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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
NAVY OFFICERS CHANCES DO
NOT SINK WITH HIS VESSEL

Florida Keys some time ago was
relieved of his command.
But disaster didn't follow COM
manders of ships lost during the
World War. We traced three of
them.
Capt. HI H. Christy was COM
handing the armored Cruiser
San Diego when it ran into a
mine laid by a German subma-
rine off Fire Island, New York.
He directed the removal of the
men then jumped into the water
as the cruiser Srolled over and
sank. Later he was promoted to
rear admiral and now is in re-
tirement, living at the Army and
Navy Club in Washington.
Other Examples
Another sample is David w.
Bagley, commander of the De-
stroyer Jacob Jones sunk by a
German submarine December s,
1917. off the coast of Ireland. For
his efficiency. good judgment
and courage" in the emergency
he was commended by Admiral
Sims, was steadily promoted and
now is d Rear Admiral in COM
mand Of the Mare Island Navy
Yard in San Francisco bay.
Walter ~. Vernon was in COM
mand of a destroyer patrolling
off Ireland during the war when
he sighted a torpedo headed for
his ship He put his ship about
and had almost escaped when the
torpedo leaped out of the water
as il to take look around, veer-
ed off on new angle and hit the
destroyer far aft, taking off 35
feet of the rear of the ship.
A brave gunner's mate. Os-
mond X. Ingram, seeing the ap-
preaching torpedo, raced to the
rear to dump off the depth
charges SO they would not be cx-
ploded by the torpedo. He was
blown to atoms by the blast. The
destroyer was kept afloat by clos
ing her bulkheads and she was
lowed to port next day.
Vernon was promoted steadily
thereafter and now is rear adj
miraI in command of the 18th
Naval District. the Canal Zone.
Ingram is commemorated by
being the only enlisted man for
whom a destroyer was named.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
RADIO TOWER
IS COMPLETED

Construction of radio antenna
tower at Egmont Key has been
completed, and Paul Atwell. car
penter in charge on the working
party and its members have re-
turned to Key West, arriving
yesterday on the bus from Miami.
The group of workmen left on
May II on the Tender Ivy which
also carried material for the
erection of three structures in
Tampa Bay, while workmen were
taken to the Egmont Key light
station for work on the antenna
tower.
Members of the working party
were: Manuel Lopez, Robert
Curry, Joe Henriquez. Raul Sibi-
la. William Adams and Roy Rob
erts, cook.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
LIGHT TENDER
SAILED TODAY

Tender Ivy, of the Lighthouse
Department, sailed 8 o'cock this
morning for Pelican Shoals,
where the Tender Zinnia is COM
pleting the work of constructing
a working platform to be used in
the erection of a lighted beacon
at that point.
All the preliminary work had
been completed and the Zinnia
left last week to erect the plat
form and the Ivy's steam ham
mer will be used to drive the
wrought iron piling for the bea-
con.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
No Action Taken As Yet By
County Judge As Result Of
SaWytfs Hearing On Friday
0NMNMNMMl
VISITORS ENJOY
FISHING OUTING

Julius F. Stone and sister,
Miss Theodore Stone. who
are visitors in Key West and
guests of VIM. r Porter al
the home on Duvsl street. re-
turned yesterday afternoon
l:30 o'clock from a delight
full fishing excursion. accom-
panied by Mr.. Porter and
daughter. Mrs. Wallace B.
Kirke. on the Cruiser Bar
bara. Captain Albert Aiwell.
The party left on the Bar
bara Saturday afternoon for
Jewish Creek. where they
anchored and then went
fishing in one of the small
boats. They caught many
fish of the hundreds of va
rieties found in these waters;
in fact. they caught fish un-
ill they were fired. and SAT
and contemplated the my
RAIDS. with which the waters
were teeming.
Miss Stone plans 10 leave
tomorrow on the return TO
the north and Mr.. Stone
plans to remain until later in
the week and will. in all
probability. remain until Fri
day when he will take the p.
and o. boat 10 Tampa and
there entrain for Cambridge.
Mass.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
Official Made Trip To Mi
ami To Discuss Matter
With Judge Gomez ;
Failed To Contact Him

County Judge Raymond Lord.
has returned to Key West after
visit in Miami and 70 spend the
week end with his friends At
torneY VIM. H. Malone. formerly
of Key West and one of Mr..
Lords close friends.
Judge Lords intention was
also to discuss with Judge Ar
thur Gomez, of the Circuit Court,
the question of the time of calling
grand jury relative to the case
of the State versus Leland r.
Sawyer in the killing of Frank
Guerro.
AS a matter of fact Judge Co
nnez was not contacted by Judge
Lord in Miami. and his question
as to the date for summoning
the grand jury was not asked,
hence not answered.
At the close of ne prelimi-
nary hearing Friday, Judge Lord
announced to The Citizen that
he was going to Miami for the
week end with Mr.. Malone, and
to discuss the Sawyer uerro
matter with Judge Gomez.
AS quite frequently happens,
a few thank heavens they are
only a few, of the wise ones, con
cluded that as there was no bond
fixed in the case, Mr.. Lord was
going to consult Judge Gomez
regarding the bond, when if they
had the slightest knowledge in
the matter they would have
known, as do all lawyers, that in
cases such as this there is no bond
set. i.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
War Costs Already

The war that hasn't started in
Europe is already piling up war
costs in the United States. The
State Department has informed
Congress that cable tolls after
Munich ran $4,000 over the
budget.
1t has also informed Congress
that it has one typewriter 81
years old and a hundred or more
which are beyond 16 years old, all
of which it would like changed
so it could be a little more up to
date in its method of writing dip
lomatic messages.
. And we can't overlook the air
conditioning system installed in
the legation at Bagdad which
must be mighty popular now,
what with desert winds blowing
hot the way they do. Incident
ally, it is the only one in the de-
partment. Even the main build
mig in Washington hasn't one.
The foreign service also spends
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
TUG PREPARING
TO SAIL TO CUBA

Tug Sea Belle. of Punta Gorda,
Fla, which arrived in port yes
terday, was today making pre-
parations for sailing for Cuba and
was being cleared for the voyage
through the Porter Dock Co.
The vessel is in command of
Captain F. E. Weeks and the
voyage to the island is being
made for purely commercial pur-
poses. The tug will leave about
midnight for her destination.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
PIERCE SCOUTS
COMING HERE


Scout troops of Key West have
received a communication from
Troop Committeeman of Troop
So at Pierce, Fla, advising of its
intention of coming to Key West
for visit The troop plans to
reach the city on the evening of
July 3.
They have been advised that
local boys viii make preparations
to receive them and provide en-
tertainment during their stay of
several days. They will be met
on the highway by contingents
of the local troops on the evening
of their arrival.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
CRUSOES RETURN
FROM VACATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Crusoe re-
turned home yesterday from a
vacation and business trip of
several weeks.
In Savannah Mr.. Crusoe at
tended meeting representatives
of the Atlantic Mutual Fire In
surance Company and from there
went to Tampa for a week and
then to Miami for short stay
before returning home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
ROAD OIL FOR KEY
WEST ON WAY HERE

Board of Public Works has re-
ceived notification that LOG
drums, SIS gallons each, of road
oil was shipped June 20 from
Mount Pleasant, Texas, to Key
West on their order.
The shipment of oil is for the
WPA project on Avenue E in
Key West. and represents part of
the contribution by the Board of
Public Works, the total of which
amounts to $2,927. Total cost of
the project is $15,650.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
Great Britain Considering
Economic RGpTiSdS Against
Japanese Over Activities
U. 5. Forwards Another
Note To Toxic Concern
ing BOmbings Endanger-
ing Americans
fnx A.seclatea Pressl

(ny Associated Presa1
LONDON. June 26.-England
made yelled threats against Japan
today in regard TO the Far-east
crisis when Prime Minister Cham
berlain stated thai. he was con-
siderins economic reprisaIs
against the japanese If the situa-
tion didn't clear reasonably soon.
Then following statement of that
nature. Chamberlain took con-
siderable of the bic from the
threats by asserting he had high
hopes the difficulty would be set
lied amieablY following COME
renees now in progress between
diplomats of the two nations in
Toxic.
Britain strongly asserts, how
ever that "the indignities that
continue to be inflicted on Bril-
fish subjects in Tientsin" must
be stopped. She hopes that Japan
csc authorities can bring pres
sure to bear on their command
i1e offissFs~1n Tientsin 10 stop
the atrocities.
The United States today is again
transmitting notes to Toxic con-
corning bombings that continue
In various parts of China by ia
panese airmen-bombings which
continue to endanger American
property. Another angle in the
picture comes up when it is re
ported today that the Standard
Oil Company is sending forward
complaints to the u. S. Embassy
in Toxic concerning the threats
of Japan to take over control of
oil concessions along Chinese
railroads in conquered territory.
Meanwhile it appears that ia
pan feels quite secure in her ap
parent drive to Gust all foreign
influence in the Far east, especial
ly Britain influence which is by
far the strongest at present. She
recalls what great odds are
against a nation that would be
compelled to send its navy half
way around the world to fight
warships well prepared in rested
fighting trim.
Such an experience was the
chef cause for the victory won
by Japan in the Russo-Japanese
war twenty-four years ago, when
Russia lost in the deciding naval
battle because her ships had been
too long on the voyage from their
North Sea base.
Reports indicate that the block
ade still continues serious with
Japan allowing but one shipload
Of foodstuff a week to come
throurh the lines surrounding the
foreign concession where APP
proximately one hundred thou
sand mouths must be fed. Stores
of rice and flour have not been
entirely depleted-but the situa-
ton will become of crisis nature
unless the blockade is broken
down soon.
Neutral observers today de-
clare that Japan and Russia have
been engaged in minor warfare
during the past month, though
nothing official from Toxic or
Moscow is admitted in this re-
gard. Guerilla and semi-major
conflicts have taken place on the
Observation-Disclosures Mangolian
boundaries, with Japan taking
the worst end of battles so far,
it is reported
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26

parade for President Roosevelt.
II turns the story of John Al
den and Miles Siandish into re-
verse. In that Pilgrim fable.
John Alden went TO the snow
declxed cottage of the beautiful
Priscilla TO propose 10 her on be-
half of his fighting friend Stand
ish.
why don't you speak for your
self, john, said Priscilla, and
the embarrassed young fellow
backed out into the chill air. torn
between loyalty to Standish and
a desire to ask the prize for him
self.
Democratic partisans insist
Farley took his western swing to
see whether his own enormous
popularity could be converted in
to state delegations to support
him in bid for the presidential
nomination. 1t was during an ap-
pearance in Arizona that he APP
pears to have been left with the
choice either of speaking out for
himself or reaffirming for Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
FarleY's Loyal
Nobody around here doubts
Farley's loyalty either to the
President or to the party Rather
than thrust his own case forward
at the risk of party dis-harmony
he abandoned the quest for sup
port for himself.
The wave Of third term talk
was no surprise here. The boom
for Vice-President Garner pre-
cipitated it. Garner is looked
upon here as the magnet for
those in the Democratic party
opposed to outstanding Roosevelt
policies. Toe much Garner boom
would have spelled q population
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
WILLIAMS PARTY
LEAVE ON TRIP

Leaving over the highway
early tbs morning for Miami
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry VIII
liams and son, Harry, Jr.. and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams and
son. Don.
The party expects to remain in
Miami four days, returning TO
Key West late Thursday evening.
Jack Williams Is an employee of
The Key West Citizen IN the
capacity of pressnanA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
BY PRESTON GROVER
A. P. Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, June &c..
There is an old story hanging
around the Navy that officers
who lose ships for whatever
cause are doomed to oblivion,
with no promotion nor new com
mands in sight, but our probing
about official files failed to sup
port the idea and official sources
called it a myth.
We investigated the story be-
cause it had new birth in con-
nection with the recent disaster
to the submarine Squalls, com
manded by Lieutenant Com
mander Oliver Negrin.
Previous experience indicates
that if the board of inquiry finds
him at fault he will have hard
tine getting along in the Navy
hereafter But if he is found moi
at fault he probably will do bet
ter than average, for accounts
available so far indicate he ham
died the surviving members Of
the crew in good Navy tradition
There aren't many recent ex-
amples to work with. Besides
the Squalus, four u. S. subma-
rines have sunk in recent years
On three of these the command
ers died, the IA at Honolulu. and
the Ssh and 81 near Ports
mouth.
Commended And Promoted
The lieutenant commander Of
the SIS. which was rammed BY
a steamer off the Delaware Capes
is now ! captain on duty in the
Navy Department here and is q
good bet for promotion to Rear
Admiral.
With the craft down at one
end, he assembled the crew in
the other and directed that hole
be bored. through the hull. His
own shirt was hoisted on d stick
through the hole and waved un-
til it attracted a passing oil tank
er. The tanker cut bigger hole
in the hull and the men were
brought safely out.
Cook was commended and has
since been twice promoted.
On the other hand, the com.
mander Of the cruiser Omaha
which went aground among tbs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
BY PRESTON GROVER
"A. P. Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, June 26.-
Random information service:
Three days before the King
and Queen of England met MEM
bers of Congress in the domed
rotunda of the Capitol, bronze
statue of Americas great humor-
list, Will Rogers, was unveiled
there, a quizzical expression on
his face, as if he We're about to
chuckle:
God save the king.
His most quoted quip was:
THE United States never lost a
war nor won a conference.
Note from the Navy's Hydro
graphic bulletin: Officer r. E.
Hudgins of the American Steam
er Jean reports that on May 6
from 1900 to 21O0 Greenwich
time-1 to p. m. Atlantic coast
tine) while between Barnegat
and Scotland, lightships, on a
passage from Port st. Joe. Fla,
to New York, mirage was OBJ
served during which vessels met
with at what at first appeared
double with one image inverted
above the other. and with masts
and smokestacks joinedv.
Dear Officer Hudgins: Did you
ever drive between two motor
cycles at night and find they
were a truck?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
STEAMER ALAMO
DUE TOMORROW

Steamship Alamo. of the
Clyde Mallory Lines, is due to
arrive at Key West tomorrow
morning from New York with a
call at Key West and destination
at Tampa.
The vessel win discharge
freight at this port and proceed
70 her destination.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26
NOW i'm FARLEY IS VIEWED
ASA JOHN ALDEN in REVERSE
By PRESTON GROVER

Associated Press Feature Service Writer
WASHINGTON. story
Postmaster General Farley that he his
party possibilities such
his almost torch
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-26

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
La gaceta., 1939-04-04

Londres, Abril 4.-El 60
bierno ingles di6 hoy a enten-
der a Italia que no debe CO.
piar a Alemania, en- cuanto a
Albania, pues de 10 c~ontrario
sufrira las consecuencias.
Los despackos de Roma in
oican que el Duce sc propone
yigorizar su dominic en- ell te-
rri,,orio del Rey Zog Y que al
efecto recluta nuevas tropas.
Cua,quier acci6n de Italia
en- cuantc a Albania, segrin Sc
ha dicho en- las esferas oficia-
les, ccnstinuira una violaci6n
del reciente pacto anglO-ita-
liano.
La gaceta., 1939-04-04
PERECIo Ell REY
TO DE IRAQ

Baghdad, Abril Al cho.
car su autom6vil con un poste
del alumbrado electrico, per-
do la vida ell rey absolute de
Iraq, Chazzi ell Primero. Tenia
81 amos de edad.
Inmediatamente sc procla-
mo rey a su hijo de a amos,
Feisal, quien quedara sujeto a
una regencia del Emir II All,
primo y cunado del difunto
rey. La Camara de Diputados
aprob6 la regencia.
En- ell accidente, ell rey SUI
fri6 la fracture del craneO, con
perdida de masa encefalica.
La gaceta., 1939-04-04
o CONFESO UN DO
BILE ASESINATO

Elizabeth, H., Abril 4.-Un
campesino de "a amos, Ira
Scott, confes6 a la policia ha-
Der asesinado, por medic de la
a Eral Austin v ha-
Der producido muy graves le-
stones a la muchacha que a
compahaba a la victima, Lace
ne Mcdowell, de % amos. Pro-
bablemente seran puestos en-
libertad la viuda del hombre,
Alice Austin. de 35 a1os. v nm
amigo de ella, Teodoro Sim
mons, de 30.
Lacene Mcdowell perdi6
por complete la pierna izquier
da.
La gaceta., 1939-04-04
OFRA BENDICION DEL PA
PA PARA FRANCO

Paris, Abril 4.-El jefe fac
cioso espahol Francisco Fran
co ha recibido un telegrama
del Papa, en- Ell cual este lie da
sinceras gracias "por la victo-
ria cat6lica en- Espana y ben
dice a su excelencia."
Dice ell despacho de Su San
tidad: "Levantando nuestro
coraz6n a Dios lie damos gra-
cias a vuestra excelencia por
la deseada victoria cat6lica en-
Espaha. Expresamos nuestro5
votos a vuestro amado pals,
por la paz obtenida y porque
pueda emprender con nuevo
vigor las antiguas tradiciones
cristianas que lie hicieron gran
de-"
Franco lie contest6 al Santo
Padre: FL paternal telegrama
de vuestra Santidad, por la vic
toria total de nuestros ejerci-
tos, me causa intensa emOci6n.
Los ejercitos en- una her6ica
cruzada lucharon contra sus
enemigos religiosos y tambi6n
contra los enemigos de la civil
lizaci6n cristiana.
La gaceta., 1939-04-04
LA ELENA INGLESA
Parade, Londres

La caracteristica inglesa de
que quisiera hablar es negati-
va: es su extraordinaria falta
deentusiasmo. Quiza 81 STEM
ten entusiasmo, pero no pare
ce que 10 demuestren.
Creo, sin embargo, que es
de justicia decir que hay una
OCCASION en- la que es permisl-
BILE a los ngleses mostrarse en-
tusastas, y sempre 10 son, y es
al final de una carrera de ca
ballos, una regatta, o una com
petenca deportiva.
Esta curiOsa falta de EMU
siasmo de los ingleses comien-
"a a edad muy temprana. Yo
misma he dido a una joven ma
Dire decir con expression ago
MICA a su hijito de dos amos de
edad que movia sus m%anecitas
hacia su escudilla. PEDRO: no
gesticules". Desde setos prime
ros amos, hasta que Sc lie sepa-
ra de la familia cuando ape
mas 81 ha cumplido diez amos.
sele dice al niho, ben infunda-
damente: Los hombres nun
ca Koran" Despu6s Sc lie colo.
ca en- alguna institution dom
de Sc lie ensehan las grandes
lecciones que han colocado y
mantienen a Inglaterra donde
estaba antes de aver.
Creo que quiza no este de-
mas, al llegar a este punto, ell
decir que un ingl6s puede usar
unas palabras carihosas Guam
do Sc dirige a su perro, y has
{ ahablar con afecto respecto
de su caballo.
La gaceta., 1939-04-04
Sheldon V Martin p~ropondran la creacion de una
Comision de Servicio P1bico

Tallahassee, Abril 4.-Los
representatives Sheldon y Mar
tin, del condado de HILLSIDE
rough, anunciaron hoy que
propondran a la legislature la
creaci6n de una Comis;6n de
Servicio PGblico de la Florida,
encargada de regular todas
las "utilidades" de propie6ad
privada, en- lugar de la legisla-
ci6n especial Y particular, del
senador Pat Whitaker, en- con
ira de la compahia Tampa
Electric.
La oposici6n de esos repre-
sentantes s%ignifica que no pa
La gaceta., 1939-04-04
CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNGAS
va gritan los facciosos. = La Espana de Franco
-Traidores. = Viictima y verdugo.

mientoS Y voluntades la Espana
de la R~ep1blica y de la demo-
cracia, no es la Espana de escla-
vitud y totalitarismo de Fran,
co.
Franco representa- la victoria
lie la TRACTION y ell crimen sobre
"a justicia y la libertad. Franco
no venci6 a los espanoles que No
pensaban como el, sino qre ira
10 los ejercitos alemanes, italia
moo y moros para derrotar a
pueblo y uncirlo a su yugo.
Ell pueblo espahol, temporal
mente derrotado, rechaza la u
MON con los fascistas y los trail
dores y soporta, en- espera de los
dias definitivos, las cadenas de-
.os facciosos.
Espana, la Espaha immortal,
renacera de entire las rulnas, Ell
fecha no lejana, para ser de nue.
vo la RepGblica ejemplar.
La gaceta., 1939-04-04
LOS FASCISTAS ESPANOLES
Sc REGOCIJAN

San Jose, Costa Rica, Abri.
4.-Los fascistas espanoles
que viven en- Costa Rica deco.
raron aver sus casas con las
banderas de los facciosos y la
del pals, celebrando asi la vic
toria de Franco. Los leales pro
testaron y ell gobierno de Cos
Ia Rica hizo retirar las bande.
ras oficiales, cuyo uso esta IL
mitado por la ley.
En- Panama, la legaci6n de
Espaha fue entregada al go
bierno panameho por ell minis
tro republican, y leal, Don
Juan de Ia Casa.
Fl Salvador, un pals fascis.
Ia, fu6 la primera naci6n de
America que reconOci6 a los
facciosos.
Colombia resolvi6 r]econocer
a Franco, diciendo 10 hacia de
estricto acuerdo con ell dere-
cho International. Mencidna-
Sc como probable ministro de
Colombia en- la capital de Es-
paha, al sr. Francisco Umana
La gaceta., 1939-04-04
@ CONTRA Ell RE.
C"ONOCIMIENTO DE FRAN.
co POR ROOSEVELT

New York, abril Ala iga
Americana en- pro de la Paz !
la Democracia efectu6 su quin-
ia comferencia en- esta ciudad,
en- Ell Temple MEGA, y los princi-
pales oradores 10 fueron el repre-
s~entante John M. Coffee, de
Washington, y Ell DR.. Harry F.
Ward.
En- un vigoroso discourse, y
lrego de calificar a Hitler y Mus
solini como dos locos sueltos en-
Europa que ansian subyugar al
mundo, Ell representante Coffey
dijo que le habia asombra1o el
saber que Estados Unidos habia
acordado r-conocer a Franco.
"Repetidamente Sc ha dicho
en- Wa hington que Ell GObierno
no reconocera gobiernos estable
eidcs por q $50 de la fuerza.
Fu6 en- e3ta teoria que no re o.
nc,imCs la conquistas de Man
churia y Ethiopia y tampoco las
do Austria, ChecOeAovaquia Y
Memer'. Pero ahora raconoce-
mos a los eacc'osos espanoles y
lc antamos ell embargo. Me re.
puqna YER a mi Gobierno comba
tir IA democrA ia en- provecho de
la p6rfida Albl6n 0 de Francia"
R2firiendosd al general Geo.
Van Horne M&eley, un antise-
mita, Ell repres9ntante dijo que
era ina desgracia para Ia ban
4era americana. 81 20 tuviera Ia
sufidente pOtencia p6lftica, Fl
40 seguiria eobrando Sueldo del