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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
Season of Upsets

DUT the season of 1888 down in
your notebook as one of upsets
in the baseball world. Heroes who
have made the headlines steadily
for years have failed to click this
year. New heroes have risen to
stardom out Of nowhere. New teams
have challenged or bested the lead
ers in both leagues. Other teams
regarded as sure cOntenders have
slumped badly.
An example of the changing base
ball world is the failure of Lou Geh-
rig of the Yankees to sparkle this
year and the disappointing showing
of Joe Di Maggie so far. Joe hits
his homers regularly and still boasts
a stout batting average, but he isn't
the wonder boy he was year ago.
Moreover, the Yankees have failed
to be standout up to now.
The sporting world marveled a
year ago at the feats of the Boston
Bees "graybeard rockies" Jim
Turner and Lou Fette. Neither has
been a w0rld-beater in the 1888
season.
Joe Medwick of the Cardinals has
been hitting. solidly this year, but
his batting average is nowhere near
the 400 clip he enjoyed most of the
1887 season. Johnny Mize, a sensa-
ton of the Cards last year, is some
thing of bust now. Carl Hubbel
of the Giants used to be a Rock of
Gibraltar in time of trouble. But
he's had more shaky moments on
the pitching mound thus far than
probably ever before in his great
career.
The Chicago White Sox and the
Washington Senators are bewildered
over the ina bility of Joe Kuhel and
Zeke Bonura, the first basemen they
snapped, to get going this year.
Frank Demaree and Bill Herman of
the Chicago Cubs have developed a
chronic batting slump.
On the bright side, of course, is
the advent of flashy newcomers into
the baseball headlines. Probably
the most sensational is no-hit John
ny Wander Nicer of the Cincinnati
Reds among standouts this year, in,
Guiding Frank Mccormick, the rookie
first baseman, and Ernie lombard
and Ival Goodman, who are en-
joying their best years this season.
Hostile Hostak
A LREADY crowded with more
1 \ topnotch fighters than any other
pugilistic class, the niddleweight
division now comes up with new
phenom-Al Hostak, who
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
Cameras Barred by Village

Hating cameras and loathing pho
tographers, villagers of Staphorst,
in east Holland, have forbidden
strangers to take pictures there.
Two young visitors who were taking
snapshots recently were knocked
down and badly beaten. Staphorst
is picturesque place, the people
wear old-fashioned, quaint costumes
and the houses are painted pale
blue. The villagers recognize all
this, but resent the invasion of their
privacy by candid camera anna
teurS.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
"LISTENED" TO LIFE

In writing preface to the
American edition of "The Story
of San Michele" DR.. Munthe in
terpreted his own book. He COM
ments on the reviewers who had
already published analyses of his
book and presents reasons why
he disagrees with some of their
comments. His book had been
called The Memoirs of a Doctor
and The Autobiography of DR..
Munthe. Both of the comments
appear inaccurate to him, for his
purpose was to present life, omit
ting himself as much as posi-
BILE. He hoped to listen to the
Voice of Life and to record what
he heard.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11

in man. AS long as it is there, man
has no claim to call himself civ
ilized, he is a mere barbarian, a
missing link between his wild an
cestors who slew each other with
stone axes for piece of raw flesh
and the man of the future"
This attitude was by no means an
assumed front: DR.. Munthe bought
the Isle of Capri in the Bay of
Naples because it was the only way
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
ABsENT-MINDED PROFESSOR

He got up in the morning and
brushed his teeth with the tooth
paste and shaved with the shaving
cream. At breakfast he poured the
syrup on his pancakes and
scratched his back. He kissed his
wife good-by and slammed the door.
He petted the neighbours dog and
said hello to the neighbours wife.
When it started to rain he had his
umbrella with him.
Il guess I'm getting absent-mind-
ed" he said. II forgot 1 was in a
college comic. BLUE Moon.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
The Chinese Ii

The Chinese Ii, a measure of
length, is the equivalent of one one
hundredth of days walk; on the
level, this slightly exceeds one-third
of an English mile, but in hilly
country it might be as little as one
eighth of a mile.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11

animals makes the
book almost an ami
NAL story. Resent
ment against confin-
ing animals in cages
led him to state that
in a ZOO, the mon
keys are on the out
side, | o o k i n 6 in.
Hunting as a sport
was nauseous to DR..
Munthe and he
wrote: "The time
will come when the
mere pleasure of
ki11ino will die oft
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
Needed a Razor

Two farmers were discussing the
poverty OF the hay crop, owing to
unreasonable weather.
Mine was so short it was hardly
worth cutting" said one.
"Short?" queried the supergrum-
bier. did you see mine? had to
lather it to NOW it,"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
Drawback

ANYBODY can own car these
days." said Mr.. Chuggins.
YES" replied his wife. but you
can't get the fullest enjoyment out
OF your auto. Every once in while
you have to quit motoring long
enough to earn money for it's up
keep"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11

that he could stop the cruel and
wholesale Staying of birds there.
The Italian fishermen had a prac-
tice of catching a few of these
birds and Of binding them, then
fastening them to act as decoys for
the other birds. Their plaintive
cries caused the other birds to come
to see what could be their plight
and they in turn were caught in
nets by the thousands. These multi
tudes of birds were sold to be worn
alive on chains on gala days.
Book Is Vivid.
DR.. Munthe appealed to the gov
eminent to stop this, but to no avail.
So he bought the island. At the
end Of his book, the old doctor
pictures his trial in Heaven and the
birds plead for him before the stern
ness of Moses!
A critic has said that DR.. Munthe,
like Petrarch and .Chaucer, has
filed his book so full of narrative
and incident, that short story writ
ers could use it for endless sources
Of IDEAS This is true. There are
narratives connected with medical
study in France and later with
his association with Pasteur and
Charcot; there are stories of vaca-
tions to Norway and Lapland, and
down to Italy; there are human in
terest stories dealing with the lives
of his friends and patients.
Another of his medical stories is
that of the mixed collins. When
DR.. Munthe was practicing medi-
cine in Paris, he had as patient
a young man from Norway who had
an incurable illness. At the death
of the boy, the family asked DR..
Munthe to escort the body to Nor
way personally. In the freight car
where he was required by law to
travel with coffin, he met another
man who was escorting to the coast
the body of a Russian general. Both
men were to take boats at the
coast, one for Norway, the other for
Russia.
Mixed Funerals.
In Norway DR.. Munthe met the
family and learned of their plan to
open the coffin. Privately he opened
it himself, to see about the embalm-
ing. What he saw caused him to
reel backward and to turn white.
The black bushy beard of the Rus
sian general greeted him. DR..
Munthe persuaded the mother not
to see her son. And to this day, the
Russian general lies in Norway and
the Norwegian boy lies in Russia.
His personal acquaintance with
Death took a different turn after Dr.
Munthe had practiced medicine
for some years. At first Death
was a personal enemy to be fought
by the bed of one patient; later
Death became force controlling
the destiny of mankind. For DR..
Munthe was a volunteer to the
plague of Naples, when people died
thousand day of cholera.
For readers who like to meet a
man who takes life zestfully, DR..
Munthe is recommended. Evident
ly others have the same opinion,
for the copy of 'The Story of San
Michele" belonging to this writer
is from the sixty-third edition.
q Bell Syndc ate-WNU Service.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
BOOK
Bought Island
To SAGE Birds
From, Mankind
BY ELIZABETH C. JAMES

M|HEN memory runs free to
w seek the treasures among
books, it always comes to rest upon
the tales by DR.. Axel Munthe. "The
Story of San Michele is the life
story of man you should know.
Nothing in the book is more APP
pealing than the authors love of ami
mails. His knowledge of the ways
of birds, monkeys, dogs, and wild
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
Science EXPLAINS

She-Sometimes you seem so
manly and at other times absurdly
effeminate. Why is it?
He-Heredity. You see, half nv
ancestors were men and the other
half women.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
Colors of Dawn, Sunset

The colors of dawn are purer and
colder than those of sunset because
the reduced dust content of the at
mosphere causes less sitting of the
light rays.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
Marijuana Cured Like Tobacco

The leaves of the marijuana weed
have seven or more narrow taper
ing petals. A drying process SIM
liar to that used in readying tobac-
co "cures" the vicious weed for
smoking purposes.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
Highest East of Mississippi

6HOSV 111og Oh 1H11SS1SSIppH
Mount Mitchell, in the Black
mountains of Yancey county, North
Carolina, 1884 feet above sea level,
is the highest point of land in the
United States east of the Mississippi
river.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
Hostile Hostak

A LREADY crowded with more
\ topnotch fighters than any other
pugilistic class, the middleweight
division now comes up with new
punching phenom-Al Hostak, who
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
ENGINES AND PARTS

New and Rebuilt Gasoline and Diesel
for truck and industrial use. Expert en-
CINE rebuilding. Buda Engine Agency,
$3.50 First Avenue. &c., Seattle.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-11
WASHER PARTS

Wringer Rolls, parts and repairs for
All makes of washers w. l. MAY Co.
Security Bldg, Portland
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01
arrange Dance At
Penns Place

OF interest to f1n-loving peo-
pie of this city is the announce
ment carried on page one in this
issue concerning the dance to be
held at Pena's Garden of Roses
tomorrow afternoon and evening,
Sunday.
The cocktail hour viii be the
main feature Of the day with
dancing to the tunes Of Jimmy
Loss famous orchestra Festi-
vities are planned to start at 5
D. m IN the afternoon. ending al
I p. m.-after which guests may
carry on during the evening.
Get the particulars on this az
fair from the display on page
one.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01
NEWS OF INTEREST APPEARING in THE
KEY WEST CITIZEN DURING YEAR 1887

win second-half of domino t0urn-
ament. Judge Charles Brinton
Barnes died at residence on Yer
non Ave. Allen B. Cleare offers
SIS reward for anyone convicted
of destroying trees, this in addi-
ton to $50 offered by sheriff.
%. Mayor Galley prepares
plans for Presidents Ball
23 Sidney Thompson named
probation officer but declines ap-
pointment. Skeletons of seven
humans found on Keys. Sergeant
Sands in line for promotion m
National Guard. Admiral H. v.
Butler arrived by plane for a Wis
it. West Palm Beach five de-
feated local High School, S1-22.
Mrs. Grace Phillips says Key West
quota for relief of flood victims is
$500.
Is. All school grounds to be
beautified under Mrs. Parker.
Scouts enjoy an overnight hike
26. Sixty traffic violators pay
fine in city court. jerome d. Pc
tersen, chief engineer for WPA,
arrived by plane. Mattress work
is started again. Miss Helen Gates
weds Joe Smith.
q. Tug Warbler leaves TO aid
tanker in distress Opera cast left
over highway for Miami
q. Bridge Commission in
spects work on Keys. Work start
ed on finger piers at Navy Yard
%. Bridge group departs en-
route to Tallahassee. George Ham
lin dies in Tampa Miss Gather
inc Saunders WEEDS Edgar Patter-
son.
80. Miami Beach five defeats
High School, SO to q. Many &C
tivities shown in report from
clinic. Man injured from blow
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01
AQUARIUM NOW
IN FINE SHAPE
J. ROMERO RErurEs STATE
MENT ABOUT IT'S CON-
DTTToN

Joe Romero, in charge Of the
Key West Tropical Aquarium.
takes umbrage at certain parts of
the communication from DR.. Har-
ry G.. Clark, as appeared in The
Citizen of Thursday.
Criticism of the condition Of the
aquarium's appearance may have
been justified some time ago, but
not now, It is shown. It is true
there were certain matters which
needed attention at that time. be-
cause q . shortage of help. but
now that sufficient assistance has
been given Mr.. Romero. every
thing is being gotten IN shape.
and are getting better daily.
Not only is this true of the con-
dition Of the building. but addi-
tons are being made daily to the
display Of fish. and there are sew
efal new specimens which are at
tracing special attention
Included IN these are several
of the small and dzintily marked
rock beauties, large French An
gels, a japanese crawfiSh. and :
fine specimen Of the round robin
which was caught yesterday and
placed in the large oval pool Al
the entrance TO the structure
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01
Dance Tonight At
Cuban CIub

The Cuban Club headlines to-
nights social calendar with q
grand New Years Day dance UNI
der auspices Of the Sociedad Cuba
Festivities win get under way at
$50 p. mo closing time IS an
nouneed. 20
Jimmy Loss and his music
that pIeaSes" win take command
Of the orchestra platform and
produce the sort of music he
has become famous for this sea-
son here.
Young and old are invited to
participate in the entertainment
planned for this dance
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01

out of auto tire. Wm- ]. EzpinoSa.
chancellor OF consulate, arrives
Sea Scouts and Cadets plan fzture
activities. Man charged with en-
tributing to delinquency Of 3 M
nor is given sentence. Pztrolus1
Bonnie Pierce stabbed by BeniEno
Rogue last night al Cave Inn
81. Miami Beach i've beats
Park Tigers, At 20 - Enory
Blackwell placed IN golden glove
tournament.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01
:: SOCIETY ::
Casa Marina Opening Dinner
Dance Was Brilliant Event

Miss Martina WatSonS green,
gown was just enough to make il
unusual.
Miss Fortune Lopez was dash
ing in her black crepe with sequin
cocktail jacket; Miss Martha Car
boneIl outstanding in her blue
and silver; and Mrs Bascom
Grooms looking very fresh hin a
lowered chiffon. It would take
columns to go into the details of
all the lovely gowns.
A capacity crowd of diners
packed the main dining room and
side terraces. In Mr.. and Mrs.
Witter ]. Peabody's party were
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Stovall, Mr..
and Mrs. John ]. Hicks Kerr, Miss
Elizabeth Wheat Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis r. Gillette, DR.. and Mrs. H.
Wallace Blanton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Larry Pryor, z. H. Chapman, Mrs.
Fuller, Miss Jane Peabody, Jack
Thompson, MIR. Emerson, c. Fred
erick Abbott, Ludlow H. Baldwin.
Raquel w. Baldwin, j., and Rob-
ert NJ Hopkins.
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Pierce en-
tertained for Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Russell, MIR. and Mrs. Horace
O'Bryant, 1t. and Mrs Edward R.
Mccarthy. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ju-
Ian and Mrs. Roy Lade.
MIR. and Mrs Benjamin d.
Trevor had at their table Miss
Mary Trevor, MIR. and Mrs. Jerry
Trevor and Mrs. Hunt Harris. In
the same party at an adjoining
table were Mr.. and Mrs Norberg
Thompson, Miss Ileen Williams,
Miss Minnie Porter Harris. Mr..
and Mrs. Curry Moreno and the
latter's houseguests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph A. Still Of Washington
DR.. and Mrs. Armando Cobo
were hosts to DR.. and Mrs. Delio
Cobo, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard VIII
son, Mr.. and Mrs. B. c Papy,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lucas. Miss
Elizabeth Lowe and Mrs. Victor
Moffat.
DR.. and Mrs. Stephen W.Doug.
las party comprised Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles FaIk, Mr.. and Mrs. Bas-
com Grooms, Jr,, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles J. Johnson, Miss Rose
SLIDER. Mrs George Reynolds and
Mrs. Jack Golden.
With Aquilino Lopez, Jr., were
Howard Overlin, George Nixon,
Jimmy Robinson, Poly Artman,
Miss Margaret Hernandez, Miss
Susan La Kin.
DR.. and Mrs H. c. Schumm en-
tertained for Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Butler, 1t and Mrs. w
Klaus, the latter's houseguest
Miss Emily Hutchinson. and Her
man and David Schumm.
Other hosts were Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Marshall, entertaining fol
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker; Oliver Girls.
void; Mr.. and Mrs. Eddy Reuter-
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Holtsberg
Earl j. Johnson, DR.. and Mrs
Ralph B. Braund, Joe Peacon
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Carleton, DR.
]. B. Paramore, Judge Arthur
Gomez, DR.. linn, DR.. Holloway
L. E. Dernming. DR.. de Poo. ]. L
costar, H. P. connable and Oar
Navarro.
! Among others present were Mr.
and Mrs. G. Leslie Field, MIR. anc
Mrs. Horace G. Hitchcock, Mr.
and Mrs. c. K Glow, Mr.. and Mrs
L. r. Hogie, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A
Kniffin and Mr.. and Mrs. A. H
Garfield.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01
WEATHER FORECAST
(TilI $50 ?. m. Sunday

u
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy. probably showers. tonight
and Sunday: not much change in
temperature: moderate east and
southeast winds.
jacksonville 70 Florida Straits:
Moderate east and southeast
winds and partly overcast wealth
er tonight and Sunday with scat
tered showers over Florida
Straits.
East Gulf: Moderate east and
southeast winds probably becom-
ing fresh at times ever northwest
portion and partly overcast
weather tonight and Sunday.
S. NJ. GOLDSMITH.
Temporarily IN Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01
JANUARY

l. Memorial tree planted In
honor of Mother Meres". Firing
of gun placed E. Fernandez in
Jail. Alfonso Moreno team wins
first half of domino league. Open
ing baseball game of the year won
by Gardner's Pharmacy nine.
q VIM Knight awarded scav-
enger contract. B. NJ. Duncan left
over highway with s640. 900 check
for payment of rightofway and
structures of F. E. c. r. r. Co.
4. City Council adopts final
resolution abating taxes of the
Florida East Coast R'y Co. B.
Curry Moreno said that 81, 375, 600
had already been spent on the
sewerage project, and there is still
81 ,000, 900 left to finish the work.
5. o. A. Sandquist, director of
the Third WPA District, looks
over projects in this area. Com
missioner VIM. r. Porter returned
from Miami and said that there
is nothing to hinder the progress
of the bridges.
6. Efforts are being made to
restore WPA office here. Com
missioner Niles takes oath of Of
flee. No further changes in the
local wPA force is expected, said
Curry Moreno. Auto, with local
folks, turn over at Rock Harbor,
including Mrs. Norberg Thomp-
son, Mrs. He. Galley and Mr..
Thompson, who were uninjured.
Capt. Eugene Demeritt resigns
from ferry system.
Z. County Board votes to have
all bridge bids opened In this city.
Senator Gomez heard IN address
on City and County ConsoIida-
ton. Railroad deeds turned over
to county clerk by B. NJ Duncan
WPA furnishes trucks TO clean
city streets. City decides to take
over maintenance of golf course
8. Formal Opening dinner and
dance at Casa Marina Hotel z
]. White, S. Thompson and Pres
sly Weatherford return from Gov
ernor Cones inauguration
9. Nathan Niles made County
Traffic officer.
II. State WPA Director Frank
Ingram visits city.
II. It is suggested that bigger
and better buses be placed in op-
Grafton. Robbers enter Elks club
during night.
Is. All WPA workers laid off
in December will be put back To
work. Joshua Smith and Chas-
L. Russell killed and Charles Bak-
er injured when water toward
falls at Distant Control Station.
IA. Naval unit plans to investi-
gate accident that caused deaths
at distant control station
Is. w. v. Little of State En-
ployment office is assigned to To-
cal office.
19. F. o. Eberhardt given new
assignment. JurieS render YER
dict and charges negligence in ac-
cident at radio station DR.. C. L.
Williams, assistant surgeon gen
eraI, pays the city a visit Gar
land Richardson, WPA pumpman.
suffered painful burns on Newton
street.
20. DR.. Rice heard at Rotary
Club.
81. Rodriguez and Anguira
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01

She read the fancy recipes
Each one a tempting winsr.
Then. dashnig 20 her kitchen
fixed
Some ham and eggs for diunsr
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01

MIR. and Mrs. Charles Johnson.
Miss Burgette Belgau, and Mrs.
Rose SLIDER, were arrivals in Key
West last night. for couple OF
days with friends. and relatives,
and expect to return 10 their
homes in Tampa tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-01

Sam Strong of Darlington.
Wash, claims that the county
property when il built q new
highway. 50 he erected q toIl-Ezte
across the road and charges every
pivate automobile twenty 1lve
cents 10 pass.