The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 31, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West Citizen VOLUME LXI. No. 27. Chamberlain. Answers’ Hiller’s Accusations Charging insincerity ALLIES DO NOT WANT SOP @OIOGL SS, TO EMBROIL NEUTRALS FISH IN PIPES STATES BRITISH PRIME ' MINISTER + 444) | (ity Assoc! Prean) LONDON, Jan. 31. — Prime; Minister Neville Chamberlain rel day answered Adolf Hitler's ac-| cusing speech delivered to citi | zens of Germany yesterday, with | a radio address to the world. | Answering the accusation that} the English were maneuvering to bring neutral countries into the war, Chamberlain stated that all! of those countries should rest! assured that no such action was/ contemplated, nor, was it to be; desired. H “However”, stated Chamber-} lain, “Hitler will find that the Allies will take whatever steps] seem necessary to defeat any air | blitzkrieg that the Nazis plan”.' Declaring that over one million | men are now under arms in Eng- | land, the Prime Minister ex-| pressed confidence that the Allies | would come out victorious in the | engagements that seem imminent j the closer Spring weather comes | into the scene. \ The German Feuhrer declared | yesterday that England was in- sincere, accusing Chamberlain! Persorially ofPreaking pledges: | It was generally thought by! observers here that the speech} was meant to pfepare Britons for increased air attacks by Nazi; bombers expected momentarily. Chamberlain reiterated the causes for the war when he said that the Allies were fighting to end autocracy and dictatorships. “At least”, stated the Prime Min- ister, “The Allies haven't sunk any neutral vessels in the war to Nor do we ever intend HALTS BIG MILL PORT ST. JOE, Jan. 31.— (FNS) Fish in the bay: fish in the pipe; in fact, too many fish! One of nature's strange phenomena occurred recently at the Port St. Joe Papermill when the whole output of the seven and one half mil- lion dollar plant was brought to a complete standstill by the interference of salt water minnows. It all came about in this manner: The huge mill be- gan to slow uv for no ap- parent reason—engineers and operators were called in at- tendance. Nothing could be found wrong with equipment anywhere. The check was made again and the equip- ment still slowed up. And then it stopped completely. It took thirty minutes for searchers to find that the salt water tunnel was stopped by myriads of salt water min- nows, those little fellows that dance and swim so gaily in the surf and who, swimming in schools, like sheep, follow a leader to be led into the intake saltwater pipe, gum- ming up the works and even getting into the pipes feeding the huge pieces of machinery. The engineers were more surprised than the fish. Affer thirty minutes cf clean-: ing work the mill started again without the fish mix- ture in the finished product. SDI SIS DL IPS DAY RESIGNS AUDITORSHIP |CLIFFORD HICKS APPOINTED FINNISH INVASION TEMPORARY AUDITOR OF DISTRICT H. E. Day, auditor of the Over- FINNS HOLD OWN ON LAND S¢as Road and Toll Bridge Dis- trict, who has had the appoint- ment since the organization came BUT SUFFER FROM AIR RAIDS (Bs ated HELSINKI, Jan Lake La- doga battle in Finland continues with more Russians being rushed into that tor of the now elev- en-day battle Finns stated to- aa, however, that no advances had been made by the Reds and all attacks had been repulsed. Russian air raids were noted over Finland in increased num- bers, but this news was counter. ed. with, the first report of attacks being ‘made on Russian bases pending action of the Clifford G. Hicks, formerly | THE SOUTHERNMOST NE-WSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1940 ‘TWO CASES IN "CRIMINAL COURT SESSION TODAY ;DRUNKEN DRIVING CASE DRAWS $100 FINE; VAGRANT GETS 15 DAYS’ JAIL SEN- TENCE A brief session of Criminal {Court was held this morning at 1 10:30 o’clock, with Judge Wil- ‘liam V. Albury presiding and County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare, \Chief Deputy Bernard Waite and Clerk C. Sam B. Curry attending. the bar: One driving while un- der the influence of intoxicating liquor, and the other who was. to answer to the charge of vag- rancy. The first case was Elmer A, Albritton, who entered a plea. of guilty to a charge of driving while drunk, and was fined $100 and costs, and the judge an- nounced that in the event the fine was paid, the costs would be suspended. Mr. Albritton paid the fine. Followed the case of Stephen Kohan, who was arrested be- cause it was evident that he had ployed, therefore was without means of support. The judge im- posed a sentence of 15 days at hard labor. LATE NEWS BULLETINS (By Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 31.— The United Mine Workers still in convention here today, voted a resolution calling for approval of the first years of the New Deal, but refrained from making any mention of their political choice in the corning presidential campaign: The latter matter was referred to the National Executive Board for disposal. The conven- tion went on record as wanting to cooperate with the Democratic party and especially praised New Deal legislation of the 1933-37 period, however, added that very little consummation of party principles had come during the past three years, WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.— The Department «,Com- merce today blamed the Eu- ropean wars for the decrease in exports of foodstuffs to foreign nations. Total drop- Ping off during the five months’ period of the war was reported as $120,000,- 000. | LONDON, Jan. 31. — Prime today |Minister Chamberlain into being, tendered his resigna- | stated that he “wanted peaceful tion Saturday, but it was not ac- relations with Japan”. cepted, members. His olive ranch statement added that the British “meant no offense © to- | wards Japan in the seizing of 21 \German seamen on a Japanese head of one of the departments ship practically under the nose of the Works Progress Adminis-|of Japan home navy bases”. tration has received a temporary ; appointment to the position of auditor in place of Mr. Day, and this will be acted on at the next meeting of the district commis- sion. No indication was given in the speech, however, as to whether ithe Germans would be turned over to the Japs. BRUSSELS, Jan. 31.—Bel- gium newspapers today were jfeaturing stories to the ef- fect that Germany was pre- ‘paring to send dreadnaught airplanes over France and England to land trained armies for attack purposes, and that the Nazis had so warned those countries. Two cases were called before | no place to go and was not em-| ~ ADDED REVENUES WEST'S FIRST FIRE DEPARTMENT scuoots or stare sewerrr . ee ee . , ae | FROM INCREASED eueee eorge E. McDonald, who is gine and hose reel, but in being | VE Hy now the only surviving charter !nandled by inexperienced peopie! PAID INTO MOTOR ee member of the Key West Fire De- separate Fras eritaled and the) DEPARTMENT : A . iS Was sen 0 ew or! peor ee bk a, 20% Febairs. It reached New York | SS epartment, jon April 1, 1886 and the big fire | gives the following facts to The |in Key West started the same TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 31 — i Citizen: idate. (FNS) Better business conditions The department was organized | The fire got beyond control and |in the state and better business in 1875, with O. H. Dorsett an] burned. oe about 12 hours. The practices in the operation of the Ba soa i i i \chief, and the parent company br pads Ponape a an = Homie bei veane Lerten was a hook and ladder, which’ pairs, was destroyed by the fire | PCMefited the schools of Florida |comprised the entire department.}which burned in a northeasterly to the tune of more than three The original department, not |irection and extended to tiie million: dollars: during. the past \having any apparatus, was allow-|Corer of Caroline and Elizabeth three spss se compared to the ; ed the use of a hand pump by the |Streets, and then swept along the peopel ihe ich existed am this government, and then the city | Waterfront to the naval station,'! feign ra 1086; ipacaba i My decided to buy a pump and hose !destroying every house northeast ace alenned Gre hele y at feel. jof Greene street between Simon** Tissiones, d manboe | ener | ee The pump was known as “Big |ton and Whitehead. i iat j 1 { (Six” of New York, and a four-| After the administration of! , ommissioner Finley's report wheel hose reel completed the | Mr. Dorsett, Dr. J. V. R. Plum. l that otal walled tions f nthe year equipment. However it did not !™Mer became chief, he also being 1936 wi as pope ta iesT} give satisfaction and the city pur-|0N€ of the charter members of be ‘abet sepa 4 it fs jcollections totaled $6,087,494.85, | chased a Button steam fire en-|the department. Following Dr.! an increase of $639,587.10. In| 9) WARBLER OKY D | was a member of Lightning Hose 593'97 over 1936. And in 1939 Gren ‘ | 778,007.41, an increase of $1,330,- pposition until 1890. Mr. Bowers Iwai succeeded by Hiram G. Ful- 099.74 over 1936. The total for ected in 1936 its to $2,- | TERDAY FOR HOME PORT ‘then Thomas Reedy followed Mr. Perio ham eS et: “ of the |Roberts, Ralph B. Pinder and, | motor vehicle depattment in 1936 Inspection of the Wrecking Tug| Mr. Baker is now entering his expenses were $340,777.00, a de- Warbler by U. S. Inspector of ,ninth year as head of the depart- |crease of $84,456.32 under those! I SEER ieee has Brown was concluded yesterday T IBRARV WILL BE creas of $28,548.78 under that of afternoon and a clean bill given | i |1936. In 1939 operating expenses | | were $338,508.22, a decrease of; Wrecking Tug. Peacock,. which j OPEN FROM 12- was in port awaiting the report} | Total. decreases for the years ‘of SaaS 1937-38-39 under that of 1936, port, sailed yesterday afternoon charge announced today a change; Adding the total increase in \ for New York to go back to her|in hours for visitors at the Key!revenue collected and the total | Crew Members Ill tday, the hours will be from 12 | 105,010.20. Revenue collected by Two members of the personnel '‘o’clock noon to 6:00 o’clock each the depattment goes into the 'S. Russell, in charge of the | ‘pumps, and Olaf Soderberg, sal- ,Some intestinal trouble and an operation was decided on. It} formed this afternoon. Asnociated Pi | Mr. Soderberg returned on the! ee oes the Japanese ship Kinugasa Maru |Intra-Coastal Waterway south- railroad and requirements de-, off the coast of New Orleans, He ward an additional thirty-five pend on the highway and water Fleming street, his trouble de-| afternoon to army engineers by a protected waterway be pro- | veloped into pneumonia and he | Representative Pat Cannon. « vided” Cannon stated, adding ue \ordered for the naval air station could be destroyed by wind of KIRKM [AN LISTS at Key st and declared that hurricane velocity: H i P ATROLS’ NEEDS COLUMN pressed the belief that “it is prob- \ lable” that a survey of the pro-, |Plummer, J. C. Whalton became | 1938 iotai collections were $6,- C. He was followed by B. H. BY INSPECTOR = Pats Stanlay Singleton, became the increases in revenue for the ;Singleton. Next came J. Frank | Epa IN NEW YORK |the present chief, Harry M. Bak- | were $425,233.3%, according to Hulls J. G. Blair and U. S. In-|ment. ‘of 1936. Operating expenses in of inspectors and being held! station.. Salvage Master H. S.; West Library. decrease in expenses of opera-! of the Warbler are in the Marine | week-day. [Renee Salary Fund. |vage foreman. | ‘was learned at the ship today | | Wackler when. the vesiel reasied WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—The sure adequate transportation be-~ was suffering from a bad cold at | miles from Bahia Honda to Key transportation. was placed in the Marine Hos-| Cannon told the engineers that that the highway, in some places, | the wi ay was needed to’4s- At the conclusion of the hear- SS lickin carmel aie ale Dien | posed extension will be ordered. | AGAIN APPEARS ' | U. S, Engineers Hear Plea For Waterway Extension; chief. At the time. Mr. Whalton | 393 500,74, an increase of | $873,- Wnwers in,1887 and he held the | total collections amounted to $6,- TUG PEACOCK LEFT YES: ‘chief at the death of Mr. Fulford, \<iteted im 1936 acunte t $3 | Operating expenses per |Finley’s report. In 1937 operating spector of Boilers Robert O. }1938 were $336,684.54, a de- the ship. $86,725.10 under that of 1936. Teady in case of an adverse re-|. Woman’s Club committee-in- amounts to $259,730.20. Dexter left on the ship. | Beginning tomorrow, Thurs- | tion, gives a grand total of $3,-; Hospital today. They are Mervin| Mr. Russell is suffering from | that the operation was to be per-! port January 23, after assisting | €Xtension of the Boston-Florida cause Key West was without a’ that time.. Taken to his home on | West was recommended.late this “Storms make it necessary that pital yesterday for treatment. |major improvements had been was over wooden bridges that ing last evening, Cannon ex-, i ;MORE MEN AND RADIO) | EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR popular i | Sere West Women—Their Homes and; | —_ Gardens”, authored by Myrtle) | “TIFE” FEATURED | ana, WATERWAY STORY: | The column, |Cosgrove, continues in this issue! A OCALA, Jan. 31 (FNS)—The|cf She Gitizen. Much favorable PICTURED TRIP FROM New| Florida Highway Patrol needs comment on this series, which! YORK TO MIAMI VIA | jmore men and equipment, Major | ppears weekly, has been receiv: | ,H. N. Kirkman, captain of the!eqd at The Citizen, and it is plan-/ INLAND ROUTE that they may arrange trips to ‘orative issues of stamps. FEB. 15 NEW DATE Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | Steps Taken To Establish County Ant-Mosquito Zone SRL LS LI I. CAAMBER OF COMMERCE _ YACHT SENORITA | 1 PROVIDES PETITIONS FOR FREEHOLDERS TO SIGN ASKING ELECTION MET HEAVY SEAS Yacht Senorita. property of ‘Wm. G. Cluett, who is on board with a few guests is | = berthed ai, the’ Papier Dock | tithe lest: meeting of the Company's slip, after a try- | Chamber of Commerce Board of Hr biti, SA oti Directors, it was decided that and heavy seas were en- ccuntered. Captain Patrick Fogarty. who is in charge of the ves- sel, said that the seas wero so rough that everything movable was kept tied and | P buttoned. dows: ands.even, jthe procedure to follow in estab- despite the precautions tak- _Jishi en the vessel lost one of her eee Peocroele County inn see anchors. | Anti-Mosquito District was ob- Mr. Cluett has as his guests | tained from D. 2: sanelec ends Mr. and Mrs. G.® Spencer. tarian with the Monroe County They are on a_ sightseeing tri i | tip and will go to Dry Tor. | Health De as Fort Jefferson. i 1 { | ‘the time was ripe for Key West to attack the problem of mos- | quito control in earnest. With that in mind, an explanation of tugas this afternoon to view see the exhibit. | In connection with this tour, a Junior stamp booklet has been issued by the department. This book contains complete descrip- tions of historical and commem- Infor- mation concerning procurement of this book may be had by in- ‘County Board, W. Curry Harris, fice and the other is at the ; holders of the county have signed DISPLAY ON ROAD Postmaster Fred J. Dion has|°f the anti-mosquito district, the Philatelic truck, which is now on| State Board will then conduct a miscellaneous material having re- | © Tequest the special election. the itinerary of the tour, but it is to permanently and effectively advised that notification of ar- fied, and following the law in the | county-wide. Board of Health. of Monroe County, Florida, here- quiry at Mr. Dion's office. |ty, Florida, to determine whe- First step: in the program has TTI OT ISL Ss been taken. Attorney for the ,has prepared petitions for free- holders of the county to sign. NOW BEING MADE One of these is at The Citizen of- pa a | Chamber of Commerce. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, When it is determined that ten 'per cent or more of the free- TELLS OF INTERESTING | the petition which calls on the County Conqmissioners to call a |special election for the creation oie . | state Board of Health is then to been notified by the Post Office | pe HiOtified of the fact by the Department at Washington of a|Chamber of Commerce. The tour, containing specimens of all | survey of the local situation and issues of postage stamps from | Present its findings along with 1847 to the present, together with | the petitions to the County Board lation to the designing and-print- | Results of the election will ing of postage stamps, determine whether or not Mon- Florida has been included in |T0¢ County will have the means not certain whether the truck fight and rid the county of mos- will visit Key West. If it does | Wuitoes. If the vote is favorable, not, local stamp enthusiasts are the governor of the state is noti- i ‘ , he will appoint an anti- rival at the nearest city, probably | ™@tter, iami ‘ ieee mosquito board of three discreet arty, Wil be tisde in; time: so citizens to control the program The program of eradication will be subject to approval of the Bureau of Engineers of the State The petition reads as follows: “We, the undersigned, being each of us a resident freeholder by request Your Honorable | Board to call an election of the | qualified voters of Monroe Coun- ther or not Monroe County, Flor- ida, shall be created into an anti- mosquito district, pursuant to the FOR TAG DEADLINE APPROXIMATELY 800 OF ES-| TIMATED 2000 HAVE PUR- provisions CHASED LICENSES of Chapter Acts of Florida, 1929.” 13,570, TEMPERATURES | Lowest last Highest last Stations 24 hours night - 20 14 38 31 23 47 30 47 27 68 a 2 by preennrmeteceeEeneres Finnish planes. TENDER FOUND Action has come again in the} north central sector, as head-; Finnish ski troops advancing on the 54th Russian Division. - eae Reese Tender Ivy of the Coast Guard, PRR REES NORE EERS ON eae. lreturned this afternoon from |patrol, said here last week. | heme th reieeea further articles in} sae ee Tampa Bay, where the vessel ARREST THREE |. “Radio equipment is — badly |regular sequence. | MIAMI, Jan._31 (FNS)—Top-| w Finley, motor vehicle Atlanta LONDON, Jan. 31.—Military | Was sentto mark the spot eee pecan Kirkman said, “to en-| In answer to much inquiry, |Ping this season's excellent pub-'.ominissioner for the State of |Boston observers have been asking and pig Sena hes 5 FOR STEALING ': <a the patrol to answer wreck pack copies of issues which con-licity Florida has received in Piorida, today wired Tax Collec-|Buffalo - answering the question, “How| 4 airplanes fro ee merce jcalls promptly, to follow up stol- | tained the articles are in the files, Numerous national magazines ist, Prank H. Ladd, who has/Charleston _ strong is the Russian air force?” | ™ fe a : __ (en ears, and to perform its duties | at The Citizen office, and may be the pictorial story in the January ‘charge of the sdle of licenses for Chicago The discussion has been carried | bUTS the wreck was located yes-| Three alleged offenders against jin connection with general crim-| purchased by calling at any time |15 issue of “Life” of a cruise rotor vehicles, that the time has |Denver on here lately as reports of at- Free ae ened by buoy the law vere acréeted Bara a work, ‘which is. lor UP | diring ‘the business day. jfrom New York cay i) Miami een extended’ for” the °purchase | Detroit tacks on Finland come through. tenths miles from Egmont Key ics WERT ane Perea Cone jand premises fo mal ec NSOVe de- | Se Ly ERT ATE Via \the $75,000,000 In! ‘ater- of tags until February 15. |El Paso Originally credited with ‘the! . fice of Sheriff Thompson. They mands gn the squad, in, a ion |way built by U. S. Army engi-| 4 ocordi d in the | Havana _ Light, and was considered alare John Gilbert, Arty Roth and fo traffi ea ibe 2 | SHIPS OUT: ing to the record in the | : best air force in the world, re- threat to-navightion, jare John i * jP°. ¢ work cee Lith ‘eo .- jnects. : {office of Mr. Gadd there have | Jacksonville a ports now indicate that, while | Victor Van. tg The ‘present income of the de-| ' Nine pages of pictures tell the been approximately 800 out of a}Kansas City — cauipment compares favorably | Wi¢H SPEED oe mr Ste Seite 7 Se barney (ea mteeine ct) Eee |Story of this wonderful trip from ‘required 2,000 licenses sold, which |KEY WEST with any other nation, the qual: SOUND }a kitchen stove, valued at $3; a/only 40 men on the highways, | ‘winter overcoats to summer ¥ ij) give the other 1,200 just 15 Little Rock ity of fighting personnel doesn’t | e seem to come up to others. | Finns have reported lately that the Russians seem unable to make effective use of machine} guns on their planes. DANCE Tonight, 10 till ? RAUL’S CLUB Ray Baldwin and His Native Hawaiian Orchestra When it comes torneys can't hold a candle to a | good preacher, says court report- er Francis Cuckow. TRANSMISSION THIS (By Associated Press) PUEBLO, Colo. Jan: 31.— to talking at- Cuckow, who has_ reported | legal cases for years, recently was called to make a shorthand re- |port of an address by a minister. The man spoke for two hours No Admission or Cover Charge | without a pause. rifle, valued at $3, and a shot-/Kirkman said, The act creating }gun, valued at $7—a total of $13.|the patrol provides for a force of j They are the property of Tony /|60 men, but a force of at least) \Castellano and Mike Montoto. 150 men is needed to give the! The case will be given hearing |state adequate coverage. this afternoon at 5 o’clock in the | office of Peace Justice Enrique Esquinaldo. 73,000 PIES —$ } DELIVERS FIRE { — jdiscovered his automobile was on} MARYVILLE, Mo.—in 20 years: fire. He drove it to the fire sta-| has baked 73,000 pies for the res-}where. firemen taurant she and her husband own. ‘blaze, extinguished the) \ | bathingsuits. The log of the 1, ;350-mile cruise is unmarked by Four vessels of the United/a single untoward event. A to- States Neutrality Patrol, which is/tal of 3,100 gallons of gasoline| assigned to duty in the waters) were consumed—the number of} adjacent to Key West, were in| hot.dogs is not mentioned. port this morning. They were, The cruise started on the morn- the Destroyers Schenck, Mason! ing of December 11 when the 53- Five other’ vessels of Squadron, which is assigned to;Miami. Forty-one pictures and Twiggs, Wickes, Philip, Evans/ami with all on board dressed up and Branch—all out on patrol. in bathing suits. days to make their purchases if|Los Angeles — jthey intend to keep within the Haw. PROPOSALS oSSE88S8o8N8. | Louisville | Miami & 51 |Mpls.-St. Paul 18 jNashville ___ 11 |New Orleans — 30 Sealed bids will be received|New York __. 16 until Tuesday, February 6th, LOUISVILLE.—Driving home and Tender Gannet, with the i foot cruiser “Do-Ho” set sail in a| 1940, 7:30 p. m. for one (1) to five after a dance Webster Rosenberg | Flagship Lea, lying in the Stream.|cold fog and snow in New York :(5) second hand, 1% ton, hy-|Pittsburgh __ 9 the | harbor bound for the sunshine of draulic dump trucks. |Oklahoma City 26 {Pensacola 27 |St. Louis __ 16 The usual right is reserved to|San Francisco 54 Mrs. T. H. Milikan of this city |tion, a couple of blocks away,|this port, are the Destroyers |two weeks later it tied up in Mi-|reject any and all bids. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. | Tampa Seattle ..___ 42 SERS TE jan30-31,1940 Washington — 15 SRRSVSSSESSVRSSASSER Bien