The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 10, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. ¢ GREAT BRIT PORTER TO ATTEND « INLAND WATERWAY TO PRESENT URGENCY OF serone eceen ware BE CRITO DE YARA | RITES HELD TODAY WAYS ASSOCIATION i DR. DE POO AND CONSUL RODRIGUEZ SPOKE AT CEMETERY Wm First here R. Porter, National tomorrow president of ! Bank, will leave! to join the Flor- ida contingent leaving Miami on Saturday t Atlantic ociation attend a mecting of Deeper at Waterways tichmond, Va., xt Monday. This announcement was made this mor at the Chamber of Commerc ig an exchange of wir tween the local or- ganiz 1 and Commodore A. H. Brook, chairman of the Florida Inland Navigation District, Fort Lauderdale A beginning n Local Cubans, led by directors of the San Carlos Institute, sembled at the Cuban plot in the city cemtery this morning at 10:00 o’clock to observe the an- nual El Grito De Yara rites. Main speakers at the ceremony, which brief, Cuban Consul Berardo Rodriguez and Dr. Julio De Poo, president of the institute. Members of several local organizations were present in the gathering along with ap- proximately 100 residents of the city. at was were Brook sent what Paul Revere” wire er urging that representation at ond meeting to sup- recommendation to be calling for exten- inland waterway from 1 to Key West. ent by Everett to J. Hampton it of the Water- n, of Philadel- that Mr. Porter on the program at ting. It is believed that yuest will be granted. rs of the Chamber of were expressing appreciation for Commo- Brook's interest in the mat- ter of pushing the waterway ex- and in a separate wire to requested him to West and find out much we appreciate in behalf of that have A GAME COCK ROCHELLE, Ga ter tour- ing the neighborhood and whip- ping every rooster in sight, the game cock owned by W. D. Mc- Cullum eame home, mounted the well curb and started to cr about it all. Suddenly sightin. his reflection in the ater below he thought it was another victim. dived at it and drowned before he could be rescued. PAPLAIALLS d PARENTS ON VISIT TO AIR-PILOT SON Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Boyce. of Chicago, Ill., arriv- ed in Key West earlier this week for a visit with their son, Herbert, a naval aviation Pilot connected with VP53 squadron. They are regis- tered at the La Concha hotel. The Boyces are regular visitors to Key West and stated that thev are enjoy- ing this year’s stay very much. n time the Com: much ree here Key just your action’ project ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE BISHOP, Calif—Believe this or not. Returning to his truck after ig fruitless tramp on a Sam Wasson found, on had collected home, a large shot him leap from the 1 on the mos ready to be carted home. CLA LLAL LADS? DESERTED WIVES CAN'T FORCE HUBBIES Recent Marriage No Excuse; Collefe Men Have Chance eee deer ht a bed of Vasson INTO DRAFT; EX-SOLDIERS AR E EXEMPT Feature Service Writer drafted, but if you think husband misrepresented his By JACK STINNE WASHINGTON in a ser! AP Oct. 10.—(This »s of columns 1 effort is mada to re of the many ques- from the _ selective your de- pendence to the draft board, you may go to them and explain the jsituation, The board probably will make a thorough investiga- tion and if they find that you are telling the truth, your husband undoubtedly will be reclassified on the basis of the board’s find- ings. This also applies in reverse. That is, if any wife, parents or jother dependents have reason to jbelieve that the selectee misrep- resented his responsibilities in order to dodge them, they may appear before the board, explain that the board will ma ;Sification on conditions really exist. Q. I am a farmer. My parents are not wholly dependent on me but they would be handicapped greatly if I had to take a year (Continued on Page Four) ice bill. Q. My husband does not sup- port me. Can I get him drafted? ALN can get anyone as rn AEE ne A WEEK-END SPECIALS ORANGE and BANANA NUT LAYER CAKES, special 33¢ Maloney Bros. Bakery Phone 818 812 Fleming Street ————— STARTS IN THIS PAPER TOMORROW ‘ CS Sane, Decares Board After Hearing Von Cosel’s Wife Com- municates With Offi- cer; Examination Last- ed An Hour Deputy Sneriff Ray El- wed received a letter this noon from Mrs. Doris Tanz- Hills, Fla., claiming she is the wife of Karl Tanzler von Cosel. ler, of Zephyr The letter read exactly as follows: “Dear Sir: A note in the papers that Karl Tanzler is in custody. He is my husband and we have been separated for 11 years. His mind is troubled on account of many ways. It was impossible for us to live together. If my testimony as to his is desirable I will gladly tell all I know. Sanity Sincerely yours, MRS. DORIS TANZLER. Karl Tanzler von Cosel was adjudged sane today following a@ sanitay hearing conducted in the sheriff's office. Members of the sanity board were Dr. Wm. R. Warren, Dr. H. C. Galey and Mrs. Gilmore Park, secretary to county judge Ray- mond R. Lord. The hearing lasted a little over an hour. Von Cosel, charged with the re- moval from the cemetery with- out proper permission of the re- mains of his dead Elena Hoyos Mesa, was not ac- quainted with this turn of events until this morning. Interested citi- zens had presented a petition yes- | terday to Judge Lord, who grant- ed the hearing and named the board. Disposition of the case now rests with peace justice Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., who has yet to make known his decision as to whether von Cosel is to be held for Criminal Court trial on charg- es of violating state health laws. Protesting threatened action which would deprive him of the wax and plaster of paris remains of his sweetheart, von Cosel fail- ed to show any violent reaction. County officials stated, however. that Circuit Court action would haye to be taken before disposi- tion of the remains could be de- termined. AUDITOR MOORE CAME TUESDAY Assistant State Auditor H. E. Moore arrived in Key West Tues- day evening to go over all ac- counts of the county. Mr. Moore was present for a short time at the county commis- sion meeting last night and greet- ed all officials present. HOLIDAY NOTICE We will close on FRIDAY aft- ernoon and reopen SATURDAY evening at 6:00 o'clock for JEWISH HOLIDAYS. EINHORN’S GROCERY. sweetheart, | Che Key West Cittzeir THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1940 Prepares NAZIS CONDU Legation At Bucharest Gms T MOST POWERFUL AIR AT-! TACK OF WAR LAST NIGHT (By Asso LONDON, | Antonescu’s Britain's inquiry jlowing German jinto Rumania has failed to satis- ify the British and as a {quence diplomatic reiations tween the two countries are about ito be completely severed. Announcement was made here Ithis noon that the British lega- tion at Bucharest had ceived orders to pack their belongings and records and prepare to « juate at a moment's notice. Over 15,000 Nazi troops moved jacross Rumania’s frontiers earlier this week for the avowed pur- pose of guarding oil wells and jarmament supplies which were COMDR. FISHER ARRIVES HERE TAIN JACOBS: TO MAKE INSPECTION Oct answer 10.—Premier to Great concerning troops to move conse- be- ac- | Lt. Commander Edwin Fisher, |U.S.N., retired, arrived in Ki |West last evening from his home lin San Diego, and reported to Captain W. F. Jacobs, U.S.N., commandant of Key West Station, this morning. Captain Jacobs announced that Comdr. Fiisher had been appoint- ed as his aide and that he would conduct a complete inspection of all naval activities at the local station within the next ten da SBS ESSE & « 100-YEAR-OLD ERROR WILL BE CORRECTED FORT BASSINGER. Oct. 10.—(FNS) One hundred and five years ago a young U. S. Army Lieutenant named Wil- liam E. Basinger, along with @ company of soldiers, was killed by Indians in the Dade Massacre. To honor him, Fort Basinger was named. Map makers, through error, spelled “Basinger” with ‘double “s” and so it has been spelled incorrectly for near- ly 100 vears. Recently William S. Basin- ger, traffic manager of the Union Pacific railroad and a direct descendant of Lieut. William E. Basinger.. called attention to the error and of- ficials of the Seaboard Airline Railway, with fitting cere- monies, plan to take down the weather beaten sign on their station here this month and replace it with one bear- ing the correct spelling. All future maps will list the name properly and the public at large is urged to do the same. al-! enn) on contract for the Nazi war ma- chine This unprecedented move stir- red the British to demand an ¢ planation. and the unsatisfactory answer was transmitted to Lon- don. It was rumored here that Ger- many had recently let huge con- jtrects with Rumanian industrial- ists for armaments. This, it was believed, taken with the invasion move. definitely posted Rumania a violatcr of all neutrality and placed that country on the side of the axis-powers in the war. German planes hammered away at British home defenses with air attacks all night long and succeeded in creating some of the most serious destruction of as _ the war to date. British fighters heroicaliy to ward off the in- creasingly larger attacks, but many of the enemy squadrons crept through defensive bar- rages and plane attacks and un- loaded damaging blows consist- ing of incendiary bombs in many sections of the city and surround- ing territory. One of the buildings hit for the first time by direct fire was the beautiful St. Paul's cathedral. A demolition bomb fell on the east side of this structure, tearing a huge hole in one corner. Powerful attacks were launch- ed by the Nazis against British tions and land batteries ral southeast sections of England. . Royal Air Force was believed to have continued their strong attacks on Germany last night, but no reports of success or failure had come through at press time today. In Africa, the R.A F. Has made life miserable for the Italians, ac- cording to dispatches received today which told of concentrated attacks against railroad supply lines in Ethiopia. Situation in the Far-east re- mains about the same. While re- (Continued on Page Four) struggled DEFERS SENTENCE ON TWO CHARGES JUDGE ALBURY HELD BRIEF SESSION OF CRIMINAL COURT YESTERDAY Judge William V. Albury pre- sided at a brief session of Crim- inal Court, held in his new office at the county courthouse yester- day, and deferred sentences in two c , those of W. C. Smith and C. R. Drake, enlisted navy men, charged with petit larceny, and Martin Thomas, charged with | operating an automobile with an out-of-state license while in busi- ness. in Florida. Case of Phillip Toppimo, charg- ed with reckless driving, was "SO OD aE ES SF 4 vex and a fine of $50 assessed. MONROE COUNTY REGISTRATION FACTS! WHAT—Selective Service Registration. WHERE—At any school building in the county. (Colored men to report to Douglass school). WHO—AIl men between the ages of 21 and 35, married or single, citizens or aliens. WHEN—October 16, 1940. 7:00 A. M. to 9:00 P. M. WHY—To fulfill Monroe County’s obligation in the Peace-time Conscription Drive for National: Defense. Key West, Florida, has ibe most equable climate im the country; with an average | range of only 14° Fahrenheit i PRICE FIVE CENT. County Board Perfects | ery At Meeting Last Night County commissioners failed to take action last night on grant- ing Representative B. C. Papy’s request that the measure calling ‘fer reduction of salaries for com- missicners in this countv be plac- ed on the election ballot, accord- ing to referendum legislation pass- ed by the State Legislature last Spring. Papv’s bill called for reduction of monthly salaries for county commissioners to $25.00, instead of $75 as now paid. It was neces- sary for the commissioners to ac- cept the legislative measure and order it placed on the ballot. This oners Disregard Election Day Machin- i ‘STATE HEALTH OFFICERS WERE IN CITY TODAY TTATION IN VESTIGATION AND EX PRESSED GENERAL SATIS C.0FC. ANNUAL == MEET TONIGHT “ YEAR TO BE ANNOUNCED FOLLOWING BALLOTING Annual meeting for the Key West Chamber of Commerce will be held tonight in chamber head- quarters at La Concha hotel Votes cast t directors who will guide policies of the organizati ing the next year will be co at this meeting and the announced Twenty-four name the ballot mailed recen members and the voting w continue until 8:00 o'clock night, the time of opening meeting Secretary Singlet that several subjec' portance will come up night's meeting and full mem bership is requested to attend select the twe we annoui a g 3 _/ © 3 action failed following consider- able discussion of the subject. Commissioners Warren Monsalvatge spoke out against the measure. Mr. Warren stated that commissioners “earned every cent of their $75.00 per month salary”, and Monsalvatge ex- pressed the belief that the bill |was introduced and influenced by “personal motives”. : and Representative Papy admitted he was powerless to force the commissioners’ approval of the bill, but declared in defense of his that men of superior caliber—equal, certainly, to ability of present | members—had yed the county for $1.00 per year”. Chief action taken at the mect- nig last night consisted of prep- arations for the coming election on November 5th. Election boards were named by all commission- ers for publication in The Citizen {and locations of polls was ap- ; Proved. Arrangements for print- jing the ballot were pleted. All commissioners were present jat the session with the exception of Norberg Thompson. Clerk Ross C. Sawyer. chief deputy {sheriff Bernard J. Waite and at- torney W. Curry Harris complet- ed the official membership. Two wires were ordered sent |by the board to members Judge |J. W. Perkins and Brooks Bate- man, of the State Road Depart- !ment, meeting today in Panama City, requesting that they exert their influence in approving con- tract for construction of a high- way bridge over Jewfish creek “As long as this county is serv- |iced with wooden bridges, our | transportation facilities will be endangered”, was the final sen- tence of the message. A call for bids for construc- | tion of five roads on Key Largo at Tavernier was ordered, fol- jlowing receipt of specification dgtailsjfrom H. S. McKenzie of ¥ (Continued on Page Three) measure, “in times past also com- | WARNING! City 1940-41 Occupational Li- censes and Motor Vehicle Licenses Are Past Due! All persons, firms or corpora- tions engaged in business in the | City of Key West and not hav- jing City 1940-41 Occupation Li- |censes are subject to arrest and trial in Municipal Court. All owners of motor vehicles operat- ing same in the City of Key West without City 1940-41 License Tags are hereby notified that they are subject to arrest. WILLARD M. ALBURY, joctio-1 Mayor. City laws now require all resi- dents living on streets on which sewer laterals have been imst to connect up their house line with the Ninety lication— the time limit SEVENTEEN DAYS HAVE ELAPSED! DIOOOIOID, MRS. LOIS WILSON es VISITING PARENTS Mrs. Lois Wilson arrived in Key West late Tuesday eve- ning for a month's stey with her varents. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kirchheiner. She came down from Pitts burgh, Pa. where her hus- band is beginning his second year on a fellowshio at the University of Pittsburgh gained from Loyola Univer sity at New Orleans. \ 1 ///424444¢4500 LEAF OF OLD BIBLE WILL BE DISPLAYED Florida And Wendell Willkie (Special to The Citiees PROVIDENCE. ss. Oct |—A copy of the Florida Beacon in its tenth year and published at Jacksonville, has come & attention. Afte: with President Roosevelt to the end of his second The Beacon is unable any way except t years of the New De the Constitution of States a thing of the paper comes out for Willkie all the way, and of its columns with the perticuler idea of studying its turning from Roose that, if its quotation: thirty important Florida news papers a criterion, Florida headed for the Republican presi dential candidate this electic while it will elect an otherwise stanchly Democratic ticket The Beacon prints a speech that interests us greatly. It was made at Gainesville im late Sep- tember by the Hon John W Harr former Florida legisla- tor, and later state's attormey for rf the Fourth District. Mr. Harrel was speaking before delegates irepresenting nineteen North-Cen- tral Florida counties in a newly-: