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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05

Describing Monroe county and
Key West, giving its location and
telling of the countless keys to
the north, the writer declared
this lovely isle Is one of the last
gems dropped from the fingers OF
the Creator, and for centuries it
rested like an uncut emerald on
the breast of these turquoise seas.
its level surface carpeted with
living green, above which waved
the tail crestS OF palms, broad
spreading banyans, with pine
and laurel, and a thick under
growth of myrtle and mangrove".
Then comes a brief account of
. the city from the time OF discOv-
cry to the period when the name
Key West was corrupted from
Cayo HueSa Bone Key. and
ends with Key West is less
known to the people of the Unit
ed States and less understood
than any city in the Union.
Population then was $4,000
and approximately half of the
directory was devoted to the
enumeration of the citizens, Civ
ing their names. occupation and
address.
Uncle Sans treasury profited
to the extent of SLIGO, 447 80
yearly from import duty and in
ternal revenue collections. Key
West led all other ports in Flor
ida, Georgia and Alabama COM
bined in import duty. which rose
from $500 in 1923 to $827,-
14779 during the calendar year
ending Dec. 81. 1892. This was due.
it was said. to the finest harbor
on the Gulf. in which 'the deep
est draft vessel can come in to
its docks with ease" and be
sides it is the most southern city
of the United States and the nat
ural key to the Gulf.
Then VIII Follow A Railroad"
The realization of many years
of fighting to have Key West
properly fortified is in the offing
at the present time, but in 1893
il was a different story. The
government has taken steps from
time to time to fortify it (the har-
bor). but it has never been done
successfully. the author wrote.
''The proper fortificatiOn of Key
West and Tortugas will protect
the entire Gulf coast. and in a
few wears our government will
recognize the necessity for this
Then will follow a railroad, the
Continued on Page SKI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05

The President, as Commander
in-Chief of the Army and Navy,
has requested approximately
$4,000, 100000 to build up our
Army and Navy. The Congress
was asked to permit increasing
the strength of our Army to l.
100000 and to provide means for
obtaining equipment sufficient
to outfit an additional 300, 600
men who might be called to the
colors.
At the present moment we
have force of 5OO,O 900 men made
up of the regular Army, the Ma
tional Guard, and the Organized
Reserves. Under the terms of the
new defense program, we will
have to provide men and mate
rails to increase our armed
forces fourfold. And we have to
do it in a hurry.
Now that's no simple problem.
It's more than just opening the
door and announcing I'VE would
like to hire a million and a half
men" and have them step right
up and become soldiers. The
men have to be trained. They
have to become familiar with
the complex instruments of mod
ern warfare. In order to do that
they have to be equipped with
those instruments. and plenty of
them.
A modern army needs every
thing from safety pins to loco
motives 1t needs guns and am
munition to be sure. and those
guns and ammunition must be Of
the most modern type, to be ef-
fective- To put a modern army
IN the field calls for clothes, food,
and medical supplies. It also
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
The Size Of Our Defense Program

calls for a means of getting to the
battle. and means of supply when
it gets there.
Modern war is total war. We
must be fully prepared
The Job Ahead
Accomplishing this task in the
face of an emergency requires
coordination of our huge re-
sources of men and materials,
and above all COORDINATION of
our huge industrial plant that is
the backbone of the nation in
peace as well as In war Many
of the supplies we are going to
need are turned out every day by
the nations industries. These
can be procured by the Govern
ment through normal channels
of industry. But many others
are special equipment needed
only for defense. These must be
especially built for us, some in
new plants. In making these
special instruments, we must
minimize interference with nor
NAL requirements of the nation
But we have to have them just
the same
To see that this operation goes
ahead fast and efficiently, the
President appointed the National
Defense Advisory Commission on
May %, 1910. This Commission
is composed of men who are par
ticularly qualified by special
knowledge of IN industry, public
utility. of some natural resource.
or are otherwise specially quail
fled. The Commissions task is
to translate the defense program
from laws on the statute books,
from a blueprint, into actual sup
plies needed by the men under
Continued on Page Six)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05

BOOKS OPENED
PREPARE FOR NOVEMBER sTH
GENERAL ELECTION: CLOSE
OCTOBER IL OR Is

In preparation for the next
general election, Nov. 5. registra-
tons are being received by Elec-
ton Supervisor John England at
county courthouse.
All those VINO were not regis
tered and voted in the last cleo
ton must register at this time in
order to vote in the general cleo
ton. England said.
There is some question of when
the registration viii end Eng
land IS going to see the legal adj
wiser to determine If registration
shall stop Oct. IL or Oct. I9.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
STORY OF STATE
AS YEAR ROUND
MECCA PICTURED
FLORIDA c. OF . OFFICIAL
TELLS OF co-oPERAT1oE
GIVEN CAMPAIGN BY TRAV-
FL AGENCIES

TAMPA. Aug 5-FlurlEa Is
The Year-Ruund States - -
enjoyed both summer and Nlu1er
is now vIvidly before fhe eFu
Of travellers IN All parts 81 1he
nation. Car ID. Brurcln. pres
dent Of the Florida State Chzu-
Der Of Commerce. pointed uuf 80
day.
This Is being accumplIsned ar
two wavs. he declared. FRS b.
approximately $50 highway pos1-
er displays IN the State q EZl-fl-
gan, and secondly By placemeul
Of coloTful counter displays &c
ticket and travel Offices thr0aEh-
out the Middle Wesf and Ezslzsrn
portions Of fhe United State
Hundreds Of fhe attrzcflue
three-coloT counter cards have
been ON display by three 90 Flur-
ida's largest and more pTuErE
sive fransp0rfati0n companles-
the Atlantic Coast Lane. Flur1da
East Coast and Seshoars Ar
Line Railways. Mr. Bruren
said.
Order and location a. 1hs
cards advertising Florids r. rse
ticket offices Of fhese ra7arua6E
and al their CONNECTING ra-aE
throughout the nation IS , deFln-
lie contribution 20 fhe deuelur,-
mcnt Ct the state These firm
are 10 be commended fur ftezr
public spirit n the fine xsw ff-r
have cO-uDerafed with the Sta1e
Chamber ~ sccumplishinE fh1s
valuable advertising nauEe-er-
for Florida
Brorein exDlsincd fhe cau-re~
cards are small dssk-size rsuzz1zs
RI highway poster displays en- ez-
hihitiOn this month and Seweu-
Der all over the state q AZ1rtl-
gan. Both DISPLAYS farEe ard
small feature ~Fluridz- r. anw-
ering white letlers nn hua
background silh0ueffed via r.zlrn
trees. InvitEnF the unluoksT a.
visii The YesT-Ruund $50
both summer and winter
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
KEY WEST DIRECTORY OF 1893 RECALLS
Citizen Writer Digs Out Interesting Facts OF That Era
GTY'S STATUS DURING GOOD OLD DAYS
BY WILLIAM RUSSELL

Remember when Key West
was the leading city in Florida,
commercially and In population;
when mules were the movable
power for the fire-fighting ap-
paratus and street car service;
when cigar manufacturing was
the leading business, and the
sponging and fishing industry
produced over million dollars
annually?
If you do. then you probably
will join in the chorus of the
old timers that they were @the
good old days.
Yes, Sir-~in the days that
wuz And right now we are
about to review that period of
Key Vests history-so grab that
musty- dusty album, Grandpa
and Grandma, put on your MEM
DRY cap and pull up a chair Lets
see how much you remember of
those days and how many prom
inent business men and business
es you recall.
The source of our information
is the Key West Directory. pub
lished in 1893-nearly so years
ago-and owned by Joe Allen.
business manager of The Citizen.
1t was assembled and printed by
the acknowledgements Publishing
Company, then located at 436
Front street. Charles B. Pendle-
ton was the proprietor of the
printing concern.
Most of the businesses contain
ed in the directory have long
since ceased to exist and the
same holds true of the men and
women mentioned.
Complete Directory
The preface of this record of
citizens. businesses, streets, city
and county governments. institu-
tons. societies, etc, the first
published at that time since 1888.
informed its readers that Eve
have tried to make it and be-
lieve it is the most complete di-
rectory of this city ever compiI-
ed" and that while the public
may discover a few errors. we
trust there are not many. We
did find several errors. most
prominent of which was the
blank space left for the amount
it cost to build a new court house
and jail.
A brief history of Key West,
Immediately following the index.
Is one nf the most concise and
Informative we have ever read.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05

New Orlesus. Ia
ADVISORY. $50 A ~
Southeast storm WarnmEs ~ ?
ed $50 A n ~ Apala11culs
Fla. 20 Mobile, Ala. and na~1
east storm warnings West C 10
bile 70 Morgan CITY. la
Gulf disturbance d mcrezzinE
In intensity and ~ 10 a 81
EST, was central about 10 mis-
southeast Of Port Esdx L. ard
moving norfh-norfhWestzzr1 "a
Their slowly during the Izz =
hours but may increase IN rae Ct
movement
From present indicafiozs ~
center Of the disturbance al
reach the cnaSf tonight heEwez
Pensacola. Pa. and Grand Izle
Ia. attended ~ shifting gas
and heavy squalls
Tides VIII be above nuruzi
from Pensacola 20 the err
southeast Of Louisiana Cautiu-
urged all Interests II the pz<h e
the storm
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
PAINT CONTRACT
TO MIAMI FIRM
BID OF $500 INCLUDES WORK
ON NAVY ADMINISTRA-
TON BUILDING

Naval station officers have
recommended that a painting and
decorating contract for the ad-
ministration building be awarded
to Y. L. Hoerchel of Miami, at
his bid of $500, according to Lit.
Commander T. ]. Brady, public
works officer.
If the department of yards and
docks of the navy department at
Washington awards the contract
to Hoerchel, ne will have the job
of painting, decorating and clean
ing the paint work on the admin
istration building.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
CITY employees
ARE PAID TODAY
FULL MONTHS SALARY RE-
LEASED FOB ALL
WORKERS

City Clerk Archie Roberts re-
ported at 200 O'Clock this after
noon that all city employees were
being paid a fun months salary
amounting to IS 300.
The welcome news for city
workers came as a result Of
maneuvering authorized by the
council last week when approx
mately $1,000 was borrowed from
the tax collector from funds not
yet apportioned.
This amount was added 70
funds available IN the general
revenue Golfers and TO occupa-
tional taxes paid in advance by
merchants throughout the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
MRS. MARTHA OFT
DIED YESTERDAY
SERVICES WE'RE HELD IN
MIAMI TO-DAY; SURVIVORS
ARE LISTED

Funeral services for Mrs.
Martha OFT who died at els
o'clock yesterday morning. were
held at Graceland cemetery,
Miami. today.
Surviving are three sons and
one daughter. Carl OFT and Max
OFT, Minneapolis and Ernest OFT
and Mrs. Robert Byron Russell of
Key West.
Two grandchildren, Wayne OFT
of Santa Monica. California and
William OFT of Minneapolis. also
survive. Lopez Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements
here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
NAVY BUILDING
SPEEDING UP
1By Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.-Ad-
miral Starke. navy operations
chief, stated today that the pres
ent naval expansion program
was progressing in a highly sat
iSfactory manner.
There is every reason to be-
lieve". he stated, that the con-
struction of 700 new ships for the
twO-ocean navy may be COM
pleted within four years if pres
ent activity keeps up.
Plans formerly had called for
completion of the supremacy
within six years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
FederaIs And
StatesCo11lbat
Fifth Column
Joint Conference In SeS-
sion Today At Capitol
To Decide Cooperative
Method
fBy Associated PreSs)

GBy Associated PreSsD
WASHINGTON. Aug. S.
President Roosevelt today paved
the way for cooperation between
the Federal government and the
governments of the states in mai
tiers of concerted action against
subversive propaganda and action
by foreign agents when he sent
greetings 10 a conference of state
governors and representatives at
a meeting held in the Hall of the
Department of Justice.
FOrty-twO states were repre-
sented at the conference. Attor-
ney General Robert jackson read
the Presidents message to the as
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
ADVISORY

San Juan p

San Juan p r
ADVISORY. $50 A n Isl
Tropical disturbance 81 sllzn1 ~
tensity apparently ceutra1 H.
tween ST. Marin and ST. Thnuzs
moving westward or Nresf-nu<tn-
westward.
Disturbance may increzse r.
intensity and caution IS adrIse1
in Virgin Islands and Puerto ErD
and waters adjacent thereto az
ing the next - hours
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
CONSUMPTION BILL
GETS COMMITTEE o. K.

WASHINGTON. Aug. S.
The Senate special commit
tee studying national defense
needs for a CONSUMPTION
measure. passed a bill calling
for some form of conscrip-
tion today at noon.
The vote was IL o 3. No
announcement was made as
TO particulars of the bill. II
was admitted that several
changes were inserted over
the original bill taken under
advisement.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-05
HAsTY EXIT

SALEM, Mass.-In her petition
for divorce. Mrs Arna E. Walsh
OBrien stated that her husband,
Luther O'Brien, left home two
hours after their marriage to mail
a letter and she hadn't heard
from him since.
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OUR DEFENSE
EDITORS NOTE:

EDITORS NOTE: This is the First of Series Pre-
pared by the National Defense Advisory Commission
10 for articles
program. Future releases viii appear in The Citizen
Thursdays and Mondays.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-27
NAVY TO ACCEPT
5000 COLLECIANS
Candidates Must Have z.
Year Credits From Ac.
credited Universities

Word has been ofiicially received
by the ". 8. Navy Recruiting Sta.
tion In the Post Once building that
o total Of 5000 men, with 0 two
year college credit, will be accepted
for enlistment In the Naval Reserve,
TO be commissioned o. Ensigns after
completion Of training, providing
they can meet the rigid physical,
mental and moral qualifications.
A one months preliminary train.
Ing cruise afioat, corresponding to
the present ROTC cruises, Is con-
templated. Candidates for enlist
ment must have O minimum Of two
year college, credits from univer.
stiles accredited by the National
Board OF Education, must be Amer
lean born, between 10 and 2 6years
Of age, unmarried and must pass
the physical examination required
for Ensign, must volunteer for gem
eral service and submit two letters
Of recommendation from responsible
citizens. Candidates under 81 years
Of age must present signed consent
Of parents or guardian and certify
TO correct date Of birth.
Upon completion Of one months
training afioat, successful candidates
will be issued appointments as Re.
serve Midshipmer and made eligible
10 receive ninety days course Of In.
struction, leading to commission 90
Ensign In the y. 8. Naval Reserve.
Many attractive features are at
tached TO this duty, further inform.
alton Of which can be obtained by
applying 10 the local Navy Recruit
Ing station.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-27
MARTHA HARRISON
In RECITAL HERE
Springfield Soprano to
Offer Program Tonight
at Zion Baptist Church

Miss Martha e. Harrison, young
lyric soprano, Of Springfield,
Massachusetts,, will DO presented In
@ song recital ct the Zion Baptist
church this evening ct S:i6 o'clock
under the auspices Of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union and Current
Expense Club.
After graduating from Classical
High School In 1885, Miss Harrison
entered the Springfield Conserva-
tory Of Music as q pupil Of Mrs
Coral w. Huestis In voice culture,
and completed the prescribed course
last June. At present she Is doing
post graduate work aS O student OF
voice Of the Conservatory and
studying public school music under
Mrs. Alice Powers Fitzgerald.
Miss Harrison Is considered one
Of the most talented members Of
her race.
Her program tonight will include
classical numbers as well as Negro
spirituals. The plano accompanist
will DO Mrs. Ruth J. Reid, graduate
Of Harvard University School OF
Music, Washington, D. O., and the
Julliard School Of Music. New
York City; and organist and choir
director Of Third Baptist church,
Springfield, Mass.
Miss Harrison's program will DO
as follows:
Angels Ever Bright and Fair
Handel
Pace, pace MIC Dio-verdi
Martha II. Harrison
Piano Solo--Selecte
Mrs. Ruth J. Reid
Du Bist Die Rub (My Sweet Re-
pose) Schubert
Gretchen Am spinnrade (Margar.
ct Of the spinning.wheeD d.
Schubert
Maman, dites.mio (Mother, please
explain) -Weckerling
Non, je n'irai plus au bois (No, I'll
not 60 TO the woody -Weckerling
Martha u. Harrison
Thy beaming eyes-MacD owell
Loves o Merchant-Carew
Martha =. Harrison
o Divine Redeemer 0ounod
Martha Il. Harrison
Plano solo-selected
Mrs. Ruth ]. Reid
Piper June-Carew
The Joy Of spring-Woodman
Martha y. Harrison
! Stood on do Rubber oh Jerdon--
Burleigh
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-27
Changes In CCCLaws
Outlined In Report
State Supervisor Van Buren, Stresses Non.Military
Phases Of Enlistments- Trades to Be Taught

To quote from instructions received
from the once Of the Director:
Hereafter no applicant will be
excluded from selection because his
family Is not In need Of the allot.
ment which Coo enrollees must
make TO their dependents. Enrollees
whose families do not need the as
sistance provided by the allotment
will be permitted to make deposits
In Lieu Of the allotments select
Ing agencies should give specific 1t.
tention to the selection Of young
men on the basis Of their ability TO
profit by and contribute TO the work
Of the Corps. Fine opportunities eX-
Est. II is our responsibility to NIL
vacancies In the camps with young
men who will make the most OF
these opportunities"
Defense Program,
Much has been said about MILL
tarizlng the CCC. We wish 10 re.
state that the Coo Is In no way O
military organization and member
ship In II does not obligate the en-.
rollee for service In the regular
Army, Navy or the Marine Corps In
the event OF war.
The part the Geo will play In
the National Defense Program Is in.
tended TO be the training Of its
members In such skills as would en-
able them 10 try for technical or
semi-technical assignments In In.
dustrial fields. In event Of an eifler-
gency the Civilian Conservation
Corps enrollee Is on the same basis
as any other civilian his age. He
will, however, have had the advan-
tage Of training In certain fields
which would operate TO his personal
benefit. This may be termed nom
combatant training and Is princi-
pally no different than the training
now being given members Of the
Corps, although the courses In the
camps may be extended In order 10
add to their value.
It Ia earnestly desired that all 10.
cal selecting agency staff members
do everything possible 10 publicize
this doctrine OF the Civilian Con-
servation Corps and point out that
II Is o non-nilitary organization.
Very truly yours,
B. II. Van BUREN,,
state Supervisor Of Geo Selection.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-27
TYPHOID fever
CARRIER FOUND
Chronic Case Studied By
State Health OfhciaIs;
Operation Effects Cure

A recently discovered chronic
typhoid carrier was released within
six months Is no longer q health
menace following removal Of the
gall bladder, reports the weekly bull.
letin Of the state Department Of
Health which points out that this
measure 70 relieve the carrier state
Is unusual In Connecticut. Ordin-
Arily, chronic typhoid carriers are
20 well instructed In careful per-
sonal hygiene that they can carry
on their usual activities without en-
dangering others. They are not
QuArantined and family Life II not
disrupted. Intimate contacts are
further protected BY repeated I'M
munisation.
About 2 to 4 per cent Of persons
recovering from typhoid fever con-
tinue to excrete pathogenic organ
isms three months or longer, &C.
cording to the bulletin. Although
no definite history Of the disease
could be obtained IN the case re-
ported, there was history OF pro-
longed illness sixteen years ago.
Discovery Of this typhoid carrier
was made during the routine exam
nation Of contacts Of an unrelated
dysentery outbreak.
Each year, Connecticut adds to
and subtracts from It's list Of known
typhoid carriers. These are discov.
cred accidentally In routine exam
nations, or when the organisms
are not entirely eliminated from
the body after recovery from the
disease. They are taken from the
List by virtue Of removal from the
state, death or by establishing that
they no longer harbor the organ
isrns. Persons may be temporary
carriers Of the disease and the body
free itself Of typhoid bacilli by nat.
ural processes. For release the state
sanitary code requires o standard
series Of tests on specimens Of bile,
feces and urine.
In restoring to surgery for relief
Of the carrier state, the bulletin ex.
planned that the typhoid carrier
must be Q focal carrier; II must be
established that the germs are &C.
tually In the bile. and the carrier
must be o good surgical risk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-27
40 DRUM CORPS
IN PARADE HERE
st. Stanislaus Unit SpOn.
sOring State Meet at
Stadium Saturday

With st. stanislaus Kostka Junior
Fife and Drum Corps ofilciating %
sponsor, q state competitive con-
tests for drum corps Of Connecticut
will be held In waterbury next sat-
urday. Some forty drum corps viii
participate In . public parade start
Ing from Freight street ct 1850
o'clock, passing in review at the
city Hall and making Its way 10 the
scene Of contests, the Randolph
Cloves stadium BY way Of Bank
street, Exchange Place, West Main
street and Meadow street.
A police escort viii head the pro-
cession. Mayor Vincent A. scully
will review the parade as It passes
the municipal building.
Through the cooperation Of mer-
chants and societies Of 81. stanis-
laus church societies over 80 prizes
will be awarded to the contestants,
The meet has the official sanction
Of the Connecticut Filters q Drum.
mers' association.
Ted olschefski, Sir, Is directing
the arrangements, assisted by Ted
olschefski, Jr, and Irving Gar
TASTY.