jera, en- tres horas y media de
conversation, porque deseamos
que la colonia cubana de Tam
pa olga esas palabras de la bo-
ca del ilustre revolucionario au
tentico.
Varios articulos pudieramos
escribir sobre 10 que ell EXPIRE
sidente de Cuba nos manifesto
ra, pero resolvimos guardian pa
ra los cubanos y sus amigos de
Tampa ell placer de escuchar Ell
programa de los autenticos sin
Interpretation, dicho por Ell DR..
Grau con la sencillez y clari :
dad con que Ell sabe expOner
sus ideas.
Esperamos de un momento a
7tro la carta de Miami Beach
senalando Ia fecha de su vista.
La gaceta., 1934-10-12

Roma, oct. 12.-No obstante
las n~oticias llegadas aqui, de
que en- algunas p0blaciones de
Jugoeslavia Sc han registrado
graves motines en- contra de es-
ia naci6n, la prensa guberna-
mental condena el asesinato del
R,ey Alexandra y del ministro
de relaciones exteriores de
La gaceta., 1934-10-12

Comunistas Y sindicalistas a.
cus9n a les socialists de no ha-
Der cumplido las promesas que
hicieran......!
Frecuente es en- los extremis-
tas de izquierda atacar e insuI-
tar a los socialists.
A la bora de la amarga de :
rrota, luego de la victoria del
enemigo, estupido nos parece
que traten de ahondar las dife-
rencias que los separan, con re-
criminaciones y necios cargos.
La derrota sera mas terrible,
de incalculables consecuencias,
81 los "aliados" rompen sus
"buenas relaciones" de aver y
empiezan a insultarse y difa :
marse.
La gaceta., 1934-10-12

Estamos de acuerdo con Mar
tinez Saenz, jefe abecedista,
cuando escribe: para mi, bajo
ell mando de Batista, las fuerzas
armadas son como ell mono en-
la baraja, capaces de ligar en-
cualquier combination polltica,
siempre que los privilegios per-
sonales de los altos jefes y ell de-
recho al desorden y la indisci-
pima de la tropa les sean respe-
tados. ESQ, despu6s de TODD, fue
la gran conquista del A de sep
tiembre y a ella Sc ha dedicado
un himno Y una bandera que
comparten, con los nacionales.
la obligation del respeto de I'm
pueblo aletargado, pero que no
ha de ser mas nunca sumiso."
Ell coronel sacrifice los idea
les de la revolution tan luego
Mr.. Caffery "le hizo ell honor
de montar con 81 a caballo.
Lo que el defiende ahora, a
TODD trance, es su flamante CO.
ronelato, su finca de recreo, SUI
,dictadura encubierta y las nue.
vas "amiStades."
Y los jefes y oficiales cue lie
secundan, exsargentos y exca-
hos, saben que la caida del coro-
mel pudiera provocar la de ellos
y la perdida de los crecidos suel
dos W.. ell ostracismo o la
muerte.
Con esos jefes y oficiales sim
patizaba ell pueblo crando ere
70 que representation "un nue.
vo estado de cosas." Ahora, de-
senganado, mantiene que la
"gentulla" de uniforme es la
"desgracia de Cuba" asi como
Martinez Saenz sostiene que la
esperanza es ell ABC.
La gaceta., 1934-10-12

Escribe ell estudiante Juan An
tonic Rubio Padilla, contestant
do a un articulo del Sr. Irisarri !:
"Me disgust6 profundamente a.
oUello de Batista en- la Comisi6n
Ejecutiva. No cOmprendia enton
ces, nj he comprendido todavia,
nj me parece que comprendere
jamas, esa rarisima interpreta-
ci6n de anti-militarismo que CO.
menzaba lpor meter al ladr6n
en- la casa" No saba que la bril-
llante y original idea fuera de
Irisarri....,."
iCarb6 10 hizo coronel e Fri
sarri miembro de Ia Comisi6n E
jecutiva... Grau 10 trat6 como 81
ell sargento fuese IN lider reVo-
La gaceta., 1934-10-12

Tenem0s derecho a pensar que
no Sc tratara a los jefes izquier
distas prisioneros de Lerroux u
de Gil Robes, con menos consi-
deraci6n de la que Sc concediera
al Oral. Sanjurjo.
81 no Sc fusil6 a los traidores
qua ansiaban restablecer la mo-
narquia, debemos esperar que
no Sc fusile a los que cayeron
prisioneros cuando defendian la
IRepdblica Queriendo protegerla
de sus nuevos "amigotes."
va es cos2 sabida que las pro
mesas de don Alexandra estan
sujetas al "visto bueno" de Ok
Robes y de Martinez de Velas-
co.
La gaceta., 1934-10-12

Los precios del tabaco en- RAJ
ma subieron en- Virginia, Geor-
gia Y Carolina del Sur,
Hace un ano la libra de taba-
co Sc vendia a 16 centavos; en-
1884 la libra no puede comprar-
Sc por menos de IS centavos.
LA obra de una de las agen.
cias creadas por ell presidente
Roosevelt en- beneficio de los
agricultores: la AAA!
La gaceta., 1934-10-12
La prensa ~italiana condena Ell
asesinato del Rey Alexandra

Franci3, Louis Barthou.
Aunque ell gobiernD no Sc
oculta para manifestar sus sim
patias por los croatas, en- sus
diferencias con ell gobierno de
Belgrade, Mussolini condena ell
atentado Y Sc dispone a actuar
para ~alejar TODD peligro de fu-
turas complicaciones.
La gaceta., 1934-10-12
LAS GESTIONE.S
POLlIICASDE Don c. DE LA TORRE
10y Sc efectuara el sepelio del
Gobernador de Orente


Este acto Sc atribuye a la par
tida de la porra' organizada
.or oficiales del ~eiercito.
Ell alcalde Miguel Mariana
Gomez conSidera possible llegar
a un pacto definitivo con los
nacionaliStas, ell grupo del coro-
mel Mendieta.
-lnforma Ell gobernador de
Santa Clara, ST.. Galvez, que en-
un parque de ALI explot6 una
bomba ,hiriendo a 2 personals.
-Aprob6 ell consejo de Sc
cretarios un credito de 500, 900
para reparaciones en- casas es-
cuelas; $4,000 para reparacio-
res en- escuelas del interior;
$500 para obras en- ell lnstitu-
to de Matanzas Y $500 para la
escuela normal de la misma pro
lvincia.
Los maestros del interior
dem1ndan que Sc les pague al
mismo tempo que a los de la
ma.
capital. Este Sc atribuye a de-
mora injustificada de los paga-
'dores de provincias, que no pre-
paran a tempo la n6mina.
-Cerca del campo de trio del
ejercito Sc encontr6 aver ell ca
daver del vigilante Pablo Benz
tez Fuentes, que realizaba in
vestigaciones e~speciales. Akiso
a las autoridades ell ciudadanO
Pedro Amat Ferreira, la pri-
mera persona que vic ell cuer-
po en- la Septima Avenida. Pre-
sentaba cinc0 heridas de bala
en- la cabeza y tres de cuchillo
EN- ell cuellO. Sc lie encontr6 unS
lista con los nOmbres de vario5
ciudadanos.
Enrique Rios hiri6 grave
mente, EN- San Pedro y O'Reilly,
a Francisco Angel Rodriguez,
que habia raptado a su hernia
Rodriguez fue acometido
cuand0 Sc enc9ntraba sentadO
en- su autom6vil.
-Armas y material de que
IRA Sc dec0misaron en- ell dOmici
lilo del Sr. Hernandez Trujillo,
secretari0 de la comisi0n nacio-
nal de transportes y amigo del
presidente Mendieta. Ell CONAN
dante Franco Granero, ayudan
tie del Presidente, dijo que las
armas habian sido entregadas
no decomisadas, pOrque la amis
tad entire Trujillo y ell Presiden
te es intima.
-Varios j6venes atacaron a
un vigilante a la puerta del
Centre Gallego, dOnde Sc efec-
tuaba un bale para festejar el
Dia de la Raza. Los 8 indivi-
duos ingresaron en- ell vivac con
la ayuda de un aiistado de la
marina y un teniente de policia.
La gaceta., 1934-10-12
DIVORCES

Harry c, Show contra Cla :
renee v. Show; Florence White
contra Charles J. White; Ro-
bert H. Gray contra Louise M.
Gray y Janet N. Robertson con
ira Charles G. Robertson.
La gaceta., 1934-10-12

Les mineros asturianos no Sc
han rendido todavia. Ell gobier-
no reaccionario los dominara
porque las otras regiones entire
garon va las armas.
Mas de I'm poeta cantara, en-
dfa no LELAND, las hazanas de e.
sos hombres que a los soldados
hicieron frente, defendiendo los
cimientos "izquierdistas," no ex
tremistas, de la nacionalidad.
La gaceta., 1934-10-12

I1dDdlld, OCT. lZ.-De una IN
vestigaci6n hechl sobre ell uSo
de los fondos para auxiliar a
los desocupadoS, Sc derivan gra~
YES cargos contra les ORES. San
tiago Verdeja Y Adam Galarre-
ia. 0tras detafleS Sc daran a CO.
nocer Cp0rtunamente.
Limo Dou, coronel, periods
Ia y avudante que fue de Anto-
MO Maceo trat0 de suicidarse
aver, con una navajo sevilia-
ma.
Su estado es muy grave.
-Informa el Quartet gene
raj del ejercito que existe orden
complete en- t2da la iSla.
I'm asiatico que no ha podi-
do ser detenido dej6 una bonn
ba en- ell tranvia numero GA de
la Inca de Marianao. Ell arte-
facto no hiz explosion.
Sc dice en- los circulos Off
ciales que elementoS eXtremis-
tas tratan de apoderarse de la
direction de los obreros de Ia
Havana Electric.
Ell DR.. Carlos de la Tore
presidente del Consejo de Esta.
do, cOnsidera tfracaSadas sus
'gestiones para llegar a un en-.
tendiemient0 con los distint0s
S~ectores politicos. Don Carlos
esperaba aver a una comisi0l
del partidO RevoluciOnario Au-
'3ntico y esta no Sc present6,
mandando una carta que AFRO
ia aqua fra sobre les trabajos
de conciliaci6n. Sc ha sabido
que los Autenticos esperaban
un Gambia Immediate Ell ell go
biernO, pero que conVencidOs de
la imp9sibilidad de obtenerlo
desistieron de la entrevista. Por
81 partido que dirige ell DR..
Grau San Martin tomaron par
tie EN- las negociaciones los Sres
Finlay, Fernandez y Barrera.
-Continuan circuIando ru-
m0reS de crisis en- Ell gabinete y
Sc da por cierta la salida de los
secretaries Loire y Williams,
que volveran a las direcciones
que antes desempenaban.
Don Carlos de la Tore di-
jO anoche que anhela mantener-
Sc como un puente de cordiali-
dad, pero que los autenticOs
quieren un cambio muy radi-
cal.
Las inscripciOneS en- ell Cen
so llegan a 780,260, calcuIandO-
Sc el numero de electOres en-
1,650,000. FL trabajo no podra
ser terminate antes del dia 20.
No pasa de 1921 ell porcentaje
de inscripciones.
-Pelayo Cuervo, ell secreta-
rio de gobernaci6n, EMBARGO
an0che para Oriente como re-
presentante del gObiernO, aeon
panando ell cadaver de Coma
10 Perez Andre, gobernador de
esa provincial, que falleci6 en-
esta capital. FL cadaver Sc ten
do en- ell Capitolio hasta la bora
de partida ,rindiendole guardia
de honor ell presidente Mendie-
ia. Los funerales Sc efectuaran
en- Guantanamo, donde el conner
clio ha cerrado sus puertas en-
demonstration de pesame.
Para ell dia % Sc aplaz6
de nuevo ell consejo de guerra
contra el comandante, oficiale..
y tripulantes del crucero Cuba.
a los que Sc acusa de insubordi
naci6n.
-Seis individuos destroza.
ron los aparatos de la estaci6r
de radio ia VCz de MatanZas'
car sando una p6rdida de M
de $500. FL Sr. Alvarez, dueI
de la estaci6n, protest6 de Ia 9
x,aioda miro M 90 IL rniuo oir
La gaceta., 1934-10-12

Mas 10 que MARTINEZ Barrio,
hoy derrotado, sacara de las ur-
mas no fue la voluntad del pue-
bio espanol, sino ell producto de
las combinaciones de falsos re-
publicanos con monarquicos y
derechistas. La "estafa" electo.
raj, en- contra de la izquierda,
claramente hubo de comprobar-
Sc por las personals que investi-
garon.
Y despues, con ensanamien-
to, Lerroux hizo alianza y for
mo gabinete con grupos que a
esas elecciones habian lido como
monarquicos, como enemigos
del regimen, no como republica-
nos.
iQue Espana sea 10 que ella
quiera, pero dentro de la Repu-
blica Y de las orientaciones mo-
dernas.
La gaceta., 1934-10-12
La federation f~avorece la organization
de los trabajadores por industrias

Los delegadoS admitieron que
la Sindicaci6n por profesiones
habia hasta ahora probable 81
efectividad y que podian conse!
E4rse esas organiZaciones en- los
grupos obreros donde la natu,
raleza de ltrabajo 10 permitie
ra. La Federation reafirm6 S,
credo apolitico, rechazando un,
pr ,posici6n que propiciaba e
constitCir un gran rartido la =
borista.
Tambien Sc vote por la CONT
nuacion del boycott contra los
productos alemanes, mientraS
subsista la opresora tirania de
Hitler contra los obreros de A
lemania y contra la poblaci6n is
raelita.
La gaceta., 1934-10-12

lucionario... para despues YER
10 llegar, en- compania de Men
dieta, a pedirle la renuncia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
Price Discusses Possibility
OF New Economic Coup For
Speeding Up Recovery Drive
CONTRIBUTORS TO
WHITE WAY FUND

Following is the list Of contvi-
butors who last week donated
their share toward the fund for
keeping the White Way lighted
Ideal Restaurant. Gardner
Pharmacy, Aronovitz. George
Hat Store, Good Year Shoe shop.
Ramonin Restaurant, Russell
Cigar Store. Estevez Studio. Tire
Hub Store. Fred Dion. FiaHk
Holtsberg. DR.. Valdes. Levin ~.
Happy Days Cafe, Lucignani Ice
Cream Parlor, Joe PearIman.
Holtsberg.
Carioca Beer Garden, Plaza
Restaurant, Msriano's Barber
Shop. Appelrouth, Valiadares'
Book Store, J. G.. Kantor. $. r..
kress q Co.. Page Ice Cream Par
Tor. Frank Johnson. Gas Co. Del.
mOnico Restaurant. Peter KRght
Curtis Motor Co.. Palace Thea'rr
Pepe Pelaiz, Monroe TheSIrr.
Cosmopolitan Pressing Club. Kcy
West Typewriting d Repairing
Shop.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07

CONTROL PLAN
IS DISCUSSED
SHOWN DEATH RATE AMONG
NEGROES IN FLORIDA is
MUCH HIGHER THAN WHITE
FOLK
Especial to The citizen,

JACKSONVILLE, Sept. T.
The tuberculosis death rate among
negroes in Florida is more than
four times as high as that among
whites, figures available through
the bureau of vital statistics of
the State Board of Health reveal.
The death rate among negroes is
1862 and 36.5 among whites. The
rate for the state as a whole is
Ills and that for the country at
large 63.
The high incidence of the dis
ease among negroes is responsible
for many of the cases among the
whites, physicians declare. Ne
groes serving as cooks, laundress-
es. chauffeurs. buffers and in 9TH
er capacities in close contact with
white families spread this disease,
it has been shown.
A program for the control Of
tuberculosis in Florida must in
clude protection for colored as
well as white. physicians declare,
because only by segegrating the
carriers of this disease among
both races, can it be controlled.
tuberculosis is preventable and
durable if gotten in the early
stages. The sale of Christmas
seals in Florida supports much of
the tuberculo~is control program.
A tuberculosis Board was APP
pointed by Governor Sholtz re-
Gently. It's function is to secure
for Florida an institution for The
csre of its tuberculous The board
IS composed of w. T. Edwards,
hartman, Jacksonville; Mrs. NJ. l..
Stanley, DaytOna Beach and Dr..
]. Maxey Doll. Gainesville.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
FREIGHT STEAMER
DUE HERE TONIGHT
OZARK COMING FROM NEW
ORLEANS ENROUTE TO
MIAMI

The Clyde Mallory Line Steam
ship Ozark is due to arrive at Key
West tonight from New Orlean'
with load of freight for this
port. ....t
After discharging its cargo. the
vessel will take on freight here,
and will sail for Miami and Jack
sOnville.
The Ozark maintains regular
schedule between the points an
nounced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
Street Cutters Being Re-Leveled
To Remedy Conditions In Drainage

Workers in the engineering de-
partment of the Key West Admin
istration are re-leveling the gut
ters in the streets of Key West in
an effort to remedy existing con-
ditions in street drainage.
Bricks are being taken up and
the base of the gutter is being
leveled eff so that water during
rains will have a continuous flow
to storm sewers at the street in
tersections. The first small crew
of men already has started the
work on Duval street.
In many places the foundation
of the cutters has sunk during the
past several years and where that
has occurred the base is being
raised. Water usually stands in
the depressions, f. r. Neff, in
charge of the engineering depart
ment of the Administration, said,
often for several days. After the
depressions have been raised to a
uniform level. the water will flow
continuously to the sewers.
Different methods may be used
in different parts of the city, and
the work now is in a near-rre-
liminary stage, Mr.. Neff said. Va
riouS paving conditions will call
for different methods of rectifying
the existing conditions, it was
shown.
Although we can't hope to
remedy every depression in the
cutters which exist now. we expect
to aid the flow of water during
storms to a marked degree" the
engineering department director
said.
Improvement of street and sew
er conditions is one of the obiec-
tives of the Key West Administra-
ton. it is shown.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
LARGE CROWD AT
WEEKLY CONCERT
in BAYVIEW PARK
GATHERING ESTIMATED TO
HAVE BEEN MORE THAN
TWO THOUSAND; NOTED
VIOLINIST APPEARED

A crowd estimated at more
than 1000 last night heard the
weekly concert of the Key West
Hospitality Band, under the di-
rectiOn of Alfredo BarrosO. stag
ed in Bayview Park.
Included in the program were
two sOloists. Miss Alice Curry de-
lighted the audience with vocal
selections, while later in the exc
ming, Miss Rosa Chanivecky, viO-
linist from Havana. offered well
received numbers. She was on the
program last Thursday night, but
rain prevented her presenting
both numbers that she had planned
to play.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
PROPOSAL FOR
PERMANENCY OF
PWA'S PROGRAM
ICKEs ADVOCATES ExPENDI.
TURE OF HALF BILLION
DOLLARS YEARLY ON PUB
Lie WORKS
(The United States News

tine united States News
Out of the emergency public
works program there may grow
a permanent agency for carrying
out a program of public building.
Public Works Administrator
Harold l.. Ickes, advocates such a
development, estimating that
$500,000.000 profitably could be
spent annually for such a pur.
pose.
At the same time Mr.. Ickes re-
vealed his attitude toward a per.
manent program he announced
that he expects new Congressional
appropriations to continue pres
ent public works activities.
81 do not know yet the size or
scope of my requests" he said.
at depends upon recovery and l
do not wish to commit myself in
advance"
Mr.. Ickes pointed out that
Donald Richberg's recent report
on recovery employment activi-
ties apparently carried an erron-
eOus impression that ne recon-
mended extension of present PWA
activities for two years after June
16, 1885.
II merely pointed out that many
projects already begun under
PWA will require two or three
years to complete and this phase
must be continued" said Mr..
Ickes. 81 did not recommend
continuation of the entire PWA
program"
In the contemplated permanent
set-up, explained Mr.. Ickes, the
States and municipalities would
cooperate with the Federal Gov
eminent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
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STORM REPORT

ADVISORY 1000 A. M.-The
tropical disturbance is central this
morning about latitude % so n,
longitude II To- W, moving
northward about 10 miles per hour
attended by shifting gales and
winds of hurricane force
over small area near center.
Caution advised vessels in path.
Northeast storm warnings are dis
played from Wilmington, N. Car,
to Virginia Capes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
Court Receives Motion For New
Trial In Juan Del Pino's Case
Rumors OF Threat Made
Against Juror Investi-
Agated; Court Finds No
Foundation

Circuit Court convened this
meFning at 10 o'clock, when il
YES expected that sentence would
be passed on Juan Del Pine, who
YES convicted on Wednesday for
shs murder Of Peter Fernandez y
Rodriguez.
shortly otter the session be-
can. Acting States Attorney Will
liam II. Malone reported to the
court that he had been informed
that one Of the jurors sitting in
the ncl Pine case had been
threatened. The court questioned
The iuror and the party supposed
60 have made the threat, after
which Judge Browne stated that
The court had found no founda-
tiou 90 the rumor.
IN this connection, however,
Judge Browne admOnished the
public against any interference
vith Jurors in the way of re-
marks and otherwise, saying that
any found guilty of this practice
would be severely punished ac-
sording 10 law.
The attorney FOR Del Pine filed
q motion for arrest of Judgment
Ia the ease. and also a motion for
. new trial. Il was announced
that the motions would be taken
under advisement by the Judge,
and the court was recessed to
resonvene at 6 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
FRUIT SHIP WILL
ARRIVE TONIGHT
PASSENGERS ABOARD WILL.
COME ASHORE WHILE
SHIP IS FUELING

The Fruit steamer Granada is
due o. arrive at this port tonight
from New York cnroute TO From
terra. Mexico. The vessel will be
consigned tu the Porter Dock Com
pany. aud will take ON fuel OF
while in port.
Tbs steamer will bring passcn-
ger. the exact number not be
ing Known and they will come
ashore while the ship is being fuel
81. and visit points OF inter
81 whilo here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
KINDERGARTEN TO
OPEN ON MONDAY

Announcement &C the opening
~ the Wesley House Kinder
garien was made today. The school
viii begin Monday at o o'clock.
The Wesley House kindergarten
b a wei known local school. and
announcement of its opening this
year D. sure 20 be of interest 10
many parents throughout the city,
who are preparing their children
foe kindergarten work.
Activities of the Wesley House
Club will be- announced later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
LAST PLAY TRYOUT
OF LITTLE THEATER

The final tryout for the Little
Theater play, at Pays To Adver-
tise." will be held tonight at &
O'Clock, third floor of the FERA
administration building.
Rehearsals are expected to be-
gin next week, after the cast has
been selected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-09-07
By OSCAR LEIDING

LONDON, Sept. IA host Of
Americans-with one woman,
Lady Astor, the most famous
among them-have. like Dick
Wilmington, made good in Lon
don town.
The achievement of Lady A.
tor, who was born in Virginia,
will stand for all time, for she Is
the first woman to sit in the
Mother of Parliaments.
It was her American-born huv-
band, Viscount Astor, who. She
has said, started me off on this
downward career-from home to
House."
Unlike her. many who have
achieved success under the Brit
iSh flag have done so as a direct
outcome of careers launched i'm
the United States.
Chief among them are H. Cor
don Selfridge. the Wisconsin boy
who is London's "mercHan'
prince; Lord Ashfield. one-timc
Detroit messenger who is the
metropolis transport king; vii
son Gross, prominent oil execu-
tive, and Chester Beatty, mining
magnate.
Launched New Careers
Two of them-Selfridge AND
Beatty-rctired after making for
tunes in America, found retire
ment disagreeable and launched
new careers an ocean away from
their first successes.
1t was % years ago that SET
ridge confronted the English by
opening the doors of massive de
partment store run on Amer AN
business lines--an act of sheer
impudence, many thought.
If the merchant was sure Of his
principles. which he had learned in
his rise from a $10-a-week stock
boy in Fields basement i'm Chicago
to membership in the firm. Lon
don was as sure that this enter
prising Yankee was riding for u
fall.
Like Flying Blind
But Selfridge prospered. Hc
didn't show his misgivings in the
first two or three lean years. hut
today he says: "To come to this
great observation-disclosures almost
like flying blind in an airplanc.
My greatest difficulty" he
continued, was my absence OF
knowledge Of the psychology of
the people of these islands. | was
totally unacquainted with the men
tally of the English public"
The esteem he has gained among
the small shopkeepers of his early
days who, he says, were ready to
shoot me or commit suicide" was
shown recently when 1900 OF