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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
WOUNDED SOLDIERS GET WELL

The relatives and friends of American
re hould be comforted by the knowl-
hat men wounded i'm this war are re-
.irs the best possible care and that the
m1 Medical Corps is establishing an al
unbelievable record in treating
4 20 men.
5 10 July 9TH. 1897 soldiers have
IS. wounded IN the present war but only
IYu three and two-thirdS per cent Of
-oi Tiers wounded. II compares with a
+. 81 six and one-fourth per cent in the
E s. Grid War
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
KEY WEST in
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
OF AUGUST Il. 1893

MachadO's Bloody Reign Ends.
Thus reads a .streamcr headline
over an Associated Press dispatch
from Ha:ana today.
The hey West Identification
Committee. with Ms, Mol.
Parker presiding. held a mecun-
Thursday evening IL which az
engagements were mad. 90 iu.he.
tho DcautIfIcafIon proprau il this
cIty.
Joseph William SaWyvI. an .ns-
p.uNc 90 tHc FIRST National BINS
in Key West, accompanied nv his
etandfa'hcr Gcorg Mcdonald.
.etugn,d today from pressure
IMP d Miami.
Mr. NlIo c Pintad0 l,n y,-tcr-
aas ios MAINE 10 visil Nj. {. Fl J
Roberts. formerly Of KY "
4 dance wllI to- gwen tonight
% Do. Cuban clubhouse ~ honor
- the enlisted men DOB tIr Va
.aanai Guard unv visiting s. k..y
VT
Mr. L"m. Malou., moti... +
. .T. R..f..t D. -ta
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
CHARLES SAFONTE
GIVEN PROMOTION

Charles F. Safonte. husband of
Mrs. Mildred j. Safonte. 4O7 East
l22nd Street. New York City,
has been promoted from warrant
officer junior grade TO chief war
rant officer. II has been an
noUnced by the commanding Of
ficer of the Harbor Defenses Of
Key West where Mr.. Safonte is
assistant personnel sdiuiant
MIR. Safonte enIsted in the
New York National Guard In
1888 and was indicted into fed
eral service in 1910. He rose
through The ranks and became
warrant efficer, Junior grade.
last year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Chapter Is
A ATE that night Sam Taggard's
daughter aud kot into a cab
ON the Avunlda Juarcz. We were
both wearing evening clothes.
stared out al paseo dc IN Re-
forma's great statues, each inside
ITS circle. We passed the bronze
Charles ~ on his bronze. horse;
Columbus and his pricstly ad-
vlScrS: CUauhtcmoc. the last of
the Aztec eFnpcrors. who was tor
tured by che Spaniards TO reveal
his Aztcc treasure. We now
passed thu bull ring. This Cub
opalo's out in the sticks" | said.
AN the way out, as | remem-
Der" Her white teeth flashed in
an unexpected smile that didn't
soothe Try serves at all Her
smile. her perfume, filed my
brain with a score of images OF
her. You're not wearing your
Jade ring"
mo. dear" she said. I'm not
put it aside as a mOmcnto Of
our first ak.
why do you always behave as
II you were my prisoner"
Am not?"
NO. you're not"
a Semi-priSoner them
mo prisoner at an. l hope Che
vaile'll BE- out there"
May ! ask why?"
! was tempted to tell her Of my
conversation with my boss. Lew
Fall That's how bad il was with
me. you know why? If John
son"
Mentioned Chevaile'S name"
Are you aware of how fire.
Guently we break into each
others soeech?"
She laughed and so did I. That
also proves something" she said
IVERE not in competition" /
w said. @We both want the
same thing. l wish l knew what
you're after. l wish l really
knew"
Its too simple for you to see
il. NatH ally. I'm not after any
of the objects you think I'm after
I'm not after pesos like our little
friend fernando. I'm not after
excitement OF Intrigue"
"Or the betrayal Of your soun-
try"
mo. This is a disgusting situa-
ton I've drifted into. What am
] dsing in this cab with you'll Why
have We been going about to
gether2"
''Why?'
Il needed someone to accom- !
pany me 10 Chevaile'S home"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
UP TO THE CoUNCILMEN

What is the general complain, of the
people of Key West today The poor scay-
enger service.
Only one thing IN connection with the
service is prompt. and that is the sending
out of bills 70 pay for the service" in al
vance. The Citizen j. confident that there
is scarcely a Key Wester who would object
to paying in advance were he given prompt
and efficient service The fact is. one Kew
Westef was heard 10 remark. I'D paw a
year in advance if they collected my gar
bage twice week As the city has assured
Us it will be collected. But what is happen
ing? One week they come twice. the next
week they come once and the week follow
ing they don't come at all have heard
some residents say that sometimes three or
four weeks pass without a cart coming
around To take their garbage away"
TIE fault does not lie with the manager
of the service Telephone him your COM
plant and he will direct the collectors 80
call al your address and nine times out oi
10 they disregard the orders given them.
They come if they please. and don't come if
they don't please to come.
Il is problem that faces the city n
performing well this most important service
the prompt collection of garbage The
Citizen IS aeutely aware of the maHpower
shortage, and therein lies the difficulty the
city is having in the Scavenger service IL
ordinary times if man did not perform his
work efficiently. he would be discharged
and another man put in his place. but if a
man is discharged today where are YOU GO
ing TO get another to fill his job
Undoubtedly the scavenger men are
aware OF that fact. as result OF which each
one feels he is his own boss With jobs look
ng for men and not men looking for jobs. the
operators of the scavenger service know
hat if they lose their job. they can get an
other easily.
However. that condition does not Tt
ieve the city councilmen of the responsible
ty to 10 all in their power to give the com
nunity efficient scavenger service. The
present inefficiency has been going on for
week after week, but. so far as The Citizen
IS aware. the councilmen have not taken
any definite action to wipe out the ineffi-
cheney. They have been concerned with 9th
er things, some of them important and some
not 50 important but none of them more inn
pCrtaRt than good service in the collection
Of trash and garbage.
The city'S health is at stake under the
present condition. Residents have been IN
formed that their garbage will be taken az
on certain days, and. depending on that III
formation. they place il along the inner edge
of their sidewalks. and there it remains.
sometimes for a week or longer
Why don't the councilmeG do some
thing?' is the question that reverberates
throughout the city about the exceedingly
poor soavenger service. There l. always
some way out of difficulty. and the coun-
cilmen should determinedly seek way ont
of this one. which has to do with the health
ard welfare Of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Americans are allowed gasoline al
~'e rate Of - gallons week. while Cana
s'Ans receive the ration rate of 100 gallons
. year which is a greater allowance than
san. jet Canada gets most of IT'S gasoline
ON The United States At one period OF the
sM. Russia was eating American butter
na'e We had to be content with marga-
me americans pride themselves a being
.'naV' but aren't We Just plain dumb
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Your father, Miss Taggard?"
he said, his blond eyebrows arch
ing on his narrow forehead In his
evening clothes he Tesembled an
anemIc artist rather than either
Of his real occupations; mer-
chant or agent.
mo word yet" she said. I've
spoken TO all OF dads lawyers
since we saw you"
With better results perhaps?"
NO results" | said. Lansing,
Sarabsa, SordO report nothing. "
The drinks had come and as we
each took one continued Dom
ingusz and Avendano report
nothing" ! was staring directly at
Cheyaile. "Sonor Mollinedo. Moth
ing. Senior Velasco. Nothing.
Senior Gr,sman. Nothing"
"Senor Grisman has long re-
tired" Chevaile said IF recol-
lect rightly"
Senior Lathrop has also re
tired" l said. Years ago nc
bought a ranch in the north"
"A good idea A rancher's life
not so bad" ChevaiIe said.
I'VE hope through Lathrop per
haps. to get definite information
about Mr.. Taggard." ! said
Il hope so. Senior" Cheyaile
said $50 long missing. Il is too
bad If | could only help. l sym
pathize."
Perhaps you can"
You have but TO speak and
viii do what / can"
Thank you on behalf Of Lila.
CHEVAhE smiled at her. ~You
~ are very silent, Miss Taggard
Qui, je compTendd. Rotre DeTe
Yes. yes. One must do all one can
for father Is that not so. senior?
To a father we owe very much.
His thin fingers gripping his
Martini had whitened. White as
they were, I felt just as white
inside. My heart was spinning
faster than the roulette wheels
and | thought that Chevaile knew
that ! knew about MS missionary
father.
He knew that | thought MIN
Jap agent In effect. no was tell
ing me so. But why should ne DC
50 reckless? | had the power Of
many nations behind me. He mad
the support only of an Illegal
spiderweb of agents and sabO-
tours. We weren't on equal terms
Only one of two factors could put
US on equal terms My dishonesty
or rather his belief that | was
dishonest. Or else his feeling that
he was invulnerable 10 attack
To be continued
(CopyrIeslf. 1913. Cart 4. Peterson
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
TOday's Horoscope

Pride and obStinacv may de
a.t aw the success of today ;
l.l.e. Enough endowed with
e,llc c~tuctc tastes and good
arIuc- Today'S natives should
r.alnea IN the lrccepts Of pa
thence and humility 10 avoid be
5n. overcome oy stress OF public
opinion
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
Buns and Bootleqqers

First Policeman The rank and
file Of the people are on our side.
Rival Ditto. just ~ YOU say
the rank and vile.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

A prophet is one who understand. the
trend Of events of the past and proiec.,
the trend into the future That IS all her. +.
TO it,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Americans are divided into two
groups. those who are afraid We viii offend
Soviet Russia and those who are afraid We
will NOT.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

- Tar we can't convince our bank "a
M hat there are war profits.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Some folks whimper at the mere
teaxl. of hurricane What would be
] Ar reaction to terrifying bombing from
1e air.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

A leader is a man eho gets things
done; not man whose only ability i ex-
pressed by criicizing What others do.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

OPA freezes prices oi food and
beverages On eating places.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
Today's
Anniversaries

l78l-Robert Mills. fiFss asaf
American architect. desaansf -
Washington Monurns y hrs s
Charleston. s {. r 4 MafeN e
1855.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

1849-Abbott II Thsyuf. assa
djseoverer of Law Of pfuteet
coleripg in the animal knashes
born Boston. Died Ma -
1921.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

The more you buy the more YOU
a. Bay more War Bonds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
Today In History

iS5l-Two famous early sew
ing machines. that of Allen b
Wilson and Isaac NJ Singer.
patented on the same day.
l877-Invention Of photograph
by EdisOn-believed a. first 10
b. q hoax and special trains run
To MEMO Park 70 see Il.
.g8-PrOtocol signed ending
war between United States and
Spain.
1895 wears aEoj Sale OF
liquor IN railway stations. dining
ears. etc. under Federal control
canned bv Government.
l929-Cspt. Albert ". Stev-
ems. Army Air Corps. takes first
successful colored motion pic-
lures from the air.
l93l-Hoovers Farm Board
vainly requests governors Of cot
tor states 70 try to get planters
70 pillow under every third row.
l94l-CongreSS prolongS Serv-
ice IN armed forces by 70 months.
l94l-Petain commits France
to COllaborate with Hitler
1912 Churchill arrives in
Moscow for conference with
Stain.
1871 William Dudley Pellev.
Silver Shirts founder. gets Is
years in prison for criminal Sc
a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

BaShka Paetf OF Boston. sculp-
tor. born in Russia. 50 wears
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

1874 William Dudley Pellev.
Silver Shirts founder. gets Is
years In prison for criminal Sc
d,tion
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Mary Roberts Rinehart Of Bar
HaI Dor. Me. horn Pittsburgh. 81
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

1912 Churchill arrives in
Moscow for conference with
Stain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Cccil 3 De- Mile OF Holly
wod. produccr-dircctor. born 81
Years ago
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Dr.. Walter 4 JeSSUp. preSi-
dent NJ the Carnegie Corp. o.
New York. born Richmond. Ind
66 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12
TOday's Birthdays

Rear Admiral David NJ Lc
Breton. born San Francisco. 50
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

WPB officisl predicts a.
cent drop in volume ~ tsshe
trade
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

l94l-Petain commits France
To- CollaboTate with Hitler.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

James B. Carey. secretary of
the Go born Philadelphia. y
Yeas ago
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Subscribe 10 The Citsen
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Dr. Otto Strive, a>tronomsr-
director ii the YoTkcs OUscr. -
tory. rorn IN Russia. 10 years
80"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

1858-James r. nanasf
jim Brady. fsoled Erwasf@as
night life figure hlS das san
New York Died April l8 l#aE
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
ld1AASSOCIATlON
uU%zzsSx Zzs.rJs4-
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

More Hotels and Apartments
3 Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
, Airports--Land and Sea
: Consolidation of County and City Gov
ernments
A Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

d. Arthur & willard pres
dent ai the University u Dim
u.,. barn Washington. d. c. %
wears ago
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l94l-CongreSS prolongs serv-
ice IN armed forces by 10 months
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

l93l-HOover's Farm Board
vainly requests governors Of cot
tor states 20 try TO get planters
% pillow under every third row.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

l880-Christophcr Maths ml
famed New York Giant rft
er, born FsctoTville = 4 ~
Oct 7. 1925
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

l859-KathaTinc LIZ hasss
Wellesley teacher ~ knmhsh
poet and author. born Faiasa0ta
Mass. Died March - fazs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

l929-Cspt. Albert ". Stev-
ems. Army AIR Corps. takes first
successful colored motion pic-
lures from the air.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

1875 wears agoj Sale OF
liquor IN railway stations. dining
ears. etc. under Federal control
tanned bv Government.
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To be continued

(copyr'git. 1913. Cart A Peterson
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Captain q B. 1fsa14la.
..u iu4"n ,aLi, u-au4..
West, and hia ttss at...a..I ~.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

.g8-PrOtOcol signed ending
war between United States and
Spain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

l362-JuhuS ROseu0 aid as
cago merchant phIisuthf. sEasf
born Springfield. NJ Dae 1an
s. 1892.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

iS5I-Two famous early sew
ing machines. that of Allen 3
Wilson and Isaac NJ Singer.
patented on the same day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

MachadO's Bloody Reign Ends.
Thus reads a .streamcr headline
over an Associated Pres dispatch
from Ha:an today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Joscp' William Sawyer. sn .nt-
p."Nc "a the FIRST National Bsnk
in Key West, accompanied nv his
grandfather Gcorg Mcdonald.
eturn,d today from pressure
IMP in Miami
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

l877-Invention Of phonograpn
by EdisOn-beleved a. first 10
b. a hoax and special trains run
10 MEMO Park 70 see il.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

- aud -its '.+.4s ...
and a'ne Es's.ri auH ,s..sr
l-ii yesterday rH ail....
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-08-12

Mr. LuH.. Mal"u,, roif, &
Al'a Robert r Spots aosd %,
Ifn'd TODAY from 20 sllt 800 Pi.ia
i.Iphr
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Wholesale Evictions
By Rooming Houses
In D. {. Predicted
Landlords Denied Licenses
Advised to Get Rid of
All But 9 Tenants

Wholesale evictions of tenants
OF rooming and boarding houses In
the District were predicted today
by Paul Miller, president OF the
Washington Guest House Associa-
ton.
At meeting last night in the
Hamilton Hotel, Mr.. Miller advised
all lodging house landlords who
have been denied licenses because
of noncompliance with fire regu-
lations to serve 30-day eviction
notices Immediately on all but nine
tenants of their houses. Most men,
bers of the association, which in
cludes 420 white and 100 colored
operators, are taking this step, he
said.
At the same time, Mr.. Miller
pledged that the Guest House As
sociation will pay court costs and
furnish legal counsel for the first
rooming or boarding house operator
with no more than nine persons in
his house who is brought into court
on the technical charge of Grating
without license.
Few Hold Licenses.
Fewer than 500 out of approx
mately 1000 boarding, rooming and
small apartment house operators in
the District have licenses to operate
he disclosed today.
This disclosure came as police
were in the first stages of a follow
up drive against the 1,780 lodging
house landlords denied licenses be-
cause of compliance with fire
safety regulations.
Though the drive is aimed at the
1,780 fire regulation violators, any
of the more than $500 unlicensed
operators are likely to be brought
into court, Mr.. Miller said. He
pointed out that police have been
instructed to apply for warrants in
any cases where rooming, board
ing or apartment houses are being
operated without licenses.
District Authorities Blamed.
Virtually all the $500 unlicensed
landlords are without licenses be-
cause of the failure of District au-
thorities to complete all the seven
separate Investigations that are re-
quired before a license is granted
In some cases, houses have passed
three or four inspections, but
licenses have been withheld because
the other inspections have not been
made, he Said~
Pointing out that the corporation
counsels office has threatened to
prosecute all landlords operating
without a license, Mr.. Miller ex-
planned that all establishments with
more than four tenants must stand
the inspections and obtain licenses.
Mr.. Miller warned operators that,
although they may have paid a IS
fee and have received a certificate of
deposit, this does not constitute a
license.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Coast Guard Crew Saves 235
On Torpedoed Merchant Ship
Rescue Described as One Of Greatest
By Single Vessel in Maritime History

beautiful ship in the whole world"
he related. Better than the best
painting of ship you ever saw. 1t
was big Coast Guard combat cut
ter, one of the 327-footers.
The waves were so high that I
was able to step right onto the deck
OF the combat cutter when a wave
lifted the lifeboat up. ;. We were
the first picked up, although we
were the last boat to leave the ship"
Altogether 235 men were rescued.
The sinking of the merchantmen
was announced by the Navy Febru-
ary %.
Cunningham had given up hope
for a little white mongrel he had
taken aboard, gift from soldier
But just as the last of the men
were being hauled aboard the cutter,
a raft came drifting up. lifting high
and then disappearing in a trough" I"
he said. And who should be aboard
that raft, all alone and sitting up
proudly =. but my pup 'Ricky.'
The communications officer him.
self grabbed a line and dived in
with it and brought 'Ricky' aboard.
Afterwards I presented him to the
crew of the cutter as mascot"
AS the rescue vessel continued
picking up survivors. it got contacts
denoting enemy submarines and
dropped charges.
Il think they were successful
twice although there was no official
acknowledgement" Dunn n G m
added.
The torpedoing marked his first
trip to sea. He expressed hope that
he would ship again as soon as an
injured elbow healed.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Playground Performers
To Appear in Circus

Banneker gymnasium will take on
the atmosphere of the big tent"
Saturday, May 8, when the District
Recreation Department will stage a
city-wide circus in which performers
from the departments centers and
Fairgrounds will take part.
Snake charmers, clowns, tumblers,
ballet dancers, animals and Indians
and other features that make up a
regular circus bill are scheduled by
the committee in charge, which is
headed by Miss Beatrice Suydan,
according to an announcement made
today.
The show will open at 1870 pm,
Immediately following parade of
the United Nations, which is an
nounced as the feature event Of the
afternoon.
Evening star., 1943-04-22
Bus Strike Ties Up
Wide Illinois Area
Wulkout Called Protest
Against WLB Decision
Ey the Associated Press.


AURORA, ILL.,, April 22-About
$4,000 persons had to walk to work
or dig out their "a" gasoline coupons
today as II bus drivers and main
tenance men serving all the trans
portation lines of Aurora, Elgin, st.
Charles, Batavia and Geneva refused
to work.
Many were an hour or two late
to work in defense plants because
of the surprise walkout of members
OF the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway and
Motor Coach Employees of America
(AFL).
There are approximately 100 de-
tense plants within the area served
by the lines, and many of them re-
ported "about double the usual
number of absentees."
Thomas Cavanaugh, president of
the union, said there was no dispute
whatever with the bus companies,
but that the work stoppage was in
protest against regional War Labor
Board decision refusing a 7-cents-
an-hour wage increase in line with
President Roosevelt's "hold- the line"
order. The men now receive from
IS to SO cents an hour.
Mr.. Cavanaugh described the de-
cision as such a raw deal' that the
men refused to continue working
and added that the next step was
up to the War Labor Board in WASH
ington. A representative of the
board, he said, had telephoned him
concerning the case and had
promised to call back with some de-
cision later in the day.