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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-06-28
ORGANIZED LABOR
in BROAD ROLE in
DEFENSE PROGRAM
Stands Ready to Give Full Co-opera-
ton in National Venture.

Washington, D. C. (ILNS). = "Or-
ganized labor is ready to give full CO.
operation in the defense program" and
should be represented on all policy
groups as we'll as on all boards for
training skilled workers, the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor declares in
its current monthly survey of busi-
ness.
The survey described the vast pro-
gram for retooling of factories and
said it would require $200,000,000 of
machine tools and increase that indus
try's 1910 output by SO per cent.
'The urgency of this program
brings strong pressure for speed and
efficiency and the shifts to be made
are difficult" the survey continued.
Democratic Safeguards Urged
"This is time when America needs
particularly to safeguard her demo-
cratic procedures. Unless we pre-
serve the principles of representation,
we are in grave danger of losing the
very fundamentals of democracy
which we build ornaments to defend;
and, once they are lost, no battleships
or airplans can restore them.
eve need to safeguard our repre-
sentative organizations and keep them
functioning throughout industrial and
political life. Results should be ac-
complished through cooperation be-
tween government and groups repre-
senting business, labor, farmers, con-
sumers and others concerned in pro-
duction and distribution.
"Organized labor should be repre-
sented on all policy-making groups,
as citizens of democracy with a con-
tribution to make. 1t is plainly OBJ
vious that labor should be repre-
sented on local boards for training of
skilled workers. Wages and work
conditions above legal minima should
continue to be fixed by collective bar
gaining"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-06-28

manufacturer, ruled the company's
contention that every employe was
interested in the outcome OF the
strike and thus ineligible for bene-
fits. was a strained Interpretation
of the statute
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-06-28

Issued Weekly at s2s Market Street
Telephone 1896 Hamilton, Ohio
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-06-28
WISDOM
easy chairs

Politics is the art by which politi-
clans get money from the rich, and
votes from the poor to protect one
against the other-Oscar Ameringer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-06-28

Sometimes it is better to forget the
past for the sake of the future.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-06-28

Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
AQUEDUCT Line
STATUS GOUDED
BY LATE REPORTS
RoBINEAU REPORTED TO
HAVE STATED THAT LINE
WILL NOT BE CONSTRUCT
ED FOR SOME TIME

Reports that the navy depart
ment will undertake construction
of the water line to Key West
from the mainland within two
months are in conflict with a
statement from Washington TO
the effect that indications are
the project will not get started
for some time.
Naval officers at Key West
profess to know nothing about a
series of conferences held al
Washington between the navy
department and S. Pierre Robin
eau, attorney for the Florida
Keys Aqueducr Commission
Robineau is presumably author
Of the statement that there is
diminished interest in speedy con-
struction of the water line Rob
ineau informed reporters that no
decisions had been reached, and
said that the conference would
be resumed on Monday.
On the other hand, other agents
returning from Washington state
the RFC and the. navy depart
ment are In accord on starting
work on the water system some
time within the next two
months.
Congress recently appropriat-
ed S2.000.O00 to the navy depart
ment TO do this work. II is pre-
sumed the navy department viii
lay the water mains, but the
navy department, according 10
RObineau, expressed Willingness
to. cooperate in a larger project
with the Florida Keys Aqueduci
Commission only if the Recon
struction Finance Corporation
funds can be obtained by the
commission at once.
The Florida Keys AqUeduct
Commission was assured Sl.lO0.-
900 from the RFC.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
STIMSON DEGREES
PLANE INACTIVITY
ARMY'S NEED OF 1000 AIR.
CRAFT FINDS MANUFAcT-
URERS IN HESITANT MOOD
nv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. Sec
rotary of War Henry Stimson
stated here today that the gov
eminent would have to under
take some form of amortization
for plane manufacturers of the
country if the military program
of plane-construction expansion
was going to be successfully car
ried out.
Stimson stated that the imme-
diate need for 1000 planes for the
army found the surprisingly low
number of 33 planes actually
contracted for in the past seven
weeks Manufacturers, he stated,
are unwilling to enter large
scale operations without guaran-
tees of amortization of some sort
from the government.
Announcement was made to-
day that an initial order for SUI
per-dreadnaught tanks had been
placed with the Baldwin Loco
motive Works at Philadelphia.
Order entailed an expenditure OF
S5,500,O00
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
to The CitizenD

In a few minutes the Voyagers
will have trickled along the two
main streets of Provincetown,
captured her short cross streets,
spread themselves and their food
baskets on the green grass of
town hall lawn and the park in
front of the 235-foot monument
and the bronze tablet memorial
iZing the Mayflower Pact of long
ago. When the visitors leave as
the whistle from the Steel Pier
calls again, there is always a job
for the town park department
next forenoon; but there has been
lot of money left in Province
. town.
! For the boys on the passenger
list the novelty stand at one side
of the engine room on the boat
has an advertising offering that
shortly will carry the name,
steel Pier, all over town. This
is white yachting cap with bril-
liant blue band and black visor
set off with imitation gold braid.
Above the band is printed in
blue Steel Pier.
AS the greeting whistle sounds
across the Sunlit harbor and the
boat swings TO port to ease along
side the dock, an inquiring on
locker VIII see that the name has
been removed abaft above the
upper deck where it used to stand
out in letters ten feet high by day
in silhouette, and in electric lights
at night. This was a relic of
the reborn Miami" after she
pulled out of Key West harbor
under Captain Charles Lunn in
April, 1882. At that time the old
yacht was drydocked four days
at Newport News, reached At
lantic City inlet April 18th, was
overhauled, and disguised with
the name, Steel Pier, manned
with a crew of A, and started
the Onerous career of an excur-
sion boat taking sightsers on two
hour trips up and down the
nearby coast beginning that
June.
Few Recognized Her
Few or none of the Miami's
old friends recognized her. Gay
in the Atlantic City municipal
colors of blue and white, she had
been completely refurbished.
The writer hardly knew her
Continued on Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
DEBT LIMIT TO
SCALE HEIGHTS
MORCEETHAU ASKS 70 -
MEDIATE PASSAGE q
PROFIT TAxATIoN

WASHINGTON A. 49,
rotary q the IrgzsET 49,
M0rgenthsu todsy sz1ez go
Congress would have - e
immediate psSsaEe uf r-az la
Legislation Il the Eoserzz1 WZ
going 70 D. successfEl r. EeeEE
expenditures fruu Ee1Eag uz1 uz
all bounds WITH iucumG
Predicting thai the dest E
would probably have - b. Ee1
TO S5B. OO0. 0O0. 90 n or5r -
the present load of goue-n
expenses be made pozzi1le. Znr-
genthau declared rae Eor
ment IS operstinE IN rne -
al record pace ozIiF
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
STATE CHAMBER
CONSERVATION
GROUP TO MEET
WILL ADVANCE NINE-PoINT
PROGRAM FOR PRESERvA-
TON OF WILDLIFE AT Or
LANDo. AUGUST is
Especial o The CItHzenl

ORLANDO. August "a nine
point program for preservation
of Florida wildlife and conserva-
ton of the states natural re
sources Will be considered BY
members of the conservation
committee Of the Florida State
Chamber Of Commerce at 3 state
wide session here Friday, August
Is, it was announced today.
The meeting will be held IN the
Chamber of Commerce building
and will get underway at 1890
a. m. Mrs. A. 3. Whitman, OF
Orlando, is chairman, while L. c.
Leedy, also of Orlando, is vice
chairman.
Slated for discussion is the
four-point legislative program OF
the Florida Wildlife Federation
program and Governor-Nominee
Spessard L. Hollands endorse
ment of it, in addition TO pro-
greSs of the Everglades National
Park, excessive drainage and wa
ter waste, lake and stream pollu-
ton, forest values in income, eli
matte influence, and recreational
purposes; and plans for establish
ment of an active conservation
committee in every community
of the state
: Committee members are: Mrs.
Whitman, Mr.. Leedy: c. II.
Lang. Melbourne; NJ. o. Harrison.
Palmetto; c. H. Overman, Bag
dad; c. c. Woodward. Tampa;
DR.. Fred G. Garner. Winter Hav-
en-; Mrs. Walter Wylie, ST. Peters
burg; R. L. Bowling and L n.
Kennedy, both of Tallahassee.
and E. A. McColsky of Lake
City.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
EVERGLADES Seen
AS IDEAL FOR SOY
|. BEAN CULTIVATION
INCREASED DEMAND FOR
PLASTICS IN INDUSTRY
BRINGS CONSIDERATION
OF FARM ESTABLISHMENT

MIAMI, rug. g FNS).-The
steady increase in the use of plas-
tics in industry, with every in
dicatiOn pointing to their more
extensive use, has revived inter
est in the commercial growing OF
soy beans in the Everglades.
1t is estimated that goods
valued at over S2OO,O0O,OO0 a year
are now being manufactured from
the meal of soy beans, which is
the major plastic requirement.
Plastic materials are now being
employed in the manufacture of
everything from ash-trays to air
planes, and only recently a COM
plete plane was constructed of
plastics. The automobile indus
try is now using plaStics in ever
increasing quantities. Radiator
caps, knobs for doors and win
dows. steering wheels, radios
and countless other items on late
model cars are all plastic.
The oil first is extracted from
the beans and itself is a valuable
article of commerce, used extern
Sively in the manufacture of high
grade paints, oils and varniSh.
For plastic use, the sugar,
starch and other components are
removed from the meal which is
then treated with distilled water
which disperSeS about 95 percent
of the heterogeneous material of the
Debated bean.
This heterogeneous soy protein
is then treated with formalde-
hyde, which results in the plas-
tic compound. Dried, it becomes
a black powder. With five per-
cent moisture added, it may be
moulded.
1t becomes brown yellow
when water is added and is
tough, hornlike, and partly trans
parent. 1t does not warp or
crack Treated with glycols and
under varying degrees of heat it
becomes the furniture, fixtures
and other commercial items now
used so generally.
Soil and climatic conditions in
the Florida Everglades are ideal
for the growth of soy beans, and
it is reported that industrialists
are investigating the proposition
with the prospect of establishing
soy bean farms in the area.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
FDR COMMENTS
ON GUARD BILL
SAYS RESTRICTIONS ENDAN.
GERED EFFECTIVENESS OF
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION
nv Associated Pressl

HYDE PARK, Aug. 9.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt showed his dis
pleasure today at efforts of va
riouS Senate members to insert
what he termed Gripping re-
strictions into the National Guard
emergency bill passed by that
body yesterday in Washington.
Chief amendment of any in
terest tackled on the bill was ex-
emption of any guardsmen with
dependents.
Roosevelt's criticism of Senate
action referred to an effort to
hold any National Guard move
ments strictly to continental
United States. which would have
prevented any expeditionary
forces being sent to other Pan
American countries if the need
arose.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
Seven Lions Took d,
Part In Production

Key West Lions turned Thes-
plans last night-in a big way.
AT least that was the con-
sensuS heard from those MEM
berS of the local club who
weren't picked for the cast of
Mr. Browns Unlucky Day.,
staged impromptu at the weekly
supper meeting of the group at
the Lions Den. Lion President
Gerald Saunders was in the chair
during the business session, but
it remained for Tailtwister Joe
Allen Ito steal the spotlight
with his STRENGTHENING.
Announced as a production by
the Cow Key Player" the di-
rector was alleged to be George
Mills Einhorn, assisted by ''F.
Township" Costar and Guy (No
More Noise)" Ketchum was prop
erty man.
The surprised recipients of
part assignments (all read them
for the first time in a highly
creditable manner) were:
MIR. Brown-Lion Charles Rob-
ertS; Mrs. Brown-Lion Gerald
Adams; Boggs-Lion Albert Di-
Negro; Mrs. Scrubbs-Lion
Johnny Sinone; Levi-Lion An
drew Pritchard; Messenger Boy
Lion John CoStar and Miss
Winn (the villainess of the pro-
ductionl, Lion Rodman Bethel.
Lions taking the parts Of
ladies were correctly attired IN
"the latest fashions for women,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
BY FRANK w. LOWERING

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. Aug,
9.-Every afternoon at quarter
past 2, Henry NJ. Flagler's once
palatial steam yacht, Miami,
docks here at the end of timber
pier that stretches nearly half a
mile into the landlocked harbOr
where first the Pilgrims landed
in 1880 before they crossed the
reaches of Massachusetts Bay to
set foot on Plymouth Rock and
build their new colony among
the Indians on the verdant hills
dropping back from that early
milestone in American history.
ProvincetOwn harbor is a
broad hospitabIe shelter made by
the sandy forefinger of Cape Cod
when it reaches westward to
point to the bulk of the state of
Massachusetts, twenty mile S
away.
On the bow of the yacht the
historic name, Miami, is plain
ly visible at the right of the more
recently acquired name, steel
Pier, and the letters are etched
into the metal of the hull by the
gnawing rust of the many years
the former floating palace piled
in southern waters, or was tied
up in the Port of Key West.
There it lay disconsolately at the
Trumbo docks of the PeninSular
& Occidental Steamship Com
pany, spearhead of the vanished
Florida East Coast Railway SyS-
TENS Key West Extension, for
seven years.
Only Municipalities bottled to the
bow can Danish the reference to
the vessels heyday, lily conceal
ed by white paint; but the for
mer designation means absolute
ly nothing to probably any one
of the 800 to 1000 passengers
which make up the boats daily
excursion list out of Boston
across Massachusetts Bay.
Familiar Whistle Speaks
As the old yacht swings past
the harbor buoys and points her
sharp PROV to the wharf and
the closely huddled gray roofs of
the crescent-shaped town built
on endless ranges of yellow sand
dunes breasting the open ocean,
her familiar whistle rouseS the
ready echoes and the sightseers
flocw to the pier to watch the
afternoon crowd of two-hour
picknickers come ashore.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09

much to the delight of the audi
ence, although, from time to
time, loud 'boos" were heard to
issue forth over the footlights.
Fortunately, however, no stale
vegetables were hurled.
The production was staged as
the Tailtwister's contribution to-
wards his monthly assignment to
take over the program.
The club voted unanimous ap-
prevail to u. j. Delgado's applica-
ton for membership. He will be
greeted at next weeks meeting.
Guest at the club was Rev. A. c.
Riviere of the First Methodist
Church.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
Lee RECEIVES
OKEY To TAX
POLICY NOTES
INSURANCE COMPANY LOANS
TO POLICY HOLDERS DE-
CLARED TO CONE UNDER
INTANGIBLE PROPERTY
Especial 10 The Citizen)


TALLAHASSEE, Aug. g.
Still carrying ahead a seven-year
drive to increase the returns
from taxation on intangibles-
which carry the very low rate of
2 mills-ComptroIler ]. NJ. Lee
has won an opinion from Attor-
ney General George Copper
Gibbs holding that notes held by
insurance companies secured by
policy liens are intangible prop
'erty and taxable just the same as
notes of anybody else held by
other Institutions or private in
dividuals.
The decision will be enforced
by the comptroller not only
against Florida cmpanies but by
companies from other states hav-
ing offices in this state.
Intangible tax receipts have
increased from about $4,000 per
year the year before Comptroller
Lee was inaugurated to more
than cool million dollars the
past year and he is hopeful that
this and other aggressive efforts
to assess intangibles will further
increase the total the coming
year.
The tax on intangible property
is set at its low figure because
the Constitution was amended a
decade or more ago to provide a
separate classification for such
property and permit a levy of
less than one-tenth the average
millage levied on other types of
property.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
.WPA VOCATIONAL
SCHOOLS ENROLL
SAG STUDENTS
PENSACOLA AND ITALIANS
SEE INCLUDED N xTE-
SION MOVE INSTITUTED ~
EMPLOYMENT DEPT

JACKSONVILLE. AuE -
Extension Of the WPA srucst11r.z
school program tins Zreek - ~
clude Pensacola and TaIlzlzasse
was announced today b Thuuzzs
p. Harper, wPA director ct en-
ploymeni here
Under the supervisor ul ~
liam 3. Conner. Of Orlzu1o. tne
vocational school prlErzEn G. -he
WPA has been puf n upeEzl1al
al Jacksonville. Tampa- A.
ST Petersburg and Orlsn1o. W-1
units opening a. Pcnzscols Nzzl
40 auto-mechanics repor1EnE f1r
training and Tallaaasse Nrlfn -
cabinef-1nakers- a una q e. -
opened 81 Camp Eousereft
Ocala, al an early G1tc-
The total number e MPA
traIneeS noW attending wuCz1sr-a-
al schools IN the state Is 80
with q few sSsIEued yez - r.
port-includInE the e1EhfT - r.
port al new schools TINS $3.50
the grand total R-Ill - SIS
The success Of the wucs1zl--z-
training program n FS-1a Is
surpass ing al experEaflun 80
conding 90 State AdmI1Elrzta-
Roy SCHNEIDER. WPA Hu-Es-z
who have been assaEned e. tne
several schools are EnuWwE .
profound Interest a. the co.,
Those IN charge &C 1escnEE re
coureS report that fhe ErA
traInees are turning e EEueiEz-
records
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
THEY FOUND Nan
WHO WASN'T THERE

DANVILLE. Va AK ~
Sidney Matthews. r.. 1lse1 zrtn
a swimming pool and sEazn ~
der water for some cIz<znce.
When ne came - ne iozne6 E
a search for q missing sEiuuer
Then someone recoErEEec NJ
news as the man zno nd &C.
down and failed % cone -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
ON SoUTHARD STREET

"a serious accident is going to
occur if the citv doesn't fix the
bad hole on Southland street. be-
tween Margaret and Grinnell''
according to one citizen who call
ed this office today.
Investigation brought out that
the hole is a pipeline ditch. 1t
should have been filled to even
street-level. according to regula-
tionS governing such excavations.
But it wasn't. Why?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
FORMER FLACLER YACHT, SIS. MIAMI,
Lowering Discovers Original Name Still Extingui
NOW GAY SIS. STEEL PIER OF NORTH

tEdtcrs Nofe-The following is written
for The Citizen by former Key West who probably
is better informed with amazing career in
Florida of the late Henry NJ Fagler the majority of
Floridans adopted native The authors extensive files
filled with clippings. pamphlets photographs of
Mr. Flasler daring venture in pioneering the Florida East
Coast Railway System down the edge of
If Key West and he considerable
interesting material in his Reporter In Paradise"
published not long ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
Battle In Air
Lessons; Italy
Claims Gains
British State One Of
Every Seven Nazi Air
planes DOwned In Huge
Aerial Struggles
By Associated Pressl

LONDON. Aug. s.-Air fight
ing eased off a bit today over
England and Germany while in
creased tempo. both in the air
and on land. was noted in British
Samoliland as the Italians dou-
bled their effort to provide a
jumping-o off place for future at
lacks on Alden. the Gibraltar of
the Red Sea.
There YOU have the picture as
it exists in Europe today. accord
ing to dispatches gathered in
this ever-busy capital of the
British empire.
Today's slackening of fierce
air attacks was a welcome respite
for the British as they hurried
repairs of defenses admittedly
shattered to some extent by the
NaZi waves of bombers in yes
terday's battles.
Widely varying claims by both
sides concerning the Largest of
all air battles" again featured the
days reports.
England claimed that one out
OF every seven planes sent over
by the NaziS was destroyed,
listing the total at approximately
60. This would indicate that
from $50 to 400 planes were en-
gagged in the air invasion. British
admitted their losses at Is planes.
Characteristically, the Nazi claims
just about reversed these figures.
Regardless of claims, the fact
remained that tremendous de-
struction resulted from the at
lacks, both in England and Ger
many as the Raj. counter-at-
tackled.
From Rome came the conf
dent report that Italian forces ex-
pected to move into Berbera.
capital city of Samoliland, some
time today or tomorrow. Numer-
Gus air battles were featured in
the news from that sector, one
report arriving here stating that
10 Italian planes had been down.
ed, costing the British three.
AS if in prearranged unison.
the axis powers apparently are
endeavoring to lower the British
morale to the vanishing point
with the high-powered attacks on
the main strategic points of the
empire, but, according to war
ministry advice. quite the op-
poSite is the fact.
The British situation in regard
to shortage of deStroyers, many
having been sunk recently by
Nazi bomberS off the coast of
England, was considered acute.
One high official released the in
formation today that the United
States had been sent another re-
quest to sell England one hun
dred destroyers!
Main air attacks against Eng
land yesterday and last night
were conferred in and around the
main port of Dover, leading some
observers here to believe that
this city will soon witness the
first actual invasion effort made
by Hitler. Nothing could be
learned, however, which led to
belief that the invasion would
come within the predicted period
ending tomorrow.
Combined reports from all
points of the British Isles this
morning listed a total of 1000
bombs dropped by attacking Nazi
bombers. Nazis claimed that Is
British ships were sunk in the
twenty-four hour period ending
this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
TALL TALES DOT

RALEIGH. ~ C-Wnn 3
resident tod . telephze
operator that he would -Zezk 4.
anybody" a. = New xork z61-
the operator sad 70 <he 49,
Yorker answering 1ne cal r
n. Z Bo6y. RzleiEh - 60
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
VISITS CITY AFTER
Is YEARS ABSENCE

Miss Evelyn Van Valken-
berg. of Troy. N. Y. is visi-
tor in Key West at present.
staying with Mrs. j. S. Cold
en- at the Golden Guest House.
Miss Van valkenberg viii
be remembered as the sister
of LYsle Van Valkenberg. for
mer U. 5. marshal in this
city. This Is her first visit TO
the Island City In thirteen
years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09
REPAIR THE STREETS!

Since The Citizens edi-
torial concerning the bad con-
dillon of the citY's streets
this office has been swamped
with calls focusing attention
on particularly bad spots.
These will be passed on TO
The authorities for action from
time 10 time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 60 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests Of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-09

Key West, Fl0ri64- kAs -
most sQuzble clIzats - -
country with - EF1gs
range Of 0nly IL FzEszhs<
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

Standard time, as it is known to.
day, was adopted by the congress
of the United States on November
Is, 1888.