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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

Vaudeville is only 100 years old, but
most of the jokes seem more ancient.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

L. J. WOrrell. of the A. G..
Spaulding company, is here in the
interest of his company and will
assist in staging the athletic
events with Captain Jack Maher,
during the celebration. Mr. Wor-
rell brought with him the beauti
ful trophies to be presented t.
the winners i'm the contests.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

Editorial Comment: Autumn is
said to be a time of melancholy
days. Also some Of those kids who
have been unable to let the back
yard gardens alone. may hav'.
some melancholic nights.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08
WEATHER F0kEcAST

fTiH 5 D. ~ Taes-ayf
Kew Wes1 and KlrznE9- 1aar-z
cloudy tonight and Tae-AuEs 49,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

William L. Stephens. repre-
senting the Fox Film corporation,
arrived in the city this morning
to take pictures of the principal
events of the San Carlos celebra-
ton. The picture viii be titled
key West, Fla, the city where
there is never frost and homes
never have chimneys."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

Before criticizing modern women's
.Sdress take look through the old family
-ralbum.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

Perhaps there's no fool like an old
fool because he has been at it longer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

= Writing poetry requires imagination,
Including imagining that people will read
the stuff.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

: When villain is thrown from tenth
STORY window in the movies, it's unfor-
tunately dummy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

!. a child born in Spain is said to have
five arms. What equipment for a hitch
hiker!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

railroad station grounds. 1t is ex-
pected the work will be complet-
ed tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

Z. A recent show advertised chorus of
: 20. but some of them didn't look to be a
{ day over Go.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

Politicians must be acrobats, able to
: straddle a fence and keep an ear to the
> ground at the same time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

Political fences should have cushions
ON top, so as to be comfortably straddled
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

The morning train arrived with
over 200 passengers who will en-
Joy the festivities which Key
West has to offer during the
week. The train arriving last night
also brought a large number OF
passengers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

The plastic surgeon is most accom-
modating; always willing to give anyone
lift.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

The chamber of commerce and
other civic organizations believe
that it is not only to the benefit
of Kew West but also to the cigar
makers themselves to permit the
striking workmen from Tampa,
who are now in Key West. to Sc
cure employment here. Whenever
there has been a strike in Key
West, cigarmakers who went to
Tampa were given employment
and it is only right and just that
the same treatment be accorded
Tampa eigarmakers who are in
the same plight. Give the cigar
makers who are among the strik-
ing hundreds from Tampa work
in Key West when possible is the
decision of those in Key West most
deeply interested.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

John Barrymore. famous stage
end screen actor. with a party of
friends. are in the harbOr on a
fine houseboat and expect to spend
several weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

Clothes make the man and reveal how
the woman is made.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

William H. Davis Of Los An
geles. noted lawyer. born at Gin
ton, n. Y. &C years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

Strengthened with paddy
Doran. sensational third sacker OF
this city, picked team of Key
West players will meet the Navy
team Thursday afternoon at the
barracks. The Navy will have sew
eral players who have worked in
fast company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONEBY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today AS Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

Clear skies and carnival spirit
mark the opening day of Key
Vests great event. the San Car
los International Celebration.
Crowds are arriving by steamer
and train. TOday's chief event of
interest IS the browning of Miss
Eliza Sanchez as queen and the
coronation of Rafael Martinez
YbOr as king of the carnival.
These ceremonies will take place
8 O'Clock this evening at the army
barracks. 1t viii be one of the
most impressive events of the
International Celebration. Follow
ing the coronation a ball will be
held in the Cuban club house
which is brilliantly decorated and
presents a beautiful appearance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

A force of men are now a.
work applying a coat OF oil to the
surface of the road leading to the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08
winning

Those Dean brothers have winning
Cards up their sleeves.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08

Royden V. Wright Of New
York. mechanical engineer and
editor. born at Red Wing, Mimi,
So years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08
Today's Birthdays

Z. s. Senator Robert J. Bulk
ley Of Ohio. born in Cleveland. 81
years ago
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Colonel Eddie Riekenbacker,
noted air ace. born at Columbus,
Ohio, IA years ago.
Coleman L. Blease, onetime
South Carolina governor and L.
S. Senator. born in Newberry Co..
S C.. &C years ago.
James L. Fieser. social scient-
list associated with the American
Red Cross. born at RavenRa.
Ohio, 81 years ago.
Albert E. Wiggam, lecturer
and writer. born at Austin. Ind,
90 years ago.
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BuSlneSS ManlGtr-
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 9Th day of October. 1884.
(SEALD JENNIE Il. DE BoER,
Notary Public, State OF Florida at
Large.
Ally commission expires Dec. 3.
1886.
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Statement Of the Ownership, Map
ngement. Circulation. Etc. Re-
CURED by the Act Of Congress OF
August "a. 1912, of The Key West
Citizen Published Daily at Key
Nest. Florida. for October 4. 1894
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24

pupils of the schools in this dis
trict have been training diligently
for this event. Any child who can
sing correctly certain melodies
which are to be part of the program
is entitled to belong to this school
chorus. The Mountain Empire cup
will be awarded to the school hav-
ing the largest percentage of 1t
students enrolled in it's chorus
and present at the festival.
Rev. Geo. F. Williams, chaplain
of American Legion Post 6, San
Diego, will preach the Memorial
day sermon. Ralph S. Roberts,
past area commander. and for
mer member of Mountain Empire
post will act as master of ceie-
monies, introducing the distin-
guished guests, of whom many are
expected.
The program will start promptly
at 10 a. m. AT II O'Clock a picnic
lunch will be served. after which
the children will sing under the
direction of Miss Ross. Ample
parking space has been provided
for a thousand cars according 70
the Legionnaires.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
FAIR ENOUGH

1t was not fair fight in which Clyde
Barrow and Bonnie Parker met their
death yesterday in Louisiana.
The notorious outlaw and his equally
notorious partner were not given the
slightest chance for their lives, according
to newspaper dispatches, but were caught
in an ambush of law officers who cut
down on them with whitening blasts
from rifles, machine guns and automa-
tic pistols.
An examination of the bodies OF the
slain outlaws showed between 60 and ~
bullet wounds in each as evidence OF the
murderous fire of the officers.
1t is not pretty picture, but 1t is no
worse than the pictures created by the
pair in their months of outlawry
throughout the southwest.
There was not the slightest reason
why yesterdays battle should have been
fair In fact it was just as falr as the
battles the outlaw fought when he shot
down unarmed men ruthlessly and Tor
no apparent reason except his desire TO
kill.
Across the laps of each of the outlaws
was a machine gun, ready for instant
use. while the car in which they rode was
a veritable arsenal, with 1000 rounds of
ammunition, dozens of automatic pistols
and a generous assortment of high-pow-
cred rifles.
What chance would the officers have
had for their lives if the slightest oppor-
tunity had been given to the outlaws to
use their machine guns? Barrow and
his companion knew their days were
numbered. They had no hesitancy IN
killing even when there was no need for
it and they certainly would not have
hesitated moment yesterday before get
ting their artillery into action.
Their deaths can only be recorded as
two more victories for law and order
against the criminal element.
The time will come when Dillinger,
pretty Boy" Floyd and others who have
succeeded in flouting the law for long
period, come to similar ends. The laws
of chance have been with them but the
change will come. If the same fate that
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker met
overtakes them, there will be no need to
question the fairness" of it. One can't
be fair with persons who don't know the
word.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24

shop window, sit will be as good If
I Just get this little auto and play
make believe"
So he went in the three-and-
four-cent store and he asked the
little mousie girl clerk to show him
the toy auto.
(Which one?" she squeaked.
THE one in the window" said
the rabbit.
"You know, I suppose" said the
little mousie girl clerk, that this
isn't a real auto? It's just toy.
1t doesn't go. You don't have to
put gas or oil in"
IT know" said Uncle Wiggily
smiling.
"And all you can do" went on
the little mouse, "is to make be-
lieve with this toy auto. I'm only
telling you this so you won't be
disappointed in thinking it's real
one"
"Oh, my gracious goodness sake'
alive and some candy peanuts!
laughed Uncle Wiggily. Il guess
know a toy auto when I see one"
II hope you do" said the little
mousie clerk. But there is ont
thing more"
well, what is it?" asked Uncle
Wiggily.
You can get much bigger ant
better toy autos than this at tn
five-and-ten," whispered tn
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
BED-TIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright. 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

mousie clerk. But don't say I
told you, though, will you?"
"Oh, my mol" promised the rab-
bit gentleman. Not for the world"
You see," went on the mouse,
this store of ours is only three
and-four-cent one. Naturally, at
the five-and-ten you can get big
ger and better autos"
"I want four-cent one" said
the rabbit. Please give me the
toy auto from the window"
AL right, but if you don't like
it don't blame me-" said the clerk,
as she wrapped the toy up in a
blue paper and gave it to the bum
ny, who handed her three pennies
and another one, making four in
all.
Uncle Wiggily took his toy auto
home and placed it on the bureau
in the bed room. He thought he
could look at it after he had gone
to bed and could pretend it was
his real auto and that he was rid
| ing.
But of course, the toy auto
won't really CO." said the rabbit
gentleman. 1T will only make
believe"
That night, after the Bedtime
Story. Mr.. Longears hoped up tc
| bed. all the Dummies being asleep
He sat up in his bed, thinking
what fun it was to pretend riding
in the toy auto when, all OF a
sudden, as he looked at it. he saw
| the car begin running all arounc
on top of the bureau. The toy
auto started, stopped, turned
around and the toy horn honkeo
and it was just like a real car.
"Oh, my goodness me sakes alive
and some lollypop hash," said MIR
Longears. Can my toy auto sud
denly have become real so 1t runs?'
! He Jumped out of bed, hoped tt
the bureau and looked. Then III
laughed.
Ia! Hal chuckled the bunny
"I see what makes the auto go
There's a big June Bug under th'
toy auto. The auto rests on th'
June Bugs back. And when th'
June Bug walks ahead or back
up or turns around the auto doe
the same thing. No wonder
thought it was real!"
Then Uncle Wiggily took th'
toy auto off the back of the Jun'
Bug, which flew out of the win
dow. The toy auto moved NJ
more and Mr.. Longears went II
sleep. All was peace and quiet II
the bungalow. But if the stree
lamp out in front will go arount
in the backyard so the clothes pos
can see to play tag with the fence
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily and the red berries.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
sDor1't Quote Me-
By United Press .

COS gold coast, was seen reading
the New York Press "a racing pub
lication). while Rep. William j.
Hastings Dem.) Tklahoma, har-
angued on $50, the Poor Indian,'
in consideration of the pending
Indian rights bill.
This federal drive to get ST. ,000,-
900 for a fight against the chinch
bug hasn't the support of Henry T.
Rainey, speaker of the house, who
owns one of the finest farms in Ill
inoiS.
His opposition to the eradication
program is based on the fact that
the chinch bug chasers would use
the same method for which he
spent $500 in vain back in 1915. The
chinch then was levelling the
speaker IS corn.
He put laborers to digging a ditch
around his corn field. One side Of
the ditch had a gentle slant. The
other was straight up and down.
! The bugs slid down one way and
were caught.
"It looked pretty good for a
| While,' the speaker explained, "but
couple of weeks later those we
didn't catch sprouted wings and
flew over the ditch. The expert
ment cost me $780,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
UNCLE WIGGILY'S TOY AUTO

One day when Uncle Wiggily
was hopping past the three-and-
four store in Woodland near
his hollow stump bungalow he
looked in the window. Among
other things. Uncle Wiggily saw
a cute little toy auto. 1t was be-
tween a Jumping Jack and a box
Of paints.
The toy auto was SO much like
Uncle Wiggily's real auto with rub
Der tires in which he sometimes
rode after adventures that the
rabbit gentleman said to himself:
Il am going to buy that toy
auto and take it to my bungalow.
At night, after I read from the pa
per the Bedtime Story to my little
rabbits, can look at my toy auto
on the mantle and can make be-
lieve it is my real one and that
I am going for a ride"
Uncle Wiggily hardly ever rode
out at night in his real auto.
There were so many little rabbit
children, forty 1even sixteen if you
were to count them Qeaving out
Baby Bunty, the orphanD that by
the time Mr.. and Mrs. Longears
and Nurse Jane had them un-
dressed and put to bed it was late
and dark and Uncle Wiggily was
so tired that he did not feel like
going out, starting his real auto
and taking a ride.
1T will be as good" he said to
| himself as he looked in the toy
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24

WASHINGTON, May "a. Sen.
William E. Borah (Rep) Idaho, is
regarded as the capitol's outstand-
ing genius at sensing the oppor-
tune time for making splash in the
newspapers.
His recent tariff speech was an
example of perfect timing. 1t came
when a lull in the Republican at
tack threatened to throw the op-
position into hstlessness, although
he talked for an hour or SO, the
meat of his speech, mastery ap-
peal for personal liberty and pres
ervation of the constitutional SyS-
tenn, was packed into a brief IL
minutes, where every word count
ed.
The Official senate reporters
work in Is minute shifts. At the
conclusion of each turn on the
floor they dictate their copy. Thus
the days proceedings are divided
into these Is minutes "takes. y
When newspaper correspondents de-
sire copies of the official transcript
they order it by time periods, re-
questing, for instance, the report
of the man who took down the
debate between 4 and Ais p. m.
When Borah was leading up tC
his eloquent peroration he kept
glancing at the clock over the vice.
president IS dais. When the minute
hand swung to the hour and new
reporter slid into his seat to take
up where his predecessor left off
Borah launched into the fiery
words which brought hush tc
floor and galleries.
He concluded before She next
reporter came on duty, thus leaving
in a neat package for the press
the gems of his grafton.
Legislative note: Rep. Jane:
| Simpson, Jr (Rep) Illinois, the
socialite congressman from Chica'
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
SONG FESTIVAL
IN MOUNTAINS

The fourth annual song festival
sponsored by Mountain Empire
Post 1863 of the American Legion
will be incorporated in that post IS
Memorial day services nex' Sun
day at the state park near Boul-
evard.
r. D. Mccain. past commander
of Mountain Empire post is the
chairman in charge Of the COM
mittee tor the arrangements for
the Legion. Miss Lucille Ross,
county supervisor of music, will. as
she has for each of the past four
years, conduct the song festival
which is a competition open to all
of the elementary schools in the
Mountain Empire district.
According to Miss Ross all Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
Asparagus Men
Hold Meeting

Asparagus growers met last night
in the court house to continue plans
for marketing the fall crop through
the association which has recently
been revived.
Over 300 additional acres were
signed up last night and it was an
nounced that 300. more acres would
be added to the association in tie
near future.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
TEXAS FARMS IN NEED

AUSTIN, Tex. W.P) = ApproXi-
mately $5OO0OO,OO0 would be re-
quired to rehabilitate all Texas
farm homes to only moderate de-
grees of comfort, statewide sur
vey has indicated. Running water,
roofing, painting and screens for
windows and doors were listed as
the most pressing needs. Director
o. B. Martin of the Texas A. & M.
College extension service, cooper
ating in the survey, believes it a
symptom of long-standing agri-
cultural distress in the southwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
BAN LIQUOR DURING ELECTION

CLEVELAND U.PeClevelanders
were deprived of cocktails and
hard liquor here during the day
on which a special election was
held, in line with the board of
elections construction of the new
state liquor laws. The ban was
lifted, however, after polls closed
at $50 p. m. and did not include
80 beer, held to be non-intoxi-
eating.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
NOT IN THE EVIDENCE

Confirmation or rejection of the con-
viction of David LamSon for the Shaving
OF his wife is up to the supreme court
of the state which will consider the facts
in the case and give its decision.
1t is not likely that the court will be
swayed one way or the other in its de-
cision by outside influence, including the
latest attempt to clear Lamson of the
charge on which he was convicted.
This consists of two letters sent to
Lamsons attorneys by a former STAN
ford professor and his sister.
One can grant the former the profess
sor'S right to Observation-Disclosures for his
belated recollection of having thrown
piece of iron pipe out into an ash heap
some years since when he occupied the
house in which the Staying occurred.
The pipe figured heavily in the case, the
prosecution contending it was the instru-
ment used to kill Mrs. Lamson. 1t
would seem odd that it took the profess
sor all this time to remember about the
pipe, except for the aforementioned
right of a professor to be absent-mind-
ed.
His sister writes that she remembers
having sustained a severe fall in the same
bathtub in which Mrs. Lamson met her
death. The lady infers this is proof
that Mrs. Lamson really died from the
effects of fall as the defense contend
ed at the trial. However, it is not ex-
planned how one fall resulted in moth
ing more than bad bump while the
other fall caused numerous scalp wounds
sufficient to kill.
1t might be pointed out to the lady
that hundreds of persons pass over the
Colorado street bridge at Pasadena in
safety each day, yet this does not alter
the fact that scores of persons have
jumped off the same bridge to their
death.
Granting the writer's of the letters are
sincere in their statements it does not
follow that the latter have any bearing
on the Lamson case. The supreme court
is concerned only with the evidence pro-
duced during the trial and not with the
conclusions of individuals who did not
testify.
The letters are of interest only as evil
dence of the efforts being made to save
Lamson from the fate of jury of his
peers decreed for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24

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Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24

With Darrow and Barrow making the
headlines, we expect to hear shortly from
the Marrows and Narrows.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24

We like to think that if the stricken
man on Galapagos island had no money
the navy would extend the same relief
to him.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24

An Oklahoma hold-up man who got
one dollar in the job has been given a
life term. At that rate how many years
will Dillinger have to serve if and when
he is caught?
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24

Just what was it that was supposed to
end strikes for ever, or at least for
time?
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24

TEN YEARS AGO
May "a, 1924
Ten young people comprised the
first graduating class of Central
Junior college. They received
their diplomas last night.
Rev. C. E. Flanagan and Charles
Forsberg returned last night from
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nav "a, 1914

Eighteen young men and women
will constitute the class of grad
yates this year at Central Union
high school.
Dunaway's drug store was the
busiest place in town yesterday
with members of the Women's Ten
Thousand club in full possession
Of the soda fountain, selling cold
drinks for the benefit Of the club
house fund.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
AE-,, "a min

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
May "a, 1919
Elks minstrel show will be pre-
sented Tuesday evening at the
Palace theater.
Southern Trust and Commerce
bank opened its Imperial Valley
branch today.