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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
WEATHER CONDITIONS

The northern disturbance, which
is of slight intensity. has moved
eastward to the st. Lawrence Val
ley, causing light SHOWS in north
ern Michigan and northern New
England, and another disturbance
off the Pacific coast is causing
rain in northern California. Else
where throughout the country fair
weather has prevailed with mod
crate high pressure areas crested
over Florida and the Rocky Noun
tain States. Temperatures have
risen in most sections east of the
Mississippi River, with readings 80
to 81 degrees higher in portions
of New England and the upper
Ohio Valley, and temperatures are
above normal this morning
throughout the country, except in
northern Michigan and portions of
Florida.
G. S. KENNEDY,
Official in Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
IN HONOR OF FRANKLIN

Two centuries and a quarter after
Benjamin Franklins birth, great me-
mortal in Philadelphia will fittingly per-
petuate his great genius and patriotic serv-
ices by tangible monument of practical
as well as sentimental significance.
1t will be memorial such as Frank
lin himself would appreciate most if he
were living, being devoted principally to a
museum of the graphic arts, which will
illustrate the evolution of writing and
printing since the earliest recorded at
tempts of man to express his ideas by
visible means. For, be it remembered, in
an epitaph written by himself for his grave
stone, his only designation is BENJAMIN
Franklin, Printer
The memorial building will have
total floor space of more than 100000
square feet and will cost five million dol
lars. It will also have large endowment
fund. In the building will be the Franklin
Institute, with more than 60 individual
museums, libraries and departments de-
voted to scientific knowledge.
Benjamin Franklin, measured = by
every standard of accomplishment, is per-
haps the greatest figure America has ever
produced. AS journalist, scientist, states7
man and diplomat he exerted an influence
of inestimable value to his country and to
the world. To him, no less than to Wash
ington, is due the success of the American
Revolution, because it was Franklin's con-
summate diplomacy that secured the aid
of France at the crucial moment of the war
for American independence.
1t is to the credit of the citizens of
Philadelphia that at last Franklin is to
have memorial in keeping with his great
ness. "a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
GOODS NOT ORDERED

Considerable annoyance is often
caused by the practice of certain firms
which send goods by mail to persons who
have not ordered them. Sometimes the
goods are accompanied by stamps for their
return in case the recipient does not de-
sire to keep any pay for them. But the re-
wrapping and return of these packages is
unnecessary, according to the National
Better Business Bureau, which has OBJ
tanned legal opinions on the subject
so long as unordered goods are not
used by the recipient. he need neither re-
turn nor pay for them" says the Bureau.
All that can be expected is that the re-
cipient hold the goods ready to be re-
turned in case representative of the
sender calls for them. And if'they are not
called for within reasonable time, the
recipient may have claim for storage.
While no one would ordinarily desire
to keep goods for which payment had not
been made. the paying for unordered mer-
chandise, or even its return to the sender,
simply encourages the practice of trying to
force goods upon the public. If everyone
would follow the advice here given, the
nuisance would be stopped in short order
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
How One Woman
Lost 10 Lbs. In a Week

Mrs. Betty Luedeke of Dayton,
writes: 81 am using Kruschen to
reduce weight lost 10 pounds in
one week and cannot say too much
to recommend its
To take off fat easily, safely
and quickly take one half tea
spoonful of Kruschen in a glass
of hot water every morning be-
fore breakfast-an Soc bottle lasts
4 weeks-Get it at any drug store
in America. If this first bottle
fails. to convince you this is the
easiest, safest and surest way to
lose fats=zmoney back. adv.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
HUMAN LIFE is CHEAP
Citizen, Culver, Ind.)
ness.

Since the beginning of history, human
life has been held more cheaply than any
thing else in the world. 1t is so held to-
day.
A large percentage of the human race
has always met death through the Grim
inality, ignorance or carelessness of fellow
men.
Could the minds of all men be directed
to the preservation of human life, what a
difference it would makei No more wars,
no more murders, no more preventable
deaths through automobile accidents, no
more lives lost in fires started through
carelessness-h changed would be the
front pages of our daily newspapers!
To mention only three causes of vio-
lent death, the best authorities estimate
that in the United States each year 10000
are murdered, $4,000 are killed in auto
mobile accidents and $4,000 are burned to
death.
The total number of persons killed in
accidents now reaches more than $4,000 a
year.
While giving our attention to multi
tude of other reforms and isms, would it
not be well to devote more serious thought
and action towards reducing this appalling
and unnecessary waste of human life X s.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

Marie Cappick. local writer, is about
to launch a monthly magazine. as an
nounced in The Citizen Friday. Accord
ing to the editor it will feature the roman
tic and historic background of the island"
The new venture viii undoubtedly prove
instructive and diverting and should have
the financial support of this community es-
pecially in view of the editors statement
that the idea in publishing such maya
zine is to make Key West better known
both by local residents and winter visitors. .
May its travail be light and its life long.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
OsO00esssOSOOs0OS0ssssss
Today In History

Q . . . Q . - . o . . = = . Q &c
1S20-William Ellery, Rhode
Island signer of the Declaration of
independence, died aged 90.
1881. S. Battleship Maine
blown up in Havana harbor.
1922-The Permanent Court of
International Justice began its
first formal session at The Hague.
1933-The attempt to shoot the
then President-elect Franklin ID.
Roosevelt and the fatal wounding
of Mayor Cermak of Chicago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

Mark Twain once said that everybody
was talking about the weather but nobody
doing anything about it. That's just the
trouble with US in Key West We are al
ways talking about what fine weather we
have but we are TOO indolent to capitalize
on it. During the winter months we have
the warmest temperature in the land. but
we fail to tell the world. That gag about
making the best mouse-trap, etc. and the
beaten track to your doors as consequence
is the bunk unless you advertise the fact,
and continue in constant repetition until
you have the reputation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

One hundred and thirty people,
comprising the Greenville, S. c.,
chamber of commerce, arrived on
the boat from Tampa this morning
and were entertained by local
business and professional men and
officials of the city. They were
taken on sightseeing trips and had
a delightful time. They sailed on
the Steamship Cuba and will re-
turn in a few days to be here for
a banquet to be given in the Vic
toria Restaurant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
While The Citizen sympath!

While The Citizen sympathizes with
those persons who have in the past few
weeks lost their canine pets by poisoning,
it does not characterize the dastardly acts
as murder as did the astute editor of The
Sunday Star. Murder is defined as wilful
homicide. the killing of a human being by
another, and cannot be described to the
destruction of an animal no matter how
inh1iDaRw the act.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
WEATHER FORECAST
Till s p. M, Friday

Key West and Vicinity: Fair to-
night and Friday; gentle to mod
crate easterly winds.
Florida: Fair tonight and Fri
day. Warmer in north and GEN.
trail portions.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits /:
Moderate easterly winds over
south portion and moderate south
erly winds over north portion and
weather partly overcast tonight
and Friday.
East Gulf: Moderate southerly
winds over north portion and mod
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

A barrel of corned beef has been re-
ceived by local grocer and advertised in
The Citizen. Hot dog! Now if this
thoughtful grocer or some other will adj
vertise cabbage we will have the makings
of the famed delicacy so delectable to
Jiggs, which is abhorred by Maggie in pub
lie and relished in private.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

Representative Wilcox expressed him
self as confident of getting house considera-
ton of his Everglades National park bill
this session. This is something worth
while, and with money spent right and
left, there is no reason why the bill should
fail.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

The Miami papers claimed that Miami
on Saturday was the warmest spot in the
United States although the thermometer,
according to the u. S. official weather re-
port, read: Key West 80; Miami 70.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

Last Sunday local clergyman had
for his topic "The God Amos" Naturally
everybody wants to know why Andy
wasn't included.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

Realty operations are being
given q daily stimulus by the an
nouncements Of Johnson and
Johnson, realtors. In q two col
umn advertisement in this issue
they show listings from Plantation
Key and Upper Mateeumbe all
along the chain Of keys to Key
West and from North Beach 20
Whitehead street in the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

If it is true that where you lose your
money, there you will find it, thousands
will be returning to Florida soon. Those
who did not get cold feet and remained
will be the first to find that which was lost
and prosper.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

The u. S. s. Denver, which was
on a short visit to this port. sailed
this morning for Honduras. While
in port the officers and men were
allowed shore leave.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

1832--Nelson Dingley, a,noted
Maine governor and Congressman,
horn 40 DunhaAh. Maine. Died in
Washington. Jan. IS, 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

1S74-Sir Ernest H. Shaekleton.
famed British explorer. born. Died
Jan. 5, 1922.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

Warren Watrous. second lieu
tenant in the national guard CON-
pany of Key West, has received
his commission as captain. succeed
ing Captain John Delaney. Cap
tain watSous is receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS Of his many friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

If the price of real estate persists in
its downward trend, the meek won't care
much about inheriting the earth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

18O9-125 years ago) Cyrus
'Hall Mccormick, inventor and de-
veloper Of the reaper, one of the
factors which moved the line of
civilization westward and saved
the farmers millions of dollars
yearly in labor, born in Rock
bridge Co., Va. Died in Chicago,
May Is, 1884.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

several days getting the company
in readiness for the regular in
.spection.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

Lieutenant J. E. Wilson. U. 6.
A who relieved Captain c. b.
Wharton as commanding officer
st Key West Barracks, will inspect
the local national guard unit to-
night Sergeant Waiter =. Lytie,
instructor 1T the carclinas and
Florida has been in Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

There are three distinct move
ments to erect one or more hotels
in Key West. A well known hotel
man is here considering a proposal
to build hotel. The chamber of
commerce has received a number
of letters from hotel people rela-
tive to projected hostelries and
residents have started a mvement
to erect a commercial hotel. The
time is now opportune for some
of these projects to be carried
through to conclusion and every
effort viii be made to have some
of these ideas bear fruit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

No one who owns car has right to
run it without license.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
TODAY'S WEATHER

crate southeast winds over south
portion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

1s29-Silas Weir Mitchell. not
ed Philadelphia physician-noyelist,
born in Philadelphia. Died Jan. ..
1914. $50
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

With the rise in the market, common
stock doesn't look so cOmmOn.s
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

Amberjack are now plentiful in
the waters near Key West. Fisher
men say they are much larger than
have been caught in many years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

1813-Electus Backus Itch
field, noted Brooklyn, N. Y, rail
road builder of the West, born at
Delphi Falls, N. Y. Died May r..
1889.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15
Today's
Anniversaries

1564-Galileo, great Italian as
tronomer. born. Died Jan. 8,
1642. .-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

l820-Susan B. Anthony,
among the .country's great women
of the past, reformer, lecturer,
temperance and suffrage worker.
prolific writer, born at Adams,
Mass. Died in Rochester, N. Y,
March Is, 1906.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

1S25-Carter H. Harrison, five
times mayor of Chicago, born near
Lexington, KY. Assassinated in
Chicago, Oct, %, 1898.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

The fire is cracking. The pot is
hung there.
To kin time, the chief plays some
lone solitaire.
Says Puffy. "The dinner is sched-
uled for six.
If you'll lend me those cards, I'll
q show you some tricks"
Try an electric range before
you buy. febl5-u
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

barometer at 8 Il. m. today:
Sea level, 30.19.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

The collection of city taxes
still continues to be beyond ex-
pectations. said Tax Collector Ar
thur Sheppard today. He has
every reason to believe, he says.
that he will have collected 90 per-
cent of all taxes by 1the cad Of
June. Should that condition come
to pass it is safe to saw that it
will result in a decided activity
in realty operations. The spirit
nf progress is widespread in Key
West today. said one citizen, and
more optimistic people are daily
met than at any time in the pre-
vious history of Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

The navy department has taken
over the custody Of the triangle
riot in front of the most office and
in the future will take care of this
small monument reservation. Cap
tain Clark n Stearns win have the
plot in good condition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

According to information re-
ecived at the u. s. naval station
there will be four squadrons of
aircraft arriving in Key West the
first Of March. With the tenders
there win be about 500 officers
and men 10 be given shore leave.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-15

Editorial comment: ANY fool
can make money but it takes
vice man TO save it. Avoid folly
and put your savings in a bank.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-14
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
SOME NERVE

We don't know who Howard Swain
of 1926 Broadway, New York City, is,
but We admire his nerve.
He has sent US a two column mat"
containing a photograph of Burmah
Adams White, behind prison bars and a
brief summary mot any too accurate)
of her case, together with a plea to the
radio public to listen in on a national
broadcast Sunday night, ostensibly in
her behalf.
Lest readers may be puzzled as to the
identity of Burmah Adams White, she is
the young Santa Ana high school girl who
became an associate of Tom White, the
socalled "rattlesnake bandit of Los An
geles, who was killed by officers a few
months ago after brief but violent crime
career.
In the course of his outlawry he shot
and blinded for life, a Los Angeles school
teacher. The girl was with him on this
and other occasions.
Following his death caused by the
gunfire of the police, she was arrested,
tried as his accomplice and was given
a sentence of from 80 years to life in
states prison.
AT her trial the evidence indicated
she had plenty Of opportunity to draw
away from NnlIe IN the weeks preceQ-
ing his killing, but did not do so. The
plea was made that she was forced, at
the peril of her life, to accompany him
on his career of crime, but it was not
substantiated by the evidence.
She was given fair trial and her con-
viction was the only fair verdict which
the jury could bring in.
This "sob-sister" plea for her from
New York is brazen attempt to en-
list sympathy for her. We don't know
who is supplying the funds for Mr.
SWANS mat" for he, apparently, is
only the publicity agent for the move
ment to obtain leniency for the girl
Mr.. SWANS mat" has gone where it
belongs-into the waste-basket Bur-
nah Adams White does not appeal to
US fit subject for sympathy or mercy.
She had full opportunity to aid the law
in experimenting a dangerous criminal,
if she preferred to do so. Instead she
preferred to aid and abet him. The jury
was not fooled by her repentance" after
her partner had been killed, and neither
are we.
We are not mad at her and regret
that it has become necessary for her to
be deprived of her liberty, but we are
considerably mad over the colossal nerve
of Mr.. Swain and those employing him.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-14

WASHINGTON, April ID.
AT the bar, at the bar,
Where I smoked my first cigar.
And the nickels and the dimes
Rolled away
Remember it?
Gen. Hugh S. (Crack Down
johnson smoked his first cigar on
the Atlantic Coast Line special train
which bore the Roosevelt fishing
party north from Florida.
George James, Coast Line passen-
ger agent, presented the cigar at
luncheon. Johnson, a cigaret smok-
er. tried to light it without clip
ping the closec end. James explain
ed that difficulty away.
Then the general couldn't keep
the stogie between his lips, being ig-
norant of the part played by teeth
in cigar smoking. James explained
about that. The cigar puffed SO per-
fectly that Johnson was driven out
doors, the train, fortunately being al
New Smyrna, Fla, taking on water
at the moment.
Look at the general with a CT
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-14
UNCLE WIGGILY'S BRAVE
FIGHT

Uncle Wiggily, his flying fish,
named Finny, Mrs. Squeak, the
mouse lady and the turtle were hid
ing behind a bush in the rainy
woods, waiting for the Fox and Bob
Cat to come up to them. The rab-
bit, the fish and the mouse were all
on the turtles back, for he was pre-
tending to be taxi and taking Mrs.
Mouse home with her big basket of
groceries she had bought for her
children
Uncle Wiggily and Mrs. Squeak
didn't know the Bad Chaps were
coming after them until Finny flew
along through the rain to tell them.
And then, when they were wonder
ing how, on the back of the slow
poke turtle, they could escape, the
turtle said:
Make mud balls and shoot the
Bad Chapsl'
THAT is something I have never
done" said Uncle Wiggily as he and
his friends on the back of the tur-
tie were hiding behind a bush and
waiting for the Fox and the Bob Cat
! to come sinking along. Never"
! do you mean you have never
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1934-04-14
BED TIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

here. The fight will soon start. SO
you had all better get off my back"
"Oh, are you going to fight?"
asked Mrs Squeak.
mo, but I am going to make the
mud balls for Uncle Wiggily to
throw at the Bad Chaps" was the
answer. ITO make mud balls must
churn around and dance in the mud
and water and I might splash a
lot on you. So you had better get
off my back for the time being. You
can stand under Uncle Wiggily's
umbrella until get the balls made"
81 don't need to get under the
umbrella" said Finny. Il love to fly
around in the rain. I'll be a sort of
scout. I'll fly down through the
woods and let you know when the
Bad Chaps are near enough to
fight"
"a good idea," said the turtle. SO
while Uncle Wiggily held his UNI
brella over the mouse lady and
while Finny went off to scout, the
turtle churned around in puddle
and made a lovely lot of soft, squi-
shy, squashy mud balls which he
piled up near the bush behind
which Uncle Wiggily and Miss
Mouse were hiding.
The tourtle rolled gobs of mud in
his feet to make the balls and at
last he said he thought he had
made enough. Just then back flew
Finny to say:
Here they come!"
You hold my umbrella, Mrs
Squeak whispered Uncle Wiggily
Keep yourself dry. must fight!
just then, Sinking along through
the bushes came the Fox and the
Bob Cat. They were shifting and
snuffing in the rain. The Bob Cat
said to the Fox:
There's Uncle Wiggily behind
that bush!"
81 set him. snarled the Fox. "Oh
see him plainly"
well, you wont see me after
thiS!" cried the brave rabbit. With
that he threw a mud ball and shout
ed. There's mud in your eye" And
truly, it was so, for the mud ball the
bunny threw plastered itself owe,
both eyes of the Fox. And here's
mud in your eyel" shouted the rab-
bit throwing another ball. This
whammed the Bob Cat in his eyes
So neither of the Bad Chaps coulc