The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 23, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 253. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1940 and Jury — Charged By JudgeBarnes ROTARIANS | TO OBSERVE: ‘einige NAVY DAY Fe | ore OUT OF STORE | NAVY OFFICERS TO BE SPE. ! STATES RICHMOND MEETING | CIAL GUESTS AT SESSION! This is the case where “robbers| OUTCOME FAVORED KEY| TOMORROW NOON: CAPT. broke out of a store, not into it”.| WEST'S BID FOR EXTEN- JACOBS TO OFFICIATE Pierce Brothers hardware ¢s-’ sio~ oF INLAND ROUTE jtablishment was the scene of the; ‘odd occurrence—and, as a final’ Key West Rotary Club will .Tecaptiulation is made, regard- | Message from William R. Por-! observe Navy Day at its .week-!ess of the manner in which the ter sent to the Chamber of Com- ly meeting tomorrow noon at the Store was robbed, the proprietors merce this morning told of the: Parish Hall, with local navy of- {Te short a small amount of cash | Richmond meeting of the Atlan- | THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U. ~ ON WATERWAY : S. A. Che Key West Cittzrn Attacks As Clouds ficials on the list of especially in- vited guests. |Tifled from the cash register. i \tic Deeper Waterways Associa- Thé store wasn’t broken into ‘tion held on Monday, October Foil German Flyers Navy Day, scheduled for ob- last night, it seems—but evidence 14 PSII AISL SL SH |servance nationwide next Sun-|W&S aplenty that one or two per- Stating that he had taken out/| 4'MRS. MENNER Viees| |day, the birthday of President Sons had hidden themselves ee ee association | FICTION-STORY HAS ; | ASSUMES STATE, (tists. “arse onewre nthe ane atu ee WTlewrwesr Locate! ‘NAMES HEADS ‘ | 2 ‘ eae Then, after traffic! Wnt on to state that the mem- ‘i meaning to Key West since the} eg : 7 1¢ bers of that group assembled ex- ica | i} 1 ion {had quieted down outside, he or; { x !reopening of the local station} This week's Saturday Eve- | con- | Eighteen Jurors Seleet-'( W. HANCOCK ed; Foreman, Foreman Named {pressed themselves quite favo: nearly a year ago, and Rotarians|they. commenced to ransack the ably for the extension of the i Judge Paul D. Barnes, dean of Circuit Court judges of this dis- trict, charged the newly-drawn ane ©" PATROL DUTIES ‘NEWLY - ASSIGNED OFFICER | HEADQUARTERS TEM-: PORARILY IN MARATHON; ‘SON OF SHERIFF Grand Jury this morning, follow- j ing opening of court at the coun-, ty courthouse. Judge Barnes was the guest of presiding judge Ar- thur Gomez, The jury was assembled, as Judge Barnes reminded the mem- bers, to investigate circumstances surrounding the crime commit- ted in Monroe county when Leon Massi was found murdered at Card Sound bridge on September 23rd. The -following citizens of Mon- roe county were drawn to serve as grand jurors: Clifford Watkins. Kingman G. Curry, Joseph Fernandez, Wm. T. H-Ball, Osear Cruz, George J. McDonald, Vivian Pinder, H Blake Roberts, B. A. Baker, Jr., A. H. McInnis, Charles W. Aguerro, Andrew Pritchard. Edi- son Knowles, Millard B. Gibson, Benjamin Curry, Ira F. Albury, Paul Gibson, Joseph Esquinaldo. New procedure practiced in the Circuit Court enabled Judge Barnes to appoint tke foreman, he naming A. H. McInnis to that Post. Millard B. Gibson was named vice-foreman. Following convening of the jury for its first session, Kingman G. Curry was named as clerk of the jury by Mr. McInnis. Deputy sheriff Ray El- wood was sworn in as Bailiff to the Grand Jury. Judge Barnes’ charge to the jury was delivered in an infor- mal manner, yet seriously plead- ing with members to honestly perform their duty. He remind- ed them that they can _investi- gate election fraud cases, or any other situation needing atten- tion, if t 0 chose. PAN-AM CONGRESS LATE IN DECEMBER EDUCATIONAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AGENCIES | INVITED TO ATTEND (Special to The Citizen) HAVANA, Oct. 23.—The Edu- cational and Commercia ment of the World F Educational _Associat here today for or- a Pan-American, 1-Economical Congress n this city during the latter part of December. Departments of public educa- tion, schools and colleges of com- mercial teaching, graduated stu- dents, commercial agents, banks, industries and any other agencies that may be interested in eco- nomic and commercial activities | within the Pan-American nations! will be invited to attend, the an- nouncement stated. z The goal of this Congress is to bring a mutual understanding among professors and teachers of commercial science for the bet- * terment of commercial teaching and commerce in general, in those countries. PRESCRIPTIONS Filled with Pure, Fresh Drugs as your doctor orders. Gardner’s Pharmacy “The Rexall Store” Phone 177 y ‘He looked for Clinton W. Hancock, a mem- ber of the State Patrol force since its inception on December 6,/ 1939, has taken over the duties of patrolman for Monroe County, arriving at Marathon to take over temporary headquarters last weekend. In an interview with The Citi- zen yesterday, in company with deputy sheriff Bernard J. Waite, patrolman Hancock stated that he hoped to be located in Key West, especially since, as he ex- {plained “the northern section of the state highway can be policed by patrolman Raymond Maloney and the Bridge District's patrol- ; man”. | Hancock is son of retiring sheriff R. J. Hancock of Putnam county, and for four and a half years, he served on the sheriff's force in that county, headquar- tering at Palatka. Since joining the state patrol force: he has served in the Jacksonville dis- trict, later taking over duties in Hardy, DeSoto and Charlotte counties, before coming to Mon- roe. Patrolman Hancock st. the drive to checkup drivers without drive would commence. this weekend. public coopera- tion, although stating that viola- tors would be subject to pros- ecution. Hancock is married, having a young son family will leave Palatka on November first to, | join him at Marathon or Key West. se d that nm auto licenses CONGRESS THAT Election Year Session By ALEXANDER R. GEORGE. AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. 23—The 76th Congress started its 1940 grind as a “brief, budget minded” session but it has turned out to be the unchallenged No. 1 spend- er in US. peacetime history. Originally figured to come to a close in June, the session has continued later into the fall than HOW NEW INCOME TAX IS APPLIED Single Persons An. Income-Pres. Tax-New Tax $ 800 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 900 0.00 Aa 1,000 0.00 440 2,000 32.00 44.00 3,000 68.00 83.60 Married Persons (No Children)* $2,000 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 2,500 0.00 11.00 3,000 8.00 30.80 4,000 44.00 70.44 *The $400 exemption for each de- a any in a general election year Free Delivery Since 1888. | Five months ago, economy-; ‘commander of , Squadron; [counting officer; are likely to hear something of /Tegister and steel drawers in the navy’s importance to this city Search of money. at the meeting tomorrow. One passerby, name not known ‘aptain Walter F. Jacobs,|at this writing, noticed the ac- N., commandant at the local | tivity in the store and made his nai station, will head the list|presence known. With that, one of honored guests tomorrow. Hei tan or was it two—made a dash will introduce the following offi- | - # 3 : ‘for the rear door, breaking it cers: Captain A. S. Carpender, U.S.N.,|Pen and fleeing—not, however, the Key West-juntil the passerby made a grab West Gulf Patrol; at one of the thieves and tore his Commander G. B. Hoey, U.S.N., shirt almost completely off his retired, port director of the Sev- | back. enth Naval District; | Lieut. Commander A. P. Storrs, U.S.N., commander of VP53_ air! CLIFF IS SLIDING SAN PEDRO, Calif.—Shattered Lieut. Commander Ray W.jwith cracks, six acres of the Byrns, U.S.N., supply and ac-{brow of Point Firmin are sliding jtoward the Pacific Ocean at the Lieut. Commander Edwin Fish-|rate of four and a half feet in er, U.S.N., retired, captain of the{ thirty days. Since 1929 the area yard; jhas slid about twenty feet. jeutfl Commander Fort H. Callahan, U.S.N., communica- tions officer. DEMOCRATS HOLD wsemnc rowcit Watched By Dutch Indies By JAMES BASSETT, AP Feature Service Writer COURTHOUSE ASSEMBLY 7 ania: ap poet . Wi nign SEQESORED ET Se | over 60,000,000; inatives | in _the DEMOCRATIC GROUP _—_ [Netherlands Indies, learned a 'grim lesson last spring when | their homeland fell to the Nazis. At call of the Young Demo-! Thus you see strange things to- crats’ organization, all persons|day on the 743,340 square miles interested in the re-election cam-;of paradise that are the Isles of paign being waged by President ; Spice. F. D. Roosevelt, are invited to} This paradise is now an armed attend a meeting tonight at the !camp. couny courthouse to outline plans; Japan—not Germany—is_ the for the Monroe county campaign. }name that’s in every Dutchman’s Members of the county Demo-/mind these glum days. The cratic committee have been in-: prizes of conquest would be oil vited to sit in with the Young from Borneo and Sumatra, sugar Democrats and others planning to | from all the islands and a hun- attend, and it was announced |dred cther products that grow on that complete organization of aithis humid land-chain as no- “get out the vote for Roosevelt”: where else on earth. drive would be undertaken. ; Then, too, as any strategist can The meeting wil] _get under | tell you, to rule the eastern world way at 8:00 steer ¢. | ; ;one must rule the Netherlands 3 .-? An __.— ‘Indies. Can these islands protect them- Rn ae a Tees TO SA They think so. MEANT : The Fleet's Home 3 em j To see the archipelago !warks you must visit Java. Here 1888 27 the fleet's home, the army’s jtraining grounds, and the air force’s largest nests. At present the Indies’ little battle fleet stands as the white man’s best surface weapon east of Suez, now et Singapore’s and Australia’s naval strength has Z jbeen transferred to the Mediter- minded members voiced appre-'! ranean. hension at prospective total ap-{ It counts three 6,600-ton cruis- propriations for the year of $7,-;ers, one elderly 4,000-ton craft, 780,000,000. jseven — eae 16 7 ; Submarines and a flotilla of mine _Came the conquest of France. | yeas ane ete gunboats Congress started voting speedy jand mosquito launches. and almost unanimous approval | Indies waters have been heav- of billisns for defense. jily mined. Appropriations for the session; Numerically, the Indies ait will run around $17,600,000,000. | force stacks up equally with Aus- Previous peacetime mark .was,tralie’s 400-odd craft. But it is $13,351,000,000 set by the same ; newer, faster, more lethal. As do Longest Since Congress at its session last year.}the Anzacs, Dutch colonists de- ; Highest In 1918 Mighest wartime mark was $27,065,000,000 voted by 50th! Congress in 1918. j Some $12,149,000,000 of this; year’s $17,000,000,000 will go for} national defense. This does not} include future expenditures for j Pend on American equipment. 90 Days! the two-ocean navy authorized by Congress which would bring the total arranged-for defense outlay to about $16,000,000,000. ‘inety from Thirty-odd legislative measures Cae is meee mn po rl provide for military and naval | the time limit. equipment ranging from buttons THIRTY DAYS HAVE (Continued on Page Four) | ELAPSED! sewer laterals have been installed to connect up their house lines with the system. \Japan, ‘And | Not Germany; | ewrrrrees bul- | City laws now require all resi- i land waterway from — ie |Honda to Key West. A complete report on the con-; vention held in Richmond will} be available upon Mr. Porter's return from a vacation being spent at Hot Springs, Ark. Bahia ; OF ROLL CALL by Colin G. Jameson. with oo AND CAPTAINS action centered, at least in | APPOINTED THIS MORN- the first part of the story. in { iwc: cITy DIVIDED INTO Key West. | Name of the story is “I | SECTIONS FOR CALL S| Wish I Was In Chicago”, and | | ADVISORY SRR RE ET STO 9:30 A. M.: The tropical dis- ‘turbance was central near Cape Gracias, Nicaragua, at 7:00 A. M.. | EST, apparently moving slowly northwestward. It has shown no| ‘indications of increased intensity | , but is attended by strong winds} and a limited area of gales. Con- tinued caution advised region of Cape Gracias and thence into the} northwestern Caribbean Sea, es-| pecially the Gulf of Honduras. { WEATHER BUREAU. Mrs. R. T. Menner, Roll Call ‘chairman for the local Red Cross chapter, released the list of cap- |tains and chairmen for the an- {nual drive to open on November j1lth this morning at headquar- |ters, 536 Fleming street. Mrs. Edwin Trevor was ap- pointed chairman of the Junior }Red Cross division, also to the post of chairman of Red Cross floats. City was divided into sections, with the -following captains to serve: rs. A. P. Rubino, Mrs. E. J INORWAY AWAITS HOST aaviy, airs atary 22 Barker. Mo \OF | ITTL E DICT ‘ATORS’ Jenette Adams, Mrs. W. E. Lowe, ‘Mrs. A. P. Storrs, Mrs. Grace Phillips, Mrs. J. H. Thomson, (Ry Associated Prenx) STOCKHOLM, Oct. 23 a Mrs. J. R. Colgate, Mrs. Hugh : ae _ 23—Nor- witliams, Mrs. J. J. Trevor, Mrs {way is awaiting appointment of R| C. Snidow, Messrs. Hilton ja host of jittle dictators” to Kemp, Robert H. Spottswood, govern communities and prov- Albert E. Peirce. inces. Mrs. J. J. Trevor has been ap- z : - Pointed to cooperate with mer- The German-designed pew BOV- | chants of the city in making win- . ernment, with only one party, dow displays for the Red Cross. oes Borneo has the only re-|quickly took care of national of- Mrs. Hugh Williams will head fineries where 100-octane avia-|fices but, for the moment. left the four-minute speakers’ - divi- tion fuel is being made in the|communities to fend for them- SiOD- East. selves, the Stockholm Dagens At Bandoeng, inland army 'Nvheteer correspendent reports base, you see signs of haste. One!from Oslo. OLA, Kan.—Starting out on a year ago the Indies’ army num-! The result, with party affilia- trip, Glen Hinson, 20, ran out of bered 40,000 men; today it's 108,- | tions and normal electorate pro- gas. While attempting to stop a 000; in 1941 it will be 150,000 lure gone, was a complete motorist to get help, he was : *. jbreakdown of many communal struck by another car. While be- Officers _ are blond Dutchmen. }eovernments, the correspondent ing taken to a hospital, someone Diminutive, swagger-hatted na- | wrote. ‘stole his automobile. tives form the bulk of the forces. } As I motored from Bandoeng! airport to town, twenty drab-| brown tanks rumbled past. Then j a string of combat cars. Java is: mechanized. It has to be./ Trouble anywhere along its 5.000- mile coast would demand instant action. For the other islands, dozens{ of vessels of the K.P.M. steam-| ship line are on call 24 hours of! the day as troopships. All Pro-; tection stems outward from Java, | it concerns the musings of a six-year-old boy, whose fa- ther is an artist, and his wish to be with his mother in the Windy City. His father thor- oughly agrees—in that a trip being made to that city is to be present at a momentous occasion. But. lo and behold—as soon as the travelers arrive at their destination—the boy states, “I wish I was back in Key West”. They have 360 planes now on or- der. Signs Of Haste Scores of sheltered, secret re-} fueling stops dot archipelago HARD LUCK PATRIOTISM AT-A-PRICE “CHISELERS” ee FIND THEIR LEDGERS RUNNING IN RED the rich islands of Sumatra and / s JOHN GROVER, AP Feature Service Writer Java being virtually undefended.| WASHINGTON, Oct. 23—Per- bureau, said hundreds of busi- Will Japan attack? Not unless;sons who expected to make pa- ness men were approached by England falls, one of the Indies’ |triotism pay by “chiseling in” on | the capital hangers-on. Principal spokesmen told me.}the defense program, are finding Cunningly - worded brochures And even if it should attack and :that it doesn’t work that way. inferred it would be necessary to win, it would find naval yards,j Their schemes for taking fold- have “connections” in official drydocks, refineries; pipelines,;ing money from Mr. and Mrs. Washington to participate im de- even oil wells themselves blown | America in the nzme of patriot- fense contracts. They hinted at up by powerful explosives that jism have fallen into four classi- powerful “pull” in high places— - already are in place. | fications: for a fat commission. Go About Their Business | (D “Phoney” aid to industrial-- Woodward published a defense “Meanwhile the hardy Euro-|ists seeking defense contracts: “primer” for business men which {peans in Java go about their! (2) Charity, no less “phoney”,|warned that such representation ; business. They paint their white|for refugees in war-torn coun- was wholly unnecessary. He ad- ‘buildings dirty gray to AD | tries: | vised legitimate seckers of de- air bombers. They turn their} (3) ‘Collections for anti-fifth |fense contracts to get in touch lights down for weekly blackout !eojumin activity; with the nearest field purchasing Practice. ¢ “official” is . .. iaiinect. adie Naive boca Eee of “official” patristic offices of es ae Navy provided. Three thousand Nazis; The schemers have been sty-| This warning largely short-cir- have been interned at Batavia,'mied by widespread publicity cuited “big shots” who offered the capital. Twenty-four torpedo and laws with teeth. But they worthless counsel to industrial- boats are building, and at Soera-' did try to cash in. ists. The bureau continues to in- baja I saw leagues of five-foot vestigate and report on all such ‘offers. The neutrality law has put 2 i “charity” }0f the government didn't know, jhow to go about it Pseudo-exec- (By Associated Press) futives and “business representa- BERLIN.—Over five million tives” in Washington sought to juveniles are working in plants take advantage of their confu- (essential to the conduct of the 'sion. | War, according to an estimate! Claude Woodward, director of jot the German Labor Front. YOUTHS AT WORK plane appeared throurt it dropping three large which struck a AL meg Gepertme store citwens trappec m= building were rescued th pulie tin stated Like weather vailed last mght England of Nazi flhghts British air min vantage of the summarized Royal Reported grain elevators Stroyed at Hamburg and fineries m tha’ in countless military lm and Ruhr compiled for iz Dispatches morning « ob) |Chiseling Schemes Placed Into Four Classifications . ' Gay. but a of major mmportence im war actor agamst Brtx Action m Belmams we the dipieatk ate