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Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-13
Cuardsmen TO
Be Sent Into
Trouble Zone
State Police on Hand for Huge Union
Meeting Outside Michigan City;
'Vigilantes' Blocked

DETROIT, June 12 (UP)-Gov. Frank Murphy
nounced today that battalion of Michigan national
guardsmen and detail of state police would be sent to
Monroe Sunday "to safeguard the peace and "guaran
the right Of free speech and free assembly, union
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-13
By EDWIN A. FITZHUGH

vote equalling that of the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trics general election in February predicted in Off
cia quarters Saturday contestants in Imperial Valley
perennial controversy prepared for the last
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-13
ROOSEVELT ON CRUISE

ANNAPOLIS, MD. June IL. WRl
President Roosevelt was aboard
the u. S. S. Potomac today en-
toying weekend cruise III CheSa-
peake Bay and the Potomac River.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-13
HEAVYVOTE Seen
IN BALLOTENC or
POWER QUESTION
Leaders of Two Opposing Camps Toss Caution to
Winds as Campaign Pro and Con
Enters Final Stages
90

EDITORS NOTE: This articles dealing with
a special
tion Wednesday, Others will follow Monday Tuesday,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-13
Kiwanis Party Doings-

NOTES ON The CUFF Raynor
Clemons Of the dentisting
Clemons 49,. is in wrong he
called A. -. Buffers and John Du-
Bois off the stage before their play
let was finished . Dr. Phil Hodg-
kins had plenty of reason for may
hem when called from the audience
to the stage on a charge he knew
nothing about but either prov
ed his sportsmanship or saved his
revenge til later by getting more
kick out of it than anyone
and Don KetChen, Kiwanis presl-
dent 80, turned bit red when he
called for introductions then
forgot to introduce his own wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-13
Mathematical Wizard Needed

M3tnenlattcal WiIat0 Neeuen-
Fred Nebel-Thau who can be de-
pended upon periodically to liven
things up somehow or other has
been worried no end 'ately about
this continued cool weather, right
here in almost the middle Of June.
Finally a solution crept out from
behind the wrinkles in Fred's cor
rugated brow
There are about 5000 desert cool
ers in Imperial Valley at a con-
servative estimate, Fred explained
and they move an average OF 1000
cubic feet Of air a minute, per
each, or a total OF 15,c00000 cubic
feet of air a minute, which Is
about 900 100000 cubic feet al
hour. and in the neighborhood OF
81 800, 100000 cubic feet a day-ac-
cording to Fred. With that much
air forced into synthetic motion,
Fred contends, something's bound
TO happen TO the climate. The re-
suit, he says, is cooler weather and
a breeze every day
And all this time RR thought the
breeze came from the power war.
o
Cause For Celebration
1t seems to this column that the
farm bureau owes dinner, OF
something, to Harry Stewart OF
Brawley. Harry became the 595th
member of the farm bureau when
he was corralled in the court house
Friday by a membership commit
tee, which explained to him that
he would, if he joined, give the
bureau it's full quota of 80 pei
cent increase over last years men,
bership.
I'll bet you tell that to all the
girls" mumbled Harry-but he
joined.
One oleander to Harry-and g
whole mess of them to the farm
bureau.
The Lost Line
Langston Goree. ultimately cute
as an old lady with spectacles gray
hair. etc, etc. etc, at the KiWani5
club ladies night, almost brought
down the stage props in a court
room scene when he forgot his deli
cate lady-hke lines while charging
a defendant with something OF
other.
He is charged" Miss Langston
began in a piping voice-then paus-
cd. Another try
He is charged with
In desperation he turned TO the
Judge.
What the hell is he charged with
anyway?"
Act In Haste
Margaret Handy, bothered by an
unnatural noise, practically comb
cd her house for suspected proWl-
er. She went through closets, va
cant rooms. looked under beds
and then happened to think:
What the deuce would she do if
she found him?
She abandoned the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-13
WEATHER

Maximum temperature 100, minimum So; 5 am
mperature 68, huidty so; noon teperature 95r
lmidity IL; pm. temperature 95, humidity 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-13
MARKETS IN BRIEF

Butter: Los Angeles 80; butterfat Imperial Val
ley, fob. ranch grade dc; manufacturing milk,
SIC; route gathered 32Izc.
L. A. Hay: U. S. No. l leafy S205O-21; u. 5.
No. 1 S18-19; U. S. No. leafy Sl7-1S; U. 5. No.
S16-I7; Minneapolis flax Sl89-193
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
AMERICAS LEGION

This community, like every other, has
its contingent of American Legionnaires
Nearly score of years ago they returned
triumphant from the Great War and be-
came citizens to whom we point with
pride. Today we can look upon them
doubly proud because the American Legion
has demonstrated itself as IMPLYING the
true spirit of Americanism upon which
this nation was founded.
- In New York City recently some 3O0,-
600 Eegionnaires paraded that spirit up
fabulous Fifth avenue for 10 hours in the
most amazing demonstration ever wit
messed by that blase metropolis. Up that
fashionable thoroughfare-scene of May
Day parades when the red flag of Com
munism is Haunted and where the flags
and soap box champions of other "isms"
beg attention and followers-the Amer
lean Legion paraded the American flag
and demonstrated to the millions who lined
the avenue that there is still a deep
patriotic reverence for that flag and the
Constitutional rights of every one of this
nations $50 million citizens.
In convention the legion delegates did
not ponder political and partisan issues
but voted on matters of far greater ma
tional import. They voted to ask Congress
for an investigation and deportation of
those alien ism groups and they re-
affirmed their faith in the Bill of Rights
as living document designed for the pro-
lection of the humblest citizen.
This community is fortunate to have
among its citizens number of these true
Americans-the Legionnaires. However
it is regrettable that the legions gigantic
parade up Fifth avenue could not have
been made the entire length of the Lincoln
Highway. Had this been possible, there
would not be man, woman or growing
youth in America today who would not
feel treasured that there is strong
patriotic ferver for defense of individual
liberty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
CONVERSATION TOPICS

Investigators classified 500 conversa-
tions overheard in public places to find
out just what men and women talk about
in Cleveland and New York. They found
that the subjects varied little in the two
cities.
Mems conversations were 48 per cent
about business, Is per cent about sports
and amusements, II per cent about other
men, these being the most frequent topics.
Conversations of women were most
frequently about men. this topic showing
great variation in the two cities, % per
cent in New York. Clothes were the sub
ject of 20 per cent and other women Is
per cent.
In Mixed company, men talked most
to women about amusements, next of
business and money. Women eonversed
with men about themselves and other
women.
1t is likely that at times when some
matter of unusual interest is up for discus
sion, such as the Lindbergh case, King Ed
wards romance, or something of the sort,
both men and women talk about what is
uppermost in the public mind. Otherwise,
the topics named by the investigators are
probably most discussed.
AT any rate their findings are inter
esting What do you talk about?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
ITALY JOINS EN-

Surprised at the sudden speed of
Great Britain and France in setting up an
anti-pirate patrol in the Mediterranean
and faced with the choice of cooperating
or waging war in the italian sea" Mus
solini has decided to join forces and save
his face
That the two great democracies We're
able to act with dispatch and make effec-
tive their determination to protect COM
merce from unlawful attacks Is an evi-
ssIeate 8Flthe power that they possess and
an indication that the rule of the dictators
~ nor sdperof To all forces.
From European sources comes an
inkling thatthe Italians are planning to
send new troops to Spain in order to offset
the diplomatic defeat over the u-boat
patrol. Everybody knows that Italian Of
ficials and people openly celebrated the
capture Of Santander b. Gen. Franco as
an italian victory Thousands Of Italian
soldiers participated in the fighting. Il is
quite possible that other Fascist veterans
viii be necessary before Gen. Franco over
throws the Madrid government and more
than probable that an attempt will be made
TO provide them
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

Ferry service between the water
gaps on the Oversee Highway will
be inaugurated in December. The
county commissioners are today
advertising for bids on ferries
with which to close theose water
gaps. The bids are called on the
basis of making delivery of two
ferries by December Is. The
boats are to be ITO feet long, "a
feet wide and have a'draft of 81
feet. The power plants must con-
sist of two engines, Diesel oil
burners, and each will be spacious
enough to accommodate 20 auto
mobiles, and their passengers.
The bids are to be opened October
/ 5 and two of the boats are to be
finished within so days of that
date, and the third 80 days later.
Offers made yesterday by the
Gibbs Company of Jacksonville,
We're but tentative. Plans of the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
WEATHER FORECAST

(Till 1880 PM, Thursday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday, pos
sibly scattered showers; gentle
winds, mostly northeast and east.
Florida: Partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday, possibly scattered
showers near extreme south
coast.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Gentle, mostly
northeast and east winds except
variable over extreme north por-
ton; partly overcast weather to-
night and Thursday with a few
scattered showers over south por-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
The WEATHER


tricts; while areas of high pres
sure, crested over the South At
lantic States and far Northwest,
overspread the remainder of the
country.
Rain has occurred during the
last "a hours from the Lake re-
gion southeastward over the APP
palachian region and North Caro-
lima, and in portions of the North
Atlantic States, being heavy at
Hatteras, N. c., 1.21 inches. There
has also been light scattered show
ers in Florida and southern Louis
lana, and light rain or snow in
portions of the Rocky Mountain
States.
Colder weather has overspread
the Plains States and upper Mis-
sissippi Vally, and subnormal tenn
peratures prevail over most west
ern districts, with readings below
freezing this morning in portions
of the Plateau aad Rocky Noun
tain States; while temperatures
are well above the seasonal aver
age east OF the Mississippi River
and in the West Gulf States.
G. S. KENNEDY,
Official in Charge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just Ten Years Ago Today Az Taken
From The Files OF The Citizen

Key West city councilmen will
draw no more pay until it is def
initely settled as to how much
they are entitled to under the law
as amended at the last session of
the legislature. This announce
ment was made this morning by
City Clerk Wallace Pinder, who
says he is preparing to write the
attorney general of Florida for an
opinion as to just what the law
is. How long it win take for an
opinion to be rendered Mr.. Pinder
does not know. Be that as it may
though he will issue no more war
rants for the salaries of council
men until he receives a reply to
his communication. Uncertainty
as to what remuneration the coun-
cilmen viii receive grows out of
a recent discovery that bill
passed by the last legislature re-
duees the pay of councilmen from
So to 81 meeting. The bill or
iginated in the Florida senate,
but despite this Senator VIM. H.
Malone says there was no inten-
tion on his part of changing the
city charter along these lines.
There have been number of
opinions offered, but despite these
Clerk Pinder says he is going to
play safe and will make no more
warrants until the opinion of the
attorney general has been re-
ceived.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
The last thing any Of Us wa

The last thing any Of Us want IS a
special session Ii can be avoided by
keeping the people advised of their bust
ness-even the bad news about their bust
ness, We have noticed that one of Comp
troller Lees good points has been his will
lingness to talk frankly with the people
about their own business and not try to
fool them. Their appreciation of this
frankneSs made possible the operation of
the state without special sessions OF the
legislature through the four years
lsSs-s7.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

Sooner or later Key West must make
the plunge all political units of Florida
must resort to-rigid enforcement of de-
linuuent tax collection Voluntary pay
inents under liberal adjustments through
local acts will never cure the disease
law to become effective must have teeth
in il.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
wEATHgR CONDITIONS

The northern low pressure area
has moved eastward to the Cana
dian Province of Ontario, and ex-
tends southwark over the Lake
region, and pressure is relatively
low over far southwestern dis
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

|. The Citizen has no connection
with the World Series matinee
which is being staged at the Gar
den Theater. This detail of play
by play of the Yankee-Pirate
games is being put on by private
enterprise. Admission fees are
charged by the promoters, as at
any other sort of public enter
tainment. Because The Citizen
has given returns of prize fights
and baseball games in the past,
there are those who are under
the impression that the matinees
are being given by this paper,
This is decidedly not the case.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

Every second in the year the govern
ment spends $257-even while you sleep.
So when you awaken in the morning after
having slept eight hours. the government
has spent S123,s60, and when your day 5
work is done more than quarter of mil
lion dollars of the taxpayers money have
been spent. and much Of il sdissipated.es
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

Today's Horoscope
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Today gives strong desire, an
eager mind and a progressive dis
position. The marriage aspects
are doubtful and great care should
be exercised in the selection Of a
mate that disappointment may not
follow. The danger lies in the
intense affection centered in this
degree, and any disappointment S
intense.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

John Cook, eight year old school
boy was injured yesterday after
noon when he was knocked down
by truck driven by Claude
Yradi, an employee of Cabrera
Brothers Wholesale Grocery. The
accident is said to have occurred
at the corner of White and Eaton
streets while the boy and a group
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST 2
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

!. Water and Sewerage.
2. Bridges to complete Road to Main
land.
8. Free Port.
4. Hotels and Apartments.
5. Bathing Pavilion.
g. Airports-Land and Sea.
Z. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

L. P. Artman. publisher of The
Citizen, has been named by
Mayor John T. Alsop. Jr., of Jack
sonville. and the Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce, as a mem
Der of the Florida Committee Of
Reception for Colonel Charles
Lindbergh when he visits Jack
sonviIle next Monday. The APP
pOintment is accompanied by an
invitation to attend the banquet
in Colonel Lindbergh's honor in
the Washington Hotel, ESQ O'Clock
Monday evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

of friends was on his way home
from Division Street school. Wit
nesses say it was an unavoidable
accident. The driver has visited
the home Of the youngster and
agreed to pay all expenses in
Cured because of the accident.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

Editorial comment: The wind
has reached hurricane velocity but
five times in Key West during the
past Sc years. There are scores
of inland cities which can't begin
to match that record.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

If you must drop something in slot,
do it at the postoffice, and Postmaster
Harris will send it anywhere you instruct
him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

boats as designed by the commits
sioners, make the price $50, 900
each, instead of $4,000, the Gibbs
price.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

Nearly 1900 new houses are being
built in Miami to take care of expected
visitors. What is Key West doing along
this line?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

Many wife has helped her husband
TO the top of the ladder; and then LETT him
there while she decided whether or not to
hang the picture elsewhere. v
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

When Key West becomes easy of ac-
cess through the completion of the bridges,
everyone will be more satisfied with his
lott will be worth more.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

The Mexican government has an eff
Client Tourist department, and it is getting
results. Advertising always pays.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
People do odd things to get even.

You'll note there's some gas in all
sagasity. Florida Searchlight Quite right,
if you spell it that way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06

We read that the superiority of one
hand over another is as old as mankind.
Every poker player knows that.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-06
RainfaII+

barometer reading at 8 a. ma:
Sea level, 30.02.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

one of these opinions related to the
District of Columbia, for in his very
first message to Congress he said:
In conclusion beg to invite your
particular attention to the interests Of
this District. Nor do I doubt that,
in liberal spirit of legislation, you
will seek to advance its commercial
as we'll as its local interests"
His ancestry was of the best blood
of the South. his father having been
Governor of the State of Virginia, and
he having been a graduate of William
and Mary College of Williamsburg, Va.
After serving in the State Legisla-
ture, he entered the United States
House of Representatives when q
years of age, and remained there until
March 3. 1921. having declined to be
a candidate for further nomination.
From 1925 to 1927 he served as Gov
ernor of Virginia. and in the latter
year was elected to the United States
Senate. where he remained until Feb
ruary 20, 1886, when he resigned.
On March 4, 184l. he was inaugu-
rated Vice President. with Gen.
William Henry Harrison as President.
When the latter died, on April 4,
one month after being inaugurated-
the cause being attributed to the
relentless and incessant demands of
office-seekers-Mr. Tyler succeeded
him in office, taking the oath on
April 6, l841. He was the first Vice
President to succeed to the higher
office upon the death of the President.
CONTRARY to what some might
think, the Office of Chief Magis-
trate is not sinecure. and from
Washington down to the present
incumbent, all have had their trou-
bles with only a difference in the
degree. Tyler had more than his
share, for he got along with Congress
about as well as did Andrew jackson,
and indeed, an attempt was made
to impeach him, but the idea was
rejected since the members Of Con-
gress were not quite ready at that
time for such action.
His first serious official act, which
Evening star., 1937-12-26

The depot in which Garfield was
shot was not sufficiently completed
to be occupied until 1873, and some
Of the older residents may recall that
the ground on which it stands was
piled with wooden poles to the depth
Of IS feet, because Of the nature of
the ground hereabout, it being right
over the course of the old Tiber Greek,
later converted into the Washington
Canal, portion of which is now
large sewer, and which upon several
occasions has backed up and flooded
this territory. which is one of the
lowest points in the city.
OF PARTICULAR interest to early
Washingtonians is the old gas sta
ton that stood for long while on
Maine avenue between Third and
Fourth streets, and which was one of
the earliest plants erected in the city
by the Washington Gas Light Co. This
plant was somewhat to the southeast
OF the site for the art gallery and was
built in 1851. When first built, it oc-
cupied only a part of the square, and
the holder yard extended through the
square from Maine avenue to Mary
land avenue, the manufacturing plant
being on the former avenue and the
holder station as on the latter. There
was notorious alley extending along
the side of the plant, between Maine
and Maryland avenues. called "Louse
alley" Directly opposite was the IA
NOUS Willow Tree alley. named for
big willow tree standing at the en-
trance. These two alleys were prob
ably the most disreputable spots ever
IN the city Of Washington.
The first superintendent Of the
Maine avenue gas works was Mr.. Hen
ry Cartwright Of Philadelphia. Mr..
Cartwright was contracting gas fit
ter in Philadelphia, and as the COM
pany was controlled by Philadelphia
interests. he was sent here as SUPER
intendent. He was paid part of his
salary in the stock of the company,
which he and the Cartwright family
retained until few years ago. Mr..
Cartwright remained as superintend-
ent tor some time, until one night
dsgruntled workman SHE'D a brick
through the Office window. and then
he thought it time to resign, and he
did so.
The gas company finally disposed
of this property to the firm of Gray
g. Noyes, who occupied it for a great
many years. The old retort house was
used as a machine shop, and the
purifier house as an iron foundry by
them.
Reference here to Gray & Noyes
brings to the writer's mind that it was
Evening star., 1937-12-26

conduct the business of his high office
along sound and practical lines"
The Portsmouth Star commented:
His activities have ranged from editor
and banker to statesman of the purest
type. whose public services have been
OF the highest order, and whose per-
sonal character and intellectual at
tainments, business and political ex-
perience eminently qualify him for
the high Office of Secretary of the
Treasury" He was described as a
"doer, not dreamer" and as "a self
made man who forced recognition OF
his ability"
Senator Glass attainments have
always been achieved by dogged
perseverance and fiery courage that
seem to have dated back to the days
when he played baseball in the sand
lots of Lynchburg with the other boys
and earned the nickname Of "Pluck." I"
The characteristic was retained. The
late Ollie M. James, when serving as
Senator from Kentucky. and who had
served in the House with Glass, refer
red to the Virginian as q swapping
turtle
GLIGHT of build, delicate, he yet
presents an arresting picture when
he rises to address the Senate. His
speeches, few and far between, have
always been made on those occasions
when he definitely had something to
say, and have never been made for
the pleasure Of speaking. Talking out
of the corner Of his mouth, he seems
to be obeying his own injunction Of
do not lose your direction in any oral
foe," in the concise, vigorous addresses
he has made during his tenure Of
ONCE.