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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

1939-The Golden Gate Inter
national Exposition opens at
Treasure Island, Calf.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

Mrs. j. D. Roberts was re-
turning passenger on the after
noon train from Miami, where
she has been visiting with rela-
tives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings On This Date Ten
Years Ago AS Taken From
Files OF The Citizen

Upwards of 100000 in Monroe
county real estate goes on sale
here Friday in a 30-day auction
of delinquent tax receipts.
There viii be no actual cry
ing" of tax certificates, despite
the fact they axe to be sold at
auction. Instead, Clerk Ross
Sawyer viii receive and file all
bids received each day. When the
office closes in the afternoon, he
will go through the bids filed
that day and accept the highest
offer made for each piece of
property for which legal offer
had been made.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

Edward Arnold, actor, born in
New York City, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

DR.. Marjorie Hope Nicolson,
dean of Smith College, born in
Yonkers, N. Y, At years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

Mary. w. Dewson of GaStine,
Me-, ex-membsr of the Social Sc
curity Board, Democratic leader.
born in Quincy, Mass, 81 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

l935-U.S. Supreme Court
finds Governments gold legisla-
ton constitutional.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

Homer Folks Of New York,
noted social worker, born in
Hanover. Mich, IA years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

/ Miss Louise Ketchum will lead
EpWorth League members Sun
day night in a Hard Times" So
cial.
The site to be occupied by 500
! Florida National Guardsmen
when they come here to train
this summer. is an ideal one and
the training period this year
should be one of the most prof
; table in the history of the 265th
regiment. it is declared by ma
! tional guard officers who visited
here yesterday and today.
Lieut.-Col. ]. H. Spangler,
state property and disbursing
officer. Lieut.-Col. NJ r. Wood
ward, commanding officer Of the
265th regiment, and Capt. Web
ster F. Putnam, instructorin-
spector for the regiment, reached
the city yesterday to inspect the
camp site.
Seventy-seven passengers ar
rived yesterday over the high
way
! Ferries transported 1874 motor
lists during the day, ST of them
enroute north. Motor vehicles
handled on the ferries consisted
of A automobiles. two BUSES,
two trucks and a trailer.
The Citizen, in an editorial,
said;
THE management of Muscle
Shoals demonstrates the utter
hopelessness of having any con-
siderable business enterprise con-
Quoted by the congress, said Cal
vim Coolidge, in one of his copy
righted articles.
"'For the United States to go
into the electrical business would
be a great misuse of its power
and involve it in all kinds of po-
Ilitical abuses. Mr.. Coolidge then
recommended that Muscle Shoals
be disposed of to private inter
ests with suitable restriction"
| Monroe county has received
S16.784.46 as its share of the So
741,255 16 collected by the state
motor vehicle license department
up until January, it was an
nounced today
The distributions were: 1924
l475.31 to the motor vehicle Ii
tcense expense fund; SLIT 999.77
to state road maintenance; $891.-
1880 to the Ct counties of the
state. and S2,44o o9978 to state
roads.
The largest tarpon caught in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

DR.. Robbins W. Barstow, presi-
dent of the Hartford Seminary
Foundation, Conn, born in Glas-
tonbury, Conn, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

Jimmy Durante, actor, born in
New York, AZ years ago. I.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

Miss Louise Ketchum will lead
EpWorth League members Sun
day night in a Hard Times" So
cial.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18
Today In History

1793-Historic Chisholm VS..
Georgia decision by US. Su-
preme Court, maintaining right of
citizen of one State to sue in Su-
preme Court Of another State for
breach of contract.
1855-National convention of
then powerful Know-Nothing
Party, so-called because mem
bers claimed they knew nothing
of its secret proceedings.
1861-Jefferson Davis inaugu-
rated Confederate President in
Montgomery.
1892-National Real Estate AS
ISOLATION formed at Nashville,
Tenn.
l908-Patent for the "audion"
or vacuum tube, granted Lee de
Forest.
1920-The Allies give Germany
to mid-Julv to reduce its army to
100000 men.
l935-U.S. Supreme Court
finds Governments gold legisla-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

DR.. Harry W. Ladder of New
York, executive director of the
League for Industrial Democracy,
born in Brooklyn, N. Y, 81 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

Rose Greedy of Washington,
Landscape architect, born there,
81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

1920-The Allies give Germany
to mid-Julv to reduce its army to
100000 men.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-18

The largest tarpon caught in
Kodiak mirror., 1941-10-04

8. Breathe
 quickly 4. Luzon native 5. Goes down 6. Cherish 2. withdraw 8. Concerning g. Greek legends
 ary hero 10. Negative
 prefix ii. Feminine name 12. Sandy wastes 19. Children 23. Free cards of
 admission 25. Observe 26. Nothing more
 than 27. Basket: Scotch 29. Cistern 30. Quiet 32. Placed in
 lodgings 33. Disposal of
 wings 34. Authoritative
 permission 35. Discharged a
 debt 36. Discounted 37. Having a stem
 growing di-
 rectly from
 the ground S9. Dairy product AZ. Danger 45. Damage 46. Deal out spar
 ingly 47. Mohammedan
 judge 49. Pose for a
 portrait 51. Russian village
 communitY
Kodiak mirror., 1941-10-04

must be citizen of the United States, over the age of 21 years, and must have resided in the Territory of Alaska for one CD year next preceding the election, and six (6) month next preced- ing the election within the limits of the City of Kodiak, and must have the qualifications prescribed by the Act of Congress of March 3, 1927, entitled: "An Act to Prescribe Certain of the Qualifc- ations of Voters in the Territory of Alaska, and for Other Pur- poses.
 Dated this 23rd day of Sept ember, 1941.
 Velma Ameling.
 City Clerk.
Kodiak mirror., 1941-10-04
Ladies Guild Notice

Will all the ladies who took sewing material home with thek at the last meeting, please bring all finished work with them 10 the next meeting of the Guild which will be held in the Griffin Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, October Eth.
Kodiak mirror., 1941-10-04
NOTICE SPECIAL ELECTION

THE VOTERS OF THE
 OF KODIAK, THIRD SION, TERRITORY OF bKA.
 TICE IS HEREBY CIV nat a special election will be 1 in the Kodiak City Hall on tth day of October, 1941 en the hours of 500 A. M. :O0 P. M. of the said day e purpose of ratifying or ing the provisions of Ordin- No. 38, the same being an ance granting a franchise kOdlak Electrical ASSOC
 Inc. for a period of twenty
 to construct, operate and lain an electrical generating
 and distribution system 9s over and upon the streets,
 and other public places q the City of Kodiak, elector desiring to vote at aid election must possess blowing qualifications. He
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02

more conception of what we
really stand for than Stain has
Of liberty.
ssSHASfE on you, Americana
~ exclaims James Meagher
of the department of English OF
Brooklyn College-"Shame on
YOU for not having one selfsup-
porting, successful magazine OF
poetry"
There are just two reasons for
that, Mr.. Meagher. One is that
poets are rare anywhere at any
time and those who believe that
unim aginEtiye, fat prose
chopped up into short (dock-
tailed lines is poetry are as the
sands of the sea.
Secondly. nearly all our so
called poets" are under the evil
eye of Karl Marx, the social APP
proach" and all the rest OF that
sort of humbug.
IS A ERIAL. warfare" flying
"A navies," are no longer just
the sensational illustrations OF
weird story magazines, but
may soon be actual facts.
Mai Alexander P. De Seversky
predicts that within the next
five years there will be aerial
navies" Of huge bonbers-veri-
table air battleships-capable Of
22.o00-mile nonstop fights.
He says that air cruisers
long-range fighting p es--
would accompany and protect
the bombers.
THE fight range of bombers
has increased from 1000 miles
to 1900 miles in the last five
years" he says. at Is reason
able to assume that their range
will be at least tripled In the
coming Ave years"
In fact. the future Of aerial
warfare is beyond the reach Of
the most daring imagination.
I can easily conceive Of actual
flying fortresses-that is, great
winged steel and cement ma
chimes that can carry two or
three thousand men with long
range guns.
There will most likely be
Waterloos. Gettysburgs and
Marines of the air.
The air has not yet been
wholly conquered. The diaboli-
cal show Of all time is only be-
ing prepared.
And so is the diabolisn Of
science. for there are men at
present experimenting in iabora-
tories in gases that will irciner-
ate whole populations In the
wink Of an eye.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02
Refugee Racket Brings
Parasite Hordes In
By BENJAMIN DE CAssEREs

MORE than 1000 refugees"
VI month are pouring into the
United States, state department
records show.
The refugee racket" as it
has been called. is thus flourish
ing again like he old bay tree
of legend in these United States.
There. are. of course, many
legitimate refugees. There have
always been. But have a bunch
that-particularly among the
'intellectuals "-this country is
being used, as usual, as 'front.'
door handout station for a lot
Of refugees who are really
Communists or Nazis camou-
tagged as hoop-la prospective
Americans.
Then. there are the fashion
able" and semi-royal refugees"
people who were no good any,
where
Maury Paul (the Cholly
Knickerbocker of the Hearst
newspapers has done splendid
work in exposing this type of
refugee. "
The racket has gone TO such
lengths that not TO help refu-
gee" al the demand of certain
philsnthropic and squash-headed
sentimentalists is to be accused
OF supporting Hitler.
There are thousands Of 1refu-
gees in America who have no
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02

should become household efficiency expert
then him teach their do the
efficiently.
E'ILM company VIII produce pictures
= That's too many pictures.
Right people prefer PLAYS pictures packing plenty
laughs. Fact the "Charleys
hit on Broadway prove this.
Have recently heard Of girl
anne to VyNYan and Gladys who streamlined G~adys
Virginia sang Old Feeling in the
Vogues of 1888" New Yorker informs Thanks.
must record Of that In that believe Virginia
sang To Think Used Be the Belle Of New Orleans"
I hope get record that, too.
EDDIE COLLINS JR Of Connie Macs Philadelphia Athletics
- Collins J the only major Lacquer to play for the team
his did.
father and son once played on the same minor league club
at time That jim ORolrke Sr and Jim oRourke
of the Bridgeport Conn,
Rowan. Of lust married" set formerly
Betty Brann Of the Frederick Md, Bann Chsledon
It Mr.. Rowan who recently kept club
and conductors Of radio programs busy requests for the
playing Of There's Girl from the Heart Of Maryland With
Heart That Belongs 10 Ne
DR J J DuNNING. Came from London L. S A. to
attend Of oseopahs Doctor Dunnng who
England only weeks ago says:
at will Hitler at 80 bomb
Bette Davis. World premiere of The Lie" Bette's
new picture will take place in her rome town Leon ~ H.
Cadiz And Judy Garlsnds Rapids
Robert Tayors n Beatrice any call
your town their home town.
MOST travelling statesmen use autos now Good idea for en,i
-i would pigeons take them
along trips and every and then release pigeon carrying
message Of love o the little lady
William Lyon Phelps IS picking outstanding
Williams of literature naming Iago othello Pew in Treasure
@ and Chhngworth in the Scarlet Letter Is the Bible
literature, Then about how Bill sykes in
oliver Tws7 Bill bad his dog deserted hun
p.req,.a By kiss syn4e.,, Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02
MOUNTIES GET MAN

a superficial resemblance 10
the game you've probably
seen in New York's Madison
Square Gard en-, Toronto's
Maple Leaf Gardens. or Mont
reals Forum. but only super
fetal. The simple unaffected
lads of the prairies can't be
annoyed with all that strategy
stuff. they try to get goals in
the most direct manner pos
sible.
Also they play with more
innocent zest. When player
goes stupid, like falling for
that oldest gag in hockey, a
foemanS unpricipled cry of
Here I am. Andy old boy
pass IL 10 me-" his teammates
don't smile compassionately
and tell him better luck next
time. They thump him on
the nose.
The night Of Cliffs abomi-
nation. the Caribous were
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02

retort. In fact she succeeded
in keeping him repressed until
the middle of the last period.
Then. with the score still tied
al II, Adams, Gopher left de-
Tense, intercepted pass but got
twisted in his skates. He
tried TO heave the disc out of
danger-and tipped it neatly
into his own net
OF course there was only
one thing TO do, and Cliff did
II. He got the mountie's cap
all right but this time some
thing else with il.
The ice seemed TO heave
and buckle, and the arena
roof apparently caved in. Cliff
came back to consciousness in
a barred cubicle, on a bunk
across from shabby-looking
gent who was regarding him
with mild interest.
Hi" greeted the ill-favored
one. What they got you in
for? / been waiting to ask"
I'm Louis Riel," said Cliff.
holding his head. Il started
a rebellion"
MY names Bronski," said
the bum. II got drunk"
SHAME ON YOU
"Shame on you" said Cliff.
The magistrate tried to
look severe when Cliff was
brought in late next morning,
but didn't quite make il.
Il should make an example
of YOU" he said, after the
dire details of Cliffs trans
greSsions were spread upon
the record. But l. feel jus
tice has tri um h 2 d suf-
ficiently. II you think you
are strong enough to stand IL,
I'll tell YOU who won last
night-Regina, 3 to ?, in over
time Boy, oh, boy. what q
team. Oh, yes" trying to look
stern again, sentence sus-
pended"
Cliff was pretty chastened
when be arrived home. and
was astounded TO find himself
hailed as a returning hero.
You should be apologizing
for what you did instead of
strutting round taking
bows" Dorothy snorted as he
lolled beside her on the Nc
Camel family sofa. "I'll bet
the mounties don't think it's
funny"
Well" grinned Cliff.
1.-The mounties ought to be
satifed. They got their man,
didn't they o.,
"Yes," shifted Dorothy.
but I'm beginning to wish
they'd gotten h i'm lot
harder"
THE END
Tomorrow's short story.
standing By" by Marie de
Nervaud.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02

playing the Gophers in Regina,
and a special train carried a
notable percentage of Moose
Jaws 10000 population 70 the
scene of gore. Cliff was
aboard and so was Dorothy,
but against her better judg-
ment.
During the 35-mile trip
eastward. Cliff found il in
perative he looked up friends
in various nartS- Of the tram
After about the fifth confer
ence he returned to find
Dorothy working up a fair
huff
why don't you look up the
engineer while you're at IL ."
she shifted. Maybe he has a
bottle, too"
BY the time the train
reached Grand CouIee. Cliff
vas standing In the aisle
loudly proclaiming he would
bet all the money he had in
the world (an1ount unstated)
that the Caribous would win
by al least 20 goals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02
By GEORGE DIXON

out bounced the puck.
Thief" yelled Cliff. He
planted that puck on poor
Sparrow"
you pipe down." menaced
the mountie. who had Just
returned with his cap. AN
other move or yelp out of you
and they'll be looking for the
pieces"
Dorothy clapped her hand
over Cliffs mouth~to stlle the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02
Daily Short Story

parted squirrels seemed 10
affect Cliff deeply
Think of those great big
men ganging up on. a poor
little squirrel and Switching
his TAIL" he mourned loudly.
The mounties fidgeted but
kept silent.
"A stern rule Of the splendid
body of men is that they keep
free from local partisanship.
Cliff took Il as direct affront
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02

'Llf r OkD PASCOE OlB5
~ SON had just acquired a
police record and was becom-
ing prouder of IL by the
minute. Echoes of his crime
were resounding across the
Saskatchewan prairies from
Regina 10 Moose Jaw and the
whole business was doing hor-
rid things 10 the morale Of
the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police.
In fact those gallant
guardians of his majesty's
law and order were beginning
TO bleach beneath their out
door bronze whenever they
heard the dark deed men
toned.
Cliffs exultation in his new
role as Pale Terror Of the
Plains was not unadulterated.
however. Dorothy MCDANIEL.
whose opinion he valued
highly. refused 10 share his
pride in the infamy. She had
been present. and an eyewit-
ness Miss -McGanHellll H.
sisted he should be crushed
a haunted. stricken thing
instead of reveling in his
iniquity.
II think ID was terrible"
she interrupted, when Cliff
prefaced another conversation
with, when / was in the
clink :" She tossed an ex-
ceedingly good-looking head,
thereby multiplying full falf
hours labor on a new couture.
You embarrassed me 70
death. Besides, ! admire the
mounties. My goodness, that
big one even spoiogized TO me
before he punched you"
HE WAS CORPORAL
"He was a corporal" said
Cliff.
Il don't care what he was
What's that got TO do
with it,"
Nothing" murmured Cliff.
81 just thought you might
want 10 have all the facts
straight"
Dorothy glared.
You DON'T added Cliff.
"need to look at me as H. I
were the dregs OF the under
world"
His descent into villainy
had been precipitsted by
loyalty frenzied devotion 10
the Moose Jaw Caribous.
hockey team that failed 10
win many games but left
casualties strewn over the
wide open spaces from Saska-
toon 10 Sintaluta. a rival
player. checked by a Caribou.
was liable 10 stay checked for
days.
Moose Jaw. az Of course
YOU know. is a division point
on the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way. full days train ride
west Of Winnipeg, II is what
might be called A garden spot,
II you don't care much for
gardens. and owes its name 70
A Rabby and long-winded
Indian who called II: The
creek where the white
man mended the cart
with a = moose Jaw bone
The Chamber Of Commerce
IS still looking for that Indian.
The CsribouS. having re-
Gently added couple Of
hstcheunen 10 the PLAYER
roster. had hieh-sticked and
clipped their way into a con-
secutive winning streak of
two games, even though the
performers spent almost as
much time in the penalty box
ss on the ice
The Regina Gophers. who
leaned 10 the silly. new
tangled notion team could
score without derting skull.
were on top, having won 13,
lost 4. tied 3.
Hockey up that way bears
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02


and all honor to hem-40 years ago.
IT WASN'T easy. It wasn't was often extremely
popular But they job and they done it"-and
although there always ebeous kids you heard
Juvenile crime wave And wouldn't hearing of it
the Mothers of America would stop being Gsh Glamorous
and get back their jobs their Mothers did before them
WHY SHOULDN'T JUNIOR HANG AROUND THE JUKE
JOINTS IF MAMA HERSELF BELIEVES THAT FUN AND
EXCITEMENT ARE THE GREAT THINGS IN LIFE AND
TREATS THE HOME AS TEMPORARY PARKING STATIONy
WHY SHOULDN'T SISTER BELIEVE THAT A PERMA-
NENT WAVE AND A DELICATESSEN SALAD ARE SUF-
FTCIENT TO HOLD MARRIAGE TOGETHER, IF SHE HAS
SEEN MON HANDING DAD THAT KIND OF DEAL ALL
HER LIFE?
A WOMAN DOES NOT HAVE TO DRINK. GAMBLE OR
LOAF TO BE A DEAD END" MOTHER SHE CAN BE A
DOMESTIC MODEL OR PILLAR OF THE CHURCH. YET so
LIMITED AND ANTIQUATED IN HER VIEWPOINT THAT
ONLY A DODO COULD RESPECT HER AUTHORITY
WORST OF ALL SHE CAN BE so LACKING IN GUNlP-
TON THAT SHE DASNT STAND UP TO HER CHILDREN
AND SAY NO"
(WHICH believe tops all bringing
" present juvenile delinquency We've grown afraid
tackle the hshness rebellion and general rowdy of
brats Far be from advocate the old wood-shed but
beweek using grandpaws strop
giving Smoky every lopop regardless
consequences.
IF YOU CAN'T SAY NO" IN YOUR OWN HOME. NOM
HOW CAN YOU EXPECT THE YOUNGSTERS TO 1T
OUTSIDE7 IF YOU'VE LET YOUR OWN LIFE BECOME
DEAD END" WHY SHOULD YOU EXPECT wILLIEs TO BE
A BOULEVARD?
Sam mother? since 1904-and still strong.
Syndicate,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02
DOROTHY HIS GUIDE

With Dorothy acting as
guide because Cliff seemed TO
feel he should get on the ice
and make a speech, they
found their seats in the arena,
alongside a few of the meT1er
minds Of Moose Jaw. including
Wilbur Grayson, Pally Hen
derson and a splay-footed
fellow who for no readily
apparent reason was called
MinOrkey.
Directly in front were
three mounties from the
Regina barracks. strapping
fellows running lavishly 10
height. sinew. and fur jackets.
They also wore fur caps
fetching bits of millinery re-
plete with squrrel-tail tassels.
which dangled lovingly down
the left side of their heads.
The sppendages Of the de-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02

AS social menace, can see very
little difference between the youngster
who spends his afternoon smoking "snipes"
down the alley and his mother. who does
the same thing hanging over some bridge
table
No, I'm not making an apology for
young hoodlums. But why should we con-
centrate entirely upon YOUNG hoodlums
and loafers? There are fully as many bad
eggs wearing platinum fox as there are
wearing jeans-and the cause and cure of
both is Identical
What makes Dead End A street
that stops going What makes a Dead
End Kid-or Mother? life that stops
going. The whole problem boils down to
that; streets and lives were intended TO
circulate. TO 20 some place. mean something
fine and useful. They weren't meant to go
stagnant, or run amok like so many
coyote trails And its Mothers JOB
IN lrcer 4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02
the Side
By E. V. Durling

A wise old oiol liued in an oak;
The more he soi0 the less he spoke:
The less he spoke the more he heard f;
Why can't zoe all be ike that bird?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-02
Elsie Robinson
How About Dead End Mothers?

Ii this fuss about Dead End Kidsand high time there
- BUT HOW ABOUT DEAD END MOTHERS?
II TO that problem yes loudly for solution
he 9TH