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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
Three DeStrOyerS Onom9s
Way To Join Patrol

Destroyer U.S.S. OVERTON, Of
the Key West-West Gulf Patrol,
arrived at Key West Naval Sta
ton this morning from Galveston
to take on fuel and stores for the
sealed orders" trip being I'M
dertaken by all ships of the local
neutrality patrol.
The OVERTON, together with
the U.S.S. CAMBRIDGE and
U.S.S. STURTEVANT, left earlier
today to join the other ships of
the patrol, the latter two having
come in yesterday morning to
complete fueling and taking on of
stores.
Commander Wilder Baker.
U-S.N., is supposed to be on
board one of these vessels, going
to relieve Captain A. S. Carpen-
der, U.S.N. of his command of
the local paJTOI.
Commander Baker arrived in
Key West last night from his
duty as officer in charge of Naval
Tactics and Strategy at Yale Uni
versity, staying with Captain
Walter F. Jacobs, U.SN., station
commandment, overnight.
Contrary to reports by other
newspapers. The Citizens report
yesterday that six VP bomberS
had left yesterday morning to
join ships of this patrol at the
appointed rendezvous was veri-
fled by naval authorities this
morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
Democratic Committee
OpensRe-ElectionDri Drive

Monroe County Democrats Ex-
ecutive Committee inzuE1rs1ed
its drive 10 vigorously supp01
President Roosevelf's bi6 far r.
election today. The foIloEEE
statement. prepared BY the coz-
mittee, was authorized for r.
lease:
Regardless Of political zEEIIlz-
tons, no true-blo0ded Key Wez-
CT, Or adopted son for that ri
ter. can conscienti0uSly fz1 -
vote for Franklin d RooseEe1
next Tuesday
"Disgruntled POLITICIANS and
some VINO have even drunk Free-
ly from the public tr01gh fT
years under the New Deal are
carrying the WiIlkie banner n
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
ABSENTEE VOTING
REPORTED LIGHT

County Judge Raymond R.
Lord stated this morning that
absentee balloting for the cleo
ton next Tuesday was very light,
only twenty having appeared to
vote up to noon today.
Deadline for absentee voting
viii come at midnight tomorrow.
Friday. Judge Lords office will
not remain open, however, be-
yond 500 O'Clock Should any
one desire to vote absentee after
that time, they have been re-
queSted to get in touch with him
at home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
WALTER JACOBS, R.,
RESERVE NOMINATE

Advice was received yes
terdaY by Captain Walter z.
Jacobs. U-SN.o4haf his son.
Walter FsJoJacobs. Jr. had
been nominated by the Naval
Reserve. SeleE4iSa Board of
Pensacola TO attend fhe eighth
class of Naval Reserves 10 be
held az Naval Reserve Air
Base at Opa Locka. starring
December 18th.
ForfY-one nominations 10
this class were made by the
board.
Young Jacobs is expected
IN Key West this weekend
for a visit with his parents
before leaving 70 attend the
Naval Reserve tr al ming
school.
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Well. We Know Editors
Who'd Do Even Worse
CBy Associated Press)

McCOMB, Miss, Oct. 31.-It's
said the newspaper business is a
tough game for a Woman-that a
woman's place is in the home.
But Editor Elizabeth Willard
of the Pike county Herald, who's
gone unscathed from her journal
istic experiences, reported that
as a result of her duties in the
kitchen since she married re-
Gently she:
Cut one finger peeling pota-
toes; scraped another digit graf
ing nutmeg; scalded the other
hand in dishwater; bruised her
hip falling down the kitchen
steps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31

military service unless a bond is
posted to idemnify him should
the judgment be reversed after
he has finished military service.
3. The court may extend the
time for payment of a judgment
not exceeding three months aft
er completion OF military service,
or may arrange for its payment
in installments over a longer pc
Rod.
. 4. No man in military service
may be sued unless he is repre-
Sented in court. If he is not rep
resented by his own attorney
the court will appoint an attorney
to act for him-but he is not
bound by the action of an at
ltorney so appointed.
The summary of the Act reads:
General Relief: Persons in the
military service are granted an
extension of time to apply to any
court which has entered certain
judgments against them, while
they were in service. Other re-
lief in connection with legal
proceedings is also provided.
Rent, Insfallment Contracts and
Mortgages: The courts are allow
ed to be more lenient in certain
cases of non-payment of rent for
the dwelling place occupied by
the wife, children or other de-
pendents of person in military
service. Where an automobile,
tractor, clothing, furniture or 9th
er personal property has been
purchased under an installment
or deferred payment contract,
prior to October ID, 1910, and the
purchaser has entered the mill
tary service and thereby be-
comes unable to make the pay
mentS. the property cannot be
Continued on Page Four)
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ACTORS HELP RED CROSS

MISUNDERSTANDING to the
Canadian Red Cross, theatrical
persons from the United States
have sent a total of $4,000 to the
organization. This amount includ-
ed $4,000 from Katharine Hep
burn, S16,500 from Ruth Draper,
Robert Sherwood donated $4,000
from the proceeds of his "Abe
Lincoln in Illinois. and also of
fered his royalties from his new
play, There Shall Be No Night,
during its impending showing in
Canada.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
ST. AUGUSTINIANS
CRAZY ABOUT CITY

Two women visitors from
ST. Augustine called af The
Citizen office thisoo morning
and reported on their expert
ences while staying here dur
ina the past few days. 50
They are Miss Nina Hawk
ms, editor of the st. Angus
tine Record. and Miss Anna
E. Heist. County Home Dem
onstration Agent for ST.
Johns county.
Miss Hawkins has been in
Key West before and keeps
returning. she stated. be-
cause she is simply crazy
about the town-everYthing
about i'll"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
REPORT FAIR
SPONGE SALES
FIRST STABLE LOTS IN
MONTH SOLD THIS
WEEK

Following very little action at
the municipal sponge market
during the past month, a fair
sized auction was held on Mon
day of this week when four lots,
totalling 80 punches brought a
total of S131.3I.
Since September 80, the last
day of reporting. only three
sales were held-Oct- z, $1,000;
Oct. Il, $500 and Oct. Is,
S23.65.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
A WISE PIGEON

NEW YORK.-A homing pig
con, with broken leg which had
been improperly set in splints,
flew to the roof of the Bethel
Hospital and alighted at the feet
Of two internes. Adopted by one
of the hospital doctors, the frac-
tured leg was x-rayed and an
orthopedic surgeon of the hos
pital performed the necessary
operation, resetting the leg.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
USES IDENTIFICATION CARD

BEDFORD, Va.-The day aft
er Cecil c. Hicks. 80. of Victoria,
received his Identification from
the registrar of the draft, he was
identified. His body was found
beneath a 75-foot trestle from
which he had apparently fallen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31

Captain Jacobs reported this
morning that the navy tug Geo.
w. Codrington had arrived at
Key West base and was under
going outfitting operations for an
assignment elsewhere.
The Codrington has been re-
named the-U. S. S. Mankato, fol-
lowing the navy custom to name
all tugs after an Indian tribe or
name.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
GRAND JURY ON
TRIP TO KEYS

Membership of the Monroe
County Grand Jury left Key
West early this morning in autos
for the Florida Keys on an IN
announced mission, following re-
cess of their deliberations on the
Leon MaSsi murder ease.
1t is conjectured the jury will
make its usual investigation of
school conditions on the keys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
PLAN BUILDING
BRIDGE ACROSS
JEWISH CREEK
APPROVAL OF LOCATION
AND SPECIFICATIONS SENT
STATE DEPARTMENT BY
WAR SECRETARY

On December q, 1899. the As
SiStant Secretary Of War issued
an instrument 20 the State Road
Department of Florida. APPROX
ing the location and plans q .
bridge to be constructed across
Jewish Greek Qntracoastsl Va
terway) about two miles westerly
from Key Largo. Fla
A condition of the instrument
provides that the approval shall
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
NABs MAN WHILE PARADINc

NEW Worthwhile marching
up Fifth Avenue in the recent
Pulaski Day parade, Chief of Po-
lice John ]. Jasinski, of Man
vile, N. j., spotted man he had
been looking for. Dropping out
Of line, he nabbed the suspect,
left him at a nearby police sta
ton for safekeeping and then re-
turned to his place in the parade.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
.SG|eCtiVe Service Act
Protects Civil Rights
Of Drafted Americans
WIDE DISCRETIONARY POWER EXTENDED
TOCOURTS IN REGARD TO ENFORCE
MENT OF JUDGMENTS
Especial to The Citizen)

NSBCChaA ~
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Four
important provisions for the pro-
lection of the civil rights of men
in Selective Service training, or
in the armed forces of the nation
that are given by the Soldiers
and Sailors Civil Relief Act of
1910, are emphasized by national
headquarters, Selective Service
System, in a summary of the
Act.
The major provision, it is point
ed out, is the wide discretionary
power given to all courts in the
country with record to the en-
forcement of the judgments as
well as for the protection of de-
PENDANTS when suits are entered
and heard. Important specific
general PROVISIONS of the Act are:
l. No default judgment can be
obtained against any man of mill
terry age unless the court first is
informed by affidavit of his mill
tary status The penalty pre-
Scribed for making a false affi-
oavIt is Imprisonment for one
year or a fine of not more than
$1,000, or both.
2. Generally, no judgment can
be collected against any man in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
Bo1rlbers Halt
ItalianAdvance
Against Greece
Fight To Gain Possession
Of Greek Islands Main
Feature Of New War
Scene
(By Associated Press)


LONDON, Oct. 3l.-Late dis
patches from Athens this after
noon were TO the effect that
Greek troops were continuing 10
fight-off the Italian thrusts made
ell along the Albanian frontier.
Rome statements, however,
still maintain that the campaign
to take possession of Greece is
proceeding satisfactorily.
Observers here, taking stock
of conflicting claims, were in
clined to believe that Italy was
making but small gains into
Greek territory and forecast the
opinion that the aggression may
settle down to a long-drawn out
war with accent on preventing
British naval units from taking
advantage of the situation.
Further advice from Athens
stated that the government had
instituted "a cleanup drive
against Fifth ColumnistS and
had issued bans against all for
eigners not reporting satisfac-
tOrily on their presence in the
country.
Greece's small army was re-
ported to be holding down Ital-
ian mechanical drives in terri
tory said to be about IL miles
over the Albanian border, with
light bombers delivering telling
blows against the invaders.
Britain, meanwhile, was push
ing establishment of strong bases
on the islands of Corfu and Crete
and continued laying of mines in
other sections of waters sur
rounding Greece.
Independent experts here were
of the opinion Italy would be sue
cessful in landing troops on other
islands other than Corfu and
Crete, and that a strong drive
would soon be instituted to pre-
Continued on Page Four)
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FIRST LINK

Information contained IN
this dispatch concerns fhs
first and most important Ink
IN the protected extenxion q
Overseas Highway over fhs
r. z. c. r. r. righf-of-wzy.
County commissioner have
been actively pushing zp-
proval Of construction q the
highway bridge over Jewish
Greek.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-10-31
BIG SILVER BOOM AT
BOTTLING WORKS

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Oct.
31.-Clarksburg had more silver
dollars in circulation the other
day than at any time in recent
years.
Employees of a bottling works
received 1900 of them in their
pay envelopes.
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90 Days!

City laws now require all resi-
dents living on streets on which
sewer lateralS have been installed
to connect up their house lines
with the system.
Ninety days from date of pub
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. %, I940-is
the time limit.
THIRTY-EIGHT DAYS HAVE
Elapsed
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RALLY SATURDAY

The Dem0crafic CozEz11es
announced iris morning 11z1
Congressman Pa Canzzz
and Mrs. Cannon would - II
Key West SATURDAY ~
Cannon VIII be ne zz
speaker II = rally &C n hsA1
af La Conchs park fkz1 eve
ming starting ~ e-Do c'-l1-k-
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be misled By th0se These g.
gruntled persons were z<ec
when the New Deal CT thez CO
the payroll They place pezz
spite before love for the1r h1ze
city.
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County Commission
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-16
EDMUND STAINS ].
CONTINUANCE
Summit Street Resident in
Court to Answer Charge
Of Auto Homicide

Edmund STAINS, ~. of 40 Summit
street, charged with automobile
homicide, received C. continuance to
April 81 when arraigned before
Judge Theobald e. Conway In city
court today. STAINS was freed In
bonds Of $1,000 Coroner William B.
Hennessy, in q finding Wednesday,
held STAINS criminally responsible
for the auto death Of Michael SAX
oski, SO, here in December. Sakoski
was struck while lying on the pave
1nent on Riverside street. The cor
oner held that STAINS was drunk at
the time Of the accident, and that
the lights on his car were In de-
fective condition.
Attorney Harry Albert secured the
continuance, stating that STAINS
counsel, Attorney Michael v. Blans-
field, will be out Of the city for sew
eral weeks and wished time to study
the facts on his return. Motor Pa
trolman James Magner arrested
STAINS yesterday on a warrant issued
after the fling Of the finding by
Coroner HenneSsy.
Sakosli died q short time after
the accident. having sustained null
tiple fractures when struck. The
coroner said that testimony at the
inquest stated that STAINS had failed
to heed the signals Of q pedestrian
who was trying to assist Sakoski to
the sidewalk as the car approached.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-16
FINLAND IS GOOD
FOR ANY, WAR LOAN
Federal Loan Adnlinistra-
tor Jones Believes RUS
STA Will Not Lick Her

Washington, Feb. 16-(UP).-Fed-
eral Loan Administrator Jesse Jones
told the house banking committee
today he believes Finland will sur
vive Russian aggression and will pay
her debts.
Jones testified in support of the
senate-approved bill to increase the
revolving I nd Of the Export-1m-
port bank by 100000. 900. Out Of
this money, the bank could lend
Findland $4,000, 900 for non-mili-
tary purposes, in addition to the
$4,000, 900 already advanced.
Rep. Charles Clifford, r., Massa-
chusetts, asked If the bank would
make a loan that did not have
good chance of being repaid. Jones
said firmly, I'VE would not" Then
Clifford asked If he could say that
Findland was a good risk
my Judgment Is that lending this
money will not decide the war;"
Jones said. IT do not believe the
spirit Of the Finnish people can be
crushed. They may kill some Of this
generation. But the Finnish govern
ment will last long time. They're
an honorable people and they pay
their debts.
'They always have survived. I
think It's a fair assumption that
when this war Is over the map Of
Europe will not be greatly changed.
There,ll still be a Sweden, Finland,
Norway and a Denmark"
Jones said he thought any loans
for purchase Of war materials
should be made by congress" and
the bank fought not to take that re-
sponsibility."
1000 Years of War
Enlarging on his assertion that
Finland would survive aggression,
Jones said, well, they've been hay
ing wars over there for over 1000
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-16
ROOSEVELT SUIT
IS CAUSING TALK
Coming Just at This Time
May Have Some Politi.
cal Significance
Acme Telephoto :

Los Angeles, Feb. 16.-(UP)-
Friends Of James Roosevelt won
'dered today If any political signi-
ficance could be found In the tim
Ing of hiais<lfFo nssaait. :asss,sss-- ss1yr
For some time they had been
telling others that Roosevelt would
seek q divorce from the former
Betsey Cushing, daughter Of the
late DR.. Harvey Cushing, promln-
ent brain specialist, when he could
do so without embarrassing his
father politically.
The suit was filed yesterday at a
time when political quarters coun-
try-wide are wondering whether
President Roosevelt will seek a third
term. Could 1t mean, his friends
asked, that Mr.. Roosevelt had de-
cided against running again?
Those who sought political signi-
ficance were forced to recall that
political considerations had not de-
tered two of the Presidents chill
dren from obtaining divorces. James
Roosevelt said: II have absolutely
nothing to say"
Separated IA Months
He and his wife have been sep
arated for IA months.
Mrs. Roosevelt said in New York
that she would answer his COM
plant, which charged desertioli,
and myself file a decree Of di.
vorce." She said she expected to
remain in the east, and that her
husband had agreed she was to have
custody Of their children, Sara De-
lano, z, and Kate, 4. They had
been married eight years.
The fact that the suit was filed in
California showed that neither in
tended to remarry at once. Cali
fornia law prohibits re-marriage for
a year after an interlocutory decree
of divorce.
Under Neveda law, parties to a
divorce may Immediately re-marry.
Elliott and Anna Roosevelt obtained
Reno divorces and REMARKED short-
ly afterward.
The complaint, filed by Attorney
Milton H. Schwartz, said Mrs. RooSe-
welt had "wilfully and without cause
deserted and abandoned this plain
tiff"
$4,000 q Year Man
James Roosevelt came to Holly
wood more than a year ago as q
$50, 0OO-a-year vice president Of the
Samuel Goldwyn, Inc, Ltd. Sub
sequently, he organized a $1,000
600 producing corporation which he
now heads. He lives quietly In a
Beverly EIilsl mansion. Gossip has
linked his name to that of Romelle
Schneider, the pretty nurse who az
Tended him during his stay IN Mayo
clinic in November, 1888 and dur
ing his long convalescence. part Of
which was In California. She now
lives here and her sister, Phyllis, is
secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-16
MORE VESSELS GO
DOWN FROM MINES
Three Danish Ships Are
Among Them; Six Nazi
Submarines Destroyed
BY REUEL s. MOORE

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
London, Feb. 16.--(UP)-The sink
ing Of three Danish ships in addi-
ton to the italian freighter Giorgio
Ohlsen in the last "a hours was re-
ported to the Danish legation today
after Scandinavian newspapers had
denounced German attacks on reu-
trail shipping.
The Danish advices said that the
Martin Golldschmidt of 2,095 tons;
the Rhone Of 1904 tons and the
Sleipner Of 1,066 tons had been sunk
in the intensified sea war.
British sources have denounced
the enemy attacks on neutral vessels
designed to frighten shipping away
from English waters-and have
urged that neutral ships join British
warship conveys.
Six U-Boats Sunk
The British have announced the
sinking Of at least six U-boats in the
last week and disclosed today that
the destroyer Antelope was the war
ship that sank two German subma-
rineS in one day.
The Danish legation advices said
the Rhone and the Sleipner were
torpedoed of the east coast Of Bri-
tain about midnight on Thursday.
The Martin Goldschmidt sank
Thursday in the North Sea, but the
cause was uncertain.
Italian Freighter Sinks
The italian freightor Giorgio Ohl-
CONTINUED on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-16
FATHER COUCHLIN
MAY not TESTIFY

Washington, Feb. 16.-tUP)-Dies
committee members indicated to-
day that they would oppose any
move to summon Father Charles Z.
Cough1in as a witness.
They said privately that they be-
lie-ed it would be a mistake to
grant Father Coughlin,s request to
testify since such an appearance
would provide him with a national
sounding board 10 rviews now con-
fined to his radio speeches. They
emphasized that the committee has
no evidence that would link Father
Coughlin with the subject matter
Of the inquiry-unAmerican and
subyersive activities.
The possibility Of Father Cough
lin as q witness was raised yester-
day with the return from Texas Of
Chairman Martin Dies. D.. Tex,
who said the Detroit radio priest
had asked the committee, through
his newspaper, for q chance to tes-
tify.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-16
TURKEY SEES NO
SPREAD OF WAR

Istanbul. Turkey, Feb. 16-(UP)-
The military precautions taken by
belligerent and other nations in the
Near East aroused comment in the
Turkish press this week, but editorial
emphasis was placed on belief that
there was little danger of war
spreading to this area at present.
The newspaper Son Telegraf,
which has no ofticial status, carried
an editorial on Tuesday which en-
phasized that it was neither to the
interest Of the allies nor of Germany
or Russia to start q war in this sec
tion."
The editorial then theorized on
what circumstances might arise that
would lead the allied powers to take
some military action In the Near
East as q result Of the German
Soviet combination or Of Communist
agitation IN allied territories q in
event Russia went to the aid Of Ger
many in a way that would Illustrate
the allied blockade Of the Reich.