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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
MAKE SURVEY
OF GAMBLING
SHOW PERCENTAGES OF DIFF
FERENT CLASSES AND
METHODS

Efforts to bring out some of the
salient facts of gambling in the
United States, the American In
stitute of Public Opinion which
is directed by DR.. George Gallup.
last week made known he re-
suits of nation wide survey on
the subject,
A table. which was prepared By
the investigators. shows that
people have always gambled, as
stated in the Pathfinder maya
zine of December 10. which also
5 aied that seven billion dollars
are gambled in this country every
year.
In answer to the query as to
what forms of gambling are most
preferred, the answers and per
centagcs are given below:
Church lotteries. p; punch
boards, 26; slot machines, %;
playing cards for money. 81; bet
ting on elections, 10; sweeps axes
tickle S, Is: betting or horse races,
To-: number game, o.
The following facts were also
cleaned: five out Of every 10
Americans gamble: Eastern men
and women gamble more than
those OF the South ami Middle.
west; almost wo.fhiris OF the
upper and middle income groups
gamhle as against slightly less
than half Of lower income groups
and those on relief: farmers are
inclined to play slot machines
and punch boards more than any
other gambling devices available
in America.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
SENDS GREETINGS
FOR A new YEAR

Secre airy of Commerce Daniel
c. Roper, in letter to William
w. Demeritt, superintendent of
the Seventh Lighthouse District,
writes that he year 1898 was a
remarkable period in history.
His letter follows:
Another year is closing with
its record of things done and
services rendered.
'History viii accord the re-
markable year of 1888 an import
ant place in the worlds archives
and from it we have gained ex.
perienees that should better pre-
pare US for thoughtful and con.
structive service next year.
Il am grateful for your coop
Grafton in the past and am con-
fident tina. YOU will successfully
meet the challenges of the new
year. In this spirit l send you
ana the employees under your
supervision. good cheer and my
good wishes for the year 1889"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
URGE FOR KEEPING
XMAS TREE SAFE.
MEMBER OF ELECTRICAL AS
ISOLATION STRESSES
CAUTION

Beautiful but dumb" was the
caption used with recent poster
which showed a woman lighting
wax candles on a Christmas tree.
II is possible % engage in dc
bate as to whether candles are
more beautiful than the vari-col-
ored electric lights now available,
but still there is no question tina
the use of candles is dumb. How
ever, electric tree lights and cleo.
trio decorations require the use
of some common sense, as well,
says Sydney NJ. Thompson, of the
Association of Elec ric Inspec-
tors.
when you take the Christmas
decorations down from the attic
or the top closet shelf this year,
give them a thorough examina-
ton, says Mr.. Thompson. See
whether the insulation on the
wires has dried and cracked, ex-
posing the copper conductors at
any point See whether the in
sulation has pulled back on the
wires a the sockets, exposing
the copper at these points. Screw
in the lamp bulbs and see if they
FIT snugly in the sockets without
exposing part of the ''live" lamp
bSsc.
These precautions are neces-
sary o prevent short circuits
which might cause sparks to ig-
mite inflammahle decorations OF
the inflammable tree. Metal foil
and metal decorations often
cause these short circuits when
live parts of the set are exposed,
Each year there is an unnces-
Sary loss Of life and property
from Christmas tree fires, In one
metropolitan district last year six
electrical fires involving trees
took five lives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
Commerce Body Takes Up
Matter Of Naval Station
~. GI.l 50. ~ 49,. - ~
JACK FISHING is
SUNDAY CUSTOM

Sunday custom of running
around the Yacht Basin and
getting quite a few of the
large fighting jack lurking
around the piers is getting to
be quite a tradition in Key
West.
Two college students just
arriving for the holidays
with family were trying it
out yesterday and one of
them caught one of the
largest jacks seen in the
Basin for some time. The
caballo jack weighed 80
pounds and was landed by
Ignatius Lester. II put up
quite a fight. Lance Lester
brother and fellow college
student also landed a large
jack. Others in the party
were Mrs. ]. L. Lester and
daughter. Ophelia. who also
enjoyed the sport of hooking
the streamlined fighting
fish.
Another party which
caught several of the jacks
in a small cupboard was Neal
Knowles and DR.. J. Y. Por-
ter. Other boats were in the
Basin getting fish.
Among the jacks caught
were a number of yellow
jack. a rare catch inside the
Yacht Basin although many
of them are found at the
reef seven miles out.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
Secretary Instructed To
Communicate With Rep
resentatives In Con-
gress

AT a called meeting of the Di-
rectors of the Chamber of Com
merce held this morning al 1890
o'clock, ii was authorized that a
letter be sent expressing the in
terest taken in the proro-iiion of
the American Society for Trop-
zeal Research TO locale a propa-
gazing plant in Key West.
Attending the meeting were:
President Charles E. Smi h,
Charles S. Taylor, w. T. Fripp,
John Gardner, w. w. Demeritt,
Bascom L. Grooms and Melvin E.
Russell.
The secretary was instructed to
communicate with Senators G. O.
Andrews and Claude Pepper, and
congressman-elect A. Pat Can
non, regarding the advantages
existing a. the naval station for
its occupancy as an active unit
from which vessels might oper-
ate.
In a letter addressed to the city
council the desire of the board
was expressed for a successful ar
rangement with w. G. Beach fol
a diorama 10 be added TO the en-
teftaniment features of Key
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19

hama cottage, huddled together
rise again.
We note with pleasure that
Eleanor Reed and Martha Wat
son, both from staid Philadel-
phia, but now dyed-in-the-wool
Key Westers of a few years, are
falling more in love with the city.
Their work is to catch the spirit
of old Key West. Here there is
bright sunlight in one picture,
Miss Watson's Hurricane e"
makes ones mind turn to the
wind tearing at creaking houses,
the awful lulls and the spray fly
ing by like Slcet while statuesque
coconut palms are pulled far over
with their roots barely holding
the ground. Mr.. Morgan's detail
and precise touch together with
great talent is portraying his
feelings has been often dwelt on.
His work has won many prizes
throughout the country.
Vivid Flames
Another new group in the ex-
hlbltiCn this year are of the vivid
tropical flowers. Sweet William
and Bachelor Button by John r.
Putnam, Marion Winters scarlet
Hibiscus, Flower of Bali of the
green encased pods and white
flowers, Emelic Martins 'Hibis-
Gus, Jeanne Taylor's 'Hibis-
Gus and 'BougainvilIea', are all
names of we'll known Key West
blooms. But a glance at the
paintings and you will see the
delicate trscery Of tropical f.ow-
ers, not just stems and pistlls and
pollen, but a construction of
beauty far more delicate than the
most beautiful glass or silk work.
Combine this tracery with the
vivid colors of tropical sunsets
over a blue channel and you
nave some idea of the beauty OF
tropical flowers. These ideas are
caught well in some cases and
we'll enough in others Of tDis
group.
Craft work is worthy of spe-
cial mention. The scorpion motif
ash tray and match box cove,
the zodiac pate Of etched AMI
hammered pewter, the classically
poised flying fish. bronze ash
tray, and other coasters, caryed
boxes and bowlz. all with the ma
rine motifs of Key West, are the
most distinctive carved or ham
mered souvenirs of Key West.
AS you leave with memories of
sunlight and dawn. the flowers
of the rainbow. the personable,
swayed houses, the beautiful
scenes of hcrons along swamp
and shoreline. the low line of
Keys grasping the solid reef be-
ncath them and the active scenes
around the fish houses we pro
phesy they viii remain with you
in more Forthcrn hours.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
KERONS, KEYS, RAINBOW TROPICAL
Exhibit Distinctive Representation Of Island City
FLOWERS, SWAYED HOUSES, IN EXHIBIT
BY L. p. ARTMAN, JR.

l believe the paintings and
craft work done of Key West
subjects are a prime factor in
visitors nostalgia for the sea and
islands when they are in north
ern cities at the end of the win
ter season.
The paintings and craft work
at the Art Center in the fourth
annual exhibit of Key West ar
fists this year in the lingo of the
Snowman, are said to be better
than ever" but in my opinion
they are really so this time.
Take for instance "The Sunny
Day" of Eleanor Reed which is
your first contact with the ex-
hibition as you enter the Center.
If you don't almost put up your
hand to shake your eyes against
the glare pictured around a lit
tie house in Telegraph Alley,
you've never been in the tropi-
cal south. Vining Sherman, a
student at the center. has an ex-
cellent watercolor of the turtle
schooner on the ways. F. Town
send Morgan's REST Beach" is
distinctive with its effective sea-
weed heap in the center of the
picture. The rocks of the South
ernmost u S. point project re-
alistically up in Coral Shore" by
Emelic Martin and make one re-
alize the rocky reef that is Key
West island.
Tropical Lighting
Several paintings of the Keys
with their flat, scrubby, pushed
appearance have been contribut-
ed by F. Townsend Morgan.
Ponce De Leon in the 10th cen
fury, sailing by here, called them
Los matriros" THE Martyrs,
because they seemed to be in
suffering. Key West Houses"
by Eleanor Reed shows again her
sensitivity to light shades and
her talent in portraying them. In
it is the magic of a Key West
early morning scene. Townsend
Morgan's early morning scene
"Mullet Fishermen" has the black
lowering clouds of some tropical
mornings.
The little, slanty houses which
: comprise picturesque Key West
are to be found in Eleanor Reeds
Monday Wash Line" somewhere
in old Colored Town, reminiscent
of African river villages Alice
Dudley's Ann Street Cottage"
and Bahama Street Cottages F.
Townsend Morgan's Thompson
Fish Dock" Doody Morgan's
quaint, askew cottage painting
entitled Love Lane" Cyril
Marshall's etching, New House,
is of his own house and like all
personal possessions carry an in
teresting recording. Key West
Shades" by Ernest Salazar,
local boy, has an exceptional
message. Corners" by Martha
Watson makes the old thrill OF
inhabitance in this island of Ba-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
i65 tO6cers, 800 Men To Base
Here In Is Seaplanes, 3 Ships
Arrive Jan. SIS AT Naval
Station; Overnight Stop;
Squadron Seven Planes
Jan. Is
Eighteen Navy sssplanes. ac-

Eighteen Navy ssaplanes. &C
companicd by two destroYers and
an aircraft lender. will bs in
Key West about Jan. IL. and will
remain Two months carrying on.
war games" with Key West
Naval Station as a base. Lieut..
Fcri II. Callahan. officer IN
charge of the Naval Station. told
The Citizen.
Another group of Naval plane,
will spend an overnight visit IN
Key West January Is. Lieut.. Cal
lahan SAID, with a squaoioa o.
seven Naval lan1 planes of the
larger type OF planes scheduled
TO arrive and land at Meac-asn
Field. On them Will be from
4O-5J men. They Will stop here
enloutc to Guantanamo La,
where they are being stationed,
and are from the Naval Aiveraf.
factory in lhlladclphia
The Dts royeiS Cn4ldS and Will
hanson VIII arrive Jan. b. Jan.
IA the aiicfaft tender owl VII.
4if4ve mere. Tue oestroyers are
scheduled 10 leave an East Coast
port January :.
TIC planes and destroyers viii
bring % Officers and 800 enlisted
men. In the Offices Coup VIII
be Do non commissioned aviation
cadets. The other 20 officers arc
commissioned. 1t is expec cd that
families Of the group will also b.
IN Key West. The officers and
men will probably sleep aboard
the dcstroyers. Lieut. Callahan
said, but there will be many calls
for Key West apartments, both
amorg the officers and families OF
the officers and men.
The group, which will base al
he Key West Naval Station AMI
set up their Office there may
carry on operations as far away
as 500 miles from here. L.eut
Callahan said. since the plane
ere of the l,010-miic range typ.
The plares may leave for several
Gays at time. The destroyer
and tender will be anchored at
ire Naval Station but the ID
planes will bel anchored off tn
old air station ramp on Ttumb1
Island.
The Navy Department .h9s 81
ready sent out bids for supples.
which cannot be obtained here,
among hose items being 10000
gallons Of aircraft gasoline Bid
for other products have been
mailed out to Miami agencies. al
so. Lieut.. Callahan said that h9
has mailed 10 bid sheets sent him
on form sheets from the Nav
Department TO 10 reprcsen aslVa
local firms. which are capable Of
handling the large orders.
Additional swimming facilities
at the Naval Station swimming
pool has been arranged by Liept
Callahan. with more spriDgbOaF1
ard floats in process Of construc-
tinn. The Navy Department hal
ulso inquired as to bsgeball IA
clliiies in the city and q favor
able reply has been sent By
Lieut.. Callahan. who said that il
Is also customary 20 have a uuTn-
bcr Of social events. such as
dance, teas. etc. during he time
he group will be here. II - ex-
pectcd that this will be arranged
through the officers coming here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
w%I%[%[ %%~
KEY WEST BOY
HAS QUALIFIED
AS MACHiNlST

tBY Washington Correspondent
of The Key West Citifenl
WASHINGTON. d. c..
Dec. ls.-Alvin r. Davis. Jr-
of Key West. now enlisted in
the United States Navy. has
qualified for appointment 70
the warrant grade of rnaehin-
isl and has been placed on
the waiting list.
The Key West man. who
is now stationed on the u.S-S.
Arizona. rates IS q chief ma
chinisf's mate. He is one Of
as enlisted men in the Navy
who qualified before the
Naval Examining Board for
the higher ranking. tops in
the enlisted service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
Midwinter Exhibition Golf
TOURNAMENT

- TOURNAMENT -
Dick Meta and Frank walsh
VS..
Billy Burke and Craig Wood
In Is Hole Best BAH Exhibition
Tuesday. Dec. 10 p. NJ.
KEY WEST GOLF LINKS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
YOUNG DEMOCRATS

Second meeting Young Demo
cratic Club Of Monroe County al
County Courthouse p. m to-
night. Important matters win be
up for discussion
ISADORE WEINTRAuB.
deels-lt President.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
NEWS FLASHES
tRE Assoriated PvesHJ
FOREIGN

FOREIGN
TOKIO.-Japan's foreign min
lister gave a sharp public rebuke
to the United States and Great
Britain stating that loans to
China made recen ly are 'sinop-
perfume and regrettable" at pres
ent.
PARIS.-Foreign Minister Bon
net told Mussolini today defin-
itely that France would not give
up the French colonies formerly
owned by Italy. He ated that
France would not regard any
pressure exerted by Italy. and
that England was behind her in
this statement. The minister of
navy also announced that 340,-
900 tons of bat leships will short
ly be turned out = $500, 100000
appropriation for defense.
LIMA.--The United States and
Argentina are seeking to settle a
question of a few words today.
u. S. wants an agreement with
all Latin-America countries to
stand solid behind her in any at
tempts at aggression by outside
powers, and wants this done in
the form of a resolution. Ar
gentina objecss to the words,
which seems like a thrust against
the totalitarian powers, who buy
thousands of dollars of goods
from Argentina.
WARSAW.-In a concentration
of fleeing Jews along the Polish
German border over 600 have
caught influenza wi h six deaths
when the mercury plunged below
zero in Europe's worst cold wave
in many years. All Europe has
been affected by the severe cold
wave.
BERLIN.-German newspapers
attacked a Swiss British agree
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19
MOSQUITOES TODAY
KEEP TOURISTS AWAY

The fit gun only temporarily
knocks Out the mesquite 50
hunt for the source TO eIini-
nafe IL.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19

BERLIN.-German newspapers
attacked a Swiss British agree
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-19

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Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28
TWO SENTENCED
IN JUSTICE COURTS

Frank G. Butte, Sc, was sentenced
by Judge John z, Baker of Imperial
Saturday to 25 Gays in the county
jail in lieu Of a $50 fine for drunk
driving. In Brawley justice court
Judge II. B. Griffin sentenced Ven-
tura Lizarraga, 35, to Is days in
the county Jail for vagrancy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28
CLASSIFIED
ADS
PHONE 800
PREDICTIONS
SLIGHTLY OFF

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Aug. 27--
CUP)-Gilbert Moore, who gave his
address as Pittsburgh and Phila-
delphia, was under arrest today on
suspicion of looting offices in the
Carpenter building.
In his pocket, police found a card,
headed Grandmother Predictions"
which said.
This will be your lucky year
Enter business without fear. Risks
this year you we'll can take. Money
in SO big a pile, you will always
wear a smile"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28
% City Property For Sale

go IMPROVED FARMS aggregating
over 1900 acres, scattered through
out the valley. Many ready for
immediate occupancy. THESE
farm have qualified for liberal
loans and banks and insurance
companies. l am able to sell on
very favorable terms. If interested,
it will pay you well to investigate
these offerings before buying.
Every day someone says Il wish
I had known that property could
have been bought in that way"
j. L. Thomas, Imperial, Calf. $50
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28
5 Lost, Found, Estray

LOST. 2 FINE ANGORA GOATS.
Finder please write c.. p. McNay,
Ell Centro. Reward. 824
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28

Fifteen-year-old Irwin Burgard,
farm boy, was being sought by
authorities of Chillicothe, Mo-, for
questioning in the hope that he
may be able to shed some light on
the fatal shooting of his mother,
Mrs. Mabel Burgard, whose body
was found in a chair in their farm
home near Chillicothe, Aug. 1.
The boy disappeared from his
home some time prior to the find
ing of the woman's body.
Central Press
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28
23 city Property For Sale

FOR SALE OR TRADE, new noun
tain home at Whispering Pines.
Water, plumbing, electricity. Il
acre corner lot, 20 oaks. Close to
highway. Will take new or good
used coupe as part payment. Bal
ance to suit. 631 No. Imperial
avenue, BraWley. 1928
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28
WANT-AD
PAGE
--PHONE 300
Business Services

NOR CONVENIENCE while your
family is away have that work
done you have been needing.
Cabinet Making and Remodeling
Painting and Furniture Finishing
Floor Sanding and Finishing
Linoleum Laid, Etc.
o. M. Stark, 1901 S. 4th. Phi. 910J
BIlACKMAN'S FOR PLUMBING
We have every plumbing need.
Our work Is quick, efficient and
economical. Phone us for repair,
service or new installation esti-
mates.
1899 Main Phone lO47
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28

WILL, BE BACnA SEPT. G''h
Harvesting Equipment and Ready
for Corn Threshing. Jack Spinks,
$40 No. 7th. BraWley 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28
I3 Business OPPORTUNITIES
ID Apartments For Rent

WE'LL FURNISHED 1 and 2 bed
room apartments. Desert coolers
and Frigidaires. Country club Inn,
9th and Holt. 80 TF
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28
Houses For Rent

SMALL FURNISHED HOUSE, SIG
per month. End of N. 9Th. street,
one mile out. $3.50
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28
HeLD Wanted

WOMAN TO CARE for house and
children during day. Employed
couple. AGO Len Rey. 8-27
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28

WHEN better roofs are made we
will put 'em on. S. Il. Hartzell
and Son. Phone 251W 4-13TF
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-28
8 Personals Special Notices

NEW PEP AT 40 FOR MEN, wom-
en-. New OSTREX Tonic Tablets
contain invigorators obtained
D from raw oysters. Tones, stimulat-
eS, braces yoN up like new. Reg.
price 81. Special today 89c. II
not delighted, maker refunds
this price. Call, wriate Clements
Drug Store. 827
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-15
Attorney Files Objections
To Divorce Suit
Deposition

Contentious that evidence taken
in France in the divorce suit of DR..
Joseph l. France against his Rus
sian-born wife was unauthorized,
illegal, null and void" went before
Circuit Judge ]. Owen Knots at
Elkton last week.
Isaac Lobe Straus, attorney for
the ormer-Republician U. s. sena-
tor from Maryland, filed the objec-
lions to evidence about Mrs. Frances
health. France sued for divorce,
charging desertion; Mrs. France as
serted she was i'll and unable to re-
turn from Paris.
The Attorney asked Judge Knots
to refuse to admit the dispositions on
grounds Frances counsel did not
have time to be present when they
were taken and that the consular
official who took them was not quail
fed for the task under Maryland
law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-15
National W. c. T. U.
Field Representative

Miss Lily Grace Matheson, of
Neenah, Wisconsin, Field Repre-
sentative of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, spoke
to good sized audience in the M.
E. church here, Sunday evening, and
held the close attention of her audi
tors for almost an hour. She Is a
fluent talker, thoroughly conversant
with the subject of temperance and
presented it in masterful style.
Miss Matheson is spending the
month in Maryland, speaking in
many meetings. She spoke in North
East, Chesapeake City and Rising
Sun on Sunday and her presentations
are strong pleas for Temperance
advancement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-15
To Observe Easter Sunrise
Service

Easter Sunrise Service will be held
at Tome Institute Campus, Port
Deposit on April II, at $3.50 a. m.
This service is being sponsored by
the Youth Department Of the Cecil
County Council of Churches and
Christian Education. Elaborate plans
have been made to make the service
one Of the outstanding features Of
the Easter season. All churches and
denominations are invited to come
and participate in this service.
Special music by individuals and
by church choirs will be furnished.
The speaker for the occasion will bs
DR.. Venable, pastor Of the West Not
tingham Presbyterian Church.
All the Girl and Boy Scout Troops
have been invited to the service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-15
Personal And Social

Mrs. Lewis Taylor, of Rowland
Vile, Is a patient in the Woman's
Hospital, Baltimore, where she un-
derwent major operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Wilson had
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Samples, who were returning to
their home in Oxford, Pa, after
spending the winter in Florida.
Mrs. Asher Robertson, Mrs. Tay-
lor Biles, Mrs. Marian Fehr, Mrs.
Edwin l.. Haines were recent visitors
of Mrs. Emma Plumley, Mrs. Rober-
sons mother, at the Masonic Home,
Elizabethtown, Pa.
Major and Mrs. Raynor, Carey and
sons, George Frye and Raynor Jr.,
who have been visiting Major
Garey's mother, Mrs. George O..
Carey, at North East, have left for
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. They
will motor to the west coast and sail
from San Francisco May z.