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The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

After taking part in every regular
game played by the New York Yankees
since May 30, 1925, Lou Gehrig voluntarily
went on the bench temporarily a few days
ago because of serious batting slump
He had played in 2,13O consecutive games,
world record
Gehrig has been one of the heaviest
batters in the game during his long career,
his percentage being 800 Or more for IL
consecutive years. He batted $40 or more
in eight seasons, his best average being .379
in 1880. Last year he dropped to .295,
after batting 1851 in 1927, and .354 in
1886. I
Among the world records set by
Gehrig are these: Most home runs with
bases full, %; most double plays by a
first baseman, 157; most home runs in a
single game, Tin 1922; most years with
100 or more runs driven in, 13.
He was selected as the most valuable
player in the American League in 1927 and
1886.
Although not suffering from injuries
or illness, the iron man. has not been
able to get going this season. In the eight
games in which he played before going
on the bench he made only four hits and
batted in only one run. In the last game he
came to bat four times with men on base
and failed to get hit. So he decided to
take rest.
Few believe Gehrig is through. He
is only 35, and is still the highest salaried
player in baseball. He thinks he will make
a comeback when hot weather arrives and
his many admirers hope to see him do it.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10
NEWSPAPER PRIZES

Announcement of the Pulitzer awards
for distinguished journalism and other
literary activities during 1888 were made
few days ago by the trustees of Colum-
bia University, on recommendation of
special advisory board composed of lead
ing newspapermen. 90 ,tf
The $500 gold medal for 'the most
disinterested and meritorious public serv-
ice rendered by an American newspaper
during the year. was won by the Daily
News of Miami, Fla, for it's campaign
against Irregularities in the city govern
ment. This led to a movement for recall
of the city council. For an exposure of
municipal graft" the Republican-American
of Waterbury, Conn, received honorable
mention.
Thomas L. Stokes, a Scripps- Howard
writer, was given 81 900 for the most dis
tinguished example of a reporters work,
based on his articles on intimidation of
voters in the Kentucky Democratic pri-
mary campaign for United States senator.
Louis P. Lochner of the Associated
Press was awarded $500 for his dispatches
from Berlin as foreign correspondent,
while r. G.. Calvert of the Portland Ore
gonian won the $500 prize for dstin-
guished editorial writing. Charles Wer-
ner Of the Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma
City, received $500 for the best cartoon of
1888.
These annual awards, established by
the late Joseph Pulitzer of the New York
World, are highly priced by journalists
and newspapers. Other Pulitzer awards
are made for letters, art and music.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10
OFF TO A GOOD START

Motorists of the United States started
the year 1889 by setting fine record for
safe driving during the first three months
of the year
Figures kept by the National Safety
Council show that there was decrease of
II per cent in automobile fatalities during
the first quarter of 1889 and, if the down
ward trend continues, the death rate, for
the year will be the lowest since 1928. ..
This would be an encouraging sign.
1t would mean, apparently, that the educa-
tional effort that has been made in the
past few years is bearing fruit and that
motorists are beginning to drive carefully.
This decline in the number of people
killed by automobiles on the highways
should not lead us to believe that there can
be let-up in the work of safety educa-
ton. It should not lead us to ease up the
enforcement of laws that tend to secure
safety for those who use the highways
Rather should we be encouraged to de-
mand stricter law enforcement than ever
before because it may be possible to re-
Gace the death list much more i'm the
future
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10
T e s T Y o u r
X N CIV l. E ID G. e
Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn 20
Page 6 for the answers

/. What is the name for the
whole mass of ocean wa
ters on the earth'S sur
face?
2. Name the birthplace of the
Dionne quintuplets.
3. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word cosmo-
polite?
4. Name the vast desert region
of Central Asia.
5. Is a person, who was born
in the u. S. of alien par
entS who were never nat
uralized. eligible for the
office of President?
6. Name the u. S. Secretary of
War.
7. What is the name of the race
of mankind discovered in
possession of the South
Sea Islands?
8. Irto what river does the
Snake River empty?
8. What is the principal aka
loid of tobacco?
10. Which state is represented
in Congress by Senator
Morris Sheppard?
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10
"Clean-Up Week" 200 Years Old;
Launched by Oglethorpe in 1880

lew Americans may be aware Of It,
i but this year Is the 200th anniver-
sary Of one Of our best known ma
tional campaigns-"Clean-Up Week.
Delivers into history win find that in
1899 General James E. oglethorpe.
founder Of Georgia. also became a
founder Of an American civic tradi-
ton when he instituted a campaign to
make Savannah look more present
able. An offer Of q feast Of bread and
beer to participants helped spur the
townsmen to cooperation.
A report by William Stephens. Sec
retary to the Trustees for Establish
ing the Colony of Georgia in Amer
ica." shows that General Oglethorpe
found the public square and other
open parts Of the town overgrown
with weeds and shrubs-too unkempt
even for a pioneer settlement.
Something had to be done. so the
General decreed that at sunrise, on
October 16. 1889. everybody should
ego to work In clearing this great
Nuisance"
Beer and bread, provided by Ogle-
thorpe, at community breakfast
started off the "cleaner-uppers" and a
similar repast also with the Generals
compliments. was given at the end Of
the days work.
It is reported by historians that sew
sral hundred acres were thus cleared
and everybody without distinction
took Pains to do what he could"-the
General included.
Oglethorpe was an advocate ofbeer
as a beverage Of moderation and. this
was not the first time he had used the
offer Of beer to reward performance.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

A little more than quarter of mil
lion dollars was taken in tolls by the
Overseas Toll & Bridge Commission yield
ing a net profit of approximately 100000.
The pessimists say that this is the best
year the bridges will ever have, because
of its novelty, while the optimists declare
that the yield will be even greater with
each passing year. But all will be salts
fled if the barometer maintains its orig
inal equilibrium
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10
In a half page advertisement in Mi

In half page advertisement in Mi
ami paper, there is published diatribe
against senator of Dade County who is
reported to have made the statement that
the city of Hialeah is controlled by gang
sters and underworld influence" To VIM
dicate themselves the mayor and city coun-
ell have resolved to have this announcement
printed "at the expense of the City of
Hialeah", and the taxpayers nolens volens
will have to pay through the nose. A
parallel case would be if some one in au-
thority here were to state that the mayor
and city council of Key West were grafters
and the officials in turn order q half page
advertisement in The Citizen to deny the
soft impeachment at the city's expense.
Wouldn't there 60 up a howl from the tax
payers? And justly sol
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

On an earlier occasion. while leading
a feet of small boats carrying Salz-
burgers and Moravians for colonial
ton In Georgia. he kept the oarsmen
from tagging by placing the food and
beer in the forward boat whereby
none might eat and drink who did not
follow" according to "A Short His
tory of Georgia" by E. Merton Coul-
ter.
In 1874 Oglethorpe returned to Lon
don to report to the Trustees. Among
instructions he left with his acting
successor. Thomas Causton. was ''to
favor the setting up of Greenhouses"
In furtherance of the Generals policy
Of developing colony Of sober and
industrious persons who would use
beer as q beverage with their meals
and shun excessive use Of strong
drink. a-.fo'e
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

Politicians are slick and it is hard to
put the finger on them, but when one of
them is dead broke as he goes into office,
pays off thousands of dollars of political
debts, goes on trip to Europe with his
wife, and when the term of office expires
builds palatial mansion-not in the skies
but on terra firma-then he has something
on the ball.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

Westbrook Pegler, the columnist, had
a piece about Miami and its underworld,
in which he said that a couple of Italians
had run a couple of Irish racketeers out of
business. Implying a denial, Editor Hol-
lums, replies "the Irish don't run" All
racketeers, of whatever nationality, not
only run but abjectly plead for mercy
when they are cornered.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

,. There is National Week for every
week during the year, and some weeks
double up, for instance this is National
Music Week and National Hardware
Week The result is that all the "Weeks"
are getting weaker, and soon will be only
a gesture.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

- The man that hath no music in him.
self, is fit for treason, strategems and
spOils. That is something to remember
during his Music Week, and if any man sis
not moved with concord of sweet sounds, %
he is to be pitied.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

AS an emblem of peace the
dove is fraud, according to DR..
Funkhouser of the University of
Kentucky. He declares that in
their domestic life doves are
among the most quarrelsome of
birds. ...
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

The Democrats, unable so far
to secure harmony between the
two factions of the Party, are
likewise interested in the election
raxt year. The President, it is
plain, will demand a candidate
favorable to the New Deal, and
pledged to carry out its basic
policies. The Conservative fac
ton appears ready to wreck the
Party's prospects, if necessary to
uproot and overthrow New Deal
control.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

The inventive genius of the
three Howe brothers, who labor
ed effectively a century ago, is
recalled by a writer who recently
visited their old home in Massa-
chusettS. Elias Howe invented
the sewing machine, Tyler Howe
the spring bed, and William
Howe the truss bridge.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SIDELIGHTS
BY MARCY B. DARNALL
Former Editor of The Citizen
sssesssssesssSssssssssss

Persons who have their faces
lifted or otherwise re-vamped do
so at their own risk, Judge Fenny
of Los Angeles has ruled. He
threw out of court a suit for
damages brought by an actor
against a surgeon for making his
nose look worse instead of bet
ter.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

~ "Capone Wants to Leave Jail"-
- headline. AL always was peculiar.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10
Eases Angry Itch

For itch tortured skin that needs
comforting relief use IMPERIAL
LOTION. Swiftly, it eases the itch
ing of Eczema, Rash, letter, Ring
worm, Scabies, Scalp, Between Toes.
etc. Money back if larGe bottle does
not satisfy. Sold everywhere.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

Making use of information he
had read in book on etiquette,
Chinese student at the Univer-
sity of Michigan, attending his
first reception, when handed a
cup of tea said: THANK you, sir
or madam, as the case may be-"
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10
KEY \ WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files of The Citizen

Formal acceptance of the city's
charter granted to DR.. j. S. Mer-
rill and business associates for
the construction and operation of
a salt water diStilling plant and
distribution system to furnish
fresh water to Key West arrived
today and was this afternoon fill
ed with the city clerk by Robert
w. Austin, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce. This completes
the contract between DR.. Merrill
and the City of Key West and
makes the conditions binding on
all parties concerned.
Two civil engineers and naval
officers who were responsible
for the invention of the lifesav-
ing device for the escape of men
on submarines which had been
disabled and sunk, today received
the highest honors that President
Hoover and the navy department
can bestow. Secretary Adams, at
the direction of the President,
awarded the distinguished serv-
ice medal to Lieutenant Charles
Monsen, chief gunner, and Clar-
ence TibHias, who tested the de-
vice in the waters of Key West,
escaping by means of the device
from depths of 206 feet. The
navy made cash award of years
pay to Frank Hobson, civilian en-
gineer in the bureau of construc-
ton and repair. Others were
awarded for their assistance in
working out the invention.
All elementary public schools
in the City of Key West were
closed today, having rounded out
a, term of eight months instead of
nine as, formerly. The senior
high. sclool will continue for the
full period of nine months, clos
ing on June z. While on account
of financial conditions: "wes have
had to shorten the term, the Pc
riod has been one of the most
successful throughout the entire
year, one of the officials stated
to-day.
In the concluding program OF
National Music Week, which was
carried out yesterday afternoon
by the drum and bugle corps OF
the Knights of the Golden Eagle
at Bayview Park, Mrs. VIM.
White. chairman of the Fine Arts
Department of the Woman's Club,
states that the delightful affair
added much to the festivities of
Music Week.
Editorial Comment: If this hy-
| giene craze keeps up love max
ing of the future might be quite
sanitary. but there won't be much
of kick in it.
Tomorrow evening at the San
Carlos theatre the three-act play.
Mother Mine" will be presented
under the auspices of the Phil
athea Class of the First Congre-
CATION church, The performance
will be the first presentation of
the play in Key West and the
public is assured of excellent en-
tertainment.
Yesterday afternoon at the
American Legion grounds the
BARRIERS and the Chauffeurs cross
ed bats in their mooted struggle
for supremacy and the score was
Is to IA in favor of the BARRIERS.
George Key hit three doubles
and a home run in three trips to
the bat Aguilar hit home
run.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

The Congress still has a num-
ber of important matters to ham
die before adjournment will be
possible. Some of these involve
amendments to existing legisla-
ton and may be postponed but
others involve must" matters,
Among the former, one might list
changes in the Social Security
Act. the National Labor Relations
Act and the Wages and Hours
Law. Neutrality lie 6 isl att o n
might even be included in this
category. While we do not ex-
Feet Congress to adjourn without
taking action on some of the items
already listed, such chance ex-
lists.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

. ~ A depression is really success in one
way 1t makes so many people in Key
West, who are in the same boat, more con-
genial.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

The explanation woman re-
Gently gave a life insurance COM
pany for failing to pay her hus-
bands premium seems reason
able. She wrote: please excuse
us, as we can not pay any more
premiums on Sam Johnson. He
died last September. Mrs. ,.
Johnson"
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
Comprehensive City Plan (Zcning).
3. Hotels and Apartments.
4. Bathing Pavilion.
5. Airports--Land and Sea.
6. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

Expressing sympathy for a
subscriber whose dog was killed
by an automobile, a North Caro-
lima newspaper prints touching
article which concludes as fol-
lows: What makes the loss of
his dog all the more distressing
is that he has only eight left"
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

It's a wise comedian who knows his
own wise crack
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

pen in Washington in the next
eighteen months.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

greater efforts to insure its abso-
lutte safety. Consequently, the
defense. program will undoubted-
~ be expanded.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

A Harvard professor declares:
'It is egregious obscurantism to
postulate that syncopation in
harmonization has an immoral
connotation,' The Washington
Post comes to the rescue by in
terpreting the professors dictum
to mean that jazz won't hurt ones
morals, if any.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

These are the main issues now
before Congress but in order TO
understand what happens, the
reader must remember that prac-
tically every office-holder now
has mis- eyes focused on a day in
the fall of 1910. BY remembering
this fact, it will be easier to un-
derstand many things that hap
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

Naturally, under such circum-
stances, the reader will have to
exercise caution if he expects to
keep up intelligently with national
or international affairs. The
spokesmen of both parties are
conscious of 1910; politics will not
adjourn.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

Even the delicate disposition of
question relating to the foreign
affairs of this Government is in
cluded in the fog which beclouds
the reason of many Americans
when a political campaign is in
volved. On domestic issues, the
partisan lineup is expected. The
Republicans, in Congress, encour-
aged by polls Of public opinion,
Lave their. eyes on the 1910 cleo
ton, which, they hope, will re-
! turn them to power. Naturally
they are on the lookout for issues
which, in their estimation, will
mean votes.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

Collecting postmarks is hobby
of F. G.. Richardson of Water
town, Mass. Among those in his
collection are envelopes post
marked at Ace, Tex; King, N.
c.: Queen, Pa; Jack, Ala; and
Joker, Va.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10
EYES ON 1910
POLITICS EVERYWHERE
CONGRESS- MONTHS
THREE OR FOUR ~MUsTs"
NEUTRALITY UNCERTAIN

In a little less than eighteen
months, the people OF the United
States will elect a President. AL
ready the hand of politics is scat
tering seeds of suspicion through
out Inc nation. Everything that
is said, or whatever happens, is
ascribed to politics and discussed
from the political angle.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

Congress has now been in ses-
sion for more than. four months.
So far the President has been
given limited authority to reor-
ganize executive agencies and
there has been a considerable eX-
pansion of national defense, for
which Congress has made gen
erous provision. Neither of these
matters are entirely disposd of.
The reorganization question will
come up every time the President
submits proposals to Congress,
which attempt anything.
National defense needs seem to
increase rather than decrease. De-
cpite the large sums already au-
thorized for the expansion of the
nations fighting services, world
conditions lead to the conclusion
that this country must make
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

The Congress must also con-
slider legislation that will affect
certain provisions of tax laws.
Some of the present taxes will
expire unless they are extended.
In addition, there has been much
talk about tax revision for the en-
couragement of business, but SO
far, rothing has been done in
legislative way. Big business in
terests continue to clamor for tax
relief. asserting that the way to
recovery is plain and that pros
perity is assured if private indus
try is relieved of the burdens that
Government has imposed. While
the writer takes these assertions
with vast amounts of salt, the
idea has strength. in the public
mind and this means that Con-
gress will give some attention to
the subject of taxes. There is
little prospect for anything like
general tax revision now.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

The question of relief during
the 1910 fiscal year, which begins
July 1st, 1899, and for which the
present Congress must provide, is
sure to receive attention. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has submitted his
request for $1,750, 100000 for work
relief and related activities. The
amount is considered conserva-
tive but every congressman knows
that if it is not enough, addition
al requests will be made at the
next session of Congress. There
will be some discussion over the
management of relief funds.
Senator Byrnes wants to end the
discretionary power of the Ad-
ministration over relief funds
and would require each state to
bear a fixed percentage of reliet
costs. Anyway, this issue will
consume the attention of Con-
gress before it can adjourn.
The Key West citizen., 1939-05-10

Editorial Comment: If this hy-
giene craze keeps up love max
ing of the future might be quite
sanitary. but there won't be much
of a kick in it.
Evening star., 1939-05-11

homemade landing fields no bigger
than postage stamps, tucked away TN
some mountain cove-is SAINTS"
Tinkapaw, formerly of New England.
Santa, as he IS known up and down
the Andes end its foothills, won his
nickname by flying toys and gift
packages at Christmastime and
dropping them to isolated lighthouse
keepers along New England's crock
ribbed" coast.
Santa" said Oliver, can fly that
tin goose around a corner Of the
Andes and set It. down on q pocket
handkerchief. He also can fly 1t out
again. He can't 60 back and try
again if he misjudges things :. not
on that kind of f1eld!"
Just now Oliver and his friends
are prospecting for tungsten in the
foothills of the Andes, about 400
miles west of B. A., in the province
of San Luis.
He flew up to Rio to meet his
mother and Is returning with her
to B. A. She expects to visit him in
the camp-just to make sure he
wears his overshoes and doesn't 60
out in the rain without an umbrella.
Oliver-from the way he greeted
his mother at Rio-doesnt seem to
mind a bit of maternal supervision
for change.
Tomorrow; Arrival at B. A.
Evening star., 1939-05-11

mes men are w. H. Shippen, Jr.
anxious to get back on the job
they have to be on their toes down
here, they tell me, what with plenty
of competition from abroad.
Nobody on board will be gladder
than Dr. Mann when our ship pulls
into B. A. The welfare of his gift
collection for the Zoo there has
been his constant anxiety since we
left New York just after midnight
Friday, April lit seems a long
time ago.
The young buffaloS, including
Ferdinand, alias Wild Bill, appar-
emily will pull through OK-a bit
emaciated, perhaps, after almost
three weeks in crates on a tiltirg
work deck, but still able to take on
nourishment. For a time it looked
as if we would lose Wild Bill, who
kept trying to buck himself over
board, crate and all. He has Gained
down, however. as he nears the end
Of the journey.
Four ella Monsters Left.
After giving three gila monsters
to the Sac Paulo snake farm" DR..
Mann still has four left, along with
the bald eagles, the Texas red
wolves, the civet cats, binturang,
turtles, etc. He is making arrange.
ments from here to have them
cleared through customs and quar-
antine and transported to the Zoo.
Another passenger who will be
glad to get ashore at B. A. is Charles
Twist, formerly Of Albany, N. Y,
who, since he was graduated from
Yale in 1882, has been knocking
around down here with q gang of
prospectors-from Bolivia down the
Andes to the Argentine, working
Tor great North American min
Ing company.
Young Twist (called Oliver by the
passengerS is sort of stream
lined" prospector, 1899 style. He
and his fellows-several score of
mining engineers not too long out
of colleges m the States comb this
continent from the Amazon and its
tributaries to the lower reaches Of
Patagonia, searching for minerals
In pay quantities gold, silver,
tungsten, etc.
They have discarded the burro-
that faithful companion of the old
timer who said, "Thar's gold in
them thar hills, stranger"-in favor
OF Ford "tin goose" balso RATS on
the wild rivers, trucks, automobiles
and various other types of loco
motion.
The aviator who flies the young
prospectors here and there-into