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Evening star., 1939-01-01

BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR SALE.

oSStu\SSS bNOT6Nub FVN SkAkG.
HABERDAsHERY OR BEAUTY PARLoR.
Excellent location in an established Sec
Sep p WALSH WE i'fae it, bfsr fasare 557s
ELEVENTH ST. NV. NEAR MASS. AVE-
S-room and bath dwelling with hot-water
heat. elec. Price. 80, 800; 500 cash.
' JOHN scR1vENER g. BRO,
District 1850. g14 G st. NV.
BRICK. STORE WITH 8 ROOMS, BASE
ment. h:-w.h. including grocery business
doing $500 week. Priced. $4,000. with
''00 SAM RosEY. ADAMS a7oo.
10 ACRES OF GROUND, GOOD HOUSE,
over 0OO-tt; trontase on Lee blvd; house
tourist location.
w. S. HOGE, Jr.,
Chestnut O6OO. Ewes Sun, Chestnut 4T19.
OFFICES FOR RENT.
LAWYER WILL SHARE LARGE OFFICE,
street entrance. Vermont and K NV sec
retary; $4,000 per month. District IO45.
SEVERAL ATTRACTIVE OFFICES AVAIL
abie. suitable for various professions; all
and can be adaplec to meet
ones requirements; located Oh main foe.
oI tne New Amsterdam Apt. 210l l1th st.
NV. Your Inspection invited. Phone Col.
r1Un
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PONTIAC 1896 conv coupe, popular g.
cylinder model: black finish, new top:
good car offered by original owner at
sacrifice price of S395; terms. Emerson
STUDEBAKER 1881 coupe-Runs. looks
and is o. K. The first 500 takes it:terms
Mandell Chevrolet Co.. 1900 Nichols ave.
Sc. Atlantic 44O1
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WILLYS 1898 de luxe 4-door trunk sedan;
sacrifice. 1895. Call Col 2O75. Dealar
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1899 DE SOTO 4-door sedan: driven only
$500 miles: equipped with overdrive heater
ana oe1rosters. white sidewall tires: sub.
stantial reduction Wisconsin Motors, Inc.
1863 Wis. ave. NV Michigan 2972.
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PLYMOUTH ] a3s 4-door trunk sedan; orig
inal factory finish upholstery and tires
like new; motor smooth. low price for
quick turnover: S513. Windridge 8; Handy.
Buick dealers used-car lot, 12l2 Wilson
blvd. RoSSyn Va. Chestnut 5SO3
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FLORIDA BARGAIN

FLORIDA BARGA1N.
Tourist home. sale or rent; 4 rms. East
Coast on beautiful Indian River No l
highway at cor. Thriving town, wonderful
future OWNER Georgia 9354 u
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VI bIN moNJA .
OPEN MONDAY.
OPEN MONDAY,
OPEN MONDAY,
OPEN MONDAY.

FORD 1884 de luxe cow. coupe New ton
reconditioned. Reduced for quick sale.
sl62: Warfeld Motor Co. Ford Lincoln-
Adams 5000.
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NORTH WASHINGTON

81 4,650-3-family house three baths.
81, 150-12 rooms and bath, h. W h..
two lots; terms.
$3.50 to ST. 95O-New brick houses.
school, w
House near Kensington, Cape Cod. p
acre, S5 $50
R. D LILLE CO..
264 Carroll St. Takoma Park. Geo 1900.
Evening star., 1939-01-01

PLYMOUTH 1898 coupe: gray finish mo-
hair interior. excellent floating power en-
zine, hydraulic brakes and many other
fine Plymouth features: low mileage A fine
car that's easy for you TO buy: only Sl44
down balance to suit you Steuart Mo-
tors. 9th and n. Y ave. NV Natl 5000.
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TRAILERS FOR SALE,

1898. cUsToM-BUILT fully equipped;
SPECIAL SALE OF USED TRAILERS.
Large assortment to choose from all
sizes and makes, fully equipped. ready to
go South. Also rental by week, month. or
longer. American Trailer Co. Inc. 45ll
wisconsin ave. NV. Woodley 3232-51I2.
Open evenings.
Evening star., 1939-01-01
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

STUDEBAKER 1887 4-door trunk sedan,
Flanar axle, overdrive. built-in radio;
privately owned: sacrifice for S51O. viii
consider terms Shepherd 1856. Dealer
STUDEBAKER 1888 (brand-new) club Sc.
aan-never driven or titled-original price,
adao. .uno. NoW sgd New-car terms. Trade.
Evening star., 1939-01-01

PLYMOUTH 1896 REPEATER: have no
use for it, will take best offer. 306 14th
Evening star., 1939-01-01
OPEN MONDAY.

ROLLS-ROYCE town limousine. Beautiful
excellent value S275. Warfield Motor CO.
Ford Lincoln-Zephyr dealer (branchJ. 1907
14th st. NV. Adams 5000
OPEN MONDAY
Evening star., 1939-01-01

PLYMOUTH 1893 2-door sedan: dark blue.
mohair interior built-in radio; actual
mileage. 5"14: cannot be told from new:
splendid, economical family car that's easy
to buy: only Sl45 down, balance to suit
you Steuart Motors, 9TH and N. Y. ave.
NV Natl 5000
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GARAGES WANTED.
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

LARGE-for dead storage-trailer arc
car; work on trailer; suburbs o. K Force,
10 Dorset c. c p O
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CHEVROLET 1887 sedan: original owner:
less than 10000 miles; $3.50; no finance
charges Hillside 0OqS
Evening star., 1939-01-01
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
New room. 2-bath home double con-
Structlon, hot-Water heat. oil burner. fun
basement with built-in lear garage: |
acre OF land, attractvely landSca ped; :
county; $3.50. small down payment. bal
ance monthly.
VERNON M. LYNCH g. SON.,
: miles out Columbia pike Phone Alex
andfld S'j9-W-s any time except Sunday
Evening star., 1939-01-01

LINCOLN 1884 de luxe convertible road
ster. Smart finish. many extras; S465.
Warfeld Motor Co, Ford Lincon-Zephyr
dealer. 2525 Sherman ave. NV. Ad. 5000,
OPEN MONDAY
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

study by the committees of the
State Bar Association. It should
pass as it stands without mutila-
ton.
The Florida State Bar Associa-
ton is proud of the work it has
done in drawing the code, Which
was given every consideration by
both prosecuting and defense
lawyers, and gladly sponsors the
measure which was unanimously
approved by the Association in
convention, but it would prompt
ly disown and disclaim paternity
for any bastardized bill, which
opponents might make of it by
amendments, which would elm
mate the reforms il is intended
to bring about.
Floridians rally concerned with
the welfare of their state should
take sufficient interest in these
two measures to at least acquaint
their senators and representatives
with their wishes and the time 10
do it is NOW.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

This year baseball celebrates its 100
of 1889 that Abner Doubleday, West
Point cadet, laid out the first baseball
diamond at his home town of Coopers-
town, N. Y, and established new rules to
supersede the old game of ''town BALI in
vogue before that time.
Among the changes made in the old
game was that of limiting the number of
players on side to IL; making put-outs
as at present, instead of soaking" the
player with the ball as he ran; and reg
ulating the length of games. At first, the
opposing teams agreed on how many runs
must be made to win, and the club first
reaching that number was the victor-no
matter how many innings it took.
The game made Roadway slowly, and
it was several years before grown men
took much interest in it. Umpires were
unknown until about 1858. Before that
time the batters themselves called the balls
and strikes, and it may be imagined that
pitchers had tough time. Some of the
early umpires wore silk hats and frock
coats on the field.
The catcher's mask dates from 1877,
the first being made by a tinsmith for
James Tying of Harvard, and the light
catcher's glove shortly followed. The
first big mitt was used by Buck Ewing of
the New York Giants in 1890. Basemen
and fielders played with bare hands until
about the same time, when light gloves
were gradually introduced, followed in
time by heavy mitts.
Many interesting stories of the game
will be. told by sports writers during this
centennial year, and motion pictures show
ing its development will be available.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20
WHO SUFFERS IN KEY WEST

We flatter ourselves that we live in
derful developments of the past fifty
years have given us methd of living never
touched by peoples before. We are prob
ably correct and yet, there are some phases
of our national and community existence
that is little better than it was a century
ago.
Key West may not be as prosperous
as we might wish, but there is no famine,
no pestilence, no dire danger. However,
there are families in our community, hit by
the hard hand of circumstance, unable to
make satisfactory adjustment in! life. There
are young boys and girls, who for various
reasons, do not stand an equal chance in
preparing for life. There are some fami-
lies, we regret to state, that actually face
want in the necessities of existence.
We realize that there will be many to
read this and say, to themselves. that this
statement of conditions is not true, that
those who need assistance find help and
those who suffer are comforted. They
have never made close investigation into
actual conditions. Those who are in
position to know, who are more familiar
with the facts than this writer or the read
er, tell us that there are cases, just as men,
toned above.
With all our wonderful industrial de-
velopment and scientific achievements we
have far to go along the road to social per-
fection. Isn't it about time for us to think
along this line, not that there is any quick
formula towards relieving distress, but
rather that we may be more willing to as
sist established agencies?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20
MECCA FoR WRITERS
Editor The Citizen:

Editor The Citizen
BY coincidence in the Aurl Is
issue Of The Citizen, Bozke Car
ter. well known radio couuenEs-
tor. expressed ms views As -
the needs Of separate fund here
for publicity and pron0ton -
sell Key West. nationally and IN
! ternationally.
My article printed under he
Peoples Forum" IN the sanze -
sue Of The Citizen CONCEDED YIN
Boake Carriers ideas but also Is
closed an additional idea g g
tablish writer's colony her. !
proposed contracting q hundred O.
so of Americas highly pad al
I thors with a view 10 inducing
them 10 come 70 Key West pur-
chase land, build homes and -
side here. II may not be obEious
why chose writers However
III briefly explain, IN the frs
place writers make Their money
wherever they are. Electrical e.
gineers. lawyers. doctors. archi-
tects, movie stars, cinema pro
ducers, automobile executives Al
make good money at Their BRO
feSsions. but Key West would nof
provide adequate OPPORTUNITY
It'ssplain isn't il that writers are
the logical class Of people for tbs
spot They have money. make
plenty Of II, and are not &C.
pendent on local conditions CT
opportunities IN the least. ! mean
established, tOp-notch authorx
! don't know Of anyone here
except myself VINO would knew
how 70 60 about procuring the
names and addresses Of 3 hun
dred top-notch authors whose n
come averages better than 80
900 per year. There might b
someone here more capable Ct
handling this work fhrouEh0u1
better than myself but ! doubt il
they would undertake the iob q
securing the names and a66rtSs-
eS. preparing alluring letters %
them, tipping them. mailing. etc-
at wages would consider under-
taking the job for. I'm e.
thusiastic about the ldea and n
tensely interested in the reaIizs-
ton of favorable results.
was in Key West some twen-
ty-six years ago when the town
was booming. Or. al least doubled
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20
COUNTING SHEEP

When you can't sleep at night and
roll and toss about your bed, give thought
to the elderly Massachusetts, man who
hasn't slept in six years There is some
thing bothering you, you can't close your
eyes, your nerves are jumpy, restlessness
keeps you keyed up and sleep passes you
by. 1t happens to all Of us here in Key
West. The SO year old man who has gone
without sleep since 1888 is gift as fid-
de- he says, is a hard worker, walks
miles, chops wood, carries water. and gar
dens for living in the summer. Lack of
sleep hasn't seemed to hurt him.
We would laugh, as children. when
the old man who slept in his chair would
nod and jerk his head as he snored so
loudly the women folks would shake him
to stop the noise. He insisted he wasn't
asleep but simply closed his eyes to rest
them! We often fail to realize the length
of time we do sleep, for five minutes of
wakefulness while a household slumbers,
seems like five hours to the man who lies
awake. Insomnia is a demon and we
haven't one good word to say for him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20
TOOLATE TO CLASSIFY

While Hillsborough County
harbors about the worst nest of
"loan sharks and salary buy
ers" to be found in the state.
bills introduced in the House and
Senate to check this evil fail to
carry the names of a single Hills
borough Representative or of our
Senator.
Unfortunately the countless
victims of these loan sharks"
who annually pay thousand of
dollars in outrageous <nterest
charges, sometimes as high as
300 percent, are for the most part
poor, ignorant, helpless individ-
uals, unorganized with no means
of defense.
Perhaps if they could all get to-
gether and form an organization
of Loan Shark Victims, hold
regular meetings, sing hymns and
raise a fuss like the Townsend
ties, they would find our Repre-
sentatives eager and anxious : to
help them, and if some enter
priSing young man would step
out and perfect such an organi-
zation he'd gain real importance
for he certainly could find plen-
ty qualified for membership and
with a few thousand bowling fol-
lowers he could easily make him.
self heard in Tallahassee.
Florida is one of the few states
in the nation that permits her
citizens to be fleeced by usurerS,
for our state has no law protect
ing the thousands of borrowers
who lack bank credit, comprising
about IS percent of the money
borrowing public.
The present Florida Small
Loan Law is not uniform, in that
it does not regulate salary buy
ing, whereas the laws of prac-
tically all other states do. As il
stands today, salary buyers are
uncontrolled and unregulated,
charge whatever rate of interest
they choose, report to no one,
keep no books, are subject to no
check or inspection, give the bor-
rover no copy of anything he
signs and annually cost the tax
payers thousands of dollars in
attempts to prosecute, which
usually fail.
Social-minded citizens, as well
as thousands of small borrowers,
must demand that Florida be CIV
en- the best possible uniform small
loan law by informing their
Senators and Representatives
now how they feel in the mat
ter, Bills are known as House
Bill No. 245. and Senate Bill No.
1872.
Indications now are that they
will be lost in the shuttle and
nothing will be done about it if
the public fails to make its wants
known in no uncertain terms.
Another bit of legislation in
which the public should evidence
concern and which has been
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

State Senator Dan Kelly, Jr., of Fer
nandina, has introduced measure in the
Legislature which would provide for the es-
Enlistment of separate State Prison for
women. Under the proposed bill, Flor
ida's Board of Commissioners of State In
situations would be permitted to set up
such prison as distinct new unit of the
states penal institutions. No definite APP
preparation was called for in the Kelly
measure.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

termed the states Number One"
piece of reform legislation, is
found in House and Senate Bills
Number One, providing for a
new Criminal Code.
AS it stands, the Code as COW
cred in these bills is about 80
percent codification and rephraS-
ing for the sake of clarity on ex-
listing provisions of law, and
about 10 percnet reform.
Opponents of the measure seek
to amend the bill so asN to remove
the reform features, in which case
we would find ourselves little
better off than we are. today. The
code was drawn up by the ablest
men in criminal law practice aft
er five or six years of intensive
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

The evil practice of salary buying in
Florida, with usurious interest rates as
high as 800 per cent being charged,
should be stopped. Bills before the House
and Senate at this time provide the REM
edy. However, when cities and counties do
not pay their employees what are they 60
ing to do for money? As a rule employees
do not have sufficient collateral to interest
the bankers, and the money lenders. not
knowing definitely when the money is
forthcoming, charge an exorbitant rate,
or in other words pay low price for the
salary, payment for which may be de-
layed as long as two years, in which case
if only the contraetual legal rate of 10 per
cent is charged, the interest ensued would
be but 5 per cent-not enough to interest
money lenders. Cities and counties should
pay the salaries of their employees prompt
ly and that would do away with the
usuricus money lender, and they could do
so if they insisted that the property own
ers pay their taxes when due. Strict en-
forcement of tax payments is the remedy
of this evil-the practice of salary buy
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

Kay Francis, the movie actress, is to
wed again. Newspapers referring to this
news item say it is the fifth trip of the
blushing bride. Does a bride really blush
on her fifth trip to the altar?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

The Florida supreme court holds that
in medical Technology broken neck is
either serious or minor accident. Evil
IDENTITY it is either one or the other, unless
the victim dies in which case it is not an
accident at all but fatality.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

Governor Cone is initiating President
Roosevelt in censuring the newspapers.
Public officials with dictatorial tenden-
ces are enamored of the radio because it
doesn't talk back
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

L. Water and Sewerage.
Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
3. Hotels and Apartments.
f. Bathing Pavilion.
S. Airports-Land and Sea.
g. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

Give a pretty girl bright moon and
young man and the chances are she will
hear some compliments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

There are two tubes most i'm
portant in all mems lives" says Sam Gold
smith, elmer and radio"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

Mixed-up babies are bad enough, but
mixed-up parents are worse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

The fellow who coined the phrase
"only an idle rumor" had strange idea
of idleness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

So - - Co.'S.
EesklE-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-20

To paraphrase Kipling: A woman is
smoke.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Barnard Children Develop Miniature Rock Creek Park Schoooom
Grass Grows
In Real Soil
On Floor
Parents of Pupils
Are Guests at
Glass Picnic

kindergarten pupils at Barnard
School have a Rock Greek Park"
all their own.
The park" occupies about half OF
the kindergarten classroom, and it
contains real grass, plants, flowers
even miniature lake in which q
live frog makes his home.
Mrs r. H. Maxson, kindergartep
teacher, started development of the
park about month ago. The project
was the outgrowth of a program to
familiarize the A boys and girls
under her supervision with the va
rious recreational opportunities to be
open to them during the summer.
Because the idea of visiting Rock
Creek appealed to them as one of
the most pleasant of all vacation &C
tivities the children decided to make
park of their own.
Eight bushels of rich topsoil were
dumped in the classroom. The chill
dren spread it over the floor, then
went to work to initiate as many
OF the real Rock Creeks attractions
as the allotted space would permit.
They planted 312 pounds of grass
seed and 2 pounds of bird seed,
painted trees and rocks on heavy
paper to provide realistic back
grounds and brought variety of
plants and flowers from their homes.
An old pan became frog pond, and
a polliwog-with equal adaptability
became frog. To make the out
doorsy' atmosphere more nearly
complete Mrs. Maxson added somt
branches from a real tree.
For those who like to motor
| through Rock Creek, one of the bows
brought an old toy automobile. The
entire class lent hand in giving
1t a heavy coat of shellac and q
general overhauling. The father of
one OF the pupils built a swing. and
the class worked together to produce
a seesaw, picnic bench and few
| seats.
Watered every day by members of
the class, the grass, plants and flow
ers soon became so attractive that
the class decided to have a picnic,
with their parents as guests. The
affair was held last Wednesday.
"One Of the nice things about our
picnic" one of the youngsters point.
ed out, was that we didn't have to
worry about the weather"
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Can You Guess the
Identity of This
Girls PAL?
BY MARJORIE LEE ADAMS, Is,
Mnnfsonnerx Rlair Hish aehaAl

BY MARJORIE LEE ADAMS, Is,
Montsomery Blair High School.
My companion. the best friend
have. is constantly with me when
I'm at home. I made him my friend
mostly because Of his laughing
brown eyes, which are always gazing
fondly at me through long, curly,
white hair.
He has a very small brown mark
on each ear, but he never keeps his
ears clean enough for the mark to
be seen. He has a nice, patient dis
position, and he never acts spiteful
or conceited. He greets me as If he
really missed me, and he talks 50
fast and loud that can't under
stand him.
This pal is one who will always
remember our comradeship, in
which I gave so little for 80 much.
All he asks Of me is food and shelter
in exchange for the best friendship
one could have. When I'm alone, I
always talk to him, and it keeps me
from being lonely I sincerely hope
that I may always have a friend as
faithful as my dog, Tddly.
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Tech Girls Achievements
Create Varied Record

career. I want to be a French
teacher, you know"
She has studied French for four
years and now is president OF the
French Club at school. She recently
won second place in a city-wide con-
test for the best French student in
Washington.
But Phyllis interests do not end
with music and French. She is sec
retary Of the Pharos, the Mckinley
chapter Of the National Honor So
ciety, she represents her semester
in the general organization, the stu
dent government body, and is an ac-
tive member Of the Girl Reserves
and the Chemistry Club. Recently
she was awarded two honor certifi-
cates-one for perfect attendance
and punctuality for four semesters,
and the other for having been on
the honor roll every semester.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

Washington. My favorite Of the
whole bunch is a very lifelike,
hand-carved dachshund from Italy"
The dogs are made of every
thing from china to steel, and in
every color imaginable.
But collecting dogs is not James
only interest. Table tennis is one
of her favorite diversions, and she
also devotes considerable time to
dancing, art work, bowling and
swimming.
Although she has been playing
table tennis only two years. she
has won three loving cups and five
medals. Several Roosevelt boys
have tried to beat her, but so far
none has succeeded.
Jane has been dancing since she
was 4. Acrobatic dancing is her
favorite form of the graceful art,
and she once won a prize of S. for
it, but at present she is teaching
tap and ballet steps.
"As for art" she said, that's
just a sideline-but like It,"
Evening star., 1939-06-18
Burial at Sea
Prise Contribution
BY PHYLLIS DUDLEY, lS,
HanfHal IYiah Rahnol

SeHtAal 1lBh cSAOOi.
The following poem was sug-
gested by the recent submarine
disasters.
Where have they laid him?
What can be the place
Where tides run slow, and
mournful sea gulls cry?
Where is the grave below the
lonely sky
Where he is laid, where quietly
his face
Is smiling still at clustering
storms which pace
The sea he loved-O, the sea
where he could die
Without a fear of death? Where
does he lie,
This son of restless sky and
windy space?
What coral reefs can guard his
quiet grave,
Where tangled seaweed floats
upon the crest
OF whitecaps underneath .
sudden blue?
What foam tossed from q SOL
itary wave
Can mark the place where he is
laid to rest
Beneath the silent stars which
mourn him, too?