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owned a slave once. for a little
while. and a mighty embarrass-
Ing business IL was
Id heen anchored off Kribi in
the South Cameroons. where the
Free French are now. Dropped
the hook four miles off shore IN
those days and cargo was ferried
out III canoes and surfboats. l
was stuck there for about four
weeks so STAYED ashore. Friend
Of mine took me up-country with
-hiH4 and IKE -herthed- in a small
village near Bepindi. / had a
rifle and being younger than l
am now was mighty anxious to
use il, had a sort of laundering to
shoot an elephant and a leopard.
There was a bunch of young
traders in the village and they
invited me TO go gorilla hunting
with them. Appeared there was
one hanging about the place and
tearing up the natives gardens.
Well sir, those darn fools had
a shotgun and one piddling little
pistol between them All else
was couple or clubs and a knife.
l guess the owner of that hoped
TO sneak up on the gorilla and
cut his harry throat. / took one
look at them and said, No!
Furthermore" / said. Il don't
know nothing about your African
bush But l know gorillas is
dangerous and one or more of
you is likely to get hurt if you
so after him with clubs and
such.
They laughed kinda scornful
and went away. / was taking a
drink that night when they re-
turned scared stiff. They'd seen
the brute all right, and one had
shot him with the shotgun He'd
chased them half way back to
the village.
Fine lotta hunters you are"
l told them. Now he's wounded
and madder'n hell He'll kill a
couple of natives if we don't do
something"
They sat around for a bit then
I got rid of them l had a pretty
good Winchester and decided I'd
go after that gorilla myself. Had
an IDEA of showing up those
young bloods for their scornful
staggering. Besides the chief
of the village had been bothered
by the brute pulling up his yams
and plantains and soaring the
natives so they wouldn't 90 out
to their plantations.
Next afternoon I went to
oassava plantation where the
beast had been seen knew he
did his feeding al dawn or early
evening and wanted to be there
first I hung about for some
time. and believe me 1t was hot.
! told the natives to keep away,
didn't want to shoot one by mis-
take ! squatted in the shade of
the cassavas watching between
the stalks
couldn't hear a thing ex-
copt my heart beating at a good
clip ] may say Then felt some
thing wrong Didn't know what
u was but it was behind me. At
last I got enough nerve to turn
my head and | looked right into
the ugly black mask of that
gorilla
Yes sir the brute was about
20 feet away a. the edge of the
forest. looking me over calm as
death ] could see blood on his
chest and down his harry arm
where his great hands lsnucklcd
the ground. 1 couldn't fire. ] was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02

early in those parts-but felt
mighty shy One of the traders
looked in.
What no." he said. "Old Be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
A SIMPLE STATEMENT
IKE THIS MIGHT WIN

| like Parkly hfltear.
inc because u tastes
wonderful spread on
bread and ltSag grand
flavor shortening fof
baking and excellent
for PAN flying
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02

Lagos. The mate told me shed
followed me to Kribi. l sent
word to Belinga to go get her;
said my wife was aboard ship
and raisin' hell. I hope he WASH
offended. l hope she wasn't dis
graced; she was a mighty pretty
little sprat.
No sir, l want no slaves. Makes
me sweat every time l think of
il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02

NEXT morning I wasn't so
pleased. All that night the
village had party. singing,
dancing and drums fit TO split
your head At dawn l heard a
palaver outside my hut and found
a husky warrior with a small
girl, about thirteen. with nothing
on but a shy expression and a
little shaving brush effect at the
back of her head. Behind them
another native with flat Gala
bash and on 1t the skinned arm
Of that gorilla.
Chief say. make you chop dis
meat" said the warrior. Make
You 'trong all same n'gi Cgorilla).
chief say small gel present for
you
looked AZ the gel" and she
simpered at me with her finger
IN her mouth. Certainly was a
shapely little thing they mature
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02

Next week Cap'n Landers tells
of the part the clippers played
In the California gold rush and
of the traps and pitfalls set for
sailOrmen In the roaring ports
of the West.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02

all twisted and I knew that If I
moved quick he'd be on me. l
tasted brass in my mouth and my
insides felt as if they weren't
there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02

there.
Then. quick as a flash. he dis
appeared just wasn't there any
more ! waited til dark and he
didn't come back, so l went
mighty cautiously back to the
village.
| got a fine ribbing from the
traders but took it without say
ing anything But the next morn
ing before light ! went hack to
that plantation again. l backed
against a tree where ] could see
good distance in every direc-
ton and waited. The sun came
up, the night sounds were dying
away and l could smell wood
smoke from somewhere, clean
and tangy in the cool air.
Then the most terrifying yell
l ever heard blame near scared
the pants off me. The cassava
bushes were shaking and ripping
across the clearing and some
thing roared like all the Bulls of
Bashan II was the gorilla all
right and | Crouched down where
l could see him before he caught
a sight of me. He'd scented me,
because he was playing hob with
those cassavas. I guess he
thought he'd scare me off, or
perhaps he was in pain from
those fostering shot holes in him.
l waited and sure enough he
bounded into the open in front
of me. mouth open and teeth
glinting His forehead what there
was of it. was twitChing and
wrinkling and his eyes were little
red sparks under his bony brows.
| didn't wait; just let him have
it. He coughed and put his hand
over the hole l blew in his chest.
Then he came for me and l saw
death in every move of his
mighty body. l fired again and
he crashed to the ground his
black, wide hand scrabbling the
red earth not a yard from my
feet.
l heard screeches from the
village and in few minutes that
plantation was full of natives
jabbing their spears into that
bulky carcass. The chief came
out laughing like a crazy man
and banging me on the back. |
went 10 my hut for bath and a
drink; felt mighty shaky; didn't
shoot man-sized gorilla every
day in the week.
The traders were mighty de-
cent about it. Thought it was
good work and admired the shot
holes in his hide.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02
trofi, the n,okers Of Porkoy Margarine.
will p1y food bills fofoIins SIC. 900 for
900 winners in this Unvsvoi contest.

Think OF an opportunity Of lifetime An easy
way to get your food bills pad for whole year
- 5000 worth of free food, the avetage annual
food expenditure OF family Of four computed from
per capita food expenditure studies by U Depart.
ment of Agriculture, Bureau of Home Economies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02

Contest doses midnight Saturday, March IS, 1871
AA statements this advertisement relative the length of
time pt1e Of certain value will provide food
are based expenditures OF family OF four computed
from studies food pendures BY the L. Dept of
Agriculture Bureau OF Home Eoonomos Nothing herein should
be conNrued that any number Of
Of sufficient value purchase the food
particular individual family definite
period OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-02

owned a slave once. for a little
while and a mighty embarrass-
Ing business IL WAS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26
GUARDING OUR HEALTH

How much one should worry about his
health has been the subject of many argu-
mcnts. Some hold that periodical ply
steal examination should be taken with
view 10 discovering any incipent diseases
Others believe that such examinations tend
10 make a person think too much about his
health and that the consequent worry Is
worse than letting nature take its course.
4 recent radio lecturer on heart dis
ease. which is at present the most deadly
81 AN ailments. suggested a middle course.
While he advocated periodical physical eX-
aminationS. he warned his listeners not to
take them too seriously, Because. as he
pointed out. many persons live for dozens
II wears with heart trouble, and finally die
of something else,
But. a. he further stated, the fact that
one is concerned about his heart may cause
him to adopt mode Of living which will
not onlv tend to ease his heart strain. but
will he beneficial 10 his general health as
we'll The same principle applies 20 other
chronic diseases.
Concluding. he repeated the sage ad-
vice If Sir William Osler, who said IN sub
>tauce: If you would live long. get nice
chronic disease and nurse Il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26
AIRPORT DELAYED AGAIN

Owners of property which is to be used
as the site for the Boca Chica army airport
are understood to be getting impatient
about the many delays encountered in get
ting their money.
One can hardly blame them.
After explaining away whole series
Of delays, including the illness Of R. E.
drummer, who is buying the county bonds,
local officials feel it is little too much to
have to tell the property owners they are
now being held up because Commissioner
Eddie Gomez has refused to attend spe-
cial meeting of the board.
Whatever the reasons for Gomez de-
cisior to hold off the release of funds sent
here bv drummer until the regular meeting
date in April, most Key Westers feel that
he is blocking program desired by the
overwhelming majority of property own
erS.
County freeholders voted almost unani-
mousIy in favor of the project and one OF
the arguments they heard most frequently
was that speed and cooperation were es-
sential to its success. They were told again
and again IllaI unless IHcy SuOWeu d ulllCCu
front in favor of the airport, government Of
ficials might think there was little desire
for it here and put it some place else.
Supporters of the project apparently
sold their argument well, because many
people are wondering what the Boca Chlca
property owners and the government au-
th0rities are thinking now.
Gomez expressed desire to handle the
whole affair in public and with all in
terested citizens present is fair enough.
Perhaps he is right in feeling that sud-
denly called meeting Monday night would
not have given local citizens chance to ex-
press themselves.
It does not follow, however, that the
release of money for the land purchase
ought to wait until a regular meeting date.
Surely, if the airport is as important as
Monroe county freeholders showed they
think it is one or two days would be suttl-
cient to advertise the fact that the COM
missioners plan a meeting
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26
FRENCH SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES

French losses in the blitzkrieg, which
resulted in complete defeat last year, were
extremely heavy, according to book by
CAPTAIN Jean Labusquiere whose position
is generally taken as sufficiently important
as to make the statistics authoritative.
In May and June, of last year, he says,
French losses were equal to those of the
first three months of war in 1914. Eighty
thousands graves of French soldiers killed
in the war have been located in France and
twenty thousand soldiers are missing. One
hundred twenty thousand wounded have
been listed. These are the casualties sui
fered in only forty-five days of fighting.
The French captain reviews the his
tory of Frances participation in the war,
showing the losses sustained because OF IN
ferior equipment Officers paid even more
severely than in other wars. Thirty TO
thirtv-five per cent of the casualties were
officers. Nine French generals were killed
and $50 and pa generals were captured.
Forty thousand officers are missing, killed.
or prisoners. OF the active Army officers,
he says, sixty-five per cent fell on the tleio
or were captured.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

Through this door, and here is
one of the most interesting fea-
lures ever staged in a flower
show; perhaps the only one of its
kind ever seen in such show,
where the coiored folks have
tabled 40 or more varieties of
medicinal plants. each with a
neat card giving the common
name. the ailment It is used for,
and the minner of its applica-
ton. No other folk, we surmise,
are SO fell versed in these things.
Few of them can afford doctors
says q visitor at our side, and
they must know how to do these
things themselves" And with
plenty Of common sense, we sus-
pect; and sympathetic care and
concern that goes far IN COM
fofting and healing the suffer
ing. The cards were accurately
written: and incidentally gave in
teresting information regarding
common names of familiar weeds
and plants they could no doubt
supply better than most folk. So
worthy Of record we found this
display. we took full notes of ii
I'll: and we wish we might give
them in full here.
Ito RE CONTINUED
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26
Wind Direction and Velocity
E-9 miles per hour
Relative Humidity
Ten? orrcw's Tides
FORECAST

(Tin 7:30 p m. Thursday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight tel.tt and Thursday; not
much change in temperature;
moderate to occasionally fresh
shifting winds becoming north
crly
Florida: partly cloudy tonight
and Thursday, followed by rain
in northwest portion Thursday
afternoon or night; slightly cool
CT in extreme north portion
tonight
C. S. KENNEDY,
Official in charge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

| Water and Sewerage.
g More Hotels and Apartments.
3, Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
A. Airports-Land and Sea.
5 Consultation IF County and City Gov
CrnmcntS.
6 A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

That still lingering popular concep-
ton on the part of EngIShmen that the
American praries are the haunts of bison
and buffalo now give way to the Arsenal
ard the Larder of Democracy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

YOU succeed you are a man of vision,
ii you fail YOU are a visionary Ii you fight
for your country in revolution and win
YOU are a patriot. if YOU lose you are a rebel.
Nothing succeeds like success.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

Mrs. Jimmy Walker finally got her di-
v0rce. This time she said her husband
used to fuss at her.-Sanford Herald
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

bany, N. Y, born in Victor, N. Y,
81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26
LII. Bond Bliss

II. Bond Bliss Miami Herald staff
writer, reasons well but HIS staccato style
initiates even these readers to whom he is
beholden.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

The Lerd-Le9se bill is now law and
should he respected by all Americans. but
its administration must be the concern of
I'll ae he ljlI il unwi>cly administered,
will lead us into war. abhorred by 50 per
cent IF the American people. We must be
y"''ant and express our apprehension
when hc tendency on the government veerS
toward tbe brink
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

Condo Mast of New York. pub
Usher, born there, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

No individual is smart enough to ac-
quire permanent possession of anything for
nothing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

The conflict between capital and labor
is, most times, more bitter when times are
good han when they are bad.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

Yugosavia has signed the pact with
the pack.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26
Today's Birthdays

DR.. James B. Conant, president
of Harvard. now in England for
the President. born in Boston. 48
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

for you yet; so come along with
US and let us look around.
1t is in the library building on
DuVal, which is a One-Way street,
SO we may as well park on the
cross street on the south side.
Those are Pongamia trees along
the front walk; they come from
Asia: one If these has more pods
than leaves like lima bean pods
but shorter. And here is Mrs.
White. folks she is the lady in
whose home we had rooms last
winter. We may as well go in
together. This is Mrs. Adams at
the desk: she lives down at the
end of the street. She has rock
bolderod pool in her back yard;
it's the Atlantic ocean. All
through registering?
My, quite a crowd of people
here; a bis room, and lots of
flowers and color. And look! all
the walls, and ceiling too, are
covered with cCcoanut palm
fronds like ferns or feathers,
each yard WIDE and twelve
feet long, glossy green and shin
ing. They are like enamel, and
don't wilt, either Which way
shall we go? Around to the
right, l suppose. But you have
found something the other way?
o, this is the pod and seed cx-
hibit. Our friend, Mr.. Leuthl,
had it in former years; he was
not able to take care of it this
wear and Wallace Kirke looked
after it. If there is anything
like this going on that needs as
sistance. you are likely to find
Mr.. Kirke there to help. But
here is Mr.. Leuthi looking like
himself again; he and Mr. Kirke
are talking over Identification
labels. Pods and seeds; let's see.
There are round caSsia pods from
the pink shower tree; they look
almost like long sausages. Green
dates on golden stems; triangular
pods from the horseradish tree;
smooth cucumbers from the
stcphanotis vines: fig-like shells
from the Bo-bug; and many
more. We could, and really
should stay here a long time.
Over there in that front bay?
All right; and did you ever see
such color in your life, Those
masses of cut crotons in their
jars. all the rich deep oil colorS
are there. Those red blankets
back of them are acalyphas, rich
but not glossy; just rough. AND
if here among them isn't a col
Gus! Holding its own too; and
look at the sharp teeth bordering
the leaves. And look at these
lovely potted palms, perfect ir
color and finish, They look like
Rhapis; wonder if they are, with
their cane-like stems and feath-
cry fronds all the way up, anc
flower clusters along the middle
And here is the fruit collection
next. on the corner table with
well. look what they have done
Against a background of cocoa
nut frondS they have staged Co
coanut blossoms, slit the greer
shcatheS-thcv are like canoes
Just as they are ready TO open
and pulled the sprays Of IVORY
bca1S out so thrv arch and dro5E
like fountains Gloriflcd corn tas
sells they suggest. but perfect il
form and grace, in pure color ane
texture And under this tapestry
they have grouped the fruits
Lets see what are here. this be-
ginning of March Cocoanut5
and unripc hreadfgult greer
balls tn size # grapefruit. rip,
pomcgranateS. tamarindS, ans
tamarInd preserves with them
sour oranges. Ties or eEsfruit
cuaHaS. tlg yellow ones Muiber
rieS. papsy as. sugar apples, sour
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

Herr Hitler sticks to his story the Eng
well see!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

Ticklsh is word that has two mean
ings For inst ance as used in this sentence
Marriage is a tickish business
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

George Bernard Shaw hands it to us in
this fashion: Remember You tried Ia
Keep out of the last war. but in the end YOU
had to come in and win that war for Us.
W. you may have to win this war for Us,
hone YOU will" That's right. George old
top: we have learned nothing from the last
war. We are, ii anything, bigger suckers
this time than we were before.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26
ITO BE CONTINUED
KEY WEST In
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings On This Date Ten
Years AGO AS Taken From
Files Of The Citizen

The war department has not
reported unfavorably on all the
inside waterway from Miami to
Key West, William w. Demeritt
learned today.
The report covered only the
section between Bahia Honda and
this city, granting approval to
the canal between Miami and
Bahia Honda. Miami chamber of
commerce and the Miami city
commission have promised to as
sist Key West in getting a re-
hearing on the project before the
army engineers.
Since the part of the waterway
most important to Miami has
been approved, however, local
supporters of the project do not
know if the Miami organizations
vii take part IN the campaign.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

1t takes intestinal fortitude today to be
that to a marked degree.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

Dr.. Paul H. Douglas of the
University of Chicago. noted po-
htical scientist. born in Salem,
Mass, 40 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

DR.. Bertha Van Hoosne of Chi
cago, noted surgeon, born in Ro-
chester. Mich. IS years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26
NATURE NOTES
BY J. c. GALLOWAY
(Reprinted From Port AlleganY Pa Reporterl

responsible for this fruit depart
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26
II. S. WEATHER
BUREAU REPORT
Temperature

Observation taken at 1880 a III
18th Mer. Time Getty Cftict)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

Robert Frost. New England
poet. born in San Francisco, 60
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26


Dr.. P. D. Holloway, acting as
sistant surgeon of the United
States public health service, has
reported to the local marine hos
pital and is now on duty there.
DR.. Holloway, veteran of gov
eminent service came here from
Hot Springs, Ark, where he had
been on a national park.
The Wednesday night bridge
club was entertained last night
by Mrs. John Pinder at her home
on White street. Mrs. M S.
Zwickcr won the prize for high
score. while Mrs. Jack Maloney
ran second.
The Citizen, in an editorial,
said:
Announcement by the federal
census department that Key
West has 442 radio sets, which
there is every evidence that at
least three times that many are
in use on the island, very forcibly
calls to mind not only criminal
waste Of federal monies, but tn
utter absurdity of many GOV
frnmcntal activities.
There is not the slightest rea-
son to doubt that the radio cen
sus was IS accurately made IS
most government counts. Unques-
tl9nably. it was as conscientious
j. done as IN the average CITY.
The absurditv of the results
proves. therefor. the futihty of
hon inr to ct accurate inforrna-
iron ~ such matters through
frfer-1 aeaucle>
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-26

PERSONALS Mrs. Julia Cor
dc~o left yesterday fer Miami
vi r. shc will visit for q few
5ar Pablo Norlega. who went
% Havana several weeks ago for
e visit With relatives, returned
YESTERDAY afternoon Mr. and
Mrs F. A Weatherford. who
were visiting IN Cuba tnr scv-
eral days. returned on the Gov
.rror Cohb Yesterday Mrs
Ne'ae Williams So Flizabcta
street left m The Governor
Ca}b today for 4 visit with her
ee~-t~- 'aW ard daughter Mr.
ami Mrs : p Vccker. Miami
Hse< Dorls poher;s vas hos
tess - her friends last night a
3 -7r.y 1t t@r home 30l William
street