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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
Sutes During World War

During the World war, the British
intelligence service. through sim
pie trick, finished the career of a
clever Turkish spy Securing his
secret address in Constantinople
says Golfers Weekly, the service in
London sent him $3.50 in cash in q
plain envelope that. when inter
cepted by the Turkish censor, was
considered to be Sufficient evi
dence OF his dealing with the
enemy Consequently he was ex-
ecuted
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
Thanks

Thanks
He walked for miles, tired and
hungry, until he came to a farm
house. It was late and the family
had gone to bed. He knocked on
the door, and at last window was
raised and a mans voice said:
"What do you want?"
81 want to stay here" was the
reply.
'All right, stay therel" said the
voice, and down went the window.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
How?

Daddy, why ?" he began,
for the twentieth time that evening.
"Look here" said his exasperat-
ed father, shave you ever heard
of the little boy who asked so many
questions that he was turned into a
question mark"
The child pondered over this.
"But, Daddy" he said at last.
show did he manage to keep the
dot under himself?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
Fresh From the Farm

The diner in the restaurant
glanced up and down the menu with
boredom.
"Oh, WE'LL" he decided finally,
.'you may bring me a dozen fried
oysters"
"Ah's sorry, sah," said the col
ored waiter, "but we's out Of all
shellfish except eggs"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
Fragile Look
Fostered by
New Couture
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY

n RTISTS and poets have raved
"a about the lovely nape of a
woman's neck since time began. It
is supposed to be one Of our most
alluring feminine charmsi And be-
cause fashion repeats itself, napes
of necks are bare again, as those
new and exciting, brush-the-hair-
high coiffures are here for long
stayl
Such a hair-do is gloriously femi-
nine. It has a way of making a
woman or girl more fragile. You
know-looking as if she might not
be able to take severe scolding!
And that's always a helpl
Dame Fashion has a way of keep
ing us on our toes. We can never
quite sit back and say, "I'm all
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
Just as a Favor

''Would you mind walking the 9th
err wy and not passing the 'orse?"
said a London cabby with exagger-
ated politeness to the exceedingly
stout lady who had just paid the
minimum fare.
"Why?" she inquired.
'Becose, if e sees wot 'e's been
carryin' for a shillin', ELL drop
dahn in a fit"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
Just Right

Names got a job as a stenog."
"What, Mame-no.
"Honest."
"Do va s'pose she'll get by?"
swell, she may at that. You see,
her boss told her right off he's a
man of few words, an that sounded
encouragin' to Mame-she don't
know very many" - Wall Street
Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
Guard the Tongue

The turn of sentence has de-
cided the fate of many friend
ship, and, for aught that we know,
the fate of many a kingdom
Jeremy Bentham.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16

wrote a s'poem" about it-) doing
what she did in '"The Great Zieg-
feld' and "The Big City," crying
through smiles, or smiling through
tears, whichever way you like to
put it. In "The Cowboy and the
Lady" we have Gary Cooper play
ing the stern man of the plains as
usual.
But let's be patriotic and avoid
the suggestion that perhaps these
American actors can't do anything
else.
Douglas Corrigan threw a bomb
shell when he came out with the
truth about the salary he's really
getting for "The Flying Irishman''
just $4,000 less than RKO had
said he was being paid. It's going
to be embarrassing if other movie
folk follow his example.
You might mark down Jane War
rem as the latest of the Rudy Vallee
discoveries. She's been Jane War
rem only since he first heard her
sing and she was signed up for the
movies; before that she was Ear
leyne Schools. 1t looks as if she'd
soon be another of the stars who
were launched by Vallee.
If the truth about Ezra Stone were
generally known, the young folk of
this country would probably loathe
his name. Mothers would be saying
to their sons, 'sOf course you have
time to do it; just look at Ezra
Stone!"
Stone, you know, has been for
some time one of the stars in "What
a Life," one of New YOrk's hit
shows, and has been appearing on
Kate Smiths radio show as well.
He is also being considered for a
featured role in Paramount's screen
version of "What Life" which in
wolves making tests and seeing peo-
Pile. Three mornings week he
teaches dramatics at the Academy
of Allied Arts. The other day some
body asked him why he didn't take
on a milk route to fill up his spare
time. Incidentally, Ezra is just 20.
Lanny Ross is another young man
who hasn't been afraid of hard
work. Lanny-christened Launcelot
Patrick Ross-appeared in vaude-
vile when he was two. He worked
his way through Yale, studied law
at Columbia, and got into radio by
singing with quartet at NBC. Then
he combined the movies with radio,
began giving concerts-and now he's
putting in his summers on the stage,
planning to do straight dramatic
roles in New York before long.
-
ODDS AND ENDS-Al Goodman, con-
ducfor OF the "Hit Parade" does eUery.
thing from a fox trot to fandango 'uhile
he's conducting For years Joel McCrea
he used to deIiper newspapers at the direc-
tors home; he got his chance when he
appeared recently ON De1ilLe's radio pro-
gram-and Cecil B. remembered him 4.
DON Anseche hasn't had haircut for
ages; he's getting ready TO play ID Artag.
nan" in the movies Frances Langford
has sung practically every his song OF
recent years on the radio. but when she
sings for friends she goes back to "Night
and Day s. (. When Clark Cable APP
pears on the radio 10 means problem, for
the police force. They rope of the alleys
in the rear Of the heater 10 keep the
crOsods back.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
Not a Race Fan

Teacher-Tell me, Johnny, what
do you know about the Caucasian
race?
JOHNNY don't know anything
about it; l wasn't there.-Pathfind-
er Magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16

GEORGE RUBLEE, 70 years old,
~ is beset with a thousand plans
for taking care Of European politi-
cal refugees, as he heads the Ameri-
George Rublee this humane I'M
Vet of Delicate dertaking. His
NEGOTIATIONS fame rests upon
his achieve
ments as an international lawyer,
of the firm of Covington, Burling &
Rublee, of Washington. He was
strong supporter and ally of the late
Robert La Toilette.
Whenever they have had oil
trouble anywhere in the Western
hemisphere, they have sent for
MIR. Rublee. He has straight
ened out snarls over oil rights
in Colombia, Mexico and other
countries. He was a friend and
associate of the late Dwight w.
Morrow and helped him settle
number of Oil and banking
arguments in Mexico.
He is a native Of Madison, Wis,
and an alurnnus Of the Harvard law
school. He began the practice of
law at Chicago. 9t@
THERE was a news story the
= other day about a thwarted art
list, who came through and had
glorious revenge on his thwarters.
=, So. The Fine Arts
EUens Things citation, in be-
With BopDers half of teachers
- flunked by the
New York board Of examiners, gives
an exhibition by which the public
is to judge whether the board
bopped them unjustly. Among the
exhibitors is Max Weber, dis
tinguished artist, represented in the
Metropolitan museum, who was
among those fiunked by the board.
With his picture goes a note to the
board in which Mr.. Weber tells what
he thinks Of it and cites his sue
cess as ''proof Of their incompe-
tence."
Mr.. Weber, q native Of RUS
STA, here at the age of 10, was a
m0dernist, SO far out Of bounds
that the 4academicians would
az turn In riot can whenever any
body mentioned his name. He
has been marked up more by
3 the critics probably than any
other man in America.
The turn in Mr.. Weber's fortunes
game in 1925, when a discerning
New York Sun critic, among 9TH
ers, piped him up as a thoroughly
competent artist. His pictures sell.
He has nice home at Great Neck.
Long Island.
WNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16

GLOW did Tom get forehanded?"
Running one Of those one-arm
restaurants.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16

NEW YORK. : In the pre-war
IN years, about the only sure
enough newspaper man who COW
cred Europe was Henri S. De Blow
itz, the Bohemi-
O.S. ScrI0es an who became
Set Pace for Frenchman
British Boys and scooped the
world with the
full text of the treaty at the con-
ference of Berlin, at the end of the
Franco-Prussian war. Although he
did this for the London Times, Eng
ish journalists - distinctly that,
rather than newspaper men =
seemed to think it wasn't quite
cricket and they went on wearing
spats, carrying canes, and lodging
leg-work. I remember citing to an
English friend the De Blowitz book,
published posthumously in 1908, in
which he told how he got that beat
on the treaty-an exciting newspa-
per yarn if there ever was one.
'sBit of a rotter, don't you Think"
said the Englishman.
After the war, the English cor
respondents started shaking a
leg, but, with all this Chauvin-
ism loose in the world, we may
boast that it was the American
lads who set the pace. One
press association and few of
our newspapers sent over to the
big war some news beagles who
began retrieving stories right
under the nose of the morning
coat scribes. They've been get
ting better all the time, and one
of the bell-ringers is Frank
Smothers of the Chicago Daily
News, the tenth correspondent
to be bounced out of Italy for
faithful reporting in the last
year.
Mr.. Smothers was fast-stepping
and fast-thinking reporter in Chi
cago for nine years before he went
to the Orient, as correspondent for
the Chicago Daily News and the
Boston Transcript. He was close
in when the Japanese made their
first grab for China and pegged
home some of the best stories from
that beat. In Italy, he made SIM
liar record.
A keen analyst, as well as
news-getter, he is one of num-
Der of American foreign CORE
spondents who have told the sto-
ry of world catastrophe faster
and better than any others at
any place or time. He grew up
in ROseville, ILL.,, and finished at
the University Of Wisconsin, aft
er two years at Northwestern.
He is 81 years old.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
NO DOUBT

Customer-Why are your sardines
so high?
Grocer-Them is genuine sar-
dimes, sir. from Norway-an' that's
very high up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16

inexpensive
Father-Ye've been cot wi Jean
McTavish again; I'm wondering
how much the evening cost We.
Angus-It cost no MAR than two
shillings. father.
1.-TWO shillings? That's not 20
bad"
SIT was all she had"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16
WHO'S
NEWS
4 THIS

By LEMUEL F. PARTON

NEW YORK. = In the pre-war
IN years, about the only sure
enough newspaper man who COW
cred Europe was Henri S. De Blow
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16

GEORGE RUBLEE, 70 years old,
~ is beset with a thousand plans
for taking care Of European politi-
cal refugees, as he heads the Ameri-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16

Grounds for Complaint
Mr.. WHITEWATER. this coffee
tastes like mud.
Waiter-Yes. sir. Yes, sir. That's
because it was ground this morning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-16

THERE was a news story the
! other day about thwarted art
list, who came through and had a
glorious revenge on his thwarters.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-06-01

utilities corporations.
In dealing With tire MS portatl7n as
woll as other things, we must work with
the law Of self-pres rvation, as we'll
as tho law Of supply and demand. These
are memorable laws Of economies.
In Wow Of the fact that fourth tbs
Of all the potential bus-riders arc
utilizing the semi-private, neighbour
hood cars in Greonbelt, a lot Of folks
vii need to GO to Jail If ito unlawful.
They are sharing the use Of cars be-
cause it is convenient and mutually
agreeable.
Those people obey the law Of self
pres orvation and the low Of supply
and demand.
concluded next woek)
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-06-01
THE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM
BY Lewis Bes emer

Perhaps Greenbe1t's foremost problem
is it's transportation problem. This
problem concerns everybody car-oWners
non-owner, bus-rider, hitch-hiker. What
is the solution?
If it could be said that the FSA,
Resettl ement, failed in particular (
Ito be sure we have much to be thankful 8
for) it is the confuse cd state Of affairs
with which trans portation business
originated; progress Sod, terminated,
started again, continued, struggled ---
and grew to its present lovol. {
Grconbe1tians started with "catch
as ca tch can" trans porta tt n system. We
began enjoying @ favorito outdoor sport;
it is called riding wi tn your neighborl
Noighbors have cars and empty seats, and
we shared travel comforts to and from
Washington. 1t obviously was and is tho
natural thing to do. Is it regarded as
unlawful in some quarters?
Private corporations, organized as
public carriers, contend that nothing
eats into thoir vitals, SO deeply, SO
perais tontly, this wicked" practice
Of sharing neighbours car.
Go into any suburban town in Maryland
and Virginia--any one Of the towns sit
uatod from ton to thirty miles from Va sh-
ington--ond you Will find the bus BUSH
ness in q wretchcd state.
The scmi-private Of cars is the
natural economic answer for mil ions.
1t is q national habit in America. If it
is unlawful, it is woll nigh universal.
Grocnbol tians talked about q cooper
ative" Transports tion SYSTEM. Authorl-
ties in the cooperative field say that
such utilities as transp ortation, oloc-
tricity, stroot-1ighting, water systems,
including the production Of certain nat
ural resources, belong to the field Of
public ownership utilities. They con DO
and should be publicly, municipality
owrod.
Private corporations in the public
utility field trying desperately to
rocapture the lost confidence Of the Am
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-06-01


Not q tomohavk flying.
Not q mur1nur Of discord in the air.
All is we'll along Crescent Drive and
Ridge Road and way points.
Our gardens are thriving. So are
our children. Our lawns and trees are
green; our flowers bloss oming.
Friendships are growing.
Our orgeni "a I'll ons (Citizens, Athlet-
les, Credit, Health. Players, Mothers.
Legionaire, Childrens, Religious, and
SO forth) all are making gratifying pro-
gross. Our stores are busy.
I wage no war this week. Tim toe
altogether cOntcnted.
AS disanbark from the bus in the
evening and look out over the now laid
sod and the clean buildings not
CHASTITY billboard in sight -- I still
marvel at the fortune that brought mo
horo.
wage no war this Wook, but I am on
guard. The armi tice will continue
only 50 long as all is we'll in Greon-
belt os I sec it.
Howard c.. Custer
P.S. I did not sign the curfew petit
tion now being passed around. I be-
lievo O curfew law would BIO regretted
by most Of US.
H. C. C.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-06-01
Page Seven
CUSTER'S LAST STAND
Volume l Number IA

ARMS tice declarodi
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-21
Much Interest In Highway
Celebration Dance Tonight

Advance reservations for the
first of the series of dances spon-
sored by the Overseas Highway
Celebration Committee to select
a Miss Key West, which will be
held tonight at the Habana- Mad
rid Club, indicate that one of the
largest crowd ever to attend an
affair of this kind in the history
of the city will turn out.
An elaborate all Spanish floor
show has been arranged by Mrs.
Eva B. Warner, chairman of the
committee in charge, and Billy
Almond, master Of ceremonies.
The six contestants for the
honor of being selected queen of
the fiesta, July "a, win be the
guests of honor.
For the occasion the club has
been especially decorated and will
present an attractive background
for the six beautiful girls. Miami
newspaper photographers and a
photographer from Carl Byor and
Associates. the firm which handles
publicity for the city of Miami,
will be on hand to make pictures
of tonight's festivities.
There will be no cover charge
or other charges except the price
of the tickets which will be so
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-21
ABSENTEE VOTING
HERE HAS ENDED
ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR
BALLOTS CAST ron
SECOND PRIMARY

Count of absentee ballots when
voting ceased in the office of
County Judge Raymond R Lord
showed that 104 ballots had been
cast as against 100 in the first pri-
mary
When the final summary was
made last night the count was as
follows: Precinct /, II: precinct
2, 4; precinct 3. IS; precinct 4. Is;
precinct 5. II; precinct 6. -. pre-
cinct 7, ~: precinct 8, 3. pre-
cinct 9. i There were none cast
from precinct 10.
Inladdition TO the ballots which
were cast by voters who propose
being absent on election day,
Tuesday. May "a, five ballots were
sent out ~ the judge to Key
Westers who win be absent on
election day and wrote In for bal
lots.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-21
Ell OUINBY
EXTENDS STAY
DRAWING COMPLETE PLAN
or RAILWAY TERMINALS
AT KEY WEST

=.
f J. Qhiffby. national secretary
of the Electric Railroaders Asso-
citation. is a visitor in the city.
staying much longer than he ex-
pected. but says the lure Of Key
West urges him to prolong his
stay. and that's what he is doing
Compiling a history Of the Flor
ida East Coast Extension is the
principal object Of his visit, Mr.
Quinby SAYS. and he has been
busy drawing complete plan Of
the terminals at Key West, which
is now practically complete.
every track. building. and. in fact,
not one accessory being omitted
from the drawing which Is made
70 exact scale
Mr. Quinlsy keeps N touch with
events in Key West BY subscrib-
ing 10 The Citizen. which he
started 70 do before coming to the
city and now that he Is here he
fsels 3 copy Of the paper neces-
sary 10 complete his day Of in-
teresting reading
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-21
Celebration Committee Starts
Campaign To Raise Funds

ture four or six round preliminar-
les, six or eight semi-final bouts,
and a ten round main bout be-
tween two of the best and most
colorful fighters in the state.
Mr.. Bell will bring the Ralley-
Milan baseball team to the city
as one of the teams to play, and
games will probably be held Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday.
All games and the boxing are
to be held at the Navy Field,
which will seat 10000 persons,
and will be supplied with a new
roof over the grandstand for the
protection of spectators.
A delegation from the Commit
tee will 60 to Miami again We'd
nesday to petition the Dade Coun-
ty Commissioners for a donation
toward the celebration.
Miami celebration headquarters
have been set up in the Miami
Chamber Of Commerce with Mrs,
T. Crowson in charge of the
booth, Mr.. Smith said.
A Miami Civic Center dance
will be held May 80 through the
courtesy of the Miami Chamber
of Commerce, Those who have
been nominated for Queen of the
Celebration will be taken along as
guests of honor Publicity photo
graphs and radio talks are sche-
duled for the girls. An outstand
ing floor show will be given.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-21
new CUNBOAT TO
VISIT KEY WEST
FOR FIVE DAYS
WILL ARRIVE JUNE 20 ON
GOODWILL TOUR: COM
WANDER. C. F. BRYANT: HAS
IL OFFICERS. $50 MEN

The new U.S.S. Charleston will
arrive in Key West June 90 and
remain for a period of five days
on a goodwill cruise, Mayor Will
lard NJ. Albury is informed by
Charleston Navy Yard Headquar-
tiers.
The Charleston is a new gum
boat, built at the Charleston Navy
Yard and commissioned in 1896.
She is commanded by G. F. Bry-
ant and will bring IL officers and
100 men to this port.
The gunboat has a displace-
ment of 1000 tons, a length OF
1923 feet, beam of Al feet, draft
of IL feet. She carries a seaplane
on a takeoff chute, four five-inch
guns and two three-inch guns as
her battery.
She left Charleston April 81,
took the route of Guantanamo,
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, La
Ceiba Honduras. Puerto Barrios,
Guatemala, Belize British Hon
duras, Galveston, Brownsville,
Corpus Christi, Pensacola, Pana-
ma City, Havana. Key West, Mas
sau, and will complete the cruise
by going to the Canal Zone early
in July
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-21

cents. The back of each ticket
win be printed in ballot form by
which the purchaser may vote for
his choice for Miss Key West"
Ballot boxes will be provided at
the entrance of the dance floor.
The contestants and their spon-
sore are: Miss Lila Acevedo,
Cuban Club; Miss Doroth Betan-
court, Social Club Marti; Miss
Bernice Brantley, Lions Club;
Miss Martha Carbonell, Junior
Chamber of Commerce; Miss
Susan LaKin, Woman's Club and
Miss Ada Rodriguez, San Carlos
Institute.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-21
KEY WEST CITIZENS ON BOTH SIDES
Some Eager To See Bull Fight Here, Others Condemn
OF FIESTA BULL FIGHTING FENCE

Following a sub-rosa tourna-
ment by Miami newspaper that
there would be a bull-fight held
in connection with the Overseas
Highway Celebration, and hear
ing a great deal of speedy discus
sion on the matter, The Citizen
reporter went a rowing today and
asked the question, IF bull fight
ing we're not illegal, would you
favor a bull fight during the
Highway Celebration. The an
swers-
you bet ! do. / think Ii would
draw so many people here you
wouldn't have place for them.
saw a bull fight in Cuba and
was as excited as the rest Of them
when the bull charged group Of
amateur bull fighters. and chased
them out of the ring Gonzalo
Hezanilla. proprietor of the Pal
ace Theatre.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-21
Elaborate Entertainment For
Visiting Jaycees Planned
LIONS WILL READ
OF NEW HIGHWAY

An interesting sideiight Of
the Key WestN Lions Club
Charter Delivery Banquet
held recently here. was the
announcement made by Dis
frict Governor Willard G.
ConkIin of DaYtona Beach.
that pictures made Of The Ov-
erseas Highway of Key West
and the many banquet scenes
would appear in the July is
sue of Lions. published
monthly by Lions Internal
ional.
Enlarging upon this an
nouncement. Lion Conklin
had this 10 say: Lions is
circulated 10 over 100000
members in over 1000 clubs.
mostly in the United States.
There is every reason 10 be-
lieve that c1uch interest will
be created in Key West and
the new highway. and II is
reasonable 10 expect that
goodlY number Of Lions and
their families will include
Key West in their vacation
tour this coming Fall and
Winter"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-21
SCOUTS TURN
OUT in CLEAN
UP CAMP AICN
REPAIR TO COURT HOUSE
THIS MORNING AT SIGNAL
FROM STEAM LAUNDRY
WHISTLE

Twenty-scven Boy Scouts and
twenty-five Girl Scouts reported
TO the court house at the signal
from the Columbia Steam Laun-
dry whistle at 8:45 o'clock this
morning TO begin the cleanup
campaign survey of the city, in
cooperation with the Overseas
Highway Celebration.
Adrian O'Sweeney was on hand
as the supervisor Of the move
ment and gave explicit instrucs
tons as TO the manner in which
the survey was 20 be conducted.
and each scout was furnished an
outline of the area to be covered
IN detail
Scouts on bicycles and on foot
scattered TO the different sections
in which the survey was to be
made. eagerly scanning their
guide sheets and apparently eager
90 start this important work.
They expressed themselves as
much pleased with the assign
ment and further pledged them
selves 10 undertake any other as
signments which may be de-
manded of them.
Before starting out ON their in
dividnai assignments the eseouts
were grouped together on the
grounds and q picture taken Of
the workers. IA