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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
Federal-State Conference
To Discuss Defense Laws

A conference of Federal, State
and local officials to promote CO.
operation and understanding of
law enforcement problems aris-
ing from nationals defense has
been called by the Department of
Justice, August and 6, at Wash
ington, D. c. 4.EtE
More than 500 invitations have
been sent to members of the Gov
errors Conference. the Council of
State Governments. the National
Association of Attorneys Cen
eral and the Interstate Commits
sion on Crime, which are spon
Sorlng the meeting. Representa-
tives of the U S. Conference of
Mayors and the American NUM-
cipal Association have also been
asked to attend.
The Conference is designed to
work out plans for cooperation
on such matters as espionage.
mob violence. aliens and general
interference with the operation
of the law enforcement and ma
tlonal defense program. Par
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
FISH ON WAY TO
PHILA. AQUARIUM
DR.. VAN DEUSEN MAKES AN.
NUAL SHIPMENT TO FAIR
MOUNT PARK

Aboard the SIS. City of Phila-
delphia, which put in here from
Houston yesterday on a courtesy
call, were placed $500 unique and
valuable tropical fish for trans
portation to Paramount Park
Aquarium, Philadelphia.
There are more than 20 varie-
ties in the catch, and DR.. Robert
o. Van Deusen, director of the
aquarium, who has been super
vising the gathering of the fish,
as he has done for years, says
that it was his most unusual col
lection.
From cars in which the fish
were held since they were caught,
they were hauled in tubs to the
deck of the steamship. They
We're placed in tanks in which
the water is constantly flowing.
There were Is of these tanks.
The City of Philadelphia or
dinarily does not put into Key
West. She runs between Hous-
ton and Philadelphia and it was
courtesy call.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
FEDERAL PATROL
TO PROTECT BEDS
OF SPONGE URGED
STATE c. OF c. REQUESTS
IMMEDIATE RE-ESTABLISH-
MENT OF FORMER INSPEc-
TON
Especial to The Citizen)

! WASHINGTON, July 26.-Im-
mediate establishment of the
Federal patrol to protect sponge
beds off the West Coast of Flor
ida was requested here today by
the Florida State Chamber OF
Commerce.
Addressing all members of the
Florida delegation in the capital
Harold Colee, State Chamber
executive vice-preSident, declar-
ed the government must resume
its former inspection and patrol
work to stop poaching of under
sized Sponges or the sponge in
dustry of this state will be COM
pletely destroyed
Mr., Colee said he has been ad-
vised by George NJ. Emmanuel
of the Sponge Producers Corpora
ton at Tarpon Springs that the
recent mysterious disease deci-
mating the beds has now. diSap-
peared and young growth is
coming back fast.
But divers have been picking
SpongeS less than five inches in
diameter, and if we don't get
some help-an appropriation from
the Bureau of Fisheries in Wash
ington-all the beds will be ex-
terminated, MIR. Emmanuel en-
phasized.
Action of the State Chamber,
Mr.. Colee remarked, was in line
with that of the Chambers of
Commerce in Tampa and Tarpon
Springs, as we'll as the Rotary
! Clubs in those two Florida cities.
Tarpon Springs is celebrated far
and wide as the largest sponge
market in the entire world.
Law prohibiting the taking of
understood sponges has been on
the books for more than 20 years,
Mr.. Emmanuel stated, but has
not been enforced since 1882
when the government discon-
tinued the office of inspector for
reasons of economy. Florida has
jurisdiction up to ten miles out,
but not after that We must have
a 24-hour, day and night. Federal
patrol if we are to save the Flor
ida sponge industry and the hun
dreds of families dependent upon
it for their daily bread.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
RED CROSS Aid
GOES CHIEFLY
TO BRITONS
DADE COUNTY DIRECTOR IN
TERPRETS NATIONAL RE-
PORT FOR LOCAL OFF,
GERS

w. w. jefferson, Jr., executive
director of the Dade County
Chapter of the American Red
Cross, has just recently passed
on some interesting facts TO the
local director, Mrs. Grace B. Phil
lips, in regard to activities of the
war relief work being conducted
in Europe by that organization.
According to a full report of
the Red SroSs work released by
Norman Davis, national chart
man, the relief now being admin
istered abroad, so willingly con-
tributed to by local chapters
throughout the United States, is
being chiefly conferred in England
at the present time.
According to Mr.. Jefferson,
none of the funds now being
gathered are going into Germany
or Italy or to countries controlled
by either of those countries.
AT the outbreak of the war"
he states, laid was offered to all
belligerents, but Germany, Rus
STA and Japan stated that they
needed no assistance. Hence, all
of our assistance has been going
to the Allied countries until the
equalization of France.
cat the present time practical
ly all of our supplies are going
into England and to the unoccu-
pied territory of France but these
only where we are able TO do
the distributing by our own rep
resentatives"
Mr.. Jefferson says he hopes to
make visit to Key West in the
near future. perhaps next week.
He told Mrs. Phillips that he
would advise her when he ex-
poets to be in the city SO that a
conference of local board men,
bers may be called for the pur-
pose of discussing any problems
that may exist in the local chap
ter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
|. |. B. Delay May
Cost County Money

Letters and wires have been
sent by Clerk Ross c. Sawyer to
F. c. Elliott. secretary of the
trustees of the Florida Internal
Improvement Fund, asking him
to speed up the signing of the
deeds of the Murphy act land sold
in this county.
Roy Caruthers, secretary of the
State Association of County
Clerks, has written Clerk Elliott
suggesting hiring of additional
clerks to sign the deeds to the
property so that the citizen
land owners of this state would
not be caused trouble and delay
in redeeming and repurchasing
their lands.
Clerk Sawyer reports that on
July 3 the deeds, which he had
made up in his office, had been
promised by July 10. When
July 26 arrived the deeds were
not on hand yet, and Clerk Saw
yer reports that if the deeds are
not soon received the county.
state and school trustees will lose
another years taxes ON the prop
erty involved.
1T is realized that this addi-
tional work by the trustees of
the Internal Improvement Fund
has worked a certain amount of
hardship upon them. but certain
ly sufficient help could be en-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
CARL BYOIR GIVEN
CLEAN BILL BY FBI
ON SPY CHARGES
WRONGFULLY ACCUSED HAP
Ply OVER DECISION; PRAIS-
Es PRoMPTNEss OF INvEs-
LEGATION

WASHINGTON. D. c., July 26
! (FNS).-Carl Byoir, well-known
public relations counsel, was Civ
en- a clean bill of health by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
after carefully investigating
charges of un-American activities
made against him by Congress
man Patman.
The following statement on
the case was released by the De-
partment of Justice last week:
The investigation made by the
FBI concerning allegation against
Carl Byoir discloses no evidence
whatsoever that he has been en-
gagged in any un-American activi-
ties. No basis for departmental
action has been found and the
case is regarded as closed.
Commenting on the Depart
ment of Justice statement, Byoir
said:
Naturally, l am most happy
that the Department of Justice
has let the public know that the
FBI investigation completely re-
flutes charges of un-American ac-
tivities made against me by Con-
gresham Patman.
Il know that the public is not
interested in an Individual case,
but l feel there is an important
principle involved here. 1t would
be terrible situation if, in times
of great public feeling, citizens
had no protection against NAL
icious accusations attacking their
loyalty made on the floor of Con-
greSS by a congressman abusing
his legal immunity Many people
do not know that under this i'm
munity congressman cannot be
sued for SANDER for anything he
says in the Congress.
Mr.. Patman, of course, had
attacked me in the hope of dis
crediting some of the opposition
to his now dead chain store tax
bill, which l frankly opposed as a
public relations counsel.
The promptneSS with which
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton made a thorough investiga-
ton of Mr. Patman's charges
seems to me to serve notice that
no citizens will be burned at the
stake in this country by irrespon-
sible attacks even in high places.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
Marine RAILWAY PROJECT FOR
navy BASE BEFORE CONGRESS
BILL CALLING FOR 100000 EXPENDITURE
BELIEVED COVERING THREE
IMPROVEMENTS HERE

Report of Congressman Pat
Cannon to The Citizen that the
100000 authorization in the nav
al bill for the marine railway
had been reported to Congress
yesterday led to the announce
ment by Capt. Walter F. Jacobs,
commandant of Key West naval
station, of three important de-
velopmentS. j
They were: =
l. That sit was presumed" tho
marine railway referred to the
construction of a new railway
between piers five and six in the
submarine base.
2. That the navy department
has approved of Capt. Jacobs
recommendation that the subma-
rine base be dredged to the depth
of % feet.
3. That he had recommended
to the navy department a large
. amount of dredging at Trumbo
airfield so that seaplaneS may be
landed without difficulty.
Lieut.. Commander T. ]. Brady,
public works officer at the naval
station, verified the marine rail-
way story. He said that it had
been recommended severa
months ago that the old marine
railway be put in condition at
the submarine base.
"Since that time the navy de-
partment is reported to have ap-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
FUNDERBURKS TO
LEAVE SATURDAY

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Funderburk.
residents in this city for the past
ten years where Mr. Funderburk
has been a member of the Bar
racks force. viii leave Key West
tomorrow for Charleston, S. c.
They will be accompanied by
Mrs. Funderburk's sister. Miss
Edith Wommack. +
Mr.. Funderburk has been
transferred to Fl. Moultrie at
Charleston, and is to report for
duty next Monday. Both he and
his wife expressed sincere re-
grets at having to leave this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26


ployed to carry on this work eff
ficiently so the citizens and land
owners of this state would not
be caused trouble and delay in
redeeming and repurchasing
their lands. said Caruthers let
ter to Elliott.
With that / can certainly
agree, declared Clerk Sawyer
today. ''If we do not receive the
deeds by Jan. l the property can
not be certified on, the 194l tax
toll. The county, the state and
school trustees will lose the
taxes"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26

it Is TO walk and thai they 81
pect 10 walk regularly N-hen fhey
return home
Plenty Of hiking. firing Of uo1-
ern weapons. including the neW
Garand rifles. the 3 miline1eE
anti-tank gun. the machine rzflez
and the 80 caliber machine g1nz
have been on the schedule reg
ularly-
An overnight hike IS plzznec
for July 31-Augusf 1. when rhe
trainees. with full PACK. EIL
march TO Black Rock lake. zbouf
ten miles from Atlanta. pltch
camp and sleep IN tents dur1nE
the night. pack Up and return -
camp The training period ems
August g.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26

proved of Capt Jacobs recon-
mendation that the submarine
base be dredged to % feet,
Commander Brady said. About
100000 cubic yards of material
are to be dredged out of the base
under that recommendation"
That amount of dredging means
that the submarine base will be
deepened from approximately 19
feet to % feet, including the en-
trance. 1t will be recalled that
some months ago submarine
put into port at Key West, but
was not permitted inside the
base. The entrance was said to
have been too shallow for it to
enter.
The marine railway would be
big enough to permit submarines
and deStroyers to be hauled up
for repairs. 1t would be placed
at the southern end of the sub
marine base, probably between
piers five and six.
Capt. Jacobs was unable to
state the exact amount of dredg-
ing that would be undertaken al
Trumbo airfield Certain it is
that the volume would be large,
for seaplanes of the size utilized
by the navy require a long rum
way.
Congressman Cannon gave no
further word as to the meaning
of the bill before Congress.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
Council Acted On
Ten Objections To
l94l Tax Roll
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
Havana Repoz1s
HISTORY REPEATS


LONDON-Preference Is hemE
given TO wives Of serwlce men a.
Queen Charl0tte's Maternity huS
pital here The hospital repo-zec
that in the first World Wsr murE
than 5000 babies were buru -
service mems wives Mary 81
those babies are IN W-ar seTTlce
today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
FAR-SIGHTED JUSTICE

MEMPHIS. Tenn.-Clarence, a
Negro, learned about justice when
he was sentenced to so day in Jail.
He won't have to serve them un-
til the crops are in next fall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
Down
e N9zi Planes
In Single Day
Record Covers Past "a
Hours; Germany Ad-
mits Raj. Inflicted
Much Damage
(By Associated Press)

downed a total of 20 Nazi bomb
ing and attack planes during the
last twentY-four hours. being the
largest amount of enemy planes
destroyed in day since the start
of the air invasion.
Total planes downed since
June 18th were listed at 213 by
the British.
Nazi dispatches. on the other
hand. reported that air fights
over England had brought an
Inhalation to % English defend
ing planes since yesterday. Ger
man attacks, mostly. are being
directed against all shipping
around the British Isles. appar-
emily in an effort to cut off sup
ply lines bringing ornaments
anu lOOu supplies
Shipping sunk totalled $4,000
tons during the past two days,
according to Nazi advices. though
the British here listed only two
small trawlers sunk in that pc
riod.
Meanwhile, British counterat-
tacks against Germany are being
conducted constantly. Nazis ad-
mitted today damage to much
property over a wide area, in
flicted by the Raj, but the lat
ter had not reported on the ex-
tent of recent raids at press time
today.
British admitted that terrific
bombardment by seaplaneS and
ships of the Italian navy had
been experienced by the base at
Gibraltar. No serious damage
was reported, however.
From Berlin came the news that
Foreign Minister Won Ribbentrop
has been given the job of smooth
ing out the Balkan "meSs". In
conference with Rumanian Off
Gals today it was reported that
that country appeared amenable
to the idea of making some con-
cessions to Bulgarian and Hun
garian demands for lands. provid-
ing Germany would act in behalf
of Rumania in getting some of
BeSsarabian territory back from
Russia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26
ROOSEVELT PLANS
REFUGE SAILNCS
TO ASK FOREIGN PowERs .
GUARANTEE SAFE TRAVEL
FOR CHILDREN

WASHINGTON. July -
President Roosevelt announce5
today that the L s nay zsk AL
belligerenf nations 70 guzraz.ee
safe travel for planned SzHinEs az
American ships FROM furelEn
shores carrying children frun fhe
war zones
The real question II the NATE
is-safety. the President stated
going on TO point ouf thai su-h
humanitarian work could M -
carried on without foreign CO
operation
Havana Hspoz1s
Reports from the New Wnrl6
Conference now DeIng he'd a.
Havana brought news q fhe EIrz
definite accomplishment Ezr1e6
today. That was the a6opaRz &c
neutrality regulations Nv Al -
American nations dealing wEh
establishment Of safety zu1ez
The measure deals a. ielE-h
with the definition nf Iuteruz-
tiOnal Marine Law
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-26

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For so Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Sunday night from the studios in
the new Interior Department Build
ing.
Speakers win include Senators
Wagner Of New York, Downey Of
California and Clark Of Idaho; Rep
resentative Smith Of Washington,
the Right Rev. John A. Ryan, d.
Evening star., 1940-02-21

rector Of tho social action depart
ment, National Catholic Welfare
Conference. and Kenneth Crawford,
president Of the American News
paper Guild.
The bros least has been arranged
by Theodore Crank, attorney and
radio commentator,
Evening star., 1940-02-21

when their services are required In
time Of national emergency.
Chairman Norman H. Davis said
the plan has been Under consid-
GRAFTON for almost q year, and has
no relation to the present conflict
in Europe.
The enrolment will be similar to
that Of the nurses reserve main
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Washington trahlc victims last year
who were u years Of age and over
accounted for 15.3 per cent Of the
total OF 81 fatalities, although Tat
particular age group formed only 1.6
per cent Of the population.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Dr.. McDouoIe to Speok,

DR.. Ivan McDougle will address
the Washington chapter Of Goucher
College alumnae February 20 at 6:45
pm. at Tilden Gardens. DR.. Nc
Dougle Is expected to bring with
him sketches and plans Of the new
alumnae building being erected 1t
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Security to Be Topic ,
Of Forum Of the Air

Social Security and the Town
send Plan" will be the topic Of
the American Forum Of the Air, to
be put on by the Mutual Broadcast-
ing System from 8 to Q O'Clock
Evening star., 1940-02-21

Towson, Nd, from funds YlisAd
during q recent drive. Miss Ruth
Kimball, II Quincy place MI, u
handing arrangements.
Twenty-seven Cubans were 70.
Gently released from Spanish Ma.
tionalist prisons.
Evening star., 1940-02-21
Red Cross to Enroll
Medical TechnoIooists

The An ,rican Red Cross, at re-
quest OF the surgeon general of the
Army, will enroll various types Of
medical technologists willing to
serve in the Army or Navy if and
Evening star., 1940-02-21

tained by the Red Cross since 1911
for the Army and Navy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Rites Wednesday
For T. H. Beers

ORTfN0- Funeral services win
be held Wednesday At I p. m. ~
orting Christian church for rol-
liver ~. Beers. II. VIM passed
away az hls home here Sunday,
Rites win be under direction Of
the orsing Funeral homo. Rev.
n. =. Resell. assisted by Rev.
II. o. sabin. officiating. Inter-
msnt win BE- In ortsng cemetery,
Beers came 10 orting In in5n
from Yakima. lie was . member
of tho orting Christian church
and leaves his wife. Mary Ann;
four daughters, Mrs. Bertha Hum.
phrey Of ortins. Mrs. Mauds
Roger of Berthoud. Col. Mrs. TIA
Donovan OF Peoria. M. and Mrs.
Florence Binsett Of rroessr,
Wash. four Sons. Harry % Eilens-
burg. Roy of Goldsndsls. Eixie NJ
Yakima and Jnhn ~ waIia wslla :
IA grandchildren ard tao great
grandchildren.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Marine Had TO Forget
Ia Years OF Training

Members Of the United States
Marine Cnrps are taught. among
other things never to abandon =
post on a ship unless ordered to do
80, no matter what the eircnm-
stances. For this role are fireman
aboard the first steamboat. the
"Cicrmout." in Daryl +. zanuck's
production Of Little Old New
York" now at the Roxy. Harry
Strang had to forget II years Of
intensive training IN this Marine
tradition.
Strang was required 10 leap
overheard In panic At the mere
thought that the ''Clermont" was
abou. to founder In one sequence
in the film.
1T was the toughest assignment
ever tackled" declared the for
mer ieatherneck.
Featured in the cast OF The Goth
Century-Fox film are Alice Faye.
Fred MacMurray. Richard Greene
and Brenda Joyce. with Andy
Devine, Henry Stephenson and
Fritz Field included. Henry King
directed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

George Murphy being picture
free" for the time being has left
for New York 10 see the Broadway
plays Upon completion OF
Waterloo Bridge" Robert Taylor
plans a visit 10 his old home town
of Beatrice, Neb.. where he intends
TO make motion picture record
ing all the haunis Of his childhood
. Robert Donat will he starred
In thu perennial fsvorits. "pr.
Jekyll and Dir. Hyde" Little
Nelly Kelly" George N. Cohan's
stage hit. has been pur-
chased by M-0-M a. a starring
vehicle for Judy Garland.
And thai viii be al for now
except this the fact that
every cloud has . silver lining
doesn't get You anywhere s'n-
iess you're nm aviator.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Vic Meyers Invited
To Speak Tuesday

Lieut.. Gov. Victor A. Meyers
will be one Of the speakers at a
political forum Tuesday night at
Royce hall, beginning at s o'clock.
Other speakers will include Rex
Roudebush, Tom Smith, Roy Mise
ner and Frank T. Bell.
City, county and state officials
have been invited to attend. as
well as all candidates for governor
and other offices in the fall elec-
ton campaign. Mike Carlson will
preside at the meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

When word first spread about
that these veterans, both Of whom
have spent their lives in show
business, finally were to be team
ed, the film colony was skeptical.
AS matter of fact, some quarters
displayed downright d isbelief (.
The general consensus of opinion
was that the West-Fields combi-
nation offered a swell topic for
idle conversation, but that 1t
would never go any further.
Those skeptics, and there were
many, are now ready to accept the
fact that anything can happen in
Hollywood. Mae and Bill made
their Universal picture, My Lit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Officers OF Naval
Reserve TO Banquet

Officers Of the fourth division
win act a. hosts al the banquet
Of the Z. s. Naval Reserve Of
fleers' association banquet 70 Be
held a. $50 p. m. Saturday IN the
Tacoma arrnory.
In charge Of the dinner. refresh
rnsnts and entertainment win Be
Lieut.. Comdr. Arthur II. Aidcie-
ton. Capt. Davis. chief Of staff,
18Th naval district; comcr. Thsisa,
director Of naval reseryess Lieut.
condr. sparrow, inspector-in-
strIetor. and others from Seattle
viii attend ths dinner here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Jiiierbugs Dance at
The Crescent Tonight

Tonight, the Crescent ballroom
will be the scene OF an unusual
contest, one which will find the
rug-cutters of 1899 trying to hold
their own against the champions
of 1910 from Aberdeen. Tacoma
and Seattle.
II there has been any improve
ment during the past twelve
months, the champions of last
year may find the going bit
tough, but they don't think there
has been any improvement in
fact, they think the 1910 experts
are lousy and that should
make 1t even-Steven, at least until
things get under way.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10
Doug. Jr.. Now
Pupu OF Duuohfer

HofLYwooD-A baby girl was
born 10 Monday 10 Mira. Douglas
Fairbanka. jr,. ths former Mary
Lee Epling Of Biusfisld. Va. Ths
child weighs seven pounds. seven
ounces. and will he called Daphne.
DR. Norman Williams said the
mother and baby wsFs doing we'll
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-10

tie Chickadee." which comes to
the Rialto theater today.
Supporting Mae and Bill in this
picture are Joseph Calleia, Dick
Foran. Anne Nagel, Gene Austin.
Donald Meek, Margaret Hamilton,
Ruth Donnelly and Fuzzy Knight.
Jack Holt will also be seen In
Outside the Three-M Mile Limit"