The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 18, 1939, Page 1

Azsociated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LX. No. 274. Finland Prepares For Long Economic Siege; Russians Tveaen Balti, Blckaes BALKAN NATIONS CON IG IMIS IS SS FER ON FORMATION! HQQDLUMS DISRUPT OF NEUTRAL BLOC;) CONCERT PROGRAMS IL DUCE FAVORS MOVE} nS For the third time this sea- ae son the actions of a group of young hoodlums _ created great annoyance at the con- cert of the W.P.A. Band Thursday night, causing great distress to the musicians, and making themselves particu- larly obnoxious to a large group of visiting music lov- ers who were in attendance. Roland Weatherford, vol- unteer member of the band, told The Citizen this morning that on previous occasions the conduct of these young- sters, who are from 10 to 15 years old, had been most an- | noying to both the audience and the performers, but (By Associated: Press) LONDON, Nov. 18.—Increasing| pressure was noted today by ex: | perts “across the ocean” in the Finland-Russia picture. Finland was reported to be “tightening belts” in anticipation of the economic reprisals ex- pected to start soon from Mos- cow sources. Blockades of the Baltic Sea might be one way to! punish the Finnish nation for not; complying with Russian de- mands to hand over islands and! land for establishment of Rus-} sian navy and air bases. H On another front, however, ! neutral countries appeared to be | Che Ke THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. I Quic KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1939 On Western Front As War Status Ends 12th Week CHAMBER FLOODED WITH INQUIRIES: FROM ALL POINTS PROBLEM OF SENDING IN-, FORMATION ABOUT ROOMS! MET WITH TEMPORARY EX- PERIMENT { i “It looks as though California was coming Kast this winter” said the secretary at the Chamber of Commerce this morning. “And what is more”, he con tinued, “a lot of them want to know about houses, some for the | season and somé apparently are going to settle down and take a BRITISH OFFICIALS VISIT | FRONT; DALADIER EX- Jayeeés Hear Guy Carleton’ srs At Neeing Hl Last Vig == SAYS BIG PROBLEM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST BUSINESS IS TO GET PEOPLE TO STAY HERE; COMMITTEES APPOINTED (By Associated Prenn) LONDON, Nev. 18.—Observers ‘in England today sat pack and |contemplated the war situation jat the end of the twelfth week | Since declarations against Ger- many were made by Britain and |France. Most significant is the ; Observation that it is still “all quiet on the Western Front” de- spite the threat from high Nazis that attacks will start momen- “Key West should nof be com- peting for the tourist trade, as such, it should strive to create a sort of colony of retired busi- have to offer are also looking! |for peace and quiet. \ |. President Weintraub comment- | ed on the success of the Jaycee} Buiish “war ‘dbperiricn! citi Wirst Citizen Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CE Ao For Coty Discussed At Mesting Today; Army Men Came From Miami "SaaS aMAa aS. |CONSIDER GEIGER KEY HITLER’S DIET SITE; COMMITTEE CAUSE OF IT ALL; APPOINTED TO _IN- = | VESTIGATE (By Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 18.—A die- ee tician of this city has given as her opinion that the con- dition the world today finds itself in is responsible en- ‘Yirely to ihe matter of diet. This person goes on to prove her assertion by stat- ing that persons who consist- . ently. eat eggs and vegetables cooked in deep fat, are, for the most part, unreasonable fo handle, are headstrong and prone to be highly irrit- able. Adolf Hitler eats a large At the invitation of the Cham: ber of Commerce, three visitors arrived in Key West this morn. ing for the purpose of discussing the proposition of establishing a Municipal Airport in Monroe county; The visitors were Major |H. E. Craig, U. S. Army Air | Squadron at Miami, Captain J. approaching more satisfactory conditions as the Balkan nations show increasing tendency to get together and form a neutral bloc against either German or Rus- sian aggression. The move, re- ported to be highly approved by Thursday night it was worse than ever. Members of the mob re- sorted to making unkind re- marks about the musicians, and evenutally changed their factics by throwing missles at the players, one piece of |hand in our community life”. | Recent inquiries that have been | placed at the disposal of affiliat- :ed realtors hail from such varied | points as New York, Pennsyl- |vania, Ontario, California, South | Carolina, Illinois, Virginia, Mary- | land, Indiana, New Jersey, Texas, Premier Mussolini, is being head- ed by diplomats of Rumania, Yugoslavia, Turkey and Bul- garia. | Italy, today, prepared to cele- brate in sombre tone, the fourth anniversary of the day on which the League of Nations ordered economic sanctions against her at the time she was conquering ‘wood narrowly missing com- ing in contact with the head of Professor Barroso, ODL SI FSS STS PREDICTS EARLY i { the African-nation of Ethiopia: A rumor was heard through- out Europe today that another | peace move was anticipated.| Dutch and Belgium officials de-| nied any connection with the move. It was thought that the Scandinavian countries may be} fostering the new effort. | COUNCIL HELD COMPLETION OF | in contagt. with such inquirers:~~|ing of horns. altogether Georgia, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, etc. One has been the problem of affording service to the visitor who wishes to find a place in a private home, , and also making it possible for the resident Key Wester to get of the principal headaches * . “Get-out-and-vote”| parade and (political rally held at Bayview Park and read a letter which had been sent to each of the candi- dates. Charles E. Roberts, chairman| of the Jaycee White-Way com-; ‘mittee reported on,the progress imade toward getting the system lighted during the coming sea- son and stated that this thittee was working hand-in- hand with the Lions Club Com- mittee. Bob Saunders was placed at the head of the committee on the coming Orange Bowl Festival which would select a local girl to compete for the title of “Queen of the Orange Bowl”. Bob Daniels was appointed to plan.the Jaycee Winter Program ness and professional men”. So detlared Guy Carleton at the regular monthly dinner meet- ing of the Key West Junior Chamber of Commerce held last evening at Seafood Grill on Du- val street. Isadore L. Weintraub presided. Key West’s big problem is not getting people to come here but how to get them to stay — here, stated Mr. Carleton. He reported that he had heard many com- ments on Key West while up North, some good and some bad. He stressed the eliminating the incessant honk- ing of automobile horns and sug- gested that we abolish the blow- | as. has | com- | necessity of quantity of eggs and fried vegetables and other similar foods. \cials visited the West Front lines} this morning and conversed with ithe men in the lines. When asked {by the men “when will the war start”, the officials only smiled and stated that they didn’t know. Meanwhile, in Paris, Premier Daladier told French diplomats all about the mutual pooling of resources under consideration by his country and England, “Even if the war should end soon”, the Premier stated, “the plan will probably be carried through to| ‘conclusion’. Thus, according to GEIB ESEELE SS 4 ‘DESTROYER FOX LEFT TODAY FOR GUANTANAMO ment that may result in a future | United States of Europe. ; Only. war action as the week ended was a reported air attack | on the German navy “base at FROM EXTENDED PATROL; HURRIES TO CUBA; THREE many experts, is started a move- : RETURNED HERE YESTERDAY a a {| Witheimshaven by “thfee British been done in most resort cities. | OTHER SHIPS DUE SHORTLY JACKSONVILLE ; It has been decided to make an} A UEDUCT LINE cecize for a month or so by | affording .those who have single es rooms to rent an opportunity to ‘list them in the Chamber of ARCHITECT | Commerce office. ; SAYS BETS ARE GOOD LINE! This service will be free to members; non-members will be WILL COME BEFORE END charged a nominal listing fee and | the privilege will be restricted to OF SIX MONTHS | private homes. This is the prac- | tice in Fort Lauderdale and other | W. M. Marsh, of the firm of Marsh and Saxelbye, architects of | : | Jacksonville, believes the gov Jernment will authorize the con CAUCUS WITH MAYOR ALBUR | struction of the fresh water pipe | —r }line from the mainland to Key | West before the end of the next eo cgirernites Sihisihe) told the LEGISLATIVE WORK OF | Citizen this morning before leav- jing for Miami with W. T. Fripp. COMING TERM: INAUGURAL | yy, Marsh isa member of the MEETING MONDAY | firm of architects, which made} | the plans for the La Concha Hotel! and has kept in touch with the Members of the new city coun ge eed ni the eee cil met in the office of Mayor | 10S) Om ais belict Ree aNe Willard M. Albury last evening | TCS i $ “id t rt . 2 ive at 8 O'clock for the purpose of tre Sh La or nis a settling original plans for opera wages iid i red are as dene -agplesety il Rae during | Hef edifcluded hik statement By the next two-year period. amr 3 sake fs Caueus of council members |‘#¥ing the people of Key West have only a general idea of the towns along the coast and seems | to be regarded as'a welcome re- | |lief by realtors who regard single rooms as merely a source of un- profitable trouble. i this year and instructed to co- ‘operate with Eva Warner, head of recreation department. Other committee chairmen ap- pointed were: Recreation, Joe, . Pinder; Citrus, Delmar Butler. This would be quite an attrac- i tion, the speaker pointed out, as practically all who would come to this city for rest and enjoy- ment of those things which we | MYSTERY SERIAL STARTS MONDAY SITY, DEAR KITTY, |Entered Bar For “Drink” ‘THE CREEPING MAN’ HAS! . ROMANCE, LAUGHTER | COME WITH ME NOW jplanes.. Nazis averred that -the , : planes were driven away before | U.'S. ' Destfoyer * Fox, Lieut.- any damage was inflicted on Comdr. J. S. Farrell commanding, either ships or navy planes. returned to port yesterday after- ‘noon after the extended patrol, NAZIS CRUSH RIOT “%.‘!".uits sets" Key West. i Last evening the ship took on |NINE STUDENTS SHOT BY i GERMAN STORM regular supply of water and pro visions and. this morning left port 9:30 o'clock for the Navy TROOPERS It was said at the Key West sta tion that the ship has been order. jed to the Cuban port and may Yard at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | H. Pierce in charge of aero- lnautics in Miami, and Carl | Adams, mayor of Miami Springs. The proposition was advanced to establish the port at Geiger Key, approximately 10 miles from Key West, which had been linspected by the visiting group ‘and found to be admirably adapted to the use for which it is proposed to, be selected. Those attending were unani- jmous in their approval of the | proposition and felt sure that the ientire proposition would meet + withthe approval of everyone. interested in the idea. There !was not one dissenting note in the meeting which was har- |monious in every respect. | At the conclusion of the meet- jing a committee composed of | Everett P. Winter, Charles Tay- jlor and Melvin Russell was designated to take up matters in |connection ‘with the airport, and to report their finflings at a meeting: which will be held in jabout ten days. Attending the meeting other jthan the invited visitors were: | Everett Russell, E. A. Ramsey, E. A. Peirce, Colonel L. C. Brin- |ton, Bascom L. Grooms, Charles | | | (By Associated Prens) | BERLIN, Nov. 18—German \ officials today reported that the ng Man”, a .mys- ‘insurrection against Nazi control | AND ADVENTURE | poeeccccccereccccccccoes ANTARCTIC DASH BUTTE, Mont. Nov. 18—A tery s starting Monday, No rr vember 20, in The Citizen, is a (By Axnociated Prens) 4 NEW YORK, Nev. ,.18—Ad miral Richard Byrd today was making final preparations for hi j kitten, white as fresh fallen M | 3 of Czecho-Slovakia in Prague Sarton cwihe okels yesterday had been thoroughly NORTH STAR WILL SAIL aS . : oer ” | quelled. happy combination of warm hu | emitting a cloud of steam and the While cfficials will not admit SOON WITH NOTED SCIENT. man interest, and eerie thrills. |aroma of oyster stew and stale), "i." V2. learned from neutral ISTS ON BOARD Professor Murchison, a physi- beer. A man walked out, the’ <° res that nine of the “student ologist at the University, disap-, “4? W# 04 | patriots” had been put to death i | It looked up, with an expect- pears. The police are baffled be-! ant mew, at several men with! >Y_storm_ troopers. Coes | ‘ | ; | “Some Czech former officials in ‘cause his wife, cousin and brother | elbows bent on the bar and feet France and the United States ex refuse to publicize the case. An/ Testing on the brass rail. It jump-| | reseed displeasure with the up = 3 ‘ ed as a splash of amber colored: *. - ; 3 anon S note read “Where | ¢ Pi . i Id ac- an Spb note reading, “Where foamy liquid-struble at its feet. A |Tising, stating that it would a not return to Key West. Three others of the destroyers, | Taylor, W. H. Monsalvatge, L. B. |it is understoad, have completed |Grillon, Carl Bervaldi, Ben | their regular tours of patrol duty ler netertet en nee or n aC. is, 01 - Dot Sie Lie todag Tihs sek | iid MoAluiy, A. O. Uleare, Dan port some time today. These ves- | ry, J jsels are the Babbitt, Badger and |Navarro and T. L. Pinder. | the Barry. IBLACKOUTS EARLY FOR LONDON TOWN END OF DAYLIGHT SAVING AT CENTER PARK Concert scheduled for the W.P.A. Band at the Art Center was undergone to determine who amount of work to be done at this will be the officers and com-|®™ ‘i mittee chairman during the term] Point by the government, and “I to open next Monday night at 8, have only an idea of the scope o'clock. Information on. the re-|0f the work but am satisfied that sults of the caucus will be ascer- | it will be much greater than is tained at that time. | anticipated. The old city council meets for DOORS—1-3'8” 2'0x6'0 28x68 3'0x7'0 4.14 (ether sizes proportioned) | STRUNK LUMBER YARD, Phone 816 to SAVE MONEY A CMR iar RRR RERRIE $2.75 3.53 | windup of business at 7:30| COMDR RAY o'clock Monday evening—then ° new council and turning over reins of government will be en. | ee Lieut.-Comdr. Ray W. Burns. | West naval station, arrived in the ARMY SCHOOL |: yesterday afernoon and this headquarters. | The lieutenant-commander was unit in the barracks has recevied | daughter and the family has been orders transferring him to Fort} assigned to and are occupying the School of Cooks and Bakers at the fort. ‘He left for his Post | LEE Mrs. Steinberg and the family e will make all necessary arrange pening Tuesday morning. Special— Chocolates, Ib., 75c 616 DUVAL STREET the ceremony of greeting the | BURNS HER acted shortly after that hour. EC aS | been asigned to duty at the Key {morning reported for duty at Cleve Steinberg of the army | accompanied by Mrs. Burns and Crockett. Texas, as instructor in| Quarters C in the naval station. on the morning bus today. ments to leave on the bus wes SOUTHERNMOST Family Box 1 Reed expedition to the South Pole as additional materials were being loaded and more men were being taken on as erew and auxiliary’ help on board the ship North; Star. i} Dr. R. Falton Wade, noted! scientist, stated that one object | of the expedition will be to’ earch for radium deposits under neath the ice surrounding the South Pole. Seismographs will also be taken to'the arctic r “gions to study earthquake condi- tions. r og ii his Murchison’s glass of beer had spilled. |complish no good end. at this ; campus, ‘but from the monds?” makes it clear that this 5 rs A means more than the business|,. Unnoticed, kitty sniffed, cau- trip of an absent minded profes- j Sounly: tasted eng. then, began or, lapping. In no time at all the The District Attorney sends his|*™PeF Puddle disappeared. son, Michael, Michael's sprightly | Swinging doors swung open. A} vife, Tuck, and Tuck’s girl | Kitten walked out. It turned to; friend, Bunny. to live on the!the Tight, then to the left. It| Tuck is not told why started north, then wheeled and} they have come to the University | Went south. ! start she “smelis|, Another door swung open and, : i & the kitten stumbled in. Soon there | mystery There are a number! j ; | of reasons why Tuck becomes in-| 8S 2 Snow pelle sitter pound ‘time. Former President Benes, however, in the United States. declared that the Germans would experience more trouble with his countrymen as time advances. WAITRESS SCHOOL INTERESTS MANY | terested—snoopy Miss Lissey, the | TIME TODAY: MANY TRAF- FIC ACCIDENTS 1 | (By Associated Press) | LONDON, Nov. 18—At 6:00 o'clock this evening, London time, this city will observe the end of daylight sayings—and starting jorrow Londoners will have to start observance of black- out rules at the early hour of |4'30 o'clock in the afternoon as tomorrow afternoon 4 o'clock contains a number of excellent selections, which will please the lovers of good.music. As is usual the concert will be under the di- rection of Professor Alfredo Bar roso. Following are the numbers to be heard: March, “The Empire State” Collins Selection, “It Happened in Nordland” Victor Herbert Waltz, “Espiritu del Vino” rag Gallardo March, “Silver Lake” asleep in the cozy warm patch of APPLICATIONS MAY BE TURN- sunlight that streamed across the} pase aie aia a ED IN MONDAY: MISS Tractors, planes and complete ' Latin teacher who lives next floor LAUBSCHER IN CHARGE supplies are almost all on board | door—sullen Duncan Murchison , the North Star, and departure for |? whom Bunny loses her heart! the long voyage to Antartica will ;espite his strange behavior—| be mada in the near future. {Gordon Deane who knows a lot| for a youngster—and many more| ‘characters, each one holdi clue. & helein& #' o'clock today in his residence at Of course, Michael and~ Tuck 921 Duval street. Funeral serv-} solve the mystery, but not before | ices will be held 5 o'clock tomor-| two murders occur, not before |T°W afternoon from the residence. Gordon Deano is knocked uncon-|_, Pritchard’s Funeral Home is in scious, Michael. Tuck and Bunny |Charge of arrangements. ‘attended to Monday. are gassed, and Tuck is kidnapped | Survivors are the widow: Mrs.'" 11 was not anticipated that the jin a startling denouement. Dolores Bello, and four daugh- | : | Romartee, laughter mat adven.(tet% Max. ‘Uulla, “Soriano; ‘Mra. |"UMbes ct Sogeimeoas secsived bere 2 3 ‘ould be as large as it has turn- { ‘ “ ; » | Violet Garcia, Miss Dolores Bello |“. js ture ‘make “Th | Cel | slice ae Man */and Mi ia Bello. led out to bé and Miss Laubscher IMMIGRATION MEN HERE RITES TOMORROW FOR JOSE T. BELLO; Miss Gertrude Laubscher, lis in charge of the. app! for examination for the of waitress and other -service ing assigned by the Florida § |Employment Service, said Jose T Bello, 70, died 12 for applications another day. Se RAUL’S OPENING DANCE Tonight—10 ‘till Serial STARTS NOVEMBER 20 IN THIS PAPER ; Emil Phillips, of the U. S. Im- jmigration forces from Miami, _was a visitor in the city yester- EXCELLENT jday and returned this morning. MUSICAL MARVELS /C/2ude Albury, officer in charge} Gould Curry’s Orchestra. secede Soot | el woes en” np he t | ' | | | i i jon official business in Miami. ithat applicants may call and be]; jhas decided to hold open the list | Dance Tonight England bears down for the hard winter season. Blackouts. in London have caused more deaths from traffic accidents than the casualties suf- fered at the Western Front to It is absolutely necessary to continue the entire blacking it of lights in London, however, a@$ any lights in the city can be : for a distance of forty miles. F. J. St, Clair Selections from the Greig Suite Opus. 68 No. 1: a. “Solveig’s Song” b. “Sailor's Song” Serenade, “The Octopus and The Mermaid” King March, “The Flying Squad- ron” Lawrence “Star Spengled Banner” Key Floor Show—C: Acts—Fun For Ber gree perigee N P. M. to 4:00 A. M. Incidentally — STILL fave Pact Doce Rage oe he og tg vol Per Person and WAR PICTURES ADMISSION 25