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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
Open Enlistment Drive
TodayFor Cancer l9r Control

Women of Key West who en-
listedxin- the Field Army for the
Control of Cancer last year, are
asked to renew their subscriptions
to this worthy cause. Beginning
today, the Junior Woman's Club,
directed by Miss Susan LaKin,
president, will open the drive for
the enlistments.
The Woman's Field Army for
the Control of Cancer was
launched in 1886 by the Amer
lean Society for the Control of
Cancer, and now there are divi-
Sions in 46 states. These divi-
Sions seek to form educational
and enlistment units in every
community and county. The Field
Army has the cooperation of
large national women'S organiza-
tionS, the guidance of state So
cieties, and the active assistance
of hundreds of individuals: lay
men, physicians and health of
fieers.
The cost of enlistment is one
dollar, seventy cents of each en-
listment dollar is spent in the
state where it was contributed in
cancer. control work. Thirty cents
goes to support the national pro-
gram. Enlistment dollars make
the work of the Army possible.
The conquest of this disease
depends on hundreds of thou
sands of personal victories over
apathy and fear. Key West en-
listment dollars will be used in
Florida.
The slogan of the Women's
Field Army. for the Control of
Cancer is Early Cancer is Cur
able. Fight it With knowledge. !"
To educate the people of the
United States to the fact that in
early stages cancer is durable,
the volunteer educational pro-
gram of the Field Army is being
built throughout the country I'M
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
Is ABSENTEE
VOTES CAST
COUNT TAKEN At z O'CLOCK
THIS AFTERNOON; TOTAL
BY PRECINCTS GIVEN

Absentee balloting for the pri-
mary election of May z was be-
gun in the office of Judge Ray
mond r. Lord this morning and
will be continued until May 3. It
is not expected that there will be
more than 200 absentee ballots
cast during the period.
The Citizen called at the office
of the judge this afternoon and
though there was a number of
visitors most of them seemed to
be candidates. There were few
persons to vote.
The result at 2 o'clock show
ed that there had been Is votes
deposited in the box as follows:
Precinct l. 2; Princinct 2. 2: Pre-
einct 3, 4; Precinct 5, 2: Precinct
s, 4, and Precinct 2.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
ACTIVITY ON
WEST FRONT
INCREASING
BOTH SIDES CLAIM HEAVY
PLANE LOS SEES OVER
WEEKEND: PATROLS EN-
GAGING IN ALL SECTORS
GBy Associated PressJ

PARIS, April 22.-Increased
activity on the West Front was
reported today, which indicated
that all hell may break loose"
in the near future along the Mag
mot and Siegfried Lines.
Air maneuvers were of extra
ordinary intensity-both sides
stating that their opponents had
been heavy losers. The Allies
claimed that over 20 German
planes had been shot down in the
last 48. hours-the Nazis counter
ed with the claim that their forces
had Destroyed at least Is planes.
Patrol engagements were re-
portedly heavier, according to adj
vices received here. All sectors
told of frequent breaking out of
'hostilities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
CAPT. DEMERITT
ARRIVED SUNDAY
ON FURLOUGH FROM COAST
GUARD POSITION: RE-
TIRES MAY

Captain w w Demeritt, of the.
u. S. Coast Guard. arrived in the
city last evening 2aceon1paniedi
by Mrs. Demeritt and their
daughter, Mrs. A. L. Moore, of
Atlanta, Ga.
Captain Demeritt has been re-
tired from the service effective
May l and is enjoying a fur
Tough until a few days before
that time when he will return to
Jacksonville and attend to final
acts of his career in the u. S.
service, which covered a period
of Al years.
Mrs. Moore will remain here
until the latter part of the week
when she will return to her
home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
RITES TODAY FOR
MRS. HOLTSBERC
DIED THIS MORNING IN MI
AMI: HAD BEEN ILL
LONG TIME

Mrs. Rose Holtsberg, 40, died
this morning in Miami, where
she had been in a hospital for
the past two months, undergoing
treatment. The body was brought
to Key West today shortly after
noon.
Funeral services are being
held this afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the chapel of the Lopez
Funeral Home, Rabbi Layrius
Lehrer officiating.
Mrs. Holtsberg is survived by
her husband, Morris Holtsberg;
a son, Herman Holtsberg, and
daughter, Anita. There are sew.
en- brothers and sisters living in
the North.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22

TOTAL OF BASE BIDS
ON 212 PARCELS WAS
$3,9s5.5O; $50 PERSONS
WERE PRESENT

Approximately $50 persons
were on hand at the county court
house this morning at ll:00
o'clock 10 W. ness and take part
in the fourth tax-deed sale under
supervision of Clerk Ross c. Saw
yer. acting for the Internal I'm
provement Board of Tallahassee.
AS before, benches had been
placed under the courthouse
trees for the convenience of bid
ders and lookers-on at the sale.
Proceeding slowly. the sale
came to an end shortly after noon
with all parcels disposed of,
mostly to original owners and
bidders. Total of base bids in
the sale conducted amounted to
$3,985.50.
1t was anticipated that there
would be very little change be-
tween the total of base bids and
the final bids as tabulated today,
as competitive bidding, noted in
previous sales, was. for the most
part, absent from the sale. 2l2
parcels of Monroe County land
were on the sale list as Clerk
Sawyer called for order at start
ing time this morning.
Complete figures of the final
amounts bid will be drawn up
for publication in the next day or
two, according to statement by
Mr.. Sawyer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
DELEGATES TO
TRY FOR al
LEGION MEET
POST AND AUXILIARY MEM
BERS LEAVE FOR ST. PETE
CONVENTION TOMORROW
AND WEDNESDAY

Delegations representing Ar
thur Sawyer Post No. % and the
Legion Auxiliary of Key West
will leave tomorrow and We'd
inesday for st. Petersburg to at
tend the annual convention of
the Florida department of the
American Legion.
Official delegates of the Key
West Legion post have been in
structed to make determined
effort to have the 1910 conven-
ton go on record in favor of Key
West or the l941 gathering of the
Florida LegionnaireS.
That the Key West demand
may prove successful is indicated
by the fact that so far only one
other city, Orlando, is repeatedly
seeking next years convention.
Since Orlando had this honor
within recent years, there ap-
pears to be certain support for
Key West in many sections of the
state.
Leaving tomorrow will be
seven members of the Legion
Auxiliary. They are Mrs. K. M.
Sands, president; Mrs. Walter
Kemp, first vice president; Mrs.
Will Richardson, treasurer; Mrs.
Ralph Sawyer, recording Secre-
tary; Mrs. George Archer, cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Jack
Whalton and Mrs. Ross Spencer.
Among the Legionnaires leav-
ing Wednesday will be Harold
Russell, commander-elect; Al
Mills, vice commander-elect;
and John Pinder, recently
elected finance officer. The new
officers will be installed by Ar
thur Sawyer Post at a meeting to
be held after return of the group
from st. Petersburg.
At meeting last week the ex-
ecutive committee of the post
voted the delegates of the post
and auxiliary several hundreds
of dollars to defray expenses of
the trip and activities incidental
to canvass of the delegates at
the convention to get their sup
port of Key West for next year.
If the campaign is successful
Arthur Sawyer Post plans to call
upon the civic organizations of
Key West to help in handling ar
rangements for the convention
that should attract between 1000
and 5000 veterans and their
families.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
Senator Taft Uses Direct
Contact Methods In Campaign

WASHINGTON, April o.
While other Presidential candi-
dates are setting themselves up
in the state primary alleys and
throwing themselves a strike or
a gutter ball, Aspirant Robert A,
Taft is quietly picking off Re-
publican national convention
delegates by a method as unsen-
sational as a door-to-door brush
Salesman'S.
AT the Ohio senator's head
quarters in the Raleigh hotel
here, henchmen claim he already
has the promise of 300 state dele
gates, will have twice that many
before the boys get together in
Philadelphia in June. Some po-
litical commentators agree on the
first figure.
Big, quiet, mathematically-
minded Senator Taft is using a
pre-convention technique as old
as the hills. direct contact. In
the nine months or so since he
let his name be banded about
for top spot on the 1910 Repub-
llcan signboard, he has made
more than 800 speeches, has set
up an organization or contact
force" in every one of the 48
states.
Although lacking in that re-
markable memory for first names
and plain faces by which Presi-
dent Roosevelt and General Far
ley repeatedly knocked the him
terland politicos for a row of
votes, Senator Taft has been
showing himself as often as con-
gressional duties would permit.
The object is twofold: Cd To con-
vince hoped-for constituents that
he's a good deal more than the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22

unStarched stuffed-shirt which
opponents would make him out;
90 to hammer home in Flooding
speeches his conservative theories
of government.
His First Assistant
Secondary defense in the Taft
campaign is Mrs. Taft. Martha,
as the folks back in Ohio call
her, is daughter of one-time
solicitor general of the United
States and what her husband
hasn't in stump-speech pyrotech-
mics, Mrs. Taft has.
Already veteran of Ohio poll
tics in her husbands behalf, Mrs.
Taft has mapped out a pre-con-
vention itinerary that reads like
Mrs. Roosevelt's my three
months. Her first four weeks of
speech-making for Husband Bob
cover the ground from Massa-
chusetts to West Virginia, with
sorties into Pennsylvania and In
diana.
Possessed with dramatic
sense which her straight-talking
studious husband lacks, Mrs.
Taft has penchant for drawing
applause from her audiences,
where. with the same lines, the
senator would get none. Aiding
considerably in whipping up an
assembly is her sense of humor.
Back in Cleveland on the
home-front, directing the flood
of literature and playing liaison
officer for the whole Taft drive,
is David S. ingalls,.
ingalls, flies his own airplane,
covers thousands of miles, keeps
headquarters here in constant
other answering telephone calls
Continued On Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22

Believe it or not, but Florida
has two Everglades areas. Larg-
est is the Lake Okeechobee re-
gion-another is found in Lafa-
yette and Dixie counties.
On the average, Florida re-
ceives five or more hours of
sunshine on a winter day, as
compared with three to four IN
Tennessee. That helps keep
Florida warm in the winterl
The Ten Thousand Islands of
Florida are found off the lower
West Coast and are celebrated
as a hunters and fistlerman's
paradise. GieA
The longest beach on the en-
tire Atlantic coast is found
along Florida. It runs for almost
100 miles,
The largest courthouse in the
world is that of Dade county in
Miami. 1t also houses the high
est Jail in the world and is the
only building of its size in the
United States that requires no
heating apparatus.
The Florida cypress tire e
'breathes" through its knees,
from which vases and many 9TH
er unique novelties are made.
Florida produces more than 80
per cent of all the canned grape
fruit and grapefruit juice in the
world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
CENSUS | GIVES Il 80
Small Increase Over 1880
RAISE FOR CITY
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


In a communication from John
w. O'Bannon, supervisor of CEN
sus for this district, headquarters
at West Palm Beach, the census
figures for Key West were tabu-
lated in a preliminary count.
The communication listed a
census total of 1851 for Key
West, which, according to Off
cial figures, compares with a to-
tai of 1881 in the April /, 1890
census.
Preliminary announcement of
the sixteenth census makes res
ervation for final tabulation and
checking, but the figures shown
now, according to Mr.. O'Bannon,
are believed to be substantially
correct.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
INFANT TORRES
DIED SATURDAY

Funeral services for Jean Eliza
beth Torres. age two months,
who died Saturday afternoon in
the residence at 719 Whitehead
street, were held Sunday after
noon at 5 o'clock from the resi-
dence. Rev. A. L. Maureau, ST.,
of St. Mary's Star of the Sea
Church, officiating.
Pritchard's Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Survivors are the parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Torres.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
SCANDINAVIA WAR MAY
NOT END FOR SIX
MONTHS, ALLIES NOW
BELIEVE
CBx Assoclatea Presal

(By Associated PreSH)
LONDON. Apr. 22.-Conflict.
ing reports are coming through
from Norway in connection with
progress. or lack OF. prosress. be.
ing made in the Maxi invasion Of
that country.
British sources here. state that
they have received encouraging
news of many reverses inflicted
on German troops in various Sec
tons of Norway. Official Ger
man agencies, however, lay.
claims to further successful OPP
erations in the Norwegian con-
quest.
1t is believed, however, that
weStcoast cities of Norway were
becoming increasingly ''hot spots"
for the Germans as more and
more British troops are landed to
form solid fronts against COM
paratively smaller forces of Ger
mans between Trondheim and
Narvik. Refugees streaming into
Sweden from the Narvik sector
have reported that the Germans
are being driven into the hills
surrounding Narvik and that a
complete route in favor of COM
bined Norwegian and Allied
forces seems imminent. g..
, Increasing evidence is pre-
sented here that the Allies now
believe their campaign to drive
the Nazis out of Scandinavia will
be a long, drawnout affair. Prime
Minister Chamberlain stated to-
day that it may take six months
to accomplish the objective-in
view of the many difficulties ex-
perienced. go
Continued air maneuvers by
members of the Royal Air Force
have been noted in separate dis
patches. Centering of all raiding
parties has been on breaking up
Of formation of definite airbaSes
in south Norway. British state
that. to date, their operations in
this respect have been COM
paratively successful.
German news agency today
stated that the Allies were heavy
losers in sea battles over the last
weekend. Unconfirmed reports
of naval battles came from
Sweden today, indicating that
the Allies and Germany are still
engaged in the struggle to obtain
control of the North Sea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
BICYCLER RUN
OVER BY AUTO;
ONLY BRUISED
ACCIDENT OCCURRED LATE
SATURDAY ON WHITE
STREET: AUToIsT AVOID
ING ANOTHER CAR

While riding a bicycle south
on White street late Saturday
afternoon, Harvey Brost was
struck by an automobile driven
by Miss Madge Sands, the auto
running over him and the wheel
before it could be brought to a
stop.
The driver of the vehicle was
going in the same direction as
the bicycler and another auto
mobile loaded with passengers
was coming in the opposite di-
rection. Miss Sands, in en-
deavoring to avoid hitting the
on-coming car, swerved to the
left and struck the bicycle and
its rider.
It was thought that Mr. Brost
was seriously injured. He was
placed in an ambulance of the
army and taken at once to the
Marine hospital, where an ex-
animation was made and it was
discovered that aside from bruis-
es on both knees and the right
ankle. he was all right. He was
then taken to his home, 1909
Newton street.
Seen at his residence by The
Citizen yesterday afternoon, Mr..
Brost was suffering from his
bruises but said he was other
wise apparently in good condi-
ton. He stated that Atwood
Sands, father of Miss Madge, had
been to see him and said that all
incurred by the acct
dent would be settled by him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
LEGAL NOTICE

In accordance with Section 4,
Chapter 1921. Acts of the 1899
Florida Legislature. the City
Council of the City of Key
West will convene in a special
session, May 9, 1910 at 800 P. M.
at the City Hall for the purpose
of holding a public hearing on
the proposed Zoning Ordinance.
ARCHIE ROBERTS,
apr22, 1910 City Clerk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
SWEDEN PROTESTS
AIR VIOLATIONS

STOCKHOLM, april 22.-SWe-
den sent official protest to Ger
many today in connection with
frequent violations Of Swedish
neutrality when planes had re-
peatedly flown over Swedish
territory.
Anti-aircraft batteries near
here shot down three Nazi planes
last weekend and many others
escaped the gunfire. 1t is be-
lieved the planes were engaged
in transporting supplies to Nazi
forces in Norway or photograph
ing Swedish Notifications.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
COMDR. BRADY
RETURNS TOCITY
ACCOMPANIED BY WIFE ON
l400-MIL.E INSPEC-
-7~r'4 u.t.
TON TRIP

Lieutenant Commander j. T.
Brady, public works officer at
the naval station, who had been
on an inspection trip covering
the district, accompanied by Mrs.
Brady, returned to the city yes
terday afternoon.
Lieut.. Comdr Brady said that
they had delightfully."- pleasant
trip over the district, experience
ing only one unpleasant day.
They covered about 400 miles on
the trip.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
SUPPORTERS OF
WHITEHAIR HERE

Chef Freeman, of DeLand, as
sociate in the office of Francis P.
Whitehair, gubernatorial candi-
date, and M. j. Tracy, of Day
tona, campaign worker for Mr..
Whitehair called at The Citizen
office today in company with
Sam Harris of this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
FAMILY HAS PNEUMONIA

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Ten
members of the same family,
Bruce Champ, his wife and their
eight children, were admitted to
a local hospital, all suffering from
lobar pneumonia contracted at a
nearby logging camp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
18th Annual Observance
KNOW FLORIDA
By FLORIDA STATE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

EDITORS NOTE: Official
lY proclaimed by Gov. Fred
p. Cone. the 18th annual
Know Florida Week" will
be observed April 2l-27.
1910. under sponsorship of
the Florida State Chamber Of
Commerce. Following are a
number of facts TO help you
better Know Florida. 9th
ers will be printed during
the following days. Look
for themI KNOW FLORIDAI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
NAVY TANKER
BRINGS in OIL

Tanker Rapidan, of the u. S.
Navy, arrived in port yesterday
afternoon and berthed at Pier
B. Discharging of $4,000 bar
rels of fuel oil into the tanks at
the naval station commenced i'm
mediately.
Work will be completed in or
der that the ship may leave on
at 5 o'clock this after
noon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
LATE NEWS BULLETINS
CBy Associates Press)

WASHINGTON. April 22.-
Admiral Taussig, U.SN., today
told Congressional committee
here of his belief. influenced by
first-hand experiences in the
Far East, that Japan had inn
perialistic intentions towards the
Philippine Islands and all of the
French and Dutch East Indies.
Admiral Taussig said he had def
mite knowledge that conquest
plans were drawn up by the
Japs in 1927.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
British Land More TROOPS
In Drive To Gust Germans
COLLEGE STUDENTS
PAY THEIR DEBTS
my Associated Presx)

LEXINGTON. KY. Apr.
22.-Most students are fun
damentallY honest" Jimmy
Morris. who manages a small
store near the University of
Kentucky. believes.
Morris hands out candy to
students during their broke"
periods without making a
note of it. When money
from home" arrives. he says.
they always pay him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
BELGIUM WARNS FRANCE
NOT TO FLY OVER BORDER

J BRUSSELS, April 22.-Bel-
gium protested to France today
when it was learned officially
that French planes had engaged
Nazi planes over Belgian terri
tory and had shot down at least
two enemy airships.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22
THOUGHTFUL.
ny Associated I,ressl

NEVADA, Mo, April 22.-At
least Police Chief w. A. Tow
saved the town the cost of fire
run. The cruiser in which he was
riding caught fire. He raced to
a fire house for curb service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22

WASHINGTON. April o.
The Supreme Court today held
the Alabama and California anti
picketing laws unconstitutional
The majority opinion was written
by Justice Frank Murphy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22

ATHENS. Ca. April a.
Two army flyers were killed
today while flying over this
city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-22

Key West, Florida, has the
most eQuable climate in the
country; with an average
range Of only Ia Fahrenheit
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Wahanka Group's S
Hobo Cookou+'
Recent Event

-Four interesting meetings. the last
of which was a "hobo cookout', have
already been enjoyed this fall by
members of Wahanka Camp Fire
group, who, under the leadership of
Mrs. Florence Wilson, guardian,
have gotten off to a splendid start
this season.
The hobo cookout" took place
this week when the girls cooked ba-
con, eggs and hot cakes on the
little tin stoves which they had
made themselves, as we'll as having
made the cooking dishes. Later ice
cream and cake were served
Cork baskets. which are most at
tractive, have been one of the pro-
iects for the Wahanka group this
fall and the finished results are
proof of the girls skill
Juanita Hughes is the new assist
ant guardian and the members of
the group are: Mary Lou Ray. Ro-
saleigh Kellener, Geraldine Starr,
Geraldine Rice, Barbara Small,
Barbara Dell Wright, Irma Curren,
Donnie Bradshaw, Helen Maloof,
Mary Fran Hafner, Sharon Nc
Neece, Marjorie Odle.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
State Officials To Attend
tuberculosis Conference

wish specific information regarding
the conduct of the seal sale or any
other problem that is perpleXing.
Luncheon will be served at 1890
at the hotel. Reservations must be
made directly with The hotel by
Saturday preceding.
The principal speaker at the
luncheon will be DR.. r. H. Sundberg
Of San Diego, state president OF
the. tuberculosis association. Giving
pep talks and helpful information
will be creme Carlson of San Fran
cisco, Helen O'Brien executive sec
retary of San Bernardino county
Rodney Stetson, executive secretary
of Riverside county.
The CaleXico group acting as
hosts are: DR.. Fred Gregg, j. w
Lawson, DR.. Dora Axe, Mesdames
A. V. Vierhus, Leslie Dove, Allen
Mains, Argyle McLachlan, C. c.
Rambo Earl Young, Leroy Foster
Joe Burdick, Porter Brown, Laura
Shepherd, William Herter, Max
Brents, P. H. Wofford.
Any one interested in plans for
stamping out tuberculosis is invited
to attend any of the meetings.
This is the first time Imperial
county has sponsored a Christmas
Seal conference and it is expected
there will be an enthusiastic re-
sponse from towns and rural areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-01
Two Junior Club
Bridge Sections
Meet Thursday

Two advanced bridge sections of
the Junior Ten Thousand club are
meeting this Thursday, one sec
ton being open to new members and
the other having closed its MEM
bership.
The advanced bridge section
which is open to new members is
that which will meet Thursday at
1880 p. m. with Mrs. Louis B. Nc
Manus 666 SandalWood Drive. Any
Junior Ten Thousand club member
wishing to join this group should
attend the meeting Thursday.
Mrs. Sherman Eldridge and Mrs.
Rudolph Frowiss, jr., will be joint
hostesses Thursday at the meeting
Of the other group, the section to
meet at 7 p. m. with Mrs. Eldridge,
$50 Olive avenue. Membership in
this section, which is closed in
cludes: Mesdames Frowiss, Eldridge,
Chester Irving, Robert Sheffield
Robert Wylie, Edward Mills, j. w
Beshears. Merwin Mccoy, Man
Sones, Joseph Golden, Alfred Spicy
and Miss Jessie Allen.