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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
CONDUCTS SEARCH.
FOR RARE MANATEE
WALRUS-LIKE SEA cows
NOW ALMOST EXTINCT;
TO STUDY HABITS

STUART, May 81 FNS).-Dr
Lawrence Irving, scientist OF
SW'athmOre College, arrived at
Stuart this week to search for
the almost extinct Manatee, the
walrus-like sea cow of the St.
Lucie River.
1t is hoped. the scientist *
planned, to successfully capture
a specimen and deliver it un-
harmed to the Marine Studios.
where its habits. may be studied
at leisure.
TN the manatee's physical
makeup. DR. Irving said, there
are secrets of respiration as yet
unknown to man. We may learn
something that will aid con-
ServatiOniStS in preserving the
species. Of course, our primary
purpose IS to find out why a warm
blooded mammal is able to stay
under water for such long periods
during feeding times"
More than $1,000 has been
spent so. far in an effort to cap
ture one of the mammals, DIR.
Irving said, but the animal has
eluded all efforts at capture and
has broken through traps set for
it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
SUGAR GROWERS
Ok. CONTRACT
U. S. CORPORATION TERMS
WILL PROVE MUTUAL
LII BENEFICIAL

CLEWISTON. May 81 IFNS).-
A new contract between the
United States Sugar Corporation
and independent cane growers of
this area met with the fullest
approval of the latter group this
week when the terms of the new
contract were compared with
those of previous agreements.
Growers believe that the new
Set-up will prove more beneficial
to both the Corporation and them
selves, inaSmuch as the schedule
of prices for cane is substantially
larger than in the former con-
tract, and no penalties for exces-
sive fiber are included.
Most of the provisions in the
new contract are very similar TO
those contained in the old form.
with the exception of the no
penalty ruling and increased
price schedules.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
DEFERS SENTENCE
in LICENSE CASE

William R Ashe, colored. was
tried in Criminal Court this
morning presided over by Judge
William v. Albury, with all Off
Gals of the court present. on a
charge of driving an automobile
without the necessary license.
When arraigned the accused
pleaded guilty but explained that
the car was a dealers vehicle
and he had just moved it from
the lot to make some changes
and take it right back.
Judge Albury told him that
whenever there was anything ike
that TO be done. all the rules must
be complied with or arrests are
sure to follow. Sentence IN the
case was deferred
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
LIONS SUPPORT
JAX Bid FOR
al CONVENTION
WILL ASK THAT CLUBS SUP
PORT FOR 1912 MEET IN
KEY WEST: EXPANSION
GROUP HAD GUESTS

Key West Lions voted to sup
port the Jacksonville Lions Club
bid for convention city in I94l at
the June 9 to ii state convention
to be held this year at Holly
wood. This action came last
night at the regular meeting of
the local club at its Lions Den on
Seminary street, with Lion Ger
aid Saunders, president, in the
chair.
Strings, however. were attach
ed to the support vote, which
called for promise of co-opera-
ton from the Jacksonville club
for Key West in the latter's bid
for cOnvention-city honors in
1892 Such a move was inaugu-
rated at the 1899 convention in
St Petersburg.
The meeting last evening fea-
tured the presence of several
guests of club members serving
on the Expansion Division of the
current campaign sponsored by
this and two other divisions.
Guests included A. j. johnson, N.
B. Shannahan. nj. E. Zorger, G..
Francis Doll, George j. Boutelle
and Ralph j. Faraldo.
All attendants were divided in
to two camps-the High Brows
and. the Low Brows and the pro-
gram chairman presented Time
magazines current events cues
tons to test collective teams
bTaiHwOrk in ability to answer
correctly. The contest resulted
In a tie.
Two new members were voted
into the cIub-Victor Lowe and
ROdman Bethel. Directors will
hold their monthly meeting next
Monday evening at the Den.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
GOOD SPONGE
SALES NOTED

SpOngeS were placed on the
municipal dock this morning
for buyers to make offers. One
of the bidders was of the opinion
that many of the offerings
brought excellent prices, conSid-
ering the size of the sponges and
the grade.
The offerings numbered 222
lots and ranged in number from
one bunch to ITO punches and
brought a total of S758.41.
Largest offering was that of
ITO punches, which brought a
price of S476. An offering of 81
lunches sold for S97.99; Il
punches sold for S51.99; eight
punches went for S3l.60, and five
lunches brought a price of
$3.50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
Hotel Commission Prints
Florida Summertime Story
Especial to The Citizenl

The Cftixenl
IDA a more popular summer va
cation spot'', Commissioners Tay-
lor said, land we have printed it
and are distributing it as one of
the many services the hotel COM
mission. renders to the people OF
the state.
The pamphlet is printed In
four colors, and portrays in word
and picture the many reasons
for making Florida a vacation
land, particularly in the summer
time.
The outer pages carry a pic
ture Of Florida being discovered
by Ponce de Leon, with the
legend below: Florida, where
BreezeS spend the Summer. An
other page shows a yachting
Continued on Page Sikh
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Of the man zEpo-z 49, EuG-
terdsn. only TO cFl po1rsrn-z
were On duv-zhe @E 49,
concluSion bezE f1z- sze 60
IN IT, army I'D or1=e5 .
troops away 1r1z ne z=zz -
the ze-o hour
in seEgrzl C ne 80
cites me an I'D 49, $50
went cnmple1ely kzgE=G S
'sCezned cay and - 49,
nE ne cex - ~ 60
fuEio1
IN AruE1E--zz- EnG 49, So
ply EEteE-zAz1 49, 49,
WHICH Is the EE c1e 90
fContiz1e1 % FzEE So
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
INTENSITY RUBBER
Working In Homestead
EXPERIMENTATION
HOMESTEAD. Nav 81 FNs,


{ HOMESTEAD, May 81 FNS).
Growing concern over possible
spread of the European war,
which undoubtedly would Sc
riously affect the rubber supply
of the United States. caused the
u S. Bureau of Plant Industry
to intensity their experiments
with the growing of rubber trees
here.
A few trees, of the Nevea type.
tOday's principal source of rub
Der, have been set out near here
and indications point to success
full raising of the plant. In the
eventuality that the ~Nevea tree
does not flourish. government
agents are prepared to offer the
goldenrod, a source discovered by
the late Thomas A. Edison.
Agents believe that the tree
VIII readily adapt itself to Flor
ida soil and claim that the eli
matte conditions of Florida are
more suited to the tree than any
other point on the North Ameri-
can continent.
Rubber prices now range at
from IA to IL cents per pound,
with goldenrOd rubber still re-
naming at about 30 cents per
pound, due to the expensive ex-
traction process.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
Dewey Praises R0OSGVc|t'S
Civilian Defense Program
FURTHER ACTION
WILL BE TAKEN TO
KEEP POLITICS OUT OF
PROGRAM
OBy Associated Press)

6By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. May 81. -
President Roosevelt was compli-
mented by District Attorney
Thomas E. Dewey. Republican
candidate for presidential-nomi-
nation. today for the manner in
which he is handling the Ma
tional Civilian Defense Council
during the present crisis period.
Dewey hoped that further
steps would be taken to keep the
national defense program away
from political control.
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau today appealed to
Congress to provide new taxes to
the amount of S656, 100000 an
nually for the next five years
and to raise the national debt
limit to s48,OO0 900, 900. These
steps were vital in view of enor-
mously increased appropriations
now coming for defense, he
stated.
Z High navy officials announced
that their air corps division had
been instructed to keep a close
watch on Mexico in regard to ac-
tlvitieS of foreign vessels.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
MIDSHIPMEN TO
VISIT KEY WEST
COMING THIS SUMNER ON
PRACTICE CRUISE ON
BOARD DESTROYERS

Members of the Second-claSs
midShipmen at Annapolis will
leave the academy during the
months of July and August and
will board deStroyers for the
regular practice cruise. A stop
will be made at Key West, it was
announced at Ine naval station
this morning, on cruise.
Captain Walter F. Jacobs, COM
mandant at the station, did not
state the exact number of mid
shipmen who would be on the
cruise but there will be several
hundred. They will be in port
for a few days.
The vessels to be used by the
midShipmen will be the De-
Stroyers Decatur, Babbitt., Fair
fax, Roper. Claxton, Schenck,
Truxton and Simpson. They will
touch New York. West Point,
Hampton Roads, Va, Pensacola
and Key West
49, Vessels In Port
Vessels os the navy in the hari
Dor. this morning were the De-
Stroyers CrownfnShield, Buchaz
nan, Lea, Hale guard, and vii.
liams, and the Tender Cannot
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
CAUGHT STEALING
S.R.D. MATERIAL

Allen Mears was arrested this
morning by State Patrol Officer
L W. BraSsell, charged with pet
ty larceny of material belonging
TO the State Road Department
and placed under S100 bond.
Later this morning Peace JUS
tiee Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr,
went 10 the courthouse and saw
the accused at the office of the
sheriff and fixed the hearing for
1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
WATCH WHILE
TEMPUS FUGITS
fBy AssocIated Pres.l

d EN- " E r, May 3l.-John
Haynes; ninth grade teacher, has
what he says IS a sure remedy
for students who sleep. dawdle or
waste time IN classes.
He requests them to stay one
hour after school and forces them
to sit squsrely in front of a clock
and watch it constantly as each
second flows by.
It is particularly effective, says
Haynes, in the springtime when
the classroom window Is open.
birds sing and the air is balmy
and classmates laugh and shout
at each other as they romp on
the school grounds
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
MofHER TIPS OFF POLICE

BUFFALO-Tipped of by, a
mother that four youths, one of
them her son, were on their way
to hold up a gasoline station, de
testives arrested the boys, re-
covered stolen automobile, a
loaded revolver and several
imitation pistols. The mother
begged police to arrest her boy
before he goes to the chair for
killing some one"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
Vessels In Port
WHILE OTHERS FIGHT,
SWISS MAKE PLANS
GRy ASsorIat~a Pr%..I

FRIBOURG, Switzerland, May
3l.-The Swiss government is
pushing forward plans to make
the little confederation the COM
munications center of Europe.
Government controlled radio
organizations have acquired
large tract of land near the vii
lage of Chatonnage. where they
have begun building a 3-masted
ShOrt-wave radio transmitting
station to communicate with
North and South America and
Japan
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
new HOURS FOR
PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Key West library. which Is
under the. management of the
Woman's Club, is TO be kept open
from 10 a m until Q p. m. be
ginning Monday, June 3.
One of the members called al
the office of The Citizen yester-
day and gave this information.
The order was given, the mem
Der said so that the personnel
of the naval ships in the harbor
and their families may have the
opportunity of using the books
of the library at their leisure.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
XIV. HIGH School Seniors
Receive Diplomas Tonight
33RD ANNUAL. COM
MENCEMENT EXER-
CISES AT BAYVIEW
PARK AT $500 O'CLOCK

Thirty third Annual Com
mencement exercises Of Key
West High School will be held
this evening at BaYview Park.
starting at $500 o'clock. This will
be the final function of gradua-
tion week for the senior class
this year. climaxed when they
receive their diplomas from the
hands of Horace oBryant. prin-
cipal of the school,
The program will be as fol-
lows:
Overture, Overture Excerpts" ,
SaunderS-High School Orches-
ira.
Professional, ''Pomp and Cir
cumstances" Elgar.
Academic ProceSSion-Grad-
yates followed by members of the
School Board, Allan B. Cleare,
Ralph K. johnson, Clarence H.
Pierce. Melvin E Russell. super
intendent, Rev. ]. c. Gekeler.
Horace O'Bryant, principal, and
DR.. W. H. McMasters.
Invocation-Rev. ]. c. Geke-
Ter.
liked Group. Soldiers
Chorus. Gounod.
Address, Education: Trans
and Creative"-Dr. w. H.
McMasters, Professor of Reli-
gious Education, University Of
and President Emeritus
Union College.
Selection, Tales from the
Vienna Woods, Strauss - Or
cheStra-
Presentation of Diplomas -
Horace O'Bryant.
Benediction-
Recessional. Triump h a |
March, Verdi.
Graduates are:
Abelardo Julian Abreu
Alice Christina Aguilar
Leander Raymond Albury
Milton Marvin Appel
Frank Lyman Aritas
Dolores Armayor
Alfred Alonzo Baker
Edwin David BerkowitZ
Nellie May Brost
George Leo Gates
Samuel Light Collins
Mary Magali De Leon
Jack Frederick Einhorn
Eugene Romeo Fabal, Jr.
Lutgarda Fernandez
Earl GarlOtte
William Wright Goethe
Uric Gwynn. Jr.
Lorraine Harrington
George Washington HenriqueZ
Ruth Carmen Henriquez
Sylvia Margaret Henriquez
Belva Josephine Hicks
Arthur Theodore Hollerick
Roland Hatcher Keeton
Rosemary Kelly
Charles H. Ketchum. Jr.
Ottolee Elizabeth Kirchheiner
Lille Mae Knowles.
Continued on Page Six)
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|. |. Board Moves To Release
Small Portion OF Murphy Bids
ONLY BIDS or OWNERS
ARE TO Be CLEARED
NOW; REPRESENTS 10
PER CENT or SALES

Clark R0.s = ss~v= - sas
Circuit Court hss rs-swz -
Ter fron = - Eli-- sz=uH
and secretary of Ia I=.s-zaI L.
provsnsnt Boz-5 a. Tau4h.z.ss
which fhrSws Ezrfh.- E= %
The sctisn whi-h Is b.Ezz t.h.z
ny fhs Beard = r-s1zs - -
Murphy Aet szl-- Ia L-n-r
follows
~All BIDS by furner 60
heirs. lien holdcrs CT rnu-Ezrs
N amounts not less fhzn ~ -
bid required. have been $500
by the Trustees Of rhe Ir1e--zl
Improvement Fund exreur ID
cases where there Is . oses11n -
reference 20 sun OEnE. ~
lien holder OF Marriage
Therefore. prepare 6ee5z n
duplicate covering szch hs5s zn1
transmit % TruSte@ toEe-hr
with AMOUNTS u I'm . uuEer
such bids When rrzuz-r-nE
deeds be sure C sftach . ezch
the certificate covering ~
same.
The bidding reports II WhIch
these BIDS are rep0r1ed az M
yet ready for return . you. ~
proceed as above pendl1g rne
return Of the sane Re fure-
going Is for dispoxing C thz1
class Of BIDS IS promptly - prsr-
ticsble.
In TIE meantlne. ezzDEsoun
IS being made b TrzSteez &C -
nOn-oWner BIDS II you hzEE any
further information N retErence
70 such bids. promptly trsnznn
such information % ne Trzzes
IN order that they n1ayAete Gle
benefit Of the same
Interpretation q ne feEso-
ing communication. sc0rdEg %
Mr- Sawyer. IS that sprruEi-
n1ately ten per cent Of the bI1s
received AT auction szles ~
T.~xsr~~~r - 81 -.
accepted by the I / Bos-d and
that those sales Ndl PRECISELY D
conSumzted. with return uf
deeds. within . short tine he
other ninety PER cent c. szles
made 70 non-oEnerS z-e b@E
held Up for future sctio1 F1b-
LEGATION on which VII To- r.
leased shortly. 4 Ezs Etzs=d
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
Building Problem

WACO. Tex. May 31.-The
Stracker Museum in Neff hall at
Baylor University IS built around
an immense whale skull.
The skull was lifted by der
rick to its position on the third
floor before the walls and roof of
the building were completed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
a SLIGHT ERROR

TOPEKA, Kan--A johnson
county citizen submitted an in
come tax return to the Revenue
and Taxation Commission, which
listed S2.335.44 In gross income
and 1890 in exemptions. leav-
ing a net taxable income of
S43544- Enclosed with the re-
turn was a check for the s435.44
His refund VIII amount to s4S5.44,
less $4.35.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

TALLAHASSEE, May 81
Discover Florida in the Sum-
mertime" is the title of an attrac-
tive pamphlet now being distri-
buted through Florida and north
ern states from the office of W.
NJ. Taylor, state hotel commits
sioner.
I'VE expect that this booklet
viii 60 far toward making Flor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

10 Future Generals: The way
those fifth columns work bsess
the Dutch"
Sitting down the reports Of the
Nazi's five-day bl;tzkrieg Of Hol-
land, the army experts have con
cluded that the fifth column again
has proved itself the most vaIu-
able weapon developed in mod
ern warfare.
The secret magic with which
the Nan hordes over-rzn Eol-
land, although the Dutch had
been preparing for such an emer-
gency for years. can. say the
army men. be summed up n two
words: Internal combustion
For example, from the very
outset Of the German invasion.
snipers took . toll OF Dutch sol
oiers from the roofs and windows
Of buildings even n the vel
policed cities Of The Hague.
Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Two Cops On DzfY
When the sixth coizmn. q
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31
Abbeyville Recaptured
By Allies; Over Half
OF B.E.F. Is Rescued
GREATEST MILITARY
MANEUVER IN HIS
TORY RECORDED BY
FLANDERS TROOPS
(Bx AssocInted Pressl

LONDON. May 3I.-Allied
troops today were reported 10
have scored a decisive counter
attack in the AbbeYville sector al
the mouth of the Somme River
and 10 have established a base
from. which operations may be
pushed norihward to GUST the
Nazis from channel coast cities
now held by the enemy.
This report came on the heels
of the story of one of the most
valiant retreats ever recorded in
history with the safe withdrawal
of over half of the British Expe-
dictionary force, estimated at 20O,-
900 men, from Flanders. Trans
port after transport of tired Brit
iSh soldiers, and a few French
fighters. arrived at English ports
last night and early today. The
survivors of one of the greatest
battles ever to be fought reported
on the operations, which may
yet see a majority of the B.E.F.
victOrs in the fight to ward off
death or capture.
Late today foggy weather was
recorded over most Of the chan
mel territory. proving an immense
aid to the Allies as their ships
operated more freely against
Nazi air attacks, which have
combined to harasS and sink sew
eral vessels Over 100 going
craft were being pressed into
service bv the British to form
new armadas for transport duty
to bring additional troops home
following embarkation at Dun
kerque.
The victory at Abbeyville re-
suited in the capture of 200 Nazi
troops and a large quantity of
mechanical equipment. A move
towards Boulogne and Calais
by the French may be instituted
shortly, it was announced.
Contrary to earlier reports. the
French claimed today that the
capture of General Rene Piroux
and a force of $4,000 soldiers was
feared. Previous reports had it
that Piroux' command had fought
itself through Nazi lines to the
sea.
British have abandoned all
hope of keeping Italy out of the
war and expect momentary an
nouncement that MusSolini will
give the order to proceed against
Mediterranean points. Reports
were heard here that Spain. would
aid Italv in the campaign to take
over British-controlled Gibraltar.
The strategic retreat from
Flanders by the BEF will go
down in military annals as one
of the greatest in history, most
observers here noted today Much
aid is given tn the retreat by the
Royal Air Force, which has per-
formed in magnificent style
though far outnumbered in the
aerial battles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-31

sT1SSErT
WASHINGTON. May 31-Ovsr N lsns
building whose cszsz-T whs.--..-s
barracks. army ss.ss
saying. You
On page fhsT Ehs-s w.
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Key Wsst. Florida. has -
most eQuable climate - -
country; with - sTEzTs
range Of only L. Fahrzzks1k
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11

the lifeboat crew which brought the
F1orio's crew to safety in dangerous sea.
In 1888, now master OF the American
Merchant, Stedman answered an appeal
from the British ship Exeter City, and
in a vicious sea directed the rescue of %
men from this vessel. All the marine
world hailed it as a mastery piece OF
seamanship. Staff captain OF the Levia-
than before she was retired, Captain Sted-
man now takes over the most coveted job
in the American merchant marine. He
is credit to his country, clean-living and
modest, an advance guard in the new mer-
chant fleet that is putting the United
States back on the seas where her flag
once fluttered so brightly.
In day when so much of mems ener-
gies is devoted to destruction, it is good
to hear the industrious hammers ringing
through the hull of the America at New
port News. And to see her command 60
to a young American seaman whose
career is already so distinguished adds
to the prideful thrill May the America
and Captain Stedman have long careers
of useful, constructive service to their
country and to world turned at last, as
turn some day it must, to the pursuits of
peace.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11
To A Gallant Captain!

A toast to Giles Chester Stedman,
master of the America! This gallant
American captain has just been given
command of the graceful ship being
completed at Newport News. It will be
the finest the United States has ever built.
Every American ought to be proud of the
trim hull of this ocean beauty whose sea
trials are scheduled for June. And proud
likewise of the career of Captain Sted-
man, who at AZ has already amply earned
the right to command her.
Both are thoroughly modern and thor
oughly American. Giles Stedman as
Quincy, Mass, boy, wanted to study engi-
neering. But he also wanted to 60 to sea.
Via the Coast Guard he served in the war
zone with the navy during the World War.
Then he went to Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology to study marine engineer
ing, and took his first merchant fleet
berth as third officer of the Grayson in
1919. Six years later he was first officer
of the President Harding when she got an
appeal for help from the Italian steamer
Ignazio Florio. Stedman himself directed
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-11
Selection Not Limited

The inSiStence on the part of Joseph
F. Mulville that he be allowed to give up
his post as Chairman of the Democratic
Town Committee has apparently puz-
zled local leaders as to the best choice to
succeed him. 1t does not seem that the
Democratic Party of this city, dominant
in local politics for so many years, could
possibly be at stage where it was almost
impossible to choose a man who could
guide the party's destinies successfully
in future political campaigns
We feel sure that if party leaders and
real active workers, the men and women
who are interested in the welfare of the
Democratic Party and not merely mott
waited by selfish desire to hold down
good position, sit down and study the list
Of prospects they can agree upon one per-
son who will prove satisfactory to a
majority. 1t will be impossible to satisfy
every member of the party in choosing
a chairman, but that's understandable
and not unusual. The thing is to satisfy
the greatest number and by choice that
meets with fairly general public approval.
Democrats showed last fall that they
were still potent factor in local policies.
They must continue to do this in 1910
which is vital year in the annals of
the state party. Waterbury two years ago
aided in the vote upheaval that put DR..
Wilbur L. Cross out of the gubernatorial
office. The party has to redouble its eff
forts this fall to wipe out this defeat and
regain it's place of prestige as Demo-
cratic community once more.