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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Cowboy Prefers Buggy
While During Spree

BUTTE, Mont. (AP).-Horse-
flesh has one big advantage over
gas buggies, a Montana cowboy
philosophically told the judge.
when you get too much fire
water under your belt a boss
has sense enough to take you
home" he said. "An automobile
takes you to Jail"
Charged with drunken driving,
the cowboy said he came to town
to paint it red; traded his horse
for a jallopie after two drinks
and got myself arrested.
The judge, gave him 20 days
and suggested he swap car for
horse when he gets out.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

WASHINGTON.-Girls working in
the tipping section Of the G-men's
hngerprint division at the United
States Department Of Justice. win
stake their three adopted" fami.
lies to Christmas dinner on De-
cember Is. Last Christmas the girls
adopted three needy Washington
families, agreeing to help them
throughout the year. Annually the
federal bureau Of investigation EN-.
ployees distribute food, clothing and
toys for orphans, hospital patients
and other needy people Of Washing
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
MOST SWINDLE KINGS FIND
SUICIDE EASIEST WAY OUT

the scandals created by their
swindles have had much in COM
mon. All loved luxury. Kreu-
gers palaces and apartments
were filled with art treasures;
he was said TO live with a check
book in his hand.
Julian, at the height of his
wealth, lived like an oriental
prince. Stavisky spent lavishly
and entertained in the highest So
cial circles in France. Ponzi had
a palatial home at Lexington,
Mass, and was driven about in
an enormous crearn-eolored auto.
mobile. Coster-Musica's pride
was a beautiful i32-foot yacht on
which he often cruised and en-
tertained.
Kredger, .Stavisky and Coster-
Musica moved in the highest So
ciety. Kreuger walked with
kings and potentates; lent them
millions. Stavisky's box ct the
races was next to frances presi-
dent, and when Handsome
Alexis" perfidy was uncovered, a
cabinet went down with him.
Coster-Medica was one OF Wall
Streets gods lthe second this
year to take the rap" but Rich
ard Whitney's case was different
from these and not based on the
kind of theft that would place
him among the great swihdlers)
What the end OF the story in
the drug company case will be is
not determined, of course, but in
every other instance there has
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Leave Church Service
To Catch Thieves
my Associated Pressl

EDNA, Kansas, December "a.
When it comes to capturing
the interest of church congre-
cation, chicken thieves are too
much competition for the pastor
of the Trenton United Brethren
church.
During Sunday evening servi-
ces a woman entered while a
hymn was being sung and
whispered, They're stealing
Jim Christmore's chickens
Before the hymn ended all the
male members of the congrega-
ton were on their way to the
Christmore hen coop where they
interrupted the task of two men
who were emptying the roosts.
The men fled by dropping
their bags of chickens, out aban-
doning an old car.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
BY JACK STINETT
AP Feature Service Writer


NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-When
the bubbles burst, the swindle
kings can't take it.
When F. Donald Coster, presi-
dent of McKesson and Robbins,
stood before a bathroom mirror
in his palatial Fairfield, Conn.,,
home and ended his amazing life
of crime with a 38-ealiber pistol,
he became the fourth great fraud
to take The easiest way out" in
the last seven years. A fifth
jumped bail and fled but was
captured before his ship cleared
port.
In less than a fortnight of in
vestigntion Costers financial ma.
chinations within the $50, 900, OOO
drug firm were barred. Almost
simultaneously came the discov.
cry that the greatly respected,
luxury-loving wizard of finance
was really Philip Musica, twice
convicted swindler.
The house of cards which the
one-time Italian cheese importer
had been building for IL years
under the name of Coster crash
eel even before all Of Coster's fan.
tastic ups and downs could be
uncovered.
Match King Tumbles
In March 1892 Ivar Kreuger
the Swedish Match King and in
ternational industrialists, shot
himself in his sumptuous Paris
apartment. Afterward it was
discovered that the assets of ''one
of the worlds richest men" were
mostly ledger manipulationS run.
ming into hundreds of millions.
In January 1884, in cabin in
the little Alpine village of Cha.
monk. the body of Serge "Eand.
some Alex" StaviSky was found
Police announced that the cen.
trail figure in the $l2,800. DOC
French municipal pawnShop scan.
dalS had taken his own life.
In the early summer of the
same year. c, c. Julian. one-tim,
millionaire oil promoter in Cali,
fornia and Oklahoma. drank poi
son, in his Shankhai hotel room
He was a fugitive from federal
justice. a virtual prisoner in
Shanghai's International settle.
ment. one of the few places in the
world from which he could not
be extradited.
Charles Ponxi is one of the
few great bogus finsncierS of The
generation who is still alive. hav.
ing been deported to his native
Italy in 1884. But eight years
earlier when the state of MaSSa.
ehuSetts sought TO send him tc
prison for from seven TO nine
years, the little wizard" jumped
bail and shipped for Genoa. Italy
He was caught when the ship
touched New Orleans.
Like TO swindle
Many Of the men and many Of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

While the Mana.ee OF Sea-cow
was common to the waters of
Florida at the time fernando
DeSoto landed in Tampa Bay 400
years ago, they are practically ex-
tinct today. 1t is the plan of the
State Fish g. Game Department
to exhibit a live Ssacow and calf
at the Pan-Ameriean fernando
DeSo;o Exposition in Tampa, Jan,
81 to Feb. 10. A huge tank is now
under construction for exhibiting
these marine curiosities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Fish Bit Off More
Than He Could Swallow

OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP)-
Phil Nicholas was in duck
blind when he heard a commo-
ton nearby and found a big bass
madly whipping the shallow wa
ter. In the bass mouth was a
half-swallowed l2-inch catfish.
The fin of the catfish had
stuck in the bass eye, causing
him maddehing pain. Nicholas
brought home the evidence.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

State Safety Director Asher
Frank urges parents to be ex-
tlemely careful in the use of fire.
works over the Christmas hoh-
days and also urges that they
guard themselves and their fami-
lies from the perils of heavy high
way travel. Death, Frank
warns, lis not a pleasant holiday
guest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Roosevelt's Greetings
RrOddcast to u. S. Nary

WASHINGTON.-Christmas greet
hgs from President Roosevelt and
high ranking officials of the Navy
department win be flashed Christ
mas eve from the radio towers at
Arlington, Va, to the fleet and ma
val ships and stations throughout
the world. The message is an an
nual custom, awaited by American
''gobs" and officers alike in their
iron-clad battleShips thousands Of
miles from home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
BATTLE FOUGHT FOR A HILL;
EUROPE'S JTTERS INCREASE

phone girl, drowned after mis-
handling dynamite.
Another Element
French Chemist Jea Perrin re-
.jolted discovery of a 93rd ele-
ment. Oriental dysentery invaded
OWosso, Mich. German micro
scoplsts magnified germs 100000
times. Women voyagers through
Colorado river rapids brought
back new kinds of cacti. And the
Queen Mary set a transatlantic
speed record.
New York's District Attorney
Dewey, prosecuting James j.
Hines, publicized policy. Bar
para Carroll of Maine posed for
photographers covering her ia
.her's trial for murder. The
Cleveland torso slayer's 18th and
18th victims were found. Charles
Bird, ex-Public Enemy No. 2, was
caught in Baltimore. And the al
legged baking to death" of four
Pennsylvania prisoners was prob
ed.
Angels and Solons
Father Divine's angels" moved
to a new heaven" near Franklin
D. Roosevelt's Hyde Park place.
Senators Alben w. Barkley, Ben
nett Champ Clark and Ellison D.
; Smith were among the many
moving into election finals, and
those who. were beaten in pre-
liminary polling included Sena-
tors James p. Pope and William
G.. McAdoo.
The Harlan County, KY, labor
conspiracy trials jury couldn't
agree. The Dies inquiry came to
the fore, with J. B. Matthews in
Producing alleged Communist
fellow travellers" and suggesting
that reds might even be hiding
behind Shirley Temples swirling
skirts.
Norma Shearer decided not to
be Scarlet O'Hara". Warner
GLAND died. Lupe Velez divorced
Johnny Weissmuller. Dancers
tried the yam" and the Lam
beth Walk. Hollywood revived
"Alexander's Ragtime Band.
Summer concerts drew record
throngs. And radio listeners
dialed in on Information Please.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
Ha,ca;i Yule Greetings
Broadcast to Islands
In Pacific Territory

HONOLULU.-For the past three
years Hawaii has broadcast Christ
mas greetings on December "a to
several lonely islands which have
become potentially important along
avlation's equatorial Pacific area.
The messages. from station KGU.
60 out to the dozen or so young
Americans who for three years have
been keeping the Stars and Stripes
flying on Rowland. Baker, Jarvis
and other tiny Pacific islands.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
BY VOLTA ToRREY
APP Feature Service Writer

A concealed as we'll as unde-
clared war had sininefed for
years along the frontier between
Russia and Manchoukuo. just
where the boundary lay, geo.
graphers could not say. And in
August, 1888, so many bombs
burst on a hill called Chankku-
feng, near that uncertain from
tiers eastern end, that the whole
world worried, and wondered.
Was Russia, China's friend, di-
verting japan from the war in
China? i. Or was Japan, Ger
many's friend, distracting Russia
from the crisis in Czeehoslovakia?
Or were both sides frontier fore
es merely fighting to avoid being
moved to bigger and bloodief
battlefields?
Few could say. But Tokyo and
Moscow diplomats compared
maps, ordered an armistice, and
agreed to let a commission draw
the line between Russia and Man.
choukuo.
War Dog Days
August Is was expected to be
Der Tag" in Europe. 1t wasn't
But the build up continued every
August day. Hungary's kingfish,
Admiral Nicholas Horthy, went
to Germany 10 study goose-step-
ping. Bulgaria's King Boris got
MS r1eighbor's permission to re-
arm. Spain's Insurgent Presi-
dent Franco scuttled the non-in-
terventionists' plans. Germans
marched as to war, and ousted a
British passport officer from
Vienna for espionage.
1T will soon no longer be pos
sible", Secretary of State Hull
broadcast, for some nations to
follow the way of force and for
other nations at the same time to
choose, and follow the way OF
reason.
Moscow flyers feted Indy.
Germany's big landplane crossed
the Atlantic. The Hawaii Clipper,
with is aboard, was missing in
the Pacific. Frank Hawks died
in a crash near Buffalo. Dan
Dodge, miilion-heir bridegroom of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
WEARS MOURNING

TURIN, Italy. - An unnamed
girl in this city, Is years old, was
forced to wed an unwanted
bridegroom, and wore black
mourning for her wedding, in
protest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24
THREW BOTTLES

INDIANAPOLIS. - Paul Dun
bar was "sort of mad" at his
wife. That was why, he in
formed the police that he tossed
beer bottles through the window
of her beauty shop.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

been a trail of tears behind the
Swindle kings.
Ponz's original investors, back
in the 1920's were said to have
put S15,OO0,000 into his interna-
tional exchange scheme in Bos-
ton and thousands more were
sunk in his Florida real estate.
Although Julian had stepped
out of the Julian Petroleum Co.
in Los Angeles khen that com.
pany collapsed, it was referred
to as a 100000, 900 company. His
successors were sent to the pen
itentiary. In Oklahoma, Julian's
second company sold stock and
interests to the tune of $500, 900.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

House test looms in Townsend
plan because of strength of Re-
PUBLICAN advocates.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

United States-owned mine in
Mexico, worlds largest silver
producer, is closed by strike.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

Hull expsnds trade-pact drive,
Convinced other nations will fol-
low British example.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

This Is the doorway to Santa Claus
land, real village resting in the
Indiana hills which has become
world-famous because of its Christ
masV name and also because Abra-
ham Lincoln lived there from his
seventh to twenty-first years. Santa
Claus Is an unincorporated village
but its post Office does a land-ofiice
business each December because
thousands of people send their let
tiers there to be cancelled with the
famous Santa Claus postal stamp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-24

Many Of the men and many Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
Turkey
Has FOREIGN Name

You'll eat your turkey and like it
this Christmas, but do you know
where this festive bird got its name?
The turkey is the only species of
poultry native to this country. Its
name is attributed by some to its
call notes, "turk-turk-turk"; others
believe that it's head ornaments, re-
sembling the fez worn by natives of
Turkey, gave rise to it's name.
Another explanation is seen in the
fact that the first turkeys from
America were sold in Spain, largely
by Hebrew merchants. Since the
bird was frequently confused with
the peacock, it is said that the He
brew traders called it "tukki," their
name for the peacock. With the
widespread use of this name in
English, it easily became the re-
cent turkey"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
Lucky Horseshoes

CITING the old racing adage that
~ ian ounce off the hoof is worth
a pound off the back" veteran horse
men are now contending that Seabis-
cult had an eight-pound pull in the
weights when he registered his sur
prise four-length victory over War
Admiral in their recent match race
at Pimlico.
Charles Towards seasoned cam
paigner went to the post shod in light,
two-Ounce aluminium h0rseshOes,
which weighed but eight ounces to
the set, just half the hoof weight
"toted" by War Admiral, who was
wearing steel plates. Mathematics
minded experts pointed out that one
half pound saved to the stride, in the
approximate 313 strides for the mile
and three-sixteenths, gave Seabis-
cult lifting weight saving of 1861
pounds for the route.
Contending that pounds get heavi-
er the longer you carry them" nu-
merous handicappers now claim
Seabiscuit's triumph was a matter
of horseshoes-and they didn't mean
luck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
Christmas Celebration
Dates Back to 354 A.D.,
Roman Records Show

The earliest celebration of the
birth of Christ, December Is of each
year, took place in the Fourth CEN
fury, and the custom spread from
the western to the eastern church.
Before that date the commemora-
ton of Christ's nativity and baptism
took place January 6.
First mention of Christmas is
found in Roman document known
as the "Philocalian calendar" in
the year 354, and the first English
celebration of the festival was in
500, when st. Augustine baptized TO-
900 converts.
In SGT, the Council of Tours,
France, declared a 12-day festival
from Christmas to Epiphany, and
later, from 991 to 1016, the laws of
Ethelred ordained that all strife
should cease at Christmas. In Ger
many, Christmas was established in
813 by the Synod of Mainz, and in
Norway by King Hakon the Good, in
$50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08

What will you answer this Christ
mas when starry-eyed Junior raises
his face and asks:
Daddy, how come I saw three
Santa Clauses downtown today?
Or:
Mother, why was Santa Claus
r.1ing in an automobile today? Are
his reindeer hurt?"
Or, looking at a newspaper:
"Why was Santa Claus so thin
when I saw him on the corner to-
day? He's fat in this pictured"
This is the season when harassed
parents must think up quick an
swers or destroy Juniors faith in
st. Nicholas. For Santa Claus,
though messenger of joy, can also
be a pest In Omaha a sympathetic
mayor last year ruled that the army
of fake Santas must leave the
streets, thereby bringing signs of re-
lief from Mother and Dad.
But in other towns and cities,
papa may restrain an impulse to
strangle every red-suited gentleman
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
Speeding of Sports
Bowling Proves
Popular Sport
For Be ginners
By ROBERT McSHANE

THE ancient game of tenpins is
= perhaps the simplest of all
games in that the beginner, man,
woman or child, can perform with a
considerable degree of satisfaction
the first time on the alleys.
At the same time bowling is one of
the most difficult of games because
championship skill requires a strict
attention to the scientific niceties
which distinguish the good bowler
from the dub.
Thousands of alleys throughout
the country are located to accom-
modate our 100000 bowlers-ac-
commodate them with everything
from mineralite balls to advice.
Good bOwlers are agreed that
bowling skill is dependent on four
fundamentals, namely, the ball, a
rhythmic stride to the foul line, de-
livery, and a system.
In choosing your ball select one
that feels good in your hand. Make
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
New Job for Coaches
DO mcmillan. irrepressible Ind

70 McMILLIN, irrepressible Indi-
ana football coach, has another
plaza plan that can shorten the
life of his brother football coaches
and add many gray hair to their
already meanwhile matches.
Bo' proposes that the job of quar-
terbacking be taken away from the
college players and placed where
the responsibility belongs-with the
coach"
"By letting the coach call the
plays, it would speed up the game
and make it much more interest
ing" McMillin said. "And another
thing-some of these coaches are
supposed to be so smart-let's see
what they can do running a team
on the field"
And 30 is serious about it. He's
going to see to it that a properly
drawn up rule is presented to the
National Football Coaches assOcia-
ton when members of that organi-
cation gather for their next regular
session in the near future.
Odds, however, are against the
acceptance of his recommendation
Few coaches are going to lead with
their jaw, and many will not agree
with his statement that responsible
ity rests with the coach. They have
taught their gridmen to the best of
their ability, and from then on the
game is in the players hands. That
is as it should be.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
Some Helpful Hints

It may be necessary for the en-
tire family to live more quietly,
in order to give the finicky eater
a chance to be quiet and relaxed.
There must be regularity of meals
and mealtimes must be peaceful.
Keep the table conversation gen.
eral and impersonal in character
before older children. See to it
that younger ones eat by them
selves.
Often a short rest before meals
will help a child to become re-
Taxed completely. And frequent
ly, a new method of presenting
foods will result in a changed at
titude on the part of the child.
Foods for young children should
not be seasoned too highly. In
general, condiments should be
avoided. Strong-favored vegeta-
bles, as a rule, are not well liked,
and if introduced in the young
child's diet should be combined
with some familiar, and mild-tast-
ing food. In cooking vegetables,
keep the pieces large enough so
that the child can identify what he
is eating. Include crisp food in
each meal.
Finally, remember that
child's eating habits cannot be
changed overnight. Changes
should be introduced gradually, so
that he is scarcely aware of what
is going on.
@-WNU-C. Houston Goudiss-1938-40.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
Uncle Mi6
Says: ~
And Even That Weakens

And Even That Weakens
Half of our pastimes are pur-
sued to escape boredom. It re-
quires intelligence to fight against
it.
Every day, stop and think
whether that day is going to
be part of an unpleasant past.
There is a kind of man who
gives his promise who comes
around the next day and says his
wife won't let him keep it.
That's Sincerity
A man doesn't marry a woman
to reform her. He likes her just
as she is.
Don't be a cloud because
you can't be a star.
You never lack a goal to strive
toward in building a rock garden,
for it never quite satisfies you.
A velvety tongue, learning its
power, can become too velvety.
Close to Disaster
A ship should not rely upon one
small anchor, nor life upon a sim
gle hope.
Some men keep their ideals
high by putting them on the
shelf.
Say pleasant things about peo-
pie. At least s per cent, under
the law of averages, ought to be
carried to them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
A YULE STORY

queer little man inside the counter
waited while Dan weighed the i'm
portant question. The hamburger
won. While it was being cooked to
order, Dan dug into his pocket and
took the dime from the battered
purse.
Hungry as he was, he handed it
over before attacking the food. His
voice was bit apologize. 'It's an
old timer" he said; ''been in my
pocket for years and years."
The old man didn't seem to be
listening. He was peering through
his spectacles at the coin.
you're sure you're telling the
truth about this dinner" he queried.
"The absolute TRUTH" Dan an
swered. "But, if you won't believe
me, you can have your coffee and
hamburger.
A shrill laugh ran through the
place. "It's a good thing you ran
across someone who knew, and bet
ter, somebody who was honest" the
little man was saying excitedly. do
you know that you have one of the
rarest dimes at large? lists
worth thousands"
"You mean, this thing I've held on
to for years is worth money!"
''It's worth big money!" the cafe
owner was waving his hands in the
air, the dime clasped between his
thumb and first finger. "I've been
looking for one of them all my life!"
Hand me that menu!" Dan Dris-
coll cried commandingly. 'I'm go
ing to have Christmas dinner right
now. I'm going clear down the line,
from soup to mince pie"
@-WNU Service,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08

he meets on the street. To prevent
this mass liquidation, thoughtful
persons have now offered a solution
which has worked before and should
work again. When Junior wonders
about so many different kinds Of
Santas, the explanation is that they
aren't Santas at all, but just his
helpers. Simply wreathe your face
in a benevolent smile, take Junior
on your knee and repeat the fol-
lowing:
"You see, Junior, Santa is very
busy man and he needs lots of help.
So he has helpers who ask boys
and girls what they want in their
stockings"
The only trouble is that Junior
may answer:
yeah, but papa, why did that
man there say that he really was
Santa Claus and that he'd be sure
to bring me big train set, an a
lot of toy soldiers and drum an
a ?"
Maybe the situation is hopeless!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08

sure that the space between the
thumb and finger holes is not too
narrow or too wide. A bowling al
ley instructor will help you select
the proper ball.
Before rolling your ball take your
stand from IL to Is feet behind the
foul line. Put your hands together
as though you were holding a ball.
Push both hands forward a trife as
your body moves forward and either
walk or run slowly.
Your arm swings back as you
approach the foul line, coming down
and forward as the opposite foot
reaches the foul line. AS you are
about to release the ball your body
should be bent forward at the hips,
with your shoulders, left foot and
right hand Tor vice versa) forward,
both knees bent a trifie, your right
foot back, pointed just trifle to
the right,