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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
SOLDIERS FROM INDIA?

The promise of independence to
India, after the war, means that the
British government hopes to mobilize, if
necessary, fighting men from the 3d.
100000 teelning people who live in the
vast area that is part of the Empire
The British want the cooperation of
the people of India. To get it they must
offer some reward that viii quiet discon-
tent and make it worth while for the lead
ers of India to mobilize their peoples a
We have no way of knowing British
war plans but if they ever expect to take
the offensive against Germany they must
have greater manpOwer than is available
on the British Isles, or available from the
DOminiOns. Obviously, the great reservoir
of humanity is in India, where the people
can become good soldiers under proper
training and leadership.
There may be no connection between
the two announcements but some of the
guns, tanks and armered ears. which the
British want American industry to build,
may be manned by soldiers from India, if
the war lasts long enough for the Empire
to take the offensive.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
HARMFUL "CHARITY"

Kind-hearted citizens, in Key West
and elsewhere, often take JUNCTION to their
souls in the thought that they cheerfully
contribute their bits to the relief of any
one who comes to them with a tale of woe,
or seeks succor for distress.
1t would surprise some of these peo-
pie very much to learn that they are prob
ably making mistake. More often, they
are encouraging habit of begging, which
will make of the recipient panhandler all
his life
The aim of modern relief is to correct
the condition which causes a man, or
woman, or family, to be on the seamy
side Of want. Very often these circum-
stances car be so altered as to make the
individual or family self-supporting, and
enable them to take their place in society
as worthy members, earning what they. re-
ceive. ~"
This is much better than scattering
aims wholesale and without wise discrimi-
nation. While we would not go so far as to
say that all charity should be controlled
by social workers, we do assert that most
CT it should be so expended.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
FELINE BRAKES"

Editor. The Citizen:
It was a pleasure indeed 70
see the dining room at La Concha
Thursday night with its distin-
guiShed guests. Scouting most of
them, they looked as if they
were men who know what they
are doing.
Key West, let's sit back and
rest our weary worries. Men
like that surely should be able to
take care of any situation. In
the meantime, let's get our
brakes relined-we viii have the
same roads for a long time to
come
By the way. as a matter of de-
Tense, which IS the best to have
two roads or one?
N. C. HI.
Key West. Fla.
Aug. q. 1910.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it.
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight tor progress; never be the or
gan or the nouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
commend good done by Individual or organ
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

Ragweed has begun to shed its pollen
all over the country and hay fever is MAX
ms Itself felt everywhere except the Flor
ida keys including Key West. Here its
victims will find relief without resorting to
the various remedies used to combat the
dicease. Ragweed, also known as hog
weed and bitterweed isia hardy annual of
the genus ambrosiag growing one to seven
feet tall ali ever thesrountry It has hairy
stems, divided leaves, and spikes of small,
green flowers that shed pollen profusely
rom mid-August 70 September
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

Everybody is talking about the
weather but. as Mark Twain remarked,
nobody is doing anything about it. Like
wise everybody is complaining about the
deplorable condition of the citys streets
but nobody is doing anything about it, be-
cause doing anything about it means pay
ment of taxes and that duty ever so many
citizens of Key West take pleasure in
shi,king. We emphasize take pleasure"
because we know and so does everyone
else that many property owners could pay
their just taxes if they so desired
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

of twenty-four guns. and one
machine gun battery of u ma
chine gunS-that makes forty
eight guns and several thousand
shells a minute However, the
coast artillery has no monopoly
on taking pot shots al airplanes-
The troops of all other arms and
some of the services fire on low
flying airplanes with anything
they have handy. The Cozst
Artillery takes over The job
where protection is not furnished
by the other arms themselves
Now we do not have great
many .anti-aircraft guns in the
country, but the Nstional De-
Tense Advisory Commission has
already approved millions of dol
lars worth of army contracts for
production of these guns Tool
ing up of the factories is now
under way, and deliveries are
being expedited.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
PEOPLES FORUM

The Citizen welcomes express
sons Of the views of it's read
erS. but the editor reserves the
right to delete any items
which are considered IfheIous
or unWarranted- The writer's
should he fair and confIne the
letters to zoo words. and write
ON one side Of the paper only,
Signature Of the writers must
reeomB7uy the letters and will
he published unless requested
otherwise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

Fish OF meat tar1s uzke $780,
finger foods lor poEcn - rz-
serving. Ron rich pazv "
Lhin and cuf ouf tu-u-1cr r1r-z
with q coolzv cuf1er- SUezE
the circles with fhlck zzr
GRAINED fish or chicken - r
mixture Cover EI-n 1he &c.
ing circles Press e6es tre-
EsIh = fork and urirk ttae
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

In Kansas City a telegraph
clerk glanced at a message pre-
sented by a stranger, and read:
i am holding this place up" A
look at his customer, who held a
drawn pistol, convinced the clerk
that the message was collect.
so he turned over the S42.35 IN
his cash box.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
SID E L IG H t s
By MARCY B. DAHNALL
Former Editor of The Citizen

Lima Medina. the Peruvian In
dian girl who gave birth TO a son
last year when She was only 1--we
years old, wiz be brought 10
Chicago. wherd her strange case
WI be investigated by a com
mission of distinguished Amer
lean physicians.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

General Julian F. Howell. com
mander-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, announces
that he will recommend that the
reunion to be held in Washing
ton in October shall be the last.
Of the remnant of Confederate
soldiers still living only a few
are physically able to attend this
years reunion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
Dictators Hitler, Mussolini and Stain

DictatOrs Hitler, Mussolini and Stain
will be pleased to know that the United
States Congress did not think there were
enough patriots in this country to defend
1enoclacy voluntarily and that it was
necessary tc drag or draft our boys into
he army for that purpOse-that they have
to be cOnscripted just as in Germany, Italy
md Russia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

Stocks are as daffy as everything
else. Westinghouse Electric Company re-
ports 1910 to be the best year in its history
with So per cent gain so far over 1899,
yet the stock is 25 per cent lower than it
was during depression years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

Brookfield Zoo in Chicago is
believed TO have the only pair
OF pygmy donkeys in captivity.
brought from Ceylon by Frank
Buck They recently became the
parents of "a male colt, % inches
high and q inches long, ana re-
ported to be doing fine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
Ernest HemingWay's 81

Ernest Hemingway's ''TO Have and
Have Not" was immoral in the sense that
it expressed selfish individuaism which
neglects social duty. This column trusts
that his reXt ncvel-said by those who
have glimpsed some of the manuscript 1.-THE
author writes lopg-hand to be his master
piece-does not cultivate the abnormal
only. s.",e.h 20
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

The governor Of Arizona ,ac-
tually rules over only about IA
per cent OF the states area, the
rest being composed /. of Indian
reservations, national parks, ma
tional forests. military reserva-
tions and other lands owned and
controlled by the Federal govern
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
IMPROVEMENTS Or KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l.. Water and Sewerage
, More Hotels and Apartments. -
3. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. ''"
4. Airports-Land and Sea.
8: Consolidation of County and City Gov
- ernrnents.
Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

'Passavant Memorial hospital in
Chicago reports that the sluggish
circulation characteristic of Ger
tain diseases may be popped UP
by using cradle bed. which
rocks the patient sdn an end-to-
end motion. describing an arc of
one to two feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

Riding gOssamer parachutes.
young spiders have floated hun
dreds of miles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

Ellis Drury. postmaster of Bone
Gap, Ill, collects women's hats
as hobby. e.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

Even the person. who loves his work
IS anxious to have vacation with pay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

THE enemy according to what we
read in the papers, is taking plenty of
punishment in Europe's war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

A plot of land 30 by 100 feet
is perpetually set aside as a
camping ground for Indians at
Watt and Chancellor streets,
Philadelphia. The land was
designated TO forever remain as
a free meeting place" for the
redskins by John Penn, grandson
of William Penn, in 1882.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

More odd names OF post Of
fices: Six, W. Va; SIXTEEN,
Mont: Seventeen, O.; Twenty
six. KY; Hundred w: Va; Mum
Der -Four. N Y. Figure Five
Ark: Peculiar, No; Nonchalant
KY; Cad. w. va; Cad, Ga; Pie
Town, N. M.;eAccident, Nd; Ty
Ty, Ga; and Goody, n. c,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26

popular pictures selected by pub
lie voting during the last exhibit
ton. which was made up entire
" OF pictures by artists in Key
West. including oils, watercolors.
drawings and prints.
FIRST ART CLASS establish
ed for the colOred people in Key
West by the Center-The move
ment will be directed in the col
ored community by the follow
ing representatives: Miss Lor-
raine Wake, 812 Windsor Lane.
and Mrs. B. r. Cornell, T20 Thorn
as street The instruction will
be in charge of Roger Wilcox
aTtist-teacher of the Center staff.
The first organization meeting
was held on August 20 and ar
rangements have been made for
classes to be held at St. Joseph'S
Hall, Angela and Thomas streets,
weekly, on Tuesday afternoons
from 2 to I o'clock. F. Townsend
Morgan. director Of the Center,
and Cyril L. Marshall, president
of the Art Center Corporation,
viii be associated with the work
and viii give lectures and dem
onstrations on various media
finn time to time.
It is planned that this work
will offer advantages to children
and adults interested in both art
appreciation and art perform
ance. The Center invites the
colored people in Key West to
view exhibitions at the galleries
on FRIDAY afternoons from l to 4
o'clock Mr.. Morgan or Mr.. Will
cox will be available to meet
visitors and it may possibly be
arranged to have one of the COL
nred representatives act as a gal
lery attendant and extend the
open time until 6 p. m, on Fri
DAYS.
It IS hoped that the establish
ino Of this organization may de
velop extension Center work in
The colored school and possibly
in a separate Center devoted pri-
rIarilv to celOred people.
ROOSEVELT SUMNER CAMP
Is preparing brochure or book
let to be devoted to the activities
of the Summer Camp at the Har-
us School this summer. This
booklet will outline the object
and advantages of the Summer
Camp movement and will report
on the accomplishments of this
initial activity for the benefit of
school children in Key West dur
ing summer months. It will also
contain a description of the va
rious classes and roster of the
registered personnel.
The Center is preparing a dis
tinguished cover design and will
superintend the publishing of the
booklet.
This week. on Friday, August
10Th, as the Summer Camp clos
es for the season. there will be a
nublic exhibition held at Harris
School displaying the work pro-
duced by the children during the
Camp period, with appropriate
exercises.
All those interested in the fu-
ture of Kew West. dependent as
1t IS upon the aims and abilities
of the coming generation. should
not fail to give this educational
movement support and at least
visit the camp site and see for
themselves the work that has
been accomplished this first year
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
art. Ne
G4Il:sssA

NoteS and happenings I'm
eonneetioH with growing Art
EefIyitseS in Key West will be
published weekly in this column
in The Citizen. sponsored by
the HPA Key West Art Center.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
ART CENTER

ART CENTER last week
arranged to continue pictures by
Key West artists in the small
galiery and the feature of this
showing will be the inclusion of
tie first, second and third most
popular pictures selected by pub
lie voting during the last exhibit
ton. which was made up entire
" OF pictures by artists in Key
West. including oils, watercolors.
drawings and prints.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-26
OUR DEFENSE

Continued from Page One)
time our mobile coast artillery is
being reaGled Tor action along the
Evening star., 1940-09-28
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Sept. % lP, Omitted States
Department of Agriculture ;:-Salaole hogs.
500: total, $500; nominally steady. with
hafas sred to test vaUee auotsbe
6 so: shippers took none: holdover, 300;
compared week ago, weights under go
pounds fully 25 lower: others steady to 10
Salable cattle, 300; calves, 100; COM
pared Friday last week. choice and prime
fed steers and yearlings unevenly STEADY
to 25 higher; highly finished nght an1 fi
other representative weights and grades
| very uneven. steady to 25 lower; extreme
top, medium-weight and weighty steers;
! top, 1.O1O-pound yearlings. 1850, but
outstanding 1,043-pounds offerings reached @
! 1925: very few yearlings above l2.GO
however: numerous LOADS medinm.weihsh1t medium. hI1t
| locks, II .50-l3.5O. with l,6O0-pound aver
ages ll9O-1225: only choice heifers
steady. best. l2.40: most other heifers
being unatractve low 9ua5ed
hefers very scarce: cows dipped early, but
closed steady: bulls steady. but vealers 80
to l 90 lower, closing at /; so down.
salsble sheep 800; total ss 3,3oo; late
strong, extreme top 10 higher at 9.35 to
| city butchers; bulk 9.00-9.25: western
spring lambs weak to Is lower: hye dou-
| 9.lO: load GOOD to choice 94-pound year.
| lings S15: compared Friday last week.
spring lambs steady to strong; yearings
strong to Is higher: slauEhter ewes fully
steady weeks 6u6 so9d to ehoice native
peak, 9.35: good to choice Western spring
| lambs. S.90-9.25: strictly choice 9S-pound
fed yearlings, $50: bulk good to choice fed
Texas yearlinss, 7.s5-s.25: medium to
ewes. ewes, s.25-425: cIil % to " common. down to
200.
Evening star., 1940-09-28
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK Sept IS 1Pl.-The Cana
dian dollar added to the weeks gains IN
the foreign money market To-Day, wnlie
free steElins slipped trihe, me. !. csn+ 70
S1is United States cents. Sterling at
The free Argentine peso dipped 1-20
cent to 1890 cents.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai dollars
continued to improve.
The japanese yen was unchaneeo IN re-
Late rates follow Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents):
Ofhcial Canadian Control Board rates for
United States dollars Buying. 10 per cent
premium; selling IL per cent premium,
equivalent to discounts on Canadian COL
lars in New York Of buying, 9.9l per cent:
selling, 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. l27s per cent discount, or S1.l2i2
United States cents.
Europe.
Great Britain official Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates., buying. 4 O2:
selling. 04: open market, cables 4.03l2;
Germany. 4OOOn: benevolent, lS.45: Fin
land, - 05n; Greece, .6S; Hungary. 10 Don:
Italy, :. .O6: Portugal 4 90; Rumania, ASH.
Sweden, 23S5: Switzerland. 22.9O; Yugo-
slavia, 2.35n.
Latin America.
Argentine ofhcial, 2977; free. 2320:
Brazil. official Sos: free, sos: Mexico,
90 65n.
japan 234s; Hong Kons, 1888; shang-
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise in
dicated Nominal.
Evening star., 1940-09-28
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs
CHICAGO. Sept. 28-A quick
advance OF about l cent a bushel
today carried December wheat to
the best level in almost three
months while May contracts reached
the seasons peak.
The upturn in Chicago futures,
stimulated by fresh buying and
covering operations Of previous
short" sellers. was attributed partly
to renewed purchasing at Winnipeg
where prices were up 12-4s cent in
early dealings. This is the first real
show Of strength in the Canadian
market since last June. Winnipeg
prices held stationary at minimum
levels for about three months but
in the last three sessions there has
been some buying in that market
credited to millers and exporters.
Traders here also were attracted
by the ofi1cial weekly report showing
large quantities of 1910 wheat are
being sealed up under Government
loans. Through September Is pro-
ducers had obtained loans on 157,-
897 900 bushels. While this increase
Of 15,110,959 bushels for the week.
compared with a gain Of 2l.035 $40
the previous week. it lifted the total
under seal to within less than TO-
10000 Of the amount put up as
collateral all last season. Farmers
have until December 81 to obtain
loans.
The troubled international situa-
ton caused much comment but
dealers said this did more to check
activity rather than stimulate busi-
ness. Continued strength in the
spot wheat market, reflecting the
loan program, and buying credited
to mills, also were supporting factors.
Spot wheat prices here, as we'll
as at some other terminals, now
are higher than loan rates. Traders
pointed out that the amount in
storage Is about 20 per cent of the
1910 crop and in addition more
than 10000, 900 bushels are involved
in other aspects of the Govern
ment program. including the insur-
ance plan. but this still leaves more
so-called free wheat in the coun-
try than is normally ground for
flour in a year.
Corn and other grains rose with
wheat. Government agents pre-
dicted corn sealed under the 1910
loan program to be announced about
November Is will be considerably
smaller" than the amount put up
as collateral year ago. More steel
bins for storage Of Government corn
were ordered.
Lard prices were about steady.
Evening star., 1940-09-28
Brokers' Looms Gain
60,000,000 in Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported that last weeks loans to
brokers and dealers on secur-
tiles held by reporting member
banks in New York City totaled
1901 100000. For the week ended
Wednesday the total represented an
increase of 100000 when COM
pared with the previous week.
Loans for the corresponding week
a year ago totaled $466, 900 900.
Evening star., 1940-09-28
Selected Stocks Up
Fractions 10 81 at
Week 'sC|ose
Late Buying Appears,
But Many Remain
Unchanged
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Press Financial Writer


NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-Selected
stocks got back on their feet in to-
days market although the majority
showed little inclination for a fast
rallying sprint.
The list was bit ragged until the
final hour when buying in steels,
rails and an assortment of special
ties frightened the picture consid-
erably. While gains of fractions to
point or so were well distributed
at the close, many leaders were un-
changed to off a shade.
Dealings for the most part were
SLOW Occasional f1urries, however,
put the two-hour volume up to
around 100000 shares.
Speculative forces. brokers said,
still were confused by international
affairs, particularly the latest COM
plications in the Far East indicating
a widening of the rift between Japan
and the United States. There was
no great change in European war
news, but apparent strengthening
of the British defense against the
Nazis served to bolster market SEN
timent to some extent.
More attention was paid to the
broadening of business and indus
trial expansion at home and even
those who were bearish over hap
peningS abroad seemed reluctant to
liquidate holdings while the domes-
tic scene retained its cheerful ap-
pearance.
japanese bonds weakened fur
ther, rejecting. dealers said, pes
simism anent that country's join
ing the Rome-Berlin axis. On the
other hand, German dollar loans
exhibited renewed demand Aus
tralian issues were under pressure.
Scattered preferred stocks came
to life for fair-sized advances.
Among there were McKesson g. Rob-
bins, Certain-Teed, Budd Manufac-
turing and Willys Overland. Nc
Kesson e. Robbins common was ac-
tive at a gain of a point or so
and United Drug moved up.
Supported we're United States
Steel. Bethlehem, General Motors.
ChrySler, Boeing, Sperry, White
Motors, Kennecott, New York Gen.
tral. Great Northern, Standard Oil
of New Jersey, American Can. Dow
Chemical, Johns-Manville and Wool
worth.
Evening star., 1940-09-28
Deposit Time Extended
By Curtis Publishing
sy the Associated Pres

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28-Direc-
tors of Curtis Publishing Co. yester-
day extended the time in which out
standing preferred stock Of the COM
pany may be turned in for exchange
for new securities under the recap
italization plan until october 19.
The date was originally Septem-
Der 30. A company spokesman said
the deposit of the old stock had been
progressing satisfactorily, but num-
ber of stockholders had been unable
10 obtain requisite signature and
complete other technical details, so
the period had been extended.