The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 13, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 69 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 63. ~ [NEW DESTRONBRS: ADDED ELEVEN'T0 USS. Loa To Es - Contestants tn Coing 2 # "= Havana Key West Rage == CHARGE OF USS. HALE ANNUAL AFFAIR GETS CTATE HOTEL AND CROWNINSHIELD UNDER WAY FRIDAY; |! winner expecteD, INSPECTORS ARE EARLY SATURDAY SAVING MONEY operating out of Key West un- ider cominand of Captain A. S. | SINCE 1936 DEPARTMENT RE- | ie | \Carpender, U.S.N., The, Citizen Yacht! PORTS EXPENSES FAR | was informed today. | LESS THAN REVENUE; AD- | On the U.S.S. Hale the officers | DITIONAL INSPECTIONS jare Lieutenant Commander T. J. | ‘Ryan, Jr., commanding, and Lieu- | EERE |tenant R. L. Taylor, Lieutenant | {(Speeal to The Citizen) | Gg) B. W. Freund, Ensign J. A. TALLAHASSEE, Mar. 13.—)Boyd and Ensign C. M. Cassell, that all 'State Hotel Commissioner W. M. iJr. . | Taylor pointed out today that in-} Officers connected with the; reception ' spections by his department have HSS. Chowhinshield caine Licu-| lincreased more than two-thirds in | "" |four years and have converted in| tenant H. H. Henderson, com-| pleted—from the time they an-jthat time an annual loss of $1,-’manding; Lieutenant J. D. Fel-| | 785.38 in 1936 to a savings during !lows, Jr., Lieutenant (jg) C. H. 1939 of $27,636.05. ‘Smith, Lieutenant E. F. Jackson, The hotel commissioner said'Ensign J. T. Eversole and Ensign jthat deputies of the hotel com-'R M. Brownlie. they set sail from Key West for | mission inspected 55,328 hotels,} Vessels of the patrol in the har- their homeward voyage. japartments, rooming houses and ‘bor this morning were the De-j; restaurants in the state in 1939. | stroyers Twiggs, Wickes, Philip, The U.S.S. Destroyer Lea, flag- This was contrasted in his statis- ;Hale, Crowninshield, Lea and ship of the Key West Neutrality topn get oomtemen eters i |Evans, and the Tender Gannet. Patrol, while on patrol duty will' twenty persons in 1936 and but wr meet the yachts outside Havana/three more in 1939, : ‘FINLAND DRIVE and escort them across to Key! “Records of the office show) CO T0 D The addition of two destroyers |to the squadron of vessels also added 11 to the number of offi- cers assigned to the ships cgm- posing the neutrality patrol now Key West will “go nautical” this weekend, as the second an- nual Havana-Key West Race sponsored by the Key West Yacht Vice Commodore H. P. Connable, who Club is run off. is in charge of the Key West end} of the race, announces arrangements for the of the yachtsmen have been com- swer the starting gun in Havana harbor at 5 p.m. Friday until se : that for the year 1936, the year | West. The boats will cross the receding the induction of Gov- finish line between two destroy-' ernor Fred P. Cone, the hotel! ers anchored at their stations in| commissioner’s office collected | the main ship chaniel off Fort | $104,486 and spent... $106,272, Taylor sometime Saturday morn- | $1,785.38 more than was "taken | % \in”, Commissioner Taylor said. ing. The Key West Bar Pilot, «rest year this office collected | commanded by Commodore Mel-| 126 530.65 and spent only $98,-| vin Russell, will direct the! 894.60, giving it a saving of $27,-; yachts to their berths at Porter | 636.05”. | Windup of the local “Help Fih-j Docks, Craig Docks, and the; Commissioner Taylor said rec- ‘land Drive” came today with an- Trumbo Island ferry slips. tords of the commission show that nouncement from the headquar- The exact time of arrival of in addition to making the saving |ters at the office of L. P. Art- the yachts is indefinite, depend-j|of funds during the past three man, that the total fund will be ihg upon weather conditions. | years, the commission contribut-! sent forward today or tomorrow Last year’s race Was unusually|ed $4,000 to help maintain the to Harold Colee, state chairman fast, the first boats, Wakiva and Florida Exhibit at the New York jn Jacksonville. i Blitzen, crossing the finish line | World’s Fair in 1938 and $1,000 to ; Previously acknowledged was before dawn, with the others |help defrey expense of the Flor- the total of $92.00. Added to that trailing in during the morning.|ida Constitutional celebration -at figure was a contribution on Local yachting enthusiasts are! Port St. Joe. |March 8 of $10.00 from “A assured of a good show if they! He listed savings of $25,499.80 Friend”. ‘Thus, Key ‘West’s con- can manege to be out in a boat. in 1937, with a total of 50,158 in- |tributions reached the goal orig: | around the finish line Saturday |spections for that year, and of \inally set of $100 or more. | morning and watch the sleek $24,445.03 with 51,976 inspections | i racing vessels cross between during 1938. ‘PREPARE SCOUT : | i Uncle Sam's warships. | pase Sates cio area The program of entertainment | planned by the Yacht Club for HEAR OF JACK AW ARDING COURT i | very informal, in view of - the DAVISON’S DEATH | racers’ strenuous social schedule | er? a the visiting yachtsmen will be in Havana this week, followed OVER $100 MARK; GO TO HEADQUARTERS * Wilbur Moehrke, ‘Awarding | IN 400 POUNDS OF FISH’ ‘DUPONT OFFICIAL or LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS vow} ‘country will hold speciai meet-j|Federal game-laws. Che Key West Citizen === THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. —. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1940 SOIT TS IM, IS PARTY BROUGHT. C. W. Johnson, John Stock- | ing and Dr. Harry Canfield are testifying to the “excel- lent fishing in Key West wa- ters” today as a result of their experience met with yesterday while out on the boat “Cutes”, captained by Sam Roberts. The party caught a total of 400 pounds of fish, in’ the short span of but two and one-half hours. Champion of the day was Mr. Canfield, who boated a twenty-five Pound grouper. Most of the day's catch consisted of kingfish. Dr. Canfield sent. a barrel of kings, 15 in number, weighing 158 peunds, to friends in Minneapolis and Mr. Johnson ” remembered tome of his home town folks in Lawton, Mich.,,with a shipment of 19 kings weighing 118 pounds. TEI ITI IIS TS |CHAMBER SENDS ANDREWS SEEKS MUCH PUBLICITY) PRESIDENT’S AID RECEIVES dean REQUESTS F OR GLADES PARK FROM NORTHERN AGEN- CIES;.CRITIGIBM-INVITED |SENATOR. WANTS TO. SEE ESTABLISHMENT OF NA- | | | | Demands for Key West pub- licity are taxing the resources of | the Chamber of Commerce, ac- jcording to announcement today. Yesterday requests for data and | photographs were received and} filled trom “Visual Aids”, a.Con- | pnaye semtee Checke OeAL jnecticut project sponsored by me drews, following a conference | soneeenest a ei sore pees |with President Roosevelt this : lof Emory and Henry College topes cicloged that) he’ had 3 alae ieik th, a. scent cae sought the President’s aid in AND PART y HERE: an sates phe = ce a ‘speeding formal establishment of | eee Ys 24 sbi. Seite todtuke the Everglades National Park, | a fabs Ane ted gape ure which was authorized by Con- Edward Ball, president of the}. An innovation at the Chamber jy ovt 4, Yee une, asacy Dupont Interests, and party, ar-|of Commerce is a box labelled! ‘ Abia abel 5 = slands acquired before Mr. Roose- rived from Miami last evening ;““Bouquets and Brickbats”, PYO-| eit Cunae Aadvnwd mold: | and registered at the Hotel Lajvided with a convenient pad andj He also stated that the Presi-| i Concha, planning to spend a few ;pencil, in which visitors are in- haat hid: tan Seiad nein bolas bn days here. jvited to record their impressions|tentions as to a third term, but Others in the party with Mr.!of Key West, its good and bad | saded that. “Presidents usually PRESIDENT RETIRES’ )stories for the Boston papers. { | Ball are Mrs. Jesse James, Miss. points and especially just what) (uit aft, ight rs” Carrie P. Norris and Mr. and Mrs.’ gave them the idea of visiting the RU eee laDt ears ;Propriated $87,500 to acquire; (sare ay cael — |lands for the Everglades Park, | e e ° | present. SUIVEY Joins Nation: In COlGDIALINg Sn: umn ow a 4 = would make the establi: nt of : intla i * MEE tae ss the, Park a. major. issue. in -his National Restoration Week campaign for re-nomination in jwill be opposed by Governor Cone and others. Although the Some 1,000 regular and 1,300 / habits of all species of animals | | State , prUbllen.. Senators Anz seasonal employes of the Bureau|to include in its wildlife-conser- | draws said that the National Park millions of Americans in ‘observ-;the forms depleted or extirpated |cient assistance in organizing ing National Wildlife Restoration |in certain areas; management of Potent forces to make the Ever- Sunday, |the abundant or over populated | March 17. National, state and species and the areas on which | } local organizations throughout the they live; and enforcement of ‘CLIFTON BURIAL | ings this week to focus attention; “Research field stations are lo- | RITES lems in the United States, accord. | . iéntists ssl — ing to Earle R. Greene, refug-|M. Greene said. Rane rast Funeral services for George Key West refuges. jin one of six fields of investiga- | hospital Sunday night, wilt be In the nation’s capital leading}tion: Disirioution anc migration | held at 10 o’clock tomorrow -morn- workers from all states in the/ habits, fur resources, disease con- ard Funeral Home, Rev. A. L. Union will convene Monday morn- 'tro} and national park wildlife. |Maureau, S.J., of St. Mary's Star | session (March 18, 19, 20) of the!and nesting studies that we can| Telegraphic instructions were | Fifth Annual Wildlife Conference, | estimate ‘the migratory water-|received from hisbrother, who re- TAS Using: jIsland City. i The state legislature has ap: OS cage j but the money is not available at the May 7 primary, in which he a4 an establishment of the Park is now of Biological Survey join “with vation iprograms restoration of | Service could probably lend effi- Weeks hich bepitis ;glades Park a reality. | on wildlife-conservation prob- leated throughout the country”, | TOMORROW manager, Great White Heron and {Signed to this work are engaged Clifton, who died in the Marine professional wildlife conservation | of birds; Wildlife surveys, food ing from the chapel of the Pritch- | ing, March 18, for the three-day| - “1, is on the basis of migration of the Sea Church, officiating. | which will he held in the May-'fow) populations each year”, the sides, in Broderick, Calif., yester- TIONAL PARK ‘BEFORE! by their “night flight” across the Gulf Stream. A’ .- steak-roast around the club’s outdoor fire- place on Garrison Bight is scheduled for 6 p. m. Saturday, for club members and visiting yachtsmen, at which time the trophies will be presented to the: winning yachts. Later in the evening the yachtsmen are ex-! pected to take in the “Conch Follies” show presented by the Artists’ Society at the Habana-|winter visitor to Key West for | the Club several years and had a host of | Madrid, ending up at Cayo Hueso for an evening of} Word was received this morn- ing by R. H. Spottswood, of the death early today of Jack Davi- son, noted golf expert and head of Sapulding and Company’s golf department. Death came suddenly and was quite unexpected, even though Mr, Davison had been ill for some time. Davison had been a_ regular friends here, especially among Court chairman of Monroe Coun- jty Council of Boy-Sceuts; held a ‘meeting of Council officials last {evening at his home on Simonton |Street, and plans for the’ next {Court session were discussed. The group picked Friday, April 12, as the day for the next jawards to be presented Boy Scouts of the city, and the High {School auditorium was again se- lected for the program to be pre- sented, including features of scouting, entertainment and a iscout exhibit. flower Hotel. The wildlife con- | wildlife expert explains. The|day morning to the effect ‘that ference will be sponsored jointly |Survey’s nation-wide network of | the funeral services were to be jby the American Wildlife Insti- }refiges, which play an important | conducted ‘in this city. jtute and the National Wildlife | part inthe restoration of water-/ Federation. ifowl,. were selected, in part, 'TUG Pp Open house will be. held on i knowledge of where the birds go | OCK jmany of the 266 national wildlife | quring the flights north and south | refuges administered by the Bio jeach spring and fall. : ON TOW DUTY logical Survey, Mr. Greene said.} The four major flyways were | Among the refuges open to the worked out by Survey scientists —— | |public are the 17 sanctuaries in studying flights by birdbanding j, Wrecking Tug Peacock, sister | Florida. imethods. In Florida there are! ship to the Warbler which ar- \" Wildlife Stamps On Sale 'now 44 birdbanding stations in! rived yesterday with a pump and | “National Wildlife Restoration ‘ operation. |other equipment for the Warb- Week is observed to call atten-| Study Big-Game Populations [ler from New York, remained PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘Ratify Soviet Peace Terms Today SURRENDER OF TERRITORY INFLUENCED BY KNOWLEDGE ALLIES WOULD BE UNABLE TO SEND AID; WAR ENDED 11:00 A. M. TODAY «By Associated Press) LONDON, Mar. 13.—The Finnish-Rugsian war came to an end at 11:00 a. m. Finland time this morning (4:00 a. m, E. S. T.), and the nations of Europe took the news in varied style. On the one side appeared Germany, jubilant in their claims of a decided defeat for British diplomacy and, in the end, defeat for the Allies in the war on the West Front. Bolstering that belief was the understanding that Germany could proceed with the war against England and ————__—— France without fear of attack SIMD MMM TF, fom coalition of Allies and HOW LONG, LORD, ane countries in the HOW LONG? ™° In this city, on the other hand, |accusations were rampant against Policy which (By Asnociated Press) FRANKFURT AN MAIN, jhe government's Germany, Mar. 13. — War blackouts are an old story in | brought surrender of the Finns to Germany—more than 400 Russian demands. Prime Minis- years old. An order of the city authorities, dated 1519, was found recently in the city archives, The order directed inhabit- ants to darken windows in iter Chamberlain was quick to |answer critics, but sidestepped |Tequests for information on just |what aid had been sent to Fin- the upper stories of their a land. 7 ciicy denture eae Conf In “thie belief YWiat “no “possible The city fathers said that material aid could reach her, Fin- this step would make it very {land was obliged to accede to difficult for an approaching | Russian terms to bring peace. It enemy te find the city. jonly remains for the Finnish par- PDL LDL DMD. 4 \iament, which meets today, to ratify the terms, and observers CAPTURED AUTO here believe that will be done readily. THIEF IN DAYTON Finland was not desirous of |seeing her country become the main battlefield -of Europé, even BROUGHT BACK TO ciTy TQ/#f Allied help would reach her, jand this, coupled with the fact FACE TWO CHARGES that Russia threatened. stronger IN COURT |attacks from the air on increas- jingly wide areas throughout Fin- _ jland, brought the Finns to the Cleveland Johnson, constable in| fateful decision. Two cabinet the Third District of Monroe | members, however, it was County, with headquarters on the | ported, have resigned from the Keys, arrived in the city last | Finnish government, and other night with a prisoner, Harvey/jprotests against the terms of beter Bisping, alias —— peste are heard throughout Fin- ping, who was ‘caught by the | land. authorities in Dayton, Ohio, with} Sweden today was examining the car which-he is accused of|her future course in the events stealing. jof Europe and, as a result of the The trip to Dayton was made |peace terms, has issued stat,- by Constable Johnson as soon as/|ments calling for strong defense he was informed the car was re-|measures to be instituted. covered and the culprit was un-| Moscow was concerned a der arrest. On the return he|With security for Leningrad. stopped at Tavernier, where Bis- | Peace terms amply protect that ping was given a hearing before |chief citf of ae aise Peace Justice E. R. Lowe for the | Main, was the factor that theft of the car on information |aggression against the urnished by the owner, J. L. | the first Bees in ne Stout. ning on I ember Bisping was also, given a hear-| (Continued On ing on another charge on infor-| mation furnished by Chas. M. TENDER VES Boswell, who charges that Bisping stole money and chattels amount- ing to about $70. On the charge of stealing the car, the accused is re- being held in the county jail un- dancing. Yacht Club officials|th golfing fraternity. tion to the need for uniting the; wirghite surveys, declared Mr. | but a short time and sailed. j stress the informal nature of the} He was married in this city efforts of all friends of outdoor Greene, are invaluable as indexes! The Peacock was to meet the occasion, stating that “deck-|last year and had planned to RITES TOMORROW America to the end that future of trends in mammal populations, |Tug Willett somewhere at sea} clothes” will be the official at-| come down from Miami, in which generations shall. ‘have their ‘«rhey serve, for one thing, to let|and take in charge the “Barge tire. \city he died, for a visit later on | |rightful heritage of wildlife”, de- ou know how the balance sheet, }Chapmen which was being towed Robt. Johnson’s Good News, of | this season. FOR MRS. ROBERTS clared Mr. Greene. So to speak, stands. : Knowing by the Willett, and turn the New York, finished first in the| e This week the 1940 series of Hopulation trends is important if| barge over to the Tug Nancy St. Petersburg-Havana Yacht | aaa ce {wildlife poster stamps will be one is to plan a wise conservation |Moran of the Moran Towing Co., cor last Bender. AS ae cor] TEMPERATURES Mrs. Evdny Jane Roberts, 85, sis Age reg Uap oe program. and proceed to New Orleans. rect time of ours, * died this morning at the resi- |; i : “; “We know there are about six minutes and 43 seconds, breaking | Lowest last Highest last |dence of her son, Lee Baker, 1823 | if Tegesatinn Bit fatal funds ‘million big-game animals in this) TWINS DROWN TOGETHER the record formerly held by the| tations night 24 hours {Fleming street. Funeral services | ome way that Christmas Seals country because annual nation- reer Se cal Sirocco by more than two hours. | Atlanta ‘37 49 | will be held. tomorrow afternoon 754 in We Tight aphirist tl “wide surveys were begun two), ANSONIA, Conn.—After a Second in that ae was the [Boston 31 18 a clock. from Pr Foner as ; bercu: le ago”. See nemaried several ag heat Wakiva, owner. Harkness - Buffalo 23 ‘ional rch, where 1e- (DOD sore ‘ uA Each inven’ ws. the j- | their F iy wards and third.:was | Gulf|Charleston —.. 44 58 | will be placed at 2. Rev. Wilt, “The Bureau at socal Sie. mated populations of 15 species Phillip rd Stephen Kingersky, Stream, owned by Dudley Sharp Chicago 28 liam Halladay will officiate. — bia a spp Be 4 Hs 4 © of big-game animals in the va- Nine-year-old twins, were found of Houston, Texas. The favorite, | Detroit _ 27 Pritchard's Funeral Home’ will ioe thet time. when it mos qjTOe Statee. é ee Ae Stormy Weather ran behind the|E! Paso 58 {be in charge of arrangements. | tion in the Department of Ag. |.5¥ ‘ouewing the increases ‘or |thirty-foot waters. of American winners, with an elapsed time of | Havana 65 86 Mrs. Roberts is survived by |Section in the Department of Ag- from year to year, the Brass Company's canal. Nearby 99:24:16. lJacksonville 55 "2 one.son, Lee Baker, six grand-|Ticulture, the Biological Survey) “(Continued on Page Four) | Was the body of their inseparable 39;24;16. cor * children and three great grand-|h@s become the largest wildlife- | _________|companion, John Bashhra, 12. All nt these. vechts. Baye: been isangee City. /26 ae conservation agency in the _—_— The boys apparently had fallen entered in the Havana-Key West |KEY WEST _ 68 77 ~—_—_|children, week’, | through ‘Gis ton priille race, it is understood. |Los Angeles: _ 47 68 1,000 FROM CITY DUMP Baek practical |HABANA-MADRID CLUB. {Proue® ¢ [Memphis ___ 52 75 sRReES, In July, 1939, the Bureau was} —Presents— | * NOTICE, FIGHT FANS! Miami _.___ 68 5 PHILADELPHIA. — After an transferred to the Department of | 2 | SILVER ANNIVERSARY ——— |Mpls.-St. Paul 16 22 eight-day search of the city|Interior, the Federal Department | ‘RIONDO RAMBLES t ofthe |. ‘Fight card scheduled for to-|New York —.. 21 35 jdump, detectives found a box|which more than any other is| ~,. | Key West Woman’s Club night has been postooned until St. Louis 38 [containing $1,000. They returned |eoncerned with the conservation; A Bevy wf Beautiful Girls | will be celebrated in next Wednesday, due to Mario|San Francisco 51 62 it to its owner, Mrs, Mary Eftim-jof natural resources. j The only Revue Show in —_ with the Golden Jubilee of the praeet edly cut eve as result ot erate = S 56. [off, whose nephew had inadvert-| Since its inception, the Biolog-! _Key West : gang xe joa ently given the box to ash collec- jical Survey has expanded its re- Many Prizes ae si STRAND ARENA, || Weshington (2 tame | S (peareh inthe lite sistotes and ape AAT Invited — liver Offering” der bond of $1,000, and for the theft of the money an@ chattels from Boswell, the bond has been | enroute to San Carlos Bay, near placed at $500. 4 Sanibel Island, for the purpose of It is expected by officials of ‘replacing ‘beacons in that vicini- the county that the trial in this|ty which have been destroyed. case will come up next week at! ‘as soon as-this work has been the session of Criminal Court, jeompleted the Zinnia will go to which has been announced for}Charlotte Harbor and engage in next Monday morning. ~ . |the work of removing three wood- FIRE-TRUCK COP en structures and then to Tampa, where she will be at work for e ._|about one month. _MENTON, Mich.—Because this} ‘Tender Poinciana has been at city eg See in alee pr sd Miami for some time replacing town officials have authorized two structures and wil! then con- [erlang singe Seiya reg - tinue up the Intracoastal Water- reckless motorists. way to Lake Okeechobee. Lighthouse Tender Zinnia left at an early hour this morning DINNER DANCE Tonite—7 till 9 RAUL’S CLUB Wednesday Evening SPECIAL 50c ITALIAN SPAGHETTI DINNER __. KEKAI'S chep suey heuse | wawanan cncneeraa