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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
FINNISH RELIEF FUND

Since the invasion of Finland by Rus
STA began, new organization called the
Finnish Relief Fund, Incorporated, has
been set up under the leadership of former
President Hoover, and money for this fund
is being collected by numerous newspapers
and other agencies, which send it to head
quarters in New York.
The organization headed by Mr..
Hoover is working in cooperation with the
Red Cross, although the money for each is
being raised separately. The functions of
the two relief agencies are somewhat diff
ferent, but the general object of the two is
the same-aid for the people of Finland
who are the victims of Soviet savagery
IN this humanitarian effort the work
of the Red Cross follows traditional lines,
in helping with medical and hospital sup
plies and emergency clothing. The Fin
nish Relief Fund is designed to furnish aid
of wider scope, including food, shelter, re-
Mobilization and care of more general
nature.
Hundreds of thousands of Firms have
been driven from their homes into the
Arctic cold by Russian bombing planes and
gunfire, and hundreds of civilians, includ-
ing women and children, have been killed
or wounded. These atrocities are continu-
ing day after day, and there is no end in
sight The response of the American peo-
pie to the appeal for aid should be prompt
and generous
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
BY RUSSELL KAY

Today 400 diaries serving 49,
100000 people pay royalties to
finance research under Steenbock' S
plan. Other large sums come
flom pharmaceuticalS, cereal and
accessory food products.
AS fast as royalties are re-
ceived the money is used to fl
nance such promising work as
paying fellowships to brilliant
young scientists brought to the
University from all over the ma
ton, to finance the further study
and experimentation about Wit
amin D, to work for the control
and cure of a variety of dread
diseases, and otherwise serve the
welfare of mankind the world
over.
Many other scientists like
Steenbock have refused to cap
italize on their discoveries and
plod through life in modest cir
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
AN ARMY AIR BASE HERE?

United States Senator Elmer Thomas
of Oklahoma was in Key West the other
day inspecting the coast defense plant. He
is chairman of a subcommittee of the
United States Senate which handles ap-
preparations for the war department.
Senator Thomas Key West visit was part
of a 10000 mile tour he is completing of
the nations military establishments.
He made it clear while here that he
would favor expansion and modernizatiOn
of the Key West coast defenses and the es-
tablishment of an army air base either on
this island or or one of the keys close to
Key West Senator Thomas said that he
saw need for an air base at the south
eastern tip of Florida to service and refuel
airplanes en- route to and from Panama,
Puerto Rico and other American defense
outposte
Miami does not seem to be interested
in such base, so believe it should be es-
tablished at or near Key West, the SEN
ator from Oklahoma declared. "It is
rule that where the navy establishes the
base, the army must be prepared to defend
that base. The navy recognizes the stra-
tegic position of Key West in the national
Defense so the army must follow along"
Those are plain words from plain,
outspoken man. They are words that
should be noted by every public and civic
official in Key West and Monroe County.
There is hint in those words for the Off
Gals of this community. Senator Thomas
plainly indicates that he stands alone in
his views regarding his proposal to expand
the army plant here. It is obvious he
needs support. The other 10 members of
the Senate appropriations committee must
be sold along the same lines.
This is our opportunity to grasp a
new and important development for Key
West and Monroe County. In the matter
of an army air base, the committee named
by the Chamber of Commerce should be
instructed to proceed without undue delay
in working up preliminary plans for an air
base on Geigers Key. This site was sug-
gested by army reserve officers on a re-
cent visit to Key West. What has been
done about this proposal?
The Citizen believes sincerely that the
army air base can be brought to Key West
or one of the nearby keys if our public and
civic officials get busy in the promotion of
the idea. Effort along this line might help
make 1910 the most prosperous year in re-
cent Key West history.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

A CAPTAIN AND HIS SHIP

The death of Capt. Hans Langsdorff,
by his own hand, after he scuttled the Adj
miral Graf Spec has led many people to
believe that he died in accord with naval
tradition that the captain of vessel shares
the fate of his ship.
There is no such tradition 1t arises
from confusion in the public mind with
the well-honored tradition of the sea that
the commanding officer of ship is the
last person to leave it in event of disaster.
Any tradition that commanding Of
ficer must share the fate of his ship would
be foolish. It would serve no useful end
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven of these
ten Test Question? Turn TO
Page for Answers

/. Name the second largest of
the Great Lakes of North
America.
2. Does the Social Security Act
require beneficiaries of the
federal old-age retirement
system to be American
citizens?
3. Name the King of Italy.
4. How many points were
scored against the Uni
versity of Tennessee foot
ball team during the 1889
season?
5. In which state is Mount
Whitney?
6. Name the birthstone for No.
vember.
Z. What proportion of U. S.
Senators are elected every
two years?
8. Do United States naval YES
sells pay toll to pass
through the Panama Can
al?
9. In which month does the
vernal equinox occur?
10. Name the principal river in
Nebraska.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the Or
gan OF the mouthpece of any person, clique
faction or class; Always do its utmost for the
injustice dcnounce vice and praise virtue.
commend good done by individual organ
izs.ion; tolerant of others rights, views and
and not cOhtaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
Postmaster Farley doesn't

Postmaster Farley doesn't practice
what he breaches. He asked the senders of
Christmas cards to attach a three-cent
postage stamp instead of the legal require
nent of l y cents. However all the Christ
mas greetings he sent through the mails
were adorned with the one and a half
certers. Furthermore, Farley should pay
little more attention to his job instead of
poiiticking. Recently in Dallas, Texas,
mailmen were unable to deliver a letter
addressed to c. C. Peek last week because
there was no street address. The sender
Of the letter was none other than Post
master General James Aloysius Farley.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago As
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
FIVE YEARS AGO

Julius Stone, Jr., FERA adj
ministrator here, stated today
that the success of the rehabili-
tation experiment depended in
large measure on the attitude of
the citizens. He was satisfied
with results to date and noted
that many visitors had expressed
approval of the movement.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
The ISLAND CITY


THAT BIG BLAZE last night
at Southland and Emma streets
destroyed a very pretty little
home which was built by a win
ter resident who had taken a
liking to the city. Here about
two years ago Pennick found
that he liked the sea and wanted
to build a little home in Key
West. He bought boat, not
exactly possessing the most sea-
like lines but a Key West boat
just the same. He had berthed
the boat at the Yacht Basin.
Then he bought this old house
just outside the Yacht Basin on
Emma street and fixed it up at
pretty good expense. Those who
knew him in Key West said that
it cost him $500. Last night it
went up in flames to make the
first big fire that Key West has
had in quite some time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
Snow scenes on stock Christmas greet

Snow scenes on stock Christmas greet
ing cards sert out by Key West business
concerns are neither appropriate to nor
concOmitant with the actualities of our
city and our glorious climate, which is just
the antithesis of frigidity. Such wintry
scenes, however, unwittingly serve the
purpose of making us aware of the JOY of
being privileged to live in Key West,
who're every prospect pleases and only
nan is vile"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
NO BLUFFINc

Clerk-May / have weeks
leave to get married?
Chief-But / seem to remem-
Der that you had week off last
year for the same purpose.
Clerk-Certainly. sir-but, UNI
fortunately this time it's the
truth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
TEN YEARS AGO

Beginning today the ferry
steamer Henry M. Flagler will
fly the Naval Reserve flag, a
distinction not accorded any 9TH
er merchant craft in the Seventh
naval district.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03


where crazed men, drunk with
the lust for power. curse God,
setting themselves up as Dicta-
tors to crush helpless fellow-be-
lngS beneath an iron heel
In a world where MIGHT takes
supersedure over RIGHT and
false doctrines of GREED and
HATE are set before whole ma
tions as desired virtues
In world where crime and
corruption take a fearful toll and
honest men look askance to the
future and strive to keep their
reason and their faith
The story of Harry Steenbock,
as told recently in the Rotarian
Magazine, is one that all man
kind should hear, for like the
Star of Bethlehem its message
shines forth to rekindle our dying
hope and give new faith for man
in fellow man.
In his laboratory at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, Harry
Steenbock, a baldish, soft spoken
professor. seeking only the adj
vancement of knowledge, worked
| tirelesSly to discover scientific
facts that would aid mankind in
its fight against disease and
death.
Seventeen years ago Steen-
book proved that the ultra violet
rays in sunlight are closely re-
lated to the bone building Vita
min D. Experimenting with
young rats, he found that those
afflicted with ricketts, would grow
to normal health when exposed
to such rays.
Continuing his studies and ex-
periments, he later discovered
that these same health-giving
rays would mysteriously concen-
trate Vitamin D in foodstuffs di-
rectly. He successfully concen-
trated the precious Vitamin in
fresh milk, in eggs, and in many
other foods.
Big Business, manufacturers of
nationally distributed food prod
ucts, were quick to realize that
here was a secret to be coveted.
Controlled and exploited, it was
worth millions.
Steenbock, however, had pat
ented his process. 1t was his dis
covery and he controlled it. Big
Business began beating path to
his door. Offer pyramided offer
until a mere scratch of his pen
and the relinquishing of his Sc
cret would have given him well
over a million dollars in cash.
A million dollars in any mans
language is a lot of money and
Steenbock was just poor college
professor. But in the heart of
this mild, soft-spoken man there
was no GREED, no great lust for
POWER. only LOVE for all man.
kind and a conscientious desire
to share the benefits of his price
less discovery with the sick and
suffering of a war torn and
weary world.
A million dollars and all it
could offer him in comfort, lux
ury and ease was dangled before
his eyes, but Steenbock said
mo-. Scoring all offers, he
gathered together few trusted
friends from the Alumni of his
University to found a corporation
that would administer his patent
rights, all profits from which
would go to provide funds for
further research. To date over
! $1.200,0O0 has been received.
To protect the public, Steen-
book in leasing the use of his
process requires that it be used
only on essential foods, regularly
used. His Research Foundation
further demands the right to cen
sor any advertisements mention
ing the Steenbock Process OF
Vitamin D, and all products on
which it is used are regularly
tested by him to insure that
Vitamin D is in the product as
advertised.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Arthur J. rutland, Great Inco-
honee, and executive head of the
Improved Order of Red Men of
this country, visited the local
lodge yesterday. He was intro
duced by Frank o. Roberts, great
sannap Of the order here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

City Council passed on final
reading the new liquor ordinance
which controls the sale of all in
toxicating beverages within three
hundred feet of established
churches in the city. W
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Dictator Stain has often said that the
sid Russia has been kept back because of
military backwardness and cannot afford
to go backward any more, but so far her
showing against little Finland has been
anything but going forward.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2 Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
g. Hotels and Apartments.
f. 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, 1940-01-03

When man who is nearing three
score and ten and is addressed as one
Of the boys he naturally feels elated at the
classification and imagines himself a gay
young blade again, unmindful for the
mCmeht that time unrelentlessly marches
on.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

If the Key West city council would re-
Quire payment of all city taxes before is
suing an automobile license, as is being
done in some so cities in Maryland, the
city would be in splendid financial condi-
ton or its pavements would show much
wear and tear
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
MORE AND MORE the need of

a glass bottom boat of some sort
is apparent in Key West. There
are beautiful shoals just off
Duval and Whitehead streets on
the ocean side which might be
viewed with rainbow fish sur
passing any seen elsewhere on
the American continent. The
Sylvia of Capt. Hickman was to
have been run as bottom fish
ing boat this year but due to a
new ruling she must have Diesel
engines to charge so much
head. She has gas engines and
can run only on charter of an
entire party.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Interested citizens pitched in to
gather funds for purchase of a
huge Jewish captured in Key
West waters by Theodore Roberts
for display purposes at the local
aquarium.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Arriving on the morning train
were approximately one-half Of
the members of the Cuban dele
cation comprising the univer-
sity professors of Cuba who had
been attending Florida Educa-
tional convention at Daytona.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
THE TROPICS begin 4,

F1E 4nOFAO0 UtBLH WLASAG
the breadfruit tree is bearing, is
the real definition of the tropics.
Now Miami for years has
claimed to be tropical, but it is
only partially so. The true tropics
begin in Key West where the
breadfruit tree bears amazingly,
a botanical fact which Miami
cannot enjoy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Keith Morgan, vice-president
of the Warm Springs Founda-
ton, today wrote the FERA hous-
ing department that his mother
and brother would arrive soon
for a lengthy visit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Walter p. Andrews of Atlanta,
Grand Exalted Ruler of the
B.P.O. Elks of America, paid an
official visit to Key West Lodge
last night and was highly enter
tanned by members. He arrived
by plane from Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
HAVE you EVER

that the only grass terrace in
Key West is that at the Silver
Palm. Owner Johnson's idea is
eventually also to ring the place
with towering coconut palms in
the old Key West tradition. Old
books on Key West reveal that
the city had sand streets and
large, tall coconut palms sur
rounding most of the homes. It
was real island tradition. May
be it will come back.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

For the duration Of the war the Ger
man sailors will have their beer allowance
reduced and their skittles will be limited
to Scuttles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Recreation department of the
FERA entertained the football
team of Tampa university with
an informal tea at Raurs Club.
The team was victorious in its
game with the U. of Havana re-
Gently.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
British
S. Heliatrope,

INNS. HeIlatrOpe, Brltlsh
cruiser, is due to arrive at Key
West late this month, it was an
nounced today. The trip is a
part of good will tour now be-
ing made by the vessel to va
rious u. S. ports.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
rrrTEEN YEARS AGO

Fire last night destroyed the
garage and two hearses of the
Boza Undertaking Company, To-
Gated on Duval street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
Today's Horoscope


Today endowS with a we'll
balanced nature. There is a
sensuous, crafty tendency that
may work well toward success,
by leading you to act carefully
and quietly. But avoid all ten
dency to anything cruel, for this
would grow on you. You will
show zeal in carrying out the
designs. Work and work hard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
THAT EXHIBITION

this week at the Art Center must
certainly be something, because
it took big trucks to bring it
down and the package and boxes
lowered well over a mans head.
The exhibition will depict three
years of progress in Federal Art
Projects. /
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

cumstances, content with the re-
ward that floods with happiness
and joy the hearts of only those
who have learned the secret of
Service Above Self.
While men may cover and
hell Hitler, countless millions
yet unborn will live to bless the
name of Steenbock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

In Tennessee highway signboards
must pay a state license fee. Florida
should be wise and do likewise
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Milton Peacock of Coral Gables,
owner of the Matecumbe Hotel,
stated that his hostelry was en-
joying fine business. He was in
the city on business today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

the harbor this afternoon and
will be brought up to the Por-
ter Dock later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

The Married Mems quintet
showed conclusively last night
that they can play with good as
well as poor teams when they de-
feated the fast-stepping Masked
Demons by a Al to 80 score.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Ladd Company announced the
sale of the entire island Of Little
Pine Key today to P. L. Watson
of Miami. Price consideration
was SLOT, 900.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Misse- Elizabeth Whalton and
Claudia Dcn1eritt entertained at
the Lighthouse" yesterday aft
ernoon with a surprise shower in
honor of Miss Josephine Park, a
former college roommate of the
hostesSeS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Two British vessels. the Cur
ley and Constance, will arrive in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
OWE THING about Kew We

ONE THING about Key West.
1t certainly has the curio shops.
You should be able to find just
about everything you want in the
way of strange and unique
things. There are many valuable
Key West items which are being
brought into the limelight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

A doubleheader of basketball
will be played tonight between
the Marines and the Key West
Athletic Club team in the first
game, and School alumni and
city wide picked team in the Sec
ond.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03
EVER NOTICE how much b

EVER NOTICE now MUCH BET
ter looking those destroyers of
the new Key West squadron are
than the first squadron here.
These are larger and their
bridges are v shaped. The steel
work has a fresher appearance
also.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

Joseph Pritchard, 70, we'll
known shoemaker and outstand-
ing religious worker in this
community for many years, died
at IL o'clock today in his home
in Love lane.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-03

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Evening star., 1940-07-07
D. G. Securities

Quotations BY Johnston, Lemon A. Coz
Yesterdays closing bid and asked quo
tations on Washington securities which are
traded r-the-counter follow:
BONDS: yaid A.k.S
Evening star., 1940-07-07
Carrier Loans Gain
Most Attention on
Bond Market
g-f-,
Advances Runee to Five
Points; Other Groups
Remain Marrow
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 6.-Rail loans
were odds-on favorites in steady
bond market today.
Gains for the carriers ranged to
an outside S points for some nor
nlally inactive issues.
Other corporates dawdled without
getting very far either way.
Demand for rails seemed directly
inspired by latest carloadings re-
ports, which showed the Nations
roads carried more freight than at
any time since mid-November.
On top of that, observers said,
some speculative-minded buyers
looked for the national defense pro-
gram to call for still larger freight
movement when orders start rolling
Among the gamers were Illinois
Central 4&s at 80, N. Y, Lackawana
& Western AIS at 55, Nickel Plate
SIS at 63S, Missouri-K Kansas Texas
SIS of 80 at 13% and Baltimore g.
Ohio stamped convertibles at 12A.
In the foreign division Japan 51as,
one of the liveliest issues, rose 134
to 70. Buenos Aires Ass lost z at
455s. Italy Is added y at As.
A scattering of U. S. Governments
sold at losses ranging to 5-32ds point.
Turnover of S1,772 900, face value,
compared with S1,556,000 last week,
which was the smallest in nearly
year.