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Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

marked the seabirds flying over, and followed
them to some shoal bank in the great sea, where
fish rose to the hooks laboriously worked of
shell. We do not have these details; we can only
surmise the perils and hardships of that voyage
But there came a night, Hawaiians say, when
Hawaii-loa reused in the midnight watch and
stood shifting the breeze that freshened from
the northeast where no keel had ever furrowed
the Pacific before him It was the fragrance,
they say, of wild white ginger that told him
that somewhere in that blackness ahead was
land-high land, fruitful and smiling, the gift
of volcanic gods
So he sailed on and IN the morning the clouds
over Mauna l.oa and Mauna Kea showed him
that it was a great land. And in the hush OF
noon they came near enough to descry snow
rooted mountain dome rising in incredible bulk
above the deep-green shore Those were the first
eyes it is believed that ever looked upon that
scene.
4 lAWAI1-LOA settled there and gave that
land his name and his descendants lived
forgotten by the world from which they came;
till, centuries after, more giant double canoes
surged up from the SOUTH and a new race of
chiefs ruled the land. They voyased back and
forth, in those days between Tahiti and Hawaii
two hundred years or more before Columbus
ventured forth upon the sister ocean. Then, for
some reason that now can only be guessed
the voyages ceased, and Hawaii slept in the sun
for five more long rolling centuries till an Eng
lish voyager Capt James Cook burst through
the curving edge of the sky in his ships that
seemed to the Hawaans like forested islands,
floating
They built well. those ancient brown skinned
seamen. The craft they devised lives today to
become the vehicle of one of America S most
trancing sports The padders now are clad in
brilliant bathing suits, or sensible shorts, and
they ply their paddles almost within the shadow
of the tall towers of luxurious hotels But the
principle of the stabzing outrigger and the
same, and the outrigger float and its curved
cross-arms are attached by the same crossed
bindings as were those of the canoes of ancient
times.
The paddlers OF today's canoes, the shouting
riders of the foam-necked waves, do not think
waii-oa is not even name. Their thoughts are
on the joy of the moment, the thrill and throb
of the wave, the swift, soaring rush before that
towering, surging wall of water
1t is America now, and the Hawaii of Hawaii
oa's time is all but forgotten as the great
ger Listen to the chant where brown fingers
toss handfuls of water over bronze shoulders to
bring up the laggard waves:
Rise up, tall surf of kahiki! Arise. long
curling waves"
The sea gods are mighty yet
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27
Tobogganing In
Supreme Thrill
By DR.. Clifford Gessler

TOBOGGANING is justly reckoned among the
most exhilarating sports. There few
thrills to match the sensation of rushing down
a steep incline, with scarfs and cap tasses
streaming IN the wind and the frosty air
panding joyous lungs. And I have known ILL
informed persons to pity those who live in
warmer sections of the United States where
there is no snow.
They're wrong. We have tobogganing in Ha-
waii, too. I don't mean, just now, the holua-
shedding of ancient chiefs though it is still
possible to skid on a narrow sled down stone
paved slide made slippery with dry grass-an
even more dangerous sport than that of the
snow-covered hills of the northern mainland.
What | am referring to now. however is the
supreme sport of tobogganing down a moving
mountain of water in dug-out Hawaiian canoe.
The sensations are strikngly similar, except
that in Hawaii you don't have to plod up hill
dragging your toboggan. You sit a wooden
seat in the canoe, perch the high sharp
bow, while the Waikiki Beach Patrolman wields
a broad steering paddle at the stern and directs
operations You hold somewhat smaller canoe,
and dig into the with it at his command
Part of the fun is in the padding
One two. three ho-e." the steersman calls
and the passengers" who also the crew,
paddle out toward the creaming foamy line
where the surf is rolling in An oncoming wave
tits the bow skyward, and shower of spray
Sits back the paddlers
With deep swerve of his paddle, the steers
man turns the canoe till it points shoreWard
and waits scanning the seaward horizon. Soon,
away on the notched rim of the world the sea
bulges and stands dark against the sky. The
paddlers settle in their seats, poise paddles and
at a sharp command from the pilot drive the
canoe in long, rhythmic strokes toward the shore
ahead of the coming wave.
Steadily the stroke quickens, and still the wave
gains, till it lifts the stern with a mighty up
ward thrust. Padding at double time, the crew
puts forth every effort to increase the speed
then at another quick signal, paddles are held
upright, and the canoe leaps onward with in
credible velocity urged solely by the power of
the wave.
CPRAY flies in faces. Surfboards pass or ride
y abreast. or fall behind. Other canoes glide
parallel their occupants shouting gay messages.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

They were discoverers before Christopher Co.
lumbus, before Left Ericsson. Shaping their
course by wind and current and stars, they
found and coloniZed these islands, one of the
farthest inhabited places from any other land.
In such ship, if we may believe the tales
handed down from of DID, Hawai-loa sailed in
the fifth century from land whose location and
very existence are matters of conjecture.
Through seven changes of the moon, the story
says, he sailed, and his men bent strong backs
to the deep-sea paddle, intoning seamens
chants. 1t has been surmsed that he came from
the East Indes-5000 miles or more-haltng at
scattered islands by the way, he followed
star that glowed red in the evening sky. There
must have been times when the poi ran thin in
the wooden bowls, and the fresh water sank to
a feeble trickle in the gourds the hollow
joints of bamboo There must have been time
when the last pig, the last fowl, had been
slaughtered, the last young coconut drained of
its lifegiving juice and the shell scraped dry of
the last shred of tender meat
No doubt iawail-loa prayed, then, to the gods
of the sky and sea- or his priest prayed and
rain fell upon the thirsty canoemen Perhaps he
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

ward horizon sinuous darting gleam against
the darkness of the shadowed hollow of the
Again backs bend and paddles dip strongly into
the ghosty water; lines CT a half-forgotten
chant sound weirdly through the night
The wave overtakes you with incredible rap
idity; in this haf-darkness it seems even more
conscious and alive, the shoreward speed even
more rapid than in the light of day
THERE modern canoes at Waikiki, built
! of canvas stretched over wooden frames and
modelled after the boats of the American In
dian. They are useful for padding or sailing
within the reef But they are still few. The an
cient Hawaiian dugout, with its stabilizing out
rigger log, remains the favorite, and the only
boat really adapted to the surf. 1t is one of the
Oldest types of seagoing craft in the world, and
it has persisted without even a change in the
method of lashing the parts together, for untold
centuries. In such canoes these, though larger
and connected in pairs with mat sails and a
grass house on the platform between the twin
hulls, the ancestors of these beach boys voyaged
thousands of miles over the uncharted Pacific
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-27

PbOfOy
Spray Flies in Faces. Surfboards Pass, -.
Or Ride Abreast, Or Fall Behind. Other
Canoes Glide Parallel The Steersman
Watches Closely the Tilt of the Plung
ing Canoe"
plunging canoe Lean on the outrigger!" and
turn over or be swamped in the violence of the
sea-
The speed slackens. The steersman leaps up
and down in the stern; digs his paddle in anew.
On, on till the canoe touches the sand in the
last dying ripple of the wave And then you
turn and paddle out again to repeat the thrilling
experience.
1t is one of the happiest, most healthful pur-
suits in all American sportdom But there are
other joys in store. If, on full-moon night, you
can find the watchman and persuade him to un-
lock the paddle-shed, you are treated to ex-
perience you will never forget for there is moth
ing quite like it.
The moon silvers the edges of waves and the
long fringes of palms Broad rings of foam
CLEAN white under it's radiance. The night
breeze is cool and refreshing, whispering peace.
Like ghosts of ships the long canoes ride be-
meath that unwordly light, and lie gently rising
and falling, where the surf begins. half a mile
from shore.
A culver of light dances, this time. on the sea-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
MRS. A. CABRERA
DIED LAST NIGHT
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
CONDUCTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON

Mrs. Antonio Cabrera, IS. died
HAS o'clock last night in the
residence of her sOn-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
Miner, with whom she had been
making her home in the Air Sta
ton apartments
Funeral services viii be held {
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
the home of her son, Sebastian
Cabrera. Jr.. at 811 Southland
street, to St. Mary's Star Of the
Sea Catholic church Rev. VIM
Reagan, s. j., viii officiate.
Pallbearers will be- William
Bates, Manolo Cremata, Arturo
Lujan, William Camalisr. J. B.
Sullivan, Everett Rivas.
Funeral arrangements in charge
of Lopez Funeral Home
Survivors are: Two daughters
Mrs. Ralph Miner and Mrs. An
tonia Arencibia; two sons. Sebas-
tan, Jr., and Joseph Cabrera;
three grandchildren. Sebastian
Cabrera, III, Zetta Frances Ca
brera and Joseph Arencibia; enc
sister. Mrs Maria Caraballo Arti-
gas, of Cuba.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
WILSON GIVEN
COURT HEARING
CHARGED WITH RECKLESS
DRIVING OF AUTOMOBILE
ON STATE ROAD

S. w. Wilson, charged with
recklessly driving an automobile
on the state road, was arraigned
in the court of Peace Justice
Frank o. Roberts yesterday aft
ernoon for preliminary hearing.
Charges were preferred by R.
M. Graham, in charge of the air.
ways radio station at the head of
the island, who alleges that his
car was struck by the car being
driven by the accused.
After considering the testimony
in the case Justice Roberts de-
cided there was sufficient evil
dence to warrant the case being
referred to higher tribunal and
bound the accused over in bond
of 500 to await trial at the next
term of criminal court.
The car which was driven by
Mr.. Wilson carried license tag
X2-578. The driver, it is said, is
employed in supervisory capa-
city on projects on the Florida
Keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
O'BRYANT WILL
RETURN SHORTLY
SCHOOL PROFESSOR WENT
TO OXFORD TO ATTEND
FUNERAL OF FATHER

Professor Horace O'Bryant,
principal of Key West High
School, is expected to return the
latter part of the week, accom-
panied by Mrs. O'Bryant, from
Oxford, Fla, where they went to
attend the funeral of Mr.. O'Bry-
ants father, Elwood O'Bryant.
Elwood O'Bryant, II, was .
retired cattleman and farmer who
had been a resident of the Ok
ford section of Florida for the
past 25 years, going there from
lakewood, Ill.
Survivors are his widow; one
son, of Key West; three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. ]. c. Bailey and Miss
Violet O'Bryant. of Oxford, and
Mrs. R. D. Simkins, of Flint,
Mich. He has a brother in Cas-
tlerock, Washington, and a sister
in lakewood, Ill.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
CUBA BRINGS in
Il PASSENGERS
VESSEL LEAVES LATE in
AFTERNOON ENRouTE
TO TAMPA

The Steamship Cuba, of the P.
and o. S. s. company, arrived
from Havana yesterday after
noon with IL first class and five
second class passengers for Key
West; So first and three second
class passengers for Tampa.
The vessel sailed 5 o'clock for
Tampa and st. Petersburg with
81 passengers, six having taken
passage at Key West.
Steamship Ceiba, of the Stand
ard Fruit and Steamship COM
pany, is due to arrive from New
York tomorrow, will dock for
bunkers at the Porter Dock COM
pany, and proceed to Frontera,
Mexico.
Tender Ivy, of the lighthouse
department, which was conducting
operations in Miami harbor and
on the Florida reef, returned to
port 2:30 o'clock this morning.
Power Boat C.. w. Powers, o!
the Oversee Transportation Com
pany, arrived this morning from
Miami and intermediate points
with freight cargo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
LIQUOR BLINDS
COLORED WOMAN
TWO HELD FOR INVESTICA
TON IN CONNECTION
WITH SERVING DRINK

Randolph Walker and Ethel KEEL
ly, colored, are being held in
county Jail, pending investiga-
ton by sheriff's officers into the
illness of Josephine Saunders, also
colored, which followed taking
a drink of liquor, given her by
the others.
Becoming seriously i'll after
taking the drink, the condition of
the Saunders woman became so
alarming the matter was report
ed to the sheriff's office, and
Chief Deputy Bernard Waite and
Deputy Ray Elwood, started an
investigation.
It was later decided to call in a
physician who gave his opinion
that the woman had taken a good
sized drink Of liquor containing
wood alcohol. The woman, Dep
uty Waite said today lis suffer
ing from intermittent blindness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
CURRY HARRIS
ANNOUNCES FOR
COUNTY JUDGE
LOCAL ATTORNEY PLANS
MAKING RACE FOR POSI-
TON IN COMING PRIMARY
ELECTION IN JUNE

w. Curry Harris, local attorney,
is announcing that he viii be H
candidate in the June Primary for
the Democratic nomination Of
County Judge.
Mr.. Harris was born in Key
West and attended the public
schools of this county. graduating
from Monroe County High School
in 1928. He then attended the
University of Florida and was
awarded the degree Of Bachelor
of Arts and Juris Doctor. Since
1929 he has been actively engag-
cd in the practice Of law IN this
city.
In an interview this morning
with a representative of The
Citizen, among other things, Mr.
Harris said:
''In my opinion, the office Of
County Judge is one Of the most
important and exacting of the
county offices. The people Of
Monroe County have been ex-
tremely fortunate heretofore IN
having this office filled by men
of unquestionable integrity.
~
education and experience, ] be-
heve that / am fully qualified for
this nomination. I furthsr fee
that my personal record has been
such as to merit the confidence
of the people of Monroe County.
eff successful in my candidacy
l promise the people of this coun-
ty that / will endeavor to fiji the
office honestly, diligently and 70
the best of my ability"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
PLANE BRINGS
II PASSENGERS
EQUAL NUMBER LEFT YES
TERDAY ON AIRCRAFT EN-
ROUTE TO MIAMI

Arriving about one hour late
from Miami the plane of the Pan
American Anyways arrived this
morning with IL passengers. Ar
rivals were:
Harry Smith, Vivian Smith,
William Chisholm, Dan Jones.
Charles Sullivan, John C. Hall,
William Fripp, Rogelio Gomez,
George Ostrander, Blanche Os-
trander, Louis Hought.
Departures yesterday after
noon 4 o'clock were: Frank j.
Cronin, Frank Smith, Charles
Hulswit, John Thomas, Miguel
Fajardo, Charles Stevens, Edwin
McCord, Nathalie Taylor, Ann
Haskins, George Parks, Walter Ma
loney.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
NO APPOINTMENT
YET TO POSITION
OF COUNTY JUDGE
WIRE SENT TO GOVERNOR
URGING THAT NONE 9TH
Err THAN AN ATTORNEY BE
SELECTED FOR OFFICE

Who will be appointed to fill
the vacancy created by the death
of Judge Hugh Gum is question
which has been asked many times
since that sad event of last Sat-
urday.
That will not be known, it is
said, until the return of Cover
nor Dave Sholtz from Washing
ton, and this will not be until next
Tuesday, is the opinion of Peace
Justice Rogelio Gomez, who re-
turned from Tallahassee via plane
from Miami this morning.
Peace Justice Gomez left Sat
urday over the highway with
State Senator Arthur Gomez for
the expressed purpose of seeking
the appointment to fill out the
unexpired term of the late Judge
Gum.
Upon arrival at Tallahassee
thew were informed the governor
was in Washington. Upon learn
ing that his return was not anticl-
pated until next Tuesday, pos
sibly. Peace Justice Gomez re-
turned to Key West, leaving Sen
ator Gomez in jacksonville.
In the meantime the matter OF
an appointee for the office until
the election in November was
discussed among local attorneys
and the decision was reached that
only a qualified attorney should
be appointed.
When the office of probate
Judge for Monroe county was first
authorized, it was considered g
simple matter to handle the at
fairs, and the question of lega
qualifications was not considered
it is stated.
However, since that time the
business of the office, its scope
ana f.srnffcatfons have grown n
such an extent that in the opin
ion of attorneys who have vas
amount of business with the pro
bate, or county judge, only
practicing attorney should be ap
pointed.
Believing that the best inter
ests of the people would be served
by such an appointment, at
torneys, members of the bar as
ISOLATION, yesterday sent a tele
gram to Governor ShOltz, pro
testing the appointment of an!
person to complete the unex
pired term of Judge Gum, ex
cept an attorney.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
CUBAN OFFICIALS
ARRIVED in CITY
ENROUTE TO TAMPA IN CON-
NECTION WITH GASPA-
RILLA FESTIVAL

Garcia Balleres, secretary OF
the Department of Agriculture OF
Cuba; Oscar Contreras, engineer
for the department, and other OF
ficials from the same government
tai branch, were passengers on
the Steamship CuDa yesterday en-
route to Tampa.
They are to be guests of the
city during the celebrations to be
held as part of the Gasparilla
festival, and will establish at the
exposition now in progress an
exhibit of tobacco, rum, sugar,
and other products of the Is
land.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
ROTES WORKING IN
INTEREST OF CLUB
MEETING WITH MUCH Sue
CESS IN DRIVE FOR LARG-
Err ATTENDANCE

Key West Rotary Club made a
good start last week towards at
tanning the attendance record for
the month of February set by the
attendance committee of which
DIR. VIM. P. Kemp is chairman.
The club made 100 percent
record at the luncheon last Thurs
day and is striving to- make 1t 100
percent for the entire month of
February. The attendance COM
mittae is urging every member to
be present at the meeting tomor-
row.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
PATTY ATTACKS
STATE SYSTEM,
CITING SCHOOLS
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
ALSO MAKES REFERENCE
TO VARIOUS OTHER MAT
TIERS AFFECTING FLORIDA
Especial Ia The Cifixenl

tSpeetnf To The CftiEenb
OCALA, Fla, Feb. 12.-Florida
people can attribute the plight of
the state school system today.
ranking low in comparison with
the system of other states, large
ly to the "two job man practice, >"
that is the employment of legisla-
tors by the state in other capa-
cities, B. F. Patty, candidate for
governor, last night told an aud
fence in the Circuit Court room of
the Court House.
"The terrible dilemma in which
our schools find themselves is all
that is required to demonstrate
the insidious and evil practice of
the two-job man practice" he
said.
"On April 5, a bill was spOn-
sored and introduced by 81 MEM
bers of the legislature to give one
cent of the gas tax TO schools,
which would have amounted to
about $4,000, 900. Included in
the CT introducers of the bill were
~ of the two-job legislators.
About one month later the bill
came up on a motion to table,
which was carried, and voting for
the motion to table were the IL
two-job men who were among its
original supporters. The II legis-
lative jobholders became executive
jobholders also. hence the defeat
of the bill"
Patty drew repeated applause
from his audience which filled the
Circuit Court room. His attack on
slot machines was prefaced by
applause and again drew cheers
when he announced he proposed
not only to seek repeal of the
law, "but to prevent their illegal
operation within the state"
In addition to the court room
crowd, many heard his address
through a loud speaker placed
adjacent to the court house lawn.
Paty's proposal to limit the pow
er of the pardon board, which IN
period of two years has remit
ted fines or set aside sentences In
about 1900 cases, also drew ap-
, plause.
"Should / have the honor to
become your governor" he prom
ised, "our little capital city is not
going to be a place of women,
wine and song when the legisia-
ture meets" he said.
- 81 hold our legislators should
be in an atmosphere of business
conducive to their best, work, and
| T. do not mean, either, that | am
going to try to reform the morals
of everybody" saying it was be-
coming increasingly hard for the
public to learn about business at
the state capitol now.
Patty promised if he should be-
come governor, the Withholding
of information about state at
fairs by any state official would
amount to a discharge for the Of
fetal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
NO SUCCESSOR TO
JUDGE QUINN YET
J. C. PIoDELA REMAINS IN
CHARGE OF OFFICE THAT
REMAINS CLOSED

Until the governor announces
the appointment of a successor
to the office of county judge.
made vacant by the death of
Judge Hugh Gum, the office will
be closed, but j. G. Piodela re-
mains in charge until that time.
In Monroe county the only Of
fetal having jurisdiction of mat
tiers pertaining to the office of
probate judge is Judge Jefferson
B. Browne, of circuit court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
THANKS EXTENDED
FOR SKETCH MADE

Major Edward Bowes,e Of ANA
teur Hour fame, is appreciative
of a pencil sketch of the major
made by Miss Anna Kirchheiner,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Otto
Kirchheiner, and sent him recent
ly.
In acknowledging the gift and
extending thanks to the sender
the major writes: ''The picture is
an excellent likeness, and l do
appreciate your thoughtfulness in
sending it."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
NzA~G&rIoOAHNG
T:;.:p.glER WA ELLINGTON

LANDON MOVES IN FRONT
BORAH TO STUMP OHIO
APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT
SOCIALIST THOMAS SPEAKS
SEES DYING SOCIAL ORDER
MINE WORKERS BACK F. D. R
REVERSE LABOR PRACTICE
WALLACE'S SHARP ATTACK
BUDGET AND LOST TAXES
FREE TRADE ZONES
MOVE GOLD BY MAIL
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
AMATEUR PROGRAM.
TOMORROW NIGHT.
SCHEDULED EVENT TO BE
GIVEN AT BAYVIEW
PARK

The weekly amateur night pro-
gram sponsored by the recreation
section of the local WPA viii be
staged tomorrow night at Bay
view Park. The program is to
start, at 1880 p. VI.
"Wimpy's Tumbling Team"
will offer the main feature Of the
evening, it was announced. The
latest songs hits viii be Offered,
and King Phillip, recently re-
turned son Of Key West, viii ap-
pear as guest artist. Ernest
"Cooehe" Sanchez also will offer
vocal selections.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
DEFER COUNTY
BOARD MEETING

Regular meeting of the board
of county commissioners is not ex-
pected to be held this evening,
because there is no expectancy of
a quorum being present.
Commissioner Norberg Thomp-
son is out of the city; Commission
er VIM. R.. Porter is recuperating
from a recent illness and Com
missioner Braxton' B. Warren this
morning was reported as unable
to attend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-02-12
cARvEs FIGURES

ELKT0N, Md. - Fifty-four
years ago Stephen Reynolds, Of
this city, carved the figures
1887, the year Of his sons
birth, on the back of q land ter
rapin. His son found the terra
pin recently, carved the figures
deeper, and set IL one its way.