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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
BENEFACTOR
liabilities !

The greatest bepefactOr of Key West
would be that person or that organization
who or which would lawfully buy up all
delinquent property known to be owned
by persons capable of paying the taxes
thereon. Once it were known that tax
dodgers would lose title to their property
in this manner that gentry would become
scarcer than hens teeth
In the diatribes of this column against
the professional tax dOdger, please bear
in mind that a tax dOdger is an undesir-
able citizen who can pay his just taxes but
will not because he knows he can get away
with it here.
On the other hand sometimes nom
taxpayer is desirable citizen who would
love to pay his just taxes but whose income
is not sufficient to give him decent lv-
ing and yet have enough money left over
to pay his taxes. These should be given
ample time to pay according to ability to
pay.
While the law does not permit dis
elimination in its enforcement, those dele
gated to enforce it have a couple of eyes
which they can close in justifiable cases TO
open them again when conditions war
rant
As the situation is now, public off
Gals close their eyes in all cases and go 20
sleep. The remedy is stated in the first
sentence of this article.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
By MORGAN Nj. BEATTY
APP Feature Service Writer

panZer divisions that cut like a
torch through the armies of the
west.
During that seven-month pc
riod from September until May,
1910, no such great war songs
were born as ''Tipperary' and
Long, Long Trail. Instead
there was the shabby humor of
Britain's tiEpan alley, Were
Coin To Hang Our Washin' On
The Seigfried Line. And of
course the Germans hoarse songs
of conquest.
All Nations Affected
Nor ,was this eerie war confin-
ed to the continent of Europe
The British blockade and German
reprisals, whatever their aims
against the enemy, affected the
economies of all nations.
In America the effect was cleo
trio. The stock market gyrated
wildly, and within twelve months
the accent of our national econo-
my changed into a drive for
ornaments.
The spending rate for our army
and navy was stepped up six-fold
to IL billion dollars annually,
despite, the national debt of close
to so billions of dollars.
We called out the national
guard by sections and considered
CONSUMPTION. We put on paper a
two-ocean navy, convertible into
fighting reality by 1945.
Agree To Hemisphere Solidarity
We took broader view of
the Monroe doctrine, invited the
20 other American republics to
help us enforce it. Oddly enough.
they agreed to hemisphere solid
arity.
One of the nations major par
ties scuttled precedent. nomin-
ated a man for a third term in
the, White House.
j. Edgar Hoover's FIJI headed
up non-uniformed forces charged
with stamping out fifth col
umnists". We set out to finger
print the nearly 100000 aliens
iii our midst.
And for the first time in many
4 year. the Congress enacted two
pieces of major legislation for
national defense-with practical
~ a unanimous vote in both
houses.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
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 tor progress; never be the or
gan OF the mOuthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
commend good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
BUILDS MODEL OF
SHIP COMMANDED
BY HIS ANCESTORS

MILWAUKEE,. Aug 30.-Wa1-
ter Hull, whose great-grandfa-
Their commanded "Old Ironsides"
in her famous battle with the
English ship Guerrero in the
war of 1912, is finishing scale
model of the ship that relative
Isaac Hull piloted to victory.
A sailor since childhood. Hull
has built many models for the
Milwaukee public museum, and
the American frigate Constitu-
ton, better known as ''Old Iron
sides. viii be placed on exhibit
ton there.
HulFs family came from Barn
stable. England, and founded
Barnstable, Mass, In the seven
teenth century His grandfather.
the late K c. Barker, former
mayor of Detroit, Mich. was COM
nodore of the international Yacht
Club Of the Great Lakes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30

Strike a balance on the first
anniversary of the new World
war, and you're deep in bloody
bookkeeping
Already 100000 human beings
have worn the uniforms of their
nations to death and three mil
hon more have been wounded
Those are conservative esti-
mates based on official COM
muniques and adjusted to the
US. army's unofficial mortality
tables for modern warfare.
Nor do these totals account for
civilian casualties, in themselves
aStronomic.
Take hapless Rotterdam as an
index. One-third CT that Dutch
city was destroyed by G,rman
high explosives in 20 minutes.
Perhaps 100000 persons died in
that worst holocaust of its kind
in all time.
1AdA44 xs1A1A4Ch G1OGlCAGSs
Mechanical warfare and the
conflicting crusades of races.
creeds and nationalities have
created homeless refugees at the
most staggering rate known to
civilization. More than 100000
Europeans have been forced out
on the high roads-7,0 100000 in
France alone.
Precious property accumula-
tions of lifetimeS, centuries, have
vanished. A gruesome index is
the collective loss at sea. More
than 800 vessels have gone down.
accounting for 100000 tons of
ships and cargo. With them went
approximately 1000 lives.
All this has happened since
Adolf Hitler's juggernauts crank
ed up a year ago September l
and started into Poland.
All this has happened-and in
finitely more.
Turn To Berlin Or Moscow
In sos brief days the little
Austrian corporal has become the
most feared man of our time.
With the help of Josef Stain and
Benito MuSSolini, he has changed
the courses of nearly a score of
nations and fragments of nations.
More than l85,000,00O people
have turned their faces toward
Berlin or Moscow. Some $4,000
900 of these are now breaking
their necks trying to face both
ways at once.
Under the muzzleS of guns.
zones of influence have been
widening from Berlin and Mos
COW. Today they embrace $780,
900 square miles of Europe alone,
an area half the size of the Unit
ed States
That's not counting the plans of
Italy. MuSSOlini has hardly dip
ped in his oar yet, except along
tiny strip of the coast OF France.
Craziesi Pattern In History
Future historians will inherit
from this era the craZieSt pattern
of war in all history. Before
them viii be the awful scheme of
September 1, 1889. Contrast that
with the band-playing. blood
tingling enthusiasm for physical
combat when the first World war
descended on Europe in 1914.
Before the historians, too. will
be the spectacle OF the rich demo-
eractic empires of France and
Britain, raggedely prepared for
modern war.
Il was seven months before
the democracies completely real
lied they were fact to face with
the deadliest mass destroyer vet
known-an army headed by the
worlds greatest air force and Il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
CONCERNING COFFEE

Every week IN the year An
erica drinks 10000. 900 pounds q
coffee, the majority Of Which
comes from the great coffee
plantations Of Brazil Mooern
chain store methods Of ms 1ls-
tributiOn and merchandising
make il possible for Americans
TO enjoy the best coffee a sbout
one tWenty-fifth Of the prIce T.
cost in great grand-m01hsr 5
time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
LIABILITIES AND ASSETS

In recent weeks The Citizen has re-
ceived a number of Forum Letters decry-
ing this and that condition existing in Key
West. Realizing that such expressions
act as a mirror in which faults and draw
backs are seen, the columns of this news
paper have always been thrown open to
constructive criticisnl-be it about our
cwr handiwork or that of the COM
munity Z.
Now, we don't believe anyone will
deny that our little city can't stand touch
ing up by the Brush of Improvement. The
visitors surprise at our beach facilities is
understood ard there's no beating around
the bush" when the stray-dOg problem is
preached. Neither can the much-dis-
cusse1 street menace" issue be sidestep-
ped or the need for paint-your house
campaign.
Wen grant all of our critics these
things. But what of Key Vests natural
assets? Are they never to be praised and
published, at least partially as eagerly as
the liabilities are stressed?
Let's take a look at the good points
Key w est possesses:
Right now, the heat is main topic of
discussion all over the nation. Sure-it
gets hot here. But, we don't have heat
prOstratiOns in cur "deplorable city,
Just to be opposite-how does the
winter affect US? Has Key West ever
been isolated because of billiards., our
yards, sidewalks and streets become sloppy
and dangerous when ice begins to thaw?
Has anyone frozen to death in Key West?
Obviously-no.
The Gulf Stream breezes that cool US
ir summer, also warm us in the winter
a decided factor in our favor.
Then there is the atmosphere. Can
you travel anywhere on the face of the
earth and find purer, clearer and more
healthy, invigorating air than that which
is found here? Practically dust-free, GER
tainly smoke-free, the air we breathe is
bathed of its impurities by cooling and re-
freshing breezes from off the Atlantic and
Gulf.
Are not the waters surrounding Key
West an asset? And where else can one
find such variety and gamey fighters of
the deep? Of course there are fish in
waters elsewhere, but for downright
beauty, palatability and quantity, Key
West doesn't have to bow to any other
section in this respect.
How about our foliage? Botanists
from all over the world visit us annually
and exclaim with much enthusiasm con-
corning the wonderful floral and tree
grOwths found on this tropical island of
ours. Many rare growths are found here
that are not found any place else in the
United States. We all know that.
There are other assets to enumerate,
but we are sure by now that the reader
understands the idea that motivated this
editorial. Specifically: while acknowl-
edging the constructive criticisms, let's not
forget to do little boosting.
Yes, Key West has its faults-but
haven't we all
Capitalize on the assets; liquidate the
liabilities!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
TURNERrC

The spice, furmeric. IS the
dried and ground root Of Al
Asiatic plant and Is an important
ingredient in curry p0Wder
Turmeric combines wei win
mustard in flsv0ring pickles
meat and fish.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
SUNDAY DINNER
5ng9estions-

.HEN planning your menus for
Wv the Labor Day weekend il might
be an excellent idea TO arrange them 50
that most of the cooking can be done on
Saturday, leaving both Sunday and Mon
day free for the honsekeeper to relax
and take part in holiday festivities.
This does not mean that il viii be
necessary to have two cold meals IL
merely means that menu items should
be so selected that there is not great
deal of last minute preparation.
Although beef Is stillnot quite as good
q buy as some of the other meats, prices
are no higher than last week and q roast
of beef can be made to do for three
meals, first het, then cold and then into
q stew or hash. There Is . slight ac-
vance on pork loins this week but they
are still a good buy. Duckling remains
so low in price il is probably the best
selection in the poultry division, al
though fryers, broilers and small roast
ing chickens are also low priced and well
worthy of consideration.
II the family has q yen for shrimp this
Ia o good week 10 serve them 8 salad,
curry or cocktail Of this seafood since
the supply Is much more plentiful and
prices are eorrespondingly lower.
Pears, California figs, Florida oranges,
AOEkA&GSIGL 0EGE1Ac 4pk&Ce AM 9E1&-
less grapes are plentiful IN the market
this week. There is an excellent supply
of huckleberries which are delicious in
pies, dumplings, mullins and tarts. In
the realm of vegetables both green corn
and lima beans are at their best and
low priced and plentiful are green beans,
beets, cabbage, carrots, onions, PEPPERS
potatoes and tomatoes
The following menus in three price
ranges are suggested by Miss COrs
Anthony of the A&P kitchens for Sun
day dinners:
Low Cost Dinner
Casserole of smoked nam slices and
potatoes baked in milk
Fresh stewed tomatoes
Sliced oranges and bananas with coconut
Iced tea or iced coffee
Moderate Cost Dinner
Tomatoes stuffed with cottage cheese
Spieed tongue
Creameo cabbage
Batter bread
Peach tarts
Iced tea or iced coffee
Very Special Dinner
Honeydew cocktail
Roast beef with oven Drowned potatoes
Fresh succOtash
Huckleberry pie
Iced tea or iced coffee
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30

Honey Is the only unmznu-
featured sweet available IN con
mercial quantities. The pure
product Of the honey bee. II has
a IS per cent sugar content cum-
posed Of dextrose and levulose
10th of which are easily d.
gestible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
FOOD FACTS IN A
NUTSHELL


In early England royalty zlone
enjoyed fresh bread. Therezfter.
rank decided the age OF ne
bread eaten. Barons got TWO
day old bread, lesser gentry three
day old bread and common Pc
pie four day old bread.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
The passive resistance AGAINST a third

The passive resistance against a third
term by Garner, Farley, ETC., instead of
outright boiling, is less manly to this
writer. We prefer the method of All
Smith and others who overly take a
walk If party loyalty were the acme of
political integrity then Roosevelt, Wallace
lckeS, Knox, Stir II and many others are
apOstates and should have been excom-
muncated just after the transition. When
Roosevelt bolted the Democratic party by
voting for Theodore Roosevelt there was
10 principle involved, merely consan-
culinary consideration = Theodore was
Franklin's cousin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
2. More Hotels and Apartments
3, Beach and Bathing Pavilion
4 Airpnrts-Land and Sea-
3. Consolidation of County and City Gov
ernmentS.
s. A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30

Despite valiant efforts to maintain
his individuality, the typical hobo is fast
replacing the Indian as the vanishing
American" Many hobo has ridden the
rods to fame and glory and high places
in literature and politics. Supreme Court
Justice Douglass once was a hobo, but the
greatest graduate of Hobohemia and seek
ing the highest office the people have to
otter is none other than Wendell l..
Willkie standard bearer of the Republican
party, who may become president of the
United States 1t might be mentioned here
that a hobo is not tramp or bum but
migratory worker
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
One Year Of War
(and what it has meant to the World

EDITORS NOTE Sunday. Sept. l. is the first an
niverssrY of the in Europe What has the great
flict world time? This first effort
apprase resuts-a which really is job for
future historians.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30

When you read the opinions of others
never forget that they are opinions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30

When Hitler has no more worlds to
conquer he must look elsewhere than this
mundane sphere, and may Fate speed the
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30

Till 1880 p. M, Saturday,
Key West and Vicinity: Cen
orally fair tonight; Saturday,
partly cloudy, possibly a few
scattered showers; gentle to mod
crate easterly winds.
Florida: Generally fair tonight
and Saturday except for a few
scattered thundershowers Satur-
day afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30


Wholesome advice comes from France
in the statement made by Interior Minister
MarQuet that the U. s. stop taking things
easy. wake up and go to work. He said
recently when he was in the United States
as late 1882. young man with average
intelligence, average Drawn, and average
will to work could have hoped and did
hope to amass enough to live comfortably.
When he returned in 1889 he was as
tOnished to find American youth no longer
wished to work, women filling the jobs of
men in industry and commerce, wearing
too much make up and refusing to bear
children That's a true picture and the
result of too much abundant hfe," and
the softening effects of the New Deal
fantastic and cockeyed emanations of
dreamy minds. Man is condemned to earn
his daily bread by the sweat of his brow,
and he should become reconciled and learn
to Ike it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
CHERRIES

The cherry is supposed 70 ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-30
u. S. WEATHER
BUREAU REPORT

Precipitation
Rainfall, "a hours ending
7:30 a. m, inches ------ 0.03
Tc::2l rainfall since Aug. /,
inches ------------------ 5.98
Excess since Aug. /, inches Leg
Total rainfall since Jan. /,
inches ---------------------------- BOTS
Deficiency since January /.
inches -----.--- - O.65
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-07
British Morale Excellent,
Says Kin of Montana Pair

happeus we are ready. well defended
and troops everywhere. and don't for
get 81 ill have navy and air force
Kenneth has been with his battery
just year He is still in Kent. up
every night having a pop at the enemy
when possible; he was home on his
24-hOur leave Tuesday. 1t takes three
hours each way but he enjoyed the
rest IT, bed and went back very chelr-
full
1.-The food prices are beginning to 60
up nov but there is plenty OF every
thing and I believe the crops OF fruit
etc, are good this year My garden
looks better than It has ever done.
have lots of vegetables and a lot Of
blooms as we'll
Gertrude has to do most Of the
garden now that Kenneth is away
Everyone here IS working hard Goef-
frey's wife has a job in the office OF
a munitions factory. with long hours
does not get home until p. m. all
week and p. m. Saturday and Sun
day. with every third Sunday off.
Don't forget Britain is full Of good
cheer and fights to the last man. We
shall never live under German rule.
This Is the land of the tree"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-07

British morale is high and the Brit
ish people will never live under nazi
domination. according TO a letter re-
ceived recently by Mr. and Mrs. JOS
eph Vezey of Harlowton from their
cousin, Jeanice Alexander. who lives
somewhere in England.
A portion Of the letter follows:
The raiding airplanes have not
touched this district yet, but, of course,
they may come at any time but we
are prepared, have a nice air raid
shelter in the garden so when any
warnings come we just pop down there.
THE Germans have a nut to crack
this time. We have got 240 planes Of
theirs down in a month. Twenty-three
down in one day. The last few have
been over. L suppose they are playing
a waiting game.
We'll if they invade England. we
are all ready, we fight to the last man:
and the little naziS that land here viii
not get away for some time, if ever.
I'VE are Just waiting. I sometimes
wonder if they will ever attempt it.
they must hurry up or the fine wealth
er will be over and they Will find It
difficult in the winter But, whatever
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-09-07
Montana Pioneer Got Start
With Dance Band I'm 1893

Kinks. He saw possibilities in this field.
The orion Bros band was soon signed
to play at a leading rink. Eventually
they operated a rink themselves, en-
ploying no outside help in the man
agement. A rink was leased at Helena,
forcing two rival Kinks to close.
Jim was an exceptionally good skater
and became an instructor. Van. also
known as Ginger" also was popular
with his jigging and stringing.
When the skating rink craze died
out the brothers again we're put 10 task
to find employment and again Van
solved the problem, with his suggestion
that they open a musical instrument
store. The brothers pooled their saw
ings and launched the new enterprise
At first it was rough sailing, two other
dealers doing their best TO discourage
them.
Walter and Fred we're sent away 10
learn piano tuning ana regulating, and
Walter manned the ship.
Then came the panic of l893-94. It
appeared as though the firm could not
weather the stringency and credit was
strained to the breaking point. The
Kimball Piano Co. came to the rescue
at the last moment, explaining in a
letter that they understood the diff
Guilty and would support the firm. In
the summer OF 1894, the company sent
the firm a shipment OF 100 pianos. a
salesman and his wife came 10 spon-
sor the sale. They were the father and
mother of Bud Fisher famous cartoon
list, who created Mutt and jeff" The
boy Travelled with them
A few weeks after the successful sale
a representative of the Kimball COM
pany visited Butte and asked how
many pianos orion Bros. could handle.
AS many as you wish to send" VIII
told him.
One hundred?" asked the salesman
in a jocular tone.
VIII told him.
How do you want them shipped?'
inquired the representative.
Then was put into execution the idea
upon which the brothers executed their
chain store plan. VIII directed:
Send a car to Bozeman, two cars
to Great Falls 80 days later, then about
80 days later ship two more cars TO
Helena and then ship car 70 Mis-
soula"
Fishers sales methods were used and
the Bozeman car was sold in 10 days
All the sales were successful and from
that time on orion Bros. had few
financial difficulties.
What are the rules for your success
in business, based on your expert
ences?" Will was asked. Here was the
Bulldog tenacity. Honesty. based
upon a square deal plan Always try
10 give just a little more than you
promise. Pay close attention to bust
ness. Pare down detail work to the
minimum. Garry quality goods. Satisfy +
every customer. Use conservative meth 4
DDS. Concentrate on one business Make (
no wildcat investments. Treat all Gus
toners with courtesy. And, above all,
service is the biggest word
IN the business world