The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 15, 1941, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an. average XLII. No. mu VOLUME KEY W EST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, a 15, 1941 IN THE U.S. A. Grand jy lo Investigation Murder Of Cecelia Tunks <<< Oe es Circuit Court Will Meet CORONER’S JURY Start New In Strangle Next Week; Lester To RENDERS VERDICT Present Evidence In’ Case IN CARTER CASE FOUND THAT NEGRESS AT* A circuit court grand jury new | next week will launch a probe into the mysterious stran- gle murder of Mrs. Cecelia Thompson Tunks, whose nude, garotted body was found room at the Alice Reid bawdy house on Howe street the morn- ina of Feb. 8. J. Lancelot state Lester. ant said this morning the it ai attorney, he will present evidence in to the jury after convenes next week. A after sifting all which had been uncov- case rand coroner's jury, évidence sending articles from ; room to FBI head- marked the ered and the woman’ a quarters, case un- solved Circuit Judge Arthur, Gomez will ‘draw a 36-man panel April and 18 of the 2d to make will be grand men up the in a presided over by Enrique Esquinaldo, jthat Lela May Wilson Carter, year-old _negress, death accidentally by when a car in which she was rid- ing Sound bridge on April 8. v Esquinaldo went from Miami night with the | Bobby Lee Treadway, 'three other occupants of the chine. from 40 to 50 miles an hour and in pitch from the bridge six times in an ef. fort to reach the CARD SOUND MET DEATH ACCIDENTALLY BY BEING DROWNED | A coroner's jury at Card Sound, Justice found 30- Peace has nis ARMED FORCES der to be in Key West to speak | OF U. S. THEY MUST before the American Legion con- BE READY To FIGHT vention next week, will fly more} Senator Pepper To Make Flying Trip To Key West For anu s Conventi¢n’ (My Ansocinted Press) WASHINGTON, April 15. —wWar Secretary Henry L. Stimson today warned the armed forces of the United States that they must be ready to fight, “in North, South or Central America, and, possibly, in other places”. Speaking before a Senate committee Stimson said the United States faces greater peril now than at any time during the World War. There is a strong indication, he said, that the war will continue for a long time. GLP LS PS SS to her drowning came Card night through the the plunged of The jury convened Friday, but there to returned here last verdict. Investigators in the case heard tale of heroism concerning one of the ma- at and With a gale blowing k, Treadway dived car and rescue the woman. Ledter said today he is not cer- | tain what other cases will come the jury and pointed out group is free to investi- | before that the vate anything chosen by.its. MEM: doo. bers. THIELEN BUYS TWO LOTS HERE ALSO DISPOSES OF HOME ON ELIZABETH STREET Benedict Thielen w involved realty transactions re corded yesterday at the county clerk's office. He purchased for 400 two lots on Thirty-foot alley and Dey street near Simonton, and sold to Jane M. Dewey a home on Eliza- beth street for about $300. Archie Thompson, 1101 street, bought from Mrs. Char lotte Roberts a lot at Petronia and White streets for $1,200. TEMPERATURES Lowest last Highest last night 24 hours 09 vey 42 66 in two Eaton several 71 KEY WEST Wanted! Wanted! Dishwashers, waitresses, cooks end bus boys for the American Legion Convention week. Apply at LA seve Metab BIER NOW ‘MACKING BOUND ADMITTED HE HAD NOT REG- rancy ch bound over to criminal court un- der $50 bond and the opened for when he istered for selective up by Deputy W he camp at Summer ‘OVER 10 COURT ISTERED FOR SELECTIVE SERVICE Albert Macking, held on a vag- ge, this morning was way was more serious charges admitted he had not reg- prvice, an in citizen, Macking Austr said he had been turned down in an citizenship. ville on the his age for army service Justice that he had not made tion for wa examination He day were American Jackson all men of in when required to register but told Peace Jr., Enrique Esquineldo the reg Macking, whi A had been found loitering the fc days around COC? frequently robbed, tice store, last o'clock sounded Southar Southard th land key riv PASTES NOTICE ON DOOR FOR THIEVES Scott ciated Pret N.C. April Grocery Company, 15.— he naw has a no- pasted on the door: C. Scott, requests that this thieves manager of all who visit his place of business in the future invoice of what they take, does not have time to check his stock to see what is missing” will kindly leave an as he WORKMEN DIVIDE HONEY WESTMINSTER; Mass.—A con- tracting firm hired to repair two ‘chimneys on morial Library in this city found in them two bee hives 300 pounds of honey, which was divided among the workmen. the Forbush Me- containing Senator Claude Pepper, in or- than 2,500 miles in two days, it was learned today. Senator Pepper. in a telephone conve ion with convention corporation said he will k ton desk the director, ve his afternoon of Aipril 24, the morning of April 25, and keep an ment at his office in the capital the morning of April 26. The senator will fly Washington to Miami by trans- port, boarding a coast guard plane in Miami for the trip here and back. He will speak before the Legion members at o'clock ‘on. the morning of April 24 and leave here before noon, speak here from SOLON FORD VISITING HERE REPRESENTATIVE SAYS HE FINDS THIS SECTION VERY DELIGHTFUL California Congressman Leland Ford of Los Angel who holds the distinction of winning his seat by a greater majority than any cther congressman in the United Stat today in Key West Congre found this was a visitor 1 Ford, who said he section “delightful”, Albert’ Mills, | Washing- | appoint- | Von Cosel Key Wiest Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER | Tomb Smashed By range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS 4 Explosion In Early Morning JACK LONG BEING Tam COURT*MARTIALED ARRAIGNED ON CHARGE OF THEFT FROM GOVERN- MENT PROPERTY Jack Long, held on a charge of ‘stealing an automobile and money 10:30 , bury, me here during a Miami vata- | tien from. Washington ped last night at the camp on Sugar Loaf key Germans Plunge Through ° Greek And British Units SMALL BLAZE ON SOUTHARD STREET Fire was called out 9:00 apparatus night »proximately in response to an from box 24, corner and Elizabeth streets ing at’ the there 1all fire located in the tse occupied by Ray Elwood on street fron corner of Elizabeth was practically no the fire n extinguished before 1 of the of scene two doors ere resulting dam the ing ar- apparatus Four Killed When Union ‘hel Non-Union Men Stage Battle (Ry Associated Press) MIDDLESBORO, K HIS COUNTRY FIRST i i i | : : ‘ } 616 DUVAL DR. L. L. PARKS PAID VISIT HERE (SOUTHERNMOST FLOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN THIS SUMMER TO SERVE YOU alarm, 4 Press) German mechanized divisions today were plunging through combined Greek and British lines as deep as 50 miles into Greece. Athens admitted the line had been cracked in several places and Berlin said German troops had broken the line loose at each end and captured a city 17 miles northwest of Mt. Olympus, Italian troops are Athens t 2 Coritza and another Italian a y is admitted in » have recapt driv- ing inte Yu about 40 r t Belgrade Ir success i ector ited € capital the face of wift German Greece the had sai GERMANS PUSH WAY INTO EGYPT (Re Associated Press) PHONE 136 | ‘ He, stetp<t Sugaloa fr his ° companions at army barracks, this afternoon is facing a court martial on charges of theft from government property and de ion, County Judge William V. Al- ho heard charges against Long and turned him over to the army for trial, has been called as a witness in the case and Deputy Bob Combs, who arrested the young man on the keys, also will appear. A large board of officers makes up the examing group in the court martial. Officers at the barracks said this afternoon the trial prob- ably would continue for seve hours. Long was arrested after he had wrecked on the keys a car which he admitted in county court had been stolen from the — barracks. He also admitted rifling lockers at the barracks, AIR CORPS HAS SKI TROOPS, TOO (By Ansvetated: Press) SACRAMENTO, (Calif, Apri! 15.—Flyers from the US. Army air depot here are learning skiing on the Sierra courses by official command The re n: many of them will ve flying back and forth to Alas- ba and they must be prepared for eventualities. pa Grand Jury Indicts Alice Reid; To Be Tried In Court Here On May 5 A federal grand jury in Tampa has indicted Alice Reid,’ former operator of a bawdy house at 1016, Howe street, on two charg-} es of white slavery. She will be, tried in federal court here May , 5, which is the opening day of! the session, The woman, who is and Frances West for been in county last month, unable to make a 000 bond. She wa her hus! Marchand to Key/ arrested nd, along with swift raid. Griffin was released ; HOME GUARD TO | ‘ANOTHER CASE hsruad'| } with transporting Margaret Allen; SECOND SHIPMENT BEING |, immoral purposes, has | jail since early’ $3,- | i ' Marvin Griffin, by | FBI agents who came here in a! OF CLOTHING | FOR BRIT \ } PREPARED IN KEY WEST BY MRS. MARY H. BARKER, | LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE Blast Occursed F Four Hours After Aged Scientist Had Left Key West Last “Night A violent explosion at 1:40 O’clock this morning smashed part of the tomb which Karl Tanzer Von'Cosel built for the te of 19-year-old Elena Hoyos The explosion, heard through- out the city, occurred about four hours after the aged doctor and three moving vans bearing his j Portonal possessions had rolled lout of Key West. Spring and the arrival of warm | an increase in the number of win- “ter clothes donated locally Dr. Von Cosel, who sprang. te i with no charge filed against him. weather for Key West has brought! nationwide famesin October of last year when Le was found to ‘|from the vault, reconstructed the MEET THURSDAY Bundles to Britain, Mrs. Mary. HH remains and placed them in his Key bers will postpone their scheduled | meeting {onight in order to stage a smoker Thursday, it was’ an-| With woolen clothes has beef Pre- | explain the reason for the ) nounced today. 8 o’clock at the national a | Barker, local representa West home. guard mem- the group, said today. A second packing case pared for shipping and Soom will’ The guard members will hold join the case sent several ks | their smoker Thursday night at ae in the Bundles for in | Each member has been asked bring one prospect for mefnber- | ship to the armory. WEATHER MENUS BOSTON — Menus of one of the restaurants in this city, ‘are planned according to the weather forecast. State Senate Passes Bill To Increase Old Age Assistance (P> Anmociated Press) wi April 18..— SEE POSSIBLE | END TO STRIKE The Senate today passed unani- mously and sent to the House a bill to give the odd-cent break from horse track betting pools to old age assistance. This was on final defeated the which tributed ev among Horne of amendment id provide ount of the « for after the Senate amend- have dis- $300,000 Senator red the” would estimated counties. Madison saying ment bill nail 250, timated $ 000 required proposed r and tem program jisturb the pre distributing racing er of Mayo ] how t that the we COMING EVENTS TUESDAY my & WASHIN bor board ted Press) ‘ON, April 15.—La- mediators today saw a the largest part strike as CIO d they would agreement with but continue possible end to of the leaders seft coal sug: ign a separa northern operators, their strike in the south Southern operators have fused to eliminate a wage ferential between their and those in the north. re- dif- mines ‘England. Tapes are preferable to quarters at New Yi “Instructions sent’ from the, Bundles headquarters reveal that | buttons constitute another prob- lem for Britain's harrassed citi- zens. The instructions say; “Wall you, in the future, tack two of three extra buttons on all new garments, since buttons are al-; most impossible to replace in button’ and snaps whenever it is practical to substitute them.” The instructions continue: “Please do not send hats—be+ rets which can be packed flat are the only exception. “We ask that you do not send ‘white shoes unless they are rub- ber-soled and in tion. “The only cotton clothing that is acceptable is for children and | onlv heavy cottons for women. “Please remember at all times that garments must be: A¢®In} perfect condition; B—Cleaned; C— Mended.” Mrs, Barker receives donations for the group at her home, 623 Margaret street. perfect condi- DOES “MUCH DAMAGE SAN FRANCISCO — A crow flew into the home of Mrs. Wil- liam Miller in this city, upset a stack of dishes, ate part of a dish of peas, and tore down a lace cur- tain. All Legion Units Will Meet Sunday To Perfect Plans For Big Convention Next Week of all the auxiliary pecial meeting Lmerican Legion's men and all the American chairmen of committees for 3 p. m. Sunday the headquarters Key We est Convention cor- La Concha hotel build- ration jecided at last night's ion car- the special meet- final instructions committee chairmen, to full duties of cach d to issue them with other means of iden- conv utline the i be the most im- necting of the committee if Albert Mills, execu director of the convention eorporation, said today. “It will the last opportunity to inter- view them before the convention. Everything is fine right no that way.” Medais w by the conv going along © received yesterday ention corporation to be issued by the delegates to the American Legion. the Legion's auxiliary, the 40 & 8 the play and honor organization of the American Legion and the @ and 49, the comp: organization with the auxiliary. There are 1300 American Le gion medals, 400 of the auxiliary, 200 of the 40 & & and 100 of the 8 and 40. Medals are not issued to everyone attending the conven- tion, only to those who register. In general the medais are afl alike. They Mave a key and the word West fashioned and en graved over the top of them. There is a picture of a palm tree and a Spanish rhumba dancer un- (Continued on Page Six) able ind we want to keep it — bed, left Key West when he was jevieted from his rambling home lyesterday, Sheriff's officers, at a Joes to miting, said they will al ie ‘thorough examination of @ th ‘tomb in an effort to The front of the structure w: smashed and a blue plaster tow- er in the rear was shattered by the explosion. Hundreds of Key | Westers flocked to the scene dur- ing the morning when the rumor spread through the city that an explosion had wrecked the tomb. One woman who lived in the jarea around the cemetery said ithe blast sounded like a cannon, while ahother resident of the section was said to have fainted when she heard the noise. Curiously, one of the last things Von Cosel said before he left Key West had to do with the tomb. One of a group who had gath- ered at his home to watch his effects loaded aboard the moving vans asked the doctor if he planned ever to return to Key West. “Why, yes", Dr, Von. Cosel in said to have answered, “my tomb ,is here”. A published, sgport said the doctor would {foto Zephyrhills to live with his-sister;~-but--some people who talked with him be. fore his departure last night said he told them he would live in Lakeland. Newspapers and magazines throughout the United States car ried details of the strange case last October in whieh Von Cosel was found to have spirited the body of Mrs. Mesa out of the tomb he had built for her The rumor has persisted that Von Cosel had succeeded ir keeping part of the woman's fiesh alive through a circulatory stem which he said would re tore her to life. Officers who were present autopsy say, however, that thing of the body remained but the skeleton, the remainder t ing been skillfully construc with wax Sheriffs officers and County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare, Jr., thie morning declined to say whet would be taken. An investigation will be made: however, and the officers are working on the theory that some who disliked Von Cosel set off the bomb as a measure of re venge action, if a