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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
BRITAIN PREPARES ITS
DEFENSES FOR I'M
PENDING NAZI IN
VASION

LONDON. June ls.-Nazi high
command today claimed that the
French stronghold at verdun had
fallen. and if this is true. coupled
with the reported fall. of Mont
medY. the anchor fortress at the
westend of the Maginot Line. if
now appears that the French
main line of defenses built at ire
mendous expense over a long
period of years. is in serious
danger.
Britain continued in its efforts
to bolster the French lines with
shipments of more materials and
men to the defending forces now
preparing to dig in 40 miles south
of Paris. At the same time, how
ever, attention is being paid to
the Strengthening of home de-
fenSes.
British headquarters recalled
Hitler's time table of invasions in
Europe. as announced months
ago. In it, the German feuhrer
stated that Paris would fall by
June 18th. Running true to
schedule, almost to the day, the
English remember that the same
table calls for capitulation of
England by August 18th, and
every force is being expended to
ward off the blows expected to
start soon.
The German radio-broadcast-
ers, now located in Paris, state
that a separate peace will be Of
fered France, probably tonight,
or tomorrow. French govern
ment heads, however. have
moved from Tours to a farther
south city, which is taken to
mean that the French will con-
tinue to defend their country
Nazi offense is now located
about Is miles south of Paris,
pushing directly south. Other
units are moving up the Marine
river towards strongholds be-
hind the Maginot Line. lie
Havre, on the channel coast, IS
completely occupied, and the of
Tense further south along the
coast has been stilled for the
moment, at least.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
COAST GUARD men
ON WAY TO JAX
FOUR EMPLOYEES REPORT
MONDAY AT HEAD
QUARTERS

Attaches of the United States
Coast Guard who have received
orders transferring them from
Key West base to headquarters
at Jacksonville district and have
been detached from duty in this
city, have left or viii leave to
accept their assignments.
Vernon Albury and William B.
Demeritt. clerks, left this MORN
ing. Chief Clerk Lionel Plum
mer left yesterday for the pur-
pose of visiting his son, Joe, and
family, in Miami, before proceed
ing to his destination, and w. j.
Schoneck, assistant lighthouse
engineer, will leave on the z
o'clock bus tomorrow morning.
All report for duty next Mon
day at headquarters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
FRENCH EMPLOY
PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS

ROME, June l5.-French air
planes appeared over this and
other Italian cities today, but
didn't drop any bombs.
Instead, thousands of propa-
ganda leaflets were scattered
over the countryside reminding
the Italian populace that Musso-
lini wanted war and that now
he was going to get it.
The messages called on the
Italians to stop the foolish war
against the French-you will get
nothing. win or lose.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
SMALL DISTINCTIONS
Ony Associates Pres.l

LAUSANNE. Switzerland, June
l5.-Monsieur Huguenin of the
village of Tour-de-PeilZ belongs
TO that fraternity whose mania IS
constructing the world small
est-this-or-that". NJ. Huguenin,
whose speciality is electrical en-
gines, is buisly competing with
himself
Last year he exhibited an cleo
trical motor weighing sixteen
grams (.564 ounce avoirdupois)
housed in a match box. 1t was ex-
hibited at the Swiss National Ex-
position, billed as the worlds
smallest electrical engine-and
there were no challengerS.
This year M. Huguenin has
constructed an electrical motor
weighing only six grams (212
ounce avoirdupoiSl which he has
placed inside a pearl lent by a
jeweler. He says that given time
Ohe's only As now he may do
even better than that.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
RITES TODAY FOR
FLORA NAVARRO

Miss Flora Navarro, Sc, died
yesterday afternoon 5 o'clock at
her home, els Whitehead street.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon $50 o'clock from
the residence to ST Mary'S Star
of the Sea Church. Rev. A. L.
Maureau. ST., officiating.
Lopez Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Miss Navarro is survived by
three sisters Misses America,
Puro and Maria Navarro.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
DECISION MADE AT
JOINT MEETING HELD
LAST NIGHT THIR-
TEEN ATTENDED

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
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WE DON'T ADVISE
THIS-BUT IT'S A
VERY SLICK IDEA
CBy Associates Prexsl

HOUSTON. Tex. June Is.
"A Houston man discovered
a way 10 beat the post office
out of two cents.
He put the name Of the
person addressed on upper
left-hand corner of the en-
velope. the place ordinarily
reserved for the return. He
put his own name In the CEN
ter of the envelop and mail
ed II without a stamp.
The letter was marked in
sufficient postage. and taken
by the carrier TO the address
On the upper left corner.
But the man who received
the letter went to the post
office and paid the two
cents.
"a joke is a joke. said
postal officials. but the
next person who tries this
win be prosecuted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
Coast Defense Weakness
Is Denounced By Hagood
Especial to The Citizen,

NEW YORK, June 15.-The
United States Army's failure to
provide adequate base protection
of the Navy and for harbors of
commercial and strategic i'm
portance is betrayal of trust
which may come either from
ignorance or neglect but which
may be as disastrous as the
treachery of the officials at Oslo
If war comes, according to an
analysis of the country's defenSes
written by General Johnson Ha-
good, Americas leading au-
thority on coast defense. and
published this week in Golfers.
Pointing out that IT makes no
difference to the enemy why the
guns don't shoot .just so they
don't shoot. GeneFalszl sHaeood
adds: ar
The Germans know all about
our forts Some years ago in
preparing lecture to be de-
hvered before the Naval War
College, / found that the best in
formation about the seacoast de-
lenses of the United States
available at our own Army War
College was a translation from a
German magazine.
IF the Germans knew that
they could not capture one of our
harbors. they would not attempt
an invasion of the United States.
If they believed that they could,
they might attempt to do So"
After describing in detail how
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
SIS. HARPO0N ON
WAY TO MOBILE

Steamer Harpoon, which was
lowed into the harbor last week
by the Coast Guard Cutter Pan
dora with pump trouble and had
been at anchor in the inner har-
Dor since that time, left for Mo
bile last evening.
About 5 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon the tug Bascobel, of Mo-
bile. arrived in the harbor and by
8 o'clock all had been gotten in
readiness on the Harpoon and the
vessel and tug left for their des-
tination.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
NNZZZAL[I
BONITA WILL BE
GIFT TO c. OF c.

a large bonita was caught
off Key West Thursday by
David z. Mulholland. Of Forf
Myers. Fla. while out fish
ing with Jake Key.
Mr.. Mulholland left orders
TO mount the specimen. which
weighed 1874 pounds. and he
win present il to the Key
West Chamber of Commerce
to place on the office wall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
KILLED CHANGING TIzE

NEW YORK.-While changing
a tire of a bus IN the Staten Is
land Coach Conpalg. & LsEnenre
LAURA. ~. was lkEA&nfS fahed
when the rim Snapped of ne
wheel and struck -f1inn On the
head
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15
1T TAKES A THIEF TO
OUTSMART A THIEF

BUTTE, Mont. June Is
Embarrassing. no end. was
the situation in which two
Butte second STORY men
found themselves.
While they were at work
on the second floor of an
abandoned home. looting il
of plumbing fixtures. a cou-
pie of other thieves dis
mantled the staircase and
carried il away.
II left the s. s. men no al
tentative but TO hop out of a
5. S. window.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-06-15

Key West. Florida. Is ths
most eQuable climate - ia
country; with - average =
range Of only Il Fakrxzhe1t
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Golden Gate Lists
Big Name Orchestras

NEW YORk-(C)-Cpening the
New Year with Jimmie Lunceford
and His Orchestra, January 5, s.
and 7, the Golden Gate Ballroom
listing the top bands in its Utter
bug Poll, also announced the book
ing of Duke Ellington for two one
night affairs, January 7 and 81.
On the January date Ellington
and LunCeford will be featured in
a sWingfest Les Hite and Harlana
oOnard also name bands are
booked previous to the appearance
Of Count Basic who will play the
new dance palace for two weeks
commencing January 26. Andy
Kinks Orchestra with June Rich
mond, Pha farrell, Mary Lou Will
liams and Lloyd Smith, are book
ed for dance date after having play
ed at the Golden Gate since its
opening two months ago leave Teddy
Wilson and His Band to side up
with the incoming swing maeStrOS.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Overflow Crowd
Hears DR.. Hubert
At Trinity Church

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(SNS)-.
An overflow crowd heard Presi-
dent Charles D. Hubert of More :
house College, Atlanta, Georgia,
speak to members and friends of
the Trinity Baptist Church, Smitl i
field, in services Friday night al d
Sunday morning.
The noted educator, minister ana
teacher, Friday night, installed the
officers of the church and Was well
received by the audience Sunday
morning a crowd jammed the audi
torium of the church and heard al
inSpilatiOnal message from the COi-
'ege l1eaG. SO effectively did Dr
Hubert eaptivate Eis listeners that
le was invited to speak at the night
erVic2s where huge audience
gain heard him speak.
DR.. Hubert while in the city was
he guest of Rev. w. H. Perry and
renewed several old acquaintances.
At the Sunday morning services, he
old Of Mrs. Trudy Houser Nc
Xenzie, servicing as his teacher
many years ago and complimented
her to the delight of the audience
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

what party it is"
A slip Of PAPER was quickly
r2esed to Mr.. Mitchell who was i'll
the we'll Of the House. Glancing
at it, he nodded quickly to the
writer and went on.
And right now, the Republican
party has hired a man here in
Washington to try to lead the
Negroes back to the Republican
PARTY whom we disCredit just as,
We do the party ne representS.'
1t is believed MI Mitchell was
referring to Emmett j. Scott,
former secretary OF Howard Uni
versity. now in the publicity de-
partment of the National Eepub-
lican committee MI Scott recent
ly released q story showing that
Mr. Mitchell was involved il scme
affair with the WPA job juggling
causing considerable annoyance TO
the congressman.
Following MI Mltchell's speech,
several other members Of the
house spoke, either for or against
passage Of he bin with COngcaE;-
man Gavagan Ninuing up the
debate
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
The Globe TrOtter ByC
Bv cliff M@ekay

And there was no filibuster over states rights.
The theory behind the passage of all criminal
law is not to reduce. but to wipe out the crlIne.
That should be the objective of those valiant con-
gressmen who are anxious to blot out this greatest
of menaces TO democratic government single
yrchng every five years would be ample cause
to get such measure on the statute BOOKS.
The plea to leave the question OF lyncnlnss
to the states should not be honored. The states
have had than nine decades to deal with tne
problem and with but few exceptions have not seen
FL FERRET OUT THE LYNCHERs
Local law officials during all this Tune nave
been satisfied with the perpetual coroners verolct
Of met death at the hands OF parues unkiiowi. un
This will not be satisfactory answer to lnVestl~
gators of the Department of Justice, VINO nave On
envable reputation of finding those parues uh-
known" to maintain. The lynchers and those law
officials who graciously cooperate WIN 1hein
will be ferreted out and brought to justice
Strangely enough the chief sour note heard our.
ing the brief House debate on the measure las
week was the disgusting outburst OF Artnur w,
Mitchell lately of Alabama, ana now sole iSeei'
member of Congress from Illinois. ,
MIR Mitchell who during his two terms IN tnc
House has earned the peculiar reputation OF aiWdSs
being a riddle to just whom ne represents, 'i
time very conveniently revealed why ne IS nelo IN
such affectonate regard by fellow congressman o.
the South ,. +,,+ III.
..Rennblicans were irving to buy back the Negro
vote with the bll' was just about the depth IN
long series of stupid blunders
YES MAN" ECHO ,..;ia
# was plainly yes man" echo of the hostile
or,ain+ of his southern colleague. The same sort
of tactics we're displayed by Mr.. Mitchell when tne
bill was up for consideration during the iast IN
gress when he spoke against II, la.eI liiuo'''e
8 ~, f Iess drastic antilvnchng bill of his own
Is the gentleman from Illinois SO anxious 70
re+,n tho spurious friendship of his southern COL
leagues that he would deliberately flout the i"'ei
ests of the Illinois constituents WIN oeii' ' "
Congress? ,.u .. n,.,y
His action last week will undoubtedly lead many IN
Of those back home to believe and there Will De
not few who will see that ne is not given iio s .te
e I 80 nerforno slrch C;alahad services for the
white cjtizeA of his native Chambers county, Ala
bama at their expense
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Mitchell Talks For 81 Minutes
For Passage OF Antimob Bill

WAS5INGTON-(A N P)-One
If the highliglltS of Tuesdays
lengthy debate on the Gayagan
Anti-lynching bill vas & 34-minute
speech by Congressman Arthur "
Mitchell Of Chicago who not only
urged support of the measure but
ook a dig at Republicans in gen
eral and one leader il particular
believed to be Emmett J. Scott,
although no names were called
The fate Cf q race lies in The
passage Of this bill Mr. Mitcnell
began. Then nc went on to tell %
is Cvn personal experiences in
the South, i'll Alabama ana il
Georgia ana what he had seen
and heard while living there and
what he had seen and heard since
being away from the South.
MI Mitchell pleaded with his
Democratic colleagues fCr their
support in this instance as ali SIS
surance to the loyal Negroes OF
the South.
When your fathers went to fight
in the civil war. these same Me-
groes were loyal anc. didn't betray
you. They are still loyal ana won't
petray you now," he said.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
De Rahjah, Once
Wealthy Mystic
Dies In Poverty

CHICAGO - amp - Prince
Jovedah de Rajah alias Joseph
Downing Of EdWardsville, Illinol
who masqueraded for years rs :
Hindue mystic and amaSsed for
tune from his crystal gazing, dleC
last week in paupers ward of the
County hospital
The Prince who spoke seVera'
languages, had travelled and ming
eel with the worlds wealthy anc
great Several years ago he built q
Moorish castle near IdleWild Mich
where he entertained with Lavish
parties. Loss of his fortune l.
is thought to have begun WITH
domestic troubles when, after a
separation from his wife, the two
maintained elaborate establish
ments on the estate at IdleWilc',
Prince Rajah was also noted fc'
his philanthrOpic gestures TO needy
children. His body was cremated.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Takes Dig At
Emmett Scott
During Address

His pleas seemed to fell on deaf
ears among his southern palti-
sans, until he began mnkirg a
political issue of the bill and
started attacking Hamilton Fish,
Republican
Mr. Mitchell told of the GeSer-
ticn of the Republican party by
the Negroes and of the efforts be-
ing made by Republicans tc regain
the Negro vote.
The question of "votes for SAFE
arose in the argument and Mr
Fish was quick to ask Mr. Nit
chell,
Does the Congressman mean
that the Negro vote is for sale?"
Every mans vote IN the United
states is fer SALE snapped Nr
Mitchell, "as long as it insures hm
liberty and happiness, no matter
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

NEW YCRK-(S u S)-Faiiin2
to get a reply from Vice President
Garner on the question of whether
he believes that Negro Democrats
in Texas and other southern states
should be given the opportunii
to exercise tIleir ccRStItuticnal
right of franchise in voting dur
ing the 1910. primaries, the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colcred People has again
written Garner asking him to IL
tdrpret the statement he issued
Last December, when he threw his
hat into the ring as a 1940 presi-
Dental candidate
Last December, when he an
nounced his candidacy, Garner
issued a forty-fOur word state
ment, which said in part:
THE candidate (for president)
should be selected at primaries aiId
conventions as provided by law, and
I sincerely trust that all Democrats
will participate. T."
1t was on that part of the state
ment which said "all Democrats
that the NAAC'P queriel tho vice
president, in a telegram sent to
him homa in Uvalde, Texas. The
telegram asked Garner TO clarity
his statement and TO state whether
he included Negro democrats i'll
his thinking when he made the
statement.
Garner, through his secretary,
Louis Friday, refused to enlarge
en- the statement.
In a letter to the Vice President
the NAACP wrote on January
tLat: 1T would appear to us
that this is one exception which
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Two Sentenced
To Hang In
Mississippi

PRENTISS, Mise (SNS)-HiltOn
Fortenberry and Jerome Franklin
convicted in the Staying of a white
peace officer New Years day, Mon
lay had been sentenced to be
hanged February 23 The two men
were found guilty by a Jeff Davis
county jury.
About rs national guardsmen were
on duty at the trial to prevent
mob action.
The convicted men were accused
of killing officer j. c. Sanford
when he and other officers tried
to stop an alleged liquor car
Franklin and Fortenberry were re-
ported riding i'll the car,
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

overlooking the very obvious fact
that the same motives forming the basis of their
criticism were moving them to oppose the measure.
Besides the old "political' charge the gentle
men from the South forth this time with
new weapon aimed at the bill Taking Dr Fat
terson's Tuskegee report of only three lynchlngs
for 1882 their contention that this proved how
unnecessary was federal statute to curb lynch
ings.
These three, of course, were the only lynchlhgs
which received any publicity. Unquestonaoly tnere
were more. but the very fear of furnishing aooeo
weight for the passage of an ant-lynchlng Dill
has driven those who lynch to make as Httle NOISE
and fuss about the matter as possible
This plus the fact that twenty-five possible mop
victims were spirited away beyond the reach ol
Iynchers by alert law officials alone proves now
potent the anti-lynching bill has already become
before lis actual passage
SHOULD NOT BE BLINDED
The decrease in the number of lynchhgs eacn
wear is indeed comInendable but proponents OF Gne
Gavaean- Wagner bill should not become oIhoeu
by this fact. If anything, it should make them all
the more determined to that 1t receives 'fle
approval of Congress and the Presidents signature
is affixed thereto
Kidnapings were definitely on the decrease
when the so-caled Lindbergh law making his
crime a federal offense passed lhis lact oo
not in any way deter its approval by congress
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

pACScllL SSoSlOIl VI blle iOIn COu
gress in passing the anti-lynch
bill, Commissioner Studebaker
barred his views on racial atti-
tudes and intolerance. He said:
I'm these United States we face
the problem of organizing our
economic life SO that all of the
people are productivity employ
ed all the time. Here we are con-
fronted with the complex issue of
making good use of our land, OF
conserving both human and nat
ural resources, and of saving
the farm enterprise from being
checked with surpluses.
"Right here is a challenge to
our traditional principles of toll
eranee and equality. Race pref
udiee and religious bigotry ar
in our midst and call for relent-
less resistance through the use Of
all enlightening processes, City
sluns and rural substandard
housing, child labor, inequality
cf educational opportunities, mob
violence and lynching and
many other evils threaten democ-
racy here in America.
"The solid and constant attack
on these human problems is the
very essence of national defense
and the best assurance Of de-
pendable national unity.
"Yet we may go too far in re-
treating form these issues and
postponing programs of social and
economic Improvement in order
to concentrate on national mill
tary defense. Let us be clear
about this matter. What are VIC
proposing to defend? Who is go
ing to be called upon to man thf
defenses? Unless we find answer
to some of these prolonged Dc.
preston problems. millions of our
people unemployed, burdenet
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Six Perish AS Flames
Destroy Virginia Home

2:3O am. by the county agent bul
a portion OF the second floor hac
already fallen in and he was un-
able to save the family Although
badly burned, he made his way d
quarter OF a mile through the
snow 10 the nearest home ana was
carried from there to hosplISi
in Richmond where he dlea 5000
afterward
A graduate of Hampton, JefIries
had been county agent here foi
tho past years His wife, q
graduate of 1uskegee institute.
was a daughter of j B. Piercc
of Hampton.
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

CHICAGO (ANP) Mrs. Lor-
raine Green, president Of the
Douglass League of Women voters
Of this city, has just concluded SIX
weeks service as a member OF the
Federal Grand Jury sitting in Chi
cago.
1t is the first time that col
ored woman has sat on a tedera'
Jury in Illinois, women having only
been admitted to jury service OF
any sort in Illinois during the past
six months. There have been one
or two women of the griup serve
on petit jurieS since that time.
Former Judge Albert B, George
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
First Woman Serves On
Chicago Federal jury

who has practised law in Chicago
for thirty years, says it is the frs:
time a colored person, man or Wom'
an, has served on a federal granc
Jury in this city. 1t is also believed
that this is the first time a Negro
woman has sat on a federal grano
jury anywhere in America.
There were II women and II
men on the jury with which Mrs
Green served. All led in the
city'S social and civic life, five OF
them being presidents of League OF
Women Voters branches. Several oil
the women were wives of leadln
Chicago lawyers, a federal jury be
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Four-Day-Old
Baby Among
Those Dead

was Miss Judy Hawkins. The Oh
ly cne Of the four Jeffries' chii-
dren to survive the blaze was
visiting in Hampton at the time.
The fire was discovered about
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
Garner Gets Second
Query On Black Vote
ed as a landmark until its

he could make since the question
we ask deals with the matter Of
observance Of non observance of
the Constitution which gud antees
that all qualified citizens should
not be barred Oh account of ract,
creed or colcr from voting"
The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20

AMELIA, Va.-(A N pc. ..
Jeffries, Amelia and NottaWay
county agent, his wife, Beatrice
Pierce Jeffries, daughter of
Hampton institute official. three
of their children and nurse dice
in a fire which destroyed then
home early Monday morning.
One of the children was
baby four days old and the nurse