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The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20

Maybe this will cheer you up.
Barten asked me to tell you he'd;
deposited a certified check for 81
thousand to your account. He said
there was more where that came
from, and advised you to invest
In light luggage for your plane
trip. Now get out of here and 90
shopping. I'll have your hotel lug
gage transferred to my apartment.
Mrs. Morris will be glad to help
you repack and will forward by
train what you can't carry. And
remember you're having dinrer
with us and staying until time to
go to the airport"
For the first time, Toni actually
felt like an heiress. One thousand
dollars awaiting her checks against
them, and more dollars where
those came from.
Money, to Toni, meant the
clothes she had always wanted to
buy. Not the slightly worn models
of excellent cut and material
which she had followed from salon
to bargain rack, but originals still
in their pristine freshness.
Hours later, when Toni started
for the Morris apartment, twilight
was cold, blue haze over the city.
Toni, however, didn't sense the
cold. She had run into summer
cruise. sale. She had reveled in
fiowered prints, in sheer white :,
linens, gay peasant kerchiefs, SAN
dals, great wide e-brimmed hats. {
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20

I'm the days when America was
much smaller than it is today, a
foreign dignitary in Washington
observed a throng gathered
around a tall gentleman in black
and inquired who he might be.
''The President said someone
"The president of what?" asked
the foreigner, whose conception
of country's ruler, as he knew
it, was that of one surrounded by
a court, of bedazzled officers, in
accessible to the common crowd,
and not one simply an un-uni-
formed man, whom any Tom.
Dick or Harry could approach.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20

a time she had covered in a clothes
press until his breath had petered
out. W
Then one night when she had
been i'll he had tiptoed in to pub
the covers snugly over her shoul-
ders. One couldn't take even a big
noise seriously, after seeing its
portly form in red-striped paja-
mas.
Moments passed. Toni tried to
complete her preparations for de-
parture. She felt as though only
one half of her was going West;
the other half would remain in the
gloomy old Toland house, hating it,
pitying those who were incarcerat-
ed there through their fear of at
tempting to face new world.
A. ]. came in from his confer
ence with Bartell, rubbing his
palms together in pleased fash
ion.
"Bartell'S gone after your reSer-
vationS. There were two cancella-
tionS on the night plane, and he
was able to catch them. This will
enable you to get away from this
unsavory tpublicity."
Toni frowned. To leave within
twenty-folIr hours of hearing of
her legacy 5eemed too abrupt. She
hadn't had time to adjust herself
mentally. And then she remem-
bered what Bartell had said the
previous evening. He had been
eager to leave. Perhaps he had in
spired this publicity to force her
to leave at once.
$50 nice of him to let me know
my plans" she observed. II don't
know why he thinks l have to
jump every time he whistles" F"
Nov, Toni, scolded A. j., hes
only looking out for your inter-
estS; trying to help you out of a
difficult situation. See how quickly
he grasped the insanity possibili-
ties? Probably saved you a lot Of
litigation" :"
y Ved nlmSelf, countered
Toni. Doesn't it occur to you that
he won't stand chance of winning
the estate for himself, even though
do fail, if the family wins con-
test"
Shopping Tour
All. MORRIS shook his head.
a "Ah, me-" he mourned. Il sup
pose living with that family
would put such suspicious into
ones head. Besides, what's the use
of crossing bridges until you come
to them?"
"It's good plan, snapped Toni,
ito look ahead and make sure
somebody hasn't stolen the bridge
you'll have to cross if you want to
reach the other side"
Morris decided to chuckle.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20

named dermestes, have been inn
ported by the American Museum
of Natural History to clean the
bones Of animal skeletons which
are too tiny and fragile to permit
cleaning by osteologists without
danger Of being broken.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20

Ireland for st. Patrick's day this
year because wheat and corn for
the war sprouted in millions of
acres where the green grew be-
fore.
Nearly 250,OOO acres of grass
land, rich with shamrock, went
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20
PAGE THREE


A small boy stood in the en-
trance to the cobbler's shop,
watching the man at work.
what do you repair boots
with, mister?" he suddenly ask
ed.
Hide. replied the cobbler
sharply.
Err, eh?" asked the boy
Il said hide, replied the cob
bier impatiently.
What for?n the boy insisted,
somewhat surprised.
"Hidei the cows outside,
sighed the man.
/, Don't care if it is. Who's
afraid of COW, anyway" said
the youngster defiantly.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20
THE MONROE DocrRrNE-

The Monroe doctrine had been
vaguely held in the days of
Washington, and it is remarkable
that President Monroe, who had
no notable gift of expression
should be the one President who
has announced a political dictum
that, without legislative sanction,
is still regarded as fundamental
law. The famous utterance
which came to bear the name of
the fifth President was included
in two paragraphs in Monroe's
message of Dec. 2, 1923. The first
paragraph announced that Russia
and Britain had been informed
that the American continents
could not in the future be consid-
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20
LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK
By Peggy O'More

YESTERDAY: The ToIands are
irate at the publicity given Toni
and her inheritance. The Major
says they are going to claim that
Timothy tDds insane. CleUerIy,
Bdrtell gets the Major to sign a
paper saying there is no insanity
in the family.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20
ONE ON THE sTUDENT-

A student once smuggled a don
key into the lecture hall, tying
the animal securely to the pro-
fesSor's desk. When the profess
sor came in, there was neither
smile nor anger on his face at
the sight. He simply said, in a
quiet voice, Gentlemen, / see
that you have wisely chosen your
own instructor. Good morning.
And left the room.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20

YESTERDAY: Toni Iedves the
Toland house and goes to a hotel.
Despite the dntdgonism bett0een
Toni and BGrteII, he says hts
responsibilities are not oUeT un-
til he deliuers her to the farm.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20

what each of them desired. what
each of you wishes, he said the
next day. is to buy cheaply and
to sell dearly. And, history
chronicles that his audience
seemed perfectly satisfied with
his explanation.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20
SHORT SHORT-STORIES
EsTHETrcIsM RUN WILD

A wealthy French apostle of the
esthetic cult had the rooms of his
home draped each in a different
tone, IN one of which he read
only French, in another only Ger
man, and in another only Latin.
He gilded the back of a tortoise
and then had it inlaid with jew
els, so that it might crawl over
the carpet in arabesques of liv-
ing color.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20

BUSINESS IS BUSINESS in
all time and in all climes. There
is story of ancient Greece and
a clown who promised his aud
ience that if they would come
again the next day he would tell
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20
MuNIcH.s GREAT AMERI-

CAN-150 years ago a native of
w burn, Mass, Benjamin
Thompson, laterito he known as
Count Rumford, entered the
service of the elector of Bavaria,
whose capital was Munich in Ger
many. Thompson became more
than the Joseph of the kingdom,
for he was. a general, minister of
finance and of public works,
skilled administrator and inven-
tor. Far ahead of his day he in
stituted measures of social aid
and relief, modern even to today.
And the people were grateful
for, unless the Germans have
melted it down lately for cannon
fodder, there stood in one of the
most conspicuous places in Mum
ich stature erected in his honor
as a memorial from a grateful
people to the American who had
done so much for them.
THE pRESTDENT OF WHAT2
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20

cred for colonization by any
European power, and any at
tempt on the part of the Euro
pean powers to extend their sys-
TENS to any portion of this
hemisphere, the President said in
his second paragraph, would be
considered dangerous to our
peace and safety.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20
BEETLES CLEAN BONES

NEW YoRK-African beetles,
under the plough when the call
came to grow more food. Some
of this ground had lain fallow
for centuries.
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20
Less Green, More Gold
In Land Of Orangemen
CBy Associated Press,

BELFAST, April 2O.-sham-
rocks were fewer in Northern
The Key West citizen., 1940-04-20

THE PRESIDENT OF WHAT?
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
Hull Declares
 3-Way Pact
 Long In Effect
lBv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27- State Secretary Cordell Hull said today that Japan's alliance with the Ger man-Ttaly Axis merely made clear relationships which long existed in effect" and which the United States had taken into account in determining its own policy
 The statement said:
 Reported agreement of the al- lianee does not in the view of the government of the United States substantially alter the situation which has existed for several years. Announcement of the alliance merely makes it clear to all that the relationship long existed in eff feet. This government has repeated ly called attention that such an agreement was in progress of con elusion and was we'll known for some time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
GARNER. BACK IN WASHINGTON, PLEADS
 FOR ADJOURNMENT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 - Vice President John N Garner is putting all his force into a one-man drive for adjournment of Congress, but tonholing his friends about the Cap ital and arguing that it is time to end the session. He returned yes- terday to Washington from a two months vacation of resting, hunting and fishing in Texas and boasted that he was in his best physical condition in years. He telephoned the President held a virtual re- ception at the Senate rostrum, and then entered upon his crusade.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
MAY
 PROFIT IF BIG ROAD IS BUILT

After completing a four months survey along the route of the pro- posed International Highway, in- eluding mineral deposits in the mud dy River district, Stuart s. Hol- land, surveyor for the British Col umbia department of mines, and his working party came down the Stt- kine yesterday, and after spending the night in Wrangell left this morning on the Alaska for Seattle from where they will go to their Headquarters in Vancouver
 While not committing himself as to the possibilities of the highway Surveyor Stuart admitted it was tough country to build in and was so far inland as to be, if the high way were put through, of little val ue to towns of southeast Alaska with the exception of Wrangell which would be fortunate in having the Stikine as a shuttle route be- tween the highway and town-if, and when the highway becomes a reality.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
2,0OO JAP TROOPS
 ENTER INDO-CHINA

HAIPHONG, French Indo-China, Sept. 27-Two thousand Japanese troops entered French Indo-China without resistance yesterday but the landing operation nevertheless, was not bloodless. Beforehand, three Japanese planes had bombed a rail road crossing near Haiphong killing or injuring fifteen natives, but this. the Japanese commander told French was a mistake. The Japanese were unopposed under the
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
FALL TERM OPENS MONDAY MORNING
 AT INSTITUTE

Fall term of school will open Monday at Wrangell Institute with anticipated enrolment of 200 or more Approximately 200 children were enrolled last term and it is expected that at least that many if not more will attend this year, school authorities said.
 Principal George T. Barrett is still at Salem Indian school teach ing and is expected back in mid October. In the meantime, J. L.. Ripley is in charge at the Institute.
 Added to the teaching staff this year is Miss Louise Davis, appren- tice teacher. An addition to the general staff is Cecil Wentz, assis- tant maintenance man. Other mem- bers of the staff are the same as last year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
Japan Signs Pact With Axis Aimed
 At United States
lBy# Associated Press)

Germany. Italy and Japan have signed a 10-year military and economic pact which an Axis spokesman said was aimed at forestalling possible entry of the United States into the Eur opean war.
 Key clause m the six-p0int agreement apparently Is that contracting parties agree when ever outside opposition by any other power should become threatening they will consult immediately with each other for tor the purpose of deciding up- on proper steps to be taken
 Japan has repeatedly com pIained against the alleged out sIde interference by the United States in Japan's sO-caIled legit- innate thrusts in the Orient.
 The Axis diplomatic stroke bringing Japan into the fold as a potential full-tledged mil Itary ally against Britain was carried out amid elaborate eere- mony in Hitler's ehanceIlory while the streets of Berlin were splashed with flags of Germany, Italy and Japan.
 Hitler witnessed the signing of the pact which in effect said hands off, warning the Un- ited States against military par tIeipatIon in either Europe or the Far East.
 The pact also provides for the malntalnance of status quo with Russia and 1t is specifioal- ly stated that Japan reeogni- zes and respects the Axis pow CTS determination to create a new order in Europe with the Rome-Berhn duo agreeing sim Ilarly regarding Japans eXpan- s10n IL the Orient.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
U. S. PUTS EMBARGO ON IRON AND STEEL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27-The United States countered Japan's drive into French Indo China yes terday by placing an embargo on all iron and steel exports after 0cto- Der ,, except to eastern hemisphere countries and Great Britain. The action was general and believed might prove damaging to Japan's war economy in as much as an es- timated go percent of all Japan's imports of scrap iron, which is vi- tai to the armament industry. have been acquired in the United States. Opposition to Japan's attempt to create a new order in Asia, and particularly to her military moves in Indo-China was further evidenced by Secretary of State Cordell Hull in an emphatic restatement of prin- ciples governing American relations with other countries.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
MURDER FOR MONEY"
 SYNDICATE PAIR WILL
 DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR

NEW YORK. Sept. 27 - Harry "Pittbsurgh PhiI' Shruss, 33 and Martin 'Buggsy" Goldstein, 34, members of the Brooklyn "murder for money" syndicate, were sentenc- ed yesterday in Brooklyn County Court to die in the electric chair during the week Of November 1. They were convicted of murder in the first degree by a jury last Thursday. Sentence was pronounced by county judge John J. Fitzgerald. Their victim was Irving Feinstein, a bookmaker.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
HAZEL B NO. 3 STRIKES
 SUBMERGED LOG;
 DELAYED FOR REPAIRS

Hazel B. No. 3, of the Burlington Company which left for her trip up the stikine river last Friday, struck a submerged log the following day about 30 miles above the boundary, damaging her steer ing gear. The boat was beaehed by Capt. Hill Harrington in about two feet of water at a convenient spot nearby and Monday the Hazel B No. 2 went up river to make re- pairs. The boats were expected in late today or tomorrow.
 There was little damage to freight, General Agent A. w. II. Smith reported, and the passengers were having a real outing. Camp was established on the beach while repairs were going forward and pie nic-spirit prevailed.
 Aboard the boat going up last Friday were o. Landry, J. M. Lund, T. L. Elliott, Mrs. Marion, Ernest Marion and Bertha Marion.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
LEGION
 BACKS "ALL PRACTICAL
 AID" TO GREAT BRITAIN

BOSTON, Sept 27 - Without discussion or opposition, the twen- ty-second convention of the Ameri- can Legion called for "all practi-' cable aid' to Great Britain and urg- ed creation of the strongest possible defense of the United States after action against subyersiye activities.
 The conventions 400 delegates, representing more than a million former service men, took their stand by approving in it's entirety a long list of recommendations drafted by the defense committee.
 The list included among it's reso- lutions one calling for impregnable defense of the approaches of the Panama canal, and a permanent military training system for this country.
 The action came shortly after the legion selected Milwaukee as it's next convention city.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
British Give
 Berlin Real
 Night Drubbing
Associated .Pressl

LONDON. Sept. z7-British bomb CTS spread fire and destruction yes terday from Berlin to the channel coast and a headline in the Even ing Standard, property of Lord Bea- verbrook, in charge of aircraft pro- ducts. forewarned heavier raids to come with the banner of the royal air force "over Berlin every night. ,"
 Berlin already had felt in dark ness of Wednesday night and early Thursday such a raid as never be- fore had been launched against it. A five hour attack was declared by the Air Ministry to have covered with explosives the great 300,OO0 kilowatt Klinggenberg power station and other vital objectiyes. The Bri- tish said freight yards at Ossabruck, Hamm, Mannheim and Hanover were heavily damaged. as were the Kiel naval base and Ha1tern Canal dock gates.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
Tokyo Declares Clash With U. s.
 Now Inevitable
(By Associated #Press)

TOKYO, Sept. 27-Japanese souf= ces asserted today that the United States had definitely aligned her sell with Great Britain and China by elamping down on scrap metal shipments to Japan.
 The influential newspaper Asahi said a clash with America now ems inevitable Authoritative sources expressed belief that Presi- dent Roosevelts action in limiting scrap metal exports to the Western Hemisphere and Britain after 0e- tober l5 was aimed directly at Ja- pan and might be only a prelude to complete embargo designed to thwart her expansion program.
 It is generally expected that For eigu Minister GOsuke Matsuoka would deliver to United States Anu bassador Joseph urew a strong ell uneiation of the Japanese view oI the new measure as discriminatory. In commenting on the scrap metal embargo and the eXpOrt-import banks announceent of a new S2o.- OO0.00O loan to China, the newspap- CT Asahi said, by assisting the Chungking government the Unl- ted States probably seeks to peg Japan's southward movement.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
HEAVY SWING TO
 ROOSEVELT SHOWN IN
 PRESIDENTIAL POLLS

The Gallup poll this week gives Roosevelt 453 electoral votes com pared to 78 for Willkie, swing of more than 100 votes toward the President since the last poll.
 Fortunes poll shows that 53.2 per cent of those boiled favor Roose- welt and 35.6 per cent Willkie, bal ance non-committal.
 Political observers attribute Roos- eVelt swing to growing critical pos ition of U. S., made more compli- cated this week with the Japan German-Italy military alliance, and failure of Willkie speeches to click.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
U. S., BRAZIL JOIN
 IN CONSTRUCTING
 BIG STEEL PLANT

WASHINGTON. Sept. 27 - The United States and Brazil signed an agreement here yesterday for a for ty-five million dollar steel plant to be constructed in Brazil within the next two and a half years. Material for the plant will be bought in the United States under credit extension of twenty million dollars from the export-import bank. The Brazilian government already has earmarked twenty five million dollars as it's share in the capitalizatio
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
Wrangell Being Invaded, Too;
 BIack-Shirted UrSidae Cross
 Mountain Blueberry Frontier

London, metropolis of the British Isles, is worrying about a Nazi in vasion and is doing a heroic job of holding it off. Wrangell, metropolis of Wrangell Island, not to be out done, is having an invasion" prob lem, too, and, from reports, cer- tain Wrangell housewives and hus- bands are doing their bit, also, to fight back the invaders.
 While not to be classed with the Nazis, the army coming down from the hills in back of Wrangell are only mischievious-and hungry black bears. From all parts of town, along the outskirts, reports have been coming in to The Sentinel of flee of garbage cans being overturn- ed, cupboards on porches ransacked and sheds being given the once over by the shaggy black visitors.
 Mrs. James Green went out in her woodshed the other day and in- terrupted a bears investigation of the Green woodpile. She says she doesn't know yet who was the most startled, she or the bear. Anyway she didn't wait to see, she about turned for the safety of the house
 The same bear, or one like it, calmly uses the Jussila yard for grazing. At the other end of town, Mrs. Carl Thiele and Mrs. Neil Grant, next door neighbors, receive almost daily calls from another member of the Ursidae family Rows of lucious blackberries in the Thiele yard might account for it for MT. UTsidae is starting to store up f0I
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
NAZIS RENEW MASS ASSAULT
 ON BRITAIN
lBy Associated #Pressl

LONDON, Sept. 27 - The Air Ministry announced eight German planes were destroyed in attacks on Great Britain up to s D. m. today
 A great air battle was fought within sight of observers over south west London suburbs this after noon, at least 100 British and Ger man planes filling the skies after three grand scale attacks made by the Nazis in renewal of their mass assault.
 Long Range Guns Active
 British and German long range artillery also fought a duel across the Strait of Dover. German shells rocking the Dover area. Two shells were fired every two minutes Bri- tish fire was increasing in inten- sity After a half hour of firing, one formation of nine German planes streaked across central London dur ing the big battle. They were fly ing so high they could be seen only with the aid of powerful glasses.
 Nightly Raid
 German bOmbers flew in high and fast over London last night for their twentieth consecutive nightly air raid and the people took to their deep hide-outs once more. The southeast coastal area was under heavy and simultaneous assault.
 It was officially announced last night that nineteen Nazf aircraft. including II bombers had been des- troyed by British fighters.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27

his winter hibernation that is just around the corner. The other Sun day Belle Mcbride was awakened in the morning by her garbage can being overturned by another black marauder and Mrs. William Grant, who lives just three blocks from the main street in Wrangell chased another off her back porch and watched him disappear, disappoint- ed, into the brush near her house.
 But the Ursidae that invaded the W. G. Wies shed used no such good judgment When Mrs. Wies found him, unexpectedly for both, the bear made no move to retreat Mrs. Wies, as undaunted as the bear, picked up a handy mop stick and hit MT. Ursidae over the head and about the same time MT. Wies, who wit messed the scene from the house, took down the family 3O.06 and dis patched MT. Ursidae to the past tense.
 These are only few of the re- ported visits residents have been receiving from the Ursidae family who are harmless and more nuis- ance than dangerous. But they are the bare facts that will bear in vestigation into bear habits. The Sentinel wishes to warn the whole Ursidae family that if they want to avoid permanent Information they had better stick to the blue berries up on the hills and not come down to tangle with housewives who won't be frightened and irate hus- bands who are tired of cleaning up GEeHturHed garbage Gans.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-09-27
BRITISH CRUISER NABS NAZI CARGO
 SHIP OFF MEXICO

OTTAWA, Sept. 27-The British cruiser Prince Robert has captured the German express cargo ship Westr off Manquillo, Mexico, navy Minister Angus Mcdonald announe- ed. The Westr, which piled as pas senger liner In the North German Lloyd Lines German Pacific ser- vice took refuge at Cunta Arenas, Costa Rico, shortly after the war began. She moved thence to Man quillo, arriving late in July. Me Donald said the Westr left Manquil- To Wednesday and was seized We'd nesday night.