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The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
Na1is Perfect Sights
For Long Range Guns
SCOUT OFFICIAL IS
To Hold Conferences
COMING TOMORROW

A. S. Macfarlane, scout ex-
ecutive of the Dade County Coun-
Gil, Boy Scouts of America, will
arrive in Key West tomorrow for
the purpose of holding several
conferences with local scouters
and the district committee. ac-
cording to word given out this
noon by M. E. Berkowitz, district
chairman.
Mr.. Macfarlane will hold the
first in a series of conferences
tomorrow night at ZOO o'clock
at the county courthouse. All
ScouterS, ScoutmasterS and others
interested in the Boy Scout
movement, have been urged to
be present at this meeting.
Mr. Berkowitz stated that MIR.
Macfarlane will be in Key West
until Thursday. Following to-
morrow nights get-together,
other meetings with troop leaders
and scouts themselves, will be
held.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23

The following article prob
ably Is the last public state
ment written by the late speak
er of the House of Representa-
tives. 1t was prepared shortly
before he went on September
10 to Baltimore, where he was
seized with a fatal illness.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-
First allow me to say that l am
a firm believer in the wisdom of
government by political parties.
AS a lifelong Democrat, l have
always voted for my party NOM
national, state and local
and Roosevelt is the nominee Of
my party for President
! realize, however, that there
are millions of Americans who
are claSSed as independents
upon whom party ties hang loose
ly or not at all. and who will
probably play decisive part IN
the coming election.
And there are many sound rea-
sons why / support Roosevelt in
addition to my sense of party
loyalty.
The legislative program enact
ed by a Democratic Congress,
very largely by reason of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's recommenda-
tions and leadership, is the best
possible proof of his wholeheart-
ed espousal of that very essence
Of Jeffersonian Democracy, equal
rights to all men and special priv
IlegeS to none.
All informed citizens are IA
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
THE UNITED STATES NAVY
The Battle

charges dropped by a destroyer
are the answer to the submarine
menace. If a destroyer can
smack a torpedo into a battleship,
the battleship may sink. But the
problem is to get close enough.
A battleSnip can drop a shell on
a destroyer at 20 miles. There
fore. a destroyer has to have pro-
lection of its own speed, of the
smoke screens it can lay down,
and of the heavier ships with
bigger guns behind it. Except
when operating against other de-
stroyers or against submarines,
torpedoes are the primary weapon
of these small ships.
The unit for operating destroy
ers is usually a division consist
ing of four ships with about 600
men, and corresponds to an
Continued On Page Two)
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
DRAFT DETAILS
In FINAL STAGES.
ARMY REVEALS
CONGRESS MAY ADJOURN
SATURDAY: ONLY ONE NJ
PORTANT BILL REMAINS
FOR PASSAGE
OBy Associated Pr-..p

WASHINGTON. Sept 23-
Awaiting President RoOsevelt's 5
proclamation calling all young
men between the ages OF q and
35 to register on October 18th.
the US. Army today revealed
plans that indicate all deta-.s Of
the draft procedure are en-
tering final phases.
Governing boards IN Is dis
tricts of the nation have been Sc
lected, it was stated. and an ex-
ecutive order is expected shortly
to name the nominal national
head of the conscriptiOn drive.
which will find 16.5OO.OOO men
registering.
President Roosevelt viii con
tact all state governors IN the next
few days. il was reported. asking
them to cooperate by issuing
joint proclamations calling for OBJ
servance of registration day Octo-
Der 18th.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
EXPONENT OF
AIRSHIPS DUE
TOMORROW
COMMANDER ROSENDAHI.
AND NAVAL BOARD WILL
ARRIVE ON VPS3 PLANE
FROM MIAMI

The nations leading exponent
of the value of lighter than air
craft, Commander Charles E.
Rosendahl, U. S. NJ. will pay a
visit to Key West tomorrow,
according to word released by
Captain Walter F. Jacobs, com
mandant of the local naval sta
ton, this morning.
Commander Rosendahl, at
present on duty in the Secretary
of Navy's office at Washington,
D. c., will be remembered as the
commander of many naval dirig-
ibles in past days, notably the
Shenandoah and Akron.
Coming to this city on orders
issued by the navy Chief of
Navigation, c. w. Nimitz, Com
Rosendahl will investi-
gate the possibility of locating a
non-rigid airship station in this
city. Orders are to find such
site in South Florida.
RoSendahl is head of the navy
board on this investigation trip.
Other members of the board are
Comdr. George H. Mills, U. S. N,
and 1t. Comdr. Daniel N. Logan,
U. S. N. They left Washington
yesterday and stopped in Miami
today. 1t. Comdr. A. P. Storrs,
III, commander of squadronVP53,
received orders this morning to
to Miami tomorrow
and transport the board
to this city.
1t was thought likely that the
station would be estab-
Iished at the naval station at Opa
Locka, in that a mooring mast
has already been erected there.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
GUARD BAND
HOLDS REHEARSAL

George Mills White, director of
the Key West Guard Band has
called a meeting for 7:3O o'clock
tonight at the American Legion
Hall. Complete organization pro-
cedure of the band unit will take
place at this meeting including
appointment of rating and rank
among members.
All musicians joining the Guard
are given the privilege of serving
IN the band unit 1t is expected
that a band of at least thirty
pieces will soon be developed.
After the band rehearsal to-
night another rehearsal of the
civic orchestra will take place.
All musicians are invited to at
tend these rehearSals.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
LOCAL OFFICIALS
REGISTERED $50
ALIENS LAST WEEK
DRIVE PROGRESSES salts
FAcToRILY WITH $40 PRE-
LIMINARY FORMS TURNED
IN OUT OF 500

During the past week $50
aliens, residents of Key West,
completed registration require
ments in accordance with feder-
al laws. So stated postmaster
Fred J. Dion, in charge of the
local drive which will find over
500 aliens registered here by the
expiration date, December 26.
Out of over 500 specimen forms
given out to aliens here, 80 have
returned the initial information
blanks. and out of this latter
number, the $50 mentioned above
have appeared to complete Off
cial blanks and tc be iinger-
printed.
Assistant postmaster HOllon
Bervaldi, w. w. Watkins, Milton
Sawyer and Robert Valdez, civil
service employees at the post of
flee, are in charge of the finger
printing and filing of informa-
ton.
Mr.. Dion stated this morning
that everything was going along
satisfactory in the alien-registra-
ton drive and that the deadline
date will find all coming within
provisions of the act, properly
registered and fingerprinted.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
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PAPER
RIGHT ON JOB

Yes. sir-the Herald's
right up TO snuff on this
one. according to many Key
Westers who remarked on a
story appearing in that pa
per last Friday.
The article. with accom-
panYing picture. related that
Mrs. Una Monsalvatge and
son. Gerald. had recently
moved from Key West TO
Coral Gables.
Mrs Monsalvatge departed
from this city about fifteen
years ago. according 10 rela-
tives and friends here. The
Herald = liust a sbt Behind
fine on This story. they
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The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23

The fleets draw within range.
The U. S. Fleet approaching the
battle is spread across a thousand
square miles of ocean. Each type
of ship has different function
to perform. Each unit has a
duty, much like Army units.
The destroyer division is the
cavalry of the fleet. These rear
ing, plunging deStroyers, about
$50 feet long, are the tiny war
horses of the Navy. and the first
love of any sailorman who has
ever served on them. Equipped
with torpedoes, depth charges.
and guns of 5 inches or less. fast
and mobile, capable of 40 miles
an hour, the deStroyerS. like the
cavalry, get to the fight first
They will take on every type
of ship in the enemy force, from
the largest to the smallest. Depth
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
BY MORGAN M. BEATTY
AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-In
the records over at the War De-
partment he's Lieut.. Col. V. j.
.O'Kelliher, special reserve, tech
nical adviser, Joint Army and
Navy Selective Service Commit
tee.
But by friends, bubbling Victor
O'Kelliher is regarded, practical
ly, as the daddy of the 1910 model
of the draft. Not the author, mind
you. Hundreds of experts were
the author But he umpired the
complicated game of revising the
World war draft.
Victor O'Kelliher went through
the World war draft from local
board (Oconto, Wis, population
$1,000, up through the state and
national system. He's the only
man alive who did that. He's
sixty-iSh and lawyer.
Twelve years ago, he was the
first civilian adviser the Army
and Navy committee called in.
Since 1887, he's devoted all his
time to the draft system.
The draft, says Colonel O'KelIi-
her. must be simple and fair.
The World war draft assured
fairness in calling up men by
the double shuttle system. They're
using that again. 1t also put all
the original decisions in the
hands of the local boards. The
new 1910 model does that. too.
Married Men Deferred
Most touchy of all questions
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
CONGRESS MAY
ADJOURN SATURDAY

WASHINGTON. Sept za-The
only piece of major legislation Of
Importance remaining for Con
greSSional action this session Is
the S1.800.00O.O contract bill
for purchase of army equipment.
now being debated in the House
of Representatives.
Following action on this bill.
expected to be passed readily.
Congress may clear the decks for
adjournment. Leaders believed
the session should end on Satur-
day.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
FIND MANS BODY
in CARD SOUND
INFORMATION RELAYED TO
THE CITIZEN BY JUDGE
E. r. LOWE

Judge E. r. Lowe, peace justice
at Tavernier, informed The Citi-
zen at press time today that he
had been advised that a man
had been found drowned in Card
Sound shortly after noon today.
Judge Lowe, who was present
IN Key West on business, knew
none of the particulars, nor the
name of the man. He stated that
he was leaving Immediately for
Card Sound to investigate the
case.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
HONOR SYSTEM
(By Associated Pressl

OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept. 23.-
Senior high school students will
write their own excuses for alb
sence. Says City Superinten-
dent H. E. Wrinkle: "When a stu
dent reaches senior high school
age, he ought to be old enough
and responsible enough to make
his signature mean something.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
BACBY RITES
HELD SUNDAY

Funeral services for William L.
Bagby, Sr., who died a week ago.
we're held yesterday afternoon at
the Pritchard Funeral Home
chapel on White street, at 400
o'clock, with full military honors
Rev o. c. Howell, of Ley Me-
mortal Church, officiated.
Pallbearers were selected from
the membership of Arthur Saw
yer Post, No. 2o. American Le-
gion. A detachment of marines
was also present.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
Scout Swimming
Meet Declared
Outstanding Event
Winners In Eight Races
Announced; Scouts To
Enter Coral Gables
Contest Friday

Boy Scouts from every troop
in the city participated in the
Swimming Meet held yesterday
at officers pavilion in the Navy
Yard. This event. sponsored by
the Key West Junior Chamber CT
Commerce. is said to be one of
the most successful held il the
city.
Winners in the various events
were as follows:
50Yard Free Style. under 80
pounds-Richard Barber, first,
blue ribbon award; Ralph Solano.
second, white ribbon award; Gil
bert Valdez, third, red ribbon
award
5o-Yard Free Style. 80 to 100
pounds-Leon Kincaid, first,
blue; Fernando Garcia, second,
white; Calvin Gates, third, red.
50-Yard Free Style. 100 pounds
and Over-Ramon Gonzago, first,
blue; Bert Gates, second, white;
William Soldano, third, red.
Undressing Race Ramon Con
zagO. first. blue; Donald Pinder,
second. white; Henry Soldano.
third, red.
Diving-Ralph Soldano, first,
blue; Eugene BerkOwitz, second,
white; Richard Barber, third,
red.
25-Yard Breast Stroke (open)
Eugene Sawyer, first, blue;
Daniel Sawyer, second. white;
Paul Herrick, third, red.
OF the above winners, the fol-
lowing have been selected to rep
resent Key West in the Council
Wide Swimming Meet to be held
in Coral Gables on Friday, Sep
tember 27. at Venetian Pools:
Troop 50-Ralph Soldano, div
ing.
Troop 5l-Eugene Berkowitz.
diving. and Richard Barber,
lightweight, 50-yard free style.
Troop 52-Ramon Gonzago, So
yard heavyweight, and Eugene
Sawyer. breast stroke, open.
Troop Scion Kincaid. So
yard middleweight free style.
In the above, both Ralph Sol
danO and Eugene Berkowitz are
listed for diving honors. In yes
terday's contest. these boys prac-
tically tied for first place with
only one point difference in the
scoring. each making a remark
able showing.
The boys will be taken to Mi
ami by Scoutmaster Albert E.
Peirce providing they can obtain
permission from their parents to
attend. Team. will leave Friday
at 100 o'clock and will be noti-
fled where to meet. They will
stay overnight at the Miami Y
M. c. A.
Events were judged by Col H.
D. Hatfield. Captain A. S. Car
pender and Councilman Ernest
a Ramsey. Assisting the judges
were Lieut.. (g) J. ]. Daub of the
U. S. S. Bainbridge and Ensign
W. T. Sisson of the VP53. both
former scouts and swimming ex-
pertS.
Large number of the Navy
personnel attended and through
the courtesy of the Captain Car
pender, two Navy whale boats
were stationed near the scene of
activities in case of accidents.
Swimming meet was handled
by d committee of Jaycees con-
sisting of Dan Harrison. chair
man: Billy Warren. Joe Pinder,
Joe Allen. ISadore Weintraub,
Bob Saunders and Chester
Knowles, assisted by ScoutmaSter
A E. Peirce.
Jaycees wish to thank all who
contributed time, facilities or
material to make the contests as
successful as they were.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
LORDS DECISION =: :
AT FOUR TODAY

County judge Raymond r.
Lord announced Saturday that
he would report his findings in
the robbery case filed by Charles
Terwilliger against Wilbur
Sweeting and Joseph Perdomo at
400 o'clock this afternoon.
He took the case under advise
ment following completion of all
testimony late Saturday.
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
Franklin D. Roosevelt
By WILLIAM B. BANKHEAD
Late Speaker OF the House of Representative

miliar with such legislative en-
actments. Many Of them have
been deeply offensive 70 great
groups of men and corporations
who had become Injured 20 the
enjoyment without restraint q
special privileges" granted then
during the many years Of prlur
Republican administrations. GreaI
as has been the clamOT against
such legislation as the Holding
Act. the Wagner Act. Wage and
Hour Act and many Others. 7 Is
singularly significant that NJ
Willkie, the Republican non
inee, endorses them all They
were so everlastingly right N
principle that neither ne nor ms
party dared TO recommend their
repeal
Exactly the same situation X
lists with reference 70 the Der -
cratic farm program With i
the terrific antsgOnism and crIf1-
cism Of that program by the %
position party, and especially
upon the part Of Republican mem
bers of Congress, who bitterly 0p-
posed many Of It's essential fea-
tures. especially the sppr1priz-
tions for parity payments. how a.
the name OF common sense czn
the Republican leaders expect the
farmers Of the country 20 repu1i-
ate the party whose politics have
tided them over the worst sEri-
cultural catastrophe n Cur hIs-
tory and which policies the Re
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
PROPOSALS

Sealed bids will be received
until Noon, October 1, 1910. for
1900 #. of s. Salt Glazed Sewer
Pipe, fob. Key West, Fla. The
usual right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
sept23-1t
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23

! during the World war draft was
the deferment of young married
men or men supporting relatives.
! What about that today?
Every local board assuredly
will base its decisions on the old
experience says Victor OKelli-
her After a lot of backing and
filling, it was generally decided
at the time of the World war to
go on the principle that marriage
and the home are the heart of
civilization.
$50 we can assume that mar
ried men will not be called up as
matter of principle.
AS for self-supporting, or
wealthy wives who are childless,
the local board could decide to
hold special hearings. Odds are
about 2 to l that men married 10
days before the present conscrip-
tion law was signed will be de-
ferred, especially those whose
i wives can prove they had plan
ned the marriage a long time.
The decisions will be up to the
local board.
No Groups Favored
During the World war, the next
most ticklish problem was indus
trial and agricultural deferment,
which resulted in the trouble
some work or fight" order.
This time no groups will be de-
ferred, no single industry will be
dubbed ''non-productive'.
Take a man claiming defer
ment because he mixes lipstick
formulae in cosmetics eStab-
liShment. The local board might
confer with an army industrial
adviser and decide that the de-
sire of women for cosmetics is
matter of the national interest.
Or 1t might give the employer six
months to get another lipStick
mixer.
To help with these problems.
an auxiliary advisory system has
been provided.
The Army will send an indus
trial expert to advise with each
governor on industrial problems.
In seacoaSt states, the Navy will
send one.
! System Of Appeals
The governors will arrange ap-
peal districts, usually areas COW
ering every 100000 people. The
President will appoint a physi-
clan, a lawyer, a laboring man,
an employer, and a farmer to
each district appeal board, on the
recommendation of the governor.
Men who differ with the de-
ciSions of their local boards can
appeal to the district boards.
Likewise, a government appeal
agent attached to a local board
will appeal any decision the gov
ernment doesn't agree with.
Final appeal can be taken to the
President in certain exceptional
cases.
Then there'll be IS or more
federal co-Ordinators attached to
the national office They'll try to
keep the system uniform all oyer
the country. + :
I'm the final analysis. how
ever, SAYS Victor O'Kelliher,
it'll all be u9 d the local bosrdfs
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
OUR DEFENSE

EDITORS NOTE: This is the fifth of series pre-
pared by the National Defense Advisory
sponse to numerous for articles
program Future releases will appear The Citizen on
Thursdays and Mondays
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
Why I'll Vote For

EDITORS NOTE While Jack Stnneti. AP Washing
ton Feature Service Writer vacation the usually
devoted his column made available the
parties for and-con presentation of agreed list Of
political subjects Neither side others articles
and there will be rebutall
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23
DADDY OF 1910. DRAFT MEASURE
Double Shuttle System; Original Decisions Up To Then,
CALLS LOCAL BOARDS THE KEY
EDITORS NOTE: When

EDITORS NOTE: When
Congress passed the Com
pulsorY Military Training
Law. il left most of the deli
cate decisions on the draft to
regulations prescribed by the
President. This is the sec
ond and last of two articles
telling the how and why of
the rules and regulations.)
The Key West citizen., 1940-09-23

Key W@- Flo-A- Ia -
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Evening star., 1940-12-09
Rescued From Gas,
Mother and Three
Children Recovering
Family Narrowly Escapes
Death From Fumes
In Suburban Home

Four members of suburban
Maryland family we're reported re-
covering at Gallinger Hospital here
today after a narrow escape from
death by Illuminating gas.
The victims were Mrs. Helen
Dillman, 26; her 1-month-old twins,
Gerald and Geraldine, and her s.
year-old son, Claude.
Early yesterday. Robert Dillman,
%, father of the children. returned
from a Washington bakery, where
he works on the night shift.
He found his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Dillman, outside the
house. They told him they had
been trying to arouse some one
within, but had no success.
The two men rushed into the
house to find it filled with gas
fumes. Mrs. Dillman lay on the
floor unconscious, one of the twins
in her arms The other infant lay
on the floor nearby. In another
room Claude was unconscious on
bed.
The mother and children we're
rushed to Gallinger Hospital where
oxygen was administered They re-
covered within a short time.
Mrs. Dillman said she had been
aroused during the early morning
Evening star., 1940-12-09
'Ba|Iyhoo Artists Blamed
For Driving u. ). 10 War

The Rev. John G.. Schultz of Cath
olice University yesterday charged
that America is being driven toward
war by "hallyhoo artists" from COL
leges and universities where COM
munism is being taught.
Speaking at the annual breakfast
of the Washington st. Vincent de
Paul Society at the Knights of
Columbus Hall, he deplored these
'communistic influences"
George K. Cleary. president of the
society, presided at the meeting.
He revealed that the society spent
$4,000 last year for relief to more
than 1910 needy families.
Msgr. Lawrence j. Shehan, as
sistant rector of st. Patrick's and
director of the Catholic Charities
of this city, celebrated mass and
gave sermon to the group previous
to the meeting.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Collection Of Religious
Articles to Be Blessed

Altar linens, sacred vessels and
vestments assembled by members of
the Association of Work for Poor
Churches will be blessed at 4:3C
today at special ceremonies to be
held at the Convent of Perpetual
Alteration, 14l9 V street NV.
Msgr Albert E. Smith, editor Of
the Baltimore Catholic Review, will
bless the religious articles. The
vestments include collections and
acquisitions made by the association
since September. Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament will be held
In the convent chapel Immediately
following the blessing.
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Solemn PontificuI Mass
Marks PutronuI Feast

The patronal feast of the Catholic
University of America was cele-
brated with a solemn pontifical mass
at the National Shrine of the I'M
maculate Conception yesterday.
The mass was sung by the Most
Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan, rector of
the university and titular Bishop of
Bilta. The Rev. John J. Reilly,
director of the shrine, delivered the
sermon.
Catholics celebrated the Feast of
Immaculate Conception yesterday,
one of the principal feasts on the
Catholic calendar.
Evening star., 1940-12-09

by whimpers from one of the babies
She had smelled gas and started
to carry the children out when she
was overcome.
Gas company inspectors said fumes
had escaped from a valve near the
meter. The gas had been blown
through the floorboards of the house
by wind, police we're informed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-08
Montgomery Grocery Robbery and Piece of Cheese
Add ToothoIogy' to Science Of Crime Detection

the possibility of duplication of
a set of teeth in two human be-
ings is probably about one in
1000, 900, and that a conserva-
tive estimate would place it not
greater than 100000.
Off1cials at the Federal Bureau
of Investigation have been toy
ing with the idea for some time,
but the case involving the sus-
pect in the Rockville burglary
case, they admit, is the first in
which sufficient evidence has
been offered to take it out of
the 'hunch" class and give it
rank with methods of scientific
crime detection.
States Attorney Ben G. Will
kinson, jr., of Montgomery Coun-
ty, declined to give details yes
terday, explaining that the evil
dence would be used in court
when the alleged burglar was
brought into court. However,
he admitted that chief reliance
in the particular case would be
placed upon the impression of the
defendants teeth found in a
piece of cheese in a grocery store
entered and robbed about 10
days ago.
Police Chief Andrew M. New
man and Detective Sergt. Theo-
dore Vollten are the ones who
figured out this case and If it
results in q conviction they de-
serve all the credit" Mr.. Wilkin-
son said.