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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
IMPORTANCE OF CONVENTIONS

Preliminary steps in arranging the
1941 convention in Key West of the Flor
ida Department of American. Legion are
being taken by members of Arthur Sawyer
Post 20 of the veteran organization. AL
though the convention is not scheduled I'M
til next April the local LegiOnnaires are
wisely and sensibly laying their plans
now
= This is the first important convention
ever obtained for Key West. 1t will at
tract between 1000 and 1000 Legionnaires,
their friends and their families. They will
be in Key West for about four days on the
average. They will spend approximately
SO day each. In four days a minimum
crowd of 1000 would thus spend about
$4,000. That's important money in any
town. This money will spread all through
the community, not just into the pockets of
the hotelmen, garagemen, filling station
men, cafemen, restaurantmen and tourist
home operators. 1t will help every tax
payer, help the city and county.
On top of that is the prestige that
goes to a city successfully handling con-
vention of that size. Other organizations
will take the hint They will select Key
West for one or more Of their future meet
ings On the success Of the American
Legion convention depends much of the
future success of Key West as a conven-
tor city in Florida.
It takes money to organize and ar
range such a convention. 1t takes an or
ganization bigger than Arthur Sawyer
Post; so it must include our civic leaders
and businessmen. Arthur Sawyer Post
knows and appreciates this and is planning
the formation of a convention corporation
to take over the convention arrange
ments.
Our city and county officials must
take note of the fact that this convention
will help the entire community directly or
indirectly In planning their budgets for
next year city council and the county COM
mission must figure on a convention fund
to handle the Legion convention, as well as
others that may be attracted here. Our
businessmen cannot be expected to con-
Tribute all the money to handle such con-
ventions. In the first place they can't af-
ford it, in the second place such affairs
should be community undertakings, as
they are in other cities.
Community cooperation in handling
the convention includes the obligation of
our city and county officials to contribute
substantially to this and similar COM
munity events.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
LIBRARY MOVES TO
SOUTHERNMOST SITE

Duly impressed, in a four-day
visit to Key West in the Spring
of 1899, with the possibilities for
successful business and COM
Portable living here. Miss Mabel
Preston Green of Chicago, fol-
lowing a three-months' trip
across the continent and through
twenty-five states, returned to
Chicago in June of last year fully
determined to make this CITY her
home in future.
Before Labor Day she and her
household goods, a stock of gifts
and artists supplies. and a
Library of six hundred books.
were on their wav to the South
ernmoSt CITY. and on December
4th, her Studio was opened at GIL
Duval street. Following the close
of the seasonal activities and a
sale to dispose of the balance of
the gift stock. Miss Green moved
her Rental Library and the
artists supplies to the Southern
most House where the shop &C
cupieS the large corner room
with a private entrance on the
ocean side. In addition to the
extensive stock of oil and water
color paints and brushes, papers,
academy and mat boards. fixatifs.
and other vehicles. pastels, char
coal, etc. the Rental Library con-
tains a great variety of standard
and current fiction, mysteries,
westerns, travel and adventure,
biography and autobiography.
poetry, history, philosophy, bust
ness and government, religion,
and the arts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven of these
ten Test Questions? Turn TO
Page 4 for Answers

l. Did snakes ever live in Ire
land?
2 What university is located
in Charlottesville, Vir-
ginia?
3. The lightning rod was in
vented by Michael Fara-
day, James Watt. or Ben
jamin Franklin?
4. Is the famous city prison,
called the ''Tombs'' lOcat-
ed in Boston, Philadelphia
or New York?
5. Was the Battle of Gettys-
burg early or late in the
Civil War?
6. What relation was Menelaus
to Helen of Troy?
z What book of the Bible con-
tains Paurs famous ac-
count of charity or love?
8. Who said of Germany's in
vasien Of Norway: Hitler
missed the bus?
9. Lapin is another name for
the fur of rabbits, foxes
or muSkratS?
10. Which of the terms, centric
sphere, atmosphere, or
hydrosphere, denotes the
solid crust Of the earth?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
Today's Birthdays

Maud NJ. Lindsay of Sheffield
Ala, noted kindergarten, born
at Tuscumbia, Ala, 66 years ago
Jean Starr Untermyer of New
York City, author, born at Zanes-
vile, Ohio, 81 years ago.
Stanley Field of Chicago, mer-
chant, born in England, Sc years
ago.
DR.. James H. Franklin, preSi-
dent of the Crozier Theological
Seminary, Chester, Pa, born al
Pamplin, Va, SO years ago.
David B. Robertson, president
of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers and Firemen
Cleveland, born at AuStintowp,
Ohio. 81 years ago.
Leonard H. Dyer, noted inven-
tor, born in Washington, D. C..
81 years ago.
Horace Bowker of New York
corporation head, born in Boston
So years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
an id to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight fer progress; never be the or
gan 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
eolhme:d good done by individual or organ
zzSion; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions, print only news that will elevate
and not cohtaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

The recent statement of Rear Admiral
Joseph K. Taussig, expressing the view
that war between the United States and
Japan was inevitable in view of certain
conditions, represents a break with long
standing naval policy that its officers
should not make pronouncements upon
foreign affairs. The navy's policy is wise.
In this country officers of the army and
navy are not expected to direct the policy
CT the nation in regard to other nations.
This detail is left to elected officials.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
HALLIDAY CONCLUDES
LECTURES THIS WEEK

r. T. Halliday. Of Camden.
~ J.. who has been conductinE
lectures nightly Al the GoSpel
Hall 40 Southland street VA
conclude the series tins FRIDAY
evening
MFR. Halliday illustrates ms
talks with a chart Meetings
start al 8 O'Clock
Public Is cordially InvIted -
attend these services AZ the Cos
pei Hall and hear tins able speak
er.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
DIVORCE ACTIONS

Final DEGREES in divorces have
been entered in the office Of
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer of Circuit
Court, in the following cases:
Edna Martin Burke versus
John S. Burke, charge of deser-
ton: Ether Wolfe Rubin versus
Louis Rubin. charge of violent
and ungoveTnable temper; Nita
Clements Benenfield versus Mel
vile A. Benenfield, charge of un-
gOvcrnable temper.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

The New Deal is maintaining our
present standard of living by continued
borrowing. This must end some day and
when it does and we are called on to pay
the piled up debts, we will not be able to
live as we do now. Always retrenchments
ere in order while paying old debts; you
don't have to be ar economist to know that
much about economy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
MARRIAGE LICENSE

Marriage license was issued
from the office of Judge Ray
mond r Lord last Saturday aft
ernoon to Henry Peter Henniken
of South Hampton, Mass. and
Ina Bell Rutherford, of Calves
ton, Tex.
The wedding ceremony was
performed in the office of Judge
Lord, the judge officiating.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
TEN YEARS AGO

Brigadier Harold B. Fiske,
ranking artillery officer of the
Fourth Corps Area, who was in
the city yesterday inspecting the
command at Key West barracks,
was not only satisfied with his
official visit but also with Key
West and will come again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
, Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning)
3. More Hotels and Apartments
4 Beach and Bathing Pavilion
s. Airports-Land and Sea
6. Consolidation OF County and City Gov
ernmentS
z. A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

An appreciative audience greet
ed the presentation of the ''Friv-
olities of 1885, at the High School
auditorium. The performance
was given for the benefit of Ar
thur Sawyer Post %, American
Legion, and those who took part
were all Key Westers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Girl Arrives AT Gomezs Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Emerito Gomez,
936 United street. announce the
arrival of a nine and one-half
pound girl. born at their home
on Friday, May 10th. Mother
and daughter are doing nicely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Summing up the Norwegian CAM
paign: Too many Norwegians were for
Hitler; and several Trojan horses helped
to do the dirty work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

The Allies evidently got out of Nor
way because they became aware of what
next the Germans were up to regarding
the western European small nations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Seven of the ball clubs in the Amer
lear League are ganging up on the New
York Yankees. That may not be cricket,
but it's baseball--ve said base ball. sa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Engineers of St. Paul. Mimi.
are at present engaged in max
ing estimates of the cost of con-
structing lie miles of read over
the Florida Keys to Key West.
and Walter J. Hill, of ST. Paul.
is organizing one of the largest
forces ever to carry out the plan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Mothers Day will be fittingly
observed tomorrow with appro-
pirate programs arranged to be
rendered at the different church
es. The day viii be generally OBJ
served in the homes while other
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

1t is remarkable that people can come
to see you at exactly the wrong time
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Information received from
Captain Clark D. Stearns at the
naval station today that of four
United States deStroyerS that will
arrive at this port between May
II and Is and will rendezvous in
these waters. The vessels are
the Case, Bruce, Lardner and
/ Brock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Advertising has paid in the past and
it will pay today; why try to ignore this
vital fact about selling goods?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Hitler's blitzkrieg thus far has been
directed only against helpless nations
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

A Chevrolet coupe, the first car
which has been seized a second
time while engaged in rum-run
ming, figured in the court of c
Rodney Gwynn, U. s. Commits
sioner, yesterday when the own
er was brought before the COM
missioner and placed under bond
of $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Tax Collector nominate Mcmahon
would have preferred to beat a great big
man rather than just a little Ladd
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

In American place names, permit us
To present: Money, Miss. Cash, Va.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

II is natural for barber to be an
adept at a good trimming, but most folks
thought it would be close shave
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
THE WEATHER


(Til 7:30 .. m, Tuesday
Key West and Vicinity Far
tonight and Tuesday; not much
change in temperature; moderate
northeast and east winds.
Florida: Fair tonight and Tues
day; slightly warmer IN north
and central portions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Benjamin F. Gardner repre-
senting Dunn and Bradstreet,
and Mrs. Gardner are on their
regular visit to the city and will
remain for several days. MIR.
Gardner is checking up and re-
vising the standings of the bust
ness houses and establishing
their financial status.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

William H. Malone occupied
the chair at the meeting of the
Rotary Club Wednesday and had
/ the honor of welcoming the new
president. Basconn L. Grooms
vice-president, Andrew Miller
secretary. Bugs Warner; treasur-
ef, Bill Bates, and sergeant-at
arms. George Roberts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13
KEY WEST I'm
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Five. Ten
and Fifteen Years Ago As
Taken From The Files
Of The Citizen
FIVE YEARS AGO

Before leaving Tor Miami yes
terday afternoon, Mrs. S. S. Nc
Cahill, department president of
the American Legion Auxiliary.
and Mrs. Edwin j. Barker, state
secretary treasurer, expressed
themselves as being delighted
with the trip to Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

The United States Coast Guard
Cutter Cossack and the pilot boat
Eola. owned by Captain Luther
Pinder,. were destroyed by fire
in the harbor this morning. The
latter vessel. which was built al
cost Of $4,000, was a total
loss.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Suhsc-5e O. r. C-
weekly
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

exercises win be held at various
Institutions in the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Yesterday afternoon the boys
of the Lighthouse Department
gave the Cuban Club ten its first
taste of defeat so far in the sec
ond-half of the Social Diamond
ball League schedule 1t was a
bitter loss to the boys and they
fought to the bitter end.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

]. Frank Roberts makes his
announcement in this issue for
the position Of county commits
sioner from the Third District.
Mr.. Roberts was chairman of the
finance committee of the city
council for four years and made
a good record in that position.
Peter Dow, so, an Alaskan
prospector and gold miner, wants
to get married and is hoping that
his bride will be a Key West
woman. He has written Post
master Chas. Williams asking
that official act as an impromptu
cupid, which he is doing thusly.
There will be OILY one case of
any consequence tried in Grim
inal Court next week, and that is
the case of B. L. Primer, alias B.
L. Smith, charged with attempt
ing to kill Ike Twiggs, Jr., dur
ing a difficulty which happened
on Turkey, one of the Ten Thou
sand Islands.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-13

Pineapple shipments out of
Key West this morning number
ed SO cars which were brought
from Havana On the ferries yes
! terday and were placed in refrig
orator cars at this port There
were 1853 crates of the fruit
and five cars in bulk.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

At dawn we left the yacht club
anchorage and headed for Gatun
locks. five miles from Colon, the
canal entrance at the Atlantic end.
With six rubber tires protecting
the sides of Idle Hour we were
ready for the high lift of So feet
in the worlds largest locks.
Idle Hour was piloted into the
first chamber and We tied along
side a tug that was accompanying
British freighter which had lost
one Of her propellers. The reason
We tied to the tug was to save
the Idle Hour from scrsping the
wall of the lock.
The water came up in bubbles,
and the electric mules started
to move the freighter ahead to
the second chamber (Gatun locks
are in a series of three, each with
30-foot rise). Then the tug started
steaming ahead. I was at the
bow Of Idle Hour while the pilot
was supposed To be steering.
SlIpshod Method
As the giant tug forged ahead.
the Idle Hour, dashed alongside,
veered off bit. Then the pilot
put his foot on Idle Hours tiller
and showed 1t, bringing the ketch
In alongside the tug again. The
happened a couple Of times, the
pilot not bothering to steer. just
showing the helm when my boat
would veer out from the tugs bow.
Idle Hour again veered out and
the pilot repeated his previous pro-
cedure-but there was no response.
The bow veered out farther and
farther. Our headlines snapped
and quicker than I can tell it, Idle
Hour swung sharply to a e0-degree
angle and smashed into the oppo-
site side Of the lock chamber wall
The bowsprit snapped off like
match stick and my anchor gear
was torn off at the bow. 1t all
happened as quick as flash.
Poor Idle Hour cleats pulled
out OF the deck, her forward
shrouds carried away, her anchor
dangling over the bowstay knock
ing against the hull she was a
sickening sight. Then, too, our
crosstrees were scraping against
the rough side OF the lock as well
as our gunwales, with no protec-
ton for all our tires and guards
were on the other side.
More Troubles
We were ordered to move into
the next chamber for another ship
was following us. With her brok-
en- bowsprit and tangled shrouds.
Idle Hour forged ahead like
brave soldier who wouldn't say
die.
We tied alongside the tug again
for the rise OF the water in the
lock. AS soon as the chamber was
filled we united our lines from the
tug and let her go ahead into the
next chamber alone. ! tried to fol-
low under our own power. Due
TO the steamer ahead I could not
forge past the tug and due to the
suction Of the tugs twin screws
l couldn't keep astern of her.
Idle Hour hgain spun aroung 90
degrees. I was helpless for the
rudder didn't function with any
degree of efficiency. Spinning back
and forth was able by only a mir
acle to keep Idle Hour from again
smashing into the wall of the locks.
Once into the next chamber tied
alongside the tug We were out of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
coordinate the new nrnrrams.

coordinate the new programs.
The present goal OF training
10000 pilots next year would triple
the number Of men and double the
number of officers in the combined
air forces Of Europe and America
during the World war and be seven
times the number OF officers In the
AEF air service on Armlstice day.
At the outbreak OF the World
war. he continued. II had been an
ticipated the United States would
produce 800 planes. 5000 pilots
and $4,000 mechanics for service
by the sprirg of 1918. and that 1t
would furnish 22.625 planes and
42.25o engines
Thus the public was told Of
the impossible" Gorreli said. Let
US not permit the hysteria OF the
moment to cause forgetfulness Of
military necessities"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
Airman Voices
Plane Warning

wAsHrNGroN-col. Edgar s.
Gorreil. president OF Air Trans
port association, told the national
aviation forum here that the
United states should moi be swept
into hysteria or false hopes in
seeking to develop an adequate
aviation defense program.
Gorrell. who. when the United
States entered the last World war,
went to France to arrange CO.
ordination % aviation activities.
warned against repetition OF World
war mistakes through failure to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31

danger. I later learned from an
employee of the canal who was an
eye witness to the near disaster
that the tug was proceeding at an
excessive speed from one chamber
to the next-over eight knots. This
speed and negligence of the pilot
caused Idle Hour to suffer another
setback on her homeward bound
cruise.
We sailed out OF the last cham
Der into Gatun lake and circled
around to the lighthouse division
to undergo repairs.
NEXT-Through the. canal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
BY Dwight Long

Months ago, prior to departure from New York,
had gone to Washington to get permission at the war
department to take pictures during transit of the
Panama canal Because of wartime restrictions I was
doubtful that could do had all the pictures
took in Jamaica censored / able contact Major
Carter at Quarry Heights who is in charge of all guards
placed ships making the transit of the canal He assigned
Lieutenant j. r. Kmmel of Fort de Lesseps to accom-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-31
Take a Look
AT Europe
By WILLIAM l. WHITE

NEW YORk-This Is a further
note on how hysterical the Ameri-
can attitude toward the war seems
to one recently landed from over
seas.
In the first place, America can
only think about the present mill
tary movements from the Buck
Rogers angle. We seem to be COM
pletely preoccupied with Fifth
Columns. nerve gas. parachute
troops and other military gadgets.
In the last war plenty OF them
were developed by both sides. There
was. for instance, the tank, which
didn't end the war because 1t was
Immediately answered by the anti
tank gun, and three or four new
poison gases. each Of which was
answered by its appropriate gas
mask. II would be amazing If
this latest war had not led off with
some bright new military MILL
merry.
Now As for parachute troops
In particular, IL il of course
startling to have your enemy
descend on you pants foremost
from the cirrous clouds. But IL
should be remembered that
while he Is amazing you, he Is
slngularly vulnerable.
The answer to this new warfare
by breech presentation is to sta
ton a company of troops at each
important railway junction, and,
when this is done, 1t will be dis
covered that a German is even less
terrifying when he approaches you
pants first than when he attempts
to advance face-foremost and on
foot.
All military surprises are of
short duration. The Germans have
no patent on parachutes and II it
proves to be of any considerable
military value, the allies will soon
have plenty in the field. both sides
will have to station some troops
behind the lines and then this par
ticularly military gadget will have
been checkmated.
The airplane, OF course, Is
something more than n CAD
get. But IL Is only one branch
of an army. 1t is far from be-
ing the most important. The
Germans will have air superb
GRITTY over the allies until 1941.
Yet 1 have been in Finland
where the Russians didn't
have air superiority. they had
air m nopoly. The Firms
started the war with only $50
planes and ended IL with very
few more, because, although
some arrived from abroad. the
Russians were shooting them
down almost rs fast rs they
arrived.
In spite of the Russian air mo-
the Firms ran their trains,
got supplies up to the troops, and
were able to move men up and
down the line to points where they
were needed. The Russians finally
won the war not because of this air
(although it helped), but
because they were staggeringly
TO the Firms in artillery,
man-power and ammunition. Had
it only been air monopoly, and had
other things been equal, the Firms
would still be fighting today on the
old Mannerheim line.
II the Firms could withstand air
monopoly. the allies can worry
along for another year with air
inferiority. 1t won't be fun, but it
can be managed.
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Idle Hour Damaged While
Going Through Canal

EDITORS NOTE: In after nearly
png s2oot ssiIboa
Dwight unhappy
route homeward Sound regular
The Times. This 3