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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30

WASHINGTON, July 30.-It
begins to look as though the peo-
pie who live in Washington are
going to get TO vote.
The 60-year battle for suffrage
is coming to a head. For the first
time, so far as / can find out.
citizens of the nations capital got
one of the major parties to stick
a silver of a plank in their plat
form saying: We also favor the
extension of the right of suffrage
to the people of the District of
Columbia.
1t happened at Chicago and I'M
der ordinary circumstances action
on the plank would be deferred
until after the elections, or in
other words until the next ses-
sion of Congress. But it seems
certain that Congress will work
right on through, and already a
congressman has thrown down
the glove to Rep. Jennings Ran
dolph, of West Virginia, saying
in effect: IF you and your party
are so eager for this suffrage. why
don't you get up a measure al
once and pass it?" And MIR. Ran
dolph answered, in effect: That's
exactly what we hope to do.
100000 Without Vote
1t should be some kind of a
commentary on the loopholes IN
American government that the
nearly 100000 persons in the
District of Columbia do not have
the right to vote, self-govern-
ment. or representation in Con-
gress.
There are II states that have
less or only slightly greater pop
ulation than the district, vet each
has two senators. some as many
as three representatives. and all
have votes in the electoral col
lege-
What form the suffrage meas
ure will take is anybody's guess.
but mine is that the district viii
not get the right Of self-govern-
ment nor representation in Con-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
Little Change In List
Of Teachers Next Year

sic NJ. Eagan. Ida Engel. Olive
Engel, W. E Fowler, Eliza Gard
ner, Margaret Gomez. Grace Hill
ton, Myrtle Howell, Dumont
Huddleston, Ida Kennedy, Clara
Landlord. Juanita Sawyer, Mar
garet Neff. Addah Ramsey, Hill
dab Sails. Hildegard Russell.
Barbara Taylor, Lorine 'Thomp-
son, Mary Trevor, Linton Vitte
and John Offutt.
Harris School. Emma AIbury,
Isabel Ball, Albert Carey, ALICE
Curry. Mary Ely. Charlotte Has
kins. Marie Haskins, Magdalin
Huddleston. Jennie Mae Johnson,
Mavereen Meador. Sadie Moss,
Ethea Stricken, Thelma Watkins
and Helen Williams.
Division Street School. Earl E.
Hamilton. principal; Charlotte
Boyden. Amelia Cabot. Miriam
Carey. Frances Cochran, Jose
phine Doughty. Susie Gardner,
Continued On Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
OVERNIGHT HIKE
AS WIND-UP FOR
CMTC TRAINEE
BUSINESS AND Profession
AL MEN PREPARE 70
BREAK CAMP AFTER EAzD
3o-DAY PROGRAM


FORT MCPHERSON. Ga July
30.-Civilian leaders from eiEh-
southern states take off tonu-
row on a strenuous uEernlEh1
march as they climax Their thirty
days Of training Al . special c n
7. c. here and prepare % bresk
camp next Tuesday
Carrying full pack. including
shelter tents and blankets -
sleep on, the men VIII leave early
in the morning for an Smile NIKE
TO the Black Rock Country Cluh
They viii retrace Their Steps
Thursday morning. and WI hoi5
final parades and closing exer-
ciseS Friday and Saturday
The men. many Of them Nezr-
ing their first pair Of heavy zr--y
shoes. are IN good condition fur
the march, according % Leu
tenant Colonel Clifford r JoneS
camp commander.
Marching IN drills and prT-ticc
hikes have been regular items on
the daily schedule, and fee1-
bistered during the fIrSf few
days. have hardened and uost q
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30

With a few exceptions, princi-
pals and teachers for Monroe
county public schools have been
approved, according to Melvin E.
Russell. superintendent of public
Whether the post Of principal
of Harris School win be filled at
a meeting of the school board
Thursday night is a question.
Since the death of Principal W.
c. Duncan, applications have
been received from many persons
throughout Florida.
Also in question Is the task of
filling the positions formerly oc-
cupied by T. B. KIebsattel and
Mrs. Norma Dopp. who resigned
as teachers of music at Junior
Senior High School and Division
Street Schoo. respectively.
Principals and teachers accept
ed are:
Junior-Senior High School,
Horace O'Bryant, principal; Bes-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
Britain Extends Economic
Blockade To Stop Oil Flow
To Germans And italians
~ ~ - -. ~ . y. - -. &
BOY SCOUT FUNDS
COME In SLOWLY

Budget for the next fiscal
year TO carry on Boy Scout
ing in Key West has been
notched at $3.50. according 10
advice from the County COM
mittee.
Tabulations of donations
70 date. however. have been
quite negligent. and the COM
mittee has issued an appeal
for support of the scout pro-
gram.
The original message 10
the citY-at-large sent out by
the financial chairman. Ern-
est A. Ramsey. was dated
May 18th. Since then the
appeal for encampment funds
interiered with collections of
the annual budget-however.
officials now call attention 10
the need for support TO carry
on scouting work for the next
fiscal year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
Nv JACK STINNETT. A

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Out
of almost every major event that
occurs in or affects Washington
comes a plethora of stories. Some
are fantastic, some are trial bal
looms released by the. powers
that-be to test public reactions,
and some are merely ridiculous.
Still others are a clear-minded
analysis of situation.
Wading through these stories
daily, l try to pass along only
those that have some basis in
reason. interest or logic. Occa-
Sionally l run across one l can
not tab. but which seems worth
passing along. OF such is the
following. 1t is interesting and
reasonable, but whether it is
somebody's pipe dream or has its
roots in truth / haven't the
slightest idea.
1t is that President Roosevelt,
if he is reelected, has no inten-
ton of serving out a third term.
Some People Say
This story. which has been
kicked around for some time. is
causing many an argument over
coffee and crumpets.
Those who contend for it argue
this way: The President was alb
Solutely sincere in his statement
that he did not wish to run again.
Months ago, he told not only in
Inmates but Republican Col.
Frank Knox. who now is in his
Cabinet, that he doubted if he
could stand the strain of another
four years in the White House.
Starting with the court fight.
the attempted party purgeS of
1888, the neutrality act. and the
thousands of problems arising
out of the war in Europe and the
new defense measures. these per-
ions say, the President has been
through a lot at the tail end of
his second term, not to mention
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
HEAT WAVE
CONTINUES
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-This
city lays claim to the hottest
capitol on earth" today as the
thermometer continues in its eff
fort to run over the top. Gov
eminent employees, however, in
line with usual custom, have
been given time off during the
hottest periods of the day.
Elsewhere, especially along the
Atlantic coastal area, the tenn
perature continues abnormally
high, and with the exception of
Spotty thunder showers, no relief
has been promised by the
Weather Bureau. Plains states
report record high temperature,
with readings well over the 100
mark
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
LOSES MONEY AND PANTS

BALTIMORE, Md.-After sell
ing truckload of vegetables and
buttoning his wallet containing
S425 proceeds in his hip pocket,
Vernon Watts, of Chestertown.
curled upon the seat of his truck
for a nap. When he awoke about
an hour later, he discovered that
a thief had taken his money, his
wallet and a large part of the
rear of his pants, evidently hav-
ing used a razor blade or sharp
knife to accomplish his theft
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
NATIONS CAPITALS FIGHT FOR RIGHT
TOVOTE MAY BE WON AT LONG LAST


> Feature Service ~ ritter
gress- They tried the former once
and IT didn't work BcsideS. even
a measure just providing for the
districts right 20 vote for Pres
dent IS going 10 run INTO dlffirul-
ties. There are . lot Of pers0nz
in Congress and out. who feel
that district residents shouts -
kept out OF the political meiee
McNuff Banners Hizh
With the conventions Oh q
the way and pOlIticos sitting
down 20 picking over the bonez
there's q growing c0nVirfion hene
that Paul V. McNutt came 0uf C
Chicago with colors flying
All over the place you hear
how the Indiana boy made Eood
First, he was wise enough 90
duck the presidency long befu-p
the convention started a huEe
picture Of Roosevelt covered ere
wall Of his palstisl Chicago bes1-
quarters. Secondly. conrentrst-
ing on the vice-presidency. Mc-
Nuts organization went into
that Thursday session Wifh
enough pledges 20 assure ms
nomination OF the second CT thir1
ballot Even some Of ms opp0n-
ents admit that
II has been said time and aEzin
that McNuft could have blocke1
the nomination Of Henry Va
lace; probably could have taken
il away from him So il Was Mc-
Mutt who made the real Sacrlbce
for party solidarity E-hen ne
pulled himself out q the rzce
That strengthened MS following.
II seems inconceivsble that Mc-
Mutt should fail 70 play . pruni-
nent role IN the next four yeas
His refusal 70 buck Roosevelt
permitted him 20 come OF q the
fracss with the McSuft orEznlz-
ton developing good deal uure
horsepower than when ne Uenf
in
Political Observers here are
saying: Keep one eye On Pau =
McNuff.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
AMERICANS In
CHINA WARNED
(Ry Assecratea Pressl

SHANGHAI, July sou. S.
consul in this city today issued
a warning to several American
citizens residing in this area to
beware of Japanese action fol-
lowing issuance of black list that
calls on those named to "get out
of the country.
The Marking regime has just
released the list of persons said
to be Objectionable from the
japanese standpoint and U. S.
officials are moving to prevent
any untOward occurrence by sug-
costing that those who have Of
Tended the conquerors of the
area to depart for other shores.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30

Wv - oS<ANAOAACNA vi OAl
ships basing here. Those who do
not bring their families here keep
an average of SIS to $40 to spend
on themselves in Key West and
the rest goes elsewhere.
1t is a fine thing for Key West
to become tourist resort but
she is also a growing naval base.
Which is better, an income of $50
a month for SIX months or S35
month the year round? Does Key
West want to have happen the
thing that did happen in San
Pedro, Calf?
Government Built Own Houses
The rents in San Pedro were
too high and there was an exodus
Iof over 200 families, who moved
to Long Beach. The landlords
of San Pedro, faced with empty
houses and not much chance of
re-rentlng, were panic-Stricken
when the government built its
own housing project, renting the
houses to navy men according to
their grade. Finally, the San
Pedro merchants, in cooperation
with the Chamber of Commerce.
called a meeting of merchants
and landlords and the rents were
reduced. But the harm had been
done and only a few families re-
turned to their former homes in
San Pedro.
Navy families can band to-
gether and set up their own COM
miSSary stores. That means ex-
ira work for them so they would
prefer to buy in local stores if
they can, reasonably.
Boosting Of Rent Hurtful
1t does not help Key West for
a navy man to rent a home and
then meet the former occupant
and learn that the rent was
boosted ten dollars a month over
what the former tenant paid. 1t
Goes not help because navy men
get around over the country and
they talk and that talk can reach
prospective tourists as well as
others who might get the impress
sion that they would also be
gouged if they came to Key West.
Year-round rentals to service
connected families would put in
come money into the hands of de-
linquent taxpayers, with which to
pay their taxes.
1t might make a landlord or
merchant just little sick to re-
duce his rent or prices for the
navy. But doing so would be like
taking shot in the arm for ty-
phoid, it is less expensive in the
long run and the benefits accru-
ing in better health and greater
wealth are much to be desired.
Kew West Four Price Town?
The navy has heard and ac-
cepts as true the comment that
Key West is a four-price town
one for the ConchS, one for the
CubanS, another for the tourists
and the highest for the navy.
Key West wants water and
highway and it wants the coop
Grafton of the army and the navy
to get them The army and the
navy want a cure for the malady
high cost of living" in Key
West.
We Key WeSterS are the doc
tors. What are we going to do
about it?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
Roosevelt Returns From /
inspection Tn , To View
us. Defense Ar100rnGntS
mAwAw@wawAw
COSGROVES ENJOY.
'GEORGY CLIMATE

Captain and Mrs. Phillip
Cosgrove sent greetings 70
The Citizen and their many
friends here this week in a
letter that described. briefly,
their enjoyment of the mar
velous weather here in the
mountains of 'GeorgY."
The Cosgroves are staying
at their summer home at
Lakemont. Ga.
Mrs. Cosgrove stated that
the heat wave descended on
them last week. but she was
sure If was an Unpleasant
interlude" only.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
Col. Knox To Leave For
Inspection Of Florida
Navy Bases; Senate
Considers CONSUMPTION
my Assoc lated IresSD

Uy Assoc lated PresSD
WASHINGTON. July 3d.
President Roosevelt returned TO
this city today. and back to his
duties at the White House, fol-
lowing an all-daY trip yesterday
TO naval and army posts on an
inspection.
The President visited the nav
al establishment at Norfolk. Va.
and the army base at Old Point
Comfort, and personally inspect
ed home defense ornaments at
both locations. "Our ability to
ward off invaders is conjectural",
was his comment following the
inspections.
Roosevelt intimated this morn
ing that the trip yesterday was
the forerunner of still others to
be made shortly.
Secretary of Navy Col. Frank
Knox was scheduled to leave to-
morrow, it was learned here, for
an inspection of naval bases at
Pensacola and Jacksonville, Fla.
In the meantime, Congress pre-
pareS for action on two important
bills having to do with personnel
in the expansion program for ma
tional defense.
The army CONSUMPTION bill is
in senate committee at present
where debate is long and loud on
the pro and cor side of the ques-
ton. 1t was not known when
the committee would report the
bill to the Senate.
The same committee has been
given the task of preparing the
Presidents request to call out the
National Guards at his discre-
ton. Enlargement of the Nation
al Guard personnel will also be
undertaken in line. with Roose-
velt's request on that matter.
In regard to the National
Guard expansion and additional
training program, it has been
pointed out here that sufficient
equipment is not available at
present for full encampments of
all guards. The army, however,
has been asked to provide for inn
mediate filling of orders Suffi-
Gent to carry on extended train
ing periods for the guards num-
boring 100000.
1t is expected that a favorable
report on Strengthening and
training for the National Guards
will come forward soon and that
all personnel will be called to
camp, with certain restrictions
having to do chiefly with mar
ried-status of privates and low
grade officers, some time late in
September.
Another committee of the
senate was presented with a bill
which would limit the preSiden-
tial reign of office in the future
to a six-year term.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30
DOES PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT INTEND
There Are Those Who Say He Won't And Tell Why
TO SERVE OUT THIRD TERM If ELECTED?

, Feature Service Writer
the battles of the first. Look at
what is ahead in the next few
months. Is it any wonder he is
tired and feels the need of rest
and retirement?
And one thing more. they ar
que: Why did Roosevelt select
Henry A. Wallace as his 1910 run
ming mate? Admitted that Wal
lace, as Secretary of Agriculture
and head of the Agricultural Ad-
justment administration, controls
personnel and funds that affect
millions of voters, wouldn't
F.D.R., as the prime force behind
it all, have received all of those
votes anyway? It doesn't detract
from Wallace'S ability as an eco
nomist, farm specialist and ad-
miniStrator to admit that he is no
great shakes as a political cam
paigner, when one seemed deS-
perately needed on the ticket this
year. Then, why Wallace? Be-
cause, more than any other vice
presidential possibility. he could
be depended upon to carry on,
without disruption, the New
Deal reforms and New Deal ideo-
logies.
No Use Asking
Therefore, the upholders of this
theory conclude, when the world
crisis is over, when the ship is
again on even keel, Roosevelt,
if he is elected. will relinquish
the helm and take the long rest
he so much needs.
But it wouldn't do any good to
ask him Just as announcement
of his third term plans possibly
would have weakened his posi-
ton both in the capitol and
abroad, so would any such hint
from him weaken the power and
strength of the Presidency when
the country needs il most.
Well, that's the story anyway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-30

BY PENETRATOR

A glimpse into an American
Medical Journal reveals that
when doctors report the results
of their researches into some
malady, they use ease histories"
Key West has malady, high
coSt-of-living-to : navy families"
and we wish to reveal few case
histories. Doctors name their
cases by the letters of the alpha
bet (alsO the New DeaD. Not to
be outdone, here is our alphabet:
Case Histories
"a gets $1,000 month, has
wife and five children and
brought them to Key West from
San Diego, Calf. The highest
rent paid in California was SIS
a month, including furniture,
gas, electricity and water. In
Key West they are paying $35 for
poorer accommodations, plus
about $40 a month for gas and
electricity. "a" also stresses the
higher cost of fresh fruits and
vegetables.
"a has decided to send his
family back to California. When
he does this it should be remem-
bered that once his family is
gone, he is restricted to living
aboard ship, with only an occa-
Sional chance to come ashore to
spend any money. And how
much money will he spend? He
will hold $500 a month for him
self for shaving necessities,
smokes, etc, and the balance of
S9l.60 will no longer be spent in
Key West-it will go to Cali
fornia.
''B" gets S79.2O month, has a
wife and two children in Val
lejo. Calf. where he is paying
$18 month rent. A total of
$500 of his money is sent to
California that might be spent in
Key West if he could find a
place here for his family within
his means.
&C" gets $4,000 a month, has
wife and two children here. In
SistS that his family must have
a decent place to live in Is pay
ing $50 a month rent in Key
West now, but is worried because
the landlord claims he can get
$50 during the tourist season and
while &C" is willing to sacrifice
other things for the sake of hav-
ing a nice home. still they have
to eat, buy clothing and other
necessities. What to do except
leave Key West in the Fall? (And
not come back.)
But why go further with our
alphabet? A.B.C.'s are the rudi-
ments.
Rent Not Only Item
Rent IS not the only item to
consider. CA, with his five
children, buys five pairs of shoes
every six months at the least.
"B" would buy bicycles for all his
family if he brought them to Key
West, for transportation. We
know four navy families who
have already bought bicycles
here. &C" has bought a refrig-
orator for his $50 month sup
poSedly furnished home. Navy
fsmilieS will buy from local mer-
chants. the year round, if they
can make the grade to stay here
There are approximately 1900
enlisted men and officers receiv-
ing a total payroll of about $780,
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
Miss Anderson
Here March L
Civic Music Now
Signing Members

Vocal triumphs have already be-
come a tradition with Marian An
eerson who will make her third
Tacoma appearance on March Z
- the concluding concert On the
Is40-z1 season Of the Tacoma
Civic Music association. This past
season she packed New Yorks
Carnegie hall for five successive
recitals.
Memberships for the 1904
season Of Tacoma Civic Music are
now being issued in order Of pay
ment Of dues. The headquarters
are at the Ted Brown Music Store.
The special headquarters phone Is
Broadway 5213.
Other artists to appear on the
tenth anniversary series of this
organization viii be Richard
Crooks who in a recent radio poll
was found to be the most popular
tenor" of classic repertory on the
air. He will appear in Tacoma
Feb. 3. 1e41.
The series will open with the
brilliant two-pisno team. Jacques
Fray and Mario Braggiotti, on
Nov. 8. A fourth attraction will
be announced at the conclusion OF
the drive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
Legacy Will Be
Sent TO Germany

The problem Of getting mail. and
particularly money. past British
Blockade and German eonfiscatory
taxes arose Monday in the court
room Of Judge E. D. Hodge.
When Father Bernard E. Kornke.
for many years pastor at Sumner.
died two years ago he left an
estate of around $4,000 partly to
a brother and sister in Germany.
The time for distribution of the
property has arrived but complica-
tons have arisen since Father
Kornke's death.
Unless he could be assured the
money would get into the hands of
the one for whom it was intended
and not be taken to carry on the
war. Judge Hodge declared. he
would not let 1t out of his courts
jurisdiction.
Attorney c. P. Burkey showed a
letter from the state department
which has information that lega-
cies do get to the proper parties
in Germany, though subject to
taxes. On that assurance, Judge
Hodge approved an order of distri-
button.
Burkey said the money. amount
ing to a few hundred dollars,
would be sent to the Chase Ma
tional bank in New York, which
has an arrangement in spite of the
war of transmitting a credit to a
German bank.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-10
Annual Clambake
Well Attended

Browns Point had its biggest
clambake in history Sunday after
noon when estimates placed the
crowd at close TO 800.
Preparations had been made by
the Browns Point Improvement
club committee for about 500 but
a great rush that exceeded orig
inal plans brought a sell-out of all
materials.
Jerry Meeker, veteran Indian
chef of the bake, presided at the
pit where clans. oysters and corn
were baked in the primitive way.
The committee reported so gal
Ions of coffee and 40 pounds Of
butter were consumed.
The club had a meeting Monday
afternoon for a final check-up of
the affair.
I'VE had people all over the
place" one of the committee re-
ported.