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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-21

the first time, shortly after her
arrival, having been absent from
here all during the construction
period.
Expecting to stay through to-
morrow, Miss Strabel told The
Citizen that she would be pleased
to issue a statement tomorrow
concerning progress being made
on the super-movie shortly to 60
into production on her latest
story. Previously it had been an
nOunced that camera crews would
arrive in Key West to take
shots some time next month.
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GOV. ]. lehman
FORCONSCRIPTION
URGENTLY NEEDED. SAYS
GOVERNOR OF NEW
YORK

ALBANY, Aug. H.-GovernoE
J. H Lehman. of New York. to-
day issued a statement in which
ne plead for national conscrip-
ton IN the present emergency.
Stating that CONSUMPTION was
an urgent need, Governor Leh-
mann expressed the view that If
England loses the war. the
United States viii be attacked
next He called for labor 70
make peace In its ranks IN order
that a united. working front
could be presented 10 the needs
of national defense.
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British Confident.
AS Real b|itzkriGQ
NcarSStartingHOur
Churchill's Speech Wildly
Cheered; Nazi Losses
Claimed Five Times
Greater Than Britain's
OBy Associated PressD

CBy Associated PreSsD
LONDON. Aug. FL. - Nazi
bombers continued their raids
over England today. although the
DNB news agency stated this
morning that the flights are
merely for reconnaissance pur-
poses.
Proof is building up, however,
which indicates that Great
Britain is IN for Hitler's real
aerial blitzkrieg, to start, per-
haps, within the next twenty
four hours.
The lull yesterday, when only
few planes were reported over
three different sectors of Eng
land, is considered the period be-
fore the real storm here. Great
Britain, however, bristles with
confidence that the nation can
Withstand the worst that Hitler
can throw at them through the
air.
Chief source of confidence was
the fighting speech made by
Prime Minister Winston Church
i'll in the House of Commons
yesterday From all sides came
marked approval of the speech.
Only criticism offered to the
speech and its contents was the
99-year lease terms mentioned by
Churchill in connection with
West Indies bases being turned
over to the United States. Many
newspapers here saw no reason
for the lengthy period, suggesting
that periods of from Is to 20
years would be ample
British revised their figures on
enemy airplanes felled during the
past week. Since Aug. 9th, they
stated. the Germans have suf-
fered five times the plane casual
ties that they have-the total
planes down being reported at
158.
Nazis claimed more destruc-
ton to English property from to-
days raids. A motor factory at
Darby was reported hit and in
duStrial regions in England
were the object of some raids.
Scattering their attack ever still
wider areas, the Germans claimed
a 10000 ton freighter had been
sunk by their airmen off the
coast of southwest Ireland.
Meanwhile, reports from Africa
were about balanced in favor of
both the British and Italians.
Continued on Page Four
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u. S. ABOUT TO
Sell DESTROYERS
CONFERENCES TODAY IN
JUSTICE DEPART
MENT
CBy Associated PressI

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-
Joint conferences between Fed
eral officials and representatives
of the navy and army depart
ments were being held today in
the Department of Justice build
ing here, the alleged purpose of
which NAV settle the issue as to
whether the United States will
sell destroyers to England.
Attending the conferences are
secretary Knox of the navy, sec
rotary StimsOn of the army, I'M
der-Secretary of state Sumner
Welles and Admiral Starke. nav
al chief of operations, and army
representatives
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ThG|nla StrabG| Here
Today; |nSpectS Home
AUTHOR OF REAP THE WILD WIND SEES
NEW SOUTHERNMOST HOME FIRST TIME

Miss Thelma Strabel, author of
Reap The Wild Wind, the story
of wrecking days in old Key
West. arrived in the city this
afternoon shortly after LOO
o'clock, coming here direct from
Hollywood, Calf.
Miss Strabel is spending the
afternoon in consultation with
the architects of her new home
being constructed here-the new
"SouthernmOSt Home in the
U. s., on South street. She
viewed her future residence for
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WASHINGTON. Aug 2l-Plc-
ture of perspiring reporter Try
ing to get q little information o.;
of the Navy department these
days Che War Department Is
just as tough:
Reporter-Hello. Commando,
one Of my papers down ~ Ia
lahsSSee hears report that y01
are building q cruiser nsmcd the
Tallahassee Can you tel M
about II?
Commsnder-No. ] don't D.
lieve ] can
Rep-WeIl, you can tel ne a
there is 70 be . cruiser named tne
Tallahassee. cant YOU.
Commdr-We are not sIloEec
10 give out any information sboz;
ships under c0nsfruction-
Rsp-Wen. but my paper zys
definitely that there is 70 - q
cruiser named the TsIiahzzsee
That story already Is 0ut Wa
! want TO know Is Whs1 Elze
cruiser II Is. where r Eln -
launched and when.
Conndr-We can not give oz1
information like thai
Eoa By Size Alo1s
Hsp-Weil what kind @ crlE
ers are there
Commdr-Why We have hezTT
cruisers and light crziserx rz1E-
ing from 10000 20 7.00o tors
Hep-W0uld YOU Esy tk4f ne
Tallahassee Is . heavy cr1iner o.
. light cruiser
CommdrI wouldr't No
Hep--Wen Is = closer - H.
600 tons CT ! 900 tons,
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Submarine TanlbOr !.
In HarbOr: Today
CAME TO PORT THIS MORNING, FOR BRIEF
STAY; ESCORTED BY U.S.S. RODGERS

Subarine TambOr, of the At
lantic neutrality fleet, dropped
anchor in Key West harbor this
morning, escorted here by the de-
stroyer U.S.S. Rodgers-both YES
sells reported to De on a shake
down cruise.
Following a brief stay, the
Rodgers and the TambOr depart
ed shortly after noon today for a
continuation of the cruise.
Six deStroyers out of Miami
were on target practice off of
Key West today. The destroy
ers U.S.S. Dupont and U.S.S. Cole
came into port this morning to
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refuel. The destroyers Hunt.
Satterlee. Branch and Mason are
scheduled to make this port for
refUeling tomorrow morning.
Gunnery practice is being held
today and tomorrow, il was an
nounced by Captain H. S. Car
pender, commander of the local
neutrality fleet, with the tender
Gannett. out of this station, tow
ing targets.
Commander d. L. Ryan, on
board the U.S.S. Branch, is in
charge of the maneuvers, as COM
mander of the 68th Division, de-
Stroyer unit.
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SLIGHT MISTAKE
nv Associated Press,

DAYTON. o.. Aug. 21.-Tom
MCNEIL slept with his windows
shut during two of the hottest
nights of the summer.
Both times he closed them
after hearing the city's street
cleaner.
He thought it was rain.
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More Murphy Sales
TO START FRIDAY

Clerk Sawyer informed
The Citizen late today that
he would hold off receiving
completed applications on the
next Murphy sales until Fri
day.
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GETS
WORD TO BEGIN
MURPHY SALES
HE AND ATTORNEY HARRIS
RETURN FROM ITALIA
HASSEE: ADMINISTRATION
BOARD DID NOT MEET

County clerk Ross c. Sawyer
and county attorney w. Curry
Harris returned last night from
Tallahassee. with the main pur-
pose of their trip incompleted.
Mr.. Sawyer stated this morning
that owing to failure of the State
Board of Administration to hold
a scheduled meeting on Monday.
the Monroe County Boards res
olution concerning relief from a
judgment handed down by the
circuit court against the county
last week, could not be heard.
MIR. Harris is scheduled to re-
turn to Tallahassee some time
next week to be on hand when
the resolution is considered by
the Board it was announced this
morning.
More Murphy Sales
Clerk Sawyer stated that he
had received authority to con-
tinue Murphy Land sales in this
county Immediately. Talks with
the /. |. Board secretary, T. c. Ell
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25

our military observers, is only
a military diversion. Der Fueh-
rer has only two divisions in
Norway-30, 900 men-and four
divisions in Denmark. But across
the line from Holland he has
assembled IS divisions. Within
Germany itself, as a mobile and
striking unit for use in Nor
way. the Netherlands or the
Balkans. he has modified 40
divisions. Operating upon in
terror lines, as the Kaiser did
from 1914 to 1918. Hitler can
strike where he chooses. In that
respect he has his enemies at
a distinct disadvantage.
Hitler. according to our scouts,
will not strike through the
Netherlands until he has van
pushed the British In the Scam
dinavian peninsula. But If he
should win in that territory, our
people have evidence to the
effect that the present clash will
be only child's play by COM
parison with future engage
ments by sea and land and air
in the low countries and the
Balkans.
Thomas E. Dewey has resort
ed to the same technique which
Franklin D. Roosevelt used when
the latter sought the democratic
presidential nomination in 1882.
But the New York man has as
sembled a brain trust so ex-
pansive and so costly that it
makes F. d. RS advisory school
seem like a kindergarten class.
With millions of dollars be-
hind him, Tom has collected the
best brains m political captivity.
His New York headquarters re-
semble the proportions and the
activity of the Grand Central
station. He has modified the
nations experts on finance,
labor, agriculture, foreign rela-
tons, etc, and they prepare his
speeches. But-and Tom is an
honest guy-he sits through the
night on the eve Of campaign
tour, and pits his ideas against
those of his mentors. More often
than not-for Dewey is a force
full person-he disagrees with
them. In short, he has brains
trust" but he uses it as an in
dicator-not as a compass.
Washington wonders just how
much money is being spent to
put Dewey over as the G. o. P.
nominee. There are reports here
that when the senate campaign
committees expenditures COM
mittee begins to look into his
cash commitments, he may have
trouble in answering their ques-
tons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
Babies and Business

The birth rate in the United States has tended down.
ward for some years. in almost every other country
Figures released in connection with Child Health week
however, show interesting thing In 1915 when birth
registration figures first tabuated the present
basis Isl babies were born for each 1000 people The
absolute low was reached in 1885, 1885, Since that time
the rate has gradually increased again to 176 in 1888
That plainly suggests that when people face dscourag
ing economic outlook they don't have many babies
they do when times look little better Which is just
more excellent reason if any should seem
necessary concentrating building up economy
in the face Of tragic world
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AFTER MANY YEARS
By E. T. SHORT

and party were sheltered there
while the mission near Walia
Walla, where their lives were
to come to a tragic end, was
being established.
DIR. Mclaughlin. Jason Lee,
the Whitmans, and Gov. Isaac
Stevens looked upon Fort Van
couver as one of the strategic
points on the Columbia river,
but in their most optimistic
moments they did not visualize
Vancouver as the great indus
trial center it is becoming today.
Neither did they think that the
bothersome rapids in the Co.
lumbia river ever would con-
tribute to the prestige of the
northwest, but that Is what is
happening today.
The rapids which brought
disaster to many of the early
navigators of the lower Co
lumbia. controlled by a steel
and concrete harness made by
federal engineers, has become
the Bonneville power project
one of the greatest hydro-elec-
trio developments of the CEN
fury. II has made Of the old
fur trading post a center OF
nationwide interest.
Getting back to the story of
the trail as it is today, it's a
fine drive in spite of the curves
that sure cramp drivers style,
and it goes through some of the
finest country on the face OF
the earth. It is one of those
drives which increases ones re-
spect for the state of Washing
ton. In a succession of fertile
valleys thanked by timbered
hills. there is Olympia. with one
of the finest state capital build
ings in the country; Tumwater.
first known as Newmarket and
still famous for the water which
induced Michael T. Simmons TO
establish a flour mill there;
Tenino and Winlock; Chehalis,
in the center of a great dairy
and general farming country;
Centralia, Castle Rock. Kelso,
Longview (the former Monticello
where one of the territorial con-
ventions was heidi. Kalama and
then Vancouver. where the tran
ends on the north bank Of the
Columbia river. What is hap
pening there makes interesting
reading for tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, APRIL rs

Adverse planetary aspects are
active today. Obstructive influ-
ences may affect the progress Of
ambitious projects, especially
those under government direc-
ton. Women may find disap-
pointment II they pursue public
work or engage in reform move
ments.
Heart and Home: The stars
smile upon uuselfish service to-
day. In the home there Is a
promising sign presaging wise
plans and resultant good fortune.
Love affairs are under config-
uration foretelling fickleness and
deception. Girls win find hap
piness today in routine work and
mild recreations.
Business Affairs: Continued
prosperity is predicted for
American merchants and manu-
facturers. Increased expendi-
lures for preparedness win be
profitable due to expansion Of
war activities in Europe and
Asia. Pre-convention campaign
movements win reveal perplexi-
ties among leaders Of the two
major political parties as well
as among the great mass Of
voters. A new leader will gain
popularity. Trade and COM
merce viii reflect uncertainties
to a mild degree.
National Issues: In several
states relief will assume a major
significance which compels ma
tional attention. The disgrace
Of Transformation and under
nourishment among people all
over the earth win spur govern
ment agencies toward wise and
scientific ways Of solving un-
employment problems. Demon
strations in which the INDECENT
take part may become wide
spread.
international Affairs: Recog-
milton Of the full meaning OF q
world war win now have marked
effect in European countries
where all that civilization has
achieved is threatened by whole
sale waste OF life and property.
Astrologers warn that evil por-
tents are discerned for Great
Britain. The death Of a fore
most statesman is prognosticat-
ed. An assassination Is indi-
Gated.
Persons whose birthdate il IL
have the augury Of a year Of
first rate business and profess
sional opportunities. Danger OF
hasty love affairs is foreseen.
Children born on this day
probably win be affectionate and
demonstrative. They win be for
tunate through life. despite a
tendency to be careless and ire
gponsihle.
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perfect piece OF mechanism. 1t
has had its share of ridicule and
opposition, but it, or something
better, has come to stay in
America. Most of the ridicule
and opposition has come from
persons who stood on the side
lines and were unable or I'M
willing to read the bill or listen
to any argument in its favor.
They preferred their old Model
T Ford to the new car of 1910.
Every intelligent man and
woman who would take the time
to read the new bill, H. r. 1854,
will admit that its object is to
make this country a better place
in which to live; to boost indus
try and increase employment.
An organization which has been
pronounced dead over and over
again, but today has over ten
thousand clubs, with millions of
adherents and thousands of vol
untary public-spirited leaders
within its ranks, must have some
basic quality on which it stands.
I believe that any national, pay
as-you-go plan, which would
give at least a million of our
young people a worthwhile job,
and their unemployed parents an
equitable monthly annuity, to
be spent within 80 days, should
receive the hearty support of
all fair-minded citizens. This is
the essence of the Townsend
Plan. E. c. WESTWOOD.
s206 So. A st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25

In the days when songs had sentiment instead of
schmaz there popular ballad entitled Take Back
Your Gold"
The subject maiden was represented firmly and
too gently spurng offer of gold in the place of love- con-
GLIDING with ringing plea to make me your wife, that's
I'll ask of you'll"
Many United States economists have been singing vara
tons the gold theme recently and it rapidly swelling
into national chorus
IN gold buried in the ground That is than twohrds
Of al monetary gold in the world The last billion has come
IN the past six months.
We furousy buying all that is offered at prices
higher than anybody else win pay And We are COM
mted to policy of cash and-carry" for sale of
goods. What is cash? Gold
Economists fret They see possibilities of tremendous
initiation in this great golden hoard They day. the
war over when the emerging nations having gold will
turn to other monetary plans leaving the United States with
superfuous tonnage of tooth filling.
There is comedy within-acomedy here, in that con-
has also ordered the treasury to buy silver at price
high above its worth until the amount bought equals
third of the gold So the treasury has bought furiousy
again. mostly abroad but gold has increased fast that
it has been utterly impossible to buy the specified amount
Of silver.
To say that this is silly easy enough OF is
But to know what do about it something else again.
Here the economists disagree few have any positive ideas
ct all
One thing could be done: Congress could order the
treasury buy outright for gold surplus stocks of military
other supplies produced in the United States from
friendly neutral countries like those in South America the
Dutch East Indies. and the like.
That may be only partial solution but it is better than
Bringing helplessly before the golden flood.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
Stories in
Stamps
Telephone Workers Get
PhiloteIic Recognition

NUMEROUS professions and oc.
- equations are represented in
stamp designs and one of the new
corners to philately is the tele-
phone lineman, pictured on the
Yugoslav stamp above, repairing
wires during a snowstorm. The
stamps were issued as semi-post-
ais with surtax for employees of
the postal system in Belgrade.
Yugoslavia, with 59,022 tele-
phones in operation, ranks far be-
low world-leading United States,
which lists 19,453,401 of the
worlds 39,245,069 telephones,
more than 5,00o,00 more tele-
phones than are listed in all Of
Europe. Germany, with 1928, 697
telephones, is United States near
est competitor. Great Britain has
1923, 456.
This vast system Of national and
international communication is
linked by l68,573,o 900 miles of
wires, enough to circle the earth
6743 times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the Wo-
mans page for the answers.
1. To whom was Lew Ayres
married, before he became the
husband of Ginger Rogers?
2. Name the American minis
ter to Canada who recently was
reprimanded publicly by Secre-
tary of State Hull.
8. Which U. S. president was
nicknaned Unconditional Sur
render?
4. For what Is "black gold" a
nickname?
5. The planet that is surround
ed by three flat, concentric rings
of matter is Jupiter, Saturn or
Neptune?
6. What science treats of the
evolution and growth of lam
guage?
7. Which member of Theodore
Roosevelt's cabinet became pres
ident of the United States?
8. What happens to a letter
that cannot be delivered and has
no return address?
9. Who wrote "Old Black
joe?
10. Name the capital of Ru-
mania.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25
ACCEPTS BLAME FOR
YOUTH DELINQUENCY

Editor. The Times: I was
privileged a short time ago to
be present in juvenile court
when the people of this city.
represented by a badly fright
ened Juvenile, faced Judge F. C.
Remain.
As I listened. I was conscious
Of the fact this juvenile had
walked into one of the many
traps set by our generation for
not only him, but all of his
kind. The shrewd, kindly talk
Of Judge Remain made me
wonder how long he had been
conducting his almost unknown
fight to make decent men and
women from the results of our
cowardice.
Many resolutions have been
passed against the form Of
cowardice by our civic bodies,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25

my buddies, the war veterans
have shook righteous but secret
fists, ministers have Numbered
their appeal from the pulpit,
business men have raved and
ranted, but none have volun-
teered to bell the cat" Our
public officials have been con-
demned publicly, but when asked
privately to prove the accusa-
tions. we have let George" do
all the talking.
It would be change for the
better If we faced the situation
squarely and examined the state
of our hearts.
For two decades we have
watched a bad situation growing
steadily worse, contenting our
selves by admonishing our chill
dren not to play with the bad"
boy down the block, hemming
him in with restrictions unfair
to personal liberty. AS result
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-25


Dictator MussolinI, always an
emotional person. told his init
mates that Der Fuehrer's con-
quest Of Scandinavian ports was
the greatest naval and military
achievement in hundreds Of
years. On the basis of that
success II Duce was about ready
to cast his lot with Hitler. He
was deferred from such a move
by the king Of Italy, the Vatican
and the Italian peoples known
hostility toward the Germans.
Had il not been for these in
fluences, Mussolini would have
lined up with Berlin a week ago.
And then the war might have
been on its way to the archives.
Realizing that Mussolini was
in a shaky position. the allies
went to work on him. They
tipped II Duce off to their plans
in Scandinavia and the Balkan
peninsula, despite the possibility
that he might relay their mill
tary schemes to Hitler, as he
has been doing since the start
of the conflict. The allies will
make every sensible sacrifice to
fracture the Rome-Berlin axis.
Hitler's general plan for con-
quering Europe-and for crush
ing the British Empires fair
ly well-known to our military
strateglsts and observers. As
suming that he can hold Nor
way against British onslaughts,
his program for the future is
comparatively simple.
The attack upon the Scandi-
navian peninsula, according to