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PAGE TWO f /ft iKcy lOest Citizen \ THE C ITIZEN PIBUSHI.NG CO, INC. /Published Daily Except Sunday By L- P. AIITMAX, President and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Business Manager From The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Street* Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County entered.at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Asaoriated Preaa ihe Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for of ail news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also th'i local news published here. sibhcription rates Ob'- Year 919.00 ■iix Months 5 00 Three Months * 2.50 Doe Month . .85 Weekly .20 ADVERTISING RATES T.fade known on application. SPECIAL NOTICE Ali reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of espect, obituary notices, etc., will be charged for at tUe rate of 10 cents a line. Notices for entertainment by churches from which a .evcnue is to be derived are 5 cents a line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- F’ou of public issues and subjects of local or general inter, t but it will not publish anonymous communi cations. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it withoht fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight ior progress; never be the or gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; always do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, commend good done by individual or organ ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com promise with principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN 1. Water and Sewerage. 2. More Hotels and Apartments. 3. Eeach and Bathing Pavilion. 4. Airport. l —Land and Sea. 5. Consolidation oi County and City Gov ernments. 6. A Modern City Hospital. Sightseeing at the World’s Fair in New York produces hot dogs, but not the kind you can eat. Since the Republicans believe in a democratic form of government, why don’t they let the Democrats run the country? Roth President Roosevelt and Presi dential Candidate Willkie were Wall Street lawyers, so it is tit for tat on this score. Three years behind prison bars is ample time for Convict Moe Annenberg to come to the conclusion that honesty is the best policy. The net effect of the government’s spending for preparedness will be the same as in the days of pump priming, and the industrial boom it will create will be artificial. We wi 11 now see spending as we “ain’t never” seen it before, and you are going to feel it pretty soon, too. People are speculating on the curious parallel of Marshal Balbo’s death and that of General Werner von Fritsch, who was also killed under equally obscure cir cumstances. In former days tyrants poisoned those in their way, the technique today is apparently of a different and not wholly understood nature. Key West is not prepared to enter tain a national convention, commercial or political, but it is prepared to take on state conventions which should be sought by the Chamber of Commerce. That kind of busi ness is like any other business, you have to go after it to get it. The Chamber of Commerce of Philadelphia estimates that $12,000,000 was spent in the City of Brotherly Love as a result of the recent Republican Convention. President Roosevelt has signed the Alien Registration Aet and delivered a final warning to disloyal aliens that this Government will “deal * vigorously” with all subversive elements. Starting Septem ber 29 all aliens v : 11 not only be required to register but also to have their fingers printed. It is said there are 3,500,000 people in this country who owe allegiance to other countries than the United States. Many'in Key West will be affected by this law. Another wise step would be to out law the Communists and the Nazi Bunds. WANTED—RAIN! - The Citizen is not a rain-maker. Neither does it profess to be a weather propret. The closest we come to any con i tact with the weather is our duty of print ing- the reports each day as compiled by the local bureau. The point is, however, Key West needs rain, and that badly. What to do about it? Well —if there’s anything in the superstition that, just as sure as an editor writes an edi torial in advance on a controversial sub ject, then it is sure to happen that sub sequent events make the editorial out dated—then, we contribute that idea to the cause and sincerely hope that this | column, written ten hours in advance of publication of this issue will be ridiculous. More clearly—we mean that this ar ticle. stressing the need for some good rainy weather, may bring on a good cloud burst if for no other reason than the fact that, violating*the common rule, we didn’t wait to see if it would rain before we pre pared this editorial. Another thought—advanced by our next door neighbor—seemed quite reason able. Left-handed as the jibe is against the weather bureau, we believe that i worthy organization can take it if we re mind them that their prognostications last week calling for rain did not prove all that thev should have been. Contrariwise, - then, the fact that no predictions of rain fall here were made this week, should ; bring on the rain. Or are we getting this thing all twisted up? What we started out to say, however, is that the complaints of no rain have brought up the question of drinking water, and its shortage in many areas city wide. Wouldn’t it be nice if we never had to worry about, drinking water again? Just think about it —then realize that that condition will be with us when the pipe line comes from the mainland. Thirsty? Want some nice clear, fresh water for cooking? Just go to the faucet and run off ■ all you want. No limit at all. Which reminds us—how’s that proj- ; ect coming along? It seems to go in ! spurts. Action galore for a day or two, then all is quiet. It should be time for another dose of action right soon. The Citizen, as usual, is all agog to tell our readers all about the next step. Nope! It didn’t work! 'Aswego to press, it hasn’t rained yet. Has someone else an idea as to what to do about getting some rain? BOTH GUILTY A former Governor of Louisiana has been sentenced to ten years in a Federal prison after being convicted of using the mails to defraud the State of Louisiana in the purchase of trucks. Apparently the Governor was con victed of receiving $31,000 in a “kick back” commission from an automobile truck dealer who charged the State an ex cessive price for some two hundred trucks. The motor vehicle* dealer and another State official plead guilty, receiving fines of $3,000 and SI,OOO. While the Governor of the State, who was caught taking the “kick-back,” de serves no defense, it appears > that the others indicted, including the motor ve- j hide dealer, got off rather lightly. Busi ness men who complain of graft in gov ernmental affairs should be discouraged from participating in such transactions. They are as guilty as the officials they I buy. - , WHY YOU CANT BELIEVE ALL One bright boy rises to remark that “you can’t believe all that you see in the newspapers,” and no newspaper man re futes the statement. Truth of the matter, most of the news in a newspaper is based on what some member of the vast public 1 says, and the fact that people sometimes twist the truth, and fool newspaper men, i explains the remark. Asother common remark that one hears is “I see where The Citizen says ... and the speaker will go on to narrate some news article that has been printed, i never stopping to think that a vast ma jority of the items that appear in print are merely reports of what others say or claim, 1 which the newspaper presents to intelli gent readers leaving them to pass their j own judgment. i THE KEY WEST CITIZEN '' ' :A .. “Look here,” quacked Donald Duck, “what have you done to help those miserable millions of refugee children in Europe?” “Little children whom I used to make laugh, are weeping bitter tears today,” said Mickey Mouse. “Won’t you give to help them?” barked Piute “I’d be a Red Cross nurse, if they’d take a \ KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just Five, Ten and Fifteen Years Ago* Today As Taken From The Files Of The Citizen FIVE YEARS AGO Plans were virtually completed i today for the entertainment of the visiting members of the Mi ami Beach Business and Profes sional Women’s Club, who will visit Key West tomorrow and be accompanied by a goodly number of their friends. i M, E. Gilfond told The Citizen today it will take from 30 to 60 days to bring about the changes contemplated in the administra tion, changing over from the present emergency relief admin istration to the proposed Works Progress Administration. A drill will be staged tomor row morning at the submarine base for the members of the Key West Junior Beach Patrol, it was announced today by the recrea tion department of the Key West Administration. It will start at 10 o’clock, says M. V. Plant. i Dr. E. H. Carnes left this morn ing for Tortugas on the Light house Tender Poppy for the pur pose of studying the physiological experiments now being carried on at the Carnegie laboratory by the group of scientists who go •there for study yearly. The first of a series of concerts ‘to be given by the Key West , Hospitality Band was presented last night at Bayview Park. George Mills White said this morning that every effort is be ing made to improve the pro gram and that the listeners could expect to see much improve ments. TEN YEARS AGO i Outstanding among the cases lin Criminal Court are those of 'foam iuve KEY WEST 1030 ui. 10 day limit inclodirx Mondays & Thursdays Arrive Havana 5:00 p.m. the same To PORT TAMPA afternoon. Return from Havana on f<l O Tuesdays and Fridays, sailing at ROUND TRIP 1 O 9:00 a.m. and arriving at Key West Tuesdays and Fridays at 3:15 p.m. at 54)0 p.m. THE PEMHSIIUB l OCCIOENIU S. S COMMIT 1r m tmmiai - ■■ - __Consult YOUR TRAVEL AGENT or J. H. COSTAR, Agent * Phone 14 some mouse to help,* promised Minnie. Disney’s popular characters turn serious for a moment to urge ail Americans to give generously to the American Red Cross War Relief Fund for rescue, feeding, shelter and medical care of millions of homeless and orphaned children in the European war zones. the 11 Tarpon Springs spongers who are to be tried on charges of violating the sponge law’s. Most of the arrests were made at Marathon and the charges are practically the same in every case. The county’s bond and interest account is in perfectly good shape with all obligations paid to date and resulting cash balance to its credit in Tallahassee of $67,000. This statement carrying the above information was read at a meet ing of the commissioners last night. i Ship No. 2, which left here July 3 for camp at Sarasota, ex pects to start back for home to morrow and to reach the city late Tuesday afternoon. This w’ord w’as received from Skipper John Roker. who reports the out- \ ing a wonderful success in every w r ay. I Edw’ard J. Hanrahan. formerly of Chicago, Veteran’s Bureau pa tient, w’ho slipped away from the Marine hospital a week ago, was apprehended at Big Pine Key and is leaving this afternoon for a hospital in Augusta, Ga., in charge of a nurse who was sent here for him. Captain L. W. Maddox, of the United States Army, Mrs. Mad der and her sister. Mrs. J. H. Bamhouse. will leave Monday for Fort Benning. Ga., where Cap tain Maddox is stationed. The three have been occupying the lieutenant’s quarters at the Army reservation. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO The largest of what are known as Munson’s Islands, about twen ty-eight miles east of Key West, has been sold to what is known as the “One Hundred Club", composed of a group of New York sportsmen, for SIOO,OOO. and will be used as a clubhouse. . Major General Harry Hale, who commanded the 26th divi sion in France and recently has been in command of the Sixth Corps Area was placed on the re tired list of the army yesterday on account of his age. He will be succeeded by General William Graves. Twenty-three members of Boy Scout Troop No. 5 are leaving tonight on the Steamship Cuba for Tampa. The boys will be in charge of Scoutmaster George F. Archer and Assistant Scoutmas ter Roy Hamlin. They will go in camp at Odessa, near Tampa, for 15 days. A local organization of the In ternational Typographical Union was formed at a meeting of printers held last night in the Jefferson Hotel. T. R. Payne was elected president, T. L. Retchings vice-president and Charles L. Atwood secretary and treasurer. Aliy iji gives you a d3L ¥*ojßj ,__1...1. r —*rz wummmtKß N, You’ll find your Ford * / See him today! ti. | -A, l mmmmmmm Today s Birthdays Admiral Claude C. Bloch. U.S.N., bom at Wodobury. Ky.. l 62 years ago. Arthur M. Hyde of Princeton. Mo., ex-secretary of agriculture, bom there, 63 years ago. j Hugh Ferriss of New York City, a noted consulting archi tect. bom in St. Louts, 51 years ago. Judge Samuel H. Sibley of the sth U. S. Circuit, at Atlanta. Ga.. < bom at Union Point. Ga.. 67 years ago. i Dr. Olin West, secretary of the American Medical Association. ! Chicago, bom at Gadsden. Ala . 66 years ago. t Kirsten Flagstad. Norwegian soprano, bom 45 years ago. 4 Sidney S. Lenz of New York, bridge expert, bom in Chicago, 67 years ago. Dr. Robert M. Hopkins, secre tary of the World’s Sunday Annual Electric Fan Sale For the next fern days ym i can ret a in inch Emerson Junior Oscillating Fa* for only 95c down and SI.OO per noatk Total cost of fan—s9.9s. fItfDOWN oJl'Jl Per Month Emerson Junior Fan I*3* You demanded them. . .modernhr designed fans. . .wbisper-quiet fans. . Jieautifißy fin ished fans. . .at popular prices. Emera**-Elec tric now presents the new Emerson Jarnr Fans. . .Look at these features: Strraflfiad design; expert styling; attractive tibit mo rocco finish; quiet, cool- running motor; no radio interference; quiet-type blades; hie breeze capacity; 90 or 45 degree oorJhfg year guarantee. 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