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Evening star., 1940-03-03

the author Of the Civil Aeronautics
Ground School Training Manual.
Mr.. Norwood of the ground school
in the C. A. A. conducted the first
aeronautics school under the C. A.
A. at Teaneck, N. j.
When the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority first began to use its s4,-
100000 appropriation. which is a
part OF huge Government defense
program, it turned to colleges
throughout the country. Treading
carefully at first, it picked 13 rep
resentative colleges and arranged
for $50 students to take the ground
course. Ninety-five per cent passed
the tests for the private pilot Ger
tificate with a safety record that
bettered the average. Encouraged
by these preliminary results, the
authority next offered the identical
course to 432 colleges and finally
launched the plan to include nom
college students at approximately
10 institutions.
Until the opening of the aviation
class at Columbus College, the near
est instruction for Capital students
was the University of Maryland.
When the c. A. A. contacted the
Junior Chamber of Commerce of
the District regarding a non-college
course. John Delafield, chairman of
the Aviation Committee of the
chamber, began investigation. DR..
John r. Fitzpatrick, dean of the
Columbus Law School and univer-
sity provost, contacted Mr.. Delafeld,
who, after a visit to the school,
recommended the college to the C.
A. A. Two weeks were allowed for
enrolment, and the institution was
swamped with applicants.
Squirting Washington air enthu-
siasts to greater zeal, the Govern
ment is offering 10 scholarships for
flight training to those passing with
the highest marks. Another scholar
ship will be awarded by the school,
Throughout the Nation 10000 Fed
eral flight scholarships are avail
able in colleges, with an additional
TOO in the non-college group. The
only other requirements, besides the
scholastic grade, is that the stu
dents be between 18 and Is years of
age, and pass a medical examina-
ton some time during the course.
At Columbus there are 1870 stu
dents competing for the scholar
ships. The ages of the 120 nom
competing enrolless range from II
to SIS. so that a father and son may
take the same instruction and COM
pare notes If they wish. Women are
not barred from the classes, but the
SO enrolled are at a disadvantage
when 1t comes to scholarships. Ac-
cording to c. A. A. regulations, only
one can be lucky there.
The cost of the course to the STU
dent Is exceedingly low, only $40
for the ground course, including text
books. Those continuing with the
$3.50 hour flight course after April
l have the $3.50 instruction fee paid
for them. With a scholarship the
only expense is a $50 fee to cover
medical examination, insurance and
incidentals.
This fascinating study and pro-
fession Of aviation, which Capt Nc
Darment considers the hardest
thing to learn but the easiest to do, !"
Is expected to take many people out
of humdrum vocations. The nurses
are possible hostesses, the grocery
clerks, commercial pilots; the bell
hops, air mechanics. The CONNER
cial airplane companies have al
ready evinced active interest in the
program as . source Of material for
further advanced training.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
By Elizabeth Cabifaine.

Five nights of every week. Elsie,
the blond telephone operator, for
gets her prosaic job at the SWITCH
board to undertake far more fas-
cinating study. She attends an
aviation class sponsored and prac-
tically paid for by the United States
Government. The little operator is
learning what makes a plane fly,
why weather changes and how a
parachute works.
Breaking away from the tradi-
tional method of training pilots, the
Federal Government has made it
possible for Elsie and thousands of
other men and women employed
during the day to participate in a
gigantic defense program approved
by Congress last session with an
appropriation of $4,000,00O under
the Civilian Pilot Training Act At
first, training courses were estab-
lished for college students, then ex-
tended to non-college aspirants. In
the District, 300 eager pupils are
enrolled at Columbus University
Junior College, the only local school
where the Government ground
course in aviation is taught.
The daytime occupations of the
students range from attorneys and
engineers to bellhops and BARRIERS.
The roster includes mechanics, ga
rage attendants, librarians, nurses,
craftsmen, and clerks, messengers
and stenographers from almost
every branch of the Government.
Enthusiastic and for the most part
young, averaging about % years of
age, they swarm into the classrooms
and sit attentively, even after day
of hard work. So responsive have
been air-minded Washington folk
that six sections are required to
care for them each night.
Elsie and her classmates begin
their course with the history of
aviation, a subject enlivened by
picturesque incidents and many
events that have occurred in the
span of their own lives. For the
student who has avidly followed
aviation events, there are fascinat-
ing accounts of older stories. He
learns the aviation of mythology,
how Daedalus and Icarus fashioned
wings of feathers and fastened them
on with wax. AS in many a subse-
quent air episode. the mythical
aviators met tragic fate, for when
they flew too close to the sun, the
wax melted and they crashed to
the earth.
Plane Parts Used.
Whether or not Elsie ever heard
Of Newton's law, she learns its ap-
plication to aerial navigation in her
theory of flight class. BY the study
of scientific and natural laws she
discovers not only the possibilities
Of heavier-than-air craft, but also
its limitations. The professors in
struct from text books as non-tech-
nical as possible and bring to class
various parts of planes, so that If
Elsie and her classmates find alb
stract instruction difficult, they learn
from the tangible objects.
There are in the classrooms
cylinders. parts Of engines, wings
and various instruments for study
and inspection. Before our little
air-minded heroine passes her class,
she must understand the principles
Of internal combustion engines as
well as the name and function of
each part of the engine and its re-
lated equipment.
Meteorology, which before enroll
ment was merely $50 word to Elsie,
now becomes the science of atmos-
phere. The study Of weather, an
ever present dtmcy1ty that besets
Evening star., 1940-03-03

In this block also were Charles
Herbert, shoemaker; George w.
Choate, John Martin and Edwin
Stolpe, tobacconists; Herman Lau-
ten. civil engineer; William w. Farr
ana John E.. Cremen. jewelers.; G.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

work, while J. c. Parker and Milans
& Wilkins supplied the public with
books. Joseph D. Milans of this.
firm is still represented in this city
by his sons Joseph H., Robert Mop.
and William B. Milans.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

Clarence Poole, draughtsman: John
Brynan and Otto Heidemann, en-
gravers, and John Saul, florist.
s. OF particular interest in this part
of the city just now is the building
at the southwest corner of Seventh
Evening star., 1940-03-03

and D streets. where the Lincoln
National Bank is rounding out its
50th year in business, nearly all of
which has been spent on this site.
Evening star., 1940-03-03

SeTOIUg LHOL 1USLzLULzOU.
between D and E were William Bell,
claim agent, and H. w. Beadle &
Co. and Cornelius Cox, patent at
torneys. Germand Crandall sold
books at 401; Azo L. Hazelton, shoes,
423; also Jacob Sanger, 409; James
p. Wallace, tobacco store, Ali; 1. P.
Libbey, watches and jewelry, 437;
Joseph Auerbach, clothing, at 407,
as did Lewis Rosenburg, 4l3 and
Strauss & Marx, AL.
John L. Vogt, the confectioner,
was near Odd Fellows Hall; Thomas
M. Talbot extracted teeth at 443,
and Thomas S. West drew plans
upon his trestleboard at 437. Henry
Adler sold fancy goods at 42l, and
Christian Rupert, who for many
was one Of the principal dealers to
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
NAVY TANKER
DUE TODAY

u. S. Tanker Salinas is due to
arrive in port this afternoon at
"A o'clock and will dock at Pier
IB to discharge a cargo of 10000
barrels of fuel oil and IL tons of
general cargo.
There were three destroyers
berthed at the dock this morning.
They will move to other berths
while the unloading of the Sal
mas is being carried on.
Ships at the dock are U.S.S.
Destroyers Lea, flagship of the
patrol squadron here, Hale and
Crowninshield. Flagship Lea is
to be used by Captain A. S. Car
pender to convoy the yachts from
Havana in the race to Key West.
The vessel was under half-hour
sailing orders this morning,
awaiting abatement of weather
conditions before sailing.
Other vessels of the neutrality
patrol squadron in port this
morning were the Destroyers
Twiggs, Philip, Wickes and the
Tender Cannot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
CARS COLLIDE
LAST NIGHT
ONE OCCUPANT INJURED:
ONE CAR BADLY
DAMAGED

About IL o'clock last night a
Chrysler car belonging to DIR. H.
c. Galley, driven by Ensign ]. T.
Eversole, u. S. Navy, with par
ty of guests, and a Pontiac con-
vertible coupe, driven by j.
Ortiz, came together at the cor
ner of White and Division streets.
The Chrysler was badly damaged
but the other car did not sustain
great damage, being struck near
the rear.
Immediately after the accident
the passengers received the at
tention of a physician but none
were in need of medical assist
ance, except Mr.. Ortid, who, it is
understood, received slight in
jury to the left arm.
There were no arrests as the
crash was considered an accident,
with no responsibility to be
placed Both cars. it has been
learned, carried the required in
Surance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
NAILS TO START
AIR ATTACKS

BERLIN, Mar. 15.-One of the
main attacks against the Allied
blockade on Germany was de-
scribed here today in the press
as d counter-blockade meyement
on England, which, if successful,
would Stalemate all shipping and
keep any ships from plying to
and from the British Isles.
Much of past maneuvers, it
was stated, was designed to test
the feasibility of the idea, which
will call for complete circling of
England and Scotland with con-
tinuous flights. While no bomb.
ing of cities would be undertake
en-, the maneuvers enable a con-
slant check on all shipping and
vessels would be in constant dan
ger from attack.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15

all real estate was $440, 1873, 900,
and property representing an as
Sessed value of $84,400,000 was
tax delinquent; therefore, 1910
of the property in the state was
tax delinquent.
''The average millage levied by
the counties for operating pur-
poses in 1886 was 32.6 mills. The
taxes levied in 1899, after all adj
justments had been made under
the Murphy Act, averaged ap-
proximately 81 mills.
'In other words, after the full
effects of the Murphy Act had
been applied tax delinquency was
reduced only 4.7% on state
wide average, and the average
millage levied increased 1857.
'In Is counties tax delinquency
was higher in 1889 than before
passage of the Murphy Act. The
present trend indicates that de-
linquency will be higher in 1910
in over one-half the counties and
in another year will be higher in
practically all counties. In a few
more years another tax adjust.
ment act will be necessary if we
continue under the ad valorem
tax system.
In conclusion, the League said
This is proof that our previous
pl ediction was correct. Tax de.
linquency is the result of exces.
sive and inequitable taxation OF
property and not some temporary
emergency. The only way tc
cure the evil is to abolish the ad
valorem method of taxing prop.
erty and replace the ad valorem
tax with property tax based or
! a percentage of the gross rental
or other proceeds from the use OF
property, which would be fair
equitable, and collectible. Ger
tainly, no fair minded person
can object to submitting such, g
change in our tax system to ref
erendum vote of the people.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
Predict
Sewer Plant Nav
Be Operated Soon
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
CONSIDERS PLANS TO
BEGIN OPERATION OF
LATERAL PROJECT

Everett Russell chairman OF
the Board of Public Works. TO-
day stated that operation Of
Number Two Sewer plant. which
will serve most of the district
between Whitehead street and
eastern boundaries of the city. is
likely to start within the next
five weeks. depending upon a
check of possibilities now being
made.
Immediate start of the sewer
lateral project under WPA spon-
sorship is contemplated, which,
following the City Ordinance on
the subject recently passed, re-
quires that all property owners
in the district connect up private
property sewer lines with main
sewers.
Start of the lateral work will
be made on Eaton street, it was
announced, running from Duval
street to the Palm avenue site OF
the sewerage disposal plant. APP
proximately one-half of the curb
connections on that street are
in, it was stated.
Present work being carried on
consists of arranging for ship
ment of pipe from Miami for the
lateral work and preparation for
a series of tests of the sewers
leading to the disposal plant to
be made by City Engineer B.
Curry Moreno.
The City Ordinance requires
that all property owners of the
city connect up with the main
sewers and that a flat charge of
$1,000 per each connection viii
be assessed, payable to the city
tax collector.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
GOLF EQUIPMENT
AND CAR STOLEN
FROM EDDIE BUSH
LOCAL PROFESSIONAL WAS
PREPARING FOR NORTHERN
TRIP: AUTO RECOVERED
LATER; POLICE ON TRAIL

Eddie Bush, golf pro at the
Key West links, last night loaded
his car with golfing parapher-
MALTA, valued at about $50. He
was preparing to leave this morn
ing for the north, but the car was
stolen a short time later and Mr..
Bush did not leave on time.
The car, it is understood, was
taken by two men, one dressed
in white and one in blue sailor
uniforms, who rode up to the
hotel at which Mr.. Bush was
staying. They dismounted, left
their bicycles, and climbed into
the car, driving it away.
Notice of the theft of the auto
mobile was received by Chief
Deputy Bernard Waite and Traf-
fic Officer Ray Elweod, who i'm
mediately started a search and
eventually found the vehicle in
the ditch on Palm Avenue, just
to the west of the ball grounds.
1t was practically unchanged.
The officers then started a
search for the culprltS. Although
many persons were questioned
and a number of packages were
examined, no trace of the persons
responsible for the stolen goods
were found, except a package
recovered near the scene which
contained golf stockings.
The bicycles on which the Gull
prits had been riding previous to
the theft were taken to the po-
j lice station by Call Officer Laurie
Roberts. There they were recov
cred by the owners, who said they
were taken from in front of one
of the theaters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
Especial 20 The CItizen)

MIAMI, Mar. Is. - Former
State Senator Fred L. Touchton.
Avon Park druggist, announced
his retirement today from the
race for governor of Florida be-
cause of lack of funds,
His withdrawal cut the field of
announced candidates for the
Democratic nomination in the
May primaries from Is to IL.
Touchton expressed deep re-
greet" at his inability to finance
the campaign, and added:
Il announced as businessman.
feeling that there is a great need
for business reform and general
development in Florida. still
feel that burdensome taxation
and business reforms must be
brought about before Florida can
make any substantial progress
Florida has never needed a bust.
ness man so badly as it needs one
today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
Tax Revision League Brands
Murphy Act Dismal Failure
Especial to The Citizen)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Mar.
15.-The so-called Murphy Tax
Adjustment Act passed by the
1887 Legislature, and the point
of statewide discussion since its
passage, was branded "a dismal
failure" in a statement released
here today by the Florida Tax
Revision League.
The League said: Proponents
of the Murphy Tax Adjustment
Law claimed the excessive tax
delinquency which had accumu-
lated up to 1887 was the after
math of the real estate boom of
the 1920's and the economic de-
preston starting in 1929; and if
property owners were permitted
to adjust these back taxes, this
property would go back on the
tax rolls and the taxes thereafter
would be paid. This elimination
of tax delinquency, it was claim
ed, would result in more equit-
able distribution of the tax bur
den and reduce property tax
levies; all of which would be
done in the two-year period pro-
vided in the Murphy Act.
I'VE do not question the sin
cerity of those who advanced this
argument, but the two-year pc
Rod has now elapsed and the
facts show the Murphy Act has
been a dismal failure.
According to the Leagues state
ment, ''the total assessed value OF
real estate in 1886, the last tax
year before passage of the Muir
lphy Act, was S4O8, 573,0O0 and
property representing an assess
ed value of $97, 100000 was tax
delinquent; therefore, 1880 OF
the property in the state was tax
delinquent.
continuing, the League reports:
"On June goth, 1899, at the end
of the two full years provided for
the operation of this tax adjust
ment act, total assessed values OF
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
VISITORS TOTAL
AT LIGHT, 1869
THAT NUMBER REGISTERED
IN FEBRUARY: HIGH e.
DAY, 437 fad 'Ei

An idea of the number. of visi-
tors who have been in Key West
during the month of February
can be gained from the number
of those who registered at the
Key West lighthouse during the
month, 1869 in number.
1t must be understood that the
number is not the total visitors
list but only of those who regis
tered. 1t is estimated that one
third of the people who visited
the light and climbed the stair
way for the magnificent view of
the harbor and the city did not
sign.
The smallest number that did
sign was en- the first day of the
month, when there were only 1876
signatures recorded in the book.
Largest number was registered
on February IS, when 437 sigma
lures were recorded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
NaziS Engage In
Efforts To Cancel
Blockade Effects
RUSSIA SAID READY TO
ACT AS SUPPLY AGENT
FOR NAILS IN CAM
PAIGN AGAINST ALLIES
nv Associated Pressl

(By Associated Press)
LONDON. Mar. l5.-Compared
with the news headlined during
the past three months from the
capitals Of Europe. today was a
contrast as conditions appeared
TO be settled somewhat following
the final disposition of the Fin
nish- Russian war.
Observers heard, however, that
much activity is going on behind
the scenes in Germany and Rus
STA, mostly concerned, it was
thought, with the effort to break
the effect of the Allied economic
blockade against imports and eX-
ports, to and from the Nazis.
1t is expected that Russia will
now turn her attention to capital
ization of peace by acting as sup
ply agent for the Germans in the
campaign against Britain and
France.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
CLOSED SEASON
FOR CRAYFISH
BEGINS MAR. Il
SUPERVISOR BOWLING SAYS
LAW MAKES 1T IMPOSSIBLE
TO SERVE SEAFOOD DELIC-
ACY IN RESTAURANTS
(SpeciaI to The Citixenl

TALLAHASSEE, Mar. Is
Many of the larger restaurants
and eating places in Florida are
urging the conservation depart
ment to allow the sale of Florida
crayfiSh during the four-months'
closed season, which begins
March Il.
r. L. Bowling, supervisor of
the department, said the law as
it now stands plainly prohibits
this. The act was intended to
conserve the supply of crayfish
by protecting them at a time
when they spawn their young in
southern waters.
While these dealers and eating
places have agreed to cooperate
IN the plan by taking the crayfiSh
before the season closes and
serve during the closed season
only the supply that was legally
caught before the ban, the law
reads in way which makes pos
session illegal:
1T shall be unlawful for
any person. firm or corpora
ton. or association of per-
sons. TO take or catch any
salt wafer craYfish from the
waters Of the State of Flor
ida for commercial purposes
or TO have in their possession.
regardless of where caught or
taken. between the 2lst day
of March and 2lst day of
July"
The only exception in the law
is that which allows fishermen to
take legal sized, or : crayfish in
excess of one-pound weight, for
bait purposes only.
Efforts were made at the last
session OF the legislature to cor
rect the above law so as to allow
the restaurants that so desired to
serve Florida crayfish during the
closed season by furnishing proof
to the department that such cray
fish being served were taken in
the open legal season. This law,
however, was not passed, and the
situation remains the same as be.
fore, with the only recourse left
being that of serving some sub
stitute, if any.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
The race is on!


A fleet of seven racing and
cruising yachts, some of them in
ternationally famous, was Sched-
uled to answer the starting gun
in Havana harbor at 5 o'clock
this afternoon for the run to Key
West.
With the U.S.S. Destroyer Lea
keeping watchful eye on them
the yachts will fight it out on the
starlit waters of the Gulf Stream
during the night.
Sometime Saturday morning
the sleek hulls will cut the wa
ter between the two destroyens
anchored on the finish line, and
the 1910 Havana-Key West race
will be won. AS this is handi-
cap race, however, the final re-
suits will not be known until
after number of the yachts
have been carefully checked
across the finish line by the
Yacht Club race committee, head
ed by Vice Commodore H. P.
Connable.
The two speedy yawls, Wakiva
and Stormy Weather, are ex-
pected to lead the fleet and
furnish whitehead finish COM
parable to last years neck-and-
neck battle between the Wakiva
and the Bitten. With strong
headwind5 to buck it should be
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15

Fuller Warren, candidate for
Governor of Florida, subject to
the May Z primaries, will arrive
in Key West tomorrow, according
to local managers of his cam
paign. He VIII deliver an adj
dress in Colonial Park, next to
La Concha Hotel, beginning at
800 o'clock tomorrow night.
In forwarding advice of the
speech to be made by Mr.. War
rem, the gubernatorial candidate
indicated that he would follow
this general outline:
Il promise you a very earnest
and thoughtful discussion of the
most important matter that will
! face you in 1940-the election of
Florida's next Governor.
Il will discuss my program for
the relief and betterment of Flor
ida. Specifically, l will discuss
the following questions:
81. How to get your light and
power bills reduced.
-. How to stop the killing and
Gripping of people on the public
highways, by roaming livestock.
-. How to provide approx
mately $15,OOO,0O0 without addi-
tional taxation, for: (a) Old age
/ pensions; (b) School teachers and
schools; (c) Public institutions;
! I'D Road building and improve
ments; (e) County government
expenses
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-15
HaVana-Key West Yacht
Racers Here Tomorrow
SEVEN SHIPS LEAVE CUBAN CAPITAL AT 500
O'CLOCK TODAY; SUBMARINE BASE TO OPEN

well into Saturday morning be-
fore the first boats are in.
Captain w. F. Jacobs, COM
mandant of the Navy Yard, will
open the submarine basin to the
public on Saturday from 8 a. m.
to 5 p. M, so that spectators may
drive out on the breakwater and
see the finish of the race off
Fort Taylor. The entrance will
be through the, Eaton street
gate.
Club officials urged all nautic-
ally-minded Key Westers to be
out in a boat around the finish
line Saturday morning, as it
should be show worth seeing.
The yachts will be berthed at
the old ferry slips on Trumbo
Island, north of the P. & o.
dock. Of added interest will be
the presence in the fleet of the
famous Joseph Conrad, worlds
smallest full-rigged ship.
A gay evening of entertain
ment is planned for the yachts
men, beginning with a steak
roast around the clubs outdoor
fireplace on Garrison Blight, con-
tinuing on to the Habana-Madrid
for the "Conch Follies" show to
be presented by the Artists So
ciety, and ending up at the Club
Cayo Hueso for a "ship-wreck'
dance.