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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29
FORTY AND EIGHT Or
GANIzATIoN CREATES
SENSATION ON DRIv-
ING ENGINE OVER CITY

Patriotism and respect 10 The
Arnsricsn FLAG warns subject Of
an interesting ana ven amended
meeting hsId Saturday night In
American u idh Han VITA mann.
bsrs Of Arthur sawyer. Post 70.
members of the 40 and 9" con-
iinssni from Miami. and the Key
West Auxiliary attending.
Visitors from Miami arrived in
the afternoon on the early ferry
from Hog Key. and their arrival
in the city marked the first arri-
val Of the engine which is one of
the distinctive features of this
section Of the $40 and g.. and
created a sensation as It was
driven down In front of the Hotel
La concha. and parked.
Coming in the group were: Jake
A. williams committeeman from
thu Fifth District. S. W. II. Smith.
chef Of The train, Jack Schoen-
wald. Robert Sinclair. Carl
Squires. d. Edgar Williams.
George Hutton. and Mrs. Azoe L.
Buzzell. committeewoman from
Coconut Grove.
At 8 o'clock in the evening 10
cal and visiting members assem-
bled at the hall. when the bust
ness Of the meeting was taken up.
and ahe mater Of courtesy 70 me
nag. is gfneahint ana the So
nifichnee OF be stars and stripes.
were soleinnly explained. and the
necessity Of paying due reverence
TO the flag. was discussed most
impressively.
Members Of Arthur Sawyer
Post declared that II was the most
interesting event which had been
planned over q long period, and
the results Of the movement to-
ward > greater allegiance 10 AM
erican institutions and the fiag Of
the country. win be evidenced il
no uncertain way. ~
After the meeting the memberA
both visiting and local enioyed a
ride around the city IN visiting
Engine 492, which was thoroughly
enjoyed. The visiting legion
naires left yesterday afternoon on
the 2 o'clock ferry for Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29
4LCOsAHNG |
:,!.g WARRINGTON

Costa RIGA (55O.OOO) and Panama
Zone, strip of land belonging to
the United States, five miles wide
on each side of the canal. The
Canal Zone splits the Republic
of Panama in half, although the
cities at each end, Colon and Pan
anna, are in the jurisdiction of
the republic. Interesting is the
observation that the canal runs
southeastward from Colon, on the
Caribbean Sea, to Panama, on the
Bay of a Panama, thus making the
Pacific terminus further east than
the Atlantic terminus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29
TEXAS JUAYMEN EASY
ON LIQUOR vIoLAToRS

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 29.-Bert
Ford, state liquor control admins
traitor. says he is convinced there
is small possibility of obtaining a
liquor law conviction anywhere in
Texas.
He was advised recently that a
Galveston jury had found a per-
son guilty on an ''open saloon"
charge and fined him 500.
SO far as we know. the Off
cial said. mo other jury in Gal
weston had convicted liquor law
violation in state court before,
during. or since prohibition"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29
THE TWO AMERICAS
DEMOCRACY FADING
Ia DIcTAToR-NATIoNS
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
ISLAND REPUBLICS
COLOMBIA DEMOCRATIC
SOUTH AMERICA
LANDOWNERS CONTROL
FUTURE COMPLICATIONS
BY HUGO 8. SIMS
Especial Washington Correspond
emf of The Cifixenl

While waiting for Congression-
al action on the major measures
now pending before the SPECIAL
session and for business and the
Administration to conclude their
process of adjusting differences,
we are going to make a rough
survey of the situation in the
Western Hempishere, where more
than score of nations are Crap
ping with serious domestic prob
lens while their foreign relation
ships become increasingly import
ant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29
GIVES PRIZES TO
SPEED PRODUCTION

MOSCOW. Nov. 2o.Premiuins
and prizes have been awarded to
$4,000 coal miners in the Donetz
basin BY Laxar Kaearbvtch, com
fnlSSar Of heavy industry. to slim
plate tagging production,
When Kagandsieh Mas commits
sar 81 railroads. the policy was T.
shoot railroaderS who upset the
system by accidents and bad
work New his successor. Alexei
Baktilya. also is awarding prizes.
lie recently distributed 200 watch
IS ta railway Stakhanovites
(shock workers..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29
Warbler Leaves To Render
Aid To Distressed Steamer

personnel Of the tug. and at the
hour stated the vessel left her
home port for the coast Of
Mexico.
Just how seriously the Cauto is
injured, was not known at the
Porter Dock Co.. except that the
Number hold of the ship was
filling with water and this was
taken as an indication Of the need
of prompt assistance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29
JUDGE GOMEZ
LEFT SUNDAY
RETURNS TO MIAMI: ACCOM-
PANIED ON TRIP BY
MRS. GOMEZ

Judge Arthur Gomez, of the
circuit court in the Eleventh DisI
trict, and Mrs. Gomez, left over
the highway yesterday afternoon,
and took the 2 o'clock ferry at No
Name Key, returning to Miami.
The Judge and Mrs. Gomez re-
turned from Miami for the week
end, and said that it was inn
perative that the judge be in Mi
ami this morning for court open
ing, as there were eight cases of
murder to be placed before the
court at this session.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

Wrecking Tug Warbler sailed
this morning las o'clock, in re-
Spouse to a call for assistance is
sued by the Ward Line Steamship
Cauto. aground near Puerto,
Mexico.
Immediately after the call was
received preparations were gotten
under way, a crew of 10 addi-
tional wreckers was added to the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

los ANGELES.-Tn her d.
vorce suit, Mrs Esther TFOns-
guard cf dis city. testified hat
her husband bat her and tod her
70 stake the black eye 20 the
judge as q gift-~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29
new ARRIVAL IN
CURRY'S FAMILY

Announcement has bcen made
of the birth of a boy weighing
seven and half pounds 90 Mr..
and Mrs. c. sam b Curry this
morning at their home. 1926
Olivia street
The new arrival has been given
the name Of c. sam B. III
Mother and baby are reported
10 be getting along nicely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29
DRAIN GAS TANK

MURRAY. Ta--F lremen called
10 the homo Of Art Bales of this
city dashed TO their truck only 20
find that petty thieves had drain
Cd the gasoline tank. Bales home
was destroyed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

These seven include four on the
East Coast, Venezuela (3,250,000),
Brazil 45,3O0,000), Paraguay
100000 and Argentina (l2,400.-
O0O). Peru (6,15O, O00) on the West
coast, and Bolivia e ,000,000) and
Uruguay (2,0O0,000) in the interi-
or. The history of these republics
generally show that for many
years after they won their indie
prndence the landowners were in
control but that early in this cen-
tury the people gradually acquir
ed governmental power. The
landowners, however, did not cas-
lily give up their power and have
gradually regained their control
through revolutions and are now
determined to retain it at all
costs. The governments are in
agreement to protect each other
from the masses and they prompt
ly denounce all opponents as
communists and refuse exile to
political refugees.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

Leaving the Panama Canal, we
pass along the Isthmus of Panama
into South America through the
Republic of Colombia C5,000,000l,
which boasts the only government
representing the popular will of
the people, as expressed in an
honest, uncontrolled election.
There are ten nations on the
South American continent. Two
of them, Peru (6,150,000) and
Chile (4,3O0,000 are distinctly
leftist, having large mining popu-
lations with some communist ten
denotes. Seven republics have
rightist governments, hardly fit
to be classed as republics, and
now under control of ultra-con-
sentative minorities of wealthy
landowners which seized power
from the people during the last
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

Checking back. we pass through
Mexico end the four dictator ma
ticns aEsa come 60 two republics
ciaSSed IN the democratic group.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

Out of the twenty South Ameri-
cans republics, only four can be
cIassed as democracies, three
would be cIassed as radical or of
the left, and the other thirteen
are definitely of the rightiSt or
dictator type, with tendencies to-
ward fascistic forms. These clas-
Sifications are somewhat general
but they represent reasonable app
proximations. In the thirteen re-
publics now ruled by strong-arm
dictators there is practically Moth
ing left of representative govern
ment, the opposition Is almost
universally outlawed and the adj
miniStration in power is support
ed by the military. Significant
ly, the land owning classes in al
most all of these republics are the
chief beneficiaries of the conser-
vative governments and the main
prop to their support.
Looking at the situation from
the standpoint of the number of
people involved, we find that the
four democratic governments con-
troll about 100000 people. the
leftiSt nations about 100000
and the dietators around $4,000
900. When we consider resources
il is plain, from the alignment of
the republics. that the democratic
nations are weaker than the other
groups.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

In nearly all of these countries
the governments have been repu-
dated by majorities which have
been suppressed. Brazil. which re-
Gently proclaimed a more CEN
tralized state, is an example.
President Vargas seized power by
revolution in 1890. He promptly
recalled to active service all re-
tired officers of the army, raised
their rank and gave them six
years back pay. Naturally, the
army officers are his strongest
supporters. Similar tactics have
been used by other countries un-
der military rule. Argentina de-
serves special treatment. The
present regime seized power in
1890. II has given the nation good
and efficient government, which
has not been repudiated by the
people. although opponents find
it difficult to express their oppo-
sition at the polls A fascist SEN
timent exists but President Justo
recently warned that the bulk of
the nations trade was with two
democracies. Great Britain and
the United States. and that open
espousal of Fascist principles
might prove costly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

RI we look eastward we see the
island Of Cuba $4,000. o00l under
q military dictator and the Do
minican Republic Il 500. 000
where rule by force has been car
ried 10 its greatest extent Be
tween these two, on the same
island with the Dominican Re-
public. lies Haiti e. 500. 0o0l. now
under a democratic president at
ter long years Of dictatorship. The
recent killing Of a number Of
Haitien lnhorerS In the Dominican
Republic has created = trouble
some iszae which the United
States Is anxious 90 mediate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

At the start we are going to
write off, so far as this discus
sion is concerned, all the territory
to the north of the United States,
including Canada and other Brit
ish areas. There is, we think, no
cause for alarm over the lands
that separate the United States
and Alaska. Relations have rarely
been better and the future out
look is bright for sensible cooper
alton in the improvement of trade
and cultural intercourse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

Beginning at the Rio Grande
and continuing to the Panama
Canal there are seven republics,
starting with leftist Mexico and
its 100000 people. The next
four nations. in order as they
come. are Guatemala, FL Saliva
dor, Honduras and Nicaragua
ruled by dictators who seized
their power by arms. aligned be-
hind an anti-communist pact of
their own and working together
to suppress their political enemies
as communists" The most popu-
lous, Guatemala. (2.250, 000) and
Ell Salvador t1.500.000l, under
German and Italian influence. re-
spectively, quit the League of Ma
tons and the latter was the first
nation in the world to recognize
Manchukuo. The other pair,
Honduras 600. O00) and Nicaragua
(300. 000l are just as firmly fas-
cist. and now in dispute over a
boundary line.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

While the nations In South
America and Central America use
the terms fascist" and ~commun-
ist" quite freely and there is some
similarity 70 the IDEAS and forms
adopted. this does not mean that
they will align themselves with
similar nations across the Allan
tic In fact. nsoSt observers do not
expect that this IS likely ~ this
time. Generally. any political
opposition IS branded as belong-
ink 70 the other group. The peo-
pie. while demanding improved
conditions. do not deserve the &C
tCoztznzed on Pace Fsurl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

Six countries of South America
are definitely under the domina-
ton of the military class, includ-
ing al rightist governments ex-
cept Argentina and Uruguay.
Chile and Colombia. The latter
nation is democratic. In Chile.
President Palma has managed 70
maintain a coalition government
in office by playing 10 various
factions. In Uruguay the situation
is not clear TO the writer. and no
comment is made. Ecuador. one Of
the leftiSt countries. Is under mil
itary pressure like the bulk of the
rightist governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

Associated Press Day Wire
Service.
For 81 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-29

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Nv alker Gets
Contract For
Hartford School
Rushlight Go. Is Low On
Plumbing; NePage To
Do Electrical Work.

With bid of $50, 1922 80, more
than $4,000 below the next lowest
bid, the Walker Construction Co.
of White Bluffs was awarded the
contract for general construction
work on the new Hanford grade
school building Wednesday after
noon.
Contract for the installation Of
plumbing and heating equipment
in the building was awarded to the
Rushlight company of Portland on
q bid of $500, and the contract
for electrical work to NePage-M Nc
Kenny company of Seattle, whose
bid was $3.50, bringing the total
cost of construction to $47,002.8O.
Eleven bids for the three con-
tracts were opened by the directors
of the school district, under the SUI
Ipervision OF e' n d. lliiofr1sass the
Public Works Administration. Al
ternate bids were submitted on the
basis of elimination of several
rooms in the building but were not
considered, as the basic bids came
within the estimates prepared by
the board
Work on the building will be
started on Monday, D. o. Walker
states, with a crew of eight or ten
men to be employed. The contract
calls for completion of the building
by June 8.
Unsuccessful bidders in the three
classifcations and the basic figures
they submitted were.
General contract: West Coast
Construction Co., Seattle, $38, 480;
VIM Yeaman, Yakima, $39,436;
VIM. McCulloch, Yakima, l$40,618;
Ekrum Construction Co., Yakima,
$44 $50.
Plumbing and heating: Ogden
Company, Walla Walla, $9087;
Johnson Leichnetz Co., Yakima,
$10,15O.
| Electrical work: Estep Electric
Company, Yakima, $2,398; Tennent
Electric Company, Yakima, $2,657.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Irrigation Tax !.
sss; ale Bate Is Set

The irrigation sale for the cur
rent years assessment and maint-
enance charges, which became de-
linquent November 30. will be held
at Prosser on January %, County
Treasurer Ben Knox announced to-
day.
All districts of the county are in
Guided in the sale, and certificates
will be given for the amount Of
the back tax A year is given the
original owner in which to redeem
his property, after which the sale
is final.
Certificates given last January
will be subject to deed on Jan
uary "a, property owners having
until that date to redeem procerty
which became delinquent on No
vember 30, 1886.
A list of delinquencies in the
Priest Rapids and Riverland dis
tricts are posted in the boards Of
fees, the legal notices in this issue
of the Spokesman listing other To-
cations where the lists will appear.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Band Gives Dance
On New Years Eve

Horns, hats and other New Years
Eve accessories will be on hand for
the merryinakers at the White
Bluffs Bands annual New Years
Dance at the community hall Fri
day night, New Years Eve.
The dance is homecoming for
college students as we'll as a New
Years Eve celebration and an an
nual affair of the band. Lunch will
be served during the evening by
the girls of the drum and bugle
corps. Music will be furnished ny
"Al and His Pals"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Trade Magazine Tells
Of English's Hobby

F. A. English, White Bluffs drug
gist, received prominent space in
this months West Coast Druggist"
western trade magazine, as lead
err of the White Bluffs band and
prominent member of the North
west music world.
Accompanying the story was a
picture of the band and drum
corps, taken at the Wenatchee APP
pie blossom festival last spring.
The story, headed "A Construc-
tive Hobby" read:
Frederick A. English, druggist Of
White Bluffs, Washington, has
real hobby, 1t is teaching children
to play band instruments. For Is
years Mr.. English has kept up
band of from 80 to 40 members,
many Of whom have become prom
i1lent in the Northwest music world.
"He donates his time and also
assists the undertaking financially"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30

in one day and being cut off from
all communication with the outside
as a strong gale dashed the coast.
Portland had the heaviest rain in
rs years, and a blizzard ragged in
the Oregon highlands. Western
Washington communities also re-
ceived the heaviest rains in many
years, together with snow and sleet.
Heavy SHOWS in the mountains
blocked traffic on Snoqualmie pass
and the Columbia River highway
Sunday and Monday and caused
the wreck of four trains, an S. P.
81 S. near Washougal, a Great
Northern near Merritt, and two
in Canada.
Telephone lines and power lines
were down in the mountains and
communication between many cities
was seriously hampered.
Spokane had heavy fall of snow
over the weekend, making travel
in that area very hazardous, and
Yakima, Wentachee and other dis
tricts were blanketed under heavy
SHOWS.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Hanford Young People
Attend Xmas Conference

A large group of Hartford young
people, members of the Christian
Endeavor, drove to Grandview last
Tuesday to take part in the Pres.
byterian Young Peoples Christmas
Conference. The local group was
the largest delegation at the con-
ference, which was attended by
members from Walla Walla, Pres.
cot, Wapato, Yakima, Grandview,
Sunnyside and Bickleton.
Following an address of welcome
by Professor Allan of Whitman
College, chairman of the confer
ence, and a cheer by the Hanford
delegation, the group was divided
into three sections, led by Rev. Van
Mugs of Portland, Rev. Isaac Bru-
hacker and Professor Allan. The
subjects discussed were of an In
teresting and practical nature, clio
iting many comments from the
members of the various delegations.
The Hanford group consisted OF
Louise Mculster, Wilma Cox, Ruth
Larson, Ruby Hoover, Geneva Cur
It's, Dorothy Pierson, Edith Garry,
Lois Heard, Lois Larson, Jack Cur
ry, George Needham, Bob Garry,
Vernon Van zant, Bob Battig and
Rev. John Pate.
The members of the society wish
to express their appreciation of thu
kindness of the school board in
granting them the use of the bus,
and to Lester Brooks for his cour-
tesy in arranging for the trip.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Masons To Install New
Officers On january IL

Incoming officers of the Hanford
Lodge, No. ESQ, F. g. A. NJ, elected
Wednesday, December %, will be
installed January IL. Those who
will head the lodge during the
coming year are:
Worshipful master, E. j. O'Larey /;
senior warden, H. H. Boie; Junior
warden, Leo Webber; treasurer,
George McConnachie, and secre-
tary, j. II. Evett.
The appointive officers of the
lodge will be named by the worsh-
ipful master next week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
v alley Is Best
Grape Section,
Concerns Say
Professors Anxious To
Secure Concord Ton
mage In Valley.

Viewing the Priest Rapids valley
as the ideal grape producing sec
ton of the northwest. wineries ana
other professors are anxious to Sc
cure as large tonnage OF that
crop from this district in the fu-
ture as possible.
In letter received this week,
e. v. Wyant, district manager OF
the Tea Garden company, Pacific
coast manufacturers Of syrups,
Jams and other products, states
that this district has almost no
competition in the marketing OF
grapes, due to the early riperllng
date. A
Managers of both the Seattle and
San FRANCISCO offices of that con-
cern have stated that they are de-
s sirous al securing very consider
able tonnage of Concords from the
Priest Rapids valley says MIR. Wy
ant.
=
'.Wle would like to see from 20
to 40 acres of Concords planted this
year, as the company's program
calls for $50 to 200 tons by 1910,
increasing annually"
Mr. Wyant and W. B. Bridgeman
of Sunnyside, operator of the Up
land Wineries, are planning to come
to the Priest Rapids. valley on Sat-
urday, January s, when they hope
to meet all growers interested in
planting grapes in 1888. Unless ex-
tremely bad weather prevails, the
two men will be at the Commercial
hotel that day and will discuss their
proposals with local growers
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Christmas Seal Sale
Returns Are Gratifying

Although the total amount re-
ceived in the annual Christmas
seal Sale so far this year is not
as large as that received at the
same time last year, the results
of the sale are very pleasing, says
Mrs. Frank Clark, publicity chair
man of the Benton County Tuber-
culosis League, since more people
have purchased stamps this, year
than for several years, showing that
the work of the league is appreci-
ated.
Receipts in the White Bluffs dis
trict to date are $44.69, with a
fourth of the returns yet to be
made. In Hanford, with one-third
of the returns still out, $22.20 has
been received, and in the Gold
Creek Vernita district, $40 has been
turned in, with a fourth of the
stamps still out.
"The tuberculosis League is
highly gratified at the results OF
the SALE says Mrs. Clark, "and
wishes to thank the people for
their generous response. Those who
still have stamps which are not
Maid for are urged to turn In the
money or the stamps, as soon as
POSSIBLE, in order that the cam
paign can be closed.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-12-30
Crosses In December"
Is No Myth Here

The songwriter who turned out
the recent song hit, Roses in De-
cember," must have been thinking
of the Priest Rapids valley at the
time, says Paul Schicka, who has
a rose bush which is just coming
into bloom, believe it or not
While it is not unusual for roses
to remain in bloom through the
month of November and into De-
cember, Paul believes that his bush
is setting a record for late bloom
ing.
The bud was just a little too late
for Christmas, swelling into bloom
on Tuesday of this week.