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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
COMDR. HOEY TO
BE RELIEVED OF
COMMAND SOON
CAPT. JACOBS TO TAKE OVER
DUTY: COMDR. HOEY WILL
REMAIN AS PORT DIREC-
TOR

Capt. w. F. Jacobs, U.S.N., as
chief of staff of the seventh nav
al district, will soon arrive in
Key West to command the naval
station here, it was officially an
nounced today.
Capt. Jacobs will relieve Com
mander G. B. Hoey, as COM
mander of the station. Com
mander Hoey will remain here,
however, as port director of the
seventh naval district, according
to a communication received by
Commander Hoey today.
Commander HOey has been in
command of the station since it
was officially reopened last No
vember /. 1t has been his job and
responsibility to put the station
and plant in an operating condi-
ton and to supervise the prepare
ton of plans and specifications
for the proposed auxiliary naval
seaplane base on Trumbo Island.
When he first came to Key
West, Commander Hoey an
nounced his presence here as Of
ficer in charge of the station
would come to an end as soon as
chief of staff arrived. Capt.
Jacobs is scheduled to come here
from Newport, r. l., where he is
repeatedly connected with nav
al staff college.
Commander Hoey has made a
large circle of friends since he
took over the station from Lieut..
Comdr. Fort Callahan, now dis
trict naval communication Off
Ger. The officer in charge of the
station has participated in a
number of conferences with va
rious public and civic officials,
and has been Every co-opera :.
tive, according to those who
have come in contact with them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
CLERK SAWYER
GIVES COMPLETE
MURPHY FACTS
RETURNS FROM CONVENTION
IN TAMPA: PROCESS TO OBJ.
TAIN UNCLAIMED LAND rs
SIMPLIFIED

Clerk Ross c. Sawyer returned
home yesterday from attending
the convention of Circuit Court
Clerks which was held at Tam
pa, last weekend, where final in
structions were given by the I. I.
Board as to the procedure of
handling the Murphy Sales (Sec-
ton 81.
Of initial interest is the fact
that the partial instructions
which were forwarded several
weeks ago of all clerks are can
celled. A simpler and better
working agreement has been
adopted by the l. I. Board. The
important points of the new in
Structions are briefly enumerated
as follows:
l. Advertisement to be made
in newspaper on Friday between
the 4th and 10th of each month.
2. Parcels advertised to be
sold at public cutlery at the court
house door.
3. Clerks will cause to be adj
vertised as many parcels as pos
Sible in one advertisement.
4. Applicant to pay upon ap-
plication all cost, also applicants
bid. Base bid to be Is per cent
of 1882 assessed value.
5. Sale)to be held by clerk on
day indicated in notice between
10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
6. Parcels will be declared
sold to the highest and best bid
der for cash, subject to the ac-
ceptance by the Trustees of the
l. l. Board.
7. Purchaser at sale if not ap-
plicant, pays all cost in addition
to bid If purchaser is not orig
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
CRIMINAL COURT
DOCKETS CASES
this MORNING
THIRTY-SIX NAMES DRAWN
FOR JURY SERVICE: COURT
ADJoURNS UNTIL $50 Am.
TOMORROW

Cases pending for action of
Criminal Court were docketed to-
day after court had been conVen-
ed by Judge William V. Albury.
After the docket had been set
court adjourned until $3.50 a. m.
tomorrow.
In court Saturday, Judge AL
bury drew SO names from the
Jury box for duty during the
present session, which will prob
ably last throughout the week.
The following names were
drawn, the majority of those
listed having responded to the
call this morning:
Miguel Castillo, William A.
Lotion, John Larner, Walter
Continued On Page Four
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were called to attention and pre-
Sented arms as the admirals
party arrived at the spot. The
buglers then gave two flourishes,
ranks were opened and Admiral
Allen inspected the two detach-
mentS.
Admiral Allen then made an
inspection of the administration
building. He was particularly
interested in the plans and speci-
fication for the proposed new
auxiliary naval seaplane base on
Trumbo Island, and spent some
time discussing details with Com
mander Hoey and Lieut.. Com
mander T. j. Brady, naval civil
engineer officer in charge of pub
lie works here. 4
At 1890 a. M, the admiral
greeted the officers of the sta
ton, destroyers, tenders and sea-
planes, who appeared at Com
mander Hoey's office to pay their
official respects. Heading the
group was Capt. Arthur S. Car
pender, senior officer of the
naval forces afloat and in the
air here, who is an old friend of
Admiral Allen. The Seaplane
group was headed by Lieut..
Commander A. P. Storrs, III,
flight commander of patrol
squadron So.
As this gathering broke up,
city, county and public officials
also paid their respects to Ad-
miral Allen, as outlined else
where in this issue of The Citi-
zen.
Tonight at Casa Marina, Ad-
miral and Mrs. Allen and their
daughters will be guests of the
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
DIR. |. SAUNDERS
TO CANCER POST
LEAVES WEDNESDAY FOR
BALTIMORE MARINE HOS
PITAL; HERE OVER YEAR

DR.. Irvine Saunders, who has
been associated here on the med
ical staff at the Marine Hospital,
received an appointment recently
to the Cancer Research Depart
ment in the Marine Hospital at
Baltimore, Md.
DR.. Saunders has been in Key
West for the past year and half,
coming from Oklahoma City,
kla.
He will leave Wednesday of
this week to take up his new
work. Enroute to Baltimore, DR..
Saunders will visit with friends
and relatives in Virginia for a
few days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
U. S. CONSUL AT
Was Present During Siege
WARSAW in TOWN
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- - - - - -
w. H. Cramp, of Philadelphia,
the American Consul at Warsaw,
Poland, is at the Casa Marina for
several days with Mrs. Camp.
Among the last to leave the be-
sieged city of Warsaw during the
German invasion, the consul saw
most of the heavy fighting. In
fact, as Mr., Cramp puts it, it was
much too close for comfort.
Mr.. Cramp stated that while
the bombardments were terrific,
most Of the buildings in Warsaw
were modern steel structures and
consequently, even though hit
numerous times by shells, they
are still standing.
The former consul to Warsaw
was forced to stay in the city I'M
til all Of the Americans were
evacuated. When he left he took
100 refugees with him. Mrs.
Cramp left Warsaw on the last
train, September l.
Mr., and Mrs. Cramp will be in
Key West for several days before
starting a leisurely trip north.
This is their first visit to Key
West and both love the Island.
When questioned on his future
plans, Mr.. Cramp explained that
he has heard nothing yet and then
went on to say that the United
States was not such a bad place
in which to live.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
CORONER,S JURY
ASSEMBLIES TODAY
STRIVING FOR FINAL DEcI-
SION IN CASE OF MAN
FOUND DEAD

Body OF the unidentified man
whose body was discovered
week ago today in the Roosevelt
Boulevard swimming pool was
buried today by Pritchard Fun
cral Home under instructions is
sued by Peace Justice Enrique
Esquinaldo, Jr., coroner eX-of-
ficio.
At the same time Justice Es-
quinaldo announced that all eff
forts to date to identify the
body had resulted in failure, and
said that the coroner's jury would
resume its inquest at S o'clock
this afternoon at county court
house
Among the witnesses to be
questioned at the inquest will be
DR.. William r. Warren, city
health officer, who performed
the autopsy and who is expected
10 affirm or deny whether the
lungs of the body were filled
with water; Identification Officer
Roy Hamlin; Andrew Pritchard,
of Pritchard's Funeral Home, and
Silvio Carrera, WPA Waterman,
who found the body.
Officer Hamlin spent Sunday
on the Keys questioning fisher
men and other residents in the
hope of identifying the body.
Hamlin had learned that fish
erman, who had been in Key West
a few days before the body was
found. was missing. This man
turned out to be very much alive,
so that lead was dropped.
Hands and feet of the body
were tied with a green fishing
line when it was discovered. Also
in the pockets was another line
of the same kind, a rubber purse
such as fishermen carry and a
fisherman's knife. These effects
gave some basis for the belief
the dead man may have been a
fisherman.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
Warning Europe
Appears Headed
Towards Climax
BELGIUM ALARMED AT
THREAT OF INVASION;
RUSSIA M A r c H E S
AGAIN
By Associated PreHs)

LONDON, Jan. 15.-Observers
here tabulated war events over
last weekend and noted the fol-
lowing circumstances as of chief
Importance:
Belgium appeared to be in a
state of turmoil, and the reason
is not quite clear. King Leopold
has all but declared general
mobilization under the belief, it
is stated, that the NaziS will
shortly drive through his coun-
try towards the sea and into
France. Over 100000 Belgiums
are under arms now and 100000
more will be called up for active
service shortly.
Germany, it was learned, de-
MED that any invasion of Belgium
is possible. Charging a plot to
provoke neutral action against
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
Officials See Hope
For Federal Action
Favoring Aqueduct
CONFERENCE OF COM
MISSION AND ENGIN-
EERS HELD SATURDAY
IN MIAMI

Hope that federal lending
agencies would take action with
in 80 days on application for
loans and grants totalling ap-
rrcximatelY Sl.30o.000 for a fresh
wafer system to Key West from
the mainland were expressed TO-
day by officials identified with
Florida Keys Aqueduct Commits
sion.
At a conference in Miami Sat
urday, B. M. Duncan, engineer,
and S. P. Robineau, Miami at
torney, representing the aqueduct
commission, were authorized to
confer with Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation and Works
Progress Administration execu-
tiveS in Washington on the fund
application made by the commits
sion.
Attending the conference were
State Representative B. c. Papy,
William T. Doughty, Jr., chair
man of the commission, Duncan,
Robineau and l.. L. Lee, of L. Z.
Lee g. Associates, fiscal agents
for the commission.
The commission was informed
that Ralson T. Killiam, New York
hydraulic engineer, identified
with the l.. L. Lee organization,
would also meet with Duncan and
Robineau at Washington and ex-
anime the engineering and finan-
cial phases of the water system
with the federal agencies.
Word reaching the aqueduct
commission indicates that the RFC
and the WPA favor financing o.
the system. The commission has
asked the RFC for $1,000,O00 on
a loan. This sum would be used,
in part, as a sponsorship fund for
a 100000 WPA work grant. It
is estimated the $1,3OO,0OO thus
obtained would cover the cost of
14-inch pipeline from the main
land. pumping stations and ma
terialS.
Duncan has been running a
survey for the water line along
the Keys for several weeks. The
surveyors were reported today
working near Tavernier in the
direction of Florida City. Sur
veys at the Key West end of the
line are repeatedly finished.
From these surveys it will be
possible for the engineers to pre-
pare the detailed plans in CO.
operation with Killiam. hydraulic
expert. If the RFC and WPA
engineers at this weeks meeting
approve the tentative plans, the
matter of providing the money
would have to be considered by
the boards of the two agencies.
The WPA project sought would
provide much of the common
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
MRS. HICKS
DIED SUNDAY
SERVICES TO BE HELD HERE:
DEATH OCCURRED IN
CORAL GABLES

Mrs. Vernon Hicks, SIS, whose
home is at White and Division
streets, died yesterday at the
residence of her daughter. Mrs.
Ralph L. Higgs. in Coral Gables.
Funeral services, which will be
announced later, are to be in
charge of the Lopez Funeral
Home, and will be held in this
city.
Surviving Mrs. Hicks, besides
her husband and daughter, are:
Two grandchildren. June and
Patsy; one brother, William Men
endez, a sister, Mrs. Thomas
Moore. both of Key West, and
another sister, Mrs. Roy Nor
cross, of Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
Waterfront Presented Busy
Scene Over Last Weekend

Tourists got great kick out
of the Key West waterfront ac-
tivity yesterday. There was
plenty of ship movement which
drew attention of many strang-
ers, while some hundreds of
them viewed the 1000 exhibits
at the tropical aquarium and the
Thompson turtle crawls.
Three destroyers, Philip, Evans
and Wickes were anchored in the
main channel, while the Schenck
was tied up at the naval station
upkeep dock where she is to re-
main the next two weeks.
Crews of the. Philip, Wickes
and Evans were summoned late
Saturday night. to move the YES
sells into the channel because of
the expected arrival at the fuel
ing dock of the naval tanker
Salinas. They had cleared when
the Salinas entered the harbor.
Sunday she pumped several thou
sands of barrels of fuel oil into
the station storage tanks. Over
100 tons of material for the local
supply store were also on board
the Salinas. 1t took II hours for
the unloading operations, after
which the Salinas departed for
Texas.
Also unloading fuel oil here
Sunday was the Texas COM
pany's tanker Arizona. She drop
ped $4,000 barrels into the Porter
Dock company tanks. She ar
rived at 2 a. m. Sunday and left
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
Naval Station Officially
Welcomes Admiral Allen
INSPECTION OF FACILITIES HERE MADE; FULL
ROUND OF FUNCTIONS ANNOUNCED

Rear Admiral w. H. Allen,
commandant of the sixth, seventh
and eighth naval districts, en-
bracing sections of IL states and
including Key West, was Of
ficially welcomed at Key West
Naval Station this morning His
flag, two white stars on field
of blue, had been flown from the
station since his arrival at p. m.
Sunday.
Sunday the admiral with Mrs.
Allen and their daughter had
been guests of Commander G.. B.
Hoey, officer in charge of the
station, at his quarters. During
the afternoon the officers of the
station and ships present here
and number of citizens drop
ped in at the little reception.
When the admiral left his
quarters at $50 o'clock this
morning he was accompanied by
Commander Hoey, Lieut.. Com
mander S. H. Clark, his aide,
Lieut.. Commander Fort Gala
han, district communication of
ficer, and Lieut.. Col. G.. D. Hat
field, commanding officer of the
United States marines.
Inside the main entrance gate
the marine detachment under
First Lieut.. M. o. Donohoo, and
the naval station enlisted per-
sonnet, was drawn up. They
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
FAIL TO FIND
AUTO ROBBERS

Police have been unable to get
any trace of the two men who
allegedly stole an automobile
from a visitor Saturday night and
abandoned it at Division near ST.
monitor street after they had
crashed over the curb and land
ed on the porch of a nearby
dwelling.
The car is owned by Ray Coff-
man, Miami, whose yacht is now
tied up at Craig's Dock.
Mr. Coffman parked the car
downtown, where it was stolen
by two men whose identities were
not Immediately established.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
EXAMS FOR NAVY
YARD JOBS LISTED
FOR WORK ON SHIPS AT
CHARLESTON: THREE POSI-
TONS OPEN NOW

Three announcements of Civil
Services examinations to be taken
for as many positions in the
u. S.. Navy Yard at Charlecton,
S. c. were made last weekend.
The positions to be filled are as
follows:
Anglesmith, from $6.62 to $7.58
per day, to bend or shape chan
nel-iron, tee-iron and bulb-tees
into angular shapes or any shapes
generally used in ship construc-
ton, working from templates
furnished.
Helper, Shipfitter, from 1895
to $3.50 per day, to assist the
shipfitter in assembling work
aboard ship or in shops, fairing
up and boiling up work.
Calker and Clipper, from $6.91
to $7.87 per day, to chip plates
and shapes of any thickness; to
chip and calk seams. butts, and
rivetS to stand a pressure up to
Is pounds per square inch on
ships hull, buikheads, decks, etc.
Applications, as usual, may be
obtained from the local Civil
Service Examiner at the u. S.
Postoffice and are returnable to
the Recorder, Board of Labor
Employment, U, S. Navy Yard,
Charleston, S. c.
All positions require a 40-hour
week, and no-one is to apply un-
less experience in the various po-
SitionS can be listed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15

Sunday evening for Port Arthur,
Texas, for another cargo destined
for other Florida ports.
The S. S. Cuba arrived at the
P. & o. Steamship company dock
from Tampa at 7:45 a. m. and
cleared at 10:55 a. m. for Ha-
vana. On her arrival the Cuba
carried SO first class and one
second class passenger for Ha-
vana, eight first class and a few
second class passengers for Key
West. When she left for Havana
she carried 108 first class and
two second class passengers who
boarded her here pz
The Cuba brought go sacks of
mail for Havana and one sack for
Key West, and IS tons of gen.
eral cargo consigned to Key
West from Tampa. From Key
West the Cuba carried eight auto
mobiles, Is sacks of mail and
seven tons of fish for transport
to Havana. Hundreds of visitors
were on hand throughout the
loading and unloading.
Besides a number of pleasure
yachts, the Coast Guard Light
house Tender Ivy and the Naval
Seaplane Tender Gannett were
tied up here over the weekend.
Today the destroyers Evans
and Philip were scheduled to
leave on regular neutrality
patrol in this area, while the Lea
and Twiggs were due back at the
station after a tour of sea duty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
BLIND PENSIONS
TO SO PERSONS

DR.. Joseph Valdes reported to-
day that the state examinations
held in his office Saturday after
noon resulted in certificates of
blindness being awarded to SO
Key West persons, who are
suffering with either advanced or
partial yet incurable, cases of
cataract.
DR.. Valdes was assisted in the
work by DR.. o. c. Brown, of Fit.
Lauderdale. representative of the
State Welfare Board. Pensions
viii be granted the persons ex-
arnined, it was stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
FIREMEN TO FETE
WILLIAM ARCHER

In appreciation of his long
service in the department, Will
liam T. Archer will be honor
guest at a dinner to be given
February 9 by the members of
the Key West Volunteer Fire De-
partment.
Mr. Archer has been a member
of the department for more than
so years, and served as treasurer
of the organization since 1900
Mr.. Archer was not candi-
date for reelection at a meeting
of the volunteers last week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
KEY WEST CAMERA
Paper Features Pictures
MAKES BOW TODAY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Residents of Key West today
were greeted with a new publ
cation, distributed to subscribers
this morning.
The publication is named "Key
West Camera" and contains over
a hundred views of Key West
scenes. Publishing editor is l.. p.
Artman. Jr., and photo editor is
Jack Harris.
Six pages make up the publ
cation. four of pictures and two
containing a greeting to Key
West and key information iden-
tifying the pictures on the other
four pages.
The Camera" is scheduled for
weekly appearances.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
MARINE QUARTERS
ALMOST COMPLETE

Barracks for the United States
marines now guarding the naval
station property will be ready for
occupancy this week, it was in
dictated today in statements made
to Lieut.. Col. G. D. Hatfield, COM
handing officer of the detach-
ment. Only the water connec-
tons remain to be made before
the building is ready.
For some time the marines.
have been quartered in the old
station recreation building.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
PROPOSALS

Sealed bids will be received
until Friday, January 10. 1910,
7:30 P. M. for Three 60 IL ton,
hydraulic dump trucks, steel
cabs, with dual rear wheels and
10 ply, 32x6 tires, fob. Key
West. Bidder to state cash price,
also terms. The usual right is re-
served to reject any and all bids.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
jan13-2t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
Rear Admiral Allen
Declares City Will
Come Into Her Own
ARoUsES HOPE OF CITY, COUNTY AND CIVIC
BODIES IN RECEPTION TODAY

key West is coming into her
own again.
In these words, Rear Admiral
w. H. Allen, commandment of the
naval district embracing Key
West, today aroused the hope and
optimism of a delegation of city,
county and civic officials that
visited him at station head
quarters.
Restrained by official policy,
Admiral Allen made no direct
promises for a more substantial
naval development at Key West,
but his remarks indicated the
navy appreciates the strategic
and training values of this
southernmost naval operating
base.
Promised Cooperation
In his smiling remarks to the
delegation, the admiral promised
the full cooperation of his Or
ganization with Key West, agreed
to do all in his power to help the
city finance and build a water
supply system from the mainland
and lauded the order which re-
suited in reopening of the naval
station.
He suggested a concerted eff
fort by Key West officials toward
bringing fresh supply of water
from the mainland, stating that
such supply would benefit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15
MRS. MoNDUL RECEIVED
FINAL DECREE SATURDAY

Mrs. Ophelia Mondul, who re-
ceived her final decree from Jo-
seph Mondul Saturday, left Sun
day on the SIS. Cuba for Havana,
where she will remain indef-
itely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15

naval operations here. 1t was in
dictated the naval station would
absorb its water supply from
such system, utilizing the pres
ent storage facilities for emer-
gency.
In response to a direct ques-
ton as to the future of the Key
West submarine base, Admiral
Allen remarked that it would be
a fine thing for the city if the
base were utilized, but added
that it was too soon to make any
predictions that might arouse
hopes that might later be damp
ened.
Wafer Principal Factor
Conversation among the naval
officers and public and civic Of
ficials hinged around the need
for fresh water supply, mos
quito control and general facts
regarding Key West. 1t was
agreed that water was the prin-
cipal factor affecting the future
of the city, and, following a
pointed suggestion, Key Vests
representatives in Congress may
soon be importuned to get busy
on the water program.
Mayor Willard M. Albury acted
as spokesman for the civilian
group, expressing the general
Continued on Page Three
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-15

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit