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Evening star., 1940-01-21
Shortage Of Fuel
And Food Affects
Health Of Germans
Use Of Hot Water Heated
Centrally Now Barred
Five Doys q Week
BY FRANK sMOTHERs,

Chicago Daily News Foreisn Correspondent.
BERLIN, Jan. 20-A fresh, heavy
snowfall lying on their streets and
buf9eted by more Of the cold wind
Of this extraordinary winter, the
population Of Berlin learned today
that starting Monday all central hot
water heating systems in the capital,
with . few minor exceptions, must
be cut OF completely save on satur-
days and Sundays.
This latest development resulting
from the fuel shortage which, in
turn, results primarily from the far
overtaxed, transportation system, is
nothing new to countless Berliners
who have been going without hot
water entirely, or on most days Of
the week, for a long time excepting
for such hot water as they could
heat on stoves and the like.
But now this extremely wide
spread deprivation is to be extended
virtually to all dwellings with CEN
trail heating. 1t is emphasized that
although hospitals, industrial con-
Germs where work is particularly
dirty, and public baths are to be ex-
empted from the rule-"exemptions
are on no account permittable for
apartment houses"
Garry Coal Home in Bits.
Today Germans who have no cen
trail heating, but have stoves, are
congratulating themselves. Some of
them are wholly without coal, most
Of them have heat only in one or
two rooms of their dwellings as their
coal supply is so short. Those house
holders who run out of fuel entirely
usually manage to secure a bit with
in few days, carrying it home from
the shops In hampers. paper bags,
newspapers and so forth. "At least
as long as we have coal We can heat
some water" they said today. I'VE
are better of than people in apart
ment houses or other homes with
central systems"
Nevertheless, both among the CEN
trally heated establishments and
stove-heated fats and houses, the
shortage OF fuel becomes steadily
worse. more and more having to
suspend heat or hot water entirely
for periods and the curtailment Of
the amount Of heat becomes more
stringent in most homes.
Increasing both the rigors and
danger of the shortage to health
Evening star., 1940-01-21

Reginald e. Garbee, Washington.
and two sisters, Mrs John H. linn
and Mrs. Harvey L. Barto, both Of
Myerstown, Pa.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow in Lees funeral
home, with burial In Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Two-Cent Postoqe Topic

The direct advertising group Of
the Advertising Club Of WASHINGTON
will discuss the possibility of secur.
ing the return Of universal 2-cent
f1rst-class postage at the forum
luncheon Of the club Tuesday at
1890 pm. in the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Fredericksburg Fire
Causes $4,000 Loss
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan
20.-Fire swept through the two.
story building of the Bell Bros.
Furniture Co. last night, destroy
ing the interior of the brick struc-
ture and causing damage estimated
at possibly more than $25 900.
The cause of the blaze was un-
known. Firemen were hampered by
8 degrees above zero weather, which
caused ice to form rapidly as water
was thrown against the building.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

Mr.. Blatt had
been connected
with the Rail-
way Mail Serv-
ice for 80 years
before his retire.
ment eight years
ago. Previously
he and his wife,
M RS. M n n | e
Noecker B ] a t t,
taught school IN
the vicinity OF
Bernville, P a. ,
for a b ut 10
years.
B e 81 es his
Evening star., 1940-01-21

NEW YORK-QUIT CAREER TO HAVE BABY-The famed
dancing Yolanda and Veloz private
m pictured after they their professional
ended and that heir expected in July They
American Cities which they said would
turned them 100000. "A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Open Forum on Europe

The Zohar Youth Club Of Beth
Shololn Congregation at Eighth and
Shepherd streets NV. will conduct
an open forum discussion on the
European situation at 8 pm. Tues
day. The public has been invited.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Frank P. BIaf Dies;
Retired Postal Clerk

Frank P. Blatt, 10, retired railway
postal clerk, died Friday at his
home, 1905 F street NE, after q
long illness with a heart ailment.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

Low-grade roughage, cheap In
cost. can be used to feed idle horses
or those that do only light work In
the winter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08

has gone to Washington and ap-
proval of it is expected shortly.
The men will come here as soon
as they are recruited. They will
be given clothing and prelimin-
airy training by the barracks
staff of officers.
Staff of officers has been ex-
banded in preparation for this
move, Col. Pendleton said. Four
officers have been assigned to the
barracks. They are First. Lieut..
Eugene c. LOckhart, U.S.A., from
TT Monroe. Va; First Lieut..
Frank M. Means, Second Lieut..
Russell L. Pirkle and Second
Lieut. Clinton F. Matthews.
1t was explained that First
Lieut. Lockhart. a regular army
officer, was assigned here as of
August l, but will not arrive un-
til September l. The three 9th
erS are reserve officers. being as
signed to the regular army for
one year.
The coming of the additional
men will see the formation of
Battery E of the 18th Coast Artil-
lery and headquarters group of
the first battalion, 18th Coast
Artillery.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
FARLEY TURNS In
HIS RESIGNATION
LEAVES CABINET AND COM
MITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP TO
HEAD NEW YORK YANKS
CBy Associated PreSxl

WASHINGTON, Aug. g.
James a. Farley sent his written
resignation from the cabinet post
of Postmaster General and chair
manship of the Democratic Party
to President Roosevelt today.
Cabinet resignation will take
effect August IL and the chair
manship on September 1.
No mention of the third-term
issue was mentioned in state
ments from both Farley and
Roosevelt today They confined
their remarks to regrets for &C
tion taken by Farley.
Ended now is the brilliant
phase of the New Deal when Far
ley led the political triumphs for
the President in 1892 and 1886.
3. Edward j. Lynn of New York
takes over the national chair
manship reigns late this month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08

Last year he shifted to the
Senior High. teaching English,
History and Mathematics.
Born IN RusSellviIIe. Alabama.
October 81. 1909, he has had an
active teaching career since grad
uating from State Teachers Col
lege at johnson City. Tenn. with
B. 5 degree. He taught IN Mis-
sisSippi, Tennessee and Alabama
before coming here
At present Mr.. Fowler is at
tending George Peabody College
at Nashville. Tenn, where he Is
engsgd in work aiming at a Mas
ters degree. He was married
while attending that school last
summer.
MIR. Russell explained today
that word on the appointment as
approved by the Board was held
I'D until the answer to a wire
sent Mr.. Fowler last weekend
had been received The answer
came last night, he stated
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
NAHS SYSTEM OF war Is BASED
ON FRENCH PLAN FRANCE ICaRD

NEW YORK. Aug Bad
ward leadership. civilian panic
fifth column activities and lzck
Of coordination with her airs
are blamed for Frances defeaf
by General Charles de- Cal
leader Of the French forces uzhI-1
are still carrying on the flEh1 e
defiance of Marshal Petsin's c.
ders.
In an interview win Qgeutz1
Reynolds. famous war c-e
sp0ndent. published last Eeek
General de GauIle EtsteE
France lost the Nzr fur r=T
definite reasons. These werE
First Of al our military syzeu
did not bother 20 develop 49,
mcdaniel strength II <hE an
and on the ground seruud- z.e
panic winch Eripped or cixllzz
population a the advanre q ~
German mechanical unItE th1rd
the tangible effect the fzfzn
column had on the mindE e
many Of our leaders. and fuur-z.
lack Of Coordination berEeE1 -
and our Allies
General de Gaulle. Erho rs
long been an advocate of Uech-
snized warfare but U.hose CO.
dennation Of the French poLzrT
Of passive defense brouEnf An
nothing but q rebuke tU IL
pG1inence. told Reynolds 11z1
there Is Sun hope OF victury-
Germany can stil De hez1ez.
even now" he sid BIZ EE
must make use of TIA Eze
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
'SKEEzIX' CALLS
FLORIDA HONE
POPULAR CARTOON cEAz-
ACTER BUYS TICKET FoR
ST. PETERSBURG

TAMPA, Aug. 3 INST
cartoon strip featuring Gzso-
line Alley and portrsyInE ne
adventures Of 'Skeezix Is une
OF the most popular IN the cuun-
try. II is drawn by King. Uahu
maintains . Florida home ~ Ks
simmee-
FLORIDA got nationwide break
recently when --SkeeZix" Wzss pr
tured leaving for home Pr
chasing . bus ticket. ne joyouziy
boards a Florida Motor line rs
for st Petersburg
Now we know where Skeezix
lives, and we are glad 70 knoN
that he is . Floridian-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
Add g Men To
Local Barracks
MEN NOW BEING RECRUITED IN FIORIDA
AND GEORGIA; FOUR OFFICERS
ADDED TO STAFF

A total of SO men will be re-
cruited in Florida and Georgia
at once for duty at Key West
barracks, according to an an
nouncement by Col L. l. Pendle-
ton, U.S.A., commanding officer
of the coast defenSeS here.
When the program is complet-
ed there Will be 152 men instead
of go at Key West barracks. The
men were to begin arriving in a
few days, but it will be 80 or
more days before they can be
handled at the barracks.
They will be quartered in the
old artillery and band barracks,
which will be repaired at a cost
of approximately $500. A recon-
mendation for that expenditure
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
BOARD MOVES
TO ESTABLISH
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
The Defense Advisory Commission

continuous supply of raw mate
rails for our factories This re-
sponsibility is assigned to the In
duStrial Materials Division under
Edward R. S1ettinius, Jr. He has
resigned as Chairman OF the
Board of the United States Steel
Corporation, to serve for nothing
a year. He Is in for the duration.
Backed by an imposing array of
experts, Mr. Stettinius will get
everything from steel for armOr
plate, to cotton cloth for hand
kerchiefs. He has helped secure
strategic and critical raw mate
rails. He has helped obtain sup
plies of 100 Octane gasoline He
has asked for the expansion of
the Tennessee Valley Authority s
power producing facilities to in
sure adequate electric energy for
aluminium production vital to the
aircraft program.
When it comes to making things
for the Army and Navy-air-
planes, tanks, machine guns.
uniforms. miles of shoe laces-in
fact all the supplies needed, a
Production Division is function
ing under William S. Knudsen.
on leave from his regular job as
President of General Motors.
The division of responsibility
between Mr.. Stettinius and Mr..
Knudsen was described by Mr..
Knudsen like this: Ed, he. said.
will bring in the stuff. Every
thing is raw material until | start
to cut it up Cutting it up"
involves the fullest possible use
of all our available manufacture
ing facilities bigger plants
where bigger plants are needed,
conversion of plants to war work
that are now engaged in peace
work, and finally, construction of
new plants. Mr.. Knudsen's Pro-
duction Division clears contracts
for billions of dollars Produc-
ton lines are already rolling.
Transportation Division
Watching the transportation
lines to see that there are no
snarls that viii cut off vital sup
plies of raw materials is the task
of Mr.. Ralph Budd, President of
the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad. In addition to
seeing that Mr.. Stettinius' raw
materials move to Mr.. Knudsen's
plants, the Division of Transpor-
tatiOn is working on acquiring
special rolling stock for handling
troops and their equipment. This
rolling stock will be purchased
by the Government Waterways.
pipe lines, airlines, and truck
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
HURRICANE HITS
GULF SEACOAST
PORT ARTHUR EXPERIENCE
s2-MILE AN HOUR GALE;
MANY NARROWED
tBy Associated Prexxl

PORT ARTHUR, Tex, Aug. g.
Winds of hurricane force, said
by weather bureau observers to
have reached 81 miles per hour
proportions. hit this city and sur
rounding area last night, coming
in from off the Gulf of Mexico.
Roaring into Texas the storm
lashed many cities and villages
and left a trail of destruction in
its wake and at least three per-
sons dead and many wounded
and marooned- 1t was headed
towards the oil fields of Humble.
Cleveland and Houston this
morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
Air Battles Increase
Over European Areas
BARLEY
STRUGGLES TO END
PERSONAL DEBATE
OBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Aug. g.
Defeated in their effort 10
pass the National Guard Bill
Yeste rdaY. administration
forces. led by majority lead
er Senator Alben Barley.
sought an agreement today
from the Senate that all de-
batting would end at 400
o'clock today. at which time
the body would cast IFS vote
on the measure.
Personal squabble between
Senators Minton of Indiana
and Holt of West Virginia
consumed much time Yester-
day. and Senator Barley
struggled TO exact promises
of no resumption of the ac-
crimonious discussions by
those two senator's today.
The Guard Bill was design
ed TO give President Roose-
welt wide powers of control
over a total of $4,000 Ma
tional Guardsmen and Re-
servists.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
SENATE FINANCE
GROUP WILL AIR
QUOTA SYSTEM
SENATOR PEPPER TO oP-
POSE CONTINUATION OF
SUGAR QUOTA IN FLORIDA
THAT STIFLED INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON, Aug. a
FNS) Hearings were begun to-
day by the Senate Finance Com
mittee on legislation to extend
the life of the 1897 sugar act an
additional year.
Senator Claude Pepper urged
another suspension of the sugar
quota system. He expressed him
self as being opposed to continu-
ing the life of the 1887 law and
said he would urge that because
of world conditions the restric-
tions on domestic production be
removed. President Roosevelt
suspended quotas for several
weeks after the European war
began last fall.
Pepper said his second choice
Continued on Page Two
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08

The task of the National De
Tense Advisory Commission is to
see that the Amy and Navy get
what they nee6, when they need
it, with no ifs, ands, or butts
Why the Army and Navy need
these supplies is no concern OF
the Commission. How, or where,
or when the Army and Navy
will use its equipment is no con-
Germ of the Commission. That is
the job of Congress and the
President. as Commander-in-
Chief of our armed forces.
The responsibility of the Ma
tional Defense Advisory Commits
sion is to find out what the Army
and Navy need, know where to
get it, and see that it is delivered.
The Commission draws no speci-
fications, signs no contracts. 1t
merelys advises, aids in negotia-
tons, and facilitates production.
In ordinary times the Army
and Navy have no difficulty in
obtaining supplies. Times of
emergency call for extraordinary
expansion. That's when we need
experts, men who know the COM
p1icated machinery of buying,
moving, and manufacturing on a
huge scale. In normal times
they head the great tranSporta-
tons that supply the nation. In
an emergency they serve the ma
ton directly.
The raw materials must come
from farms, forests, and mines.
Chemicals in vast quantities must
be produced. Important critical
materials must be stored in adj
vance. Tin and rubber are al
ready being accumulated in stock
piles. Synthetic rubber shows
great promise for the future. All
our own raw materials are being
catalogued El, ~
Availability of manufacturing
facilities must be checked against
transportation islimitationS and
availability of msnpower
If we call on our military forces
for protection, we cannot and
must not expect them to go out
without equipment. To see that
this job is done is the response
bility of all of us.
To help guide this work. the
President called on the nations
leaders in seven fields. whose
special knowledge the nation
needs They are serving now
without pay. Most of their ex-
pert assistants also serve without
pay. Others have been borrow
ed, with clerical staff from Gov
eminent agencies.
The primary task is to insure a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
W. E. Fowler Appointed
Harris School Principal

Melvin E. Russell, County
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, today announced that w. E.
Fowler had accepted the School
Boards call to the position of
principal at Harris School The
position was made vacant by the
death of Professor w. c. Dun
can.
Mr.. Fowler came to Key West
in February of 1899 and taught
for the balance OF that school
year in the Junior High School.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
WELFARE EXAM
DEADLINE NEARS

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Aug 8.
The time in which those who
wish to take the examinations
for social work in Florida may
file applications IS nearing the
end, according to announcement
here today by the Merit System
Committee.
Applications must be filed not
later than August Il and must be
made on blanks furnished by the
committee, upon request to its
state offices. 201 DyaLUpchurch
Building here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
County ApprOpriates
$1,000 To Key West
Convention Group
HOW WILL HITLER
AND HIS COHORTS
ATTACK AMERICA

United States Is fexerishIF
building q fwo-ocesn navy
and spending many othe-
billions for the schedules IN
crease Of the Array and
ornaments. Buf-wiu 1hess
weapons and men Of wsr
keep the fotalitarian nafiozz
from our Shorex3
Read what Russell KAY
head Of fhe FIorids News
Service. says about 1he -sT
Hitler and ms cohorts wU
and are attempting a 81 60
troll Of America You wzu
find IL IN Too Late To Gas
ifY" on Page Two Of fms Is
sue
a warning 70 al A-nsxi-
cans is also enbodied Al fhiE
column Read Il and lake
note Of IFS meaning
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
HELD ON CENSUS COMPLAINT

NEW ORLEANS.-MOrris Mat
news. owner of a cleaning and
laundry establishment. is believ-
ed to have been the first person
in the country who has been held
by Federal authorities on charges
Of refusing to answer COM
pletely and correctly certain
questions asked him by the cen
sus taker"- Others had refused
al first, but later had cOoperated-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
HEARING TODAY ON
LARCENY CHARGE

EsSban Santana. Jr.. and Ar
mando Fernandez viii be given a
hearing before Peace Justice En-
rique Esquinaldo, Jr-, al 5 o'clock
this afternoon On charges of petit
larceny growing out of the haul
ing of load of mari from the
johnson Realty company proper
ty near johnson street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08

Present at the meeting were
Chairman Carl BeTvaldi, Commits
SiOnerS Braxton Warren. I. Jenk-
ms Curry and William Monsal-
vatge- Also in attendance were
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer. Legal Ad-
visor W. Curry Harris and Chief
Deputy Sheriff Bernard Waite.
Al Mills, an executive of the
convention corporation, appeared
before the commission with the
explanation of the expenses. He
said the Fl Lauderdale convcn-
ton cleared a profit of S2.476 and
there was every reason 10 expect
that the KEY West convention
would do likewise.
A six-page letter explaining
the convention was submitted BY
the Legionnaires. The advertis-
ing value of the meeting Of the
state legiOnnaires TO Key West
was outlined It was pointed out
that a successful convention
would attract other organizations
to the city.
Miami Daily News presented a
twO-page advertising proposition
In special rotogravure section
for $500. The county commission
took the matter under advise
ment-
A request from the Chamber
Of Commerce for S325 for the
publishing of a Key West phamp-
let was approved.
Artman Press asked for $50
for the Information Guide 10
Key West" and If was tentatively
granted.
Commissioner Monsalvatge was
appointed to represent the COM
mission on a committee dealing
with advertising. Monsalvatge
win attempt to work out a pro-
gram with the Chamber of Com
merce and the city, so that all
advertising projects would have
to be approved by the Chamber
before they were submitted 10
the county commission.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
N o T

As expect 10 leave on vaca-
hon the first part Of next week.
! am hereby notifying my Gus
toners 70 call for all work This
week.
AARON MCCONNELL
SIS Fleming Street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-08
s4-M.P.H. WIND HIGHEST
RECORDED IN KEY WEST

G. s. Kennedy, head of the
local weather bureau, stated this
morning that the highest wind
velocity ever recorded in Key
West was 81 miles per hour. that
during the 1919 hurricane.