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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15
KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today As Taken
From The Files OF The Citizen

Today's rain may so interfere
with activities at the Meacham
Airport that the first flight of
the Cuba-Key West airmail plane
may be delayed for one or pos
sibly two days. Whether this is
true or not, depends on how the
weather behaves between now and
Wednesday of next week when the
first plane is scheduled to take
off. If the weather is clear to-
morrow and continues so, the con-
tractors still hope to have the run
ways in shape and ready by that
date. If it continues to rain,
however, postponement for a day
or so may be necessary. Earl B.
Wadsworth, of the contract air
mail service will leave Washing
ton tomorrow to be here for the
take off of the first plane with
mail. A new rubber stamp to be
used on mail carried by this
method has been shipped from the
postoffice department but has not
arrived. 1t will carry the follow
ing: First Flight on New Con-
tract Key West-Havana, October
10, 1927, Foreign Air Mail Route,
Key West, Florida"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15
You and Your
Nations Affairs
Pay AS We Go
BY ERNEST MINOR PATTERSON
President, American Academy Of Political and Social Scenc

sive amount Of Indebtedness that viii
add to our troubles when a reaction
strikes us.
One way to express it Is to OBJ
serve that our world is one in which
changes are more and more common
and extreme We ought to have a e.
nancial structure which is elastic,
one that will not be too rigid. En-
gineers erect buildings in such FASH
ion that they viii yield to changes
in temperature and to wind pressure.
They leave space between steel rails
since steel expands and contracts
with heat and cold. Similar allow
ances are made in street paving and
elsewhere.
In finance there should be some
comparable way of providing elastic
ity. If the financial structure becomes
too rigid there will be more trag-
edies in a business depression. Debts
introduce rigidity. Yet just now we
have huge public debts and seem to
be starting once more on a growth
of other kinds of debt. It is important
to prevent the troubles that are sure
to come if we do not check the trend.
Fortunately there are ways to do so
if we are willing to use them. 3eod
First, the growth in public debt
should be checked and existing debts
should be scaled down as rapidly as
possible. This viii not be easy. There
is much hysterical advice being given
and much unwaFranted criticism, of
public officials but it is important that
federal. state and local debts be re-
duced and a pay as you 60" policy
should be followed.
Second. corporations should meet
their financial needs just as far as
possible by selling stock. rather than
bonds. If they do this and a business
reaction comes they can reduce or
pass dividends without bankruptcy.
Third, private individuals should
be cautious. One unfortunate ten
dency at present is the growth in in
stalment purchases. Many families
are again pledging their future in
comes for payments on automobiles.
refrigerators and other appliances.
When the reaction comes as it surely
will there must be defaults. If in
stalment payments are kept up. then
the grocer, the doctor, the dentist and
other creditors cannot collect.
Now is the time to stop. look and
listen. We shall save further troubles
if we pay as we GO in the present.
thor care of this nelrSpaper)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

stand. At that time prices were fall
ing, A farmer who had mortgaged
his farm for say $4,000 at a time
when wheat was two dollars bushel
could meet an annual six per cent
interest charge by selling three hum
sdred bushels of wheat. When the
pride of wheat fell to one dollar, six
hundred bushels, or twice as much
were needed. In many cases the bur
den became too heavy.
After 1896 prices began to rise.
Uhder. these new conditions bor-
roHlng Became an advantage. The
herrosed money could be used to &C.
ctiire more land or for Improvements
and it was easy to meet interest pay
ments and have something left over.
This continued to be so until just
after the World War. In 1920 prices
declined, then held steady until the
collapse beginning in 1929. Then for
years debtors struggled with their
burdens. There were countless fall
ures with losses both to debtors and
to creditors.
Now we are experiencing BUSH
ness revival. During the depression
many Of the private debts were
cleared away but government bor-
rowing increased. Much Of this growth
in public debt was wise and was of
great help in relieving the strain. Yet
these public debts have increased
enormously and as business recov-
cry proceeds private borrowing is be-
ing resumed There is real danger
that we shall again see an exces-
address questions to the a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15
A BULLETIN TO END BULLETINS
Country Gentleman, Sept. 1881

Country Gentleman Sept. 1887
From the state department of agriculture in
Florida magnificent eighty-page booklet
on frog ranching which should put to shame the
writer's of all other agricultural bulletins. Printed
calendered paper and with cover in color, the
frog bulletin is as intriguing as a Cooks travel
folder and reads like fiction, though we hope it
isn't
Thumbing through its pages one quickly
learns that the bufrog, far from being the prosaic
citizen most of us had supposed, is a fellow of
considerable charm The bulletin speaks rhap-
sodically of his "gorgeously luminous eyes," More
over, the common belief that a frogs voice is
like the roar of distant bull" is quite, quite
wrong. The state of Florida officially suggests
that we listen more closely and note the musical
tone.
The bulletin does admit, however-in its chap
ter frog ranching in Japan-that the untutored
country people of that island empire were prac-
tically petrified by the bufrog's voice when he
first introduced there few years ago. They
thought his sepulchral tones were those of ghost
and promptly surrounded the pond armed with
religious symbols Today, however, millions of
bufrogs are croaking in JAPAN and, although
the bulletin doesn't say so, one assumes that the
people are now less afraid of them than of the
Russian Army.
Useful bits of information pop out at you
from almost every page oflshs BdHffOk booked
You can make a pineapple salad out of frog legs
or if your tastes don't run to salads you hav
buIlfrog pie, bullfrog chop suey or frog legs az
gratin. You can turn a frogs hide into pot Of
glue or tan it and make yourself a lovely purse.
But if you plan to take up bullfrog ranching don't
think for a minute that it viii be life of ease.
Frogs, even though domesticated. are unappre-
eiative of all you have done for them, and when
you try to catch them for market they run away
and hide. Hence you must do your harvesting not
only at night but in ''the dark of the moon" Fur
thermore. if it has been your custom to keep hogs
and steers in wire inelosure, don't try it with
bulIfrogs. They jump against the wire and hurt
their noses.
Taking les cue from the Sunday supplements
the Florida bulletin even finds room for dash Of
sex appeal one of the illustrations is picture
Of a girl who could easily have qualified as Miss
Palm Beach. The aIluring lass is holding up two
monster bullfogs by the hind legs in what appears
TO be horribly uncomfortable position
The booklet on bulifrOg culture probably
was intended as a bulletin to eua bulletins but
If it doesn't have that salutary effect one hopes
that il At least win be used model FOR Off
eial publications everywhere. Bulletins on the
feeding Of calves would be UNNECESSARILY more
attractive If = recipe were Included Tor making
grapefruit, salad cut Of calves liver And il each
issue Of the Congressional Record we're embei-
lished with foar-cOlor portrait o. an Atlantis
City bathing beauty. usost Of a. woald turn 70
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15
THE WEATHER

lake region and Ohio Valley,
overspreads the country from the
Plains States, eastward; while
pressure is moderately low over
far western districts.
Light to moderate rains have
occurred during the last "a hours
in the Pacific States from north
ern California northward, and in
portions of the central Rockies,
and it was showing this morning
in the lower Missouri Valley.
There have also been light rains
from the east Gulf coast north
eastward to Virginia, and in ex-
IRENE southern Florida.
Colder weather has spread
southeastward over the Gulf and
South Atlantic States. except in
central and southern FLORIDA, with
freezing in the southern Appala-
chan region and light frosts as
far south as northern Alabama
and central Mississippi.
Temperatures continue abnorm-
ally low over the country from
the Plains States eastward. and
are generally above the seasonal
average in far western districts.
G. s. KENNEDY.
Official iA Charge,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Practically every job holder thinks
-he is underpaid. even il he isn't worth
what he is getting. 1t wouldn't be good
for the heart of an employer if an en-
-ployee came to him and told him that he
thought his wages should be reduced be-
cause he was getting old and couldn't
produce what he formerly did. or because
-he realized that business conditions did
mot warrant the wage paid in better times.
There are exceptions to this rule. though
in Key West the writer has heard Of but
one such case.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Florida, with the chance to be one of
the leading cattle states, does not raise
enough beef and veal for its own people.
The state imports nearly rs per cent of its
meat. Something wrong somewhere
Melbourne Times. That ought to give us
something to beef about.-Sanford Herald.
And for once it would do us good to be
scowed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Till 1880 p. M. Saturday,
Key West and Vicinity: Mostly
cloudy tonight and Saturday,
probably occasional mist and show
ers; moderate to fresh northeast
winds.
EsiFl6rida: Mostly cloudy with
probably occasional mist and
showers in south and east por-
tons tonight and Saturday;
slightly cooler in central portion
tonight
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Moderate to fresh
northeasterly winds and mostly
overcast weather tonight and
Saturday with occasional mist
and light rain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Key West this week has the satisfac-
ton and distinction of having Author
Ernest Miller Hemingway. one of its
prominent ciizens and certainly the one
most publicized portrayed on the cover
-of Time. the weekly news magazine. that
is read insevery part of the world The
frontis piece is from drawing by the cele-
DRAFTED painter. Waldo Peirce, friend of
Hemingway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Pythian entertainment is prom
ised by the local chapter Pythian
Sisters when they hold their meet
ing Monday night. The members
viii assemble z O'Clock for the
regular business and at s o'clock
the public viii be welcomed. A
mock, marriage viii be staged by
the Past Chiefs and Officers
Club. bsssset4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

not harmonic
with the other
view that pri-
v a t e d e b t S
were a danger
to be avoided.
S ON e of us
can recall WV
idly the horror
with W hic h
private debt IS
were vie W e d
toward the end
of the nine e.
teenth century.
The reasons for
this fe ar of
d e BIT are n OF
hard to under
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Battling Jackson set a crowd
of fight fans wild last night when
in less than a minute of fighting
ne knocked out Pimpey Rojas in
what was scheduled to be a 10
round battle with a grudge on
each side. A right hand punch to
the solar plexus was the undoing
OF Rojas. Although he was floor
ed by a swing to the base of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15
Orlando, rid of the slot machines. now

Orlando, rid of the slot machines, now
says bolita, the Cuban lottery racket game.
must go. too. 1t is estimated that the
game diverts 100000 annually from legi-
innate trade channels in Orlando How
much does it divert in ST. Petersburg?-
St Petersburg Times. Fully that much
Tampa Times. Not so much in Key West
.for the reason that the suckers haven't got
~that much.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15


n Showing that he has collected
approximately the sum of $780,
600 in current, delinquent and
license taxes during his admins
tration from 1920 to 1928, Arthur
H. Sheppard, city tax collector,
today announces his candidacy
and asks reelection at the hands
of the voters he has served. His
exact collections to date amount
to $1,564,597.94 and this is di-
vided as follows: $1,031, 172.74,
in current taxes; $429, 267.95, in
delinquent taxes, and 104,157.25,
in licenses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Fifteen hundred dollars in
United States currency was lost
this morning by Anseimo Baez, of
the Angel Rios Fish Company,
while he was ON his way to the
bank to make a deposit fer the
firEn. The money consisted of 10
500 bills and 10 $50 bills. It
was not in an envelope said Mr..
Baez, but was wrapped in the
same manner as money coming
from the bank. Just a slip of
paper around the bundle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

: 1t is entirely possible that posterity,
instead of studying our art, will find the
advertisements more interesting, although
too late, of course, to do the advertisers
any good.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Often, when wife explores her hus-
bands pockets, she gets what all ex-
plorers look for-materiaI for good
lecture.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Prosperity Note: The Pahokee section
of Florida is preparing to harvest a S12,-
100000 bean crop Now let's hear from
the pork section
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Brown, Of
511 Margaret street, announce
the birth of a daughter. weighing
91ls pounds. Mother and child
are reported as doing nicely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Editorial comment: In naming
Key Vests notable boosters re-
Gently the name of George Allen
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Years ago we often heard it said
that public debts are a public bless
ing. The arguments advanced were
never very convincing. Also they did
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

jaw, he was laundering around
from the effects of the solar
plexus blow when jackson step
ped in and landed the sleep pro-
Queer. Rojas went down like the
proverbial ton of brick and was
dead to the world. The referee
could have counted 100 while he
was out and done that slowly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

A columnist is asked whether man
should ever keep anything from his wife.
If so, how?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

If you are sure that you are excep-
-tionally good, don't tell anybody they
will find it out
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

A popular song remains popular un
til someone can think up sillier one.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

If Herr Hitler keeps on he may in
time rival the former kaiser in world pop
-ularity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Work hard, save your money and
then die-somebody will spend it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

England was omitted. Hence The
Citizen owes an apology both to
MIR. England and to its readers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15
WEATHER CONDITIONS

The northern high pressure
area, crested this morning over the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Schesluled for Sunday after
noon at the barracks is double
header baseball game with the
Young Sluggers and the Cuban
Stars in the first game and the
Service team and the Monroes in
the second.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

Hard work rarely hurts anybody; it's
the worry that kills.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Barometer reading at B q. m.s
Sea level, 1896.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15

address questions author Of this metOsp0per)
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Notes of the Diplomats;
Christmas Parties
Ambassador and Lady Lindsay
Will Entertain for Staff.
Other Functions. .

IS Britannia Maestys Ambassador the Honorable Lady
Lindsay will entertain at dinner for members Of
the Embassy staff and their wives Christmas night
Last evening the Embassy the given
Ambassador and Lady Lindsay among guests was Mrs
ana CaVendsh who stopping at the Embassy week end
Inc guests included the Peruvian Ambassador
de Feyre Santander the Secretary State and Mrs
Hugh Wilson, the Counselor of the Embassy and Nine
koVcz the Counselor of the Swedish Legation Nine
Second Secretary of the Belgian Embassy WAL
ravens the Atache the Swedish legation r. Wasfet
the Attache OF the Legation Africa Wem Dirke
van Schakwyk the Military Attache Embassy Col
W. W. T. Iorr the Assistant Naval Aache Embassy
anu MIS- Coeoy and the Attache of the British Embassy
SIMS Others present Mrs. Woodrow wilson Warren
eano Robbins Mrs Charles Hofer Josephine Patten Mrs
higgins Chapn Rear Admiral Cary Grayson Mr. and
MRS Jonn F. Wilkins Mr. and Mrs Hugh Auchncloss Fz-
maurice Day Mr. g. Rowland Shaw Aspinwa and
Mr. Myron Hofer.
The Chilean Ambassador Trucco will be
host at luncheon Christmas day. entertaining members Of the
Embassy staff and their wives.
The Ecuador Ambassador Senior Captain Eoy Aaro
VIII De joined later in the week his sons Eoy
H ana jaime Afaro who cadets United States Military
Academy They will Ambassador for Christmas
ana the holidays The Ambassador returned Of the
Continued on Psse D-4 Column = III ass.@
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Memories Of Travels
Abroad Revived
Debutante Digs Up Souvenirs
Comparing Them With Brothers
Junk" Collected on Trips.
By, MARGOT GARRETT.

COON Christmas will be something wrapped in ceophane and
silver ribbon and left in the attic until year. Holidays
~ are feetng spring with its trips to the South
brief flash Of sunshine in bleak winter before
time to have ones tennis racket restrung makes its
While Of the bright young things will HE them
selves to their saboats the North Shore others will
Ing larger craft and speeding to Europe After three
months the North Shore group will be displaying sailing trophies
their manepiece and the continental will vyng
another for originality in their souvenir collections AS of
these fascinating they varied perhaps peek
nf futur
Evening star., 1937-12-19

no-name series, being only 16 bars OF
a haunting melody, stuck in the
minds Of every one present and some
day, perhaps to oblige her public,
Margot will complete the song which
that mysterious minstrel sang long,
long ago in far OF Northumberland.
Sidney and his Orchestra assisted In
the orchestration-perhaps he will
help in completing it! zS1. ii
The list OF. patronesses,. which has
been announced previously. included
many ladies of the diplomatic corps
and prominent residents OF Washing
ton, who, with their friends and young
children, filled the audience yester-
day afternoon.
Some of the interested persons who
were unable to attend the play re-
turned their tickets to Miss Letter,
who, again. like her enterprisjng
grandmother, Mrs. williams, was not
at loss to know what to do. The
tickets were. sent to the orphanages Of
Continued on Page D-4., Column -
Evening star., 1937-12-19

YTTH Christmas nearly upon
AAj us and 1898 just around
" " the corner, the social sea-
son comes to a climax and
debutantes come into their own in a
big way. All cities are filled with
young men home for the gay holiday
season who swell the stag lines and
give coming out" parties that certain
something which makes them dances
to be remembered.
Surely, every one present at the
dance given last evening by Mai. and
Mrs. Davis S. Barry falls into the
class OF parties to be remembered,
where one and all, old and young,
enjoyed a marvellous evening. The
ball was in honor of lovely Alice Barry
and prettier picture would be hard
to find than that presented by Mrs.
Barry and the debutante as they stood
at the head of the wide stairway at the
Sulgrave Club receiving their guests.
Miss Barry's dress, of cream -colored
brocade with puffed sleeves and very
full skirt, was most becoming and she
carried an old-fashioned bouquet.
Mrs. Barry chose dress which
fitted in ideally with the decorations.
The gown was of gray and white tulle,
with a voluminous skirt over silver,
while the club was dressed entirely in
silver also. Silver balloons were every
where, while trees covered in silver
were placed in the corners of the rooms
ne%1 i
around the molding. There was no
green anywhere and no poinsettias, vet
the spirit of Christmas pervaded over
all as the club was turned into a snow
covered forest.
There were many persons present
from out OF town and Maj. and Mrs.
Barry entertained their friends from
other cities at dinner prior to the
dance at the 1925 F. Street Club.
while Miss Barry and her younger out
of-town guests attended the dinner
given by Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Burke
for their debutante daughter, Miss
Louise Burke.
Around O'Clock all the guests con-
gregated in the ballroom, many seated
on the floor, to witness a most mar
velous entertainment put on by a
roiler-skating team and couple who
danced divinely. Among those who
entertained at dinners before the
dance were Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Charles r. Train, Mr.. and Mrs. G
Mathews Dick, Miss Angelica Iloyd
Mr.. and Mrs, William p MacCracL.,,
and Baron Paul Schen.
Until the wee small hours the
strains OF Sidney's Orchestra trailed
up and down Massachusetts, avenue rs
the guests danced on and on, partici-
pating In and enjoying to the fullest
extent ous Of ths hest parties Of the
yoAI.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Miss Miller
The Bride of
Mr.. Abbott
Married Yesterday.
Other Pre.Holiday
Weddings.
.Dood & Underwood Photos.
F INTEREST to official circle

~ r INTEREST to official circles
1 was the wedding last night
\ Of Miss Jean Marian Miller,
~ daughter of Mr. Justice Justin
Miller of the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals, and Mrs. Miller,
and Mr.. Edwin Ball Abbott Of
Birmingham, Ala, and Atlanta,
Ca, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Eugene Abbott Of Birming-
ham, Ala, which took place at 8
o'clock IN All Souls Memorial Church,
the Rev. H. H. D. Sterrett officiating
While the guests were assembling Miss
Frances Harrison played program Of
Organ music. The altar was decorated
with white lilies, snapdragons and
chrysanthemums. '~
The bride. who was given In mar
riage by her father. wore we'd
ding gown Of ivory satin with q square
neckline, long sleeves ending in points
over the wrists and train. Her
long tulle veil was held in place with
a lace coronet and she carried q
bouquet of white orchids, roses and
lilies of the valley. " >,
Miss Betty Pollard of Durham, N. C.,
was the maid of honor, wearizh .
rust-color gown of velvet with hat
of velvet to match. Her gown was
designed like the brides. She carried
a bouquet of talisman roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss Trudie
Potter Of Evanston, Ill; Miss Erin
Clarke and Miss Ellen Adams of
Macon, Ga; Miss Marion Reade of
Durham, N. c; Miss Fan Scales Of
Stonesville, N. c., and Miss Anne