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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
Nine Leaders Head Drive
To Put Key West Ahead
BUSINESS LEADERS OF
CITY PLACED IN CON-
troll OF CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE CAMPAIGN


will head important divisions in
the movement to Put Key West
Ahead. according to announce
ment made this morning by
Everett Russell. Chamber Of
Commerce president.
eff Key West is to be put
ahead it mast be as result of
the initiative and aggressiveness
of local business leaders, de-
clared Mr.. Russell, who said he
is, gratified with the unusual as
surance of widespread co-opera-
ton shown by those sought to
head the various business groups
in the forthcoming town-advance-
ment movement. He asserted
that a voluntary force of nearly
100 will be mustered in order
that the task of aligning support
behind the forward movement
may be expeditiously accom-
| plished and with very little work
for each Individual to do.
BaScom GroomS, will head the
division of special industries,
President Russell said. This is
one of the very important
branches of the movement, he
said. Others named for different
business groups and which are
also completing a canvassing or
ganization for their division, fol-
low:
w. R. Fripp, will head the re-
tail group. He is building an or
ganization of about Is additional
workers from this field of effort
in Key West.
B. c. Papy, will head the foods
group, merchants and others
which have foods for sale.
Fred Dion will head the pro-
fessional group and will name
about Is assistants.
Arthur Mulberg will head the
automotive group and will also
name about 10 others to assist in
this division.
Miss Elizabeth Sharpley will
head a special division for hotels
and other places accommodating
tourists. Several will assist here.
VIM. Demeritt will head a pub
lie officials group.
John Carbonell will head a
group composed of entertain
ment or amusement places.
One more group is being
formed, composed for various en-
terprises.
Conferences will be held by
each of the above groups when
they will discuss ways by which
to Put Key West Ahead" Wide
spread attention is being directed
to possible avenues by which adj
ditionaI business can come to
Key West. Various avenues are
being suggested and considered,
ranging from encouragement of
South American trade to means
of boosting tourist business.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
FIRE SENDS OWN ALARM

NEW BRITAIN, Conn.-Notic-
ing a light Pickering on her
switchboard, a telephone opera
tor notified police headquarters.
A squad sent to a clothing store
discovered the building on fire.
1t is believed that the switch
board light flickered when flames
reached a telephone cord.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
British And NaziS
Place NOrWGgianS| In
Middle On A|tI1ark
HALIFAX PUTS PERIL
NENT QUESTIONS TO
NORWAY; BRITISH DE-
STROYER TORPEDOED
(Rr Associated Pressl

(By Associated Press)
LONDON. Feb. l9.-GermanY
today struck Out in angry pro-
test against the running aground
of their freighter S. S. Altmark
last week lend by the British
navy by turning on the steam"
in their sea warfare.
One British destroyer suffered
as a result, being torpedoed
while at its anchorage in a north
Scotland harbor. Three separate
raids were made on British con-
voys, but reports were not full on
success or defeat of the sinking
attempts.
British diplomacy took the Of
fensive in the Altmark case
when Viscount Halifax yesterday
demanded that Norway answer
several pertinent questions in
regard to international law on
the case. AS a result, Norwegian
government was placed Gin the
middle" in the affair, being pres
sured tremendously by Germany
who wants satisfaction.
The Nazi press, nationwide,
opened up in furious style against
the British, the theme of front
page editorials being that Eng
land is still trying to embroil
neutral nations in the war"
They accused England of flaunt-
ing a Might, Not Right" policy
before the world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19

AMERICAN manufacturers
and producers anticipated huge
orders from foreign countries
due to the war in Europe but
the expected orders have fail
ed to materialize. Oil pro-
ducers stored millions of bar
rels in preparation for the
rush. the copper industry was
gotten in shape for large
amounts of its products to be
sent abroad. truck production
was stepped up and agricul-
ture anticipated making huge
profits-but the Allies and
Germany bought elsewhere.
Main industry doing profitable
business because of the war
is the airplane manufacturing
group. Steel is expected TO
receive some orders. Down in
South America. Argentina is
being flooded with war orders
from the Allies. This condi-
ton is brought about by the
British trade war against the
United States in Latin Amer
lea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19

FEARING the possible
spread of war TO western Asia.
Afghanistan's minister to Tur-
key has been called home for
military discussions. Reports
have il that Afghanistan has in
stitut I'd extensive military
preparations.
PROFESSIONALLY" called to
the colorS to complete training
Continued On Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19

LOADING of LOO tons of
scrap iron for Great Britain has
begun in Bermuda's Hamilton
harbor. The ship that will take
the potential war material to
England is the captured German
steamer DusSelsdorf, renamed
SIS. Poland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
MORE CONTRIBUTE
TO FINNISH DRIVE
RELIEF BALL WILL BE STAG
ED HERE NEXT WE'D
NESDAY

Additional contributors to the
local Help Finland Drive have
been received at Monroe County
headquarters. The list is as fol-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19

The following article the first of appear
each day this week in of the Go To Church
day drive the Stone Church Fellowship Club
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19

this worthy cause may do so by
contracting l.. P. Artman, local
chairman, at The Citizen office.
Dance Plans Set
The committee for the Finnish
Relief Ball to be given Wednes-
day evening at Habana-Madrid
Club announced today that plans
are all set for a full floor show
and much entertainment to be
given at this affair. s
Dancing will get underway at
$50 o'clock and special acts will
be given at various intervals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
BACKGROUND
OF THE WAR
Digest Of War News
From All Fronts

ROYAL AIR FORCE of Great
Britain has issued its nineteenth
casualty list. Official figures,
brought up to date in the report,
show that 534 are known dead
and 129 are missing. Of these,
1875 have been killed in action
and 399 have persisted while on
active duty. The list does not
give the number wounded or
those taken prisoners by Ger
many.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19
JEWISH REFUGEES

JEWISH REFUGEES to the
number of $50 and 304 Ameri-
cans fleeing the war zone arrived
last week in New York aboard
the Italian liner Rex. Also TAX
en- off the ship was 100000 in
gold.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19

BLACKOUTS in England
have caused new troubles for
law enforcement authorities.
Among the latest was the as
sault with intent TO rob on a
young woman by George Whot-
ton. l3. He was sentenced to
IL strokes with a birchrod and
three years in prison.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-02-19

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 60 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Results Of Sailing
ReQuttu Events

oscar Hsrtse. West River, Nd; second,
Rainbow, William Phillips, Eastport. Md;
IalTa aVsr GassaRsake Wnans sm. Dft f17s t'se
2o-fot division II-won by Lady Avon
Prentice Edrinsten, Washington; second. on
Sas tSrs p puddIes esf H. rsdH rTsd carlson annapolis
Time, 1:14:59.
Comet class-won by Scandal. Ernest
Covert. washington; second. Night Wind.
Warner WILCOX. New York City; third
Fleet TIesting: "a BIZ 81 Hanson Bethesda Nd
Harold Cox. Norfolk Va: second. Silver
spray II. Bill Cox Norfolk; third: Got
Damp, Richsrd oounselman' Norfolk
snipe elass-won by Rebel. Reid A.
Tom Treme.rne n KsnsinEton Md; thiTa' Va
Time. i:36:ss.
Lightning clasLwon by Saucy Sal II,
John L. Koehne. IT., Lawrence. L. l.: sec
ond.. Astral. George Buchan: Washington;
saiFd' ad Tsme Hlm 3ask 9ssaa sa0o0ek raf0ma PARK
- canoe elassWon by Black streak,
d"'f; third. twenty. Pete Van Ksmmen. Wash.
ington, Time: 1:33:47:
weather robert c. orme. wsshinston;
second. sandpiper. Louis Geiser, Wash
inRton; third Bobcat. Corinthian Sea
Scouts. WASHINGTON. Time. 1854.
Handicap BIwon by Duchess. Robert
Ray, Fair Haven. Md; second. swallow,
Joseph yeith, Fair Haven: third. Flying
Cloud. Enos Ray, Fair Haven. Time,
1:21:05
. Penguin dinghy class--won by Puck.
Forbes Morse Manhasset, L. l.; second.
Cats-Paw, George bankers. Washington;
third. Goblin. Phelps Hunt, Washington.
Moth class-won BY Imp Too. Ed
Charming, Elizabeth City, N. c.; second.
Ny Baby James Colburn, r., Annapolis;
Time. O:56: "a. tOne lap.)
Class c handicap-Won By Sizzle. Sea
Scouts, washinston: second. Koya u. Sea
Scouts, Washington: third. Hue Streak.
Anthony Oliver, washin4ton. Time,
1:03:22 (9ue lsn)
Evening star., 1940-09-15

that modern riders would find diff
cult to top. In 1898 he covered
2,0933 miles, setting a pace that put
his rivals in the hospital from ex-
haustion and created wide condem-
nation of the sport.
After that two-man teams were
introduced, the same system in use
today. Sprints are held, with the
winners of each sprint gaining six
points. Second place gets four
points, third, two and fourth, one.
The team covering the greatest
distance still is the winner, but in
case of a tie the point system is
called in for the final decision.
Two Stars Arrive Tomorrow.
A series of 10 sprints for points
will be featured daily. Afternoon
sprints are scheduled between
and pm, with night dashes be-
tween 8 pm. and l m. Early morn
ing sprints also will be on tap until
about O'Clock, after which riders
settle down to grind away until the
following afternoon.
Early arrivals will be William
(Torchy) Peden of Canada and
Cesar Moretti of Italy, expected to-
morrow. They will train on River
side drive and other nearby boule-
wards until the bowl is ready in
Riverside Stadium In midweek,
after which they viii hold public
workouts,
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Regatta
Continued From Page ED

round bottom boats which had
started five minutes earlier.
A close fight between Covert and
Warner Wilcox, former national
comet champion from New York
City, left the winner in doubt until
the two were but several hundred
yards from the finish. Scandal beat
across the finish 80 seconds ahead of
Willcox's Night Wind. flying the
Richmond County Yacht Club flag
Scandal was entered from the Capt.
tai Yacht Club.
In all, Is comets went across the
line, the largest single class in the
regatta.
E. H "Dick" Hartge, West River
CMd) boat builder, was hard-luck
skipper Of the day. After leading
field of a dozen 20-foot round-bo
tom boats for more than a lap. he
ran his Chesapeake aground on a
shoal near the East Potomac Park
, sea wall. Before he was free and
on his way, two boats had slipped
by. They were the Yankee, sailed
by his brother, Oscar Hartge, and
William Phillips Rainbow from
Eastport. Md. In that order the
boats finished.
A virtual barrage roared from the
cutter as leaders in the comets,
moths and penguins all came across
the finish in a pack. The leading
boat in each class receives a gun,
although all entries must be clocked
as they complete the course. Pen
gums and moths sailed only one lap,
the others two.
The Cox brothers from Norfolk
resumed their family feud, which
has become famous on Chesapeake
Bay. in the Hampton one-design
class Winner was Harold Cox in
his Phantom and second was Bill
Cox's Silver Spray II.
Elizabeth City Moth Victor.
An entry from Elizabeth City. N.
c., registered win in the moth
class. He was Capt. Ed Charming,
yacht captain, who spends his spare
time building and sailing the little
moths.
Long Island Sound shippers scored
in the lightning and the penguin
dighy classes. Winner in the former
was John Koehne's Saucy Sal II Of
Lawrence, Long Island, and in the
dinghy race, Forbes Morse of Man.
hasset Bay, Long Island.
Other winners included Reid
Dunn's Rebelt from Richmond, Va,
snipe division, and Robert Rays
Duchess of Fair Haven, Md, class
B handicap.
Following today's races, the re-
gatta will reopen next Saturday and
Sunday with swimming, canoeing
and rowing events. The finale comes
with inboard and outboard races
September 27, % and %. The three
races for the Presidents Cup will be
staged the last Saturday and Sun
day of the month.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
\ Furr's Resemblance to Old Fitz
doesn't Include Punch He'll
Need Against Armstrong
Phil Fur, who meets Henry Arm

Phil Fur, who meets Henry Arm
strong for the world welterweight
championship q week from tomorrow
night at Grifith Stadium, may not
be Bob Fitzsimmons' equal as
fighter, but he resembles the skinny
old warrior in more ways than one,
according to Joe E. Howard, veteran
songwriter. Joe should know be-
cause he managed Ruby Robert at
one stage of his thrill-studded, color
full career.
Howard, who probably has writ
ten more popular songs than any liv-
ing composer, including that we'll
known ballad, Il Wonder Who's
Kissing Her Now" was in town last
week and took time of to watch Fur
do his gym work. One session was
enough to reveal to his keen and
practiced eye many similarities in
style between Furr and Joe's cham
piOn.
Both, for instance, have unus-
ually small wrists. They're start
ingly unlike wrists you'd expect a
fighter to be equipped with-thin, al
most lady like. And, on the other
hand, Fitz liked a stein of beer as
much as Phillip, and used to sneak
in a beaker or two after his daily
chores. Furr is going straight" for
this Armstrong bout and not fol-
lowing Fits example in this respect.
Furr's Uppercut Like Fitz's.
Fitz liked Howard's company in
the old days because Joe's name was
emblazoned along the gay, white
way and the fighter enjoyed basking
in the reflected glory. Fitz had a
burning ambition to be a songwriter
like Joe, but 1t never was realized.
Furr, it is bruited about, has ideas
about writing poetry although
Armstrong has done some wishful
thinking in the same vein. But
Phil has no illusions about being
another Lord Byron or Browning
Another characteristic of both was
their spendthrift ways. Fitzsim-
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Crack Riders to Arrive EorIy
For 6-Doy Race at Riverside;
Track Builders Get Busy

Modern counterparts Of 'Plugger
Bill" Martin, Charley Ashinger, AL
Shock, Charles Miller and other
greats of the early six-day bicycle
race era will be arriving in town
all week and getting in line for the
grind which begins next Sunday eve
ming at Riverside Stadium.
With the riders will be q crew Of
track builders under Pat Mulvey,
who will start tomorrow on the
banked wooden saucer over which
the riders will stream endlessly un-
til late the following Saturday night
Construction plans call for bowl
on which the racers will average
about 20 miles an hour with short
stretches in which they will touch
As m.ph.
Bowl Steeply Banked.
It will be banked at a 45-degree
angle at the turns and 20 degrees
in the stretches. Top Of the turn
will be 16 feet from the floor and
in the home and back stretches the
top board will be 6 feet high.
Before the turn of the century
when Ashinger, Shock, Miller, Mar
tin and the others won fame, the
six-day riders were on their own.
They would ride as long as they
could, rest for awhile and continue.
1t was In one of these races at the
old Madison Square Garden that
Miller set q go-as-you.please record
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Club Title QuaIifiers
At Capital Led by
Mrs. Hanrahan
Scores 100 in Tourney
Test; Mrs. WoIper Not
Defending Crown

Mrs. F. ]. Hanrahan won the
qualifying medal in the women's
club championship yesterday at the
Capital Golf and Country Club
with a card of 100. Mrs. Leo j.
Walper, former District women's
champion. did not start in def Use
of her club title.
Frank Gradoville and Frank Han
rahan won the Barry Pate cup, and
the two-man team championship of
the club with 7 and 6 final-round
victory over George Keene and w.
c. Brewer. In a delayed first round
match in the club mems champion
ship, Pat Martino, medalist, de-
feated S. S. Fletcher, 2 up.
Pairings in the women's title
tourney follows:
First night-Mrs. Frank Hanrahan VS..
Mrs. H. E. Davies. Mrs Edward Fox VS.
Mrs. R, Dawson. Mrs. Tom Robertson vs.
Mrs. Allen Laing. Mrs. George Lindsay VS..
Mrs. E. r. Ferguson. jr.
Second fight-Mrs. Betty ouigg VS.. Mrs.
G Henry Cohen. Mrs; c. p; Rediek VS..
head vs. Mary Fornear Mrs. E. L. Risk
Mrs. W E. Welch vs. Grace Kina, Mrs.
saman VS.. Mrs. Wayne Smith.
Evening star., 1940-09-15

mons squandered money and Fur
is no penny -pincher.
Both fighters were constructed
along the same architectural lines,
physically, and Fitz employed q
pet whip" punch similar to Furr's
uppercut. Howard, however. ven
tured the opinion that Bob's car
ried mite more dynamite.
Howard and Fitz toured New Eng
land in vaudeville while the latter
was champion, inviting all comers
up on the stage to try their hand
In a sparring match. Volunteers
were rewarded with $50 for going
four rounds at an easy pace and
5000 If Fitz could let out on them.
Few applied for 5000 roles because
Fitzsimmons was a vicious critter.
He knocked 'em so cold, Howard re-
called, they'd have to drop the cur
tain and stick a knife blade under
the PROSTATE gladiator's fingernail
to revive him.
Phil Not Worrying Armstrong.
Well, Furr has punch too, but
there is some doubt If he'll chill
Armstrong so thoroughly the old
blade treatment will be necessary.
To hear Phillip tell it, Henry won't
be around after eight or nine
rounds. but over in the other camp
the talk is of busting off Fur. Arm
strong, needless to say, is the fay-
orite
Armstrong arrived here yesterday
afternoon and went Immediately TO
Turner's Arena for workout. He'll
make the arena his headquarters
until further notice. Furr expects
to be established at the Riding and
Hunt Club, Meadowbrook. by to-
morrow or Tuesday at the latest.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Welsh After Revenqe
In Night Net Tilt
With johnson
Battles Only District
Conqueror in 10 Years
At Kenwood Tuesday

Something eagerly desired by every
local tennis follower since July
another match between Barney
Welsh and his one District conquer
or of the past decade. David john
sen-Was arranged last night when
it was announced that they would
meet in an exhibition at Kenwood
Country Club Tuesday night.
Under the management Of Gwynn
King. Kenwood's new professional,
who was the Districts junior cham
pom in 1923, the match will serve
as public notice that the River
Road Club Is ready to take tennis
seriously. Ideal illumination facili-
ties for nocturnal play are said
to have been provided and it is be-
lieved the meeting will be WASH
ington's first major outdoor match
at night. Seats will be provided and
the public is invited.
johnson. it will be remembered,
beat Welsh in four sets for the
Middle Atlantic championship at
Columbia Country Club two months
ago, but they have not met since.
Davey was eliminated from the
District tournament last month be-
fore the final round and did not
enter the Recreation tourney early
this month. Welsh won both events
King, who also won the District
doubles championship with Dooly
Mitchell in 1928, said that the
Welsh-Johnsen match would be fol-
lowed by one between Frank
Buddy Goeltz, Columbia Country
Club pro. and himself, and that a
doubles match also was to be ar
ranged. King comes here from the
Jackson Heights Country Club on
Long Island.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
President SOUP Meet
Rowing, Canoeing
Entries Heavy

Entries for the rowing and canoe
ing races of the Presidents Cup
Regatta scheduled next Sunday for
the upper course in Georgetown
Channel above Key Bridge will close
Thursday night.
George Herman, chairman of
the Rowing Committee, and Dusty
Rhodes. canoeing chairman, stated
yesterday that entries were rolling
in at pleasing pace. !
The swimming competitions of the
regatta are slated Saturday in the
Venetian pool of the Shoreham
Hotel and A. Earle Weeks, chairman.
is anticipating a record field.
Entries for rowing events have
been received from Penn A. c.,
Philadelphia; Arundle Club, Balti-
more; Virginia Boat Club. Rich
mond Old Dominion, Alexandria,
and New York A. C. and Ravens
wood Club, New York. Canoeing
entries have come from Cacawa
Club, Tuscarora. Pendleton Club.
Wanda Club and Viking-all from
the East
Some 5000 may see the races from
Key Bridge under the new arrange
ments this year.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Acipco's Takes Opener
In SondIot PIuyoff

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Sept. IA (R).
-Acipco's high powered offense
bowled over Pittsburgh To today as
the Birmingham entry took the
opener of a three-game series for
the national amateur baseball cham
pionship.
The teams will end the 26th ma
tional tournament here tomorrow,
playing double header if Pittsburgh
wins the second game of the title
series.
Acipco an outsider after losing its
first game to Dayton, reached the
championship round through hitting
power and continued that pace
against Pittsburgh. It got IA hits
today.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Muny Teams 10 Clash
Today on Links at
East Potomac

Anacostia and East Potomac links
teams clash this afternoon at East
Potomac Park with the city cham
pionship and possession of the Bill
Davis team trophy hinging on the
result.
Harry Bragg, leading with liz
points, will fight it out with Orville
Brown, Harry Beinlick and E. l..
Tanner for the AL Guyette trophy to
60 to the leading point winner.
Caddies from all the public courses
will qualify at Anacostia Tuesday
for the trophy presented by Orville
Brown and the city municipal cad
die championship.
Evening star., 1940-09-15
Golf Club Sotng Rule Soon Due Apt Ban Many Implements Now Use
Plans Ice Hockey
Toll on Concrete
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Ice hook
ey practice without ice Is the
latest idea of Coach Vic Hey
Tiger to condition his University
of Illinois hockey team.
The coach, former University
of Michigan hockey star and
member of the Chicago Black
hawks, said today that varsity
candidates would practice their
shots on concrete before moving
into the ice rink.
Heyliger figured such practice
would enable the wings and de-
fensemen to strengthen their
wrists, develop accuracy and i'm
prove flip shots while goaLes
can begin working on their stops.