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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
BACKGROUND
OF THE WAR

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control because of the desperate
need of money to carry on the
war started by Adolf Hitler, re-
liable sources indicate.
In return for free hand in the
Baltic States without interference
from Germany, Russia has agreed
to give Feuhrer Hitler an undis-
closed amount of gold, the only
commodity Stain can supply at
present, the sources indicate.
First shipment of the gold, it
is reported, has been held up I'M
til all Germans wishing to return
to the Reich have been evacuated
from the Baltic States now under
Russian domination.
The sudden evacuation brought
on transportation problems which
are still being worked out by the
Germans. Many who do not wish
to remain in the Baltic countries
under Russian rule are complain
ing that they are not being given
enough time to. dispose of their
property and other holdings. All
that is left viii fall into Russian
hands. Families already evacuat-
ed had to leave with only a few
belongings and will become a
burden to the German state I'M
til their problems can be worked
out satisfactorily.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
TENDER IVY WILL
LEAVE FOR MIAMI

Tender Ivy, of the United States
Coast Guard, was today making
preparations to leave for Miami
and vicinity for work on buoys in
that section. weather permitting.
Tender Poinciana. of the same
service, is now in Lake Okeecho-
bee, shifting two lights and pre-
pairing for the establishment of
approximately 40 beacons in that
vicinity. Mailing address of the
vessel is at Moorehaven, Fla.
Tender Zinnia has completed
the work at Tortugas and that
area and is now in readiness to
leave with the work barge but
radio messages indicate that the
tender is at this time weather
bound and the exact time of her
leaving is not known.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
BRITISH REPORT
U-BOAT SINKINGS

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field laid down by the British to
protect the naval base. The sub
then fired a torpedo into the bow
of the vessel on its starboard side.
The resulting explosion was
thought by officers to have re-
suited from an internal explosion.
No thought of torpedo was tax
en- into consideration. The SUBJ
marine then fired "five or six"
torpedoes into the main part of
the Royal Oak, which tore great
gaping holes and caused the war
ship to capsize and sink.
No German submarine during
the World War had entered the
British naval bases because of the
mine field which had been laid
down.
During the air raid by German
planes yesterday on Firth of
Forth, it was also announced, the
British cruisers Southampton and
Mohawk were struck by bombs
but no great damage done.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
BOATMEN PREPARE
FOR new SEASON
SOME ACTIVITY NOTED NOW
ALONG KEY WEST
WATERFRONT

With a number of out-of- town
cars being seen around town,
Key West charter boating fleet is
showing signs of activity. E
One boatman has already be-
gun to wood off" the sides of his
boat and has scraped topsides and
applied varnish to the housing
and cockpit. Another boat was
completely remodeled last Spring
and an innovation of using flying
deck seats on the housing roof
tried out, besides widening of
cockpit room. A third boat has
placed a streamlined housing on
the cockpit, and used white as a
housing roof paint.
Although it is a bit early yet
for such activity, the boatmen
are making their vessels more
and more streamlined. The sun
in South Florida is very hard on
boat paint and usually boatmen
do not paint up until just before
the season opens. Most get ready
for December 1. Since the sun is
so strong more oil is generally
used in the paint.
Fishermen report that many of
the fish are spawning in Bay
areas and are not at the ocean
reef, but there are a great many
young barracuda and other fish
which are out there at present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

"If we don't go to war I'll re-
tire in five years. / joined when I
was 16 because / liked the looks
of the white uniforms on COM
pany saw a-drillin' one day. Be-
fore my first enlistment was up
we were in the war and when it
was all over I'd become an army
bug-so l stayed. Anyhow
didn't have any trade-all knew
was soldering.
Before / 60 out of the service,
| certainly hope to get an increase
in rank. If / get to be sergeant.
first class, I'll get pension of
$96.50 a month. Then I'll go to
the Philippines. There are lot
of retired army men there, they
have their own clubs and every
thing. I'll feel at home with lot
of old soldiers.
1--we been in the army so long
l feel out OF place with civilians.
Soldiers don't talk about politics
and business. We're most inter-
ested in girls and food and liquor.
Why in 1881 / went to visit my
brother and his family out in Dem
yer and couldn't stick it out a
month. .i5tD nft fE4f .4fa
well, you know, for one thing,
civilians don't eat like people in
the army-we're big eaters. Now
if we have ham and eggs and you
want to eat a dozen eggs-well,
go ahead and eat 'em. Same with
chicken-if you like it you can
get a whole one at one meal.
Why the mess sergeant-he's one
of the most important men in the
army. God almighty, he's always
got a surprise for you!"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
MAY
BE PEACEMAKER

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treaty, British diplomatic influ-
ence had kept Japan from such
plumbers as her new Chinese pol
icy.
Japan Could Sell
Guns To Europe
The exact course for u. S. med
iation to follow in the Orient
isn't fully charted even in the
minds of those now advocating it.
Roughly the idea is this:
The U. S. would prepare for
mediation under circumstances
which would permit Japan to
save face" in the Orient in her
withdrawal from her present pol
icy of pacification by conquest. 1t
might be possible for Japan to
say, as has Germany in the case
of Poland, that she has accom-
plished her purpose in China. Di-
plomacy can readily handle such
matters.
One suggestion was that the
u. S. invite Japan, as a prelude,
into an informal group of neutral
nations, including the Americas,
Japan and Italy. The central idea
would be to discuss keeping out
of the European squabble.
From an economic standpoint
that could be tremendously invit-
ing to Japan. The munitions and
airplanes she now is using against
Chinese could be sold in Europe.
Japan might recover part of the
terrific losses she has suffered.
The thing has real possibilities,
as seen by observers here. 1t
could be worked independently of
the European business, so that
U. S. influence could be credited
with some accomplishment to-
ward peace.
There is time in which to work.
The trade treaty denounced by
the United States does not die I'M
til January, time enough for di-
plomacy to turn the trick.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
Mrs. Mills Talked
On Hidden Taxes

At a Woman's Club meeting
held last night at the home of the
president, Mrs. Stephen w. Doug
lass, on Division street, Mrs. AL
bert Mills, of Long Furniture
Company, gave a talk on the hid
den taxes as levied on business
houses.
National Consumers Tax Com
mission, an organization for the
purpose of teaching the individ-
ual the seriousness of the tax
question, is under the local chair
manship of Mrs. Douglass.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
Garden Club
Meets Tonight

Meeting of Key West Garden
Club will be held This evening in
Library Building on Duval street
at 8 o'clock.
Several matters of importance
viii be discussed, including plans
for the coming flower show and
pruning of trees on city streets.
Report on the WPA tree-planting
project will also be given.
Mrs. j. d. MacMullen, preSi-
dent, is anxious to have a full at
tendance of the membership
present at tonight's session.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
CHINESE RELIEF
CAMPAIGN OPENS
SEEK FIFTY DOLLARS IN KEY
WEST: NATIONAL. OPEN
ING DESCRIBED

There are many persons to
whom fifty dollars mean little,
but to the Chinese people, suffer
ing from the effects of a two
year war, that amount invested
in vaccine will save the lives of
$500 Chinese civilians. If Key
West should be able to raise such
an amount how proud the citi-
zens of the island will be to know
they assisted in saving the lives
of so many helpless victims of an
unnecessary war, it is stated by
those interested in raising funds
for the relief of civilians in that
country.
The local campaign for funds
to assist the National Council for
Civilian Relief in China was Of
ficially opened Tuesday, October
10, which date is celebrated ma
tionally in China as the birthday
of that republic.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr., national chairman of the
United Council for Civilian Re-
lief in China, in a coast-to-coast
telephone conversation with Paul
| c. Smith, chairman of the San
Francisco Embarrassing group, for
mally opened the campaign for
the cause. On that date there
were daylight and lantern parades
in the evening, a Dragon Dance
and a Dragon Boat Festival in the
California city.
The Chinese ambassador, DR..
HUI Shin, went to New York
Worlds Fair for the day as guest
of honor of the Fair, and he and
Colonel Roosevelt made sc veral
addresses opening the program on
that day.
Boy and girl scouts participant
ed and there were a number of
dramatic presentations in the eve
ming. Six thousand Chinese bust
ness establishments closed for the
day in New York and vicinity, in
celebration of the event, and it is
estimated that fifty thousand
Chinese and their American
friends visited the Fair on that
day in addition to the Fairs own
crowds.
Key Westers were unable to
participate in the celebration in
New York, but all may take part
in the great work of alternating
the distress of the Chinese in their
war-torn country, it is pointed out
by those who are making every
effort to have Key West repre-
scented among the large contribu-
tors to the Civilian Relief in
China.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
JUDGE GOMEZ WAS
VISITOR AT PERKY.
ATTENDED BIRTHDAY PARTY
GIVEN BY JACK
PERKY

Judge Arthur Gomez said this
morning that he had on Saturday
night stopped at Perky, Florida,
and spent a very delightful time
attending a birthday party given
by Jack, son of r. c. Perky, own
er of the place.
Jack was celebrating the goth
anniversary of his birth and with
his friends and friends of his
father, enjoyed a delicious supper
and the festivities which had been
arranged for the celebration. 1t
was grand time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
CONCERTS PLANNI

Continued from Page o.
credit basis. These credits spply
toward the graduation diploma.
The orchestra at the high
School this year consists of IS
members. This unit is kept small
as it must learn new pieces
rapidly for various occasions. The
orchestra will also take par IN
the Armistice Day exercises.
High School Band this year
consists of Is members. This
band is not to be confused with the
W.P.A. Boys Band, which IN
cludes boys of High School Rnd
Grade School age, and is direrted
by Haydn Illingworth.
Key West Music Society is meet
ing Friday night at 1880. 1t holds
weekly meetings at this hour at
High School Auditorium. The
society is composed of adults.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

issues are worth fighting for be-
cause the first thing a SO ldier
learns is to obey orders. In the
army you can have your own
opinions, all right, but you've
gotta keep 'em to yourself.
"You know last time when we
came back they told us we'd been
for democracy but the
main thing we seemed to get was
prohibition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
ADMINISTRATION
COMEDIES POINTS
Continued from Page One)

Athena, sunk with hundreds of
lives lost by a German submarine,
carried guns which were. to be
used for Canadian defenses. Her
decking had also been reinforced
and she was to be converted to a
raider for use on the return trip,
he said. Passengers on the trip
at the time had heard rumors
that the Nazis knew of this and
that they were after the ship.
This caused considerable unrest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

MIAMI, Oct 17.-Louis S. Bon
steel of Miami, president of Dis
trict IL of the University of
Florida Alumni Association said
today that a club at Key West
representing Monroe County was
being considered.
Mr.. Bonsteel represents the
State Association of Alumni af-
fairs in Monroe and Dade coun-
ties. A prominent attorney, he
is working with officers of the
Miami Alumni Club to develop
an outstanding chapter in the
Dade county area.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
WHO HE IS

Private Walter p. Steele.
Company C. Sixteenth Infan-
fry. has been in the army rs
years and looks like the
typical American soldier.
Sculptor Walter Russell has
chosen him as model for the
figure of soldier in a memo
rial to John Philip Sousa.
Steel is AZ. strong. weather
beaten. vigorous. He served
through the last war. was in
action five times. got the Dis
tinguished Service Cross. I'm
married. he says he couldn't
support a wife on his pay Of
S42 a month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
Goehorns Entertain
Son, Family, Friends

Gilbert Goshorn, son of G.. N.
Goshorn, deputy collector of Gus
toms in this district. Mrs. Cos
horn and their two children, ar
rived in the city Sunday and are
guests at the home 326 William
street
They were accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeiger of Garner,
Iowa. The party considers the
Overseas Highway the grandest
ride imaginable. They expect to
remain until tomorrow and leave
in the morning for Jacksonville.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
A Candid Talk With
The Typical Private

Private Walter P. Steele, in an
interview with The Associated
Press concerning his career in the
u. S. Army, made the following
statements:
IF we get into another war /
don't think / want to go over
that is, if l have any choice.
after all, they'll need some of
us old fellas to train the kids. OF
course, it doesn't make any diff
ference whether we think the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
THE ANSWERS


/. so years.
2. An aerial observation to OBJ
tain information.
3. Samuel Gompers.
4. Rudyard Kipling.
S. From one to four miles.
6. Berlin reports 10,572 dead.
z. These are two names for the
same line.
8. Off Cocos Islands.
9. In 1919 when several mem
bers of the Chicago White Sox
confessed, after the series, they
had been bribed by gambling
ring to throw the series.
10. He is against repeal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
MENTION

Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Thomp-
son left this morning over the
highway for Cleveland for a
visit at one of the clinics, and
following this visit will go to the
Worlds Fair at New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
Columbus Day
At San Carlos

Principal BenildeS Remond and
Miss Elva Esquinaldo gave the
principal talks to students of the
San Carlos School on Columbus
Day last week.
Also on the program was an
exposition of the various flags of
the world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
Gates DIVORCE FILED

Final decree in the divorce suit
Of Jonathan Gates from Laura L.
Gates. was signed yesterday by
Circuit Judge Arthur Gomez, and
filed this morning in the records
in the office of Clerk Ross c,
Sawyer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
BEAUTIFUL OHIo?'
NOT TO HIM

NY Associated PressS
NEWBURGH, Ind, Oct. 16.-
Ebert Allen Williams pays Ken
lucky taxes on Sc acres of farm
land but owns only IL acres.
The Ohio river has washed
away the rest of his holding, on
Three Mile island south of here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

A. P. Knowles, left on the z
o'clock bus this morning for Mi
ami, to consult specialist who
has been treating his eyes. Mr..
Knowles said before leaving
that such progress has been
made by the treatment that he
expects this will be the last trip
he will have to make.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
Left For Long
Visit In Cuba

Miss Dora Garcia, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicasio Garcia, left
yesterday on the Steamship Cuba
for Havana, where she will visit
for a while with her friend, Mrs
Isabel Benavide.
Afterward she will go to CANA
guey to spend a while with her
aunt. Mrs. Josefina Becerra and
viii be absent from the city
about two months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
SERVICES toll
FOREDW.B B

Funeral services for
John Bevans, SO, inmat
county home, who died 1
yesterday morning, will
this afternoon 4:30 o'cld
the Lopez Funeral Homo
Rev. G.. w. Hutchinson,
church. will officiate.
At the death YESTERDAY
tives of the deceased wei
tacted by telegram and the
nation was received that
services and interment "
be held here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

r. Whitehead, who was visit
ing for a few days on business
and enjoyed himself immensely,
left this morning, on the early
bus for his home in Jackson
vile.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
MIssTEp

CHICAGO.-Charles Krase, So,
accidentally stepped on his pet
dogs tail. The animal yelped in
pain and bit Krase on the ankle.
Infection set in and Krase died
two weeks later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
IN MEMoRIAM

In loving memory of Beniarnil
F. Gardner who departed thi
life on October II, 1923:
Hearts that are torn,
When loved ones are gone,
And remembrance is silently
borne.
oct17-ltx MOInEn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
FORM LETTER
INV Associated Pre.sl

EMPORIA. Kas.. Oct. IT,
For no explained reason. Dr..
Josef Goebbels. German
propaganda minister. wrote .
letter to an Emporia druggist
and gave all of Germany's
side of the war argument.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
ABOUT POETRY

CHAUTAUQUA, N. Write
poetry and feel better, advises
Miss Elizabeth Reynard, assistant
professor of English at Barnard
college. THE therapeutic value
of poetry writing has been proven
among patients suffering from
cardiac ailments, tuberculosis,
and other diseases, she says.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

Carlos Morales, brother of Pena
Morales, who had been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Morales for several
days, left on the morning bus for
his home in Jacksonville.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
ABOUT WORDS

ABOUT WORDS
VANcOUVER.-According TO q
speaker at a woman's meeting
here. the average housewife has q
vocabulary of 800 words. But
think of the turnover. he
added.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
ABOUT BOOK WORMS

TORONTO.-Men make better
bookstore browsers than women,
according to booksellers here.
Women are often handicapped by
purses or parcels.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17
PEOPLE WITH IDEAS
ABOUT MONEY

ABOUT MONEY
BUFFALO. N. VA pay en-
velope in a mans pocket tends to
make him more cautious. Miss
II. Louise Cottrell of New York
University says. "On paYdays".
she explains. there is a notice.
able drop in automobile acct
dents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

Deputy Sheriff Raymond Ma
loney, of Tavernier, arrived in
the city last evening accom-
panied by Mrs. Maloney and the
baby. Mr.. Maloney will return
to his post of duty today and
Mrs. Maloney and the baby will
remain for a visit with relatives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-17

l. w. Davis, assistant credit
man out of Atlanta for the Texas
Co., and ]. A. Hazard, repre-
sentative of the company, are to-
day visiting the Porter Dock
Co., local agents of the Texas or
ganiZation.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-09-16

The Eleven Colored Gulf Dealers of De-
troit are mark of distinction to the Negro
Race and the Gulf Refining Company.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-09-16

They have invested nearly million dol
lars in property, buildings, machinery, plants
and special equipment, in order to better
serve YOU 80. The Worlds Finest Case
line and Oils! Found at Gulf Stations Ev-
erywhere! !
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-09-16

;. They employ a combined personnel Of
nearly 100 fine colored men as attendants,
clerks lubritorium experts, mechanics, and
managers.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
MINOR LEAGUE STARS TO PLAY
COLORED STARS

NEW YORK-Baseball fans will
get the opportunity to make COM
parison between Colored baseball
stars and the future stars of the
major league will be oered at Yankee
Stadium Sunday when the Minor
League All-Stars meet a team con-
sisting of the best players on the
Baltimore Elite Giants and the Home
stead Grays. The minor leaguers
have been selected from two "A.
leagues-the International and Ameri-
can Association, and two A leagues
the Eastern and Southern Association.
The Grays and Elites meet in the first
game to settle the supremacy in the
Colored National playoff and owner
ship of the Rupert Trophy. The
All-Star game is of especial interest
as this year marked the sensational
series of statements by major league
managers and players that many Col
ored players were good enough for
big ball', and they would be happy to
have them if the magnets gave per
mission.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
MULE" STUTTLES A SHINING
EXAMPLE

A Colored star who astounds them
all with his ability is "Mules" Slut
ties, jiant Colored slugger, PLAYING.
with the Newark Eagles, standing &
feet, 2, weighing 215 pounds, home
run better of the first water, who m
to the first half of this season batted
.458. He is right-handed clouter.
and plays first base. Ten years ago
when this lad was biting them out for
the st. Louis Stars, he accomplished
the feat of smacking out three bomers
IN one game and sent a ball SAILING
over the wall of Cuban ball park
5OO feet from the plate. And, "Mules"
has proved an immovable wall at first
base. No doubling this lads ability.
FOOIBALL-HD =. -. - ~.
NEW YORK-Coach Clair Bee has
Long Island University, has confront
ed him the task of whipping his pig
SKIN aggregation into shape for their
initial game Brooklyn College. Satur-
day night, Sept %. Dolly King, famed
Colored basketball star, has gone ont
for football this season. also. King,
powerful fullback, is the only basket.
ball player, and has drawn plenty of
praise from Coach Bee in rigid work.
outs on the turf.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-09-23
s p Q r T
By Al "Cannonba11'' Baker

rugged Bobby Pacho, Mexican veteran
of many bristling ring wars. This
contest was hectic-fought one, with
the Turkey tossing the harder pun
ches. A promising welter, this was the
sepia battler's first fight over the
10-round route.
Bray DispOses of Police in 9 Frames
In another 10-round star bout Big
Boy Bray and Odell Police, both Col
ored heavyweights, fighting for the
Strange" Colored heavyweight cham
pionship of California, fought furi-
ously for nine rounds, when referee
Jack Kennedy halted the contest, and
awarded the fight to Bray, making
Police loser by technical knockout,
and Bray the champion.