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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29
CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR CONVENTION
STILL COMING In
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS TO
LEGION EVENT THUS FAR
IS BEING PRINTED HERE
WITH

One-third of the objective of
the committee soliciting funds
for the American Legion conven-
ton here April 1926 was report
ed today by the Key West Con-
vention corporation.
1t reported the contributors to
date. Albert Mills executive di-
rector of the corporation, said
that as other contributions are
made the list would be published.
Il have every reason to expect
that the contributions will event
ually be sufficient to stage the
American Legion's state cOnven-
ton in manner to do Key West
proud, Mills said.
Following is a list of contribu-
tors to date, it being remembered
that an additional list will be
published as soon as the contri-
buttons, many of them promised,
are made:
Dry Goods: Appclrouth, Arono-
vitz, Appel, Army & Navy Store,
Holtsberg & Son, Frank Hollis
berg, Kantor, LeWinsky, Joe
PearIman and Rose Marie Shop.
Restaurants: Bakers, Boca
Chica, Columbia, Harmony Grill,
Ramonin's and Southernmost
Pharmacy.
Hotels: Central, Coral Apis,
Duval, Gibson, Gulf Stream,
Goldcn's North Beach Inn, Over
seas, Ocean View, Post Office
Inn, Pigeon Key Camp, Roberts
House, Siboney Inn, Southern
Inn, Southern Cross, Trade
Winds, La ConCha and Trumbo.
Individuals: J. ArOnovitz,
Gas Stations: Raymond Curry,
Currie's, Allen E. Curry, Null
berg, Lou Smith and Trevor &
Morris.
Wholesalers: Maloney Broth
crS, MonSalvatge & Drane, Por-
ter Dock Co, Sinclair Oil, Stand
ard Oil and Saunders.
Bars and Clubs: Che Che's Bar,
Curro's, Cave I'm, Cabana, Stop
by Joc's, Samoa, La Conga, Boat
Bar and La Concha.
Beauty Shops: The Colony,
Carolyn's and SaWyer's.
Miscellaneous: Columbia Laun-
dry, Fleck's Bowling Alley, Flor
ida Motor Lines, First National
Bank, Kew West Electric Co,
Key West Gas Co, The Key West
Citizen. KreSs, Thompson Enter
prises, Trumbo Properties, Coco
Cola. White Star Cleaners, South
crnmost Flowers, Longs Furni-
ture Store and Key West Flor
list.
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Situation In Yugoslavia
Still Remains Unchanged
tny Annotated PrrN.l

YuGoSjav Premier Gen. DuSan-
Simovltch today continued TO di-
rect his attention toward settle.
mcnt OF internal disputes as
Rome and Berlin choruSed de.
mandS for an explanation Of his
attitude toward the thrce-day-
old ANS alliance.
Newspapers IN the two Axis
capitals SAID today Adolf Hitler
had demanded a final word on
NuEoSlayia.S stand within three
days, bat Belgrade remained 81
lent Soldiers are standing guard
,t,r Belgrade and m other Yuco-
s'sv c,t.cS m an effort 10 prevent
any anti German demonstrations
which might prcc.p,taIe a crisis
IN Rome and Berlin however
newspapers declared that diSor-
der ~ increasing and an Italian
publication charged that 4 mill
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29
City Council Orders Data
Be Prepared For Proposed
Changes In Old Charter
Measures To Be Presented
To Representative To
Be introduced In Legis-
lature

AT a recessed meeting of the
City Council held last night. City
Attorney Aquilino Lopez. Jr. was
instructed to prepare data for
several proposed changes TO be
made in the city charter. and
have same published by title.
preparatory to having the
measures introduced in the legis-
laiure by Monroe County's rep
resentaiive. There were no new
proposals submitted at the meet
ing last night. the others having
been decided upon at former
meetings.
A letter was read from the
Softball League requesting that
the city install three flood lights
at BayvieW Park to take care of
the lighting of the grounds for
softball games which will be put
on starting April l. The matter
was referred to the Welfare Com
mittee with power to act.
Upon request made by Mrs.
William Billiard for some finan-
cial help for her husband, who is
receiving hospital treatment, it
was ordered that $25 be given to-
ward taking care of the expense.
1t was decided to have a new
ordinance drawn up covering the
activities of the Key West Gas
Company in which some provi-
slons will be made in order that
the city may derive some revenue
from the company according to
the franchise, inasmuch as the
city is not receiving any revenue
at this time
The matter of renewal of the
Key West Electric Company's
contract with the city for furnish
ing street lights was taken up for
discussion, and it was decided
that the matter be deferred until
the next meeting inaSmuch as the
present contract does not expire
until April 30.
In response to request made,
the Board of Public Works was
granted permission to maintain
an office in the City Hall for the
purpose of keeping records in con-
nectlon with the operation of
sewer and water projects.
1t was agreed to allow the tax
asSesSor-collector employ a help
or in his office for another month
IN order to keep up with the work
during the coming month.
1t was ordered that a half
months payroll be made for en-
ployes on April 4.
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One OF Mussolini's Big
Battleships And Two
Cruisers Said To Have
Gone Down
(By Associated Press,

tBy Associated Presss
LONDON. Marcn zs.-Power-
full units of the Royal Navy. with
Greek ships collaborating. are in
pursuit of an Italian fleet after
a two-daY battle in the Mediter-
ranesn. il was announced today.
A 3s.oo0-ton Italian batileship
is said TO have been sunk and
two cruisers so severely damaged
that they. too. are believed 10
have gone down.
Italian ships, after putting up a
stiff resistance in waters some
where near Greece, were said by
the British to have taken flight,
and the British and Greek ships
are pursuing them into the east
ern Mediterranean. Some other
damage is said to have been in
flicted.
Rome. mentioning a naval en-
gagement in the Mediterranean
without giving details. said today
q British aircraft carrier had been
hit by torpedoes dropped Pom
planes) -
The surprise naval engagement,
after Italy had kept her ships in
port for months, was Thought
here to be an answer TO defeats
in Africa and Albania and the
diplomatic blow of Yugoslavia'
government upset. Some sources
here say Adolf Hitler may have
demanded that Italy do some
thing to regain at least part Of
her damaged prestige.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29
FIVE BRITISH
VESSELS SUNK
tRy AssocIa.ed Press,

BERLIN, March % German
bombers yesterday sank five
British freight vessels and dam
aged a troop transport off the
north coast of Scotland. q com
munlquc revealed today Ton
mage Of the ships was not listed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29
Desires To Have Delegates
From South American Nations
Attend October Conference
(By Associated Pressl

MEMPHIS, March 29.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt in a proclamation
has invited representatives of
South American countries to at
tend the cotton conference here
Oct to II, it was announced to-
day.
The President, in urging ereprC-
sentation from all western hem
isphere countries, said the we'll
being of large part of the popu-
lation of all the nations of the
new world depends upon cotton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29
T QiSh And Greek Vessels
Chase Fleeing Italian Fleet
ITS NOTHING BUT
CARDS In FRANCE
By Associated PrcxsD


VICHY. March 29.-Al-
though there is a paper short
age. people in France were
never compelled to carry so
many bits of paper as they
are today.
The wallet of any Ameri-
can correspondent in VichY.
for instance. must contain at
least the following:
A bread card. meat card.
fats card. cheese card and
soap card.
A ration card allowing him
to use all the above cards.
An identity card allowing
him to live in France.
A sojourn card allowing
him TO live in this part of
France.
A circulation card allowing
him TO leave this part of
France.
"A drivers csrd allowing
him TO leave il BY car.
A gray card" allowing his
car to leave.
A gasoline card.
A press card.
a Pare hotel card allow
ing him TO GO to the Pare ho-
tel for press information.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29
US. WARSHIP FIRES ON
ANOTHER

WASHINGTON. Rear Admiral
6. NJ. Robinson, chief Of the Blu
reau Of Ships, recently revealed
that one Of the battleships of the
United States fleet opened fire on
another-for experimental pur-
poses oniy--to test the effects of
projcctilcs and 70 show that i'm
provcmcnts shoJld be made IN
the construction Of gun turrcts
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WOULD EXPEL
JAP OFFICIALS
my Associated Prcssl

LONDON, March 29.-Lieut.
Comdr. Fletcher, labor party
member of the house of commons,
called on the government to ex-
pei Japanese embassy officials
from London today.
Accusing the japanese repre-
sentatives Of spying. Commander
Fletcher said. There is no reason
why we should use kid gloves.
They ought to be expelled from
the country"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29

course a parallel 81 action which
led 20 var ia 1917.
The appointment With DE-
tiny. hn aaid. are. "fyae. that ac
a.ll sst st lae worlds peace table
A-n0ther IL that ~e i@ce the prot,
Icras ~ War emotions ard var
pgychosls The other IL shat We
SHALL meet the financial. ecuHomkc
ard sc,cia! aftermath II q Waf
Even Nlth victory, b. sad
"@e failed 10 get either military
ccDnoEn.e or spiritual peace.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29
HAS EYE OPERATION

Word has been received from
r Frank Roberts of 900 Southland
street. who recently underwent
surgical eye operation ln the
jackson Memorial Hospital ia Nj
arm. stating that the operation
was successful
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29
~. H@w~ 49, ~. Naw.a ~ ~
ROOSEVELT TO BE
ON AIR TONIGHT
NV Associated PreSs(

VUy NSNOcIhTeu IreSNI
PORT EVE RGL ABE
March 29.-President Roose-
welt. resting aboard the yacht
Potomac in port here today.
will make his Jackson Day
address from the wardroom
of the ship tonight at $3.50
o'clock.
The Presidents message
will be carried over three
nation wide radio hookups.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-29

Key West, Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
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Evening star., 1941-07-06

sell she could put into words. The corner Office
- the White Elephant - hadn't been rented
for seven long months And Winifred Conway.
aged fourteen, needed new spring coat And
Anne Marie Conway, aged nine, needed a job
of teeth Strengthening that would take -.
why - why it's thrilling. And so timely.
You ought to make lot of money! she ex-
claimed.
lou think so?' He laughed. There was
wisp of bitterness in his voice You're about
the first person I've mentioned it to that thinks
so. My father - he runs small weekly news
paper up in Marshall - thinks I'm a chump.
He expects me back to handle the advertising
end of his business as soon as my five hundred
dollars runs out
Five hundred. Brenda wondered what he
would say if she said: Listen, Lambie, Brenda
Conway has nothing against you personally.
You seem nice and clean and honest Too nice
and clean and honest. Brenda Conway is pull
ing for you. She hopes you will succeed. But
she thinks your father was probably right
ive-hundred dollars won't last long. so you
won't mind if Brenda gets hers while the get
ting is good, will you?'
Instead she said, sagely tossing her dark
head People get awfully conservative and
pessimistic when they grow older. My father
would never have believed could make 20
of this place, and yet he was always getting
mixed up in the droopest things himself" She
smiled tenderly.
Dads a good egg too. her visitor said
But he's full of the perils of the big city.
7-6-4l
Evening star., 1941-07-06

You see" = His gray eyes nickered frankly =
I'm not established yet"
1T won't take you long Brenda said She
spoke warmly. optimistically. This town is
crawling with crooks. have an uncle -
you misunderstood. I'm not that - that
sort of detective No divorces or automobile
1t was slow smile but it warmed the rest Of
his face. I'm specializing in industrial work,
business frauds and perhaps, if things go well,
industrial counterespionage. With the war
abroad and our own huge defense program it
seems like - "
It's natural" Brenda said with all the
Evening star., 1941-07-06

departments had wearied of calling one of her
tenants. Within reasonable limits Brenda tried
to cooperate with her renters.
Il am looking for an office, the visitor said.
Brenda smiled - easily, effectively.
Il saw your notice in the lobby and
thought -
And you thought right. I'm sure have just
what you want. A beautiful private office.
1t - it became vacant only the other day
With telephone and stenographic service avail
able it is only twenty-five dollars month.
If you will step this way -
Mr.. West fingered his hat. He did not move.
Il hadn't thought to spend quite that much.
Evening star., 1941-07-06

business was always in
need of ready cash.
Perhaps Mr.. Wigmore
was a philanthropist,
but Brenda doubted it.
His eyes were too "a
smooth. his tongue too
glib the people who
dropped in to see him
too close to the pat
tern that interested
her uncle, Captain
Haloran of the Fraud In
Squad.
Then there were nd
others: pleasant. hon
est folk like Mr.. Nath- 0r;
an Roseberry who rep
resented an Eastern
hosiery mill, and Mr..
Everett Malloy, who
was in the razOr-bade
business.
And then there was,
of course the Tap.
Brenda knew that the visitor was a tap
almost as soon as she laid her brisk brown eyes
on him. A tap is not exactly sap, nor is he
of necessity dope. He can be quite simple
about some things and mentally alert about
others. But almost always he is easy money.
Only for one brief moment. after her first
survey, did Brenda doubt the accuracy of her
judgment. That was when the young man,
with fleeing, diffident smile, held out stiff
white business card 1t read:
PAUL w. WEST
Industrial Investigations
Brenda eyed it wariy. 1t might mean moth
ing, or it might mean that certain local credit
Evening star., 1941-07-06
n Short Story Complete in This Issue

n Snort Story Complete IN inns issue
RYAD Brenda Conway been born boy in
stead of the eldest of four sisters rang
u - ing downward from twenty-five to five,
it is certain she would have sold newspapers
with the same alert and cheerful resourceful-
ness that she ran her business clearinghouse.
Not that the small white card, tucked away
in dngy corner of the ancient Lennox Build
ing. referred to it as a clearinghouse. 1t said:
Miss BRENDA CONWAY
Public Stenographer, Room GAP
Desk Space and Pirate OHces
Telephone and StenOgrdbhic Serrice
Brenda had rented the Office few months
after her father stepped in front of a swiftly
moving truck at moment when his life in
surance had just lapsed and his eldest daughter
was about to graduate from commercial high
school. Brenda rented the long dark room for
S65. In newer building the same space would
have rented for $500. A row of desks along one
wall brought SIS per month. A few small offices,
partitioned off with golden oak and frosted
glass, brought Sl5 each. A corner office with
two windows was priced at S25 and was, con-
seQuently, rarely occupied. Brenda occupied
small rallied enclosure in the middle of the
room, 1anked by mail boxes, an ancient switch
board and typewriter
The operation of this Noah's ark of com
merce was continually faced with two problems.
both bearing on the welfare of the Conway
family The first had to do with the renting OF
space. The second with the even more compll-
Gated business of collecting for the space after
it was rented. The ability to obtain the right
balance between the two called for certain
wary optimism. because the mortality rate was
high and rubber checks seldom lost their elias
ticity with age.
Of course there were certain tenants who.
one way or another managed to continue year
after year. One of these was Mr.. Timothy
Farrell Mr.. Farrell was mild little man of
uncertain age and a comic opera bandit mus
tache who operated, by mail, The Farrell
Vitality Bureau, which offered a course in
muscle building and vital living for the insig
nihcant sum of $45.
Then there was Miss Adea Moses Miss
Moses was tall and bony and also of uncertain
age. She sold real estate and insurance in
season. and space in programs when the going
grew tough.
! HERE was Anson w. Wigmore. Mr.. Wigmore
was on the younger side - dark, dashing and
very hearty He rented a private office for his
Wigmore Automotive Products Corp. of North
America. According to the advertisements he
ran in lurid magazines, agents for the Wlgmore
Spark Plug Accelerator and the Wigmore
Gasoline Saver were coming money. But for
some strange reason the fountainhead of the
business was always in
Evening star., 1941-07-06
NOT EXACTLY A SAP

The startling adventure Of young Mr. West who
had TO match his wits against some very knowing
brains including those Of girl named Brenda
by Everett Rhodes Castle
vanofedb byAG GehoeIDo
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Three-base MT: Berg; IWo-pase
hit: Berg; struck out: by Molina
4, by Sanchez 2, by Revels 8, by
Mckay 5; bases on balls: off Mo-
lima 2, off Sanchez 2, off Revels
4, off Mckay 2; hits: off Molina
4, off Sanchez 5, off Revels 3,
off Mckay 8; umpires: Beacher
and Lastres.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-24
New Passing Rule Seen
AS Aid To Warner Style
fnx Assaciatea Pressl

ATLANTA, June 24.-W. A.
BilD Alexander, head coach at
Georgia Tech and a member of
the Football Rules Committee,
feels that the recent alteration
which allows the ball to be hand
ed forward to any player behind
the line of scrimmage will be a
definite aid to opponents of the
Waner system of play.
1.-The ball may be handed first
from one backfield man to an
other back of the line of scrim-
mage, or may be handed forward
to a lineman who has come out
of the line of scrimmage and
who is at least one yard back of
the line of scrimmage when he
receives the ball", Alexander ex-
plains.
81 believe the opponents of
the Warner system will benefit
from this rule because it will
help them on their double re-
verses. They can fake a man
coming behind and then hand
the ball off in front after COM
plete spin. It win not be greatly
different from the present dou-
BILE reverse, however.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-24
HUNTERS HUNTED
any Asseelatea Pressl

SACRAMENTO. Calf, June
24.-With the foreign transplant
ed ringneck pheasant flourishing
in California and providing much
sport in the brief hunting sea
son, game wardens find prob
lem on their hands in the print
tive loop-type of snare.
Recently in small area IS of
these were found. and in a sin
gle month 80 persons were con-
victed of Illegally taking pleas
ants.
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SOF1BALL
lBaYview Park. 7:30 p.m.l

First named clubs visiting /,
last named, honey
TOMORROW NIGHT
First Game-U.S. Army VS..
us. Navy.
Second Game-NavStas VS..
Peppers Plumbers.
FRIDAY NIGHT
OF necessary
First Game-U.S. Navy VS..
us. Army.
Second Game-Peppers Plumb
ers VS.. NavStas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-24
COAST GUARDSMEN
LOST SUNDAY, 6-5
SUFFERED FIRST DEFEAT OF
SEASON; PIRATES
vIcToRS

Coast Guard Cutter Pandora
nine Sunday afternoon at Army
Barracks suffered its first loss
of the season after trampling
local teams four games in row.
Pirates, whom the Guardsmen
nosed ga two Sundays ago, turn
ed the tables and downed the
Angels of Mercy by one run, 6
to 5.
Bow score:
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DODGERS ONLY
HALF-GAME BACK
OF CARDINALS
DowNED PIRATES WITH RIAL
LY IN EIGHTH; CUBS scoR-
ED IN FIRST INNING TO
BLANK GIANTS. 10
sspee.-, 20 The Cltizen,

NEW YORK, June 24.-The
Brooklyn Dodgers, by virtue of
their "a victory over the Pitts
burgh Pirates yesterday after
noon, rose to within half-game of
the National League pacesetting
St. Louis Cardinals. Cards were
idle.
Brooklyn. trailing 3 to A going
into the eighth, settled the issue
with an attack of Bob Klinger.
Sending home the tying run and
leaving two on base, the stage was
set for pinch-hitter Herman
Franks, rookie catcher. Franks
stepped into the batter's box and
smashed a homer that scored the
two runners ahead of him. That
meant defeat for the BUGS.
Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons, who
had conquered the Pirates on
twelve successive previous starts
against them, had a tough time
gaining his 18th victory over the
Frisch gang but Franks circuit
clout finally swung the score in
his favor.
Claude Passeau, pitching three
hit ball, shutout the New York
Giants 10 for the Chicago Cubs.
The one-run jinx that had logged
the Bruins in three straight games
jumped over to the Giants. The
lone run was scored in the first
inning on single and double.
From then on, Passeau and Hal
Schumacher were locked in a
pitchers duel.
No other games were played in
either league.
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Only games scheduled.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
SOMETHING SPECIAL
any A..oeIated Pressl

GOLDEN, Colo, June a.
Lloyd Madden, little all-Amer-
ica' haifback at Colorado Mines
in 1899 and a Chicago Cardinals
performer last season, has sill
yer diploma from his alma mater
to show he's a geological engi-
neer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-24

mon, Higgs z, Ubieta, Arias, Ben
nett 8, G. Lastres q; home run:
Bennett; three-base hits: Barcelo,
G.. Lastres; two-base hit: Higgs;
sacrifice hits: Aria, Solomon;
struck out: by Gates 4, by Cas-
tro /; bases ON balls: off Gates S.
off Castro 9; wild pitches: Cas-
tro z. Gate /: umpires: Cleare
and Albury.
Army Whips Navy
Army, playing in the opener,
edged out Navy AZ TO win its
second straight in the three
game exhibition series they have
staged since the title matches
began.
Spanked by first baseman
Saunders. who hit two singles
and double. the Soldiers stag
ed two two-run rallies to clinch
the game. Both teams scored
only in the third and fourth in
nings. with the Navy getting
one run to Arny's two in the
third and both collecting two in
the fourth.
Alneda. Army pitcher, gave
up the walk scored against ell
Their pitcher. and his three strike
outs also were the only ones re-
corded in the game.
Violet. Navy first baSeman
and s'strikeout king" of the
leagues first-half season. hit two
singles and walked once. Lee,
the Marine shortfielder who Is
playing with Navy, hit three sin
giles In the fiTsr game OF the Sc.
ries, two Friday night, and col.
lectcd another pair last night. q
we'll as scoring a run.
The score BY innings
r. Fl e
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First-Gane Exhibitions
SPORTS CALENDAR
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAc1Es)
TODAY

American
Cleveland at Boston.
ST. Louis al New York
Detroit at Philadelphia, night
game.
Chicago at Washington.
National
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, night
game.
Boston at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-24
A BIRD OF A BIRDIE

ALvA. Okla. June 24-Lit-
orally. il was q birdie Clifford
Mann knocked down on the Alva
golf course the other day.
he aimed for a distant green
bur the bah went straight info
tree and struck . bird sitting
On lin1b.
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CHARMED FIGURE

DENVER. June 24.-Colorado
won the Big Seven track cham
pionShip with Soiz points on the
same day that Greeley, Colo.
State captured the Rocky Noun
tain Conference title with 80 So.