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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-07
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

Do not say. "One should not
expectorate on the sidewalk;
the more common word spit" is
much better. and "expectorate'
means literally come from the
breast"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-07
AN APPRECIATION

Editor. The Times: On behalf
OF Don G.. Abel, state works
progress administrator, and the
Division of Education and Recre-
alton of the Works Progress Ad-
ministration, Zone 7. Tacoma,
we wish to thank The Tacoma
Times for the splendid manner
in which it cooperated in pub
licizing through its news col
umns our fourth annual Craft
and Educational exhibit held in
the Mohr Hardware building
the week of May % to 81.
We wish also to thank you for
your courteous and generous
manner Of publicizing our adult
educational and recreational
programs during the past year.
This courtesy and cooperation
is gratefully appreciated
WORKS PROGRESS
ADMINISTRATION.
BY Harold Began, Coordinator.
AID TO CHILDREN
Editor, The Times: The Ia
coma Junior Symphony orches-
ira feel that they have been un-
justly accused by the Better
Business bureau as to establish
ing an official connection be-
tween the orchestra and the Ma
tional Institute.
We wish to state that al
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MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes Thing,

To receive attention In this coll
ufnn letters must give name and
address OF writer ONLY initials
will be published when requested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-07

Strange as it seems, England
did not rule square foot of land
outside the British Isles prior TO
1888 when Sir Humphrey Gilbert
took possession of Newfoundland
in the name of Queen Elizabeth.
During the next three and a
half centuries the British flag
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
WHO is FIGHTING?

The Russian Foreign Commissar Molo-
toff bitterly assails the United States and
the Soviet government takes the oppor-
tunity of attacking the motives of this re-
public.
A casual reading of these remarks,
and the attitude of the Soviet, would lead
an unsuspecting individual to think that
the war was being fought by the armies of
the United States and the Soviet.
Back of the criticism of this govern
ment may be the Russian idea that it will
render some sort of assistance to Germany,
or that it will have some effect in certain
neutral nations of Europe. 1t is even pos
slble that in looking forward to world
revolution the Soviet officials fear that
the United States will stand as a bulwark
against the expected uprising.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
NAvY's FAITH IN BATTLEsHIPs

The United States Navy continues to
rest it's fate upon the battleship as the
backbone Of naval power, supported and
defended by strong sea and air arms.
Nothing that has happened in the present
war requires change in this policy, ac-
cording to Charles Edison, acting Secre-
tary of the Navy.
At the same time, the officers who
will have to fight our engagements con-
tinue to observe and study all phases of
naval action. Should developments con-
vince them that the American conception
of a well-balanced fleet is wrong, they will
undoubtedly hasten the creation of navy
in keeping with the new intelligence.
1t is interesting to learn that new
ships are being constructed on time. This
is great achievement in itself because of
the disorganization in the shipbuilding in
dustry that inevitably resulted from our
naval building holiday, which lasted from
1922 to 1888. During these years there
was little opportunity for naval architects
and expert technicians and, consequently,
many of them drifted into other industrial
activities
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
USE KEY WEST SUB BASE!

Florida members of congress report
eddy are making an effort to arouse the
interest of navy department and naval af
fairs officials in the establishment of a
submarine base at "some point on the
lower Florida peninsula" Congressman
see in the proposed huge increase in the
navy's submarine flotilla an opportunity to
lower Florida peninsula.
The citizens of Key West naturally
ask-what about the submarine base at
Key West? Do not the members of Con-
gress ard the navy department know that
the United States government spent sew
eral millions building submarine base at
Key West? Why consider the location of
submarine base at any other point in
Florida until the Key West base is COM
missioned and utilized? Why forget the
Key West sub base investment and waste
many more millions of public money build
ing submarine base elsewhere What's
the matter with Key West anyway? Who's
holding this city back, who's endangering
the national defense by insisting on locat-
ing submarine bases, seaplane bases and
other kinds of bases at points hundreds of
miles away from the Straits of Florida and
Yucatan Channel-vital entrances to the
Gulf of Mexico?
Some years ago, it will be recalled,
former Congressman Mark Wilcox and
several Key West civic leaders tried to in
duce the house naval affairs committee to
commission the Key West submarine base.
This request was turned down because, it
was alleged, the navy didn't have any
spare submarines to assign here.
Now that situation is changed. The
navy has more submarines, and is about to
procure others. Bases for them must be
established and maintained. Here in Key
would take relatively little outlay by the
navy department to put it in operation.
The change from an unused status to &C
tive operation could be made in matter of
a few weeks. Certainly it could be COM
missioned while congress was dickering
over sites for base to be located else
where on the peninsula of Florida.
If there is any justice, any common
sense, any patriotism in the hearts and
minds of official Washington, then those
men cannot help recognize the fairness,
the wisdom and the necessity of putting
sion. Why continue to play politics when
the public economy, the public necessity
and the public defense is at stake?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
KEY WEST in DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Ago Today
AS Taken From The Files Of The Citizen
NOVEMBER is, 1884

I
At the session of Criminal
Court this morning Ofelio Far
net entered a plea of guilty to a
charge of petty larceny and was
sentenced to six months in the
county Jail. During the pro-
ceedings of the court the class
from the High School witnessed
the proceedings.
Hotel Casa Marina opens this
season. While no official news
has been made public it is under
stood that notice of the opening
will be issued from the New York
office of the Florida East Coast
Hotel Company within the next
few days.
DR.. Robert o. Van Deusen, of
the Paramount Park Aquarium
at Philadelphia, arrived last
week and is busy preparing sea
growths and rocky formations in
the tanks at the Key West aqua
rum before the supply of water
is turned on.
Initiation work was the main
activity at the meeting of the
Key West Rotary Club today,
when ]. Gerry Curtis, James
Moore, W. Curry Harris and John
Key were made members of the
organization. DR.. Robert O. Van
!! Deusen gave an interesting talk
on the Key West Aquarium.
NOVEMBER Is. 1929
Members of the Key West Ro
tary Club joined with the party
of $50 members from other clubs
and left on the P. and o. boat
/ for Havana on a goodwill tour.
Key Westers leaving were: Sc
bastian Cabrera, Jr., B. Curry Mo-
reno, w. L. Bates, Robert L.
Spottswood, DR.. VIM. r. Warren
and Senator VIM. II. Malone.
The new and highly ornament
al lighting system just installed
at the local postoffice is being
admired and complimented by
many visitors. Soft illumination
I is produced by IL $50 candelpow
er lights and each of the lights
is enclosed in large bowl.
The new city administration
was indicted into office last
night. A large crowd was pres
lent to witness the ceremonies.
The old city council concluded its
final business after which the
new council took office with all
the officials being sworn in for
their respective positions.
All persons found hunting
without a license will be perse-
lcuted, according to orders issued
by the department of fresh wa
ter and game fish to all deputy
wardens. 1t is required by the
laws of Florida that the license
must be shown to deputy war
dens.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
NOVEMBER Is. 1894

1 Annual meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce was held yes
terday with the election of Off
GERS. The following were elect
ed: President, DR.. Joseph Y. Por-
ter; Vice-President, VIM. H. Ma
lone; Treasurer, Bascom L.
Grooms; Directors, Norberg
Thompson. George Morris, Her
man Wolkowsky, A. r. Miller, E.
A. Strunk and A. c. Elgin.
John Thompson, for over a
quarter century valued en-
ploye of the Western Union Tele
graph Company cable depart
ment, has retired on a pension
and moved with his family to
Matecumbe, where they have
taken up their residence.
Members of the Twelve Pal
Club were delightfully."- enter
tanned yesterday afternoon by
Miss Mary Elizabeth Grillon at
the residence on Southland street.
Refreshments were served and
the members expressed them
selves as having enjoyed the aft
ernoon immensely.
Mrs. S. Paul Vecker, formerly
Miss Jennie Williams of Key
West, who has been residing in
Panama for many years, arrived
in the city yesterday over the
East Coast and will remain for
an extended visit and was given
a hearty welcome by her many
friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

There must be something about being
governor of Florida that destroys mems
sense of reason. Now you take John Mar
tin. He thought he could be elected SEN
ator because he had once been elected gov
ernor. Then came Carlton with the same
mistaken idea. Dave Sholtz tried it. And
now Gov. Cone still unable to profit from
the example of others who have gone be-
fore him, marches up to the slaughtering
block. Florida has law that governor
may not use his office to perpetuate him.
self in that office. 1t has an unwrftten
law that he can't use it as stepping stone
to the u. S. Senate either.-Sanford
Herald.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven of these
ten Test Question? Turn to
Page 4 for Answers

/. In units of length, how
many links are in one rod?
2. For which labor organiza-
ton do the initials SWOC
stand?
3. Where is Oneida Lake?
4. Name the President of the
Commonwealth of the
Philippines.
S. Where was the body of Pope
Plus XI laid to rest?
6. Name the smallest of the
nine planets.
z. With what sport is the name
of Ace Parker associated?
8. Name the inventor of the air
brake.
9. How long does it take for
light from the sun to
reach the earth?
10. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the noun con-
tract?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
CITY GOVERNORS: Mayor A

bury and council of Freeman,
Grillon, Carbonell, Boyden, Brin-
ton, Sweeting and Ramsey. They
win run the city for two years,
accountable to the citizens of Key
West, and should have full sup
port.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

One of the beneficial results of the
war in Europe will be that the United
States will become better acquainted with
the republics south of us through trade re-
lations. To paraphrase Horace Greeleys
advice: Learn Spanish, young man, and
go South"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
WATCHING I

WATCHING many of those
voting, we would see scores of
colored folk come into the polls
tightly clutching their sample
ballots. In the booths they would
carefully lay the sample ballot
alongside the official ballot and
mark accordingly. A lot of pc
litical work was spent on them.
A BIT of politics, which was
carried out in this race as in ott-
er council races, was Single
shooting" candidate. For ex-
ample: There are seven up for
council. If you vote only for one,
then the others who are competi.
tors get no vote and that one has
better chance. Smart politics.
There were many single shots.
THERE WERE definitely two
factions in the race. When a
ballot was being tabulated a
council candidate of one faction
could see that he wouldn't get the
vote for council as members of
| the other faction for mayor, pc
lice chief and night captain re-
ceived their votes.
ELECTION CLERKS were so
tired when they counted up"
for the press returns at The Citi-
zen office that often they missed
entire candidates and had to go
back over them for the count.
IT WAS a clean and scrupulous
tabulation. All judges were care.
full to get strong opinion before
tabulating a doubtful marking.
And there were plenty of them.
One fellow marked first for
Doughty, then probably getting
puzzled he put his mark square
in the middle for both Doughty
and Albury. Many put their
mark alongside the wording
vote for one and on the wrong
side of that line, at that. Others
lvoted for blank spaces and some
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
MAYOR WILLARD M. AL.

BURY ran a very strong cam
paign. He and his fellow work
ers watched all their votes. sun
doubtedly our residents, who
have come from other parts OF
the country, contributed largely
to their election by splendid talks
made at Bayview Park Monday
night. Then, too, they have been
making many friends in their
years of stay here, especially with
their active civic work the past
two years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

UNDOUBTEDLY there was a
lot of money spent in the races
outside of council. Maybe coun
Gil candidates getting $4,000 a year
and that mostly lou" figured
they couldn't spend much.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

THERE IS a strong bloc now
in city council, which will see to
it that the city gets efficient and
business-like government, more
for your moneys worth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

When men are placed in high stations
and are great, the eminence will make
them greater while small men in eminent
stations will be even smaller.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

1t should always be borne in mind
that only your equals can insult you-you
don't fight with dogs because they bark
at you.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

Sick men who get we'll appreciate the
science of medicine, but the appreciation
often does not extend to paying the doc
tors bill.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

Identification of Key West depends
upon what each lot-owner does. What do
you plan to do?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WESi
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2 Comprehensive City Plan fZcning).
3. Hotels and Apartments.
4. Bathing Pavilion
5. Airports---L1 md and Sea.
6. Consolidation of County and City
Governments. gt
&c
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

Democracy will succeed only when
men and women understand that it is not a
sign of ignorance to disagree.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

The prime function of every citizen of
Key West is to improve this community.
This can't be done by improving ones
self.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

Some fellows who think they should
be elected to office display much orig
inality of thought.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

Correct this sentence: "My husband
almost forces me to buy new hats every
season." The merchants wish this were
true.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

A perfect wife and perfect husband
would find life pretty dull.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Today's Horoscope


Today bestows strong attach.
ment to home and parents. The
life may be narrow, perhaps con-
fined, but not on the whole un-
happy. The mind is restless and
little too impulsive, and not
quite enough foresight may be
used for great success, but with
reasonable precaution tn ere
should be no failure in life.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

Expect no favors and you will retain
your friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

''The heart of America is sound" de-
clares an orator. The old lungs also seem
to be hitting on all cylinders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
THE ISLAND CITY

voted for three election commits
sioners instead of two.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

Government spending is usually bad
unless it happens to be spent in your own
community
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
THERE WAS

THERE WAS one double
cross" if the election but the
one doublecrossed was strong
enough to get in.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15

Subscribe to The CItizen-2Oc
weekly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-11-15
NOW THAT the campaigning

NOW THAT the campaigning.
the taxing of votes, the careful
distribution of votes politically,
the mud-slinging, the talk of re-
form and of non. reform, the Key
Wester- Winter Visitor squabbles
have all gone the way of
the boards and the trend
is strongly toward business-like
government-we hope there is no
squabbling and bitterness be-
tween factions as there was in
the last election.
AND THEN there's the. election
story about the little girl, appar-
emily all enthused about the big
day, strutting up to one of our
citizens and asking him to vote
for my man.. Then-of all
things-she gives the man the
card of her candidate. 1t was an
old playing card-thes king of
clubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-27
Ran,-Egg Campaign?
Statement Again
Rejected by Stale

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 27. CUP)-
The secretary of states office to-
day warned the Retirement Life
Payments ASSOCIATION that unless a
valid report of its expenditures in
working for the $30-every- Thurs
day pension plan is received by Oct.
81, no statement will be accepted
as complying with the law.
The pension organization has sub
mitted three times a brief state
ment showing receipts of $46000U
and expenditures of $457,000 for
the period from Nov. TO- 1888, to
Sept 30, 1899.
The last time the report was re-
ceived 1t was accompanied by $4,000
check stuos purporting to account
for the associations expenditures
put as IN the two previous instances
the document was not accepted be-
cause of major omissions.
A study of the check stubs filed
by the Ham and Eggs promoters
showed payments totaling $71,577
to the Cinema Advertising agency,
said to be controlled by Willis and
Lawrence Allen, officials of the as
sociation; $61,951 charged to pay
ments on Roy G. Owens contract"
and $63,250 listed as cashiers
checks" with the recipients un-
named.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-27
Unidentified Man
Hit.Runner Victim
On Valley Highway
Officers Seek Machine
With Damaged Fender
AS Death Vehicle

Victim of a hit-and-run
driver, an unidentified white
man died in the county hos
pital Friday morning of in
juries suffered in an acci-
dent west of FL Centro Thursday
night.
He was the Both traffic victim
in Imperial county since Jan. l.
He refused TO reveal his name
before his death.
Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes
and Highway Patrolman Bill Tack
EFT searched Friday for an automo-
bile with damaged headlight and
fender, the machine which struck
the man as he walked along high
way so about 512 miles west of
E. Centre. Motorists found the man
lying wounded beside the highway
and called officers.
The victim was about 40 years of
age, weighed IT'S pounds and was
5 feet and 10 inches in height. He
had reddish brown hair, thin on
top of his head. His eyes were blu
ish gray. He wore blue denim trou-
sers, a light blue-gray upper blouse
and high topped black work shoes.
The body was taken to the Lem
ons mortuary pending an inquest
to be held later.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-27
Book Doesn't TeII
What to Do When
Car Gets in Motor

There was nothing in her book
of driving Instructions to tell an
Ell Centre woman what to do when
a cat gets into the motor of her
automobile, so she called the police
When officers arrived at Sixth
and Hamilton, answering an appeal
to get out here right away" they
too were stumped A cat had some
how become wedged near the en-
gine's front. The driver had for
gotten to turn the motor off and
the cat was doing fancy job OF
lodging a whirring fan.
The cat had forgotten to dodge
in one or two cases and was in
such a state of dispair that officers
were forced, in the interests of hu-
name treatment, to end its nine
lives before extricating the body.
The woman driver went on her
way, without giving her name, and
without the cat.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-27
Senate Turns Down
Effort 10 Enact
New Arms EMBARGO
Neutrality Bill Vote
Scheduled Immediately
In Upper House

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.
(UP) = The administration
today won a major neutral
ity test when the senate de-
feated a proposal by Sen.
Gerald Nye, R., ND, to substitute
bill containing a mandatory arms
embargo for President Roosevelt's
neutrality program.
The vote was % to 81.
Defeat of the Nye proposal af-
forded clear indication that the
senate VIII reject a second isola-
zionist amendment which would re-
store the arms embargo to the ad-
ministration bill
Nye's proposal contained both an
embargo and strict "cash-and-
carry requirements on shipments
Of all other articles.
The clear-cut embargo repeal is
sue was scheduled to be presented
later by Sen. Bennett c. Clark, D.,
Mo, in the form of an amendment
to restore the embargo section of
existing law to the presidents pro-
gram.
The senate was moving smoothly
and rapidly toward a final vote on
the administration bill-expected by
the leadership before nightfall.
Amendments opposed by the ad-
ministration were beaten down rap
idly starting with a proposal to bar
armed merchant ships from U. S.
ports and territorial waters.
The senate earlier rejected by a
vote Of 26 to 65 proposal to ban
armed merchant vessels of belliger-
ent nations from United States
ports and territorial waters.
Senators were restricted to 90
minute speeches on the bill itself
and Commute speeches on amend
ments. AS vote neared, the presi-
dent reiterated his intention to keep
the United States neutral and said
that claims that his foreign policy
might get us into war were a
shameless fake"