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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

r Americans are wont to borrow words
from the French. In high-class eating
places. or shall we say restaurants which Is
also taken from the French, the menus laae
SO Frenchl are printed in that language.
We have often wondered if 'coteS de
boeuf'' taste any better than when we or
der plain ribs of beef, During the last war,
Il md Se have another now). the borrowed
wcr1 was "eamouflage". and now il is
"eadre", which means a military unit The
other day columnist explained that 3
"cadre'' was nucleus. which is correct,
but he used an adopted Latin word 10 ex-
plain a French word.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

Il hope that's perfect weather
prediction" said David.
1T is" Aunt Susan retorted.
my corns never make mistakes"
Let me have that basket"
David said. "Pll put it here in the
back"
Polly handed it TO him. isn't
it going to be pretty crowded.
David?" she asked.
What of it?" David replied.
'You can sit in the middle, and
Aunt Susan can sit on the outside,
with Peter inshers hap. That is, if
she doesn't mind?"
why Should r.? said Aunt
Susan. Peters not so heavy"
I'll sit light" Peter said.
Don't you worry, boy" said
Aunt Susan. 'I've held bigger
children than you on this old lap
of mine"
1t was when they were almost
to the Inn that David leaned close
to Polly, and said:
Double Wedding
c PEAKING of weddings, I
" think"
Il didn't hear anyone speaking
of weddings" said Polly.
well, you're hearing someone
speak of them now" David said.
Il think it would be fun to get
married out at the Inn. You know,
in that big lobby, with lot of
flowers and guests and"
And maybe we could make it
double wedding!" said Polly.
Warren and Mango, and you and
I!'
"Gosh!" said David. what a
send-off for Freddy's Folly! Let's
ask them" ~
"tAll right, let's!"
They rode along for a little
while without speaking. "F''f' -
1t was David who broke the ST.
lence between them. 9.aqloo
Remember what you said that
day when | took you out TO the
Imp" he asked. "The day Peter
arrived"
I'm not sure just what you
mean" said Polly. 81 said a lot"
Il mean about the spring"
ooh, yes, remember. About
magic and all that sort of nom
sense"
1T wasn't nonsense" said Da-
vid. There was magic in the old
mineral water. There still is"
''HoW do you mean?"
Gosh, honey, don't you see"
David said. IF Peter and I hadn't
been able to turn on the fountain
which is part of the spring-we
might never have captured Mike
and AL
why, I never thought of that"
said Polly. ''The spring did play
part, didn't it?"
You sbet!"
Its brought us real happiness,
David. %"
David grinned.
And it's done things to our
pocketbooks. tool" he said.
What's that about pocket
books?" Aunt Susan asked.
Just a lot of foolishness," said
Pc1'y.
",T'-st a lot of sensibleness," said
David.
You twow said Aunt Susan.
"A person can't make head nor
t2il OFT Ct what you're saying half
the time"
That's because they're in love-"
said Peter.
Aunt Susan chuekled. "Out of
/ the mouths of babes!" Then she
said: Go a little faster, David,
can't you? I'm getting hungry.
I'm going to eat anything I like.
That young Doctor Warren is the
only doctor who ever did my
stomach any good"
THE END
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Chapter 81
Perfect Day
DAVID looked at Polly, and
~ Polly looked at David

DAVID looked at Polly, and
- Polly looked at David.
"Come on, honey" David said
Lets go out and get some air.
feel sorter shaky in the knees"
as my daughter upstairs?" An
dy Powers asked.
"Yes," said Doctor Ben. 'She
seemed so eager to see Warren. I
ceuldn' t refuse. ;"
The ZIMMERMAN turned to
David.
did she deliver my messagee"
he asked. about my wanting to
invest in your sanatorium prof.
ect?"
"She did," said David. But
don't tell me any more surprising
news. / couldn't take it!''
Andy and Doctor Ben chuckled,
as David took Polly's hand and
left the room. -.
Picnic
THE tenth was a perfect day.
L David called out from his bed
room.
"All set, Peter?"
Eyes, Cousin David" Peter re-
piled. Il sure do feel dressed up
in this new suit"
"Come along then" David said.
We've got to pick up Polly, and
get on with the picnic. Warren
and Mango will go out in Margo's
car"
Peter joined him in the living
room. Y ?;
aHow-do Flock, Cousin David?"
T q H asasa,5 tbltkthat," David
replied: Nothing like a white
linen suit to make us ,Wileys look
ahke .Adonises. -. EST
what are they. Cousin David?"
Beautiful men,
Il wouldn't want to be too
beautiful
Nor would I, old man. Well,
anyway, a Wiley looks like the
perfect Southern gentleman when
he gets dolled up in white. HoW's
that"
Swell! sure do want to look
like a Southern gentleman, Cou-
sin David"
You do, Peter"
$50 do you, Cousin David" said
Peter. Even if you aren't wear
ing white today"
Thnxy not into +hA 1iff1a ~ -
had played such an important
part in the recent excitement.
Just before David started it, he
spoke.
I've got a girl for the picnic"
he said, land so has Warren.
Seems a shame for you to be the
odd one, Peter. Shall we get you
a girl some placer"
1--WE already got one" scid
Peter.
MOI"
Aunt Susan-she's my girl"
Peter went on. "She made me a
birthday cake with ten candles on
it, and invited her to the picnic
with u.s."
Say, that's great" Dcv:1 e.
claimed. I'm glad you and Aunt
Susan are getting on so nicely"
"Oh, she's not bad" said Peter.
shes acting like she thinks us
boys are pretty swell"
II knew she'd feel like that"
said David. 'just as soon as she
got to know you. son."
They drove off.
Polly and Aunt Susan were
ready. =
"Ifs going to be a day in a mil
hon," said Aunt Susan. "It's the
first time in / don't know when
that my cornS haven't hurt me"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

The American soldier and sailor is bet
tier fed than at least sixty per cent of the
people of this country and better than any
other fighting man.in the world according
to Clyde Davis of the OPM supplies section
Every man receives 5000 calores a day
That's about double than is necessary, ac-
4. cording to physicians.
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ITO BE CONTINUED
BOMB TAKES WEEK
OUT OF BRITON'S LIFE
Cry Asxocrarea Press,

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 49,
Eight days after John Cormack' S
home was struck by bomb, he
was dug from the wreckage and
hospitalized. Within two weeks
he was up and around, telling
friends of the experience.
The explosion buried him be-
meath heavy beam, wrapping
bed clothes about him. Unhurt,
he settled down to wait. In time
he lost consciousness, knew moth
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

This column has lost considerable re-
spcct for Wendell Willkie since the election
OF 1910. To squeeze out of tight situation
by flippantly saying that sit was just cam
paign talk" does not sit we'll with honest,
honorable and serious-minded folks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

The world crisis seems to be worse
than we thought. DR.. Robert M. Yerkes,
psycho biologist urges that the nation be-
gin the immediate CONSUMPTION of its psy-
Geological assets to prepare successfully
for the total conflict.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13
NATURE NOTES
By J. C. GALLOWAY
(Reprinted From Port Allegany tPa.l Reporterl

and took him to her knee, where
she ruffled not only his head
feathers, but gave him the works
all over. If she paused a mo-
ment in her ministrations to adj
dress a remark to us, Lorenzo
let out a screech that told her
in no uncertain terms to go back
to work and get busy.
He has, the morning to him
self, said Mr. Knapp, land the
run of the house and yard. In
the afternoon he is on his stand"
For these long-tailed macaws
cannot be kept in cages unless
they are big as room. Lorenzo
has long since discontinued the
use of his wings for flight,
though after a bath he flaps
them vigorously for drying him
self, holding tightly to his perch
all the time lest they carry him
away. His gorgeous regalia is
matched by the delicacy of his
lingerie, where the loveliest tints
of bright yellow merge through
softer yellows to amber and or
to lavender. soft blue, and vio-
let. Lorenzo has lived through
more of Key West history thar
most other residents, and il
looked after as well as he is al
1 present, bids fair to see more OF
its future history than many oil
us.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

Registrars under Selective Service,
unable to read or write on the basis of
fourth grade standards, will be declared I'M
fit for military duty. See what you get for
being educated!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

Danger, Men at Work! Is a sign we
see, particularly, on road construction
work. But with so many men idle in strikes
-cn national defense work the sign should
rread: Danger, Men NOT at work!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13
SID { L IG H T S
BY MARCY B. DARNALL.
Former Editor of The Citizen

Aunt Lizzie" Deevers of Sa-
pulpa, Okla, who has outlived
nine husbands, intended to marry
John knight, n, on her 10th
birthday recently, but was sick
with influenza. so the wedding
was postponed. She says her ia
Their, a full-blood Cherokee In
dian, lived to be lis.
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EVENTUALLY FINDS TOOLS

LINCOLN, Neb.-E. A. Filing
ton, carpenter of this city, lost
his brace and bit IS years ago
while working on postoffice
building. Recently working on
the same building. he found
them in good condition inside a
crevice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

ing more until rescuers poured
fiery drops of brandy down my
throat"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

The New York board of esti-
mate determined on an economy
campaign, and after much figur-
ing managed to clip $500 from the
city's budget, which was original
ly set at $573,74l,l23.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

When asked by reporters on his
34th birthday how he amused
himself in his old age. Uncle
Bob" Paine, retired San Francisco
editor, replied: by repenting of
my sins, and wishing | was young
enough to commit some more.
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CONTINUED from Preceding
TnStallmenfl

Here in Key West we do not
know of any more enjoyable
hobby than that of collecting
smiles. OF course, you cannot
keep them to show to your
friends later; but on the other
hand, they do not clutter up the
house; you have to keep them
in your memory. But here
where there are SO many little
tots on every street, you ought
to try giving each one an I'M
expected smile of greeting and
a wave of the hand and see what
happens In fact, you might try
it in any city, any place, with
anybody, young or old; and you
will soon be having collection
you will want to keep. Those
you get from the older ones are
good to have, but you will prize
the smiles from the little folks
the most. And you will also find
! it is good for what ails YOU
Funny things happen some
times, even in fishing. The man
from Maryland and his lady
were fishing on the No Name
bridge and fish in general were
not much interested. The lady
was bait fishing; the man cast
a silver spinner or spoon three
pT more inches. long, with a big
and formidable three-wayf gag
hook at its end No big fish
would look twice at it; but a
little puffer, hardly longer than
kthe bait, chased it several yards
and finally got himself hooked
/ and uplifted. Ambition is all
right in its place: but this little
swellfish was a fine example of
one who bit into more than he
could chew.
At the sport dock one evening
lately a seven and half foot
hammernead shark was brought
in. We don't know what the
hammer" measured from tip to
tip, but it must have been Ii
inches or more, with a big eye
like a cows in each end This
shark was a beautiful silvery
gray, almost white; the skim like
velvet-if you stroked it from
front to back. Try it forward,
and the fingers stop where they
are, so rigid are the velvet
spines. We do not know what
was done with this big fellow,
but the skin would have made
beautiful leather Hammerheads
are one of the strangest looking
of large sea fishes, their flat
heads shaped like letter T re-
minding us of the old farmer at
the circus, gazing at the hippo
potamus and exclaiming, There
amt no such amman
IF we had frseh one and
could cook it ourselves, it would
be fine, said the Eden lady, aft
er tasting her first octopus,
which came from Portugal like
sardines and put up in oil, and
tasted much like smoked herring
or sardines, which she does not
like. Besides, all the buttons
came off when we sliced it, and
few housekeepers would look on
that with approval. But buttons
or not buttons, it was very good
for what it was; and when a
home cooked stew comes along
we will be ready for ours. Those
who have tried it all say 1t is
delicious.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

In Birmingham a man sold a
pistol to a stranger for SIS. The
purchaser proved to be a bandit,
who then held up the seller and
took his SIS back.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

Water and Sewerage.
O. More Hotels and Apartments
g. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
a. Airports-Land end Sea.
s. Consolidation If County and City Gov
crnnents. &H
A Modern City Hospital
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Advertising in The Citizen is a paying
lYc2tment. Why not try it?

II looks like the New Deal will be
uperscded by the New Ordeal
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u. s. WEATHER
BUREAU REPORT

Observation taken at 1880 a. M,
18th Mer. Time (city office
Temperatures
Highest last "a hours --------8 80
Lowest last night ..-----------..---.---72
AACoh ~
Normal ------------------ -----------.---------79
Precipitation
Rainfall. "a hours ending
7:30 a. m, inches - 600
Total srainfaH sinqe May j,
INCHES @z--roe~reT4 OLA
Deficiency since May i,
inches SLIM! Hay - LOB
Total rainfall since Jan. |,
inches .------ 1881
Excess since January /,
inches ------------.--- 1856
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

Four-year-old Tommy Blasin-
games leg was broken by the kick
of a broncho near Clarendon,
Tex. When his mother began to
weep, he said: Don't cry, moth
er; be tough like me-"
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FORECAST

FORECAST d
Till 80 2 ia. Wednesday,
Key West and NseaasstsE EAR
and continued mild tonight and
Wednesday, gentle To moderate
winds, mostly northeriy
Florida Fair and continued
mild tonight and Wednesday.
Jacksonville 20 Florida Straits
and East Cult: Moderate mostly
nOrtherly winds, partly cloudy
weather tonight and Wednesday
CONDITIONS
Light TO moderate rain has &C
csIrred during the last "A hours
IN far northwestern districts. and
there have been light showers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

Mrs. Knapp brought the great
bird in on her arm. and Let him
down to the floor. and he came
to look LIS over. And there was
where We made our big mistake.
Without having our credentials
properly filled osls and passed
on and knowing how our own
Bill likes to have his head
feathers nsffled, Ne pat . hand
down. and ran . finger over The
royal crown. What Lnrenzo said
IN naacavs Language sould not be
proper 10 print here, but Il wss
emphatic. 70 say tire least; and
igurnedsaseIv he came over %
enforce IL reaching 20 take
few Mrs out of cur ankles. Since
that eve~ hooked heak car
crack nuts you can hardly ussFs~
are Esth . hammer. Re had the
authority All right. But Mrs
Ksapp. wfsso Is , powfex behind
the ftaroue. came To the rescue
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

Without much ambition to be-
come a social climber. We did
some time ago call on perhaps
the most aristocratie parsonage
in Key West. in hopes of cord
ial rceeption--and we did not
make the grade Yes, we were
cordially received all right; IT
would not be otherwise with
such friendly and hospitable folk
as MIR. and Mrs. +. w. Knapp.
But as for the Respondent and
impericus Lorenoz, that was
something else again. For Lo-
renzo is one of those gorgeous
red. yellow, and blue macaws, 81
wears old, having lived through
three generations OF caretakers.
MIR. and Mrs. Knapp now being
gentleman and lady-in-waiting
10 his majesty. Lorenzo knows
ne was born to rule and his opan-
ions are final. and permit no
argument
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

Winchell reports that when the
foreign ministers of Germany and
Italy have conference they
speak in English, because Won
Ribbentrop doesn't know italian
and Count Ciano doesn't know
German.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

John Napolitano of Hacken-
sack, N. j., was unsuccessful in
his divorce suit, in which he
charged that his wife deserted
him to take a job as a garage me-
chanic, and also violated her
promise to quit wearing overalls
and smoking a cob pipe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-13

Barometer at 100 a. m. today
Sea level. 1894 (10I3.9 millibars)
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(Naval Base)
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-19
SPEAKING OF PRESIDENTS

The notion that next TO being Supreme court JUS
ce the berth of college president is the thing to
a Job for life" be a fallacous conception Ac-
tuay Judging by the changes in college presidencies
which have been made this year. the freshman
has chance of sticking for four years than has
the head of the college
The Association of American Colleges lists changes
changes not given, they undoubtedly the
nessuch with the board failure to advance the
standing of the institution and offers of better job
DR.. Robert ID. Leigh, president of Bennington col
lege Vermont, made when he announced he had
long believed short term for college executives, and
resigned The College of Emporia in Kansas, decided to
along without president and put the control of the
college in the hands of three men. New York maga
zine publisher has been made president of Temple uni
versy and the university secretary at Rutgers, who had
always wanted to be college president became one
Rhode Island State
The turnover of chief executives of our educational
institutions follows pretty much the pattern of any other
occupation and in other fields, there also
ber who manage hold their jobs practically for life
time.
Nicholas Murray Butler president of Americas larg
est educational institution Columbia university has the
of office, having been president of Coum
ba for forty years
DR.. James Madison Wood holds the record among
presidents of womens colleges having been president of
Stephens college Missouri 80 years during which
the body has been built from so to LOO stud
ents-
There are others who have served long terms ex-
ecutve head of college university, such as Hopkins
of Dartmouth Wilbur of Stanford McCracken of Vassar
and Compton of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
but they the exception to the rule
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-19
MOLLYCODDLING VOTERS

If a mother treated her children the way the major
ity of congressman and government leaders treat the
people they represent those children would turn out to
be spoiled brats.
We voters elect a to office because want
him to be the guardian of interests But that doesn't
want him to mollycoddle and give us stick
of candy every time we open our mouths.
Just child has respect for a parent who
says mo- when it is for the chds best interest to say
mo- have respect for Washington representa-
tives who aren't afraid of offending if they make
decision which they know will be to best interest in
the long
In these complicated times, we're all willing to CO.
operate if asked to do things which
might be little easier not to do. When know the
government must raise huge of money we're will
ing pay share of necessary When know
will have to get along without certain things we'd like
to have in order to aid defense we're all willing to
rifice those things
But to listen to lot of congressman you'd think
selfish lot of children who would kick and
if any of toys touched. Consequently they'd
prefer us with hidden taxes cut down sup
plies when we're not looking and let face
to face with reality far government needs
cerned.
When the next election rolls around, the who
apt be the who tried to get
concessions at the expense of the rest of the country
but those who have put the preservation of American
democracy above everything else.
Pork-barrel politics and sot-soapng of voters only
annoy the thinking American of 1941-the American
who realizes nations future is at stake. In the next
election most of US will vote for whom believe
have the strength, the intelligence and the integrity to
warrant putting into their hands the fate of country
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-09-19

the charges are found 10 be with
out foundation, he will be consid
cred merely an alarmist and nc
one will listen to him.
The danger of anti-Americar
activities In our government at q
time when the government is
spending billions to preserve dem
ocratic government at any cost Is
danger which cannot be passed
over lightly. The President has
made 1t clear that we will go to
war If necessary to preserve dem
ocracy and congress is in no mood
TO permit any threats to our form
of government from within.
Begin Tax Saving Now
BY the end of the month the
new tax bill will become law and
the people of this country will be,
gin paying the largest taxes they
have ever paid. 1t is expected
that the bill will be rushed
through since pressure Is being
brought on congress by the people
to let them know right now what
their tax payments are going to
be next year. With income tax
payments due in six months, it is
obvious that some people are go
ing to have difficulty in making
their payment unless they start
saving for ii now. And most
people. congressman say, are post
poning putting money aside for
taxes until they know just how
much the taxes will be. The
treasury department, in working
out it's plans for the coming year
Is also anxious to know as soon
as possible just how much revenue
1t can expect to get from taxes.
The Presidents request for ad
ditional billions of dollars to be
added to the previous seven billion
voted for lend-lease aid gives the
treasury new financing problems
and it is expected that in addi
tion to extra taxes more pressure
will be put on the public to buy
defense bonds and stamps.
The sale of defense bonds now
totals about one billion dollars
which the treasury department
considers satisfactory in view OF
the fact that sales have not beer
pushed to the extent the Liberty
bonds were in the last war. 1t is
believed that several billion more
in sales could be made If a well
directed campaign is started tC
arouse the public to buy them
Sales already have been consider
ably stimulated by making stamps
available in all retail stores ant
many of the stores have devoted
part of their advertising to push
Ing the sale OF stamps.