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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
HAROLD RUSSELL
IS COMMANDER
OF LEGION POST
ELECTED AT MEETING LAST
NIGHT: OTHER OFFICERS
NAMED: PREPARE FOR
BROKER RECEPTION

Harold Russell. we'll known
Key Wester, last night was
elected commander of Arthur
Sawyer Post No. % of the Am
erican Legion to succeed the re-
firing commander, William j,
Schoneck, whose term has ex-
pired.
Other officers elected at the
best-attended post meeting in
months were:
Al Mills, first vice commander;
Myrtland Gates, second vice
commander; William H. Reardon,
past commander, adjutant; John
wv. Pinder, finance officer; r. A.
Lehman, chaplain; Victor Hart
man, historian, and Joseph Del
pino, sergeant at arms.
New members of the executive
committee are DR.. A. M. Morgan,
wv. B. WEIGH and Bill Lee.
Communicated Russell and
Mills were named delegates to
the state convention next month
at St. Petersburg. Alternates
are Pinder and Gates.
A letter from State Com
mander W. c. BROKER of Tampa
accepting an invitation to VISIT
Key West April 8 was read. Ar
arrangements for his reception and
appearance at Colonial Park are
under way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
Increasing Violations
Lead Neutral Nations
TODCm9nd Protection
ALLIES AND GERMANY
ACCUSE EACH OTHER
OF VIOLATING NEU-
TRALITY OF NATIONS

cry Associated Press)
LONDON Mar. 28.-Neutral
nations of Europe today were re-
ported TO be in serious confer
ences on the subject of protec-
ton of their neutrality rights as
increasing incidents tending TO-
wards violation of those rights
continue to be reported.
The subject appeared especially
timely in connection with the
need for a Qualification of Ger
man use of waters surrounding
Norway. British sources here
stated that they would press for
strong action on the part of Nor
way in prohibiting further vio-
lation of Nazi shippers in that
respect.
Planes over Europe have caus
ed considerable agitation in neu-
trail circles. The Allies have con-
tinually pointed out to Dutch and
Belgium authorities numel Gus
flights being made over their
territories by Nazi aircraft. 1t is
understood that Berlin, in coun-
teractiOn, has claimed similar
violations on the part of Allied
flights made to various German
locations, that traversed part of
those neutral countries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
MRS. WEST IN
DELEGATE RACE
SEEKS TO REPRESENT FLOR
IDA-AT-LARGE AT NATION
AL CONVENTION a

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Mar.
q (FNS).-Helen Hunt West,
well-known newspaperwoman of
Jacksonville, announced her can
didacy this week for Delegate,
State-at-large. to the Democratic
National Convention, subject to
the May primaries. She had pre-
vlously paid the qualification
fee to Secretary of State Gray.
Mrs. West has long been active
in the affairs of the Democratic
Party in Florida, is widely
known throughout the state, and
is a keen student of political
economy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
NO GuN-ToTING ON CAMPUS

INDIANAPOLIS-An ordinance
in the catalogue of Butler Uni
versity in 1876 contained the
following provision, students
may not bring nor use upon said
premises any firearms, dirks,
bowie knives or other kinds of
deadly weapons"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
C|O Organizer
In Town; Tries
To Form Union
SMITH COMPANY OFF,
GALS HALT ACTIVI-
TIES ON JOB; NAVY
WITHHOLDS COMMENT

A man representing himself 10
be an organizer for the Congress
of Industrial Organization (CIOl
appeared in Key West yesterday
and approached some of the
workmen engaged in construc-
ton of the Trumbo naval sea-
plane base regarding the forma-
tion of a local union on the job.
Officials of the Ivy H. Smith
Company, Jacksonville, general
contractors for the seaplane
base, were advised of the mans
activities and he was immediate
ly ordered from the property
leased by the navy for the base.
In approaching the base work
men, the man allegedly stated
that he had been asked by UNI
identified Key West interests to
organize and call a strike if
necessary for higher wages. No
public or civic official could be
found who was aware that any
Key West interest had requested
CLIO organization of the workers.
The representatives here of
the general contractors are pay
ing the wages specified by the
navy department. The rate be-
ing paid the various workmen
ranges from 30 cents an hour for
common laborerS to $100 an
hour for skilled workers.
According to naval officers, the
rates were placed in the speci-
fications after they had been es-
tablished by the u. S. Depart
ment of Labor. 1t is also Speci-
fled that no man shall be worked
more than eight hours a day, a
rule the contractors state they
are strictly obeying.
In ordering the man off the
naval reservation on TTumbo
section, the representatives of
the contracting firm announced
they could not interfere with any
labor organization outside the
seaplane base site.
eve are complying with the
specifications of the navy de-
partment and we do not believe
any of our men have complained
against the rates of pay, was
the comment of Supt. c. r.
Quinn of the Ivy H. Smith COM
pany. I'VE have referred the
man claiming to be a CIO or
ganiZer to naval officers, know
ing that they have checked our
payrolls and know that we are
complying with the specifications
and the terms of our contract.
Supt. Quinn stated that the
company is employing about 30
men today, all but IA of them
Key Westers. He said that as
the work advances and addi-
tional materials arrive the num-
Der of Key West workmen will
be increased.
I'VE would rather employ Key
West workmen", Quinn asserted.
They are near their homes and
have proven generally satisfac-
tory. We don't want to be
forced to bring in outside labor
to complete our contract. This
is an emergency job and must be
done within our time allowance.
Naval officers are awaiting
word from the man who claims
he is the CIO organizer before
stating their position.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
.DGstTOyGrS ITO start
Target Practice Soon
TARGET RAFT ON HAND; EXACT AREA NOT RE.
VEALED AS YET

In conjunction with their reg
ular neutrality operations, the
destroyers of the Key West
Patrol will begin firing target
practice in this area next week,
it was revealed today by Capt.
Arthur S. Carpenter, U. S. N,
commander of Destroyer Squad
ron 80.
This word was transmitted to
Capt. Walter F. Jacobs, chief of
staff of the seventh naval dis
trict and commanding officer of
Key West naval station. Due to
the illness of Capt Jacobs no an
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
HITLER SENDS
GREETINGS TO GREECE

BERLIN, March Fisherman
officials today revealed that
Adolf Hitler had sent telegraphed
fluctuations to the Greek govern
ment earlier this week on the
occasion of Greece's Independ-
ence Day.
The gesture was considered sig
niflcant III political circles in
view of the general effort of
German diplomacy for continued
appeaSement in the Balkans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
MISS MAY SANDS
NOW A TEACHER
RECEIVES CERTIFICATE AFT
Err TWO-YEAR
COURSE
special to The CITIZEN

TALLAHASSEE. Mar. %
Colin English, state superinten-
dent of public instruction, an
nounCed today that Miss May
Sands, of Key West, has been
awarded 2 Florida teaching GER
tificate based on two years of
college training.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
EMlwMTAwA 1888
SOLDIERS REMINDED
THEY'LL PAY FOR WAR
Cry Associated PrexS)


SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE,
Mar. 28.-EconomY notices
plastered up throughout the
British ExpeditionarY Forces
area in France urge soldiers
10 fight waste as you would
fight the enemy.
Reminding the men in the
field that they will have TO
help pay for the war in the
end. the notices ask them 10
avoid extravaganza on the
easy come. easy go" prin-
ciple.
Britain's war is costing
around S2s. 100000 a day.
~ NSSY ~ SSEw sSSr .sSSSSr ,SSv~ ,SSEw SSSw 4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
ARREST NEGRO ON
ENTERING CHARGE

Rudolph Valdez, colored, was
held for ection of Criminal Court
yesterday by Peace Justice En-
rique Esouinaldo, Jr., when the
man was brought before him on
a charge of breaking and enter
ing the home of Daisy Mingo,
colored, 625 Petronia street.
Valdez was arrested by Con-
stable Ray Elwood Bond of $500
was set in the case by Justice
ESquinaldo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28
BIT-OF-GOOD-IN-WORST
OF us DEPARTMENT
Cry Associated Press)

CAPE GIRARDEAU. Mo-.
Mar. IA thief stole the
weeks washing from the Ed
Johnson clothesline. but
carefully placed the clothes
pins in a back porch recep-
tacle reserved for them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28

DOUGLAS. WYo. Mar. %.
Fred Smiths private thief
could be worse. After the
fellow stole gasoline from
Smiths tank on several &C.
casions he left a five gallon
can of motor fuel in the
Smith back yard. 81 took
some gas out of your car and
this is TO return it, said .
note on the can.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-28

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 60 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14

do good because they act as splints
if the central bone of the nose is
broken.
When they are removed, the old
clots may be gently washed out
with salt solution; if bleeding con-
tinues the nose is plugged up with
sterile cotton plugs moistened with
epinephrine. If there is not much
bleeding before swelling has &C.
CURED, the surgeon may see fit
to attempt to put the broken bones
and cartilage cack in place. This,
however, should not be attempted
by anybody except a surgeon.
CANNOT DEVELOP COLOR
SENSE IN A CHILD
Is it true that color sense can
be developed if the training is be-
gun at a sufficiently early period
in life
No. A really color-blind person
is color-blind from birth and has
become habituated to his visual
world long before there is any pos.
sibility of training him.
According to Duke-Elder's Text
book of Eye Diseases, "a person
in whom color vision is defective
may go through life ute uncon.
scious of his inferiority and with
out making any discriminating mis-.
takes, differentiating objects b y
their size, shape and luminosity
using all the time a complete color
vocabulary based on his exper
fence, which teaches him that CO
lor terms r applied with great
consistency to certain objects anc
to certain achromatic shades, un.
til cirumstces are arrange nctc
eliminate these accessory a i d s,
and he realizes that his sensations
differ in some way from the nor.
NAL"
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
K. B.: us it not true that there
is a vast distinction between in
sanity and mental i'll health MY
impression is that a person may
be moody, unstable or neurotie
without there being any implica'
ton of insanity, and that there
is no stigma attached to consult
ing reliable psychiatric advice con,
corning personality and behavior
problems"
Answer think you have made
a true statement Of the case. Ger
tainly psychiatrists deal with per
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14

the German army set up IN peace
and trained for their particular task
Their uniform is generally known
and is adapted to t h e particular
fighting manner of the parachute
soldier. It is not to be confused
either with civilian clothing or any
kind of a foreign uniform.
SHOULD, nevertheless, Herr Key
maud seek an excuse to vent his hate
on the brave parachute troopers, I'M
mediate reprisals against this breach
of international law will be Ike by
German defense forces.
I'm the future, for every German
parachute soldier shot, 10 captured
"ench soldiers will be shot,"
They expressed resentment al
communicates by allied authorities
speaking of determination" OF
German parachute troops. This
language was regarded as a gross
insult to the honor of the German
soldier.
The German embassy in Wash
ington delivered a note to the
American state department with a
request that it be forwarded to the
four governments representing the
interests of the ~elligerents. The
text of the note, it was said, would
not be released until after the pres
entation takes place today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
LEIGH
B R ELS
Star News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
BY HENRY AVERILL

RALEIGH, May 13.-Campaigr
cards of Walter Murphy, Rowan
legislator who is a candidate against
Secretary Of State Thad Eure, re-
veal clearly that he was brought
up in the old school of politics
where ridicu1e of the opponent was
always an important part Of the
game.
This is natural in view of the
fact that Murphy's first campaign
for the democratic party was made
in 1894.
His card headed "Pete" Murphy
for secretary of state makes sever
al biting animadversions upon his
opponent, although it does not
mention him by name.
1t reads: pete Murphy does not
go to Atlanta to have his dental
work done. He wears clothes made
out Of North Carolina wool, woven
on North Carolina looms, made Ind
sold by North Carolina %tailors; ioes
not go to Norfolk, Va, to buy
them. P%atronizes home concerns
believes in North Carolina and has
worked for it for forty-six years
Experience counts . . Service
amounts to more than handshakine
and looking purity
"Vote for a herman for secretary
of state, not a kid with rompers
on"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
Adopt 10 To /
Policy On Executions

BERLIN, May 13.-R-The Ger
man high command announced today
that in the future it would shoot ten
captured French soldiers for every
German parachute trooper shot by
the French "in violation of Internal.
ional law"
Germany earlier had advised the
Allies, through the diplomats of the
United States, Sweden, Spain and
Switzerland, that any evidence OF
dealing with German parachute sold.
iers in a manner contrary to inter.
national law would lead to reprisals
at a ratio of 10 to 1.
"a communique from the office OF
French Premier Reynaud yesterday
charged that the Germans were us.
ing parachute troops disguised as
Dutch and Belgian soldiers in VIC.
lation of international law. It said
any Nazi soldiers found in France
wearing other than the German uni
form would be shot instantly
The German communique said:
1.-THE assertion of Herr Reynaud
that German parachute troopers
wore foreign uniforms or civilian
clothes is a lie.
Herr Reynaud is no soldier. HI
appears not to know that parachute
battalions are regular formations OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
NEW ASSURANCES
GIVEN ON INDIES
p,;tair And Holland Tell
I.panese They Do Not
Plan Change

noryO. May 13-R-Britain and
Iun nd both assured Japan today
hollal had no intention OF altering
they .t ahI quo in The Netherlands
the indies possessions.
F'1 ns;+ish Ambassador Sir Robert
,. Bisi informed Foreign Minister
GtslS Arita that Britain did not
hssnl to interfere with the present
s!,a os she believed the Dutch forces
sLnce we're sufficient to maintain tn
'tnat sse of the islands.
concern had been expressed IN
y Japanese quarters lest the
naitish and French landings OF
ni in the Dutch West Indies
ioist be followed by similar al
1 m.SD action in the East Indies. ia
nsu has officially notified interest
pau nowers of her insistence that
su European war shall ring no
a es in the East Indies, status
cl uol1and also treasured Japan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
Book Highlights

II &c one thing to give a period
.orel accurate background, minute
l lOtail from the horsehair sofa tc
tss cleaning chandelier. 1t Is
. uis mother to give life to the
utN themselves. j. Hyatt
nan,ning manages to do both in his
1,test story of the American mid
nieet Sioux City Putnam's Sons:
$3.50. u ~. hi
= a frenzied, fast-moving era Of
ulains history, the land boom days
IN Iowa, the Dakotas and Ne
braska. At the heart of this boom
was the raw, wide-open Sioux City
With its incredible Corn Palace and
is fake promoters, it's elevated
rsilroad and it's gambling parlors.
You will go a long ways for any
thing more lusty.
Central figure in all this is An
tbonv Trant, young, vigorous like
the citv itself. You meet Anthony
nm his return from college in 1884.
You follow him thereafter through
the changing fortunes OF Sioux
City and of his own life.
Trant gets in on the real estate
racket early, becomes a leading
fgure i'll the city where his father
was a well-knoWn doctor. He
leaves the uieter realms of con.
sentative banking for the greener
grass of boomtown promotion,
teams up with Charlie Blessington,
at once Sioux City's most brilliant
and INSCRIPTIONS lawyer. Making
money is Trant's sole aim. He
makes it with the greatest of ease.
And he makes love too-to two
women. Mr.. Downing shows a
fine hand at characterization in the
stories Of Brenda Cathcart a n d
Mavis Garnett-one, rich, beauti-
full, a leader of that early-day
Sioux City; the other, charming
faithful, but a bit too close to the
soil. To tell how Anthony Trant
chooses between them would be tc
give away the story, of course.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
PIGEON POST

SOUTHPORT, May 13.-R-
Released here at $3.50 Saturday
morning, Barracuda and Fry
Ing Pan, two veteran members
of the Gulf Stream team of rae.
ing homer pigeons, flew into
their loft at Greensboro at 1918
Saturday afternoon. They had to
fight head winds all of the way
and went through rain for part
of the distance.
The two birds carried greet
ings from Mayor John Erikaon
Of Southport to the Mayor Of
Greensboro, complimenting him
on the great number of Green's
boro sportsmen who come to
Southport to fish. and asking
that he come and 60 out with
Mayor Erickson.
The four other members of the
Gulf Stream team arrived at
their loft in short order, follow
ing Barracuda and Frying Pan.
These other birds were Amber
Jack, Dolphin, Kingfish and Wa
hoo-their real names, as is the
case of Frying Pan. Barracuda
is in reality S%tudbaker, the two
year old winner of several long
distance races. He carried off
first honors in a contest with IS
pigeons, racing from Montgom-
cry, Ala, to Greensboro a few
months ago.
Wiley ShoIar, southern foot
ball official, brought the birds
to Southport for the test flight.
1t may have been only a COIN
cidence but Mayor John Erikson
was betting On Frying Pan to
be first home and w. B. heziah
of the Chamber of Commerce
bet on Barracuda. Their birds
tied to win.
MIR. Sholar and other Green's
DOrO spOrtsmen are to return
with the birds in a few days and
take them to Frying Pan shoals
to send in a report of catches.
When the birds were released
this morning they did not even
20 through the form of circling
to get their bearings-they went
up and up until Barracuda dived
out and pointed for home, with
a lO-yard lead.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
Home At Sea
BY JOHN RICE
NEA Service Correspondent

NEA Service Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, May 49,
War reaches out even to the man
without a country. It has grabbed
hold of tousled little George Dibb-
ern, once a citizen of Germany,
but now sans nationality-and
passport.
One of these days soon Dibbern
must step aboard his ketch, Te
Rapunga here in San Francisco
harbor, hoist his own flag and set
sail-to nowhere.
His stay in the United States.
already extended, expires June 1.
He is afraid to land in a British
or French port, for he might be
interned as a German-and South
Sea ports are largely British and
French; he cannot visit U. S. pos
sessions; many neutral ports are
closed to him because of wal re.
strlctions and spy scares.
He may stop in Mexico, but his
stay would be limited, as it would
be in Costa Rica, Venezuela and
other countries down the Pacific
coast. You can't stop in any count
ry very long if you carry no pass.
port.
So it is an odd voyage that Dib-
bern will soon begin out of San
Francisco, flying a flag portray
ing the unity and brotherhood OF
man-and with no place to 20.
Dibbern has had no place to
go for 10 years, since he left Ger
many in 1880, sick with the strife
anc hate and uncertainty that
had overtaken his country.
Dibbern was an able seaman be-
fore the first war, had covered
much of the world. He was in
termed in New Zealand until 1919,
when he returned to Germany. He
married and had three children.
The mad initiation of those DAYS
broke him. Followed year of
knocking about, his family scatter
ed over Germany.
Then Dibbern and his nephew
crossed the Atlantic-in their own
boat in 81 days. They passed
through the Panama Canal and
into the Pacific, where they hit
the doldrums. Engineless as they
were, it took them 1Ol days to
sail north to San Francisco in 1882.
Dibbern has been sailing almost
steadily since-some go, 1000 miles
in all; the south seas, down under,
and back. He entered and won
the 170O-mile trans-Tasman race
In II days in spite of 40 hours
when he was beached for repairs.
Then he raced from Auckland to
Hobart, Tasmania, winning again.
His nephew left him to settle
in Tasmania in 1885 and Dibbern
sailed the southern seas again, ex-
plored the endless waters of the
U. S. northwest coast for almost
two years, ending up in San Fran
cisco. Now he must sail away
again-or ship his ketch overland
to the Caribbean.
1t is sort of a communal life
Dibbern leads aboard his ketch.
All work is divided evenly; there
are few orders. Money plays a
small part in his wanderings. He
lectures. writes, has almost finish
ed his first book. Like his life, his
lectures r never planned, never
formal. He spoke recently before
the Retail Grocers Association
here and the grocers stocked his
boat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
LaGuardia To Vote
For F. r. Third Term

NEW YORK, May 13-R-Mayor
LaGuardia, a member of the Ameri-
can labor party, said today:
eff Franklin Roosevelt runs, (for
a third term) I am going to vote for
him."
He was addressing 10000 delegates
attending a convention of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers Of Ame-
RIGA (CIO). LaGuardia supported
Roosevelt in 1892 and 1896,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
rubber. What will happen to the

rubber. What will happen to the
rest, no one seems to know.
If corn prices 60 up this year,
the government may get rid of the
$50, 900, 900 bushels on which it has
made loans. If they 60 down, on
the other hand, it may get the
whole ball of wax. Storage charg.
es, by the way, are about $780,
900 a month.
TOO MUCH
| MONEY
Nothing will happen at this ses-
sion, but next year Congress is apt
to cast some inquiring and critical
glances at the money which is pill
ing up under the social security
law.
During the next fiscal year,
payroll tax money collected for the
old age and unemployment insur-
ance funds will amount to $780,
600, 900. Of this, around $740. 000.-
900 will be paid out in benefits; the
rest will go to swell the reserve
funds.
Unemployment insurance fund
will 60 up the fastest. It stands
now at 900, 900, 900 : odd, and
Will rise by around $3.50, 600. 900
during the year, unless the bottom
falls out of things. On the double
barreled plea that such a set-up is
defationary and that business
can't stand the gaff anyhow, you
can look for a drive to cut it down
pretty sharply.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-14
BOILING WATER

All water boiling at the same
altitude is the same temperature
whether it is boiling furiously OF
very slowly. This temperature is
212 degrees at sea level, and drops
one degree for every 538 feet gain
ed in altitude.