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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
A NEW OPPORTUNITY

In years gone by Key West enjoyed a
large measure of prosperity from govern
mental pAyrolls and purchases. We had an
active navy yard with a civilian payroll
totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
There was also large navy personneeand
substantial detachments of soldiers, ma
rines and coast guard. These disappeared
one by one. Between 200 and 800 Key
Westers employed at the navy yard alone
were thrown out ofwork. Our business in
terests suffered, throwing others out of
employment. The losses formed one of the
real causes underlying the cty's complete
collapse few years back. sss5flaa
If Key West grasps an opportunity
now offering itself there is a chance to be-
gin rebuilding our economic chassis
Howard Wilson, deputy collector of in
pending in Congress to establish a mer-
chant marine training school. Fearing there
is Q movement afoot to locate the school at
New York City rather than at Key West,
Wilson suggests action by the civic organi-
cations of Key West to bring the institu-
ton here-where it belongs The Chamber
of Commerce already is making some in
vestigation of the matter.
No other American port is better
equipped, located or endowed by nature
with such an equable climate as Key West.
The navy yard lends itself perfectly to con-
version in part into merchant marine
school. There are buildings in tip-top con-
dition, with every facility for teaching
navigation, communication and seaman
ship. There is plenty of room for 35 COM
mission officers and large personnel nec-
essary to conduct the school. They and
their families alone would become import
ant consumers of the goods we have to sell.
We do not know just what steps
should be taken to bring that school to Key
West once it is authorized and financed by
Congress. We do know that Senators Claude
Pepper and c. o. Andrews, Congressman
nominate Pat Cannon and other members
of the Florida congressional delegation
would be willing to assist the city to land
this school if they were properly approach
ed and urged to do something. There should
be no time lost in furthering this effort.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
IN A DICTATORSHIP

The meeting between Dictators Hitler
and Mussolini in Rome stood for one thing
the meeting of the two outstanding rep
resentatives of Fascism, which they be-
lieve promises so much for the people.
A few lines of copy in the Rome Cor
respondents reports of the meeting surely
gives the dictatorship system away in fine
style. The correspondents reported that:
'The lighting effects were so spec
tacular that it was necessary to raise
Rome's supply of electrical energy for this
one evening from 5000 to $4,000 kilo-
watts"
1t wouldn't be fair to compare Rome's
electrical consumption with New York's
with its 100000 of population. But it is
fair to make one comparison of electrical
consumption in this country Demo-
eracy. H.
The Music Hall Theater in Radio City
in New York alone uses $4,000 kiloNatts
of electricity every day of the year, Yes,
Dictatorship certainly does promise" the
people lot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
MCCALL SENTENCED

Continued from Page One9
in representing him, and
that he had conferred with
the defendant this morning,
and Mccall declared he had
nothing more to say.
At Princeton James Bailey
Cash, ST., received word of
McCall's sentence calmly
and said the child's mother
was trying to ''keep the
whole thing off her mind"
Cash said he had heard
the electrocuti0n would be
set for the week of June 81
but gave no reason for his
belief.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PEOPLES FORUM
90 &c 90 . . . 90 . so .
ASKS COOPERATION
WITH FILA.

Editor, The Citizen:
/, A W.P.A. project has been APP
proved for Key West. which will
be Of great service to the city.
The Federal Housing Admins
tration is in a position to do us a
great service and as in any other
business move of any magnitude,
one of the first things to be done
Is to get a comprehensive picture
of the situation. Every house
hold in, the city will be visited;
and perhaps the patience of the
householder will be taxed as the
visitor inquiries as to the lighting
and cooking facilities, the number
of persons. residing in that house,
the water supply and a number
of other things that any large in
weston in Key West would like to
know.
AS these questions are asked,
you can bear in mind that the an
swers are strictly confidential.
The information is not available
to any but the Housing Admins
tration. No tax assessor can get
access to it, nor any other body
or person.
Just bear in mind when the
questioner wants to know the
ages of the people living in your
home, that he does not want to
know the name of any person.
that he, or she, is doing a hard
job for small pay and that if you
will cooperate, the joint result Of
the work of the one who asks the
questions and the one who an
swers them will be a better Key
West for every man, woman and
child living therein.
Just few moments of your
time, a little courtesy and pa
thence and you have helped Key
West up another rung of the lad.
der.
Stephen Cochran Singleton.
Key West; Fla,
June Is, 1888.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
MCCALL puzzLEp

Said Mccall, momentarily pua-
zled, in his cell, There must be
something wrong with me; / wish
they would have me examined.
Granted that MeCall's ruthless
nature and strong egotism is his
by nature, always a puzzling mat
ter. The tragedy of every per-
sons life is to have CONSEQUENCES
suddenly swamp him which are
far greater than intended. Puzzled
even at himself. McC3ll nay he
41itfed for not REALIZING the hill
grieviousness Of his crime. but ii
BIS clear to him, and he admits 1t,
that he was doing a ruthless, pitt
less business that midnight just a
few weeks ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
CONCERNING FALSE DOCTRINES"

Mrs. William A. Becker. retiring
President-Genera of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. advocates a required
course in citizenship and government in
every American school.
Almost every citizen can endorse this
proposal. However, Mrs. Becker goes a
bit further and explains the purpose of her
proposal. 1t is to combat "the invasion of
new ideas. new theories, false doctrines. >
While Americans generally may agree
with the idea of combating false doctrines.
very few Of them win acquiesee m hostility
TO the invasion of new ideas or new
: Any general denuneiation of false
doctrines il dangerous9 Who i equip
ped with the wisdom necessary to deter
mine when a specific doctrine is false !?
Good advice along this line was given by a
wise man many years ago. The words of
Gamaliel. Pharisee. are worth remember
ing. He said:
For II this counsel or this work be Of
men, il will come to naught: but If II be Of
Cod. We cannot overthrow II lest happy re
be found 10 fight even against God.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
WATER AND MOUNTAINS

On the worlds war fronts: The
last miles Of the march to the sea
have been accomplished in Spain
with final action being the taking
of the Loyalist battaliUns and
companies trapped in the noun
tain passes in sight Of the sea.
From then in it is westward hol
But long, long fight before the
end is sighted. The Yellow river
swamped the backgrounds OF
central China this week. The
water win hold back the Japanese
attack on china's capital, Tan
kow. and in ii thousands of Jap
anese soldiers and Chinese refu-
gees are pulled down in their
tracks and carried away in the
yellow water 90 their deaths.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
RELIEF INVESTIGATION

Congress will investigate the
reiterated accusation that relief
funds are being spent for polit-
ical purposes. It is a healthy
sign. The WP.A. is one grand
political party, with more money
to spend than any other party
has ever had. This column has no
figures on the belief that the
W.P.A. group has ever sub
rosa officially endorsed adj
ministration candidates an d
spent money for them. 1t does
know, however, that its members
have worked hard to get those
candidates over. Anyone who
knows anything of W.P.A. admin
istration, or that of any great or
ganization or civic body. has seen
many laxities pass noticed but
uncensored under the eyes of re-
sponsible officials. The W.P.A.
may barely be blamed more for
wastefulness than most orgahiza-
tons. Ground for this statement
may be found in the fact that
there are more useless projects
undertaken by W.P.A. than has
ever been thought of in any of
the other bodies of the country.
An organization with this charac-
ter and with its known preference
for those candidates who will
support them very probably has
recorded many shady phases of
the accusation against it. II is all
a question of the workings OF po-
litical bodies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
r ES T Y o u r.
KIN OW ED G E

Can you answer seven of these
fest questions? Turn to
Page for the answers
ssssssssssessssssssssAss
/. What are homophones?
2. Where are the White Noun
tainS?
8. What is the astronomical
name for the radiating sur
face of the sun?
4. OF what state is Baton Rouge
the capital?
5. What is the name for a metal
bolt that connects two
plates of metal?
6. Is Princeton University CO.
educational?
Z. How many gills are in a gal
Ion?
s. What is closed shop?
9, What are the constituents OF
gunpowder?
10. In what round did Joe Louis
knock out jim Braddocls
for the worlds heavy
weight boxing champion
ship?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
Observation-Disclosures
WAGES UP IN 10 DAYS


One hundred and twenty days
after the President signs the
wage-hour bill, already passed by
Congress, ii win become effec-
tive. Within the next seven years
employers must, in nearly all cas-
es, resign themselves to 40-hour
week and 40 cents an hour for
their employees. The bill this
year begins with a Is cents an
hour wage and 44-hour week.
1t is probably one of the few in
stances in which a working man
of America, the country of hard
workers, can now work but seven
hours day for six days or five
days week with eight-hour days
as the case may be. These things
are done in the name of the social
reform program of the President.
Roosevelt's terms have been years
of much capitulation to labor. So
cial reform may perhaps be called
the keynote of his work. Under
it there has been much malad-
justment; but there has also been
achieved many new boundaries
for the workingmaii. workable
ty, however, is the real test of the
success of his measure. If bust
ness holds up under the new
terms, then win labor have gain
ed many points. If il cannot, the
only return there can be is into
the rugged individualistic state.
Under it there is progress and
progress makes capitulations to
no one.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

1t hasn't happened as yet. but it can
happen. Some day there might be q
revolution by the direct taxpayers. Not
al business men are as docile as the Miami
grocer. for example. who couldn't pay his
taxes and turned the keys Of his business
place over to the deputy shefiffs, who
came TO collect the taxes he couldn't pay.
This case is not isolated It is typical
Many small business men find themselves
unable to pay the various and sundry taxes.
but viii not stand for the confiscation Of
their business in lien of payment. and
there you have an impasse that has ele-
nsents Of danger 10 the peace Of the
nation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
esUsssSS~e~ ~.~--ssesssa
Today's Horoscope


Today produces one of studious
and retiring nature, caring more
for the accumulation of know
ledge than anything else, Keep
tional mental powers, new IDEAS
and a discriIninative mind are in
dictated. INSTRUMENTATION gen.
orally leads TO a respectable ac-
cumulation of worldly goods, and
what is better, a good reputation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

In its efforts to obtain Il fairly COM
plete history of the road to Key West, first
the rail and then the ground road. The
Citizen researchers have delved back to
1881, when FlagIer was babe in arms.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
WEATHER FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Fair
tonight; Friday partly cloudy,
possibly showers; gentle to mod
crate eaSterly winds.
Florida: Generally fair tonight;
Friday partly cloudy, possibly
showers near extreme south
coast; slightly warmer in central
portion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY
HapPeninss Here just Ten Years Ago Today A. Taken
From The Files OF The Citizen

DR.. Warren H. Lewis, former
professor of anatomy at Johns
Hopkins University, and now en-
gagged in research work for the
Carnegie Institute, passed through
Key West the first part of the
week for Loggerhead Key where
he will be attached to the Car
negie Laboratory and devote one
month to the study of the blood
of fishes. DR.. LeFisis the author
of the well-khown text book,
known as GrayiS Anatomy and is
engaged at the present tifne In
the compilation Of a later edition
of the same work. His principal
interest at this time is cancer re-
search and his study o., the blood
of fishes found in the waters of
Loggerhead Key is to determine
in a general way the relation be-
tween the blood corpuscles of the
fish and a hufhan being. DR.. Lew
is ranks as one of the most en-
inent cytologists of the day and
his work this summer is being
watched with great interest be-
cause it has a direct bearing on
the research work which is being
rapidly brought to a stage where
there is some hope for relief from
this disease.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

The loser in political race should not
forget those who stood by him: he should
regard them and disregard those who
didn't. but usually only the latter are held
in angry memory, while the standbys
loyalty is forgotten
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

Advocates of world peace are rea
minded thtt the nations of.thesworld con-
tinde ia enAfge their navies and strengthkn
their armies. Perhaps. it's for dress
parade.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

What this country needs, among other
things. is more thinking and fewer street.
corner orators, of whom we have few
right here in old Cayo Hueso.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

Graduates especially, should be mind
ful of the fact that an education is not to
be measured by the dollars and cents that
the educated man or woman makes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
Observation-Disclosures
A WIRL OF
THE GLOBE

(opiniens expressed in this
column do not necessarily
agree with those of The Citi-
zen).
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

Don't postpone making that contri-
button to charity until you have million
dollars. You might not make the million
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

You can have your bowl Of rice and
help the Chinese, too. Right here in Key
West this week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

Husband and wives should not make
fun of each othef-that pastime should be
left to the neighbors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

Now that the commencement orators
have finished their addresses, the nation
will continue to mind its own business.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

The dance at the K. of C. Hut
last evening was largely attended
and the attendance was larger
than usual. Next Friday night
the event will be a Tip Top Bak-
cry dance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

Ford thinks we are near another boom.
Let's hope it won't be merely the noise of
a blowout.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16
criticize constructlvely; don't knock.

The man who has his price isn't
worth it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

Howard Gary, Jr., l6-year-old
colored boy, has been sentenced
to two years in the State Reform
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

A boy was born this afternoon
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams
atdl1eir home, 809 Ashe street,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

school at Mariana. Sheriff Niles
expects to leave within the next
several days, accompanied by
Judge Hugh Gum. on tour of
the state and will take the Gary
boy along with them. The young
ster was found guilty in criminal
court of the theft of awatch and
nlaSouic emblem. The jewelry
was taken from his benefactor,
Anna Batiste.
& J3Tr
Il Miss Marjorie T h ompson
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Thompson, became the bride
of Harry II. Saunders, son of MIR.
and Mrs. William Saunders,
O'Clock last evening. The wedding
took place at 327 Margaret street,
the home of Notary Public Eu-
gene L. Albury, who offieiated,
The ceremony was witnessed by
relatives and close friends.
Helen Claude Williams, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Claude Williams, at
tended the State Teachers college
at Farmville, Va, during the first
term and made the honor roll for
her work for that period. She
will spend her vacation with Cap
tain and Mrs. B. M. DubSon, al
Washington. D. c.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

Editorial comment: Key West
is already the second port of en-
try into the United States as far
as passengers is concerned and
the first air port of entry. If the
inter- confidential highway is rout-
ed this way she win be the worlds
most important port of auto en-
try.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

Robert B. Austin, of the Key
West Foundation Company, and
representing Malcolm Meacham
in his interests in Key West. adj
dressed the city council at the
meeting last night relative to drill
ing for water on the island. Mr..
Austin said that Mr.. Meacham
was in the north trying to inter-
est capital in the matter and felt
confident his efforts would meet
with success. He requested that
a meeting of the body be called
for Monday night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-16

George Allen England left to-
day for Bird Key in company
with DR.. M. Lombard of the Ma
rine hospital. They started the
trip OH one OF the coast guard
ships, the Anton Dohrn, and will
spend two days at the key study
ing bird life. Mr.. England has
been commissioned to write a
story around the life of the birds
on the key for the Saturday Eve
ming Posts
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-29
FUR CATCH OFF, MINING IS GOOD,
 SAYSTRAvELER
J. J. Meherin Returns After Long Airways Trip
 Through Alaska

After a flying trip through the Territory. J. J. Meherin. Hills Bros representative in Alaska returned to his Juneau headquarters on the Alaska yesterday
 With Earle Clifford, Zellerbach Paper Company salesman in Alaska, MT. Meherin left Juneau February 21 for the westward. In Anchorage the travellers chartered a Pacific AL aska Airways plane with Murray Stewart, pilot, and in 22 days cov- cred all of the towns along the Kus- kokwim and Yukon rivers and in the Nome district. When they re- turned to Fairbanks they had flown over 4000 miles.
 The fur catch, from Whitehorse to Point Barrow was about 65 per- cent less than year ago, and busi- ness in the fur districts was off as consequence, according to MT. Meherin. Now fur traders are figur- ing that the muskrat and beaver catch will offset the poor season on ether furs.
 Conditions in the mining sections
 throughout the Interior show great
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-29
bR0ACA SEEKS
 TO COMEBACK,
 BUT ITS HARD

LOWELL, Mass, March 29- Johnny Broaca has become the forgotten man" of baseball
 Johnny is ready to pitch in the major leagues again but nobody seems to care.
 The former Lawrence High School and Yale University hurler, who very mySteriouSly deserted the New York Yankees during last years pcnnant race, wants to come back But the question has been raised:
 Does baseball want Broaca to re- turn?
 Broaca has been working faith fully for several weeks in a local gymnasium. He has devoted many hours to running. sliding on an indoor rowing machine and punch ing the bag.
 Arm in Shape
 My arm is in great shape again, he said. T know baseball can use a good pitcher.
 I'd like to sign with one of the Boston clubs. I know I could do a good job
 Asked if he could use Johnny with the Boston Red SoX, Manager Eddie Collins said:
 Before anybody could consider him, Johnny would have to be re- instated. Furthermore, he is the property of the Yankees. They can do what they wish. I'm not inter ested."
 To stage comeback. Johnny must first make peace with the Yankees. To date it would appsar that the Yankees have not forgiven Johnny for being A. w. O. L. dur ing the world series last fall when they needed pitchers.
 Will the "walkout" bar Broaca from baseball forever? Will he continue to be the forgotten man" of baseball?
 The answers to these questions appear to be in the camp of the Tanks
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-29

CT improvement than at any time in the history of the country, said MT Meherin, who has been cover-' ing Alaska as a wholesale broker for over twenty years. Especially there is much action in mining around Flat, Ophir and in the Nome district.
 Every place we were. Delegate Dimond's name was favorably mem toned" MT Meherin said Tn my opinion it will not even be neces-, sary for him to campaign, as his election is absolutely assured. Every where in Alaska people appreciate the fine work he has done and they are certainly not considering any change"
 MT. Clifford remained in Anchor .ege and will go through Bristol Bay and to Kodiak and Seldovia before returning to Juneau in about two weeks.
 Mir Meherin will remain in Ju- reau week before leaving for Ketchikan and the south end of the division.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-29
RECORD GATE
 AT ROSE BOWL

PASADENA, Cal, March 29 - ting a record for the Rose Bowl, the Universities of Alabama and Cali fornia each received $l04,1 ,12994 for their football battle last New Years Day
 On the other hand, according to the announcement here. the 'cut" of the Tournament of Roses Asso- ciation, sponsor of the annual grid classic, was smaller than in former years. Of $293, ,37261 in gross re- ceipts, the association was paid but $64, ,202.73. Of this $29,O00 was turned over to the city of Pasadena to be applied to the debt incurred in erecting the bowl.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-29

wouldn't know"
 Boston has a number of rookie pitchers in camp. Do any of them look good to you?"
 "Some"
 Do you think Vosmik will strengthen the Red SoX?"
 Yep
 Jimmy Foxx looks like he's in the pink"
 Surely does
 It's harder to extract an inter view from Lefty than it le to get a base hit off him. He's the strong silent type, friendly but not given to wordiness
 There are silver streaks in Lefty's hair now. He isn't as fast as he used to be but he still has good stuff on the ball and a cunning brain a. working on the mound.
 The Red Sox expect to go places this season and they're counting on Grove pushing back the Old Man with the Scythe for another year or two, anyway.