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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07
TAIL OF WOE

bedded. Bears. panthers. foxes. wolves
deer and dogs in attacking porcupines
have gotten their faces and threats full
of quilts and. unable to disengage them,
have died. An average adult ''porky"
may have up to $4,000 quilts!
Porcupines feed on the bark of trees.
such as evergreens and hemlocks. Ger
tain states therefore offer bounties for
their determination. On the other
hand, some Canadian provinces pro-
tect them, for their flesh is edible and
can be the means of saving lost and
weaponless man. The 'porky" is a
slow-moving animal and can be easily
killed with a club.
He is not strict vegetarian, despite
his fondness for tree barks and shrubs.
He runs great risks to secure anything
that has salty or sweaty flavor. He
will gnaw axe handles, shovels, strips
of leather, even porches, or anything
that has been handled.
Down in Brazil is an unusual tree
porcupine whose quilts are not as long
or strong as those of his northern
brothers and sisters, but whose hair is
equally shaggy. He uses his extra
long tail to grasp with and it is not as
deadly as the common porcupine's.
-AeNklNG LAWRENCE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07

" HE round ball of bristling white
ness looking supposedly at you
in this photograph is rare
albino torcupine. She's pure white to
the last quill and pink-eyed.
Her first youngster was awaited
with more than usual interest, but he
arrived in the normal color of baby
porcupines - black as the ace of
spades. He's seen in the picture nuz-
cling up against his nanny.
Contrary to popular belief, porcu-
pine does not 'shoot" his quilts at an
enemy. The enemy stupidity helps him.
self to a mess of agony. The porcu-
pines quilts are fastened loosely to his
body and when he slaps around with
his tail in self-defense few quilts are
thrown distance. He does not con-
troll their election,
When attacked he arches his back.
erects his quilts and sticks his head
under log or puts his nose between
his forepaws Then he waves his tail
furiously and the Lord help whatever
flesh it strikes. His sharp. barbed
quilts penetrate and stay in, causing
excruciating pain.
His quilts come away at touch.
They are barbed at the tip and cannot
easily be loosened once they are en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07

AWARDED an honored place in millions of
n homes all over the United States and Can
ada is little book
1t is premium receipt book in which an
agent personally records small weekly premi-
ums-frequenty only FIVE or ten cents-paid by
persons of modest means for life insurance.
These people buy life insurance just as they
do other necessities small amounts If
weekly premium insurance were not available,
millions of them could afford no life insurance
at all.
industrial insurance" as this type is called,
is somewhat more expensive than other types
of life insurance because it costs any insurance
company more to handle For example, COM
pany agents make regular calls at the homes of
industrial policyholders for the collection Of
premiums. Under an industrial life insurance
policy on which premiums are collected for
twenty years, an agent may make over a thou
sand such calls.
And the death rate of industrial policyhod-
ers is 1919 greater than the death rate of those
having standard ordinary pocies--a fact which
necessarily makes industrial insurance cost
more.
Throughout the years. consistent progress
has been made in liberalizing the terms of in
dustral insurance policies and providing more
benefits for less cost. For instance, more than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07
If it weren't for this book

ten years ago Metropolitan introduced its
Monthly Premium Industrial policy to reduce
the cost for policyholders able to pay on
monthly basis
In 1887, Metropolitan paid s234,266,l44 to
Industrial polcyholders and their families In
their hour of need, these people of modest
means found the little premium receipt book
friend indeed!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
BUILDS HIS
OWN RAILROAD
FAILED TO GET PROMOTION,
DECIDED TO OPERATE
HIS OWN LINE

vaudeville, La, Oct. 81
"A veteran employee Of the Gull.
Mobile and Northern railroad,
despairing of ever becoming a
railroad magnate, decided to
build his own line.
II took Sidney ]. Thibodaux
two years to finish what he calls
the shortest standard gauge rail-
road in the world. II is only 500
feet long but il is complete with
60-pound rails and standard ties,
switches. lamps, semaphores and
telegraphic service.
Thibodeaux. station agent here
for the G.. NJ. and ". with 4s
years railroad experience, is IS
years old. He built his own rail-
road. called the Mandevlilc
Northern. as a hobby for $1,000.
Rolling stock of the Vaudeville
Northern consists Of . handcsr
powered by gasoline engine ard
a small flatcar. Schedules On
week days are accommodated 20
traffic. Thibodeaux's half dozen
grandchildren and their little
friends. A regular schedule is
followed en- Saturdays and Sun
days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
SPONCES SOLD
AT WEEKEND
LARGEST OFFERING AT MU.
NIcIPAL DOCK WAS
1872 PUNCHES

Weekend sales of sponges at
the Municipal sponge dock, wit
messed another sale of grass
sponge, which, while not as large
as recent former sales, brought
correspondingly large prices.
Z The largest sale consisted of
1872 punches, which brought a
price of $2l6.85. The next high
est price for this grade was
$58.68 for 200 punches. Other
smaller sales brought the total
price for 454 punches to $285.74.
There were few yellow offer
nigs. In fact but lit punches
were displayed, and the highest
price was paid for 70 punches,
which was $26.95. Total for all
offerings was $36.81.
The two largest offerings of
wool were one lot containing 80
punches, which sold for $186.01,
and another lot of 81 punches,
which brought $81.01. Total sales
of wool was 1853 punches, $305. 86.
Altogether 168 bunchs of wool,
asa punches of grass and III
punches of yellow sold for
$628.41.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
WIN. DEMERITT
GOES ON TRIP
WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD IN WASH4aAI
IscTos. JOINT

Superintendent VIM. w De-
merritt iof the Seventh Lighthouse
District, left lQIo'clock) last night
on the Tender Ivy for Miami, and
this morning entrained for Wash
ington. d. c., to attend a con-
ference of lighthouse superin-
tendentS.
This is the first of these con-
ferences which has been called
in three years, and viii go in
session on the morning of Octo-
Der 6 and continue through
October Is.
1t is expected that all superin-
tendents of districts throughout
the Continental Union States
will be in attendance at the con-
ference, as well as officials from
all the island possessions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
Circuit Court Convened
Today; Jury Is Drawn
-
LOCAL WEATHER
SUMMARY GIVEN
OUT BY BUREAU

NJ onthly meteorological
summary for the month of
September. as received from
the United States Weather
Bureau. shows the highest
temperature during the
month 10 have been reached
September IL. when the ther-
mometer showed 81. The
lowest was on September "a.
when the reading was ~.
Greatest amount of pre-
cipitation was on Septem-
Der ii when the total rain
fall was SO inches. Departure
from normal rainfall for the
month was 2.98 inches. and
the accumulated departure
since January / has been
1l.69 inches.
Prevailing direction of the
wind has been from the east
with an average hourly velo-
city of 8.s. Highest wind
velocity during September
since 1871 was 81 miles from
the east on September 10.
1919.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
FISHES GOLD
G.. e. :. THROUGH ice
PRODUCTIVE VENTURE IN
EXTRACTING GOLD FROM
BEARING SEA SANDS
fnr A.reciatea Prr.sl

NOME, Alaska, Oct. 3.---An en-
terprising operator has ''fished"
successfully for gold through
holes chopped in thick ice of the
Boring sea.
Howard Lying, former legisla-
tor and member of the territorial
welfare board. told how Joe
Sullivan, old time miner, con-
Quoted the first productive ven
ture in extracting gold from
Boring sea sands.
The mining innovation was
undertaken 1000 feet from the
beach through a large hole cut
in the ice near Bluff. 50 miles
down the coast from Nome. Dirt
was hauled from the ocean bed
in a three and a half foot bucket,
''high-lined" to the beach and
dumped.
After 50 days work the dump
was asluiced" and, Lying said.
Sullivan brought 500, 900 in gold
into Nome.
Sullivan is repeating the opera
ton. and others are expected 10
try the same system.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
JUDGE GOMEZ
RETURNS HERE
CONES FOR MUcH-NEEDED
REST: TO OPEN COURT
I'M KEY WEST SOON

Judge Arthur Gomez, of the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Flor
ida, who has been engaged in &C
tivities in Miami for a consider
able length of time, returned to
the city last week for an indef-
mite stay.
The judge told The Citizen
this morning that work had been
piling up in Miami and he was
kept continually busy. Now that
an opportunity for relaxation had
presented itself, he proposed to
take it easy for this week, and
after next, when he would be
busy in court in Key West,
would continue a much-needed
rest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
COWBOY GIVEN YACHT

New York - While browsing
along the Brooklyn waterfront,
William ]. (Texl Langford, 23-
year-old former Texas cowboy,
struck up an acquaintance with
a man he had never seen before.
Pointing to a yacht at anchor in
lower New York harbor, the man
asked Langford how he liked it,
Langford replied, enthusiastic
ally, "A beautyl The guy who
owns that must be lucky" To
which the stranger replied. IF
you think so, you are. She's
yours" The only trouble about
the whole thing is that Langford
is practically penniless and hasn't
the funds to operate the yacht.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
CHARTER GROUP
PLANS MEETING

Charter Study Committee will
meet tomorrow night in WPA
headquarters and members viii
be handed mimcographed copies
of the old charter of the City of
Key West. with amendments, to
give il the necessary study in
order 70 draw a new charter, as
proposed,
Franklin Albert. chairman OF
the general committee, said this
morning that the Speakers Com
mittee win meet next Monday in
the court room at the county
court house, and il is anticipated
that q large number of interest
ed people viii be present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
IN<AZ...l -
POSTAL RECEIPTS
SHOW INCREASE
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS TOOK
DROP OF SEVERAL THOU.
SAND DOLLARS

Postal receipts at the Key West
postoffice for the month of Sep
tember show a slight increase
over the same month last year.
For this year Inc total receipts
were $2,192.92 and for the same
month last year receipts totalled
$2,055.11.
Postal savings accounts dropped
several thousand, from 1902, 689
to $295,059, difference of ST.
$50. 1t was said by persons in
terested in the Withdrawals that
most of the money was used in
building operations.
Total of money orders issued at
the office was $50, 1854. Money
orders paid totalled $l6,839.88.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
GIVE JEWELRY
in CAMPAIGN
JAPANESE OFFER coNTRIBU-
TIoNS IN PATRIOTIC
MOVEMENT

TOKYO, Oct. ga Tokyo
newspaper recently tapped ia
pans invisible" gold reserve, in
a patriotic campaign, and imme-
diately found itself almost
swamped in a flood of wedding
rings, trophies, dinner plate and
dental Filings.
Even a gold brick-a real one
came in.
The Tokyo Nichi Nichi insti-
tuted the campaign, calling on
its readers for gold to be given
the Finance Ministry for pushing
the war with China.
In one day, nearly 100000
worth of gold was donated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
MANY BEVERAGE
LICENSES ISSUED

Announcement was made in
the office of County Tax Collec-
tor F. Fl. Ladd. that issues have
been made of So beverage licens-
es to date. and that practically
concludes all places which are
ready for them.
Three more licenses are ex-
pected to be issued before the
first Of the year. One for a
cocktail lounge, request for
which may be presented at the
meeting OF the county commits
sloners Wednesday night. and
two for hotels which are expect
ed 70 be in readiness before the
year 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
Miami Cupboard Club Thrills
Crowd OF 5000 Yesterday
MIAlMIANS NOT
ONLY STUNTERS

All the stunts were not
put on by the Miami Out
board Club yesterday.
Duke Bowen pulling up his
anchor just before the race
found il was coming up slow
lY. One last mighty heave
and the crowd broke into a
roar of laughter. He had
brought up a lo-foot long
sunken piling.
JaYcee chairman. L. p. Art
man. Jr. and Miss Macie
Gait attempting to cross to
the boat float on two small
boards lost their balance and
slipping first one side and
then 70 the other TO the
shouts of the crowd. reached
the float by a mad dash 10
escape a wetting in two feet
of water.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
WATCH LOST Is YEARS.
RETURNED

Scranton, Pa.-Police recently
returned a gold watch TO Stewart
W. Magee of Laeeyville, which
had been given him as a gradua-
ton present fifteen years before
and lost soon afterwards. II was
found on the person Of a man
they had arrested. Magee's name
was in the watch.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
MRS. E. GARCIA
DIES THIS A. M.
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
CONDUCTED ToMoR-
ROW AFTERNOON

Mrs. Enriquita Garcia. 48, died
this morning at o'clock in the
family residence at 1924 United
street.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon $50 o'clock
from the chapel of the Pritchard
Funeral Home, Rev. Guillermo
Perez, of the Latin Methodist
church, officiating.
Mrs. Garcia is survived by her
husband, Elilio Garcia; one sis
ter, Mrs. Angel Alvarez, and
three brothers, Henriquez, Efgnio
and Juan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
wAw%Aw.NLl ~. ~. ~
BUT One WIFE
PLENTY ENOUGH
WOMEN IN INDIA BECOME IN
DIGNANT; PLAN TO
PICKET HUSBANDS
tBy Asseefasea Fressl

CALCUTTA, Oct. ga num-
Der of women of Sadhaura. in
the Punjab, have decided that
one wife is enough for their hus-
bands.
They have formed themselves
into a "monogamy brigade" TO
force their husbands not to take
second wives.
Should moral persuasion fail,
peaceful picketing of the pan
dar--the tent where the second
marriage takes place-will be
resorted TO.
Finally. the weapon of social
boycott will be used.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
NEWS NOTES
EXCITEMENT

Miami, Fla.-Rebecca Robbins
was fishing along the county
causeway when a red snapper
struck her line. She yanked it
up and the fish sailed into the
face of a passing motorist, who
was so surprised he lost control
of his car, which crashed into an
other automobile Result: The
woman was charged with disor-
derby conduct by causing an ac-
cident and the motorist with
reckless driving for failing to
have his car under control.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
CHINESE WAR CASUALTIES

Geneva.-According to DR.. ".
K. Wellington Koo, Chinese dele
gate to the League of Nations,
not less than 100000 Chinese
have been killed and 100000
rendered homeless since the be-
ginning of the war with Japan on
July Z, 1887.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
KILLS WILDCAT WITH
CRUTcH

Santa Anna.-While driving
through Laguna Canyon, Henry
Schmidt, a cripple, encountered
a wildcat apparently injured by
an automobile. When he started
walking toward it on his crutch-
es, the wildcat attacked him.
Schmidt stood his ground and
succeeded in killing the animal
by well-aimed blow OF his
crutch.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
Case OF Edward Weber
To Be Considered By
Grand Jury In Connec-
ton With Court

Circuit Court. with Judge Ar
thur Gomez presiding. convened
this morning al 10 o'clock with
all officials present and the
Judge proceeded at once TO Sc
cure from the box a yenirs of
regular and special jurors TO act
on whatever cases may be
brought them.
Members of the regular venire
numbered SO, and the special
veRire contains so names. From
the regular venire will be select
ed 10 jurors to serve on the
grand jury to consider the case
of Edward Webber, colored, who
is in Jail charged with the kill
ing of James Taylor, another
colored man. Taylor was shot
Friday, August 10. and died Aug
ust %.
Regular and special venires
drawn this morning and return
able Monday morning, October
10, contain the names of the fol-
lowing:
Regular venire: Eugne Sweet
ing, George Curry, w. E. Julian,
Oscar Solano, Merrill F. Sands,
Jr.. H. B. Bowery, Z. A. Ramsey,
Merlin Roberts, Gerald w. Pio-
della. arTelk.K.owe, Ramon Rivas.
Oswaldo Cano, Ernest A. Roberts,
Nestor G. Recio, Everett r. AL
bury, Jose Fernandez, Ira f. Al
bury, George b. Graham, Joseph
c. Tiff, George E. Johnson, En-
rique Esquinaldo, Lain Dobbs,
Elwood Carbonell, William Gull
lingford, Jerry j. Trevor, Nathan
c. Niles, Arcadia Henriquez,
Howard Wallace, Miguel Castillo,
Jr., Walter Johnson, Glenn De-
merritt, John ]. Cordova, Jose
pita, William II. Wells, Aaron
Mcconnell, w. G. Camera.
Special venire: Eddie Mat
hews, John VilIavasoni. Horacio
Nuncz, Vivian Pinder, Scott Saw
yer, Emory L. Pierce, w. H.
McNulty. /. w. Sweeting, J. NJ.
Bermudez, John F. Curry, Her
man II. Bethel, E. F. Trevor. Ru-
dolph H. Sands, Rudolph H. Rid
lon, Thomas A. johnson, Thomas
II. Roberts. John Ogden, F. S.
Martinez, Cleveland Dillon, Ed
ward A. Louis, John A. Knowles,
Mrytland Gates, e. J. o. Roberts,
Alfonso Gomez. Rafael Rodriguez.
Peter Matcovitch, VILLA m
Knowles, Clarence w. Russell, A.
p. Knowles, Leo Haskins, Octavio
Lacedonia, J. p. Gardner. ]. o.
White, Fabio Olivieri, Robert L.
Bethel, James II. Hyde, Charles
AtweH. William N. Knowles, w.
IL. Monsalvatge, John F. Black
well. Jr.. Amos Malone, Ramon
Calvo. Gabriel Gutierrez. Ray
inond Thompson, Charles Math-
ews Archie Albertus, Frank
Del Villar.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
NrcHT-p

Lake Providence, La.-Equip-
ped with tractors on which
there were headlights, plowmen
on the 4,2OO-acre Olive Dell plan
tation took advantage of the
cool of night to do their plow-
ing. The owners declare the
tractor operators covered more
ground at night because there
osefe fewer detractions and they
were more comfortable.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
PICKS GOLD FROM STREETS

Kalgoorlie, West Australia -
It's a familiar sight these days
to see passersby on the side
walks Of Main Street stop, stoCp
Down and chip pieces from the
sidewalk These are usually ex-
perienced gold prospectors who
are chipping gold which was
mixed In the concrete when il
was laid in 1892. Constant wear
IS revealing the ore.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
APPRAISERS
APPOINTED
NAMED By JUDGE RAYMOND
n. LORD OF PROBATE
COURT

Appraisers were appointed by
the probate court today for the
appraisal of the estate of the
late Stephen Francis Lowe by
Judge Raymond r. Lord. Judge
of said court.
These appraisers as named by
the judge are Miss Louisa De-
laney, B. c. Moreno and Jerry
]. Trevor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
sol CENTS EXPENSE

Montpelier, Vt-According to
a statement filed with the Secre-
tary of State, the total campaign
expenditures of Gov. George d.
Aiken CRep.1 for denomination
amounted to 30 cents, the cost of
postage stamps on petitions re-
quested by supporters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
DESERVED DIVORCE

Bethlehem, Pa.-Mrs. Florence
Campbell, ~, was quickly grant
ed a divorc when she testified
that her husband, Samuel, 80, had
forced her to live five months in
a coal bin ventilated only by
coal chute. For bed, she used
rags piled on box.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
REscuEs DOG; GETS BITTEN

New York-Stopping his sub
way train with sudden jerk,
Motorman Daniel Healy climbed
down from his cab and rescued
lost and dirty white dog on the
tracks. As thanks. the dog bit
him on both hands.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
RADIUM DETEcToR

Washington An instrument
capable of detecting the presence
of 1-29,000ths of an ounce of ra-
dunn at a distance of 100 feet has
been perfected by l.. F. Curtiss,
of the Federal Bureau OF STAN
dards.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
LEFT OVER HIGHWAY

Mr.. and HRS. Charles T.
Wentner. son. Robert. and
daughter. Miss Bertha. who had
been in the city for tao days On
a sightseeing "Trip and enjoyed
themselves 20 the utmost, left
over the highway and will stop
for a few days in Jacksonville.
before proceeding 70 Charleston.
S. c.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
oFFEns Eye FoR s. COO

Richmond. Va.--Answering the
plea u N. o. Warner. blind store
keeper Of Richmond, Va. for an
eye. John Carlson, Of Brooklyn,
n. Y. said he would be willing
to sell one Of his eyes 10 him for
5000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
ENDS LIFE OVER COLLEGE

Asbury Park. y. J.-Denied the
privilege Of attending the college
Of his choice By his parcnts. Burt
G.. Metz. Jr.. 10. Of Neptune City.
became respondent and commit
ted suicide at his home BY shoot
ing himself through the head.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
HOUSE coLLApSEs

Philadelphia, Pa. = Weakened
by rains, the front portion of a
three-story brick house collapsed,
the front wall dropped like cur
tain, revealing one man dressing
and another in bed. They were
the only occupants of the house.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-03
PAROLES oUTNUMBER
PRISONERS

Albany, N. Y.-There are more
PAROLES in the State of New
York than there were prisoners
in all of the States combined
penal institutions in 1887. In
June, 1887, for example, there
were 26,240 persons on proba-
ton, or 2,6l8 more than the 49,
228 adults and 1894 children in
correctional institutions.