The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 11, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the ' Best Interests of Key West ane’ VOLUME LXI. No. 61. Peace Belie Near As Russia Modifies Term TILITIES; ALLIES CON-| GOP’S WILL NOT BREAK. THE LAW SIDER STATUS | ACCUSED DEMOCRATS OF GETTING AROUND CON-! TRIBUTION ‘REGULATIONS’ BY HIGH AD RATES (By Associated Press) | LONDON, Mar. 11.—Momen-| tary announcement of peace be-| tween Russia and Finland is ex- pected, influenced by unofficial | reports that the conference’ ‘in| Moscow over the weekend be- (By assoctatea Tress) rie ans WASHINGTON, Mar. 11.—Re- fween Finnish officials and heads) itican National Committee! of the Soviet government in that|Chairman John Hamilton today! called on his party not to par- ticipate in any violation of the jlaws that prevent political par- ties from calling on corporations | flying |*© assist in their campaigns with | contributions. city had resulted in the offering cf terms that came near fo satis- faction for Finland. Finnish officials were back to the capital city of Hel-} Se sinki today to take part in par-| Citing _the example of the liamentary action on the Russian | Democratic party in 1996),he de- proposals, following transmission jeried the practice then used and of the terms by telegraph stated that the Republicans evening. _ |Would not be found guilty of Though nothing official has |SUCh Practice. come through at this writing, it} Hamilton said that the Demo- - is understood -here that the terms/crats “got around the law” last | Che Kes : which Russia has advanced to bring an end to hostilities have been greatly modified from those given earlier in the war. Blow To Allies British ‘officials would not-ad-/ mit it, but the -Russian-Finnish peace would be in the nature of} a blow to the Allied cause in that it would be considered a military victory for Germany. The Nazis could then concentrate on the West Front without fear of attack from the north, and, at the same time, could depend up- on influx of greatly increased amounts of supplies from Rus- sia. The Allies broadcasted to the world last weekend that if peace did not come out of present negotiations, they stood ready to send much material aid to Fin- land. This, it is understood here by neutral observers, was a ges- ture to make it appear that they didn’t “fail again in coming to the aid-of small countries when | aggressed upon”. New terms were unofficially described as quite possible of ac- ceptance to the Finns. Petsamo, on the north coast, is to be re- tained as well as Viborg on the south coast, Only demands, at- cording to some sources, were .the establishment of bases in the Finnish coast area on long-term lease arrangements. WASHINGTON SILENT ON PEACE MANEUVERS WASHINGTON, Mar. 11.—Of- ficials in Washington were silent when questioned today in regard to the part the foreign embassies were playing in bring- ing peace to Europe. One report had it that the embassy officials at Moscow had helped materially in. the Finnish-Russian negotiations over last weekend, but no acknowl- for almost a quarter of a cen-jboy from scenene Set Freee CoN BS a ee gis, bri glamour of Roosevelt and that | The commander lined them up janything less would appear third one morning, marched down the obtained here. TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last Stations night 24 hours Atlanta 44 67 Boston: Buffalo Charleston Chicago Denver Detroit El Paso Havana Kansas City KEY WEST Los Angeles Louisville Miami Mpls.-St. Paul New York Pensacola San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington — 18 Bo . 48 . 24 31 13 47 56 33° 35 21 55 31 41 28 63 71 40 66 62 42 68 30 36 62 54 54 70 46 47 26 by calling on corporations to sub- scribe to advertising space in|} banquet programs at high rates. | Over $900,000 was raised in this manner, he said. Wellés In London Today State “Department officials | stated that Under-secretary Sum- ner Welles was in London today, | and had ‘conferred with British | | officials: including King George. | | ‘BRITONS CONSIDER | PACT WITH ITALY |\SETTLEMENT OF COAL CON- TROVERSY SEEN AS FAVORING SIGN (By Axsociated Press) | LONDON, Mar. 11.—British of- |ficials today were considering the | possibility of a trade pact with Italy in that the difficulty of coal exports from Germany to that nation had been amicably settled. | Italy has promised England that no more shipments of coal will come out-of Germany, and in return for that assurance, the British released! the ships already seized in the export blockade. | itis GERMAN OFFICIAL CONFERRED WITH POPE ROME, Mar. 11.—Fcreign Min- ister Von Ribbentrop of Germany | continued his talks with Italian | officlals-today, following a long session with Pope Pius XII yes- | terday in the papal palace in Vati- ean City. | The audience granted Von; Ribbentrop by the Pope marked the first time a German of- ficial had been in Vatican City | tury. | No information was given out | which indicated which way the; | “straws were blowing” as a re- | sult of the conferences .held. Ob- jServers thought, however, that the conferences dealt chiefly | with German aims in regard to | Balkan countrie’>'in which Italy is primarily interested. RABBIT OVER-ATE | | | BOSTON.—When Nicholas cal-| jlo of this city was fined because |his pet rabbit had chewed wall- |paper off the walls of an apart- |ment, the judge suspended sen- | tence when he learned the rabbit ! |died after the feast, | J j | Habana-Madrid Club TO and EDNA | AUBE RHUMBA DANCERS “RIONDO RAMBLES” jnomination to the U. S. Senate ‘MAN |core group of New Dealers books THE SOUTHERNMOS TWO. DESTROYERS » ADDED TO LOCAL NEUTRAL PATROL U.S.S. CROWINSHIELD AND U.S.S, HALE ARRIVED THIS AFTERNOON: COLOMBIAN ENSIGNS IN TRAINING Peedbecccccccccccccoese | Jolin England, supervisor of jregistration for the county, who: jis now in the county courthouse overséeing the registrations, said | this morning that those who have | Tegistétred for the general elec- tion only in 1938, will be forced to register again if they j would participate in the elections jthis year. Mr. England said that the num- Two United States destroyers were added to the force now as- signed to this section to make their headquarters in: the Naval Station here. They were the U.S.S. Hale and U.S.S. Crownin- shield, and arrived about 1:30 o'clock today. Other vessels in the harbor be- longing to the force of U. S. ves- sels on patrol duty are the Lea, Evans, Philip and Twiggs. Colombia Sends Ensigns before the books were placed ‘in! the precincts and there were 319 have been in the courthousé'there had’ éen’ about 100 registered, so the “total registrations to date |, Since the U. S. destroyer divi! |Were&pproximately 5,671, sion has been assigned to thié' section there have been a number of officers from the ships of the South American navies sent to Key West for courses of training on the several ships which are! here. Latest additions are four en- signs from the Colombian navy | who have been assigned as fol- lows: Augustin Smith to the Evans, Luis Velasquez to the! Twiggs, Jorge Pardo to the Phil- } ip and Alfredo Ballesteros to the ; Wickes, CHANDLER HEADS CONE DADE FORCE' CALLS FOR ‘SAME ECONOMY | IN NATIONAL GOVERN- MENT..AS IN STATE’” 'S.S. MALLORY DUE IN PORT TONIGHT Steamship H. R. Mallory of the Clyde-Mallory Lines, is' due to arrive in port 8 o'clock this eve- ning from Galveston, and the Medina, of the same line is due to arrive in port tomorrow morn+ ing from New York. ‘4 The Steamship Ozark, is stil} at the Mallory Dock, awaiting in- structions and orders which de- shoremen which now has vessels in some ports tied up, and await- ing settlement. L 11 (FNS).— | campaign for GOULDS, Mar. Governor Cone’s No word has been received from the Wrecking Tug Warbler, C, L. Peterson, salvage master, will be handled in Dade County |. by Luther Chandler, chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission, it | was announced here this week. Chandler stated that he “would; The only information received like to see a good dose of the/was to the effect that the vessel same efficiency and economy in- | Andreas Drobig wis at that point jected into our national govern-'in the ocean and was in need of ment” as he had seen in Florida!a tow. The Warbler left at once during the Cone Administration. |for the location. a point’on the high seas about 480 miles south of. Trinidad. peoccece ecoce ecccccnsccdsoceccs eeveccce NEW DEAL INSIDERS PICK TAFT AS: Senator Vandenberg Still Remaiiis In Pictare, DEMOCRATS . MUST DEFEAT By PRESTON GROVER. AP Fe@ipre Service Writer WASHINGTON, Mar. 11—A net nyone else for t- Fea i sect ees eee However “Ss! Senator Taft as the man they will ‘We'cannot pass withoit tell- have to beat in November. They haven’t altogether kissed \ing..youvabout “Lieutenant.-Com- Senator Vandenberg out of th ;mander N. W. Sharpe, the’ only picture. As to, the Michigan ‘survivor of the ill-fated cargo senator, they doubt he has the boat Cyclops which disappeared steady pull in the stretches they mysteriously during the World {credit to Taft. His radio voice has ; War with all on board. jimproved but, as they view it,: Cotmmander Sharpe, now in not to the level of the Taft, who the press division at the Navy De- won a series of radio debates from partment, explains it this way: Representative T. V. Smith, spar-' He was on recruiting duty in St. kling liberal. {Louis during the war when along As to Tom Dewey of New came an order calling for a cer- York, they say that no glamour tain number of men to go to Nor- New York can match ‘folk, Va., for sea duty. grade to an. electorate grown ‘ranks counting off the men in used to such faney glamour as ' pairs and stopped at the next man the Roosevelt brand. jto Sharpe. Quieter Country? “This detachment”, As a matter of fact, some of the | “will go to’ Norfolk”, be New Dealers have begun to sus-! John Henry Fox of St. Loyis pect that the country may be was the man next.to Sharpe.:Be+ wishing for a bit of calm politic- |fore he left for. Norfolle al weather. That is how come |h to. Sharpe. they write Taft into the picture. | One of them analyzed him ‘as ie “conservative, stumbling, hard working, friendly and perhaps a little bit dumb”. For a country striving for quieter way of life than it has, had in the past seven years, that; combination, he said, might just | Pe G |ber of registrants had been 5,252 registered there. Since the books in’ fail’ was’ deferted, if he paia | city. pend on the strike of the ae he said, ; “(Break-Ground:For New Trum | SENTENCES HANDED DO ' BY JUDGE Ata brief session of Criminal Court with ‘Judge William V. Albury presiding, three cases | Were heard at 11 o'clock this morning, all of the offenders pleading guilty. | First case was that of George Jeffcoat, charged with evading a jboard -bill.““Séntence' of 60-days ‘the bill. + ‘Next onthe docket was'- the case against Edward J.! (Petri !charged with assault and bat and contributing to the ’ deli quency of a minor. this‘ case’ was also deferred, and Hthe culprit was ordered to leave jthe city on the 3 o’clock bus and stay. out of the county indefi- nitely. Third case was that of Wil -Henry Winnifred, ‘charged with driving a car while junder the influence of liquor. He } Was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or spend -60 days in the ,county jail at hard labor. ‘ROBERTS’ RITES THIS AFTERNOON 4 | F '|DIED YESTERDAY MORNING AT RESIDENCE; 69 YEARS Ms OF AGE ~ ‘Funeral services for Thomas E. | Roberts, 69, who died early yes- ‘terday morning at the home, 1007 jFleming street, ‘will be held this vafternoon at 4:30 o'clock from the residence to Fleming Street |Methodist Church. Rev. Wm.-L. Halladay, assisted by Rev. Jim i Lilly, will officiate at the serv- ‘ices which are in charge of Lopez Funeral Home. | Mr. Roberts, who was atone “time business manager of The / Citizen, and had a host of friends in the city, is survived «by his wife, Mrs. .Myrtle Roberts, a daughter, Mrs. Manuel Perez, and two brothers, George C. and H. Blake Roberts. Active pallbearers at the serv- {ices today will be selected from {membership of the Knights of “Golden Eagle lodge of which Mr. jRoberts: ‘was a member. Honorary pallbearers are W. W. Demeritt, Jim Roberts, W. S. Eakins, B. A, Baker, Merlin Albury and An. ! 4 See ey 5; Monument?) Fox Marconi WILL BE HONORED AP Feature Service BOLOGNA, Italy, Mar. 11—A monumental tomb memorializing Guglielmo Marconi is to be erect- jed on the ids of the family ;Villa Pontecchio, near - Bologna, ,where the inventor carried out ee Joist ‘on: thee sloplog. geotih |the villa. the sarcophagus imam tae, colored, | Airbase In SIGS SS aa Ms FISHERMEN TAKE HATS OFF TO ISLAND CITY Massay. of Washington. D. C., have just finished a two weeks’ fishing trip in waters adjacent to Key West, and report entire satisfaction with the catches made. Mr, Garrison stated that he had never before caught such a great variety of fish in all of his experiences which were had in many spots from Nova Scotia down to this The first day out, the par- ty boated 48 kings and mac- kerel, weighing from five to twenty-six pounds. On the second trip, 118 were brought ,/'"in, and the party got tired of pulling ‘em in. Feature of fishing here, according to Mr. Garrison, is that the fish are in boating. A good word was given to the charter boatmen here in regard to equipment and fees charged. Both visitors registered at Overseas Hotel. heute uh de whe wher PICK NATION’S NO. 1 |HONEYMOON PAIR CHOSEN TO BE FIRST OCs CUPANTS OF ‘HONEYMOON _ ISLE’ COTTAGE Florida couple, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ernest. - Burkett, flashed into prominence _ this week as the nation’s number one honeymooners—and with it the {the honor of being the first newlyweds to occupy the bridal cottage of C. M. Washburn’s famed “Honeymoon Isle” off Clearwater in the Gulf of Mexico. Many other couples will spend a two weeks vacation on the is- land, but the Burketts will reap the benefit of the many gifts and entertamments to be lavished on the first couple by various west coast organizations. The Clear- water Lions Club, which selected the lucky-couple out of more than 1009 japplicants will pay all the ‘coifple’s “expenses, including the . groom's: paycheck. * * » * 5 Burkett ,and.his, bride have ‘been married weeks. He is 420 apprentice 2 . print. shop, jand she is a counter girl in a five and ten cent store., Both are 19. The couple will leave here Thursday: to start their honey- moon, and will be the only Flor- \ ida couple allowed to honeymoon | jj on the island, the others to be chosen from other parts of the nation. Washburn has announced that 10 couples would comprise the initial -honeymoon group, and others will follow in batches of 150. George Clifton, 61, died last night in the U. S. Marine - Hos- AID TO CHILDREN REACHES PEAK IN WELFARE QUOTAS PRESENT STATE-PEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS EX- HAUSTED: NEARLY 7.000 CHILDREN GET GRANTS (Special to The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, Fila., Mar. 11. —Florida’s Aid ‘to Dependent Children program has attained its ceiling, under present appropria- tions, it was announced here to- day from the office of the State Welfare Board. | Grants totalling $66,779 were to official records of the Board, $66,666.66 made available month- ly by state and federal appro- priations of $800,000 annually for this purpose. Beneficiaries num- bered 2,626 families of 6,931 chil- dren. The average grant per family was $25.43 and the aver- age grant per child $9.63. The State Welfare Act limits state participation in the ADC program to $400,000 per year and a recent amendment to the Social made during February, according | which is slightly in excess of the | Tomorrow A. M.; ALL INVITED TO | ATTEND FETE Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock on Trumbo Island, the ceremony of breaking ground for the sea- plane base will take place, mark- ing the start of activities of the construction on the hangar and other structures to be built on the site by the Ivy H. Smith Com- Pany of Jacksonville. Lieutenant Commander. J. T. Brady, public works officer at the naval station, said this morning that the first spadeful of dirt will be turned by Captain Walter F. |Jacobs, commandant at the sta- tion, and Commander G. B: Hoey; port officer, will join in the cere- mony, which will take place in the presence of Lieut. Com- mander Brady, other officers from the navy, Mayor Willard | Albury and possibly members of jthe city council and county com- ;missioners and others. Mr. Brady said that there was no restriction being placed on the number of people who could at- i Security Act requires the federal |tend the ceremonies as it was a | pesnaks aise to Cian obits aes |public matter, and there could be fifty-fifty basis. This is on a dol-|25 ™any people there as wanted lar parity with federal funds|*° 8°- The ceremonies were’ to ORLANDO, Mar. 11.—(FNS) A/ of of | Orlando, | used in matching state funds in the payment of Old Age Assist- ance and Aid to the Blind. Pre- viously, federal matching funds had been available only at a ratio of one. dollar for:twoy s/t Tn “Monroe. ’ 22 families 61 children received $730.00 during February. VOTERS TO ELECT NEW LEGISLATORS MAKEUP OF 1941 LEGIS- LATURE TO SEE MANY NEW FACES TALLAHASSEE, Mar. 11. — (FNS) Many new names will be on the roster of both the Senate and House when the roll is called for the 1941 Legislature. A recent survey shows that 20 |new senators will be elected to fill existing vacancies. Only seven of the present Senators ‘have announced that they will seek re-election. Nine, whose run again, and:four others have not announced their intentions. One died recently (Senator W. C. Hodges, of Tallahassee). Terms of 19 members of the Senate, representing odd numbered dis- again, 36 will not, and 16 have not announced their plans. Terms of all members of the House ex- pire this year, i nominations will be made in the primaries. terms expire this year will not}, !be simple and unostentatious and yhe would be pleased to see as many people there as desired to see the official start of the con- The entire egntract is to cost construction of 5 | $287/684- for’ the © ithe base, which will be one of the largest yet built by the navy in this section. A number of work- men have been employed by the Smith Company and others will be put to work as needed. SONS RETURN TO JACKSONVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Royal Wilser. re- turned to their home in Jack- sonville yesterday after a stay of three months here with Mrs. Wil- son’s parents, Mr. and Mrs..John Marzyck, on Von Phister street: They will spend a few days in Jacksonville after which they will go to Tallahassee, where Mr. Wilson has accepted a position with the H. & W. B. Drew Com- pany in that city. MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CLERK OF CRIMINAL COURT In today’s issue of The Citizen will be found the formal an- nouncement of Leonard B. Gril- lon, who is a candidate for the office of Clerk of the ~ Criminal Court of Monroe County in the Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, May 7.