The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 17, 1939, Page 4

PAGE FOUR * FASHION PREVIEW | WHO HE Is THE KEY WEST CITIZEN A Candid Talk With The Typical Private (By Associated Press) |. Private Walter P. Steele, in an, | sshd with is cangiel 3 jtire in five years. I joined when I} \Press concerning his career in the | was 16 because I liked the looks! U. S..Army, made the following! thé white, unifotms on a I | statements: de | “If we get into another war I pany I saw a-drillin’ one day. “cai | don’t think I want to go over— ' fore my first enlistrhent was up} |that is, if I have any choice. we were in the war and when it} “After all, they'll need some of! wag all over I'd become an, army | us old fellas to train the kids. Of jbug—so I stayed. Anyhow I course, 1t doesn’t make any dif-| didn’t have any trade—all I knew ference whether we, think the ' was soldiering. A “Before I.go out of the service, ‘I certainly hope to get an increase Private Walter P. Steele, ‘in rank. If I get to be sergeant, “If we don’t go to war I'll re- | JUDGE GOMEZ W VISITOR AT PERKY ATTENDED BIRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN BY JACK PERKY ROOSEVELT MAY '- BE PEACEMAKER _ (Continued from Page One) treaty, British diplomati¢ influ- ence had kept Japan from such | blunders as her new Chinese pol- |Japan Could Sell |Guns To Europe | The exact course for U.S. med- jiation. to follow in the Orient morning that he had on Saturday \isn’t fully charted even in the night stopped at Perky, Florida, minds of those now advocating it. and spent a very delightful time | Roughly the idea is this: | attending a birthday party given} The U. Ss. would prepare for | by Jack, son of R. C. Perky, own- |mediation under circumstances er of the place. |which would permit Japan to Jack was celebrating the 20th gaye face” in the Orient in her janniversary of his birth and with | withdrawal from her present pol- his friends and friends of his liey of pacification by conquest; Tt Judge Arthur Gomez said‘ this : first class, I'll get a pension of father, enjoyed a delicious supper | Company G. Sixteenth Intan- | $96.50. month. ‘Then Pil go to|and the festivities which had been | might be possible for Japan to The touch of pale pink at neck and waist accentuates the beauty of this black rayon-faille evening dress with jacket. Mrs. Mills Talked On Hidden Taxes At a Woman’s Club meeting held last night at the home of the president, Mrs. Stephen W. Doug- lass, on Division street, Mrs. Al- bert Mills, of den taxes as levied on business houses. National Consumers Tax Com- mission, an organization for the purpose of teaching the individ- ual the seriousness of the tax question, is under the local chair- manship of Mrs. Dougl: Garden Club Meets Tonight Meeting of Key West Garden Club will be held this evening in Library Building on Duval street PERSONAL MENTION | Mr. and Mrs. Archie Thomp- json left this morning over the |highway for Cleveland for a Long Furniture|Visit at one of the clinics, and! Company, gave a talk on the hid- | following this visit will go to the| World’s Fair at New York. Carlos Morales, brother of Pena Morales, who had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Morales for several days, left on the morning bus for his home in Jacksonville. A. P. Knowles, left on the 7 jo’clock bus this morning for Mi- ami, to consult a specialist who! |has been treating his eyes. M \Knowles said before leaving j that such progress has been at 8 o'clock. Several matters of importance will be discussed, including plans made by the treatment that he expects this will be the last trip {he will have. to make. try, has been in the army 26 years and looks like the the Philippines. There are a lot) typical . At jou = ualdbae. of retired army men there, they Sculptor ‘Walter Fussell. hes pant their own clubs and. every- | Giceen: iin easnedil tak the thing a ia at home with a lot figure of a soldier in a memo- ag hence rial to John Philip Sousa. | “I’ve been in the army so long | Steel is 42, strong, weather tI feel out of place with civilians. | beaten, vigorous. He served |S0ldiers don’t talk about politics | through the last war, was in jand business. We're most inter- | action five times, got the Dis- | jested in girls and food and liquor. | tinguished Service Cross. Un- Why in 1931 I went to visit my | married, he says he couldn't i brother and his family out in Den- | support a wife on his pay of ver and I-couldn’t stick it out a/ month. $42'a month, ;} “Well, you know, for one thing, | issues are worth fighting for be- | civilians.don’t eat like people in| j¢ause the first thing a soldier the army—we're big eaters. Now | llearns is to obey orders. In the if we have ham and eggs and you | army you can have your own want to eat a dozen eggs—well, opinions, all right, but you’ve'go ahead and eat ’em. Same with gotta keep ’em to yourself. chicken—if you like it you can) “You know last time when we get a whole one at one meal.| came back they_told us we’d been , Why the mess sergeant—he’s onc \fighting for democracy but) the of the most important men in the | |main thing we seemed to get was army. God almighty, he’s always prohibition. got a surprise for you!” | CHINESE RELIEF 'BOATMEN PREPARE FOR NEW SEASON SOME ACTIVITY NOTED NOW| | ALONG KEY WEST WATERFRONT | CAMPAIGN OPENS | SEEK FIFTY DOLLARS IN KEY WEST: NATIONAL OPEN- ING DESCRIBED | With a number of out-of-town | jears being seen around town, | Key West charter boating fleet is | There are many persons to | whom fifty dollars mean little, but to the Chinese people, suffer- ing from the effects of a two-|showing signs of activity. |year war, that amount invested! One boetman has already be- {in vaccine will save the lives of ;gun to “wood off” the sides of his |2:500 Chinese civilians. If Key |boat and has scraped topsides and | | West should be able to raise such| applied varnish to the housing| n amount how proud the citi-|and cockpit. Another boat was ens of the island will be to know |completely remodeled last Spring \they assisted in saving the lives| and an innovation of using flying jot so many helpless victims of an|deck seats on the housing roof unnecessary war, it is stated by | ss |tried out, besides widening of | | those interested in raising funds | cockpit room. /A third boat has| jarea and is now in readiness to| |“Athenia”, sunk with hundreds of 1t |58¥ as has Germany in the case. jof Poland, that she has accom- |plished her purpose in China. Di- arranged for the celebration. was a grand time. eee es to jplomacy can readily handle such VY | TENDER I WILL | One suggestion was that the | invite Japan, as a prelude, LEAVE FOR MIAMI [into an informal group of neutral panaeetih | Japan and Italy. The central idea : | would be to discuss keeping: out Tender Ivy, of the United States lot the European squabble. matters. |U. S. nations, including the Americas, Coast Guard, was today making} “From an economic standpoint | preparations to leave for Miami |that could be tremendously invit- and vicinity for work on buoys in Fes ‘a sda The munitions mH rey ‘ting | airplanes she now is using against ies ae lau permitting. | Chinese could be sold in Europe. Tender Poinciana, of the same | Japan might recover part of the service, is now in Lake Okeecho- | terrific losses she has suffered. bee, shifting two lights and pre-| The thing has real possibilities, paring for the establishment of|as seen by observers here. It approximatly 40 beacons in that | could be worked independently of | vicinity. Mailing address of the | the European business, so that vessel is at Moorehaven, Fla. U. S. influence could be credited Tender Zinnia has completed! with some accomplishment to- the work at Tortugas and that) warg peace. There is time in which to work. |The trade treaty denounced by the United States does not die un- til January, time *enough for di- | plomacy. to turn the trick. leave with the work barge but radio messages indicate that the tender is at this time weather- bound and the exact time of her leaving is not known, ADMINISTRATION | CONCEDES POINTS, (Continued from Page One) FIGHT MISERY right where’ (—| you feel it—with lives lost by a German submarine, carried guns which were. to be used for Canadian defenses. Her decking had also been reinforced and she was to be converted to a raider for use on the return. trip, | he said. Passengers on the trip at the time had heard. rumors that the Nazis knew of this and that they were after the ship. This caused considerable unrest. BRITISH REPORT \t Hot Bollos COLDS swift-acting ' VICKS VAPORUB — _ FIRST..! TUESDAY, OCTOBER . U. OF F. CHAPTER HERE (Spectal to The Citizen) MIAMI, Oct 17.—Louis S. Bon- steel of Miami, president of Dis- trict 11 of the University of Florida Alumni Association said. today that a club at Key West representing Monroe County was being considered, i Mr. Bonsteel represents the State Association of Alumni af- fairs in Monroe and Dade coun- ies. A prominent attorney, he is working with officers of the Miami Alumni Club to develop an outstanding chapter in the |Dade county area. e ee ‘BEAUTIFUL OHIO?’ —NOT TO HIM {By Associated Prensa) NEWBURGH, Ind., Oct. 16.— Elbert Allen Williams pays *Ken- tucky taxes on 56 acres of farm- land but owns only 18 acres. The Ohio river has washed }away the rest of his holding, on Three Mile island south of here. WHERE AND WHEN CAN YOU BUY AT THE BEST? “EL PRADO CAFE” Specializing in Chi Cuban Sandwiches Cor White and Division Sts. First Stop Light (SERVICES TOI “FOREN. Funeral services for jJohn Bevans, 93, inma' county home, who died j yesterday morning, will this afternoon 4:30 o’clq the Lopez Funeral Homd Rev. G. W. Hutchinson, church, will officiate. At the death yesterda tives of the deceased w tacted by telegram and th mation was received that Services and interment be held here. ~ CONCERTS P (Continued from Page O credit basis. These credits toward the graduation dip! The orchestra at the School this year consists o! members. This unit is kept si as it must learn new pigee rapidly for various occasions.} orchestra will also take pare i the Armistice Day exercises High School Band this consists of 25 members. @ band is not to be confused with W.P.A. Boys’ Band, which fin- cludes boys of High School Grade School age, and is diregted by Haydn Illingworth. Key West Music Society is x ing Friday night at 7:30. It held weekly meetings at this hour at High School Auditorium. The society is composed of adults, a IN MEMORIAM In loving memory of Benjarti F. Gardner who departed this life on October 17, 1928: Hearts that are torn, When loved ones are gone, And remembrance is silently borne. oct17-1tx MOTHER. } James Newill — Jean Carmen Renfrew of the Royal Mounted CRASHING THRU Also Comedy and News PRIZE NITE — TONIGHT U-BOAT SINKINGS (Continued from Page One) field laid down by the British to With the latest for the coming flower show and pruning of trees on city streets. Report on the WPA tree-planting préject will also be given. Mrs. J. D. MacMullen, presi- defit, is anxious to have a full at- tefdance of the membership present at tonight’s session. Columbus Day Principal Benildes Remond and Mis$ Elva Esquinaldo gave the principal talks to students of the San Carlos School on Columbus Day last week. er a that | placed a streamlined housing on | | R Whitehead. wh .., | The local campaign for funds|the cockpit, and used white asa) ae ttebenec Whe. Was Sisitiag assist the National Council for | housing roof paint. | jing for a few days on business| Civilian Relief in China was of-| Although it is a bit early yet ee ae himself jean seen ey piso Coes | for such activity, the boatmen| left this morning, on the early | 10, ich date is celebrated na-| ; i e% | hee for his home in Jackson. (tionally in China as the birthday |7¢ making their ‘ vessels more| foe SaPOR” | Of Abat republic. jand more streamlined. The sun ville. | Colonel Theodore _ Roosevelt,| in South Florida is very hard on| Ser jJr., national chairman of the|boat paint and usually boatmen| Deputy Sheriff Raymond Ma- | United Council for Civilian Re- | do not paint up until just before | {loners of Tavernier, arrived wee China, in Sorneesat eapeoue fea season opens. Most get ready |the city last evening accom-| '!¢phone Lascarboslseannaa tase beg for Deéember 1. Since the sun is} | sabid ty Nive akal d the C: Smith, chairman Oe the Shh) Oe eee | Panied by Mrs, Ma‘oney and the | Francisco fund-raising group, for-|so strong more oil is generally mat Mr. gprs i rs mally. opened. the campaign. for | used. in the, paint. to his post o! uty lay and/the cause. On that date ere) Fishermen report that many of| Mrs. Maloney and the baby..will | were daylight and lantern parades thé fishy are epawning protect the naval base. The sub. then fired a torpedo into the bow of the vessel on its starboard side. The resulting explosion was | thought by officers to have re- sulted from an internal explosion No thought of a torpedo was tak- | en into consideration. The sub- marine then fired “five or six” torpedoes into the main part of the Royal Oak, which tore great gaping holes and caused’ the war- ship to capsize and sink. > No German submarine . durin; the World War had entered the} British naval bases because of the | mine field which had been laid down. Also on the program was anjremain for a visit with*relatives. exposition of the various flags of | ERC the world L. W. Davis, assistant credit} in the evening, a Dragon Dance and a ‘Dragon Boat Festival in the | areas and are not at the océan California city. Dr. in Bay| jreef, but there are a great many | During the air raid by German planes. yesterday on Firth of Forth, it was also announced, the | WAR NEWS KEY WEST Late dispatches—received long after other papers have been printed. . . .up-to-the-minute news releases ... accurate and informative feature stories. . . .all a part of your daily, . / pare CURR emcenoaae SS SESS SE \ {man out of Atlanta for the Texas! The Chinese ambassador, |young barracuda and other fish |British cruisers Southampton and | Goshorns Entertain Son, Family, Friends Gilbert Goshorn, son of G. N. Goshorn, deputy collector of cus- toms in this district, Mrs. Gos- horn and their two children, ar- rived in the city Sunday and are guests at the home 326 William street. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Zeiger of Garner, Iowa. The party considers the Overseas Highway the grandest ride imaginable. They expect to remain until tomorrow and leave in the morning for Jacksonville. Left.For Long Visit In Cuba Co., and J. A. Hazard, repre-'Hu Shih, went to New York} sentative of the company, are to-|World’s Fair for the day as guest day visiting the Porter Dock of honor of the Fair, and he and | 'Co., local agents of the Texas or- |Colonel Roosevelt made averal | ' ganization. | addresses opening the program on B. ACKGROUND hg eo girl scouts participat- | OF THE WAR| led and there were a number of | dramatic presentations in the eve-| ABOUT MONEY (Contents = One) jning. See Ses et BUFFALO, N. Y.—A pay en-| ontinu rom Page One; ness establishments c! w the | i v { control because of the desperate | day in New York and wendy, el Meerkat ore wesc pocket tends to ‘need of money to carry on the celebration of the event, and it is | ane a: eee Biss | war started by Adolf Hitler, re-|estimated that fifty thousand H+ Louise Cottrell of New Yorlc| liable sources indicate. |Chinese and their American | University says. “On paydays”, In return for a free hand in the | friends visited the Fair on| that|She explains. “there is a notice- Baltic States without interference day in addition to the Fair’s own @ble drop in automobile acci- from Germany, Russia has agreed | crowds. ‘ dents”. to give Feuhrer Hitler. an undis-} Key Westers were unable to! scr agrees jclosed amount of gold, the only | participate in the celebration in| ABOUT BOOK WORMS jcommodity Stalin can supply at}New York, but all may take part} TORONTO—Men make better | tpresent, the sources indicate. lin the great work of alleviating | bookstore browsers than women, | First shipment of the gold, it the distress of the Chinese in their |@cCording to. book-sellers here. | which are out there at present, PEOPLE WITH IDEAS | (By Associated Press) | Mohawk were struck by bombs Miss Dora Garcia, daughter of is reported, has beers held Up. Un- war-torn country, it is pointed out Mr. and Mrs. Nicasio Garcia, left | til all Germans wishing to return! by those who are making every yesterday on the Steamship Cuba |to the Reich have been evacuated | effort to have Key West repre-| for Havana, where she will visit | from the Baltic States now under | sented among the large contri for awhile with her friend, Mrs | Russian domination. \tors to the Civilian Relief in! Isabel Benavide. | The sudden evacuation brought | China. { Afterward she will go to Cama-/on transportation problems which Women are often handicapped by | purses or parcels. i | ABOUT WORDS j | | \ | H here, the average housewife has a| vocabulary of 800 words. “But 10. He is against repeal. but no great damage done. THE ANSWERS See “Who Knows?” on Page Two | 1. 50 years. 2. An aerial observation to ob- tain information. 3. Samuel Gompers. 4. Rudyard Kipling. 5. From one to four miles. 6. Berlin reports 10,572 dead. 7. These are two names for the same line. 8. Off Cocos Islands. 9. In 1919 when several mem- bers of the Chicago White Sox confessed, after the series, they had been bribed by a gambling ring to throw the series. MISSTEP CHICAGO.—Charles Krase, 53, accidentally stepped on his pet KEY WEST CITIZEN Off the Press Each Afternoon at 3:15 o’clock Read about the War in Europe—late de- velopments in Washington—together with complete coverage of all local news 15 to 24 hours earlier than is pos- sible in other newspapers serving - Key West! CioLA LAMA A LA kA hh Lh Lt Ahhh hh MT a Xe guey to spend a while with her are still being worked out by the aunt, Mrs. Josefina Becerra and|Germans. Many who do not wish will be absent from the city|to remain in the Baltic countries} about two months. under Russian rule are complain- | | ing that they are not being given | VIII OaOLDS. FORM LETTER ‘think of the turnover”, he added. |ABOUT POETRY dog’s tail. The animal yelped in pain and bit Krase on the ankle. Infection set in and Krase died two weeks later, CATES’ DIVORCE FILED enough time to dispose of their | Racbiapetcdhiee property and other holdings. All| Final decree in the divorce suit that is left will fall into Russian of Jonathan Cates from Laura L. hands. Families already evacuat-| Cates, was signed yesterday by ed had to leave with only a few! Cireuit Judge Arthur Gomez, and belongings and will become al filed this morning in the records | burden to the German state un-| in the office of Clerk Ross C, til their problems can be worked Sawyer. out satisfactorily. CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y.—“Write poetry and feel. better”, advises Miss Elizabeth Reynard, assistant professor of English at Barnard college. “The therapeutic value lof poetry writing has been proven among patients suffering from} ailments, tuberculosis, diseases”, she says. €: SUBSCRIBE NOW 85c PER MONTH ' $10 PER YEAR CL hk de de hedede!dededede