The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 29, 1941, Page 1

VOLUME LXII. No, 231. Avilo Was Said To Have Been Cut Deeply Across Cheek And Slashed Also, Across Stomach Louis Caraballo, accused of a knife attack this morning on Luis Avilo, was arrested shortly before 2 o'clock by Constable Bienvenido Perez and placed in county jail to face a charge of assault with intent to ‘commit murder, Pebce Justice Franklin day. Sheriff's officers this after- noon were seeking Louis Cara- ballo, charged with stabbing Luis Avilo, a leader of the labor- | ers’ union, in the climax to a grudge which began years ago when Avilo shot and killed Cara- ballo’s brother. stomach. } What touched off the fight) this morning near the earpenters’ | union hall was unknown, pbut|™obile which struck the motor-|amidships. 1 friends: said Caraballo has. car-| Dike, was released when . sher- | 8a8oline engines, such as are used j been invited to attend. ried a grudge against Avilo ever | ,-Since the fatal shooting. of. =his{ . brother. In court at that, time, } Caraballo, hearing the jury ver-! dict of acquittal for Avilo, ; leaped: across the courtroom and | struck his brother’s slayer from ‘ his chair, Physicians said Avilo's condi- | tion is not serious, and deputies ' expected to find Caraballo soon, COMING HERE T0 : mother, ‘Mrs. Inez Gomez, age 80 displaces 1,900 tons. Therefore it) ‘years in Tampa, Fla. STUDY HOUSING Harry D. Knowlton, acting re- gional co-ordinator of the divi- ters, Mrs. Emilia Lopez, Mrs Am- ‘overcome, due to the intense in- sion of defense housing, Wash- ington, will arrive in Key West before noon tomorrow for a study of local housing — conditions, Mayor Willard M. Albury was informed in a telegram today. Knowlton presumably _ will work with. Lieut..S:' Kaplan and members. of; ;the local defense housing committee. Associated Press Day Wire Service For 61 Years Devoted ta the Best Interests of Key West Being Sought By Officers ‘ADAMS’ CONDITION TERMED CRITICAL |STERLING, ALSO INJURED IN| ACCIDENT, SAID TO BE RECOVERING Earl Adams, Jr., injured Sat- bi ee when the motorbike on! which he was riding with Du- Mont Sterling was struck by an| automobile at County Road and} First’ street, today was reported’ }in a critical condition at Marine! | hospital. The youth, 16-year-old son of; ;Earl R. Adams, Miami newspa- | |per correspondent, was given a! ‘blood transfusion Saturday night ' 'and two more yesterday, but |physicians said today his sur-' ‘vival is a gamble. i Sterling, 17-year-old son of H Mr. and Mrs. Euric Sterling,' | who at first was thou; | the more seriously heats is said to be recovering. transfusions. jSign that can be produced by hun- | e Key THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MO FIRST REQUIREMENT OF DE- SIGNERS WAS FOR ated OF SHALLOW DRAFT AND SMALL COST (Special to Tne Citizen) | WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—A cargo ship of revolutionary de-: | dreds has been perfected and! shortly will complete its final | tests, according to a statement is- | sued by the navy department to-; day. | Conceived by daring minds and carried to completion with the ac- | itive, insistent help of President ' Roosevelt, the new Ship embodies ! a novel arrangement of propul- ; sion never before similarly used in | ocean-going freighters. Light in | weight, simple in construction, | relatively cheap both in original! cost and upkeep, this craft, it is‘ confidently believed, will chal-) lenge the submarine and provide j a new bridge from this country to} the free nations of the world. The first requirement of the! designers was a craft of shallow | draft, and small cost, which could | (ily Ansocinted Presa) i MOSCOW, Sept. 29.—Amer- ican and British members of a! war mission mapping aid for Rus-| sia today arrived in Moscow and! immediately went into confer-} ence with Josef Stalin at the Kremlin. Wi. Averill Harriman, flying! from London, arrived in the Rus-j sian capital with the British envoy, Lord Beaverbrook, and the two were joined later by the! United States and British ambas-! sadors. Maxim Litvinoff, former Rus-; sian foreign commissar, with Red army and political chiefs, will! ences. | KARL LEHMANN? COMING TO cIFY WILL GIVE ADDRESS WEp.- |° tires and tubes, the tax applies NESDAY AT COUNTY COURT HOUSE \ Karl Lehmann, deputy admin-' istrator of the, federal defense} ght to be ,be produced in large numbers and,| savings staff, will address coun- injured of the Which would reduce the losses,|ty and federal officials Wednes- {both in material and manpower, |day afternoon at the courthouse, State road patrolmen, hearing in time of war. The “Sea Otter”, Albert J. Mills, secretary of the putors and retailers. eee young Adams was sinking ‘a5 the freighter is called, will!local defense council, asnounced ie ‘A jfrom the effects of shock Sat-|carry a net 1500 tons of cargo. the chee nately, 2°fO88|urday night, rushed to the hos-| The real revolution in design, } Mills said he does not know/t? the matches held in the ware- quired three stitches, and suffer-|Pita! to volunteer their blood, however, was wrought in the ap- | what is the purpose of Lehmann’s |House or place other than the re- ed a long, shallow gash across the |and members of the patrol force ‘Plication of powen. A means has ‘visit, but that he was instructed | tail establishment. |have given each of the three | been discovered of driving a six to notify all county and federal today. The negro drive of the auto-| the ship, but sunk into the water |talk at 2 o’clock Wednesday. Any | iff’s officers decided the ‘accident | was -unavoidabie. } on ANNOUNCE DEATH | OF MRS, GOMEZ i Word has been received by Mrs. | Serafina Gato, 616 Louisa street,' atively small size. It is only 270 relating the death of her beloved / The late Mrs. Gomez was a resident of Key West until eight years ago when she took up her: home in Tampa. ; She is survived by five daugh- erica Pis, Mrs, Bertha Gomez, of ; Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Petronia Cano | of New York, and Mrs, Serafina Gato of this city; one son, Enrique ; Gomez also of Tampa. One brother, Felix Saonet of Cuba, | and one sister, Mrs. Emelia Saonet of Tampa. There are also fifteen grandchildren and sixteen’ great grandchildren. | Two Divisions Of British Soldiers To Join Russians. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Sept. 29.--Two divisions of British soldiers have Benito Mussolini may soon face |mer the exhibit management is left Bagdad to join the Russians in defense of the Ukraine, Berlin announced today. The Berlin announcement of actual British participation in the war came as London declared that Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, commander of British troops in India, and Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck, commander .of the Middle Eastern forces, have met at Bagdad to map British par- ticipation in the war. British soldiers, according to Berlin, are moving up from Syria, through Iraq and Iran'to join the left flank of the Red army in the Caucausus. Royal Air Force bombers, mean- jn fighting. along: the east bank ; heavy at this time of while, were sweeping over Italy and Germany during the night,’ Red divisions are said to have)Should prepare for the biggest with the Nazi luftwaffe striking with furious intensity at Lenin- grad and Moscow. See Italian Collapse High flying British boniber’ rained destruction on Milan and! Genoa in North Italy, and Palermo in Sicily, at the same time scatter- ing leaflets urging the Italians to. resist German encroachment on their rights and to lay down their | manian brigades, totalling 12,000) arms. The pamphlet barrage came} after London: heard repeated stories of internal difficulties in {33,000 Russians made prisoners. Italy, with rumors that Premier ; open revolt, and that Adolf Hitler has told the fascist dictator to es- tablish martial law over all Italy. Rome admitted the raids, first since Sept. 10 for North Italy,| brought death to 28 and left 43 se-! verely wounded. The Italian ‘propaganda ministry countered with the claim, however, that Axis planes yesterday destroye: three British cruisers in the Medi terranean and damaged four other warships. ‘ | Details. of fighting on the east- | ern front were conflicting, with both Germany.and: Russia claim- ing successes. «i «1 13,000 Prisoners i Berlin clairned a’ great: victory | of the Dnieper river, where two been wiped out by combined | {German and Italian attacks, and} In Moscow, reports told of new successes for the Reds around Leningrad, where the Germans} are said to have been driven ‘south with great losses, and on the Odessa front, where the Reds/| claim to have destroyed two Ru-} men. Helsinki reported that the Nazis have thrown a steel ring around (Continued on Page Two) in propelling motor’ boats, drive | the.vertical. shaft much: after-the manner of the outboard motor. The engines are of 110 horse- power, six cylinders, developing a total of 1,700 brake horsepower. The whole propeller assembly can be hoisted up and replaced while underway. \A valuable feature of the “Sea Otter” will be found in its rel- feet long overall and when loaded, can be built at inland yards and taken to sea by way of rivers or canals. The first proposal to build such a ship was made early this year. Many objections were raised and \ (Continued on Page Four) | FLORIDA EXHIBIT MAKES BIG SHOW ATTENDANCE AT ATLANTIC CITY WENT WELL OVER TWO MILLION MARK ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 29.—With a total attendance of} 2,468,210 at the Florida State Ex- hibits on Atlantic City’s famed} boardwalk during the past sum-} particularly _gratified with the showing made. “We expect that of the millions who get a glimpse of Florida of- fered here a large percentage will be in the state during the coming season tosee the real thing,” stated general manager E. W. Brown. “They will be there. The man- agers of lines of transportation— land, air and water—all tell us they have never carried so’ many passengers to Florida at this time of year while the highways lead- ing to that state are crowded with automobiles. Hotel and apart-} ment managers report that- ad- vance registrations svére ‘Never $0 © year. to visitors! “Those who cater winter season Florida has ever! had,” added Brown SI NARS ATS B. P. 0. Elks, No. 551 You are invited to ATTEND A SMOKER in honor of Dr. A. Cobo, Captain, Dentist Reserve Corps, who has been called into service. Lodge Rooms at 8 p. m. tonight. Visiting Elks Welcome. GEO, O, LUCAS, Sec’y. lees ee ber 30, to sundown Wednesday, jSpend the hours in the Synagogue jto a close the 3 ice Enrique Esquin- : |Penitence,” which began with the enue if Jacksonville. Under this| aldo during the morni thi New Year. The traditional music:jsection’of the law ‘barber shops, | James Drake’ under $200 ana on | chic! [have passed to their eternal re- No less.than sixteen |other interested citizens have! ‘ate and gift taxes, an increase in JEWISH HOLIDAY TO BE OBSERVED BRATED STARTING SUN- | DOWN TOMORROW { Yom Kippur, the Day of Atone- ment, will be observed by Jews from sundown Tuesday, Septem- October 1. On this day, the most solemn and sacred of the Jewish calendar, observant Jews will ab- stain from food and drink and praying and asking divine _ for- giveness for sins committed dur- ing the year. Regular services} will be conducted at the local} | Synagogue by Rev. L. Lehrer. } The Day of Atonement brings :, “Ten Days,., of of the Kol Nidre is heard at the beginning of the evening service, and the whole day is given over to serious meditation and re- pentance. The observance of Yom Kippur goes back to the time when the Temple stood in Jerusalem. Spe- cial sacrifices were offered to God. The high priest recited a confession of the sins of the na- tion, a ceremony which filled the worshippers with awe. At the sound of the trumpet the people prostrated themselves as the high priest asked God’s mercy and for- giveness for the people Though altar and the sacrificial | offerings have long disappeared | |the observance of the Day is a8/ provided under the 1941 Revenue challenging now as it was in janeient days. It seeks to lift| chicles and boats. Any motor man’s character to a higher and | loftier plane; its whole liturgy | stresses, the necessity of self-| sacrifice and repentance. With the close of the day’ those who| have prayéd @arhestly “and have! sincerely, asked’ forgivetiess, may | feel themsélves' cleansed from sin to begin anew thé duties of life. During the service’ of the Day of Atonement, an hour is set aside | in remembrance of those who} ward. This tender memorial deepens to the solemnity and ap- peal of the day. Claudette Colbert—James Stewart peek ee POT OF GOLD Comedy and News 8 F a ea the 1941 Revenue Act pro- i jfoot propeller, not on the stern of | officers in the city to attend ed |Other provisions in the | ances, and tubes. ‘}ishments are required to pay the fixed 350 bon rat Ci & DAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1941 OF NEW TAXES BEING LEVIED COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL * (Ry Asnoctated Press) REVENUE EXPLAINS ADDI-| .. SUNGTON. Sept 29, _|LOCAL PROJECT TIONAL AMOUNTS TO BE/president Roosevelt today called| COLLECTED Roosevelt To Confer With ing of administration leaders in| congress, expected to provide the! John L. Fahs, Collector of In-| first step in the campaign to re-; RECREATION CENTER : FOR |take part in the series of confer- | tTMal Revenue, advises that in| model or eliminate the neutrality, KEY WEST WILL CALL FOR addition to increased income | act, | The President is known to have | SAERENDITURE OF S20000 decided to ask congress for au- | thority to arm American mer-! ‘ chant ships, piieabiite which’itis|_ Federal Security headquarters believed will gain strong’congres- in Washington has approved con- sional support, but whether he ‘struction of a $38,000 recreation will ask outright repeal of the |center in Key West recommended act is not certain, -’ | by the local defense-creation com: Administration leaders predict mitted) Chairman Paul Albury first moment of October 1, 1941, |2 Minor skirmish on the question |... notified today by Mua ” ’ = t y by rk A. of arming the ships, but they say | McCloskey, director of the Kd kibicsnicee ee ORME Oe there is no doubt of the measure’s | es : butors, retailers or any person | passage. agency’s recreation branch. other than the manufacturer, pro- | | McCloskey, in a letter ducer or importer. The tax ap- TEN CASES ARE plies to all matches held at the ides additional revenue through ‘the Tevying of floor stocks’ taxes on tires, tubes, matches, wine, and distilled spirits, Fahs explained that in the casé to the ones held for sale at the lis not possible, however, to fi- first moment of October 1, 1941, URT fs by County Attorney Julius by. wholesalers, jobbers, distri- HEARD IN C0 |F. Stone, Jr., a building which it In respect to jis estimated would cost about 1 $100,000. JUDGE ALBURY HANDED! Architects working with Stone jprepared tentative drawings of OUT SENTENCES THIS \the proposed building a week MORNING XS PLAN retailers, the tax is applicable only 1941 Revenue Act include higher es-i { Judge William V. Albury, hear- ie tax on safe deposit boxes, pe eacecaliae eit - alimination of. all-exemptions-9 {prison sentences to~ 10 “defénd- admission taxes, imposition of ‘a ‘ants’ in county criminal court of 5% tax on cabarets, roof gardens, | record indictments. ete., manufacturers’»tax increase! James Drake, charged with on autos, trucks, busses and acces- | driving drunk, was ordered to sories, radios, phonographs, rec- pay a fine of $50 and costs or ords, musical instruments, refrig-| serve 60. days in jail; Grady erators, refrigerating apparatus Cleveland, charged with being and air conditioners, and tax of drunk and disorderly was order- 6% of the amount paid by sub-/ed to pay a fine of $25 and costs scribers for; local telephone serv- | or serve 30 days in jail, and Max- } val street, ice. New taxes were imposed on well Cleare, charged with as- ; the manufacturer, lucer or} sault, was fins or P importer of sporting peg lug. 20 days, syne el ane |R.ALF. CAD gage, electric, gas and oil appli. Negro prisoners were Leroy photographic apparatus,’ Griffin, William Jones, Samuel | electric signs, business and store Reynolds and James Edwards, | machines, rubber articles, com-.all charged with driving with- | mercial washing machines, optical out operators’ lienses, who were equipment, electric light bulbs , ordered to pay fines of $5 and jeosts or serve 25 days in jail, New taxes of general interest’ and Harold Baines, assault, ,$10 throughout Florida are the re-jand costs, and 45 days in jail; | were prepared to serve rdast beef, tailers’ excise taxes. These re-| John L. Crawford, trespassing, | kidney pudding and tea. quire retailers of jewelry, furs and. $5 and costs or 25 days in jail, toilet preparations to collect 10% jand Lee Moses, trespass- |ful Britons of the sale price on all taxable: ing and property damage, $5_ goods and make monthly returns’ and costs and 25 days. i to the'Collector of Internal Rev-| Peace; fa The affair, will be given at lodge rooms of the Elks on (By Associntes Preand = ARCADIA, Fla, Sept. 29— Chefs at Carlstrom Field here were concerned over British ap- petites when Royal Air Force cadets arrived for training and beauty parlors or sitmilar estab-' a charge o! list. | ay : No ‘longer limited by the rationing that prevails in the homeland, the boys really go for a plate of golden brown chi ‘John Fields, taxon ail ‘toilet’ préparations pur-| negro, charged with using open chased. * | profanity, and George Strachaus, The law provides for a tax of} also a negro, charged with be- 5% on all transportation tickets | ing drunk . where the cost is in excess of 35c" eae Additional fares such as pullman MORE WORKERS are taxable at the same rate. Each person having on_ his premises a coin operated amuse- ment or gaming device inust pay a tax of at least $10. . Anyone operating a bowling alley, billiard or pool room, is re- quired to pay $10 per year for each alley or table. Mr. Fahs explained that per- haps the most all inclusive tax (By Annociated Press) GREENPORT, N. Y., Sept. 29. pany today walked off their jobs in a demand that the company Act is the use tax on motor vehicle used on the public high- ways is subject to a tax of $5.00 per year. Boats -asuri from |... 16 to 28 feet carry a tax .00, | with a graduated tax.in on the basis of the Ly le . be The tax imposed, motor,...ve- | hicles and boats pi ee apply. to any use before February 1, 1942, and use before such date shall not Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country ; range of only 14° Fahrenheit Leaders On Neutrality Act! 2 | for a conference tomorrow morn- | GETS APPROVAL' to. the | board of” ‘local committee chairman, “said! it) 2222 ‘ nance the recreation center sug-; with an average PRICE FIVE CENTS | Trouble Arose When Men Protested Against Na- vy’s Action In Banning Six Members i Carpenters on the W. P. Thurs- | ton and Mackle-Leach Construc- ‘tion company projects, back .on itheir jobs ‘today after a--two weeks’ walkout, are expected to | strike: again’ tanight:. ia protest | against the navy’s.action in ban- ining six of their members from | the station, Capt. Russell S. Crenshaw, who erdered marine sentries to bar the six mén from the yard, an- |mounced he has formed a naval - t to, * federal officer. { } Agnes