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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15
STEEL PLATES BEING
LOADED FOR REPAIR
WORK; FUN ERALI
SERVICES HELD
CBy Associated Press)

tbY Associated Press)
LONDON. Dec. l5.-British
naval authorities TODAY reported
that they had been informed that
the Graf Spec. Nazi pocket bat
tleship at present berthed in the
harbor of Montevideo. Uruguay
following a spectacular sea bat
tle Wednesday. will. in all likeli-
hood choose TO make a dash for
liberty tonight rather than be
informed.
1t is understood that prepara-
tons for such a maneuver are
under way, and the British ships,
now repeatedly augmented with
two more battleShips are making
preparations of another nature to
carry Or the battle.
Funeral services were held in
the north cemetery of Monte
video this morning when thirty
six victims of the battle on
board the Graf Spec were laid
TO rest with fitting ceremonies.
A detachment from the Uru-
guayan police were present, the
ship band played two pieces and
among the floral wreaths placed
on the graves was one inscribed
ITO the memory of brave men of
the sea" signed by a British Sea-
mems group.
II was reported that the ia
nous battleship Renown and air
plane carrier Ark Royal had
joined the three British cruisers
awaiting the decision of the Graf
Spec officers, though no official
confirmation of this fact could
be, obtained in this city.
The Graf Spec staff was busy
today taking on board steel
plates to repair damaged hulls
and other provisions taken
aboard bore out the presumption
that the ship will live up to neu-
trality laws of the Uruguayan
nation and be on its way to fur
ther battles with the British
navy within the forty-eight hour
limit
In the meantime, the badly
damaged British cruiser Exeter
was slowly steaming towards an
Argentine port with an unre-
ported list of dead and injured on
board.
Conjecture ran high as to
whether the Graf Spec could
successfully run the British
blockade outside the Montevideo
harbor. The eleven-inch guns
were far superior to the English
six and eight inch guns. however
additional ships on the scene
now may overcome the handicap
that existed before. 1t is known
that at least three of the British
men-of-war are faster than the
Graf Spec.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15
Graf Spec viii
Try Desperate
Freedom Dash
HOWARDS ARRIVE.
ON BOARD ALICE

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry How
ard have arrived on their an
nual trip TO Key West and
are on board their vessel. the
ketch Alice. which is anchor
ed in the yacht basin at the
western side of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard have
just completed trip through
southern waters. the COM
plete story of which appear
ed in the National Geographic
Magazine. and is beautifully
illustrated. II was written by
MIR. Howard.
Mrs. Howard is the found
er and president of the
American Merchant Marine
Library Association. which
collects books for seamen and
is the author of the Seaman's
Hand Book for Shore Leaves.
They are entertaining a
few of their friends at a
luncheon on board the Alice
today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15
Finland Makes
Il WAMRAW0 "a sE AuKA m
Final Plea For
Peace 1ORuSSid
TOY ADMITS CHILD
TO SHOW TOMORROW

Boys and girls of Key West
are reported TO be scurrYing
around their homes looking
for the very best toy they
think they can get along
without. this to use as the
price of admission to a spe-
cial Lions-Scouf movie show
at the Monroe Theatre to-
morrow morning starting at
1880 o'clock.
The show was engineered
by scouters PIERCE and Berko-
witt and scouter-Lion Saun-
ders this week TO help the
Lions Christmas Tree bene-
fit TO be staged Friday. De-
cember "a.
Scouts of the city will as
semble at the theatre at 10
o'clock 10 help handle the
crowds of children expected
to attend the show and 10
keep the TOYS in orderly con-
dition following presentation
at the door.
Lions officials again called
attention 10 the contribution
boxes now placed in all
stores of the city. These af-
ford the general public fhe
opportunity 10 cooperate in
the spreading of 10y amongst
the cifY's poor children.
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Capt. Carpenter Spoke
10 Rotarians Yesterday
STRESSED IMPORTANCE OF KEY VESTS LOCATION
IN REGARD TO DEFENSE OF PANAMA CANAL:
OTHER NAVAL OFFICERS ATTEND MEET

Importance of Key West in the
navy policy worked out for de-
tense of the Panama canal and
some phases of the navy's new
activities in this area were
stressed by naval officers ap-
|pearing yesterday before the
members of the Rotary club at
the weekly luncheon in st.
Paul's church dining hall.
Principal speaker introduced
by Club President William v.
Little was Capt. Arthur S. Car
pender, U.SN., commander of the
naval patrol forces afloat in the
Key West area, whose flagship
Lea of the 32nd destroyer SQUAD
ron is now tied up at the naval
station.
Capt. Carpenter began by de-
claring that Key West naval
station is one of the headquarters
in the neutrality patrol system
extending south from New Eng
land to the Panama Canal. He
said that the 32nd destroyer
squadron which he commands
are vessels built soon after the
close of the world war and re-
Gently recommissioned at San
Diego.
Five ships of the squadron
are now, here, Capt. Carpenter
said. I'm the very near future
the remainder of the squadron,
now temporarily assigned to
duty in the Caribbean, will base
here. This will give Key West
a substantial fleet which, added
to the seaplanes assigned to the
patrol, is regarded as adequate
for the duty assigned it."
The gray-haired captain out
lined the plans of the navy
based on the policies Of the legis-
lative and executive departments
of the nation in regard to the
national defense. He believes
the navy's defense line should be
far enough away from the con-
tinent to enable the navy prop
erly to interpose its strength be-
tween the coastline and any pos
sible enemy force.
He said Key West was i'm
portant because of its proximity
to the Straits of Florida, one of
the approaches to the Panama
Canal through which the navy
must move its fleet in accord
ance with the demands of any
Key West, he argued,
is therefore a strategic point in
the defense of the canal, the
nations lifeline.
Emphasizing his point, Capt
Carpenter said that by use of
the canal the entire fleet could
be moved from Los Angeles to
Norfolk in a matter of three
weeks. If the canal were to fall
into enemy hands, it would take
a matter of three to four months
to bring the fleet from one ocean
to another.
Key West naval station must
be ready to function in any
future emergency, Capt. Car
pender said. ''It must be ready
for immediate occupancy by de-
Tense forces. These must be
trained and ready for any emer-
gency.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15

Certain pertinent questions
would be asked, the nature of
which were not divulged-how-
ever, it was understood in for
eign circles here. that a. chance
to cease the invasion would be at
hand should Russia see fit 10
follow the course to be suggested.
Otherwise, Finland told the
world that "she would carry ON
the war to the bitter end" il her
proposals were not agreeable to
Russia.
Fighting along the three Dor
ders increased in intensity today
as Russia made claims of adj
vancements in the north and
central sectors, although admit
ting heavy losses. Finnish troops
are retreating slowly and de-
stroying all property in their re-
treat.
Reports that the Mannerheim
line in the south had been deeply
penetrated were denied by Fin
land and news agencies rep
resentatives present in this city
backed up the Finnish reports in
that regard.
Complete rezoning of the front
has been ordered by Finland as
all additional reserves are called
to the colors. Six major danger
zones have been outlined and de-
tense plans have been completed,
it was stated.
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bar HONORS
H. F. ATKINSON
in MEMORIAL
ACTION TAKEN AT MEETING
HELD WEDNESDAY: RESo-
LUTON PRESENTED TO
FAMILY AND COURT

The Monroe County Bar Asso-
citation today released the fol-
lowing memorial upon the occa-
sion of the death of the Honor
able H. F. Atkinson:
"On December IL, 1899, was
ended the career of pioneer
Floridian-one whose life history
is entwined in the growth and
development of Southeastern
Florida.
Seldom, indeed, it is that the
passing of single individual
will have so profound and wide
spread an effect upon a large
portion of the state, as has the
death of Judge H. F. Atkinson.
Judge ADJ, as he was known to
his friends and intimate asso-
ciates, was a pioneer Floridian in
the true sense of the word. His
was one of the first law offices
in Dade County; from that day
in 1897 when his office was open
ed, he took an outstanding part
in the judicial affairs of the state.
From 1909 until 1916, he served
as Judge of the Criminal Court
of Record of Dade County, Flor
da, and in 1922 was elevated to
the judgeship of the Eleventh
Judicial Circuit of Florida, being
one of the judges of said Circuit
at the time of his demise.
I'm addition to his services to
the bench and bar, Judge Adj
was extremely active in all civic
enterprises and affairs leading to
the development of this section
of the state.
To those of us, who had the
pleasure of knowing Judge At
kinSon, he was admired not only
for his ssgacity and wisdom as
a jurist, but for his great human
ity and kindly spirit and bene-
violence, which tempered all of
his decisions. In addition there
to, his reputation for honesty
and integrity has served as a pre-
cept and example for those mem
bers of the Bar who would seek
to attain prominence in their
''In the passing of Judge At
kinson, it is impossible for us to
express in mere words the keen
feeling of loss and bereavement
by each and every
of the Monroe County
Bar Association. The bench has
lost an outstanding judge, but
South. Florida has lost a leading
whose place cannot
be readily filled.
''NOW. THEREFORE. BE 1T
RESOLVED BY THE MONROE
COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION.
in special session duly assembled.
this 18th day of December, A. D.,
1899:
''That the bench and bar has.
suffered a keen and great loss
in the death of Judge H. F. At
kinson.
'That in token of the affection,
respect and esteem in which we
hold the memory of Judge At
kinson. copy of this Memorial
be spread upon the minutes of
our Association.
''That copies of this Memorial
be furnished to the family of
Judge H. F. Atkinson, and the
press.
"That committee composed of
j. Lancelot Lester, Raymond r.
Lord, Allan B. Cleare, Jr., Aqui-
limo Lopez, Jr., and Henry H.
Taylor, Jr., is authorized and di-
rected to present this Memorial
at the Special Session of the Cir
cult Court to be held at Miami,
Florida. at 1000 A. NJ, Thurs
day, December 14th, AID, 1899.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN G.. SAWYER, w. CURRY
HARRIS, AQUILINO LOPEZ,
JR., Memorial Committee.
Unanimously adopted by the
Monroe County Bar Association
this 18th day of December, AID,
1882.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15
CLARK DIVORCE FILED

Papers were filed in the office
of Ross C. Sawyer, clerk of the
Circuit Court, yesterday after
noon in the divorce suit of Ernest
Clark versus Louise Clark.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15
DoBsoN VISITS CITY

Eugene Dobson, who was as
ISOLATED last year with one of
the touring bureaus, arrived last
evening in the city, and is meet
ing his many friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15
GULF SPRAY SAILS

Tanker Gulf Spray sailed this
morning for Tampa. after de-
ivering a cargo for the tanks of
the company's agent in Key
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15
TORTUGAiS LAB
TO BE CLOSED
tBy Associated Pressl

Vby ANbUef8ttU FFtbND
WASHINGTON. Dec. 49,
The Carnegie Institution an
nounced today that operation
Of IFS marine biological lab
oratorY at DRY Tortugas
would be suspended because
of excessive costs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15
BROADCASTS TERMS VIA
RADIO TODAY; WILL
FIGHT TO END IF DE-
MED
oBy Associated Press,

(By Associated PressD
HELSINKI. Dec. ls.-Finland
today announced that she would
make an official gesture of peace
to Russia this afternoon via radio
message TO the Russian people.
and the announcement requested
that Foreign commisar Molotoff
give prompt answer to the mes
sage via radio.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15

Key West. Florida, has the
most equable climate In tire
country; with an average
range Of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-15

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For SO Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
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Evening star., 1939-03-08
Work of Ocean Waves
BY Fontoine Fox

not by the motion Of the tides.
When Krakatoa exploded In Au-
gust, 1883, huge waves-some of
them 100 feet high-were set up.
We are told that their outward mo-
tion was at the rate Of $50 miles
per hour.
When we speak Of the motion"
OF waves, we must remember that
little Of the water moves in anv
way except up and down. The water
IN waves seems to move quickly
across the sea, but most Of it stays
IN the very same part Of the ocean.
IT you shave looked at a field of
growing hay when q strong wind
was blowing, you may have seen
waves" running across it. Yet. in
such q case, the hay stalks do not
move from their positions.
When q volcano sets up waves. a
force passes through the water At
high speed. After the Krakatoa ex-
plosion, people at distance of more
than 1000 miles saw waves 1t had
made.
For nature section Of your scrapbook J
Riddles, games and puzzles will
be found in the "Funmsker" leaf-
let. If you would like copy send
SC stamped, return enveIope to
me in care Of The Evening Star.
1A..po iSaA
Tomorrow: Flo1Derlike Animals.
Copyright, 193e)
Evening star., 1939-03-08
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

we hear of ocean waves "as high
As houses" and there really are
such waves. On most days in my
ocean voyages. the weather has
been good and the water calm. The
waves did not rise more than 5 or
10 feet. Now and then, however,
the ocean has seemed angry" and
have seen mighty waves rising so
high that they broke over an open
deck Is or 80 feet above the usual
waterline.
In heavy storms, ocean waves in
m!docean sometimes rise higher
than a four-story building. Along
the coasts. the waves on a stormy
day may batter against cliffs and
send spray to heights OF more than
100 feet! There is power in those
waves, great power They often
strike with force of more than
. ton to the square foot. In furious
storms. the force has been found
to be as much as three tons to the
square foot!
The pounding of the waves wears
away cliffs. The waves hit the
lower layers of rock with most force
and keep breaking them to bits. In
time, the lower rock is worn so deep
y that the lodges above tumble
down. Slowly but surely the fallen
rock is ground to pieces.
The work of the waves is impor-
tant IN human life. 1t changes the
shoreline as the centuries go by.
Shore currents carry much of the
groundup rock to low regions along
the coasts. AS result we may find
Evening star., 1939-03-08

duplicate game at the Regency Club
in New York, would furnish no
problem in rubber bridge-obviously
seven clubs is safe contract. How
ever, in match-point duplicate
game seven no-trump counts more,
and several tables we've unfortunate
enough to try chat contract. which,
OF course, was set one trick when
the hearts failed to break.
The bidding as given was by Mr.
Donald Tansill sitting South. 1t
will be noted that Mr.. Tansill
showed all his controls in the hope
that his partner would indicate a
desire for no-trump, in which case
Mr.. Tansill intended to bid seven no.
trump. But when North returned to
clubs Mr.. Tansill probably realized
that his small heart might be loser
and hence contented himself with
the sound seven-club contract.
You were Oswald Jacoby's partner
yesterday and held:
Axxx
vKJ9x
<KQx
i @ 10x
Both sides were vulnerable.
The bidding
You Schenken Jacoby Maier
Pass ~ Dbl. Pass
(2
Answer: Your correct bid is two
no-trump. With maximum pass,
at least two shoppers in hearts and
balanced distribution, you strongly
wish to invite game in no-trump.
Score 100 per cent for two no.
trump; so per cent for one no-trump
"a slight underbid 0 for pass (when
your partner makes takeout
double, you pass only when you have
tremendous strength in the doubled
suit.
Question No. IS.
You are Merwin D. Maier's part
ner and hold:
AQJ9x
wax
<Axx
i JxX
Neither side is vulnerable; you are
the dealer. The bidding:
You Burnstone Maier Schenken
IA Pass "a Pass
q?
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow.
tcopyrisht. 1899, by The Four Aces.)
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-12

partment of the Newspaper Serv-
ice. with little Miss Renee Dennis,
4 1-2, student of The Little Red
School in Greenwich Village, Man
haitian, 2 new idea in education
sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt, wife of the President, Mrs.
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-12

act as originally enacted, is I'M
sound. Sentiment seems to ia
vor a eserv fund of only moder-
ate size, and the pay-as-you go
plan.
In the meantime, economists
are wondering just how We'll be
able to meet rising old age fund
assessments. Next year it is es-
timated that the fund will spend
$685. 00, 900 in benefits. Five
years from now it will spend $713,
600, O0-and 20 years from now,
$500, 900, 900. The experts fig
ure that income will nor than
meet outgo until 1866. Then out
go will take the upper hand, and
the reserve fund will start to
shrink.
There is a likelihood that the
program will eventually be part
ly subsidized from general tax
revenues, say actuaries, as a pay
roll tax of almost 10 per cent
would be needed to pay the bill,
and this would be too heavy a bur
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-12

whether in labor, agriculture or
industry
Those are strong words, but re-
cent hearings of the committee
seem to more or less justify them.
Tremendous interest has followed
the committees inquiry into the
life insurance business. Compar-
atively little attention was paid
to whether these insurance comp
anies do or do not constitute a
monopoly. No claim was made
that standard company practices
make the insured pay more than
he should for his protection. In
stead, the investigators apparent
ly tried hard to prove that exist
ing state supervision of insurance
is inadequate, and that the only
solution is sweeping Federal Sup
ervision.
Just how successful those who
steer the course of monopoly COM
mittee have been in persuading
the public that there isn't enough
Federal control over our economic
destinies remains to be seen. And
whether or not the Investigations
will be followed by legislation to-
wards this end (such as Senator
O'Mahoney's once-proposed, then
dropped bill to require Federal IL
censing of all corporation) is also
a matter that only the future can
decide. But this does seem err
tain-by and large, the current
Congress seems to grow increas-
ingly distrustful of new "experi-
ments" and the pending 1910
Presidential battle makes memb-
ers of both parties eager to escape
taking sides on highly %controver-
sial matters so far as they can.
So it is not unlikely that legisla-
ton to make the Federal govern
ment even more top-dog in the
public's affairs, may be quietly
tabled by this Congress.
$3.50
Some time ago the Townsend
plan took a terrific beating in Con
gress-the vote was about three
to one against it. But that does
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-12

When the monopoly investigat-
ing committee (whose official
name is the Temporary National
Economic Committee was author
lied by Congress, business regard
ed it with mild misgivings, but
was not particularly worried "a
bout what it might do. Some
businessmen felt it might achieve
some real good by f~erreting out
combinations in restraint of trade
and, failing that, that it would at
least dig up factual information
of possible value.
Today businessmen are watching
the committee at work with hon
est trepidation. For they are
coming to conclude, the real pur-
pose of the monopoly inquiry. isn't
to reveal monopoly, if and where
it does exist. There is fear that,
instead, the real purpo@e is to
subtlely pave the way for an al
most revolutionary extension of
Federal control over the economic
affairs of the American people.
Businessmen aren't alone in this
view. Various newspapers, econ
omists and publicists have lately
come to share it with them.
Typical opinion came recently
from hard-hitting Hugh Johnson
CT NRA fame, now a leading col
umnist. In General Johnson's
view, those behind the monopoly
show have a purpose "as revolu-
tionary as Hitler's, and they are
making as excellent use of their
puppets on that committee and
the general Indifference of the
people of the United States as the
European totalarians ever did, to
lay the ground for a nazi fascist
Federal control of almost every
normal activity of American life
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-12

Some time ago the Townsend
plan took a terrific beating in Con
yress-the vote was about three
% one against it. But that does
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-12
Economic HEIGHTS

not end the social security eontro-
versy by a long shot. The Ad-
ministration's plan for liberaliz-
ing the present act, most details
of which are now known, seems
assured of passage.
The plan calls for starting pay
ment of old age benefits on the
first day of next year, instead OF
waiting two years longer, and bene
fits are to be liberalized. Bene-
fits for widows and orphans are
proposed. However, the increase
in the payroll tax, also scheduled
for next year, is to be delayed un-
til 1913.
Congress is apparently conv1nc-
ed that the principle of a large re-
serve fund, salient feature of the
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-12
SUPREME COURT RULING IN
GAINES CASE CAUSE OF
ACTIVITY
MISSOURI. TEXAS & NORTH
CAROLINA TO ESTABLISH
GRADUATE COURSES
AT NEGRO
COLLEGES

St Louis, Mo Aug. 8 CAMP
Recent activity on the part of the
board of eurators at Lincoln uni
versity to expand that schools
facilities and start post graduate
courses at the coming fall term,
has found an echo in various
other states of the South.
Stem of the present activity
South is the supreme court ruling
of last Dec. 8 which ordered the
University Of Missouri to admit
Law Student Lloyd Gaines to it's
classes or provide equal educa-
tional facilities within the state"
The state legislature appropriated
100000 for graduate and pro-
f~essional study at Li..ncoln univer-
sity, whose board, headed by
President Sherman D. Scruggs, is
trying to have the school of law
ready to admit students on Sept.
l
In Austin, Texas, fortnight ago,
the legislature appropriated $780,
600 for the next two years for
graduate and professional cour-
SEES for colored students. In addi-
ton to this an additional grant
of 100000 was made to Prairie
View colleg for graduate work.
Both grants will be used to pro-
vide scholarships to Negro stu
dents for out-of4state study until
the state can conform with the
sprene court ruling. DR.. Thomas
X Currie and DR.. r. T. Hamilton,
prominent Texans, were largely
responsible for getting favorable
action on the scholarship grants
in the legislature. DR.. Hamilton
commented as follows:
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-12

economic hre ''Tnus
Happenings That Affect the Din
ner Pals, Dividend Checks and
Tax Bills of Every Individual.
National and international Prob
lens Inseparable from Local =.
Welfare
The Omaha guide., 1939-08-12

den for worker and employer 10
carry.
#S*#
Recent business news shows a
resumption in sales by eons1m-
ers' goods industries-while the
vital heavy goods industries re-
main more or less stagnanl. That
is happened before and according
to economists, is the reason why
so many recovery movement have
b en- short lived.