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gdh of the mouthpiece of any person, elique, faction oF elass; always do its utmost for the . public welfare; never tolerate corruption or ingustice; denounce vice and praise virtue, commend good done by individual or organ- ization; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; pritit Only news that will elevate and fiot sontamiitate the reader; never com- promise with principle. : 4 BY THE CITIZEN | Water atid Sewerage. | Moré Hotels arid Apartments. » Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Consdlidation ef County and City Gov- € A Modern City Hospital. - ‘It won’t be lohg now before con- Hy Nericn : i. of thanks, resolutions of ete,, will be charged for at by churches trom which cents a line, um and inyites discus- 1 of local or general h anonymous communi- —_— “servative newspapers, in this country and ~Great Britain, will be teferring to the Hon. “Joseph Stalin, “Phe war certainly will affect the aver- mage ‘American if he is prevented from buy- sing on the “dollar down, dollar a week” ~basis, bit it may help him to strengthen his “willpower to put aside for his needs a def- Shité sum ftom his paycheck so that he can “buy for cash instead of on the cuff and save a little on that basis. A charge account al- ways mounts higher than a cash trans- -action. haptarnna of inflation. ngw say that fam-of the Administration to avoid nfldtion will not prove effective, that the tax pill mtist be broadened to cover the in- “fome of those in the iower brackets who “enjoy the bulk of the purchasing power, “gnd ‘the price-coritrol measure must be “made all-inelusive. va tax on potential savings and production, | As the bill stands it is jand not a tax upon purchasing power and ‘consumption. id ‘People ih England cannot understand “why a big wig who has failed in a govern- Snené job always is given another as a sort f persion. ‘A bide in pdint i¢tHatiof Afbert uff. Cooper, recently the «head of- the ‘ple vote out a govelnor, a repi entative, a “senator or some other prominent official, ©President Roosevelt makes a place for him ois a New B -ernor e tried his luck there. gooll salary—provided he ‘or a personified presiden- tial taileoat: ; bbe exception that comes David Sholtz, former gov- Florida, who through fawning of a was fingered as the ob- favor, after the expira- ; Dave was left empty- the people elect him to the 1 pe & ‘ aie ich by some~45 -billiom-paper WMHS iesudd in Franee following the. | French Revolution, the isstie of 458 imillion | pe dollars in “greenbacks” by the United | San Sue States during the Civil War, and the orgy | |e omiiy thay wei 4 of inflation in Gerridhy txdbed by thé | PHEERCIES RU aier pthc | th fact, some time before the war ended it |? $65 ail right for aman to take pride in | found as’ ehaperon— Keep thinks his experience} garheted through the years. | "RgeSBIG MKe He has something that is distinctly an asset dapeip, ES be estiawk akin to him. However, let him not underestimate me ee eae el is paper cutrency which has no tangible backing in the way of gold oF silver whéteby it may be tedeemed. It is sometimes called “printing press money,” because a government may print ft in un: limited quantities, but it becomes of less and Jess value as the amount in circulation incre: Tbh iceciie examples of fiat'money~ “ YESTERDAY: In order ieee mir, of Patigstr, who nasty wa! seein sot vis- amt Willend has martied Blaze Sherwood by @ native ceremony. had saved the Emir’s life, nd a wife was his reward. Now * they have out, ostensibly the castle that was supposed | “vhave been Afine's ih the deser peti = as —— white. horses followed ‘alloy sevefal armed printing of 518 quintillion paper marks in connection with World War expenses. With the exception of the United States greenbacks, these paper currencies f Was Svonttarty became Sorhen and were fe- | EES eae hia hak: pudiated by the governments issuing them: | wood in a troubled voice. “Some- At oné time the greenbacks, so called be- TORIC pod ooent” she asked cause the backs of the bills were printed in | quickly recalling the Princess’ grcen ink; were wart only 85 venta on the | Aah, Mgt parting: Her ariet dollar, but their par valué was later fe-| “While you were changing into stored by an act of Congress, WP RIT conteer hoe the cae France repudiated her fiat paper cur- rency in 1797, burning all that was held by the géyernment and declaring the outstand- acKey 8 ers on Bad vont. id Anne, “From the way the women in the harem wailed when Tleft you'd think this was a funer- by ol riage. waited. A crowd had col- lected as usual. Among them ap- peared Doddap, still free, though the aulhouities were combing the , A etedy: city: jim: He told me that the i y be éds i - | Emi ate hter had bz ing remaitider to be Worthless. Similar ré if Peraieb daurhter bad ticen eee u of the night before, her body identified and the fact coneealed by order of her father.” Anne! wis too sturined at first to comprehend, and as the truth finally dawned on her she cried; “Then he Knew I was an im-| Poster!” Sherwood nodded. “But the Princess wasn't aware | of his knowledge.” “Not at Hist. You speak of the} wailing in the harem last night.” | by knew last night and wouldn't tell?” pudiation in Germanyip 1 Peaiett the government’s internal debt,’ but réduced most of the creditorvelass:to poverty, | In the Confedera#té ‘States, although paper currency was isstied in good faith, it | inevitably beeame worthless when the gov- ernment fell at the close of the Civil War. took about $300 to buy a barrel of flour. Py his hat, The horses wef réady. Wine Shiver” shaueived’ aks they struck off with a bound. them and Jed down to 4 river bed containing a flow of water muddy from the storm of the night be- Ore. » “Does Pete know that you spdke with the lama?” Anne asked. a sete ere so busy talk- ing that. jidn’t haye a, ince to tell him. But it we're on the nant road maybe there’s nothing to worry about and the Emir has good reasons for sénding us safely along.” She was aware however that he didn't believe the state- ment, The horses had slowed to a trot and then to a walk as boulders and fresh slides made the road all but impassable, “I wonder if I could take off this hot robe?” said Anne restlessly.._ “What are you wearing under- ning her with his helmet. She laughed: “The tweed I wore in the airplane.” ; “It may be a shock to our driver and footman to sée the Emir’s daughter expose her face and emerge in American clothing.” “Do you care?” “Not at all, helped her remove the garment he looked back for Mackey and received a reassuring shout and wave of the hand from among the But before he Rnows,”. he still debated, “can there be anv harm in letting these men know?” “Perhaps they) know already,” Anne suggested. ig He leaned forward to speak to them and received respectful an- swers. “They know who you are,” he said presently, reaching an arm across her shoulder to help re- move the garment. “And they've given me some new information. They declare that the Nagara tribesmen are pledged to avenge you should you be—this sounds rather gruesome but the word they used was ‘murdered’. So it appears that you're pretty safe.” “But you're still worried,” she “Ht looks that way.” | “The Princess let me give her} all my money. She began crying} when she took it .... said wouldn't have use for it any more, | I thought that was strange so 1! xplained I was doing it because I felt grateful and would be with| ™my parents tonight.” | “The Emir has also discovered} WHITE HOUSE FIRSTS The first occupants of the White House were President and Mrs, John Adanis, in 1800, it then being called the President’s Palace. It was at first an un- painted building of gray stone, but after it | that you're be girl = phon the was serens b7 the British in 1914 it was | Biya Rago. Hed rather have hat | painted white, and became popularly | treasure than his present throne.” . “Th hy did he let 5 known as the White House. | and let me keep the Gagger? Grat| President John Quincy Adanis_in- | AO cas asia Ghesmood tech stalled the first billiard table, which caused | much criticism. The first gas illumination | was used by President Polk, and in 1851 | . z et bees he’s afraid of it. He} the first bath tub ahd cook stove were in- | AR Wholesome respect, fos hea troduced by the wife of President Fillmore. | 8 in itsbhints The bath tub was condemned by Gertdin | the men wao marries me is ministers as an unholy contrivance. Wile congifered. tha. the laces of a spark of gratitude in his cor- rupt. carcass. I've. always dis-| trusted him. He let that dagger Tne first heating plant was installed | base ime, But decided it was no| in 1858 by President Pierce, enabling the | warbank heavens” murmured | i i { ine devoutly. “No wonder oecupants to we comfortable in winter for haye nsen fecling depeemed anal the first time. President Benjamin Harri- | didn’t know why.” son had the first electric lights, but there Pin tooty pests nsf was no électrie refrigeration until 1925, pas Cap = bee S| when this was provided for President Cool- {ur Suite idge. President Taft was the first to have “Di zon.tet, the oe you a an automobile. “Bargained for?” Anne_de-| The first person to die in the White pews ga her élear wine-| House was President William Henry Har- | “Didn't he tell you?” Mackey | rison, after being in office only one month. | £2° "ini you bargain to marry | The first wedding held there was that of ba os Loa she —. eal Miss Todd; niece of Dolly Madison, to Jotin | put his Tee id per y ee objected, G. Jackson of Virginia. The first ard only |-, “Blaze just about swallowed his | President to be r#atrté@ in the White House | eke bah: ° They TE recited was. Grover, Clevelaridy aittktle only child and sar habe ein ices bond | ever born thete was:his second daughter. © | Be ik aaah: Cy fellow his | President Thesdoré Rowsewvelt was the | PEAR Seman eT eee first to use the name The White House of: | denett aC inmeeapted ae Yicially by having it engraved on his station- | understand a castle int the moun- ety. It had formerly been known as_ the | tains ot in a. yooats President’s Palace, the Fresident’s House a eas A ? ACKEY put uf a hand to st and the Executive Mansion. M him aor Wek on with his| | story. “—and she promised to sub- stitute you for the dusky gal if this. same fellow would. promise to deliver a shipment of arms to! a certain station on the border when he. arrives. in Shani Lun.” “Well,” gasped Anne. “Then,” Sherwood “she gave me BOTH ARE VALUABLE Let’s not make the mistake of under- estimating intelligence. Too many people take every oppor- ; tunity to say smart things about the man of | SORE Pena tieted” deadaaea book intelligence, suggesting that they be- | pot {You never showed me + sos . : C¥g lieve that this is a big joke. “Can't a bridegtoom have any No problem of the world will be solved laughed, , your note. She’s secrets from you?” his friend :de-| | mended: “Bridegroom! You’re no bride- froom. Yoti’re just a meatis of es- cape. Tf Ya knocked the Emir down. 10 eek in the carriage now i ea of on is overgrown fet apie ie bent toward nne. “Miss Willard, T take it for by emotions. No great benefit comes to the | World except through change. Thousands | beriments would have been valueless ). i} i i trust him eh? Has he been—” the vatue 6f so-called beok-intelligence, if 1 Pete Mi > phe. pleaded he has little of it. laughing a this yee i. ua?” mirthless laugh. “I can’t conceive | ty. accused “Doddap was crying when he left me todav. He implied though, T} that I would find my reward in heaven—which is really longer than I wish to wait.” he ended with that engaging smile of his. Friendly Enemies gue laughed and allowed his YO charm to have its way with her now that they were about to part. “Tell me more of Doddap’s prophecy.” “When he first began to see you in his visions and to tell me you were coming he vowed that if I'd go to you, just stay in your vicini- put myself in the hands of the sible One’ as he worded it; make no plans, simply carry out each d hatever activity came toh fate would give me t s o explore and preserve a0. 5 seem to believe any- thi, until I experience it. But I was so desirous of such an uilti- mate fate that, as I told you be- fore, I performed the initial act of faith—fiew to Jus Masor that Saturday and found you there as he had predicted I would. You can imagine my emotionggy’ They were passing Close to the water's edge with the river less turbulent here in preparation for a falls below. A pair of Mandarin ducks lit on the stream and went swimming about like a little team held together by an invisible harness, Anne leanéd forward to | look at them across Sherwood, “Symbol of conjugal felicity, ac- cording to the Chinese,” said ‘he. “A fine omen for us.” .“Do you talk like this to all the girls?” she asked plaintively. He shook his head. “Only thosé t marry,” She glanced at hin with shrewd amusement. “Would you give up- your associa - pea of Shat r er straigh? ahead. 3 sat jooking Biba | your nee at an American juseund shot OF Carry aw: the reli¢s of hy Nag? 4 ‘Afraid not” nails distastefully. “I told ‘the Princess that you can take awful- ly good Gare of yourself where a girl is concerned.” “I can take darned good care of the right girl, too. Don’t you want me to be that way?” “Of course I do. I admire people who can take care of themselves, know what they want out of life = ge eer it.” e turned and rested an a along the back of the séat. = “Would you give up your par- ents for me?” . “Why do you ask that?” ‘A wife is supposed to give up her father and mother and brothers and sisters and cleave to ie See “A girl is supposed to marry a man who can get along Hh her parents. Besides, you're not my didn’t ‘sign any papers.” ‘Women aren’t supposed to be “T wish,”, she; murmu: I knew what . ing back of a “Smart girl,” he col “truth is, Pm afraid i Td watch out PH fall in love au.” 4 Il theSe idle wo: . you please stop Experieficé and iritelligencé together | jf ow soon will we will solve thany problems that neither alone | “By tid-afléimooh at thé rate can handle. The man without either is | bab gic Ja eguodaa tiated handicapped. Hé whe pokes fan at intelli- gencé is as foolish as the book worm who Mts, Steadman \To Play Hostess imagines he cah understarid life from read- ie between the covers of the printed page. Mrs.-Inez Steadman, 324 Eliza- beth street, will play hostess to She. laughed aily, quofing Fletcher, “ ‘ Fiesengt et me Seacist whit is ‘Té be edhtinuea | the Everteady Stat Club tomor: |row aftéthoon at het home \riembers of the group hold the |monthly meeting. } The program is Scheduled for 13:30 o'clock. A canyon. opened tip. before | heath?” Sherwood demanded fan- | mounted men..“Since the Emir / She looked at her stained finger- | husband,” she flushed lightly. “I ‘ou are réally thinlf- | ‘He gave her a swift glange, | as ir | White Walter Winchell is on tempo. | active duty with the U. 8. navy | sa Prepeorcane mal By ‘Bellevs tk OF Not Hipleyw § +) eee er Statue dt Pasquino, @ witty | was set up in Rome and con! i tors pasted satirical and bonita: 3 | | ments.on its base. ‘Thus col were born. The first war correspondent was George Wilkins Kendall, Na ported the Mexican war from the battlefield exclusively for | | the New Orleans Picayune. Bymeans of a special pony express, he was | } b i | | | able to scoop all other papers and | | the war depattment as well. «ee } A newspaper printed on cheese was published in Gouda, Holland, | about 1840, Since the cheese could | be eaten, the Dutch readers were | said to be in the habit of “swal- | | lowing” thing, | Loe Pond aewennper published on | a large handkerchief was another curiosity, which did not at all star- tle Paris in the eighties. It was the | origin of the “nosey” press: nek | Another publisher in_ Brussels, | | Belgium, had ‘an idea.’ He printed | his paper. op. ea | eth le the Jadies to ‘while * ‘ i ¢. Abd ithe \“B i » “white | | bn Brack was 4 Frénc! ration re- | | versing the usual order by printing | | its news in white letters on black | paper. | And talking of up-to-date news, | the French “La Presse Prophetique” | Was published for the purpose ot | giving the news of next year. It | Was not a success because it was published in hieroglyphics. jin its infancy, the reporter was called “ah emissary,” the editor ‘a register." . | “The Romios” of Athens is a daily | | baber published in’ verse: The co-ordinated German news- | papers have recently discarded | | question marks from their headlines, | becatse one editor of Essen, Ger- | many, was sent to a concentration camp. By mistake the headline | “Hindenburg Congratulates Hitler;” | was provided with a question mark | instead of an exclamation point. } s es are banned from Turkish | i newspapers. eee When I dsed a pictaté of thé em- ; peror of Japan in my Believe It or | Not cartoon, the Japanese ambassa- | dor in Washington made a very ur- gent telephone call to mé& He re- | quested that if a picture of the em- peror must be used, then it was of the highest importance that this pic- | ture be printed on the front page of the newspaper, because it is a Jap- anese law that nothing must appear over the Supreme Portrait of the | Son of Heaven. I explained to him as gently as ; I could that this rule cannot be | followed’ in America, His Excel. | lenty thought for a minute, and then | he suggested that I place over the | cartoon a printed admonition to the American public not to set down | any objects‘— such as drinking glasses, pots and pans, ete., on the! | pictute! He was greatly disappoint ed when I explained that the Amer- ) ican public will not be restrained | by any such printed admonition. ce. | The Japanese neWEnAers papers carry | on their staff_a_special em) | called the ‘pris F | paid a sal rat te the | caserthe; néwSpapersvfiried: | tenced to jajl, | btison editor (WH | Jail without | tenor of the néwspapet The Japanese press law provides jail for the offense of son” another word for loyalty” of the paper. sae Agiait Mitmanortut (Pages for Everybody) is the title of the Bs kimo newspaper published at Nain; Labrador. It. is published in the winter only, because in the summer its readers have no time 2ad, b j ing busy with seal and fishing. The oldest newspa: Italy. It | | ly discovered in Osti: | published in 58 B. C., Was | th wak upon tome ahd | the following Hews items: | (Date) 7 days before th | of August Guly in | Cumo born 30 boys and 40 Harvested 500,000 loads of Supplied 500 labor steer: Crucified the slaye Mithfid: | having blasphy against | its of his ae | Repaid 10,000, which there is no n rs eee The fF | the faiious ran for six céntutles. And so it is in ¢ \ stiould be the fitst to 8 { | newspaper i | Tous Sul When the newspaper business was late to be used for the payme: | will be sufficient 6. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 19 __ LEGALS on the basis of In the event that prior to $8 livery of the Debentures the in vee by private holders : bonds or debentures issued by pube He-housing agencies in con: with low-rent-housing or slum clearance projects shall be taxable by the terms of any Federal income tax law hereafter enacted, the cessful bidder may, at his election, be relieved of his obligations under _ the contract to purchase the Des tures and in such case th i isgomphrying his. bid urné 7 x bee aid eth tion, B. ‘Bepretat ng Authority’ of the v Ww eat, Floriéa, or to the. ates Housing Authority, Int Building, North, Washington, Dy, Pee, HOUSING 'tHE | Cr and FLORIDA. RIDA. Sealed proposals will be received by The Housing Authority of the City of Key West, Florida, (here! after referred to as the “Authority’ ‘at its office locatec at Joseph Yates, Porter Place, in the City of Key te of Florida, at , init al U 0 Lert termed as hereinafter. provided, tefatis ean Sungate on April 1 an@ October 1, anc wilt facury | Setially in numerical order ‘dneothe Cc AUTHORYEN QR - OF . KEY ioe ‘first day of April in each of ..the by~ pe aes va a ears as follows: i BD roti Fone ant ar Amowat! pear sits: * Be: 142 12,000 Bee} For the Housing Authority De- 3 2000 Ce |bentures (First Issue) Series A of Piers 1954 The Housing Authority of the Gj ind aoe 1956 |of Key West, Florida in the agere 1947 4.000 oe | Sescribel dt the feta ‘4 is . m4 described in the notice of al = 1948 4,000 1957 | tached hefeto, which is nade 1958 1949 000, 1950 000 ‘The fesohition of the Authority; authorizing the above described |.) Debentures, also authorizes an ad- | / ditional $703,000 of its Housing Au-! thority Debentures (First Issue) | which will he designated as Seri@8 | ine ypars of this proposal, we will pay a a accrued interest to the date .of - livery, plus a premium of $——., ed said Debentures bear in- lowing rate or rates © Debentures. maturing in B Debentures, will be dated October | 3 per cent. 1, 1941, will bear Interest at 2% per | ,,A!) the Debentures hangers os cent per annum and will mature | . ‘aes beat: ftom April 1, 1959, to April 1, | This proporal is madé upon. the $000, The Séties B Debentutes will |“Wlerstanding that the prinelpal be sold to the Unitec States Hous- | 2d ,interest of the Debentures wil} ing Authority (hereinafter called | 2& zayably. af che often. of the Birst the. “USHA") ag hereinaftér stated, | National Bank in Palm Bedeh, in the Phe Heres A Debettturés, Bre:“re- | City of Palm: Beach, State of Elor- deemable at the option of the. Au- ida, the Fiscal Ht of, Bho, Moun thority on any interest payment | .08 Augiory of the City” i i date prior to théfr matuttys “but | West Florida, (or. atthe: ‘principal only after or simultaneously: with 2 of any successor. Figeal Agent the retirement of all Series B De- | 4Ppointed pursuant to the resolution bentures, as a whole, or in. part. in | pap a a the res), oe th Inverse order of theftggr | the option of the holden, e at par and accrued interest. to the Marine Midland ‘ust okey _ date of redemption, plus a premium | NeW York, a. the City of New. York, ot four per centim (4 per cent) of |State of New York : their par value if redeémed on or PG et oy a aataaes o, before October i, 1946, or a premium | iu es ‘ot three and one-half per cehtum | above gerbes aba ntires OF Me (3% per cent) of their par value if, terim: ré at id receemed thereafter but on or be- | bours after notifl ee Gis cat fore October 1, 1951, or a premium | Ht ‘Authority of. f be if of three per certum (3 per cent) of Vest, F that such De- their w+ value if redeemed there- Po ae zoclp oR after but on or before October 1, aaa - 956, or a premium of two'and one- ali net DRE, oh a Did. ee half per centum (2% per cent) of | enclosé @ og Lr ies bs their par value if redeemed there- | The Housing nn RR eng two per centum (2 after. , Lot Ke The proceeds of said Debenturbg of $1, the prinéipal amount of The accept s offered for sale, he turned to us prompt- pep ibe successful bid- Tor sen. ehentures, If this accepted, such certified check plied toward the pay- purchase price of the and shall be forfeited as damages in the event we to-comply with the terms the cost and expense of dev a low-tent housing project o - ing of two developments com! known a8 Joseph Yatés Porter and Fort Village, USHA-Aided Project Nos. Fia-13-1, 13-2, locatee in the City of Key West, Fl and for which the USHA has to make a loan to the Author the USHA nas contracted to. ur bid. he US as contrac! pur- |¢ Piceig youre: chase at par and goorued interest |. a Housing — Authority bentures | septs, (First Issue) Series B of the Au- some thority in an amount the proc of which, together with th ceeds of the Series A Deb Project, but not ex event, the max 7 Series B Debentares: said resolution. or. delivery of pe se to the purchaser, the pke.chalvery onan Debentures, the cbes together with the 0 sere, uh gute oe scribed, will be existing Indebtedn respect to thority wit! Gh SALE aT Ps GHOCERS The Debentures herein. sale (and the ies B Ds lare special ol | thority and-are ftom the op 0 and are further. e cf annual contributio to the Authority by thi and subject. rms tions of a the Authoril as the “Ai urity of, t For & more ¢ the Debentury sale and a1 of the reve tions a | Sti belly trea-| Gene housin| from all taxes. the Daneel ny iv a Mawhiys at the rate 4 ch.

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