The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 23, 1940, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. Published Daily Except Sunday By L. P. ARTMAN, President and Publisher JOE ALLEN, Business Manager From The Citiaen Building Cotner Greene and Ann Streets Only Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County cntered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Member of the Associated Press ine Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use ‘or republi¢ation of all news dispatches credited to -t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Year onthe ...... 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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear aad without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight tor progress; never be the or- gen 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 witn principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. More Hotels d Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airperts—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Gov- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. feel at home, and often wishes you were. Germany is trying to give Europe the | seme kind of peace that Japan is anxious to establish in the Far East. Now that the pennant races in the major leagues are entering their final stages we know loca] boys, young and old, who are about to have what looks like con- ms. Why all this talk about the conscrip- | tion of wealth; we have it now in the form | of taxation; we have always had it, and al- ways will. The conscription of wealth, a long established principle of government, is not objected to, but when its imposition is unreasonable, it is no more justified con- | scription but confiscation. Congress would do well in the opinion of this writer to carry out Mr. Willkie’s suggestion for an additional Cabinet of- ficer to control_all our aviation forces. That would be a Cabinet officer for land, water and air forces, and eventually the greatest of these will be the secretariat of the air. Even now aviation has made great strides in modern warfare. In November Democratic Vice-Presi- dential Candidate Wallace may be shy on votes, in his speech of acceptance he wa shy or logic, He iterated the specious con- clusion that since Hitler does not want Roosevelt to win, all those of the electorate who vote for Willkie are pro-Hitler. Roosevelt likes that kind of silly syllogism, else he would tell Henry to put on a dunce cap and go into a corner. The American voter js not as gullible as all that. Berkeley, California, adopted the city manager form of government --eighteen years ago, and since that time the city had | ity at thee a surplus in the trea8t of every fiscal year. Previous to fhe tn-" stitution of the «> incil-manager form of government, the city regularly had a deficit. In view of the financial] condition of Key West with its perennial deficits and the constant default of its obligations, that form of goyernment espoused by The Citi- zen for years, should be tried. So far poli- ticians and certain tax dodgers have al- ways thwarted the issue when it was pre- sented. The reason is obvious. solutions of | | to it. = | gardless of what high-priced techn The tactful hostess tries to make you | | the moment that nations say: no other purpose whatever.” | Americans THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Six-Wheel Bus Foreshadows New Era In Transportation MAIL ORDER BUSINESS GROWS Business men in Key West will prob- ably be interested in reports that are be- ing printed in metropolitan newspapers, telling us that the mail order houses, sur- prised by heavy sales, are in the wholesale | markets for fill-ins much earlier this year than usual. hants here who com- pete with mail order concerns, They seek the trade of the same customers. It is a matter of record that the mail order houses There are mer have been doing rather well’ the past few It might behoove business men to con- years. | study the methods of these catalog cerns, There are a few pointers that we can pass along, off-hand. First, the mail or- der houses advertise their wares and they keep advertising them. tractive catalogs, with goods fairly de- The pective buyer can see what he is getting | and the price that he is to pay. It is no two-price proposition. Another matter in connection with | mail order concerns is that they give their customers attractive financial terms. The customer easily establishes a credit and is permitted to buy on the installment plan, | regardless of what he selects.. It goes on his bill and he keeps on paying so-much- ; per-month-until he finishes it up. Nat- urally, the mail order concerns have some | losses but evidently they find the average | man reesorably honest or they would, ere long, be out of business. There is nobody more interested in promoting business in this area than this newspaper. It thrives in proportion to the success of business men. Consequently, what we have to say is as much in our own interest as that of the average business man here. Business men might as | scribed and prices printed. pros- well change | their minds about instailment selling un- less they have already become converted It is the trend and you cannot suc- Re- ians cessfully buck a trend permanently. may say about installment buying, it suits Mr. and Mrs. John Public and the concern that gets their business has to suit them. EXPLAINS HITLER’S ADVANTAGE Sir Norman Angell, noted worker for peace, states the truth when he says that “Hitler has the world at his mercy from ‘We will fight when our nation is attacked but for Obvicusly, this permits Herr Hitler to pick ‘em off, one at a time. It is a condi- tion made to order to his aggression. It explains much of the success that he has achieved thus far. The noted Englishman, who has worked more than thirty years for world peace and. won the Nobel Prize in 1933, adds that “to get peace you have to take a strorg stand for it, and fight.” He points | out that Britain’s leaders refused to take a stand for peace in 1931 in Manchuria, in 1935 in Ethiopia, and in 1936 im Spain by zalling a halt to aggression. Asked whether he thought that most had awakened to the full danger of Adolf Hitler’s revolution, with its openrly-announced scheme to make other races slaves of the Germans, the 65- year-old publicist answered “No. The United States, I am sorry to say, seems to be in a confused state of mind. England was confused, too, during the appease- ment days.” OUR FOOLISH DISARMAMENT In the early twenties the United States and Great Britain gave the world an example of disarmament by agree- ment, Navies were reduced and construction restricted. The English-speaking people were slow to understand the challenge that other nations were preparing. They let others build new ships but they held off until it was almost too late. The United States is now engaged in building the greatest navy in its history at a tremendcus cost. The half-constructed battleships that were destroyed in the twenties would serve this country well to- day and save the people many millions of dollars. However, let’s not find foult with ,ents of the past Rather let us learn the lesson well and refrain from similar fool- | ishness in the future. They send out at- | NEW YORK—Traffic experts who have observed the perform- ance of a new 57 foot long, six wheel bus on this city’s bus lines for more than a year, believe that it foreshadows a new era of convenience and comfort for pas- sengers and greater efficiency and economy for operators, Three units of the Super-Twin busses, two of which are trolley- electric and one diesel powered were d¢signed. and built by the’ ‘Twin Coach Co. of Kent, Ohio. Capable of carrying twice the load of the conventional four- wheel bus, passengers have less More than 30 Timken roller bear- ings provide easy, trouble-free action of moving parts, Special lighting above each seat gives readers unusual reading comfort, while two sets of ventilating fans maintain an even temperature and operate so effectively that Passengers are allowed to smoke. Entrance and exit doors are twice the size of conventional bus doors. Interconnections between front and rear axles permit front and rear wheels to: steer together. In turning a right-hand corner, the front wheels~turn right, and the rear wheels turn to the left to describe a perfect are. and swing trouble securing a seat. Even tf compelled to stand during rush hours, they mo longer must en- dure “strap hanger fatigue”’— shiny duraluminum stanchions) provide comfortable support for standees, New type springs level the ride over the roughest pavement. OUR DEFENSE (Continued from Page One) armored cavalry division. Rac- ing along the ocean, tossing and pitching, leaving great swirls of; foam, the destroyers dart in to attack the battleships of the enemy. They may be met mid- way between the battle lines by opposing destroyers. come the mighty battle of the midgets as the swift, little craft attempt by gunfire or ramming to get close enough to launch torpedoes. They have no de- fensive armor and it is a lucky destroyer that gets home un- scarred. A destroyer’s first job in battle is to crash through the, enemy line of destroyers and dis- charge torpedoes at the bigger ships behind the enemy's de- stroyer screen. Also, on the way, they are supposed to fill in spare time by sinking anything they come across. Behind the destroyers, smoke pouring from their funnels as they race along at 36 to 40 miles an hour, come the “Panzer” divi- sions of the Navy, the light cruisers. Ranging in size up to 600 feet and up to 10,000 tons dis- placement, mounting six inch guns with a range of 10 miles, the light cruisers back up the de- stroyers and provide additional eyes for the fleet. Their long cruising radius, high speed, fit them for this duty. In order to attain cruising radius and high speed, they have but ‘mor. These wolf hounds of the sea start ahead of the fleet, their vision increased a hundredfold by the four or five planes placed on their decks, ready to be cata-, pulted from the ship, and range ahead of the scouting line. The Scouting Forces The, Fight As the scouting forces begin the fight, the heavy cruisers charge up to join the fray. These fighters were built as the result of the naval treaties after the World War. They are sleek, fast vessels with every excess pound trimmed off, so that they can carry bigger guns and still be un- der the 10,000 ton limit set by the treaties. The sacrifice of armor enables them to carry 8-inch guns with a range of 13 miles and still have a speed of 40 miles an hour. They must be able to turn on a dime to keep out of trouble. These are the types of ships that gave such a good account of themselves in the battle with the Graf Spee off Montevideo. As they plunge forward through the ocean, they clear the final way for the biggest fighting ships we have afloat. Bringing up the rear,, comes the heavy artillery of the Navy, the battleships. They are huge and heavy acmored floating fort-+ resses. They are capable of fight- ing it out with anything which they encounter on the high seas. The battleship is vulnerable to smaller fry like torpedo destroy- ers, but its long range guns keep the destroyers at a safe distance. A battleship may be as heavy as forty-five thousand tons, as big as an ocean liner. It is capable of speed up to twenty-five miles \an hour and mounts up to 16-inch | guns that can heave a projectile Then will! little ar-' the rear end to the center of the street, The two center wheels supply power and serve as @ pivot. The Twin Coach Co. is reported to have begun production on these busses which have left the experimental stage and are now available for commercial use, weighing a ton over twenty miles. Its hide must be thick enough to stop the best armor- piercing shells the enemy can produce. All the smaller ships must aid in protecting the bat- tleship from interference until they are in position, ready to let go terrible destruction from their broadsides. When the battleships come up, each can discharge 2 broadsides per minute. Each broadside consists of 12 tons of projectiles carrying as many tons again of high explosives. They must be relied on te win. As the turrets come around, ‘leveling their guns at the enemy fleet, the Commander hopes that he will be in a position where the huge guns on every ship can con- centrate their fire on one enemy: ship at a time, blowing it out of the water. The story from there on in will depend on how well we have done our job. If we can match ship for ship, gun for gun, any- thing that may be brought against us in battle. if our guns, our sighting equipment, and our ships are as good as the best they have to face, if our men have the experience in using these tools of 'war, the answer will be simple That answer, according to an old boast in the Navy, is “the mostest hits in the leastest time. It is to that end that the Navy exists. The battle itself involves four of our main classes of fighting ships. There are two more of importance. The submarines, which proved their value in the World War. The submarine, of course, is armed with torpedoes and one or two small guns. It defends itself by sinking beneath \the waters and staying out of | sight until the danger is passed. Modern submarines can accom- pany the fleet. But with the fighting ships ‘miles an hour, the submarines ‘can’t hope to keep up. Above the water they can make only 20 miles an hour and under the | water from 9 to 10 miles an hour. | So the hope of the Commander is | to put his submarine somewhere | | where the enemy may pass and the submarines get a torpedo shot. Then the remaining major class \of fighting ship is the aircraft carrier that started off the battle ! py launching its fighting planes. \These ships are fast (over 35 miles an hour), but they carry light armament. During the shooting their only possible posi- ition is far behind the battle line accompanied by destroyers. The learrier’s planes, however, which give it the striking force, are out in front making a mess of things, fighting, bombing, laying smo! | screeris. | The Naval Auxiliaries Baek of the carriers is the vital ‘train of supply ships that must ‘pe protected. Destroyers and jeryisers are assigned to safe- guard the supply ships. The | transports, oilers, repair ships, ‘are the links that connect the ‘ships with heir bases, and through the bases to the yards and eventually back through the National Defense Advisory Com- mission to the production lines steaming at 40! U.S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT Observation taken at 7:30 a. m. 75th Mer. Time (city office) Temperatures Highest last 24 hours Lowest last night Mean Normal 88 78 83 ae 82 Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 7:30 a. m., inches } Tota] rainfall since Sept. 1, inches Excess since Sept. 1, inches (Total rainfall since Jan. 1, inches Excess inches i nites 5.15 Wind Direction and Velocity ENE—10 miles per hour Relative Humidity 79% Barometer at 7:30 a. m. today Sea level, 29.95 (1014.2 millibars) | Tomorrow's Almanac | Sunrise 6:16 a. m Sunset 6:22 p. m Moonrise Moonset Moon, last quarter Tomorrow's Tides (Naval Base) AM. 2 226 FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. m., Tuesday) Key West and Vicinity: Con-! siderable cloudiness tonight and } Tuesday, showers Tuesday; gen-j tle to moderate wind, mostly east- erly. ! Florida: Considerable cloudi- ness tonight and Tuesday; light rain or mist along northeast coast and showers over extreme south portion Tuesday. | ADVISORY: The tropical storm, of small diameter but con- siderable intensity, will pass in- land near Port O'Connor, Texas, before noon today attended by dangerous shifting gales of 60 to 70 miles per hour over a small area near center. 0.06 11.34 32.09 since January 1, 12:55 p. m. 24th P.M. 3:52} 8:30 High Low WHEN IN NEW YORK Be 23 Story Hote orem Lnes to Fic Comunds nas EAST 2918 STREET, NEW YORE cen pros ONL ‘DOVE OF PEACE’ By ART. ESPINOLA Dove of Peace where art Come out of hiding—we you now The world’s gone m The situat Multitudes pray For a remedy, for Do not hide your head x You are not the one t That we are weak, there doubt. No one knows what the gle’s about. Drop your guns, get your plows Before hunger, the strong bows. Let not the glare of t blind you, For in bitter war the suffers too. strug me Bring us Peace, Peace fa earth. 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