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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
GERMAN OFFICIAL
CONFERRED WITH POPE

ROME, Mar. 11.-Fcreign Min
lister Won Ribbentrop of Germany
continued his talks with Italian
officialSstoday, following a long
session with Pope Plus XII yes
terday in the papal palace in Vati-
can City.
The audience granted Won
Ribbentrop by the Pope marked
the first time German Of
fetal had been in Vatican City
for almost a quarter of a CEN
tury.
No information was given out
which indicated which way the
"StrawS were blowing" as a re-
suit of the conferences held. OBJ
servers thought, however, that
the conferences dealt chiefly
with German aims in regard to
Balkan countries, in which Italy
is primarily interested.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
TWO DESTROYERS
ADDED TO LOCAL
NEUTRAL PATROL
U.s.s. cRow1NsH1ELD AND
U.S.S. HALE ARRIVED THIS
AFTERNOON: COLOMBIAN
ENSIGNS IN TRAINING

Two United States destroyers
were added to the force now as
signed to this section to make
their headquarters in the Naval
Station here. They were the
U.S.S. Hale and U.S.S. Crownin-
shield, and arrived about 1::3O
O'Clock today.
Other vessels in the harbor be-
longing to the force of U. S. yes
sells on patrol duty are the Lea,
Evans, Philip and Twiggs.
Colombia Sends Ensigns
Since the U. S. destroyer divi-
sion has been assigned to this
section there have been a number
of officers from the ships of the
South American nayies sent to
Key West for courses of training
on the several ships which are
here.
Latest additions are four en-
signs from the Colombian navy
who have been assigned as fol-
lows: Augustin Smith to the
Evans, Luis Velasquez to the
Twiggs, Jorge Pardo to the Phil
ip and Alfredo Ballesteros to the
Wickes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
ROBERTS, RITES
THIS AFTERNOON
DIED YESTERDAY MORNING
AT RESIDENCE: ss YEARS
OF AGE

! Funeral services for Thomas E.
Roberts, So, who died early yes
terday morning at the home, 1907
Fleming street, will be held this
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from
the residence to Fleming Street
Methodist Church. Rev. VIM. L.
Halliday, assisted by Rev. Jim
Lilly, will officiate at the serv-
ices which are in charge of Lopez
Funeral Home.
Mr.. Roberts, who was at one
time business manager of The
Citizen, and had host of friends
in the city, is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Myrtle Roberts, a
daughter, Mrs. Manuel Perez,
and two brothers, George c. and
H. Blake Roberts.
Active pallbearers at the serv-
ices today wall be selected from
membership of the knights of
Golden Eagle lodge of which Mr..
Roberts was a member. Honorary
pallbearers are w. w. Demeritt,
Jim Roberts, w. S. Eakins, B. A.
Baker, Merlin Albury and An
tonic Garcia. R.eesess
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
MANY VISITORS
AT EAST TOWER
NYA YOUTHS ACT AS GUIDES
ON TOURS THROUGH
FORT

The many visitors and local
people who have been guided
through the East Martello Towers
by the NYA youths assigned
there for that purpose have ex-
pressed great satisfaction with
the new service.
Through the cooperation of
the NYA, the East MarteIlo Tow
er has been opened to the public
by Col MacMullen and from rec
ords kept there by the NYA
youths serving as guides it is
clearly seen that the information
offered by these youths to the
large number of visitors who
have viewed the Tower during
the season is of great interest to
everyone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
HAMILTON SAYS
COPS WILL NOT
BREAK. The Law
ACCUSED DEMOCRATS OF
GETTING AROUND CON-
TRIBUTIoN REGULATIONS
BY HIGH AID RATES
(Ry AssocrnteG rress1

WASHINGTON, Mar. Ire
publican National Committee
Chairman John Hamilton today
called on his party not to par
ticipate in any violation of the
laws that prevent political par
ties from calling on corporations
to assist in their campaigns with
contributions.
Citing the example of the
Democratic party in 1886, he de-
cried the practice then used and
stated that the Republicans
would not be found guilty of
such practice.
Hamilton said that the Demo-
Gratis ''got around the law" by
calling on corporations to SUBJ
scribe to advertising space in
banquet programs at high rates.
Over 100000 was raised in this
manner, he said.
WelIes In London Today
State Department officials
stated that Under-secretary Sum-
ner Welles was in London today,
and had conferred with British
officials including King George.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
PICK NATIONS NO. l
HONEYMOON PAIR
CHOSEN TO BE FIRST &C.
cUpANTs OF HONEYMOON
ISLE COTTAGE

ORLANDO, Mar. 11.-FNS) A
Florida couple, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Ernest Burkett, of Orlando,
flashed into prominence this
week as the nations number one
honeymooners-and with it the
the honor of being the first
newlyweds to occupy the bridal
cottage of c. M. Washburn's
famed Honeymoon Isle" off
Clearwater in the Gulf of
Mexico.
Many other couples will spend
a two weeks vacation on the is
land, but the Burketts will reap
the benefit of the many gifts and
entertainments to be lavished on
the first couple by various west
coast organizations. The Clear
water Lions Club, which selected
the lucky couple out of more
than 1000 applicants win pay all
the couples expenses, including
the groom's. paycheck. re
q Burkett land his bride have
been married three weeks. He is
an apprentice IN print shop,
and she is counter girl in a
five and ten cent store. Both are
19.
The couple will leave here
! Thursday to start their honey
moon. and will be the only Flor
ida couple allowed to honeymoon
on the island, the others to be
chosen from other parts of the
nation.
Washburn has announced that
10 couples would comprise the
initial honeymoon group, and
others will follow in patches of
so.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
CAPT. JACOBS TO TURN
FIRST SHOVEL AT 1000
A. M; ALL INVITED TO
ATTEND FETE

Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
on Trumbo Island. the ceremony
of breaking ground for the sea-
plane base viii take place. mark
ing the start of activities of the
construction on the hangar and
ether structures to be built on
the site by the Ivy H. Smith Com
panY Of Jacksonville.
Lieutenant Commander j. T.
Brady, public works officer at the
naval station, said this morning
that the first spadeful of dirt will
be turned by Captain Walter F.
Jacobs, commandant az the sta
ton, and Commander G. B. Hoey,
port officer, will join in the cere-
mony, which win take place in
the presence of Lieut.. Com
mander Brady, other officers
from the navy, Mayor Willard
Albury and possibly members of
the city council and county COM
missioners and others.
Mr.. Brady said that there was
no restriction being placed on the
number of people who could at
tend the ceremonies as it was a
public matter, and there could be
as many people there as wanted
to go. The ceremonies were to
be simple and transformations and
he would be pleased to see as
many people there as desired to
see the official start of the con-
struction work.
The entire contract is to cost
S287 ,684 sfos the construction of
the base, which will be one of the
largest yet built by the navy in
this section. A number of work
men have been employed by the
Smith Company and others will
be put to work as needed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
Break GrOundsFOr New TrumbO
Airbase In Ceremony Tomorrow
~
FISHERMEN TAKE HATS
OFF TO ISLAND CITY

w. B. Garrison and Mr..
Massey. of Washington. D.
c.. have just finished a two
weeks fishing trip in waters
adjacent to Key West. and
report entire satisfaction with
the catches made.
Mr.. Garrison stated that he
had never before caught such
a great variety of fish in all
of his experiences which
were had in many spots from
Nova Scotia down TO this
city.
The first day out. the par
tY boafed 40 kings and mac
kerel. weighing from five TO
twentY-six pounds. On the
second trip. lie were brought
7 in. and the party got tired
of pulling 'em in. Feature of
fishing here. according 10 MIR.
Garrison. is that the fish are
gamer and require more. skill
in boating.
A good word was given TO
the charter boatmen here in
regard TO equipment and fees
charged.
Both visitors registered at
Overseas Hotel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11

BY PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Mar. LA
core group of New Dealers books
Senator Taft as the man they will
have to beat in November.
They haven't altogether kissed
Senator Vandenberg out of the
picture. AS to the Michigan
senator, they doubt he has the
steady pull in the stretches they
credit to Taft. His radio voice has
improved but, as they view it,
not to the level of the Taft, who
won series of radio debates from
Representative T. v. Smith, spar
king liberal.
AS to Tom Dewey of New
York, they say that no glamour
boy from New York can match
the glamour of Roosevelt and that
anything less would appear third
grade to an electorate grown
used to such fancy glamour as
the Roosevelt brand.
ouieter Country?
AS matter of fact, some of the
New Dealers have begun to sus-
pect that the country may be
wishing for a bit of calm polite
al weather. That is how come
they write Taft into the picture,
One of them analysed him as
conservative, stumbling, hard
working, friendly and perhaps a
little bit dumb.
For a country striving for a
quieter way of life than it has
had in the past seven years, that
combination, he said, might just
fill the bill.
Incidentally, they haven't de-
cided who from their own ranks
viii be the best man to stop Taft
except Roosevelt himself. They
don't concede that Roosevelt is
the only one who can stop him,
or Vandenberg or Dewey, or Rep
resentative Martin. or Frank Gan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
INVENTOR OF RADIO
Monument For Maroon
WILL BE HONORED

AP Feature Service


BOLOGNA, Italy, Mar. 11.-A
monumental tomb mernorializing
Guglielmo Marconi is to be erect
ed on the grounds of the family
villa Pontecchio, near Bologna.
where the inventor carried out
his first experiments in wireless
telegraphy.
A wide open space surrounded
with cypress and fir will be laid
out on the sloping ground below
the villa. Plans call for an open
crypt in the center containing
the sarcophagus where the re-
mains OF Marconi win have their
final resting place. a bust of the
scientist win stand on a low
column In front of the colonnad-
ed entrance to the villa. ~
The monument is scheduled for
completion by July 20, 1910, the
second anniversary of Marconi's
death. The Marconi villa will
become q museum for relics of
Marconi's studies and researches.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
SIS. MALLORY DUE
in PORT TONIGHT

Steamship H. R. Mallory of the
Clyde-Mallory Lines, is due to
arrive in port 8 o'clock this eve
ming from Galveston, and the
Medina, of the same line is due
to arrive in port tomorrow morn
ing from New York.
The Steamship Ozark, is still
at the Mallory Dock, awaiting i'm
structions and orders which de-
pend on the strike of the long
shoremen which now has vessels
in some ports tied up, and await
ing settlement.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
AID TO CHILDREN
REACHES PEAK in
WELFARE QUOTAS
PRE- SENT sTATE-FEDERAL.
APP R oPRIATIoNs Ex-
HAUSTED: NEARLY 1000
CHILDREN GET GRANTS ~
Especial to The citizen,

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Mar. IL.
I-Florida's Aid to Dependent
Children program has attained its
ceiling, under present appropria-
tions, it was announced here to-
day from the office of the State
Welfare Board.
Grants totalling $66,779 were
made during February, according
to official records of the Board,
which is slightly in excess of the
SOC, 666.66 made available month
ly by state and federal appro-
priations of $4,000 annually for
this purpose. Beneficiaries num-
bered 2,626 families of 6,931 chill
dren. The average grant per
family was $25.43 and the aver
age grant per child 1898.
The State Welfare Act limits
state participation in the ADO
program to 100000 per year and
recent amendment to the Social
Security Act requires the federal
government to match this on a
fifty-fifty basis. This is on a dol
lar parity with federal funds
used in matching state funds in
the payment of Old Age Assist
ance and Aid to the Blind. Pre-
viously, federal matching funds
had been available only at a ratio
of one dollar for two.
In Monroe County % families
of 81 children received $4,000
during February.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
AWAIT WORD ON
CLIFTON FUNERAL

George Clifton, 81, died last
night in the u. S. Marine Hos
pital.
Funeral arrangements are in
charge of the Pritchard Funeral
Home. and viii depend upon
word received from the deceas-
eds brother, Frank Clifton, who
resides in Broderick, Calf, which
city is also the home of the de-
ceased.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CLANDlCAU1IONS
GiUes Registration Facts
ABOUT PRIMARIES

John England, supervisor of
registration for the. county, who
is now in the county courthouse
overseeing the registrations, said
this morning that those who have
registered for the general cleo
ton only in 1888, will be
forced to register again if they
would participate in the elections
this year.
Mr.. England said that the num-
Der of regiStrants had been $3.50
before the books were placed in
the precincts and there were 319
registered there. Since the books
have been in the courthouse there
had been about 100 registered, so
the total registrations to date
were approximately 5,671.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
CHANDLER HEADS
CONE DADE FORCE
CALLS FOR SANE ECONOMY
IN NATIONAL GOVERN
MENT AS IN STATE

GOULDS, Mar. II (FNS).-
Governor Cones campaign for
nomination to the u. S. Senate
will be handled in Dade County
by Luther Chandler, chairman of
the Florida Citrus Commission, it
was announced here this week.
Chandler stated that he would
like to see a good dose of the
same efficiency and economy in
jected into our national govern
ment" as he had seen in Florida
during the Cone Administration.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
WILSON'S RETURN
TO JACKSONVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Wilson re-
turned to their home in Jack
sonville yesterday after a stay of
three months here with Mrs. Will
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Marzyck, on Won Phister street.
They will spend a few days in
Jacksonville after which they
will go to Tallahassee, where Mr..
Wilson has accepted a position
with the H. & w. B. Drew Com
pany in that city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
Peace Believed
Near AS Russia
MOdifieS Terms
FINLAND GIVEN NEW
TERMS TO END HOS
TILITIES; ALLIES CON-
SIDER STATUS
6Rx Associated Pressl


LONDON. Mar. ll.-Momen-
tarY announcement of peace be-
tween Russia and Finland is ex-
pected. influenced by unofficial
reports that the conference in
Moscow over the weekend be-
tween Finnish officials and heads
of the Soviet government in that
city had resulted in the offering
CT terms that came near to salts
faction for Finland.
Finnish officials were flying
back to the capital city of Hell
sinki today to take part in par
hamentary action on the Russian
proposals, following transmission
of the terms by telegraph last
evening.
Though nothing official has
come through at this writing, it
is understood here that the terms
which Russia has advanced to
bring an end to hostilities have
been greatly modified from those
given earlier in the war.
Blow To Allies
British officials would not adj
NIT it, but the Russian-F Finnish
peace would be in the nature of
a blow to the Allied cause in
that it would be considered a
military victory for Germany.
The Nazis could then concentrate
on the West Front without fear
of attack from the north, and, at
the same time, could depend up
on influx of greatly increased
amounts of supplies from Rus
STA.
The Allies broadcasted to the
world last weekend that if peace
did not come out of present
negotiations, they stood ready to
send much material aid to Fin
land. This, it is understood here
by neutral observers, was geS-
ture to make it appear that they
didn't ''fail again in coming to
the aid of small countries when
aggressed upon.
New terms were unofficially
described as quite possible of ac-
ceptance to the Firms. Petsamo,
on the north coast, is to be re-
tanned as well as Viborg on the
south coast. Only demands, ac-
cording to some sources, were the
establishment of bases in the
Finnish coast area on long-term
lease arrangements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
HEAR NO WORD
FROM WARBLER

No word has been received
from the Wrecking Tug Warbler,
C. L. Peterson, salvage master,
which left this port 2::30 o'clock
on the afternoon of March S, for
a point on the high seas about
$50 miles south of. Trinidad.
The only information received
was to the effect that the vessel
Andreas Drobig was at that point
in the ocean and was in need OF
a tow. The Warbler left at once
for the location.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11

A Feature Service Writer
nett or anyone else for thatrmat-
! ter They are just speculatflg.
r. : Ma - Ship Mystery
We cannot pass without tell
ing, you,about Lieutenant Com
mander N. w. Sharpe, theN only
survivor of the Inflated cargo
boat Cyclops which disappeared
mysteriously during the World
War with all on board.
Commander Sharpe, now in
the press division at the Navy De-
partment, explains it this way:
He was on recruiting duty in St.
Louis during the war when along
came an order calling for GER
tain number of men to go to Nor
folk, Va, for sea duty.
The commander lined them up
one morning, marched down the
ranks counting off the men in
pairs and stopped at the next man
to Sharpe.
This detachment, he said,
will go to Norfolk.
John Henry Fox of St. Louis
was the man next to Sharpe. Be-
fore he left for Norfolk he gave
his dress Jacket to Sharpe in re-
turn for a pea Jacket and "a short
iovercoat, Fox was, put on the Cy-
clops Only the luck Of the count
saved Sharpe.
The Cyclops went down some
time between March 4 and April
Is, 1918. in the West Indies. Not
a trace of her has ever been
found Germany searched her
own records after the war, found
mo submarine in the vicinity at
the time, so couldn't claim credit
for the sinking.
Navy men speculate that the
Cyclops' slippery cargo of man.
ganese may have shifted and
Tipped her bottom up before she
could put out q call.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
|BRITONS CONSIDER
PACT WITH ITALY
SETTLEMENT OF COAL CON
TRovERSY SEEN AS
FAVORING SIGN

LONDON, Mar. 11.-British of
ficials today were considering the
possibility of a trade pact with
Italy in that the difficulty of coal
exports from Germany to that
nation had been amicably settled.
Italy has promised England
that no more shipments of coal
will come out of Germany, and
in return for that assurance, the
British released the ships already
seized in the export blockade.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
WASHINGTON SILENT
ON PEACE MANEUVERS

WASHINGTON, Mar. 11.-Of-
ficials in Washington were silent
when questioned today in
regard to the part the foreign
embassies were playing in bring
ing peace to Europe.
One report had it that the
embassy officials at Moscow
had helped materially in. the
Russian negotiations over
last weekend, but no acknowl-
edgement of that report could be
obtained here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
RABBIT ovER.ATE

BoSTON.-When Nicholas Cal
10 of this city was fined because
his pet rabbit had chewed wall
paper off the walls of an apart
ment, the judge suspended SEN
tence when he learned the rabbit
died after the feast.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
DOG HERO

DENVER Five members of
Mrs. Burt w. Ritter's family es-
capped being burned to death.
having been awakened by the
bowling Of Heinie, a daschshund
puppy. Heinie died of suffoca-
ton in the fire. which threatened
the lives Of the others.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11
BIRD WANTED TEETH

ASHLAND, Me.-David Howe
of this city laid his false teeth on
stump, and a jaybird swooped
down and few off with them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11

new DEAL INSIDERS PICK TAFT AS
Senator Vandenberg Still Remains In Picture However
MAN DEMOCRATS. MUST DEFEAT

APP FsSture Service Writer
nett. or anyone else for thatrmat
ter They are just speculatflg.
~ NAs ~ Ship Mystery
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11

Key West. Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IL Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-03-11

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 60 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-23
ARMY RECRUIT
drive FINISHED
$4,000 New Men Signed
Bringing Strength of
Personnel to $4,000

A slackening of recruiting for the
United States Army was ordered to-
day throughout New England by
Major General James A. Woodruff,
commanding general of the First
Corps Area.
Today the drive for new recruits
was practically completed except for
a few special assignments, meaning
that during the last 10 weeks 2277
army recruits have been signed up in
New England. Throughout the coun-
try. approximately 10000 new re-
cruits have enlisted, bringing the
strength Of the regular army to
227, 900.
This New England total of 2277
does not include the number Of re-
enlistmentS nor the men who have
enrolled as Flying Cadets. In max
ing the announcement that the re-
cruiting drive was reaching a sue
cessful close today, General Wood
ruff expressed special appreciation
for the labors of the Officers Re-
serve Corps in gaining recruits, as
well as the various veteran and
civic organizations, welfare agencies,
newspapers and radio stations which
assisted in the recruiting.
Throughout the New England
states, there are army vacancies still
open for 1872 men in the Quarter
master Corps in Panama and with
in the United States and for the
Medical Department in Panama.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-23
GEN. DELACOUR
TO LECTURE HERE
Adjutant General Selects
"The Conn. National
Guard" as Subject

Brigadier General B. DeLacour,
adjutant general Of Connecticut will
pay visit to Waterbury Thursday
evening as guest of the Reserve Of
ficers association. He will officiate as
instructor at the group school for
reserve officers which will be held in
the civil service room of the Post
office building. The subject for the
occasion will be The Connecticut
National Guard"
In view of the official position of
General DeLacour, his excellent mill
itary record, his World War expert
ence and his many personal contacts
locally the large attendance of the
season is anticipated for Thursday
evenings meeting.
General DeLacour served on the
Mexican border with the Illinois Ma
tional Guard and during the World
War he served in France with the
165th Infantry of the Rainbow Divi-
sion. He was awarded the Disting-
uished Service Cross for bravery in
action. After the war he was PROM
inent in the organization of the re-
serve in this state and has been
commanding officer Of the 4lSth In
fantry and the 304th Infantry, was
the second department president Of
the Connecticut Department Of the
Reserve Officers Association.