The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 20, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen | THE RED CROSS MOBILIZES : Hard on the heels of the Nazi in- vasion of Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and France is the old spector of famine and suffering for war’s hapless victims— the men, women and children of the in- vade.l countries. In regard to the war itself the United as second class matter | States is neutral. But in regard to the | suffering of innocent old men, helpless | mothers and dependent children the United | States cannot remain neutral. In any war against suffering this country would not remain neutral, for it is not in the Amer- ican nature to endure suffering without attempting to do something about it. Acting alone or in small groups we would be unable to send food, clothing and supplies to the men, women and children of Europe. Recognizing the futility of such action, the American Red Cross is uri. crsaliy accepted as the agency through which we may make our individual con- tributions perform effective service in the cause of suffering humanity. There is a Monroe county chapter of the American Red Cross, as there a | chapter of the same organization in every | other county of the United States. Charles ISHING CO. INC, cept Sunday By , President and Publisher LEN, Business Manager m The Citizen Building Corner Greene and Ann Streets er in ie Key West and anty Key West, Member of the Associated Press ly entitled to use lispatches credited to » this paper and also $10.00 5.00 2 RATES SPECIAL NOTICE reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of t te., will be charged for at cents a line. and invites discus- of local or general anonymous communi- of publ pject ft but it will not publish THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it is 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, lways do its utmost for the ; never tolerate corruption or has received a telegram from Norman H. Davis, national chairman, announcing the immediate inauguration of widespread re- measures in behalf of helpless men, women and children in the war-torn coun- tries, Although the national goal is $10,- 000,000, the Monroe county quota is only $600, less than 25 cents for each of the 14,000 persons estimated as living in this county. If any one of us saw a family of old men, tired women and hungry children lumped in a helpiess huddle along a | shelterless roadside in Key West or Mon- | roe county we would not hesitate to con- | tribute at least 25 cents toward providing | them with shelter, food, warmth and | clothing. We probably would contribute, each of us, a great deal more. In responding to the Red Cross call for contributions the people of Key West | and Morroe county must visualize such scenes multiplied thousands of times along | every Dutch, Belgium and French road- side. We cannot violate our national neu- the | trality by opening our hearts and pocket- s to help the helpless! faction or cl: public welf: 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 d not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle. t a, IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN i isl Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning). More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. | Deutschland Ueber Allies! The next step will be liberty of the Press. to hush | boo t Incidentally, what rights have the in-| KEY WEST PREMIERE habitants of the Netherlands, now under | SS Se protective control of Hitler? | As we follow Loxi Claiborne’s fic- | titious life in Thelma Strabel’s magnificent | story of Key West, “Reap The Wild Wind”, we can't help but think what a marvelous bit of publicity this serial story | is for our city. Thousands upon thousands are fol- | lowing this great story of our city and its | pioneering days, thrilling, even as we do, at the recital of the adventurous times led | by Key West’s leading citizens one hun- . z S | dred years ago. Many of them will visit pibler making PEnEyess, aa aee the’) us in the months to come, it is sure. ar-mongers in the United States, who} Two more installments of “Reap The constitute our “Fifth Column,” parading | Wwiig Wind” remain. This and next under the name of patriots. | week’s. Then, with the exception that the story will appear in book form, this saga of early Florida key’s life will be just a | memory—that is, it would be if it followed | the usual run of circumstances ascribed to most stories. Thelma Strabel’s story is go- ing to do still more for Key West, and we now arrive at the point of this article. It has been announced that the story of Key West wreckers is going to be filmed. It’s rumored that it will be a super-film, rivalling “Gone With The Wind”, with top-notch actors and actresses. That be- The other day a man was electro- cuted while taking a bath; this shows you | the danger of taking a bath. Americanism: Hard-working parent, supporting expensive family, dies; family wonders why the old man didn’t take needed rest. The war situation in Europe appears to be “Deutschland Ueber Alles,” but undoubtedly retribution will follow in its wake. Napoleon didn’t get away with it rer will Hitler, who, toc, will some day get his Waterloo, soc Holland and Whitehair are like a couple of lawyers before the bar of public epinicn, each vehemently pleading his cause. Later the jury will file by and cast their votes. May they be for the best in- terests of Florida! dom will be thinking of the new film in similar terms as Miss Mitchell’s story of ‘the Old South, and accord Miss Strabel’s story a fitting premiere. The whole world read about the At- lanta Premiere of “Gone With The Wind”. That city was the center of worldwide attention on the memorable day that Rhett Butler and Scarlett-O%Haraceame to town, in person, to be present at the first show- ing of their picture. How about the Premiere for “Reap The Wild Wind”? We should look ahead and prepare Rear Admiral Ben Moreell informed the heuse naval affairs committee that the funds for the navy’s proposed fresh water gystem through the Florida keys to Key West are available immediately from navy construction funds. So what are we wait- ing for? Not everything is cheaper in Key West than elsewhere; in fact most things are more expensive here. However, the, charge of $10 for making the water and | for that grand event. Just imagine—The sewer connection: is decidedly low and, Key West Premiere! And all the world tnere should be no complaint as to the! with its eyes on Key West when Loxi Clai- cost, especially when comparison is made | borne comes to town to appear in the open- with the charges in other cities. For in-| ing events of “Reap The Wild Wind”! stance in Duquesne, Pa., a city that com- And when that grand day comes, it pares with Key West, the cost of the tap will have double significance in the fact for water alone is from $17.50 to $37.00, varying in accordan¢e with the width of the street. heme here—the “southernmost home in | the U.S, A.” ing so, then it is entirely possible that film- | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN This beanttfel modern hore dosizned by Anton homes of she year by Florida ai zi ts which are “florida Homes” Construction Cost, $8618.00 witz, Architect, is one of eighty outstanding ibed in detail inthe new annual issue of The book contains elevations, floor plans, descriptions and constract‘on deta ls of e’shty homes; a great majority of these beau‘iful homes can be built for $2,500 to $10,600. . If you are interested in a home in Florida do not fail to get this valuable 100-page book. Here you will find the last word in new design and economy of construction. A copy of “Florida Homes”. ean be purchased at the circulation department of this newspaper for one dollar ($1.00) or it will be mailed to you to your home address if you will fill out and mail the coupun. Circulation Department, Gentlemen:— I enclose herewith $1.00 (check, cash or postage). Please send me a copy of the new annual edition of “Florida Homes.” Name .... Address .... | Taylor, local chairman for the Red Cross, | By HUGO S. SIMS. Special Washingion Correspondent of The Cilizen WORKING FOR PEACE WAGE ACT STANDS THE HATCH ACT FIGHT AFFECTS STATE MACHINES FLEET IN HAWAII TOKYO TALKS OF PEACE EDISON ASKS FOR FACTS It seems to be definitely estab- lished that William Phillips, the United States Ambassador in Rome, made a definite effort to prevent the extension of the Eu- ropean war to include Italy and other nations at the suggestion of President Roosevelt. After a con- ference with Premier Mussolini, the American diplomat continued his discussions with Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister. Apparently, there were intima- tions that the United States would attempt to improve political rela- tions between the two countries and might contribute toward eco- nomic development of trade in Italy and this country. While no official revelation has been made, it is understood that Premier Mussolini explained his position without giving any assurance that Italy would not intervene in the wer. Diplomats frankly doubted that the United States could-offer ad- vantages sufficient to offset the gains that Mussolini expects to ac- quire by taking the winning side in the present struggle. Seven days of bitter debate and confusion were ended in the | House when it voted, 205 to 175, to re-cOmmit the original Labor | Committee bill and thereby end- |ed efforts to amend the Wages jand Hours Act at this session.; |The vote showed an unusual split | jin Party lines, with 122 Demo- ‘crats, 79 Republicans, 2 Progres- sives, 1 American Laborite and 1 Farmer-Laborite voting to re- commit. Against the motion were 102 Demcecrats and 73 Republi- cans. The effort te extend the Hatch Act to state employes, paid whol- ly or in part from Federal funds, met with considerable opposition. 'The extension would apply the said restrictions to those who, {nominally under state control, receive compensation through Federal aid. In a number of states the polit- ical situation is dominated by two political machines. One is usually composed of Federal of- fice-holders and the other, as you might suspect, state office- holders. The original Hatch Act! ‘hamstrung the political power of rope, where extension of the con- flict seemed inevitable. Ever since the fleet arrived at Honolulu, there has been an ex- traordinary air of precaution with unprecented naval “security pa- trols” around Oahu and other is- lands. Indicative of the string- ent measures against possible es- pionage activities is the arrest of Japanesé boat operators charged with entering prohibited Ha- waiiaff naval areas. Meariwhile, in Tokyo, Japanese Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita defended his policies of preserv- ing peace with Russia, Great ‘Britain and the United States, while attempting to settle the China war. He condemned jingo outeries for war as “sheer stupid blustering” and took advantage of the visit of Francis B. Sayre, United States High Commission- er to the Philippines. to discuss American-Japanese relations in an informal way in an effort to clarify the situation. About the same time, Premier-Admiral Mitsumasa Yomai emphasized Japan’s determination to steer clear of the European War and suggested that a “turning point” might be near in regard to rela- tions with the United States. In the United States, the State Department kept a watchful eye on the Far East, where relations between Soviet Russia and Japan have improved. Great Britain and France, it is reported. are concerned over the possibility that Japan might throw in its lot with Germany. That the United States, with its fleet in Hawaii and in a position to bring strong economic pressure upon the Jap- anese, may be able to keep the! situation in the Far East from) \running wild. | Secretary of the Navy Charles! Edison recently offered to ex-| change naval building informa- | tion with Japan. Following the; testimony of Admiral Harold D./ Starke, before the Senate Naval | Affairs Committee that Japan has | eight new battleships under con- structicn and that twelve ships may be building or authorized, officials in Japan intimated that ,this Kind of talk was to be ex- pected when congressional hear- ings on naval appropriations bills were underway. | Consequently, Secretary Edison | publicly pointed out that Japan allows no observers near her navy | | yards and had not made available | information as to the number and typés of shins it was building He remarked that the United; States would be glad to revise; its information if it was proved incorrect. |the Federal office-holders. This * jleft the field entirely to ma- chines dominated by state office- holders. An extension of the Hatch Act would put the axe to_ ‘the state machines. There may be no connection; whatever, but observers noted last week that the United States and main at its base in Hawaii \that the announcement coincided |with increased tension in Eu- that Miss Strabe! will be settled in her new (pattie fleet will continue to re-'country:and nature. Great (should be taken not to \tyrannical. or_selfish, for it jlead to misfortune. TODAY’S COMMON ERRCR Never use the expres- sion “off of”: as. “keep off ef the grass”: cmit “of”. TODAY’S DAILY QUIZ ten Test Questions? Turn to Page 4 for Answers 1. Can an iceboat travel faster than the wind? 2. In the old gladiatorial com- bats, did “thumb up” sig- nify that the victor should slay his victim, spare him, or give him = another chance? Was Col Charles A. Lind- bergh the first, second or county judge until third person to make a non-stop flight across the Atlantic in an airplane? Name the Virginia city that is being restored by John D. Rockefeller, Jr? Which former Supreme Court Justice was the son of an American poet and essayist? Is the Pacific Ocean higher than the Atlantic Ocean at the Panama Canel? Pronounce consummate. From whom does the Mon- ree Doctrnie take its name? Is cancer a contagious dis- ease? In what part Madrid? 10. of Spain is TRY IT TODAY— The FaVorite in Key West STAR * BRAND CUBAN COFFEE ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS ” MONDAY May 2 KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY Happenings Mere Just Five. Ten and Fifteen Years Ago Todey As Taken From The Files Of The Cities FIVE YEARS AGO Three cases of violations of the state game laws were arraigned in Criminal Court this morning. They were charged with trap- ping fur-bearing animals and the three defendants pleaded guilty. At the request of the game warden they were given suspended sentences. Shipments of pineapples con- tinue to arrive steadily from Cuba and are transferred to re- frigerator cars and shipped at once to distribution points over the East Coast. A total of 19,152 crates were received last night and were shipped out in 73 cars. The sum of $438 was paid to the jurors in Criminal Court to- day by Clerk C. Sam B. Curry A larger sum than usual was re- quired, due to the number of veniremen summoned for the trial of George B. Graham, who refused to allow the Plant Board to spray his trees. Everything was in readiness for the reception to be given to- morrow. ‘afternoon and evening by the Key West Art Gallery when all local persons will have the opportunity, of meeting the new director of the gallery, Stew- ard Leonard. On Monday evening Nationa’ Poetry Week will be ushered in and celebrated by the Poetic Circle of Key West with a pro- gram which has been arranged by the city’s best poets. Mrs. Hildegard Ott Russell will give a talk on American Poets. TEN YEARS AGO Teachers Assuciatsor sor-Senior High Scho Meeting & hes afternoor oring to ha at the mee wer There sponge sold at this mornimg and the ures for the day's 04166. This ~s ity im the market =: Highest price pand for 228 & f the soage tote of Chattanooga former manager president Bank of Key Custom Inspector? Ct liams and Deputy Mcinnis last night which had meny many demi r a large truck we liquor taken arrangemen The Cuban National colors fly- & Can you answer seven of these ing from the flagsteff on the San Carlos theatre building is today waving at half-mast in tion with Cuba's independence day, which is to be celebrate on May 20, day after tomorrow. Period of absentee the June primary opened this morning and will continue until Saturday, May 31. Any qualified elector expecting to be absent from the city on election day may deposit his ballot with the three days before election Twenty-eight airplanes, in- cluding a group of 19 attack planes from Galveston and nine from the thirteenth air squadron. passed over the city this morn- ing in three flotilias. They were enroute to Havana. 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