The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 27, 1939, Page 2

> ececcccsvevcsccesccceoce THURSDAY, JULY 27,1939 frat Beery Davis, The high school PAGE modisdieel . j <Bhe Key Wiest Gitteen cE HERE LEGION CONFERENCE HERE -% i crane Tabs Near enamors fo aoe a = c ia ee carter Sear aie ” Only Dally pth 9-5 Key West ‘and Monroe Sntered at Key West, Florida, as second elass matter Member of the Associated Prese She Associated Press ts nears angst entitled to for Fee Rab all nexe as ches settee or pot estherwise ci the l ‘pub! eaiee fe paper, and al Weekly s ADV! SING RATES . Made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICH All reading notices, cards of thanks chars esolutions of <espect, obituary notices, etc, wil arged for at |, the rat of 10 cents @ line. Notices for entartajament Lf Berohes from which @ reverie is to be derived are 6 cents @ line. The Citizen is an open forum and invites discus- sion of public issues and subjects of local or general interest but it will not publish anopymous communt- eations. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek, the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight for 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. “ (MPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. zat Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City © Govern-nents. Save and be safe. There are midges and midgets aplenty atthe World’s Fair. . Character should be, recognized as an asset, even in business circles, _ The last of the trolley lines, like the street cars of Key. West, have just been run in New York state. .Progress knows no hindrance. The United States has three-fourths ‘of the world’s stock of gold and 10,000,- “000 unemployed, and has no reason, to, be proud of either abundance. Every problem is clear if you listen to one speaker; it becomes confused if you ‘hear another, and hopelessly befuddled if you chance upon a third expert’s view. While meditating, the thought came to-mind how much happier those public officials must fee] who have never vio- ‘lated their trust by accepting.a bribe. The eame happy state of mind is possessed. by he who has never offered or given a bribe. The reported five-power pact to préserve the peace of Europe: for twenty- five years proved to be.a phoney and was just too good to be true. Secretary Hull denied that he had any knowledge of the agreement and an official French spokes- man. declared the, statement was. “without foundation.” An elderly woman called at, the Mexi- can Exhibit of the World’s .Rair and stated she liked very much all things Mexi- can, ‘and, would appreciate a pair of cu- curaches. After polite .éxplanations, the little lady got what she wanted, a pair of huaraches. Cucuraches, if you do not happen to know, are cockroaches, The, balance of the tourist, trade, be- tween the;United States and,foreign coun- tries has always favored them to a vast de- gree. ‘Last year was.a year of depression in this country, yet American travelers spent close to $520,000,000 abroad, while the expenditures. hy foreigners were only $160, representing an unfavorable balance of. $360,000, 000. It has been even greater phe -We should _ see America Pe 5 opeans sho gee | _more of America. for the way.they gre handling a | ments for the Fifth District Conference of the Legion’s Department of Florida to be held here Saturday and Sunday, The local Legionnaires have arranged usé | several events for the reception and en- tertainment of the delegates | Legion posts between’ Vero, Beael West and for the representatives of auxiliary units of the organiz: mn Probably the most impor nt event from the Key West public standpojnt i is the ‘of the. 22 Commander’s.Dinner to be held at’ La} Concha Hotel Saturday night in honor of Florida Department Commander William C. Brooker of Tampa. At this, dinner our public officials and heads of our civic or- ganizations will have an ‘opportunity to greet some of the outstanding and most ;s prominent members of the great veteran organization. and to show. by the warmth ‘| gr of their greetings that .Key West feels | honored to be host to such a body of men and women. Arthur Sawyer Post is -handling this dinner and the other purely Legion events in a big way, a way that emphasizes the | ebility ‘of Key West to handle other’ and | larger gatherings. .Ii will eost the local post several hundreds ofidollars_ to stage | the conference. be advanced by the Legionnaires _them- selves. Public support is .being sought only for the dinner to which the public is invited. - If there is any lingering doubt in. the minds of some upstate folks as to whether the facilities of Key West are capable of handling such gatherings and for housing and entertaining many visitors, the Fifth District Conference of The American Legion will go a long way toward remov- ‘ing. that drawback. Key West can reap a large measure of benefit from such gather- { As this was written approximately { ings. 150 Legionnaires and members of the Auxiliary from all sections. of the state had reseryed rooms at our hotels. Large quan- tities of food supplies have been ordered. Tickets, programs, announcements, invita- tions have been printed and distributed. Scores of automobiles filled with holiday- seeking and liberal-minded former sodiers will enter the city. The affair will add substantially to community activity at a time when things are dull: The American Legion is an ably-di- rected and thoroughly American organiza- tion. It has the good will of Key West and Key West is certain to extend a warmly | welcoming hand and a cordial iaryites arrive on this island. JAPAN TRIES.QUT RUSSIA Conflicting reports sf fighting be- tween Russo-Mongolian and Japanese forces along the frontier between Man- chukuo and Outer Mongolia, do not con- ceal the fact that serious fighting has been | going on between the Japanese and Rus- sian soldiers. Naturally, Tokyo and Moscow do not agree when describing the outcome of the battles... For example, the Japanese insist that they shot down 341,Russian planes, while losing only eight hines. Moscow, on the other hand, reports 111 Jap planes | shot down and the loss of oily 88 Russian |" planes. . Apparently, the Japanese. Army in Manchukuo is feeling out the border of Outer Mongolia. If it discovers a weak spot, or if Russia shrinks from supporting her. ally, Japanese military leaders will go i ahead with their plan to seize that area. However, Soviet officials in Moscow Ble cccene |, firm. that the Soviet Army will protect, Outer Mongolia as if it were Russian. :ter- ritory. The battle between China. and Japan: may be under way in the Far East, but, sooner or later, the a baht and is anese will settle issues. bet’ on the battefield. ‘The Japane em with a triumph i in China, will not besafe onthe Continent as long ae military power of the Soviet threatens them “the North. The thrust into. Outer Mongolia is top it by a desire to threaten the Russian, line conimunication. : Crossing, the ocean, the Atlantic Clip- per in its round trip consumes 7,100 ,gal- lons of gasoline, about a mile toa gallon. 4 At that rate it would seem. to. pay. pen ican to raise its own gasoline and erat to he. costomenn Most of.this money will greeting | when the delegates and their fair Auxil- or woman meet- } last ‘night called by Mayor Wil- lard M. Albury lost a Jewel of inspiration. This meeting was galled to discuss’ the many prob- lems of Key West, especially in connection with the W.P.A. proj- elub or or- ‘ganizati of any impoftance in the city was represen The meeting was called to order by Mayor Albury, who can do more | &@ smooth, i nthe man Pe he: § inober Of Order”. There | space ere, to mention all “speakers, but gocher Tae are & few who 1: Tistenets with their “Joe Pearlman—a most intelli- ent speaker and. thinker. Maitland “Adams—fearless and are .Beryaldi —a_ capable, | thinking man that hits the nail hight on, the head. ol to an. admirable de- ing at the Po Poca of (Setaaaee if \ t “Wallace Kirke, Curry Moreno, Key West. ‘Ben’ Sad practical mind | of. the Conese | Sipe NY could never be doubted. ove ‘is Key West. Steve ‘Singleton—the |and most ‘pointed. | These good citizens were-gath- the ditch” and from all that’ one \hears, the ox is a heavy one—the problems of Key West are many. There are, of course, many rep- ;fesentative citizens who coula& |not attend this meeting, but it |a serious situation, and to know { Zeal for public good is the all Private ECR ca Hon | WE gre TOLD by Secretary | Steve ingleton of the Key West out and a trémendous amount of |het air saved for such things ‘: as coming elections, etc., by calling new proposed charter.’ "This, we ment to the operators of! the |gisbevine telegraph, people a Chance: to exhibit jendviadae of the affairs of ‘state. HISTORY: , beginning of the World War. UNKINDEST CUT: A woman} with Hat the size of a tea cup) and a man remarking that” it probably fits hér brain. | EVA B. W. will | tell you, ‘“with” a glowing face | of the work being done at the) children’s Ikindergarten. Visit | them ‘some time—it will do your soul good. ABOUT TOWN: There is May- |or Albury witha group of men} with, their heads together. Looks | like business. 4 |" Lee's Store—with pretty Louisé Lee decorating ‘the~ ‘window. “A grou) ‘of men in Sawyer’s Barber Bet it’s politics. Police ‘officer Collins, cour- directing a stranger. well we will not bout that. ouay lpreno and ‘the Curry twins. looks ‘like ‘Curry-Day down town. FIRE: Four times in. recent .weeks fires, have. been started in the small houses built ‘for | Tocated on the vacant betwee the La Concha Hi at and, the Island pt .These fires ath lawiges | Tinelinations be done be- As shells long agpeay forsaken by the tide, a fpgpledes with, tha music yy is i yd ied with, yearn- "*vben fim away from thee briefest | i ered there to pull the “ox out of | jalways strikes one as sad to see a_gathering of men trying to save| | that there are busniess men who) are not the least interested ‘and | are slackers to the city we ‘love| hamber of Commerce, that. the| general misinformation about the} Inew charter can be. straightened | - at the C. of C. for a copy, of the} are told, may be a disappoint-! it will ge | July 28th, 1914—) lop. all, talking at once. | tive married wom- | there is Kingman Curry, | Bob. Spottswood—all pleading sail | j Archer — whose} Col. L. c Brinton—whgse great | | characteristic of a man’ of honor} , and a gentleman—and_ must ‘take | the’ place of pleasures, profits and } | } | | | lighted ‘with’ love and sympathy, | | | “BAILY quiz” £r| In what country’ is the city | ‘of Poiters? 2. .Do native residents of the Philippines vote for Presi- dent of the United States? . ‘With what sport is the name ~'s-of Adrian Quist ee : “ea? 10. ‘Name the science-which de-| “Scribes and clagsifies the} different kinds of mineral | ‘matter constituting © the as tional Park? ous? of Finland. mensions? _ cairn, of cee ort, | TS. Lopes Funera Funeral. Service | crust. . Name the French submarine that recently sunk in the| _ (Bay of Cam Ranh. | 6. .What is the name for i, codfish? 7. Where is Mt. McKinley Na-| goue CHA af es Tas 5 SKA a 8. What is the correct pronun- | jargon, ciation of the word ovipar- 9. Name the Foreign Minister Is a solid bar of metal stronger than a hollow one Of the same external di- yarn re aay peor LET eee cabetaiea Press): J AU. July \ 27.— \The “Ice. Worm’ Wiggle” is the Hatest Song and dance craze here. !The spicy phrase, “Akh-ty-wu- iye-ke”, in, the Thlinget Indian NT “My heart is glad”, starts THAT'S A REPUTATION off the song written by Mrs, Ca- EET