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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
FATAL FLIGHT
REPORT MADE
tny As.ociated Press,

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE
Aeronautical Commission released
its official investigation report on
the fatal flight Of Francisco Sa-
rabio which resulted in the death
of the Mexican ace flyer last
month at the start of projected
nonstop flight to Mexico City
from Boiling Field.
The report had not been re-.
leased to the press at noon today,
however one of the commission
stated, unofficially. that the.
group had ascertained the cause
of the. rnishap as rag caught in
the carburator of the planes ems
CINE. The rag was probably
sucked into the carburator from
an air valve and stopped the
flow of gas just after the take-off
causing the disaster. If the block
ing of gas flow had occurred soon
er, the plane would have been
unable to leave the ground.
The commission members. said
that the idea of sabotage was dis
cussed and dismissed almost inn
mediately as there were no cir
cumstances to point to any such
conspiracy or act.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
General War In Europe
In Near Future Seen
lny Assoclnted Pressl

PARIS, July 18.-France and
Poland proceeded with plans, APP
parently in the acknowledgement
that there will be general war
in Europe by the end of summer,
as reports told today of huge
military maneuvers planned by
both countries.
The Strengthening of home de-
Tense and plans for offensive
gestures are going forward fol-
lowing reports. that the Nazis will
not back down in their demands
concerning the free city of
Danzig.
Democratic states are becom-
ing more and more vivacious in
the air. Both British and French
have made number of test
flights of bombing planes, and
more flights are planned, despite
the terrific pressure being
brought against such maneuvers
by the press of Germany, who
call such .shinting flights as di-
rect insults planned to bring on
a general conflict.
In Warsaw, joint conferences
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18

the shortcomings of these two
young men, and told how the
thefts were discovered, how the
loot had been hidden on the key.
the eventual discovery Of the ar
ticIes which had been stolen, and
the experimenting of the culprits.
The next case was that of Bio
yer /. J. Turner who was accused
Of assault and battery. He was
accused of being. the one who
started the fight because one of
his friends, Earl Wesley Wade,
had been '.peachedr on by the
man who he was accused of as
saulting.
Turner denied the allegation
and stated that the fight had been
started by the other party to the
fight and said he could prove il,
but his witnesses were not In
court Lieutenant Komp advised
Judge Lord that the witnesses
would be brought into court to-
morrow morning, and the judge
continued the case until that
hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
WOULD ACQUIRE
MORE ISLANDS
tBy Assoclated I're.s,

WASHINGTON. July Is. Sem
htor Lundeen of Minnesota called
bn the administration and state
department to start negotiations
to acquire all islands in the At
iantic and Pacific oceans not al
ready called nations, such as Ja-
pan and Australia, in move to
further protect the United States
against any form of aggression.
Foreign nations could pay debts
owed Uncle Sam by turning over
their island holdings at a fair
price, said Senator Lundeen.
The acquisition of such islands
would go far towards keeping
this country. out of entangling
alliances in case of war in Eu-
rope, he stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18

of military experts bring out the
assertion that Poland is we'll
armed, able to defend herself,
with proper support from France
and England, from any agrees
sion whatsoever. Germany how
ever, continues to talk of .Danzig
under the Reich" by Fall
The Rome partner of the Nazi-
Fascist combination appears more
military minded than at any
time in the past two months with
huge maneuvers of her army
under way at present. Thousands
of young, unseasoned. militiamen
are going through the PAGES of
modern warfare" in various con-
centrations throughout Italy.
The acme of war tests, it is re-
lated. is the '.bayonet drive" in
which troopers are called on to
Jump headlong over a ditch filled
with hundreds of bare bayonets
pointing straight up. 1t is further
related that some don't arrive at
ethe other side of the ditch, re-
sulting in serious disaster for
them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
COL. BLAKELOCK
LEAVING TODAY

5
Colonel David H. Blakelock, of
the General Staff, accompanied
by his two sons, who had been at
the camp making his regular tour
of inspection, is to leave this aft
ernoon for jacksonville.
It is understood that the colonel
is to make recommendations for
the establishment of greater IA
ciIities at the Fort Taylor grounds
for the use of the Florida National
Guard.
Adjutant General Vivian Col
Inns, F.N.G., is to arrive at the
encamprnent on Thursday and
will be in company with Lieu
tenant Colonel G. e. Grace, US.
Discussing Officer.
Personnel of Battery ID" plans
to give the usual annual dance
Thursday night for the members
of the camp. The affair will be
at the La Concha Hotel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
MRS. TOM MOONEY
AGAINST DIVORCE
DECLARES SHE WILL JUMP
OFF BRIDGE BEFORE Ac-
cEPTrNc IT
.speeIa. 70 The. Clil.enl

-
NEW YORK, July TON
Mooney viii never have to di-
vorce me. I'll jump off bridge, |"
declared his wife, Mrs. Rena
Mooney in Look magazine today.
Two days after his release
from prison. according to the Oh
year-old Mrs. Mooney, he de-
manded that she get a divorce.
Il viii not" she said. stunned.
Then I will, she quotes Moo
ney as saying.
The article tells of Mrs. Moo
ney's % year fight to free her
husband, of the friction. which
arose between her and the Moo
ney Defense Committee, and of
the early married life of the Moo
neys before he was sent to pris-
on.
From the beginning, ] support
ed US with my music declared
Mrs. Mooney, who was a music
teacher when she first met Moo
ney in 1910. Tom never did
work at a regular job much.
Later / brought his mother,
brother and sister to live with us
and supported them"
Also pictured in the Look ar
ticle is Mrs. GARNER Hammond.
millionaire widow. playing cro-
quet with Mooney on her estate,
to which he came to recuperate
after his release from prison.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
SOVIET TROOPS
ARE DEFEATED
Inv Associated Press,

TOXIC, July 3D. Official gov
eminent releases by the Japanese
army in Manchukuo today stated
that the Soviet-controlled troops
in outer Mongolia had been thor
oughly beaten in battles pushing
the latter back beyond the boun-
Diary lines between the two dis
trictS.
It is stated, further, that the
Japs are eager to pursue their
gains and bring the fight into
Monaghan territory to punish the
Soviets still more. So much so
is this desire in evidence that in
ternational diplomats are consid-
ering the effect of general war
declaration between Japan and
Russia, and its effect should such
an eventuality come to a fact.
1t is generally thought that
Japan could not stand up under a
prolonged war with Russia, es-
pecia1ly in view of the demands
upon the army from her Chinese
engagements. ,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
BATTERY "a
HOLDS PRACTICE

Battery "a. Florida National
Guard. was the unit which prac-
ticed service firing with the 1855
milimeter guns at Fort Taylor
this morning, firing 80 shots at
the targets at a distance of APP
proximately eight miles. Captain
VIM. Thigpen directed the fir
ing.
All of the results of the firing
have been handed in and those
who are computing the scores
made by the several units expect
to have all those of yesterday in
shape for determining the results
by this evening and may be an
nounced tomorrow.
Firing of the anti-aircraft rifles
are to be the schedule for this
afternoon, it was said at the fort
today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18

Elgin and Francis streets. Owner,
Charles Gibson: cost. 500.
Build shed at 2O3 Duval street.
Owner, A. Lopez; cost. $l00,
Repairs to the roof of residence
at 8 Pierce lane. Owner, Albury
and McDermott; cost, $50
Repairs to porch at 639 William
street. Owner. F. B. Albury; cost,
$50.
General repairs to 822 Terry
lane. Owner. Annie LANG; cost.
$50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
NEW RESIDENCE
FOR KEY WEST

Another new residence for Key
West is scheduled for early con-
struction.
Bert P. Garrett, Editorial Re-
search Bureau expert, with office
in Washington, d. c., is the own
er and new citizen for this city
and his new home will get under
way this week. Location is on
Whitehead street, between Caro-
line and Greene streets, facing
the navy yard. The home will
be of special brick construction.
Wallace Kirke, 40 Caroline
street, is the designer and build
er of the new home for Mr.. Gar
nett.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
Five Men Indicted In
Louisiana; Charged With
Using Mails To DefTaud
One OF Defendants Is Ex-
President OF Louisiana
State University; AnOth-
err Late Longs Treasurer
10y Associated Press,


NEW ORLEANS. July Ia
Political scandal investigations go
con in the state of Louisiana
and more men of statewide and
national renown are becoming
enmeshed in the uncovering of
graft being brought to light by
state and federal grand juries.
Ex-President of Louisiana State
University. DR.. James Monroe
Smith, already held in prison UNI
der $67.5O0 bond to answer
charges of misuse of university
funds, was indicted today along
with four other former henchmen
of ''Kingfish" Huey Long, in a
presentment charging them with
using the mails to defraud.
Investigations revealed that the.
men frauduiently ganered $75,-
900 from a fake sale of hotel
equipment to the University, and
part of the transaction was con-
Quoted through the U. S. Mail,
thereby coming under federal
scrutiny, and, as it now seems,
federal Indictment and punish
ment.
The four men involved in the
case, besides DR.. Smith, are Sey-
mour Weiss, treasurer of Huey
Longs state Democratic ma
chine; j. Emory Adams, nephew
of Mrs. ]. M. Smith; Louis o.
Lesage and Monte E. Hart. offici-
ais of companies that made huge
profits in dealings with the state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
MRS. JOHNSON
DIED YESTERDAY

News was received in the city
yesterday announcing the death
of Mrs. Irene B. johnson in a
sanitarium at Chattahoochee. She
was 80 years old Burial will take
place in that city.
Mrs. johnson was taken to the
sanitarium from Key West about
two months ago. She was the
wife of the late Bradley w. john
son.
The deceased is survived by
her sister, Mrs. Mary Ellen
Warren, and numerous other rela-
tives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
Concert Last Night
Real Musical Treat

No more acceptable musical
treat has been offered the public
of Key West than was the concert
last night at Bayview Park played
by the Regimental Band, 265tll
Regiment, Coast Artillery, and
directed by Warrant Officer Gaze
sar LaMonaca.
1t can be safely said that every
number was decided hit, and
the cornet solo by Technical
Sergeant Rosary Picciolo, vocal
solos by, Sergeant Frank Purnell,
and the tap dance numbers by
Private Albert Robertson elected
loud and continued applause.
The novelty number Comm
Around the Key West Noun
tains', introduced by the master
of ceremonies, and heightened by
the varied interpretations by the
NC and the members of the band,
was an exceptionally intriguing
number and proved to be the
happy height of the program.
AT camp yesterday, Mr.. La
Monaco said that he would not be
surprised if the concert last night
would not be the last of the Sc
ries at the park as he believed
the remaining three concerts, as
the regiment leaves Friday for
Tampa, will be played at the en-
campment.
Below is the program arranged
by Mr. LaMonaca to be played 8
o'clock tonight at the encamp-
ment:
p r o G RAM
l. March, Hollywood by the
Sea" Caesar LaMonaca
2. Concert Waltz, Jolly Eel
lows" Vollstedt
3. Popular, "The Toy Trum-
pet, a Rhymthm Nov
city
4. Private Fred McCandless
singing:
a. I'm Building A Sailboat
OF Dreams"
b.taStafrway to the Stars
5. Overture to sWilIiam Tell''
Rossini
Introduction, Storm, Pas
torale. Allegro
Flute by Les Lyman
Oboe by Harry Amidon
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
Strike Of Automobile
Units Still DeadOcked
tBy Assec,ated Press,

eral Conciliator John Dewey,
who is on the scene as a repre-
sentative of the NLRB, to force
recognition of the Go as bar
gaining agency for the company's
workers.
Another victory for the Go
was announced today when the
Packard Automobile Company
moved to discontinue recognition
Df the AFofL and switch its sup
port to the Go union.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18

6, Rhumba, Broadway Con-
ga" Lecuona
Z. Soprano and Tenor Duet:
"L'Addio (The FarewelD
Nicolai
"Auf Wiedersehn" from
Blue Paradise Romberg
Janice and George White
8. Descriptive, THE Evolu-
ton of Dixie" Lake
9. Popular, Twilight In Tur-
key, a Rhythm Novelty
Raymond Scott
Featuring Jack Senter
and His Drums
10. Sgt S. G. Hicks from the
Scottish Regiment initial
ing Harry Lauder.
4. Selection from the Light
Opera, Rose Marie"
Friml
Featuring Janice and
George White
The Star Spangled Banner
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
NOTICE

Beginning Thursday, July goth
and continuing until further
notice this bank viii close at u
o'clock. noon, on Thursdays and
Saturdays.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF KEY WEST.
juIy13-16-18-10
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
STEAMER IS
COMING HERE

Advices received by radio from
the Clyde-Malolry Steamship
Colorado are that the ship will
arrive at the Mallory wharf this
afternoon at $40 o'clock enroute
to Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18

/ DETROIT, July 49,. The dead
lock. between General Motors Of
ficials ard tinted Automobile
Workers Union, representative
clio branch organization, still ex-
lists today as the strike affecting
IL factories of the General Mo-
tors system enters its third week
with thousands IF laborers wait
Ing to return to work.
Company officials are stubs
bornly resisting the move by Fed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
LErr OVER HIGHWAY

Secretary of State r. A. Gray,
who arrived on the Cuba from
Tampa yesterday, and was the
guest at the encampment Of the
National Guards, left over the
highway this afternoon on the re-
turn to Tallahassee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
DIVORCE PAPERS
FILED in COURT

Papers were yesterday after
noon filed in the office of Ross
G. Sawyer, clerk of the Circuit
Court, in the divorce suit of Lola
La Vonne Dale versus Walter
Frederick Dale.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
Citizens And Taxpayers
ORGANIZATION Gives An
Outline OF Activities
Aims And Purposes Are
Explained In Literature
Mailed To Large Number
OF Citizens

ASAASWAS AetS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
made last weekend Of the forma-
ton Of Citizens and Taxpayers.
Inc. the .citY-at-large learned of
the first action taken by the Of
ficers yesterday when over five
hundred residents of Key West
received an opening greeting let
ter signed by the executive COM
mitiee. outlining purposes and
aims of the association.
The letter also included card
containing the Constitution and
Bylaws of the organization and
an invitation to join the group by
signing an enclosed application
for-membersllip. card.
The Citizens attention was
called to the fact that Citizens
and Taxpayers, Inc, solicits mehi-
bership from every resident in
this city, and while the initial
mailing was made to carefully
selected, cross-section list of
heads of families and representa-
tive citizens in all walks of Key
West Iife-the emission of any
person from the mailing does not
mean that their membership is
not desired. Naturally the mail
ing had to be restricted to totals
in line with ability tp defray ex-
pense. Hi IL! t.!l
The platform LOT the iofganiza-
ton is included on the card stat
ing Constitution and Bylaws,
which read as follows:
/. Install an equitable system
of taxation.
2. Enforce the collection of
revenue from the fair system of
taxes set up.
3. Eliminate all unnecessary
expenditure of city funds.
4. 1Rigidly enforce the law.
OF law is repugnant to the peo-
pie it should be amended or re-
pealed.)
The organization states that It
is in favor of the Water and
Sewer Projects and recommends
the procurement of Municipal
Bathing Beach and all WPA
Projects that will contribute to
the improvement of the city.
The letter sent to the represen-
alive citizens of Key West is pub
lished herewith:
Dear Fellow Citizen:
How would you like to live in
a city having clean smoothly
paved streets, restful shady parks.
cleaning white bathing beaches:
a city where you and all indus
trious citizens can make meney
free from the crushing burden of
debt?
This is not a pipe dream It
is a picture of what Key West
can become, as have hundreds of
other American cities. How can
this be accomplished? BY elect
ing to your city government men
who will run the city as a BUSH
ness. on balanced budget, for. the
benefitfof all the citizens.
The letter then states the plat
form of the organization as stated
above. Attention is called to the
of Citizens and Tax
payers, Inc, "a non-partisan or
ganization whose sole aim is to
promote the general welfare of
the City Of Key West"
The letter further stated:
Key West has reached a
crisis. New capital is not flow
ing in over the highway as was
expected. Prosperity is not here.
Why? Because outsiders are
afraid to invest in q city that
faces bankruptcy.
"You are invited to join in
this work Of making Key West
fine and prosperous city. Citizens
& Taxpayers, Inc, wants you to
CONTINUED on Page Four1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18
SPEcIALl SPECIALl

We close Thursday At Noon
MalOney Brothers Bakery
sl7 Fleming sf.-phons ole
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-18

Key West, Florida, has the
most eQuable climate in the
country; with an average
range Of only Ii Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1939-08-14

acre on an average over the previous
five-period, would get certificates
for the part of his 1000 pounds OF
cotton that ordinarily was sold do
mestically.
This share would be determined
on domestic acreage allotment
basis-the number of acres calcu-
lated to produce the domestically-
consumed crop.
When the domestic cotton buyer
sought to purchase this farmers
cotton, he would pay the market
price for it. But he could not buy
it without buying the farmers GER
tificates, which would be worth the
difference between the market price
and the parity price which had been
fixed by Congress or some other
agency.
Thus If the market price were 10
cents a pound and parity had been
determined at Is cents, the price
of the certificates would be S cents
pound.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Wheeler Supports
New Plan 10 Boost
Farm Prices
Wallace May Sponsor
Certificate Proposal
In Next Congress

Backing for the new farm price,
boosting scheme brought forth by
Senator Russell, Democrat, of Geor-
gia, appeared here today.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of
Montana, gave his blessing to the
plan, stating that he thought it
offered the best possible method of
pairing down farm appropriations
while giving the farmers a fair price
for their products.
There seemed to be a possibility
that Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace would back the plan, which in
corporates the domestic allotment
idea and is self financing, when 1t
is introduced at the next session
of Congress.
The Georgia Senator expressed
confidence that the plan would be
adopted eventually.
L don't know whether it will
be In the next session or not" he
said, "but something has to be done
because the farmers are not getting
parity prices in spite of the large
appropriations that have been
made"
Congress appropriated $1,194, ,498,-
600 for the Agriculture Department
at the last session, including $773,-
0OO,OO0 in payment for farmers. In
this latter amount was $225, ,OO0, 900
Tor parity payments not in the PreSi-
dents budget, and Mr. Roosevelt ex-
pressed disapproval of congressional
failure to provide taxes to meet this
additional outlay. Processing taxes
were regarded as about the only
practical way to raise this money, but
congressional sentiment ran against
them.
The certificate plan, however,
would not involve the levying of a
direct processing tax. In fact, no
money would pass through the Fed
eral Treasury, obviating the neces-
sity of large appropriations for
farm benefits and equally large tax
collections.
Here is how it would work, as
explained by Senator Russell:
The Secretary Of Agriculture
would be empowered to issue to a
grower certificates covering his pro-
portion of a normal domestic crop.
In the case of cotton, for instance,
the grower who cultivated 10 acres
and got 200 pounds of cotton to an
Evening star., 1939-08-14
W. P. A. Denies Unions 5
Charge in Dismissal

Charges by w. P. A. Local /,
United Federal Workers of America
that anti-unlon discrimination was
involved in the dismissal from w. P.
A. of its president, Morton Fried
man, today were denied by w. P.
A. spokesman.
Mr.. Friedman, an editorial clerk,
was among those dropped on July "a
because of slash in the works ap-
preparation.
During the past two weeks" q
union statement said, "the union
has negotiated for Mr.. Friedman's
reinstatement with various person.
mel and administrative officials of
w p A. Every official who has dis
cusSed the case has freely admitted
that Mr.. Friedman's termination
was in violation of the rules estab-
lished by w. P. A. to determine
which personnel should be dis
missed. Each official said. more
over, he should be reinstated."
Dallas bort, assistant to Commits
sioner F. c. Harrington, said that
the work to which Mr.. Friedman
had been assigned was discontinued
The dismissal, he added, had been
very carefully considered"
Evening star., 1939-08-14
Poetry by D. c. Womon
To Be Heard at Fair

Poetry written by a Washington
clubwoman and set to music by Elmo
Russ, American composer, will be
heard in a concert at the World S
Fair August 30.
The poetess is Mrs. Ida Elaine
James, member of the local chap
ter of the National League of
American Penwomen. She is the
composer of the lyrics for "Tipsy
With the Moon," which will be
heard at the concert, and has pub
lished two books, "Gossamered
Glory and "The Deathless Glory"
The program, which also features
the lyrics of a former Washington
nian, Benjamin Musser, will be
given in the Florida Pavilion of the
fair.
Evening star., 1939-08-14
ITCHING SCALP
LEADS TO BADNESS

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Evening star., 1939-08-14
$765 Theft Reported

Theft of $765 from under her
pillow was reported to police last
night by Mrs. Emma A. Devendorf
"a, of 1896 Eleventh street NV. Mrs
Devendorf said the money was in
IS, $40 and $40 bills.