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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-28
CHURCH OFFICER
WILL VISIT HERE
PRESIDING ELDER TO HOLD
REGULAR QUARTERLY
CONFERENCE

DR.. C. K. vliet, presiding elder
of the Miami District Methodist
churches, viii arrive in Key West
today from Miami and viii be
heard in Fleming Street church
this evening.
In connection. with his visit DIR.
Yliet win hold the regular quar-
terly conference in Fleming Street
church.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-28

TALLAHASSEE, May IL
The Senate tonight passed Hoass
Bill 1858 by Representative b c
PaPy creating the Florida Keys
Aqreduct Comzaission e. carry
water TO Key West and other
keys
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-28
DO YOU KNOW

CHICKEN is a Summer Food
and IL is just as CHEAP as good
meat. We have BEoilers. Fryers
and Hens. Dressed and Drawn.
Fulford's Poultry Farm
Phone $50 Z Deliver
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-28
House Passes Measure
For PensiOnillg OF Mrs.
BustO And Children
CBy AssoeIatrd Prezsp

TALLAHASSEE. May ~
The House passed House Bin TIA
By Representative Bernie c. Papy
for . special pension 20 Mrs. Lois
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16

eaples eyrle of Q ledge, ellnglng llercely to the girl he loved.
 "FVlst time I ever had to shoot M Indian sQuaw," remarked HadeS Jones from the rim, conversation ally, "but by dads she had 1t com ln' to her She'd Q murdered you, Miss M1lssy, ef hadnnt shot her"
 "Yesl Yes, Hades," Bob looked his gratitude. "f'll never forget it, You saved her life. You were therel Thank God, Hades,"
 Lissa herself was still speeches., appalled, by the event. and Bob wasn't yet entirely rational, He thanked Hades In Q strained, un- natural voice,
 "Jest set tight thar and blow . spell" Hades counseled, "You1l git back yore nerve quicker'n Q jack rabbit jumps. 'Taint nothin' but another dead Indian, nohow."
 Hades was Q calm As the cliff 1t. self, His assurance brought Bob to his senses,
 "Youre right, Hades," he inter- rupted, wed be dead but for you and your quick mind, I hope l can think as fast and move aS fast when I'm your age. Hut--thiS Is terrible" '"
 "Shore 'tls,' agreed Hades, "But don't let 1t bother you none, Why every trip usually has to have itS trouble. Thisn just got 1t over With early, Now we oh 70 on with our work, tlggins In this old ruins here and collectin' whatever pots and such truck as you're after. Amt nothin else likely to bother. 1 e'n feel t."
 "Thank you, Hados. I--1 want you to he top boss of our next e&pedi- ton. The commander III Just do the archaeology, I'll let you do oil the /, thinking when we come pack and"
 "Hows thatp You tlggerin' on leaVln' nowp We amt hardly got nothln' done yit," Uncle Hades was ineredulous,
 NO, no, Hadesl Of course, there's the work. But I have something else extremely important to do We'll have to go right in today T. we're going to Do married, LisSa and l, HadeS,"
 Lisa was much ealmer now, She smiled up at the old man, She would have spoken, but
 "f know all about that, young fellerl You been sWeetheartS ever since the day seen you both in Blaneo Canyon, You young fools lest amt had sense enough to know it. Waai, of it wasn't for tn license, I could marry you right now, M'self, took out preaehin' papers so.odd years ago."
 "oh, Unele Hadesl" 'Lissa beamed up at him, Ills grlSSled old head protruded over tho rim In eomieal fashion He was lying prone to talk Co them, "Will you marry uSP You shall He's got Go, DobI won't marry you unless he does."
 Bob grinned. "You hear that, Hades. ft'S war if you don't"
 The Reverend Zachary "Hadcs" Jones was shining happily, and ap. parcntly none of tho three gave thought to tho amazing olreufn. stance, tho positions they held, cllnging there on tho sheer face of 0 great mountain like 50 many birds, Either Bob or 'Lissa could
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16
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have stepped four feet outward and fallen nearly 600. But the second ladder top protruded there, steady and safe, Q short distance down.
 "Th' old Territorial law allowed people to marry and git th' license later, as I recc-lect,;" said Hades, but that thar required Q witness and we aint got none. We got to hire more help"
 "Where's Scott Holliman" de- manted Bob, suddenly remember- lng. I'm not sure he'd do, but"
 "Oh, hlml" Hades paused to ex- pectorate, generally and contemp- tuously. Why he aint here no more' IT discharged him."
 What forp"
 "Why, he talked too free, He e%- pressed some opinions-I better make the de.tRil report to you in private, Boh-and he took out his pistol, Waal, the fact is, I shot his gun outen his hand, give him Q can. teen, and told him of we ever sec hide nor hair of him agtn I'll shoot his fool head off, and by dads l willl"
 VI don't doubt it, Hadesl Thanks for settling that, too" Bob was amused In spite of everything II suppose, sweetheart, there's only ono thing to do now, If you feel like it, we'll start climbing down. Hades, there are ropes up there; you can tic one to 0 rock and slide down to this point"
 1T would be strong and ready, Bob, if I had one more thing" do. clared Mary Melissa, She raised her face toward his,
 He gave 1t to her, Twice, three times, souEdly on the lips,
 THE END
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16
WEEKLY LUNCHEON
 PLANNED BY COP.

Commencing Monday Of next wook the Waterbury Young Republieans' club will sponsor q series Of weekly iuneheonS at tho Hotel Elton, Din. Iler will Do served from i2 to 2 3. m. each Monday, and prominent speak. CTS will Do invited at intermittent periods.
 n announcing tho luncheonB, Mortimer ]. Calvin, president of tho club pointed to tho success Of similar functions under the auspices of clubs in New Haven, Bridgeport, and other Connecticut cities, The affair will De for old and young Republis cars aiikO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16
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Mary Melissa was on the fourth KeanR down when Honey Bee dArted forward. The slim ladder poles stuck Mn waist high above the rim. Honey Ree gave one of them Q savage kick.
 The ladder teetered outwNfdl
 T,issa screamed in terror.
 Below, Bob had Q very narrow footing. It was not enough from which to exert Q counter.ba on the ladder; to try 1t would send both people crashing down,
 He leaped instantly to 0 rocky knob Q short way up, dug one too and both hands into cracks there, and with his free foot reached out and stead.ed the ladder, swung tt back to the cliff, It was Q miracu. lous move, Q matter Of seconds ct tremendous risk.
 "slide down, quick" he shrilled' "To the ledge."
 From above Honey Bee had seen only that her first attempt was Q failure, that the ladder hadn't fallen.
 She stepped again to tho rim, leaned to take the ladder In her hands and literally throw it and the white girl down to destruction, She was crouched for the deter. minted thrust when
 BANQl--a shot roared nearby,
 The ladder went over this time --and with it went Honey Bee her. self
 Mary Melissa had slid down as ordered, clung now with Bob on the rock shelf no bigger than table top, They stood frozen in horror at the drama before them,
 Both tho ladder and tho Indian hurtled in weird windmill fashion, Once, twice, three times, each Of them struck rock protruSions on the way down, sliding and crashing out of sight finally Into the mass of tree tons and broken stones at the cliff base.
 TissA's involuntary reaction was Q low, shuddering moan. Bob gripped her tightly, his muscles tense. The whole tragedy from tho frat kick Of the ladder until now, was but a matter of seconds,
 "she tried to kill you" Bob breathed, relaxing . little. "She pushed you, the laddcrl Then Q
 SYou ALL RIGHT DOWN THARY"A familiar voice shouted down at them,
 "Hadesl" cried Bob, "ohl '. ohl Hadesl Hadesl Yes LlsSa's trem- bling Q little, b.but I'm all right f-i-here, Lissa, darling, sit down, dent stand Slowly, Just sit down on tho ledge and try to relax, 1ts all riQht now, You're safe, It's all over fLE terrible, f.-"
 Bob Barry was strong young man, strong in heart and strong ol muscle, But ho had been through | great deal in the past week He aad Weathered enough crises to lasi nest men a lifetime, Ho neede9 El,lte mems food and rest He nag | right to be jittery thero on thet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16
TodayS AnSwevs Co
 eRANlUk CRACKERS

1. A senator may serve on sevs eral committees Of the Senate.
 2. The Four forSenen of the Apocalypse represent War, peBtis fence, Famine and Death.
 g. Jesse James was killed by c friend, Robert Ford.
 {. Greenland was 90 named by its viking dlscoverer, Eric the Red, who hoped to attract settlers to the new land.
 Q. HCi is hydrochlorle acid. H2o is water, H29o4 A sulphuric acid and NaCi Is sodium chloride Of cpfi- mon salt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16
cRANlUM CRACKERS

1. 7s . senator permitted to serve on more than one Senate cofiifiiit-
 q, What do the Four HoFSein0n of tho Apocalypse synbollseS
 q. Who killed Jesse James, tho notorious Missouri outlaw . {. Why waS Greenland, aii island of much iCe and snow, 60 fiained7 '. 6. DO you know the meaning oi the following common chemical forinulae: Hci, H2o, H2go4, NaolF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16
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 Tall, sturdy. bemedaled, trained In the military manners of tho Marines, Trujlllo rose to hls high office from tho humble post oS railroad telegraph operator. Ho 10 now only 90. And his wealth 10 estimated at several milllena of dollars.
 President Trujillo rules strictly. He began by banishing all oppo. sition. Then he proclaimed an era of "peaee and order" Three years ago when his first four.year term ended his party hailed him as the savior of tho country and urged hig citation for the Nobel Peace prize because of his efforts m settling the old and bitter Haitian boundary dispute,
 lie was reelected on q motto, "God and Trujlllo," ghewered with honorary degrees, his namo gwen to the eollntry'e principal highway Earlier he had Induced his Congress to rename tho capital, Santo Domingo, cIudad Trujillo wvv~vvyvvvvvvvvvvva (Trujillo
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Evening star., 1937-12-23

Demands for drastic action on the
part of Federal authorities to insure de-
livery Of the mails and punishment of
those guilty OF obstruction Immediately
were forthcoming. Ofncials Of the Post
Ofhce Department replied that an in
vestigation was under way and that
punishment would be meted out to any
striker found guilty Of mail interference.
The investigation moved slowly how
ever, and this fact, coupled with the
obvious reluctance of postal officials to
permit use of the mails for strike
breaking purposes, tended to encourage
a belief that no punitive action would
be taken against the offenders.
That apprehension has now been dis
PEELED 1t is true that six Of the nine
men received suspended prison SEN
tences. Two must serve one month each
in Jail, and the ringleader, who pleaded
guilty to nine counts Of mail obstruc-
ton, received sentence OF only two
months. 1t may be that the punish
ment is not commensurate with the
gravity of the offense. If this be true,
1t is of secondary Importance. The vital
consideration is that the lawlessness Of
the actions of the strikers has been rec
ognized, and that the postal authorities
did not relax their efforts to secure pun
ishment of the offenders until a Federal
court had imposed. such penalties as 1t
thought proper.
Evening star., 1937-12-23
Blocking the Mails.

The announcement that nine men
have pleaded guilty to charges of in
terfering with the delivery of United
States mail during the turbulent days
of last summers steel strike comes as
welcome aftermath to a condition that
threatened for a time to undermine. the
confidence Of many citizens in the de-
termination Of government to suppress
mob rule.
Few strikes In this country have been
waged with more bitterness and violence
than that Of the Ohio steel workers
affiliated with the c. I. O.. who were
seeking signed contracts with the Little
Steel producers. Dynamitings and
sluggings were the order of the day, but
the reaction of the country to such
acts of violence was mild when COM
pared with the outhurst Of public in
dignation which followed the announce
ment that the steel workers had refused
to permit mail trucks to enter strike
bound plants and had opened and exam
ined packages Of mail to ascertain
whether they contained food or cloth
ing for non striking workers in the mills.
Evening star., 1937-12-23
Seeks Authority for John
Paul Jones Flag Article

To the Editor Of The Star:
1 have been much interested in an
article appearing in your issue of Sum-
day. December S, 1887, entitled THE
First Raised Flag" by Cynthia Crowell,
in which it is stated that John Paul
Jones hoisted the flag on board the
Alfred on January 6. 1776.
The best information that we have
here is the effect that the date of such
nag raising was December g. ITS. and
| should very much appreciate being in
formed OF the source Of Miss Crowell's
statement
l note also her reference to the use
OF the flag by 1t. Joshua Barney
In Baltimore early in December, IT'S.
l am aware that s1ch statements are
made in "A Memoir of Commodore
Barney" edited by Mary Barney in
1882, and some subsequent books on
Barney, but think that Miss Crowell
may have found some other source.
would be very grateful to know of such
additional verification.
The incident referred to by Miss
Crowell, Of the Governor of st. Eustatia
having saluted the flag of the Andrea
Doria. Capt Isaiah Robinson (Joshua
Barney was first lieutenant on board) !,
is. of course, we'll known, but my UNDER
standing is that the usual claim in favor
Of John Paul Jones having priority has
reference to an authorized salute From
the fact that the Governor of St..
Eustatia was recalled in consequence
OF his act it is very apparent that his
salute was not authorized by his govern
ment. D. W. KNOX,
Captain, U. 8. N. Retired).
Evening star., 1937-12-23

one OF them would have a terrifying
dream and scream. waking some of the
others. These. without leaving their
oeds are lnqulring as to the cause of the
disturbance, would scream also. Soon
all the camp would be awake, each man
Joining the screaming chorus in turn.
Gradually it would subside Somebody
would ask what had happened and the
whole episode would end in general
laughter. Apparently, Capt. Pitman
says, this is very deep-seated defense
reaction in jungle life, probably logical
enough and the result of generations of
experience, which is shared by both
men and apes living in the same en-
Vlronment. One does not know the
cause OF the disturbances. To move may
be fatal The best defense is terrifying
noise.
In this same unexplored forest Capt.
P1tman found surviving one of earth's
most grotesque creatures, the three
horned chameleon of which he writes:
IhlS oddity grows to a length ex-
ceedlng IL inches and the males appear
to retain some of the characters of the
prehistoric Triceratops, with three curl
Gus horns an inch to an inch and half
IN length, protruding forward from the
nose and between the eyes. These horns
are used with extraordinary effect The
males are extremely pugnacious and fight
1urlously. At times the contests develop
into tedious pushing match, when the
horns are interlocked. At other times
really vigorous fighter will dispose of
its adversary In q few moments. The
coloration Of the males. chiefly brilliant
blue, green and yellow, is particularly
vivid and attractive. The local natives
are terrified
Evening star., 1937-12-23
Another Opportunity.

There can be no doubt that Christmas
as now observed, is primarily Juvenile
holiday. Even the religious note has
been subordinated to childhood appeal.
Boys and girls anticipate the Great Day
for weeks Childhood glee accompanies
the carols when it arrives. Those who
direct Yuletide philanthropic activities
think largely of toys. Every effort is
made to avoid juvenile sadness and dis
appointment at Christmas.
And none would change all this.
Rather it suggests that the all-inclu-
sive thoughtfulness be extended to those
near the other end of lifes highway.
The child with broken toy is no more
tragic than a man or woman with body
broken by its long journey through the
years. There is great Joy in giving the
child a new toy. Many are thankful for
the privilege. But it is as great priVl-
lege and one that brings equal Joy to
those who are vigorous in their middle
years" to brighten the lives Of the aged,
the feeble and af1icted.
The world rightly uses its utmost
ingenuity to pack the Christmas stock
ings Of children everywhere. Many make
sacrifices, but none stands ready to do
more to be sure Christmas fulfills its ira
ditional mission to children than those
who hear the din Of preparation dimly
and must hug the fire to keep their frail
bodies warm. With ever-cherished mem
cries of their own childhood Yuletides
and of the Christmases they made for
their own children, it seems strange at
last to sit on the sidelines. In each fam
ily and each community 1t is instinc-
lively felt that their presence makes the
years crowning holiday complete. The
least that should be done is to let such
sentiments tind expression in words or
deeds.
To do so is to take advantage of
another Christmas opportunity"
Evening star., 1937-12-23
Chided for Spending.

It is rather hard on the family to have
the head of the house scold it for spend
ing beyond it's means when he has him.
self for several years encouraged and
even directed policy of lavishness that
has far exceeded the income. Somehow
1t seems inconsistent and unjust, there
fore, for the President to serve notice on
Congress that it must assume full
responsibility for appropriations in excess
of budget estimates. He has just done
this in letter written to Representative
Cartwright, chairman of the House Com
mittee on Roads, saying:
THE Congress has a perfect right con-
stitutionally to exceed the budget, but if
the budget is exceeded obviously the
Congress must accept full responsibility
and obviously the Democratic members,
who have such a large majority in the
Congress, must equally accept the full
responsibility. If Congress decides to
keep on spending s200,O0O,000 or $780,
100000 year for Federal-aid highways,
the Congress can, in its wisdom, reduce
other appropriations to make up the
difference"
That is quite all right, as far as the
letter of the admonition goes. But either
the Executive memory is tickle or there
has been an abrupt change Of mood and
policy regarding the matter of spending
For session after session during the past
i've and a half years requisitions have
Evening star., 1937-12-23
A United Country.

When former Governor ALI M. Landon
OF Kansas telegraphed President Roose-
welt pledging his support in the troublous
foreign situation he sounded a note that
will be echoed by every patriotic Amer
ican. The President is desirous of peace
AS are all Americans-but he is not for
peace at any price. Nor is the country.
The sooner that fact is recognized by
other powers, the better.
With proper f1rmness the President is
conducting correspondence with japan
that should result not only in peace, but
IN the proper observance by that nation
of the rights and the lives and property
Of American citizens. There has been
too much, far too much, suggestion that
the United States is unwilling to protect
Americans and their interests overseas.
Coupled with it has been the report
that Congress and the people would
balk at a firm foreign policy by the
administration. One of the most ridicu-
lous gestures yet made was the signing
of petition by majority of the men,
bers of the House of Representatives to
take from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and bring before the House a
resolution providing that a referendum
vote of the people must be taken be-
fore Congress could declare war
That such resolution-proposing an
amendment to the Constitution-would
be adopted by either House of Congress
is beyond belief And yet apparently
the sponsors Of this resolution have
been able to obtain many signatures
to their petition, both Democratic and
Republican 1t is against such a demon
stration-which apparently some men,
bers of Congress consider acceptable to
peace-l loving Americans-that Mr.. Lam
don's telegram, promising his aid to
the President and denouncing the pro-
posal to take from Congress the right
and power TO declare war stands out in
bright relief.
. Mr.. Landon was the Republican
standard bearer in the presidential cam
paign of 1885. He is not one, however,
to play politics when the safety of the
Nation is at stake. The Republicans who
followed his lead something over year
ago may we'll emulate the former Gov
ernor of Kansas now and pledge their
aid to President Roosevelt in the conduct
of foreign affairs. This is no time for
a divided country. The Republican or
Democrat who seeks party advantage
at the expense of his country is not
worthy of the name.
A referendum vote on war, if carried
into effect, could do little except divide
the American people at time when
division would be most unfortunate.
The very machinery would leave the
country vulnerable to attack because of
delays. The Constitution lodged with
the Congress- the elected representatives
of the people, the power to declare war,
If and when it should be necessary.
There the power should remain. It has
been carefully and patriotically used by
that body.