The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 24, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 252. The Kry THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1939 Cerman Seizure Of U.S. City Of Congress Neutrality. Act (By Ansvciated Prenss WASHINGTON, Oct. —Ste- phen Early, secretary to the President, tod declared that the City of Flint, American ves- sel captured by Germany at sea, was on a “legal and lawful” voyage. The capture was made yester- day by the German pocket battle. ship “Emden” and the vessel! manned by a German prize crew | and brought into a Russian port| in Kola Bay near Murmansk. Germany declared that the vessel was carrying contraband’ under present U. S. neutrality laws. The Maritime Commission, | owners of the ship who have! leased it out to an American ship- | ping line, declared that the ves- sel was ¢arrying contraband and was bound for an English port. It carried tractors, cotton and grain. i The capture is expected to have} an immediate repercussion in! Congress, which is at present de- bating neutrality revision laws. | Under proposed revised neutrali- ty laws the vessel would not have been listed as carrying contra- band. Russian government has been asked by the American govern- ment for an immediate presenta- tion of details and Russia has re- plied that they, will be assembled. at once and sent. America is said ; to have declared the acceptance of the ship at a Russian port as “unneutral” action. Thirty-eight survivors of British vessel “Stonegate” were on the City of Flint. The Stone- gate was sunk by the German pocket battleship “Deutschland”. | | | | | i | i (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—War Department is considering effi- cient gearing of munitions plants in case of war. The plan is to eliminate waste in operation of the plants if there is war. Aviation Department also an- nounced a new type safety belt, which is expected to eliminate many accidents. The belt will su pend the pilot in the plane in such a way that he will not fall against the sides in case of a crackup. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY By RUSSELL KAY It won't be long before a flock of ambitious individuals will be gallopin’ hither and yon, slappin’ backs, shakin’ hands, kissin’ ba- bies, purveyin’ cigars and exud- in’ promises. Helpless trees and fence posts will soon be adorned with all manner of signs. Bumpers will the | Flint” May Revise | Deadline for filing petition: jas candidates in the city election | ‘to be held in this city Novembe: (14, is tomorrow, Wednesday aft- }ernoon at 5 o'clock. A few last (Ny Anaoetated Prenny jis at present maintaining three | JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 24.— destroyers, an airplane tender! About 31 men. will be given and six airplanes at the base for work for six months on a $13,- | patrol activity. There is a great 576 W.P.A. Submarine base proj-| deal of use of the piers. ect at the Naval Station. | The work will cover removal of underwater hazards to navi-' gation near piers and docks in} the station. There will also be! surface treatment of piers and! preservatives treatment of struc-! ay steel work in two build-| RyMORS AND COUNTER-RUM- | ings. i $10,318. ORS FLY; FINLAND FATE DIPLOMACY STILL coves room w oxve in minute petitions may come - in,} \however City Clerk Archie Rob- is now ‘in readiness for print-/ ‘of ballots for the election. |dacy in The Citizen, who are} SENTENCED FOR » AT WHITE HEAT) 2% 28cx tHomas IMPRISONED | ATTACK THREAT William B. Woods, colored, was | fined $60 or 60 days in jail inj city court yesterday for a threat’ vo attack Alan Mears, W.P.A.) W.P.A. will provide Navy sponsorship is $3,258. i The Navy Department plans to | NOT YET CERTAIN open the station November 1 and! - ' (By Associated Presay foreman on a_ street buildin, ; LONDON, Oct. 24.—Finland to- | project. RAINS STOP WEST | ay still did not know its fate. Testimony by witnesses was’ | Finnish diplomats still believe!that the defendant used strong FRONT ACTION AS | Russia will not demand'language against Mears | and/{ more than three islands and per-'threatened him afer Mears had} !mission to erect a naval base. ordered him to get to ‘work.} NAZIS SEEK: PEACE Russian newspapers belabered| Woods had a pickaxe’ he wasj : . : the Allies, stating’that they weré!using in’ his “work, arid ‘Mears’ een a ‘| attempting to make a “crisis” out reached in his pocket for a knife. | |of-the Finland negotiations. {No blows were struck. | HITLER DENIES PEACE MOVES | Wild rumors were released from} Woods was given a 403 release | BUT RADIOS CONTINUE AP-'English headquarters today re-'slip by the W.P.A. after the alter- } garding Russia, which nation is ‘cation, which occurred last week. ' | PEAL TO ENGLISH-FRENCH | said to be contemplating a major ;Foremen said Woods was in hid-' SOLDIERS |fleet base in a Lithuanian’ port’ ing afer the incident. \after being unsatisfied with pres- | Jailed For Vagrancy jent fleet work in the Baltic. Jack Thomas was arrested on | PLAN CONTROL OF MUNITIONS | PLANTS STRIVING TO ELIMINATE WASTE IN CASE OF WAR | i RITES TOMORROW | FOR MRS. M. TIFT Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Eliza Tift, 67, who died Sunday vote | mated today as rains fell in tor- ‘released. | town | for his meals. | only a few English sailors who peared in fairly good clothing.: soldiers asked that the soldiers) STATEMENT French and English trenches. surance agent, announces his, mental case. | of Key West, Mr. jthe next two years as council-|4 clock in Miami, will be held “your Just a little pencil mark in honest effort. | Pallbearers, who have been se- Russia is also said to have de-'a charge of vagrancy and _ sen- NONRGRN On Gis Weron the |Manded that Turkey give up one tenced to 60 days in jail with the | 3 sae ; ie jof its provinces, but this is de-| understanding that any ‘time he; western front was largely stale-|jieq, jean get out of town he would be! \rents. | Thomas has been posing as an English government today said ; |ex-navy man, stating that he wa: |that 110 German aviators and [being tee toe at Weaeine sicepitel. | Se IS IN RACE Fi R jInvestigation showed that he) |sailors have thus far been cap- lwas panhandling around | tured in the war while there were | COUNCIL SEA ; First night Thomas was in have been captured by Germans. jtown he told officers along Duval Official denial that Adolf Hit- street he would be in the city ler’ was secking a peace with the | hn Co ee CY. UM only“ one day, He. was badly: Allies came today, but radio. THIS ISSUE OF CITIZEN; | ‘essed that day. Later he ap- broadcasts to English and French SOLICITING |In court yesterday he had on a a ‘ = : ke |pair of dungarees and under- | aves their government to make SUPPORT GIVEN leeit. tie Gini eomnainn | Printed copies of Hitler’s speech Ke eee jhit-him on the head and stolen | for peace were found in many John Glenwood Sweeting, in+;his shirt. Officers say he is a! A 5,900-tan, Greek vessel was candidacy for a seat on the city sunk by a German submarine to-:souncil at the | coming election, day. Four were missing from the mpvqmper 14, in this issue of jerew, which was rescued today. | Well: known by’a majority of| residents Sweeting made these statements today concerning his candidacy: | H “It will be my pleasure to! ;Serve the people of my city for | man, and if elected, I will cons tomorrow afternoon 5 o'clock sider it a duty to. approach all from the chapel of the Lopez a Gis matter’ coming before that body Funeral Home. Rev. O. C. How- jand all they ask is | with an open mind. Due delibera- |€U, of Ley Memorial Church, will and support”. {tion on all matters will be my |fficiate. [front of a name. Not. much to} “Following due onenton eS eae rant i an ought, I shall, to the ut-/are: J. * : ask. Of course it is annoying to wae ms ability, act to the|Elwood, Ray Elwood, Charles have to quit what you're doin’ jos . a © | Cord i ey quit what you're doin’ best interests of the whole pop-|Curtis, Ramon Rivas and George and go to the polls, especially if) ulation of the city. M. Park. it’s rainin’—and what the h——} is } “On this basis, I solicit the| -The deceased is survived by 4 berto Camero, SZ ‘Pep Session Tomoro {made in the Key West schedules} running for the various offices, are listed as fillows: For Mayor—Willard M. Al- bury, for re-election; Wm. T.j Doughtry, Jr. For Police Justice—Wesley P. Archer. } For Chief of Police—Ivan El+ wood, for re-election; C. (Floney) | Pelliciet. For Captain Night Police—Al- for re-election; Myrtland Cates, Robert: J. Lewis: be elected) Ralph B. Boyden, | Col. L. C. ~Brinton, John Car-! bonell, Jr., Guy Carleton, Jona-! A. S. MacFarlane, Boy » Scout than: Cates, Leonard .B. Grillon,! Executive of Broward, Dade and Ernest A. Ramsey, Jimi Roberts,| Monroe counties, in a telegram Carl L. Soule, Sweeting, Everett P. Winter. NEW SCHEDULE FOR BUS LINE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES SYNCHRONIZED WITH _ ANNOUNCES FOR BOAT TRAFFIC COUNCILMAN Wm. M. Arnold, agent for the; MAKES STATEMENTS CON- ‘lorida Motor Lines in Key West, | CERNING CANDIDACY IN stated to The Citizen yesterday he had, been advised from head-; INTERVIEW WITH THE CITI- ZEN ‘kowitz of this city today, nounced that he would arrive in noon to conduct a conference on ‘RALPH BOYDEN quarters that changes have been, f the lines.on Mondays, Tues- | ; cca Instead of the 12:30 o’clock bus! .Ralph b. Boyden today an- coming in at that time on Mon-!nounces his candidacy’ in this is- days and Thursdays, the time has sue of The Citizen for a seat on been set ahead for the arrival at the City Council, In. an -inter- 10 a. m. to meet the boat leav- view with The Citizen; Mr. Boy ing «for Cuba on those days, den stated: which will allow ample time for; “In announcing myself as a {the passengers to secure passage candidate for a place on the City and the vessel to leave on sched-, Council, I want to make it clear ule at 10:30 o’clock for Havana. that I am under no obligations to Tuesdays and Fridays, when any particular group, large or for Miami has been set ahead for | just the payment of 4ll taxes that this boat from 5 o'clock to 4/may be assessed against any prop- what I feel is my debt to this community by sitting in the City WAS VETERAN OF SPANISH "Y time and services. | “Twenty years a resident of AMERICAN WAR: RITES SRG: F ja city and why they think as Colonel Sam J. Wolf, 68, died’ they do. period of three “years. Funeral rest. We can pay off our indebt- services will be held 5 o’clock| edness and bring about the de- S. J. officiating. ‘ | penses. _ Funeral arrangements will be “My particular qualifications: the Spanish-American War, the}, as foreman-inspect Mexican Wars, and the World) iGawalks and sewers. like sic Sawyer Post, American Legion. Mr. Wolf is survived by the ship and the time of departure munity in which he lives than “If I.can pay any portion of DIES THIS NOO Fi aat SIERINE iin city affairs, I am glad to offer think of our present condition as ing &n.illngss. lasting over @ and that includes me with the Sea Church, Rev. A. L. Maureau, share and cut off needless ex- The deceased was a veteran of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Newton, H. McCalla Camp and Arthur |Per owner-publisher. and report- John Glenwood: to county chairman M. E. Ber- | an- | Key West tomorrow shortly after | Key West, Florida, has the | most equable climate in the country; with an range of only 14° PRICE FIVE CENTS Retabilitation Project Fo Army Barracks And Fort Taylor Will Cost $59,321 | Lieut.-Col. J. D. MacMullen; commanding officer at Key Weet | Barracks, has been advised fran ; Washington of the approval of {project for Key West harbor de * jfenses, which will cost $59,32+" | The approval today was given ‘ , |Presideht Roosevelt and tne | Works Projects Administration. | The project provides for the B60 _ overhauling and improvements ee testy ne Tie to the barracks, and Fort Taylor, | the evening. and provides for work on the con- | At his suggestion, Mr, Ber- Struction and improveme: y kowitz issued an invitation to S¢Wer systems, electric sy 7% all Boy Scouts of Key West, 885 systems, roads, walk ab members of the five troops now and gutters, beautification, grad- organized, to be present at a ing and filling at Key. West Bar- “Scout Pep Session” at the Har- racks, Fort Taylor, East aud West lris School’ tomorrow afternoon Martello Towers. Contrivution of starting at 3:30 o'clock. Boys not the sponsors is $16,329, «ad fed- members of any troop, though in- ¢T@l funds amount to $44,992. terested in scouting, are also Itemized, the differe.t phases urged to attend this special meet- Of the project provides for the ing being held solely for the in- following: tetest of boys in Key West. | Rebuild fence at Fort Taylor, It is expected that W. A. Dob- measuring 2,430 lineal feet, to son, regional executive, will ac- cost $4,860. Sewer systems, 467 company Mr. MacFarlane on the feet of 8-inch pipe, cost $980. trip. Scouters, scoutmasters and Electric systems, 2000 feet of re- all.men interested’ in the Boy constructed electric overhead dis- Scout movement will be specially tribution line, including poles, invited guests at the meeting to- cost $3,200. morrow evening. | Gas systems to consist of 3,200 * $ *_~ gas istribut line, cost 560. le FINISH EXAMS wited To | | four-foot walk, cost $5,200. Curbs and gutters, 3,400 lineal feet of 4 by 10 curb and gutter, cost $2,- 550. Construct 1,950 lineal feet of 20 foot roadway including ap- plication of asphalt. Cost, $6,- 1499. Filling and grading low areas at Fort Taylor, 4,500 cubic eae eT lyards of sand, and 5,500, cubic Superintendent William W. De- teats of native rock. 8 Bott, $16,- meritt, of the Seventh Coast’ 925, rie \ » *ta st ani es' jartello J. Schoneck, met fas Sag Towers, using 2,500 cubic yards engineer, . yesterday € of native rock. Cost, $3,500. erage fal ani at ve Ma- | Beautification at Fort Taylor, rine hospi' which was the last’ Kast and West Martello Towers, of the examinations for their in-| planting grass, trees and shrubs, duction as officials into the Coast ' covering 32 acres. Cost, $9,947. a ae Service. 4 < Colonel MacMullen said there rovisions issu some time was another project in Washing- ago for the official capacities, ton waiting for approval. This which the candidates may fill, if, was in connection with buildings ccanihy, wae Me Dem ae e ther captain or commander; Mr. | : nse ee: Haskins, either lieutenant-com- ; MEETS SON AFTER 35 YEARS mander or lieutenant; Mr. Scho-} —_—_ neck, . either _lieutenant-junior' Hammonton, N. J.—Albert L. grade or ensign. | Bernshouse, an engineer of Holts- - It-is understood that it will be ville, Calif, recently saw his several weeks, porsibly one mother, Mrs. Salonia Bernshouse, month, before the results of the for the first time in 35 Years. examinations will be received. iThe mother is 99 years old. ~ "Sidewalks, “Z, i et of PHYSICAL TESTS TAKEN’ YESTERDAY: RESULTS KNOWN LATER | Senator Nye Suggests Slogan; ‘Lafayette, We've Been Thee (Special to The Citizen) WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—!France had “made Hitler”, Sena- “Lafayette, we've been there!” | tor Nye added, “Let them face That was the slogan suggested ;the problem which they created, for America today by Senator|instead of saying to America, the vessel. returns from Cuba, small, and that I feel that every there is always a bus to meet the citizen owes more to the com- "clock in the afternoons. erty he may own in that com- —_-——-—— - munity. COL. S. J. WOLF Council and using my influence in {bringing about a better condition Key West has given mé a chance * THURSDAY :,to know what the other residents 12:20 o'clock this afternoon in the’ “Every citizen. is responsible home, 527 Division street, follow- for. the conditions now existing Thursday afternoon from the sired changes without increasing home ta St. Mary’s Star of The the tax levy if we all pay our full in charge of the Lopez Funeral “five years as a city employe Home. ‘in the engineering department, War, and pallbearers will be se~ «poy, years re, A a gular council lected from the members of B- meeting attendance asa newspa- widow, Mrs. Eugenia Wolf, one, daughter Mrs. L. H. Todd, one} jgrandson, Edward J. Freyberg, | and a brother Julius Wolf. “Ten years as traveling sales- man and buyer. “Fifteen with the P. & O. SS. Company here in Key West. “We have beeni letting ‘George’ Geraid P. Nye, “after our ex- the last war”. “We're not in danger if we keep ‘Come on suckers, get in with [perience on French battlefields in | us!’” ' “Certainly we don’t want to see |England and France crushed”, | ! be called on to carry gobs of card- | difference does ONE vote matter ithe husband, Albert C. Tift; sons, ! board reminders. Windshields | anyhow? support of the electorate.” |do it. It is time for each-of us will be messed up with goofy stickers. Luncheon . programs will be cluttered up with’ intro- ductions of “The Man WHO”, etc. Sound wagons will screech and squawk. Radio programs will be interrupted to bring us “Paid Po- litical Announcements” and a good time will be had by all. All of which is a prelude to the great “Treasure Hunt” we term a National Election and the treasure sought by these eager searchers is VOTES, Candidates for every office from President to Constable wil] be in our hair, ! |Chester, Albert, Bernard, Hfljon' and Eugene Tift; ‘one . daughter;i. Mrs, Violet Lazo; say, beythers, i | “Vote for ME”, say the signs. wErp oN $200 ASSAULT B “Vote for ME”, sings the radio.; OND “Vote for ME”, pleads the speak. | E. J. Lord, former employee of er. “Vote for ME", begs the the Key West Electric ind who | Atwell} one sister; Mrs. Ida Lowe. card and circular. “Vote for was arrested early Sunday morn-|There are also 10 grandchildren. gris acid Se a jy ing on a charge of cutting F. L.| rosctby 2 “ essly Stuart with a pocket knife, was| ido just that. We vote for Bill— arraigned before Peace Justi SPECIAL! SPECIAL! ! ‘he’s a good guy, or against John Enrique ‘Esquinaldo, Jr, 5:30 Tuesday, Wednesday, Th | ithe big stiff. _We spend three ‘yesterday afternoon. I Gi , Thursday H minutes in a voting booth making |” The charge was aggravated | BANANA and NUT 33c' hasty cross marks beside this assault, and the evidence war-| LAYER CAKES _ be | name or that, glad to get it over. ranted the peace justice holding | LEMON CHEESE SQUARES 25c' with. It seldom occurs to us that Lord under bond of $200 for trial Maloney Brothers Bakery the vote we cast is for our coun-'at the next term of Sars | 812 $t—Pt 18 | Edward, Albert: -an ideus ' (Continue@ on Page Four) ‘court. L.-P. ARTMAN L. P. Artman, publisher of The’ Key West Citizen, arrived at noon today from Point Pleasant, N. J., where he has been on_ business | throughout the summer. on The Ocean County Leader. Mr. Artman said he was heart- ily glad to see increased activity in the city and hoped Key West would soon assume its former! 4 : as citizens to assume our full re- sponsibility. “My interests in Key West are the same as yours and on this basis I solicit your vote. “Sincerely yours, “RALPH B. BOYDEN”. JUST RECEIVED Fresh shipment of | our-money at home”, declared |said Nye. “I don't think they will the North Dakota senator in aj|be defeated. More probably all magazine article. “The United! participants will be exhausted, in States can stay out of the Euro-|a long war, ending in peace with- pean war if wé will forego the|out victory. Such an end to the trade gains which a foreign war| World War might have been bet- offers us. ter. “President Roosevelt's prom-| “An embargo’ on arms and munitions (and other war mate- tials, if possible), a cash-and-car- Ty policy on all other goods, a .|ises, though well intended, I am sure are not enough to keep the United States out of war. Sena- | tors who wish to repeal the em-|curb on foreign propaganda, and JOHNSON’S and WHITMAN'S |>argo are also sincere. But we legislation ta take the profits out Priced from Se to $3.00 KEY WEST DRUG €0. all must agree that if we sendjof war would all promote peace. our money overseas in any form, |If we keep our money out of this our sons will follow”. war, our men won't be dragged Declares We Would Be ‘Suckers’ |in. American economy must not — Stating that England and be geared to dependence on war”. — DANCING EVERY NIGHT AT CLUB CAYO HUESO; NO COVER CHARGE-NO ADMISSION CHARGE; MUSIC BY JOHNNY PRITCHARD’S ORCHESTRA —