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a career To understand all this you must al
ways remember that she looked an enchantress.
You had to know her pretty well to realize
that she lacked something She looked, too
often, like a lovely lamp, mlighted. You
missed the inner flame. And of course you
noticed that she wasn't really clever. She
didn't amuse you and you didn't desire her,
in spite of her beauty. At least, that's how l
felt about her.
But had felt the same way about many
Broadway stars whom I'd seen on the stage
and then later in my Office; so when she called
me up one day to tell me that she and
Annie McPherson were going to Hollywood -
though at first you could have knocked me
over with feather - l wondered on second
thought, if it wasn't a pretty good idea.
Ethel was thirty-three years old; she had
her face and her figure and she looked, spoke
and dressed like lady," She had pull and
connection and certainly as much gray matter
as many of the screen sirens. Why wasn't
Hollywood pretty good place for her? She'd
have to 60 somewhere. She really couldn't
live, in any way she called living, if she
remained in New York.
She had called me up to ask for letter
of introduction to my valued client, Ben
Bienstein, of Prodigious Productions, Inc.
Ben is clever man. A genial Jew, somewhat
more than middle-aged, formerly of the coat
and suit trade, now one of the best in the
Coast studios. l promised her the letter and
thought Ben wouldn't mind. asked her when
she was leaving and, five days later. saw her
Evening star., 1938-01-09
hnvory 9. 1888

that window was the only path to escape.
Of course Ethel was unconscious of all this
She was occupied with her own friends. They
were theater people - actors and singers and
dancers and the writer's who catered to them
and the critics who knocked them She was
confirmed rst-nighter and she liked to give
great midnight parties after the openings.
They were good parties, gay and musical with
cocktails shaking and champagne flowing, and
maybe Chinese or Negro at them who
danced or sang or perhaps Grand Opera
impresario or Broadway star.
But you can imagine, I'm sure, how much
Harry had enjoyed racket like that, which
kept up until four o'clock in the morning.
Some nights, after day when the Big Board
had boiled or had sunk to its dreadful dregs,
he could hardly keep awake while his guests
danced or sang. That had annoyed Ethel
frghtfully and it had annoyed her to watch
Harry's behavior at other peoples parties,
which were essentially, if not quite so ex-
pensively, the same. The truth was that Ethel
he didn't do anything but make more money
for her. And it was with her friends, not
Harry's, that she sought consolation in the
hard days in which she was dismissing the
servants and cancelling orders with her dress
makers Now, don't like the show business
much, but III say one thing for theater
people They have very kind hearts. Many of
her friends had really admired Ethel she
had spent lot of money on their amusement
---- and they stood by her in trouble and COM
forted her and fattered her and made her feel
self-confident.
But l wondered if they weren't perhaps
surprised when they saw to what lengths their
flattery had carried her. They had been say
ing for years that her sympathy with the
theater was simply marvellous; that what she
didn't know about acting would 60 in peanut
shell; that she ought to be an actress and that
she would adorn the stage. They had said,
from time to time, that she was platinum
blonde, just like Jean Harlow, but with Ann
Harding's dignity, and that she had the exotic
Evening star., 1938-01-09

charm of Carlo and that her legs were rather
better than Marlene Dietrich's.
"Star DUST" one Broadway producer had
called her, charmingly. She had all the
ingredients, he explained, all the bright little
spanged particles, floating in glamorous,
inchoate nebula, that might be integrated into
the hard, bright whole Of tangible luminary.
A lady of light, who could become star.
Ethel, it seemed, had always believed this
and now that she needed cash her belief be-
came conviction She had felt for some time,
it came out, that in marrying Harry so
young and inexperienced - she had sacrificed
Evening star., 1938-01-09

off on the train for the land of the cinema.
Ethel looked like star already, as she
swept up the red velvet carpet that is laid
on the platform beside the Twentieth Cen
tury, with Annie in her wake She had left off
her mourning and was wearing mink coat
and little mink hat and a corsage of white
orchids. Annie, in modest black suit and
ageless pork-pie hat, clutching the Jewel case
and the Pomeranian and the six boxes of
flowers that had been sent to Ethel, gave
substance to the illusion. A crowd of Ethel's
friends were waiting at the train.
They looked like the all-star cast of a
Evening star., 1938-01-09

him. I'D like to know what has happened"
Solly sighed, as if it were going to be
long story. well, she sent Ben your letter,
and then she met him at a night club and he
gave her the once over and thought maybe
she was find. But the tests were flop, so he
dropped it,"
TOO bad," mmmured.
Solly nodded. "And then she got hold of
Abe Morris of Screen Superbities. Met him
by moonlit swimming pool at a swank party
and - well, you know Abe. He's fool for
women and he really fell for her. Said she was
the next sensation, but of course we all knew
that Bienstein had passed her up and he
seldom makes mistake. so we thought that
Evening star., 1938-01-09

seen it. The camera showed her up as an
albino giraffe. And worse. An albino giraffe
would be curious. 1t might find its peculiar
public. But she - she just don't register. She
don't interest you"
whats she doing now?" In spite of my
amusement was beginning to feel sorry for
Ethel.
''Oh. giving parties Going to 'em. Talking
about her troubles. Cussing out the sordid
commercialism of Hollywood She can throw
good shindy."
Ethel, reflected, must be spending that
twenty thousand dollars like a drunken
sailor. was really worried about her. A few
CContinvsd on poes 10Y
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
THE KING AND QUEENS VISIT

When King George and Queen Eliza
beth, of Great Britain, visit the United
States next year, it will be the first time
that reigning sovereigns of the British EN-
pire have set their feet upon the soil of
the former British colonies.
The visit of the royal personages will
not be altogether insignificant. 1t will
mark the steady development of the friend
ship between the two great English-speak-
ing peoples and give royal affirmation, if it
be needed, that the feud between the for
mer colonies and the Mother-country has
ended.
We feel sure that almost all of the
riti4ens of this country will welcome the
visit of the British King and Queen.
Neither the purpose nor the effect of their
visit will be misinterpreted. They will be
received with the same cordial welcome
that this country has extended to other
visiting members of royal families.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

1t will be interesting to watch
the next session of Congress to
observe whether there will be a
division among the members of
both parties on basis of the Lib
eral VS.. Conservative right. Both
parties have this problem. Each
is divided into what might be
called two factions, with the one
leaning toward liberalism and
the other towards conservative
principles. 1t is conceivable that
an issue may arise, in line with
the Presidents recent political
leadership, that will cause the par
ties to divide on the basis of the
fundamental liberal-conservative
issue. This would mean that
conservative Democrats and con-
sentative Republicans would be
on one side, and liberal Demo-
Gratis and liberal Republicans on
the other. Just what strength
such a vote would show, no one
can say at this time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
A DYING MANS HEART

On the last day of October a convicted
murderer was put to death in Utah by q
firing squad for the murder of business
man.
The condemned man preferred to be
shot rather than to be hung, which gave
the prison physician an opportunity to
make an electrical record of the heart
beats of the man as he waited for the fatal
shot
- The prisoner. asked to permit the car
diograph 10 record his heart beats as the
bullets crashed into his body, agreed
readily although expressing regret that he
would not be able to see this picture
The record was made. 1t showed that
the mans heart beat jumped from a nor
NAL y to $50 during the preliminaries to
the execution. 1t stopped 1873 seconds
after the fatal bullet was fired. Death
came IN two ard half minutes.
The value of the record, according to
tAe physician. is that II shows the effect of
fear upon the heart.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
SOUTH sIDERs ORGANIZING

That section of the city bounded by
United Street on the North, the Atlantic
on the South, Whitehead Street on the
West and Bertha Street on the East is vir-
tually the only strictly residential area in
Key West At present there are no stores,
filling stations, night clubs or other COM
.merciaI enterprises in that section and the
residents and property owners with homes
and holdings there are planning an or
ganization for taking concerted action to
protect their properties, to secure public
improvements and to prevent infiltratiOn
by projects which might become neighbor-
hood nuisances or detract from the value
of the holdings or their suitability for resi-
dental construction.
Over the signatures of such represen-
tative citizens as Henry Brewer, Col. Brin-
ton, Bascom L. Grooms, Clifford G. Hicks,
Aquilino Lopez and Everett P. Winter,
the property owners and residents of the
section, both men and women, have been
invited to attend an organization meeting
to be held in the auditorium of the High
school tomorrow night. The meeting will
begin at p. m. and is open to all persons
interested in promoting the welfare of the
South Side. 1t is planned to select suit
able name for the organization and to elect
a president, secretary-treasurer and an ex-
ecutive committee.
Sponsors of the plan wisely have an
nounced the organization will be non-poli-
teal. It is simply plan to aid in the de-
velopment and maintenance of the natural
sponsors declare. When politics enters
such an organization effective action goes
by the board The South Side group, by
keeping itself aloof from political in
fighting, can present united front to city
officials of all factions with demands for
constructive action along many lines.
Further it can become valuable
municipal asset by backing up programs
and projects designed to benefit the en-
tire community. 1t need not work selfishly
and endlessly for the South Side alone; it
can throw its support to any movement
beneficial impartially to all sections of the
city. The Citizen congratulates the spon-
sors of the movement to create the first
sectional improvement association and
hopes that the plan will not only be effec-
tive in preserving the integrity of the South
Side as residential area, but will work
to the benefit of every section part of the
city of Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
T E S T Y o u r
X N OW L E D G E
Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn 80
Page 4 for the answers

/. What majority isl required
when the Senate confirms
the appointment of JUS
tees to the U. S. Supreme
Court?
2. What horse won the 1898
Kentucky Derby?
5. Was Maine one of the orig
inal thirteen states?
4. Name the capital of the
French Colony of Algeria.
S. With what game is the
shuttlecock generally asSo-
ciated?
6. Name the newly-appointed
French Minister to Italy,
7. In what country is the maui
solemn, Tai Mahal. locat-
ed?
8. How is $50 written in Roman
numerals?
8. Who commanded ethe U. S,
rl troops that captured John
A. Browns raiders at Harp
cr's Ferry?
10. Of which state is Alfred M.
.Landon a former Cover
nor?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

The excellent program of pa
triotic airs and popular numbers
renderd by the Key West Civic
Band at Bayview Park last night
was a well attended affair and
it was surprising to notice the
many people from other parts of
the country who were seated on
the benches and apparently en-
joying the concert. This superb
musical treat was furnished vol
UNFAIRLY by the director and his
band of capable performers.
Haydn Illingworth, director of
the band. said il is splendid
thing to be associated with an
organization such as is the Key
West Band.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
TREND IS REVERSED

Moreover, Republican satisfac-
ton is based upon the definite
arrest of a trend to the Demo
cratic Party which began in 1890
and eliminated in the astonish-
ing sweep of 1886. The next
Congress will have fewer Demo
Gratis in the House than at any
time since 1888. In the Senate,
while the Democrats stay above
the 1888 figure, it may be at
tributed to the fact that only one
third of the Senate was up for
election.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
OPEN QUESTION

AS stated earlier. the main is
sue in the election was whether
President Roosevelt would retain
the support of majority of the
members Of Congress. This re-
mains TO be seen. Already il is
apparent that independent action
on the part Of both houses of
Congress has been greatly accel-
Grated. Undoubtedly, conserva-
tives Democrats. il united with
solid Republican vote, can curb
the Presidents leadership. If the
President and MS Party unite on
a program. then the control Of
the Congress is certain ard moth
ing that the REPUBLICAN, minority
can do VIII be effective.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

A cleanup, paint-up and gen.
eral Identification campaign is
being planned by Mayor Leslie A.
Curry, who says that within the
next few days he will issue a
proclamation calling on all resi-
dents to join in the movement
and in fact urging hearty coop
Grafton by everybody. Key West
is sure to have more visitors and
winter residents this year than
ever before and lit behooves us
to be ready to receive them with
a city which has been cared for
and beautified as never before,
the mayor said. He contemplates
that the paint-up and cleanup
drive will start next Monday
morning and continue for one
week. The city aquarium at the
foot of Front street will be put
in first-class condition and the
surrounding area will presnet an
inviting appearance. The second
of the large glass tanks is on
hand and will be gotten ready
for the exhibition of specimens
within the next few days. Every
person in Key West can aid in
this movement is the opinion of
the mayor, and he believes that
as soon as the movement is start
ed there will be hundreds who
will do all things possible to have
the city present a beautiful APP
pearance long before the begin
ming of the season and the flow
of incoming visitors starts. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
IoGoEAHNG
;;TI|.g!lR IVA ELLINGTON
Republicans Jubilant Over Gains
In the House. Senate and the States
BY HUGO SIMS Washington

The results of the election last
week catapulted the Republican
Party back into the thick of the
national political fight. While the
party failed to come anywhere
close to control Of the House of
Representatives, it scored notable
gains in membership, both in the
House and the Senate, and made
distinct progress toward reclaim
ing state governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

Thus, reason the Republicans,
the long overdue reaction to the
Democratic triumphs of the past
few years has arrived and, in its
coming, has exhibited a force
stronger than was expected. This
is the solace that the Republicans
get out of the election last week
and the basis of some rosy hopes
for 1910.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

American Telephone and Telegraph
company was listed as the largest cor
porate taxpayer in 1887. with $l37, Sea-
900. General Motors paid more than
100000. OF course. these corpora
tiOns did not pay these enormous taxes;
they merely acted as the agents of the
government which soaked the buyers of
their produets.-Key West Citizen In the
final analysis, the people pay, and how -
Sanford Herald.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here just 10 Years
Ago Today AS Taken From
The Files of The Citizen

The 1928-l929 year book of
the Woman'S Club is off the
press and is being widely com
plimented as a dainty, neat and
attractive volume, which is a
product of The Altman Press. 1t
is bound in limp pebbled leather
cite, with old gold and dark
blue, with border. monogram and
lettering on the front, cover in
gold. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
MID-TERM TRENDS

The election last week was a
mid term election. 1t should be
pointed out that, with the ex-
ception of 1884, every mid term
election since 1870 has registered
a loss for the party in control.
That the Democrats expected
some losses is a fact; that their
losses exceeded their expecta-
tons is also true. The Republi-
cans, on their part, expected
strong gains but are delightfully."-
surprised at the extent of their
realiZationS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
o o o o . Q o o o . o . aee o Q
WHO KNOWS?


/. How many persons are eli
gible 10 vote in the U. S.?
2 When did Italy and Great
Britain sign their agreement?
3. When was the Nine Power
Treaty signed?
l. What did Czechoslovakia
lose in the recent surrender of
territory?
5, How many trade treaties
have been signed?
s. How does our foreign trade
compare with that Of 1888?
7. When is Navy Day.
8. What will the new naval
dirigible cost?
9 VIVA; does ii cost 20 take q
census. such as that scheduled for
1902
10 How many people go to the
movies
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

l838-Noted Catholic priest,
Francis N. Blanchet of Quebec,
petitioned by the Catholic set
tiers of Vancouver to come
there, arrivd at his new post,
having travelled overland across
the country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
DEMOCRATS IN POWER

On the Democratic side, it is
pointed out that the country, on
the basis of the election of men,
bers of the House of Representa-
tives, remains safely Democratic
Realizing that their top-heavy
strength for the past three con-
crosses has been reduced, they as
sert that only once, in the last
twenty-five congresses, has the
Party possessed greater strength.
Emphasizing their Party strength
in the new Congress, they point
out that in the last fifty years
the Republicans, in their long
control of the national govern
ment, could boast of greater
strength in the House in only
three congresses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
REMAINS TOUGH

NEW YORK--A woman in
this city who received a relief
allotment of grapefruit, wrote re-
lief headquarters: aeI boiled one
for three hours, and it's still
tough. What's wrong?"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

The people of California threw the
$50 every Thursday fool plan into the ash
can. The Townsend plan, another idiocy,
should be relegated to the junk heap of
forgotten things and the politicians adj
vocating such a fantastic will-o'- the-wisp
should be dumped in the same place, with
other erack-pots.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
DOG ADOPTS KITTEN

GILLET, Wis.-Peggy, a dog
owned by Joseph Seppel of this
city adopted a six-month-old kit
ten and sucked it daily after her
litter of puppies died.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

Regardless of this reasoning on
the part of the Democrats. how
ever, the election disclosed a re-
versal of the trend which sent
the Democratic Party to new
highs. Once a trend is demon
strated by the voters. the pre-
sumption is that the trend con-
tinues. If the present trend. re-
Elected in the election last Tues
day, continues for the next few
years, it will inevitably mean
the election of a Republican Con-
greSs and possibly a Republican
President in 1910. This is what
makes the Republicans feel so
well and the Democrats little
anxious as they look to the fu-
ture.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

The President and his New
Deal, to some extent, was the
general issue in the national cleo
tons. Apparently, the voters, or
at least majority of them, con-
tinue to look to the Democrats
for national leadership. Nor is
there any room to dispute the
conclusion that the Democratic
Party, as a whole, lost distinct
ground last week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

President Coolidge will offici-
ally open the Atlantic Coastal
Highway running from Calais,
Maine, to Key West, Florida, to-
morrow. The ceremonies will be
at the White House and will be
attended by delegates to the At
lantic Coastal Highway Conven-
ton, which will take place in
Richmond
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

Three gangsters were on the point of
rubbing out" an enemy, when police ar
rived and caught the would-be murderers
Their names are Dilucas, Passiva and
Perardi. The Italian press is right in
characterizing the United States as gang
ster-ridden, but take note of their names
and you know where they come from.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

l820-Anson Burlingame, con-
gresham, American diplomat in
China, whom the Chinese sought
for advise and who pleaded
China's cause the world over,
born in Chenango Co., N. Y.
Died in Russia, Feb. %, 1870.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

Nobody can be so important as some
people look with their clothes on. I'm
clothed their air of Importance would dis
appear, but this is no argument for the
cult of nudism.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

Charlie Johnson, aged 10, was
dismissed by Peace Justice Ro-
CELLO Gomez at a hearing yester-
day of those charged with enter
ing the motorboat Woodrow
Others who were charged in the
case were held under $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

Laugh and the world laughs with
you. :" Miami now has another reason
for inviting the world to her doors-she is
the laughing stock of the nation, and people
go where they can laugh-in this case out
loud.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

If President Roosevelt ever had third
term aspirations, they are now after Tues
days election knocked into cooked hat.
Should he vindictively start third party,
1t will get the same treatment accorded
the Bull Moose, another Roosevelt crea-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14

Editorial comment: The large
number of big bus lines which
contemplate operating into Key
West this winter adds force to the
prediction that the city will be
called upon to entertain more
visitors this year than ever be-
fore. @tl9
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-14
COP. JUBILANT

The Republicans have good
cause to be jubilant. Their gains
exceeded the expectations of
practically all Democratic politi-
clans and measured up to the
maximum forecasts of newspa-
per writers. In the House, Re-
publican strength was almost
doubled, moving up from 88 to
nearly ITO. In the Senate, the
Republicans at the next session
will have at least eight new
senators to add to the fifteen of
the present Congress. In the
election of governors, pronounced
gains were recorded for the Re-
publican Party. Whereas, the
Party could claim only seven of
the forty-eight governments be-
fore the election, the number will
be more than doubled as a result
of the vote last week.