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The Washington times., 1938-10-01
WHERE TO co:
Fall Openings Are
Hard on Nerves
Of Sponsors

These official fall openings
upon which hinges the future OF
many Washington night clubs,
have their sponsors in dither.
What with new decorations, new
superfine acts, and-in some cases
new bandS-the producers are
as busy as in the good old days
when a Follies opening had every.
body but the audience in a cold
sweat.
Tonight the Blue Room at the
Shoreham Hotel opens after
months of comparative quiet,
when everybody went to the Ter
race.
Not only are there at least five
new members of the band but it
is hereafter to be known as The
Shoreham Band" instead of Max
Loves Orchestra.
Barnee, thank goodness, is still
maestro. In fact'it would be a dull
opening without this young man
who, has swung his baton for the
last eight years without miss.
YOUNG DANCERS
Brought down especially from
New York for the opening. is
Charles and Celeste, brilliant
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

last chance to see them. The
fleas-So to Speak-are on the
march! Here today-and gone
Monday! We named Chamber
lain first-and it was the first
hop he ever made in his life,
too! Then Daladier showed
signs of giving a jump-and we
named him. Then Hitler joined
them-over in the left hand cor
ner of the map-at-what's the
name of that place-Munich?
WE HAVE A MAP
"Oh, yes, we have a map of
Europe spread out now-and as
the fleaS go-So goes the peace!
You see when we set Chamber
lain down on London, he leaps
with the precision of a robot
plane, and lands, in the first
hop. at what do you call it?
BerchteSgaden.
Then he hops back to Lon
don of his own accord, and then
back to Munich! Thus we pre-
sent in a dramatic pageant of
anamalculine agility, the repro
duction of the stirring events
that have"
NOW WHO is IT
you get out of here" Mr..
Dewey was told, and Hey
Just a minute! Perhaps you can
tell me Just which of those fleas
THIS is?"
Mr.. Dewey reached out an
agitated fist, and took what was
offered. Jump" he command
ed. But no move enSued.
Sir !" said Mr.. Dewey,
haughtily picking up his brief.
case, not forgetting to place the
pictures carefully on the desk,
that is NOT one Of OURS!"
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

a terrible mistake"
Tell me-quick."
"Stan, I can't marry Mr.. Mikel-
john"
Thank God for that" The
words were on the tip of his ton
que, but he did not say them. Out
loud he asked, What happened?"
1T was awful. Such a revela-
ton" She made an obvious at
tempt to steady her voice. He
wanted to go to a restaurant as
usual. but I thought I'd try having
dinner at home-you know, just as
you said l should"
Go on"
I'D bought all the things for
diner-meat vegetables, salad, and
I had just two dollars left. Out of
that I was going to get some des-
Sert and cheese and crackers. Then
all of a sudden I came upon these
gorgeous lilacS.
They were the first I'd seen this
year, all round and full and feath-
cry and smelling like garden in
spring. The man said I could
have a small bunch for thirty
cents, but couldn't bear to leave
any of them, and since they were
for a festive occasion, gave him
my two dollars and he let me have
them all. And, oh, STAN
Yes" breathed Stanley.
Il had only two dollars, so I
had to tell Mr.. Mikeljohn why we
couldn't have any dessert or crack
ers and cheese. Stan, he acted
just awful"
What was the matter with
him?" truculently from Stanley.
He couldn't believe it possible
The Washington times., 1938-10-01
LILACS Daily Short Story
Shane NeiI[~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ling out. 1t was nearly noon, SO
he stopped at the drug store down.
stairs for a sandwich and coffee
He was just finishing this lunch.
con when she came in-evidently
they made short work of her at the
agencies.
The stool beside him was vacant,
so she sat on that. Her paper
napkin fluttered to the floor and
as both reached for it, their heads
bumped together, they laughed,
and that had beer the beginning
of things.
Finally they both got jobs. Then.
Just today-Norma didn't know
this, either-he had landed the
coveted job with Weldon and
Wode.
Norma's first act upon getting a
job had been to find a one-room
and kitchenette apartment for her
self. On Madison Avenue, four
flights up. it was. What fun they'd
had fixing up that apartment.
But that was all over now.
Tonight was her big experiment,
suggested by Stanley himself
Heretofore she and Mikeljohn had
dined out every evening at ex-
pensive restaurants that hitherto
had been only names to her. To-
night she was getting dinner for
him in the little apartment four
flights up.
Sleep somehow snuffed out
Stanley'S numbness, but when ages
later, the telephone rang at his
bedside, he was up in a flash.
Norma! What's the matter?
Why are you crying?"
I've been crying since before
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anyone would be so foolish as to
spend her last dollar for flowers
But lilacs in May / said, expect
ing him to understand. He didn't
though. 'Lilacs in May, sunflowers
in August, what difference does it
make? It's the principle of the
thing. You'll never get rich that
way"
HUH" Snorted Stanley.
"Oh, Stan, I'm terribly afraid
He said he would teach me how
to spend money, and 1 don't want
to learn. L"
Stanley's impulse was to rush
madly over to Norma, congratu-
late her on her escape. and marry
her as soon as possible. But a
sudden all-compelling force as
serted itself. A Scorn for his own
selfishness Spurred him to more
generous action.
Surely" he said while the
knife turned round in his heart,
you're not going to let a little
tlllIls Inc a DullSLl Vi IAldCS ObdIlb
in the way of the most advan,
tageous marriage a girl ever
made
"Wh-a-t?"
You're overweight, Norma.
Things have been coming too fast
for you in the past few weeks. Go
to sleep now and in the morning
things will look different to you.
Of course, you're going to marry
Mikeljohn."
Blu: 1 don't want to, I tell you" :"
He awakened early. A practical
thought for Norma obtruded itself
and he picked up the telephone
Norma, if you spent all your
money for flowers, you'll need car
fare. I'll be around with a nickel" ="
To show her how all right things
we're with him, he esSayed a joke.
I'll even make it a dime so you
can go down on the bus. Well go
down together"
Thanks" said Norma. I'll
have some breakfast for you"
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FLEAS HOP INTO NEWS:
HITLER, DALADIER'-
THEY'RE ALL HERE!

Mr.. AnaStaSios Dewey, the press
agent, has been in again. In the
office that is, with intriguing
pictures of fleas. He insists that
these fleas are Intellectually
superior, physically marvels of
agility and would have gone on
from there in the interests of the
Mammoth Marine Hippodrome of
the Pacific Whaling Company. if
he had not been stopped. And
stopping a press agent is itself
newsworthy.
I'VE will not print a line" Mr..
Dewey was told, mot a line that
is not news If you can give your
enterprise some twist that brings
1t up to date-Something that re-
moves it from the stigma of press
agenting. We might be interested.
"OF COURSE HE is"
I'm Chamberlain. I support.
You mean to say that Chamber
lain is not news these days?"
"Of course Chamberlain is
news! Who said he wasnt?"
"Well-there you are" said
Mr.. Dewey. I'VE not only have
Chamberlain, but also Mussolini,
Hitler and Daladier."
HE'S A SENSATION
"You-have-"
Certainly. Why Chamber.
lain makes two hops to the
others one-but that Hitler
he makes a sensation when he
hops! These fleas-"
"PleaSe!"
There they are-right at the
foot of Fourteenth Street and
Maine Avenue formerly Water
Street." said Mr.. Dewey, and
today and tomorrow will be your
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over from last year, and Sacha
LukaS, violiniSt.
A new concert trial inaugurated
the fall season in the Cartons
dining room Thursday with Sam
Norman, violinist-director, and his
band. Mr.. Norman has played at
the Savoy-PlaZa and the st. Regis,
two of New York's smartest hotels.
He was associated with Paul
Whiteman for several years.
Sande Williams is playing in
the hotels Shar-zad, both at cock
tail time and for the supper dane,
ing.
Those String SwingSters who
have been at the Ambassador S
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

Hi-Hat these past seven months
fold up their tents tonight ano
steal away.
HELEN'S POPULAR
Helen Green, at the Hour Glass
can't get away from singing stop
Beating Around the Mulberry
Bush" it's that popular. Miss
Green, a stunning brunette, wears
those slinky evening gowns that
make every woman decide to elimi'
nate the StarcheS -.
Alfred Oddone, basSiSt with
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

him a year ago, the first night
they'd had dinner together.
This declaration was something
Of shock to him.
MY people have always been
poor. I've determined sha'n't
be-" Norma continued. "Oh.
wouldn't marry just for money
no old ogre or anything like that
There must be nice people with
money"
Stanley had forgotten that con,
verSation until now. year later
Norma was about to marry money
quantities of it.
Her engagement had recently
occurred. Stanley had gone to
Wisconsin to settle up the small
estate of an aunt who had just
died. When he got there, he found
himself four thousand dollars the
richer. 1t seemed a great deal of
money. He began to make plans
for himself and Norma
He stayed for two weeks and
when he returned. Norma had met
and become engaged to Mikeljohn,
who was something or other in
the mining business.
HOW 1T HAPPENS
A string OF condolences had led
Norma and Stanley meeting last
summer. He had stood aside to
let her trim figure pass before
him into the revolving door. That
act of chivalry lost him the ele-
vator that carried her upward in
the building.
But when he reached the ante
room of Weldon and Wode, she
was sitting there. She, too, carried
a briefcase, obviously samples, and
obviously, she, too. was looking for
a job. He met her going into an
other agency just as he was COM
The Washington times., 1938-10-01

Latest News of Washington Mite Clubs
Charles and Celeste to Feature First
Card at ShOrehdm Tonight

The Heigh-Ho, Pete MaciaS'
popular spot, which has been
closed for the summer. opened
Thursday night. Good luck, Petel
That onion soup at Napoleon's
hits the right spot these cold
nights. And their snails would
please a Frenchman!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31
MANY BARGAINS
In MEMS WEAR

There's news in the mems
wear advertisement today, on
page Six-spOnsored by Lew
inSky's Mems Shop A particu-
larry fine array of firSt-grade
merchandise is lined up for Spe-
cial selling in thiS pre-Easter
event See the display windows
OF this store for a perturbation of
the items listed.
Here are some of the bargains
offered for special weekend sell
ing Polo Shirts. Linen Suits.
Sport Pants and Stacks. Shirts,
Shorts, UnderShirts. Tropical
WOrsted SuitS-a special big dis
count on hose and the famous
Palm Beach Suits are mentioned
at the regular price This lead
lng-bTand Suit-knOwn world
wide-iS meeting with very fav-
Orable reception here in Key
West at this popular mems store.
FavOrite styles and colOrs are in
stock. ready for everyonc's in
SpectlOn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31
By MISS K

NEW YORK, March 81 (AP).-
It's a wonderful thing to get
away from New York Especially
in March Nothing deadlier than
March in New York It rains
What / need. I said to myself
one fine rainy morning, is a trip.
A trip to the land of Sunshine and
palm trees and sparkling green
water. A sea voyage. Adven-
ture. Excitement Even a little
romance.
So | brsved the teller at the
savings hank. took my life savings
and cOnfided. Pm going to Ber-
muda"
The teller unbcnt and said.
Fine! You'll meet a lot of inter
esting people"
thought so too. Even a few
interesting people would satisfy
me.
All Aboard!
NV friends came down TO see
me off. 1t was raining. Aren't
you lucky. they gurgled. "And
there arc A lot of handsome men
on board too. Look for one in a
polo coat.
agreed it was wonderful. l
said goodbye cheerfully and
promised postcards.
Then / walked around the deck
tO look the situation over. Lots
of polo coats were going ashore
There didn't seem to be anything
promising left when the gang
plank went up. A few children
a few elderly ladies. and a few
confetti-cOvered couples Oh well.
] philosophical. everybody will
turn up at dinner.
Bv dinner time the ship was
rolling. That means tossing side
wise Also it was picthing. That
means bObbing up and down from
bow 10 stern. Rolling makes some
people scasick. Pitching make;
other people seasick.
Nothing makes me seasick. ]
was The second person in the din
ing room. waited eagerly for
my five-table companions. A
short. stocky man came first. He
was going to Bermuda for his
health. Born and raised in HeII's
Kitchen. he said. / chOked over
the soup.
He asked me whether his pistol
would get by the customs officials
at Hamilton. | told him / never
had taken a pistol to Bermuda. He
laughed loudly and said. You
and I are going to get along fine.
sister,.
In Again. oueAgain
Twd girls joined US. / was re-
Iieved. They introduced them
selves. took one look at the soup.
and left
''Seasick". said the man from
Hcll's Kitchen.
A man with thinning hair APP
peared. He didn't speak English
well. but he smiled constantly. He
was going to Bermuda TO play all
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MISS X GOES TO BERMUDA In
SPRINGTIME;; She LOVES IT

the golf courses. He pronounced
it ''goll-uff''.
The sixth member OF our group
never appeared. I finished my
dinner quickly and went up or
deck. II was too rough to dance
1t was too rough to walk the open
deck. The closed deck looked
like hospital ship People in
deck chairs were munching apple
and CELERY. Scasickncss cure, said
the deck steward
It was $50. decided TO 60 to
bed II might be csimer tOmOr-
row.
II wasn't. II was rough. ]
wrote letters. / read an entire
novel. / went down late tO meal
and avoided my friend from
HelFs Kitchen.
We docked at Hamilton the
next morning. II was beautifully
clear. | revived Here were the
sunshine and palm trees Any
minute the interesting people
might appear.
Miss Sherlock Holmes
As the week went on. ! made
the following deductions:
Only the very old and the very
young can afford TO travel The
rest of the world is busy making
money for them TO spend.
bermuda is a wonderful place
in which to recuperate. Half the
trade seemed To be derived from
people recovering from broken
legs and dangerous operations
Rum swizzIes arc all very well,
but you can get just as good ones
in New York.
gave up looking for excite
mcnt. / decided ! had come to
Bermuda to recuperate. too.
subsidized into a routine of sun
shine, fresh air and five meals a
day.
bought a calendar with beau
tifuI views of Bermuda on it. and
eagerly began to check off the
days. Three more DAYS. and !
would be starting back TO New
York. Two more DAYS. and so
on.
was up at dawn the morning
we steamed into New York Har
bOT. / hung over the rail as the
Statue of Liberty came into view.
was first in line when the immi-
grafton authorities came on board.
I was on the dock before most of
the passengers had finished
breakfast. l was at the office as
fast as the taxi would take me.
There I found the boss. wear
ing his Monday morning face. !
started through a pile of memOS
from him to me, plus clippings
and accumulated letters Out
side il was raining.
My colleagues gathered round.
What a wonderful Sunburn
you have! Did you have a grand
time2 Don't you wish you were
back there?"
Yes. said Il certainly do"
And | did
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31

Congress took the better part Of
a year and got nowhere.
Instead Of askln' the poor tax
payer TO spend his time THINK
IN about taxes. what We ought
to have IS q week" in which leg
islators, lobbyists and selfish in
tereStS would be called upon TO
THINK about the taxpayer
As Colonel Jim Lee told the
lUmbcrmen the other day: If half
the time, effort ard money spent
by selfish interests lobbying to
keep this or that tax of them
selves and put II on the other fell
low, were turned toward a sincere
effort TO aid in working out a
sane equitable and Just tax that
would benefit the state as a
whole, the problem could be
solved and everyOne-Jhe selfish
interests included-wOuld be bet
ter off
A point these selfish interests
miss and everyone seems to over
look, IS that while you may IN
fluenCe legislation 10 the extent
of not having TO pay the tax col
lectOr yourself, you nevertheless
must pay the man who does pay
the tax collector, be It the butch
er. the baker or the Candlestick
maker.
Think about taxes, yes - -
but think about the other fellow
at the same time
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
Observation-Disclosures.

There NAV have been a time
when a GubernatOriaI Proclama-
ton carried some weight, but
cOnsiderin' the character of most
of EN- we've had crowded on US
for the last few years. the aver
age official pronOunccmcnt today
arOuSes just about as much inter
est and excitement as a pause for
station announcement"
I've never been afflicted with
the disease known as autograph
collecting. but if l wanted the
signature Of any governor, mayor.
or even the president, the easiest
way / know to be sure Of gcttin'
IT would be to simply dope out
some Screwy idea for public OBJ
Servancc of a given week, and I'd
have. not only their signature also
the official seal along with It.
While the calendar still indi-
Gates that there are but 50 weeks
i'm the year, we find ourselves to-
day with about $500 special
weeks which we are called upon
by official proclamation 10 OBJ
serve We don't any more than
get Wild Life Restoration Week"
out of our hair before we are
bounced upon by an official dc
mand that we stop everything
else and turn our time, thought
and attention to Tax Iinforma-
ton Week.
Anybody, it seems, can get a
week set aside for any purpose
any time, by simply thinkin' up
some new reason, and no matter
how nutty or dumb it IS you'll
find the Chief Executive with pen
in hand waitin' to sign the pro-
clamatiOn and the Mothers Club,
BOilermakerS' Union, Ministerial
Association, MaSter-BrewerS Loo
al No. "A. and a number of other
public spirited. enterpriSin'
groups viii promptly give 1t their
blessing and have their feelings
hurt if they are not asked TO
serve on a committee
don't know whether Mr. Hop
kins is in need of any ideas or
suggestions for practical WPA
projects, but If we could just
have somebody tabulate. and ar
range IN their proper chOnOlogi-
Cal order. the countless officially
designated Days, Weeks
Months" and ''FOrtnights" the
poor humble citizen Is supposed
TO observe, 1t certainly ought 10
prove worthwhile
Now don't get the idea that
am attempting TO belIttle any
wOrtHW hlle movement for which
a week has been set aside
Many are commcndable, but the
fact remains that the public has
been week c" 10 death
The idea OF encouraging the
average citizen 10 give serious
thought 10 the subject of tax
alton" Is splendid. but II viii take
him a lot longer than a week
TO even start thlnkin' along that
line. The legislature takes 90
days and usually makes matters
worse Instead of better The 18th
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100000
Today SHoroseOpe
Observation-Disclosures

To-Day IS a Strong one and to-
dfIy's native cah rise , grcaI
heights and. other things being
equal. viii probably attain to
some comparatively high posi-
ton IN life There arc success
and honor. and many influential
friends. whatever the station in
life. 1t IS a day of great cxecu-
tive ability, and firmly placed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31

Passenger (alighting from an
airplahea- Thanks for de two
rides. boss.
Aviatro-'Two rides: what do
YOU mean. we had only one ride"
PaSSengcr-~NO. sub. two rides,
dat was ma first ride and ma last
ride.
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TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES
'sssssesosssesssssss

1355-John Hays Hammond.
world-famcd mining engineer.
friend of Presidents and 80 kings.
father of the inventor. born in
San Francisco. Died June 8. 1896.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31

1354-Historic Treaty Of peace,
amity and commerce signed be
tween Perry and Japan IN Yoke
hama-Opencd Japan to the world
for the first time
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31
seessssssessssessessssss,

l8OO-ISaac Newton. Pennsyl-
vania farmer. first u. S. Commits
sioner of Agriculture. born in
Burlington Co. n. J. Died in
Washington. June 10. 1867.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31

343-Beginning of American
SpiTitualisnl-the Fox sisters al
legged TO have first communicated
with spirit world. in HydeSville
n. Y.
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i878-CaTletOn II. Parker. Cali
fOTnia professor. economist and
labor conCiliator. born at RID
Bluff. Cal. Died March IL. 1878.
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Today In History
Observation-Disclosures

1836-The Pickwick Papers by
Charles Dickens began appearing
IN 10 monthly Observation-Disclosures
ems then q.
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l824-William Morris Hunt.
Boston's noted painter. brother
of the noted architect. born at
Brattleboro. VT Died Sept 9,
1879.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31
IN THE-POCKET"

LAURELVILLE. GA squirrel
shot by James Sheldon of this
city Tell from the tree into the
pocket of his hunting cUat.
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UndeceiVinq

Shc-AnybOdy would think
was nothing but d cook in this
family.
Observation-Disclosures they ate a
meal here
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184O-Great boon TO Govern
ment workers when Pres Van
Buren,, by executive order, estab-
lished I0-hOur day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31

Angelo Heilprin. noted
Philadelphia naturalist. geOlOgiSt.
explorer and traveller. born in
Hungary. Died July II, 1907
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31

Roosevelt favOrS Build Amer
lea drive after visit to White
House by Caffrey of Cleveland.
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I936-NRA definitely ceases
when last few hundred workers
paid off.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31

l635-JOhn La Fargo. among
the greatest of American artists
and workers in stained glass. born
in New York. Died Nov. IA, 1910.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31

1888 - Unemployment Relief
Act. founding the CCC, signed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-31

1922 Great coal strike begins
midnight
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Cunningham dos 1914 to win
mile at K of C games, breaking
listed world indoor mark.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-14

MRS Bv via virtue Of a decree of the
c,,nSr;or Court 1 will sell, at pHD pup.
i f"p auction, to the highest bidder de,.
for cash, at the Co1TthoNTi@ nre T0' ?
Hcndersonyillc, n: g., Maren +h 4,
1873 at twelve o'clock noon, the &c
Following property in HenderSo"
County: ,,,,lo Ct Re-
corded Henderson County DEC"
DT Tbis 18th day of February, 1888
+''' NJ. f. TOMS,
Commissioner.
81 MOn-4t
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1476-D
COMMISSIONERS SALE
HENDERSON COUNTY

HENDERSON COUNTY
VS..
Perrin d. Byars and wife, Mrs.
Perrin ID. ByarS.
BY virtue of u decree OF the
Superior Court l will sell, at pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder,
for cash, at the Courthouse door,
HendersonYille, N. c., March Z,
1888, at twelve o'clock noon, the
following property in Henderson
County:
l lot Third Ave. West and
Whitfield ST.; Recorded Henderson
County Deed Book 1856, page 159.
This 18th day of February, 1888.
NJ. F. TOMS,
Commissioner.