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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-29

There Ia possibility that the
entire team will be entered IN
the Pacific Coast intercollegiate
tournament at Yosemite. Ths last
CPS team entering took nfth
place Of fifteen colleges IN four
way events. The team has fin
ished regularly ahead OF all Cali
fornia schools Of comparable size
Lettermen returning this year
are Bob Dodds. Charles Swanson
and Ted Rinck. Squad possibilities
include Dick Steele Of Olympia,
who was a popular high school
meet winner last year. Wilfred
Woods. Bill Riddle and George
Wehmhoff Of Winthrop.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-29
Committee Plans
Special Evonis
For Carnival


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national champion os lueunEy
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h>v al Commerce spcnoeyu -
annual Tneoma Wmter 1DofcD
Carnival n parndiee -
Mount Rainier. Ane1eeIY
with The arrangements -
Representatives ~ numGeuuD
service sroupe and n9u&
papers IT the city. with ~.
n<y Elliott - chairman thu
year.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-29

SALT LANE UTy - Th< see-
and annual snow cup rare over .
giant salon sousss In the Alta
Ski Bowi. - miles southeast ~
here, viii bs b<h Dse. ~. ths
sponsoring Salt Lake Jayess
Winter Sports club has dscidsd.
The tournament 10 sanctioned BY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-29

the National ~ AascesstIea-
f1ading shlsss In ~ vsss v1ii -
invited 10 ssmpsts ~ ~ tssphles
won Iast year ~ uasnsy MeCeaa,
Hot sulphur eprnGs. csts.. ~
Mrs. Gretchen Isannv. Denver. n
attending titisnstesvs are sspssfe1
ba<k for ths eempssition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-29

parkas this year are 10 p<rr<nt
without hoods. Practice seems
10 have convinced skisrs that caps
are best The majority 81 parkas
are longer than before and some
have p<plums which fold under
to MI the demand Of two types
Of garment
Az for the men. oh yes. the men
we must give than . break.
styiisticsiiy speaking. Msnfaeur-
srs Of ski clothing must have pat
their fabric orders In s<riy this sea
son because they come out with
some Of the nlftisst Jobs we've
seen in a long tins. TIE mate
rails are superb seftsst. smooth
est all wool. rshArdinss 10 MT tbs
market yet
Ski suits are RAPIDLY gaining
popularity this year. particularly
for women. however one nanufae-
tprsr shows several for msn-
And I'D re sy break for TIA
men -ah yes. n for . nomsnt vs
can get away from the topic a
clothes. Our ski shopper has al
ready told you q the ski rack for
convert4bles and now here 10 one
To bring . sigh Of rehsf from any
driving skier. Some naastsrmind
has devised 4 rack which eliminates
this virtual climbing -on-top-of-esr-
to-fasten-skis. The metal rack,
goes On top Of the ear a. any
ether but II has sliding brackets
which hang nicely over the side
while axis are being fastened on
and when filled slides back ana
fsstens securely while the car -
travelling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-29
lS4l Ski Styles Maintain
Status Quo in Most Respects
Conventional Downh7 1roussr Remains Tops
Psrts,. Hood-Iess. Are Slightly Longer This Yssr

Designers array upon Satisfactory basic styles last
both mems and
the pattern before There are
addsd finsss the
tailoring down h pants here 10 stay and not
within fashion could them from the top In
popularity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
WRECKINC OF
STATUE BEING
INVESTIGATED
COUNCIL COMMITTEE CHAIR
MEN AND MAYOR ARE NOW
WORKING IN cooPERA-
TON

Operations of vandals Thurs
day night at Bayview Park in
which the base of the statue of
Jose Marti, Cuban patriot, was
destroyed resulted in an investi-
cation being made of the mat
ter by Councilman John Car
bonell, chairman of the Welfare
Committee, and Councilman
Leonard B. Grillen, chairman of
the Public Safety and Police
Committee.
The matter has been brought
to the attention of Mayor Will
lard M. Albury, who has direct
ed CHIEF Of Police Ivan Elwood
and Captain of Police Alberto
Camera to make every effort
possible to apprehend the guilty
parties, who participated in the
destructive work, which is con-
sdered one of the most uncalled
for and malicious acts that could
have been perpetrated in a pub
lie park.
The Marti monument. which
Continued On Page Fourl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
Naval Victory Scored By
German Ships AndBOnlbGrs
Pierre Laval, Wounded On
Wednesday, Gets Stronger
my Associated pressl

PARIS, Aug. 30.-Leaders of
the French anti-Soviet legion,
whose members Pierre Laval was
addressing when he was shot
down Wednesday, have echoed
the former vice premier's plea
that the life of the gunman, Paul
colette, be spared, it was revealed
today.
Laval, who was described to-
day as stronger after doctors had
almost despaired of his life yes
terday, urged authorities not to
execute the youth. Colette adj
mitted firing four bullets into
LavaPs body and wounding Mar
eel Deaf, a Laval associate.
Paris newspapers dropped their
demands for the youths life, and
"a wave of sympathy throughout
France was reflected in demon
STATIONS and posters urging that
he be spared.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
Relations Between Japan And
u. S. Are Greatly Improved
tny As.eela.ea rrena,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 80. -
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
today described talk Of a Jap
anesesU S. understanding as
premature, but reports both
here and in Japan indicated a gem
eral letdown in tension between
the two nations.
Hull said there was nothing
concrete" in plans for an under
standing with Japan, and he
called talks between President
Roosevelt, Japanese Ambassador
Admiral Nomura and himself,
purely exploratory
Official Tokyo sources, it was
understood here, have largely
echoed Hull,s comment, explain
ing that no definite action has
been taken by either party, but
Japanese newspapers, hating
their attacks on the United States,
said an agreement has been, or
soon will be reached"
Joseph G. Grew, U S. ambassa-
dor to Tokyo, declined to COM
ment on the talks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
BENEFIT DANCE
HERE TONIGHT
STATE DEFENSE MEN FROM
COMPANY 3 TO BE HOSTS
ON OCCASION

Key Vests state defense men
of Company "B", Seventh bat
talon, will be hosts at the Samoa
club tonight for a benefit dance,
receipts of which will be spent
for their recreation room at the
national guard armory.
The dance opens at 10 o'clock
at the Samoa, with Archie
Thompson and his seven-piece
orchestra providing the dance
music.
Inez, Hawaiian dancer from
the former Esquire club in Mi
ami, and Alberto and Edona,
talented local rhumba team, will
be features of the program.
Capt. Fred Marvil, operator of
the Samoa and commanding Of
ficer Of the company, said all
money collected, including the
bar profits, will go to the COM
pany fund.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
ANOTHER CASE OF
4 HONESTY'S REWARD

Franklin Archer and Elijah
Sands. operators Of Overseas
Radio Repair Shop. s22 Elem
ing street. had new proof to-
day that honesty does pay.
The partners. who did
minor repair job for a stranger
March 81. learned today from
the monthly magazine. Read
ers Digest, that their firm
was one of the l09 honest
ones found in a nationwide
check.
Sixty four out of every 100
radio stores approached by
the magazines representa-
tives uncovered mythical all
nents and overcharqed. the
checkup revealed. The Over
seas Shop received a years
subscription for being one of
those that did not.
The investigators used a
radio in perfect repair. dis
connecting a small part be-
lore taking il to the repair
shops.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
ALL ENGAGED in
DEFENSE WORK TO
BE FINCERPRINTED
PREPARING SPECIAL MA
TroNAL. DEFENSE AppLIcAs
TON CARD; FBI HEADS
MOVEMENT
tspeelal % The CItIzenl

TALLAHASSEE, Aug. 3d.
All persons in Florida engaged
in defense programs will finger
tip the printers ink in the fin
gerprinting department of law
enforcement agencies of every
in the state. it was an
nounced by officials of the Flor
ida State Defense Council here
today.
John Edgar Hoover director
of the FBI in cooperation with
the SDC of Florida, is having
prepared a special National De-
tense Application card on which
all civilians may be fingerprint-
ed.
"A survey completed of fin
gerprinting equipment in Flor
ida indicates-that both personnel
and equipment are available for
handling this important assign
.ment4, George sLR Burr Jr., ex-
ecutive director of the SDC, said.
'In the few counties not having
adequate facilities or trained
personnel, arrangements are be-
ing made to secure equipment
from adjacent counties so that
the program may be carried out
in every county. The cards,
when completed, will be filed in
Washington under a special De-
tense Volunteer classification.
This file will be maintained, we
understand, long after the
emergency is over and should
serve in years to come as me-
mento to the patriots in Florida
who have so willingly volunteer
Continued On Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
RAY ATWELL in
RACE FOR CAPT.
OF CITY POLICE
FIRST TO ANNOUNCE HIS
CANDIDACY FOR POSITION
IN ELECTION TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER ii

In tossing his hat into the
ring today, Ray AtWell announces
his candidacy for Captain of Po-
lice and starts off what promises
to be one of the most intense
political campaigns ever to be
held in the City of Key West.
Pointing to what his friends
term brilliant record in the
city's law enforcement depart
ment, Officer Atwell bases his
candidacy on his record made
during the two years he has
served the city as patrolman and
traffic officer
Shortly after becoming an Of
ficer, MIR. Atwell made name
for himself by his efforts to
bring about closer observance Of
the city's traffic laws. He car
ried out the duties Of his office
without fear or favor
Al member of the National
Guards for seven years, Mr., At
well obtained leave Of absence
from the police force TO go into
active duty in the United States
Army when the Guards were
called into service. Recently he
was given an honorable discharge
from the Army and resumed his
duties on the force.
Mr.. Atwell WAS born and
raised in Key West and is ready
and willing to serve the COM
in any movement for
its benefit. He solicits the sup
port Of his host of friends and
the voters Of the city
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
new BOAT LINE
STARTS SERVICE

+ r
The Suits Me-, first vessel to
be placed in service by the new
boat line from Tampa to Key
West, Is expected to dock here
today on its maiden trip. The
vessel is being operated by the
Gulf Coast Transportation Com
pany.
The ship has a cargo consist
ing of Sd Beer and Silver Ale,
besides a load of cement for the
governmentgand a general assort-
ment Of freight. 40
The vessel will operate on a
WeSkly schedule, and win dock
at Pier 1, at the FEC. docks on
lTrumbo Island.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
NEGRO WOMAN
HELD FOR TRIAL

j.
Flossie Smith, negro woman,
was held under $500 bond in
county jail today on charge of
assaulting Archie Lee Porter
with deadly weapon. Prelim-
mary hearing before Peace jus
tice Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., is
set for 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Porter charged the woman at
tackled him with a knife this
morning at about 4 o'clock,
slashing open his neck and in
flicting a deep wound in shis
back. faL 10
Sam Jones also was held this
morning for investigation " Va
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
RED CROSS UNIT
HAD MEETING ON
THURSDAY NIGHT
VARIOUS COMMITTEES REM
DERED REPORTS ON MANY
ACTIVITIES DEALING WITH
ORGANIZATION

The monthly meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Ameri-
can Red Cross was called to or
der by Horace O'Bryant, chair
man, at High School Auditorium
$3.50 p. m Thursday.
Mrs. Dan L. Navarro, Secre-
tary, read the minutes of the
last meeting and chairmen of va
rious committees made their re-
ports.
Mrs M. Z. Berkowitz, chair
man Of the First Aid Committee,
reported over 80 people had al
ready completed the standard
course in First Aid with more
classes in progress; thirty 800
people enrolled to take the adj
vanced First Aid Course under
Mrs. Edward Folger and Edwin
B. Thompson, volunteer instruc-
tors in Red Cross First Aid
Courses. The Red Cross hopes
through these courses to obtain
local First Aid instructors, to
teach additional adult classes as
well as giving children in the
schools the advantage of learn
ing standard First Aid.
Al Mills, executive secretary of
the Defense Council, was heard
rlative to cooperation of Red
Cross and Defense Council in
case of National Emergency.
Mrs. Vim. r. Warren, Produc-
ton chairman, reported wool on
hand for Red Cross knitting and
material in Red Cross workroom
for workers on Tuesday and
Friday at zoo p. m. each week.
Townsend Morgan, of the
local Art Center, offered his CO.
operation to the Defense Council
and Red Cross in giving publicity
through posters when the two
organizations needed it.
Joe Pearlman, vice chairman
of the Red Cross chapter, spoke
in regard to organizing now for
Roll Call in November. Key West
is expected at least to double
last years Roll Call, due to in
crease in population, and should
begin planning the canvass now.
Miss Leonor Warren, executive
secretary, gave her report, which
is quoted for general information
of Red Cross obligations and du-
ties.
I'm accordance with pro-
vision in the charter granted by
Congress to the American Ma
tional Red Cross in 1905", Miss
Warren reported, I'VE are to act
in matters of voluntary relief
and in accord with the military
and naval authorities as a me-
dunn of communication between
the people of the United States
of America and their Army and
Navy. Therefore. at this time
the principal work Of the chap
ter is our so-called war Serv-
ice Through this service the
Red Cross makes loans and
grants to service men Of the
Army and Navy in times of such
an emergency as the serious i'll
ness or death of a member of his
immediate family. A loan will
Continued on Page FourJ
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
Safeguards Against British Or !
American Invasion Of Europe
Discussed By Hitler -MUSsOini
Nazi Leader Promised AS
Many Italians AS He
Needs For Labor Or Any
Other Service
tBy Associated Press,

NEW YORK. Aug. 3o.s-Adoli
Hitler has been promised as
many Italians as he needs for
labor in Germany or for duty
with the armed services. Italian
newspapers declared today in re-
leasing more details of the five
day conference between Hitler
and Mussolini on the Russian
war front.
Safeguards against a British
Or American invasion of Europe
and the pressing need for more
oil were the chief subjects of
conversation in the long parleY
which ended yesterday, the pa
pers revealed in an unexpected.
ly frank statement.
Virginia Gayda, semi-official
Italian spokesman, said the Axis
must find new sources Of, oil at
once in order to continue what
he admitted will be long war.
He said there is no shortage of
food in the two Axis partners.
Describing the meeting as a
direct answer to the talk be-
tween President Roosevelt and
British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill earlier this month,
Gayda said the world soon will
learn through decisive action
what was discussed at the meet
ing in Russia.
Tokyo newspapers echoed the
Axis declaration with the COM
ment that Acknowledgements
T6idti0IlS, TOO, received the at
tention of the dictators.
Both Italian and German
newspapers warned of the in
evitability Of united front in
Europe which they limited will
include Portugal, Turkey and the
other remaining neutra1s.
England, they declared, will
be barred forever from Europe if
she continues her present course.
AT the same time, Gayda at
tackled United States participa-
ton in the war and declared that
the two leaders discussed means
of combating the American aid
through Vladiyostock, which
keeps Communism artificially
alive.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
BOARD S(JSTAINS
COUNTY ASSESSOR


Rulings Of County Tax Asses
sor Claude A. Gandolfo in refus-
ing to grant homestead exemp-
ton TO more than 10 property
owners who rent their homes
part of the year were upheld
last night by county commas
sioners, sitting as board Of
equalization.
The commissioners refused 70
consider the pleas for e,efnption
and ended their session quickly
N i'|Rs e 0thsE SIS 1ss
Members Of the board viii
meet again Tuesday night 10
continue hearings on the tax as
sessments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
ENGINEER EDGAR
KNOWLES INJURED

=.
Edgar Knowles, 39-year-old
engineer from Tarpon Springs,
today was under treatment at
Marine hospital for injuries suf-
fered in a dynamite explosion
which smashed his left hand and
caused minor burns about the
legs
Knowles was rushed to the hos
pital late Thursday night after
the accident mad occurred while
he was working on the construc-
ton Of a navy magazine at Flem-
ling Key.
Il The three outside fingers of
the left hand were amputated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
British Troops In Iran
Stop Fighting As Rumors
OF ArmiStiCe Circulates
my Associated PRESS,

LONDON, Aug. 30 British.
troops in Iran have stopped fight
ing, informed sources in London
said today as rumors of an armis-
tice swept the British capital.
Declaring that no armistice has
been planned definitely. British
sources said it is true that the
campaign has ended in victory,
and that some terms will be ar
ranged within short time.
Probable terms will provide for
British and Russian military
patrol of the oil well sections of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
I. BOWEN SELLS
BARBECUE STAND

Llewellyn MacFarlane, Key,
West, has purchased from T, H.
Bowen, Miami, Dukes Barbecue
stand and the surrounding props
erty at Fitzpatrick and Front
streets, a deed revealed today. Y, i
MaeFarlane, who has operated
the stand under lease. bought
the property for about $4,000.
In another transaction, Bowen
bought from w. w. Bowen a
three-foot strip of land running
across the northeast end OF the
property purchase price was
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
TURKEYS INTEGRITY
ASSURED. SAYS EDEN
,Hy AnaocInted PreNsl

COVENTRY, Aug. go For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden,
speaking here today in the
midst of wreckage left by a
German bomber attack. promis-
ed territorial integrity for Tur-
key as the result of the joint
British-Russian attack on Iran.
England and Russia, he de-
clared, have no intention of at
lacking Turkey, and their VIC
tories in Iran and in Iraq insure
that country against a German
invasion from the south.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
Mayor To Clamp Down On
Reckless Auto Drivers

Mayor Willard NJ Albury. re-
plying to the plea of the chamber
.of commerce that he issue a proc
lamation warning against reckless
driving in Key West, said today
he has notified the police depart
ment to begin a thorough going
campaign to stop excessive speeds
here.
Speedy and reckless driving
here is going to be stopped. he
declared Every policeman on
the force is going to be instructed
to bear down on traffic viola
tors
Mayor Albury, in addition TO-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
CARPENTERS To
GIVE BLOWOUT

Key West carpenters union
members, their friends and their
families will be entertained Mon
day night at a s'blow-outv at the
Samoa club, Clarence Higgs,
business agent of the union, an
nounced today.
Celebrating Labor Day, Riggs
said the union will open the big
party at Z o'clock.
Refreshments for the members
and their guests will be free.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
is DEAD AS NAILS
PUNISH OPPONENTS
tIiy Ansoclntea l.reNnl

BERLIN, Aug. 30 Eight Bel
gians and eight Frenchmen, all
accused of anti-Nazi activities,
were sumnarily tried and ex-
Eecuted today.
The executions followed a
week of rapid-fire German raids
on alleged Communist and pro-
British groups in occupied
Europe
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
alGsS laSF 49, 49, ssxSs sszSS NM .SzSF ~
NO PAPER MONDAY

In accordance with a GUS
tom of long-standing, there
will be no issue of The Citi-
zen on Monday Labor DaY)
In order to afford the mem
bers of the force an oppor-
tunitY to Join in the festivi-
ties Of the days celebration.
The Citizen observes three
holidays during each year.
the other two being Fourth
Of July and Christmas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30

Iran, and route through Iran
permitting British supplies to
roll directly into Russia
(Oil operators in Tehran, capital
of Iran, said Russian bomber at
tack "a hours after the Iranian
army had stopped fighting de-
stroyed thousands of gallons of
high test airplane gasoline.)
(The reports said the Red squad
ron suddenly appeared and UNI
loaded its bombs over a tank sta
ton, igniting huge stores of gaso-
line which within a few hours the
Russians might have seized
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
~ .
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
MEMBER VISITS HERE

Louis Afzenwiller of Ge-
neva. Switzerland. who is
with the League Of Nations
at IFS temporary headquar-
ters in Washington. arrived
in Key West yesterday with
Mrs. Atzenwiller for four
or five-daY vacation.
They will be the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Simone
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. ST.
none at 536 Fleming street
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-30
NOBLE GRAND NAME

MEMPHIS. Mrs. Eugenia
Ragsdale, noble grand of the
Warren Rebekah lodge, Vicks-
burg, Miss, visited the Ruth Re-
bekah lodge here and was intro
ducd to its noble grand.
Nothing strange in that-only
the noble grand of the Ruth Re-
bekah lodge also is named Mrs.
Eugenia Ragsdale.
The two women are not re-
lated.