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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

A quarter of a hundred states
of the nation, more than half the
total, are represented in the reg
istration book which was at the
garden show held at the Key
West Public Library during LA
Semana Allegro" week held last
February.
The graduates of 1895 were
guests today at the luncheon of
the Key West Rotary Club and
the session was turned over to
the students, who put on an ex-
cellent program consisting of
songs and recitations, with a
number of addresses given by the
members of the class.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
BREAK AT ALCATRAZ AFTER
 CONVICT KILLING

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6-War- den James Johnson and his corps of guards waited hopefully on fog bound Alcatraz island today for a break in the weather to end their strained watchfulness over 300 of the nations worst criminals For two nights and days, ever since the heaviest fog rolled over the bay. all convicts have been kept in cells. Authorities feared escape attempts or some possible violence among the inmates who have been keyed up by the convict killing during the pris- oners' strike
 Rufus Mccain, one of the eonyicts was slain earlier in the week by Henry Young, bank robber. when laundry workers, obiecting to the amount of work, staged a strike Wednesday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
Says JapS Know More About Alaska
 Than U. s. Navy
-CBR Assoelated -Preasl


 SEATTLE. Dec. - The U. s. Tariff Commission. hearing testi- mony for the record about more asserted Japanese activities in Alas ka waters, heard William Hecker, Secretary of the Alaska Fisherman's Union. CIO affiliate. testify as his belief that some Japanese fishermen knew the Alaskan coast better than the American Navy itself "
 The Commission is Investigating whether the present 15 per cent duty on imported crab meat showed an increase. Several Japanese were interested spectators at the hearing.
 Heeker said Japanese vessels ob- tained crab as we'll as salmon in Ale aska waters and declared the ex- cessive canned crab imports injured American producers and brought un- employment to Alaska fishermen.
 He said: We can prove the Jap anese surveyed the whole coast line and Bristol Bay We also know they have gone inside the three-mile liimt, have gone ashore and made camp"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
Plan
 Indoor Shooting
 In City Building

An application was received at the City Council meeting last night at the City Hall from the stikine Sportsmen's Association Of Wran- gel for use of the upper floor of the Columbia-Northern building for use of an indoor shooting range. The matter was referred to the property committee and the com mittee was given authority to act upon 1t as it sees fit.
 The Columbia Northern building will be used this winter to house the Citys fire fighting equipment until the new fire hall is erected on the present site.
 J. B. Roaming reported rapid pro- gress being made on the harbor and dock improvements. Floats on the north side of the harbor. near the Boardway Canning Company are practically completed. The Council had under consideration a request to rebuild the approach to the Boardway Canning Company dock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY REDMEN
 FOR COMING YEAR

Fred Hanford was elected Saehem of the Improved Order of Redmen at the annual election of officers held by the lodge Tuesday night. He suc- ceeds John Stevenson, who headed the order the past year.
 Other officers elected were John Stevenson, Prophet; George Gunder- son, Senior Sagamore; Lloyd Ben jamin, Junior Sagamore; Charles Williamson, Chief of Records; Will liam E. Byrd, Keeper of Wampum; Lowell Sturtevant, Collector of Wampum; Carl Bradley was elected to the Board of Trustees to serve with Ed Lindeman and Olaf Han sen, holdover members of the Board.
 Following the business meeting the Redmen enjoyed a lunch and social evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
MORE AID TO BRITAIN
 URGED BY EMPLOYERS

LOS ANGELES, Dec. - The San Francisco employers Council told the industrial committee of the state chamber of commerce that 'it is becoming increasingly evident that our most pressing national defense problem is not preparedness against an attack upon this country but more effective aid to Great Bri- tain"
 It will not be possible for the United States to furnish the help Great Britain needs if our produce tion is cut down by strikes or arbi' trary curtailment of indiyidual's output, the statement said
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
PLANE CRASH BRINGS DEMAND
 FOR AIR BOARD

CHICAGO, Dec. 6 Crash of a Un- tied Airlines plane Wednesday night near the airport, resulting in the death of nine persons and injury to seven others, brought demand to- day for reesta ablishment of an Air Safety Board. David L. Behncke, President of the Airline Pilots As sociation, asserted Congress should immediately reereate the board as a means of averting accidents on commercial airlines.
 Those killed were Captain Phil ip Scott of Chicago. Co-Pilot George Young of Chicago, Lee Heneleine of Chicago, airline employe; Wilbert J. Austin GA, of Cleveland, president of the Austin company, a big de- fense project building concern which holds Seattle and other west coast contracts; S. W. Moore, army engi- neer of Cleveland; Miss Jane Selby of Chicago; Milton Forty, WPA safety engineer of Chicago; and Charles Manville, 38 of Cleveland, general sales manager of the Nation al Refinery company.
 Witnesses to the crash said the big craft apparently lost flying speed while coming in for a land ing and dropped to a height of about 150 feet. The plane grazed Ia three-story apartment building, broke electric power lines, smashed a gable bungalow and demolished a frame garage before coming to a stop on the vacant lot
 Flames shot out of the smashed nose of the plane when it struck the ground.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
Turns
 Thumbs Down
 On Peace Move
#(By Associated Prem)

Britain's parliament sternly re- jected by a vote of 341 to a mo- tion by three independent laborites who urged Britain to seek peace with Germany immediately.
 The house of commons listened in grim silence as the trio demand ed that Britain state It's war aims and seek to end the war, "if neees- sary in the spirit of compromise. 7" The three men who made the mo- tion are all scotsmen from Glasgow, members of the left-wing British la bor movements.
 To the cheers of the house. Glenn ent Attlee, lord privy seal, replied to the left-Wingers' motion In an impassioned denunciation "of the fallaey of the suggestion. On one side, this is a terrible war. On the other side, 1t has all the beauties of peace. The alternative is not war and peace. It is war and what kind of peace?"
 Attlee is Phime Minister Church ills deputy in the house. He asked James Maxton, one of the trio, "If it comes to a conference and If Hit Ter refuses to listen to reason and says he prefers his scheme, will the honorable member fight or give way?"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
BRAND0 R0SSINI DIES FOLLOWING LINGERING
 ILLNESS PAST SUMMER

Brando Rossini, resident of Wran- gell for years, died at 4:3O this morning in Bishop Rowe hospital following a lingering illness He was first stricken during the fish ing season and was brought in from Burnett Inlet where he was employ ed for disqualification. He recov- cred for a time sufficiently to leave the hospital but failed to rally and re-entered recently.
 Rossini was around 59 years of age. His only known relative is a brother believed to be living in Pittsburg.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
Sentiment Grows To Make Loans To Great Britain
 For Purposes Of War

tration's foreign policy said he was ''very much startled" at the idea
 The new endorsement of Britain s credit came from Treasury Secre- tary Henry Morgenthau, who re- piled with a succinct ''yes" at his press conference when asked wheth- CT he agreed with the statement of Commerce Secretary and Loan Ad- ministrator Jesse Jones Wednesday that Great Britain was "good risk"
 In the Senate, however, Bennett Clark, Democrat of Missouri, said he was very much startled at Jones statement. England obtained large loans from this country during the World War, Clark said, and in stead of repaying them had applied to Uncle Sam the epithet of "Un. lsle Shyaaeh-~
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
CLOSE SCHOOLS IN CORDOVA AS FLU SPREADS

GORDOYA. Dec. s = Schools were ordered closed here yesterday by pr. W. H. Chase. health officer, when the Superintendent of Schools informed him that one out of every five pupils were absent with flu and another fifth were at classes but suffering from colds
 Children also were barred from public gatherings places and movies There are 15O pupils here.
 The order follows the spread in the past several days of the illness which Monday took the life of a three months old child Many in cluding adults in town are reported i'll. The situation was said not to be serious and the order was issued to keep it from becoming so.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06

ROME. Dec. 6 - Resignation Of Marshal Pietro Badoglio as chief of the Italian general staff is an nounced here. He was replaced by General Ugo Cavallero, veteran of three Italian wars, who recently was commander of the Italian forces in east Africa
 The change in the general staff came on the heels of smashing de feats dealt out to the Italian army by the Greek forces in Albania. In several sectors, the Italians are re- ported to have turned and fled as the charging Greeks moved down great columns of them, capturing hundreds and leaving scores of dead on the field of battle One entire Italian division is reported to have surrendered to the Greeks.
 In Rome Premier Mussolini pleaded with his soldiers to stand fast, to die rather than give in, af- ter reports emanated from Athens of the Italian soldiers retreating in such haste that the Greeks weren't able to keep up with them
 Meanwhile, Greek planes, flanked with RAF fighters were pouring bombs on Italian strongholds.
 The slashing counter invasion armies of Greece hurled attacks against Port Edda and Argirocastro. key Italian bases in southwestern Albania.
 Italy's command, in it's daily war bulletin on the Greek war, said tersely, Attacks and counter at tacks in sectors occupied by the two armies took place again" The bulle- tin asserted that the fascist air force heavily strafed the advancing Greeks.
 The Greeks said they already had captured Premet, midway along the Balkan war front, and that Musso- lini's fascist legions are In flight from Port Edda and Argirocastro.
 A dispatch from Belgrade late to- day said that Greek troops already had entered Port Bdda. Greeks in Belgrade said these newest success ses spell virtual collapse of the Italian campaign on the southern front which fascists aimed origin ally at Athens
 Dispatches received at Athens said the main road to Port Edda Italy's sea gateway to southern Al bania, is dominated by Greek guns The only avenue of escape left open to the Italians is reported to be the tortuOus coastal route.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
PRESIDENT WILL ASK
 FOR TREATY WITH CANADA
 ON ST. LAWRENCE PROJECT

DETROIT, Dec. - President Roosevelt announced through A. A. Berle jr. assistant secretary of state, that he would ask congress next month to approve a treaty with Canada providing for completion of the St. Lawrence seaway power pro- ject Ion which so much of our na- tional safety and welfare depend".
 The Presidents message to the Great lakes seaway conference read by Berle, emphasized that the St. Lawrence project would provide millions in horsepower urgently needed to speed up defense produc- tion and create a safe haven water way for construction of ships to re- place tonnage sunk in the war
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
PORTUGUESE GOLD
 SHIPMENTS HALT

NEW YORK, Dec. 6--A sudden, unexplained stoppage of gold ship ments from Portugal to the United States during the past week led financial and shipping circles to the belief that something "big" is brewing abroad. Portugal, the last European shipping outlet, has been sending approximately $3,000,O0O in gold weekly to the United States. Financial circles speculated that Adolf Hitler may be ready to make another peace offer and financiers, particularly Swiss bankers, are awaiting the outcome, or Hitler might be getting ready for a big push on Gibralter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
CONGRESS GROUPS
 OKAY CHINA LOAN

WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. G. Members of the senate banking com mittee and the house coinage com mittee gave a unanimous vote of approval to a transaction by which the United States will advance to the Chinese government of General Chiang Kaishek a credit of $10O,- OOO,O0O. Of the total credit. $5O,- 0O0,O00 is to come from the treas- ury's stabilization fund. A like amount is to he provided hy the RxROrt-KmRaEa bank
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
LAPS BITTER OVER U. S. LOANS TO
 CHINESE FOES

SHANGHAI, Dec. - Portions of Hankow Soc Chow has been bloc kaded by the Japanese military fol- lowing terrorist attacks similar to those which caused partial block ades now in effect in Shanghai and Peiping.
 Announcement of loans in the millions to the Chinese by the Un- tied States has aroused new bitter ness in the Japanese against the United States. One newspaper bold ly asserted the day was nearing when Japan would have to gobble up the United States or it in turn would be gobbled up by Uncle Sam.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
Governor Urges
 Aliens To Register
 Before December 26

Registration of aliens, which is being handled by the Postmasters of Alaska. ends on December 26 and aliens who have not yet registered should do so immediately. Gov. Err nest Gruening announces.
 Any alien willfully failing to re- gister and be finger printed is sub ject to a fine of $1OO0 or imprison= ment for six months or both
 Up to November 13. only 400 re- gistered forms had been sent to the Director of Registration in Wash ington. although it is assumed AL aska has approximately 1.0O0 aliens For complete information concern ing the alien registration act, any person who has a question should communicate with the Postmaster nearest his home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
THREE SHIPS IN
 DISTRESS IN ATLANTIC

NEW YORK, Dec. = Distress calls from three ships were picked up by Mackay Radio last night as a storm over the North Atlantic added to shipping dangers. The first call came from the 4295-ton Greek steamer Taygetos, somewhere off the British Coast. The other calls were from the British steamer Saltwock, about FOO miles off the coast of Scotland, and the 4340-ton Greek steamer Aghiaerine, 500 miles off Ireland.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
INFLUENZA SPREADING
 OVER PACIFIC COAST

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec - States bordering California began taking precautions against the pos sible spread of the influenza epi- demic which is sweeping various communities of the Golden state.
 The campus infirmary at the Un- iversity of Oregon at Eugene is filled with influenza cases which are described as of a mild type A dance at the university was cancel led by school authorities as a pre- cautionary measure. Various groups of students are isolated in their liv- ing quarters.
 Health officers at Portland said there is no epidemic there, but in southern Oregon, schools are closed at Gold Hill and at Kennewick in eastern Washington as a precau- tionary step.
 Across the northern Oregon bor- der at Camp Murray. Washington, military officials reported 140O cases of mild to severe colds among 12.O00 national gardsmen encamp- ed there.
 Officially, the number of cases In California remained below 200O, but health officers in many cities said a mild type of illness affecting noses, throats and the upper lungs is widespread.
 One San Francisco hospital re- ported that 72 employees are i'll, sup posedly from influenza.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
U. S. GRANTS HUGE
 CREDIT TO ARGENTINA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 - Negod ations between the United States and Argentina, designed to aid the latter country adjust it's war-dislo- cated exchange and export situation came to a definite state this week with the statement that something like $1OO,0OO,0O0 in credits would be allocated to the South American nation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
MARBLE MEADOWS CHOSEN
 WORTHY MATR0N OF OES;
 D. SMITH. WORTHY PATRON

Mable Meadows was elected Wor- thy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star for the ensuing year at the meeting of the organization Tues day night. She succeeds Sue Smith. Other officers chosen for the new year are:
 Worthy Patron, Oar Smith; As- sociate Matron, Helen Clements; Associate Patron, Ernest Anderson; Secretary, Sue Smith, Treasurer, Irene Coulter: Conductress, Marjorie Thornquist: Associate Conductress, Valborg Coulter: Trustee. Edna SinelaiF.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
PROBE UNDERWAY OF
 CAMPAIGN EXPENSES

WASHINGTON, Dec. = Begin ming a broad investigation of cam paign spending by both major par ties in Federal court here, a jury heard details of democratic expen- ditures from party Treasurer Oliver Quay, Jr., and then listened to the testimony of John W. Hanes and Lewis W Douglas, former New Deal officials who supported Wendell L. Willkie in the recent campaign.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
WORKERS DISCOURAGED
 FROM GOING TO DUTCH
 HARB0R AND UNALASKA

Transient workers are being dis couraged from going to Dutch Har- bor and Unalaska, where naval base operations are underway, due to an acute housing situation. A message sent out to agents of the Alaska Steamship Company by General Passenger Agent H. M. Peterson says:
 Authorities at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska advise housing situa- tion acute and ask that we dis courage transient workers from go- ing to these ports at least until the end of the year"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
SPAIN AND BRITAIN
 SIGN AGREEMENT

MADRID, Dec. - Britain and Spain have signed a financial agree ment to free Spanish funds blocked in London. This will give Spain funds to increase purchases from Britain. The pact was signed at a noon ceremony by Ramon Suner, Spanish foreign minister and Sir Samuel Hoare, British ambassador.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
CONSTRUCTION
 SIX MONTHS AHEAD
 AT KODIAK, SITKA

SEATTLE, Dec. - Lewis Comp ton, assistant Secretary of Navy, here on a four-day inspection visit told interviewers that most recent reports indicated construction was six months ahead of schedule at Ko- diak and Sitka naval bases which will be manned to their full com nlemanta h the ''VsFY near faANR&
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06

Stressing the importance of regis tering here. Postmaster B. Y. Grant explained that it made no differ ence if a person has first papers or has applied for them. He is still re- quired to register under the alien registration act. There has been some question locally on this point and the Postmaster reiterated that every person not resident of the United States must present him or herself for registration.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
JUST A MISTAKE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 - Secre- tary Cordell Hull disclosed that It. ally. in replying to a protest from the United States, attributed the bombing of American oil properties in Arabia to an Italian pilots mis- take.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
H. D. CAMPBELL
 SERIOUSLY ILL
 AT HOSPITAL HERE

H. D. Campbell, prominent Wran- ell pioneer resident, was taken to Bishop Rowe hospital Wednesday morning suffering from a severe cold which threatened pneumonia. He was reported resting easily but seriously i'll today. He had not been feeling we'll for several days before entering the hospital.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
g PLANTS CLOSED
 IN LUMBER TIEUP
 ON PUGET SOUND

SEATTLE, Dec. 6-Pickets of the AFL Puget Sound District Council Lumber and Sawmill Workers closed seven Seattle lumber mills, employing approximately 2,000 men as the Puget Sound wage dispute tieup closed a total of S2 lumber mills and logging camps in the xeg0 Ian.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
(By Associated Press ]

(BY Associated Press)
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-Sir Frederick Phillips, under Sec- retary of the British Treasury, after a conference with U. s. Treasury Secretary Henry Mor- genthau, said he would give the United States a "balance sheet, state our resources and cost of supplies" He conferred with Morgenthau more than an hour today. It was understood to be in connection with substantial loans to Great Britain.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
.U. S. STEPS UP AIR STRENGTH
 AT MANILA

MANILA, Dec. s - The United States increased it's air strength at this far eastern outpost yesterday with the arrival of the 17th pur- suit squadron from Selfridge Field, Mich. The Army air unit arrived by transport and included 25 officers, 530 men and the squadrons com plement of planes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
BOOST IN PLANE
 INDUSTRY WAGES
 HITS GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, Dec. - Con- gressman Costello, Democrat, Cali fornia, told the House that if the new wage scale paid by Vultee Air craft Company in California should become universal in the aircraft in- dustry the additional cost to the government for war planes would be $250 .O0O.0OO.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
Greeks Credited With Complete ROut Of
 Italy In Albania
CBy Associated #Pr@s)

Complete collapse of Italy's lines in southern Albania was indicated in reports from the Balkan war front. Report by way of YukoslaV border, but unconfirmed in either Athens or Rome, said reek forces oo- cpied ArgirOoastro, Ttaly's last remaining frontier region base in its luckless attempt to con quer Greece.
 The Greek army announced the capture of Port Edda, It. aly's sea gateway. Another re- port via the YugoslaV border said ArgirOcastro was captured at noon today after bloody fighting. Thousands of Italians were taken prisoners, the re- port said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06

Frank Reed, who has been on jury service in Ketchikan with the court, returned to Wrangll on the North Coast the first of the week. Mrs. Reed, who had served on the grand jury, came home several weeks ago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06
KODIAK POSTMASTER

WASHINGTON, Dec. - The Senate has confirmed the nomina- tion of Alexander King as postmas- ter at Kodiak.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-06

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 - A sec ond member of President Roose- velt's cabinet yesterday described Great Britain as good risk" for United States l0ans hut at the cap ital a Senate critic ef tha aGsminta-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-06
CORONER PROBES
FATAL ACCIDENT
Workman on Hospital Site
Thrown From Running
Board OF Truck

Coroner William B. Hennessy to-
day will hold a formal hearing In
the death of Albert Bacignalupo, IS,
Of Bethel, who was fatally injured
last night when he fell from truck
at the hospital project in South
bury. The coroner said he conducted
a preliminary investigation last
night and state troopers will bring
witnesses to Waterbury today for
the hearing.
Bacigalupo died at the Danbury
Hospital at 1920 o'clock last night
six hours after the accident which
occurred as the truck was leaving the
project grounds and proceeding to
the state highway after the days
works. Bacigalupo, according To
state troopers, was riding the rum
ming board when the truck hit
bump in the road, which threw him.
He was grazed by rear tire as he
lay on the ground.
First aid was given the injured
man by Thomas Rotunda, 81, Of
Danbury, the driver. and other
workers. He was then treated by DR..
Samuel Green, Southbury medical
examiner, and rushed to Danbury
in the hospital ambulance.
Bacigalupo's name was immediate
ly placed on the danger list when
admitted.