The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 22, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 252. Spain Rumored — Ready To Join In War Action: Other Diplomatic Reports From Balkan States And France Highlight Europe’s News (By Associated Press) { LONDON, Oct. 22.—Diplomatic action in Europe appeared as the | headline news gather2d by cor-; respondents in this capital city this morning, although, agreed, the air warfare still goes on at a terrific pace. Of first the announcement coming from Ma- drid and Berlin jointly, which presaged a surprise move soon to be sprung on the rumored direct collaboration on Spain's part with the axis powers’ drive to obtain possession of Gibraltar. Evidence supports this an- nouncement in the form of re- organization plans for the Span- ish army recently ordered by Premier Franco and_ concentra- tion of large portions of the army near posts adjacent to the land side of Gibraltar. In the Balkans, continues to bo Turkey advised the world to- day that increasing evidence was pointing to Germany's determin- ation to “stir up trouble” in the Balkan states, aiming at in- crease of power and influence in the effort to combat Britain in importance was the situation in Times’ office here, con- as a true barometer of ment policy, released bul- letins this morning urging the British war office to establish bases and take possession of is- lands off Greece in the Aegean Sea Further diplomatic moves are contained in news this morning (Continued on Page Two) MAN-WITH-§20,000 as all: world with; EXPECT DREDGE FOR BASIN JOBIN KEY WEST TODAY. HUFFMAN COMPANY TUG AND THREE BARGES AR- RIVED YESTERDAY WITH MATERIAL FOR CONTRACT Local Naval Station officials stated today that the Huffman Construction Company expected their main dredge to arrive in this city some time today to be- gin work on the dredging con-! tract at the submarine basin. | In the meantime, company tug boat three barges loaded with equipment and ma- terial arrived here yesterday aft- It is expected that full operations on the dredging job will get under way tomorrow with completion of the wor! scheduled, as it is now expected, | by the middle, of December. i a towing ernoon project, calling for 50-family units in structures to be bui Trumbo airbase property ceived from Washington, were to the effect that all Bureau offi- cials there had placed their ee the project. now remains for the Secretary “f the Navy w sign the order which will give the signal for start of operations, No late word has been received on the Marine Railway although all reports mates been It on re- of approval on proj and est have received at Washington. 000 WAITS FO Count * i Fights Herd Te Head ‘foenth Empire’ . SUMMONS T0 THRONE OF FRANCE Secccccccccccce (Associated Press Feature Service) South of Gibraltar, far from France in miles yet near in fly- ing hours, a trim, moustached aristocrat busies himself at the task of “awaiting events.” He dictates to two secretaries. He sends many telegrams. He interviews countless visitors. Over the activity hangs an air of expectancy, its pulse rising or falling with arrival of each mes- sage from the north. The Count of Paris, a young man who inherited a fortune es- timated at $20,000,000, is await- ing word which would make him King of France. Scion of the House of Orleans, the 32-year-old nobleman _ be- lieves restoration of the throne may be “just around the corner.’ So from a retreat at Larache, in Spanish Morocco, he is pulling strings, keeping in close touch with Royalist sympathizers who are insisting, perhaps to Adolf Hitler himself, that solution of the problems surrounding the new French government lies in making the count a sovereign Henry VI. On Leave From Legion The pretender normally ,would be taking things easy since he is on leave from a period of incog- nito soldiering in the French for- eign legion. But the business in hand leaves few idle moments. Political matters come first, of course, closely allied with his authorship of Royalist newspaper articles. A consuming interest in avia- tion also takes its toll in hours. And not overlooked is the ne- cessity of making his athletic! figure, delicate features, little smear of a moustache, blue eyes, and calm, thoughtful manner as familiar as possible. { Man Of Ideas : As pretender to a non-existent throne, the Count. of Paris. likes to think of himself as a man of: ideas; and as democratic. He wants a monarchy *‘ serve French liberties,” asserting | through close friends that he neither created the war nor sign- } ed the Armistice and would not have signed the peace treaty. | “Poor France, she has suffered | a terrible defeat,” Royalists fur- ther quote him. { The Duke of Guise, the late fa-! jther of the count, issued several | manifestoes calling for monarch- | ical rule. i Recently some observers have speculated the Petain govern-| ment might be only a temporary | (Gontinued On Page Four) — | ‘to pre- { land decked with timber, elevation |nations not now in the war, jond floor of U.S. Courthouse and { |Post Office, Jacksonville, Fla., or | 1940 BRIDGE DISTRICT | TO HAVE WHARF | _ ENCLOSING POOL APPLIES FOR PERMISSION | TO BUILD IMPROVEMENTS | ON PIGEON KEY PROP. | URGES CONTINUED EFFORT TO KEEP NAVY RTY ° i | | Application has been made to the War Department by Overseas f : Road and Toll Bridge Amitiog B. Knox issued the following proc- M. Duncan, general manager and lamation calling for national chief engineer, Marathon, Fla.,'observance of Navy Day next for a permit to perform the work ‘Sunday, as released to The Citi- cescribed below, in Atlantic zen by Captain Walter F. Jacobs. Ocean at its property on the. U.S.N., commandant at Key West south tip of Pigeon Key, Monroe ‘Naval Station. county. ; “On Sunday, October 27, we The work proposed is as fol-;are observing the most momen-! jlows: tous Navy Day since its inception To construct a U-shaped wharf ;in 1922. and to dredge to create a ‘owiens-| “In Europe, Asia and Africa’ {ming pool. The proposed U-shap-| wars are being fought for world ed wharf with its ends terminat- domination. Those wars are pros- ing at the shore, will have a:ecuted to destroy Democracy ong width of 10 feet throughout and :the free processes of trade an will inclose an area 40 feet wide ; culture. measured along the shoreline by! “The outspoken aim of the 125 feet long. The proposed ‘military alliance recently formed wharf will be constructed of steel! by Germany, Italy and Japan is angle piles, braced with angles | the application of pressure on all in- ef the deck to be about four fect | cluding our own nation. above mean low water. A wire| “Our forces at sea are the first mesh fence will be placed around jline defease against attack. They the inner-side of the wharf to;Protect our liberties. form a protected pool. The area| “At this serious time in our within the confines of the wharf | nation’s history, I wish to com- will be dredged. to depths from mend the officers and men of 0 to 10 feet. jthe Navy and Marine corps afloat Plans of this work may be seen| — at the U.S. Engineer Office, sec- e bi i at the U.S. Engineer Suboffice at = Miami Beach. | It is not proposed to hold aj} public hearing on this applica- . tion. Anyone desiring to protest the proposed werk from the standpoint of its interference} with, or effect upon, navigation, ‘should submit such protest, in writing, with reasons in sufficient detail to permit intelligent con- sideration. Protests should be US. Engineer Office, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, Fla.. in time to be received on ‘or before Octo- ber 28. | SHOWING Check-up clerk ee Roberts today revealed SIX BIG MEN jthe fact that a total oi cight-two OF B A permits tor connecting up priv- jate sewer lines to the city sys- By AP FEATURE SERVICE with city tem have been issued. This total refiects a discouraging jSituation, according to city offi- cials, who, despite ordinance King Boris of Bulgaria, un-/€sislation to the contrary, now ostentatious and well meaning, @f¢ of the opinion that drastic has a hobby of driving loco- Steps may have to be taken to motives, courts among _ his ‘nforce those provisions. friends many engineers in the Calling attention to ordinances United States in whose cabs he now governing, The Citizen has rode while on a visit- Seeks to Published on this page a reminder be the constitutional monarch he jeach day for the past twenty- promised to be and lives frugally ;nine davs. With approximately in the threadbare little kingdom. |One-third of the time-limit ex- His domain regained a patch of ;hausted, and only 82 permits ap- territory in the recent shift of !Plied for, it looks to city offi- Rumanian boundaries. jcials as though less than 300 will A tough military strategist |have applied’ by December 23rd, ‘with authority to be tough in/iif the present rate of application straightening out Rumania’s tan- {is maintained. gled affairs, General Ion An-! The ordinance requires that all tonescu came to power when: Property owners within 100 feet | King Carol abdicated. Successor ‘of the city’s main sewer lines {to Carol on the throne was his ‘connect private lines to laterals son Mihai, but the man _ with ‘now installed in some 2,000 plac- (Continued on Page Four) jes. Secrefary of the Navy Frank! STRONG, EFFICIENT AND READY and ashore for their devotion to duty. But I would be derelict in duty if I did not urge that we WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NAVY? 1, What name is associat- ed with a national observ- ance next Sunday? 2. The name of John Paul Jones is familiar to anyone who has read American his- tory. Was he the founder of the U.S. Navy? 3. Who isthe: present Sec- Tetary of the Navy? 4. A student at the United States Naval Academy is known as a lieutenant, a ca- det., a midshipman or an en- sign? 5. Fill in the missing werds. U.S. battleshios are named for ~ Cruisers are named for 3 (Answers on Page Four) not relax for a single moment our maximum efforts to keep the ‘navy strong, efficient and ready.” - |435. Permits Issued For Sewers Reports on the Navy Housing ™#iled to the District Engineer, | CITY OFFICIALS TAKE COGNIZANCE OF POOR CONSIDER ACTIO that number of connections could be made within the deadline time, city officials stated, but the! poor showing to date indicates a Che Key West Cttizeit THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, Secrétary: Knox Issues Navy Day Proclamation IN THE U. S. A. ‘PREDICT HIGHER W.P.A. EARNINGS FOR FLORIDIANS) |NATIONAL DEFENSE ACTIV- ITY INCREASES IN STATE MAY BRING ADDITIONAL PAY NEXT MONTH | | { j (Special to The Citizen) JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 22—/ State WPA officials today pre- dicted total earnings of Florida project workers for October and jiNovember would be considerably ‘higher than the $1,290,391 pay- iroll for September, when em- ployment was limited to mt ‘persons. They pointed out the number of Florida workers has been in-! icreased to 31,600 as a result of a !3,800 quota boost for October, lrecently obtained by State Ad- ministrator Roy Schroder. At- tention also was directed jfact that steadily increasing ac- 'tivity on national defense under- takings probably would make ‘necessary a further increase November. The September total included $754,902 paid to workers assign- ;ed to heavy construction under- itakings. Those employed in the ‘erection and improvement of public buildings collected $259.- 034; highway, road and street $246,740, while those in airport building re- | ceived paychecks totalling $142.- The balance of this part of ithe payroll was distributed jamong employes assigned to oth- ier heavy projects. | The pavroll for the professional jand service division, which op- jerates such undertakings as edu- teation, recreation, sewing rooms, jpublic school lunchrooms, re- search, surveys and compilation of public records amounted to $462,104 for September. The largest group, sewing room work- ers, received $96,661 ‘JUNIPER ARRIVES to the! Key West, Florida, bas the most equable climate in the | country; with an sverage | range of only 14° Fahrenheit fon Buea Moves To Establish ~ Seta Excursions IMPORTANT MEET © “=ne 0 12 cmc "TOMORROW FOR ren | REDCROSSGROUP |MRS. MENNER. CHAIRMAN. | ISSUES CALL FOR ALL A‘=engement: a beins wok ed cut by the Ei ¥ c | WORKERS TO ASSEMBLE : ee AT HEADQUARTERS ion Corporamor fer the roms: in; | Mrs. R. T. Menner, ‘Annual Roll Call chairman Monroe County, has called meeting of the Roll Call comm tee for tomorrow morning 10:30 o'clock at Red Cross head quarters, 6:36 Fleming street according to announcement morning Mrs. Menner stated ers, captains and division men covering the entire will be appointed at this ing. All public-spirited citizens have been invited to attend the plan- ning meeting—especially those who will volunteer services for the membership drive which starts on Armistice Day, Novem- ber 11 SAO STIIOL Ls ~ |DRAFT BOARD WILL | Red Cross for state department cf the Ammeci 2 that work charr- county meet- the hote reporte: the FOR C. G. DUTY, NEW SHIP ASSIGNED TO KEY WEST DISTRICT: ZIN- NIA TO LEAVE serious disregard of city’s laws in this respect. operation are for release in the near future, was stated. ADVISORY 9:30 A. M.—The tropical storm wes centered at 7:00 A.M., EST, in the Caribbean sea about 150 miles east of the Nicaraguan coast near latitude 14° North, moving slowly in ‘a northerly. direction apparently’ still in- creasing in intensity. Caution advised all interests in western Caribbean sea until storm passes. Calls for better co- being considered it HOT GIZZARD! PARIS. Mo.—When she saw one of her roosters having convul-! sions, Mrs. Emerson Longnecker killed it. She found it had swal-! lowed a match which evidently had been ignited by the grit in | It was expected that not all of the bird’s nse PIS SSS SS Ss | — CAPT. CARPENDER | FISHED, Captain A. S. Carpender, | U.S.N., commander of the Key West-West Gulf Pa- | trol, recently réturned from | a familiarization trip to Galveston on board the U.S.S. MAC LEISH, flagship of the patrol. took time off from duties yesterday afternoon Marti Lodge No. | Caballero de la Luz, Inc, was jhost Sunday and Monday to {Philip A. Estebanez, Supreme ;Luminar and Arturo Torres, Su- preme Secretary of the Order. to try some deep-sea fishing. The supreme officials had Reperts around the naval [passed through Ky West last stetion this morning. how- ;Tuesday aboard the S. S. Cuba ever, were rather discourag- ‘on their way from Havana, Cuba ing insofar as the catch was |to Tampa where they began an concerned. official tour of the numerous “I caught only one mack- {lodges of the order at Tampa, erel”, Captain Carpender | West Tampa, Ybor City, stated. “and at that I didn’t {and Key West, returning Sunday catch it’. Another in the (via Overseas Highway. Party got credit for the lone The officials told the mem- ee aaa about 18 . ‘bers in Key West of the great in Better luck tomorrow was looked for as the captain made plans to “try his luck TSI ILIIL IID 1 Sun 3, jnew lodges are constantly being formed, and in the State of Flor- == where the order has gained erably in membership. Sunday night the visitors were | “Order; euestal Miam | {advancement shown by the Order: jin the Republic of Cuba where! fir 72 Order Caballero De La Luz Supreme Officials Paid Visit. guests at a supper given at the Niagara Restaurant, whose pro- | prietor, Jose Calimano, is a mem- ber of Marti Lodge No. 3. Among! those present were: Philip A. Estebanez, Supreme Luminar; Arturo Torres, Su-! preme Secretary; Faustino Ren- dueles, Grand Deputy; Emilio Norcisa, Grand Patriach; Manuel ; Domenech, Past Supreme Lumi- nar; Raul Rios, Luminar of Marti | Lodge No. 3; Fausto Castillo, Ar- mando Moreno, Adolfo Lopez, Jose Hernandez, Emilio Romero, | | Francisco Alea, Jose Rodriguez, was how policemen would be , lumbia. Emilio £. Norcisa, Jose Calimano and Blas Betancourt. ‘Messrs. Estebanez and Torres expressed themselves as being! quite satisfied with the work be- | was that in the case of those who “from low Coast guard vessel Juniper, constructed at Camden, N. J., has arrived at local Coast Guard base, according to announcement yes- terday, to take up lighthouse and other aid to navigation work in conjunction with the Tenders! Ivy and Poinciana. The Juniper is under command of Chief Warrant Officer John A. } Anderson and has a crew of six officers and 30 enlisted men |She is 173 feet long with 900 tons | displacement and is operated by | Diesel electric engines. | Tender Zinnia will be trans- . ferred to the New York area, ac- {cording to another announcement jby Lieut. Commander Hilton. \This vessel has been hampered in work along the west coast be- cause of her draft. The Birch ,Will relieve the Zinnia, the shift to be made on or about Novem- ber 10th. i i |\ SII IIL iL 2 seewsece US. ARMY MAY DEVELOP SKI TROOPS, ‘Stat Sein'y Comidering Rep. Lewis Pegenl COLUMNIST JACK STINNETT REPORTS Pewee cen nen sec ccccce ce seeceeeeeeen mens eeeeeeeeees JACK STINSETT. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22—if group of men we have - thes AP Featare Server Beer NAVY AUTO TAGS “THOSE LIVING ON RESERVA- TIONS NEED NOT PUR- CHASE LICENSES Navy officials were informed |today that navy personnel, of-/| ficers and men, who drive cars jon the city’s streets, are subject | to provisions of the auto license ordinance providing owners Te- side within limits of the city out- side of government reservations. Subject arose when many navy men were given arrest notifica= tion tickets for non-possession of ‘tags,-and officials questioned the city. Difficulty now to be ironed out able to distinguish between the jtwo classifications. Additional Tecognition of navy men’s status in regard to licenses way—and they may—the Um {States is going to have some sk | troops. cee ; Rep. Lawrence Lewis, Denver « Democrat, has turned over & ;Gen. George C. Marshall, the larmy’s chief of staff, an elaborate prospectus for a 6.000-acre tram- ing camp under the brow of the continental divide, 50 miles west of Denver. At last report, the army staff had the proposal un- jder serious consideration What a case Rep. Lewis and his associates have made out for their project! They start with the premise that “if the United States + lis to have complete military de- jfense preparedness, it must pro- | vide for every conceivable event- uality. . .” Then the congressman asks just what would happen if American troops should some day find themselves defending the nation in the rugged moun- tains of Alaska or British Co- Points To Finns He points out that men often are incapacitated at 8000 feet & } unaccustomed to it and that men altitudes frequently ing done by the lodges in the'may be detached within three collapse at 10,000 to 14,000 State of Florida, They returned | months’ time, may apply to the Horses and mules from ‘to Havana yesterday morningjcity clerk for a refund of the li-|lands can't take |aboard the S. S. Cuba. cense fee. even machines as