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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-01
VARIOUS BILLS
BEFORE SOLONS
In WASHINGTON
HOWEVER. MANY OF THE
HUNDREDS DUcED
MAY NEVER BE HEARD BY
CONGRESS s.
BY JACK STTNNETT

AP Features Service Writer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Be-
fore the 18th Congress was much
over a week old, more than 1000
bills and resolutions had been in
troduced.
To a lot of the old-timers on
the Hill, that's not even worth
mentioning. Practically all Con-
crosses are like that.
A great chunk of these bills will
never reach the House or Senate
floors. They will die in commit
tees. Some will expire because
their authors are unable to make
their pleas heard above the tu-
multi and shouting of moro impor-
tant legislation; some because
their authors don't care much any
way, they having introduced
them only because of pressure
from important geoasttue9s. y :
Another sikea1h ! pefcentag9sa are
so-called 'ptiNAe 'hills"+ prirsci-
pally measpresfto settle individual
claims against the government for
damages to property Or persons.
Still that leaves more bills than
any newspaper could itemize and
explain. In Tuskegee, Ala, they
probably know there are three bills
pending to establish memorials to
the late Negro scientist and edu-
Gator, DR.. George Washington Car
yer, but l doubt if much of the
rest of the United States ever
heard about them.
Probably no one has taken the
trouble to report that Sen. Pat Nc
Carran has revived that ancient
battle between the Commonwealth
of Virginia and the national CAPT
tai by introducing a bill to estab-
lish (once and for alb the boun-
daries between Virginia and the
District of Columbia. The same
senator has another meas
ure that might stir up storm
a bill to establish a federal De-
partment of Aviation.
Sen. Lister Hill has a ''univer7
sal service and total mobiliZa-
ton" bill and Sen. Hattie Caraway
has one to establish preparatory
schools for West Point and Anna
polls.
There already are at least two
to provide for rehabilitation of
wounded veterans of this war Zone
also includes rehabilitation of in
jured war workers. and another
would pay a $50 "bonus" to men
honorably discharged from mill
tary service.
In both chambers, bills frve
been dropped into the hopper
which would "authorize' the
President to make the late Col.
William Billy Mitchell a postum
NOUS major general.
Both House and Senate have
resolution pending which would
extend the right to vote to all per
sons Is years of age or older.
There are bills to establish
training schools for civilian gid
er pilots; to call an international
convention for drawing UP IAN in
ternational constitution" to count
out all aliens in enumerating con-
gressional districts; to grant free
postage I'd eWAACSs Waves and
Stars ; DR. = 4e-
Skip all the controversial meas.
'ures, and the 18th Congress
could still ha1esa merry time and
leave its footprints on the legisla-
tive record. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-01
|sScHOOLKIDS' HEAR
FROM OLD TEACHER
my Asseciased Press,

SOLDIERS GROVE. Fla, Feb
When a group of people who
attended Soldiers Grove schools
from 1889 to 1886 received a
round robin letter from their
former teacher, it wasn't some
thing that had been lost in the
mails.
The ex-teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth
Willis Smith, resides in Oak
land, Calf, and is SO.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-01
AMATEUR DRAMA : 6
BGOMS In BRITAIN
tRr Associated Pressl

- LONDON, Feb. 1.-War has re-
vived amateur drama in Britairh
1t is , figured there are about
5000 amateur societies, conapals
ed with 5000 before the war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-01
Son To Richardson's

Announcement has been made
= of the birth of son, weighing
seven and three-quarter pounds.
to MIR. and Mrs. Kermit Richard
son at the Jackson Memorial
Hospital in Miami on January
20.
The new arrival has been CIV
en- the name of Gene Bryan
Richardson. - - 20
. Mother and baby are reported
to be getting along nicely,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-01
GREATEST OCEAN RACE

NEW YORK.-The greatest
ocean race was sailed in 1905
when eleven large yachts raced
from Sandy Hook, n. j. TO Lands
End, England.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-01
Daughter To Betancourts

. Announcement has been made
: of the birth of daughter, weigh
ing close to eight pounds. to Mr..
and Mrs. Arsenic j. Betancourt,
? Jr., on January %. II
= The new arrival has been Civ
. en- the name of Christine Betan-
. court.
Mrs. Betancourt before mar
; riage was Miss Celia Vargas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-02-01

Nevada divorces valid in all
States, the Supreme Court holds
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28

lanti. While Beatty still retains the
knack of kicking coins off while
Skimming over the timbers, he does
not have the speed he once pos
sessed And who has, as Eddie Eu-
banks remarked.
Beatty. now principal of school
in Ypsilanti. and living the life OF
leisure as he bounces one Of his
two babies on his knees, has ac-
quired an extra appendage Of APP
proximately 80 pounds, and this
additional weight plus his age has
slackened his speed. Beatty was
putting like steam engine after
finishing he race.
Although not as fast as when he
was speeding past his opponents
like zephyr Of wind, Owens is
still able 10 hold his own in compe-
tition. His legs are long, lean and
graceful. and the body balanced
eXperuy as he flew over the hur-
dies with amazing precision.
In a short dash Jesse spotted
two high school stars-Lamarr Mil
Ter and Bill Robinson-l0 yards
each in a 60-yard sprint. Owens
mipped Robinson a yard from the
finish, but was nosed out by Miller.
member Of the Washington high
school track team in Ypsilanti.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
MotorGiants
Diuide Brace
In Muskegon

MUSHROOM, Mich.-After drop
ping the first game. 1873, the Motor
City Giants came back TO win the
njgHtcap; 6-3 in the doubleheader
with the Muskegon Reds. here Sun
day afternoon.
Tired from the all-night ride from
Detroit. the Giants played with
out energy in the first game in
which Ralph Hall starting pitcher,
was chased from the rubber Big
Jim Bumper replacing him. Bump
e. yielded seven hits and famed
nine in seven innings.
Orel Thomas hurled the second
game jor tae Giants. giving up six
hits and tanning 10 while his team
mates were doing some long ,ange
hitting. Charles Rcd House. Will
lie Webster and Bumper hit hon.
erS. House driving 34i feet over
the fence. and Webster lashing his
drive over he fence at the $40
foot mark.
Manan Wilson. who played his
final game with the Giants. had a
field day al tie plate. getting four
hits in four trips. including a long
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Cincin-
nati's Clowns face the Kansas City
Monarchs in the latter's home baili-
wick, Rupert stadium, here Thurs
day night. Aug. 26, then play them
again the following Friday night
at Belleville, H., in closing a long
road trek together which took both
clubs through New Orleans, La,
thence into Texas and Oklahoma.
Then the Cincinnati club moves
over to Parkway Field in Louis
Vile for doubleheader Sunday aft
ernoon. Aug. %, with the Chicago
Brown Bombers providing the OPP
position.
With the return of Peanut" Ny
asses (Edw. A. Davis) TO the fold.
the Cincinnati Clowns not only
have added a sterling pitcher to
their staff but rounded out the fun
niest trio of comedians baseball
has ever seen on one team.
Peanuts" made his seasons bow
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
RUSS J. COWANS'
SPORT CHATTER

Differences Of opinion are what
make the fighting game so interest
Ing to the boxing fans. And there's
q big difference OF opinion sur
rounding the Ray Robinson-Henry
Armstrong fight, schedulad for FRI
Gay night in New York's Madison
Square Garden.
The fight fans who throng ia
eobs Beach and the upper end Of
Seventh Avenue, oeep in the heart
of Harlem. have surrounded Rob-
inson with a halo as result OF the
belief that he's unbeatable. To an
extent, that same belief is preva-
lent among the fight fans OF Detroit.
But there are some disciples OF
boxing who don't subscribe 10 this
!; theory Of Robinson's invincibility,
especially those native sons Of Cali
fornia who have been watching
Henry in his comeback campaign.
II is their contention. based or a
close review OF hte records Of the
two battlers. that Henry will assault
Robinson with such terrific body
attack that the former triple title
holder will win the unanimous de-
cision Of the officials.
George Moore, manager Of the
hurricane leather pusher from Los
Angeles. in an interview last week.
veniured several reasons why Hen
ry would capture the verdict. and
among them was the body attack
which Hammering Henry VIII en-
ploy. Moore pointed out that Rob-
inson has always been bothered by
fighters who employ a styIe> SINH
lar 10 the one used by Armstrong
weaving and bobbinF. He re-
called he difficulties Ray encoun.-
cred in his battle with Jake La
Meta. as an example.
Armstrong Is rugged. a fair box
er and good puncher In addi-
ton. Henry has made one Of the
greatest comebacks in the history
Of boxing winning q out Of his &c
bouts. losing 20 Willie Joyce. Cleo
Shanks ard Beau Jacks He rc-
versed the decision ssains. Joyce
However. Armstrong win age
against hiHi-niiii- be facing once
the grestest little fighters ever t.
pull or a glove. Not only is RAJ
an excellent boxer and ring gem
eral, but he also packs q good STIFF
punch.
While ] don't surround Robin
son with halo Of inyrc.b.l'y. do
pick him ss the winner OF re boat
Friday night.
Back in 1882 Eugene Beatty was
the best hurdier in the orld al 400
meters, Notwithstanding the ACT
that Gene did not represent ,hc
United States in the 1892 Olymp.cs
He was the victim Of IN ur'ortu-
nate mishsp " the fnaB o. me 400
meters trials in Cal forn,a dcrylu.
him chance II wearing ne rn.cd
States colors IA the finals
But there's vast crence be-
tween Gene 81 1922 and Gone of
1913. This difference was in sharp
evidence last Friday afternoon as
Beatty ran agains; jesse Owen, ln
sn exhibition hurdle race 2. Yps.-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
FAVOR HARLEM
BOXER TO WIN
1O-ROUND BOUT
Youth And Ring Skill
Make Him So Choice
To Win Match

NEW YORK-The toughest as
signment OF his comeback campaign
confronts Hammerin' Henry Arm
strong Friday night when he faces
Ray tSugar) Robinson in 10
round bout in Madison Square
Garden.
Armstrong retired form the ring
couple OF years ago, after being
defeated by Fritzie Zivic for his
welterweight title, the last Of the
three crowns Henry once owned.
During Henry's inactivity Robin
son flashed into the welterweight
picture, and compiled winning
streak that caused fight followers
to compare him with Armstrong
when the latter was at his peak.
Successful Comeback
When Armstrong reconsidered re-
firing about year ago the chances
were slim that he would ever find
himself in the ring with Robinson.
But the former triple-crown holder
proved that the years rest did him
good, and in his comeback succeed
ed in fighting his way to the fore
front of the 147-pound class. I'm
mediately speculation arose con-
corning the outcome Of the bout
between him and Robinson, and
efforts were made to match them.
Henry proved his right to the
match with Is wins in 20 starts. in
his comeback campaign. He lost
only to Rubin Shanks, Willie Joyce
and Beau Jacks. The decision
against Joyce was reversed in a re-
turn match.
Several obstacles stood in the
way Of the match, but at length
they were removed, and the pair
were signed month ago. Origi-
nally their fight was scheduled for
Polo Grounds, But Promoter Mike
Jacobs decided last week TO trans
fer it to the Garden.
Robinson. on the basis OF his
youth and better long-range boxing.
is the favorite at odds of to 8.
The odds in his favor would be
greater except for the fact that his
being in the service does not per-
nit him to pursue definite train
ing routine.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
Robinson To Box Armstrong Friday
Peanuts Return
Bolsters His Club

back with the Clowns by turning in
a sparkling TO win over the
Chicago Brown Bombers at Crosley
Field, Cincinnati on August Is,
when the teams split a twin bill.
The Clowns make their next APP
pearance at Crosley Field on Mon
day afternoon Labor Day holiday
Sept 6, against their former local
rivals. the Cleveland Buckeyes in
a twin setting. They also meet the
Buckeyes the afternoon before that
at Victory Field. Indianapolis. 9th.
er return appearances carded for
next week will be made at Toledo.
Appleton, Wis; Milwaukee. and
Michigan City, Ind, with a visit
pending at Fort Wayne, Ind, for
next Tuesday night.
FLASH The Clowns-Monarchs
night game at New Orleans on Au-
gust 10 broke all previous attend
ance records, being played before
actually $4,000 spectators.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28

During this time he played in
several all-star games and in 1899
led an all-professional team in a 20
to defeat of an all-eastern collie
giate team by scoring two touch
downs.
Simmons left football that year to
attend Chicago Teachers College.
Chicago, where he received teach
er's certificate in 194l. Since that
time he has been a teacher and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28

country will represent the Negro
Marines for the Souths fourth al.
Star game to be played here at
Memorial Stadium, Sunday, August
%. The Marines meet team Of
all-stars from the lower south rep
several states.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
Giants Ready For Twin Bill With St. Louis Stars
Ozzie Simmons Carrying Ball For Uncle Sam

physical instructor If schools and
Fairgrounds in that city. Among
his assignments was that Of coach
at Wendell Phillips high school.
The Bluejacket made his home
with his brother, Donald, at 5000
Eberhardt, Chicago. He was born
in Fort Worth, Texas, and began
his athletic career at Terrell high
school there.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28

several weeks OF Intensive training
in the fundamentals OF seamanship.
While in his boot camp he will
be given a series of aptitude tests
10 determine whether he should be
assigned to one of the Nays Serv-
ice Schools for advanced training,
or be sent to immediate duty at
sea or at a shore station.
Recognized as one of the Big
Tens best line plungers and open
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
Furniture Workers
Ask For Negroes In
Big Time Baseball

NEW YORK, n. Y. - The United
Furniture Workers OF America. CIO
n letter here this week - the
National Negro Congress made pub.
nc a resolution passed their third
annual convention calling for Ne.
gro baseball players IN major
ies CUES as "a credit 10 our national
sport -. and an expression a. TIC
democracy We are Aghang for."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28

GREAT LAKES, lll.-Ozzie Sim
mons. haliback who was named on
many of he country's All-American
football teams in 1885 while in his
Junior year at the University Of
Iowa. is now in training at the
u. S. Naval Training Station, Great
Lakes, Ill.
The 6-foot, 2l0-pound Bluejacket
is apprentice chief petty officer Of
his recruit company, undergoing
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28

field runners, Simmons was a main
stay Of Coach OsSie Solem's scor-.
ing power for three years at Iowa.
Graduated from the university in
1887 with a bachelor of science de-
gree in physical education, the grid
star went on TO play three years of
pro football with the Patterson, N.
]. Panthers in the American Asso-
citation League and with the st.
Louis Gunners.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
VISITORS WILL
START YOUNG
LEFT-HANDER
st. Louis Team Tours
Country AS War
Bond BOmbers'

What looms as the best game OF
the current season is scheduled for
August % az Dequindre Park, De-
qulndrc and Modern. when the Mo-
tor City Giants meet the ST. Louis
Stars, members Of the Negro Ma
uoNal League.
The teams will play a double
header. the first game slated TO
start al 100.
The ST. Louis team. holding down
third place in the Negro National
League before starting the current
tour as the War Bond Bombers and
competing In a series Of games
against Honus Wagner's Victory
Stars. with Dizzy Dean on the
mound. The two teams met i'll
Pittsburgh Sunday.
Star SOuthpaw
George Mitchell. manager OF the
ST Louis Stars AID former member
Of the Detroit Stars. has in Charley
Lefty Boone one Of the best
young southpaws in the game today.
Boone, who is % and towers well
above six feet, started in East st,
Louis, III. before he was discovered
by Manager Mitchell. He has won
Ia and lost three.
Another member OF the ST. Louis
pitching staff is Charles Parker,
captain of the team. Parker also
alternates In the outfield because OF
his good hitting. Robert T. Walker,
another pitcher, has record of II
wins against five defeats.
Collins Jones, 1G-year- Detroit
boy. is holding down the berth at
shortstop. Mitchell, in speaking OF
Jones, who was with Cincinnati
last yea. said: Hes sensational
now and when he settles down, he
will be one of the best shortstops
around" p
Bumper Is Ready
While Manager Silas Griffin has
given no indication, there is a
strong possibility that he will send
his latest addition TO he pitching
staff, Big Jim Bumper. against the
celebrated and loudly heralded
Lefty Boone. This would be a pitch
ing battle worth walking miles to
see.
Bumper proved two weeks ago
that he's no SLOUGH on the pitching
mound. On that particular occa-
sion, Big Jim moved the Cincin-
natl White Sox down in grand style
tanning II OF them as he pitched his
team to an easy victory.
With both OF these young south
paws in top form the fans would
see a pitching duel unequaled in
the history of Detroit.
Good Combination
While the second base combina-
ton OF the st. Louis Stars is one
OF more experience than that of
the Motor City Giants, certainly AL
ton King. shortstop, and Wilbur
King, second base. are not over
shadowed by their. opponents. In
deed, the King boys have been CIV
ing a good account OF themselves
in each and every game the Motor
City Giants have played. They
have started five double killings
during the past six games. In adj
dition, both have been hitting well.
And speaking about hitting. Chas.
Rcd House is the big noise in the
Giants lineup. Close behind House
are Manan Wilson, Richard John
SON and John Graham. with Walter
Thomas right in the thick Of the
battle.
Orel little DEAN Thomas or
Ralph Hill will hurl the second
game for the Giants while Parker
will be on the mound for the visi-
tors.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28

football Oxxe Simmons his
preparatory leading his fellow drill
u s. Naval Training station Great Lakes Ill Simmons who
played habac the University of Iowa from 1894 through
1886 apprentice chief petty officer of his recruit
Simmons made Chicago his home He born in Fort WORTH
Texas-Otfcial u. S. Navy photo from owl.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
HILTON SMITH WINS
FROM CLOWNS q To .

NEW ORLEANS. - The Kansas
City Monarchs punched FIVE HIS
and scored three runs IN the third
inning 20 defeat the Cincinnati
Clowns 8 TO , in Pelican stad am.
Wednesday night. August 10.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
Birmingham
Wins, Loses
In New York

NEW YORK.-The Birmingham
Black Barons trounced the New
Yu-k Black Yankees. TO /. in the
frs; game of double-heaGer and
then dropped a full nine-inning
contest to the New York Cubln
S.ars.
TIE FIRST game was thrilling
pitchers duel between Johnny
Markham Of the Barons and STAN
.er Of the local team Impo Barn
h, hurled for he Cubans and ED
..e Dixie lads 10 five hits.
RI r
Bira.is cham 100 900 oO2- 3 : 0
New York g.. 600 Ol0 600 6 2
p ..er.es: Markham and Bel;
S,oG.ey uri Kemp.
r II T.
BIN CHAM e. 900 900 OOO-O o
Gu5or. ...... .0l0 30l COS Q |
I "c.ie, McKinnies, Saylor and
Ha... Barnhi.l ard Louden.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
holden LOSES AGAIN

CHICAGO Nate Bolden. light
Aeoyyse. snt. lost l0-round deci-
s.90 % Bob Garner. 20-year-old
-o4 VII" iilg.hcavy weight. Nor
COY El- Forrest Gee. Milwaukee
n-adiewe.pat decisloned Jack Hill
- Bloomington, H., in the semi
final
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-04

sending orders under the Brown *
Williamson Tobacco Corporations CO.
operative plan for union label cigar
cites 10 be shipped to troops abroad.
Smokes Cheer Fighters
Send half million each month 10
MacArthur'S men in Australia. and
Ship II hundred thousand monthly 10
Libya" are types of orders received
And the union label goes forth on
its patriotic errand. telling our boys
overseas that organized labor back
home is behind them to the limit,
Secretary Ornburn comments. He
adds:
They 90 forth to Iceland and New
Guinea, to the SOlOmons and Tunisia,
cheering men who fight in the stream
ing jungleS. on the sands of the great
Sahara, and easing the pain of men
nave offered their lives that the Amer
lean way of life might survive
Union Emblem LabOr's Insignia
Just as fighting members in the
Air Corps and the Marines. the In
fantry and Tank Corps, are proud of
the insignia they wear on their sleeves.
so are men or organized labor proud
Of their union label They are proud of
it as mark of Identification. The
union label is the emblem of labor,
just as service mems insignia mark
the respective branches of the coun-
tryS forces TO which they belong
Emphasizing the advertising value Of
large-scale distribution Of union-labei
cigarettes, Ornburn said:
If every member of organized labor
purchased a pack of union label cigar
cites each day, it would mean thar
5000 miles of those union labels We're
being displayed daily TO the people of
America. These labels, if laid end to
end, would reach across the continent.
That's advertising in a big way.
Labels Voice Pride
IF 12.0OO.0oO members would send
12,000,O00 packages of union Label
cigarettes overseas only once a month
these 12.0OO,OOO union labels woulG
say This is our emblem, and we are
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-04
transportation
Office Is Set Up

Chicago ILNS).-KanSaS City. Mo-,
is one of the first cities to enact IN
ordinance setting up local office Of
wartime transportation headed by Il
transportation administrator, the Am
erican Municipal AsSocition reports.
Under the ordinance, the mayor ap-
points the local administrator. whose
duties are TO effect and carry out or
ders of the Federal Office of Defense
Transportation and coordinate trans
pOrtatiOn facilities and working hours
within the city. Subject to approval
of the city council, he will make and
prOmulgate rules for the use of public
and private transportation facilities.
With the administrator will work Il
war transportation committee also ap-
pointed by the mayor, which is To CO.
operate with and advise the admins
traitor in carrying out his duties.
The city has passed another ordi-
nance authorizing group riding - one
of the three steps for local transpor-
tatiOn programs as recommended by
the ODT. The other two recommends
tiOns are for staggering of hours and
Improvement in local traffic regula-
tiOnS.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-04
Label On Rdleigh Cigarettes
Takes Good Will MESSAGE Of
Labor To Men All Over World


Washington d. c. 0LNS).The union label millions of
Raleigh cigarettes bearing of good will and fendi
all the world gifts sent by organized labor
the armed services overseas the American Federation of Labor
Union Label Trades Department reports.
Sles and smiles of unon-made smokes to keep fight
smiling the NJ Ornbun, secretary
of the department puts it.
Millions always the way. Every day and
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