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The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
KEYS REGISTER
l56 FOR DRAFT
TOTAL FOR MONROE COUN-
TY TO DATE
1911

Four districts on the Florida
Keys have reported to the local
Draft Board their totals of reg
istered men for the Selective
Service registration.
Tavernier registered 46 men;
Matecumbc, SO; Marathon, white,
"A, and colored, l6, and Flamingo,
IA.
Total for Monroe. county TO
date is 1911. Others are expected
to register today. tomorrow and
next week as they come in from
ships at sea.
Draft Board organization de-
tails are being worked out. II was
stated this morning. and full an
nouncement of personnel makeup
and progress being made in num-
bering and classifying registrants
is expected tomorrow.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
OLD STEVE, PEANUT VENDOR, EXAMPLE
Wanted: Copy OF Knox Speech Before NPA Graduates
OF HOW TO BECOME A fine CITIZEN


Feature "erviee Writer
attacks on and defense of presi-
dental nominees.
A fair-sized Congressional Rec
ord. daily dOings cI the senate
and house, published in an eight
by-ten-inch pamphlet. two col
umns to the page. has about a
hundred pages of closely packed
type q dav How much of it has
been devoted to pure politics of
late. l wouldn't venture a guess.
but l would venture a four bit
piece that half of it in recent
months has been more political
than anything else and this at
time when the country is rolling
over a rocky road, and far the
greater percent of Congress IS
trying its level best tc clear the
road ahead
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
WPA Totals Monroe
Five Year Program
WORKERS HERE COLLECTED S2511 900 IN Pc
RIOD; ROADS, BUILDINGS, SEWERS
CONSTRUCTED

More than l8 miles of water
mains have been laid along with
about l8 and half miles of storm
and sanitary sewers. together
with the establishment of $500
consumer connections.
A mosquito control project re-
suited in the draining of 456 acres
of lOwlandS. WPA workers also
built $500 feet of retaining walls
and revetmentS
Five airport buildings have
been reconstructed, a dozen air
way markers established and 80
airport boundary markers in
stalled.
Monroe county workers have
collected more than S2.5l1,OOO in
wages which were circulated
among the various business firms
of the county.
WPA ALLEGATIONS for the pro-
gram amounted to S2.957.900 and
sponsors who selected the prof.
ectS that were operated contrib
uted S196.300 toward total costs.
including Sl5O,OOO for materials.
supplies and equipment.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
over 100000
FLORIDIANS BUY
DRIVER LICENSES
RECEIPTS TOTALLED s372.-
600. REPORT OF LICENSING
DIVISION THIS WEEK RE-
VEALS

TALLAHASSEE. Oct. 18. =
FNS) During the first year the
DRIVERS License Law has been
in operation in Florida a total of
763.503 licenses of all kinds have
been sold. according to a report
made public this week by D. W.
Finley. executive officer of the
licensing division of the Depart
ment of Public Safety.
County Judges sold 694.O79 op-
orators licenses, 55,2O3 chauf-
feurs licenses. and 8.783 special
chauffcurs licenses, and remitted
a total of S369.954.5O to the
State.
The State office in Tallahas-
see sold 1881 operators licenses.
l79 chauffeurs licenses. and 13
special chauffeurS licenses. for a
total revenue of 81. .482. so. It also
sold replacement licenses to 3
604 operators. 230 chauffeurs, and
81 special chauffeurs, for a total
revenue of Sl,563.
The amount of revenue re-
ceivcd from all sources was S372,-
900. Disbursements in the IL
censing division were S32, ,453.87
for salaries and S26, ,583.98 for ex-
penScS. In the patrol division
S59.99492 was paid out for
salaries and S114,O67.53 for ex-
penses. This does not include
salaries for the last month nor
expenses for the last Is days of
the month which probably will
amount to twelve or fifteen thou
sand dollars. and last minute re-
ports may require some minor
changes in the other items listed
The necessity for purchasing
equipment required in setting up
this new department boosted ex-
penses over the amount which
would normally be required for
the department, Finley
said
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
LIONS PREPARE
CHRISTMAS TREE
PLANS FOR POOR
COMMITTEES APPOINTED AT
MEETING LAST NIGHT: PRO
FESSOR QUIZ FEATURED
PROGRAM AT LIONS DEN

Directors of Key West Lions
Club laid extensive plans for
their annual Christmas Tree
Benefit to be given for the needy
children of this city again this
year. These arrangements were
made following the regular sup
per meeting held at the Lions
Den last evening with president
Lion Gerald Saunders in the
chair.
The following committees were
appointed to rve-contributions
of paint and supplies for toy con-
StructiOn, Lions Victor Lowe and
Jack Delaney; contribution cans
for StoreS-LionS Rodman Bethel,
Joe Allen and Allan Armstrong;
theater benefits-Lions Gerald
Saunders, Charles Ketchum and
John COStar.
Public is cordially invited
TO contribute old toys TO the
Lions Christmas Benefit. as
authorized by the club. Both
the NYA Department and
WPA Recreation department
are cooperating TO remake
old toys into new ones. BY
phoning 4s5. orders may be
left for toys 10 be picked up.
the Lions stated.
The supper meeting consisted
of lot of healthy singing as only
the Lions can manufacture. Lion
Saunders contributed a violin
solo as the concluding number on
the sOng-fest section of the pro-
gram.
Professor Quiz shot true and
false" questions at the Lions.
divided into three teams, the
High-BrowS, or was it the Low
Brows, gaining high score of most
correct answers turned in.
Guests at the club were Joe
Pinder. Judge Raymnod r. Lord
and H E. Moore. of the State
Auditors Department.
Cub-Lion Doc" J. r. league
was welcomed into membership
of the club at last nights meet
ing.
Lion Saunders curiosity TO see
what was contained in a book as
described by Lion Adrian o.
Sweeney gained for him a neat
little explosion. AS guest Moore
described 1.-THE book went
over with a bang.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18

JACKSONVILLE. Oct ia
diversified program of cOntribU
tiOnS to the health and progress
of Monroe county made up the
five-year program operated there
by the Florida WPA with the ex-
penditure of mole than S3, 10000,
State Administrator Roy Schro-
der reported today.
These have included the con-
structiOn and improvement of 10
miles of roads and streets. includ-
ing six miles of paving. building
of ten culverts and other work.
Seven new public buildings
have been erected and 90 others
improved This phase of the pro-
gram has included work on nine
schools. six recreational build
ings. six administrative Struc-
lures, a hospital, dormitOry,
four garages, 13 storage buildings
and others for a variety of public
uses.
Improvement of outdoor rec
reational facilities has included
expansion of ten parks. five ath-
letic fields and two golf courses.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
by JACK sTINNETT.


WASHINGTON. Oct. 18.-Tm
Just a stranger in these parts.
but Steve has been around here
a long time. AS a matter of fact,
Steve. his last name is Vasila-
kos. has been peddling peanuts
on the corner at the White House
while that much lived-in resi-
dence has had four tenants.
The other day, ambling away
from one of the Presidents press
conferences, l noticed a sign on
Steve'S stand. 1t was to the effect
that he was donating the proceeds
of two days sales to the Ameri-
can Red Cross 1t isn't the first
time that Steve has donated to
the Red Cross, but it was one
more days sales than usual and
l stopped for chat.
"All us Americans got 10 do
our part, said Steve, who only
last week got his final papers and
became an American.
Some get guns. Some go up in
airplanes. I'm too old for that
kind of stuff So l just give my
two days sales to the Red Cross
Il put that sign up so so folks
would know that they weren't
just buying peanuts for old
Steve, but buying 'em for the
Red Cross too.
l looked again at the sign. And
beside it was one of those God
Bless America" placards.
Not About Presidents
Try to get Steve to talk about
the Man in the White House and
he SideStepS. l understand he al
ways has He says: None of the
four gentlemen who lived in there
tried to tell me how to sell pea
nuts. and Old Steve amt gonna
try to tell any of them how to run
the country.
l think the story of Steve Vasil-
akoS should be written in forty
'leven languages and given to
every alien who comes to these
shores. under the title: How to
become fine American citizen"
OF all the suggestions that
have been made recently. give a
hand to that of Senator Wiley of
Chippewa Falls. Wis. who start
led the Senate the other day
with the suggestion that 1T
might be well to have a rule that
for three months previous to
election there should be no dis
cussion relating to the nominees
Of the political parties.
The senator prefaced his hint.
with the remark that i feel like
apologiZing to the country for the
time the Senate has taken in re-
cent months in considering ire
levant matters, personal matters
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
Council Acts To
Cancel Ordinance
On Bird SHOOTING
Two Committees Meet
Today; Mayor Albury
Calls For Traffic Safe
ty, Clean City

Two city council COMMITTEES
are meeting this afternoon. Pub
lie Safety and Taxation and Her
crds. for the purpose Of framing
suitable legislation 10 cau.rol
bird shooting within the CITY
Limits for the protection Of resi-
dents.
This action was decided uuan
at last nights meeting of the
council al CITY hall the session
being presided over bv council
man a.. p. Grillon. serving II the
absence of councilman Freeman
Two citizens o. Key Wesi
stressed the Importance ui
amending existing ordinances on
the subject of bird shooting IN the
city. Paul Laid and Fcrnando
Camus appearing before thc
council Mayor AIbury also sug-
geSted the present ordinance be
repealed IN a message 70 the
council
Four other communicates
from the mayor. treating on tn
following subjects. were read
Notification that patrolman
Harry Johnson had been dis
missed from the force and Paul
Dsniels appointed IN ms place
Action was confirmed by the
council.
Suggestion that blinkcr traffIc
signs be Installed al SImoufun
and Division streets and on
Division al the boulevard. pro
viding the city's claim for tn
stop-and-go sign al Simonfon and
Fleming streets Is settled salts
fact0rily This matter was rc-
ferred to the Public Safety CON
mittee.
A plea for a Clean Up The
City drive, with emphasis On
forcing owners Of vacant lots L.
clear away rubbish Of AL kinds
Matter referred to the Publir
Welfare committee.
Report on auto tag license fees
and Occupational license fees
turned in. with the statement
that city police department had
done a fine lob OF enforcement
in the matter.
To date d total Of 995 auto tags
have been sold. comparing with
l35 sold at this time last year. A
total Of 32l occupational licenses
have been sold. which compares
with 80 sold on the correspond
ing date Of 1899. In the latter
case, following some discussion.
the mavor was authorized TO pro
ceed "as he sees fit" in accept
ance Of partial psyments-wIth
deadline for completion q pay
ments not later than January I.
194l.
Public Safety committee was
ordered to take up the question
of stopping parking along the
east side Of Georgia street and
north side of Virginia street. Dor
dering Bayview Park-this Tor
the protection Of children play
ing there The request for
such action was contained IN q
communication from Vim. J Bar
field. chairman Of the Board of
Baseball and Softball Commis-
sion.
Mercedes hospital petiti0ned
the council for further assistance
during the coming wear. Matter
was referred TO the Finance
committee.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
CIRCUIT COURT
OPENS MONDAY

Judge Arthur Gomez. Circuit
Court Judge. is due to arrive in
Key West this weekend to be on
hand 10 convene the recessed SeS-
sion Of the court next Monday
morning.
Following the ending of the
spring court term. the fall term
will be ordered open and cases
then d0cketed for disposition
later. clerk Ross c. Sawyer stat
ed this morning.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
GOOD IDEA

WEST HARTFORD. Conn.-In
an effort to get its overdue books
back. the local public library re-
Gently announced that il would
put a barrel on the front steps
for a week Ito receive books
more than SIX months overdue
No fines and no questions asked y
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
STONE LEAVES
TO TAKE EXAMS

Julius Stone. Jr., associate in
". Curry Harris law office. left
Key West today for Tallahassee
to take the State Bar Examina-
tionS.
Mr.. Stone expects to return to
the city early next week.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
ELKS ENJOYED
CLUB SMOKER

Members of the Key West
lodge. BP-O. ElkS. turning out in
good numbers. thoroughly enjoy
ed the smoker given at the
clubhouse last evening at which
Deputy District Grand Exalted
Ruler Harry Haimowitz was hon
ored guest.
MIR. HaimOWitZ delivered an in
spring message to the assembled
ElkS. treating on the subject of
Americanism.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
MRS. |. A. ALBURY
DEMISED SUDDENLY

Mrs. Lillian A. w. Albury. So,
1909 Grinnell street. wife of
Claude Albury, immigration and
naturalization inspector here.
died suddenly late this morning
at the residence.
Funeral services under the di-
TectiOn of Pritchard's Funeral
Home. will be announced later.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
SCOUT HIKE
TOMORROW

Menhers ~ Tru1r s.
BY ScoutrnzEre- A e Fre
leave un they flrs1 Cz-E-E @
since rne EaEF s- 1-
morning 81 II G ucocE
Scouts All r-e- a. -e
House and hesE f1- Dr. c.
property O. Sf1cE Ls-z-L a
they Wl- SAY CEe-1 a
turn aboE 500 1-clZ So
uurrErE
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18

this afternoon. each unit said to
contain 1000 planes.
No indication Of anv such
mass-attack was evident here,
however. as British sources re-
ported no more than usual extent
of bombings.
Casualty list for the month of
September was released by the
British war office this morning,
5000 reported as killed and TO-
600 severely wounded in airraidS
during that month.
Relays of rescue workers had
succeeded nj bringing 10 persons
from under debris this morning.
following explosion of Nazi
bombs over an afraid shelter. A
few persons. it was said. were
killed. but the majority of those
trapped would be brought out
alive. it was predicted.
DR.. Hewitt Johnson. dean of
Canterbury Cathedral. today
charged that Nazi bombers de
liberately aimed bombs at the
cathedral yesterday - h T e e
planes diving low to unload their
racks. Only the sturdy construc-
ton of the building saved the
lives of those present for wor-
ship in the cathedral at the time.
he stated.
Additional mystery was added
TO the Balkan situation today
when dispatches from Rome
said that a former high official
of Rumania was in that city for
conferences with MuSSolini.
Another Rome dispatch stated
that Spain was leaning further
and further towards axis-pOwcr
alliance.
Meanwhile. news from the
near-east contained the item that
Germany was claiming twice as
much iron-ore shipments from
Yugo-Slavia to fill armament or
derS, the while Rumanian sol
diers were undergoing thorough
training supervised by officers of
the Nazi mission now in that
country.
Late dispatches today stated
that a British naval unit met and
chased a Nazi flotilla off the
English coast this morning. the
NaziS finally scurrying away to
cover at BreSt. All action. 1t
was reported. was lOng-range.
News from the far-eaSt today
was concerned chiefly In the
revelation that German foreign
minister Won Ribbentrop was de-
liberately trying to stir the jap
anese into military action against
the Dutch East Indies
In this matter. aXlS-poWerS
seem determined to have Japan
take an active part in the war to
cause Britain further worry. Eng
land, on the other hand. is quoted
as wanting the United States TO
establish bases in Dutch East In
dies.
Japan is closely watching the
flow of supplies over the now
opened Burma Road. and IS lay
ing her own plans to keep supply
avenues open for her own use.
Chinese army detachments
were said today to have eStab-
liShed afraid alarm crews at
+ several points along the Burma
Road in anticipation of air at
tackS by the JapS. Chinese army
heads were quite confident that
the additional supplies now head
ing towards their armies would
/ enable them to prolong the war
against Japan indefinitely.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
90 Days!

City laws now require all resi-
dents living on streets on which
sewer laterals have been installed
to connect up their house lines
with the system.
Ninety days from date Of pub
lication-September %, 1940-is
the time limit.
TWENTY-FIVE DAYS HAVE
Elapsed!
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
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The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18
British Deny
Nazislncrease
Air Attacks
5000 BritOnS Killed Dur
ing September, Reports
State; Attack Canter-
bury Cathedral
OBy Associated PressD

LONDON. Oct. ls.-Three
units of flying CORPS were said
TO have attacked this city and
surrounding territory. according
TO DNB dispatches received here
this afternoon. each unit said TO
contain 1000 planes.
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18

Key West Flor6z. Is Ia
most eQuzble cL-z-E = "a
country: with 81 EEe-zZs
range Of only IL FzEE1E
The Key West citizen., 1940-10-18

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For go Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-17
20 YEARS AGO FIFE TIT EMPIRE
APRIL IT, 1920


 favorable from of the House emergency appo piation for the construction of a at Cordova Cheatharn for IT years engaged in en- oneene in western highway engineer for the the district o Alaska whcn included the Woe of the Territor made known
 1atmer Gray and Cash appointed committee on the Fourth the meeting of the Juneau Com mercial Association had started work
 received here announcing that Royal Shepard had appendicitis by Dr George M Horton Ill Seattle
 J Smse and Mrs Smler le1t on the Admal for a vacation in the south I q 1und IF Game Warden was to Ketchikan be witness
 w Hewitt and Company left on the Admiral Watson a Petersburg
 Admiral Watson Petersburg where he was to o matters.
 Weather:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-17
HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 but do not compeP
THURSDAY, APRIL 18

Good and evil planetary influ- ences are active today. In the early hours labor avails. It is not a favorable date for making sales. Merchants should be cautious in buying as dull months will be ex- ceptionally trying in the summer
 Heart ard Home: Accidents Of many sorts may be prevalent ln the home. Women should be cau- tious, for falls are indicated Nerves may be taut and members of the family trying as spring fever at tacks young persons. Quarrels may be easily started. There is a sign that encourages small deceits and multiplies fibs among boys and girls.
 Business Affairs: Increased dan ger for shipping is forecast Car goes of American goods may be menaced on the high seas as com merce with the United States eX- bands This is not lucky day for merchandising uncertainty in world conditions will hamper au- tumn plans of manufacturers. Deal CTS in costly furnishings will en- joy good trade.
 National Issues: Endorsements of sentiment will be unusually strong in regard to candidates at both party conventions. Increase of ap- proval for third-term Presidential ambitions is prognosticated. While the fates of many distinguished men appear to be balancing in the political scales the stars seem to encourage a continuance in au- thority where experience is held important
 International Affairs: According to a leading London astrologer the world is now under the major rule of the mutation conjunction of 1922. Owing to the retrograde movements of the planets there are two conjunctions which is most inn portant in it's influence. When the Earth comes under the change from Capricorn to Aquarius dictatorS Will fall and international understand ing will be attained.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of ad- vancement toward success. En- ployees will be promoted. Women will attain their hearts desires in romanceS.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be well balanced, stu dious and practical. They have the forecast of success. Because they will like luxury they may be in- clined to be extravagant.
 Copyright, 1940)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-17
NO PUPPETS FOR US

Secretary of State Cordell Hull might have ig- nored the establishment of Wang Ching-wei's pup pet regime at Nanking, Japans instrument for the oppression of China. But instead of that he mo- ticed the inauguration in Nanking by blunt de- nunciation of it
 MT. Full based American non-recognition of the puppet cabinet partly the Stimson doctrine of eight years ago, by which this country refuses to recognize changes of boundary regime which flow from unprovoked military aggression. But he also based his policy the fact which is beyond dispute, that the Wang "Cioyernment" does not in reality exercise sufficient authority in China to justify recognition.
 In this way the American Governments policy toward the new Chinese puppet show is based on our own umatera doctrine and also the tra- dtional principle Of international law. These latter do not couutenanCe q ssorernment' which does not command the allegiance and obedience of at least a good share Of it's people
 MT Hulls prompt and vigorous declaration may be explained-n the absence of his own explanation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-17
The 3-MiIe Limit Dead Letter
Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

The disregard of international law by all beili- gerents in the European war serves at least one useful purpose in showing the impracticability Of the doctrine of the three-mile limit.
 This in turn, should strengthen the case of the United States in seeking to keep Alaskan waters free from the operations of Japanese fishing vessels and all other alien encroachments.
 Great Brtain's mining of Norwegian waters is not the only of the breakdown of the three mile limit in practice
 Acknowledging that the halting of Russian ships was outside of Japanese territorial waters spokeS- man for the Japanese navy last week said that the waters of the 50O-mie- wide Japan sea were never theless to be considered "a Japanese lake"
 Japan has heretofore protested because German sailors were removed by British war vessel from Japanese merchantmen upon the ground that the act took place as the vessel was nearing Japan though far outside of territorial waters.
 The report that more British war vessels were patrolling the Adriatc Sea, to prevent ship ments of bauxite from Yugoslava from reaching Germany brought report from Rome that Mussollni might take action to declare the Adriatic an Italian Lake"
 The fact is of course that virtually all inter- national law reflects policies which were adopted originally favor the nation that was in the strong CT military position at the time
 And since Great Britain has been mistress of the seas during virtually all the peroid in which modern international law has been developing the doctrines
 
 This is especially true of the doctrine of the three-mile limit It has been good doctrine when 1t favored Britain. It has been accepted by other nations in some instances because 1t operated Tn their favor others because they lacked sufficient naval strength to stand up against a British fleet
 Whatever may be said of Britain's action in mining Norwegian territorial waters it is evident that the three-mile rule is in the discard.
 It should be plain also that a nation which lacks navy adequate to protect the waters bordering it's coast has little chance of prevailing by any appeal to international law.
 Fortunately the United Sts~es has navy strong enough protect it's shore line including the shore line of Alaska.
 AS we have previously pointed out, the doctrine of the three-me limit, applied to Alaskan waters, leads to manifest absurdties It permits alien fish ermen to take wtaout hndrance, the fish protected by laws which apply to own fishermen. It in wolves the constant threat of clashes between Amer can and Japanese fishermen. It provides one item of friction in Japanese American relations which should be cleared up at the earliest possible moment