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BRITISH ARMY GROWING

An important, but sometimes over
locked. factor in the European situation IS
the steadily growing army of Great
Britain.
When the war began the British army
was not very large. Age groups up to q
years will be completely modified by this
summer and supplies are being delivered
in sufficient quantity to keep up with the
expanding army.
Leslie Burgin, Minister of Supply, IS
spending nearly $S,0o0,000 a day for
arms, equipment, supplies and necessary
"a Va materials. Ordnance factories are be-
inc trebled. Production of army vehicles
has been multiplied fifteen times and lOO,-
600 armored vehicles will be in service by
the end of the year.
Along with this prodigious expansion
of the army the British are slowly inereas-
ing their air force, building merchant ships
and naval vessels Not until the end OF
1910, it is believed, will maximum produc-
lion be attained. BY that time the British
rmy will be factor of great strength In
the military situation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
TODAY'S
COMMON ERROR
Never say. He went in
the house: say. into.
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ
Can you answer seven of these
fen Tes. Questions? Turn TO
page s for Answers

sstF.
1. What does E Pluribus Unum
mean? A
2. When was 7ugenio Cardinal
Pacelli elected Pope Plus
XII?
3. Does Nelson Eddy sing bari
tone, tenor or bass?
4. Is there enough silica in
coal dust to produce
si1icosis?
5. Horses are classed as bo-
vines. ovines or equines?
6. Name the capital of New
foundland
z. What nickname is used for
Kansas?
8. Does air have weight?
8. What is meant by the cali
Der of a gun?
o. Does the Ringing Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Combin-
ed Circus have a pink ele-
plant?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
BART. RILEY SEEKS
ELECTION AS JUDGE
OF CIRCUIT COURT

Continued from Page One)
factory, ard also acted as court
reporter in the various local
courts. In 1903, Mr.. Riley be-
came manager of A. Louis &
Sons department store, then was
appointed paymaster and book
keeper for the Ruy Lopez Cigar
Company.
In 1911 when the Eleventh ju-
dicial circuit was created and
Judge L. w. Bethel was appoint
ed to that bench, Mr.. Riley went
in as his secretary and official
court reporter; and, upon the
death of Judge Bethel, MIR. Riley
continued in a similar capacity
under his successor, Judge H. P.
Branning.
Meanwhile he continued his
law studies and was admitted to
the bar in January, 1914. An in
teresting coincidence is the fact
that Arthur Gomez, Key West
jurist, studied law with Mr.. Riley
during the same period. Arthur
Gomez is now a judge of the Cir
cult Court, and is unopposed in
the primary.
After his admission to the
bar, Mr.. Riley became associated
with the late Judge H. F. Atkin-
son, who succeeded Judge Bran
ming as Circuit Court judge. Thus
it came about that today Mr..
Riley is proudest of the fact he
served or was associated with
all of the brilliant jurists in
Group One.
Among the lawyers of the
state, Mr.. Riley is noted as a bril-
liant attorney, and for his long
and successful effort in revising
the code Ct criminal procedure in
Florida. Also they give him
credit for having served Monroe
county and other sections for
many years without pay while
functioning as an assistant state
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
TIE KEY WEST CITIZEN

- WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid 10 attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan OF the mouthpiece of any person, clique
faction or class; Always do it's 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 with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
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Today's Birthdays
sessssssese eseeets~e-s

g = = 3 s =
William B. Bankhead of Ala,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, born at Moscow, Ala,
Sc years ago.
Fred H. Brown of New Hamp-
shire, Comptroller General of the
U. S., born at Ossipee, N. H., 81
years ago.
Jane Withers, child star, born
IA years ago.
Leo j. Keena of Michigan, Min
ister to the Union of South
Africa, born in Detroit. 81 years
ago.
. DR.. Daniel l.. Marsh, president
of Boston University, born at
West Newton, Pa, go years ago.
Julian Street of Lakeville,
Conn, author, born in Chicago,
81 years ago. ?"
Prof. Pobert E, Rogers of the
Mass. Institute of Technology,
professor of English, born at
Haddonfield. N. .J.,552 years ago.
Frederic G. Melcher, editor of
Publishers Weekly, New York,
born at Maiden, Mass, 81 years
|ag0ti Fl
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attorney and an assistant county
attorney. It will be recalled that
MIR. Riley. while serving Monroe.
prosecuted the Greek spongers
who attempted to invade Monroe
waters to the detriment of Key
Westers.
Mr.. Riley married Key West
girl, Miss Frieda ]. Archer, now
deceased, who was descended
from one of the first settlers in
Key West. They had one son,
Bernard Richard Riley, who was
born January %, 1912, the day
the first train reached Key West
from the mainland. Mr.. Riley
has three grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

In the premier World War, which is
now having re-run, the United States
helped Great Britain to the extent of some
SfO. O0O, OOO, 900. Now we have introduced
the strip tease over there as our present
donation, but perfidious Albion is not salts
fed SO the Lord Chamberlain has called
! meeting to do something about this
American importation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
CAMPAIGN CONCLUSIONS
APRIL FOOL PREDICTIONS
DEWEY AND F.D.R. GAIN
LEWIS ISSUES BLAST
REVELATIONS FROM BERLIN

There are newspaper column
lists, political prognosticators and
politicians in Washington who
will look you in the eye and tell
you, with every assurance, that
at this time" a particular candi-
date is ''ir the Lead for the Re-
publican nomination for the
presidency. With the same urb-
anity and confidence, they will
tell you, just as positively, what
President Roosevelt will do in
regard to a third term and name
the candidate who will have the
backing of the Administration at
Chicago.
This kind of talk in April comes
under the head of April Foop
information. There is little more
behind the opinions expressed
than the personal conclusions Of
the writer or taller. The prac-
tice involved, however, is ancient
and it prospers because the peo-
pie are extremely gullible in
their anxiety to know what is 60
ing to happen in the future.
In The writer of this column can
not tell YOU whether Dewey or
Vandenberg, or Taft, or some
body else will get the Republican
nomination in June at Philadel-
phia. However, it may be assert
ed that the result of the Wiscon-
sin primary did no harm to the
chances of the New York pros
ecutor. Young, active and vigor-
Gus, the New Yorker is making
a number of speeches through
out the country, vigorously as
sailing the New Deal and Great
ing a good impression, at least
among Republicans, by plotting
his campaign on the theory that
the best defense is an offense.
So far as the President is con-
cerned, no one knows what he
will do. His recent victories in
the Wisconsin and New York pri-
! naries were not surprises. 1t Is
readily admitted that Mr.. Roose-
welt can haye the Democratic
nomination If he will take it.
There is no doubt about this and
nothing hut a major political
earthquake will prevent the
! President, if he does not run
himself, from naming the man
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Today's Horoscope
. eessssse

Today gives a tendency to a
melancholy nature. There may
be much indecision, faulty judg-
ment and want of direction. If
the ambition be once aroused,
there is a sure reward, for there
is plenty of ability. Success will
often appear to come by mere
chance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

The Southwestern Bakers AS
ISOLATION, and Laundrymen's AS
ISOLATION, numbering nearly 200
persons, arrived here Saturday
afternoon from Havana on the
Steamship Cuba, where they had
been spending the past several
days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
CHILDHOOD MEMORY


Gone are the day of my child
hood, when youth was in
bloom,
The singing of birds and the
flowers of June,
The barefoot trails where l once
was happy and carefree
And all of natures gladneSS that
now never see,
My mother who sang and my
father so kind,
Time has passed on and now
never find
Those things of childhood men,
ory.
ALBERT c. KEITH.
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Nb>-. Il = G,H1EgG
i at
:sp!IlER WA ELLINGTON

to have the first place on the
Democratic ticket. While con-
sentative anti-New Dealers in
the Party may make a show of
exposition in the convention, the
Party is not going to commit po-
litical suicide by turning its back
upon the administration of the
President.
No one takes seriously the
threat Of John L. Lewis to organ
ize a labor, youth, ole age, Negro
and farmers groups into third
party. The major parties have
been trying to corral these groups
for many years. If any political
leader manages to get them all
under the same banner, the en-
suing contest would not be an
election, ii would be reclamation
by unanimous consent. The
chances are that Lewis is at
tempting to put pressure on the
Democratic Party in order to get
it on his side in the labor war.
The Go chieftain is smart
enough to know that if he can
not exercise some control over
the Democratic Party he has no
where to 60.
The so-called revelations"
from Berlin which allegedly dis
close pro-Allied activity on the
part of Ambassador Kennedy, at
London, and Ambassador Bullitt,
at Paris, produced no excitement
on this side of the Atlantic.
There was some speculation as
to the motives behind the re-
lease of the documents alleged to
have been taken from Polish
archives in Warsaw. The senti-
ments, attributed to the ambas-
sailors, were not, in the main,
surprising.
The suspicion that Berlin set
the revelations" adrift as propa-
ganda in the hope of influencing
public opinion in this country is
strong. Apparently, Berlin wish
ed to feed some fuel to the flame
Iof suspicion that burns around
the idea that the President is
trying to put the United States
into the war on the side of Great
Britain and France. Back of
this, it seems, is the idea that if
the American people can be pre-
suaded to believe that every
thing this nation does is a step
toward war, there Will be an
active opposition to any steps,
even those short of war;, which
tend to strengthen the forces ar
rayed against Germany.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
PRIME Minister Chant

Prime Minister Chamberlain owns
considerable stock in German munition
plant, it is said, and Won Ribbentrop, the
German foreign minister, owns one of the
biggest American champagne firms
Money knows no patriotism.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

A monument is proposed for the man
who invented postcards. An appropriate
inscription would be "Wish you were
here"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

We have been told that $1,000 bills
bearythe portrait of Salmon P. Chase, but
this is only hearsay so far as we are con-
cetned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

Cubans in Key West will hold
a celebration on Saturday, April
Is, to aof1meinorate two events,
one the birthday anniversary of
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, and
the declaration of war by the
United States against Spain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

America may be young nation, but
old enough to understand how foolish it is
to.mix in European affairs and right now
is the time to mind our own business.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

Most people are hunting excuses for
postponing work; that's why they have to
hunt excuses for not having cash when
they need it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

Bill collectors report that people who
pay their bills promptly rarely get mad
with the collector. It's the debt-dodgers
that make it hot for the bill-colleetors
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

Trading at home is habit that should
be cultivated by everybody in Key West,
including the local merchants.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

There are men who can remember
every shot they make on a golf course
without being able to recall business de-
tails.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
KEY WEST in DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Five Ago Today
AS Taken From The Files OF The Citizen g - {

Colye, federal narcotic agent, is
in the city to confer with the local
officers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

Local customs officers were
given pointers about enforcement
Of federal laws against the inn
portatiori Of narcotics at q con-
ference this afternoon. g. ],
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
TEN YEARS AGO

King Gomez, local fisherman
and a companion whose name
cannot be learned. is said to be
adrift without gasoline for their
motorboat somewhere southwest
of Sand Key. Claims Of radio
calls have all been disproved by
the local naval station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

Everybody can explain the reasons
for any election results-after the cleo
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
THIN WOMEN M
LOOK TOO OLD

Women needing the Vitamin B
Complex and Iron of Vinol, TO
stimulate appetite will see what
a difference a few lovely pounds
make in filling out those hollows
and skinny limbs. Get pleasant
tasting Vinol. 7 co.
ORIENTAL. PHARMACY
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
FIvE YEAHs AGO

Passengers travelling on yes
sells of the Standard Fruit and
Steamship company this summer
will have the opportunity of
spending several hours in Key
West while enroute to Mexico
Key West is to be featured as an
attraction on summer passenger
cruises.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

a new cable is to be laid be-
tween Key West and Havana.
This viii give the Cuban-Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph
and Telephone Company four
Co, and the American Telegraph
cables from this city to the Gu
ban metropolis.
Irving Reed, recently posted as
a deserter from the u. S. Army,
was turned over to the civil au-
thorities here this morning by
Captain George T. Rice, and
lodged in the county Jail charged
with having drawn a pistol on a
white woman in the "red light"
district.
Morris Weiner, Chicago boot
logger and dope-peddler, arrest
ed here in December by U. S.
Deputy Marshal A. H. McInnis
and J. G. Coyle, U. S. narcotic
agent, is now serving a three
year term in the federal pen"
at Fl. Leavenworth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

Careful driving doesn't always avert
antaccident but it helps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

Arthur Sierra, largest pineapple
shipper from Cuba to the United
States. was visitor in Key West
yesterday for conference with
James Moore, head of the Reedy
Forwarding Company, which
handles the. Sierra organization
shipments Of the fruit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

General Gerardo Machado,
president-e ELECT of Cuba, accom-
panied by a party, are due to ar
rive here this afternoon on the
Steamship Governor Cobb from
Havana, enroute to Washington.
A large delegation of officials
and representative citizens will
greet Che distinguished party on
its arrival.
The Due and Duchesse de
Richelieu sail this evening on
the Mallory liner San Jacinto
for New York. During their
stay here in Key West last win
ter and this spring, the Due and
Duchesse invested 100000 in
local property.
Politics in Key West are
looking up, and, according to
reports that are making the
rounds of the town, it viii not be
long before candidates for va
rious city offices viii make their
announcements. The Office Of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

mayor will be the most decided
fight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

Fred Ayala, sales manager OF.
The Key West Electric Company,
caught a fine tarpon last night
while out with Charles Taylor,
manager of the Porter Dock COM
pany. Out of his two strikes, he.
caught a 70-pound. five-foot one
inch tarpon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

Miss Lydia Brown, grand
daughter of Mrs. A. B. Brown,
701 Fleming street, this city, is
the writer of an article. on de-
velopments of civic affairs in
Philadelphia, which appears in
the April s issue of the Public
Ledger.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-12

The United States Lighthouse
Department announces that Mi
ami harbor main channel light
Is was rebuilt April IL. The
new structure is black triangular
skeleton iron with pointer on
piles Is feet high, 1 without any
change.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
REDS BEAT BUGS
TO END SEASON
Champs Score lib Decision
To Reach 1OO-Mark In Games
Won During Year

CINCINNATI, Sept. 2s.|RNThe
champion Cincinnati Reds r g
down the curtain On their National
league conquests today by trounc-
ing the Pittsburgh Pirates, IL to 5,
and becoming one of three teams
since 1913 to reach the. 100-vlctory
mark for a single season.
In their parting shot before en-
tering the World Series Wednes-
day, the Rhinelanders started a
bombardment early in the game
and never let up for the right to
rank with the Chicago Cubs OF 1888
and other teams who have extend
ed their victories to 100.
After Jimmy Ripple was hit on
the wrist by a pitched ball, the
Reds scored three times in the
third inning. They tailed five more
runs in the fifth on four hits, a
base on balls and an error. Catch
err Dick West clouted a home u
in the sixth and the champions
blasted out two more tallies in the
seventh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
WIN OVER
REDS nine, 1913
Cape Fear Loops All-Sta1
Series Evened At One-All;
Winners Rally In 9TH

In a game featured by heavy
hitting and some fancy fielding,
the Blues defeated the Reds IL to
8 at Hilton park yesterday after
noon in the second All-Star contest
of the Cape Fear Baseball associa-
ton.
Leveling their attack at Jimmy
Mintz and Headon Piner in the
seventh stanza, the Blues pounded
away for eight runs. Up to that
inning Mintz had held the victors
in control.
Victor Gore went the route for
the Blues and gave up only six
scattered hits, while tanning six.
Hawkins led the Blues, at bat,
garnering three for five. Miller,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
DETROIT TERMED
TEAM OF DESTINY
Old Saw Of Tigers Saw Club
Through Tough Pennant
Campaign, Maybe Series :
nv FELIX b. VOID

DETROIT, Sept. 2s.-REGather
a few good old Detroit Tiger pa
triots together any hour of day or
night now and from the smoke
filled room comes a verdict on
which probably all agree.
1.-THE Tigers are a team Of des-
tiny"
It's an old saw-that line-but 1t
sparkles again in as fine a lustre
today as ever before.
Some of the most eloquent To-
cal supporters Of the Tigers took
it out before the American league
pennant was won, brushed 1t up,
added a few embellishments, and
then held it forth IS if it were
a torch to guide the team home.
Possibly it actually did. All
hands agree that a fine morale
was greatly responsible for the De-
troit triumph, and if there was a
psychological aid to the club in be-
ing called a favorite of a force
stronger even than hits and runs,
no opportunity was overlooked to
identity the Tigers that way.
Columnists from time to time
touched on the team of destiny
theme. It's use increased as the
Tigers drew closer to the pennant
and ultimately it found its way in
to popularity around the town.
Suddenly, there were your IL
gers, the championship the hard
way and ready for another scrap,
the World Series.
We shouldn't Nv won,' said a
newsboy sage. We shouldn' Nv.
Should NV been down aroum' fourth
or fifth. But we won. Now we'll
lick the pants off those. there Reds.
Team of destiny? Perhaps. The
term fitted the circumstances-an
outfit of old timers largely, max
ing a valiant last fight for gold
and glory and coming from no.
where for one final challenge to
younger blood and swifter feet.
If the percentages and the team
of destiny" business hold good, the
Tigers will vanquish the Reds. The
Tigers have countless hackers who
claim that the teams great power
attack is enough, but still others
point to past events and say that
this is Detroit's turn again.
In five previous tries, Detroit be-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
WIN over
WHITE S0X, Il
Chicago Winds Up Season In
Tie For Fourth Place With
Boston Red SOx

CHICAGO. Sept. 29.-R-The
Chicago White Sox failed to lay full
claim to fourth place in the Amerl-
can league today when Eden Au-
ker of the St. Louis Browns shad.
ed Johnny Rigney in a pitchers
duel and defeated the Chicagoans
2 to /.
The sox thus ended the season
in a fourth place tie with the Bos-
ton Red Sox, who defeated the
Philadelphia Athletics twice. chi
cago and Boston each ended the
season with 80 wins and u defeats.
Auker, winding up the season
with his 18th victory, allowed nine
hits. but was in trouble only in
the second when the Ch:"agoans
punched four of their singles for
their lone run. Auker himself
singled in one St. Louis run. CASH
ing Johnny Berardino's triple in
the third. Wally Judnich, who sim
eled. scored the other u in the
fourth when Right Fielder I a IT
Wright fumbled George McQulnn's
single. Rigney, who gave S en-
hits, famed ten.
Luke Appling. Chicago's short
stop star, finished runner-up to the
Yankees Joe de Maggie for the
leagues individual batting crown
when he made two singles in four
times at bat. His final average
was .34s as against Joe's $50. Rip
Radcliffe of the Browns, who led
the league most of the season,
failed to get a hit in four trips
~ fho p1ote &
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30

.%,rrors: Handley. Vaughan, Kalin.
Young, Fernandes, Myers. Runs batted
in: Vaughan, Fletcher, Schultz. Riggs,
Goodman. Craft, West, Joost, Myers 4.
Two base hits: Handley. Riggs 2, My
egs. Three base hit: Craft. Home u
Nt~i. Stolen bases: NJ. Mccormick.
WILSON. Sacrifices: Elliott, NJ. McCor-
mick Thompson. Double plays: Heint-
2~tllnar, Young and Fletcher; Riggs,
J4ast and Craft. Left on bases: Pitts
In"gh Is; Cincinnati 10. Bases on balls
Off: Rambert 3, Heintzelman 2. Wal
ters !, Thompson ], Wander Nicer 5.
Strikeouts by: Heintzelman 3, Walters
2, Thompson !, Wander Nicer 2. Hits
off: Rambert s in 4 innings (none out
in 5th): Heintzelman ) in 4; Walters
6 in 8: Thompson . in }; Wander Nicer
3 in 3. Hit by pitcher by: Rambert
ripple. Wild pitches: Walters. Van
der Nicer. Winning pitcher: Walters.
Losing pitcher: Rambert. Empires:
Barr. Magerkurth and Sears. Time:
2:O7. Attendance: (paid) 1850.