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NATIONAL LOTTERIES

1t may not be generally known that
an American national lottery was in
stituted by the Congress of 1776 and that
between that date and 1920 at least
seventy acts were passed by Congress
authorizing lotteries for public purposes,
such as school, road and other improve
ments.
During the presidency of Washing
ton, Harvard College supported itself in
part by grand lottery, with capital prizes
as high as $4,000.
Most European governments have at
one time or another employed national lot
teries as means Of raising funds for the
public treasures, and municipal lotteries
have been common. Cuba has conducted
a national lottery since the formation of
the republic.
France financed the war of the
Spanish Succession by lottery which was
not suppressed until 1886. England au-
thorized lotteries for harbor improvements
and for the financing of the Virginia Com
pany, which founded the early settlements
in America, and raised government funds
by that means until 1924.
Religious and charitable organiza-
tions were in some countries permitted to
operate lotteries, long after the govern
ment had abolished them as national in
stitu,ions. On small scale such exist in
America today in the form of ''raffles,"
which do not differ in principle from the
more pretentious lotteries of the past.
But during the last hundred years the
trend of sentiment throughout the world
has been against lotteries, particularly in
the United States, where drastic legisla-
ton for their suppression has been en-
acted.
Still, the gambling instinct is perhaps
as strong as ever and finds opportunities
for expression in many ways, ranging from
the outright method of the gaming table
to lawful speculation in markets and
stocks, regarding the morals of which
there is much difference of opinion, even
among the better elements of society.
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High School Notes

ISOLATION: Child's Book of Fa-
nous Composers. Nurses at Work
-Keliher, Odyssey for Boys and
GirlS-Church, Thimble Summer
Mel Li-Hansforth,
Twelve Ways to Build a Vocabu-
larry, Post Haste--A Manual for
Modern Letter Writers, How to
Win Friends and Influence Peo-
ple-Dale Carnegie, The Wizard
of Oz-Frank Baum, Wildfire-
Zane Grey, Beauty of the Purple
w. S. Davis, Charm-M. Will
son, What is She Like?-Brock-
man, Picture Tales from Scandi-
navia-Ruth Bryan Owen, And
There was America-DuvoiSin,
Latin Words of Common English.
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NOVEMBER IL. 1894

Miss Mena Oliveros, State Re-
gent of the Catholic Daughters of
America, paid her official visit to
the Court Mary Star of the Sea
organization in Key West last
night and installation of officers
was held by the organization un-
der the direction of the regent.
Members of the Muki Muki Oh
Society held a delightful meet
ing at the home of Miss Isabel
Armayor last night. Dancing was
enjoyed and many games played.
An advertising contest was the
main event Of the evening and
prizes were won by Miss Edna
Pinder and Tony Herce.
Judge Hugh Gum is this week
receiving congratulations from
his many friends on having gone
well past the three score and
ten mark. He was born IS years
ago on November IL. For the
past Is years he has been Pro-
bate Judge of Monroe county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brewer, of
Ishpeming, Mich, will arrive in
Key West tomorrow and will
spend the winter in the city. The
Brewers will reside in one of the
cottages of the Porter Allen
section on the county road.
NOVEMBER IL. 1929
At the regular meeting of the
American Legion last night it
was announced that the confer
ence of the Fifth American Le-
gion District will be held this
year in Key West on December
6. 1t was stated by a member
this morning that it will be at
Coral Isle Casino.
Henry Dedaux, acting survey
or of customs at New Orleans,
arrived over the highway this
morning for the purpose of con-
ferring with L. T. Bragassa on
the methods used in dealing with
the ferry business between this
port and Havana. He says he
enjoyed the ride over the high
way.
Hugh G.. Williams, of Miami,
has been appointed the census
superintendent for the counties
of Monroe, Broward. Dade, Mar
tin and Palm Beach. Mr.. Will
hams said there will be APP
proximately $50 men employed
in the area of the counties, and
the work of the enumerators
viii begin about April 2. 1890.
Sea Scouts of Key West will
meet this evening in San Carlos
Hall, under the direction of Mas.
ter George F. Archer. Skipper
John F. Roker said there are to be
many important things to be dis
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-14
AIRPLANE INDUSTRY BOOMS

The airplane industry in the United
States seems to be in line for the greatest
expansion possible, with combatant and
neutral nations falling over each other in
an effort to contract for American-built
war-planes.
While the war business will not last
always it may be the means of expanding
the aircraft industry to the place where
the production of planes will be cheaper
than ever and thus speed the development
of the flivver plane which will make the
airplane the rival of the automobile.
This may seem like rash prediction
but mass production of automobiles has
cut the cost to such price that the United
States has enough automobiles to carry the
entire population at the same time. If
mass production of airplanes result in the
same reduction in prices there will be a
larger market than ever for peace-time
airplanes.
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See The Answers on Page
/. How many trade agree
ments have been negotiated?
2. What is the relative popu-
lation of Russia and Finland?
8. What do the initials "U. S.
S. R." stand for?
4. How old is Benito Musso-
lini?
5. What are the value of U. S.
exports to Japan?
6. Can an American ship carry
goods to Australia?
z. Who was John Huss?
8. Is Cuba independent?
g. Has the submarine CAM
paign reduced British shipping to
a serious degree?
10. What percentage of the
carg0es to and from the u. S. is
carried in American ships?
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TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven of these
ten Test Question? Turn to
Page 4 for Answers

l. Name the first Chief Justice
of the u. S. Supreme
Court.
2. Where is the city of Cannes?
8. Which State is represented
in the u. S. Senate by
Lewis B. Schwellenbach?
4. In which country is Bern
hard Rust the Minister of
Education?
S. In which river are the La
chine Rapids?
6. What does status quo mean?
z. Are the three Guianas in
South America republics?
8. What is the name for the
employment of song for
magical purposes?
8. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word obliga-
tory?
10. Which city in Alabama has
the largest population?
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Saws Economist Fuller in I

Says Economist Fuller in his weekly
financial news of the state: key West is
Overjoyed because the current submarine
scare has resulted in hastily re-opening the
naval base there closed since 1890 Pros
perity CT Key West was based on shipping
and war during the sail days, died grad
ually but inevitably during the days of
steam, seems probable of revival under a
new war style-sails in the sky
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IN A SCHOOL CALENDAR.

the Tri-Hi-Y meets and there is
basketball on November Is; on
November Is, Hi-Y meets and
there is basketball; November Is,
Junior High Chapel, fourth Pc
riod; November IL, Dramatic
Club meets and there is basket
ball play; November Is, Coach
Offutt weds Miss Katherine Deal
at Coronado Beach, Fla; Novem-
Der 20, Tri-Hi-Y meets; Novem-
Der %, Hi-Y meets.
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United States Customs Officers
here last night rang a complete
surprise on several smugglers by
Selling about 80 sacks of liquor
at East Martello Towers. When
the officers made their appear
ance the smugglers made their
getaway.
Motorboat Lillia, which was
seized by customs officials in the
cove at Stock Island four months
ago, was sold yesterday at pub
lie auction in front of the GUS
toms house. The boat was in
excellent condition and was
bought by E. H. Cato, Jr., for
$50.
Convention of Baptists of
South Florida, which had been
conducted in Key West during
the past few days. was brought
to a close last night by Rev. j. L.
White, pastor of the First Baptist
church, ard Rev. c. M. Britton,
assistant secretary of Florida
Baptist Missions.
One of the chief reasons why
Key Vests tourist season this
year will be the best in many
years is because the Florida East
Coast Railway and the p. and
o. S. S. Co.. will allow stopover
privileges to all excursionists
going to and from Havana.
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Secretary Harold Ickes has issued a

Secretary Harold Ickes has issued a
book with demogogic title, Americas
House of Lords-an Inquiry into the Free
dom of the Press" The writer's reaction
is wonderment how much of the tax
payers time he took in writing it; and was
it written while he was recuperating in a
hospital at government expense The
diarrhea of words in an emulation of i'll
will towards the editors and publishers of
the United States, but it will not Dust
the country wide open. The mountain
labOred and brought forth mouse-a lit
tie one.
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Some senator's and. other oil

Some senators and. other public Off
Gals who saw the moving picture, 'Mr
Smith Gees to Washington resented the
play because Mr.. Smith discovered that
the most respectable men in public office
are common thieves. They may not have
resented being called thieves but to be
dubbed common" as such was too much
for their sensitivity.
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Had Californians waited until Satur-
day night for the thirty bucks instead of
every Thursday, they might have been
successful in getting the pay. Who ever
heard of seeing the ghost walk on Thurs
day?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-14

Drunkenness is looked upon as a
despicable vice in France, a wine drinking
country. Let us hope that the United
States will eventually become wine
drinking country and we will never have
to fear prohibition again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-14

Lafayette left this country immediate
ly after the Revolution, returning but once
in the next fifty years, but in those fifty
years in France he always said eve" in
talking of the United States, and later
eve" came to help the countrymen of
Lafayette.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-14

NEXT WEEK the High School
Library will present festive ap-
pearance with book week posters
and book displays. Among books
in the theme of Books Around
the World" at the Library are:
Russia, Haskell's Peter, Katrinka's
brother; Turkey, Davis Beauty of
the Purple; Hungary, Jacobs
Adventures of Andris; Poland,
Kelly's Blacksmith of Vino;
France, Malot's Adventure of
Remi; Portugal, Hewes's Picture
Tales from Spain; Scandinavia,
Owens Picture Tales from Scan
dinavia; Italy, Sabatini's Sword
of Islam; Holland, Kelly's AT the
Sign of the Golden Compass; Eng
land, Pyle's Men of Iron, SCOTS
Quentin Durwood: India, Bah
bits Jataka Tales; South Seas,
Nordhoff's Derelict; China, Hand
forth's Mel Ii, Lewis China
Quest; South America, Fingers
Give a Man a Horse; Mexico,
Parkes' History of Mexico, Lees
Marcos. A Mexican Boy; Canada,
O'Brien's Silver Chief to the Res
cue; United States, Meigs' AS the
Crow Flies, Meader's Longshanks,
Snedekei's Unchartered Ways,
Darby's Peace Piper at Portage
(old ST. Louis), Aldrich's Florida
Sea Shells, Robinson's Bright Is
land (Maine), Cartwright's Pa
rade of the States.
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MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL

bOAhD mas arranged the holiday
schedule for the remainder of
the school year. Thanksgiving
will be November 30 and holt
day also December l. Christmas
holidays will begin December %
and end January 8. February %,
Washington's birthday, will be a
holiday this year. Spring vaca-
ton will begin March 81 and
end March 26.
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CANDLE LIGHT
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The night is cold and darkness
comes
To cover my window pane;
l look into the Swallowed night
For love to come again.
Somewhere out in the dark of
night,
Though my life be filled with
sadneSS)
/ watch and pray by candle-light
For love to bring me gladnesS.
ALBERT c. KEITH.
918 Peachtree St,
Atlanta, Ga.
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"A new patch of green is said to have
appeared on Mars. Surely it isn't because
of envy."-L. p. Artman in The Key West
Citizen. Why not-isn't Hitler out-Mars-
ing Mars Times Union
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-14

The present flood of European propa-
ganda should demonstrate whether the
pen is really mightier than the sword.
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MONDAY NIGHT class league

MONDAY NIGHT class league
basketball games are between
ia and lib and between ia
and ga. Not very many high
school artist exhibitions were
seen at Art Center school exhibit
tons. IA has elected Orlando
Cabana as captain of basketball
team. Varsity basketball play
ers are so enthused they practice
their plays in class halls some
times. Note to Mr.. Klebsattel:
tone down drummer a bit. &.
Girls would like to know how
boys would act if a couple of
boatloads of girls were stationed
here, in answer to a sociology
crack about actions of girls
around sailors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-14

1t would be interesting to know pre-
cisely what Comrade Stain and Comrade
Hitler really think of each other.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-14

Patrolman Wayne Miller of
Columbus. o., recently captured
a prisoner who escaped from him
10 months ago.
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Counting an old maid may be the
court of last resort
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IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WESi
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

|. Water and Sewerage.
2 Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
g. Hotels and Apartments
a. Bathing Pavilion.
s. Airports--L md and Sea.
g. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-14

Sometimes poor golfer can out-lie a
made.
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MANY of the Army and Navy
personnel who are stationed here
have become interested in a plan
to bring the army and navy
against each other in sports COM
petition. Baseball is thought to
be the logical field in which to
bring about the competition. If
regular winter contests between
these two units could be seen
this winter it could be we'll adj
vertised and bring many visitors
here. BY the way, everyone is
saying how much better Key
West baseball has been in the
past year. The boys are coming
along. We wish the local league
would look into this army-navy
question speedily. They will be
interested, we are sure.
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OA1|c VI cunningham ICPOi ICQ
the fatal stabbing of Wesley
Turner, 10, by Marion Carpenter,
16, both boys being Negroes. The
cause of the tragedy, as lacon-
ically expressed in the official
report, was: Argument over a
scent egg sandwich"
When an indignant taxpayer
of Trenton, N. j., complained of
finding tadpoles in his bath wa
ter, a city official suggested that
the objects complained of might
have been pieces of rubber
washers. The taxpayer roared:
pieces of rubber don't swim
and they don't dart away when
you try to catch them" An in
vestigation was promised.
DR.. Arthur E. Morgan, de-
posed chairman of the IVA, is
now studying locations in Mex
lea which may be used for settle
ment by Jewish and other ref
ugees. His work is sponsored by
Quaker organization with the
approval of the Mexican govern
ment.
John Ridgely of Portland,
Ore, protested when his son
tried to get court order making
him guardian of the fathers es-
tate. Ridgely declared that his
son was crippled, weakened by
age, and physically and mentally
incompetent" The son is 78
years old and the father is 108.
A crowd gathered on an In
dianapolis street when Charles
Edwards, driving a 19-year-old
automobile, collided with anoth-
er car. Saying he had never had
an accident before, Edwards
called for bids on his ancient
flivver, and sold it to the second
bidder for So.
Norman w. Kruse, 10, of Lo-
retto, Neb., a freshman at the
state university, was given the
All star farmer award at the
Kansas City livestock show last
month. Young Kruse netted
81 ,296.45 from his livestock pro-
gram during the last year. His
award included a cash prize of
$500.
New postage stamps shortly to
be distributed bear portraits of
number of famous personages,
including Booker T. Washing
ton, noted Negro educator and
founder of Tuskegee Institute.
He was born in slavery, being
the son of Negro slave woman
and a white man. He died in
1915.
The Record of Greensboro, N.
c., in recent issue made a
startling innovation in its society
page. No pictures of ladies We're
printed, but instead its columns
were adorned with hkenesses OF
several bridegrooms and bride
grooms-to-be.
British newspapers a few days
ago had a joke on the censors,
who suppressed an article on
military tactics on the ground
that it divulged military
secrets" Later it was pointed
out that the article had been
taken bodily from the En-
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THE Isl. AND CITY

SPEECHES at the Park last
night in the political rally staged
by the Junior Chamber of Com
merce were the best of recent
political years. Highlights in
cluded an assertion by one can
didate that he was familiar with
the inside of jails in all parts
of the United States. Among
other good lines in other
speeches was that in which the
brokerage business and the bo-
lita business were said to run on
the same principles, that in
which Key West women were
praised IS more beautiful than
those in either New York. or
Paris, promise to arrest all in
town even the big shots" when
there was transgression of the
law.
IT'S QUITE A KICK to be in
the Navy Air Squadron, flyers
say. For one thing, when the
plane, goes up above $4,000 feet
everyone is SO affected by the
high pressure that they're on a
mild drunk and as high as a
kite. Flyers in Key West do not
have much trouble with squalls.
They usually fly around or over
the huge gray banks to avoid
unnecessary wear and tear on
the plane. On the entire hop from
the California coast to Coco
Solo in a storm, ice formed on
the antenna as big around as
mans arm. With patrol activi-
ties intensified in the Guam
tanamo, Key West and Coco Solo
Caribbean areas patrols are hard
pushed to cover the areas ade-
quately. There is talk of
squadron being pulled out of the
Pacific coast and sent to the At
lantic Caribbean. On the Pa
cific, though, they're also hav-
ing a hard time with the patrols
far out over the ocean.
SOMETIME AGO it was prom
ised that there would be an at
tempt to control interference"
caused by part OF the set at Key
West Naval Station. To date this
has not been done. 1t is not the
Lighthouse-Coast Guard Service
radio causing the interference
because all transmission in it is
by voice to the various light
houses. Certain antiquated equip
ment at the Naval Station is
causing the interference, which
often breaks into the most beau
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NEW BOOKS given by. the
High School Parent-Teacher AS
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SID E Ii G H I S
BY MARCY B. DARNALL
Former Editor of The Citizen

Police of Birmingham reported
the fatal stabbing of Wesley
Turner, 10, by Marion Carpenter,
16, both boys being Negroes. The
cause of the tragedy, as lacon-
ically expressed in the official
report, was: Argument over a
scent egg sandwich"
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KEY WEST In DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Five Ten Fifteen Years Today
AS Taken From The Files Of The Citizen
NOVEMBER Ii. 1924

cussed and he expects an excep-
tionally large attendance.
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tiful programs or broadcasts of
news events and continues for
some time. Shielding the
equipment in question would
eliminate this. Station officials
say that broadcasts of the wea-
Their to ships is possibly causing
the dot and dash disturbance.
They have not found the disturb
ance thus far in a preliminary
survey. If they do,S find the
equipment in question they will
shield it in copper.
AROUND TOWN: Adolphe
Menjou was on duty in Italy with
the U. S. Army ambulance corps,
also serving in Italy at that time
was young writer named Ernest
Hemingway. Fifteen years later
Menjou played the part of Major
Rinaldi in Hemingway's "A Fare
well To Arms. Arrests locally
usually clear up nuisance" situa-
tons. There were two arrests re-
Gently in connection with hunting
doves without licenses. One got
stiff penalty. Biological Sur
vey has civic and personal in
terest in seeing the Inland Wa
terway between Big Pine and
Key West completed. Their pa
troll boat grounds there most oft
en-. Among well-known winter
residents of Key West are phil
osopher John Dewey and New
York Parks Superintendent Rob-
ert Moses. Dewey is known for
his research into personal expert
ence, and Moses for his wonder
full work in securing parks for
New York. Local Recreation
Department recently went over
its duties for the winter with
Field Supervisor Miss Essie
Geiger.
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British newspapers a few days
ago had a joke on the censors,
who suppressed an article on
military tactics on the ground
that it divulged military
secrets" Later il was pointed
out that the article had been
taken bodily from the En-
cyclopedia Britannica.
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WHO KNOWS7

See The Answers" on Page 4
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DR.. Arthur E. Morgan, de-
posed chairman of the IVA, is
now studying locations in Mex
lea which may be used for settle
ment by Jewish and other ref
ugees. His work is sponsored by
Quaker organization with the
approval of the Mexican govern
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-14

The Record of Greensboro, N.
c., in a recent issue made
startling innovation in its society
page. No pictures of ladies were
printed, but instead its columns
were adorned with likenesses OF
several bridegrooms and bride
grooms-to-be.
Evening star., 1939-09-25

by Mr.. Leiserson. In his dissent, that
the real purpose of the board. in ef-
feet, was to impose Z union of its
own choosing on the Crystal City
employees in order to give the Feder-
alton something which it could not
itself secure through the processes
OF collective bargaining.
An examination of the boards at
titude throughout the case, as re-
vealed by the record, only lends
added force to the point made by MIR.
Leiserson when he said: "The ma
jority decision argues that the board
has the authority to determine bar
gaining units. I do not believe that
the act authorizes the board to es-
tablish any bargaining units that
suit the fancy of its members"