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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-30

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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-30
BEQUEATHES BODY

NEW YORK, Sept. 80. (UP)-
DR.. Richard j. Ellis, who leaped
eight stories from hotel window
and was killed yesterday, willed
$3.50 to his wife and hts body to
Columbia University med c a !
school.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-30
TOO MANY CATS
TpEET0N v 7

TRENTON. y. J.. Sep.
(UP)-J. Fred BcllOis. VI
eran, said today he could 8
gas attack but not his ri.
pedigree cats. He asked ig
vorcc because h. was "tr,l
ing second fiddle to Ii:
which were d detrimea, 70 b
ing and general health"
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-30
Tomorrow's Menu

IOInOTIUW , NIEIlu
BREAKFAST: Orange juice,
French toast with maple Syr-
up, broiled bacon, milk, cof-
fee.
LUNCHEON: Lentil soup,
corn bread, apple tapioca with
whipped cream, milk, tea.
DINNER; Broiled lamb
chops, baked potatoes, peas in
cream, tomato aSpic salad,
Spanish cream, milk, coffee.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-09-30
AERIAL SURVEY is
USED in SOIL WORK

WASHINGTON, Sept. 80. (UP).
Aerial photography is being used
by the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration in checking wheth-
er farmers are complying with the
governments soil conservation
program.
Photographs taken from planes
are used to check land measure
ments. thus eliminating tedious
measuring on foot. Instruments
Used on the aerial photographs
calibrate the measurements.
In olden days, slaves warmed
their masters beds, on cold nights,
by lying in them first.
Honolulu-with Montew
ITO be continued)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26
SENSELESS AND USELESS

We see little sense in a recent resOlu
ton introduced in Congress, proposing a
ten-men committee to study the practic-
abilitp of union between the United
States and Canada, with an ultimate view
of establishing the greatest English
speaking nation in the world.
The author, Representative Sirovich,
of New York, obviously does not accept the
general American opinion that we now
have the greatest Englsh-speaking nation
in the WOrld,' but this is not the main OBJ
lection to such foolish proposal.
As matter of practical common
sense, such a proposition should, with
propriety, come from the weaker nation
rather than from the stronger power. OF
course the action of one congressman does
not speak for this nation, but it is pssibe
for such action to inflict incalculable in
jury to the future development of good
feeling between Canada and the United
States.
The Canadians generally agree with
the sentiment expressed by Premier Nit
chcl f. Hepburn, of Ontario, who, upon
hearing of the Sirovich resolution propos-
ing merger, declared 1--WE are complete
ly satisfied to remain as we are, part of
TIE British EMPIRE While expressing the
greatest admiration for our friends of The
United States, he was positive in his
opinion that Canadians did not ''desire tC
become Americanized"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Pressure is low this morning
over the Lake Superior region.
on the Texas coast. and over the
far West, Duluth. Mimi. 29.78
inches, Corpus Christi and Browns
vile. Texas. $3.50 inches. PhOen-
tx. Ariz., 1880 inches, and Seat
tie, Wash, and Roseburg, Ore
gon. 1852 inches and is still
moderately high in the Atlantic
States. Washington, ID. c., and
Charleston. S. c., 1910 inches.
Showers have continued on the
Florida Keys and there have also
been showers and thunderStOrms
during the last p hours through
out most of the west Gulf States
and the Lake Superior region, be
ing heavy in southern Louisiana.
New Orleans, Ito inches. Tenn
peratureS continue above normal
throughout most of the country.
and unusually high readings pre-
vailed yesterday in portions of
the Southwest. Phoenix. Ariz., re
porting a maximum of 100 de-
grees.
q s. KENNEDY.
Official in Charge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26
A HIGH TRUSTEESHIP

Many people undoubtedly think OF
stitution, based principally upon the cold
mathematical calculations of the average
length of life. Even though you have
recognized that it serves a high human
purpose in alleviating suffering and soften
ing grief. you may still have thought of
this Institution as gigantic calculation
machine.
Anyone who may have had this i'm
preston has missed one of its most human
and vital aspects Eclipsing even the es-
sential mathematics of the business is the
trusteeship of the life insurance COM
panies.
1t was Hon. Charles Evans Hughes,
now Chief Justice of the United States SUI
Life insurance is practically the highest
form of trusteeship.''
In carrying out this trusteeship, the
first consideration of the life insurance
companies has always been safety for the
funds of their policyholders. This require
ment having been met, their next aim is to
earn return on the invested funds of the
policyholderS, but the size of this return
must always be secondary to safety of the
principal.
This is the prime reason for the emer-
gence of the life insurance business from
each succeeding depression stronger and
more dependable than ever
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26
ANCIENT LIFE WAS HAZARDOUS

Citizens today worry about the enOr-
NOUS death toll on cur highways, and they
have every right to be apprehensive over
the useless slaughter that occurs.
Some of them are wont to harken
back to the old days, the horse and buggy
era, and regret the speed mania which
prompts the race to rush madly along the
roads in automobiles into accidents which
MAIN and kill Americans by the thousands
The idea gets around that we are living in
an extremely dangerous age, chiefly
notable by the fact that some lucky in
dividuals manage to reach ripe old age in
spite of the terrors of modern civilization
Ii is interesting, in this connection, to
read about a survey recently made by the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
which cOntrasted the modern era with that
of the ancient Greeks and Romans The
statistician discovered that out of 275 cele
brated ancients, exactly 1876 died through
violence. Out of a group of $50 states
men, us, or Cd per cent, came to violent
ends.
Living today, in the midst of our homi-
cides, suicides, and accidents brings violent
death to 9.5 per cent of the general pop
ulation. This, to be sure, is an appalling
percentage, justifying our sporadic cam
paigns for safety At the same time, it
proves people living today are immeasur
ably safer than those who lived in the dis
tant years of the past
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today AS Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

Officers OF the Shrine Club of
Key West for the ensuing year
were elected at a meeting of the
club held last night at Scottish Rite
hail. They were Arthur Sheppard,
president; Arthur G. Lund, vice
president; John c. Park, secre-
tary; w. II. Taylor, treasurer.
These officers with jefferson l..
Saunders and Eduardo C. Gomez,
wele elected members of the ex-
ecutive committee. The principal
object of the meeting was to de-
termine on plans for the annual
ceremonials which are to be held
this year on Saturday, July 3.
There will be more than 500 visit
ing shriners on that date in Key
West and most OF them will remain
over Sunday for fishing trips and
to visit roints Of interest and see
the delightful scenery about the
city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

IN CIRCUIT COURT. STATE OF
FLORIDA. ELEVENTH JUDI
CIAI, CIRCUIT. MONROE COUN-
TY. ~ CHANCERY.
VIRGINIA L. SHAW,
Complainant.
GEORGE MAURICE SHAW,
Defendant
1t appearing by the sworn bill
filed in the above-Stated cause that
George Maurice Shaw. the defend
ant therein named is a non-TeSi
dent of the State of Florida and
resides at RockIand State Hospital.
Orangeburg. New York; that said
defendant is over the age of twenty
one years: that there is no person
in the State of Florida the service
of a summons in chancery upon
whom would bind said defendant.
It is therefore ordered that said
defendant be and he is hereby re
quired to appear 20 the bill of COM
plant filed in said cause on or be
fore Monday, the Sth day of June.
~ II. 1886, otherwise the allega-
tions of said bill will he taken as
confessed by said defendant.
1t is further ordered that this
order he published once each week
for four consecutive weeks in The
Key West Citizen, a newspaper
published in said county and state.
Done and ordered this 5th day of
May. 1886.
(Circuit Court SeaD
ROSS c. SAWYER.
Clerk Circuit Court.
BY (Sd.D FLORENCE F.. SAWYER.
Deputy Clerk.
(SdD ALLAN B. CLEARE. JR.,
Solicitor for Complainant.
may512I9-26; jun2
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print i.
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid 10 attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the
gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction CT [, ass; always do it's utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
Injustice; denOunce vice and praise virtue;
commend good done by individual or organ
izaton; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never cora
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26
WEATHER FORECAST
Gill s %. M, Wednesday,

Gill p. M, Wednesday,
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy with occasional showers to-
night and Wednesday; moderate
easterly winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy with Oc-
casional showers on the Keys to-
night and Wednesday and in ex-
treme northwest portion Wednes-
day.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Moderate easterly winds and part
" overcast weather tonight and
Wednesday.
East Gulf: Moderate cast to
southeast winds and mostly over
cast weather tonight and We'd
necday with showers Wednes-
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26
Against the glib retort tn,

Against the glib retOrt that married
men do not live longer than bachelors, that
it only seems longer, are the records which
show the death rate for bachelors to be L.
218.2 per 100000 as compared with 1853
for married men. The standardized death
rate for spinsters is practically the same as
compared with married women.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

Instead of hampering business. the
government should aid it in every way pos
sible so it can thrive and produce revenue.
How is the busy bee going to make honey
for us if we deprive the fields of fruits and
flowers?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

There is an overproductiOn of gossip
till it Lever seems equal to the demand.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

We always welcome new subscribers
scrbcrs because without them we would
not be here to welcome the new friends of
this newspaper.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

According to the will of the late
W. f. ID. Stokes which was filed
today in New York, the entire
estate o. the deceased goes to his
son, w. E. ID. Stokes, Jr., who
was married to Miss Florence
Crittenden some time ago in Key
West. Mr.. Stokes ST.. has been
long in the public eye. His first
marriage was in 1895 to Rita Her.
nandez de Alba Acosta, daughter
OF wealthy Cuban family and
said to be the most nearly beauti-
full woman in the world. They had
one child, w. f. d. Stokes, Jr.,
and in 1900 she divorced her hus-
band. alleging infidelity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

1t is estimated that the people of the
United States spend yearly about million
dollars on lotteries. money which could be
kept at home if we had lottery of our
own.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

Wrh szz Erh k7s EeG@Es
in hEud fu@- E-perZ4 A-1lH@l
fLuUs luta Uzrcs and E1r lr1.es
and rhuz gets a. @@1 AElls f9E
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

Among labor-saving devices the
wastcbasket holds a high place.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

The more foolish portion of our citi-
zenry will lose tempers and dispositions
over political races this summer and fall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

We feel sure that beauty and brains
so together, now that several good-looking
ladies have admitted that they read these
paragraphs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26
THOUGHT GEMS


Happiness Is ike mama. II Is
to be gathered IN grains. and en-
jOyed every day II vii not keep
It cannot be accumulated. nor
have we got TO 20 out Of ourselves
or into remote places 10 gather II.
since II IS rained down from
Heaven, al our very doors
-TryOn Edwards
Seek happiness for rs own sake.
and you viii not find Il: seek Ter
duty. and happiness vii follow as
the shadow comes with the sun
shine.-TryOn Edwards.
A false sense Of What eonsti-
tutes happiness Is more disastrous
to human progress than al that
an enemy or enmIty can obtrude
upon the mind or engraft upon -
purposes and achievements where
with to 0bstruct life'S joys and en-
hance its sOrrOWS-
Mary Baker Eddy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

1t is remarkable how many foolish
statements wise men make.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

Correct this sentence: "She is good
friend of mine and | wouldn't say any
thing to njure her, but
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

The chief trouble with the human
race is human beings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2. Bridges to complete Road to Main
lind
a Er9e Port.
.. Hotels and Apartments.
s. Bathing Pavilion.
e. AirpOlts-iand and Sea.
:. Cf1solidarion Of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

Trustee. o. the Monroe county
latcr district, the county COM
ali&s;oners city council, city and
county engineers and attorneys
will meet tonight in the county
.ourt house to discuss plans and
consider propositions for the con-
struction Of a fresh water supply
pipe line from the mainland to
Key West. This is purely an Off
'ial meeting and will not be open
to the public, but the results will
be announced in The Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

Editorial comment: An ex-
change says that they're using en-
baIming fluid in liquor these days,
and if this keeps up the under
taker won't have to do anything
but fold the victims hands and
place a lily in 'em.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of Fleming Street church
will hold their regular meeting
5his evening beginning at o'clock
and every member is expected to
attend and bring several friends.
There will be an excellent pro-
gram Of entertainment by men,
Ders OF the younger classes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

DR.. +. l.. Fort. orthopedic sur
geOn OF the State Board Of Health,
will arrive in Key West Thursday,
May 81. and conduct a clinic.
From 10 until II in the morning
he will examine crippled children
and again in the afternoon from 2
until 5. The clinic will be held at
Monroe county high school and
continue throughout the day or
until every crippled child in the
city has been examined. The
school nurses Misses Agnes and
Alice Evans will be directly in
charge of the clinic with Miss
Catala as Interpreter and Miss
Curry acting as stenographer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

All Boy Scou, Troops are re-
questcd to take part in the parade
TO be held Friday afternoon.
Watch this paper for further par
ticulars.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-26

Mrs. Euphemia Clark is re-
ported to be seriously i'll at
her home corner of Grinnell and
Southland streets. Mrs. Clark suf-
fered a fall last week and was
painfully injured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02

The S. S. Queen Mary, newest and largest steamship ahoat fell just short of making the speed record across the great Atlantic. There was some disappointment among the passengers over this fact, but the speed on this maiden voyage was not so important as smooth running and happy landings in New York harbor yes terday morning. Her captain was content to make the trip forty-four minutes under the record, and will, no doubt, have the experience of doing the trip in quicker time at future dates. It was, we are sure, great sight to see the giant ship as she neared New York yesterday morning; airplanes sweeping low, and thousands and thousands of people viewing her en- try from Brooklyn Heights and other vantage points. Small craft, yachts and tugs were about, and yachts alongside, and airships above escorted her in. Sirens in the bay screeched a welcome, and the Queen Mary whose engine power went off silently, came smoothly to port. At that, Southington to New York in four and one half days is not so bad.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
Gift Plank

These are the days when almost every body has one or more platform blanks to offer to the major political parties. The Automobile Manufacturers Association asks the Republican National Convention for a plank approving the principles of reciprocal trade agreements with foreign countries. The democratic party is al- ready on record for such treaties. A part of the statement of the association reads:
 "The import of goods into the United States should be promoted on com petitive basis so that the customer may benefit and so that adequate dollar ex- change may be created for our vitally irn- portant exports"
 Not all manufacturers associations agree with the automobile industry in it's view that foreign trade must work both ways and that imports are essential if there are to be exports. But expression of opposed views is wholesome in de- mocracy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
Free Doctoring

The village and adjoining countryside of Cohasset, Minn., got fine Easter pres ent. The local physician, pr. M. M. Hursh, sent around a notice canceling $50,000 of unpaid bills, representing the seemingly hopeless debts of many years.
 There is doubtless gratitude and re- joicing in the hundreds of homes bene- fitting from this cancellation. The size of the gift is really tremendous. The fees renounced may have amounted to half the doctors book earnings since he start ed practising 28 years ago. They must have represented, too, thousands of dol lars coming out of his own pocket, in the form of medicine, telephone charges, office rent, transportation expenses, and so on. He may derive some benefit, how ever, from old patients coming back for further service and paying from now on.
 This incident, less exceptional than 1t might seem, shows strikingly what pro- fessional men, such as doctors, ministers and lawyers, are up against. They are almost compelled to render service in many cases, with little or no prospect of payment. They must go through long, expensive period of training. They are virtually public servants, without pub- lie guarantee of livelihood, and much less able than ordinary business men to col- lect their pay. Some time society will correct this situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
Split Decisions

Regarding recent decisions by the United States Supreme Court there has been, on the whole, ready acceptance by the American public, including individ- tiaIs and groups disappointed by them. The people believe in the Constitution, and believe, as distinguished jurist once said, that "the Constitution is what the Supreme Court says it is."
 Yet some decisions leave many an open-minded citizen puzzled. They are those in which the Court divides almost evenly, with groups of justices delivering conflicting opinions in which they argue like opposing lawyers in an ordinary court trial.
 A typical example is the recent decision invalidating the law enacted by Congress in 1884 to help bankrupt cities, counties and other political subdivisions reduce their indebtedness through the federal bankruptcy courts. Presumably the de- cision is sound. Tn any event 1t must be accepted But there is this disquieting fact-that 1t was another five-to-four de- cision, in which familiar group of "con- servative justices" was opposed by an- other familiar group of Liberal justices, the latter reinforced by the Chief Justice In such a situation, obviously the weight of opinion is so nearly balanced that the decision, while legally as effec- tive as if it were unanimous, is not so convincing morally as verdicts of so irn- portant a body ought to be. Many cit- izens, including many members of the bar, without regard to partisanship or particular issues, have long doubted the wisdom of allowing acts of Congress to be overruled by so slight majority, feeling that perhaps minimum rule of slx-to- three, used by some state courts, would be better in the long run.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02
The Leagues Friends

People who think the League of Nations is dead because of it's failure to stop aggression and enforce the Versailles Peace Treaty forget it's constructive achievements in other lines. They forget, too, that the big powers, although they have controlled 1t so far, are not It's only members and may not always control 1t.
 The Swedish government, fully aware of the grave crisis in the League, has been considering the wisdom of withdrawing from 1t. The foreign minister of Sweden decides against action.
 "Sweden's interests" he says, require intimate contact with other states. We advocate the investigation of the causes of the drift of this crisis and of the possi- bilities of overcoming 1t. The government does not consider that withdrawal of Sweden from international cooperation should now be put to test Her member ship is of great importance and it should stand"
 It is reasonable statement in a world of unreasonable actions and declarations. How much good it will do remains to be seen. But there are other countries which, like Sweden, realize the irn- portance to themselves of intimate con- tact with other states" and which will therefore do what they can to save the League from destruction at the hands of the quarrelling major powers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-02

Two great churchmen reached fine old ages the other day. The first was His Eminence, Pope Plus XI who is now sev- enty-nine, and who is, along with being the head of the Catholic Church, one of the worlds outstanding figures; one who has made some of the most vital and se- rious announcements of all times, and one whose words are listened to, not alone by his own people, more than any other individual before the people. The other worthy church man is Monsignor Michael Lavalle, rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York who just celebrated his eightieth birthday, and next to Cardinal Hayes, perhaps, is one of New York's most loved priests.