The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 5, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE sou VOLUME LXI. No. 186. Federals And States Combat Fifth Joint Conference In Ses- sion Today At Capitol To Decide Co-operative Method (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. — Bregident Roosevelt today paved the way for cooperation between the Federal government and the governments of the states in mat- ters of concerted action against subversive propaganda and action by foreign agents when he sent greetings to a conference of state governors and representatives at @ meeting held in the Hall of the Department of Justice. Forty-two states were repre- Attor- ney General Robert Jackson read the President’s message to the as- sented at the conferen CONSCRIPTION BILL GETS COMMITTEE 0. K. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.— The Senate special commit- tee studying national defense needs for a _ conscription measure, passed a bill calling for some form of conscrip- tion today at noon. The vote was 12 o 3. No announcement was made as to particulars of the bill. It was admitted that several changes were inserted over the original bill taken under advisement. sembled repre: states. Roosevelt declared in his mes- ontative sage that it appeared necessary for the Federal government_un- der the F. B. I. to take charge of the nation-wide plan to stamp out 5th column activity, but asked that the states set up their own machinery to cooperate with Federal agents in the drive. The Federal governr posed not to dictate terms ’ acts created against su vel activities, Rooseve stated, but hoped that all legis! tion would be of similar nature in order that ease of operation could be maintained Attorney General Jackson clared that there was much evi- dence to bear out the su: that warring nations abroad were engaging in 5th column activities in this country. “A nationwid drive to start at once was much to be desired”, he stated, in lay- ing plans for the co-operative move before states’ representa- tives. de- tion NAVY BUILDING SPEEDING UP (By Associated Press) WASHINGTO! Aug. 5.—Ad miral Starke, navy operations chief, stated today that the pres- ent naval expansion program was progressing in a highly sat- isfactory manner. “There is every reason to be- lieve”, he .stated, “that the con- struction of 700 new ships for the two-ocean navy may be com- pleted within four years if pres- ent activity keeps up”. Plans formerly had called for completion of the super-navy within six years. : "HASTY EXIT SALEM, Mass.—In her petition for divorce, Mrs. Arna E. Walsh O'Brien stated that her husband Luther O'Brien, left home two hours after their marriage to mail a letter and she hadn’t heard from him since. [ | JOIN TROOPS FROM 13 OTHER STATES AT BRINGHURST. LA. FOR EXTENSIVE MA- NEUVERS MIAMI GUARD UNITS LEAVE FOR TRAINING (By Annociated Press) MIAMI, Aug. 5.—Companies A | and B of the 124th Infantry, Flor- Column ida National Guard, left yester- ST. AUGUSTINE'S (8: iinet 375TH BIRTHDAY TO BE OBSERVED At Bringhurst, troops from 13 : other Southern and Southwestern states will assemble for training. Lieut. Gen. Stanley D. Embick, of | the Third Army, will be in com- mand of approximately 50,000 National Guardsmen, 20,000 regu-; HUGE THREE-DAY RELIGIOUS /2Fs and 1,000 reserve officers. Four armies, composed AND HISTORICAL FETE IS guardsmen, regulars and reserves, | SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEM- are scheduled to BER 7 TO 9 jassemble for the sham battles! ‘that will mark the greatest peace-! |time training ever attempted in ithe United States. d First Army, 100,000 men, will: Florida | be stationed in northern New, y, noted ‘round the world as' York; Second Army, 65,000 men, ! the “Oldest City in the United’ will assemble at Sparta, Wisc.;' States” will celebrate the 375th 'Third Army, 71,000, at Bring-' anniversary of its founding with hurst, La. and the Fourth Army, | -day and | 80,000, will be concentrated! historical fete September 7-9th, along the Canadian border. 1940, inclusive, it has been an- = nounced. SOUTH LEADS IN Founded by Don Pedro Menco- | VOLUNTARY pce means dez de > in 1565, Saint tc rilicpaaraimeag umcnichauasd ! Augustine has enjoyed a record of| WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—The ; tinuous occupancy from that Fourth Corps Area is leading the to this, thus justifying its other eight areas in voluntary re- claim to being the cradle of civil- cruiting for the biggest peacetime rise in what is now the United army this country has ever had. States. Also site of the first!” - Mass in this country, Saint States included in the leading Augustine is the birthplace of area are: Florida, Georgia, Ala- Christianity in this nation. bama, Louisiana, “Mississippi, The 375th anniversary of- this Tennessee, North and South Ca-: first Mass will be observed with ‘rolina. i a High ss celebrated on the! Congressmen in Washington Fort green (Fort Marion National claim the South has always led Monument - astle of San in furnishing manpower for the Marco”) by the Mo: ;. Gio- U. S. Army and intimates that vanni Cicognami of Washington, 'this should be taken into consid- D. C., the Pope’s personal repre- eration when state quotas are set‘ sentative in this country as the for any conscription bill. Lower] Apostolic Delegate to the United quotas for the South and higher~ States. Many officials of the for the North would tend to bal- Church from all parts of the na- ance the number of_ men from tion have made reservations. the two sections in view of the! Popular side of the observance ‘greater amount of voluntary re-| has not been neglected, it is said, cruits from the South. with a large program of enter- — tainment features planned. This PAINT CONTRACT | will include such events as the cal pageant, “Founding of by Me: the } BID OF $3,500 INCLUDES WORK | ON NAVY ADMINISTRA- TION BUILDING | Naval station officers have; n’s Court, La Fiesta Grande Old Plaza, the t ‘lags (Spanish, , and American), ding highlight, the oneral Birthday Fiesta id open to all of Saint Augustine's background and present condi- recommended that a painting and | decorating contract for the ad-! ministration building be awarded | to V. L. Hoerchel of Miami, at! his bid of $3,500, according to Lt. | Commander T. J. Brady, public | works officer. { If the department of yards and} docks of the navy department at! of | simultaneously ; (Special to The Citi AUGUSTINE, F charming little ST. a great three religious relations of the Western Hemisphere. Am- s of all the Pan-Amer- tions have been invited to attend, furnish their country’s banner for display in the Avenue and costume a lady of nice to participate in the “Queen’s Court.” s in the New World, Presi- yvelt has been invited nd speak on the pres- ion of Democracy and tbe reation of better Inter-American between the countries Washington awards the contract ! to Hoerchel, he will have the job} of painting, decorating and clean- ing the paint work on the admin- istration building. MRS. MARTHA OTT DIED YESTERDAY SERVICES WERE HELD IN MIAMI TODAY: SURVIVORS ARE LISTED i | i | PREPARE FOR NOVEMBER STH OCTOBER 12 OR 18 Funeral services for Mrs. | Martha Ott who died at 6:15 o'clock yesterday morning, were held at Graceland cemetery,' Miami, today. Surviving are three sons and one daughter, Carl Ott and Max Ott, Minneapolis and Ernest Ott and Mrs. Robert Byron Russell of Key West. Two grandchildren, Wayne Ott of Santa Monica, California and William Ott of Minneapolis, also survive. Lopez Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements jhere. In préparation for the next Seneral election, Nov. 5, registra- tions are being received by Elec- county courthouse. All those who were not regis- tered and voted in the last elec- tion must register at this time in ‘order to vote in the general elec- ; tion, England said. | ‘There is some question of when the registration will end. Eng- land is going to see the legal ad- viser to determine if registration [shall stop Oct. 12 or Oct. 19. about to review that period jand Grandma, put on your mem- jthose days and how many prom- jinent’ business men and business- jago—and owned by Joe Allen, led in the directory have jlieve it is the most complete di- THERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1940 Citizen Writer Digs Out Interesting Facts Of That Era JAPAN MAY DECLARE WAR Of That Era QN ENGLAND CITY'S STATUS DURING ‘GOOD OLD DAYS’ sszore or saraxese AGENTS IN EMPIRE DE- BY WHIJA RUSSELL | GLARED ISSUE JAPS WILL Remember when Key West.Describing Monroe county and was the leading city in Florida,!Key West, giving its location and! USE AS EXCUSE FOR WAR commercially and in population; telling of the countless keys to when mules were the movable the north, the writer declared Power for the fire-fighting ap-!“this lovely isle is one of the last’ he Ae See Paratus and street car service;' gems dropped from the fingers of LONDON, Aug. 5.—Serious when cigar manufacturing was the Creator, and for centuries it danger of outbreak of war be- the leading business, and the rested like an uncut emerald on tween Japan and England came sponging and fishing industry ‘the breast of these turquoise seas, ‘today as Tokyo forwarded bitter Produced over a million dollars its level surface carpeted with protests to this city concerning annually? living green, above which waved the seizure of mune Japanese If you do, then you probably ‘the tall crests of palms, broad agents by the British in various will join in the chorus of the spreading banyans, with pine Parts of the empire for alleged old timers that they were “the'and laurel, and a thick under- espionage work. good old days”. }growth of myrtle and mangrove”.| British diplomats were report- Yes, sir—“in the days that Then comes a brief account of ¢d hard at work to smooth over wuz”. And right now we are:the city from the time of discov-.the incident, but there appeared of ery to the period when the name ‘to be little likelihood of a bow- Key West's history—so grab that Key West was corrupted from ing to Japan’s demands to release musty- dusty album, Grandpa Cayo Huesa (Bone Key), and the men taken into custody. ends with “Key West is less! Independent observers here de- ory cap and pull up a chair. Lets known to the people of the Unit- Clared that Japan may use the see how much you remember of ed States and less understood Current incident to make declara- than any city in the Union”. tions of war against the British Population then was 23,000 in the Far East under the realiza- ‘and approximately half of the tion that the English fleet is en- directory was devoted to the &aged in operations in the Medi- enumeration of the citizens, giv- terranean Sea and around the ing their names, occupation and British Isles. It has long been address. thought that the Japs were seek- business manager of The Citizen.;| Uncle Sam’s treasury profited ing an excuse to create a major It was assembled and printed by to the extent of $1,120,447.89 situation wherein she could valid- the Equator-Democrat Publishing yearly from import duty and in- ly move to enforce expulsion of Company, then located at 436 ternal revenue collections. Key the British from Chinese and Front street. Charles B. Pendle- West led all other ports in Flor-'Asia Minor territory ton was the proprietor of the ida, Georgia and Alabama com-' British foreign office printing concern. bined in import duty, which rose out today, however. that Most of the businesses contain- from $45,000 in 1828 to ‘ long 147.79 during the calendar yearjto make a “mountain out of a since ceased to exist and the ending Dec. 31, 1892. This was due, | mole hill” in the present situa same holds true of the men and it was said. to the finest harbor tion, especially since it has bee women mentioned. on the Gulf, in which “the deep- | known that the Japs have been Directory ‘est draft vessel can come in to engaged in counter-e: The preface of this record of its docks with ease” and “be- operations in China and citizens, businesses, streets, city sides it is the most southern city for the past two weeks. Many and county governments. institu- of the United States and the nat- Britons have been arrested in the tions, societies, etc. the first ural key to the Gulf”. drive, it has been reported. Brit- published at that time since 1888, “Then Will Follow A Railroad” ish moves to stop Jap-sponsored informed its readers that “we The realization of many years ©SPionage work at home and at have tried to make it and be- of fighting to have Key West other points of the empire were properly fortified is in the offing t@ken. it was said. in retaliation at the present time, but in 1893 of the Japanese arrests of English it was a different story. “The Subjects. - government has taken stevs from) In the meantime, Japan show- time to time to fortify it (the har- “4 every indication of movin bor), but it has never been done into Indo-China Rumors were successfully”, the author wrote. heard of joint conferences on that “The proper fortification of Key subject between _Nipponese and West and Tortugas will protect Nazi representatives in Tokyo the entire Gulf coast, and in a SC SYP # A brief history of Key West, few vears our government will immediately following the index. ‘recognize the necessity for _ this. is one of the most concise and Then will follow a tailroad, the informative we have ever read.. (Continued on Page Six) es you recall. The source of our information is the Key West Directory, pub- lished in 1893—nearly 50 years pointed there rectory of this city ever compil. ed” and that “while the public may discover a few errors, we trust there are not many”. We did find several errors, most Prominent of which was the blank space left for the amount it cost ‘to build a new court house and jail. OUR DEFENSE FDITOR'’S NOTE: This is the First of a Series Pre- for CAPT. JACOZS INVITATION TO COME HERE WAS + Capt. Walter F. Jacobs, chief of staff of the seventh naval dis- trict, said today that he had re- ceived word that Congressman iM. F. Caldwell of Pensacola, a The Size Of Our Defense Program caiaitex GEaEE eee ak The President, as Commander- calls for a means of getting to the the naval appropriations commit- in-Chief of the Army and Navy, battle. and means of supply when = _ = house would not be in s ; ey Wes’ as ee eee ee “Congressman Caldwell was in $10,000,000,000 to build up our, Modern war is total war. We Miami today, but he will be un- Army and Navy. The Congress must be fully prepared. jable to come to Key West”, Capt. was asked to permit increasing The Job Ahead i Jacobs said. “I talked with him the strength of our Army to 1! Accomplishing this task in the ~ ae and invited him = i lown here. 200,000 and to provide means for face of an goes requires licences? Causal < ke tan obtaining equipment sufficient co-ordination of our huge Sd terested in the suggestion of U. to outfit an additional 800,000 ‘sources of men and materials, § Senator C. O. Andrews that a men who might be called to the: and above ail co-ordination of city in Florida should be selected colors. our huge industrial plant that is as naval headquarters city for the the backbone of the nation in/district. Key West has had that At the present moment we peace as well as in war. Many honor in the past and is seeking have a force of 500,000 men made of the supplies we are going to'again to be named the seventh up of the regular Army, the Na-; need are turned out every day by district headquarters city. tional Guard, and the Organized the nation’s industries. These! —_—_— Reserves. Under the terms of the can be procured by the Govern- EMPLOYES new defense program, we will'ment through normal promaaiet ft | i | have to provide men and mate- of industry. But many others; rials to increase our armed ere ‘special equipment needed! ARE PAID TODAY forces fourfold. And we have to only for defense. These must-be | do it in a hurry. especially built for us, some in} ———— Now that's no simple problem.'new plants. In making these:FULL MONTH'S SALARY RE- It's more than just opening the special instruments, must j door and announcing “We would ‘minimize interference with nor- re ee like to hire a million and a half ;mal requirements of the nation. ! WORKERS men” and have them step right|But we have to have them just | up and become soldiers. The the same. | i | To see that this operation goes ahead fast and efficiently, City Clerk Archie Roberts re- \tion Supervisor John England at}they have to be equipped with’ those instruments, and plenty of | a 3 jMately $2,000 was borrowed from Fed he Can ual the tax collector from funds not : Commission's is/yet apportioned. on the statute books, | funds available in the general blueprint, into actual sup- revenue coffers and to occupa- (Continued on Page Six) merchants throughout the city. $827,- | would be little excuse for Japan Che Key West Cttizrir Zero Hour For Invasion Approaches STORY OF STATE AS YEAR "ROUND MECCA PICTURED GIVEN CAMPAIGN BY TRAYV- EL AGENCIES (Special to The Citizen) TAMPA, Aug 5—¥ “The Year-Round State enjoyed both is now of travele natior Favering Ties And Treep Concentration: Point Te inuame Of Hitler's Werd Aug 528 = — LONDON. Aas Sz — tor meaner ot Engieee wil > th weesenc ce-wwer dom | ont 2 At beet ecoomticg Tmuct ews@eace sow stewing o-- ccoGieg SS aes beet & Nerwey ant Seeder Se = Se mica 2 +. summer idly bef me the ali D ida parts Brorem. 5 State Chan pointed t Fi merce dent of ber of Cor day . This twe approxi er displ. gan, and s of colorful coun tucket and tre out the Midd portions of the Hundreds the attractrw three-color counter cards have been on display by three of Fler largest and more progres Sive transportation companies the Atlantic Coast Line, Floris East © 4 I Railway sad “Order cards advertising Fleride im ticket office Tailrosc and all their connecting carrie throughout the 1s a defer jite contribution the develor ment cf the stete These firm are to be commended fer thei public spiri th ne waew they have co-operated with the Stete Chamber ir accomplishing t valuable advertismg movement for Florida” Brorem expleinei the cownter ;cards are small. desk-size rephees of highwav poster displays an ex hibition this month and Senter ber all over the State of Mich gan. Both display leree and small, feature “Florida” ™ ering white } background trees viii is bemg accomplished he ceclared ely 150 high in the State of ndly by t display aces through nd Easter: tted States fest & Seeboard Mr. Breve ast and and Jocateor of these to 1 t iThouetted with palm invitime the onlecker & “The Year-Reund State” both summer and winter ADVISORY Weather Bureau. San Juan. P. RB ADVISORY, 8:30 A M. EST— Tropical disturbance of slight m tensity apparently central be tween St. Martin and St Thomas moving westward or west-north westward. Disturbance may imerease ip intensity and caution is advised in Virgin Islands and Puerte Rice and waters adjacent thereto dur ing the next 24 hours Weather Bureau. ADVISORY. 338 A M— Southeast storm warnimgs oro. - ed 9:30 A M at Apalanucct Fila.. to Mobile, Ala. and nerf east storm warnings west of Mo- ‘bile to Morgan City, La | Gulf disturbance is .imcreasing in intensity and at 790 A EST, was central about 110 ters on - It r + UeiTy rly teh ef | rill [ | | | }! Py ri 4 HK Pensacola, Fla * La. attended by shifting gales and heavy squalls Tides will be above normal from Pensacola to the extreme ‘ oR = urged all interests in the path of ‘the storm. | | t j