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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
SECRETARY KNOX
PLANNING ON Al
visit TO ALASKA
Says in Hawaii that British
Chance Now Better
than $3.50

HONOLULU, Sept. 7.-On be-
half of Gov. Ernest Gruening OF
Alaska, who left for California by
Clipper plane yesterday, Gov. Poin-
dexter of Hawaii today invited Sec
rotary of the Navy Frank Knox to
visit Alaska.
Poindexter extended the invita-
ton when Knox paid him a formal
call today. The Secretary of the
Navy said he would be glad to
accept the invitation next year.
Arriving here to inspect Hawaiis
defenses, Knox expressed the opin-
ion Great Britain now has a bet
ter than $3.50 chance to hold
out"
Invasion Impossible
He added he would not make
that statement month ago. He
said the British fleet had bottled
up the German Navy and that the
Germans had been unable to es-
tablish sufficient air supremacy to
make a surface invasion possible
Knox said the Government was
getting the greatest cooperation
from industry and labor in pre-
pairing for national defense.
There is not nearly the confu-
sion in Washington there was in
1917" he said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
TO EXAMINE KENSINGTON

To examine the Kensington min
ing properties in the interests OF
Outside capital, Harry Townsend
well known mining engineer, arrived
in Junea u this morning on the
steamer Alaska.
Townsend will make an eXamina-
ton of the property, which is be-
lieved to be planned for development
next spring.
While in Juneau, Townsend is a
guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
MINES PARTY BACK
AT FAIRBANKS FROM
KAk0 CREEK SURVEY

A Territorial Department of Mines
field party of four headed by Asso-
ciate Mining Engineer Henry Joest-
ing and Geologist E. F. Fox of the
University of Alaska has returned to
Fairbanks after making a geo.
physical investigator at Kako Creek
near Russian Mission on the Yukon.
The party also did some topo-
graphic and geological mapping of a
small area.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
Baseball Today

The following are scores of games
played this afternoon in the two
major leagues:
National League
Boston 8, 8; Philadelphia 2, l
First game 10 innings.
Brooklyn l; New York 4.
Cincinnati 7; Chicago 6.
American League
New York 4; Boston 3.
st. Louis 4; Detroit 5.
Chicago s.; Cleveland 4.
Philadelphia 8; Washington S.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
EN-
RIGHT DOWN

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. : :
Bobby Wallace, 16-year high
school student, struck out Is bat
tiers and allowed three hits in
pitching his junior league team to
an 11-2 victory here
Baseball is in Bobby's blood. He's
nephew of Gus Mancuso, veteran
major league catcher now with the
Brooklyn Dodgers, and Frank Man
cuso, catching in the Western
League.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07

Seven passengers are due in Ju-
neau this afternoon ABOARD a PAA
Electra from Fairbanks, piloted by
Captain Bill Knox and First Of
ficer Dick HaWley.
Those due in are NJ M. Baker,
Clarence Denham, Miss O. Writ,
J. c. Massey. Harry Mccain, Cash
Cole and T.. Taylor,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
CONGRESSMAN WHO
VISITED ALASKA
DIES At CAPITAL

Rep. George N. Seger, New Jer-
sey Congressman who visited AL
aska last summer as a member of
the Fisheries Subcommittee, died
recently in washington of heart
attack at the age of 70, according
to word received here.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
BEE AND WOLF IN
TOWN ON WAY OUT

Chatham Strait Gamers Nick Bee,
OF Todd, and Art. Wolf, of Hood
Bay. are in town. awaiting boat
passage south.
Bee came in yesterday from Nome
where he had made short trip in
the interest of mining properties
there, and Wolf came in yesterday
from Todd.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
GUN SHOOT SUNDAY

The Juneau Shotgun Club holds
another shoot at its clubhouse on
the Glacier Highway tomorrow.
Firing on the claybird range be-
gins at ten o'clock and continues
until two.
More women are beginning to
take an interest, and gunners of
the club look for enough to make
up q regular feminine firing squad.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
p0LLEYS LEAVING
TO Visit BOSTON

Ernest L. Policy, Forest. Service
storekeeper who is recovering from q
recent injury suffered in fall, will
leave on the steamer Baranof with
Mrs. Policy to attend the national
convention of the American Legion
in Boston. Policy will be In the
States two months ON leave.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
WEATHER EQUIPMENT
SET up AT YAkUTAT

Don Gould, Weather Bureau
Junior Observer, returned on the
Coast Guard cutter Haida from
Yakutat where he made a tenn
porary installation Of a weather
station to be operated by Civil
Aeronautics Board employees.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
SENATOR WALKER
TO SPEAK SUNDAY

Territorial Senator Norman R.
(Doc) Walker of Ketchikan will
speak over radio station KINY Sum
day evening at O'Clock, 1T was
announced today Walker is can
didate for reelection.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
MOVING TO FAIRBANKS

Mrs. Victor Manville, Glacier
Highway resident, will leave to-
night ON the steamer Mount Nc
Kinley to make her home at Fair
banks with her mother and chill
drcn. Manville is employed at
Ruby.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
TEACHERS RETURN

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Perkins, gov
eminent teachers, were through pas
sengers for Klukwan on the steamer
Alaska today after q motor trip in
the States, Mexico and Canada.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
VISITING SISTER

Mrs. Ralph Bartholomew of Ket-
chikan, sister of Mrs. Stella Young
of Juneau, has been here several
days attending the convention of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
SEPTEMBER


SsSEPTEMBER 20
Mrs. j. E. Conoor
Roberta P. Bonner
Laura Jean Clithero
Billie Geddis
Hansina Olsen
Clifford Fox
Andrew Westberg
SEPTEMBER 8
Joseph j. Stocker
Mrs. r. H. Williams
Mary Tubbs
j. B. Burford Jr.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
BUILDING PERMIT

Harry Eliingen has ben granted a
building permit to raise house and
build a concrete foundation for Will
liam Biggs on E Street at cost
of $780,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07

The Daily Alaska Empire has the
largest paid circulation of any Al
aska newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07
NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES showing
air route from Seattle to Nome, on
sale at ]. B. Burford g. Co. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-07

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19

Mankind, in making such ire
mendous material progress. dur
ing recent years, along scientific
and chronological lines, has neg
lected to make a corresponding
advancement spiritually. Hence
the condition of the world to-
day. Unless our moral growth
balances our scientific and in
tellectual development, disas-
trous results may be expected.
Religion teaches us that the
common good must supersede in
dividual and group selfishness,
and make of one blood all ma
tons to dwell together in amity
and progress. Good will to all
men, old in statement, but ever
new in meaning, is vitality need
ed today for the preservation of
the world.
This desired result can be at
tanned only through the spiritual
regeneration of the Individual.
If every one of US were to be
guided in thought and deed by
the right principles taught in our
churches, the worlds problems
would be solved. Let us each do
our bit towards the attainment of
this millennium by earnestly
seeking, through regular church
attendance, the help that is avail
able there for the correction of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
JANUARY saw
WEATHER LOWS
in nine STATES
SOUTHERN STATES TURNED
IN RECORD Low TEMPERA-
TURES IN HISTORY OF BU-
REAU: --ls IN GEORGIA
(Special to The Citizen

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The
month just passed was the cold
est January on record for nine
states, U. S. Weather Bureau of
ficials said today, on the basis of
reports from practically all of
the bureaus stations.
j. B. KIncer, of the Weather
Bureau, in a summary of some
aspects of last months cold, list
ed South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Tennessee, Missouri and
Kansas as the states where aver
age January temperatures were
the lowest ever recorded. In
addition, the average tempera-
ture for the following states ap-
proximately equaled the previous
low recorded: Maryland, Della
ware, Virginia, West Virginia,
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
RECREATION PARK
ShosD Proceeds To Scouts
NEARS COMPLETION

Executive group of the Com
munity Recreation Committee
announced this morning that full
proceeds of the Mystic Show Civ
en- last week would be turned over
to Boy Scout troops of the city
in recognition OF the good job
of ticket selling performed by the
scouts.
After expenses, this amount,
augmented by two $1.00 contribu-
tons, was found to be $16.28. 1t
will be divided according to pro-
portion of tickets sold by the
troops.
The committee also announced
that work is progressing well on
the Colonial Park center. Four
combination bench and table units
have been completed with three
checkerboard layouts on each
table. Fifteen other benches have
also been constructed, all by the
NYA department, which will now
build a ping-pong table for the
center.
Horseshoe stakes are to be in
stalled shortly and the volley ball
court will be ready for use in a
few days, officials announced.
WPA Recreation Department
will have charge of all games and
equipment at the center.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
THE VALUE OF REGULAR CHURCH ATTENDANCE
BY WILLIAM ". LITTLE
President of Key West Rotary Club

defects in our individual char
acter. These defects if we will
but be honest with ourselves, we
must admit are the cause of most
of our troubles.
In developing our individual
character in accordance with the
principles taught in our churches,
VIE will not only make of our
selves happier and more useful
citizens; but, since a community
is but an aggregation of in
dividuals, the community itself
will benefit.
The determining factor in the
growth and development of any
community is the character of its
citizenry A community whose
citizens are guided, in their in
dividual lives, by the religious
and ethical principles taught in
their churches can not help but
be a good community. And,
since a nation is but an aggrega-
ton of communities, the solution
of our National problems would
seem to be the development of
the character of the individual
citizen.
Does this seem to be visionary?
For our individual benefit, and
for that of our community and
nation, let's give it a trial, for
we certainly have nothing to lose.
Let's all 60 to church regularly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
ADMIRAL OMAN
|. INSPECTS MEDICAL
FACILITIES HERE
ARRIVED YESTERDAY AND
LEFT THIS MORNING FOR
PENSACOLA: SATISFIED
WITH LOCAL PLANS

After q 24-hour inspection and
visit of the medical facilities and
plans at Key West naval station,
Rear Admiral Charles M. Oman,
chief of the naval bureau of
medicine and surgery, left by
motor car this morning for Pen
Sacola.
Admiral Oman arrived Sunday
morning after a trip down the
/ coast from Charleston, S. c.,
where he made a similar inspec4
ton. Before he returns to Wash
ington he will have inspected the
rapidly expanding naval med
ical and surgical facilities in
every station in the southern
section of the United States.
In a conversation with Com
mander R. B. Blackwell, NC,
U.S.N., medical officer at the
naval station, Admiral Oman said
he was surprised at the progress
made in the development of
medical services at the station
and indicated his complete sat-
isfaction with the plans for ex-
panding the facilities
With Lieut.. Commander T. J.
Brady, Admiral Oman inspected
the plans and specifications for
THE addition to the naval station
dispensary and for the dispens-
airy to be built as part of the sea-
plane base on Trumbo Island sec
! ton. Later he examined the
sites of the two new buildings.
Bids for the construction of the
addition in the station next to
the old dispensary will be open
| ed here February g.
-"The naval organization is ex-
banding so rapidly that it re-
quires lot of planning and eff
fort to provide all the stations
and yards with adequate facili-
ties for the care and treatment
of the naval officers and men,,
Admiral Oman said. con this
trip 1 want to see for myself
what is being done by the bu-
reau of medicine and surgery.
''While fine progress has been
made in providing temporary
! medical and surgical services in
Key West, a lot remains to be
done. We feel that the dispen-
sary addition at the station and
the new dispensary at the sea-
plane base will prove adequate
for the work we expect to be
called upon to do"
Admiral Oman was accom-
panied on his trip here by War
rant Officer James Kent, chief
pharmacist, who served as aide.
Sunday evening Admiral Oman
was guest of honor at a recep-
ton given at the home of Com
ntander and Mrs. Brady at the
naval station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
MOTHER FALLS: BABY
BROWNS

NEW YORK.-When Mrs. TheI-
ma Condor slipped on the bath
room floor and was rendered un-
conscious. she dropped her Ia
month-old baby, Thelma Frances
into the bathtub. Hearing groans
issuing from the Condor anart
ment, the superintendent of tha
building found the child drouvn
ed in the bathtub and the motber
suffering from a possible concus.
sion of the brain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
MAm1MwzwAm-wzAHwxlI@
PENNSYLVANIANS
ENJOYED STAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Ashton
and Miss Norma Wilson. of
Wellsboro. Penna.. spent two
weeks in Key West, fishing
with Capt. Bra" Saunders
on the cruiser Patrick" for
five days.
Many fine catches were
thoroughly enjoyed by the
party. including amberjack,
kingfish. grourer. mackerel
and bonita.
Mr.. Dean is negotiating for
a spot here and viii open a
restaurant next year. He Is
owner Of the Orange T-Room
in Wellsboro.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
ROSS SAWYER IS
DIRECTOR AGAIN
MEMBER OF BOARD OF STATE
CLERKS ASSOCIATION
FOR THIRD TIME

A letter from Z. r. Bennett, of
the State Association of Circuit
Court Clerks, was received by
Clerk Ross C.. Sawyer, of the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in
forming him that he has been
selected as one of the directors
of the association for the third
consecutive time.
The letter informs him that
an important meeting is to be
called within the next 80 days
and he will be asked to attend
the session along with the presi
dent, vice-president and secre-
tary of the association and other
directors to discuss matters af-
fecting the association.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
MAY HOLD JOINT
WATER CONFAB in
CITY TOMORROW
UEDUcT COMMISSION
CHAIRMAN DoUcHTRY AND
OTHERS CONFER WITH RFC
AND WPA AGENTS To-Day

There is a possibility that city,
county, highway and water COM
mission officials may confer here
tomorrow with representatives of
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration end the Works Progress
Administration regarding the
proposed fresh water supply sys-
tenn from the mainland.
This was indicated by Chair
man William T. Doughty, Jr.,
of Florida Keys Aqueduct Com
mission, shortly before his depar-
ture yesterday for Miami to meet
the engineering and financing
officials of RFC and WPA.
The aqueduct commission has
asked a loan of $1,000,000 from
RFC and q grant of 100000 from
WPA for labor requirements in
constructing a water pipeline and
pumping stations from vicinity of
Homestead along the Keys to
Key West.
Also attending today's confer
ence in the Miami office of S. P.
Robineau, attorney for the aque-
duct commission, will be State
Representative Bernie c. Papy;
B. M. Duncan, consulting engi-
neer, who is working on the
plans for the pipeline, and L. L.
Lee, Miami city manager, and
engineer for the commission. 1t
was considered probable that
Elsom Killiam, New York hy-
draulic engineer and waterworks
expert, who has been in South
America, might reach Miami to-
day by airway.
Details of the plans for the wa
ter system and the financing pro-
posals will be studied at the Mi
ami conference. Tomorrow the
Washington delegation of experts,
headed by Frederick Warren, en-
cheering examiner for RFC,
will make a ground inspection of
the proposed route of the pipe
line along the old Florida East
Coast railroad to Key West.
Chairman Doughty said be-
fore leaving that he might call
members of the Overseas Road
and Toll Bridge District Com
mission, Monroe county commits
sion and members of City Council
for a meeting with the Wash
ington experts after their ar
rival here tomorrow.
There is mounting optimism
among water and other officials
that the federal agencies will
advance the money for the water
system. The present inspection
trip is another step towards that
end, Doughty states, for the fed
eral officials want to assure
themselves of the soundness of
the plans and the financial ar
engagements before making final
decision.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
c. OF c. ANSWERS
PICTURE REQUEST
SENDS AIR VIEWS TO CON
NEcTICUT WPA AND
ROAD DEPT.

Secretary S. c. Singleton of the
Chamber of Commerce today
supplied a number of air photo
graphs of Key West and pictures
of Overseas Highway to the State
Department of Education and the
Works Progress Administration
of Connecticut, which is prepar-
ing a filmstrip of the State of
Florida.
This is one of the many recent
requests received by the Cham
Der for photographs for inclusion
IN various films and publications
that will give Key West and
Monroe county a considerable
volume Of publicity and public
attention.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
Firms DENY RED
VICTORY REPORTS
RUSSIAN DIVISION ANN
HILATED; MANNERHEIM
LINE STILL HOLDS
my Associated PresD

HELSINKI, Feb. 19.-Finnish
war department today denied
Moscow reports that the Man
nerheim Line had collapsed the
while they officially announced
that the Russian 18th Division
was completely wiped out north
of Lake Ladoga.
Holding all positions in their
strong second-line defenSes, the
Firms are further impeding Rus
sian advances with land mines
and are otherwise offering con-
tinued stiff opposition to Rus
sian designs.
The Russian 18th division had
been completely surrounded for
three days. it was revealed to-
day, and the the finishing off,
touches were put on late yester-
day in the capture of hundreds of
Soviet troops as well as much
war material.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
RITES TODAY FOR
MRS. c. KNOWLES

Funeral services for Mrs. Caro-
line Knowles, "a, long a resident
of Key West who died at her
home, 1918 Newton street, Satur-
day evening, were to be held late
today from the Congregational
church with the Rev. William
Halliday, officiating. The body
was placed in the church by
Lopez Funeral Home at 2 p. m
Survivors are four daughters,
Mrs. B. M. Russell, Mrs. Bertram
Sawyer, Mrs. Herman G. Meek
len1burg and Mrs. Whitmore Pin
der; two sons, James M. and Al
fred Knowles, 26 grandchildren
and IS great-grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
SHOW ON BIRD
LIFE TONIGHT
AUDUBON SOCIETY OFFICIAL
WILL BE AT HIGH SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM

A. S. Houghton, counsel for the
National Audubon Society, will
present moving pictures and slide
views of bird life in this country
at a special show tonight at High
School auditorium under aus
pices of the Boy Scout local
committee. .
All residents of the city are in
vited to attend the show which
will start at 1870 o'clock. Mr..
Houghton will be presented by
Earle Greene of the Department
of Interior Biological Survey in
this city.
No admission will be charged
to this showing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
SHUTS TO VISIT
CUBAN CAPITOL

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II.
Shut. of Baltimore. Md. who
had been guests az the home
of MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Pinder
for the past month. left yes
terdaY for Havana for vaca-
ton before returning 10 their
home.
MIR. and Mrs. Shut are car
rYing an invitation from
President Bru TO Mr.. Pinder
or any of his friends TO visit
at the palace whenever they
are in Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
CAPTAIN ". F. Jacobs Assumes
Command Of XIV. Naval Station
COLORFUL CEREMONY is
STAGED IN YARDS AT
1000 O'CLOCK THIS
MORNING

Capt. Walter F. Jacobs. u. S.
NJ. chief of staff and aide of the
seventh naval district. is now
commanding officer of Key West
naval station.
At a colorful ceremony staged
on the porch of the naval adj
miniStration building at 10 a. m.
he took over command from
Commander G. B. Hoey, U. S. NJ,
who had been acting commandment
of the station since its reopening
November /.
Commander Hoey remains in
Key West as port director of the
seventh naval district. His job
has to do with movement of
naval vessels and the handling
of commercial vessels in war
emergency.
After he assumed command,
Capt. Jacobs told The Citizen
that he is pleased to be on duty
in Key West, but asked to be ex-
cused from making any comment
at this time regarding the station
and future naval activities here.
Capt. Jacobs arrived here Friday
from the naval staff college at
Newport, r. /.
Shortly before 10 a. m, the
station marine detachment and
the naval personnel of the yard
were drawn up on the grounds
alongside the administration
building. The officers of the
station and of the ships afloat
here at present formed on the
veranda.
While the officers and men
stood at attention, Commander
Hoey stepped forward and read
his new orders relieving of COM
mand of the yard and returning
him to full-time duty as port di-
rector for the district. Capt.
Jacobs thereupon read the orders
not only naming him chief of
staff and aide of the seventh
district, but putting him in COM
mand of Key West naval station.
While the enlisted personnel
were marching away, Com
mander Hoey formally intro
duced Capt. Jacobs to Capt. Ar
thur S. Carpenter, commodore of
the destroyer squadron and COM
handing officers of the naval
forces afloat in the area; the
other officers of the ships in Key
West harbor, and to the officers
stationed in the yard. ~
That ceremony concluded,
Capt. Jacobs went at once to the
commandant's office on the sec
ond floor of the administration
building and began getting ac-
quainted with his job" in con-
ference with Commander Hoey.