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Evening star., 1937-11-10
TOKEN INCREASE
OPPOSED BY GROUP
RandIe Highlands Citizens
Association Also Asks
Liquor License Curb. r

The Randle Highlands Citizens AS
sociation passed resolution last night
opposing the raise in token fares re-
Gently inaugurated by the Capital
Transit Co., after approval by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
Prior to the action, A. w. Lee, presi-
dent of the association, said 1T seems
the commission is working more in the
interests of the Capitol Transit Co.
than it is in the behalf of the citizens
of the District of Columbia, who main
tain it."
Several members of the association
complained of trash and garbage be-
ing burned in the Rarfile Highlands
area. 1t was made known that certain
publicly owned lots in the section are
used for this purpose, and it was de-
cided to bring the matter to the at
tention of the Police Department.
1t was voted also that the associa-
ton oppose the granting of any more
licenses to off-sale liquor establish
ments in the Randle Highlands dis
trict.
George Curtis announced a Thanks
giving Day dance to be given by the
association November 20 at Mechanics
Hall. Mr.. Curtis urged members to
attend as the proceeds will go to the
treasury of the association.
Evening star., 1937-11-10

This is not true of other owls. They
can see little even in the bright sun
shine. But this knight of the dark
ness can be taken in your hands,
provided, of course, you can find him,
because he is totally blinded by the
daylight's glare.
Only ii inches long, with wing
spread of "a inches and clad in brown
spotted with white, this little fellow
is rather hard to find. He has a
range over North America and mi
CRATES from the most Northern ter
ritory during the winter to States
with more kindly climate.
The children are raised in Alaska
Yukon and Mackenzie south to North.
ern British Columbia, Northern AL
berta, Northern Manitoba, Nova Sco-
tia and Magdalen Islands. In the
winter you may hear his gentle voice
in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Penn
sylvania, Southern Ontario, Northern
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Col
orado, Northwestern Idaho, Southern
British Columbia, Washington and
Eastern Oregon.
1t is not difficult to identify this
owl. Though his general colors are
brown thickly spotted with white
there are partly hidden heart-shapeo
spots Of white. The face and EYE
brows" are grayish white. The part
just above the upper eyelid and in
front of the eye is a dark, sooty
brown or black, looking quite like
bangs. The eyebrows have ten
Evening star., 1937-11-10
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

~ WIS are always interesting
neighbors. The trouble with
Y most of us is that We do not
know where to look for them,
even if we happen to be fortunate
enou1h to be living in their vicinity.
There are many legends about these
birds Of the night. Most Of them are
filled up to certain point with truth
and beyond that with fancy. These
together enable us to place in our
thought the particular bird about
which the legend clings.
This is especially true of Richard
sons owl. He is small fellow that
is completely blinded by the daylight.
Evening star., 1937-11-10

will be given away at tonight's show
to a food show patron. The set is one
Of IL valuable awards being given to
the food show patrons during the
course Of the show, which will run
through Saturday.
A baby show again will be feature
Of the matinee this afternoon from
to S pm. An electric vacuum cleaner
will be given away to show patron
during the afternoon. Santa Claus
will be on hand to present gifts to all
children at the matinee under years
Of age.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
Loofbourrow, 81, of s1s East Capitol

Loofbourrow, 21, Of s1s East Capitol
street.
Mr.. Greene won over some half
dozen other competitors, all of whom
amused the show patrons by their
arrangement of the trimmings.
Woman Wins Radio.
Mrs. v. B. Waters, 5308 Forty-first
street NV, was awarded a three
band, seven-tube radio given away by
the stores.
At a baby show at the food shows
first matinee yesterday, 29-month-cld
Billy Barrett of tbs Twenty-second
street NV. was adjudged the best
baby by the large audience and given
an award by the food show manage
ment. Mrs. C. A. Slaughter, Bethes-
da, Md, was awarded an electric food
mixer given away at yesterdays mat
inee.
Men to Sew.
A mems sewing contest, in which
they will sew lingerie, will feature the
third evening of the show. scheduled
to start at 1880 o'clock tonight. The
contestants will be given needles and
thread, along with the garments they
will be required to sew.
A cut-glass set, consisting of COM
plete table service for eight persons,
Evening star., 1937-11-10
AMATEUR VICTOR
| IN TRIMMING HAT
|. S. Greene Wins Food
Show Contest-BabieS
Compete Again.

Placing a large feather at q rakish
angle on a blue hat and neatly ar
ranging other trimming, L. s. Greene,
43, of Al Rhode Island avenue NV,
last night won the hat-dressing con-
test at the District Grocery Stores,
Inc, food show in the large audito-
rum in the $500 block of Connecti-
cut avenue NV.
The contest was for men, who were
required to dress womens hats. Mr..
Greene was adjudged the winner by
the volume of applause from the audi
ence, consisting of food show patrons,
when he placed the hat on Mrs. E. j,
Evening star., 1937-11-10
AIRCRAFT FIRM GIVEN
JOB AS STRIKE ENDS
Contract for 20 Planes to Cost
1854, 1855 Awarded Douglas
Subsidiary.

Termination of the strike, which
resulted in the closing for several
weeks Of the Northrop subsidiary of
the Douglas Aircraft Co. at Engle-
wood, Calf, was heralded yesterday by
the awarding by the War Department
by q contract of 20 additional Alta
attack airplanes at a cost Of $654,155.
Army test pilots had refused initial
flights in II airplanes of the same
type prior to the closing Of the plant
as the result of labor sabotage. These
airplanes are being inspected and test
flown by company pilots.
The new airplanes are low-winged
monoplanes, carrying q crew of two
and five machine-guns In addition to
a small bomb load. The cruising
speed is more than 220 miles per hour
and the airplane has q fuel range Of
hours.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
North Pole Film Exhibited.

"At the North Pole" the feature
film depicting the Soviet North Pole
Expedition, was shown in 16 theaters
simultaneously in its premiere in Mos
COW, Russia.
Evening star., 1937-11-10

African Psalm Book Published.
After 13 years arduous work the
Africans Pslam Book to be used by
the three Dutch Reformed Churches
In South Africa has been published.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS

Sometimes pest may have its use,
And so for being have excuse.
Old Mother Nature.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16
SURE CURES FOR ALL

A complete list of superstitious ideas
concerning the prevention or cure of dis
eases prevalent among ignorant people
even to this day, would be almost endless.
In an address DR.. Joseph L. Miller, long a
practicing physician among the hill folk of
West Virginia, enumerated few of them,
including the following:
SCOT or cobwebs stop bleeding bag
of asafetida hung around the neck pre-
vent measles, diphtheria and whooping
cough; amber necklaces prevent goiter;
rubbing a greasy dishrag over a baby's
face stops commissions; piercing the ears
aids weak eyes; nutmegs worn around the
neck prevent indigestion and colo; blood
from black cat cures erysipelas; carry
ing horse chestnuts in the pocket prevents
rheumatism; coin held under the upper
lip and cold key dropped down the back
will stop nosebleed.
The annoyance of hiccoughs may be
readily abated by taking nine sips of
water, counting nine backwards and turn
ing around nine times; putting on a baby's
clothes feet first insures normal growth;
wearing the knee cap of sheep on the
leg prevents cramps; placing a pan of
water under the bed stops night sweats;
wearing rattlesnake skin belt prevents
lumbago; rubbing snake oil, skunk fat or
fishing worm oil into the joints cures in
flammation; wrapping warm red wooden
sock around the neck cures sore throat.
The ritual for curing asthma is more
elaborate. Back the patient up against a
tree, peg lock of hair into hole bored
in its trunk and snip it off. When the
bark grows over the hair the asthma will
be gone
All the foregoing are utterly foolish
procedures, of course, but many ignorant
persons believe in some or all of Them
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16
NOT "How MUcH?' BUT "How2"

Financial expenditures during the last
Presidential campaign set new highs, ac-
cording to the report of the Senate Cam
paign Expenditures committee, which dis
closes that the Republican National COM
mittee, and allied organizations, spent
$14,198,202 and that the groups support
ing the President put out $9, 228, 400.
As usual there will be great howl
raised about the use of money in politics
and the objections will be largely to the
size of the sums spent. While we think
there is some reason to believe that it is
unnecessary to spend more than $23, 000,-
600, we are of the opinion that how the
money is used is more important than how
much is used
The system of government we have
encourages the liberal use of money for
educational campaigns and this is we'll.
However, when the money is from under
cover sources for under-cover purposes,
the use of money should be strongly con-
demned. 1t is noted that the DUPONT family
contributed literally to financing the cam
paign against the President and, while
some people howl about the rich par
ticipating in an election, we see nothing
wrong with the DUPONT money as such. 1t
is how the money is spent, whether used
secretly for unfair purposes or whether
used openly for legitimate purposes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16
MARRIAGE CUSTOMS

Modern brides, even though they
have the promise to ''obey" omitted from
the marriage ritual, nevertheless submit to
ceremonial customs which originally sig
nified the woman's complete subjugation
to her husband
The method of obtaining a wife has
passed through three distinct stages
capture, purchase and consent.
Originally the groom's attendants
aided him in capturing his bride and MAX
ing his getaway with her. Later on, al
though the brides had consented to we'd
they liked to pretend that they were being
captured, and they and their bridesmaids
fought a mock battle with the groom and
his groomsmen, in which the latter were,
of course, victorious.
A relic of marriage by purchase is
seen in the custom of giving away the
bride, and in that of throwing old shoes,
the latter being an ancient symbol of the
transfer of property.
The bridal veil is itself sign of the
woman's subjugation, and the wedding
ring originally signified that she was
bound to her lord and master
Now tell all this to a prospective
bride-and see if she cares.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

urged the owners to make conces-
sions in order TO induce trespasseis
to give up the property they had
taken by force. But they uttered o
word of condG mnation, nor even Of
criticism. against the strikers The
owners of the property that had been
seized were criticized officially but
no word of criticism was spoken
against those who hat unlawfully
seized property.
The protection of property rights
has been, ron. the earliest days, the
basic principle on which civilizations
have been classified Nations that fail
to give protection to property rights
are classified semi-civilized or I'M
civilized. The emphasis placed on
this principle is not dus to an exag-
gerated conception Of the value OF
material things. as uniformed peo-
pie think. The emphasis is due to the
fact that respect for the property
rights of others is the basis of moral
character. as we'll as the foundation
Of civilized citizenships. It is only
where property rights are protected
that other human rights are respect
ed. and civilization has advanced.
Property tights are human rights Of
the first order and were so regarded
by the author of the Ten Command
Inents. Respect for property rights
has been the basis of Anglo-Saxon
civilization from the beginning.
II lawless groups mar seize the
property Of others ana abuse it. cause
great loss to the owners and hold II
for ransom " tn tacit consent Of pub
lie officials. we are either receding
into an uncivilized STATE. or we have
made great Jlunder il condemnirg
the ethics of barbarism. If employees
may raid the property of employers
and hold it for ransom. then CUSTOM
ers of stores. Sepositors OF banks,
tenants of apartment houses. and
guests Of hotels. may act likewise.
If this principle is adopted. OF
course. our Constitution and the Ten
Commandments must be repudiated.
Likewise. our common law and stat
ute law are out Of date. and lawyers
must go back to school and learn q
new system of law. and it will be nee
esSary for our judges to take a trip
to Russia and sit at the feet Of Stain
for a period. ist
1t is no ordinary political revolu-
ton that faces us. Whether we real
ize it or not we are in the midst of q
radical revolution against the moral
foundations of civilization.
thor care of this net1spdper)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

challenge to the courts. the execu-
tives. peace officers. and civilized So
Gil order. 1t is not a strike. II is the
act OF Selling property that belongs
% others, and holding 1t by force for
ransom. In principle it is combina-
ton of robbery and kidnapping with
open defiance of government added
The nature of crime may be hidden
from the ignorant by the use of re-
spectacle names. and by grossly false
claims of justification. Bank robbers
may justify their crimes by the claim
that they are simply ra'ding the rich
in the interest of the poor. But this
trickery does not mislead anyone
who is mentally capable of compre-
hending the serious nature of the
crime against property rights.
The most serious aspect Of the sit
down strike is not the strike itself
Few of the men engaged in these
strikes. it is believed. understand the
nature of what they are doing. They
are accustomed to accept as sound
the ethics of their leaders, especially
il their leaders occupy high places
liz government The really serious
nature of this problem is the startling
fact that government executives in
the highest state and national posi-
tons have not condemned it. For Of
ficials of the government to condone
crime is far more serious to civiliZa-
ton than the crimes committed.
Representatives of the Chief Ex-
ecutive of the nation and the Chief
Executive of Michigan volunteered
to act as intermediates between the
owners of property and defiant work.
ers who held it for ransom. and
address questions to the a,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

With a half hundred boys
covering every section of the city
for the past week looking in
hooks and corners for cans and
other receptacles wherein mos
quitoes can breed and the dis
play tonight of a film showing
the condition of Dayton, Ohio,
following clean up week in that
city the Key West Woman's Club
for mosquito eradication is well
under way. The Dayton film viii
be shown at San Carlos Theater
tomorrow to members Of the Wo-
mans Club, Rotary Club, city and
county officials, newspaper rep
resentatives and the ministers of
the city. immediately after the
film showing tomorrow morning
those attending will be assembled
at luncheon and the matter dis
cussed in detail and ways and
means devised to help the women
bring the clean up campaign to a
successful conclusion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16
A L | E N

All day he sits in his little shop
And sells bright toys. spinning top
And dolls in silk Micado gowns,
He never smiles. He never frowps.
When night comes down he closes the shop
And swiftly Is a spinning top
He lights a lamp at Buddha's feet
Within the sound of the busy street
A smell of incense fills the place
While shadows veil placid Buddha's face.
Unmindful OF the sound of hurryng feet
That pass beyond his safe retreat,
He bares his soul to Buddha's eyes
And prays. An alien beneath our skies. -.
MARIE CAPPICK
n Bozart Oglethorpe University.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

President Roosevelt himself has said
~ wanted = Supreme Court more in line
wiih his detectives and if he is successful
in reofEanlxing the highest court of the
land - that Il will follow his line of
reasoning. would not his next step be an
effort 81 tamper with the freedom of the
pres. unless Il. too. would bow voluntarily
- the imperial will?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16
Key West, Fla.
March 13, 1887.
SONNET OF REcoLLEcTIo IONS

thousand time1 day gaze in space
And wonder at the thoughts that come to me -
Of childhood DAYS; those days when | was free.
Life happy game my home place
Or papered walls, and curtains made of lace
just outside Overhung a spreading tree
That seemed to reach as far as | could see;
And always my mothers face.
Perhaps day Pll be returning home
To these of childhood again
And hear the massive shade trees ruStlmg song.
I'll gaze enraptured at the sky's blue dome.
I'll leave these that crowd in endless train
And them know the days won't seem too long.
RALPH GARCIA, JR
Key West Fla,
March 13, 1887.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

H., poet and dramatist, born in
New York, 60 years ago.
Prof. Eric P. Kelly of Dart
mouth, professor of journalism,
noted author, born at Amesbury,
Mass, SO years ago. +
William B. Stout Of Detroit,
noted airplane designer and build
err, born at Quincy, ILL.,, 81 years
ago.
Irita Van Doren of New York
City, literary editor, born at Birm-
ingham, Ala. 46 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

form OF v1o-
lence and out
l2wry was inn
ported from
Europe. 1t was
the me ans by
which the in
d STRIFE S of
france W ere
taken owe. by
the Social Is
and Commu-
niSts.
The sit-dJwn
strike is q bold
defiance of the
Constitution
and the govern
ment. and is I
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

The Child Amendment bill prohibits
shildFcn under ~ 10 work An argument
ia favor Of this bin Is that il would prevent
msrriares ct Young people under that age,
fer once a couple il married, either or
both would have to hunt job.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

II the supreme Court is to be made so
inert that 4 represents the will of one man,
why not de- as did Mussolini and abolish
ihe euurt altogether. and save the tax
layeTs = stable sum.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

Today's Birthdays


George Wharton Pepper of
Philadelphia, lawyer, ex-senator,
born there, 20 years ago.
Els e Janis, actress, born at CO.
lumbus, Ohio, As years ago.
E. NJ. Newman of Chicago,
travel lecturer, born in Cleveland,
IS years ago.
Percy Maekaye of Cornieh, N.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

The new Wilcox municipal bank
Iupley BIN has appeared in committee
Where Il = getting favorable cOnsidera-
iion. ~ bis new bill Mr.. Wilcox eli
mlnaied the counties and hopes that it will
neW get supreme Court endorsement.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

Japan has announced that she has
ne territorial ambitions in China" Why,
- course not: who could think of such a
ihingg
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16
Today In History


1697-Historic attack 81 -
Indians on Haverhlll. Mass ana
capture Of Hannah Duslen. here.
inc Of colonial New Englaitd.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

Prom all reports automobiles are kill
ins them faster than ever. so far in 1887.
What's the difference. there are so many
81 as
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

There will be so many people
in Florida in the next three years
that the crowds of two years ago
will look small in comparison said
R. L. Ames, brother-in-law of
Vice President Dawes, owner of
the Chicago Journal of Commerce
and one of the outstanding fl
nancial authorities Of the middle
west.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

Gentlemen prefer blondes. and ladies
rFvier blends. Il Is said by those presumed
g. anew. 40 the tickle prefer the tickle,
tui for lickleness only.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

Plans for entertaining Wee
President Charles f. Dawes and
his party when he returns to Key
West were discussed last night at
a meeting of the American Le-
gion. It is planned to take the
vice president on a motorcadc IN
which the public will be asked to
Join.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16
You and Your
Nations Affairs
Sitting Down for Ransom
By Gus W. DYER
BY Gus W. DIEH
Professor Of Economics and Sociology Vanderbilt Unpers

The sit down strike has been
adopted in this country by radical
labor groups as the means of domi-
aating and controlling industry. This
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

DIR. Joseph Yates Porter, wide
|lly known Key West pioneer citi-
zen and one of the most eminent
health authorities of his day, died
is o'clock this morning in his
home 429 Caroline street, in the
same room where he was born
nearly 80 years ago. AT his bed
side when the end came were all
members of the family including
Mrs. Porter, who is but three
years his senior, all his surviving
children, grandchildren and one
great granddaughter. At his own
request he will be buried the
same day on which he died. The
funeral will be held at 5 o'clock
this afternoon in st. PauPs Epis-
,copal church. Rev. G. F. Brook
ms, the rector will be the Off
|ciating minister. Masonic cere-
monies will be conducted at the
grave.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

Japan i tasting the fruits of mod
eFnism-sirikes. even the sit-down variety,
have reached the land of the Rising Sun.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

IL brush between states rights and
federal eneroaehments. the states rights
viii set left.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

fs02-Act Of Congress eslab-
lished United States Military
Academy at West Point =. -
opened July fth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16
A D R E AN

A soft pink silver
A table laid for two;
The mellow magic OF candleligh
) Encireling and you.
e.esee. "A thousand times have dreamed-to wake y
Alone-but when / do
l find my entire delight
That hope makes dreams true.
-ULRIc GwYNN, -JR
Key West, Fla -is
March 13, 1887.
This poem written by Uric Gwynn Jr and first pull
shed the poetry Florida, called the Cycle tn
poem published October 1886, the Ohio Stat
Journal, in a poetry column for amateur poets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

The slt-down strikers nevertheless
WunlI like 10 see the ghost walk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

Il yea think YOU are up on current
hlNsory. tell us quickly who is president of
Cuba or France.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

f9i6-Five successive 1ef.aa'
attack. on vsax lepulsed Ia Hat
tie Of Verdun.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

Il anybody wants a scheme to make
saHe money. we have il.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-16

Buying At home never broke any
toNn ~ city.