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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18

Following is an article publish
ed in the December issue OF
American Motorlst" by Oliver
Griswolu, government movie
publicist, who, with Mrs. Girls
void, spends large part of the
winter in Key West each year.
A generous portion of the article
is devoted to Key West.
Name of the article is Presto
Changeo" and American Motor
list editor says Griswold, news
paperman and traveller, knows
whereof he speaks-for he spends
considerable time in Key West,
and like Ernest Hemingway,
Ernie Pyle and other fishing
companions, he is enthusiastic
over the multifarious catch avail
able in these tropical waters.
The article follows:
81 have just come from an
arduous sojourn in Hollywood
where l was known throughout
the motion picture industry as
that man who goes to Florida and
likes it..
Every Californian was aghast
and demanded explanation. At
first / attempted to pass it off
by saying, because / like to 60
South. But you can't floor those
Westerners, not with one phrase.
So / was telling why for months.
"But seriously: Now that cold,
blustery winter has finally ar
rived, and the living hues of
out of-doors have turned to tar
nished browns and dead grays,
we Westinghouse have the
choice of staying with dreary in
element weather-or escaping.
"For many of us it is no long,
er habit. Deep under the quick
reasons like, because / like
warmth. because like swim
ming. and because / like sitting
under a palm tree. there is a
fundamental psychological urge
that sends us recurrently to the
subtropics.
$50, forgetting that there are
other reasons, one is the enjoy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
NOTICE

Some one has been spreading
a false statement to the effect
that / own or control the prop
erty in which the Guerro family
lived at 915 Eaton street. On
June 9th, 1888, the above men
toned property was decided to
John W. Sawyer and since that
date John w. Sawyer has been
the sole owner and in absolute
control without any connection
whatsoever with any member of
the Sawyer family.
dec18-1t ROSS c. SAWYER.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
RITES TOMORROW
FOR MRS. JOHNSON

The body of Mrs. Emma john
son, who died in Miami, arrived
in the city this morning. Fun
eral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon 4 o'clock from the
chapel of the Lopez Funeral
Home, Rev. ]. d. PEBBLES, of the
Baptist church. officiating.
Pallbearers will be: George NJ.
Park. Ramon Rivas, Harry Fish
er, Glenwood Kirchheiner, Clyde
Baltzell and w. T. Collins.
Mrs. johnson is survived by
two sons, VERNE and Freddy
johnson of Miami; one daughter,
Mrs. Merrill Adams of Key West.
There are also two grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
ssssssssssessssessesssss
BEATTYS TO HAVE
To Be Near Fl. Lauderdale
HUGE JUNGLE zoo
,sessesssessesssssssssss
Especial to The Citizen)

Especial 10 the CtttzenD
FIT. LAUDERDALE, Dec. 49,
Florida has acquired another
well known parsonage as a perm
anent resident-not one, but two
for the Beattys, Clyde Beatty,
the worlds most famous trainer
of animals, and his charming
wife, Harriet, have chosen Fl.
Lauderdale as their future home.
The Beattys have secured a
large tract of land, just north of
this city on Highway No. l, which
is to be known as Clyde Beatty's
Jungle Zoo. Here will be ex-
hibited to the public at all times
a fine 100000 geological collec-
tion. Here, daily, Clyde and
Harriet Beatty will present their
thrilling and spectacular animal
acts. At the zoo, large steel
arena has been set up, and here
Clyde Beatty will present the
greatest group of jungle-bred
lions and tigers ever assembled
together at one time; Harriet
Beatty presents her thriller-a
tiger riding on the back of an
elephant. There will be other
exciting acts-clowns, acrobats,
dancing elephants, aerialists, per-
forming bears and chimpanzees,
and, oh, ever SO many more.
I In this unique zoo, the visitors
may stroll through a reproduc-
ton of the, African veidt where
lions roam about in barless dens
behind water barriers; tigers.
sleek and tawny, pace up and
down in open pits; deer, ante
lopes, bison, zebras, and water
buffalos Craze together in one
open corral; monkeys chatter and
scold in their rows of cages; ele-
plants weave back and forth
begging for peanuts. One may
ride through jungle trails on the
backs of these enormous fellows.
Swans. geese, ducks swim grace
fully about on shaded pools. and
flamingoes stand so still. Pleas
ants. peacocks. and demoiselle
cranes wander at will about the
garden paths. Thinking water
falls sparkle and CLEAN in the
sunlight Rows and rows of
palm trees, gorgeous flowers of
every hue, crotons, ferns. reeds,
water plants. and blooming
shrubs are everywhere in abund-
ance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
FISHERS GUESTS
OF CHAS. MATHEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. George Fisher
and their FOUR children, Ruth,
Mildred, Wanda and George, Jr.,
are visitors in the city and guests
at the home OF Mrs. Fishers par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mathews
on Grinnell street.
Mr.. Fishers urge to go after
some of the big fish in Key West
waters prompted him to engage
La boat almost before his family
had become settled. No luck was
reported yesterday; however, he
id hard on the trail of some finny
trophies today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
CONTINUE PLANS
TO GREET FLIERS

Mayor Willard M. Albury will
meet with the representatives
from various organization in the
city this afternoon at S o'clock
to discuss plans for greeting the
filters from Miami who are due
to arrive January 8. The meet
ing will be in the Chamber of
Commerce.
Representatives from all or
CARNATIONS in the city are ex-
pected to be present and take up
the business of the meeting where
it was left off last Friday eve
ming.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
Bids For Trumbo Air
Field Construction To
Be Let January 5th
AWARDS WILL BE MADE
FOR HANGAR AND
OTHER BUILDING ON
JANUARY 20

Commander c.. B. HoeY today
told The Citizen that bids on
Trumbo Island sight recently
leased by the Navy department
had not been prepared nor ad-
vertised as yet. although work
had been going on apace TO bring
that part of the new construc-
tion TO a head.
It is now expected that bids
will be sent to interested persons
on Friday, January 5th, under
specifications that will bring
awarding of the work by the Goth
of that month.
Steel purchase bids have been
let by the department at Wash
ington, it was stated, and con-
tractors understand that detailed
information on construction of
the hangar and all other build
ing and road work at the field,
will be listed in the bids to be
asked at that time.
Rumors to the effect that
awards had been made on the
Trumbo work have no foundation
in fact, it was pointed out. All
interested persons will be mott
fled amply in advance it was as
sured The Citizen this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
CABRERAS GUESTS
ENJOYING VISIT

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B.
Bauserman. of Arlington. Va.
are visitors in Key West. the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Sc
bastian Cabrera. Jr.
Also visiting with the Ca
breras and a guest of Francis
Doll is Carter Prophet. of
New Market. Va.
The Bausermans and Mr..
Prophet are delighted with
this. their first trip TO Key
West. They have been out on
fishing trips and have made
remarkable catches.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
MRS. LOPEZ, II,
dies YESTERDAY

Mrs. JoSefina Montero Lopez,
n, died yesterday morning 10
O'Clock at the residence, All
Southland street. Funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon at
S o'clock from the residence to
st. Mary's Star of the Sea church,
Rev. A. L. Maureau, 81, Of
ficiating.
Pritchard Funeral Home were
the directors.
Survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. America Fabal, Havana,
Cuba, Miss Josephine Lopez, of
Key West; one son, Juan Lopez,
of Key West; IA grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT

Thelma Racket will be given
preliminary hearing this evening
on a charge of attempting to COM
NIT an assault on another per-
son. whose name was not given.
The hearing will be in the Of
flee of Peace Justice Enrique Es-
quinaldo, Jr., at $50 o'clock this
afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
GARDEN CLUB in
IMPORTANT MEET
MRS. MacMULLEN CALL S
MEMBERS TO MEETING
TOMORROW NIGHT

Mrs. j. D. MacMullen, president
of Key West Garden Club, issued
call for a meeting of that or
ganization for tomorrow night at
the library.
Matters of much Importance
will be discussed at the meeting,
Mrs. MacMullen stated today,
and a full membership turnout is
to be desired. Meeting will get
underway at 800 o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18

American Newspaper Guild and
had long enjoyed a vast reputa-
ton in the newspaper world. He
had been in order reporter,
editor, manager, author and
columniSt ever since entry into
the profession over thirty years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
ARRIVE FOR HOLIDAY

Miss Josephine James, senior
and sister Gwendolyn James,
sophomore, at the Florida State
College for Women, arrived on
the late bus from Miami last
night, for the holidays with their
mother, Mrs. Thomas James, of
Whitehead street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
LzAw.aglaZ.A ~,
MRS. FRANK BAKER

of Lima. Ohio. will speak in the
rooms Of The Trade Winds. Caro-
line and Duval streets. tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock on the SUBJ
ject. THE NEW WORLD Or
DER" The public is cordially
invited.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18

The cruiser sinking was accom-
plished by a British submarine,
in a daring raid last night, sue
cessfully evading several Nazi
craft before sending the fatal tor
pedo into the cruisers side.
Today, the big mystery con-
corning the scuttling of the Graf
Spec is the final disposition of
the crew and action purported to
be considered on the part of Hit
Ter and his official family con-
corning protest to the Uruguayan
government. 1t was learned here
that the German government
was bitter in its feeling towards
Uruguay for not allowing more
time to repair the Graf Spec
and it was understood that a
claim for damages would be filed
against that nation by Germat..
Meanwhile, Uruguay has seized
four of the crew of the Graf
Spec, on charges of scuttling the
vessel. Three hundred other
members of the crew have landed
in Montevideo and another seven
hundred, including Captain
Langsdorff, are off Buenos Aires,
Argentina, awaiting permission
to land.
British admiralty today admit
ted that sixty-one members of
the destroyer Exeter were killed
in the naval battle last Wednes-
day. Thirty others were wound
ed and much damage to the ship
was inflicted by the German
raider
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18
Hitler Plans Protest
10 Uruguay; British
Sink Nazi Cruiser
GERMANY BITTER BE-
CAUSE MORE TIME
WASN'T ALLOWED FOR
REPAIRS TO SHIP
OBy Associated Press)


LONDON. Dec. l8.-British ad-
miraltY today claimed a double
naval victory. listing as number
one the scuttling of the German
pocket battleship Graf Spec
three miles outside the harbor of
Montevideo. UruguaY-and num-
Der two. the sinking of a 5000
ton German navy cruiser in the
Maxi harbor of Elba.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-18

Key West. Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1939-03-17

See Our Three-Inch Alice.in-Won-
derland! She Walks and Talks!
Not midget or puppet :. but a real live
human >. three inches tall! See Alice in her
enchanted mansion on our third floor.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

said 10000 Polish prisoners were
taken in four days.
Russia, facing the tremendous
problem Of bringing unity to the
additions to her vast empire, sent
statesmen" into the White Russian
and Ukraine districts giving praise
to collectivism.
Peasant committees or "soviets"
were created for the redistribution
Of large estates Of dispossessed
landowners. In cities, similar COM
mittees were organized to show Rus
sian films and direct radio broad
casts. Poets and writer's were busy
spreading culture to the populace.
Schools will be reopened as nor
malcy is restored, and for the first
time in 20 years the Ukranian and
White Russian dialects will be used
In classrooms.
Russia's access to larger grain sup
plies caused foreign quarters to spec
ulate upon what course the new Rus
siam German trade agreement would
take. 1t was not anticipated In
Soviet circles that her trade would
undergo immediate changes unless
Russia becomes an active military
ally Of the Reich.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

tomorrow, the new life was being
inAugurated In numerous ways.
Trnnna Confanss. AAvamceI

tomorrow, the new life was being
inaugurated In numerous ways.
Troops Continue Advance.
Tonight's general stan commune
que said that during the day Russian
troops continued their advance
through Poland toward the de-
n1arcation line established by Ger
many and the U. 8. 8. r.. occupying
the towns Of Gorodok In the north
and Stryj in the south.
The Russian troops took over =
number Of towns west OF Brest-
Litovsk and continued operations to
clear out small groups OF Polish
troops, the communique reported,
adding that southeast of Kovel 5000
Polish ohhcers and men had been
captured, 1900 horses, several rail-
way trains and sundry military
equipment.
A government order said that in
view Of the special external situa-
ton" reservists who were called up
by special order September 7 in the
Moscow, Kalinin, Leningrad, Kiev,
Kharkov and Orel military areas
would remain modified until further
orders. The order said all workers
and employees called up must be re-
1nstated In their former jobs at the
Evening star., 1939-09-24

completion Of their period OF service.
Sellers trip to Moscow was said
to be ostensibly for completion OF
negotiations for . commercial treaty
with Russia. Foreign circles, how
ever, said they attached more sig
nificance to the visit because Of the
uncertain position Of the Baltic
states in light Of the German-Rus-
sian invasion and partition Of Po-
land.
Speculation has centered especial
ly on possible border revisions Of
some Baltic states. Before the World
War Estonia was part Of Russia.
Russia was angered when Polish
submarine, which had been interned
in the Estonian port Of Tallinn,
escaped. The Soviet press limited
the escape was made with the con-
nivance Of Estonian ofacials. The
Russian Baltic fleet was ordered to
take measures" and put to sea.
Estonian circles In Moscow in
sisted their guards attempted to pre-
vent the submarines escape and said
there was no friction with Russia.
Continue Organization.
Russia is known to want . Baltic
seaport and Estonia is strategically
situated on the Gulf Of Finland,
Evening star., 1939-09-24

from which Soviet ships 90 out into
the Baltic.
The Soviet Union continued it,
organization work in White Russia
and the Polish Ukraine, the eastern
sections Of Poland. Dispatches from
the area said the peasants were aid
ing the red army in rounding, up
Polish officers. One report said q
group Of peasants brought In III
Polish o;cers and landlords and
surrendered them to the municipal
ity Of Novogrudok.
Train service was resumed ut
Wilno (Vilna), in Northeast Poland,
and theaters there will be opened
tomorrow. At the same time the
first copies Of the newspapers Wilma
Pravda in the White Russian Ian
guage and the wilma Izvestia in
Polish will appear. The names were
copied from those Of leading Mos
COW papers.
Russian money was said to be in
circulation in some sections Of the
invaded area.
Russia Sends, 'Salesmen.'
Moscow papers announcing the
capture Of the Polish fortress OF
Brest-Litovsk (Brescz Mad Bugiem)
Evening star., 1939-09-24
S Attention
Being Ceniered
On Baltic States
Arrival Of Estoniun
Foreign Minister
Stirs Speculation

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Sept. 23.-Moscow's at
tention centered tonight on the So
Wet Unions future relations with
the small Baltic states and on eco
nomic reorganization Of the three
fifths of Poland which has been
designated the Russian zone Of oc-
cupation.
On the diplomatic front, specu-
lation was stirred by the impend-
ing arrival of Karl Setter, Estonian
foreign minister, for conversations
with Russian officials and by the
possible effect Of these talks on the
future of the small Baltic states.
On the Polish front, huge Polish
estates were being divided among
former tenants and servants even
as troops to the west still were con-
solidating their occupation. In the
occupied zone, which has been
widened steadily since Russian
troops entered Poland week ago
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Byrnes Busy Lining Up Votes
For Arms Embargo Repeal
South CuroIiniun
Confident Victory
Will Be Won
8x the AssociAtsd praaa.

By the Associated Press.
A little man with q quick tongue,
scurrying feet and . yen to get
things done has taken unheralded
command of the administration s
behind-the-scenes efforts to line up
Senate votes for repeal Of the arms
embargo.
Senator James F. Byrnes, South
Carolina Democrat, swung into ac-
ton yesterday as chief buttonholer
for the administration forces.
It was no new role for the South
Carolinian, although he has not al
ways been on the side of the New
Deal supporters. His last appearance
in the part was more formal. AS
chairman of the Senate Reorganiza-
ton Committee he pushed the Presi-
dents revised Government reor-
ganization bill through the Senate
last session.
This time Senator Byrnes has no
oficial title. Nevertheless, he was
called in by the President when Is
political leaders met at the White
House Wednesday to hear Mr..
Roosevelt's aims for the special ses-
sion. He went again to the White
House later, with Senator Barkley
of Kentucky, the majority leader,
and Senator Minton Of Indiana, the
Democratic whip, to discuss strategy.
Senator Byrnes expressed con-
fidence that the administration
would win its fight in the Senate to
revise the neutrality law.
I'm with the President on this
thing and I'm enthusiastic about 1t.
he declared. THE President knows
what he is talking about when he
says that to repeal the embargo is
the best way to keep out Of war"
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Argentina S Position
In j. :. Trade Talks
Changed by War
American Markets
Wooed as European
Shipments Slump
u the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BUENOs AIRES, Sept. 23-The
war time blockade by European
belligerents has changed the role Of
the Argentine in negotiations for
new trade agreement with the
United States.
Preliminary sessions of the trade
conference have been carried on
behind closed doors, but informed
circles said today Argentina finds
her position changed from that of
a negotiator able to name her own
terms. The United States is taking
a flrmer stand against her export
import restrictions Of the past, these
sources declared.
Trade with Britain and Germany
has dropped sharply since the out
break Of hostilities. causing the gov
eminent to take steps to WOO Amerl-
can markets. Heretofore Britain
was number one trader, the United
States second and Germany third.
The Argentine sold $35 1000, COO
worth of produce, chiefly meat and
wheat, to Germany in the first eight
months of 1899. During the past
week no German ship has entered
an Argentine port.
An announcement by the British
Board of Trade that Britain would
not buy 175,000 tons of Argentine
beef unless the price was reduced
was said by observers to be severe
blow to the hopes of Argentine ;ead-
ers that heavy sales of meat and
wheat to the warning nations would
help the nations financial and COM
mercial situation.
Informed persons said they be-
lieved the United States would be
in a position to insist upon a long
term pact.
One American authority COM
mented:
"Why should. we, after a year of
suffering through the Argentlne's
cutting Of four imports in half with
restrictions, make an agreement to
supply them with imports during
the war period when they are most
needed?"
Finance Minister Pedro M. Crop
po announced special rate of ex-
change of IS pesos to the pound
sterling (3.73 pesos to the United
States dollar) compared with the
regular rate Of II pesos to the
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Town Sergeant Named

MIDDLEBURG, Va, Sept. %
Especially james H. McAllister, Ar
lington, has been appointed town
sergeant to I'LL the vacancy caused
by the resignation of S. Paul Alex
ander, who will become sheriff of
Loudoun County January l.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

pound (422 to the United States
dollaD. Groppo said the change
would tend to relieve the threat of
rising prices due to the deprecia-
ton of the pound.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Leewoy Citizens Meet

Joseph A. G. Fought gave a his
tory of the Leeway Citizens Associ-
alton at its first fall meeting last
week in the Robert E. Lee School.
Plans for the year were outlined by
committee chairmen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-21
Judge Inglis Opens s Court At Two O'Clock
(Continued from Page 1)

in 6 1-2 years, 40 per cent in seven years and 30 per cent in 1-2 years meant that Russia was getting ex- ceptionally good terms.
 Bethel, who pleaded guilty; Atty. Charles Williamson of Darien, who pleaded not guilty and testified for the state; and Timothy Horgan of Waterbury, who pleaded nolo con- tendere, and also took the stand for the state.
 As Judge Inglis convented court today to place the finishing touch- es on the era of investigation and prosecution, which has engulfed Waterbury during the past year and eight months, crowds lined the area in the vicinity of the courthouse.
 Crowds On Street
 Spectators formed long lines on Leavenworth street, after every available seat in the antiquated courtroom had been taken.
 The trial is within a week and one day of being nine months old, having started November 29, 1888. But the investigation which led to the institution of criminal charges on May 19, 1888, dates back to early January, 1888, when the late Controller Sherwood L. Rowland, (R) succeeded the convicted former Controller Daniel J. Leary in office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-21
CIGARETTE PRICE
 IN BAY STATE UP
Two Cents a Package Jump Set - Machines
 Not to Be Changed

Boston, Aug. 21-(UP)-The price of cigarette sin Massachusetts will remain at IS cents a package in vending machines when the new ci- garette sales tax becomes effective Sept. l, it was announced today.
 There will be a two-cent-a-p pack age jump over present varying pric- es in "over-the-counter" sales, it was learned.
 Manager Walter R. Guild oI the Cigarette Merchandisers Association of New England, representing a majority of operators in the state, denied published reports that vend- ing machines would be altered to permit payment of pennies in a price rise to IT cents. He said:
 'The price of cigarettes from vending machines .. will continue to be Is cents after the two-cent cigarette tax becomes effective. Vending machine operators and the owners of the locations where ci- garette machines are situated will absorb the tax"
 Concerning "over-the counter" prices, TOW ranging from 10 to 30 cents package, the National Asso- citation of tobacco distributors stat ed that two-cent-a-package in- crease must be charged.