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PAGE TWO “he Key West Citizen | ti CYTIZEN PUBLISHING CO. INC. t vaily Except Sunday By - ARTMAN, President and Publisher JOP ALLEN, Bus ne and Ann Streets aper in Key West and County rida, as second class matter of the Associated Press exclusively eatitied to use 1 news disp 3 rredited to v edited in this paper and also ews published here: SURSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTISING RATES ‘SPECIAL NOTICE e@uing notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of t ces, etc. wil’ be charged for at rom whieb 2. discus- 1 or gener «! mous communi- THE KEY WEST CITIZEN k the truth and print it id without favor; never be rong or to applaud right; t lor progress; never be the or- thpiece of any person, rlicne, 's do its utrrost for the ever tolerate co ruption or e vice and pe virtue, od done by individual or organ rant of others’ rights, views and only news that will elevate te the reader; never com- 1 principle. i “MENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN ay time flies, so does money. In we'd put our money on money. Th ziving Days instead of traditional one is double-crossing the An overwhelming national debt must eventually in repudiation or enslave- i of the people. In business a burden- leads to bankruptcy and des- allow Allier river, 3 of the government in ed France, will be remembered as nous spa where its many springs en visited since the time of the cure of digestive ills. f not a cure, may be found in bers have recently made er of London, per- x spot in all Eng- Sir Walter bles in Eng- here the two little princes jered by order of Richard II 2 lie buried the remains of ‘the wives | ry VIll—Anne Boleyn, Lady Jane and Catharine Heward. Dr. Lin Y who has recent , noted Chinese author, y returned f om Chung- declared that give his country f what Ameri nert “we wiil finish Regardless, he says, a Chinaman’s chance to r with China. If that is true, 1rough. and that’s good news »se who are acquainted with the character of Latin Americans will find in the knowledge that the in bidding for hemispheri> will lend a sympathetic ear tc or financial aid from republics outh but will be no Santa Claus. ve per cent of South American ve been either repudiated or re- r so, in the light of this factor, must be some assurance that future igations do not become so involved. LET’S HOPE IT’S TRUE! News from Washington yesterday— and maybe there’s some to add to it teday was cheering. It concerned Key West nd one oi its major projects, the Florida ys Aqueduct. It does look like there is going to be ion on this vital project, although, as dispatch peinted out, the current move is just in the conference stage. Neverthe- 'ess—in view of the circumstances ~ sur- rounding the call for conference, and be- cause of those parties who are present at the capital for the consultations, the cause appears to be advancing to a climax in ast order. Which reminds The Citizen that Key West has expressed itself as being con- cerned over reports on some of these major projects of ours. As, for instance, that re- port issued about ten days ago that in- dicated that the highway extension project as approved by the State Road Depart- ment at its recent meeting. The Citizen is loath to mention the subject—although it is a fa+ that it step- ped as from all responsibility in the matter by crediting the informatior given to the source of it—our revresentriive in the State Seuate. There ; citywide at news story broke. Censternation ened however, when other “agencies chec ced on the information and found that there was ro basis of truth in the story. Our senator, it appears, didn’t know what he was talking about when he came to the i and stated that the SRD had taken action at its meeting that he left two days before. So, then, citizens are wondering some- what about these stories that come forth from state and national headquarters con- cerning our projects. It is certainly to be hoped that this latest-one, on the aque- duct line, proves to be a true one. Another hoax, we could not stand—neither could Key Weste rejoicing when DENTIST PAUL REVERE Paul Revere is known to fame chiefly because of his historic ride from Boston to arouse the “minute men” on the night of April 18, 1775, before the engagement with the British at Lexirgton and Goncord. But, aside from this notable exploit, he was an uncommonly active and versatile citizen. He had taken part in the Boston Tea Party, and became a_lieutenant-colonel during the Revolution, after serving as a lieutenant of artillery in the Crown Point expedition of 1756, during the French and Indian War. In civil life he displayed a variety of talents which a recent biographer thinks entitles him to be known as America’s first “jack of all trades.” He was a goldsmith, a copper roller, a dentist, an engraver, a powder manufacturer, a maker of picture frames, a hardware merchant, and de- plorable as it may seem to some, a seller of hard liquor. Documents recently made public by his great-grandson include bills of lading showing that Paul Revere sold a consign- ment of rum at 60 cents a galléfalse gin at a proportionately low figure. This same great-grandson now heads.a copper business founded by his distinguished an- cestor, which still bears the name of Re- vere, in Boston. But Revere’s ck'ef pride seems to have ’ en in his dental <kill, and he once sent : circular to prospective clients, which would be considered highly une ‘ical to- d +, in which among other thi>gs he said, referring to human teeth: “He fixes them in such a manner that they are not only an crnament, but of real use in speaking and eating.” Longfellow immortalized Paul Re- vere’s ride, but he “idn’t tell all the story. The average citizen of Key West is no doubt interested in the political events that occur in the United States, which is quite proper considering that the theory of our government involves an understand- ing of the issues by every voter. There is a tendency, however, for the individual to become intensely interested in the outcome of political campaigns, in- volving issues that seem transcendent, and to drift into a state of mind which magnifies the importance of the outcome. While it is right and preper for every American to pass judgment upon every national administration, there is no ocea- sion for them to divide ite bitterly hostile groups or to permit politics to entirely | overshadow the other values in life. Lo WHEN CLOTHES GOT DIRTY IN THE DAYS OF “GOOD KING CHARLES? WOMEN SENT THEM TO BE DVED A DARKER SHADE-RATHER THAN TOA LAUNDRY? -F je COULD HAVE CONDUCTED A BEAUTY Covumn! 97 --- JUDGING FROMA LETIER TO HIS It-vEAR |‘ OLD DAUGHTER WRITTEN IN 1763. HE wROTE: NOTHING 1S SO OISGUSTING TO OUR SEX AS WANT OF CLEANLINESS AND DELICACY IN YOURS: RENAISSANCE LADIES USUALLY ONNED BUT ONE ORNATE HANDKERCHIEF -AND] NEVER THOUGHT OF LAUNDERING tT! NIGHTGOWNS FIRST SAW GENERAL USE AMONG THE TUDOR NOBLES. GUT WERE MADE OF SILK,VELVET OR FUR,AND FEW EVER OWNED more | SLOGAN ABOUT CLOTHES “IF ITS DOUST THAN ONE AT A TIME. FUL, ITS DIRTY!” PREVAILS. The Literary Guidepost By JOHN SELBY, AP Book Reviewer “JIMMY HARE: NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER” bv Cecil Carnes facmillan: $3) Jimmy Hare is in his and istory -course, that war would follow. It did, and his photographs were not only uniformly good, but 'Y timely. He even got the jump on England ailable were ich could not out a small cart to carry tent, tubs of water, chemicals and such. the photographic sob-sisters who jerk tears with pictures of cown- trodden humanity—he got the first pictures of the Cuban recon- centrados in the horrible concen- tration camps set up by the Spanish. He established a legend by walking up Kettle hill while cur idiers were crawling up; tnis i he continued to do through the tion of Bi Hare | taken what Cecil Carnes, who tells the story in “Jimmy Hare: Photogra- pher”, thinks may have been the world’s first snapshot. Haré want- ed a picture of a balloon ascen- sion in London, celebrating the centenary of free ballooning. The crowd was very large a in ex- asperation, he took his box from ; the tripod, held it over his head, and fired away. The picture was excellent. Hare did a number of things very well in America. But the first thing the world knew much about was his career in the Span- war. He walked in- fice of Collier's one le the editor such an at preposition that he w: Cuba to photograph the n Maine and whatever else could find. Jimmy knew, of sso-Japanese war through he knows how mehy ‘dan- cerous affairs later. and in the > firct World, sar. When he want- da pictureof a street corner ‘nt in Juarez he simply walked into the open and took it, bank- ing on his opinion that excited Mexicans ‘usally missed their targets. Mr. Carnes had what bridge players used to call a “pianola™ in the career of Jimmy Hare. But has done more than a merely adequate job of transposing this unique career from action into print, and the illustrations are of course excellent. Speaking. cf GOOD COFFEE try Strong Arm Brand Coffee Imported Cuban, South America and Mocha. Order some to- day from your grocer. TRIUMPH COFFEE —Phone 683-J—— Saily's perty in. But decth IT STARTS NOVEMBER 22 EN THIS PAPER j So SLOOOS SOOT OTOL OSS OOSOSOOOSS SSS OSESOOSSSSEDESE il Mh i Editor, Key West Citizen, Dear Sir: A copy of your paper depicting the quandry of t0 whom Senator Pepper's telegram was indicated, is before me. I think I can reasonably solve this situation with a few words of explanation: I sent Senator Pepper a telegram on Nov. 6 and after my signature placed (Key West, Fla.), and as Mr. Pepper is not in Washington, a reply was sent to Key West. I imserted the name because there are as many Roberts in Washington as in Key West. I was very much amused at the story and I have communi- cated with the senator's office. Sincerely yours, A. G ROBERTS. 736 22nd Street, Washington, D. C., Nov. 15, 1940. WRONG AGAIN Editor, The Citizen: There appeared in yesterday's Miami Herald an announcement of the marriage of my daughter, Miss Erma Ruth Pinder, to Ed- derd Todd. The brief article fur- ther reported that Rev. O. C. Howell, of Ley Memorial Church, perfermed the ceremony. If this is an example of the Teportorial ability of the Herald's Key West representative, then Lord help those directly affected by his stories. This particular blunder of the Key West Herald representative has caused me no end of em- barrassment. As a matter of fact, my daughter will not be married until Friday evening of this week. It is no wonder, then, that many of my close friends «and some members of my daughter's bridal party rushed to my home after reading that announcement, asking about the reported “wed- ding”. They were duly assured such was not the case. WEDNESDAY Now, lcan exewse an ecror committed by anybody. We are all human, and, therefore. none of us are perfect. But when « reporter embodies three errors im one little paragraph—why, that’s the height of something or other Not only was the “marriage” imstance in error, but Rew ©. C. Howell did not and will not be the officiating minister nor will the ceremony be performed im the Ley Memorial Church Rew WR Howell will unite my daughter in hely matrimony @ the Fleming Street Micthodist church. HAMILTON PINDER 1402 Newton Street, November 20, 2948. at = Some and delicious,—has made se pause that refreshes America’s favor- ite moment. Everybody welcomes the refreshed feeling,the happy after-sense of complete sefreshment Coca-Cola always brings. THE PAUSE THAT REFRE® KEY WEST COCA-COLA SOTTLING COMPANY s + “

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