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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
THIEVES ROB
FUNDS FROM
TWO CHURCHES
ST. PAuL's CHURCH VICTIM
lied OF LARGE coLLEc-
TIoNs IN SAFE: BOXES FOR
POOR ARE BROKEN INTO

Sam Goldsmith, treasurer of
st. Paurs Episcopal Church, re-
ported to the office of the sheriff
Sunday, that the safe in which
money belonging to the church,
which is in the sacristy of the
church, had been entered by
some party, or parties unknown,
and a quantity of money had
been taken from IT.
Seen at his home on Caroline
street, Mr.. Goldsmith said that
after services Sunday morning
he went in the sacristy to attend
to some business and found that
the doors of the safe had been
opened and then pushed 20, with
out the lock being turned on
He said that there was no tell
ing of how much money had been
taken, as there were several
bags of coin in the safe and a
number of envelopes containing
money which had not been check
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04

elaboration contained nothing
more than routine passage of sew
eral appropriation bills and gen.
eral government business.
Opinions were prevalent, how
ever. that ii Duce could not much
longer delay the decision to join
Hitler in the war on democracies
of Europe.
In the meantime, both England
and France were watching the
situation closely. especially in re-
gard to alleged reports that Spain
would join Italy in a move to
grab control of Gibraltar from
the British French borders wit
messed the massing of several
divisions of crack French in
fantry and mechanical units In
preparation for advances into the
mountainous passes to Italian
territory.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
LIONS APPOINT
STATE DELEGATE
PRESIDENT SAUNDERS TO
REPRESENT CLUB AT
HOLLYWOOD

Lion President Gerald Saun-
ders was appointed to represent
the Key West Lions Club at the
State Convention to be held at
Hollywood, Fla, opening next
Sunday and continuing through
Tuesday, at a directors meeting
last night.
The local club has pledged
support to Jacksonville for the
1941 convention city, but will
make an active campaign to
bring the states Lions to Key
West in 1912. States rules make
it mandatory that the north and
south divisions of the state dis
trict be represented alternately
for the annual convention.
Lion Saunders plans to leave
Saturday for Hollywood and viii
register at the Hollywood Hotel,
site of the convention, on SUM-
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
ITALY WITHHOLDS DECISION
WHAT AMERICA Is
Aid For Refugees Noted
DOING in This WAR
(By Associated Pressl

EOOO ----~
The American Red Cross will
obtain surplus food supplies for
refugees in Europe at half the
market value. This announce
ment has been made by Secre-
tary Wallace of the Agriculture
Department.
The plan will greatly increase
the amount of foods now being
obtained by the Red Cross with
its present funds.
A ship, chartered by the char
liable organization, viii sail for
the war zone this month. In
cluded among the cargo viii be
the following recently-purchased
supplies under the new plan: S.
881 900 pounds of wheat flour,
l ESQ, 900 pounds of corn meal,
750. 900 pounds of lard, 800, 900
pounds of prunes and 800, 900
pounds of raisins.
while the need for additional
food among the poor families in
this country has not yet been
adequately met, there is an even
more tragic need for some OF
these surplus supplies in Europe"
said Secretary Wallace.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
Seek RENEWAL
OF SIS. SERVICE
NEW ORLEANS WANTS FoR-
MER MALLORY FREIGHT
RUN RESUMED

The Chamber Of C0mmerre :
in receipt Of . copy Of 4 petltiaz
addressed BY the New OrieznS
Joint Traffic COMMITTEES - ne
Maritime Commission fur the -
establishment Of steamship serv-
ice between the ports @ E-w
Orleans, Tampa. Key Wes1 IL
ami and jacksonville
Accompanying the pefi1on = .
letter from the Chairman q 80
Joint Traffic BmesH. Rene n
Stiegler. suggesting thai a -
terested parties IN this lDczl1fy
write to the Maritime Comm
sion. referring them 20 this PET
ton. dated At New Orleans June
4, 1870.
The petition which extendx
over L pages. sets form the vItal
need Of building I'D the Unzfed
States merchant marine and ne
disastrous effects 70 certain baz-
nesses If they are restricted -
service BY rail
Interested parties. and al KEY
Westers interested IN steamship
service. are invited 10 cali ~ ne
Chamber Of Commerce office g
view the petition
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04

facilities are located is S125,OOO.
The annual rental of the proper
ty under the lease is $4,000. The
lease includes a provision for the
inclusion of the first years rental
of $4,000 in the purchase price
of s125.0OO, provided the option
to purchase was exercised before
November 81, 1910.
i In view of the favorable loca-
ton of the aviation activities at
Key West from a strategic stand
point and the certainty that with
the facilities now being provided
at this location, the Navy Depart
ment proposes to operate aircraft
from this station for an indefinite
future period, the authorization
for the purchase of this property
is requested in order that the
Navy may have the benefit of
the use of this land for an in
definite period without the pay
ment of an annual rental, which
after approximately five years,
will exceed the present fair mar
ket value of the property.
! Key West is favorably located,
not only to provide an excellent
base to cover the Gulf of Mexico.
but also to augment our aviation
/. facilities in covering the ap-
tpreaches to the Panama Canal
Zone.
/ In view of the value to our ma
tionaI defense of the naval air
station at Key West, the Com
Fmittee on Naval Affairs recon-
mends strongly the enactment OF
this proposed legislation.
The Navy Department favors
the enactment of the proposed
legislation as indicated by a let
ter from the Acting Secretary of
the Navy to the chairman of the
Committee on Naval Affairs OF
the House of Representatives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
ORGANIZE AGAINST
FIFTH COLUMNISTS
CLEARWATER FORMS PISTOL
CLUB AS THIRD LINE
OF DEFENSE"

= CLEARWATER, June 4 Ems.
With all the talk about fifth
columns" raising the public pulse
to a new high, Clearwater doesn't
intend to be caught mapping by
any aggressor. The Clearwater
Police Pistol Club has organized
a third line of defense" ready
to cooperate with other towns
against parachutist invasions or
belligerent fifth column activi-
ties.
AS another move toward home
defense, petitions approved by
the Pinellas board of county
commissioners are being circu-
lated asking the federal govern
ment to establish Home Guards
in every community in the Unit
ed States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
DUNKERoUE GIVEN
UP TO NAILS

PARIS, June 4.-The French
high command today announced
that the Allies had surrendered
all remaining land in their pos
session to the Nazi forces this
morning, the last of their men
having been withdrawn safely
aboard British and French YES
sells.
At the same time, a recapitula-
ton of losses suffered at the
hands of over $50 German planes
raining bombs on this city yes
terday noon, brought reports that
damage was negligible from a
military standpoint, although
complete reports indicated that
As had been killed and 149 in
jured in this and previous week
end raids over other French
cities.
All railroads and factories
were operating today under nor
NAL conditions. French claimed
that II planes were downed.
Nazi dispatches admitted only
nine plane losses in the raid.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
BICYCLE THIEVES
Held FOR COURT

Leo Parker and Francisco Soto,
who were arrested and placed IN
the county Jail on a charge OF
stealing bicycles and parts. were
given preliminary hearing before
Peace Justice Enrique Esquin-
aldo yesterday afternoon. )
o'clock.
After the evidence was given
by witnesses, one of whom was
Eveiio Cabot. who positively
identified one of the bicycles
Parker and Soto were offering
for sale as the property of his
wife, Mrs. Amelia Cabot, Justice
EsquinaIdo placed both offenders
under bond of $500 each for ap-
pearance in Criminal Court
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
MISS BROWN LOOKS
Who Knows Mrs. burden?
FOR SISTER HERE.

Miss Billy Brown, of I'll South
ard street, was a caller at The
Citizen office this morning seek
ing the whereabouts in the city
of her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Dur
den, who, when last heard from,
was in Key West.
Miss Brown said that she left
Spartenburg, S. C., and the adj
dress of her sister in Key West
was in one of the grips stolen
while on the way to Key West.
She has no idea of the address of
Mrs. burden and hopes that a
reader of The Citizen will know
and advise her.
Mrs. burden has been living in
Key West for the past eight
months, Miss Brown said. and
she hopes that this will be read
by someone who knows her.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
SPEECH BOYCOTT

Radio listeners throughout the
nation were called on the past
weekend to boycott" q speech
Earl Browder, general secretary
of the Communist party IN the
United States, delivered in ac-
cepting his party's nomination
for president. with James W.
Ford. a negro, as his running
mate.
The appeal 10 "boYcotf" the
speech was made by Thomas
Walsh. national commander
of the Catholic War veter-
ans. Inc.
Many stations declined to trans
NIT the Communist broadcast.
Leon Levy. president of
station WCAU in Philadel-
phia. summed up his opinion
In this statement: Com
munists are just as much .
menace 70 the country Is
Naxis".
The NBC and MBS scheduled
the broadcast and defended them
selves by saying that the fed
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
MISS CAPPICK HAS
20 Paintings On Display
CLEVELAND EXHIBTT

Marie Cappick. Of tins CIV. IS
having an exhibifion q sume 90
her paintings al the Garden Cen
ter Of Greater Cleveland. Ohia.
through June For TINS display
the artist has selected flowers
and foliage Of Key WesL
There are twenty plctures -
the collection. and those W-ho
have pre-vieWed the display ~
mark on the brilliance Al tne
coloring Of the crOt0ns and Ehe
delicate hues Of the franEspzZ
and oleanders- The entire cal-
lection includes pink franEzpszlL
yellow elder. SIX varieties q 60
tons. dwarf and royal poncIz1s
double pink 0lesnder. golden-
glow sunflOwer. butterfly pa.
Lenten tree blossoms. bzunezzs.
and acalphs
Each painting has a sip a.
tached ON WHICH Sz tn. hotznlca
name and local name OF nzmez
These were supplied by A D
Luethi, IlI9 Won Phister SfreeL
formerly Of Gnardenhutton. On.
and Mrs. W. J. Phelan. I3g1
Whitehead street. Both are sci
known authorities On trupzcal
plants.
This is thought % be the fra
time local flowers and folisEe
have been exhibited by pzln1ed
pictures IN Cleveland. but II IS
not the first exhibition O. Ms
Csppick's work IN cities else-
where. Her China and on pant
ings for manv years have been
displayed and sold IN New Tark
City: Syracuse. n. Y: Toms EIr-
CT. n J.; Newport. r L: Wa
ington. d C.: New ORLEANS. La
Jacksonville. Titusville. Dsytans
Miami and Key West
As this exhibition VII serve -
advertise Key West local 49,
dents and their friends n the
vicinity of Cleveland should vizn
the Garden Center and Fiew
these paintings, which are said -
be exceptionally fine and CERTAIN
TO attract attention 70 the cTfy.
All subjects with exception Ct
the Lenten tree are growing -
the artists garden On Oliwlz
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
First ADeStOyG
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At Naval Station
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
SUPREME COURT
DECISION CALLS
FOR FLAG SALUTE
EIGHT-To-oNE VOTE YEsTER-
DAY HANDED DOWN I'M
coBITIs CASE; STUDENTS
REFUSED TO HONOR FLAG
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, June 4-The
United States Supreme Court
handed down an 8-to-1 decision
yesterday, which made it manda-
tory that school children of the
nation salute the American flag
if state laws so require, because
"the flag symbolizes a national
unity which transcends all in
ternaI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
otherwise"
Associate Justice Harlan F.
Stone was the lone dissenter.
The decision was handed down
in the case of two Pennsylvania
children, Lillian and William
Gobitis, of Minersvile, members
of Jehovah's Witnesses, religious
cult which believes saluting the
flag violates the second COM
mandment-a prohibition against
the worship of images.
The children were denied
school privileges after they re-
fused to comply with a regula-
ton requiring pupils to recite the
oath of allegiance to the flag
with hand outstretched to the
flag.
Justice Felix Frankfurter, in
the courts majority opinion. said:
conscientious scruples have
not, in the course of the long
struggle for religious liberation,
relieved the individual from ODE
dience to a general law not aim
ed at the promotion or restfic-
ton of religious beliefs.
The mere possession of re-
ligious convictions which contra
dict the relevant concerns of a
political society does not relieve
the citizen from the discharge of
political responsibilities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
FDR TO RUN
FOR THIRD TERM?

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt is reported to
have told friends today that he
would accept the nomination for
a third term.
He indicated his desire to have
Senator James F. Byrnes of
South Carolina as his running
mate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04

The original report on the
bill pertaining to Key West, sub
mitted by Congressman Pat Can
non. summed up the reasons for
the purchase which now has been
authorized in these words:
Under the limited national
emergency, one unit of the inner
aviation patrol for the enforce
ment of neutrality was assigned
to Key West. The site that it is
proposed to acquire under the
provisions of this bill is the one
that is now under lease by the
Navy and in use as a base for
patrol planes assigned to Key
West.
This property was leased to
permit the installation of essen
tial facilities for the patrol squad
ron, including a Seaplane hangar,
barracks and mess hall for en-
listed men, quarters for bachelor
officers. StorehOuSe and utility
building, dispensary. ready maya
zines, a small boat pier, gasoline
storage and necessary services
such as freSh-water. and sewer
age systems. electric power and
telephone lines, and roads and
walks. The estimated cost of
these facilities which are being
constructed under contract is ap-
proximstely 100000.
The fair assessed value Of the
property upon which the above
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04

WASHINGTON, June -
Secretary Stephen Early today
admitted that President Roose-
welt had been in telephone COM
munication with Premier Mus
solini- He declined to state whe-
ther or not the conversations had
anything to do with Italy's con-
tinued Withholding of decision to
enter the war.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
u. S. TO PROTECT
MONROE DOCTRINE

WASHINGTON. June Sec
rotary of State Cordell Hull re-
iterated today his desire to pro-
tect to the fullest the principles
of the Monroe Doctrine.
He said that the United States
must oppose any indication that
foreign nations would use their
West Indies or South American
colonial possessions as barter me-
diums in settlement of war claims
after the conflict.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
Churchill Tells
Britons--W eWil
NeverSurrender'
REPORTS ON FLANDERS
BATTLE; DUNKERQUE
GIVEN UP TO NAILS;
10000 LOST
rBy Associated Press)

TBy Associated Press)
LONDON. June 4-Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill addressed
parliament this afternoon and IN
firm terms stated that Britain
will never surrender" following a
full report of the Flanders bat
tle.
Officially reporting that over
$4,000 members of the B. z. T.
had been saved from the Nazi
traps set for their capture or an
Inhalation, Churchill said that the
situation was grave enough,
when it was considered that
nearly 10000 British soldiers
were killed, wounded or missing"
in the engagements of the past
three weeks.
Warning against Hitler's plans
to invade England, the Prime
Minister stated that ''the Old
World will carry on its fight to
preserve democracy until the
New World comes to the rescue,
in an apparent bid for help from
the United States.
Describing in glowing terms
the performance of the Royal
Air Force, Churchill stated that
for every British plane felled, at
least four Nazi planes were de-
stroyed in battles over Flanders
areas. eff we will all do our
duty" he concluded, I'VE will be
able to defend our island home"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
NO FIFTH COLUMNS
Americans Express Views
OR WAR WANTED
Try Associated Press)
FIFTH COLUMNS

A special committee of the Ma
tional Association of Railroad
and Utilities Commissioners sug-
gest that gas, electric and water
meter readers be combined into
the counter-espionage force ir
the fight against fifth columns II
this country.
Sources of information as
TO fifth column activities are
available not only from com
panY records but through
the assistance of thousands Of
employees of the companies
who are familiar with the
reputation and habits of the
citizens of a given commun-
itY". Z. i. Drew. committee
chairman. said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
NICE WORK

DENVER = Wanting to do
something nice for the widow of
a member of their union, eigh-
teen members of the Painters
Union Local No. 70 drove out to
the home of Mrs. Art Seastone
and painted her four-room frame
home from foundation to rain
pipe in eighteen minutes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
Cabinet Only Acted On
Routine Matters Today
COMMUNICATION LINES BETWEEN FRANCE AND
ITALY HAVE BEEN CLOSED HOWEVER

ROME, June 4.-No indication
of the declaration of war against
the Allies was forthcoming from
this city this morning, although
announcement of discrimination
of telephone service between
France and Italy was given out
Observers here were of the
opinion that MusSolini would is
sue the declaration at a meeting
of the government cabinet this
morning, but news of that body's
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
AMBULANcEs

A movement that viii event.
ually result in providing 100
ambulances for service with the
Allies has been begun by John II.
McFadden. Jr., Memphis, Tenn,
cotton employer. Although the
identity of the donors have not
been announced, Mr.. McFadden
disclosed that funds for the
maintenance of four ambuIances.
amounting to $4,000, have been
donated already.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
SENATE APPROVES
AIR EXPANSION BILL
NEW BASES AND TRAINING
OF Pilots STIPU-
LATED
CBy Assoeiated Pres.l

WASHINGTON, June 4.-The
Senate today approved an appro-
priations bill which calls for i'm
mediate construction of 10000
airplanes and training of $4,000
pilots for the navy.
The bill stipulated that estab-
lishment of new airbases may in
clude the search for sites in va
rious South American countries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
ALLIES RETALIATE
BOMBING OF PARIS
PLANES ATTACKED MUNICH
AND OTHER GER
MAN CITIES

PARIS, June 4-The Allies
have struck back at the Nazis
for the Paris bombing raid.
War department admitted that
attacks had been made on Munich
and other cities by French bomb
ers searching out military objec-
tives, including air bases be-
hind the German lines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
NAILS RAID
CHEHBOURG

fBy Associated PressD
BERLIN, June 4.-DNB news
agency today stated that Ger
man bombing planes had COM
pleted a successful raid on the
great French seaboard city of
Cherbourg.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-04
President Signs Bill
For ArbaSe Purchase
NAVY DEPARTMENT TO BUY TRUMBo PROPERTY
NOW UNDER LEASE

WASHINGTON. June 4.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt signed House Bill
No. 914O today, which authorizes
the navy secretary to acquire
about 81 acres at Key West at a
cost not to exceed $125,000, for a
naval air base.
President Roosevelt also signed
a measure permitting acceptance
of 1884 acres in Miami for a
nominal $l.00
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-05-02
Conference of Social
Work At Tucson

Migratory workers, whose pro-
blem has made Arizona's program
in the Farm Security administra-
ton the second largest in the
United States, viii, be one subject
of discussion during the Friday
session of the Arizona Conference
Of Social Work to be held in
Tucson az the Hotel Santa Rita
May 2 to 4.
Fred Hoehler, Chicago, execut-
i've secretary of the American
Public Welfare Association will
preside over this session which
will be divided into four sections,
Lawrence |. Hewes, Jr., regional
director of the Farm Security Ad'
ministration, will discuss the "Re-
giona, and National Aspects" of
the program. John c. Henderson,
San Francisco, chief of the migra'
tory labor division, will speak on
the General Operations of the
Migrant Program"
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-05-02

disbursed for labor and the re-
mainder for superintendent ana
other non labor costs.
Starting dates for the four otner
units of the program have not YET
been determined. SpeciflcatlohS
for these provide for the construc'
ton of a junior cottage, an III
Urinary building, mess hail. anu
the rehabilitation of the water sup
ply system.
The junior cottage will be o6
feet, 5 inches by 73 feet, 9 lnches
in area, of reinforced concrete
throughout, with steel window
sashes and copper roofing.
This building will contain l.
bedrooms for inmates, each nine
by II feet: guest room, matron
quarters; living room; bath room;
kitchen and dining room.
The mess hall will be of rein
forced concrete throughout, with
steel roof trusses over the dining
room. and copper roofing, and VIII
contain mess or dining hall space
80 by 20 feet; a kitchen, 20 feet
9 inches by 30 feet, inches; and
a bakery, 20 feet, 9 inches by ~
feet 8 inches.
Another building will, house the
infirmary and receiving ward ano
will be sc feet, 9 inches by 73 feet
9 inches in area, Of reinforced con
crete throughout and will contain
IL rooms nine feet by IL feet; a
convalescent ward, Is feet by 81
feet; bath ROOM operating room
and receiving office.
The fifth unit will provide fol
the reconstruction of the water
supply system, situated on state
land six miles north of Fort Grant
Total estimated cost of all the
units including the one started is
$127.796. the sponsors share OF
which viii, be $64,401. WPA funds
for the entire project are limited
to $63,395.-Ex.