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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-09
Chamberlain Paints
Grim War Picture
For British People
DECLARES NATION MUST
BE PREPARED FOR
FURTHER SACRIFICES
TO WIN WAR
CBy Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
LONDON. Jan. 9.-Prime Min
lister Chamberlain appeared be
fore the House of Commons TO,
day and gave detailed report OF
the war TO date.
Asserting that the British peo-
pie had not heard enough of
what the government is doing in
the war, Chamberlain took over
an hour in his speech to give
what he called a gloomy picture
of what is to be expected as time
goes on.
The English nation was warn
ed to expect further retrench-
ment as the government took adj
ditional steps to win the war.
Defending his dismissal of
General Hore-Belisha, Cham
berlain defended the move by
stating that ''he would always do
what he believed to be right, re-
gardless of who objects.
The English government will
continue to aid Finland in what
ever way she can. Chamberlain
stated. He also stated that an
extensive drive would be insti-
tuted shortly to check the mine
warfare tactics employed by Ger
many.
Stating that the nation should
not relax in precautionary meas
ures against air-raidS.. Chamber
lain recommended that black
outs be continued for large
cities.
Franco-British relations were
excellent, Chamberlain stated,
and added that after the war the
same co operative action would
no doubt be continued.
The House cheered long and
loudly the announcement that
Britain would send aid to Fin
land.
Concluding his speech, Cham
berlain stated that the English
people must not be fooled by the
appearance of quiet on the West
Front. 1T is merely the calm
before the storm, he stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-09
Air Vancouver Flyers Arrive On
Good VIII Mi9nliHdVdnd Tour
CIVIL AERONAUTIC AUTHORITY MEN FIRST TO
LAND TO CHECK ARRIVALS; LOCAL CIVIC
GROUPS ON HAND TO WELCOME PILOTS

Key West had some interesting
visitors today. One by one they
dropped down from the Miami
Havana air lane and alighted at
the old airport near East Mar
! tello Tower toward the upper
end of the island.
They were the aviators bound
from the Miami air maneuvers
to Havana. After some official
greetings, some light refresh
ments and some blithsome con-
versation they took to the air
again for the overwater trip to
Cuba. They were on their way
to the Island Republic by 2 p. m.
For the benefit of those who
failed to appear among the hum
dreds at the airport this morn
ing, The Citizen learned that the
aviators will pay another visit
to Key West on Monday. That
day they are scheduled to leave
the Cuban capital and again
check in at Key West.
C.A.A. Men First
First arrival this morning
shortly before o'clock was an
airplane carrying R. F. Vavrina
and L. N. Young of the United
States Civil Aeronautic Author
ity. They served as official
checkers, noting the time of each
arrival against sheet giving the
list of those entered in the Ha-
vana flight.
AS the C.A,A. plane landed it
was tagged to a parking space
adjacent to the site of the old air.
plane hangar by Bob Graham.
When Aviators Young and Vav-
rina stepped from their tidy lit
tie ship they were officially
greeted by Mayor Willard NJ
Albury.
Organizations Present
In a few minutes they were
surrounded by other city, county
and civic officials. Representa-
tives of City Council, County
Commission, the Chamber of
Commerce, the Rotary Club, the
Lions Club, the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, Arthur Sawyer
Post No. % of the American Lee
gion, the Key West Hotel and
Tourist Homes Association, the
Merchants Association, the Wom-
ans Club, the Junior Woman's
Club and other groups. The WPA
Key West Band was on hand I'M
der direction of George Mills
White to Serenade the filters.
AS each plane glided downward
into the wind toward the field,
Key West fire engine stood by
to act in case of a crash. Mem
bers of the / Police Department,
headed by Chief Ivan Elwood,
were on hand to protect specta-
tors against injury and planes
from damage. Automobiles were
parked near East Martello Tow
er.
Stunt Flyer Arrives
Second arrival here was Capt.
Alex Papana, Hungarian avia-
tor, whose stunts were among
the thrills at the Miami air meet.
His Bucker plane, made in Eu-
rope, appeared no bigger and
no more powerful than a small
automobile. He tried no stunts
here, contenting himself with a
matter-of-fact circle of the field
and quiet landing.
Then they began coming more
rapidly. One ship no more than
landed and TAXED to the parking
area than another was circling
for freeway.
Others In Flight
Among the visiting aviators
who landed here were Bernon T.
Woodle, Jr.. Patrick O'Drago.
Herman Co1heck Dr p Din
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-09
COME ON, KEY WESTERS
(Contributed)

(Contrlbutedl
A new Santa Claus is the Plan
ming Board.
OF maps and charts, they've quite
hord-
In fact they've everything under
the sun
To show Key West what might
be done.
But the Conch sits back with in
difference high
And lets opportunity pass him
by.
He could do so much to help in
the race
To make Key West a lovely
place.
The Board can show you what
it's all about
Come on, Key WeSters!! Help
us out!
with the State Planning Board
exhibit at Coast Guard head
quarters building.
Everett Winter, vice-chairman
of the Key West Zoning Board,
spoke in behalf of zoning. John
Allan Long was unable to take
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-09
FIREMEN TO HOLD
ELECTION TONIGHT

Fire Department election will
be held tonight between the
hours of 6 and 9 o'clock at No l
fire station.
While no opposition candidates
have been listed on the ballot,
the election officials have an
nounced their desire that all
members turn out and vote.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-09
Inquest Fails To
Discover Identity
0fManFOundDcad
DIR. WARREN PERFORMS
AUTOPSY; AWAIT FBI
REPORT ON FINGER
PRINTS

Inquest into the death of the
man whose body was found float
ing in the swimming pool off
Roosevelt Boulevard yesterday
morning was being continued TO-
day. but there appeared little
immediate prospect that il would
ever be identified.
Officials are awaiting word
from the Federal Bureau of In
veStigation as to whether the
fingerprints of the man tailed
with any on file in the bureaus
immense Identification division
before concluding the inquest.
Autopsy Performed
Yesterday DR.. William r. War
rem, city health officer, per-
formed a post mortem examina-
ton of the body at Pritchard's
Funeral Home at the request of
Peace Justice Enrique ESqui-
naldo, Jr., who is in charge of
the investigation.
The autopsy was performed
after a jury summoned by Jus
tice Esquinaldo had viewed the
body None 90 t.As findings af
this examination was revealed
by DR.. Warren and will be with
held until the jury is convened
probably within the next few
days to complete the inquest.
The jurors are Ernest Sanchez,
George Acevedo, Hilbourne Rob
erts, Enrique Esquinaldo, ST.,
Oscar Fernandez and Fred Mat
thews. They named Mr.. Esqui-
naldo foreman.
Sweater Claimed
After viewing the body yes
terday, the jury was leau by JUS
tice Esouinaldo to the swimming
pool. AS the peace justice was
reconstructing the scene when
Silvio Carrera, a WPA watch
man, discovered the body, an un-
identified man, woman and child
approached the jury. curious to
know the reason for the little
gathering.
Under questioning of Justice
Esquinaldo, the couple said they
had been swimming at the pool
on Sunday. Asked if he had lost
a sweater, the man replied in the
affirmative and Immediately
identified that held by Esqui-
naldo as the one he had forgotten
the day before. 1t was the sweater
that attracted Carrera's atten-
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-09
RECORD BIRTHS

SALMON, Ida.-Although she
is only 35, Mrs. Fred Goddard of
this city recently gave birth to
her 18th child.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-09
BY J. c. GALLOWAY
Reprinted From Port AlleganY tPenna.)
Reporter and Argus

J. c. Galloway, feature writer
for the Port Allegany paper,
visited Key West last year for
rone week. This year, with his
wife, he has been here one
month and contemplates a still
longer stay.
The following. article, to ap-
pear in two parts, was published
in the Pennsylvania newspaper
under date of January 4:
key West is a diamond at the
end of a chain of emeralds, and
worn on the breast of simmer
ing satin sea. No other American
city is so situated; no other is
like it. Others may be vastly
larger, richer, more imposing,
they may rank higher in educa-
tional and social standing; but
none other has such an unique
setting; none other flames more
prismatic color in its flower Dor
dered streets, more brilliant lights
and depths of shadow in its peo-
pie. It's history scintillates with
romance; tragedy and comedy,
poverty and wealth, have walk
ed its streets and sailed its seas
since its beginning; and today
one finds its many facets re-
flecting lights from all over the
world. A wide variety Of inter-
ests center in, this little island.
"And of what shall we write
first, with so much to tell? OF
these sea-waters, pink and green,
purple and blue and clear as
crystal, with their gardens be-
meath? Of this wealth of green
cry and flaming color that banks
both sides of every street of rich
and poor alike? Of the mingled
races one sees in every part of
town; black hair and brown
skins and Spanish speech, along
with residents pink and white
and fresh looking as though
just from the north? Of navy
men and boys on the streets. in
spotlesS white? Of navy planes
roaring over the city and the
sea every morning? Of the
wharves where the fish boats
dock, and grizzled men, fisher
men and Spongers, congregate?
Some day, perhaps, of all these
and other things innumerable.
'This time let us talk of the
city and its folks; friendly, de-
lightful folks. real folks that you
become friends with at once. and
feel that you have been friends
for always. This tropic island
city has climate mild and gen.
tie: seldom cool. always with a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-09

fresh breeze even though the sun
be hot; hence it is ideal for eld-
erly folks as we'll as younger. In
consequence many of its resi-
dents are on the retired list; Gull
tured people who have time for
the finer interests and graces of
life. Before returning to Key
West this season we had written
to our friend, Rev. John c. Geke-
Ter, inquiring about some one in
terested in the plants of the city.
He referred us to Albert d. Leu
thi, with whom we had some
correspondence. Once in charge
Of a missionary school in Cumber-
land Gap. and afterward in the
service of the navy and now re
tired, we found both Mr.. and
Mrs. Leuthi the most lovely of
gentle-folk. The Eden lady went
with the latter to a missionary
meeting and met her friends; we
went on garden trips with Mr.
Leuthi and learned much of
tropical trees. Together we at
tended the Christmas pageant of
the High School, and the first
concert of the season of the Key
West Choral Society. of which
our friend is a baritone singer
Both these entertainments were
of fine type, and a most pleas
ing introduction to the life of the
city. The concert was held in
the auditorium of the Convent
of Mary Immaculate, one of the
show places of Key West. Eighty
percent of the audience could not
be distinguished from one of the
north; among the rest were many
brown compilations with a thick
growth of black hair.
"Our modest little sketch book
| of Florida flowers, fish, etc. un-
expectedly opened the way to
other friends. Mrs. Leuthi call
ed in her artist neighbor, Mrs.
Winter. who lives in a snow
white house on the next corner;
and thus we came to see her
watercolors of flowers and other
fascinating bits of handcraft.
one painting of local pods and
seed vessels especially appealing
to us because of its color har-
monies. Through her we met
her brother, Wallace B. Kirke,
whose watercolors of flower sub
jects made while he was con-
fined at one time to a sick-bed,
show the accurate drawing,
painstaking attention to detail
and fidelity to nature which
naturalists so much appreciate.
Versatility, original design and
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-09

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
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Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For so Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
MAINE REPORTS
HER SHORTAGES
Close to 100000 Will Be
Loss Is Word of At
tOrney General

Augusta, Me-, April % (UP) -
The known shortages in Maine
state funds now total between $780,
900 and 100000" according to At
torney- General Franz U. Burkett.
Private auditors, prying into the
the accounts supervised by resigned
State Controller william A. Run
nells, reported the new high figure
and said that their check still was
incomplete. The auditors previously
had placed the shortages at about
$4,000.
Gov. Lewis o. Barrows said he
might call a special session of the
legislature next month to act on a
complete analysis of the states
financial situation and perhaps
change the administrative organi-
zation.
A warrant charging Runnells with
embezzling $4,000 awaits service as
soon as he RECEIVERS sufficiently at
hospital from two bullet wounds
he said were inflicted accidentally
April /. After the shooting and
revelation of friends unaccounted
for" authorities found $4,000 in a
brief case at Runnells' home.
Burkett said last night that he
intended to file in the Maine Su-
preme Court soon q bill in equity
TO restrain any person from remov-
ing money or securities from the
former controllers personal safe
deposit boxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
DEMOCRATS ARE
CALLED TOGETHER
State Chairman Smith Has
Summoned State Gen.
trail Committee

state Chairman j. Francis
Smith today announced a meeting
of the Democratic state central
committee for Saturday. The 70
men and women members will meet
at the Hotel Elton in this city.
Dates for party caucuses and for
the spring convention will be fixed
by the committee. delegates named
as a result of the caucuseS will at
tend the state convention, which
will choose the members OF Con-
necticut's delegation ito the Demo-
cratic ;cational convention, which
will be held in Chicago in July.
1t is expected that the state con-
vention will be held early in June,
with the caucuses to be held two
or three weeks before. Local mem
bers of the state central commit
Tee, in addition to Chairman Smith
are former Town Clerk Dora
Egan, Mrs. Gertrude Guilfoile Cor
den, Corporation Counsel ]. Greg
ory Lynch and Patrick Moran. The
state convention will probably be
held in either New Maven or
Hartford, with the former city gen.
orally favored.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
ANNENBERC HAS
PLEADED GUILTY
Horse Race Bureau Owner
Admits Tax Evasion of
$1,692,848

Chicago, April 23-(UP)-M. L.
Arnenberg today pleaded guilty to
evasion of $1,692,848 taxes on the
income from his publishing and
horse racing information services
for 1886 but pleaded innocent to
all other income tax charges
against him.
United States Attorney William
j. Campbell announced the gov
eminent would dismiss all the
other counts against Annenberg:
The original indictment had de-
manded $5,548,384 in taxes, inter-
est and penalties for the years
1926.
Joseph E. Hafner, head Of the
Min-Haf Distributing Corporation,
one of the elaborate network OF
corporations by which Annenberg
directed his diverse enterprises, al
so pleaded guilty to six counts of
the main income tax indictment.
Campbell said other charges against
him also would be dismissed.
He said he had made no recon-
mendation on the penalty to be i'm
posed upon Annenberg and Hafner.
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson
set May % for hearing on SEN
fences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
MAYOR CARNEY TO
FACE HIS TRIAL

Taunton, Mass, April %. - CUP
- Testimony was to begin today In
the trial of Mayor Leo E. j. Car
ney of New Bedford and three Other
men ON charges of conspiracy to &C
cept gratuities.
A jury was impanelled late yester-
day after Superior Judge John E
Swift denied numerous defense. mo-
tons, including moves to dismiss the
entire venire Of 48 jurors and to cal
District Attorney William G. Cross
ley and his aides as witnesses.
Other motions attacked the Ian
guage of the indictments and in
volved legal technicalities.
Assistant District Attorney Frank
E. Smith outlined the states con-
tention that Carney, his secretary
James F. McKenna and Mitchell
Green and John Arvalho, New Bed
ford bus operators, conSpired to re-
ceived part of the proceeds OF con-
tracts with the city of New Bedford
for transporting WPA workers to q
project.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Revenue Agents robe
Local, State Payments
Liens May Be Filed on Property, Just as Was Done in
Case of Thomas P. Kely-Twenty=four
Persons Are Investigated

Income tax payments of "a more
prominent Connecticut residents are
being investigated by agents OF the
Internal Revenue Bureau, q. S.
Treasury Department, it was learned
today from reliable sources. The
Investigations are expected to result
in claims by the government SINH
lar to those made against Thomas
P. Kelly, executive secretary during
the administration of Mayor Frank
Hayes, and former Controller Dam
lei j. Leary. 1t is not known how
many of the new claims being con-
sidered are the outgrowth of the
local grand jury probe and conspir-
acy trial, but it is believed that a
good share of the "a actions under
consideration will involve either
conspiracy trial principals or we'll
known citizens mentioned in the
grand jury report or during the
trial.
Tax Lien On Kelly
A tax lien claiming overdue in
come tax, interest and penalties OF
3,289.29 were filed against Mr..
Kelly at the town clerks office
yesterday in the name of Thomas
S. Smith, Internal Revenue COL
lector for Connecticut. A tax hen
for $4,000 was filed against Mr..
Leary and his wife last week.
There are said to, have been a
total of 26 income tax cases be-
ing investigated by government
agents in this state, the probe dat
ing back more than two years. The
claims against Mr.. Kelly and Mr..
Leary bring the number down to
"a. Some of the claims presumably
would come up in the course OF
normal activity by the Internal Rev
enue Bureau in this state, but others
are based on grand jury and consplr-
acy trial testimony.
The government claim against Mr..
Kelly lists additional taxes due for
the years 1884, 1885, 1886 and 1887.
Additional Taxes
Additional taxes due are listed by
year as follows: 1884, $12O.86; 1885,
(Continued on Page y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
R. F. Worden Milk Plant Picketed
Bv Truck Drivers Union Members
Failure Of Company to Re,
new Labor Contract
Causes Strike

The milk and ice cream plant OF
r. F. Worden g. Sons on Cherry
street was picketed today by mem
bers of the International Truck
Drivers Union, an A. F. of L. aft
late, who went on strike at mid
night in protest against failure of
the company to renew labor con-
tract which had been in effect for
two years. Rudolph Tata, business
agent for the union, said that 40
men were taking part in the walk
out. Twenty-eight policemen were
hired by the dairy firm to ride in
trucks and wagons while today's
deliveries were being made. Police
Superintendent William j. Roach
said this afternoon that there had
been no reports of any disturbances.
Mass Meeting
Mr.. Tata announced plans for a
mass meeting of all members of
the local of the Truckers Union
at Garden Hall in East Main street
tomorrow night. International repre-
sentatives of the union are coming
to Waterbury to aid in the strike,
he said. Union drivers of all local
firms employing truckers will be
asked to support the strikers.
Edward McElligott, president of
the company. could not be reached
for a statement, but was quoted
this morning as stating that a ma
jority of the dairy employees have
declared themselves opposed to an
other union contract. He claimed
(Noot;o,,ad ~ Dooo AZ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
ALLIED FORCES
FIGHTING BACK
Germans Counter Attack
ing at TrOndheim; War
Losses Reported
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS

lOuItEU 1TCSS Std11 OOEICSpV4AuCAtJ
London, April 23.-(UP)-Aliled
expeditionary troops were reported
officially today to be fighting back
against a German counter-attacE
north of Trondheim and bolstering
Norwegian defenses against pound
ing Nazi drive northWard from Oslo
into Central Norway.
North of Trondheim, British
troops have been counter attacked
and sharp engagement ensued,
war office communique said short
ly after the admiralty had reported
II German merchant ships lost in
the Scandinavian campaign and the
air ministry said British airplanes
again had bombed German COM
munications as far inland as the
Oslo region.
The British war office COM
munique said that British troops
lin the south" we're resisting enemy
pressure" in conjunction with the
Norwegian forces.
Military experts said that the
communique indicated that the first
major opera tons of the expedition
airy force in Norway had occurred
north of Trondheim, probably in the
Levanger sector. The wording of
the communique, they said indicated
that heavy fighting was in prog
ress on both the Trondheim front
ond the central Norway front, which
is north of the towns of Hamar and
Elversum.
Fail to Mention Narvik
(The communique failed to men
ton the North Norwegian port Of
Narvik, which the British and Nor
wegians we're reported to nave at
tackled yesterday. In Berlin, the
Nazi hig h command said the Bri-
fish bombarded Narvik yesterday
but failed to attempt to land thereo
The Allied expeditionary forces
had been landed in the face OF
aerial bombardment at Namsos
north of Trondheim, and at An
dalsnes were split, some going north
Namsos they advanced to join Nor
wegians facing the German advance
Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
SWEDEN MAY Be
NEXT ATTACKED
France Reports German
! Troops, Transports
Near Frontiers
BY M. 8. HANDLER

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Paris, April 23-(UP)-French
sources asserted today that reports
had been received that German
troop transports were concentrating
at the Danish island of Bjornholm,
Is miles off the south Swedish coast
and on the Norwegian-Swedish
frontier.
German airplane flights over
Swedish territory continued, it was
asserted, and authorized quarters
said that France feared that Ger
man action against Sweden might
be imminent.
Omitted Press dispatches from
Stockholm in recent days had re-
flected acute Swedish anxiety. Not
only had Sweden protested German
airplane flights over its territory
but it had shot down three German
planes. All southern Sweden was
BACKED out last night. Foreigners
were forbidden to enter two prov
inces bordering on Norway. 1t had
been indicated that Sweden was es-
pecially concerned regarding the
possibility that Bjornholm island
might be used for German base
in a move on Sweden.
NOrwegians Cooperate
An official military informant as
serted that Allied forces were oper-
ating with Norwegians at present
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