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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

back in the eighties. A German
consul hoisted the German flag
over the Samoan kings hut while
the American consul proclaimed
it as our protectorste- A Ger
man warship bOmbarded some
Samoan villages. the American
consul steaming his launch be-
tween the warship and the shore
A band Of Samoans surrounded
a German landing party and
killed so of its members. German
public opinion demanded salts
faction while American public
sentiment demanded our govern
ment protect the SamoanS-
Warships were sent 10 the
scene and war seemed IN the off
ing but hurricane descended on
the islands. blowing bad feeling
away before it. The sailors Of
both nations showed helpfulness
and good feeling and the Samoa
affair cleared up
Intervention In 1914
Revolutionary disturbances In
Mexico, threatening the lives and
property of U. S. citizens. led to
our armed intervention IN 1914.
President Wilson ordered the
Navy TO seize Vera Cruz, which
U. S. forces held for several
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

to blockade Venezuelan ports to
enforce payment of claims.
Teddy, suspecting Germany in
tended to seize and forty har-
bors with view to exercising
some control over the projected
Panama Canal, ordered Admiral
Dewey to be ready to sail with
his Puerto Rico squadron - an
hours notice
T. r. demanded that the Ger
man ambassador promptly an
swer his request for arbitration
of the Venezuela case. The
ambassador expressed grave con-
Germ at the consequences" Of the
Presidents ultimaaTm. Where
upon 7. R produced a map OF
the Caribbean and said to the
envoy:
There is no more insult
able spot for Germany TO
choose for q conflict with the
United States. Dewey viii be
ordered 70 sail "a hours before
the specified time for an an
swer arrives.
The German emperor agreed
to arbitrate and his ambassador
was called home for "bungling".
We had a hot" diplomatic af-
fair with Germany over Samoa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

months. Later when Villa raided
the town of Columbus, N. NJ,
Wilson ordered a military ex-
petition under General Pershing
to advance into the interior Of
Mexico.
Relations between Chile and
the United States were strained
IN 1891 bcauSe Of an attack by
mob in Valparaiso upon sailors
ashore from the Z. s. cruiser
Baltimore Two sailors were
killed and several injured. The
Gillian government, after some
controversy, apOlogized and paid
an indemnity of $4,000.
There have been, of course. a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08
ASKS PERMISSION
TO BUILD RAMPS



sns.-ASoNVnLE Oct. "a
e'1.ns e information furnish ~,
oy captain A c. Whey. co ,I,,s's -
nnalneers. Acting Engineer az !.
a..on has been made ~ ~
var Department BY U. s Ne s.s
station Key West, Fla. for ! a n : :.
-. 2 construct two concrete sea-
p.-..e ramps In the seaplane or
n'.ng area iGulf Of sraxicol ~
&c Y. ;. Naval Air Station n = -
cry On the north side Of Kev W. W.,
Island Key West Fla. The nro. -.
posed ramps win be located a.
proxirnately at the 1-s points -
me applicants l,500-foot water
frontage, thus making the ramns
2o0 leet apart The ramps viii
nave . width Of so feet and Lengths
q ~ feet and 1876 feet. the easter
" ramp being the shorter The
ramps viii be constructed Of r.
piles and decked with reinforced
concrete. The easterly and west
cry ramps win have a gradient Of
10 per cent and ia per cent re-
spectively, the deck of the gulf
ward ends of both ramps TO be AZ
elevation 9 feet below mean low
water.
Plans Of this work may be seen
At the u. s. Engineer Office. End
floor Of u. S. Courthouse and Post
Office, Jacksonville, Fla, and at
the Y. S. Engineer Office, Miami
Beach, Fla.
4 Is not proposed to hold a pub
lie hearing on this application.
Anyone desiring to protest the
proposed work from the stand
peint Of its interference with, or
effect upon, navigation, should
submit such protest in writing,
with reasons in sufficient detail to
permit intelligent consideration.
Protests should be mailed to the
District Engineer, u. S. Engineer
Office, p o. Box 1910, Jackson
vile, Fla, in time to be received
on or before October is, 194l.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08
Defense Recreation
Unit To Meet

Members of the Defense Rec
reation Hostess club have been
urged to meet at the Cuban club
Friday afternoon at o'clock to
aid in decorating the hall for the
balloon dance which is to be
held there Friday night.
Enlisted personnel of all
branches of the service will be
guests at the dance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

not necessary. you can join as petty officer
right away-with higher pay and allowances.
Also, if you havetw Or more years of college
credits, there are special opportunities to be-
come Naval aviator or commissioned officer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

few other incidents II which
feeling was strong against enc
country and another. but fnev
were confined chiefly - the
exchange Of sharp diplomatic
notes" which MADE rafting the
sword unnecessary
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

DAUGHTER BORN

Announcement has been made
of the birth of a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. T. F. Wilson yesterday
afternoon at a local hospital. The
new arrival has been given the
name of Judith Diane. Mr.. VIII
son is manager Of the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company in Key
West. They reside at 726 White
street. pa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08
Shirley Nelson Has
Birthday Party

Little Shirley Ruth Nelson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nelson, AIS Bahama street, cele-
brated her sixth birthday with a
party on October at the Court
house Lawns on Whitehead
street.
About rs friends attdned. Re-
freshments were served and va
rious party games enjoyed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE NOTES
By s. C. SINGLETON
Chamber Of Commerce Secretary

The Florida Commercial Score.
taries association, holds two
meetings each year, a convention
IN The spring and conference in
me tau and at this conference the
plans are laid and the program
perfected for the spring conven-
ton.
how basiness-like these con-
ventions are, Key West had an op-
portunity of observing last May,
when the FSCA, honored the city
with their presence and Key West
covered itself with glory and IS
taoiished an all time record as a
host city in the opinion of these
men and women who are good
judges of hospitality and publicity
because hospitality and publicity
are their especial business.
This year the association was
the guest of the Marion Hotel at
Ocala and of the management of
Silver Springs and the secretary
Of the Key West Chamber of Com
merce was the beneficiary of all
Of the well remembered cour-
tesies that the Island City had ex-
tended to the association last
spring and MIR. and Mrs. Everett
Russell. Mr.. and Mrs. W. 7. Fripp,
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Price, Mrs. A
NJ Morgan and many others of
those who had done so much TO
make the visitors welcome, were
frequently inquired about and it
became evident that, from one end
of the state TO the other, these
representatives Of Key West have
established lasting friendships for
their city.
The next convention will be
held in Ocala next May, where
Horace Smith manages one of the
most efficient and well equipped
chambers of commerce in the
state.
The outstanding impression
gained in this last conference was
the recognition of the fact that the
Florida Chambers of Commerce
regard Florida as a unit and not
as a group of jealousy competi-
tive communities; each one with
its own particular glory and each
one differing from. its neighbors
"as one star diffeTeth from anoth-
er star in glory.
Among the ideas passed on was
one that has been successfully
used; that of meeting with all of
those connected with the service
stations of the city and bringing
to their attention their opportuni-
ties of building lasting friendships
for themselves and for their COM
munity.
Another which has passed the
experimental stage was the rapid
ly growing plan of what might be
called a circulating library of
colored is nm. moving pictures.
These not only find many Florida
chambers equipped to show them
to visitors and so create a desire
to go places, but are welcome in
many chambers and travel agen-
cies in the north.
The attendance at the confer
ence was slightly over so, each
one a live wire from a Florida
tourist city center and Ocala and
the Silver Springs management
spared no efforts to offer enjoy
able entertainment to the secre-
tarieS.
Your secretary returned home
to find the office almost over
whelmed with requests for our
literature from every part of the
u. S., and came home ahead of
time in order to- be in the receiv-
ing line if a hurricane should de-
eide TO pay US a visit. b
The consensus of opinion is that
Florida is about to have the great
est tourist business in its history.
l..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08
NOW WPA JAIL

MIDDLEToWN, Mass.-Busi-
ness has been so slack that the
lookup in this city has been turn
ed over to the WPA. The two
celled Jail has been unused for
five years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

Use elean non-greaSy Imperial Lotion.
Money back If first bottle fails to sat-
lsfy In the relief Of externally caused
itching Of Eczema Rash Teffer So
pies. RIngwOrm. Toe Itch. Simply re-
peat Imperial Lotion as needed while
nature helps heal.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08
HIGHER PAY OPPORTUNITIES

But perhaps you have had special training or
know trade. In that case the Naval Reserve
offers you the opportunity to use your knowl-
edge. If you qualify thigh school or college
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

About seven billion dollars
worth of new life insurance is
written in the United States an
nually.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

Stanley Whitaker, southern di-
vision manager of the United
Pmess associations, whose head
quarters are in Atlanta, paid a
brief visit to Key West today,
visiting with Citizen Publisher L.
r. Artman. He expected to leave
for Miami this afternoon, after
making a tour of the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08
FREE TRAINING WORTH $500

Take your own case. Let's assume that you
have had no special training. In that case here
is your opportunity to learn one of the Nays
45 big-pay trades, from aviation engineering
to radio. You may receive training worth
$500 the first year alone. In addition you get
all the advantages listed in the second column
of this announcement.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08
MERE IS the OPPORTUNITY
THAT THOUSANDS OF MEN
HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR

Here is your opportunity to have all the adj
vantages and privileges of Navy life but with
a shorter enlistment.
Many men do not realize-but it is fact
that your pay, your training, and your chances
for advancement in the Naval Reserve are
exactly the same as in the Navy itself.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

Mrs. Howard Griffin and daugh-
ter, Katherine Elaine, VINO has
been visiting relatives in Phila-
delphia and Miami, will return
over the highway Sunday after
noon. Mrs. Griffin is d resident
of this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

Key West and Vicinity: Gen.
orally fair tonight and Thursday;
gentle to moderate easterly
winds.
Florida: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday, continued warm.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Moderate south
westerly winds becoming vari-
able over north portion and gen.
tie to moderate easterly winds
over south portion; partly cloudy
weather tonight and Thursday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

Clarence ]. Pinder, who had
been spending several days BUSH
ness visit in Key West, left yes
terday afternoon over the high
way for his home in Miami
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

Mrs. A. G.. Boyer, accompanied
BY her little son, A. G. Jr. and
Mrs. Joseph Mondul, left this
morning over the highway en-
route north, where Mrs. Boyer
goes on buying trip for the Rose
Marie Shoppe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08
LOOK WHAT THE u. S.
NAVAL RESERVE OFFERS YOU

FREE TRAINING worth $500 Nearly so trades
and vocations to choose from.
GOOD PAY with regular increases You may
earn up to $126 month.
EACH YEAR you are entitled to generous
vacation period, with full pay.
GOOD FOOD and plenty of it.
FREE CLOTHING. A complete outfit of cloth
ing when you first enlist. (Over 500 WORTHY
FREE MEDICAL CARE, including regular den
tai attention.
FINEST SPORTS and entertainment any man
could ask for.
TRAVEL, ADVENTURE, THRILLs-You can't
beat the Navy for themi
BECOME An OFFICER. Many can work for
an appointment to the Naval Academy or
the Annapolis of the Air at Pensacola.
FUTURE SUCCESS. It's easy for Navy trained
men to get good-paying jobs in civil life.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08
THE WEATHER

Observation taken at 7:30 a. m.
18th Mer. Time (city office
Temperatures
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-10-08

Joseph Knight, who had been
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returned to the city last night
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-19
Liquidation in
S. A. Discussed

The liquidation Of British hold
ings in South America has be-
come the subject OF private con-
versations involving England. the
United States and the countries
directly concerned. These invest
ments are estimated TO total S4.-
600 900. mostly in such key in
dustries as utilities and railroads.
The behind-the scenes diplo-
matte consideration Is that II
Britain should be defeated. q VIC
toriOus Hitler would demand this
property as spOils- IN such cir
cumstsnces the United States
would intervene. to prevent his
getting such q physical and eco
nomic fOothold in this hemis-
phere. And that would be re-
gsnded By the Reich a. cause for
war. The smarter policy. accord
Ing 70 the official BELIEF here,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-19
PULSE OF
THE PUBLIC
AN APPRECIATION

Editor. The Times: As the
activities of the Tacoma Theatre
Guild come to q close l would
like to take this opportunity of
thanking you and your paper
for the kindness you have shown
10 us during our current season.
Please know that all you have
done has been greatly appre-
ciated.
would like 10 thank you spe-
officially for your cooperation
with Mrs. Ellsworth c. Power
during the preparation OF our
last offering. See My Lawyer"
OF course, you realize that a
theatrical organization such a.
ours not only requires the am
bition and unceasing labor Of
its members but also needs the
general interest of the public.
In bringing our plays to the
attention OF TacomRns. your pa
per has aided us in developing
a theater movement that win
stand firmly as living dra-
matte center in this city.
The entire organization joins
with me in expressing our APP
probation and our gratitude TO
you and the staff Of The Tacoma
Times.
PHILBURN FRIEDMAN.
Director.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-19

OF green water which carried
awav her bowsprit and head
sails. Capt. Quick got a smashed
finger.
She limped into Bahia Blanca
on the Argentine coast for the
necessary repairs the crew
deserted forthwith.
With % days lost in port, she
put TO sea again. Another 10
DAYS out, and blooey went the
bowsprit and all its gear in the
same manner. Capt. Quick got
bumped around and ended in
the hospital.
Back to Bahia Blanca again,
where the crew deserted again,
o. course. Repairs consumed an
other 80 days; that meant the
loss of a full cargo of sugar to
have been lifted at Honolulu.
Once more at sea, the only
troubles were grass foot long
on the Edward Sewall's bottom,
a green crew OF lubberly natives
and beachcombers. and a tenn
perature of 135 degrees in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-19
MONDAY, MAY 10

Labor comes under a good d.
rection today when adverse as
poets influence commerce. The
press may bring bad news Of
some sort, but there will be
much to counterbalance evil
portents.
Heart and Home: Another
routine day is indicated for wo-
men, who should use Their en-
ergies tirelessly in service need
ed by the nation. However, this
is not a promising date for seek
ing any new employment. Prep
aration will be more fortunate
than any quest. The seers coun-
sci women Of tried experience
and technical training to save
their physical strength for later
work. Young girls will be sc-
ceptable for straining which
should be intensive. In the
summer many who served in the
first World War will contribute
aid in their home cities where
sanitation, healthful entertain
ment and wholesome meals will
be needed by war workers and
war fighters.
National Issues: Even though
the United States desires to
avoid actual conflict the stars
presage deliberate efforts by
Axis powers to involve the ma
ton in bloodshed. Incidents
that arouse resentment and a
desire to retaliste are indicated
in the planetary government.
Persons whose birthdste it is
have the augury of a year OF
perplexities. Loss of money or
important legal papers may dis
turb men.
Children born on this day
should be fairly fortunate all
through their lives. They will
succeed through their own eff
forts and should be taught
system in whatever they seek to
accomplish.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-19

Under this system. an Ameri-
can may legally support a Chi
nese child under IS, and take adj
vantage of the $500 deduction
allowed for each dependent. All
he need do is to pay more than
30 per cent of the youngsters
annual upkeep, in order TO quail
ify as actual provider for q de-
pendent he has never seen. II is
estimated that half the cost of
subsistence for a Chinese young
ster amounts to about $40 an
nually. A taxpayer in the sur
tax brackets would save more
than that on each S400 worth OF
deductions, provided ne adopted
sufficient children To make 1t
worth while.
The internal revenue bureau
ruled in favor OF this scheme
last October. In that case n
New York Chinese adopted
100 of his countrymen in good
faith. He divided his whole
property among them in his viii.
But the experts say the ruling
holds for anybody, II he quail
flies in accord with the law.
However. II the practice were to
become widespread. Secretary
Morgenthau probably would ask
the courts 10 rule on the quota
Of the tax babies" a single indi-
Yidual may bring into his family.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-19
Contention
Repudiaied

The commerce departments
balance sheet on international
investments would appear to
repudiate the state departments
contention that American inter-
ests would suffer in a material
way. The following figures pic
ture the financial situation as
of January. 1888. There has
been hardly any shift since that
date.
American investments. direct
and indirect, in Japan. Italy and
all the countries of Hitler-dom-
mated Europe amount TO about
81 SOC. 900. 900. That sum repre-
sents book value, and nobody
contends that there has not been
tremendous depreciation in ply
steal property and securities. On
the other hand, the holdings Of
axis interests in the United
States reach the much larger
total of approximately S2.71O,-
000. 900. Whereas Americans are
drawing out hardly a nickel on
their investments, the nations
against which the administra-
ton has aligned us are making
a pretty profit. The Germans,
for instance, still have q fat
finger In the chemical and
rapidly expanding rsyon indus
tries. which are getting rich ON
national defense expenditures.
Such is Hulfs prestige. how
ever, that nobody except Henry
Aorgenthsu, j.. dares TO dispute
him openly. Jesse II. Jones is
supposed To side with the secre-
tRry OF state. But some personal
pique accounts for the cabinet
eriSs-crossing. Both Aessrs. Huh
and Jones frequently suspect Mr.
Morgenthsu Of posching on their
private grounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-19
Refuses 10
Freeze Assets

Cordell Hull's persistent re-
fusal to freeze axis assets in the
United states is opposed private
~ by every state. treasury and
commerce departmental expert
who has studied the problem In
detail. In their opinion. there is
NO diplomatic or financial argu-
ment against use of this eco
homie weapon.
The secretary OF state points
out that such action might lead
Germany. Italy and Japan TO re-
taliate. On that issue he takes
a diplomatic and legSlistic stand.
But his own experts reply that
these nations viii seize such
property II they deem it ad-
vikable, without regard to our
policy. They note also that
American owners OF plants in
these countries. with = few ex-
cepuons, have not been able 10
use them for making profits.
They operate under the same
profitleSs totslitsrisn system
applied 10 domestic industries.
And our citizens indirect hold
ings, in foreign securities, con-
sist for the most part OF virtu-
ally worthless investments in
government. provincial and mu-
nicipal bonds.
American property still pays
dividends 70 individuals and cor
porations in the axis countries.
II is understood that some Of
this money actually falls into
the hands OF Hitler. GoerinE
and Goebbels. who have confis-
Gated for themselves or for the
Nan regime vast plants and Sc
eurities within the reich II is
suspected also that large
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-19
Stories in
Stamps
Modern Wor PIones Roar
Over Bottle Monument

TWO wars, 81 years apart, were
brought together when Axis
bomoers few over the Shipks
Pass battle monument. pictured
on Bulgsris'S sirTnsil stamp above.
The tower honors Bulgarian ana
Russian troops who defended the
pass in the Russo-Turkish war OF
1877.
Mountain passes are no bar
riers IN todsy's conflict. Armies
have grown wings since 1914. and
supremacy in the air wins vie
tories in 1871.
Hesvier-thsn-air craft were
first used in battle during the
World War. Observation balloons
were IN use as early as the U. S.
Civil War.
Rapid development Of aviation
can be traced 20 the World War.
Planes We're given tests in q few
hours lighting that would have
taken years in a laboratory.
Types and models were con-
stantiy changed. France produced
81 types Of fighter planes in 1914
is' England used y types. Itslx.
-, u S. nine. Germany tried out
y models. Bombing planes were
more stable, although Britain in
troduoed 20 types, France ana
ITALY Il. and Germany ak.