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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-02
2 Policemen And
4 Bandits Killed
In Colombia

CALI, Colombia, Feb. 2.-(Pl.
A government announcement
says that two policemen and four
bandits were killed yesterday
when bandits attacked a police
station.
The fighting was at a town
about go miles from Cali.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-02
2.l95 Persons
Have Registered

John England, Monroe county
supervisor of registration, said
today that to date he has re-
ceived the registrations of 2,l95
persons, making them eligible to
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-02

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Evening star., 1950-01-12
. Put "Only" Where II Belongs.


"Only" is an inn6cent-appearing
little word that possesses an impish
genius for thrusting itself into the
wrong place in sentence. A mis-
placed "only" isn't a very serious
error in informal or conversational
usage But we should avoid 1t In
any kind of serious writing or
speech.
Let's put "only" firmly in It's place
next to the word or phrass to be
modified.
II only have one dollar" Now In
such a sentence. only" Is out of
place. for 1t modifies the pronoun
I. which makes the sentence say,
II am the only person who has one
dollar" To make cS"nse. "only"
should fall between -zisve" and "one
dollar" thus: have cnly one dollar.
"She only speaks English" Non-
sense: English Is spoken by hundreds
Of millions. What we wish to say is
that she does not speak any language
but English; therefore: She speaks
only English. Or: She speaks Eng
lish only.
II only meant 1t as a Joke" I'm
proved: I meant 1t only as a joke.
"The gift only cast two dollars. I"
Improved: The gift cost only two
dollars.
HE only kept enough for him.
SELF" Improved: He kept only
enough for himself. Or: Me kept
enough for himself only.
Here Is q simple key that will
enable you to put "only" in its
proper place. For "only," substi-
tute the word alone" If it makes
sense, "only" is where it belongs.
II 1t doesn't make sense, only
must be shifted elsewhere in the
sentence.
Example: He only Is 10 blame. He
alone is to blame. This makes sense.
Only" then, is where it belongs.
He alone wants what Is due
him. This is illogical, for every
person wants what is due him.
Therefore: He wants only what is
due him.
Evening star., 1950-01-12
MidWinter Moss.

Many who enjoy tramp in the
woods will be delighted to find the
midwinter moss with a few remain
ing yellowish-brown capsules and
rosette leaves. Most of the MOSES
are cleverly designed and when
studied under a strong lens, reveal
intricate patterns.
Even when the temperature is
several degrees below freezing, the
midw,nter moss, apparently a frag-
lie plant, flaunts its beautiful deli
cate sheen, tempting many to break
of sprays to bring home:
The generic term Rhodobryum
roseum refers to the leaves which
terminate at the stem tip forming
a conspicuous rosette having all the
appearance Of a blossom. There
are many species. The range OF
this beautiful moss is in Southeast
ern Canada and our adjoining
Northeastern States where it grows
on rocks and decaying logs. Most
of the odd capsules are gone by
midwinter though two, sometimes
three of the large cylindrical cap
sules may be discovered resting in
a horizontal or dropping position
on the plant. When the capsule Il
Evening star., 1950-01-12

The Agriculture Department has
developed q frozen orange Lemon
puree useful for pies, cakes and
SherbertS.
Evening star., 1950-01-12
Test Your Horse Sense-syDr Dr. W. cre".

!. To q farmer, the word smut
is usually linked with which crop?
Apples Corn Potatoes Cabbage
Q. Applesauce would most likely
be served with which meat portion?
Poult Shoat Eve Capon
3. A ballistics expert should make
one think primarily of which sound?
Bang loot Bz-z Rah-rah-rah
4. A fywheel contributes which
one of these qualities to a motor?
Power Smoothness
Speed Noiselessness
5. A dirge should make one think
primarily of which color?
Red Green Blue Black
Clio. New Years resolutions are
valuable, for no improvement in
behavior can occur until we i'm
prove our ideas. Personal bad habits
may be rated, much as in law we
distinguish between petty larceny
and grand larceny. Try to rank
the faults or vices below in the
Evening star., 1950-01-12

In the last century the popula-
ton Of Java has grown from about
5000, 900 to about 60000,000.
Evening star., 1950-01-12
Goren on Bridqe

I have at least one thing in COM
mon with Jane Ace of the radio.
Some time ago she went in, some
what strenuously, for the popular
game of contract, and, despite the
exhortation of her teacher, she re-
fused to take illnesses, because. as
she said, "they make me so nervous"
She would have had no trouble at
all with today's hand.
South became declarer at con-
tract of four hearts on yer delicate
bidding. The three-heart bid is
sound, though many. players would
barge thoughtlessly into game upon
receiving the raise. It must be borne
IN mind that North might have had
. little less and still have made
courtesy" raise. The bid Of three
hearts Is calculated to test out this
situation. North having perfectly
sound raise to two hearts naturally
went on to game. In point Of fact,
North's hand was a shade too good
for a mere single raise and most
players would have preferred to
make a temporizing call in new
suit, intending to raise hearts on
the next round.
Declarer's technique had not been
sound. The desire for possible
overtrick should have been subordi-
mated to the more important con-
sideration of obtaining complete
safety for the contract.
The jack of diamonds was opened
and won with the queen. Holding
nine trumps. declarer played for
the drop of the queen and succeeded.
The club finesse was tried and when
this failed declarer was faced with
the problem of losing only two spade
tricks. In the hope that West held
the ten of spades, the nine was
finessed in dummy and when this
lost the contract went on the rocks.
THAT was hard luck, partner, I
lost two illnesses. Had they both
worked I would have made an
overtrick."
With holding such as the spade
suit contained, an effort should be
made to compel the opposition to
lead that suit, in which case one
trick must be won regardless of
the distribution.
After trumps are out, the dia-
monds should be cashed and the
small club discarded from dummy.
Now the ace of clubs is cashed and
the queen led 1t matters not who
wins the trick, for that opponent
will be compelled to lead a spade.
II diamond or a club Is returned
1t will be ruffed in dummy and the
small spade discarded from the
closed hand.
(Copyright. 1850. By Charles Il. aoren.)
Evening star., 1950-01-12
Take Nv Word for 1t
Fronk Colby

@. I have found it difficult to
explain to my class why party"
should not be used in the meaning
Of an individual person. Will you
please discuss this for us?-Mrs.
e. D. w.
A. Party is collective noun
similar to group. crowd. company,
as, a hunting party, political party,
5inner party. card party,
Only in legal usage does party
designate a single person, as, the
party to lawsuit, one of the par
ties In a divorce action. Avoid
He is the party I spoke Of" Better:
He Is the person (or: He is the one)
I spoke Of
Evening star., 1950-01-12
Word Come
Find % or more words in
OPUSCULE,

meaning, "a small or petty work. 7"
Average is q; limit, Is minutes.
Rules-Words must be of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition Of S." such as bats"
cats" are not used. Only one form Of .
word Is used. Proper names are not used.
A list will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-01-12
Philippine Job Picture
Better; so UNEMPLOYED

MANILA. P. l., (CDN)-Em-
ployment conditions in these is
lands over the last four years have
steadily improved, according to a
recently completed survey
At present, of nearly 10000, 900
people only 1895, ,000-or about
8 per cent--lack jobs.
This represents a drop Of 1877 500,
an average annual decline of some
$4,000 for the postwar years.
Evening star., 1950-01-12

order of their total injuriousnesS to
the victim, as well as his family and
society in general. You deserve one
point for each correct judgment.
(a) Use of tobacco w Most injurious
% Chronic gambling (w) Next most
injurious
(c) over-eating. (xl Third
I'D Chronic W Fourth
alcoholism
(e) Telling rescue Cd Least injurious
stories
Score yourself as follows: 0-2, poor; 3-6.
average; rs, superior; BIO, very SUPERIOR
1. Corn. 2. Shoat (porD, 8; Bang.
4. smoothness. 8. Black. 8. la) Tobacco
Third (x. b) Gambling Second twl.
tcj over-eatins Least (z). (d Alcolhol-
ism Worst w. te) Risaue-Fourth (y).
Evening star., 1950-01-12
Anxvsr +o MONacARp
Natures Children
By LiIIion Cox Athey
has a bright red rouged

young 1t has bright red rouged
mouth.
The dark green stems are tfrom
" to IN inches in length growing
from underground runners, the
stems, apparently leafless below the
tip have tiny leaves that are scale
like. The noticeable leaves. are broad
and fiat with a dark green tinge
when moist. They form an attrac-
tive resette at the end resembling a
flower. When dry, the leaves are
crisp and tightly folded together.
They remind you Of q bud. The
reddish-brown stalk Is q brighter
color when moist. Putting your moss
in water brings out its colors.
Few persons realize how many
and beautiful their native MOSES
are. A trip to the woods always
yields several species. A good book
on MOSES ably assists in identifying
those you have collected. Moses
are pioneer soil builders and among
the oldest plants in the world.
Evening star., 1950-01-12
Boys Sturt Big Fire

Native boys fought the flames
and girls carried cans Of water
from a long distance to put out a
sac, 900 fire started by European
boys who fried some meat in the
open country near Potchefst-
room, South Africa.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Adventist Camp Meeting
To Be Opened Friday

The Potomac Conference of the
Seventh-day Adventists will hold
its annual camp meeting Friday
through August 20 at Sligo Sew
enth-day Adventist Church, Flow
er and Carroll avenues, Takoma
Park, Md.
Approximately $50 delegates
and more than 5000 visitors will
attend the conference. Election of
officers for the coming year will
be held. The conference, which
has IS churches and 5000 mem
bers, embraces Virginia, parts of
Maryland and the District of Co
lumbia.
Elder William H. Bramson, who
recently was elected president OF
the World General Conference,
will speak next Saturday morning
and Sunday evening.
Other speakers will include
Elder Howard j. Detwiler, preSi-
dent of the Potomac Conference;
Elder w. r. Beach, president OF
the denominations Southern Eu-
ropean Division, and Elder w. P
Bradley associate secretary Of the
General Conference.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
U. n. Commission Pledges
To Punish Korean Reds
BY the Associatsd Press

TOKYO, Aug. THE United
Nations Commission on Korea yes
terday denounced North Korean
aggression and promised punish
ment.
Aggression is an international
crime subject to international re-
pressive action and punishment, "
said B. A. Renborg, secretary of
the Six-nation group. He spoke at
a public meeting in the South Ko-
rean port of Pusan.
More than 1000 South Koreans
jammed the national theater and
lined the street outside. Speakers
included Henri Brionval of France,
current chairman; A. B. Jameson
of Australia, T. T. Sutu of Ma
tionaliSt China, Gochez Marin of
Ell Salvador, Anup Singh of India,
DR.. Bernabe Africe of the Philip
pines, Kami Idil of Turkey and
Shin Sung Mo, acting Korean
Prime Minister. ....
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Winston Villa Robbed
or $50, 900 in Gems
BY The Assoeiaisd Press

NICE, France, Aug. The
Riviera villa of American manu-
facturer Norman Winston wa
robbed of 100000 in jewels Satur-
day night while his guests played
bridge to the music of gypsy vio-
Inns.
The jewels were taken from
second floor bedrooms while the
guests-members of the interna-
tional set-were being entertained
downstairs. The theft was dis
covered by Mrs. E. E. Gates, wife
of a Conservative Member of the
British Parliament, who had gone
upstairs and found her purse miss
ing.
Police said a checkup disclosed
that Mrs. Rodman De Heeren. of
New York city, lost rings, brooches
and earrings worth about $45, 900.
French Designer Elsa Schiaparelli
missed jewels, including a $500
brooch.
Police are questioning both
guests and servants at the Wins
tons Villa lie Roc, which is near
the Chateaus de L'Horizon, home
of Prince Ally Khan and Movie
Actress Rita Hayworth.
Among the guests at the party
were Elsa Maxwell. noted party
giver; the Duchess Of Leinster
Lord TavistQck and the Prince
and Princess Faucigny-Lucinge.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Gen. Travis, Killed in Crash,
Was Distinguished AT Officer
Personally Led IS
European Missions,
Won Many Medals
BY the Associated Press

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, Calf,
Aug. brig. Gen. Robert F.
Travis, As, one of the those killed
in the B-29 crash and explosion
here, was one of the most dis
tinguiShed officers of the Air
Force.
He had been base commander
of Fairf1eld-Suisun since June,
1949, when he took over as COM
manding general of the 9th Stra-
tegic Reconnaissance Wing and
the 9th Heavy Bomber Wing.
The handsome, husky general
he was 6 feet 2-had many deco
rationS for valor and active COM
bat missions in World War II.
A native of Savannah, Ga, he
was graduated in the West Point
class of 1928 as second lieutenant
in the field artillery. A year later
he transferred to the Air Corps.
From a peace-time point of
view. his climb through the ranks
was swift. AS World War II
started, ne was commanding off,
Ger of a bombardment group. In
l943, as brigadier general, he TOOK
the 41st Combat Wing of the
Eighth Air Force to England.
Gen. Travis personally led his
wing on 35 missions over Europe.
He won the Distinguished Service
Cross. the Silver Star. with two
clusters, the Distinguished Flying
Cross with three clusters, the Air
Medal with three, the Purple
Heart. the French Legion of Honor
and Croix de Guerre with Palm,
and a decoration from Britain.
In September. 1914. Gen. Travis
Evening star., 1950-08-07

actually did produce when it was
at its World War peak. 1t pro-
jects that production record into
the future on the basis of reason
able surmises and evaluated prop
aganda, and first-hand observa-
ton.
Less emphasis is placed on Rus
sia's ability to produce steel than
on its determination to use the
maximum amount of that steel
for war purposes. It has enough
steel to build and maintain the
largest time military estab-
lishment in the history of the
world. and it is Of little moment
to the men in the Kremlin that
there is little steel left for the
Russian domestic economy.
1t is only in the Western ma
tionS that steel must be reserved
to produce the necessities" and
luxuries which the men in the
Kremlin deny to the Russian
masses.
Furthermore. Russia has had a
long head start. It did not de-
mobilize as did America imme-
diately after the end of World
War. II. It's war plants did not
lie idle as they hav@in the United
States. For five years it has been
steadily increasing its war poten-
tial while America has been
steadily decreasing it's ability to
make war.
Thus. to the average American,
the hypothesis Of one expert on
Russia's ability to make war,
which will be presented in the
second of this series of articles,
will come as a rude shock, and
may be regarded as unbelievable.
(Chicago Daily News Foreign Service)
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Life Guards Back on Beach
As Citizen Guarantees Raise
Bx the Assoeiafed Press

WILDWOOD, N. j., Aug. En-
couraged by a private citizens
guarantee that the city will give
them the pay boost they seek,
Wildwood's lifeguards are back on
the job today.
The city commission said it
knows nothing about it, and GER
tainly has no plans to hand out
pay increase by Wednesday.
Former State Senator William
C. Hunt, operator of local movie
theater, posted a check for $500
and said it goes to the lifeguards
if they don't get what they want
by Wednesday.
The 81 guards walked off the
beaches of this seaside resort Sat-
urday. Yesterday, after Mr..
Hunts action, they walked on
again. Mr.. Hunt called his move
a civic duty.
The guards, who are not union
members, banded together to ask
the city for monthly wages rang
ing from $3.50 to a top of SITS fol
third year men. The present fig.
ures range from $125 to $143.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Wilson
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Continued From First Page.)
out war with Russia this year is
not great enough to justify the
expenditure of funds which would
put us on a par with the Soviets
in volume of armed forces. I'VE
do not intend to match Russia
plane for plane, gun for gun, or
man for man." says one high
military official.
In some quarters the Govern
ment's Judgment in preparing for
war on relatively small scale is
being questioned. This is because
there is a new concept among
some students Of the present and
potential power of Russia to make
war.
If these studies of Russia today
had been fully credited there
would have been reason to ques-
ton seriously. long before this,
the ability of the United States to
win a military decision over Rus
sia under conditions which exist
today and may exist five years
from today.
There would have been reason
to question long ago whether the
United States had any time to
lose in making itself stronger to
the Soviet threat rather than
steadily reducing the strength OF
the military establishment.
Russia "UnfathOmable."
In Washington oficialdom has
tended to hide behind the excuse
that Russia is unfathomable. Its
intentions cannot be clearly seen
nor its methods understood. All
official information from Russia is
colored by propaganda. Govern
ment officials have automatically
discounted by large percentages
all claims of increased Soviet
strength, both industrially and
militarily. That. is the psychology
American officials have brought
to the Russian problem.
Reliance has been placed on the
probably undeniable fact that BY
1860 the productive power of the
Western nations will be three tt
one over that of the Soviet sphere
Great reliance also is placed or
the present probable four-to-ont
superiority of America alone oyel
Russia, in the production of steel
That is the fact most often citec
to reassure the country that VIZ
are in safe position relative tt
Russia. The philosophy runs like
this: Modern war depends entirely
on the overpowering application
of the fantastically varied ma,
chinery of war; we have the abil'
ity to produce that machinery il
volume which can be matched by
no other nation; we will have time
to do this, and thus. in the end
we will oyerpower any opponent.
But the new concept of Russis
today puts the foregoing line O.
thinking in different light. Thi
concept reaches back into th'
past to idiscover just what Russis
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Crash
Continued From First Page.)

of 10 men who were in the plane
were recovered. The other dead
included three members of the
base fire department and a vol
unteer flref1ghter. Three other
dead were unidentified.
Base headquarters said Capt
E. @. Steffes. %, of East Chicago
Ind, the plane commander, was
at the controls. His injuries were
listed as not serious.
Both inboard engines developed
serious trouble as the wheels OF
the heavily laden bomber left the
runway. The pilot told the con-
troll tower he couldn't raise his
landing gear. This caused further
drag.
He couldn't lift the plane more
than 200 feet. Low hills con-
fronted him. He tried to get
back to the runway. He almost
made it.
1000 Gallons of Gasoline Aboard
Sergt. r. M. Lewis, Clay, KY,
watching as the troubled ship
came swinging in on a 18o-degree
turn, said:
Suddenly it Strengthened out,
leveled and smashed its left wing
into the ground"
There was a grinding, crushing
roar. The landing gear crumpled
The big ship gouged a trench
and settled in it.
It's 1000 gallons of high test
gasoline spilled and fires began.
The bomber carried 10 to IL
five hundred pound demolition
bombs. Eye witnesses said the
bombs began to exploded in 10
TO 20 minutes.
Sergt. Lewis said one dazed
nan came from the plane soon
after it hit, and :.
II could hear mer shout Let's
get out of here. There are bombs
IN there"
Blast Felt 30 Miles Away.
Air Force families in about so
trailers only $50 feet away tumbled
,ut of bed. They saw the flames,
picked up what they could and
led. Some were injured by con-
;uSSion.
Sirens screamed. The base fire
department., hospital and rescue
outfits already were alerted.
Two of the injured were women,
both of whom had to have shat
tered feet amputated.
Seven fire. fighting trucks which
had been pouring foam and car
bon dioxide on the flaming wreck
age were blasted into charred
metal by the delayed explosions.
The blast was felt 80 miles
away. Persons IS miles distant
said they saw the giant cloud of
flame.
But the tragedy could have
been intellectually greater. If the
plane had been 100 feet to the
north, it would have smashed into
a housing area containing zoe
families.
If it had been a few hundred
feet to the south, it would nave
plowed into the enlisted men!
barracks where several hundred.
slept.
Evening star., 1950-08-07
Quick Aiming Of Reich
Held Necessary for
West Europe Defense
BY the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug.
NEARLY all Western military
men and most officials here are
agreed, on a don't quote me
basis" that Europe cannot be de-
Tended against Russia without
Western Germany being rearmed
and quickly.
Already it may be too late to
rearm the Germans.
To do it might provoke the Rus
SLAMS.
But the swift aggression in
Korea convinced most Of the few
remaining doubters that Germany
could only be defended with the
aid of German manpower. and
Germany must be defended or the
rest of Europe would go down as
well.
Yet, both the Western Allies and
German officials are doing their
best to avoid facing these con-
clusions publicly,
German political parties are
even more reluctant to bring the
subject into the open than Allied
officials.
The largest party, the Christian
Democrat, which heads the West
German government coalition at
Bonn, unreservedly rejected re-
armament in recent statement.
1t does not like to open itself to a
charge from its largest opponent,
the social democratic party fall
ing in with any plan for can
non fodder" army.
Political Problems.
The occupation powers. during
the war and at its close, COM
mitted themselves to German dis
armament so that no new Ger
man aggression ever would be
possible. To propose German re-
armament invites political prob
lens with some of the victims of
German aggression who still fear
German power.
Meanwhile, the Russians are
busily building up their army of
East Germans under the guiSe of
a police force, equipping it with
tanks, artillery and all instru-
mentS of war.
This army, reported to number
$4,000 in May, is now estimated
at 10000. Military men believe
that in year it may total $50, 900.
When it reaches that size it
might be too big for the present
Western occupation forces to
handle should the Communists
start an attack in the Korean
style.
Called Too Small.
If powerfully supported by
Soviet aircraft and troops it
seemingly could sweep over West
ern Europe in almost no time.
The minimum number of divi-
sionS needed in Western Europe is
estimated by military men at 35,
heavily armed.
A French general a few days ago
said this minimum estimate was
nonsense, He said rs divisions |
were necessary.
The Russians, with their satel-
lites, could mobilize ITO divisions
for an all-out attack in Europe. it
is estimated. Already they are
calculated to have 20 combat divi-
sions in East Germany. with 40
more ready for action in Poland,
Austria and satellite states.
Counting all occupation troops,
the west has less than a dozen.
Evening star., 1950-08-07

returned to the United States to
command training units. Three
years later he was made chief of
staff of the Seventh Air Force,
headquartered at Hickam Field.
Hawaii. Later he became COM
manding general of the Seventh.
In 1948 he was head of the Pa
cific Air Command. His next post
was that of commanding general
at the Fairfleld-S -Suisun Air Base.
The general is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Frances Travis, and
four children. Jayne, 10; Robert,
Is: John, II, and Roger, 8, all
living at the base.