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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Two million New Englanders to
whom winter is coming again
apace, read anew last Sunday of
the gigantic strides being made
by the Overseas Highway be-
tween Key West and the main
land. They realize that when
completed there will be no auto
mobile road in the whole wide
world quite like it, for it will
connect the Keys across azure
stretches of water. 1t will pass
above opalescent shoals which
present in brilliant colors every
hue in the spectroseope and ira
verse green keys and islands
where dense underbrush has been
cleared for the right of way.
More than SO miles of the right
of way crossing the islands and
keys have been cleared and auto
mobiles are now running on Mate
cumbe and Big Pine Keys. This
promises to be the grandest drive
in the United States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

The Temple of Justice baseball
players are engaged in a fierce
battle with the Rotarians this aft
ernoon on the navy ball grounds
and the outcome of the conflict
is eagerly awaited by hundreds of
fans. The court house outfit is
determined to retrieve the honors
lost last week to the Rotes and
the Rotes apparently are deter
mined not to have this done and
to this end are giving the iusti-
clans a dose of the same medicine
administered last week. The out
come of the alteration now in
progress will be told in The Citi-
zen tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

Margaret Duval, Theodore
Sweeting and Ira Moon have
been appointed a board of ap-
praisers to place a valuation on
the defunct Key West Morning
Call, the newspaper which failed
some time ago. 1t will be several
days before the appraisers will be
ready to make q report.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16
MALE HELP WANTED

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Sions or Fed.
eral power over
business and
a g r | ulture
W 1t b ] q { b Q
states, plainly
in violation OF
the re ser ed
rights of the
s I a I G S. We
been defended
as necessary to
deal with the
great depres.
sion. Reforms
of the N o st
drastic kind,
int rife ri n e
xx,s&k kA@ 49,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

1861-Charles Battell LOOMS,
author, humorist and platform lee
turer, born in Brooklyn, n. Y.
Died at Hartford, Conn, Sept.
%, 1911.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Isadore Appelrouth, who had
been absent from the city on a
buying trip to northern markets,
returned yesterday accompanied
by Berman Weintraub, Mrs. APP
pelrouth's father who had also
been away on business.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

j. r. Showers and B. D. Trevor,
members of the Overseas Road
and Toll Bridge District commits
sion, who were attending a meet
ing of the commission in Miami,
returned over the highway last
evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Mrs. ]. C. Gekeler, wife of
Rev. ]. C. Gekeler of the First
Presbyterian church, left on the
Steamship Cuba yesterday after
noon for Tampa en- route to Dade
City where she will visit with her
mother.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Sidney Thompson, city cleo
trician, and Mrs. Thompson, re-
turned to Key West yesterday
afternoon over the highway from
a trip to various points in the
state, including Tampa, Orlando,
Melbourne, West Palm Beach, Mi
ami and other sections.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

DR.. ]. Y. Porter and Mrs. Por-
ter left yesterday on the Cuba for
Tampa en- route to Cleveland,
Ohio, where the doctor will at
tend the clinics held at the Cleve-
land hospital, and return in about
10 days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Miss Elizabeth Ayala, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Armando
Ayala, was an outgoing passenger
on the Cuba for Tampa yesterday,
en- route to Tallahassee where she
will resume her studies at Florida
State College for Women.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

A large shipment of liquor
which was destined to Florida
has been held up in Havana. On
representation of General Enoch
H. Crowder, United States am
bassador, the Nicaraguan steamer
Isla has been held at that port by
Havana police. The Rla had a
large consignment of liquor on
board and the ambassadors ae-
ton is said to have been based on
the supposition that the cargo was
consigned to- Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

: Delio Cobo, who is a dental
student at Southern Dental Col
lege, Atlanta, Ca, and was home
for vacation with his family,
left this week to resume his studies
and complete the course.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

G. C. McCown, custodian of
Florida East Coast Hotel COM
pany properties in Key West, left
yesterday accompanied by his
daughter Miss Betty McCown, en-
route to Tallahassee where Miss
Betty viii enter Florida State
College for Women.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Marcus A. Mesa, manager of
the local plant of a large meat
and meat products company, re-
turned yesterday from Cuba
where he had been for about 10
days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Ignacio Carbonell, SON of Mr..
and Mrs. Juan Carbonell. left
over the highway this morning en-
route to Gainesville where he will
take up his studies in structural
engineering, at Florida Univer-
sity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Dion, Louisa Delaney, Jeff
Knight and Alicia Armayor.
Officers of the club are.
Alvin Smith-President.
Sam NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Romelda Johnson - Secretary
and Treasurer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Howard Lowe, first assistant
keeper at American Shoals light
house, who was spending his
quarterly vacation with his family,
left this morning for the light to
resume his duties.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Mrs. Maria Gutsens, matron in
charge of thes Mercedes Hospital
in Key West, returned yesterday
from a short visit in Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Mrs. ]. Vining Harris, who had
been visiting at Plympt, Mass,
and other points, accompanied by
her granddaughter, Barbara Sher-
man, returned to Key West Mon
day over the highway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Mrs. Curtis Pinder was an ar
rival over the highway yesterday
afternoon for a visit with her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. L. Roberts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Miss Marjorie Roberts, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Rob-
erts, left over the highway this
morning for Miami en- route to
Tallahassee to resume her studies
at Florida State College for Wo-
men.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16
PERSONAL MENTION

J. Lancelot Lester, Jr., who
was spending a short time in Ha-
vana, was returning passenger
on the Steamship Cuba yesterday
afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Editorial comment: Not only
do the highways beekon the auto
mobile tourist, but some say the
trees and poles come into the
road to hit them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Mrs. Harry Shaw, who was
visiting her daughter Mrs. Mar
garet Lintner in Miami, was a re-
turning passenger over the high
way yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

County Commissioner Norberg
Thompson, who was in Cuba visit
ing his pineapple plantation, re-
turned on the Cuba from Havana
yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16
You and Your
Nations Affairs

BY ERIK Mckinley ERICSSON
Associate Professor OF History, University of Southern
ga California

Ever since the beginning OF our
present government by experiments
ton its spokesman have sought to jus.
tify 1t on emergency grounds. Exten.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

1842-Charles A. Fosdick
("Harry Castlemon"), author of
more than so of the most popular
boys books Of his day, born at
Randolph, N. Y. Died Aug. p,
1915.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

Link Oakley sent q picture o. his
mother-in-saw to tn eeIieve-It-or-
Not Teller.
A Individualist 10 a feIier that
imagined that tn fruits o. his labor
b'Ionoed t'hisself.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

1830-George B. Prescott, not
ed electrician in the telegraph
and telephone field, born at Kings
ton, N. III. Died in New York,
Jan. Is, 1894.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

183S-James ]. Hill, leading
figure in the railway-financial
world of the Northwest of his day,
born in Ontario, Canada. Died
at st. Paul, Mimi, May %, 1916.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

1823-Francis Parkmana, Bos-
tons famed historian of the West,
born in Boston. Died Nov. s,
1898.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

1830-Henry Mitchell, noted
Government photographer of his
day, son and brother to noted as
tronomers, born at Nantucket,
Mass. Died Dec. /, 1902.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16
Today's
Anniversaries

1733-AbrahGm Whipple, bril-
liant American naval commander
in the Revolution, Ohio farmer
after war born IN Providence, r.
L Died May %, 1919.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-16

address questions author OF this ne,cspaper
Evening star., 1936-12-24
By THORNTON w. BURGESS.
What Nature gives you you should use.
Your failure she will not excuse.
-Reddy Fox.

NETER RABBIT stared at Jumper
- the Hare. Jumper stared at
Peter Rabbit. They were
\ startled. were those two
cousins. Yes, sir, they were star
tied, not to say frightened A Merry
Little Breeze had tickled their noses
with the smell of Bear-Buster Bear.
It was strong. Buster must be very
near. They peered this way. They
that looked in the least like Buster
Bear. The floor of the Green Forest
was white with snow. The logs and
the stumps were white. Buster Bear
wears black coat, very black coat.
How could he be near enough for
them to smell him yet be unseen
against all that white?
Before them was a fallen tree, a
big tree. A great wind had torn it
up by the roots. and these. with the
earth they had brought up with them,
made sort of wall. Could Buster
Bear be hiding behind that? They
didn't dare peep around it to see.
No sir, they didn't dare do it. In
stead, they took to their heels and
away they went, lipperty- -lipperty-lip
They had just one thought then and
that was to get away from that place
as quickly as they could.
Jumpers legs being much longer
than Peters, he could make much
longer leaps and so could run much
faster than could Peter. wait for
me, Cousin Jumper!'' painted Peter
Jumper merely ran a little faster and
soon was out of sight. Peter ran until
he began to be out of breath. Then he
came to big bramble- -tangle and crept
into this. Fearfully he looked back. No
one was coming. There was no sign of
Buster Bear.
Now when Jumper and Peter had
started to run some one whom they
had not seen at all was coming their
way through the Green Forest. He
didn't see them until they ran. It was
Reddy Fox. He didn't start after them.
He simply stood still and watched
them.
Now what has frightened those
fellows?" muttered Reddy wonderingly.
II didn't scare them. They didn't see
me and they certainly didn't smell me,
for they are up wind from me-"
Reddy began to look carefully for
some enemy who might have so scared
Jumper and Peter. He looked every
where, up in the trees as we'll as on the
snow-covered ground, even up in the
Evening star., 1936-12-24

she was also sure that she could not
hold up her head and look at any one
else in this community after being
Tilted at her age.
Finally a plan formed. She would
leave for California at once. Judge
Lon Michaels would attend to the dis.
position of her shop and send her the
lengthy holiday. Later she would
begin over out there. No one should
witness her humiliation!
When Judge Michaels heard her
story he looked at her fondly. with the
eyes of friend tried and true.
"Now, look here, Lila! Don't be
hasty and run away. AS soon as Joe
is over his first grief he'll be back.
Once his mothers presence recedes
into the background and he gets a
good look at Maggie, nothing will stop
him from coming to you"
But Maggie is spreading the news
that they're engaged" she sighed.
He took her hands In his.
Lila, dear. I've been mighty lone
some since Millie died-I'm asking
you to marry me-"
SHE looked at him in amazement.
you and ~" she gasped. we
we-but we don't love each other!"
We'll have mutual kindness and re.
spect-comfortabl companionship-
and that's more than many married
people have"
"Lon-I just can't decide"
"Let me decide for you. You'n
never be sorry"
The very neYt day the paper an
nounced the engagement of Judge Lon
Michaels and Lila Gaulhert. followed
in a few days by wedding invitations
to their close friends. To this rushing
courtship Lila submitted as though in
trance
Then came the wedding day.
Lila stood beside Judge Michaels in
her ashes of rose dress, looking terri
bly, frightened.
Judge Macauley. a friend from 4
neighboring town, began to intone:
IF any one here present." but
got no further, for from the door
called the choked, hurt voice of Joe:
"Lila, you can't! You can't do this!"
Elbowing his way through the crowd,
he reached her side and literally jerk
ed her into his arms. She clung to him
trennh1inp-a smile that m a 10 her 1oOk
young and beautiful, Illuminating her
face.
Strangely. there was also smile on
Judge Lon Michaels' face. Thought
perhaps could jolt you to your senses,
Joe. Now, If you'll sign this license I've
made out for YOU we'll proceed with
the ceremony. You see, was deter
mined to marry Lila today-to you."
(Copyrtght. 1850
Evening star., 1936-12-24
Bedtime Stories
Reddy Fox Follows His Nose.

sky. He could see no one, and Reddys
eyes are very, very good.
1T might have been Whitley the
Snow Owl. and because he has a white
coat failed to see him, but I doubt
it," said Reddy. II think I'll go over
there. Those fellows were running
from something. Anyway they thought
they WERE"
So Reddy moved slowly and eau
tiously toward the fallen tree from
near which Jumper and Peter had run
He made no sound. His sharp eyes
took in every little thing. His keen
ears were set for every faintest sound.
His wonderful nose was held high to
catch every little scent that a Merry
Little Breeze passing that way might
be carrying. Sc saw nothing, he heard
nothing. he smelled nothing to account
for the sudden fright Of Jumper and
Peter.
At last he came to the very spot
Evening star., 1936-12-24
Natures Children
Pecan Tree (Hicoria pecan)

pecans would supply them with needed
nourishment during their dark days.
The pecan is q broad-topped tree.
with large, thick trunk, from four to
six feet in diameter at the base. It
may grow to height Of ITO feet.
The wood Is light, compact and
hard. This has been fortunate for
us. The fact that the wood is brittle
has kept 1t from the lumbermans AK
The nuts yield q yearly harvest and
the tree lives to a very old age. It is
far more valuable tree standing than
in boards that eventually will be
made into AK handles or wagon
tongues.
In order TO have new trees, cions
and buds must be depended on. Plant
ing fine seeds does not always pro-
duce the same type as those planted.
Each year new and valuable results
are recorded for the propagation of
new trees.
The leaves are from u to 20 inches
long and composed of 9 to II leaflets.
They are bright yellow-green above
and paler below. The male flowers
are in catkins and there are many of
them, while the female flowers are
in terminal spikes and Of greenish
hue. The fruit Is in a four-angled,
thin husk and the color of the nuts
coat is reddish, the texture smooth.
The meat. as you know, has a sweet
ness and flavor of its own.
The pecan grower has many things
to bother him, for the tree has foes
There is what is known as the scab
a most destructive disease; a fungus,
leaf blotch, and even crown gall
There is continual war between the
tree, its owner and the pests, but sci
ence eventually will win, and what a
Joy to have handsome pecan tree oi
your own.
(copyrisht. 1850
Evening star., 1936-12-24

ed through the years for her love
dreams to come true. She was stanch
and loyal. Once her promise was
given to Joe she resolutely turned all
other admirers away and cheerfully
managed her little antique and gift
shop.
1t seemed things would never get
better for Joe. His mother held him
to her with an iron will. Since the
death of his father in Joe's early
childhood she had tried to absorb and
control her sons very thoughts and
make him feel that they were indis-
pensable to each other in the man.
agement Of their little model farm.
And how she feared and hated
Lila!
SEEING Lila had been exciting, even
daring, for he always came home
to his mothers scolding admonitions.
But he persisted. It was the only real
happiness he had, even if he had
learned to answer not at all.
Just after Lilas 38th birthday an
niversary things suddenly changed.
Old Mrs. Marston became very i'll. A
distant cousin was called to the home
to nurse her and keep house until she
died.
Lila simply could not feel sad, even
at the funeral. But she was amazed
at Joes all-consuming grief. He would
neither look in her direction nor
speak to her. He Gid not call the
Sunday after the funeral. Anxious
about his health, she telephoned his
home, only to have the cousin answer,
He amt here" When he did not
call the next Thursday she resolutely
drove out to the farm. Although she
was sure she heard him walking out
the back door-how we'll she knew his
step!-the cousin again said, He amt
nowhere around here"
"5ut what's the matter with him?
Is he sick?" Lila asked anxiously.
mo, he amt sick and there's no use
your comm around here worryin'.
He's promised to me, and when a de-
cent time for mournin' is over we'll
git married. Hope you understand
that"
Promised to you! Why, we've
been engaged Is years! You don't
think I'll give him up as easy as
that?" Lila's voice was angry and
contemptuous.
"Oh, you won't? Well, his ma fixed
all that before she died. She made
him promise on his knees he'd marry
me and we'd keep this here place to-
gether."
Suddenly Lila felt cold all over. It
seemed as though the dead old wom-
ans hands reached out from the dark
corners Of the musty old sitting room,
gripping her throat. She turned and
rushed from the house into the clear
sunlight. gasping for air.
Evening star., 1936-12-24

where the two cousins had been when
they took to their heels. A Merry Little
Breeze stole out from back of the up
turned roots of the great fallen tree
and tickled Reddy's nose. Reddy
looked startled. just as had Jumper and
Peter. Then Reddy grinned. instead
of running away. His grin was q
broad one.
Buster Bear!" he exclaimed. They
smelled him and ran. I wonder where
the old black rascal Is He certainly
isn't out and about this weather. I'll
follow my nose and we'll see what We
shall see"
Reddy followed his nose and his nose
led him straight around back of the
upturned roots of that fallen tree. the
smell Of Buster Bear growing stronger
Evening star., 1936-12-24

now being planted on a large scale in
orchards, and each year the fruit
becomes more and more popular.
Even with the planting of pecans,
the largest percentage of the fruit seen
Is harvested from trees growing in the
woods and on private property. The
fine. large paper shells. of course, are
cultivated. In their native haunts
many handsome trees may be found
along the roadside or in yards.
The Indians gave to this tree its
name. They were well aware of the
rich. tasty meat.
Evangeline and her homesick
friends, who cried out longingly for
their beloved Acadia, found that the
Evening star., 1936-12-24
BY PROF. ]. d. FLINT.

MANY are the gags about college
boys writing home for money.
One in particular stands ont as being
unique. Percy Sylvester-Stuyvesan
was going to school at a very fashion,
able college. After one notable week
end In the nearby metropolis he wired
his father, Send more money" signed
p. s.
Now, Percy may have been a Percy,
but his father was a rugged business
man of no mean ability. He was a
little tired of Percy's ways and was
anxious to teach the boy a thing or
three. As result the answer came
back to Percy. "If you can arrange
words in your wire as shown here
SEND
MORE
Evening star., 1936-12-24
DAILY SHORT STORY
INTERRUPTED
By NJ. Gertrude Slaughter.
livery Sunday

and Thursday
for Is years Joe
Marston had called
on Lila Gaulhert
and assured her Of
his love, and that
as soon as things
were better they
would be married.
Now his fine, tall
body was q little
stopped, his light
hair faded to the
color Of a clay mud
lane and his keen
blue eyes had a pa
tient look.
And Lila? Her
live complexion
was a bit leathery,
her crisp brown
ringlets turned an
iron gray and her
fine, dark eyes had
a faraway, wonder
ing expression as
she Waited-Wait.
Evening star., 1936-12-24

all the time. 1t led him to a tiny hole
in the snow, hole that Buster Bears
breath had made in the snow. Reddy
grinned again
so that is where he is spending the
Winter" said he. I've been wonder
ing where he could be. It's q queer
place to choose, but there is no ac-
counting for other peoples taste"
(Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-12-24
EOR two days

FO WV ~"'0
she kept her
shop closed. not
caring for food,
not caring for any,
thing. She must
think this thing
out. Did she still
love Joe after this,
she wondered. Not
with the breath
taking ardor of her
girlhood, but he
had become a dear
habit. And she
knew she would
never love any one
else. But this was
a bigger thing
than just physical
love. Her pride
and dignity had
been outraged. She
would not try to
see Joe again. If he
proved SO weak he
was not worth
f7uhfipC for piIt
Evening star., 1936-12-24
By LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

A r THIS time of the year. when
n the display Of pecan nuts is
~ so tempting, all we are aware
4 a Of is the fruit of the tree. and
We have little or no interest of the
actual story behind the delicious food.
Pecans are members of the inter-
est:ng and important hickory family
They have a Southern distribution
and may be found in Southern Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana and the Southern
States that border the Mississippi
River as far as Central Alabama.
They love rich soil, and they are
happiest close to streams. They are
Evening star., 1936-12-24
Sweet Potatoes for Fuel,

Sweet potataoes will pr~yide fuel
for Japan when the government COM
pletes seven factories In Kyushu to
make alcohol, which will be mixed with
gasoline.
Evening star., 1936-12-24
Yesterdays Answer.

Smith and Snythe built the boat
together in two days. Smith got five
2-cent stamps, fifty rs and eight SIS.
(Copyright, 1861