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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
RIBBON OF HIGHWAY"
Florida Municipal Record

tEIOrlQd Munlclpdl RecOrQ)
A wide ribbon of highway is inching rapidly
toward the island kingdom OF Key West. Few
north Flordians are familiar with the keys and
the waters in this enchanting area described by
camera and pen, and in oil, as being of incon-
parable beauty. Imaginative Julius Stone reroun-
ced his United States citizenship when he saw it.
Ernest Hemingway here found new and rich
teriaI for folk novel. Nina Wilcox Putnam rec
emily told the readers of Golfers in four-py Put
naman words that she'd seen two worlds: the rest
Of the planet and Key West. San Francisco is
incoming her new long and lofty span-New York
City her forthcoming worlds fair now mushroom
ing in Flushing Flats. Maybe our brand of Gull
ture demands that we remain silent while our
sister communities cry their wares. but here
amongst ourselves we might whisper the word
about that the mainland-to-Key West highway will
be completed late in March or early in April
Whisper it lest Key West become another ill-tated
Atlantis through sheer weight of visitors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Through the agency of the WPA iii
ami has secured $350,000 stadium Key
West should bestir itself and make efforts
to land a stadium here. Some time ago a
few people interested themselves in sIch
\ project but with customary local lethargy
il was allowed to peter out. With the com
pletion of the road to the mainland and he
consequent increase of visitors KEY y -.
must become amusement minded arr maS
preparation for every kind Of oate~- =
menf. including athletic Sporss. n a. IL
field is imperative: lets get it,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

The Murphy tax exemption law Of
1887 was again upheld by the Florida
Supreme Court last week. The opinion
was reaffirmed that the lands being sold
under the act belong TO the state and it
can do with them as it chooses. dispose Of
them in any manner it sees fit and on any
terms it desires. or return them TO the own-
ers as is really being done. The law ex-
pires June 9. 1889.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Il will be back here in a few
days to go on a fishing trip and
if catch them like you say l viii.
you may expect me back here
next winter to spend the season ,
said II. DelnO, owner of a string
of ice factories in California, who
is here enrOute to Havana Mr.
DelnO drove his car across the
country from San Francisco to
Miami where he says he was in
formed that he would not be able
to drive to Key West. He left the
car there but says he viii not let
that occur again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Officers for the Junior Wo-
mans Club were elected yester-
day afternoon when the members
met TO decide this question The
juniors met al the club home Of
the Key West Woman's Club. and
two of the members were present
Mrs. VIM. r. Warren and Mrs
AndAw r Miller. Miss Lorena
Owens was reelected president,
Miss Elizabeth Baker vice presi-
dent. Miss Margaret Shaw secre-
tarv and Miss Emmie Gale. treas
urer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Juventud Latins' baseball team
will play two games Of a split
doubleheader on La BriSa grounds
Sunday afternoon, the first fracas
starting at l o'clock. The oppon-
ents will be the Carabinas in the
first and in the second contest
will be the Pirates The second
game viii start at o'clock In
tensive practices have been going
on throughout the entire week,
and the team captains guarantee
speedy action. Crowds at these
games have been growing stead
ily larger and next Sunday spe-
cial provision viii be made for
the women
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

According 10 Ayers director for 1888.
there was decrease of 22l in the number
of newspapers published in the United
States during the last year OF those dis
continued or merged with others were %
dsilies and 1913 weeklies. The present total
--ngiiSh language newspapers is 2.0s4
dailies and 1899 weekles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
I AW FOR THE LADIEC
ETHEL ERNEST MURRELL
ssssssssssssssssssssssss

. ees
The dwelling house in which
you reside with your family, and
the property on which your house
Is situated Is called the HOME
STEAD. Selection Of the home
stead is the right Of the head Of
the family
Head Of the family IS defined
as any person. male or female.
having other people dwelling in
the residence who are dependent
on him or her. So
The head of the family nav 10
a husband, a wife. widow or wild
over. q parent. an unmarried
person or a guardian
Homesteads nav be sold. bur
not without the Joint consent Of
both husband and wife Neither
NAV hubby mortgage il without
his wife's joining in the instru-
ment, and, ladies. here Is some
thino that NAV interest YOU.
The head Of the family NAV
not viii away the homestead If
he or she has children
A widow is entitled 70 take
only a life estate in the home
stead that her husband leaves
At her death If passes TO the chill
dren. She NAV continue n i've
there until her dover is assigned
to her. And
The value Of the homestead
viii not be deducted from her
dover nor does she abandon her
life interest in the homestead.
when she elects to take her dow
er.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Visitors, who, have been coming to
Key West for years. are coming to The
Citizen office almost daily to complain
about the dusty condition of the streets. If
the right kind of presentations are made to
the proper officials, we are sure that a
remedy will be found to ameliorate what
IS unpleasant and possible menace to the
city's health.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

The Florida Municipal Record is APP
prehensive about the multitude of tourists
that are to visit Key West, lest their num-
Der sink this island in the southern seas. It
reminds its readers of the lost Atlantis re
ferred to by Plato and Pliny. Key West was
almost sunk few years ago, but the in
flux of tourists has given US buoyancy in
stead. ssrs ar @
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

MUST SELL 30x11 #. boat fully
equipped for living aboard, Is
hip. Regal motor. Anchored
Roosevelt Blvd. division St.
continuation one-half mile
from White St. Inquire at boat
after 5 P. NJ. or see Glenn Price.
Realtor. mar1-6t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
Complaint Dent.

There amt no justice. Tho
authorities placed in jail a hobo
who caught a ride on the Presi-
dents train. and let 60 scot-frcc
thousands of candidates who
caught a ride on his coat-tails.-
Times Comm Star.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
o

Forty-five passenger elevators in
Chicago's largest department store carry
as many as $4,000 people on an average
business day, while the stores escalators
often carry more than 10000 passengers
during single rush hour. AS might be sus-
vertiSing
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
1T is DANGEROUS

Il IS dangerous 20 sell = SUBSTI-
TUTE for SIS just 70 make fhree
or four cents more Customers
are your hes. assets: Lose them
and you Lose your business SIS
is worth three or fcur times as
much Is a SUBSTITUTE.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Fifty-three automobiles and 153
passengers are being handled by
the ferries of the Oversee High
way today, the No Name terminal
office reports. EnrOute to Key
West Is cars and SO passengers
left Lower Matecumbe this morn
ing aboard the Florida Keys. The
Key West left this afternoon at
that point with 10 cars and "a
passengers. Leaving No Name
Key at 8 o'clock this morning the
Key West carried Is cars, one
truck and so passengers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
Today In History

1853-The territory of Wash
ingtOn created out of Northern
Oregon-known as the Organic
Law: territory first called in bill
Columbia and some senators
wanted name changed to Wash
ingtOnia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

a party q members of the Ki-
wants Club from Chicago arrived
here from Havaua on the Cover
nor Cobb yesterday afternoon and
departed on a special train for
Fort Lauderdale.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
SIDELIGHTS
BY MARCY B. DARNALl,
Former Editor of The Key West Citizen

Judge NJ. B. Pressey of Coalinga,
Calf, had the unique experience of per-
forming a marriage ceremony for his own
parents, w. w. Plessey, 81, and Flora Pres
sey, rs, who made up after being divorced
81 years, and decided to remarry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
At the funeral of Admiral Carey Gray.

At the funeral of Admiral Carey Gray
son, eight respected Negro servants of the
seats in the section reserved for relatives,
and followed the family from the church
ahead of President Roosevelt and other dig
nitaries
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
Shortly after being hired. a ne

Shortly after being hired. new maid
suggested to her mistress. Mrs Clara Mar
rod of Chicago. that the house needed a
general cleaning up. In an hour the raid
had cleaned up more than $4,000 worth Of
jewelry and other valuables: also disap-
peared.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

To give the firemen something to do,
Chief Mccain of Brookhaven, Pa, set them
to burning weeds on the station lot When
they went to lunch the firehouse caught
fire and burned to the ground.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

That Key West viii receive the
benefit of a large amount of adj
vertising throughout the country
in the near future was made
known last night when L. F. Nc
Cready, of Miami. DD.GE-R. of
the B.P.O. Elxs, made his address
before the local order.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Fines and forfeitures in police
court for the month Of February
totalled a new high when II was
announced that the sum Of S1.06s
was collected as against S4S1 for
January.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Edward Freyberg will head the
local lodge of the BP.OE. for
the coming year. having been
unanimously elected to the office
of Exalted Ruler at the regular
meeting held last night All 9TH
er officers for the year were also
chosen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

UNUSUAL VALUE-If sold at
once. Corner lot 50x100, 3
houses, near High School. Price
$500 cash. See owner, 1919
Flagler Avenue mar2-4tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Editorial comment: A properly
functioning Chamber of Com
merce, linked with the backing of
live home town paper, is the
best combination possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

The monthly magazine Par" of Cuba,
edited by Ed. O'Brien, last month was ter
minologically inaccurate or just modest,
for it was above par instead of just Par.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

By law the British King has not con-
troll whatever over foreign policy, nor do his
ministers seem to have at the present time,
though law does not hinder them
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

= Then there was the stenOgrapher who
telephoned the boss that she couldn't work
that day because her lips were chapped.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
WANTED

to Mi
ami Friday. Preferably HOO
a. m. ferry. One adult and one
child. Phone 765 or 81
mar2-2ty
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
SPANISH INSTRUCTION

INSTRUCTION by
Miss Benildes Remond, Spanish
Teacher. Havana, Cuba, College
graduate. Private lessons. For
particulars apply 1ll2 Varela
street every day except Sun
day, II to D. m
jan29;mOn-wed-fri-1mo
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
J . NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CLASSIFIED
COLU M N

LOST Pair Of folding eye glass
es in small green leather case.
Please return to George Abel
at Oversee Hotel. Reward.
MARI At
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

John Hamilton. chairman Of the
Republican National Committee
born al Fort Madison. Iowa. As
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

1851. S.-Panama Treaty
ended right of United States to
intervene in Panama under any
circumstance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

I867-Office of Education Gre
ated as separate department
made a bureau of the Dept of In
terror the next year
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
FOR SALE

CORNER LOT, 50x10O feet. Cor
ner 5th and Staple Avenue
Apply Box D, The Citizen.
nov2-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

d. Alzre1 e Lwn- u-
% Nam Eu-EerEr. On a
az Eaton. O. 81 ras zar
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Watch the pennies; the tax collector
will take care of your dollars.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
MOTTO SCOTS

RENT 4 MOTO-SCOOT BY hour
or day a Treat That Can't
Be Beat MOtO-ScOot Service.
70l = Duval street feblS-l2tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Fiat lux, for heavens sake. Don't
delay any further; the visitors will be
leaving soon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

The experts seldom agree; so why
should amateurs worry?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Inez Haynes Irwin Of New
York. writer. born IN Brazil. IS
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Alice FOote MacDougan Of New
York. noted business executive.
born y years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

James V. ManganO. Brooklyn sheriff.
and 81 members of his staff, volunteered TO
save the city $4,000 year by taking
per cent cut in their salaries Believe it or
not
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

1932-World awestruck at news
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr-, kid
naped night before.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

I918-American troops repulse
enemy attacks in Toul sector of
France.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

observation-disclosures of the KEEL
I0gg Anti-War Treaty deposited
by all nations in Washington.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Ethel Bolton Of Shirley. Mass
antiquarian. born IN Boston. IS
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
REAL ESTATE

TO SELL OR BUY REAL rs
TATE or mortgage on Florida
Keys. address Z. R Lowe. p O.
Box 81. Tavernier. Florida.
nOv9-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

FOR RENT-Eight-rOom Furnish
cd House. with bath 1910 Dun
can street. Mrs. Claude Lloyd.
feb28-3t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

FURNISHED HOUSE. all modern
conveniences, good neighbor-
: hood. principal street Apply
S25 Duval street. feb28-3t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

Dry ice makes an effective rat
killer
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

FRESH LAID EGGS everyday
from nest to you. Call at 1909
Flagler Ave. jan28-lmc
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

1937-CIO and Carnegie Steel
Company reach agreement.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
BICYCLES

BICYCLES FOR RENT, by hour,
day, week or month. j. R.
Showers Company. nOv2-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02

IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN
.as1ad
1.eaWater and Sewerage. az.
3 Bridges to complete Road to Main > :
land. a7-ifr-tar
g. Free Port a
A. Hotels and Apartments
). Bathing Pavilion.
6. Arports--Land and Sea.
z. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
FOR RENT

UPSTAIRS APARTMENT. all
modern convenience. 1902
South street feb25-6t
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Your |. O..
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

This is a general quiz.
1. Name an English word in
which there are five "i's."
2. Match the type Of flag 20
where used. (a) colors (b) stan
dard (c) ensign.
{ } flown on ships, army
transports. } carried by
mounted or motorized troops
{ } carried by dismounted
units.
3. Separate 81 into three
parts so that the second part
shall exceed the first by five,
and the third part shall be
twice the first.
4. Change head to foot in five
moves.
5. Which Is the Blue Grass"
state? 90 The Panhandle"
state?
s! Separate $3S.52 into two
parts so that one part exceeds
the other by $5.12.
Z. Can you finish this pledge
to our flag? "I pledge allegiance
to the Flag. Observation-Disclosures.
8. What Is the meaning Of
"semper fidelis"?
9. PUZZLE: Place ten 1ennlt
in a row. The problem is to ar
range the pennies in five equidis-
tant couples Gone penny on top
Of the other) by observins this
rule in moving them: any
counter may be moved over two
Of those adjacent to It to the
next counter beyond. Do it in
five moves.
1884 45e7 % 10
ANSWERS on Page "
The Washington times., 1938-05-21

the shoe lacings an untieable
problem.
Specifically I am referring to
the plug The Times gave the
other day to the Russian ambas-
sadorial hopes Of Mrs. Cecil
Norton Broy. According to the
article, Mrs. Broy's chief qualifi-
cations for this important office
in a country worthy Of much
social and political study, are
civil and social work here
organization of community
dances, the teaching of arts and
crafts, conduction of sewing cir
cles, and setting UP of commu-
nifty centers.
I realize that all this qualities
her for something: but certainly
not an important post in the
foreign relations field.
We have a career school that
turns out brilliant students Of
political and sociological studies:
the qualifications of these Tea
reer boys" are very rigid. They
know all diplomatic footballs.
Too often our ambassadors
have been selected on the basis
Of their contributions to the
administrations war chest. Let
us at least have a qualified per-
son in the important Soviet post.
L. I. BERAL.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21

Mary Burgess advice to flight
passengers with the deepest sort
of relief. From now on I fol-
low her recipe and keep my eye
on the hostess legs. The funny
thing about it is that I never
thought of this solution to air.
fear myself. And I am an ad-
mirer of pretty legs, considering
myself a bit of a connoisseur on
the subject.
MISS BURGESS, 1t had bet
AVA ter be explained, is a stew
ardess on the American Air
Lines, pretty Of face and figure
and with a pair Of legs the like
of which one rarely sees except
in frontrow choruSes and in
artists conceptions Of the lady
beautiful. Addressing the Ar
lington Lions Club the other
day, Miss Burgess declared that
what she has got are essentials
Of her profession. She ex-
planned that these lovely gains
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Slaves or F'reemen?

<EVXT HY say opponents of District suffrage in mock
w horror "no wonder people here say they want
the vote. That's all they read in the newspapers The
editors print thousands of inches of and editorial
comment favorng suffrage devote little space to the
other side of the argument" "
+ All very true. So what?
Does it ever occur to the bright minds which gave
birth to this scntant observation that newspapers don't
make news? They print it. newspaper is a mirror. 1t
reflects what it Sees If space is given to news
about people who want to vote in Washington than to
news about those who DON'T it is because there
who do than who don't.
there any doubt about that the best answer was
given last month when almost 100000 persons marched
~, n, GIL to the polls and said they wanted
A"o 0OP0 D to vote-and unimportant
They Want to Vote number, given the same oppor-
tunitv to express their views said they opposed to
giving the National Capital the political privileges
as Americans living elsewhere.
And does it ever occur to those same bright minds
that the newspapers of Washington including this one
reflect public opinion? If there any substantial
proup in Washington which hostile to the vote
wouldn't it be likely find editorial champion some
where?
And after ALL isn't the logic the side of those who
want the vote-even if the law isn't?
We are American citizens.
We are entitled to the same rights other American
citizens.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
LOafing LegislatOrs

Why doesn't Congress just
pack up and go home?
I see by the papers that
they're all anxious to do some
fence patching" whatever that
means. Maybe it means squar-
ing themselves with the voters
for the things they put over on
them. Perhaps it means going
fishing or just plain wasting
away the summer marking time
until they can come back to
Washington and get some more
big slices of the taxpayers
money.
There really isn't anything to
keep them here. They won't &C
complish anything anyway. All
they do is come to the Capital
and live soft on big salaries
not just for themSelveS-for
their families as well.
Let them go home where they
belong. I hope they never come
back.
They didn't do anything for
their own constituents, how can
the District hope to get any.
thing out of them. If they want
to loaf, let them loaf at home.
TAXPAYER.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Spare the Bachelors

The proposal made in a news
paper the other day to tax child
less couples and bachelors is
ridiculous. Why, the bachelors
and childless couples spend all
their money all the time. They
are the main supporters Of the
theaters, race tracks and other
sports and amusements; they
buy q heavy percentage Of all
the automobiles and luxurieS
sold. They use their purchasing
power, which makes jobs. Load
taxes on them, and business will
never recover. F. F.
The Washington times., 1938-05-21
Anti.BIack

Why the great love for SUI
preme Court Justice Hugo L.
Black? Have you forgotten how
he evaded the issue when the
question Of his Ku Klux Klan
membership was raised in the
Senate before his confirmation?
His conduct on the famous in
vestigating committee Of the
Senate also proved that he was
anything but judicial in tenn
permanent. AS a Judge, I think
Black is a good politician.
L. B.