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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
III. T. Unruh, Pastor

Ill. Il. Unruh, PaSt0r
Thursday: 7:15 p. m. The first
choir rehearsal. All who can sing
should come old or young. Come
and bring some one else with you.
7:15 p. m. Mid-week services.
Missionary John Thiessen will speak
on "The Hindus Thot Of Man."
SUNDAY:
900 a. m. Church school.
1000 a. m. Morning worship, "Ten
Virgins" sermon theme.
600 p. m. intermediate c. E.
700 p. m. Missionary Thiessen
will give an illustrated talk, on India
The public is invited. Note the
early hour, since Brother Thiessen
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
DuR0C HOG SALE

Martin Katter's annual Duroc hog
sale, Friday, Oct. 6, beginning at p.
M, 4 miles west of Wapakoneta, Ohio.
35 boars, 35 gifts, all Orion Cherry
King breeding. The easy feeding
type with that cherry red color. 23
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
EBENEzER MENNONITE


p. A. KIiewer, Pastor
THURSDAY:
Teachers meeting p. m.
Bible study and prayer service
Mrs. P. A. Kliewer leader at 8 p. M
Young Peoples Bible study and
prayer service at 8 p. IN. 5ao1a /,
SUNDAY: at 3hl5 saefqstet q
Sunday school $50 a. M 81
Sermon 1890 a. m. Text: "Victory
Over the Traitor Within"
Senior, intermediate and Junior
Christian Endeavorers 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday: Choir rehearsal-"Ruth'
8 p. m.
"There is no such thing as success
outside the Will of God-There is
no such thing as failure within the
Will of Roy L. Brown.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
has another engagement for the
evening.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
T.. r. Remalev. Pastor

l.. ID. ASfnaie1, d5tVi
Thursday: 7:30 p. m. Annual
Church Business meeting. All menu
bers urged to attend.
SUNDAY:
9:15 a. m. Sunday school. This is
RALLY DAY.
1915 a. m. Communion service.
10:30 a. m. Morning worship.
6:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor'
Topic: Committing Ourselves to
Christ" Luella Luginbuhl leader
This will be followed by a candle
light installation service.
A Victory Slogan For Rally Day
"Our School! My School!
I'll help it all ] can"
Here's a slogan strong and true
For every loyal "fan".
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
This Sunday i'm the
klgI l1t1rrt1R8H

1850 a. M. Communion service.
500 p. m. Tuxis.
1880 p. m. Rev. John Thiessen will
speak.
We join in world wide fellowship
of believers in world wide service
as we come in answer to Christ's
command, This do ye in Rememb-
rance of Me-.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to join US in our worship
service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Wilbur Harmony, Pastor
D a. "A. Sunday school.

9 Am. Sunday school.
Gas p. m. Luther League, James
Straxury leader. The October Soc
ial hour of the league will be held at
the home of James Balmer.
1880 D. m. Communion service.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
Charles M. Armentrout, Pastor

Charles vi. ArmentrOuI, FasIUT
Rockport:
$50 a. m. Communion service.
10:30 a. m. Sunday school, Mrs.
Walter Marshall, Supt.
1880 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
Bluffton:
$3.50 a. m. Sunday school, Mrs.
Waldo Diller, Supt.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28

If the right to live is a sacred
thing, then the right to make liv-
ing is a sacred thing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
LIBERTY CHAPEL CHURCH

Rev. A. E. McVey of Mt. Cory
will preach at Liberty Chapel church
in Orange township Sunday night at
1880. The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28

DEFENSELESS MENNONITE
E. G. Steiner, Pastor
9:30 Sunday school.
10:30 Preaching service. j. H.
Klophenstein will bring the morning
message.
7:30 Young peoples service.
500 Thursday, prayer service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
SHOOTING SCRAPE
DRAWS $lOO FINE
CASTRO FINED LIMIT: SoSIN
CENSORED FOR CARRY
ING GUN

Hector Castro received a fine
of $10O or sixty days in Jail
and Frank (Packer) Sosin receiv-
ed fine of SIS in city court yes
terday afternoon before Judge T
S. Caro- following a shooting
scrape early Monday morning.
One witness testified that Cas-
tro had been throwing rocks at a
Duval street club owned by Sosin,
Sosin said that he had been shot
at first before he began firing.
Sosin also testified that Castro
was always troubling" his wife
Castro denied that he had fired
the first shot.
Sosin was reprimanded by Caro-
for carrying a gun without a per-
init, but he pleaded that this was
necessary as he transferred large
sums of money from his place of
business to his home and needed
protection. SoSin said that one
time he was badly beaten up by
a gang who jumped him to take
away his money.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
BRITISH STEAMER
IN WARRIOR TODAY
AWAITS ORDERS FROM LIv
ERPooL: OFFICERS HERE
INSPECT SHIP

British Steamship Newton Pine
Charles ". Woolner, master, ar
rived in the harbor at an early
hour this morning and is still al
anchor awaiting orders. The ship
sailed from Liverpool but her DIES
tination is to be wired to Key
West to the agents and conveyed
to the vessel,
Later in the day surgeons from
the Marine hospital and officers
from the local customs unit, the
U, S. immigration office and the
plant board went out to the YES
sci on the pilot boat of the Key
West Pilot Association, to make
the regular examination and in
vestigation of the ship. Returning
to the port the officials had moth.
ing to say.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
LICENSE VIOLATORS
TO BE PROSECUTED
JUDGE LORD RECEIVES IN
STRUcTIoNs FROM
TALLAHASSEE

d. w. Finley, motor vehicle
commissioner and executive off
Ger of the Department of Public
Safety, late yesterday afternoon
sent the following telegram from
Tallahassee to County Judge Ray
mond Il. Lord:
The executive board of the
Department of Public Safety has
ruled that after October Is the
drivers license law will be rigid
ly enforced and all persons OPP
Grating a motor vehicle after that
date without a drivers license
will be subject to arrest and ex-
animation to determine their fit
ness to operate a motor vehicle.
Judge Lord said this morning
that the sale of drivers licenses
will be resumed tomorrow morn
ing from 8 a. m. until II noon
and from 2 p. m. until 4 p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
HITLER, BEWARE! STAIN ALWAYS
Recent Mating OF Germany And Russia Is Old Game
.LIQUIDATES HIS GOOD FRIENDS"

Some months ago the Soviet
Ambassador in London, Ivan
Maisky, said: 1--WE are not senti-
mentalists like you. We are
thinking only of Russia, not of
humanity.
The barbaric truth of this state
ment was shockingly realized by
the recent mating of Red Russia
and Brown Germany. The marri-
age, of course, was one of con-
venience; but it was Josef Stain,
not Hitler, who was the seducer.
For years Stain had cast flirta-
tious eyes at Hitler, the one man
in Europe he feared: had he not
achieved power by the simple
process of playing up to his enc
mics and then liquidating them
in moment of weakness? It's the
old Stain game.
Stain is striking for world
power - deliberately, patiently,
unscrupulously, as has always
been his technique of success" /,
writes Eugene Lyons. Moscow
correspondent for six years and
first reporter to interview Stain.
He plays with the vision of a
Russian empire rather than a
Utopian information (the ideal of
the Russia of 1919. It's capital
must be Moscow: its character
must be Muscovite"
The entente with the Third
Reich was Stains greatest step
in the direction of world domina-
ton. according to Lyons. Vulture-
like he can stand by watching
Europe kill itself off. then step
in for the pickings. A long war
is his great desire: there will be
no strength left to resist him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
COL. WALL HERE
TO INSPECT GUARD
CONFERS WITH COL. MacMUL
LEN ABOUT FIT. TAYLOR
FACILITIES

Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. Wall,
Florida National Guard, arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon
from Miami and was accom-
panied by Major William V. AL
bury, in command of the Second
Battalion 265th Regiment, and
Lieutenant H. H. Taylor, Jr., at
tached to Battery e. Florida
Naional Guard.
Yesterday afternoon Colonel
Wall discussed with Colonel ]. D.
MacMullen, U.S.A., commandment
at Key West barracks, the matter
of widening the facilities at the
Fort Taylor reservation for the
increased number of members OF
the official family and troops of
the 265th Regiment GAG, who
will attend the encampment in
1910. The results of the discus
sion were not learned.
Last night the visiting colonel
made the regular inspection OF
Battery "E", and found every
thing in first class condition. This
morning after attending to other
matters he left in his car on the
trip back to Jacksonville.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04

of the Russian strong-man. Stain
has no counterpart: whereas the
other dictators think of conquer
ing thousands, he counts his vic
TINS in millions. tits a known
fact that one of the Soviet con-
centration camps has more pris-
oners than all the Nazi camps
put together. And, as a former
Red Army officer says. Not in
four and a half years of World
War did the officer corps of any
army sustain such losses as the
Soviet armed forces did in recent
purges".
America must become aware,
warns Lyons. that no nation is in
terested in making the world safe
for anything, whether it be de-
mocracy. Fascism or Commun-
ism. Self-intereSt, and that alone,
is the motivating force of ma
TONS behavior. Pacts are but
scraps of paper. Honor is dead.
Guns and brute force have sup
planted ideologies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
The keys---Florida' Gold Coast
BY MARIE cAPpIcK

Cuban pines, coming in at a low
tariff rate, coupled with chear
transportation rates to northern
and western markets, killed the
Key business. Our representa-.
tives in Washington may be able
to remedy this situation, and pine.
apple culture again would de.
velop considerable Key acreage.
But farming is not the only
means toward a livelihood. Ac-
cording to Professor Clifford there
are more than fifty varieties OF
trees and plants growing on the
Keys that yield fine woods, oils
fIbres, food and medicine. Many
OF these were planted by the late
DR.. Henry Perrine, who brought
them from Mexico in 1886 SO
Among those listed by Professor
Clifford are the moringa-moringa
known as the horse-radish tree
The root of this tree is scraped
and used as horse-radish. The oil
OF Ben used by perfumers is ex.
tracted from the seeds and this
oil is used also for lubricatine
watches.
Wild tamarind provides a fine
wood, heavy and with a close
grain. A rich brown in color ii
is excellent for cabinet work,
Lignum Vitae, one of the hardest
known woods, is native of the
Keys, and Mahogany is found on
them. also on the southern main
land. This is considered king OF
all woods. Although a heavy
wood il grows with surprising
rapidity. Crab wood adapted 70
the manufacture of walking canes,
paper knives and other similar
articles is found on the Keys.
The castor oil tree is a rapid
grower. The oil extracted from
this tree has a high commercial
value, and the seeds are used for
fertilizer. Spanish Lime, so well
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
CLEARE Is PLACED
UNDER $500 BOND

Oscar Cleare, colored, who
earlier in the week was charged
with striking his brother in the
head with an automobile crank,
was yesterday placed under bond
of $500 to await preliminary hear
ing.
Gerard Cleare. who after being
struck was taken to the Marine
hospital where the wound was
pronounced serious. has not re-
covered sufficiently, it was said,
to appear at the hearing, which
viii be set for a later date.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04

WASHINGTON. Oct. 4-Sen-
aior Tom Connolly otsTexas said
that if present embargo resiric-
tions are not lifted the nation
would be plunged to the brink of
war. He accused Senators Borah.
Nye and others of not presenting
evidence based on facts in their
speeches for isolaiionism.
Connolly said that America went
into the World War because Ger
man submarines indiscriminatelY
sank American ships. He said
that if the present embargo con-
tinues Germany will do the same
again. The ships which were
sunk by Germany did not carry
munitions. Connolly pointed out.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
By Associated Press,

LONDON, Oct. War Minis
try announced today that ad-
vices. had reached England con-
corning new move contem-
plated by Russia which indicated
that that country would not par
ticipate in the war between
France, England and Germany.
The advices mentioned that
Russia was in the midst of MAX
ing deals with neutral countries
to transport food stuffs and war
materials to Germany, England
and France and any other nation
that might be in the market.
Chief developments of the day
featured behind-the-lines move
ments on both sides with accent
on a war of commerce. England
is making further preparation to
stop. all commerce from getting
to the NaZis and the move is
getting enthusiastic support from
France.
Turkish military advisors are
in London today to confer with
Britain on some form of COM
bination military-economic pact.
Turkey has stated that she will
be willing to aid the Allies, how
ever it is expected that. various
concessions will have to be
granted.
Lord Halifax again. reiterated
the British viewpoint on future
policy today when he stated that
England would be glad to dis
cusS peace-but would not if it
meant dealing with Hitler. The
drive ito end Hitlerism" is still
very much on, he said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
EMPLOYMENT
FIGURES LOOK
ENCOURAGING
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
GIVES FACTS ABOUT PER-
MANENT POSITIONS Sc
CURED

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Oct. A.
A decided upward trend in en-
ployment was reported today by
Harold c. Wall, chairman of the
Florida Industrial Commission,
in announcing that 2,719 jobs were
filled by the twenty-four State
Employment Service Offices dur
ing the month of August.
Reviewing an analysis of re-
ports presented by Fons A. Hath
away, director of the State En-
ployment Service, Wall said 932
applicants were placed in private
employment on regular jobs and
500 others had been placed with
private employers in temporary
jobs. In public employment,
which includes P.W.A. and the
Bureau of Public Roads, 1878
placements were made.
OF the total number of place
ments made during the month,
70l or slightly more than IS per-
cent were of persons who were
drawing or were entitled to draw
benefits under the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Law.
The Employment Service start
Cd accepting applications for
placements March l of this year
and up through August had
placed in private and public en-
ployment 1895 persons.
There are now 57,794 persons
registered with the Service as ac-
lively IN search of work. This in
cludes 1889 men; l5,lO5 women;
and 2.784 veterans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
HOTEL MEMBERS
DISCUSS BEACH;
NAME OFFICERS
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON: r. A. LEH-
MANN ELECTED PRESIDENT:
PUSH BEACH COMPLETION

While awaiting final action by
the city council in the consum-
nation of the public beach prof.
ect at the foot of Duval street,
the Key West Hotel and Tourist
Homes Association at meeting
Tuesday decided to discuss the
plan from several angles without
making any definite decision.
The association wants the prof.
ect pushed through as rapidly as
possible and is ready to cooper
ate in making it one of the most
attractive tourist facilities this
coming season, association Off
Gals announced.
Before adjourning the associa-
ton held an election of officers
in accordance with a stipulation
in its papers Of incorporation. The
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
MEN, BEARS MEET;
BOTH SIDES RETREAT
,By associated Press,

JASPER, Ala, Oct. 4.-Three
fishermen at Treefoil lake sud-
denly came upon seven large
bears and promptly took to the
tees.
Once they had climbed them.
the angIers-Ted James. j. Smith
and Alix Dirienzo-looked about
and discovered the bears also had
climbed trees. The animals show
ing no signs of coming down, the
fishermen descended and went
their way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04

Everett Russell Reelected To
Chamber Of Commerce Presidency

At meeting of the Board OF
Directors of the Key West Cham
Der of Commerce held in the Of
fices this morning IL o'clock
the following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing
year:
President Everett w. Russell,
was reelected to serve another
term, Melvin E. Russell, was
elected first vice president, W.
T. Fripp was elected second
vice president, the post of treas
urer went to William M. Arnold,
and S. c. Singleton was named
to succeed himself as executive
secretary.
The directors selected Miss
Elizabeth Sharpley to fill the
vacancy created on the board of
directors, by the declination of
VIM. r. Porter to serve actively
as director, but who cordially
assured the chamber of his ac-
cord and Willingness to assist in
any deliberations.
Meeting this morning followed
the election of the board of di-
rectors which was decided at the
meeting last night with Presi-
dent E. w. Russell present and
the following members: Charles
E. Smith, Charles S. Taylor, Mel
vim E. Russell, Earl Julian, John
Gardner, F. j. Dion, Mrs. H. Will
liams and w. w. Demeritt,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
This is one in a series of
articles by Miss Marie Cap
pick on the resources of Key
West and the Florida KeYs.)

On the Keys are found pot
holes, which 1T is said prove ex-
cellent locations for planting ba-
nanas that grow well and pro
duce without any great amount OF
care or attention. The banana is
nourishing fruit, and in the
West Indies is considered staple
article of diet. Other fruits that
grow and produce well on the
Keys are mango, soursop. guavas,
Iapayas, tomatoes, canteloups, wa
ter melon, roselle, to name few.
A farmer who has a small
acreage on the Keys came TO
Key West a few months ago
and brought truck load of
vegetables for sale. There was
moi sufficient 10 supply the
local market but the variety
was surprising. OF excellent
quality were the tomatoes.
dkra. beans. papaYas. sweet
potatoes. pumpkins and can
telopes. This exhibition of
Key vegetables gave rise to
the thought that if such a va
riefY could be raised on land
where there is no irrigation.
what might be expected were
wafer available.
According to Key farmers,
sweet potatoes make good crops,
but few farmers cultivate them
because they do not bring fancy
prices in the market. The sweet
potato is nourishing, and in some
sections of the South are on the
family menu three times daily.
Tomatoes are considered the
best paying crop with okra a close
second. Pineapple culture on the
Keys some years ago was rated a
million dollar business, but the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
HI-WAY EATING PLACE
ASSISTS Mr.. CUPID

EDEN. Texts a matri-
monial bureau, not a cafe, says
Happy Walker of his Hi-Way
Eating Place here. Walker has
just witnessed the marriage of
one of his Mattresses to a Gus
toner. And she's the 18th
waitress who has succumbed to
romance in the Hi-Way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
SAILOR FALLS FROM
DESTROYER STACK

Jewell M. Taylor, member OF
the U.S.S. Destroyer Reuben
James personnel, was taken to
the Marine hospital this morning
in a Lopez Funeral Home ambu-
lance suffering from injuries re-
ceived while at work on the YES
sell.
1t was said at the station that
Taylor was working on stack
of the ship and fell to the deck
receiving leg facture.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04

The meeting was called to or
der at 8 o'clock by President
Russell and tellers were named
to count the ballots with the
following result:
Elected were w. w. Demeritt,
VIM. M. Arnold, Fred j. Dion,
w. T. Fripp, B. L. Grooms. AL
bert E, Peirce, VIM. r. Porter,
E. W. Russell, Melvin E. Russell,
Charles E. Smith, Charles S.
Taylor, Ben D. Trevor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-04
|AD VALOREM TAX
PERCENTAGES ARE
HIGHER STATEWIDE
TAX LEAGUE PRESENTS
FINDINGS: CASE OF COL
LIER COUNTY is BROUGHT
INTO STRONG LIGHT
Especial to The Ciilsen,

\ Ata5lS 6NSHccsHh ~ ~ c OAhAEny
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 4.
The average ad valorem tax
levy of the states 81 counties in
creased $3.50 from 1888 to 1888.
] During the same period the rev.
enue prorated to the counties by
the state increased 900. These
figures were revealed in statistics
released here today by the Flor
ida Tax Revision League.
| The leagues report shows that
in 1888 the millage levied by the
counties averaged 26.4. In 1898
the average levy had increased to
1854 mills-an increase of 341o
Monroe county, according to the
report, levied n mills in 1888 and
20 mills in 1938-an increase of
4Ge compared to the average in
crease of 34R.
These figures are for general
government including schools
but do not include levies for spe-
cial districts and levies for debt
service.
Revenue collected by the state
and prorated to the counties in
-f0S3 amounted to -12,05f ,729r In
1888 state revenue prorated to
the counties totalled $22 1908, 526-
an increase of $10,856, 797, or
500.
! The league points out that
while governmental functions
performed by the different coun-
ties are the same, the taxes levied
for general operating expenses
vary from low of IA mills in
Collier county to high of 81 mills
in Hardee. From 1888 to 1888 the
millage levied remained the same
in four counties; was reduced in
five counties, and the other So
counties increased milIage in
varying amounts from three to
more than 3O0R.
/! Collier county has the lowest
millage, also has made the great
est reduction in millage since
1888. We asked the county COM
missioners the reason for this, D.
Graham Copeland, commission
chairman, replied.
The answer is Collier county
has a strictly business board of
county commissioners. The
salaries paid the members of the
board are on the basis of $500
per month plus mileage to attend
one meeting a month. This posi-
lively insures people of consider
able business ability being on the
board and absolutely precludes
the office from being sought by
people with political axes to
grind. You have asked how we
have done it and l have given
you the absolutely correct an
SWer"
The present confiscatory tax
on property, says the league,
plus the continual increase i'm the
ad valorem tax levy and the un-
certainty as to future tax rates. is
directly responsible for millions of
Florida acres and vacant lots ly-
ing idleand the corresponding
unemployment of thousands of
men.
Abolish the ad valorem tax,
added the league, replace it with
a fair tax on property, based on
a definite percentage of the pro-
ceeds from its use, and those idle
acres and vacant lots will again
become safe investments. The re-
established confidence of our
own citizens and the influx of
new capital and permanent resi-
dents would start an era of sound
development and prosperity far
surprising all previous mushroom
boomS".