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But we heard six" they insisted,
 Three were echoes" was Opie's quick retort.
 the originator of the Civil War the originated of the Civil War golfer joke.
 That fellow" he said, lis Civil War golfer" and when asked to explain replied He went cut in 6l and came back in 65."
 Born in a state noted for the stature of it's men, Opie Read dwarfed the majority of Tennea- seeans who imagined themselves giants. Yet he called himself mere child in comparison with his own long-limbed relatives. As an illustration he enjoyed telling the story of a mountaineer relative who went into politics and was asked to make a stump speech.
 But they didn't put him on q SlQIllD, WI ItCeiN lAioaoONNf eAA~J dug a hole for him to stand in" He was the author of Len Gan- sett, in 1888; "A Kentucky Colo nel," l889 Emmett Bonlore,7 1891. "A Tennessee Judge" 1893; Wives of the Prophet 1894; "The Juck- lins,n 1895; Ny Young Master 1896, "Bolanyo,9 1897; "Old Ebe- nezer,e 1898; Waters of Clancy Fork" 1899; "On the Suwanee River 1900; "A Yankee from the West" 1900; Tn the Alama," 1900; Judge Elbridge," 1900; "The Car pet -bagger," with Frank Pixley) 1901; "The Starbucks," 1902; An American in New York" 1905; Son of the Swordmaker," 1905; "Old Linn Jucklin,' 1905: Turkey Egg Griffin 1905 and The Mystery of Margaret" 1907.
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Canzoneri
 Is KaYoed

NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-Young Al Davis, of Brooklyn. blasted the comeback hopes of former light weight champion Tony Canzcneri lass night by knocking him out in the third round. Cansc aeri was dcwned tw ce before tie rel 2rae ste 2pcd tho fight
 T. was the fist time in fourteen years in the ring that the e~cham- pion ever lest fight by knock out.
 Steve Mamakos of Washington, D C.. won an unpopular ciaht-round decision over sammy Luftsq-ine cf Toronto
 Billy Morzuart cf Wnn D g knocked out Billy Heauhold Of Jer- sey City in the fifth.
 The 15,00O fight fans ga ~tunned at the unexpected and sudden end- ing of the comeback trail for old Tony.
 Davis outweighed Tony four and three-quarters pounds, tipping the scales at 143 pounds
 Try an Empire ad.
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How toSee Grid Game
 As Played
Associated Press Feature)

Joshua o. Spectator and Miss Amanda Fan miss lot of football if they keep their eyes on the ball all the time.
 And maybe they feel very proud when they plunk themselves down smack on the 5O-yard line. But some gridiron galleryites will tell them these are the worst seats in the house. The chaps who scout rival grid teams say you get better line cn a ball club while sitting behind the goal posts with field glasses to your eyes.
 You'll find football more inter- esting and improve your knowledge of how touchdowns are made if you forget the ball for a few plays.
 Pick out tackle and watch him work. Backs can't lug the pigskir through a solid mass of human eeef. Someone has to open a hole through the opposing forward wal for the ball-carrier. That's the tackles job, assisted at times bS the end or the guard flankmg him Tackle Works
 By getting the jump on his rival the tackle dumps him into a sitting position to the right or the left depending on which direction th' play is going Before the enemy warrior can untangle himself th' ball. carrier is away
 On some plays either the end O the guard assist the tackle il snlothering a rival This is known as double-teaming.
 Then there's the mousetrap, pun to catch the unWary, over-anxiou
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and Benham took their paper to Chicago Then Reads prolific pen found time outside it's editorial duties to sketch southern life for most of the prominent magazines of the country and to write g score of books.
 Lure of GOIe
 Advancing age seemed no deter rent to the prince of story tellers. At 76 he wrote The Gold Gauza Veil" which his publishers called lis best work. The story, opening the Civil War days, was re- ,arded as MT. Reads autobiogra- )hy In 1t he told of the lure oi golf that had held his enthusiasm Or long.
 MT. Read was born December 9 1852, at Nashville, Tenn, the joungest of ten children of Gull ord and Elizabeth Wallace Read He was reared through his boyhood )n his fathers plantation at Gal latin. On June 30, 1881. he married Miss Ada Benham, sister of his partner. They had three sons, Philo Leslie and Guilford, and three daughters, Mrs. Harriet Blue, Mrs Elaine Green and Enid Ada Read The last named died at the age of 24.
 Quick Repartee
 His ready wit made MT. Reac a delightful companion and hi. golfing friends enjoyed much ol his best, repartee. A story is tolc of foursome in which he was playing in Texas when his bal rolled into trap. The other golf CTS waited on the far side of the bunker until Read came puffine over the top.
 How many did you take back there, Opie?' they asked.
 Three" he replied.
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Call. I ask all individual Legion naires to join through their Red Cross chapters, November ll-30.'
 Humanitarian Ideals
 Statement of Archbishop Can't well:
 "The limits of the worth of this organization are set only by the ex- tent of the needs they supply. It is the act of expression of all our humanitarian ideals. It restores to the people the essential kindliness of human nature. Tn the disaster of nature it gives the comfort 0. practical help to persons who can not help themselves"
 Statement of Bishop Mead
 The work of the American Rec Cross is worthy of all support and interest on the part of every hu- man being on earth, as it is de- signed to aid and help anyone ir need because of emergency or un- expected disaster, and it renders this help without discrimination of race, color or condition of servitude.
 "The world needs just such man ifestations of helpfulness as the American Red Cross gives at this time, when we realize that all men should be and should act as broth CTS toward one another"
 Statement of Rabbi Gerstenfeld:
 "The American Red Cross aids disaster victims, patrols our rural frontiers with public health nurses i; it's first aiders and life savers act intelligently when accident occurs its volunteers work tirelessly tc clotthe the needy. I urge everyone t ojoin this Society during its an- nual roll call, so that this great work may continue full strength. ,
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Blended Whskey e68 Proof. 75s5 Croin Nev- soI Spirits. Copyright l939. The WiIken Fomy. he. Aladdin. Schenley p. O.. Pennsylvania
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0pIE READ
 DIES TODAY
 IN CHICAGO
Last of Pioneer American Literary Line, Pass
 es Away

tcontlnued -lorn rage one)
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0. M. SULLIVAN ON
 LEAVE; TRAVELLING

O. M. Sullivan, one of the two Deputy Collectors of Internal Reye- nue for Alaska, is now on leave of absence in the States, according to Deputy Collector Wesley Overby who returned to Juneau yesterday from headquarters at Tacoma.
 With his wife, Sullivan is touring the East. They will return to Ju- neau after the first of the year.
 
 Empire classifieds bring results.
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RED DCR0SS ROLL GAIL
 TO START
Appea l for Membership Is Voiced by Many
 Prominent People

Continued from Page One
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The Book ALASKA, Revised and Enlarged. Now On Sale: S1.0e.
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B. B. CHAR ILL

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Physicians said today that Baseball Commis- sioner Landis will return to his desk in about a week.
 Landis is in a Chicago hospital undergoing complete physical checkup.
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lineman. It's pretty to watch. Pur- posely offered little resistance, this guy zooms through into the offens- i've backfield. But just about the time he is congratulating himself and looking around to grab the ball. carrier he gets terrific block from an unexpected source. To add to our victims chagrin, the ball-carrier sometimes moves right through the spot left undefendcd by his smash through tactics.
 Switching f1wcr
 You can see team qulcKly switch power from one side of the line to another and attack before the defenders have time to get set. This results in an unbalanced line. In a swift shift the left guard, say, crosses behind center to the right side of the line. This gives the at tacking squad extra manpower at point of attack.
 Some teams use one of their guards as an interference runner. Watch closely and you'll see him wheel out of the line, slide out to- ward the Hanks and bowl over a secondary defense rival.
 Occasionally you should train your glasses on the defensive backfield. Then as the ball is snapped. youll see the offensive advance guard sweep into the de fensive backfield and take out possible tacklers in the path of th' ball-carrier
 On pass plays it is interesting tx watch the several decoys draw de lenders away from the actual re- ceiver. The defensive center anc fullback, who generally stand 2 few feet behind their lines, make large share of the tackles. You car watch them as the play starts. Ob serve them as they make quick judgment of what's coming. They've got to decide whether to make swift dive through their line anC l tackle the ball-carrier before hi gets under way or whether to lay back and wait for him. He'll mak' a few yards if they wait but if the,
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SEEK DIVORCE

RENO, Nevada, Nov. "A divorce suit has been filed in the case of T h elma Remsburg vs. Kenneth Remsburg, of Anchorage, Alaska.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
REPORT HIGHWAY
: WORK OPENS SOON
STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT
READY FOR HIGHWAY
EXTENSION

CORAL GABLES. Sept. 90
According to reports, Chairman
Arthur B. Hale of the State Road
Department, has declared that
within a month it is possible
work will be started on extension
of the Overseas Highway.
The extension would start
south at Big Pine over the via
ducts and roadways of the old
FEC. railroad which have been
taken over by the S.R.D The
viaducts will be widened to con-
form with the width of the broad
new highway over the now
bridged water gap.
The extension will go straight
from Big Pine to Torch Key and
eliminate a long horseshoe in
that area. Following the old
FEC. roadbed, it will run more
along the Gulf side than the
ocean side. 1t is understood
that under other plans the new
road will 60 over the railroad
viaduet at Card Sound also. The
new road will eliminate many
wooden bridges.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
JEWISH FEAST
DAYS START
SERVICES TONIGHT AT 500
O'CLOCK: END NEXT
WEEK

Feast of the tabernacle or
Suk0s will be celebrated tonight,
tomorrow and Friday by B'Nai
Zion Congregation with Rabbi
Lazarus Lehrer officiating.
The services will open tonight
at 8 o'clock, and will be cele-
brated Thursday and Friday at 7
a. m. and 8 p, m.
The Feast of the Tabernacle is
a Jewish celebration feast. 1t
commentaries the story of the
Jewish people who lived in
booths. At the Synagogue there
will be tabernacle, which will
be filled with various refresh
ments and will commemorate
a feasting.
The eight-day celebration will
be brought to a close Wednesday
and Thursday of next week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
BUREAU BOOKLET
FEATURES BRIDGES
INTERESTING STORY HIGH
LIGHTS ARTICLE By C.
OF C. SECRETARY

Travel and Recreation" an in
formative pamphlet issued by
the United States Travel Blu
reau, Department of the In
terror. and containing news and
interesting anecdotes from every
section or the United States, has
reached the office of The Citizen.
The opening story, which is on
page two of the pamphlet, is un-
der the title, Overseas Highway
Leads to No Sech Kentry AS Dat"
and is attributed to Stephen c.
Singleton, genial executive secre-
tary of the Key West Chamber
of Commerce, who can be count
cd on to combine vein of hu-
NOR with informative accounts
of travel and recreation trends
in The Land of Sunshine, who
sends this story of the original
reaction of a little negro servant
boy TO the Overseas Highway
connecting the mainland with
Key West:
"A youngster working in Key
West asked if the horrible tale he
had heard was true. The story
went that effen yo' git to do
main you can go all the way to
New York without getting in a
boat. / assured him that this
was even SO.
after about a five. minute
pause for reflection the boy an
swered in low tones, My Gawd.
I sho wouldn't love TO live in no
sech kentry as dat.
".And for that matter, an
swered Steve, nor me neither"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
OFFICIALS DISCUSS
new ADVERTISING
MEMBERS OF COUNTY BOARD
MEET WITH c. OF C.
OFFICERS

Board of Directors of the Key
West Chamber of Commerce held
a meeting in the offices last night
to which the Board of County
Commissioners was invited for
the purpose of discussing adver-
Using plans for the coming sea-
son.
In attendance were Carl Ber-
valdi, chairman of the County
Commissioners, Commissioner
VIM. III. Monsalvatge, President
Everett Russell, Chamber of Com
merce, Directors Melvin E. Rus
sell, Bascom L. Grooms, Fred j.
Dion and VIM. M. Arnold.
The subject for which the meet
ing was called was gone into
from every angle and discussed
through different phases, and the
matter was held over for discus
sion at some time later.
1t was announced by the secre-
tary that all the ballots for the
election of IL directors from the
list named at the primary cleo
ton held this month, have been
distributed to members. Elec-
ton will be held October 3.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
THOMAS HOPES
TO FILL QUOTA
NEW PERIOD OPENED TO-DAY
FOR IS WORK HOURS
TO OCTOBER IL

Everything is going to be done
to build back up the quota" /,
Area Supervisor Wallace Thomas
told The Citizen today, in dis
cussing the employment situation
at W.P.A. headquarters.
Many relief workers undergo
ing recertification have been wor-
ried about the possibility of Sc
curing relief positions.
New period of work started to-
day at W.P.A. with workmen to
put in IS hours until October IL,
when they will have a day off
and start in again on the 18th.
Workmen will put in three days
this week and five next week.
Hauling of mari started today
on the new street on Olivia be-
tween Whitehead and Thomas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
Auto And PASSENGER
Traffic Over bidQcS
Decreased In August

Number of vehicles using the
Overseas Highway during the
month of August went to as high
as 316 on August 6. During the
entire month there were recorded
6.098 autos, 14,406 passengers,
849 trucks and 1856 buses with
total tolls collected $11,829.5O.
According to records of the
District August of last year
showed a total of $15,396.75.
April, May, June and July of
this year also show declines over
the same months last year. No
comparison can be made of the
winter season" of January, Feb
ruary and March of this year and
last year because in 1888 only
portion of the project north of
Marathon was open to traffic
during these months.
The winter season approaching
will determine probably the aver
age number of visitors who will
use the highway each year. This
number, however, may be aug
mented by additions to this area
because of war in Europe which
involves other winter resorts
such as the Riviera and Ber-
muda.
Also the number reported dur
ing 1888 was greater than this
year because the Highway was
well advertised in its first year.
The ''showplace" attracted many
who would want to see it for the
first time.
The District, however, is plan
ming a $4,000 advertising pro-
gram for this coming year.
There was a large number of
autOists noted here in the sum-
mer last year from all over the
country, who undoubtedly made
the trip following announcement
of the opening of the Highway.
Not all of this group will return
each year, since they usually
spend their vacations at various
points in the country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
TWO MILLION
MARK PASSED
in STATE AID
GOVERNOR CONE RELEASES
FIGURES ON UNEMpLoY.
MENT COMPENSATION, Bu-
REAU EIGHT MONTHS OLD
Especial to The Citizen,

! TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 81
One of Governor Fred p. Cones
first comments upon returning to
rhis office, after resting up from
his strenuous trip to New York in
celebration of Florida Week, was
to say that he had received re-
ports showing that the Unem-
ployment Compensation Division
had passed the two-million dol
lar mark in the payment of lob
less benefits.
Disbursement of the first mil
lion dollars in benefits was reach.
ed July rs, about five and half
-Taonths / after Governor Cont.
personally presented on February
| the first check issued by the
division to Thomas NJ. Lilliston,
an unemployed engineer of Cara
bollo.f
The large majority of benefits
were made to unemployed men
and women living in Florida and
every county in the state has
shared in them. A comparatively
small amount has been paid to
workers now residing. in other
states but who previously had
established benefits in Florida.
August was the peak month in
payments when over $5OO,O00 was
disbursed to eligible unemployed
of the state.
Governor Cone also answered
the criticism that UNEMPLOYED
workers did not want jobs as
long as they could receive bene-
fits when he stated records of
the Unemployment Service show
that more than IS percent of the
placements are of workers who
are entitled to 'jobless' benefits.
The people of Florida want
work, not benefits or relief, the
governor concluded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
WARSAW SEICE
BEGINS 4TH WEEK
GERMANS RAINING DEATH
ON POLISH CAPITAL
FROM AIR

LONDON, Sept. 27.-In the
first news received in England
from Warsaw in several hours, it
was announced last night that
more than 200 German airplanes
continued to rain death on civil
ians of the Polish capital.
Fifty fires were raging all over
the city, caused by the aircraft
and heavy artillery lombard
ments. A water shortage adds to
the desperation of the civilians,
who are described as fighting
CALAMITY against ever-increasing
odds.
Yesterday was the 21st day of
the seige of Warsaw, and in
celebration" it has been an
nounced that the German high
command has issued orders for
unrestricted fighting in and
around the Polish capital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
GERMAN PLANE
ERRS in ATTACK
DUTCH PASSENGER AIRSHIP
SPRAYED WITH BULLETS:
MAN KILLED
my Associated Press,

LONDON, Sept. PA Ger
man military plane. flying at an
altitude of 2,400 feet over the
North Sea, attacked a Dutch pas
senger airship on its regular trip
to Amsterdam yesterday. The
Nazi craft sprayed the neutral
airplane with machine gun fire,
killing passenger, G.. R. Lamm,
a Stockholm engineer
In answer to protests, the Ger
man government stated that the
passenger plane closely resem-
bled an enemy aircraft. The re-
port further added that there
were no Identification marks
which could be recognized from
a distance. and that the Nazi
pilot ceased firing when he dis
covered the nationality of the air
liner.
The attacked plane continued
TO Amsterdam without further
incident.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
JUDGE WARNS OF
TROUBLE TO COME
ONLY s7l LICENSES SOLD
OUT OF EXPECTED
$500 TOTAL

County Judge Raymond r.
Lord is under the opinion that
there are a number of owners of
motor vehicles who are building
up future trouble for themselves
by not purchasing drivers licenses
as required by law.
1t was fully expected that more
than 1000 of the drivers per-
mits would be purchased by the
end of the week, especially as it
is estimated that fully $500 will
be required to fill the needs in
Monroe county. but up to 1
O'Clock today but B7II had been
sold. tsAfEE. Ell
The judge said there is no
question but that one or more
drivers will be checked and found
without the proper license, UNI
less all those who are supposed
to have them, have taken the
precaution to provide themselves
with the proper license, which
carries the weight, height and
color of the hair and other iden-
tifying marks of the person ,driv-
ing.
Although the office of the
judge has been kept open
throughout the day frim 8 in the
morning to 8 in the evening
every day this week, the sales
have not reached the estimated
number required for the week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
BAR MEMBERS
DECIDE AGAINST
CHARTER ACTION
MET TODAY AT NOON TO
CONSIDER CHAMBER PLEA
TO CLEAR UP CHARTER
SITUATION

Monroe County Bar Associa-
ton voted at a meeting at noon
today in the county courthouse
to reply to letter from the
Chamber of Commerce asking
for an adjudication of the present
City Charter by stating that it
was not the province of the As
ISOLATION to take a stand in the
matter.
The motion, which was enter
ed by Curry Harris, stated ID it
was not the province of the As
sociation to decide in the mat
ter ca too many persons are Wit
ally concerned 90 it was the
province of an attorney to han
die the matter and not the Asso-
citation as whole.
1t was the sense of the meet
ing that the question was in
volved. in both legal and polit-
ical light.
In discussion it was brought
out that it was "most danger
Gus" for the Association to de-
eide such matter as it would
establish a precedent for the As
ISOLATION to decide in other city
matters. A resolution is also be-
ing prepared.
Presiding was President Lance
Lester who submitted letter
from Secretary S. c. Singleton of
the Chamber of Commerce which
stated in part:
"At meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Key West Cham
Der of Commerce, on motion duly
seconded and unanimously car
ried, you are requested to use the
resources of the position you hold
for the purpose of securing an
adjudication of the vague and
unsatisfactory situation in which
our community finds itself as the
results of the dubious authority
of any charter now in existence.
Present were attorneys j. L.
Lester, Aquilino Lopez, Jr., Ray
mond r. Lord, T. S. Caro- Curry
Harris, John Sawyer, VIM. ". AL
bury, Henry H. Taylor, George
Brooks and l.. A. Harris.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
HEAVY ARTILLERY
BOMBARDMENTS
ON WEST FRONT
GERMANY MOVES ONE MIL
LION MEN TO FRONT TO
AWAIT BRITISH FRENCH
ATTACK EXPECTED SOON
0y Associated Pressl


LONDON, Sept. 27.-Heavy ac-
ton on the western front is ex-
pected within the next twenty
four hours as both sides i'm the
coming struggle for supremacy
in western Europe relate of large
concentrations of men along the
Siegfried and Maginot lines. Ger
many has 100000 massed in
readiness for the Anglo-French
attack, matched by more than
that number on the Allies side.
Artilleries are battering away
at both lines-many shells re-
ported falling back of the French
line in villages that have been
abandoned by the populaces.
French batteries are concentrat-
ing on the Siegfried line and on
German batteries, preparatory
for the advance.
Berlin reported that a fleet of
airplanes had attacked a squad
ron of British navy cruisers in
the North Sea off Norway and
that damage was inflicted on sew
eral ships. Winston Churchill
counteracted this Berlin report
by admitting that an attack had
been made but that the only
casualties suffered was one Ger
man plane shot down and the
crew captured.
Reports of gunfire heard in
the North Sea yesterday were ex-s
planned by officials of Norway
who stated that their navy was
in practice maneuvers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-27
DESTROYER REUBEN
JAMES ON PATROL

United States Destroyer Reu-
ben James, which has been as
signed to the Seventh Naval Dis
trict for patrol duty in these wa
tiers. with a base at the Key West
naval station, sailed on regular
tour of patrol duty at 8 o'clock
this morning.
Destroyer Claxton, in command
of Commander w. c. Cross,
which left Saturday morning for
a patrol tour in the waters of the
district, returned to port this
morning and early this afternoon
vas anchored in the stream off
The <aot of Simonton street.