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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
EVEN BOOTBLACK
HAS HIS PRIDE
CHINESE WORKMAN OPPOSES
CUT IN RATE FOR
SERVICES
fnv A..oeIased Prensl

SHANGHAI, July 30.-Sailors
aren't so generous as they used
to be. says Chen Tung-shin. He
ought to Knowles unofficial
bootblack to American gobs in
Shanghai.
In the old days, says the 30
year-old Chen, they used to pay u
cents for a shine. They're wiser
now. They only pay six.
Sometimes a seaman even will
try to get off for half of that.
Chen viii take it from anyone but
an American. But he'd rather
give a Yankee tar a free shine
than let MIN get away with a
cut rate. 1t seems that even a
bootblack has his pride-where
Americans are concerned.
Bootblacks in China are rare.
Most residents have servants to
do the task and sailors of other
nations shine their own shoes.
lChen's father had the business
until he went blind. Now it is
Chen who sets up shop in the popu-
lar bars along Blood alley, Shang-
hats caaaret street, when the
American fleets in.
When it leaves, he frequents
the waterfront bars where seamsn
Of the merchant marines hang out.
One of the few Chinese of his
class to adopt foreign clothes,
Chen wears overalls and a black
shirt. He keeps his foreign style
shoes shining like mirrors-fig-
ures it pays to advertise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
ONCE CALLED
TRAITOR, NOW
In LIMELIGHT
CHINA's SUCCESS AGAINST
JAPANESE IN CERTAIN
AREA DEPENDS UPON Ac-
TON OF GENERAL SUNG
By The APP Feature Service

China's success in hating the
japanese in the Peiping area de-
ponds to great extent upon
which way one of its most adroit
fence-sitters finally viii jump.
The general chiefly responsible
for Chinese policy up near the
Great Wall is Sung Cheh-yuan,
head of the council governing
semi-independent Hopei and Cha
har provinces. Sometimes he has
seemed on the Chinese side of the
fence; sometimes the Japanese.
Promised To Be Friendly
After the Peiping incident,
however, China counted upon him
to defend the city, principal one
in Hopei. One of China's might
lest generals, he commands the
famous 29th route army, which
CALAMITY, but vainly, defended the
Great Wall against Japan in 1888.
The political council of his
Hopei-Chahar state, inaugurated
in December, 1885, was regarded
as pro-Japanese. The territory it
rules is as large as Texas and has
10000, 000 residents. Sung pro-
posed to promote friendly rela-
tons with Japan and Manchouquo,
and Japanese miIitarists APP
plauded.
Traitor Said Students
Thousands of Peiping students
branded his activities as traitor
Gus, but Marking officially bless
ed the new regime-perhaps as
the best way to keep even a
tenuous grip upon Sung.
Last year his officers called up
on him to buck Japan's expansion.
At the same time. Japan increased
forces near Peiping to an esti-
mated 10000, as against Sung's
army Of $4,000 to 10000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
Director Of State Markets
Takes Matter Up With
Local Chamber OF Com
merce

William L. Wilson. director Of
state markets in Florida, once
again directs his attention to
Key West and points out that he
is continuing his policy of tender
ing his assistance. this time how.
ever along different lines.
On several occasions Mr.. wilsOa
ha. visited hi. city in the in
,srests of the sponge industry and
the sstablishmsnl of an exchange
for dealers in sponges and those
who take them from the sea.
In this proposition the market
director writes the chamber o.
commerce a letter in which he
points out his interest in tho
manufacture OF articles from raw
materials, and requests insorlna-
ton concerning those people in
Key West who can make articles
from native raw material
His letter to Secretary s. c.
Singleton, asks the question:
"Do you know Of any people Ia
the community. men or women,
Who either are nov making or
can make unusual and interesting
products IRON native raw ma
terials7 We have IN mind Things
which will be interesting as ms
mentoes or souvenirs our tourist
population viii be glad 10 buy.
"These may be useful articles
or just souvenir types. We have
found opportunities Of this sort
which, If followed through, VIII
be the means Of providing extra
incomes for many Of our citizens.
The difficulty has been the lack
OF sales machinery for placing the
articles before the buyer at
minimum cost.
~The State Agricultural Mar
keting Board is in position to be
Of assistance and has Devised
tentative plan for doing the
work. We want to know. hos
ever, Il the public Is interested,
who are the producers and what
they make.
I'VE shall Be pleased 70 hear
from you. giving rs this inforDia-
ton from youf standpoint, and
making any suggestions that o.
cur 10 YOU
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
Steamer Gatun Coming
Here This Afternoon

Steamship Gatnn. Of the Stand.
ard Fruit and Steamship com
pany, is due to arrive At tbs Por-
ter Dock coRpany's main pier this
afternoon. coming from Philadel-
phia enroute 10 Frpntera, Mexico.
The vessel viii bunker and take
o. supplies and sail immediately
after bunkering operations for her
distinction
British Motorship San Casiniro.
enroate from Liverpool. England
70 kingdom, Mexico. Is due TO ar
rive OFF Key West tomorrow about
noon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
Lighthouse Ship
Now Completing
Tour OF Activity
POinciana Expected To
Return To This Port
Within Next Several
Days

Lighthouse Tender Poinciana,
is just completing a tour of ac-
tivity on Lake okeeehobee, and is
expected to return TO her home
port withia the next few days. ac.
eOrdins to adviees received at the
headquarters.
The tender left directly after
ths Christmas holiday season and
went to an assignment on Lake
okeeehObee placing lights and
bsaeons and attending to other
matters which come within the
scope of the work of tenders in
the service.
Since that time the vessel ha.
been back to her home port and
win just arrive in time to be
hauled Ous on the marine railway
for annual overhaul and repair
work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
Newton Knowles And Two
Other Patients Brought
In Today Aboard Plane

Pritchard, in charge of the
ambulance, and Hugh Moore, en-
ploye of the hospital, to carry
Captain Knowles up the stairs to
the office of the institution.
The other two patients were
Charles v. Sutton. member of the
crew of the Tanker j. A. Moffatt,
Jr., and Jean Neslund, from the
ships company OF the Steamer
Byron D. Bunson. Both o. the
latter are inflicted with stomach
ailments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
Patient Highly Praises
Local Marine Hospital

surgeons and nurses at the hos
pital, and in fact every individual
with whom he has come in CON
tact.
While The Citizen was at the
hospital this morning he went in
to the ward at the request Of En-
gineer Giorgion, who said that he
was so Tiled with gratitude that
he would not be satisfied until
he told everybody how grandIy he
had been treated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
WITHEE OUT
OF HOSPITAL

Abner wifhee, Jr., was dis.
charged from the Marine hospital
today after a course of treatment
lasting q few days more than one
month.
Mr. Withee was formerly .
member Of the crew Of the East
Coast Ferry Estrada Palnrer sail.
ing cut Of Fl. Lauderdale 10 Ha-
vana, and expected to leave b.
Coast Guard plane tdoay for hi
ami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30

Coast Guard Plane WIS, in
charge of Lieutenant de Joye, ar
rived this morning about IL
o'clock from Miami with three
patients consigned to the Marine
Hospital.
Newton Knowles, formerly of
Key West, member of the crew
o. the Jolly Rover, was a member
of the party, suffering from a
condition of the left leg which
made it necessary for Reggie
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
VISITOR LEAVES
ABOARD LAUNCH

Captain Bert E. Singleton. who
was in Key West as guest at the
home Of bis parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
s. G. Singleton, on Eaton street,
left the yacht basin this morning
Z so O'Clock on board the Launch
Joy.
Accompanying Mr.. Singleton
was MS mother. who win renew old
acquaintance with the scenes en-
eountered on the delightful voy-
age north through the Keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
GROOMS NAMED
ADMINISTRATOR

Bascom L. Grooms. president
of the Key West Electric company,
has been appointed as administra-
tor Of the estate of Mrs. Beulah
y Boyer. mother Of Mrs. Grooms,
Who died Saturday.
The necessary papers appoint
ing Mr.. Grooms were signed in the
office OF the county Judge this
morning by Judge Raymond R.
Lord.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
DOG CALLS POLICE
TO AID OF PAL

OAKLAND. Calf, July So
Hearing the bowls of a dog IN
wooded tract. George Cockerton.
officer, investigated and found a
big pointer with a hind leg caught
in a trap.
But the pointer wasn't howl
ing. The alarm was raised by
mongpel nearby, which kept up
the noise until its canine friend
was released.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30

Antonio Georgion, second en-
gineer on the Steamship James L.
Richards, of the Mystic S. S. Com
pany, is a patient in the Marine
Hospital at Key West, and says it
is one of the finest he has ever
seen.
Ever since he was taken off the
Richards by the u S.. Coast Guard
he has received nothing but cour-
teous and kindly treatment, by
the members. of the coast guard,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
10, For The Life OF
A congressman's Wife

WASHINGTON. July 90
Here's what tbs wives Of new con
gresSmen do 20 amuse themselves
while their husbands are legisiat-
ing. As reported By 50 members
IF the "Seventy-fifth CIubr' At
their final luncheon:
5000 social calls--an averags
81 leo each.
0ns won q poetry conkest
Another wrote a daily eolumn
for . aewspapeT.
One completed an art eonrse
SIX learned 70 rsde hs9aebaek.
Five stadied archery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
HALF A HAIRCUT'S
BETTER THAN NONE

WKTERTOWN. n. X, July 80,
Somewhere there is a man with
only half a haircptx and rRqrber
F. l. Countryman h3sHes lhfd
come back and have TIE job
finished. EK2nunHEN III
The customer flosl ploll bltalslS
when a blaze broke out in the rear
q the barber shop.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
COUGHS Up sTEM

MOTALA. sweden.-After car.
rying a broken pipe stem in his
throat for two years without
knowing Il. SamHei Carlson Of
this ely got rid Of Il during 3 vio
lent coughing spell.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30
MISS WARREN
Is IMPROVING

Miss Leonor Warren. daughter
ef DR.. and Mrs. wm. r. Narren,
Who underwent ~ operation II .
iocai hospital on "Wednesday. has
been rturned 70 her home on Eat.
on street. and Is reported to b
recovering rapidly.
This WI be Rrafifying ness %
her NIX rons friends IA Key West.
all 81 whom wish for her . very
speedy recovery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-30

Key West, Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-01
TODAY IN HISTORY

1SOO-Spani coded Louisiana back
to France by secret treaty, lest Eng
land with whom France then at war,
seized Louisiana as it easily could
have
1852-E1istoric journey of 21-year-old
Ezra Meeker and his young bride
rom the Missouri River in ox-drawn
covered wagon across the uncharter-
ed West ends at Portland, Oregon
took a year but 3 days when Meeker
retraced route by airplane in the year
of 1924.
1854. and P. Stores started as a
single store in New York City.
1896-Rural Free Delivery started
the country over.
1909 Bombs, in labor war, wrecks
newspaper and kills 20, in Los Ange-
les.
1928-Soviet Russias first F'ive-Year
Plan inaugurated.
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NOTICE OF SALE OFF LAND.

By virtue of the power of sale con-
tanned in that deed of trust executed
by Hawkins Henderson and SaIlie
Henderson, his wife, to the under
signed trustee, dated the 18th day of
April, 1880, and recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds of Vance
County, North Carolina, III Book 1852
page 122, will sell at public auction.
for cash at the Court House door in
Henderson, N. c. Monday, October rs,
1887, at IL o'clock, Noon, the follow
ing described land:
That tract or parcel of land join
ing the lands of John Henderson, J..
w. Reavis and others, being the share
of the said Hawkins S. Henderson
that he drew and bought in the lands
of his father Richmond Henderson,
and containing 60 acres, more or less.
Less IL acres sold to Robert E. Scott
in deed dated February II, 1927.
w. B. HIGHT, Trustee.
J. E. HIGHT, Trustee.
Henderson, N. c.
September "a, 1887.
Perry & Kittrell. Attys.
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ONCE UPON OCT. L

There had been such things as
steam roadmobileS as early as 1863,
and the idea of horseless carriages
had been suggested even earlier, how
ever, autonotive history really begins
with 1892. Selden American; Benz
and Daimler, Germans, and Levassor
Frenchman, had all put gasoline en-
gines in cars before that date, but
the car built by Charles E. Duryea,
which startled residents of Spring
field, Mass, on a crisp October day
in 1892, was the first one successful
enough to win popular attention. for
the automobile and convince the pub
lie it was no freak idea.
Duryea, proprietor of bicycle shop,
saw a gasoline-engine with electric ig
milton, when 25, and made up his
mind such an engine could be used
to run buggy. With help of his
brother, J. Frank, he built his first car
IS years ago and started an economic
and social revolution.
The cars body was taken intact
from a lady's phaeton, complete with
whipsocket. Once its engine was
started, there was no way to control
the cars speed; it ran seven miles an
hour until it was stopped-or hit
something.
From this, within two years, Dur
yea evolved a machine with most Of
the main features of modern automo-
biles, such as a 4-cylinder engine with
water-jackets, electric ignition, bevel-
gear differential, rigid front axles
with steering knuckles at the ends,
and pneumatic tires.
Automobile factories sprang up
within the next few years like mush-
rooms. All sorts of motor vehicles
were placed on the nnarket-propelled
by gasoline, electricity, steam, COM
pressed air, kerosene, acetylene gas,
other liquid air and Illuminating gas.
One inventor even brought out a
spring-motor vehicle, which was sup
posed to wind itself up by first run
ling down hill.
A Duryea car won the first Ameri-
can road race. His machine proved
itself superior to Europe's best when
he took two models overseas.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-01
IaDDAY
ToDAy,S ANNIVERSARIES

1781-James Lawrence, famed Naval
commander in the War of 1872, porn
at Burlington, N. ]. Died OF wounds
received in battle, June 4, 1913.
1799-Rufus Choate, famed Massa-
chusetts lawyer, orator ana STATES
man, born at Ipswich, Mass. Dleo
July Is, 1859.
1832-Henry Clay Work, Chicago
song-writer, author of Marching
Through Georgia." born at Middletown
Conn. Died June 8, 1884.
1S37-dO0 years ago. Louis Goddu.
noted inventor of shoe machines OF
Winchester, Mass, born in CANADA
Died in Winchester, June IL, 1919.
1838-Kate Field, actress, Journalist
author and lecturer, born in st. Louis.
Died in Honolulu, May 10, 1896.
1847-Anne Besant, famed Theo.
sopist leader, born in London. DIED
in India, Sept. 20, 1888.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-01
AMERICA AT WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 Years Ago Today-The Russian
army, because of the revolution was
at low point in both defensive pow
err but it advanced in the Riga re-
gion, pushing the foe back. The Ger
mans still held Riga, but could go no
further because a Russian fleet held
the Gulf of Riga, and troopships
could not enter with German reen-
forcements and supplies.
In the three weeks Germans had
held Riga, the German fleet had not
made a move to clear the Gulf of the
inactive warships because of mutinies
that had broken out in German ships
of the Baltic fleet based at both Will
helmshaven and Kiel. Before it was
checked, it had spread through men
in Is vessels, and storehouses in both
bases had been wrecked. This fact
was kept secret from the German peo-
pie until mid-October, allied agents
had succeeded in spreading the report
and Admiral Won Capelle had to ad-
nit it in the Reichstag.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-01
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND.

BY virtue of the power of sale con-
tanned in that deed of trust executed
by S. C. Kelly and Lucy Kelly, his
wife, to the undersigned trustee, dated
the 26 day of February, 1927, and re-
corded in the office of the Register OF
Deeds of Vance County, North Caro-
lima, in Book 40 page 1872, will sell
at public auction, for cash, at the
Court House Door in Henderson, N
c., Monday, October 25th, 1887, at II
o'clock, Noon, the following described
land:
It is that tract of land on Hughes
Street near the Henderson Cotton
Mill 1O94x2OO feet described as fol
lows: Begin at a stake on the North
side Of Hughes Street 80 1-2 fit. S
SO 1-2 degrees e from j. w. Adams
corner and at the corner of another
lot of said J. w. Adams, and run along
said st. S 88 IL degrees E 200 #. to
stake; thence N IL degrees E 100
#. to a stake, thence SO IL degrees
w 200 it. to a stake, thence N IL de-
grees w 100 TT. to the place of be-
ginning. Containing one-half an acre.
This being the Home place where S.
G. Kelly and wife now live. Also
another lot described as follows:
Begin at a stake on Robertson St.
Ed Turner's corner being AZ #. from
edge of Kittrell ST. and run thence his
line N 88 degrees w 100 #. to Tur-
ner's corner on an old road and AZ
#. from Kittrell st. S 8 degrees w
80 IL #. to a pin Kelly corner, thence
along Kelly'S line 88 degrees e 40
fit. to Kelly corner on Robertson ST.;
thence along said street N degrees
T. So fit. to the place of beginning.
Being the Holmes lot after lot of
AZ #. has been cut off being the same
lot conveyed to G. w. Davis and wife
by r. G. Kittrell (unmarried) and
J. c. Kittrell and wife, to which deed
reference is herein made for descrip-
ton.
j. E. HIGHT, Trustee.
September "a, 1887
Perry & Kitt1 ell, Attys.
Henderson, N. G..
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-01
More Money, But
Economy, Is Cry
(COnti~'lexs from pare Ore.l

spend so much of it: our national
debt and deficits really are becoming
alarming. But as for our particular
neck of the woods, our local resources
are exhausted. For heavens sake let
Uncle Sam be little more liberal"
-, Nh Story.
It's the old. old story.
Federal money. of course, comes out
Of all American localities. If each,
generally speaking. cannot take care
of it's own requirements, the sum total
of them cannot take care of their
joint requirements.
A particular Locality ~--v irdced.
suffer i1ome cush especial misfor-
tune as to make it, obviously, an all
around object of charity However,
that is temporarily exceptional case.
The entire country cannot relieve it.
self by clubbing it's localities together,
if they cannot, most of them, relieve
themselves individually.
But!
This is so self-evident that no half.
way intelligent person can argue other
wise.
Yet senators and representatives,
who,. supposedly, are su2erly intel
ligent, on an average, do argue thus
regularly in Congress. Each contends
that his particular group. of home
folk literally will starve to death
without Federal assistance.
Here and there, occasionally, this
wall doubtless is legitimate-due to
floods or drought or grass-hoppers or
something.
But it can't possibly be true every
where.
Or, if it is true-if every place has
got to be in relief, where is relief to
come from?
A politician from particular area,
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Martin Put On Spot
By Union Group
Continued from -age One,

Lewis, but in Washington there was
no knowledge Of an engagement be-
tween the two labor leaders.
The disputed revolver incident oc-
Cured when committee of union
representatives from several out
state cities, after besieging Martins
hotel most of yesterday, sent a group
to his suite. They pounded and kick
ed on the door. Martin, clad in a
bath robe, opened it, and committee
members said, pointed a revolver at
one of them, Daniel Gallagher, saying:
Il mean business; what's all this
noise?"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-01
TODAY,S BIRTHDAYS

Governor Charles H. Martin of Ore
gon, born at Carmi, ILL.,, IA years ago.
Lincoln MacVeagh of New York,
Minister to Greece, born in Rhode
Island, Al years ago.
DR.. Glenn Frank, former president
of the University of Wisconsin, born
at Queen City, Mo-, so years ago.
Faith Baldwin of Brooklyn, N. Y,
author, born at New Rochelle, N. Y,
IA years, ago.
Maj. Anthony j. Drexel Biddle of
philadelphia, authorE Explorer and
lecturer, born there, 60 years ago.
DR.. Willis j. King, president of the
Cannon Theological Seminary, At
lanta, Ga, born at Rose Hill, Tex, 81
years ago.
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OCTOBER i
sURi a1oN TUs WEo mo 90 SAT
I!@; !; !! !: ) ! j g.:
Todoy is the Day
By CLARK KIf@f@AlRD
Copyright, 1887, for this Newspaper
by King Features Syndicate. Inc.

The Popular History of American
invention remarks, eff Charles Dur
yea, in later years had been willing to
adopt the construction and arrange
ments of parts designed by Levassor
and preferred by the public, he might
have become one of the leading man
ufacturers of the world. But having
proved that his machine was faster
in and more dependable than others
made up to that time he persisted in
mounting the engine in the rear of
the body and continued to provide a
handle or tiller for steering and con-
trolling the speed. Despite the tread
of the mechanical times, he refused
to build what the public wanted :.
He never achieved success in bust
ness"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-01
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL
Daily Dispatch Isuream-

In the Sir Walter HUtrI.
Raleigh, Oct. There will be a
senatorial primary in North Carolina
in 1888. That fact has been confirm.
ed by publication of the report that
Colonel T. L. Fitzpatrick, Of Charlotte,
says he is seriously considering" OPP
posing Senator Robert r. Reynolds.
The good colonel, who won State
wide recognition as a champion of
good roads, has seriously considered"
entering every major political sweep.
stakes for which he was eligible ever
since this correspondent became a
resident of the State-and that's a
matter of some eight years But every
time he has communed with himself
and his friends he has decided against,
poking out his head to get it knocked
off.
It's not a Tad pu' licity idea, how
ever, as the populace is kept regularly
Informed that Colonel T. l.. fitzpatrick
is still amongst us, fact which it
could easily forget otherwise.
Leslie S. Baker, commissioner for
the New York Worlds Fair of 1889
speaking:
'"Fhis will be one Worlds Fair that
will start on time. The paint will be
dry and the grass will be green"
Attention of the commissioner, who
is here comforting with North Caro-
lima officials relative to the States
possible participation, was called to
the fact that Lloyd's, LondOn's great
insurance gamh' ng institution, is lay
ing odds of thu re to one there will be
no New York Fair at all in 1889.
"That's because I4loyds thinks there
is going to be a World War by that
time. It's the only thing that can stop
u.s. he said.