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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

On Friday evening a meeting
will be held by Arthur Sawyer
Post American Legion at which
the officers elected at a recent
meeting viii be installed. Ar
rangement viii be made, also,
for the drive which the post viii
begin in January, to build up the
membership.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

While good sized crowds have
been on Duval street every eve
ming since Saturday, it is ex-
pected that tonight will witness
the largest crowd, for all the
Christmas celebrators will be
there this evening. It has been
many a year since Key Westers
have had such good reason for
an old time Christmas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
THANKS

Doctor-'Now, before l ex-
anime you, may l ask what you
drink"
PATIENT Thank you, doctor.
A small whisky and soda for
me-.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2 Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
3. Hotels and Apartments.
4. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
5. Airports-Land and Sea-
6. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
z. A Modern City Hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Christmas carols will be rem
dered at the bandstand in Bay
view Park this evening by a
large choir of vocalists selected
by the Woman's Club. Members
of the club state that much time
has been given to rehearsing the
numbers for the program and the
singing will be heard by large
number of people.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
Sundays
Horoscope
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Today's disposition is apt to
be uncertain and hesitating.
There is not the force of yester-
day and procrastination may be
the besetting sin. There is con-
siderable ability and there is no
reason why the labors should not
be crowned with success, if the
mind can only be kept tied down
and concentrated on a single OBJ
ject.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Head work is a great deal harder
than hand work-that's why we have so
lite of 1.-THE Key West Citizen. Mean
ing-there's always room at the top?-
Tines Union.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
TEN YEARS AGO

An outstanding Christmas din
ner will be at the Marine Bar
racks mess hall tomorrow when
25 poor children of the city will
be given a feast by the seamen
Of the naval station and the
marine barracks. The dinner
and the menu will be Nong re-
membered by the guests.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
KEY WEST I'M
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago AS
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
FIVE YEARS AGO

Just exactly how many chill
dren were provided with sweets
at the Elks Club Party Saturday
cannot be said, but there were
about 1900 who attended. Santa
Claus was present and long be-
fore he arrived there were many
children present to await his
coming, and eager to receive
their gifts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Due to the large hauls of booze
which have been made recently
by prohibition agents, the GUS
tom house has proven too small
to accommodate the catches and
a large amount of it was ship
ped to Miami yesterday, where
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Part of the trouble in the world lies
in the fact that too many nations are act
ing as if the world was made for them
alone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Someone coined the phrase woman
always pays; he evidently was not fami-
liar with the Christmas bills that every
father pays.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

News item: Police Captain Frank
Rose of Omaha reported that his new hat
disappeared in church during choir prac-
tice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Beware of the philosopher who pro-
claims the discovery of truth; he's prob
ably liar.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

The prudes would abolish sex but the
intelligent know that isn't being done.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

A Christian is an individual whose
ife does not misinterpret his religion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Modern customs: Borrowing money
from friend and then getting angry with
him when he asks for it's return
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Miguel M. Gomez. mayor of
Havana and Mrs. Gomez, were
among the distinguished visitors
to the city yesterday. The visi-
tors were met at the station by
Cuban Consul Jorge Ponce and
Mayor Leslie A. Curry, and en-
tertained by them while the YES
sci was in port.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

A dictatorship won't have a chance
In America so long as the American Legion
fGnctions
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

You may think that you are superior
to the human race, to which you belong;
you are, however, wrong.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

The heart has reasons that BATTLE
reason.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Subscribe to The Citizen-20c
weekly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Hotel Casa Marina, under man.
agement of Peter Schutt opened
today under the most suspicious
circumstances, with number of
guests and others to arrive in a
short time. Manager Schutt ex-
pressed himself as being pleased
with the outlook and expects a
large season.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

What Happened in The Toy
Shop" is the title of the play
which will be presented at the
Harris School this evening un-
der the auspices of Temple 20
Pythian Sisters. The program
will be published in later edi-
ton of The Citizen, with the
names of the full cast.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

the agents have storehouse
used for this purpose alone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

More than 100 merchants are
represented in this issue of The
Citizen, as are a goodly number
of professional and business men.
Those who have sponsored the
advertisements, are rendering
through this medium, their ap-
probation of past ASSOCIATIONS
and happy wishes for the season
and the coming year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Miss Nina de Lisa Leslie,
widely known traveller and
writer this week becomes con-
nected with The Citizen and
will occupy the chair of society
editor. Miss Leslie is amply
qualified to handle this section
as she has been connected with
a large number of publications
in the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12

Today's News Toosy.-rmpir-.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
 FINAL ACCOUNT

In the Commissioner Court for the
 Territory of Alaska, Division Num-
 Der One. Before w. w. KNIGHT,
 Commissioner and Ex-officio Pro-
 bate Judge, Sitka Precinct. In the Matter of the Last Will and
 Testament of MELCHER OLSON, ~ deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that w Leslie Yaw, executor of the above entitled estate, has filed herein his Final Report and Petition for De- cree of Distribution, and that a hearing will be held upon the same before the undersigned on May 22nd, 1889, at 10 o'clock A. M at the United States Commissioners office in Sitka, Alaska, at which tiine and place all persons having objections to said report, the closing of said estate. or the distribution Of the assets thereof to Anna Olson of Kalmar. Washington. may appear, present their claims and objections and be heard.
 ss WITNESS my hand and the seal of the above entitled court at Sitka, Alaska, this 22nd day of March, 1889. ap. s
 SEAL e6 W. W. KNIGHT, taU. s. Commissioner and ex-officio
 Probate Judge, Sitka Precinct First publication, March P, l939, Last publication, April l2, l939.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
Services Held On Monday for
 Mrs. Ellsworth

Funeral services for the late Mrs. Lyman Ellsworth, who passed away last week at her Aux Lake home were held Monday afternoon from the chapel of the Charles w. Carter Mortuary.
 During the service Mrs. Lola Mae Alexander sang One Sweetly Sol emn Thought" and Tn the Sweet By and By The eulogy was deliv- cred by the Rev. John A. Glasse and interment was in the Pioneers plot of Evergreen Cemetery.
 Pallbearers included Shirley Var us. Elroy Ninnis, J. J. Connors, Jr, Harold Brown, Ed Garnick and T. J. Selby.
 Mrs. Ellsworth, the former Han- sine Camper, is survived by her hus- band, Lyman Ellsworth; her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Fred Camper, a brother, Harold Camper. of Sew ard. and a sister, Mrs. Clarence Wittanen, of Aux Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
MATANUSkA LAD
 CASHES IN ON
 COYOTE SNARING
t7-Year- -0Id Hangs Up 54 PeIts, Worth S1620
 for Season

Proving an apt pupil, Roland Os- borne, IT. of Matanuska, who was taught coyote snaring by Frank Chaser. Predatory Animal Expert of the Biological Survey, has taken 54 animals already this season.
 In a letter to Frank Dufresne, Executive Officer of the Alaska Game Commission, young Osborne encloses a number of photographs of coyotes he has caught. The 54 were taken up to April l. so his seasons catch will be even larger
 With the coyotes worth s20 apiece in bounties and an average of sl0 apiece for the pelts. Osborne has already earned neat s1620 this winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
RANGER K LEAVES

Forest Service launch Ranger TX left Juneau yesterday to carry Ran ger Paul Judge on a routine inspec- tion "trip in the Admiralty Division The Ranger will return about April o0
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12

portation Company, died in Seattle last Thursday, the day before the vessel sailed on the present trip to Southeast Alaska.
 Ware was not in good health when the North Sea was in port on the previous trip and expected to make the present voyage as usual but death came suddenly.
 Ware, who was an Elk, had a shop at Thane during the days of the Alaska Gastineau Gold Mining Com pany and also was employed by Walter E. Bathe when the latter operated a shop on Third Street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
TWO MORE REIkELL
 BOATS SOLD HERE

Two more of the Reinen air-cooled engine small boats have been sold here by I. Goldstein.
 Mrs. Alice Eliason purchased an eighteen -footer with four-horse- power engine and canvas canopy.
 Frank Rossi, miner, brought one of the sixteen-foot fishermen, pow cred with a three horsepower en- Oipo
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
NOME GREEK
 MINING FIRM
 INCORPORATED
To Engage in Prospecting and Mining Business
 Near Fairbanks

The Nome Creek Mining Com pany was incorporated today on the basis of an application filed with Territorial Auditor Frank Boyle.
 Stated object of the corporation is to engage in the prospecting and mining business in the vicinity of Fairbanks. Stock consists of 700 shares of no par value Debt limit was fixed at S1000,000.
 Incorporators are Andrew Olson of Flat. and Tony Lindstrom and Axel Palmgren, both of Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
FOUR FLOWN IN
 FROM ISLANDS

Four men flew in from Chichagof and Pelican City yesterday evening with Shell Simmons in the Alaska Air Transport L0ckheed
 Jack Littlepage. Axel Peterson and D. Keuhy came in from Chichagof while Al Crookes flew in from Peli- can City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
CAMPEN RETURNS HOME

Harold Camper, with the Stand ard Oil Company at Seward who came to Juneau to attend the fun eral of his sister, Mrs. Lyman Els worth, left for his headquarters aboard the Yukon. Mrs. Camper and son remained here for a brief visit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
Helen Pekonen Is
 Birthday Honoree

A birthday party honored Helen Pekonen over the weekend, the af- fair being given by her mother.
 A colorful decorative schelnes ad- ded to the attractivenes of the party table, and following games, refresh ments were served.
 Guests present included: De Pores Znk, Chester zenger. George Paul, Kenny, Salo, Gene Erwin. Troy Erwin, Leonard Harja. Millie Miller, Natalie Sarayich, Mary Gregbry and Pat Martin.
 
 Today's News Toosy.-rmuire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
BILL WARE IS
 DEAD, SEATTLE

Bill Ware, well known barber, for the past two years on the steamer North Sea of the Northland Trans
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
. Q . Q . . . N0RTHBOUND

es . .
 NoRTHBOUND
 . Princess Norah scheduled to [ arrive Friday afternoon or . . evening. Should have three .
 . days mail aboard.
 SCHEDULED SAILINGS . Baranof scheduled to sail from c . Seattle Friday, April 14. . Northland scheduled to sail . . from Seattle April IA at 10 c . am. . Tongass scheduled to sail from c . Seattle April IA at g pm. . Alaska scheduled to sail from . . Seattle April Is at g am. . SOUTHBOITND SAILINGS . . North Sea scheduled to arrive c
 . tomorrow morning, sailing . 0 south tomorrow evening. Will e . carry U. s. mail south. . . Yukon scheduled southbound . . next Monday. c . LOCAL SAILfNGS .
 . Estebeth scheduled to s11 every .
 . Wednesday at pm. for Sit . . ka and wayports. . Dart leaves every Wednesday . . at am for Petersburg, Port C . Alexander, Rake and way . . ports. . oAs .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
TIDES TOMORROW
HOSPITAL NoTEs

Diana Ayers was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital this morning for surgical attention
 Raino Hill entered St. ann's Hos pital today for medical care.
 Frank James, of Douglas. was dis missed today from medical care at the Government Hospital.
 Mathilda Brown was medical admission to the Government Hos pital this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-12
hDDINGT0N IN THIS MORNING
 WITH HALIBUT

One halibut vessel had sold or the Juneau fish exchange this morning
 The vessel was the Addington. Capt Olaf Westby bringing in lO,- 900 pounds, sold to New England for six and four cents.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Youth, Missing Second Time,
Believed Amnesiu Victim
Had Complained
Of Confined
Feeling

The strange case OF q young Civil
Service Commission clerk who ap.
parently lapses into periods OF am
nesia, due to a confined feeling"
he experiences in washington, was
brought to the attention OF the po-
lice Public Relations Squad today.
The victim, Glen Guss, 2l, who
came here from the wide, open
spaces afforded by q small town in
North Dakota four months ago, has
been missing from his home at 1722
Lamont street NV. since Friday,
the second time he has mysteriously
disappeared in less than q fort
night.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. M.
Guss, told police he left home April
"a and returned four days later, his
legs, arms and face scratched Sc
verely, with only vague recollec-
ton of where he had been and what
he had been doing.
HE said he remembered wander
ing about in woods near enough to
see the lights OF Washington his
father informed police, but he
could not tell why he wandered
away nor exactly where he had
gone"
When he disappeared the first
time he was wearing house slippers,
his father said, but on his return
he wore heavy work shoes. He
could not explain where he had
made the exchange, investigators
were informed.
The youth asked to be examined
by a doctor after his return because
he feared something has happened
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Staying Suspect
Has $1,000 War
| Bonus Credit

Willie Bullock, 80, co1ored war vet
eran, now in custody after lodging
arrest for six years in connection
with the murder of Policeman
George w. Shinault, has to his credit
81 900 at the Veterans Bureau, po-
lice revealed today.
At the same time Inspector Ber-
nard w. Thompson said Bullock has
admitted firing the shot that killed
Officer Shinault in 1882" The in
spector quoted the prisoner, already
under indictment for the murder, as
saying he fled the scene and later
joined the crowd that gathered after
the shooting, which took place less
than a month after Officer Shinault
shot down one of the bonus march,
ers during a riot on lower Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
While Bullock has been fleeing
from police. investigators said, his
bonus money has been accumulat-
ing at the bureau and now amounts
to approximately $1,000. He was ar
rested last week in Newark, N. j.,
and was returned here Saturday.
Offlcer Shinault was shot to death
while answering a radio call to quell
a disturbance in the 100 block of F
street NV. The fatal bullet was
fired while he and a fellow officer
were walking down an embankment
in the vicinity of the house where
the trouble was reported.
Officials believed at first the shoot
ing came in the nature of a reprisal
for his killing the bonus marcher
but this theory was soon discarded
Bullock, arrested shortly after the
officer was killed, was indicted on a
murder charge, but escaped short
time later.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
19Dead, 1000 Home,
Are Damaged by
japanese Quake
Fire and Flood Follow
Shocks; Sea EneuIfs
Part Of Village
81 the Associated Press.

81 the Associated Press.
TOXIC, May "A series of short,
sharp earthquakes and ensuing fire
and floods took at least 10 lives and
destroyed or damaged approxi-
mately 1000 homes in villages 300
miles north of here Monday, q pre-
liminary check showed today.
Police, in q communique, said
nine houses of the village of Aikawa
were swallowed by the sea, altering
previous reports that the whole vii
lage of 10 homes was destroyed.
The shocks, said by seismologists
to have been the strongest to hit
Northern Japan in IS years, broke
water mains and left flremen power
less to combat flames which broke
out in numerous towns and villages.
The banks Of reservoir collapsed
above Funakawa, port city. spilling
millions Of gallons of water. Seven
homes were reported engulfed.
Thousands Flee.
More than 80 temblors at three
minute intervals sent thousands of
persons-60, 600 from the city of
Akita alone-into flight for the
safety of open spaces. A gigantic
submarine cave-in within less than
a mile Of Oga Peninsula was be-
lieved to have caused the shocks.
Fragmentary reports said spec
tacular changes were wrought in
the contours of the Akita prefecture
coastline, particularly around the
peninsula.
Whole sections of hills trimming
the sea were said to have dis
appeared into the ocean, after
which great waves rolled in on
the new shoreline.
Inland terrain in some places
sank as much as three feet and,
long after the severest shocks,
underground rumblings were still
audible. Crevasses of from a few
inches to five feet split the surface.
Towns, Villages Dark.
Landslides destroyed tunnels, OBJ
liberated roads and blocked rail-
ways. Power supply was interrupted.
The populace of the striken areas
remained in the open during the
night while shocks continued. Towns
and villages were in darkness.
Flaming ruins or campf1res were
the only light.
A few Of the refugees pitched
tents but most families merely lay
down beside the household articles
they had salvaged. Troops were
modified to guard the streets of
the stricken towns.
Physicians and nurses were dis
patched to the disaster zone. Food
and water safe for drinking were
reported scarce.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Sitdown Strike Laid
To Instigation Of
". P. A. Official
Project Supervisor
Declares Communists
Permeuted Work
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
House members studying expend-
iture Of relief funds heard yesterday
that the director of the Federal
Writer'S Project in New York City
once instigated sitdown strike on
the project In an attempt to "in-
fluence Washington" to allocate
more money for the work.
Joseph Barrett, a project super
visor, made the statement before
the House w. P. A. Investigating
Committee. He and other witnesses
repeated again and again in their
testimony that Workers Alliance
members and Communists permeat-
ed the project and were responsible
for unrest among the workers.
Telling the committee Of the sit
down strike two years ago, Mr..
Barrett said Henry Alsberg, the
project director, told supervisors
what lines to follow"
Says Worker Died.
A worker was kicked downstairs
during that strike" and died, Mr..
Barrett related. He added:
I'D like to place responsibility for
his death on Henry Alsberg. Henry
Alsberg never raised finger to cor.
rect conditions"
Mr.. Barrett said he was being de.
NOTED because of an expose Of con.
ditions.
The committee heard from other
witnesses that:
The w. P. A. had spent 81, ,468, 1865
on q New York City theater project
plays, some of which were "fops"
A w. P. A. official and a Com
munist publication advised w. P. A.
workers not to answer a committee
QUESTIONABLE about their political
afiliation.
The arts, theater and writer's
project supervisors attempted to
conceal true operating costs by
paying high administrative salaries
from relief money.
|, Opposed Committee Appearances.
Some New York administrative
officers had opposed the appear
ance of w. P. A. workers before
Congressional committees, especial
ly the Dies Committee on Un-
American Activities.
Ralph Desola, afhliated with the
writers project and admittedly
former member of the Communist
party, said that about two years
ago 86 of the 3l5 on the project
were Communists. Fifteen Of the
Sc were supervisors, and IA of the
present % supervisors are Com
munists, he added.
Mr. Desola testified that Mr.. Ais
berg had criticized him for testify
ing before the Dies committee last
year, and later his staff members
were referred to collectively as "the
reptile corner"
Oscar K. Coll, former manager of
the writers project, testified 60 per
cent of the supervisors were Com
munists and that daily assign
ments usually were not given until
they had read Communist news
papers and Communist literature.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Loan Board
Employees on
Summer Hours

Approximately 1,1O0 employees of
the Federal Home Loan Bank Board
and its affiliated agencies yesterday
started working summer hours -
though it didn't feel much like sum-
mer.
The employees will come to work at
$50 an. and leave at 4 pm, thereby
getting an extra half hour in the
afternoon. The vote by which they
made the change was more than six
to one for the earlier shift. They
will remain on it through Septem-
Der 30.
These agencies follow the real
early birds, employees of the Interior
Department, who switched to an
8-to-3:30 shift on April II, to be
effective until after Labor Day.
The Department of Commerce is
on summer hours" all the time, and
the Social Security Board will adopt
the 8:30-to-4 schedule on June /.
Most of the other major Govern
ment agencies, such as the Gov
eminent Printing Office and the
Treasury, State, Justice, War and
Navy Departments, will stick to
their regular schedules through the
summer.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Griffenhogen Plan
Meeting Postponed

| Chairman Kennedy of the reor-
Fganization subcommittee of the
House District Committee today
postponed until Friday a meeting
! he had called tomorrow to review
eertain features of the Griffenhagen
plan for undermining the municipal
government.
The delay was ordered by Repre-
sentative Kennedy after he discov-
cred the meeting would conflict with
q previously scheduled hearing by
the Judiciary Subcommittee on a
bill to establish a so-called fair
trade practice" law in the District.
The Commissioners and certain
heads of District departments have
been invited by Mr.. Kennedy to
attend the subcommittee meeting
to discuss revisions that have been
made in the Griffenhagen plan.