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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-08
Hints to Gardeners
by Harold Coulter
Vegetable Expert
Ferry Seed Institute
Soil Study Important

A few minutes consideration OF
n the condition and makeup of
the soil in your garden Just before
planting can make a marked differ
ence in your success as a gardener.
Clayey soils require the most
careful handling but are heavily
productive. Sandy soils are "earig"
and sandy loans are just ABOUT
ideal for most home garden crops.
In some southern states two crops
may be grown, one in fall and one
in spring.
Peas, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli,
caulifiower, beets, carrots, radish
and onion prefer plenty of moisture
and moderately cool temperatures
during development. These should
be planted about as early in the
Fall as weather permits in order
that they may make their early
growth before cooler weather sets
in.
These paintings will yield an
abundance Of produce for use DUR
ing winter months. Some of these
vegetables may be planted again In
early spring for green spring vege-
tables.
The following vegetables are not
as hardy as those listed above and
are better grown as spring crops:
Sweet corn, beans, tomato, pepper,
egg plant. cucumber, melons, squash
and pumpkin. They prefer abund-
ant sunshine. and while they pros
per best when ample moisture is
available they are able to do well
during comparatively dry weather.
They do best on loamy soils, but
carefully prepared clay soils pro-
duce splendid crops.
Herbs do well in comparatively
poor soil and maintain growth
under rather drouthy conditions.
Under the same conditions, radish.
turnip, parsnip, satisfy and other
root vegetables may be expected to
perform fairly well.
If you must do some Of your
gardening in ground that is semi.
shaded, try growing beans. radishes
or peas
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-08
TWO MORE CRAFT
ARRIVE in PORT

Among the recent arrivals in
the yacht basin are two yachts
the Allure and the Hope, III.
The Allure is a bridge deck
cruiser owned by Robert G. Lunce-
ford, of Detroit. Mich, who has
four guests. The vessel is in
command of Captain F. S. Dew
eFeux. and there are three men
in the eresgsuq TtaufI*
The Hope, III, is registered from
Southampton, Long Island, and is
owned by Warren Hildreth, who
has two guests Captain John S.
Culver is in command and has
crew of two.
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WHEN NANIGos WALK

On the stiffness of the night
Come weird and savage sounds
Ominous as the jungle.
Drums roll
Feet SHUTTLE and lighted torches CLEAN
On sweating flesh.
Black men and yellow
Twisting, turning, coming
Down the street at midnight
The Nanigos.
The leader with head covered
In burlap sack
Dances and pirouettes
As the procession moves on.
Vengeance stalks tiger-like
Down the streets of the sleeping town.
Proud of his leadership, the leader
Throws his sinewy arms mplorngly s.
To savage gods.
Blindly he moves to the roll of drums.
The yellow man behind ratt.es the gourds
And huge back man strikes ironwood clubs
The procession moves on
). And the spirit of the jungle lives again.
~ MARIE cAPPICK.
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Society
Free Dance On
Saturday Night

Sloppy Joe's Bar. on Greene
street win feature Free Dance
Saturday night with music by a
local orchestra.
Quite a number of special at
fractions have been arranged in
Guiding a rhumBaf dance, tap
dance and several vocal selec-
tons George Brooks win be
there as master OF ceremonies and
viii sing Love in Bloom"
Music for dancing will begin at
$50 o'clock. There will be no
convert or admission.
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DESCRIPTION OF NANICO'S WALK

Miss Marie Cappick, well known
and highly appreciated writer of
prose and poetry, has again given
a mystical.y weird description of
a scene which could be seen, and
its throbbing nuances heard, in no
other section of the world but the
tropics.
In "When Nanigos Walk" is de-
scribed the savage dance of this
branch of a cult which combines
devil worship with thuggee, secret
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-08
Entertains In Honor
OF Mrs. J. Gates

Mrs. C. C. Harger of Miami
Florida, entertained with a fare.
well luncheon in honor of hen
aunt, Mrs. Jonathan Gates, who
viii leave this week for her home
in Key West.
Mrs. Gates has been visiting
in Miami for the holidays.
Those attending were: Mes
danes Paul Cannady, Leroy An
ders, John A. West, Jr., Annie
Knowles, John Pierce, Virginia
johnson, Clarinda Keys, John
Henson, Wilbur Gates, A. C.
Freseh, Eyerette Carey, T. A.
Deemer, Robert tombstone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-08

EDITORS NOTE: Mr.. Baleria's
excellent article-a fine tribute
to Key West-appears in another
part OF this issue.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-08
Chinese Brides Garry
Knives To Wedding
ny Associated Press,

CANTON, China, Jan. Bel
ligerent brides who carry knives
to their weddings are China's
latest expression of the New Wo-
man.
They are members of the
Spinsters' Society of Canton,
sworn never to marry. When
forced into marriage by old-fash-
Toned families, they pay alimony
to their husbands rather than live
with them.
The alimony goes to hire con-
cubines for their husbands.
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or stealthy murder by thugs, and
was practiced at regular decades
walls in Key West several decades
ago, until suppressed BY the civil
authorities.
The following appeared in
Cycle, in March, 1895, E critic in
California writing. 81 like when
Nanigos Walk 1t has wild and
mystic sound and is so clearly
told that the reader goes right
along with the procession:
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MENDELL'S SHOP
LISTS PRODUCTS

Mendell's Exclusive Mems Shop
is the exclusive agent for Man
haitian products in Key West.
In today's advertisement the
various items made by the Man.
haitian Shirt Company are listed
and prices shown.
known as the best-the best
known" is the Manhattan slogan.
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BOCA CHCA
CAMP OPENS

Boea Chica Resort and Fishing
Camp, located on the Overseas
Highway at the entrance of Boca
Chiea bridge, has been opened by
the owner, T. Luther Pinder.
This new camp offers over a
mile of beach for bathing with
good sights for campers with trail
ers- 1t is equipped with boats of
all sizes designed for shore or
deep-sea fishing.
Also, there is a lunch stand
where sandwiches, beer, cold
drinks and various other eatables
are served.
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gong passenger over the mghwa!
this morning for Miami wher'
she will visit for a while with At
torney and Mrs. w. H. Malone.
Mrs. Allan Hampton and chill
dren left by Florida Motor Lines
bus this morning for Miam
where they will visit for a while
with relatives.
J. B. Symmonette, local man
ager of an insurance company
who had been spending a visit in
Nassau with relatives and friends
returned to Key West yesterday
Mr.. Symmonette made the TRIP
from Miami to Nassau by plane
returning to Miami by the same
route.
Mrs. Rowland Barker, before
marriage Miss Rosalie Herttell
who was visiting with relatives
for the Christmas season, left
over the highway this morning on
Florida Motor Lines bus for her
home in New York.
Mrs. McCurdy Mora and two
children, who were visiting at the
home of Mrs. Morals grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Sawyer on Pearl street, left this
morning on the return to Miami.
Jonathan Gates left o. ar the
highway this morning for Miami,
where he will join Mrs. Gates,
who has been visiting there with
relatives and friends for the past
few weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Gates
propose returning to Key West
on Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas James, who &C
companied her daughter Miss
Josephine to Miami on her return
to Washington where she is a
student at Georgetown Visitation
College, has returned to the
city.
O. N. Marcy, who has been in
the printing business for a num-
Der of years, and Mrs. Marcy, are
visiting in Key West, and enjoy
ing their stay.
Richard Cosgrove, valued en-
ploye of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone company, headquarters in
Atlanta, Ga, is spending a brief
vacation with his parents, Captain
and Mrs. P. L. Cosgrove, at the
residence on Whitehead street.
Edward Critehley, operations
manager for the Eastern Division
Pan American Always, who was
in the city for brief review of
operations in Key West, left in
the afternoon for Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-08

Mrs. Allan Hampton and chill
dren left by Florida Motor Lines
bus this morning for Miami
where they will visit for a while
with relatives.
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sssssssssssssssssseseses
PEOPLES FORUM
seseeeeeeeseseossessseee
IMPRESSED WITH KEY WEST

Editor, The Citizen:
You will find enclosed a type
written manuscript, my impress
sions of your wonderful little
city after spending several days
there the past holiday season.
Our party of five, four OF thera
school teachers, found Key West
IA thrilling experience, and look
upon it now as the outstanding
part of our trip.
/ wrote the enclosed article in
all sincerity and truth, and should
like to see it published in your
daily. :.
In my copy OF your Dec. 26,
Citizen / liked so well the
story christmas in the Far
South" from the N. Y. Times.
Best wi3hes to you. "The Key
West Citizen, and citizens, and
thanks for any consideration given
the story.
Very truly yours,
j. WESLEY BALERIA,
Principal, High School.
Sorrento, ILL.,,
Jan. 5, 1897.
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PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Flora Michael was an out
going passenger over the highway
this morning for Miami where
she will visit for a while with At
torney and Mrs. w. H. Malone.
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German. Honor Stone
That Stopped Hitler

SALz, Germany, Jan. s.-Be-
cause it stopped Hitler's car, q
stone just bigger than q cobb,e-
stone has been lifted from the
mud and put on a pedestal where
1t is worshipped now as sacred
Hitler shrine"
1T viii be an eternal relic for
Germans and all. generations to
gomez { said the bnrgopaster. of
thA Aillsks in hk Aspeeehs az the
PUBLIC celebration which marked
TIN. dedication of the stone hal
lowed bgthe touch of tire Of Der
FuelAerssaar.
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
SUP VISORS
STUDY PHON E
LIN { ACTIO N

An ordinance allowing the South
ern California Telephone company
to construct lines over the county
rights-o f-Way was among routine
business transacted by the Imperial
county board of supervisors Mon
day afternoon.
The ordinance was necessary be-
cause the company had been barred
from new construction by an ord
nance which prevents the NeV-
ada-California Electric company
from crossing county rightS-of way
with its power lines. This ordinance
remains in effect.
Other business transacted by the
county board included appointment
of G. H. Madden and Perice Palm
er to the county board of education,
and purchase of equipment for
Road District No |. The equip
ment cost $6,546.67 less allowance
on used equipment which will be
turned in.
A. r.. Sandoval obtained permis-
sion of the board, through an am
ended ordinance, to operate a store
and dance hall on the Seeley- Cal
eXico road.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22

LONDON, June %. WP)-Great
Britain, facing a diplomatic crisis
over the Spanish civil war, firmly
refused today to meet Germany's
demands for action against Spain
because of the alleged submarine
attack on the German cruised Leip-
zig.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
told the house Of commons that
Britain has no intention of join
ing in a naval demonstration OF
Valencia, as proposed by Germany
Britain has threatened to with
draw from the international COM
mittee on non-intervention unless
other powers notably Germany
and Italy-altered their attitudes.
Eden said the government have
offered their services to the non
Intervention committee in order to
facilitate the first withdrawal Of
foreigners from SPAIN
-OO-
BERLIN, June %. WP)-Germany
threatens to take Independent ac-
ton to avenge the alleged Spanish
Loyalist attack on the cruiser Leip-
zig unless the four neutrality-con-
troll powers take firm action, usual
ly reliable sources said today.
1t was intimated that unless
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
LUCKETT TO BE
TRIED JULY 7,
WIFE ON OCT. a
Two in Abortion Case
Receive Separate
Attention

DIR. T. o. Luckett will go
on trial before Superior
Judge r D. McPherrin July
7 charged with performing
an abortion, while his wife,
facing a similar charge, will not be
tried until Oct. 4.
Originally scheduled for Monday
as a joint trial, the hearing was
postponed when Judge MrPherrin
granted the motion of d. H. VOL
ford, deputy district attorney, for
separation of trials.
1t would be impossible, Wolford
said, to allow each defendant to
testify freely in a joint trial, where
either could object to the others
testimony.
Attorney Lee Nuffer appeared on
behalf of the Lucketts, explaining
that Edgar Hervey. San Diego, al
so associated in the defense, will
be on hand for the trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22

enue receipts for the first 18 days
of June, making the fiscal year to-
tai to that date S4428O000O0 it
was considered almost certain that
the S4549 100000 anticipated in the
revised budget for the 1887 fiscal
year would be attained.
Income tax collections for the
first II months totaled S1.59l III
COZ. an increase Of S481. .866, ,273 over
the same period in 1896. OF this
total S773 .209.620 came from in
dlvidual taxpayers while S818,507.-
98l was produced by corporate tax
payers. This was a reversal Of last
years trend. when $47O00.000 more
vas realized from individual tax
payers than from corporations.
Capital stock tax receipts aggreg-
,3lS. 967, an increase OF S4l.-
in the firot l9 dayt of June to-
8sz.975 while the estate TAX pro-
duced S237. .lO7. .597 as compared TO
S203. 1886 .9S8 in the 1886 July-May
period. Gift taxes collections to-
tailed only $2l, 1854, decrease
of Sl379l7,4O compared with last
years first IL months.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
BRANDEN HELD
TO FACE TRIAL
FOR SHOOTING
Three Charges Await
Former Holtville
Resident

R. L. Branden, former
Holtville resident, was held
for trial by the superior
court on charges of assault
with intent to murder, as
sault with deadly weapon
and being an eXconvict in posses
sion of a deadly weapon. after a
preliminary hearing before Justice
of the Peace j. f. Simpson Monday.
Branden will be tried as the as
sailant of Grover Thompson, Yu-
ma carpeter, who was shot in the
chest and leg during a bloody gun
and fist fight June l3 in rooms at
the rear of Nells Cafe on Main
street in Holtville. Thompson, on
the stand during the preliminary
hearing, denied that he was sleep
ing in the same room with Mrs.
Opan Branden, the prisoners es-
tranged wife.
James b. Franklin, 21-year- old
who rode with Branden
to Holtville, told Monday of see
ing Branden in possession of a gun,
and of threats he assertedly made
against Thompson.
Branden acted as his own attor-
ney at the preliminary hearing
r I. French represented the dis
trict attorneys office.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
HEARING TO BE
WEDNESDAY, IN
LOVE SLAYING

A preliminary hearing to deter
mine if Ioreen Allen, 26-year-old
Negro woman, shall be held for trial
by the superior court on a charge
of numbering her negro lover will
be held before Justice Of the Peace
j. f. Simpson here at $50 a. NJ,
Wednesday.
Miss Allen was arraigned before
Judge Simpson Monday afternoon
ON a charge of fatally stabbing Ru-
fus Sanders, with whom she had
lived for several weeks at 428 Com
mercial avenue. The murder COM
plant was signed by w. ID. Sanders,
brother of the dead man.
The killing followed an argument
in which Sanders objected to at
tentions paid Miss Allen by other
men at party earlier in the eve
ming of June l6.
Miss Allen is held without bond.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
PRISONER WHO
LEFT FARM TO
FACE CHARGES

John j. Donohue, tubercular
prisoner who left the county farm
after serving four months of a
six-months county Jail sentence,
was held for trial by the superior
court on a charge Of escape after
a preliminary hearing before Justice
of the Peace j. E. Simpson Monday
Donohue's defense is that another
inmate at the county hospital furn-
ished him with a large amount of
liquor, that he became drunk, and
that some one-he declared he did
not remember Who-took him in a
motor car from the hospital to Ell
Centro, where he was found by j.
j. Campbell, superintendent of the
county farm.
Campbell admitted under cross
examination by Donohue that he
had been told someone gave Dono-
hue 80 drink or two" before he
left the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
Fireworks Missing
Over Road Funds

Periodical fireworks failed to ma
terialize at a routine meeting OF
the county board of supervisors
late Monday when $4,000 in state
motor vehicle funds were divided
equally among the county's five
road districts.
b. M. Graham, Brawley super
visor whose perennial demands for
a larger share of the motor vehicle
funds set off many verbal confla-
grations in the past, moved for
equal division of the funds, but
warned that this does not set a
precedent"
Graham's usual claim to a larger
percentage of the funds is based on
greater mileage Of roads in his dis
trict. His present concession was
made, he explained, because his
road district is not in need of great
er funds at the present time.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
GRAPEFRUIT
LEAGUE SEEKS
LOWER RATES

PHOENIX, Ariz, June %. tU.P)-
Lower freight rates to the midwest
for Arizona and Imperial and
Coachella Valley cNt1us will be
sought from the interstate COM
morce commission, delegates to the
convention of the Desert Grape
fruit League voted at closing seS-
sionS here.
Steps were taken to organize
the league on a permanent basis,
and to set up a marketing agency
independent of orange growers,
under the California Arizona Ci-
trus marketing agreement of the
agricultural adjustment admins
tration.
The next meeting OF the league
will be held either at Yuma or
e. Centro George H. Libbey, Phoe-
nix, chairman said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22

WASHINGTON, June %. UP
The U. S. treasury admitted sor-
rowfully today that it issues special
S25 tax stamp licenses, with Off
cial eagles on 'em, to dry-state
bootleggers, for pasting on speak
easy walls.
These documents say on their
face that they must be posted in
conspicuous places, and that ex-
actly is what bootleggers in Geor-
gia, Kansas and other dry regions
are doing.
This has resulted in a deluge
of complaints from folks who claim
the treasury hasn't any business
abetting the illicit liquor trade.
That's what makes the treasury
feel sad. Patiently it explains that
the fault is congress, that it per-
sonally hates bootleggers, and that
it doesn't want their tax money.
Yet it has issued hundreds of
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
CANTALOUPE
PRICES FIRM

Cantaloupe prices have remained
firm this week and demand Monday
exceeded the supply offered for cash
sale, carload fob. cash track, mixed
sizes, jumbo 36s and a few stand
ard Ass ranging from S1.25-S1.50.
Peak shipment for the season was
June 10, when 324 cars of canta-
loupes were shipped, the days to-
tai shipments including cantaloupes.
honey balls, hOneydeWs and mixed
melons amounting to 800 cars.
On June % in 1886 the peak ship
ment for that season went out,
271 cars Of which ISL were canta-
lOupes.
Mondays total shipments We're
2G6 cars of cantalCllpes and BAT cars
altogether Of mixed melons.
The market for jumbo 27s is un-
settled, ranging fob. from 80 cents
to Sl.00
For honeyballs the market Mon
day was steady. jumbo 36s, stand
ard ASS selling mostly at S1.75 with
demand good The market was
slightly weaker for honeydeWs with
demand moderate and stafslapd
and jumbo crates selling mostly al
SIPS.
Watermelon prices were weaker
with demand fairly good at $l1-S1;
per ton, fob. cash track, klon-
dikes and stripes, 1920 pound ay.
erage.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUN-
TY OF IMPERIAL
No. 1742l
SUMMONS

IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff, VS.. RUTH PECK,
JOHN DOE, JANE DOE, RICHARD
ROE, JOHN DOE COMPANY, A
CORPORATION, AND RICHARD
ROE COMPANY, A CO-PART-
NERSHIP, Defendants.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO RUTH PECK, JOHN
DOE, JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE,
JOHN DOE COMPANY, A CORP
GRAFTON, RICHARD POE Co, A
COMPREHENSIVE, defendants.
You are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County Of Imperial, State OF
California, within ten days after
the service on you of this Sum
monS-if served within this coun-
ty; or within thirty days If served
elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant, as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court OF the
of Imperial, State OF Cali
fornia, this 9th day OF December,
1896.
(SEAL)
w. j. McCLELLAND
Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON
Deputy Clerk
April 2O-27; May 4-1l-l8-25; June
I-a-l5-22
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
BOOTLEGGERS SHOW OFF FANCY
US.LICENSES AND LAUGH AS DRY
STATE PROHI OFFICIALS SQUIRM

S25 liquor placards to these gentle
men, some of whom it knows are
of low moral character, and most
of whom flaunt their federal docu-
ments on the mirrors, over their
bars.
Congress passed a law designed to
enforce the DIST amendment and
to protect dry states. 1t also adopt
ed an entirely separate tax bill a
couple of yeeGs ago, providing
among a lot of other things for
the collectin of special occupa-
tional taxes from liquor dealers.
Anybody who wants to sell Whis-
ky must pay the tax-$25 a year
and for his money he gets the
above e-mentioned document, hand
somely engraved on heavy paper.
The tax law says nothing about
dry states, or known laWbreakers,
or anything like that. All it pro-
vides is that anyone with $25 any
where can pay his tax and get
his receipt, for framing purposes.
Legitimate dealers in wet states,
of course, must have these papers
before they can do business. Boot
leggers in dry territories also are
buying and displaying them, appar-
emily for the purpose of bamboo
zling local authorities.
The placards don't mean a thing,
actually, except that the treasury
reluctantly has accepted $25. Print
ed upon them prominently and in
red ink is notice which says.
This is a tax receipt, not a Ii
cenSe."
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-22
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