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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
FR. FLANhehN
Of BOYS TOWN
THREAT TARGET
FBI Arrests Former
Member Of Youth
Community on Ex-
tortion Charges

wasul>sxroN E@dcy.l
bureau OF ihNenuras1on aknhts
today arrested Arthur ncan
e,.sf, % :, p.saa.n. f,at.f
on charges OF an exluftou NJ
tempt against Father Edward
4 Eiana,an. xuouxar NJ Eoys
ra.. <.h --~cmm,..,tx AZ
- ..A..
h"s''s'.ee o".s s's. s.'.,'
n motion p's'use "es """s
last year.
swift the wi sNsH. fnF'nsf.y
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
Foreign SilUer
Price Reduced

WASHINGTON - The treas
ury, acting less than "a hours
after senate approval of the
monetary bill. today resumed
purchases of foreign silver. fix
ing the new price at 1913 cents
per ounce. The new silver price
represented a drop of Ia cents
below the figure in effect prior
TO the temporary halt in the
monetary program brought by
the senate. The drop in the
treasury silver price was unex-
pected. The London silver mar
ket had slipped below 81 cents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
F. D. PRESTIGE
IS BOLSTERED
WITH VICTORY
Senators Homer Bone
and Schwellenbach
Change Attitudes on
Monetary Measure

Observation-Disclosures
Roosevelt, his prestige boil
stored by a major victory over
congressional foes. this after
noon signed the monetary con-
ference report restoring his
power TO further devalue the
dollar.
The treasury. which manages
the money program included in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
Lindbergh Leaves
For Montana City

sEATTLE-Coi. Charles A. Lind
bergh left King county airport at
Boeing field in Seattle early today
headed for Aissoula. Mont.
Llndbergh took off at e:z2 q. m.
in a o~-wing army pursuit plane
after inspecting Boeing Aircraft
factory and University Of Wash
ington aeronsutiesl department
here Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07

Ashurst, d. Arr oHabonsy. ID,
wyo; Hughes. D.. Del Borss. n i.
IDA horns, Ind. ssb.. ana Dan
sher. r.. Conn.
The propossd amendment would
not prevent President Roosevelt
from being elected 20 a aaxyssr
term in 1870. II would Apply the
six-yssr plan 70 presidents ssd
vice presidents.
Is snefh<r sets on an
amendment sponsored b s<n.
Alexander Wii<y. r. Wa.
which uesis have the effect
Of preventing the president
from running sgsin. the com
mites VAS DIVIDED 80 10 :.
with ssiy Why and tss
su,s voting for A.
Chairman Henry y. AshaTft
D.. Ariz.. announced that because
Of the Importance Of the quss-
ton the committee decided 70
send whsys amendment 10 the
senate along with the Burke pro-
posai. also without recommenda-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
English
Are Dumb!
Declares Leading
Nazi in Informal
Talk With News
Men in Berlin
RERLIN Here is an Eng

RERLIN Here is an Eng
lish translation of a United
Press correspondents German
notes taken during an off-the-
record interview with a high
Nazi authority, who discussed
Danzig with a group of for
eign newspapermen.
The spokesman was in a highly
aggressive mood throughout the
interview. He was particularly
trueulent toward two French cor
respondents in the group. There
were no British correspondents
present.
He said:
Anyone. who has spent even
couple of days in Danzig, can
see the situation there is one that
cannot continue. The Danzig peo-
pie are 100 per cent united in their
determination to return TO the
Reich, and return they must.
ASK THEM. HE SAYS
Ask any Danzig man or wo-
man you meet on the street
whether ne is Nazi or a COM
munist. and he will tell YOU he
wants to return to the Reich.
What we are demanding back
Is merely something that belongs
to us by right anyway, and the
whole question could have been
solved amicably long ago II the
English had not butted in in this
absurd manner.
Morally, the right to Danzig
Is ours. just as we had moral
right to everything else we have
taken, with the exception OF
Bohemia Moravia, and We had to
do that to create strategic
frontier for ourselves. Czecho-
sloyakia was like fist thrust
deep into the middle of our back,
and 1t was a matter of necessity
for us to take it.
IT'S MORALLY OURS
In any case, it was old Ger
man territory. and territory where
Germans and Czechs live too in
termingled for any clean solution
creme loesung) ever to be pos
sible.
In Danzig. however, is some
thing that morally belongs to US.
I'VE have already made a very
fair offer TO the Poles, which they
rejected. Now every day our
terms become sitter. We shall
make no more offers to the Poles.
IT is for them to come TO US.
II assure you that we cannot
much longer tolerate situation
where ~ four hundred thousand
CONTINUED on Page IL, Column -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
War Referendum
Bills Reported
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - The senate
judiciary committee reported TO
the senate without recommends
ton today two proposed eonsu-
tutionsl amendments providing for
a national referendum before var
could be declared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07

bill, delayed announcing its plans.
The report. approved late We'd
nesday by the senate by four vote
margin, went to the White House
this afternoon. after Vice President
John n. Garner and Speaker
William 3. Bsnkhesd had signed II.
The president was expected
10 sign II Mt once, so the ST.
OOO. ZOO, 900 sterilization fund
could he put back Into opera
ton In case Of raids on the
dollar.
In addition TO the devaluat ton
authority and the sterilization
fund. the report extends treasury
purchase of foreign silver at the
world market price and sets the
price for domestically-mined silver
at I'll cents an ounce.
Legality Questioned
Regulations already have been
prepared by the treasury to put
the new silver price into effect,
and the tsbilization fund viii be
operated as usual. II was killed
for six days by a filibuster Of Re-
publican and conservative Demo-
cratic senators.
Opponents of the presidents de-
valuation authority still contended
legality OF the senate's action was
in doubt. but administration lead
ers said there was no way these
contentious could be tested in the
courts.
Silver senators gave the presi-
dent his victory. On the first vote
on the monetary bill, they strung
along with Republicans and voted
against the deyaluation authority
in return for high price for silver.
Bone Switches
When senate and house conferees
agreed 10 domestic silver price
seven cents above the present level.
they switched. Had the conference
report lost, silver would have SUI
fered.
Among those who previously
voted against devaluation, but who
voted for the conference report
yesterday. were Senators Key Pitt
man, D.. New; Lewis b. schweilen-
bach. D., Wash; James Z. Murray,
D.. Mont; Homer T. Bone. d..
Wash; Carl Hayden. D. Ariz.;
Joseph c. o'Mshoney. D.. Wyo.;
Burton X. Wheeler. d. Mont. ID.
Worth Clark. D.. Idaho.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
MEANT TO HELP
SCHOOL, SMITH
lPicture on Page 100

BATON ROUGE, LAR. James
Monroe Smith told the New Or
leans district attorney today that
the market plungings which
brought his downfall as president
of Louisiana State university, were
efforts TO build up an endowment
fund for the school.
District Attorney Charles A
Byrne arrived 10 investigate an
L. s. u. bond issue on which smith
borrowed $500 900 from New Or
leans and Baton Rouge banks 10
cover losses in the wheat market
He interviewed the former l. 5.
u. president in his jail cell
The district attorney quoted Or.
Smith as saying ne didn't consider
his market speculations as gam
bling. He explained, Byrne said,
that some endowed universities
have funds they invest.
I tried 10 DO something for the
university, but made mistake,
Byrne quoted him as saying.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
U-nAlU7u uADQ
LOSES m mG COURT

sAL&N. D.. cieranG pes<hef
legal gate 10 no pvsIeass1 fsent
fer frssssw. ovsGea nssss svessme
court today a~siss Aissst \. No.
sers psfisi1a Toe . rsaessins frp&s
his lower f9uff e61t1<<1ou -
osssns net1rsoue -eeoeT isees
warfare ~ trs pears sss-
iem<dist<iy. h1ssses. stfexn~ys
Tar IL a<pessd fsftsen1 teamses<
pess. fiehtlnk iz<teor peaafen<
tisrr s<ntsa<< fef aIiegel <ons~
pllesfy IN th& 1sI<m bes fa<<ee1
fire. moved u cary ~ cen 70
sbs supreme court ~ ~ unite9
states. n sss<ea6xys~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07

NAr1ONAI. 1.E.NOuE
fhieass 90 80 eoe--s I
ritssbusgk oos go eas---5 ~ I
Dean. French and Hsrtnsit;
kilneer and Mueller
AMEnsCAN LEAGUE
Cleveland. ooe eis eee~-i = 3
Chi~ass SIS .eet ses--e n >
Alien. Dobson IA. Huber ~.
sullivan and rytiak. Knott and
fresh.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
LIGHT T
Olive Branch Laid
Out Between FDR
and Cactus Jack"

W A SHIN N--A re-
markable shift Of political
opinion with respect 10 tho
Democratic lineup - and
ehapces--in 1910 has occurred
at Washington within the
last week. For some occult
reason the experts believe
that President Roosevelt will
not seek a denomination.
h0ugh withholding his
strategy until the last mo-
ment.
Anti. Roosevelt Developments
Fsrleys ehiiiincss. Gamers show
Of strength. the senate rebellion
account FOR tina reversal of
thought, but the most definite
evidence Of a Roosfyeltlsas cam
paisn - Mrs. RooSevslfs reported
assertion that MY husband viii
not run again under any eiroum.
stances
colncident with this clarsfics-
lion Of tho Democratic situation
u The feeling that eventually the
president and vice president wilI
patch up their differences IN tb1
face Of q reJuvsnsisd Republican
party
Roosevelt has been n0iicsabiy
friendly in recent references to ina
Texan. and the latter has returned
the compliment In fact. Gamer
sat up long through the night DUR
ing recent sesslons 10 act - gen.
sfalissimo In achieving tompfo-
nisea which saved the presidential
face.
Without any fanfare. key Demo-
Gratis staged an unofficial national
convention when ths psrtys GOV.
sfnofs recently assembled al Al
bsny for their annual conferences.
The complete report of offsths-
record conclusions rssebsd the
White House ana dampssed any
enthusiasm Roosevelt may haze
had for another Try.
Demoefssie executives. tnfiud-
ing men friendly 10 the president
ard sympstbstse 10 Ms aims. sx-
pressed themselves almost upanis
rnously sxslnst = third term. Be-
Continued OH Page Q. Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07

**f@# s7H*<< *K<~k
prosecutor. in sssamsss his stAs4
said we tsks M pssilles inst
~s are within m isw 10 spssssiss
shs slot machines for ear as9bess
only. and regardless ~ whst ethet
clubs 90 - mail soetioee n
opsssis tssm until ~ eossss h~vs
reversed khSmeeivss
Warner WEDNESDAY, senf 6sDs<
ti<s armed with ~ssSssts - ass1
rssss Calf Aaa cessssy sivs -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
Single 6>Year Presidential
Term Plan Sent to Senators
WESTINGHOUSE

WASHINGTON-The senate judiciary committee Thurs
DAY tied 7to7 the Burke proposal for single sxyear
presidential and reported the resolution 70 the senate
recommendation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07

After : en1gtd(9kte4 Win -
essssesl. WORMS fomzn6ankrnev m1s-
sess<n sid Ne go . <1nfw MIN
shs r n 4 ?. ca. sbssf pesmts~
s,oa ts cross thess ney -. ysf1e
with IL MR. snd>fp~ss. s<knat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07

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setae = 411mnog - - M1(llrCk
wesnes ent1 ip1oR nneG9 611D -
tnk1s t1e1r n1oGM1Nco 11~4 -
a<t1o1 ~ wel>l1 ee6ne 80 nnocn1no
~ feep1 = eDoeootoo = = - ~
stoew'hess.
kine ssms>v memtees = NfoGle
lnGsen n1oe4 na~ogoS11o - 0H~e
tevaaL rs1FSe1kx <31y - C
<isne mes ie1ey = eerooow n1|
immen1aae Dst1stse v1e1 e1CnC4 -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
Seattle Elks Defy Worner
To Remove Slot Machi,nes

sEATTLE-Heny Clay Aonew. exnIte1 ru1ov = ~
Seattle lodge Of Elks and II The ast elceltce eo-e
against King County Proseeuiov ,. Gray WunWs Mv -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07

Take Bsess sish JOS vhes pea -
ssas.
sizes ~ lfs u shs party. fsIks
ssy.
Cal our circulation depart
msnt, MA 5f5f. and hars the
popey mailed 10 your vacation
addysss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-07
Sta,e College
Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy tenig ut.
Sat. Temps: Nigh.
SIS: how. IS. sun rises,
t;ss; sets. sses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
CABALLEROLODCE
TO HAVE GUESTS
ORDER OFFICIALS WILL BE
THROUGH CITY TOMORROW
ABOARD SIS. CUBA

Delegates to the Supreme Con-
vention of the Order Caballero
de la Luz, Inc, to be held in Ha-
vana. Cuba. on the 18th, 10Th, Both
and 31th of this month will be re-
ceived upon their arrival here
aboard the SIS. Cuba tomorrow
morning by Emilio c. Norcissa.
Jr., president of the local lodge,
Marti No. 3.
Among those arriving from
Tampa will be Jose Gavilan,
Grand Master; Angel RosadO,
Grand Vice-Master; Armando Lo-
PEI, Grand Secretary; FlorentinO
Diaz. Grand Vice Secretary; Ra-
mon Parcdi, Grand Treasurer;
Pablo Gonzalez, Grand Vice
Treasurer; Rogelio Berdeal, Grand
Past Master; Enrique Garcia, SUI
preme Vice-Secretary; Victor E.
Pasetti, Supreme Past Master.
and many others.
Upon their departure from
here the delegates will be joined
by Emilio Norcisa, Grand Pa
triarch, and Manuel Domenech,
Supreme Past Master, who will
also attend the convention.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
EMMA LEAVES FOR
TORTUGAS INSPECTION

The Coast Guard Tender Tin
MIA, which arrived this week
from the west coast, where it
had been engaged in buoy work
for the past few weeks, sailed 6
o'clock yesterday morning for
Dry Tortugas with Superinten-
dent w. w. Demeritt, who is to
make inspection of the light and
equipment on Loggerhead Key.
While the tour of inspection is
being made the Zinnia will be
occupied in replacing a buoy
which has been moved from
position. The party is expected
to return today.
The Tender Poinciana, which
for long period has been work
ing on Lake Okeechobee and
vicinity on buoys and beacons,
and worked in Miami harbor on
the trip down, arrived in port
this morning at $50 and will be
here for the Christmas holidays.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
KEY RESIDENTS
ENTHUSED ABOUT
ELECTRIFICATION
GOOD CROWD TURNED OUT
AT MEETING HELD LAST
NIGHT: COMMITTEE OF IN
coRPoRATORS APPOINTED

There were about IT'S persons
attending the Rural Electricifica-
ton meeting, which was held in
the Tavernier Theater last night
and presided over by County
Commissioner T. Jenkins Curry.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one. said Attorney W. Curry Har-
ris, by whom the meeting was
called.
Speakers who appeared before
the meeting were County Clerk
Ross c. Sawyer, Attorney w.
Curry Harris and Representative
Bernie c. Papy. who explained
the plan of the Rural Electrified
ton Project. as well as the types
of loans and to whom they will
be granted.
Many questions were asked by
the listeners who gave evidence
of being enthused with the idea
and heartily approved of selec-
ton of John A. MacRae, T. j.
Curry, c. B. Mcpherson, Leonard
Lowe. w. A. Parrish, John A.
Russell and Alton Park, as in
generators of the idea.
Following the meeting a meet
ing of those selected as incor-
porators was held and Attorney
Harris was selected to draw up
the necessary form of incorpora-
ton for presentation to the Rural
E ectr fication Administration,
and Alton Park was selected to
inform the body of the action
taken at the meeting last night.
AS the provisions for member
ship provides that there must be
three members for every mile
which are covered by the project,
it will be necessary to secure 300
for the KEYS Project, and Ross
c. Sawyer, Jr., was appointed to
initiate the membership survey.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
CONCERT SUNDAY
BY W.P.A. BAND

Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the Art Center Park, select
ed program will be played by the
WP.A. band under the direction
of Professor Alfredo Barroso.
Especial attention has been given
the Christmas numbers on the
program, which follows:
March, ''The Chancellor, c.
Lawrence.
Overture, Lone Star, E. Ha-
ze1.
Selection, Campus Memories,
T. Seredy.
Waltz, "Espiritus del Vino,
Ballardo.
Selection, christmas Songs.
Selection, 'Well-KnoWn Stand
ard Songs.
Marziale, God Bless America,
l. Berlin.
Star Spangled Banner, Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
STOCK COMPANY
TO APPEAR HERE
HEFFNER VINSON GROUP
WILL GIVE pRODUc-
TIONS AT STRAND

Formal announcement is ex-
pectcd in a few days by the Heff-
ner Vinson Theatrical Company
of the presentation of stage pro-
auctions by its stock company in
this city.
The company will present pro-
auctions next month, it is re-
ported, under canvas stretched
from wall to wall of the present
Strand Theatre site on Duvai
street.
Lessor of the property is Juan
Carbonell. Mr.. Heffner will be
remembered for his stage pro-
auctions given here over long
period of time and for his more
recent appearances as master of
ceremonies at the Habana- Madrid
Club.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
SCHOOL CADETS
ON VACATION
RIVERSIDE ACADEMY DIS
MISSES STUDENTS FOR
XMAS HOLIDAYS
(spee:aI 20 Tne CITIZEN

GAINESVILLE. Ga. Dec. %.
"Wednesday marked the close
of the fall term of Riverside
Military Academy of this city
and witnessed the exodus of
some five hundred and fifty
Cadets enrolled. Planes, buses,
trains and private automobiles
furnished transportation for
these boys back to their homes
in the forty-five states and for
eign countries represented in
Riverside.
The Cadets will enjoy the va
cation period until January z
when the entire Corps of Cadets
and Faculty will re-assemble for
the three winter months at the
Academy's Winter Home at
HOLLYWOOD by -the-Sea. Fla.
Among those who left River
side are the following Cadets
from Key West, Florida: Sebas-
tan Cabrera, III, and Paul w.
Reuter-.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
ANTHONY FOKKER
DIED TODAY; WAS
AIRPLANE WIZARD
GAINED PROMINENCE AS
MANUFACTURER OF WAR
AND COMMERCIAL PLANES
BEARING HIS NAME
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-An-
thony Fokker, noted manufac-
turcr of airplanes, died here to-
day at the age of 40. He had
suffered from meningitis and was
in coma for four days preced-
ing his death this morning.
Contrary to general belief. FOX
ker was of Dutch parentage.
Many had placed his nationality
as German, owing to the fact that
during the World War he manu-
featured airplanes bearing his
name for the Germans.
Fokker built his first plane
when he was 10 years old. He
tried to market his ideas to the
Netherlands, then to France and
England, but wound up with a
three-year contract with Ger
many in 1913. At the outbreak
of the World War, he was COM
missioned to build more and more
war machines, which, at least for
the first two years Of the war,
were vastly superior to any on
the Allies side.
Fokker came to the United
States in 1923 and undertook en-
cheering work for the u. S.
Government at Lakewood, N. J.
He was the first designer of a
tri motor plane and was consid-
cred a genius amongst engineer
Ing circles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
RED CROSS DRIVE
STILL GOES ON
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS LIST.
ED AS RELEASED BY r. M.
SPOTTSWOOD, CHRM.

The Red Cross annual drive is
still being conducted and re-
ports coming to Chairman r. M.
SpottsWood list the following ad-
ditional contributors:
Mrs. Frank Sawyer, $500;
Donation, SOC and the following
$1.00 contributions:
Mrs. Louisa Warren, Wing
Lee, Rose Marie Shop, J. G. Kan
tor, Leonte Valladares, I. Appel
routh, Jack Barash, Dan Ma
varro, Mabel p, Green, Ramonin's
Restaurant, John H. Simone,
Cello Diaz.
Mrs. Beulah Howard, Jose
Lopez, Molina Bakery, Eddie
Gomez, r. Kirchik, Chas. Arono-
vitz, John Gardner, Frank Lee
whisky, Joe Pearlman, Morris
Holtsberg, Broadway Market, j.
r. Showers, Mrs. Stephen Lowe
and John Sawyer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
TWO KEY WEST
Selected By M. EOerett
POETS in VOLUME
ssessssesssssssssessssss

Received at the editorial desk
of The Citizen this week is a
copy of recently published book
of poems, under the title "242
Great Contemporary Poems Sc
lected by Michael Everett, who
has gathered them from the great
offerings of living poets.
On page 81 of the volume will
be found ''Poinsettia" by Hide
gard OFT Russell of Key West,
which is beautiful, being a lyric
of supreme grace and execution.
Shown on page 81 is an offer
ing by Miss Marie Louise Cap
pick. "Jessamines", which is
beautifully conceived and written
in a style that is touched with
pure poetic subtlety and exalta-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
Ss0s0oe &c &c zee
This SANTA CLAUS
And He's Growing Beard
is FROM MISSOURI

By ED MILLS
APP Feature Service Writer

MARSHALL, Mo. Dec. 90
Santa Claus is growing a beard.
You thought he already had
one? Well, that's true of the
fictional Santa, but it hasn't been
true of Mr.. Santa Claus-that's
his real name-of Marshall, Mo.
For years he's been trying in
his own way to live up to the
meaning of the name-given him,
he.says, by a tathss, with a sense
of humor-but he has remained
clean-Shaven.
This year, though, friends per-
suaded Marshalrsi Santa to try to
look the part. When his beard is
growing, he'll whiten the Whis-
kers and be a realistic Santa for
the town.
Eleven months a year, Mr.
Claus divides his time between
his plumbing trade and his Chris
tan calling aa pastor of the local
Church of God.
In December, however, Mr..
Claus spends most of his time an
sWering letters.
Providing for five bows (none
named Santa and two girls of
his own doesn't leave him any
money left to buv presents for the
thousands of anxious youngsters
who write him annually.
He has to depend on charitable
friends to help him buy the
stamps. It REQUIRES quite a few
to answer 5000 letters-his an
nual average-but he keeps writ
ing as long as the stamp money
holds out. There have been time>
in recent years when he cut
short the Christmas pleasures OF
his own family to answer more
letters. The missives from hope
full Riddles started coming this
year before the first Thanksgiv-
ing.
Santa is unhappy that some ma
tons will be at war this Christ
mas but hopes that the United
States can stay out-that peace
on earth" can remain this ma
TONS Christmas motto.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
Santa Claus Brought
Toys-Fruit To Riddles
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED TOYS DISTRIBUTED YES
TERDAY IN ANNUAL LIONS AFFAIR

followed some Christmas Carol
singing led by George Mills
White.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock Santa
Claus came and the task of dis
tribution of toys and fruit and
candy began. Over seven hun
dred excellent toys, mainly con-
structed by the NYA Department
boys, were given to enthusiastic
children of the city. AS the chill
dren paraded past Santa to re-
ceive their toy, they were handed
a bag of fruit and bag of candy.
The affair, the second spon-
Sored by the Lions Club, was pro-
nounced a decided nit by the
committee in charge. AcknoWl-
cdgemcnt to the WPA Depart
ment and NYA and Scouts of the
city, were given.