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owned Lnelr nOulcS. oeNenJy Two q
the renting families lived in dwell
ing housing 2 or o families.
Six of the ten homeowning families
lived in one-family detached hous-
es. Sixty-one renting families and
6 homecoming families lacked one
or more of the following facilities;
inside flush toilet, running water,
electric lights, and gas or eleetri-
city for cooking. Fifteen Of the
families had telephones. Seven had
electric refrigeration. Twelve own
ed autos.
nair1y-six percent Of the families
had 1 or more members. In 81 fam
lies tie chief Garner was a semi
skilled or an unskilled laborer. In
the remaining families, the chief
Garner was a clerical worker or
skilled laborer. The average in
come Of the chief Garner was $685.
which supplied % per cent Of the
family income.
Incomes for the families exceed
ed expenditures by S22 on the a
verage. However, 81 per cent of
the families reported that increase
in liabilities or Withdrawals from
reserves exceeded savings the year.
This net deficit is accounted for
chiefly by increase in debts to
firms selling goods other than au-
tomobiles on the installment plan.
New York City
In New York, Negroes with in
comes between $1,000 and $4,000
spend for housing as much as or
more than white families at cor
responding income levels. But spend
more for clothing.
Chicago
Negroes in Chicago spend more
for clothing than those living in
New York city whose incomes are
between $1,000 and $4,000.
Clothing
Negro families with yearly in
comes between $3.50 and $1,000, in
New York and Chicago, spend re-
latively more for clothing than
white families with corresponding
incomes.
Atlanta
In Atlanta, Georgia, Negro fami-
lies with incomes between $500
and $3.50 reported a net surplus,
bat the white families did not
on the average report a surplus
until their incomes reached $1,000.
Negro families In Atlanta, Column
bia. Mobile, have larger insurance
premium payments than did white
people in these cities, at most in
come levels.
Rents
When American village house
renting family sends the monthly
check to the landlord, it Is likely
to be for some amount between
$10-$20. Average rents paid by
Negro families were less than half
as much as the cheapest rents of
any Of the white village groups
studied, as shown in an analysis of
rental expenditures of 1886 native
Negro families living in Is Georgia
and South Carolina villages and
in 10 North Carolina and Mississi-
ppi villages. From 43 SO per cent
Of these Negro families obtained
living quarters for payments of
less than SIS monthly; and from "a
to 81 per cent paid less than $40.
Average monthly rents were "a and
before said Court on the <th day of
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HELP WANTED
Wanted Experienced Janitor, APP
ply in Person.
ROSELAND THEATRE
oath and 90" st.
Legal Notices

Atty. Ray l.. Williams Room One
Tuchman Building at Gath & Lake
In the County Court of Douglas
County, Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of
Robert Martin, deceased:
All persons interested in said
matter are hereby notified that
on the 4th day of January 1889,
Noah Thomas filed a petition in
said County Court praying that his
final administration account filed
herein be settled and allowed, and
that he be discharged from his
hearing will be had on said petition
trust as administrator and that a
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the first recruits.

the first recruits.
He published two famous papers.
the North Star, and after the War,
the New National Era. He became
United States Marshall, Record
ef OF DEEDS for the District of Co
lumbia, and Minister to Hayti, E.
leetor at Large, 1872, Republican
party in New York. President Grant
appointed him Secretary Of the
Santo Domingo Commission.
First Negro to ride On a battle
ship as guest Of the United States
Navy.
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Ifyou like or dislike this column
please write the editor OF myself
IA letter or q post card; this is the
only way we can find out If we
are pleasing or displeasing our
readers.
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Congressman of Texas

Congressman Of Texas
Congressman Meverick of Texas
stated that he had just recently
learned that only one-fifth of the
Southern whites were slaves own
ers. You make me believe Congress
sman trat you are an ardent reader
of this column.
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Negroes in New World

There were about 10000 Negroes
in the New World SO years after
The discovery Of America by Column
bus.
The famous 10 Negroes did not
arrive in jamestown, Virginia, I'M
til 1919, one hundred and twenty
seven years after the discovery of
America.
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lions of dollars. Of this sum. $780,
600 Negroes in the II leading cities
of the South about $30S, 000, 900,
and southern Negro farm owners
and managers about 1925, 900 900.
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The 37oth Infantry (colored)
was the first American regiment
to enter the st. Mihiel sector, dur
ing the Worlds War.
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In 1860 there were 487,970 free
Negroes and 3,953,76O slaves.

AS early as 1926 the West India
Company imported Negro slaves a
mong the quiet burghers of New
Amsterdam New York;
The city itself owned shares in
q slave ship, advanced money for
its outfit, and participated in the
profits. The slaves we're sold at
public auction to the highest bid
der and the average price about
$40.
Peter Stuyvesant (Governor) was
instructed to use every exertion to
promote the sale Of slaves.
"That New York was not a slave
state like some southern states was
due to the climate and not to gu.
perior humanity of its founder.
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Money Spent :. =.
Negroes spend annual for pro-
The annual purchasing power
of our Negro population of 12,O00,-
600 IS estimated to exceed two bill
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NEGRO WOMAN EARNS LIVE
LHOOD FROM WHITES PA
TRONAGE; COMPETITORS
BUILD BARROOM ANNExEs
TO ROB HER OF NEGRO
TRADE
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10th verses)=
Negro Families Studied

Incomes Of 100 Negro families
studied in Norfolk Portsmouth,
Virginia, area, in 1888. averaged
S93' and total expenditures S01s.
These families used on the average
nearly q per cent Of their total
family expenditures for faod. cloth
M housing. and fuel. LIGHT and
refrigeration combined. sf.s per
cent.
So lived IN rented homes and
5 owned the homes. Thirty-six
81 the 50 renting families and "a
Of tho 2s hamesownea families iiv-
Il in o~ne-fsmily detached houses.
Al but seven families were with
nj. one or more Of the following
facilities; inside flush toilet. RUM
M hot water. electric lights, gas
o. electricity fef cooking.
Three renting families and three
owning families has telephones.
Ono renter and four OWNERS had
electric refrigeration. Seven of the
100 families owned automobile.
Forty-seven per cent of these
families included in this survey,
consisted of 4 or more members.
Average family size was LOS per-
sons. In 80 per cent of the fami-
lies the chief Garner was a semi
skilled or unskilled laborer; in the
remaining families the chief earn
er was a clericak worker or skilled
laborer. The average income of the
chief Garner was 1923 which sup
piled SO per cent of the family in
come. Families in which the chief
Garner was domestic servant in a
private home were not included.
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Gainful Pursuits

There are mere Negro females
engaged in gainful pursuits IN the
United States than there are Ne
gro males thus engaged.
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Rejected Recslits

The number Of rejected recruits
pc 1000 examined for the Civil
War was for whites recruits 26i.1,
and for cOlored recruits 1902. -.
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Slave of jefferson Davis
Tho father. of the founder of
Mount Bayou, Mississippi, the all
Negro town. was a slave of JEFF
ierson Davis
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President sIonroe's Shoes

The day that Monroe became
President of the United States. the
shoes that he wore were made by a
Negro shoemaker.
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Malattoes

Mulattoes
prietary medicines s6,0O0.000; for
tooth paste sf.200.000; for paint
SIS. 10000; and approximately
esi.162,223 gaIlens Of gasoline are
used by Negroes each year. ....
The census Of 1850 shows that
5s1 of every 1000 free Negroes
we're mulattoes. and only So Of
every 100 slaves.
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Any information concerning this
column or the facts stated there
in,. write. in care of. paper in
closing q self addressed envelope.
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invented Shoe Machine

Invented Shoe Machine
Matzelinger, a Negro, invented a
machine for lasting sloes-reducing
the cost of shoes fifty per cent.
Sold patent to the United States
Machinery Company.
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Any information concerning this
column or the facts stated there
in, write in care of this paper in
closing a self addressed envelope.
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FREQ Men

FREQ Men
Free Negroes owned 800 slaves,
in Charleston, South Carolina, in
1860. A man of color n Donate,
owned about 80 slaves and property
worth about $45, 900, in Louisiana
III 1S48.
Daniels Prophecy and Description
of Jesus
III beheld till the thrones were
cast down, and the Ancient of days
did sit, whose garments was white
as snow, and THE HAIR OF HIS
HEAD THE PURE WOOL; his
throne was like the fiery flame
and wheels as burning fire.
A fiery stream issued and came
forth from before him; thou
sands, ministered unto him, anC
ten thousands time ten Thousand
stood before him the judgment wa
set, and the books were opened
Daniel 7th chapter 9th verse, ant
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Negro Newspapers

Negro Newspapers
Tho first Negro newspaper was
published In 1927 by John Russ
wurm. II was called the Freedoms
Journal. in 1871 the first Negro
magazine was published. being is
sued by the AME Church Phillis
Wheatley. slave, writer published
her first. book of verse In 1878,
when but 20 years of age.
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Id
Sojourner Truth
S~ojourner Truth bora O slave In
Ulster County. New York In 1898
was given the name of Isabella.
Married a slave by the name of
Thomas. Mother Of five children,
Became a free person when the
state abolished slavery. Had q
dream or vision and changed her
name to Sojourner Truth. Soiclr-
ner to travel the land and Truth
10 preach the word of the Lord
September 1850 addressed a Wo-
mans Rights Convention at Wor-
chester, Mass. Spoke at the second
National Woman's Suffrage Con-
vention, in 1852, at Akron. Ohio.
One of the speakers for the Anti
Slavery Society. Died Nov. 26th,
1888, Battle Creek. Michigan, She
was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Minnesota To-Day
One hundred and sixty Negroe.
in tire state of Minnesota that cal
neither read nor write.
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Sailed for Africa

Sailed for Africa
One hundred and ninety-sevel
Negroes, in 1896 sailed from Sa
vannah, Georgia, for Liberia (Af
rica) to make their homes.
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|. Keeps in service .585 vessels
d FL types and 1122 airplanes.
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SENATOR ANDREWS
DEFINITELY STOPS
,JUDCESHIP RUMORS
GIVES STATEMENT AT FLOR
IDA STATE PRESS AssocIA.
TON CONVENTION: WILL
RUN TO SUCCEED HIMSELF

ST. AUGUSTINE. Nov. 49,
FNS) The political rumor OF
ABC and triple plays" which
have been keeping politicians and
newspapers in a dither for the
past several weeks, blew up with
a loud bang Friday night when
u. S. Senator Charles o. An
drews kicked it out of the win
dow of the spacious dining room
at Marineland.
Senator Andrews chose the
closing moments of the enter
tainment program which followed
the banquet given to newspaper
men attending the sixtieth an
nual convention of the Florida
State Press Association to make
his dramatic statement that he
could not and would not accept
the Federal judgeship even if il
were rendered him.
! Up to the time OF leaving
Washington last Wednesday," he
said, Il have considered that il
would be very presumptious in
me to announce that l would
either accept or decline the U. S.
District judgeship. The many
rumors circulated in Florida
Continued on Page Four
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tegiStS here see it, is that Ger
many must get bases closer to
England from which to launch
her air sttack-if she is determ-
ined to dc it. The few recon
Nuisance and "sampling" tests
made by Germany on British
naval and supply centers have
shown them that the defense is
tough. 1t includes not only the
anti aircraft guns, but more i'm
portant still, the fast flying little
interceptor planes that can get
off the ground in a split second,
climb 10000 feet to be on level
with the bombers, then swarm in
on them with as many as four
machine guns blazing from each
plane.
If the German bombers could
have an escort of a fleet of Nazi
combat planes, these little fight
ers could take on the British in
terceptors and leave the bombers
free to accomplish their mission.
Losses that way would be cut to
a minimum.
But the combat planes can't
make the flight. 1t is 800 miles or
more from the nearest German
Continued on Page Four
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ENGLISH ADMIT THAT SUB
MARINES HAVE DESTROYED
SHIPS; CZECHS CLAMOR
FOR coUNTRY'S RETURN
CBy Associated I'resHJ

LONDON, Nov. 15.-England
today admitted that Germans
have destroyed $4,000 tons of
shipping by submarine torpedo
ing. It also admitted sinking of
a destroyer by a torpedo fired by
a German submarine this week.
Wild rumors swept Europe
this week. Most authentic ap-
peared reports from Copenhagen
that Germany is preparing to
tighten it's frontier defenses and
loose a huge air attack on Eng
land. Entirely unconfirmed was
a report that Germany had de-
veloped a plane which could
reach England in an hour and a
half.
Two hundred small range Ger
man submarines have been built
by Germany for use no farther
than the English Channel.
CZechs today revolted in
Prague in front of the tomb of
the Unknown Soldier shouting
for their lost government. Post
ers were placed in a Nazi section
of the town but German storm
troopers destroyed them before
they were much read.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
GUARD SUPPLY
BIDS SOUGHT

War Department. National
Guard Bureau, issues a call for
bids for supplies for the Deem
Der 9 Encampment at Fort Tay-
lor.
Sealed bids in quadruplicate
form will be received until 10
O'clock the morning of Novem-
Der 19. Lieut-Col. G. E. Grace
of the F.N.G. advises.
Among products wanted arc
groceries, packing house prod
ucts, dairy products, fresh fruits
and vegetables, bread and rolls.
Complete list of the various kinds
of products in these classes is
contained in the notice, which
will be posted at Key West Post
Office today.
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RuInOrS Predict NazS Ready
To Loose Huge Air Attack
Recovered From Fright
And Caught Rattlers

How would you like to be
lifting cross ties from an
abandoned railroad track and
suddenly hear a b-zzzzzzzzz
right by your hand. You
would jump enough to fright
en- yourself out of ten years
growth if you saw two eight
foot rattlesnakes right there
contemplating a shot at your
arm.
Well. George Griffin and
Leno Cruz had just that ex-
perience this week. They
were out on the railroad
roadbed on Boca Chica when
they heard one b-zzzzzzzzz
and directly afterward an
other b-zzzzzzzzz.
Undaunted by the rather
unpleasant sensation of near
lY having a highly venemous
reptile inoculate them with
poison. they cooked" up a
scheme TO secure the rattlers.
Looping a rope into a large
moose they spread il before
the snakes. Then one of the
youths stepped before one of
the snakes and began entic-
ing him forward. Mr.. Rattle
snake. thinking here is
good fellow TO sting. leaped
forward and was surprised
TO find the moose tighten
around IFS neck and more
surprised to find itself stran-
gled TO death.
The same was done for the
other snake. One rat4lesnake
was eight feet. seven inches
long and the other six feet
four inches long. One had
eleven rattles and button.
which made more noise
than a hundred maracas. The
youths said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

DROPS AS BUREAU
PLACES WORKERS
STATE SERVICE LOOKS FOR
BANNER YEAR AS DEMAND
GROWS FOR PRIVATE EN-
PLoYMENT

TALLAHASSEE. Nov. 15.-
That Florida is beginning to
share in the increased prosperity
of the country is indicated by
the large number of private
placements made by the State
Employment Service last month.
when private industry in
Florida can absorb 1851 of the
unemployed in one month and
when 4,887 of this number are
engaged on regular full-time EN-
ployment, we do not hesitate to
predict banner winter season
season for the state, Fons A..
Hathaway, director of the State
Employment Service, said in dis
cussing the unprecedented num-
Der of placements made by his
agency during the month of Octo
Der.
Private placements for last
month increased more than 300
percent over September when
Ito workers were employed by
private industry through the
State Employment Service.
In addition to the workers
placed in private employment,
the Service placed 1884 in pub
lie employment, such as the PWA
and the Bureau of Public Roads.
This was also an increase over
September when 799 workers
were placed in this type of EN-
ployment. u
The finding of jobs for the un-
employed is not the only task of
the Employment Service as all
claims for "Jobless Insurance"
must be filed in a State Employ
ment Office and to date the "a
offices of the Service have az
cepted 92,310 initial and 388,505
continued compensate claims
since the first of January, 1899
These claims total more than
100000 which has been paid to
eligible unemployed workers un
der the State Unemployment
Compensation Law.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Hol-
lands danger in this world war
arises out of the fact that aero
nautical ingenuity has not devils
ed a combat plane that will fly
the round trip from Germany to
England and back.
A combat plane is one of those
compact little one man fighters
which are easily Unanswered and
are death to awkward bombers.
but are themselves helpless when
confronted by long distances.
Strategists say one reason the
smashing German Blitzkrieg
planned for England has been
held up is because these little
combat planes cannot fly along
and protect the Nazi bombers
from British combat and inter-
ceptor planes. 1t is not the only
reason the strategists give. An
other important one is that Ger
many seems not too certain that
a Biltzkrieg through the air will
work.
There is a third important rea-
son which we will take up fur
Their along.
Germany Needs Bases
The danger to Holland, as stra
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
DEMERITT AND
HASKINS MET C.C.
REQUIREMENTS
COMMANDER WAESCHE NO.
TILTED BOTH MEN THIS
WEEK: APPOINTMENT DE-
CISION NOT MADE

w. w. Demeritt, superinten~
dent of the Seventh Lighthouse
District. and Henry B. Haskins,
lighthouse engineer and assistant
superintendent, have been Off
cially notified that they passed
the mental, moral and physical
requirements for initiation into
the Coast Guard.
In letter from Admiral r. r.
Waesche, commander of the or
ganization. it is pointed out that
the qualifications of Mr.. Demer-
lit and Mr. Haskins have been
established to the satisfaction of
the official head of the organiza-
ton, who asks that he be inform
ed as to whether or not thew
desired to accept the rank of
commander and lieutenant, re
Spectively.
Admiral Waesche's letter con
cludes with you are aware of
the obligations which you will
be required to assume as an of
ficer, as well as the benefits and
privileges, and are sufficiently
familiar with the government
regulations to understand the
general purposes and require
mentS".
Mr.. Demeritt stated that he
would give the matter the neces-
sary consideration and decide
later. Mr.. Haskins said essen
TALLY the same words.
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private dock and charter boat
dock, ana the necessary piling for
yachts to lay alongside the 1000
foot of dockage space at Pier
One.
The charter boat dock will be
open to the public who will be
invited to come in and inspect
the fish catches. About two
thirds of the dock will be turned
'over to the Key West Fishermen's
Association for this purpose. Mr..
Rogers emphasized that it is not
the intent of the management to
bring in any outside fishing
guides or boats to operate out of
the yacht harbor.
AT the east end of the dock
there will be a section reserved
for small private cruisers. This
section of the dock will not be
open to the public. These ramps
will be built from the Grinnell
street bulkhead to the foot dock.
Two of the ramps will be for use
of the charter boat dock visitors.
Necessary piling has been laid
along Pier One to permit the
yachts to lay at the docks. The
entire roadway at Pier One will
be closed to the public as a serv..
ice to the yachtsmen berthing
at the pier, Mr.. Rogers said.
There will be a gate erected and
a Waterman provided. Visitors
to the Cuba boat will use the
north side of the pier on the
other side of the buildings
there.
/. Near the charter boat dock
there will be a 30-foot tender
landing for, use of the yachts.
y At the main office there will
be complete supplies for the
yachtsmen, including marine
hardware and groceries and
along the docks there will be
service pipes for necessary water
and gasoline. Lights will be
placed along a series of white
poles already erected.
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RITES TOMORROW
FOR A. ALVAREZ
DIED EARLY THIS MORNING:
WAS TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS OLD

Amanda Alvarez, Is, died this
morning 4:30 o'clock at the
residence GIT Grinnell street.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon 5 o'clock from
the residence, with Rev. Gull
lermo Perez, of the Latin Meth
odist church, officiating.
Pritchard's Funeral Home will
be in charge of arrangements.
Survivors are the parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Manuel Alvarez, eight
sisters, Mrs. Louisa Milford, Mrs.
Magdalene Renedo, Mrs. AIDE
laide Acevedo, Mrs. Angelica
Garcia, Misses Grace and Camille
Alvarez, of Key West; Mrs. Celia
Picallo and Mrs. Hilda Papi,
Tampa. Four brothers, Rogelio,
Evelio, Onelio and O'Neil AL
varez of Key West.
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CLAIM FLEMING
Is DISQUALIFIED
.ay Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Ap-
pointment of Fleming. an army
man, as head of the Wage-Hour
Administration, is questioned to-
day with the belief expressed
that all his actions will be IL
legal.
His appointment is not effec-
tive until 80 days after Andrews
has resigned. The 80 days have
not elapsed but he has taken Of
flee Professionally. Another as
siStant administrator is involved
in the litigation.
Appointment of Grennen as
governor of Alaska is opposed by
Representative Dimond who rep
resents Alaska in Washington.
Grennen is a nonresident CT
Alaska and Dimond opposed him
Tor this reason. Roosevelt favorS
Grennen but has never sen: his
recommendation to Congress.