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T aft Sees End OF
II aternal And
klein Ideas
SAYS PENDULUM IS SWINGING
In Us. AWAY FROM STRONG
STATE; PRAISES FREE PRESS

he said, lack Of confidence sprang
up in the American economic Sys-
tenn. While it was necessary for the
government to assume a greater
share Of social obligations, he added
that this could have been done
without changing the spirit of sub
stance Of American life"
Because we were slow to act,
however, because confidence was at
low ebb, the ideaogy Of the new
despotisms Of Europe spread to this
country and were embraced, con-
sciously or unconsciously, by many
people," Senator Taft continued.
Some Of these rase to influence in
the government | do not be-
lieve they knew the theory OF y
planned economy, collective produc-
ton, restricted output and price
fixing were instruments which had
kept Europe poor until the move
ment 10 free the individual poIiti-
cally and economically furnished
new energy to Europe. They thought
their face was to the future when
ii fact it was turned back to the
middle ages.
eve abandoned the time-honored
I g
methods with which we had emerg-
ed from past depressions, and en-
barked tentatively on the road to
static economy. That road is only,
however, | am confident, detour.
i. Being a detour, it has an end.
Surely we have thesense to get back
on the concrete road beyond the
break, and not wander out some
! wagon-track into the forest,
i have full confidence that the
| American people are growing less
tolerant of foreign ideology and less
| tolerant Of paterna ism tinged with
pessimism at home. The American
| distrust of arbitrary and meddlingg
government is deep.
.'The pendulum swung in this
country, as in all civilized lands, be-
tween the strong, centralized state
on the one hand, and minimum Of
state regulation over the individual
on the other,'
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PAGE THREE.
LEGAL NOTICE
William q. Stokes. Atty

Howard Oldham, whose last known
place Of residence was Detroit, Mich.
will hereby take notice that on the
18th day of February. l94o, Louise
Oldham, fled her petition against
him IN the Court Of Common Pleas,
Division of Domestic Relations. OF
Montgomery County, Ohio, being
case No. 22T05 DIR, on the Docket
of said Court praying for a decree
Of divorce from him on the grouad
OF Gross Neglect of Duty and that
said case. is entitled Louise Oldham,
Plaintiff vs.. Howard Oldham, De.
fendant.
Said Howard Oldham viii. further
take notice that he Is required to
answer said petition before the ex-
piration of six weeks from date OF
the first publication Of this notice.
to-wit. February %, 1910.
Louise Oldham, Plaintiff
William @. Stokes. Atty.
4ifth and Sprague Streets,
Dayton, Ohio
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That Congress WI overhaul the
National Labor Relations & arl Act
at this session secias almost a cer-
talnty. Late last week Congressman
Smith Of Virginia, Chairman of the
special House committee which has
been investigating N.L.RB. FIR the
past six months, gave to the House
the recommendation of the majority
of his committee, as to needed
changes in the setup of the National
Labor Relations Board. Ii the COM
mittee has its way, the law will BE
changed So that the Board acts on. "
IN judiciary capacity, while the adj
mlnistration Of the labor laws. and
enforcement Of the rulings Of the
Board, will come under an Admins
traitor. Changes in the law to give
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LEGAL. NOTICE
WILLIAM O. STOKES. Atty.

Mollie Mcclure, whose last known
place of residence was Atlanta, Ca,
will hereby take notice that on the
18th day Of December. 1899. Clifford
Mcclure filed his petition against
her in the Court Of Common Pleas,
Division of Domestic Relations, Of
Montgomery County. Ohio being Case
Nc. 226a4 DIR. on the Docket ot
said Court praying for Decree oi
Divorce from her on the grounds oi
Gross Neglect Of Duty and that saio
case il entitled Clifford MCGUIRE,
Plaintiff VS.. Mollie Mcclure, Defend.
ant.
Said Mollie Mcclure vii furthel
take notice that she is required t.
answer said petition before the ex.
piration of six weeks from date oi
the first publication of this notice
to-wit; February 16, 1910.
Clifford Mcclure, Plaintiff.
William o. Stokes, Atty.
Fifth and Sprague Streets
Dayton, Ohio
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ith a Buckeye
In Congress. !.
BY CLARENCE ]. Brown
Member y Congress-. Tth okis Dlssrse,

they desire of the government wn
ing and operating NOSE business ven
lures, the whole country Will hs fac
ed with the same situation that has
now come to pass in the Tennessee
Valley.
Government figures for the first
five months Of the European war
show that the only appreciable gain
in the export Of agricultural lro-
ducts over the same period [ til4.s
last year has been in cotton. The
has been a great demand for cotta.
as a raw war material, but the ex-
port Of wheat, -four, and tier gains
and grain products, as well as other
food stuffs produced on American
farms, has declined most sharply
II appears evident that the Ameri-
can farmer has MT been benefited
by the so-called war BOOM, or by
the leash and carry" provisions of
the Neutrality Act.
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LANGsToN HUGHES
HERE MARCH 10

From time to time the Pinnacle
culture Literary Society brings to
culture lovers Of Dayton some out
standing Negro artist This yeal
Pinnacle is helping to sponsor the
appearance Of Langston Hughes,
well known Negro poet and BAY
wright who's play Mulatto' kept
New York audiences held spellbound
for one year. Only .ast week large
and enthusiastic Dayton audience
witnessed the performance by the
Wilberforce players of Mr.. Hughes
latest play Don't You Want to be
Free
Mr.. Hughes is being presented
Tuesday evening, Mach 10th at 8
pm. ut the Daytan Industries Bldg.
Pinnacle vii use its share Of the
proceeds for its Scholarship Loan
Fund. There has been fine re-
sponse Of the advance ticket sale.
Tickets may be secured by calling
Fulton 1883.
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I;|l daa lllI lla I4!lI no

For some foolish reason, too MANY
OF MS associate beauty and romance
with youth. 1t Is true, Of course,
that the Girl In her teens and early
twenties has the advantage of a
fresh complexion. lissom figure and
unending vitality but there Is no
reason why the woman Of thirty,
forty or even fifty should sit back
and let the Younger Girl take all
The lanrels. The older woman has
the advantage OF experience and, il
she is willing to devote Il little time
AMI trouble to her appearance, she
can out-distance her younger, less
sophisticated competitors. She has
polse that Will make the Younger
girl Seem awkward by comparison
and IN ability to meet and deal with
people which gives her running
start from the first chow w-do-yon-do." !"
So even though you are not as
young as you'd like to be, there's
no reason to feel that you are out
of the race. Here are few hints
which will make yon look younger.
feel gayer anu probably carry off
the prize the younger girls covet.
Keep Supple
First OF all yon must give added
are to your figure. After thirty
woman's figure has tendency to
shicken, especially around the waist.
But series OF settlng-up exercises,
igidly adhered. to, should take care
II that problem In short order. RE-
member that Your posture, too, Is
important in giving you a youthful
appearance. Hold your shoulders
p,,ck and Your head up II you would
avoid the dowager hump. And pull
N your tulnmy--don't rely entirely
on your girdle to do this chore for
YOU. .snl try to take at least Il
llalfshonr's walk In the fresh air
every day to tone UP your muscles
and put Il CLINT In your eye. Watch
vonr diet, too Concentrate on sim.
pie, easlly-digested food, plenty OF
fresh fruits and vegetables, and
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Reprint from New York
Herald Tribune, February %.
1910, covering Senator Robert
A. Taft's speech on Freedom
Of the Press" delivered in Bal
timore.
BALTIMORE. Mo. The printing
press, 500 years after its invention
still is one of the most potent forces
for preservation Of democracy, SEN
ator Robert A. Taft, of Ohio, told
the Baltimore Association Of Conn
merce and the Graphic Art Associ-
alton of Baltimore tonight. Senator
Taft, Republican candidate for the
Presidential nomination, spoke at a
meeting marking the FIVE hundredth
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There Is seldom any excuse for Offend
Ing others with halltosis tbad breall,l
due to food fermentation III lie mouth.
It tisso easy to make your breath sweeter
aud more agreeable with Llsterine, the
safe antiseptic.
The insidious thing about this olTen-
sive condition is that nearly everybody
has 1t at some time or other without
realizing it. Experienced people protect
themselves by garsling with Listerine
Antiseptic morning and night, and be-
fore every important social sr business
engagement. Listerine Antiseptic
quickly halts fermentation, said by
some authorities to be i major cause
OF mouth odors. and ovcrconacs the
odors themselves.
Why risk offending others .. under
mining your social or business position?
Get the enjoyable Listerine Antisertic
habit Use II rs safe, mild, mouth anti
septic and deodorant regularly.
Lambert phan,acal Co, 81. Louis, Mo.
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very small portions OF sweets and
Starclies.
Soft Makeup Most Flatterina
Your makeup Is OF utmost I'M
lportance il yon are to run competi-
tion with youth. Soft shades that
harmonic with your skin tone are
more fiMtering than the harder,
brighter effects. Choose shades with
a little warmth and be sure that
| yonr rouge and lipstlck is carefully
offended. The youngcrgirl can get
by with more "slansstick" appear
lance than the mature woman.
| Older skin. too, has q tendency
TO dryness which In turn encourag res
wrinkles. The wise woman win
make it practice to cleanse her
face at least once day with cream
and to apply a rich night cream
before retiring. 4
| And II your hair Is streaked and
graying or has lost some OF it's
youthful sheen, remember that 1t
can be tinted to Its rich natural
Hooking color by the application OF
efficient modern preparations. Gray
hair Is 4 glve-away. Cleaning,
satiny hair Is an accepted symbol
of youth. Don't overlook that im-
portant feature.
As / said In an earlier column,
this is leap year. Don't let the
years handicap you. Follow these
simple suggestions; set in there
and pitch and you'll carry of the
hnnors because you are old enough
and clever enough to know What
4 it's all about.
What are your beauty prob
iems2 Write Marie Downing,
Lariease Beauty Foundation,
Room 52i - SO North Fourth
ST., ST. Lonis. Mo, and she wiH
! be glad to answer them. Be snre
/ to enclose q self f-addressed
stamped envelope.
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anniversary of Gutenberg lnven-
ton of the printing press
Noting the criticism apn led to
the press from various sources, Sen
ator Taft said that he did not share
all the sweeping criticism" from
those with whom the press happens
to disagree. NEARLY every publica-
tion know he said, expresses its
views freely and honestly, without
orders from any outsider.
q believe the the American
press, with all its imputed short
eomings, is the fairest and freest in
the world Senator Taft continued.
Influx Of Ideologies
Following the depression Of 1929,
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PENSIONERS MEET

The regular meeting of the Mont
gomery County Chapter Of the Old
Age Pensioners Society will be held,
beginning at | 80 o'clock Saturday
afternoon at the YWcA. The pub
lie is invited to attent,
The newly dected officers Of the
Montgomery County Old Age PEN
sioners Society Dayton, are
]. +. Geppert, president; james
Richards, vice presidents Carrie
Clark, secretary; G. II. Alkire, trea-
surer; ]. n. Smith. grievance chair
man.
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trols majority Of the Rules Com
mittee, informed the House shortly
after the report of the Smith Com
mittee, informed the House shortly
after the report of the Smith Com
mittee was made, that an opportun-
ity to vote upon changes in the MI.
RIB. Act would be given at this ses-
sion.
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employers e q u a
rights with employ
ees in .abor dis
putes are also rec
commended by the
committee. Fiery
Eugene Cox, Geor.
g,ia Congressman,
who usually con-
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THE Plays the Thing
Who: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
What: .Hedda Gabler''
Where: Dayton Art Institute
When: March is. 500 r. M.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
XMAS PARTY
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
Division. from which street II
will turn toward Bayview Park
At $3.50 O'Clock all attending the
party will begin 10 sing Christ
mas carols and other appropriate
music in anticipation OF the chill
dTen's idol. Santa will arrive at
400 o'clock and be greeted with
Jingle Bells.
The general public IS invited 10
come out end make the party a
joyous one for the children and
assist in the distribution OF gifts.
toys, fruit and candy.
The committee. under the lead
erShip Of Lion Lowe and Rodman
Bethel. assisted by q large group
OF club members md other citi-
zens. have been preparing for the
event the past two months
NYA has constructed a great
number OF new and useful toys
and repaired the many other toys
/ contributed by residents all over
the city.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
JONES M'NUTT

Continued from Page One)
other notch. Already Federal
Security administrator, and there
by head Of such important agencies
as Social Security, the Public
Health Service, the United States
Office Of Education. the National
Youth Administration and the
Civilian Conservation Corps, he
recently was given the important
task of coordinating the entire
health, medical welfare, nutrition
and recreational aspects of the
national defense program
It's Too Early
Hardly had this announcement
been made than the item writers
again were wondering if President
Roosevelt could be grooming Nc
Mutt for the Presidential race of
1914. Such speculation al this
time IS about as far-fetched as
forecasting what the weather will
be on election day that year. It's
enough now to consider the pres
ent in the light of that Chicago
convention and let the future take
care of itself.
AIcNutt, who was openly in the
field for the Presidential nomina-
tion longer than any one else,
took himself out of the picture
and announced for the third term
even before il was known that
FDR. would run again. But
McNutt had gone TO the conVen-
ton with the most effective na-
tiOnal organization in the field. He
had on his record a long list of
political victories in his native In
diana, including four years as gov
ernor. He had been national com
mander of the American Legion.
high commissioner 10 the Philip
pines, and for a year Federal Sc
curity Administrator dispensing
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
KISS BRANCH HARDER TO Get
THAN WHAT YOU DO UNDER IT

CssSOeiated Press Feature Seryieel
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo, Dec. 19.
TIL ycur giri her mistletoe
k.sses better r. good Because
someone Tisked life and lin0 just
e. yea ccuid smack her.
James Hendrickson, Poplar
Bluff newspaper man, went along
on a mistletoe harvesting expedi-
tiCn into southeast Missouri
When the day was over. he
reported, my clothing looked
like it had been taken from some
scarecrow. l was dog tired and
my body was scratched and
bruised from tromping through
underbrush and briars and from
falling and sloshing around Once
/ almost tumbled into the river.
Mistletoe is a parasite that
grows on cypress, gum, maple
and variety of trees. 1t is in
clusters, the largest about the size
of wash tub.
On the branches are white ber-
rics. Birds cat these and deposit
the seed on other trees. The seeds
slip under loose bark, where they
sprOut
Most of it grows in the tops
of trees. along river banks, says
Hendrickson. Harvesting it is
a mans size job and a dangerous
occupation.
"a man or a boy has to climb
the tree, far out upon the slender
branches that sometimes bend
double, to cut the mistletoe clus
terS. He has to do this carefully,
as the clusters are fragile and are
worthless if they are shattered.
"Then the climber lets down
the clusters on the end of a rope
to crew members on the ground
Safety belts are disdained by
the mistletOe hunters. Most of
them depend upon their agility
and their ability to climb to re-
tain their good health.
Most of the Missouri miStletOe
crew members are young boys or
past mid-age men who look upon
the mistletOc harvest as a season.
al chOre.
The boys find it a means of
raising extra Christmas money.
The older men make a business
of it. shipping the clusters in bar
relS to metropolitan centers.
where it usually brings a good
price
And take it from me. you'll
not be Overcharged whatever you
pay for it, says HendricksOn.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
THE LOWDOWN
FROM HICKORY GROVE

Old Nero flddled around. and
lci his town burn down-and got
~ name IL cur history books.
the Romans paid for NerC's
@ji,n. Ner1 nad the fun and
ne 3vr1anS pad :Le bill I guess
j. :. as in EOIne where the old
Slogan gyt started about If you
dance and cavort you got to pay
10 :.ddle-.
8ut anyway. We are not s.
NAM jumps och;nd the Romans.
" been lawn the running Of
everything to our Boys down
there on the luxuriant Potomac
And brother. we sure are gonna
gel some fiddlin, bill.
But l see faint signs of coming
out Of our coma. When the boss
IS down in Wash say TO the Boys
there. here. you fellcrs. you bet
ter all 90 on homeland the fel-
iers don't 90. that IS news. That
is grounds for optimism.
But even if Washington was to
burn down. like Rome. we would
keep on running I reckon. My
neighbor. Henry. he says. 10. we
would be- better off if half the
town did burn down. Henry'S
quite a card.
Yours with the low down.
10 SIERRA.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
CLASSIFIED
COLU M N

Advertisers should give their
street address as well as their
telephone number if they desire
results.
Payment for classified adver-
tisements is invariably in ad-
vance, but regular advertisers
with ledger accounts may have
their advertisements charged.
Advertisements under this head
will be inserted in The Citizen at
the rate of One-cent Qc) a word
for each insertion, but the mini
mum for the first insertion in
every instance is twenty-five
cents (25c).
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
FINISH REHEARSALS
OF RHYTHM REVUE
BY WsR Disney

RehearSals are now completed
for the 7th Rhythm Revue which
will be staged tomorrow night be-
tween feature pictures at the
Monroe Theater.
Through the courtesy of the
Boat Bar. Sammy Manning.
talented composer and musician.
with Ann Sherwood, vocalist, as
sisted by Charlie Stepson and
Mark Stanley, will be featured in
several musical numbers.
! Coming from the La Conga will
be the well known Frank and
Teddy Sabin, who will be pre-
sented in their original style of
entertainment.
The SOmOa Club has as its rep
resentatives Lillian" assisted by
a trio.
Also to be seen on the stage
will be the dance team of Gerald
and Louise.
Miss Phyllis Espanol will be a
feature. with the popular tune
Only Forever"
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
CLYDE MALLORY

Continued from Page One)
chance that traffic rates could be
raised to enable the line to con-
tinue.
It was further announced that
the suspension of the Boston
Charleston-Jacksonville schedule
meant also that trans-shipment
services between the Port OF
New York would cease for Miami,
Key West. Tampa, Houston and
Brownsville, the latter two ports
in Texas.
Closing down of the Clyde Line
in this city means the addition of
at least 20 waterfront workers to
the ranks of the unemployed.
Competition offered by other
forms of transportation, sky
rOcketing labor costs, and the re-
Gently announced proposal to
boost wharfage charges at Bos-
tons great Commonwealth Pier
by 100 per cent on the part of the
Massachusetts State Board of Pub
lie Works, have combined to deal
maritime transportation in this
port one of the StiffeSt punches in
all its history.
Since at least some profit from
operation of cOastWise steamship
lines as we'll as all business is vital
to the existence of that business,
Boston shipping men cypress the
opinion that Federal assistance
will likely become necessary if
cOastwise shipping through United
States ports is to survive in the
face of Overburdening costs of
maintenance, and that the only
solution appears to lie in a rate
adjustment that would allow the
companies a fair living.
Clyde Mallory line officials say
their company has had for some
time a capacity business to BOs-
ton. with cargOes of nOrthbound
cotton. lumber. pulpwOOd paper
I. peanuts. and cotton piece goods.
and the boats bound south have
taken quantities of New England
manufactured goods to ports along
the lower Atlantic Seaboard. But
at present the Stacking up or slow
ing down of the National Defensn
program has raised hob with Nea
England production
The services out Of Boston arc
Eew Iorh x soUtLpTr ports ta-ii
C;e with the last sailing from here
December 26. and the last sailing
from Gulf ports will be January 7
Andrew Lane, director OF t:a
Port Of Boston Authority. has
list returned from a tour of south
ern ports. He IS seeking To nave
established some service between
the north and south to supplant
that abndoned last week by the
Morgan Line. Mr.. Lane asserts
that vast quantities OF rice, flour
cotton. wool and mOhair are chOk-
ing southern piers awaiting trans
portation north.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
LATEST DIRT ON
STRAWBERRIES
CRy Associated PreAAl

BATON ROUGE, La, Dec. 19.-
TIE latest inside dope" on straw
berries comes from Louisiana
where state experiment station
workers found that { little soil left
on a plant roots bring real divi-
derds in increased berry yields.
fforticulturist W. F. Wilson. Jr.,
reported that plants set In this
manner produce 299 crates of
berries an acre whereas plants
shaken clean Of soil yield only 2O2
crates.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19

ORDER FOR III BLICATION
~ THE CIRCUIT cot RE- Of THE
ELEN TsNTH il BICIAI SIRCUTs
- AND FOR NCNRO.- COUNTY.
FLORIDA. IN CHaNCER1. No.
5-435.
.-5.ADYS REGAIN HORVATH. Plain
tiff. -. FRANK HORVAFH, De-
f-ndant
To- Frank Horva:h. Hamilton
Boulevard. NeW Market. New
J.-r~+ g.
You are hereby required to ap-
usar L. the BII - Complaint for
.15yarc. filed IL this cause on or
i,ef.r. January 6th. 1871. otherwise
~ alterations thereof viii be taken
as confessed This order L. lie pub
.iSh.d once a week for four ca con-
~.cutive weeks in the Key West
Citizen
D,n- and ordered this 9Th day OF
I7eceUber 1870
tSEAL) Ross 9 Sawyer. Clerk Of
Circuit Court. Monroe County,
Florida.
I5y (SdD Florence Z Sawyer.
Deputy Clerk
I2-f3-25.19 1870: JAM. 2.1941
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19

about S8OO.OOO.OOO a year. The-e
was hardly a serious Observer A.
the convention who didn't fee
that McNutf could have had 1he
Vice-Presidency II ne had W-zz1ed
il Yet, when Roosevelt called 1u-
Henry 4. Wallace. NcNutf bowed
out Of the picture and thTeW m
weight OF ms orEanlzariun mo
the scales for -hc choice q rs
chief
Frequently Nen1icne5
Now take me case af 5csse
Jones As chairman o. Ehc H.
construction Finance CuTD- zu-
eight years. he had SIP rE-lsad
loans Of more than ten blIhuz 1al-
lars. In pre-conveul0n days. n
frequently had been men10ned as
a possible Presidential czn5lzz-e
but always declared ne WzS III
IN the running When 1he CnczEo
convention swung Iulo sc1ul
there was no one more Cu1Srl-1-
Gus on the platform than -he tzL-
broad-backed Texan and 11e-e
wasn't an important parry ms
die IN which ms blg white hez1
was not prominently beuL
When the nominations We-e
on, not only McNutt VINO Is a.
mittedly a politician. bu1 Janes
who denies any connection ur a@-
pirations for connections EZlrn
professional politics. were r. tn
thick of II time and sgaIn Z ne-p
the President roll up ms M 5arI-y
Congress With Hin
Just how well Jones Is = alEr-t