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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21
YOU CAN BE Careful


The Key West automobile driver I'M
derstands the perils of the highway, know
ing that his safety is often dependent upon
the prudent conduct and careful driving of
others.
Many motorists fear that some drunken
driver will involve them in serious accl-
dent This fear is no illusion. There are
drunken drivers but, fortunately, they have
no standing in public opinion and are being
punished when apprehended. This, how
ever, does not always save innocent lives.
While highway safety often depends
upon the other fellow, there are precautions
that the careful driver can take to reduce
the liability of injury. For example, when
you plan motor trip, start in time and take
it easy. While speeds are increasing, there
is degree of safety in limiting your own
miles per hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21
HOW TO PRoPHESy

Given exact information as to circum-
stances and understanding human nature,
an intelligent individual can reasonably
foretell what will happen.
For example, if you knew that a five
year-old child had box of matches, and
was sitting on floor, covered with gun
powder it would require only minor powers
of divinaton 10 predict the outcome.
1t requires just about the same amount
of intelligence to know what would happen
if Adolf Hitler conquered Great Britain. ae-
CURED its productive resources. and looked
around for an opportunity to give Germans
the rewards TO which he asserts they are en-
titled.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21
TOMORROW'S CITIZENS

Boy Scout leaders in Key West are
launching a drive to bring into their organ
ization as many as possible of the citys
young men who are not already enrolled.
From the present five troops, they say,
membership this winter can be brought up
to ~ troops with accompanying bodies for
younger boys and for Sea Scouts. :
Parents of youngsters in Key West
should make every effort to get their chill
d1en into the Boy Scout movement. tt
Neither The Citizen nor the great mass
of American public opinion have any inten-
ton of indorsing the activities of Hitler and
his Nazi state as guide for the children,
but it is true that number of his measures
have turned out to be highly successful.
And one of the foremost of these is his pro-
gram, paralleled to degree by the Civilian
Conservation Corps, for the physical and
mental guidance of his younger citizens
AS President Roosevelt recently told
his press conference in discussing the draft,
a year of disciplined training would be
good thing for the correspondents and for
most American citizens. A year or two of
membership in the Boy Scouts, with its en-
phasis on cooperation and. non-military.
training would be a good thing for most
boys without the additional benefits of the
training provided by its leaders,
Key West parents, for the good of their
children as future citizens of this country as
well as for the sake of their development as
just normal grown men, would do we'll to
consider the Boy Scouts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

Both General Motors and General
Electric ROW boast of having President
Charles f. Wilson. But they are two in
dividuals not the same man. They are not
related but have been friends for some time
There are other condolences. Each started
his career at the bottom. the General Elec-
trio Wilson as office boy and the General
Motors Wilson as a student apprentice.
Each entered his respective company
through a subsidiary Their promotions TO
executive positions have closely paralleled
one another. The General Motors president
has just assumed that title. just year after
his General Electric contemporary.
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mEmORu, OF THE moon

following her to the park COM
missary.
He had hurried after them, just
in time to hear Constance say.
ooh, charge it. I'm a Cabrillo."
"You sure are" the caretaker
agreed. "a charge it Gabrillo. On
" this time. kid, YOU pay. No
ALI right, theh BEAST. al ofsou!l
Lamson would have remeni-
bered that he spent the dinner
money Che not having been paid
and Cabrillo credit elsewhere
stopped) to save Constance furth-
er shame. But there was nothing
he could do to save his favorite
| the humiliation of being nick
named "Charge-it Cabrillo," until
she refused to play with anyone
while they remained in that city.
Constance would have remem-
bered this only vaguely. It was
the first of a succession of humili-
atoms. She didn't think of them
now, she thought only of the place
which had made it possible for
her to endure these insults. She
had always been able to think:
Il have the rancho it's real.
and all paid for"
Ell Cabrillo rancho was a SYM
boil of the security she hadn't
known since her fathers death. It
was the home she had barely
known, for Nadine had hated
ranch life, and Madness husband
had sought to give her the life
she loved. Aeod
but have i the right to refuse
my CONSENT" she wondered. The
money would pay off their debts
and fulfill their long repressed de-
sire to splurge in big way. and
/. 81 could marry John on his
| own grounds. solvent Only"
She thought of the ranch, man.
ager and wondered why he had
named that price. What would
she. as dealer in land, think of
the figure?
Poking through her purse for
| her cigaret case, she came upon
the Macdonald check. 1t was the
biggest commission she'd made on
one sale. thus far. 1t was vindica-
ton for insistence upon a BUSH
ness, instead of a social career,
by next year, at this rate, !
| can take that trip home I've been
planning for so long" sh e
thought, then paused.
Next year there might be no
home there. It might belong to
somebody else.
Ten minutes later she was tip.
toeing down the rear stairway,
through the servants quarters to
the inner court where she had
left her car. Quietly she started
it and drove out the tradesmen's
entrance.
She was going home, immedi-
ately. as quickly as high pow
cred air-liner could carry her. and
before the family knew Of her in.
tentions.
Eyes narrowed, she threaded
the late afternoon traffic. "I'll find
out why they want to buy; why
they offer that price; IL we should
have more; and after that I'll
know what to do"
| To be continued
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Chapter Two
The sCharge IT. CabrilIos
MAY | hear about it?" Con-
1f1 stance inquired.

MAY l hear about it," Con-
1f1 stance inquired.
Taylor wants to buy the
ranch" began her sister, Donna.
Hes offering fifty thousand
dollars" said Don, "and we're
fools if we don't snap him up. We
don't clear five thousand year
after the taxes are paid"
Constance waited a moment be-
fore she spoke. Someone wanted
to buy Ell Cabrillo Rancho. She
had hazy vision of the place,
tawny hills dotted with trees like
tufted pincushions, dull green
hills with stands of star-pointing
redwoods: a jagged coast line,
grotesque red rocks jutting out
into jade-blue ocean; low
rambling house in a caverA of
weeping willows; soft-eyed peo-
pie who came out of white adobe
y huts to chat with her father in
Spanish; horses as golden. tan as
the hills. .....-.-......
Constance had a hazy vision of
her home; made hazy by time.
Fourteen years had passed since
1she~ had been there, but memory
(pfgthe rancho was like her men,
DRY of her father. something
stable to cling to in an unstable
world; something rooted in time
and there to endure.
knowledge that the ranch was
there for her to return to, had
made possible this rowing life of
the last of the Cabrillos.
"Taylor?" she asked.
''The ranch manager" ex-
planned Don in evaporation. "You
knew him, didn't you? Gee whiz,
Con, he's been there since time
began"
II was eight when father died"
Constance reminded him, "and we
left Immediately afterwards, but
! do remember there was such a
person"
"He moved in two years before
Don passed." Mrs. Cabrillo eluci-
dated. Don, for some reason, had
great confidence in him."
well, what do you say, Con-"
urged Don.
"How can a ranch manager with
a salary of less than two thou
sand a year, offer fifty thousand
for that ranch?" she queried. J
Hes probably offering it for
someone else" RaSkthorne sug-
gested.
''But grazing land in that iso-
lated section wouldn't be worth
that much, and other land is
worth more" she argued.
"You can't gauge land out
there by the prices here" dis
paraged Don. Gosh. Con. use
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21
Georgia is a dandy place if

Georgia is dandy place if you have
the urge to commit murder. Governor
Rivers just before retiring from office par
doned % convicted murderers. Shortly
after Eugene Talmadge was inaugurated to
succeed Rivers, the new governor started
the ball rolling by pardoning a murderer
who Was serving life for homicide COM
mittedin 1885.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21
by Jeanne Bowman

have seen the quick narrowing of
her eyes which confirmed their
belief in her shrewdness.
What is the rush?" she evaded.
Had ! accepted the first offer a
Mr.. Macdonald made on a site, !
wouldn't be carrying a three hum
dred dollar commission check in
my pocket now. Don't let Taylor
know how anxious you are to sell
and he may raise the ante. That's
only common sense.
"Goodby," she added hurriedly.
Il must SO to the office =. bust
ness
Constance, there are some
bills" murmured Mrs. Cabrillo
wistfully.
"Hey. Con, listen," urged Don,
starting towards her.
"Oh. Chita. please" pleaded
Donna.
But Constance fed. sick with
establishment. She shouldn't
have mentioned the check. They
condemned her for working, yet
felt that they had a right to the
money she earned.
She reached her room and
locked the door behind her. John
would be waiting downstairs. II
seemed he was always waiting
some place. She wondered why he
didn't tire of his role.
He'll have to wait some more,
she thought. I'm not fit company
for anyone. Poor John" s
For a moment she stood look
ing at her room, Spartan in its
simplicity. and though she didn't
recognize it, symbol of defiance
| thrown at her extravagant fam
! lily, just as her clothes were de-
family simple and few. Not that
she didn't love soft velvets.
smooth satins. brilliant and deli
cate colors. but that she loved
freedom from debt more.
Restlessly she sought the studio
| couch in the window embrasure
and sat. chin In her hand. staring
out at the ragged leaves of the
park trees across the avenue.
She must think of many things,
how to spread this commission
check thin. so that tradesmen
could have some of the money
due them: what she really should
do about the ranch: why her
father had left the final decision
to her; and why Donna had called
her throwback.
II wonder why | am so differ
ent from Them" she unused in
stead.
| Symbol Of Security
T AMSON might have told her
L one reason, but Lamson was
downstairs pacifying John Rask-
thorne with Scotch and soda. He
would have pointed back to the
day Constance became aware of
herself as an individual. and not
part of family.
Lamson had taken her to one
OF the numerous parks the sue
cessive Cabrillo houses faced.
He'd fastened her skates on, saw
her dart away with her friends,
and he'd retreated behind a news
paper. And then he had heard her
shrill, Come on. kids! My treat,''
and had looked UP to find a crowd
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21
THE THIRD TERM BEGINS
OLD PRECEDENT BROKEN
WAR EXPLAINS IT ALL
MORE AID FOR BRITAIN
CAN THE BRITISH WIN?
WHAT ARE RISKS?
PEOPLES OPINIONS DIFFER
SUPPORTING YOUR NATION

The people Of the United States,
for the first time in their national
existence, have a President in Of
flee for a third term. President
koosevelt's reelection last No
vember set aside a precedent that
had been observed since the early
days of the republic.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

President Roosevelt is asking the coun-
try for unity but himself is unwilling to CO.
operate in the effort In preparing his
"lend-iease" bill he failed to consult one
single member of his loyal opposition"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

YESTERDAY: LoUely Con-
stance Cdbrillo is the hdrdUork-
ing "throtUbuck" in a family of
spendthrifts. One evening she
oUerhears her mother, brother
and sister discussing the pos BILE
sale Of the Cabrillo ranch Uith
J Co.estanees saitor, trealthy John
RdSkthorne.
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NO NAME LODGE
Famous Bahia Honda Fishing

Reef Tarpon Permit
Bone Fishing
coifases--s3.so a day and up
Stone Crab Dinners Specially
Phone No Name Key No. |
For Information
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

The Navy has just announced that
President Roosevelt approved the names of
Maine and Vermont for the as 900 ton bat
tleships now under construction. The chief
is getting broadminded or would it have
looked bad had he demurred?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

Even in the midst of international
dangers the people of Key West can afford
to make generous contribution to the
cause of crippled children. Let's help the
surgeons and doctors to make helpless chill
dren strong again.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

That the President is whole
hcartedly behind the British peo-
ple in their brave battle has been
evident for many months. Moth
ing in the campaign lent any sup
port 10 the theory that Mr.. Roose-
Welt. if reelected, intended to
give less aid to the struggling
victims Of German aggression.
The aid short of war" slogan was
accepted. in principle. by both
Candidates and the foreign policy
If Pc nation was hardly major
issue Of the campaign
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

Water and Sewerage
2 More Hotels and Apartments.
3. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
A. Airports-Land and Sea.
S. Consolidation Of County and City Gov
crnments.
6 A Modern City Hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

There is room for difference Of
opinion among Americans As 10
the extent Of Our aid 10 the Brit
ish There Is ground for the be-
lief. held by many citizens. that
great care should be exercised lest
we depsefe our own means Of de-
Tense by shipping too much stuff
10 the British. The attitude in
wolves > difference Of opinion
with these in autfnrfiy ard. sp-
parertiv. the majority of the peO-
pie q the natioEs-
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To be continued

fight They might become angry
with our leaders and put US down
as enemies of the Nazi order, to
be dealt with when the moment
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

I, xhnuld b= frankly admitted
that tire present policy involves
seine risks Of war. We do not be-
ficvc that fhe Axis pnwers viii
dare attack me United States 80
ioua as the British continue %
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The atLitude q the President

TIE attitude Of the President,
as a. gather il. Is that this coui1-
trwswiIl be inevitably involved IN
a bitter 81. dggIe II the Axis pow
ers win their present fight against
Great Britain Therefore. the
only chance to avoid the use OF a
sr~at army II v1uihs 10 defend
this nation. and the hemisphere,
IS 70 bring about the defeat Of
Germany By giving 70 the British
every assistance that viii serve
50 strengthen Der resistance and
pave the xay for eventual vic
tory.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

Ii you want to gain the good opinion
of an individual give him an order for
what he has to sell. 1t is surprising how
we'll this technique works.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

No business pushes itself; whenever
you see business growing, you can bet
your life somebody is giving intelligent di-
rection to its affairs.
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tits complained that women talk more
than men. Perhaps the reason is that a
good deal of the time the men can't think
of anything to say.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

Short, and we mean short, letters to
the editor, upon any interesting topic of
public interest, will be welcomed by The
Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

Thre are some Americans who
are afraid that the termination Of
this precedent will mean, in the
long run, an easy road to dictator
snip. Not all Of these opponents
of third term believe that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is after dict3torial
powers. Many of them credit him
with the finest motives, bat, just
the same. fear that the breaking
of the aged custom will pave the
way for others TO Go the same.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

Japan, in her war against China, has
bear by the tail and no way of turning
loose.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

There are military exP9rts in
thss COUNTY, xho believe that II
w-e se15 s-lisrftsi material aid 10
the British. the British wiIl ain
the European var. ObVssszsly. Il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

Mosquitoes Florida Bound. (Florida
newspaper Headline.) What do you want
to do, scare the tourists away?
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l813-John c. Fremont, famed
"Pathfinder" or the West, Cali
fornia senator. soldier. Presiden-
tial candidate, whose explorations
contributed much to the opening
of the West, born in Savannah.
Ga. Died July Is, 1890.
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your mead. Here we are Sklmplng
along on less than five thousand a
year, and you want to turn down
a chance like this. Think what we
could do with fifty thousand"
eThdt," said Constance, ais ex-
actly what l am thinking Turn
You loose with that money to your
credit. and how long would II
last? A year at the most. And
then what? And without the
ranch to back your further credit,
how would you live? And what of
your social position without
hacienda to brag about?"
Don jumped up. angrily. You'd
love to see your sister behind
ribbon counter and me with
pick in my hand. wouldn't your"
I'D have lot more respect for
you than / have right now: you,
with your millionaire complex,
buying cars you can't afford and
expecting me to pay for them"
Don was suddenly subdued.
what did you do about it.
Chita?" i5ht
II told that salesman to take
the car; l wouldn't have it as a
gift not that you'd give me a
chance to drive it after I'd given
up my business car to save it.
"Oh I'm sick Of the way we're
living = the charge it Cabrillos."
She paused and saw that Rask-
thorne had left the room. She
thanked him and hated him for
his consideration. then turned her
anger on the others. E '~3-s
I'm Through FgJ9Y ;
"VI7E SEEM to think tradesmen
w can pay their bills with the
prestige of our dealing with them,
They can't. We seem to think
servants are satisfied with board
and room and the pleasure of
serving US.
well. I'm through. I'll pay the
wages of the two father hired, and
who've stuck with us in spite of
us, but I'm not paying for any of
the new ones. We don't need
them.
81 told Greenlands today thai |
pay for necessities, but if they
wanted to send you luxuries to
put them on a separate account.
"And if just one more bill col
lector comes to my Office. I'll run
legal notice in all newspapers
that ! will not be responsible for
anyone's bills"
Mrs. Cabrillo shook her head in
gentle distress. Darling, don't
| feel that way. Mother is only try
ing to establish a background so
her children can meet the proper
people and make good marriages.
You'd never have met John So
cially if I hadn't sacrificed my
pride"
Constance WINGED and turned
away. eff John has been interested
in me because of my background.
hes certainly been disillusioned
this day."
Connie" Donna called after
her, show about Taylor and his
offer?"
The blood of Michael Mahoney
stirred in his great grand :
daughter. Her face was turned
from the others. or they would
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

1838-Nelson Morris, German
immigrant to Chicago, rising from
stockyard laborer to noted meat
packer, stock breeder, born. Died
Aug. 81, 1907.
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l824-Thomas j, ("Stonewall'0
Jackson, famed and modest Con-
federate general, among Ameri-
cas- great soldiers, born in Clarks-
burg, w, Va. Killed accidental
ly by his own men, dying May
10, 1863. -
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4 1802-Francis E. Spinner, APP
pointed US, Treasurer by Lin
coin in 1861 and serving Id years,
among the first. to permit women
to work as Government clerks,
born in Herkimer Co, N. Y. Died
Dec. 81, 1890.
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The reelection OF. the President
for a third term, il should be re-
membered, game aE1yEH4 alnCs'
solely because Of the internati0n1
al situation, WhstheT rigAtsq.!gl ol
WiongfuIiy tae majority of fha
voters believed that Mr.. Roosevelt
xas the best man for the job, IN
Ter the circumstances. We do not
believe that many Of the PreSl-
ient's supporters would have
worked for his third term If il had
aot been for the European war
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-21

In writing thus freely about the
international situation we have
expressed views that seem to be
sound. They are based upon con-
siderable study of the situation
but they may be altogether wrong.
We cheerfully yield to all readers
the right of their own opinions
and stand ready. at all times, to
accept the verdict of the people
and uphold the government elect
ed to administer the affairs of
the United States.
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Then. again. in addition to the
hangers which the people felt that
he United States faced. and the
desire to retain q man who had
nlloied the course - the ration in
its foreign affairs Wiln notable
success. the people weTc not VA
nalnSifui cf tue development. IN
other lands o. 3 sentiment thzs
fixed Mr. Roosevelt as the leassex
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Today's
Anniversaries

1743-John Fitch. New Jersey
silversmith and metal craftsman.
Western pioneer, builder of
steamboats, long before Fulton,
born in Hartford Co, Conn. Died
in Kentucky, July 2, 1913.
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of the democratic peoples. Con-
sequently, it was admitted that
his defeat would be regarded with
satisfaction in Berlin and in Rome
and there was no idea on the part
of the people here to give the die
tators any satisfaction whatever.
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f:,..l!IlhR IVA IHdMNGION

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