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ments in the cheaper magazines offering for a small fee, usually ten cents, to put interested per sons in touch with others of eith- CT sex who were interested in the exchange of literature and photo graphs of an obscene nature. Upon remitting the original fee of ten cents the persons answer ing the advertisement of ''The Letter Club Different" were then forwarded an identification and descriptive blank, which, when properly filled out and returned to "The Letter Club Different gave a minute description as to the sender's age, weight. height, features and physical measure ments in addition to stating the type and sex of the person with whom they wished to correspond on obscene, lewd and lascivious subjects.
 Following receipt of this infor- nation sThe Letter Club Differ ent' then assigned a file number to the individual, who then was required to forward two dollars for a years membership in the club. Upon payment of the annual dues, the member was then supplied with lengthy lists
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-04
VESSEL BEING
 FIXED
Sailing Date Postponed
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 SEATTLE, Jan. 4, R. H. Ummel, government purchasing agent announced today that re- pair work on the ''North Star, will delay her sailing for the north until about January 10th. It was originally scheduled to sail on the sixth, but was damag ed by a storm enroute to Seattle from Nome, in the fall.
 The General Gorgas will re- place her. It is due to arrive here on the ninth. and will then stow a full cargo of food and supplies and return north about the 18th.
 Passenger accomodations on the Gorgas are numbered at l32.
 The steamer Arctic is posted to arrive here today and will sail for San Francisco shortly.
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(By The Associated preSS)

(By The Associated press)
 TACOMA, Jan. 4, - Inspector E. w. Wilson. of the State Police, said he believed that the hun dreds of armed men spread thru out southwestern Washington, had "cut off the escape" of two kidnap case suspects.
 Every automobile in the area around Shelton, Washington, 50 miles southwest of here was be- ing stopped by blockading offic- CTS, following the report Satur- day night by G. R. Grubbe, a mil. watchman, that two men had driven into a private parking lot and ordered him into the mill office.
 They instructed him to tell Dr. Mattson personally, every thing is well".
 q was standing near the off, ce about 5:3O p.m., said Grubbe,
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fBy The Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Jan. 3. - The Seat tie Post Intelligencer Saturday night published under a copy right. what it termed the auth thentic ransom note left a week ago Sunday by the kidnaper of Charles Mattson, aged 10, in Tacoma.
 Following is the text:
 "Get eighteen thousand doll ars in five and ten dollar old bills, the numbers not to run consecutively.
 Get ten thousand dollars in fifty dollar old bills, the num- bers not to run consecutively. This amount will double each week.
 The boy is safe.
 s'When you are ready, insert in the personal column of the Seattle Times Mabel what is your address, and
 Disregard any notes receiv- ed by you unless in this type and in this color of ink, and signed Tim.
 "Use an old Ford car.
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of both men and women, witt brief descriptions of each, wht were identified by numbers rath CT than names. When the "club member found a person, eithe male or female, answering tn description of his desires, he the
 (Continued on Page Three)
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Spaniards Capture
 Nazi Vessel
fBv The Associated Press)

fBy The Associated PreSS)
 BAYONNE, France, Jan. 4, - Reports are being circulated in government circle declaring that an armed patrolship of the Bas- que government, on the northern coast of Spain. had provision ally" captured the fourteen hun dred ton Nazi steamer Pluto.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-04
TWO OF KDNAPERS APPEAR THREATEN
 A MILL WATCEIMAN
Two Men in Dark Coupe Instructed Mill Waterman To Inform Dr. Mattson Kidnapped Boy Is Still
 All Right, Then Drove Off.
Signed: Tim"

Signed: Tim"
 The type and color of ink were not disclosed by the newspaper in the interest of the boys safe ty.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-04

Old Papers for Sale Buy them by the bundle. Use them for starting fires. For Sale At the Nome Nugget.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Moderate low pressure areas,
centered off tn north Pacific
coast and over the Plateau re-
gion, overspread far western dis
tricts; while the strong northern
high pressure area is crested
over the upper Mississippi Valley
and northern Plains States, and
covers most of the country from
the Rocky Mountains eastward.
Rains have been general during
the last "a hours in the West
Gulf States, and Oklahoma, and
from the lower Mississippi Valley
eastward over the Middle and
South Atlantic States, except in
southern Florida, being heavy at
San Antonio, Texas. LEA inches,
and Port Eads, La, 2.76 inches.
There have also been light to mod
crate rains on the Pacific coast
from San Francisco northward,
and light snow in portions of
northern Michigan. Colder wealth
er has overspread most sections
east of the Rockies. except Flor
ida, with freezing as far south as
the middle Mississippi and upper
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14
Commissioners Hear
Ferry Slip Matter

CONTINUED from Page one)
checks, were read, checked and
approved.
Mr.. Bervaldi called attention to
the WPA project for lateral roads
on No Name Key and advised that
the papers and setup for the work
was in his hands and ready for
signatures. After a brief discus
sion Mr.. Bervaldi and Clerk Saw
yer were authorized to sign the
application and forward them to
headquarters.
Because of the necessity of
taking up certain matters Monday
night the chairman ordered a re-
cess until that time, following
which announcement the meeting
was dismissed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14
SOUTH AMERICAN REPORT

South american countries are sup
posed to be very friendly to the United
States and favorable to our world policies,
especially since President Roosevelt's
good neighbor" example, but reports
brought home by travellers tell us that
"Mussolini and Hitler today outrank Presi-
dents Roosevelt. Justo, Alessandri and
Benavides in the daily news
This is the opinion of Carl w Acker-
man who recently made a two months
survey of the press radio and cinema in
relation to public opinion in the southern
continent
Dean Alderman pays tribute to the IN
dependence maintained by the newspapers
in view of the obstacles of censorship, die
tatorship and pressure from advertisers to
suppress news. He finds interest in the
war in Spain 50 widespread that, in spite
of the alertress 81 lseArs editors, German
and Italian news Ventures and photo
graphs get good space He found the
press ef Argentina as free and indie
pendent and fesourcefur' as the press IN
this country
As a general rule the people of the
United States know little or nothing about
the nations of South America. Our local
schools stress French and forget Spanish
and Portuguese. the languages used By
our neighbor peoples. Actually, We rarely
know the names of the political leaders Of
the leading South American powers even
if We recognize the value of their trade.
To test this. see il you know the eoun-
tries Of the three South American presi-
dents. named in the first paragraph Of
this article
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14
A Three Days Cough
Is Your Danger Signal

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold, or bronchial Irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
YOU cannot afford TO take a chance
with any remedy less potent than
Creomulsion, which goes right to
the seat of the trouble and aids ma
ture to soothe and heal the infiamed
mucous membranes and to loosen
and expel the germ-laden phlegm.
Even II other remedies have failed.
cont be discouraged, try Creomul-
sion. Your druggist Is authorized to
refund your money II you are not
thoroughly satisfied with the bene-
fits obtained from the very first
bottle. Creomulsion IS one word-nok
two, and II has no hyphen in IL.
Ask for it plainly. see that the name
on the bottle IS Creomulsion. and
you'll get the genuine product and
the relief you want. ADV
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14
WEATHER FORECAST
(TiII 7:3O y. M. Fridav)

Till 1880 p. M, Friday
Key West and Vicinity: Mostly
cloudy, possibly light showers to
night and Friday; somewhat cool.
er Friday; moderate variable
winds becoming northerly.
Florida: Mostly cloudy, possibly
light showers in south portion To-
night and Friday and in northeast
portion tonight, somewhat colder
in north and central portions to-
night and in south and east por-
tions Friday.
jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Moderate norther-
~ winds possibly fresh at times
over north portion and moderate
variable winds becoming north
erly over south portion, mostly
overcast weather with scattered
showers tonight and over south
portion Friday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

October IL reminded us that Column
bus was the first tourist to visit this side
of the Atlantic. Accommodations in 1892
were not all that could be desired. but
considerable improvements have been made
since then. If they had not. the tourist
business would have slumped This is a
reminder that Key West must now plan to
accommodate the many visitors who have
secluded this beautiful island in their
Itinerary or they will never come back and
lso influenced their friends to stay away
That must be avoided.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

If you want to know who is running
for the various city offices, look in The
Citizen under Political Announcements
and you will know. At the same time it is
not bad idea to give each candidate
noted there your earnest consideration,
then for once put aside your prejudices,
and vote ON November 8, for those your
honest judgment dictates will best serve
the interests of this community.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14
MR.. sTIMsoN URGES ACTION

1t is an interesting coincidence that
on the very day that President Roosevelt
delivered his address at Chicago, urging
peace-loving nations to take concerted &C
ton in behalf of peace, former Secretary
of State Henry L. Stimson made an appeal
for joint action by the nations to curb
Japan.
Mr. Stimson, it will be recalled, was
in office when the crisis arose over Jap
anese action in Manchuria. He attempted
to make effective protest at that time but
was not supported by other nations and
finally declared that this country would
not recognize any gains won by Japan in
violation of the Nine Power treaty, as i'm
plemented by the Kellogg BRAND pact re-
nouncing war as an instrument of national
policy
Mr.. Stimson's letter had been COM
pleted before the Presidents speech but,
in general, their ideas were harmonious
and he hailed Mr.. Roosevelt's utterance
as "an act of leadership" which, he hoped,
would result in a new birth of American
courage in facing and carrying out our re-
sponsibilities in this crisis"
"China's principal need,'' says Mr..
Stimson, sis not that something should be
done by outside nations to help her, but
that outside nations should cease helping
her enemy" He stressed the dependence
of Japan upon the United States and the
British commonwealth for vitality essential
commodities, which in her present totter-
ing financial condition, she can purchase
only by exports, mostly raw silk, of which
the United States buys about eight per
cent.
with the foreign exchange thus OBJ
tanned from us Japan is purchasing /. . the
raw materials for her guns" he con-
cludes.
In the opinion of this former cabinet
member, Japanese aggression is not only
being actively assisted by selling and
buying in this country and Great Britain
"but our assistance is so effective and pre-
dominant that without it even today the
aggression would in all probability be
promptly checked and cease"
Mr. Stimson does not think that the
Far Eastern crisis is a case where there
Should be any thought of America send
ing armies to participate in the strife that
is going on in Asia" He realizes that the
future character of the civilization of Asia
must be determined, whether peacefully
or by war, by the mens of Asia them
selves" and that eff China is to be saved
from domination by force, it must be saved
by the courage and sacrifice of armed
Chinese men," At the same time he feels
that the great English speaking peoples,
through their purchase of japanese ex-
ports, are providing the sinews of war for
the island empire, because Japan is de
pendent upon the outside world for her
ability to attack China"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14
KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken
From The Files Of The Citizen

Thousands of letters from
every section of the world are
Filing up at the pootoffice to be
sent on the first plane carrying
mail from Key West to Cuba.
And these letters are going TO all
parts of the globe, Germany,
Italy, Australia, the Virgin Is
lands, Uruguay, the Canal Zone,
and in almost any other direction
one can mention. Stamp and
curio collectors are mainly re-
5. onsib.e for the large number OF
letters to go by the first plane.
Many of the letters carry not one
but several stamps, and some
carry as many as twelve, all diff
ferent. In the collection of let
tiers, stamps of every denomina-
ton the United States is issuing
at the present time can be found,
and occasionally one that is not
being issued at the present time.
OF course, the general request is
for the recipients to return the
envelopes with the cancelled
stamps, the usual rule with en-
thusiastic stamp col ectors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Press dispatches from Spain state
that Ernest. Hemingway, the author who
is a citizen of Key West. had a narrow es-
cape from death when the hotel where he
was guest was bombed. One of the
bombs in its destructive mission crashed
into the room where the author of Fare
well to Arms" was engaged in writing his
impressions of the internecine war in the
land Of the Don. This title to his cele-
brated book seems to have been pre-
mature. In the light Of current martial
events it might have been appropriately
named "Au Revoir to Arms
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Japanese cooperation with China is
not easily understood by other nations
but in a topsy-turvy world everything must
be done in topsy-turvy way. In crazy
world, the sane are viewed with suspicion
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Paul NUM-. actor, born in Aus
tria, ~ years ago.
Lillian Gish, actress, born at
Springfield, Ohio, Al years ago.
DIR. Henry A. Ironside. pastor
Of the Moody Memorial Church.
Chicago, born in Toronto, 81 years
ago.
Most Rev. Joseph f. Rummel,
Catholic archbishop of New Or
leans. born in Germany, 81 years
ago.
canon de yaleral Irish Free
State head. born in New York
City, 50 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Save little of thy income. and thy hide-bound
pocket VIII soon begin to thrive and thou wilt
never cry again with an empty stomach; neither
will creditors insult thee. nor want Cypress. nor
hunger bite, nor viii nakedness freeze thee. The
whole hemisphere viii shine brighter and
pleasure spring up in every corner of thy heart.
Benjamin Franklin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

The stock market has reached the
stage where it is every man for himself
and "sauve qui peu, as Napoleon shouted
to his scattering army, when it was routed
at the Battle of Waterloo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Whirligig can confirm widesprssd re-
port that the Miami Herald will be sold by
Col Frank B. Shuts. While there is no
confirmation by contracting parties as yet.
you may depend upon it that the Herald
win soon pass into the hands of John s.
Knight. owner-publisher of the Akron
(0hiol Beacon-Journal Mr. knight IS an
active. able and progressive newspaper
man and a highly successful publisher. He
is an annual winter visitor to Miami Beach
Colonel Shuts viii arrive in Miami Thurs
day morning from his summer home in
PittSfield. Mass. and Yen may look for for
NAL announcement of the sale any day
Miami Daily News Whirligig.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Nobody reads editorials, some say.
But just bawl someone out in one and see
what happens.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Even the bombs over China have not
killed as many people as we kill in this
land of the free every year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Norman Armour of N. j., u. S.
Minister to Canada, born in Eng
land Cof American parentagel +,
so years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Ohio Valleys; while temperatures
are generally above normal over
the far West.
G. S. KENNEDY,
Official in Charge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

. ; 8 . 3 ; 3 3 3 : 8
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs Woodrow Wilson, widow of
the President, born in Virginia, 65
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Sumner Welles, Undersecretary
of State. born in New York City,
45 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

gesssa There's divinity that shapes our
ENDS, and middle age ends our shapes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

ish first rate. | knew that was
the National Embe.m just as good
as if they had been playing it in
English, stead er Cuban"
Anna Josephine James, daugh-
ter of Captain and Mrs. Thomas
James, 416 Whitehead street, is
celebrating the eleventh anniver-
sary of her birth this afternoon
with MASQUERADE Halloween par
ty, to which large number of
her little friends were invited.
The home is profusely decorated
with tokens in keeping with the
season. ~
Western Union officials are
members of party fishing in
the waters of Key West and are
having a great time. They are
guests of local Manager PEBBLES
and Dick Steadman. Yesterday
they brought in more than 100
pounds of choice fish and were
thrilled with the experience. H. G.
Worthen, General manager of the
Atlanta division; his secretary, S.
g. Quisenberry and General Super
intendent j. S. Calvert are among
the visitors. They are here on a
general inspection trip, and re-
port everything in perfect condi-
ton. ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Farley's Niece to Wed Friday Head
me- Farewell to the Good Man.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Editorial comment: "Huh,"
piped up a rookie Z. s. Marine. as
the Cuban band. playing. filed
past, I'm gittin' to learn Span
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Pimpey Rojas is going into the
ring at the Athletic cub tonight,
looking for a chance to hang the
no sign on Battling Jackson in
the grudge fight which is schedul-
ed on the Eddie Villareal card.
In the first fight between these
two. jackson stopped the smuggling
Rojas with a sleep producer in
one of the earlier rounds of the
fight. Rojas is not satisfied and
asked for the return match to-
night The fans are going to see
plenty of action, il is forecast.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Meacham Airport, the new fly
ing field here, will be in condi-
ton for planes to land and take
off by October 10, the date the
service is to be inaugurated, it
was learned today. The sub-grade
of the west runway is being
thrown up and this viii be com
pleted and in use while the other
sections of the field is under con-
struction. About 40 men are
employed on the work and excel
lent progress has oeen made with
the exception of interference by
occasional showers. One of the
planes to be placed in use is ready
to leave New York for Key West
and will start south as soon as
landing cities are ready here.
For this reason the airport con-
tractors are centering all their
efforts on the one runway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KEY WEST
Member of the Federal Reserve
Member of the F. DI.c
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

Advices received today are to
the effect that the grand jury
sitting in Cincinnati, in the case
of George Remus today present.
ed a true bill, charging deliber-
ate and premeditated malice in
the staying of his wife, after an
investigation covering two days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-14

barometer reading al q q. an:
Sea level, 1895.
Evening star., 1937-10-14

those two perennial rivals-Mrs. Bet
ty P. Meckley, twice champion, and
Mrs. E. Boyd Morrow of Baltimore.
four times winner Of the title-clash-
ing for the right to enter tomorrow's
final round. Miss Brown went 20 holes
to defeat the fighting Mrs. K. s. Giles
yesterday, while Mrs Stern, who licked
Helen Dettweiler in the first round,
upset Ellen Kincaid, another favorite,
on the 23d hole. Mrs. Meckley moved
smoothly to 5-and-3 win over Mrs.
George Hussey, while Mrs. Morrow
had TO call on her best golf to win by
3 and over Mrs. w. r. Stokes. To-
morrow's final will begin at 10 am.
WASHINGTON GOLF AND COUN-
w TRY CLUBS postponed women's
title tourney will open tomorrow with
an 18-hole medal round with the fol-
lowing pairings:
8 am, Mrs. Don Dougherty and Mrs.
Connolly: 9,05. Mrs w. E. Niles and Mrs
W. A; Gray: $40, Mrs. E. D Wilson and
Tschifely and Mrs. s. w. Du Bois; 9:25.
Mrs. P. Adams and Mrs. Walsh: $50. Mrs.
9St59 Thscksr Mrs sna ar.ad MIS- G. Merillst:
10 am. mrs. r N. Sutton: Mrs. T. N.
Pc Lashmutt and Mrs, D; F. Freer; 10:05,
i n5 Mrs oe Koehessberser ssR Ms R and safy Mrs
and Mrs. hopkins: 16:s5. ~ Mrs. w. nf9e r. LittIe
and Mrs D. G. GTuvssr ,
G. c. RQpey.
Evening star., 1937-10-14
TUSSLE BY ROUNDS
IN MAT TILT HERE.
Cox, Hanson Will Introduce
Method Followed in
Other Countries.

NAUGURATING novel twist into
the somewhat moth-eaten cauli-
flower industry here, Promoter
4 Joe Turner >tonight patterns the
feature match of his graphing card
after a style that has proved i'm
mensely popular in South Africa and
South America.
Supplanting the usual one or two
hour time limit matches, Joe Cox and
Billy Hanson will tangle in six rounds
OF 10 minutes each. with q minute rest
between rounds. The decision, should
one be necessary, will be rendered
only by the referee, but, should the
system prove popular. Turner plans to
install judges as well as referee.
Cox, stormy Kansas City Journey
man. was disqualified in a previous
match with Hanson here when he
socked both Billy and Referee Benny
Bortnick. Hanson lost last week to
Dean Detton.
Detton and Abe Kashey will toll in
one-hour time limit co-feature, while
Commute preliminaries list Karl
Davis stacking up against Casey Ber-
ger, Walter Podolak squaring off with
Jim Wallace and Bill Sledge bending
bones with Jake Patterson.
The card, to be staged at Turner's
Arena, will get under way at $50
o'clock.