The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 16, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 14. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit The Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. $$$ $$ KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1940 Aid To City Government Causes Monroe County EXPENSES ee * COMMISSION ANSWERS REPORT ISSUED LAST) WEEK| BY TAX REVI-| SION LEAGUE Monroe county's operating ex: | penses are higher than the gen- eral average of other counties | the Monroe has been compelled for throughout state because several years to assume some of the expenses of the City of Key! West. i This was the reaction of mem bers of tne Monroe County Com- mission to a special dispatch in The Ciuzen Saturday under a Jacksonville dateline in which was revealed sore further corm- parisons of county operating ex penses made by the Tax Re- vision League. In this article, the League in- dicated that Monroc’s operating costs were higher than the gen- eral average. For instance, it was reported that while the gen- eral state average for all coun ties for county operating ex- penses paid out of the general revenue fund was $2.01 per capita, Monroe's expe: drawn from this fund amounted to $3.07 per capita. County Commissiener Willianr Monsalvatge was one of those calling attention to the. fact that there is a reason for this costly ! operation charge in Monroe. Mr. Monsalvatge estimated that the county annually assumes ap- proximately 000 of the city’s obligations. § the county's population is roughly 13,300, the sum claimed by Mr. Monsal- vatge would be nearly $1 capita. In his ement, Commissioner Monsalvatge said that the coun- ty, despite the regular criticism per ered there to consider problems JURY UNABLE TO DETERMINE DEATH CAUSE |DR. WARREN'S AUTOPSY EX- 10 Be Higher AMINATION DID NOT RE- PARRAMORE AND HARRISON SPOKE. "=", ABOUT MOSQUITOS iss, ="s7,o0 {Boulevard swimming pool Janu- jary 8, the man may have died of ADDRESSED CHAMBER MEET- jsuffocation, strangulation or as- * jphyxiation. ING LAST NIGHT: OUTLINE Although ior METHOD THAT WOULD RID CITY OF PESTS DICT POSTPONED Unable clearly to establish the ;eause of death, Dr. William R. Warren found when he performed the autopsy at Pritchard’s Funeral Home morgue last week, he said this Appearing at the Chamber of} man did not drown. The amount Commerce meeting last evening |of water in a body found under to speak 10 the assemblage gath-j|Such circumstances, he varied from none at all to a con- of recreation were Dr, J. B. Parra- more and D. Z. Harrison, of the! Monroe County Health Unit. On invitation from chairman, | Charles Taylor, they acts concerning mosquito eradi- cation that proved of interest to the assemblage. dition, he testified, might have prevented intake of water, so that a man might strangle in the water. presented | j Peace Justice Enrique Esquinaldo While no action was taken, it | decided to continue its investiga- was generally agreed that the |tion until this evening because it ideas propounded were very g00d | seemingly was not satisfied to and consideraton of co-operaton | conclude its efforts without fur- ty drivg the mosquitc' pests off the | ther examination of the facts. island was discussed. Others called yesterday to tes- Mr. Harrison suggested that tify were Carlos Carrera, WPA the residents of Monroe County! watchman who found the body co-operate in presenting petitions | floating in the pool; to the State Legislature asking a| who helped Carrera make a quick county-controlled Anti-Mosquito|examination of the grewsome district here,-which -would «be supported by taxation of all resi-}man was dead; Alex Jungmarker, dents of the county. a visitor Another suggestion was forma- | found near the pool and who had VEAL EXACT CAUSE; VER-; city health officer, yes- | y informed a coroner’s jury } Ike Parks! discovery to détermine™if ~ the | tion of the city into a block-cap- tain em to keep eradication | of the pests found in the city under control. Churches could be successfully employed in the drive, it was pointed out, by em- ployment of “minute-me to congregations on the FISH EXHIBITION been swimming there the day before the find, and Reginald and Andrew Pritchard of Pritchard’s Funeral Home. The jury s|of the body made before it was! was buried, still unidentified. COMMISSIONERS PLANES HERE YESTERDAY ~ FROM CUBA | TWENTY-NINE GOOD - WILL | FLYERS STOPPED ON RE-! TURN TRIP; FORMER CUBAN | AIR CHIEF IN TWO TRIPS , i ‘ Twenty-nine airplanes landed! ‘at Key West airvort and four \others flew over the cuy yester- {day enroute from Havana to Mi- {ami on the return leg of the an- Inual air meet between the two! jevent marked the operations jhere. . | On hand at the airport were} aia not necessarily prove the ,customs and immigration offi- | rehabilitation of the supply for lcials, city firemen and sre ‘lances from Pritchard’s and Lo 'M. Graham, chief naval radio! siderable quantity. A throat con-|™an formerly with the airways ;Chamber of Commerce. radio service here, who served} ;as director of field traffic. i | Amohg the aviators was Lem] |Povey, formerly chief of the Cu-; At the conclusion of his testi- | ban air forces, now identified had been able to get the Fisheries jmony, Dr. Warren said that the! With the U. S. Civil Aeronautics} bureau to make the appropria- jcause of death was undetermined | Authority, who made two-round | tion reauest. It is presumed the The coroner’s jury sitting before |trips between Key West and Ha-| request for the money will be Recreation Co The executive committee func- | authorized Justice tioning for the City-wide Com-|at Colonial Park, along-side La |Esquinaldo to have photographs! mittee on Recreation, and which ;Concha hotel. appointed by Chairman); {Charles Taylor at a general meet- | jing held last night at Chamber | of Commerce headquarters, ‘off to a good start this morning when it held a preliminary get-| got | | (Continued On Page Four) | ~ SPONGE PROJECT NOW DEPENDS ON BUDGET APPROVAL FOR REHABILITATION ———— Key West spongers were spec- | *eSeoesececovecooooooes ulating today how much of tne YACHTSMEN PUSH proposed expenditure of $36,625 e ‘ by the United States Bureau of Fisheries “for the preservation of the Florida sponge indus- points where the high-grade Key, West sponges are found. | Word that the Fisheries bureau | no water in the dead man’s lungs |Cities. Not a single untoward |had requested the United States! West Yacht Club during the cur- Bureau of the Budget for $36,625 rent year are completion of the to protect the sponge beds from'Garrison Bight yacht and boat | further inroads by blight and fori4.in project and of the organi- zation’s new clubhouse alongside the bight on the old railroad the fiscal year beginning July 1 was contained in a telegram re- said,|pez Funeral Homes, and Robert|ceived yesterday by Secretary S. ‘right-of-way. C. Singleton of the Key West These were outlined at a week- ‘end meeting of the directors of the club on board the yacht Pela- gic, owned by Vice Commodore H. P. Connable. Others at the meeting were Commodore Melvin E. Russeii, A. E. Peirce, E. P. Winter and S. C. Singleton. The club is pianning to consult __ various off. is about speeding jup the project calling for dredg. The telegram came from United States Senator Claude Pepper who said that he and Congress- man Pat Cannon of this district (Continued On Page Four) tion of a long wharf along Roose- jvelt Boulevard and widening and jdeepening the channel to Florida Bay. Directors of the club also voted mimittee |Key West-Havana race, followed eae jnot to participate this year in the jannual yacht race to Havana. ;Last year the club sponsored a |by_a ball for members and visit- | whose sweater was|EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GOES OVER COLONIAL jing yachtsmen. | Thi: ear it is pli d to hold} PARK POSSIBILITIES WITH COMDR. QUINN | easter baliaehe: alte pare of {the season at Casa Marina. ‘Messrs. Russell, Connable and Winter were named a committee to make arrangemets for this af- fair. ning at Icast temporary facilities The committee went ovei the ground with Lieut. | Commander B. D. Quinn, rec- reation officer of the navy forces JAN here and Miss Essie Geiger, field is 31 DEADLINE reation department and planned » provide the following: Board Met Qver Weekend ' Principal objectives of the Key | ing of Garrison Bight, construc- | ‘JAPAN TRADE TREATY ENDS | STATE DEPARTMENT OFFI- CIALS SAY FUTURE PACT DEPENDS UPON RESPECT OF U. S. RIGHTS (ity Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.— | Members of the State Department | today stated that the action of Japan in recognizing American rights in the Far East depended upon whether or not a renewal of trade relations will be consider- ed following the expiration of the 1911 trade pact next week. No indication was given that any formation of a new treaty had been started. CONTINUE HEARING ON RECIPROCITY PACTS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. House Ways and Means Commit- tee continued its hearing on the advisability of extending the State Department's trade recip- rocity act, which allows the U. S. to form pacts with foreign coun- i tries, beyond the June. 11 dead- line this year. Some members of the commit- tee stated that, in all likelihood, the pacts would be continued for |another three years. ‘HIS’ WALKS KEEP ‘Covers 15-20 Miles Daily NEXT WEEK 16.—The | of the state auditor’s office, had annually contributed approxi- mately $5,000 towards the main- AT STATE FAIR) = MEET TONIGH Deane of the Key West Fire COMMISSION TO DISPLAY| Mccting of the Overseas Road epartment. Another item of land Toll Bridge Commission is $2,000 for support of Mercedes EVERY SPECIE OF FRESH |‘ - : scheduled to be called to order ;tonight at Marathon headquar- jters by John Slade, chairman, at | 8 o'clock. | Commissioners Costar, Slade and Symonette from this city 1ums, | Planned to join Slade and Com- and | missioner Kennedy at Marathon, | it was announced this morning. Hospital, a municipal institution, was mentioned by the commis. sioner as a charge that should be (Centinuea on Page Four) TEMPERATURE Lowest last Highest last WATER FINNY MEMBERS (Special to Phe Citizen) TAMPA, Jan. 16—U small and three iarge aqui Florida’s Fresh Water Fish Game Commission will present j together at La Concha hotel and} laid plans to provide immediate! Benches, tables, a band stand | boxing | facilities for the servicemen now | to be used for concerts, jin the city. |and amateur exhibitions, a volley | Personnel of the executive com-/ball court, horse-shoe courts, ‘mittee is, Albert G. Peirce, Jr.,|provisions for letter-writing, |president; Allan Armstrong, vice- | table games of all kinds and ping- president in charge of publicity;;pong. One section of the lot \Eva Warner, secretary; A. O’-| would be roofed over with a Sweeney, treasurer. frame covered with palm Initial move made this morn- | thatches. ‘ing was to determine on a cen-| The county will start tomorrow trally-located recreation center on cleaning-up operations in the for the navy and army men, and back of the lot where the volley this was accomplished by plan-| | (Continued on Page Four) ‘Stirs: FOR VEHICLE TAGS GOING ON AT 91 | AP Feature Service County Tax Collector an-! i a ee nounced this morning that Talla- ities ne Jan. 16.—At 91, hassee officials of the State Richard Wahle figures he has License Department had wired |Stepped off enough mileage to that an extension had been of-|Walk around the world four ficially granted for the purchase |t#mes, and if his 35-year-old of automobile tags. ‘cane with the roof” holds up he The message stated that no ar-|™4y yet do it five times. rests would be made prior to} His ancient umbrella swinging midnight, January 31. Mr. Ladd freely, Wahle marches 15 to 20 did not know whether a further Miles daily with the regularity of extension would be granted after @ postman. He began the custom that date. |55 years ago. Residents consider him a fine the greatest exhibition of game Stations night = —_-24 hours water fish ever produced in Atlanta 28 42 Florida at the State F Boston 27 2 Buffalo Chicago Denver Detroit Lilly of Winter Haven, chief con El Paso servation officer of the First! Sestaine sssional district. ‘NAZIS DESTROY pct avery specie of game fish in-| ansas_ City digenous to Florida lakes and | KEY WEST streams will be on exhibition, al! | ENGLISH SUBS Los .Angeles alive and representing every size | sours from the minnow to the largest | ec! Mpls.-St to be found in state waters. | ADMIRALTY ADMITS THREE Paul --6 ew Orleans 5 ee ae es REGISTRATION U-BOATS LONG OVERDUE; New York Pensacola | FIRST LOST BY ALLIES a= BOOKS OPEN San Francisco 47 { Seattle 41 (hy Associated Presa) Tampa 38 LONDON, Jan. Washington «31 John England, county registra- | r here, } ; = January 30 to February 10. |coat. ie That is the contention of Dr. i 3 | when you leave a board over it?” bf I. M. Kennedy, executive secre- |he asks, as his hand strokes his : tary of the commission, and P. L. | i 31 * os source of legend and reputedly set their clocks by him. He never wears a hat or over- “What becomes of grass h gray mane. A walking stick is ‘Allies Will Defend | Neutrals If Attacked H (By Associ: Press) ; LONDON, Jan. 16.—Prime Min- |sia’s designs on the Balkan coun- | ister Neville Chamberlain today | tries. pwarned Germany and Russia that this capital stated that Il Duce |the Britons will stand fully pre-; was making all possible haste in 16.—British |Pated to go to the aid of any concluding defense agreements; LONDON, Jan. 16—The Royal | follow your own Scandinavian country that faced with most of the southeastern Italian representatives in| “only for old men”, so he carries |the umbrella, which he bought in his native Germany in 1904. ' RAF. SINKS TWO | Wahle arrived in this country U. BOATS i" the Civil War and lived be jfor a time in Jacksonville, Fla., jbut went back to enlist in the Prussian army. In 1870 he re- BRITISH PATROL BOMBERS turned to the United States and SIGHTED SUBS LAYING joined a German stock company, playing Shakecpearian roles MINES OFF SCOTLAND among others. Later he entered | business. | Even in his Thespian days he | walked because then “you can trend of |thoughts and really be at liber- (By Associated Press) tion supervisor, announced today the registration books for the Admiralty today admitted that jthree British submarines, the Fred Marvil $ May Democratic primary will be opened in the county precincts February 5. After the books are | attack by either of those coun- tries. 1 European nations. Chamberlain answered critics jister said that both France and! was no truth in statements made CABANA Cocktail Lounge and Patio Introducing for the first time in Florida JACK CRAWLEY And His Guitar Singing the Songs you like’. . . direct from Jimmy Livingston's Victor Recording Orchestra. COUNTRY STORE NITE... Prizes For All The Three Girls Of Note CARLOS and JOHNNIE Behind the Bar ersten ttmtt ttt Supervisor England will open his office at county courthouse March 4. HAS ITS POINTS dalia businessman is wearing slippers in his office. He pur- chased a pair of over-shoes but when he got them on he discov- ered he couldn’t remove without taking off the shoes at the same time. He just doffs both and settles down to solid comfort at his desk. them } { | stroyed as they were long over- ‘hood of Heligoland. It was feared that all mem- bers of the crews were dead, al- SEDALIA, Mo., Jan. 16—A Se-|though some credence was placed Whelming of Finland by Russia in reports that the crew of two of the submarines had been cap- tured by the German navy. These submarines are the first ‘the onslaughts planned by the| lost by the Allies in the war to|Russians as soon as weather con- | date. They were reported to be on a dangerous mission in the North Sea. ‘mitted to a mutual-assistance fdue in port from an expedition te, with any neutral country in| Labor party |to the North Sea in the neighbor- | 1 Europe should attack com from the Russo-Nazi allies. iwhen it was considered that 'Spring might witness the over. |with possible in-direct aid by; ;Germany. It is known that odds jare piling up fast against the jchances of Finland withstanding ditions alleviate. Mussolini again appeared gravely apprehensive as to Rus- statements were made| turned back by the precincts, |had, in all likelihood, been de- England were absolutely com-/ that Hore-Belisha was removed in| from command ef the army France for political reasons. members of the | House of Commons had stated | that the war department had con- 'sidered that “Belisha was too Democratic to fight for Demo- eracy”. This belief was ridi- uled by Chamberlain. | BANANA AND NUT and | LADY BALTIMORE 33¢ Special WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY at Bros. Bakery lez Fleming St. Phone 818 | Air Force reported today that at least two German submarines ithe north coast of Scotland. It was stated that a force of | British bombers were on patrol} duty and sighted the submarines | engaged in what appeared to be | ;mine-laying operations near the | ‘coast, and the flight swooped | idown to drop bombs. | Oil spots on the water follow-| ling the attack indicated that the | submarines were either destroy- | jed or badly injured. Dispatches | |were immediately sent to navy | | headquarters ordering navy ships 'to the scene to search for the U-boats or to give chase. ty”. Between hikes he writes poetry and his autobiography has PRICE FIVE CENTS sees Naval Problems Discussed * \cITy IS HOST TO OFFI- CERS AT LA CONCHA LUNCHEON; ADMIRAL | LEAVES TOMORROW | An Froblems confronting naval au- informal discussion of thorities and city officials in op- eration of the neutrality patrol out of Key West Naval Station }today marked a luncheon meet- ing of naval officers and muni- ,Cipal officials at La Concha Hotel. The luncheon was given by the City of Key West, with Mayor Willard M. Albury and members of City Council serving as hosts, in honor of Rear Admiral W .H. Allen, commandant of the naval ‘district including Key West, and officers serving in the station and on the naval ships and seaplanes based here. ; Representing the city besides Mayor Albury were Councilmen Ralph Boyden, L. C. Brinton, John Carbonell, Jr., William A. Freeman, Leonard B. Grillon, Er- nest Ramsey and J. Glenwood | Sweeting. a | “Other™ naval officers “ present jwere Lieut. Commander S, R. | Clark, aide to Admiral Allen and ‘the following station officers: !Commander G. B. Hoey, Lieut. ;Commander S. W. _ Kirtland, Lieut. Commander Fort H Calla- {han, Lieut. S. E. Lee, Com- ;mander R. B. Blackwell Lieut. Commander R. W. Byrns, Lieut. Commander T. J. Brady, Jr., Lieut. (JG) S. K. Wilson, Lieut. Col. G. D. Hatfield and First | Lieut. M. O. Donohoo. | Officers from the forces afloat present were Capt. Arthur C. Carpender, Lieut. J. R. Leeds, :Capt. Carpender’s aide, Lieut. \(JG) H. E._Townsend,, Lieut Commander F. L. Slavin, Lieut. T. H. Touseth, Commander L. K. Swenson, Lieut. Commander A F. Storrs, III, and Lieut. Com- mander B. D. Quinn. Last night the officers and the station and the ships and _ sea- planes were hosts to Admiral Allen, Mrs. Allen and_ their ,daughter, Miss Thayer Allen, at a Casa Marina dinner. Others in the dinner group were Commander Hoey, Capt. and Mrs. Carpender, Lieut. Com- mander and Mrs. Callahan, Lieut. and Mrs. J. P. Monroe, Lieut Commander and Mrs. Kirtland, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Hatfield, Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Brady, Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Storrs, Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Byrns, Mrs. C. H. Hil- ton, wife of Lieut. Commanger Hilton of the Coast Guard, now on a Central American good will cruise; Lieut. Commander Clark, Mrs. R. S. Klaus, Lieut. Tomseth and Ensign G. S. Bogart. This morning Admiral Allen and the station staff continued the inspection of the naval sta- tion and made a ground survey of the naval auxiliary seaplane base on Trumbo island. Further discussions among the naval of- ficers here and Admiral Allen will continue late this afternoon and evening. | Tomorrow Admiral Allen and |now grown to three volumes. At his family with his aide, Lieut.» Sea Hawk, Starfish and Undine, | In faet, the British prime min- | today when he stated that there were sunk in engagements off |the moment he’s studying French. Commander Clark, are scheduled $ |He may decide to sample the, to leave Key West en route for war. froads in that country after the Charleston, S. C., headquarters of | the district commandant. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY OF KEY WEST announces a FREE LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE By GEORGE CHANNING, CS.B. of San Francisco, California Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts it HIGH SCHOOL the AUDITORIUM Corner United and White Streets THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940 At 8:00 P. M. THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND