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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09
STATES AND TRADE BARRIERS

Trade barriers between the States, it
is reported, are diminishing.
This is good sign. The prosperity Of
the people of the United States has been
attributed, in a large degree, to the free
dom of commercial intercourse that has
featured the growth Of the nation.
While the nation has adopted high
tariff policy to interfere with trade be-
tween it and other nations it has advocated
free trade policy within its bounds. That
such record may be inconsistent does not
appear to be handicap to its operation.
It can be easily imagined what will
happen to interstate commerce If every
State attempts to protect trade within
its borders by erecting artificial barriers.
While these are designed to gain adj
vantages for home-State industry and
trade, and may do so for while, the long
run will demonstrate the fallacy Of de-
pending upon them for commercial success.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09
APPEAL THIS DECIsIoNl

4
Key West has been dealt another
blow in the fight to effect her economic
rehabilitation. The division of engineers,
United States Army, has reported tififavor-
ably on the Chamber of Commences re-
quest for improvement of the Miami-Key
West intracoastal canal
It is held by the engineers that the
commercial use of the canal would not be
sufficient to warrant the cost and that the
new Overseas Highway and the steamship
lines touching here are more than sliffi-
cient to serve Key West in commercial
sense.
Entirely overlooked in the report of
the engineers, SO far as Key Westers have
been informed, was the need for a deeper
waterway for yachts and small craft of all
kinds. What is actually sought by the
Chamber of Commerce is five-foot chan
mel from Bahia Honda to Key West This
depth is regarded as sufficient for yachts
and fishing boats. Vessels of greater
draft can safely reach Key West via the
Atlantic and the Straits.
The fact that the intracoastal canal
extends only as far as Bahia Honda has
been factor in retarding the development
Of Key West as haven for small yachts
men, Untold numbers of yachts do not
come to Key West now because they are
forced at Bahia Honda to take the outer
channel Relatively few of the pleasure
craft annually coming to Florida waters
follow the ship lanes. They prefer the in
tracoastal waterway, with its quiet waters,
its matchless scenery and it's unquestioned
safety.
Many less worthy projects have been
approved and undertaken with approval
of the United States Army Engineers.
Florida" congressional delegation favors
extension of the canal to Key West. Con-
gress directed the army engineers to sur
vey the project and make report. Why
did the engineers approve extension of the
canal from Miami to Bahia Honda? Why
did the work stop at that point? It is ex-
actly in the middle of nowhere. It would
cost no more mile to extend the canal
from Bahia Honda to Key West than it did
from Miami to Bahia Honda.
Extension of the canal to Key West
is a vital project in this city's Improvement
program. The Chamber of Commerce
should appeal from the decision of the
division engineers as quickly as possible.
Apparently the division engineers are
laboring under the impression that Key
West wants an eight-foot channel to this
city, as originally requested. The matter
should be untangled at once. A five-foot
canal is regarded as sufficient. Let's
get it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven Of these
ten Test Question? Turn TO
Page 4 for Answers

/. Where are the 1914 Olympic
Games scheduled to be
held?
2. Was Georgia one of the
original thirteen States?
8. What is the name of the cup
or bowl from which Christ
drank at the Last Supper?
4. Is the name OF Gene Mako
associated with golf, ten
mis- or swimming?
S. In what country is the mau-
solemn, Tai Mahal, locat-
ed?
8. What is heliotherapy?
I. What is the correct pronun-
citation Of the word rotary?
3. Who Commanded the U. s.
troops that captured John
Browns raiders at Harp
er's Ferry?
8. Name the soft stone gener-
ally used to scrub decks of
ships.
10. Name the principal river OF
Indiana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

What we call successful invalid is
ore who is too sick to do any household
duties, but we'll enough to drive an auto
mobile. There are that kind right here in
Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

South Florida's winds are so steady
that Pan-American Always allow so
minutes for the trip from Miami to Key
West and 45 minutes for the trip back
from Key West to Miami Eustis Lake
Region.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

Queipo de Llano, General frances
radio general and Andalusian COM
mander, has been removed by the gem
eralissimo, and it's curtains with "Queipo,
te llamo."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

Several months ago, President Roose-
welt firmly notified the CIO and AL that
they must make peace. It hasn't been
done; maybe the telephone was out of or
der.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

Roosevelt and Farley have had their
parley and now both are parlous.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

Ladies of the Eastern Star have
arranged an excellent program
that viii be rendered this even
ing at Scottish Rite hall begin
ming at 8 o'clock in connection
with the Clipping Bee, and an
enjoyable evening is assured all
who attend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

It is not probable that Postmaster
General Farley will go to bat for the presi-
dent for the third time. The postman, we
are told, only rings twice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

It's about time that Europe made up
its mind to have war or to keep the
peace.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

Mail order houses may support the
unemployed where their head offices are,
but they are doing nothing to help the sit
uation in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

Parking meters have one redeeming
feature; they fill people with an aversion
to all forms of slot machines. Key West
Citizen. The Lake Region will try to keep
all forms of slot machines out of Eustis.-
The Lake Region. Eustis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09
State highways and Stat

State highways and State scenic
beauties need protection from unsightly
billboards. Insofar as the Overseas High
way is concerned the women have re-
quested the protection of the legislature
and il has been legally granted. Now the
authorities should be made to do their duty
ia this connection.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

The harder you work the more you
enjoy your rest So
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

L Water and Sewerage.
Comprehensive city Plan tzoning.
g. Hotels and Apartments.
A. Bathing Pavilion.
S. Airports Land and Sea.
s. Consolidation Of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

Editorial comment: For nearly
half a century The Citizen has
been working hard for the best
interests of this community and
constantly boosting the city.
Have you?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

Kid Turk, ex sailor. knocked
out Jose Del Vale, the boy from
Havana; last night in six rounds
Of pretty fast going for men of
their weight. There was some
disagreement with the referees
decision. but the boy from Cuba's
glove was still on the floor when
he was counted out.
Florida East Coast Railway
Co., announces that on August Is
and is excursion tickets will be
sold over the lines for all trains
coming to Key West, and connect
with steamers of the P. and o.
S. S. Co.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09
KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today AS Taken
From The Files OF The Citizen

A party of perhaps more than
200 Cuban Rotarians are expect
edto arrive on the afternoon Of
August 90 at Key West en- route
to Miami. The number will in
clude members of the Rotary
clubs throughout Cuba and the
pilgrimage to Miami will be
made to formally present mag
nificent flag to the Rotarians of
Miami in reciprocation of the SIM
honor accorded the Cuban Ro-
tarians by the Miami organization
some time ago. Through Jorge
r. Ponce, local Cuban consul, the
Rotary Club in Key West is ex-
tending an invitation to the visit
ing Cuban Rotarians to spend
the night in Key, West on their
way to Miami and Mr.. Ponce has
sent the invitation to the Cuban
Rotary committee and if a fav-
orable reply is received plans
will be made to entertain the Wis
itors royalty here on the night of
August %, Mr.. Ponce stated
Decorations and other honors
of the Red Cross of Cuba have
been conferred on Cuban Consul
Jorge r. Ponce in view of ser
vices voluntarily rendered the or
ganization from time to time, and
he has been designated an of
ficer of the third rank in the
National Chapter of Cuba Il APP
preciate this is much as any other
honor which has been bestowed
on me- proudly said the consul
as he displayed the beautiful Ger
tificate the Cuban Red Cross had
sent, beautifully framed. Similar
honors have been bestowed on
Eduardo L. Sanchez, commits
sioner for the local consulate, Mr..
Ponce states.
The movement for the State of
Florida to purchase the famous
tug Three Friends and present
the vessel to Cuba as a token Of
good will and discussed at the
meeting last night of the direct
ors of San Carlos school. 1t was
agreed that the organization act
as suggested by The Citizen and
inaugurate a campaign to raise
Key Vests quota of the amount
which will be required.
Funs have been allotted for the
installation of equipment for the
radio beacon at Egmont Key
light station. according to infor-
nation which has been received
by Superintendent w. w. De-
merritt of the Seventh District.
The Egmont Key station IS at the
entrance to Tampa Bay and Mr..
Demeritt says will be of great as
sistance to the ports Of Tampa
and that vicinity.
Bid of the Tampa Marine Com
pany to completely overhaul, re-
model, refinish and convert the
Lighthouse Tender Ivy into an
oil burner instead of a coal burn
er. as at present, has been ac-
cepted by the government and
the local headquarters has been
SO advised.
Ladies Of the Eastern Star have
arranged an excellent program
that viii be rendered this even
ing at Scottish Rite hall begin
ming at 8 o'clock in connection
with the Clipping Bee, and an
enjoyable evening is assured all
who attend.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-09

Bid of the Tampa Marine Com
pany to completely overhaul, re-
model, refinish and convert the
Lighthouse Tender Ivy into an
oil burner instead of coal burn
er. as at present, has been ac-
cepted by the government and
the local headquarters has been
So advised.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-20
Bumper Corn Crop Is
Maturing Early
Continued from page /.

will be correspondingly early this
year, starting in August.
Almost perfect growing weather
has more than offset damage which
may have been due to pests. Rains
and cool weather of the past week
have effectually checked chinch bugs
which were reported in some districts.
The bugs, however, have not been in
sufficient numbers in this immediate
section to cause material damage.
Likewise corn borers are not regard
ed here as a major menace this seas
on.
Prospects for a large corn crop in
the Bluffton district are duplicated
generally throut the entire corn belt
of the Middle West.
Authorities have announced that
altho there was a reduction this
year in the acreage planted to corn
the 1889 production likely will ex-
ceed last years harvest by 15,000,-
900 bushels.
Growing conditions thruout the ma
ton have been described as excellent
accounting largely for the increase,
yield. Widespread increase in th'
use of hybrid seed, which agrono
mists estimate yields from 10 to 81
per cent more than open pollenatet
corn, is another factor contributing
to the excellence of this years crop
Based on July conditions experts
anticipate corn yield this year 0.
2,557 100000 bushels, as compared
with last years harvest of 2,542,000,
900 bushels and the 1928-37 ten-yea,
average of 2,310,00O,000 bushels.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-20
School Deadlock Still
UnbrOken
CONTINUED from page u


township territory to the Bluffton
school district.
Cites Objections to Compromise"
County School Superintendent E.
E. Ray, as clerk of the county board,
said the delegation did not present
new petition for transfer of ter
ritory. He said the board listened
to the delegation with some interest
but that no action was taken. He
said the territory involved in when
the delegation termed a "compro-
mise" was not clearly defined and
that it included practically the whole
area previously petitioned.
Anderson submitted poll to show
that 126 electors now reside in the
territory, Supt. Ray said, of which
48 names were different from a poll
taken some months ago, indicating
the moving of patrons into and out
of the territory.
AT the same time Ralph Steiner
president; Harold Carr and Milford
Haas, of the Union township INT
Cory board of education headed a
delegation of dozen or more ipclud-
ing Supt. Ray said, several from the
Orange township area represented
by the Anderson petition.
Opposes Transfer to Button
This delegation sought to- oppose
transfer of the disputed territory to
Bluffton. 1t is now part of the
Mt. Cory district, transferred there
by the county board when rural
schools of Orange township were
abandoned.
The county board Saturday night
took from the table filed respectively
by Joe Powell and w. w. Scothorn
and others, asking for the transfer
of other Orange township territory
to Bluffton.
The petitions were tabled in May.
1888. The board denied them with
out comment, the reason being, how.
ever, according to members, that the
territory was not contiguous to
Bluffton school district.
Area represented by these two
petitions lies to the east of the An
derson petition territory and is Sc
parated from Bluffton district by
that area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-20
ArmOTsviIie

Past week callers of Miss Jane
Rayl were Mrs. Robert Matter, Mrs.
II. G. Downy sons Royal and Robert,
Mrs. Ruth Anderson, Betty Wolfley,
Mrs. Delbert Wilkins, Russell Downy
and Mrs. c. E. Klingler.
Past week callers at the John w.
Wilkins home were Mrs. Eva Moser
and daughters Victoria and Mar
jorie, Mrs. C. A. Montgomery and
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Kimmel, Mr..
an1 Mrs. q. S. Bowers, Mrs. Clinton
Morehead, Frances Kinnear, Elmer
Fett, Jr., Mrs. Harold Badertscher,
Mrs. Delbert Wilkins, d. A. Wilkins,
Winifred and Harriet Fett, Mrs.
Barney Welker and sons of Pennsyl-
vania; Mrs. Emma Klingler of
Youngstown; Jim Osire, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilkins and daughters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Klingler and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Scoles
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence
Hosafros, Mrs. Lester Ackerman and
son, Geo. Boedicker and Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Klingler and son.
Mrs. Chas. Hall and children Mar
vel Wilkins, Omajean Ewing called
one day last week on Mrs. Chas.
Montgomery. asts
Treya Grismore is spending a
couple weeks with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Hartman.
Harry and Mildred Battels, Mrs.
Vaughn Spellman and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Zay were week end
callers of Hannah Swank and Mrs.
Eva Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hartman and
granddaughter called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Hartman Sunday, it be-
ing their 55th wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Moore spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Dye.
Chas. Guider spent the week end
with his son, Mr.. Wayne Guider and
family and Miss Margaret Guider.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hartman and
granddaughter called on Mrs. Dora
Hartman and daughter Monday.
Past week callers of Clyde King
Ter were E. A. Vandemark, John
Boedicksr, Carl McCafferty and son,
Mathew Perkins, Ivan Irwin, Charley
Long, Harry Barnes, Mrs. Anna
Gromann and grandchildren, Mr.. and
Mrs. HiramKlingler and daughter,
John Rayl, H. o. Hilty, Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Wilkins and family,
Mrs. Laughrey, Mrs. Sarah Matter
and son Myron and granddaughter,
and Mrs. Emma Klingler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-20
Twp. Again Is Relief
Unit

Continued from page u
on relief, two are hospital cases, the
clerk stated.
Trustees Write Grocery Orders
Under the new setup which be-
came effective last week, the county
board of commissioners authorized
the trustees to investigate applica-
tions for direct aid and write groc-
cry orders whenever needed.
1t was back in 1888 that the re-
lief responsibility was taken away
from the trustees, after the FERA
Federal Emergency Relief Admins
tration) was created to care for the
INDECENT.
In 1885 the FERA was discon-
tinued by the federal government,
and the state took over and con-
tinued the relief setup. RESPONSE
bility for relief administration was
turned back to the counties in 1896
and administration since then has
been more or less of a joint matter
between the commissioners and the
trustees.
Relief Back to Former Status
1t was not until last week, how
ever, that the relief setup returned
to the pre-1933 status, and the
trustees became solely responsible
for the care of the local INDECENT.
Returning the relief burden to the
townships comes at a time when
finances for the program are prac-
tically depleted, it was pointed out
A sum of $1,476.51 is all that il
available for all of Allen county
outside of Lima and Delphos. This
amount, augmented by beer malt
tax revenues monthly, must cover
relief needs for the remainder of the
year.
Gladys Shade has been named
case worker by the county com
missioners to serve as their rep
resentative. in consulting with town,
ship trustees on relief matters ant
cases, at the trustees request. m
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-20
Uncommon
Am ericanS


LIS NAME is forgotten now but
he was once a national hero.
For he was the leader in one of
the most spectacular exploits in
American military history.
William Eaton was his name and
he was a native of Connecticut who
had come out of the Revolution as
sergeant at the age of seventeen
and later won the commission of
captain in the American army. In
1898 he was appointed consular
agent at Tunis and, by his skill
and daring in handling the ruler
of that country, he secured for AM
erican commerce complete inmun-
ity from the Tunisian pirates. But
the pirates of Tripoli were still prey
ing upon our shipping and in 1903
Eaton, returning to America, Sc
cured from President Jefferson per-
mission to try plan which would
put an end to the war.
He proposed to enlist the serv-
ices of the deposed Ahmet, brother
of Yusuf, ruler of Tripoli, lead an
expedition into Tripoli, depose Yusuf
and put Ahmet, who would then be
friendly to the Americans, on the
throne. He was successful in getting
Ahmet's promise to aid him and
early in 1905 he started out from
Alexandria, Egypt, with his army
of 400 men consisting of nine Ameri-
cans, 40 Greeks, % artillerymen of
various European nationalities and
the remainder Egyptians, Turks and
Arabs, to capture the town of Derna
His was an epic journey of 500
days across the desert. During
that time Eaton not only had to
endure the hardships of country
in which the thermometer never
dropped below l20 degrees but he
also had to quell mutiny, led by
the man he was trying to put on
the throne-Ahmet himself. But f.
na1ly they reached Derna and there
with some aid from three small
American warships, Eaton and his
men stormed the defenses of Derna,
put to rout the 800 defenders of the
city and took possession.
For several weeks afterwards he
beat off the attacks of the enemy
but in June he was ordered to evac-
uate the city by his government
which thus threw away the victofy
he had SO splendidly won. The only
good that came out of his expedi-
ton was that some of the American
seamen seized by the Tripolitans
were exchanged for prisoners Eaton
seized when he captured Derna.
Eaton returned to the United States
where he was hailed as hero for
a time. But he was soon forgotten
and he died, broken-hearted and in
poverty, in 1911
~~ @ Western Newspaper Union.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-07-20
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue OF July II, 1906

4 81 3 &
The patented cement blocks on ex-
hibition in Andrew Klay's yard on
Grove street are attracting consider
able attention. Mr.. Klay certainly
has the most perfect building block
on the market, so far as we know
The blocks fit tightly and are put
together without any mortar in
sight. The wall is absolutely hollow,
but firm.
Mrs. Hannah Zoll and Miss Sibyl
Close are at Warren, Ind, where
they attended the wedding of the
formers son, Victor Green, to Miss
Eusan Edgington, daughter of DR.
and Mrs. Edgington, which took
place Wednesday evening of this
week. Mr.. Green is a we'll known
Bluffton boy who has been with the
National Oil Supply Co. for several
years.
The Jones family reunion was held
at the beautiful country home OF
Harvey Jones, four miles west OF
Columbus Grove, on the Fourth.
Frank Swank leaves the latter
part of this week for the Illinois oil
field where he has several contracts
He shipped rig from Rawson and
string of tools from Warren, Ind.
to the above named place.
Mrs. julie Bessire, of Indianapolis
Ind, who visited at the home of
Alcid Bessire and wife, for two
weeks, went to Kenton, Tuesday, to
visit relatives in that city.
John Mollet, farmer from North
Dakota, arrived here this week on q
short visit with his brother, Robert
and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Otto Tschantz, accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Emma, ant
son, Albert, and Miss Maggie Eiscer
ing, of Upper Sandusky, are spend
ing the week with their sister, Mrs
Chris Klay and family.
Miss Jennie Ewing was the gues
of her brother, J. S, Ewing ant
family, and aunt, Mrs. Florence
West, at Lima, over Sunday.
Mrs. Eugene Taylor, of Toledo
spent last week with her father
jefferson Bentley, and other rel
atives.
Milton Mitchell leaves Sunday fol
Denver, Colorado, to visit his brothel
Robert, for several weeks.
Harry Patterson is erecting /;
large stable on the rear of his Main