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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
OFFICER RELIEVED
OF HIS COMMAND
MARSHAL RUDOLFO GRAIL
AMI ORDERED TO RE-
TURN TO ROME
tBy Associated PressD

CAIRO, March 25.-Marshal
Rudolfo Grazlani, chief of staff
of Italy's north African armies
and hailed as the conqueror of
Ethiopia, has been relieved of his
command and ordered to return
to Rome, it was announced here
today.
Admitting the presence of Ger
man troops in fast growing num-
bers on the north African front
in Libya, British sources said to-
day control of the campaign has
been taken out of the hands of
Italy.
GRAHAM is said to have resign
ed, but according to stories cur
rent here. he was replaced by
German officers as a rebuke for
his repeated failures against the
British armies of Gen. Sir Archi-
bald Wavell.
German dive bomberS are adj
mitted to have taken part in a
violent attack on British positions
IN the eastern Mediterranean, but
a communique from forces in
Ethiopia provides Britain with
the counter success of defeating
nrAfL@x, -
to within $50 miles of the capital
at Adds Ababa.
British troops are reported to
have frightened their ring of steel
around Harar and another force
is said to be marching forward
in Ethiopia, bearing ex-Emperor
Halle Selassie nearer to his cap
ital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
SIX BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED
CALL FOR TOTAL EXPENDI-
TURE IN ACTIVITIES
OF Sl.925

Key VAST property owners
started the building departments
week with a rush Yesterday, six
of them taking out permits for a
total of $l,925.
Three of the permits were for
$500 apiece. two of them for gen.
eral repairs and the other for the
addition of one story to a build
ing,
Permits issued by Building In
speCtor Ralph Russell were to
Ramon Navarro, Glib Caroline
street, $500 for general repairs;
William w. Arnold, 910 United
street, $500, general repairs; Law
ton f. Watson, 9l5 Southland
street, $500. addition of one story;
John Walton, 7O3 Elizabeth street,
$50, roof repairs; Mrs. Hester
Johnson. 524 Francis street. SIS.
screen porch, and H. Lloyd. Royal
street, $500. construction Of one
story building
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
SUBSCRIPTIONS
TOLECION FUND
NEARLY CLOSED
CHAIRMAN OF SPECIAL CON-
MITTEE. GUY CARLETON.
TELLS OF STATUS OF
THOSE CONTRIBUTING

Subscriptions to the under
writing fund for the American
Legion'S state convention here
April 1926 are nearly closed, Guy
Carleton, chairman of the special
committee, announced today.
"We started with the objective
of $4,000, which included $1,000
from the county, 5000 from the
city and an estimated $500 for
automobile tickets, the result of
which are not known at this time,
leaving $500 to be subscribed"
Mr.. Carleton said.
"This amount has not been
realized, due to three factors:
First, we were not in agree
ment with many groups as to the
direct benefits to be derived and
SO had to cut down the amount of
suggested subscriptions.
Second, those that we know
will do a very largely increased
business did not contribute in
proportion TO others who would
not do so well.
Third, many merchants and
other business men have not as
yet been convinced that it is both
civic duty and a good business
proposition to subscribe to this
fund.
However, for the most part
the committee has met with cour-
tesy and liberal treatment. and
we are satisfied that when sub
scriptions which had been prom
ised have been added to the funds
now on hand, we may be able to
complete the job. IF those who
are still unconvinced could see
the reservations already made for
the convention, they would quick
ly change their minds and get on
the band wagon.
ITO those who have subscribed,
and complete list will be pub
lished at the end of the week, we
extend our appreciation for their
cooperation and express our con-
fidence that their subscriptions
will be returned to them most
profitably."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
GOMEZ HEARD ON
HIS POSITION In
AIRPORT PROJECT
CLAIMS MATTER SHOULD BE
TAKEN UP AT REGULAR
SESSION AND NOT AT SPE-
CIAL MEETING

Monroe county Commissioner
Eddie Gomez today defended his
action in refusing to attend a
special meeting of the board last
night, which Chairman Carl Ber-
valdi said had delayed the start
of work on Boca Chica airport.
Gomez declined to attend a
night meeting of the board when
a certificate of indebtedness was
to have been approved and sent
to r. E. drummer bonding COM
pany The commission approval
was made necessary by the arriv-
al yesterday of a check for $685.
900 from drummer for the pur-
chase of part Of the 900 acres
which will go to make up the
army field.
Gomez, said by Bervaldi to
have refused to set time when
he would take part in a special
session, declared today he will
not attend special meeting on
the subject at any time.
There's no great emergency
and | don't see why | should be
asked to go to a cOuny commits
sion meeting at midnight, when
none of the citizens will have a
chance to be present, he said
today.
The commissioner said he had
told Bervaldi he would be unable
to leave his store until late and
the chairman had asked if he
would attend a later meeting at
II o'clock or IL
Gomez said he feels the GER
tificate should be handled at a
regular meeting when the public
knows the commission is going to
meet and has a chance to be pres
ent.
Answering criticism of some
Key WeSterS that his refusal to
attend the meeting is the result
of his frequent verbal tiffs with
other commissioners, Gomez said
his personal feelings toward 9th
er members of the board would
have nothing to do with his
stand.
Il think the whole thing should
be carried on in public, he said.
How do you think it will look
to the people of this county if
their commissioners vote on a
vital issue at midnight, giving
no one a chance to speak,"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
Unemployed Workers Urged
To Register With Local
State Employment Office

An appeal to workers through
out Florida to register at once
with the nearest Florida State
employment office was issued to-
day by William V. Little, man
ager of the Key West office of
the State employment service. He
said that by April Is the Florida
State Employment Service hopes
to find out exactly how many
workers in the State are available
for jobs or training in Occupa-
tions needed by defense indus
tries and other types of business
now expanding This registra-
ton is being conducted on a
nationwide scale" he explained,
"as part of the national defense
program and is designed not only
to get the unemployed back to
work as quickly as possible, but
also to insure that as soon as
workers are needed in defense
production they can be reached
without delay"
He particularly appealed for
the immediate registration of: %
All workers in Florida who are
unemployed and capable of hold
ing jobs, and; 90 All employed
persons in the State who have had
experience in the following trades
but whose present employment
does not utilize the skills of these
trades: In aircraft manufacturing
-airplane sheet metal workers,
airplane woodworkers, aero
nautical engineers, and inspec-
tors; in shipbuilding-ship car
penters, loftsmen, boatbuilders,
ship filters, caulkers. and marine
machinists; in machine shops and
machinery manufacturing - ma
chinistS. tool makers die makers,
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
Cameramen Coming Here
For Filming Mercy Island

A production unit of motion
picture actors and cameramen
will arrive in Key West sometime
within the next two months to
begin preliminary filming for the
screen version of Mercy Island"
Theodore Pratt'S story about this
city.
Armand Schaefer, associate pro-
Queer of Republic Production
company, told Postmaster Fred
Dion of the impending visit in a
letter requesting pictures of Key
West.
Although the group will arrive
here within a two-month period,
Scharfer said his efforts would
bc aided by a study of good PIC
lures Of this vicinity and imposed
shots Of typical Conchs."
Pictures Of Governors blight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25

and good shots of some of the
fishing boats would give the film
producers a clear idea of what
they will be looking for when
they come here, he explained.
Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Stephen c. Singleton, to whom
Dion handed the letter. said to-
day he had sent Schaefer copy
of the WPA Writer'S Key West
book, which has many excellent
pictures of this vicinity.
Citizens who have good pic
lures which they think would be
of help may sell them 10 the film
company If they turn them in to
the chamber of commerce.
Schaefcr, in his letter, said ms
company will pay standard rates
for all which are accepted
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
POLICE THROW
TEAR GAS BOMBS
lKY Aaanrinfeh RrPRRI

BETHLEHEM, Pa, March Is
Police threw tear gas bombs into
a crowd of striking Go workers
at Bethlehem SteelS home plant
here today as violence flared
briefly in a quarrel between
pickets and Workmcn who want
to go back to their jobs.
Holding up an estimated billion
dollars in defense orders, the
plants 21,00O workmen have re-
fused mediation offers and their
leaders today threatened to call
another strike at the company S
JOhnstown, Pa, plant, which en-
ployS $4,000 men.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
kG-brcakcrS Enter Plant
Under Protection Of Police
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, March 25.-Strike-
breaking AFL workmen moved
into International Harvester COM
panys giant Mccormack plant
here today under the protection
of an army of 400 police.
Three CIO pickets were club
bed by police officers for inter-
fering with the workmen as they
entered the plants main gate,
while others of the pickets stood
back and jeered the AFL men.
CIO leaders promptly an
nounced they will call strikes in
each of International Harvester's
Is other plants.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
PHELAN FUNERAL
HERE TOMORROW
WILL TAKE PLACE IN MORN
ING FROM LOPEZ CHAPEL
TO CATHOLIC CHURCH

The funeral of Mrs. Pauline NJ.
Phelan, age 81, who died on Sun
day afternoon, will be held to-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock from
the chapel of Lopez Funeral
Home to the Catholic church,
Rev. P. J. Kelleher, officiating.
The body will lie in state all aft
ernoon and evening at the Lopez
Chapel.
Pallbearcrs will be Capt. a +.
Sharpiey, William A. Freeman,
Alexander Nj Hewctt. j. Otto
Klrchheiner. James B. Sullivan
and B. Curry Moreno.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
Yug0S|aVian Officials SIGN Pact
Entering Partnership With Axis
Will Permit German Sup
plies To Be Transported
Across Country, But No
Troops
(By Associated PressS

tBy Associated PressS
Yugoslavia's premier and for
eign minister this morning form
ally affixed their signatures 10
a pact drawing their country in
10 the Axis partnership of Ger
many. Italy and Japan.
Meeting with Foreign Minister
Won Ribbentrop at vienna's his.
toric Belvedere Palace. Premier
Dragisha Cvefkovic and Foreign
Minister Alexander Cincar. Mar.
COW signed the long awaited
treaty under the eyes of Adolf
Hitler. who took no part in the
PAoSSciIif9ss
Under the terms of the agree
ment, no German troons will be
permitted to cross Yugoslavia,
but supplies may be transported
across the country to assist in a
German push against Greece.
Yugoslav troops. meanwhile,
were awaiting an expected revolt
among the farm populations when
they hear the news. Concentra-
tions of troops were reported
from Belgrade to be held in
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
GIVE FIGURES ON
SINKING OF SHIPS
CRY Associated Prexsb

LONDON. March 25.-The ad-
mlralty today announced that al
lied ships sunk during the week
ending March Is totaled 1000
tons, the lowest weekly figure
since the German Spring often
Sivc began.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
MORE PROPERTY
SALES RECORDED

Alice V. Haseill of Key West
yesterday purchased from Will
liam c. Moreno of New York,
two lots on kleas alley. The lots,
one with a 74-foot front and the
other az feet. were sold for about
500 apiece
Cape Sable Land company.
Boston, sold to Mary H. Black
man, Marshfield, Mass. four lots
at the Cape Sable development
for total price of about $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
GREAT LOSS OF
TIME IN STRIKES
GRy Associated PreSs)

WASHINGTON, March Is
War department engineers today
estimated that strikes this year
have lost 100000 man days on
army contracts alone.
The month-long strike at Allis-
Chalmers milwaukee, plant is the
most serious of the delays to
army contracts
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
Plan To Have White WAY
Turned On For Convention
American Legion Inaugu-
rates Drive To Have
City Cleaned Up For
Coming Event

A drive TO clean up the city
and TO light the white way lights
on Duval street for the Ameri-
can Legion convention here April
1926 will be launched at once.
ii was decided at a meeting Of
the directors of the Key West
Convention corporation last night.
Robert F. Spottswood, presi-
dent of the corporation. suggest
ed that Mayor Willard M. AL
bury be contacted with reference
to cleaning up the city. Conse-
quently Albert Mills, executive
director of the corporation, will
call upon the mayor for action.
There are many stores still
containing the signs of old circus
es and old political campaigns" +,
Spottswood said. These should
be removed and the city put in
as bright a shape as possible.
Mills will also contact the Key
West Electric company regarding
the white way lights Spots
wood said that the lighting of
the lamps would go long way
toward making the stay of the
American Legionnaircs more
pleasant.
John Dclgado, a member of Ar
thur Sawyer Post No % of the
American Legion, will be offer
cd the chalrmanship of the Key
West housing committee, it was
suggested at last nights meeting.
He will have the job of assigning
the visiting Legionnaires to the
rooms that have been assigned
them.
Mills read the official program
of the convention to the cor
poration's directors. This is
complete except for the addition
of the names of some distinguish
ed visitors, and the names of some
of the speakers.
Guy Carleton, chairman of the
civic committee assigned to the
task Of raising funds for the con-
vcntion, stated that total raised
10 date still fell short of the sum
sought
II was decided to advertise
the bingo game at La Concha
hotel park Since the sum real
lied from the voluntary sub
scriptions has fallen below ex-
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
FREEZE CREDITS
OF YUCOSLAVIA

WASHINGTON, March Is
President Roosevelt this morning
answered the signing of the Ger
man-Yugoslav alliance at Vienna
by signing an order freezing
YugoSlavia's credits in the Unit
ed States.
The President, from his yacht
in waters off Florida. radioed the
treasury department orders to
prevent withdrawal of the ST.
100000 in long-term securities
which YugoSlavia owns in this
country II was the thirteenth
such order he has signed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
PLAN MEETING
ON RECREATION

Key Wcsters vino are interest
cd IN promoting d recreation pro
gram here Will be invited 10 at
tend a meeting at the chamber
Of commerce tomorrow nigh
with Marvin A. Lewis, coordlna
tor Of the national defense pro
gram and rccrcational actlVi
ties.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
STEAMER ALAMO
COMES TO PORT

The Clyde Mallory freightcr
Alamo this morning discharged
cargo of AS tons of freight from
New York
The vessel arrived here at $50
o'clock and continued her voyage
10 Tampa before noon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
COrOncr'S Jury Fails To- Find
ANY Clue In Stang|c Murder
Case At Alice Reds House

Alice Reid. operator Of the
Howe street bawdy house where
Mrs Cecilia Thompson Turks was
strangled TO death the night of
Feb 3. heard in her prison cell to-
daY that a coroncr's jury had
ended a SIX weeks investigation
# the murder without uncover
ing . single clue
The Reid woman. beginning
her third week in county jail to
day as she awaits trial ~ fed l.
cral charge Of white slavery. had
offered d reward for the appre-
hension Of the slayer.
Jurynen who reconvened last
night after articles from the dead
woynans room Rad bs en- rcturnc 4
here from. the Feeieral Bsseaa Cd
Investigation ri wsasssfNgtoYl. re T.
turned tbs obvious seEdici:
Mr. Turks canlc 10 her death
by stTang,llation AZ the hands Of
q person or persons unknown
Experts ~ the FPl WcYe unable
70 provide any assistance in the
battling case Articles which u
Rad been hoped might show the
tingevprlnt n the killer were re-
turned with o note in which ths
government neu cxpis med not a
ssagle latent print had been
found
F'eae~ Justine FnTaq1e e.
quinalgi8. acting a. coroner IN the
ease. ard the SIX members # sfe
guYy heard Three nsN witnesses
late yesterday afternoon. The
witnesses. negro servants a; the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25

house, were Agatha Hepburn. Ro-
vina Clcare and Fredcsvinda
Wilkinson.
Their testimony added nothing
new 10 the picture already built
up by the stories OF score Of IN
mates and customers ~ the house
EsquInaldo. after the jury had
returned It's findings. paid high
tribute To the efforts Of the spe-
cialIy selected panel
The jury worked hard on this
case. he said They tracked
down every possible clue and the
fact that no suspect was estab-
lished does not reflect ON the
diligence with which they
Hsrnn<i.
" they did nothing else. they
cIsaEed one man Of any po1eibEc
blame for the crime. They estab-
lIsfed beyond any doubt that he
was not a. the scene 81 the nur
der and IN 80 doing saved nsn
from q great deal Of potential en-
barazsrncnt.
Esquinaldo dsd aot ssy g. @hieh
# the possible suspects ne wa
referring
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25
COMING EVENTS
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
Stone Church Service Club, 600
pm.
Baptist Brotherhood Supper. $50
pm. X. p Hall.
Key West Home Guard meets at
National Guard armory. 800
pm.
WEDNESDAY
Basketball Exhibition, 500 pm.
High School Gym.
Boxing, Key West Arena. Simon
ton and Front streets. $50 p. N.
THURSDAY
Lions Club meets at go pm
Lions Den. Seminary Street
Gay council meets at city hall.
500 2. NJ.
Rotary Club meets i2.l5 p. m.
St PauIs Parish Hall
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-25

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, 1941-03-25

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 81 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
4 New Bus Lines
Start Monday,
Three Extended

The Inauguration OF four new
coach lines and the extension OF
three others was announced today
BY the DSR. The changes will be-
come effective Monday.
The new lines and their routes
EiXe Points Line=Grand River
north on LahSer to Seven-Mile,
west 10 Five Points road and
Grand River, north on Five Points
to Eight-Mile. east TO Lahser and
south 10 Grand River.
Holbrook Line - From King
avenue north on Woodward TO
Holbrook, east TO Buffalo. north
to Charles and east TO Mt. FL
lott, north to Eight-Mile and
west to Mound road.
Schaefer Line Grand River
west on Fullerton 10 Schaefer and
north 10 Eight-Miie.
Southfield Line - From West
Warren north on Southfeld 10
Eight-Mile.
The extensions OF present lines
Broadstreet, north on LiVernoiS
to Lyndon and west to Myers
road; st. Aubin. continue north on
Ryan from SepeH-Mile 20 Outer
Drive and west 10 Van Dyke ave-
nue.; fireman, continue west on
Joy road from Southfield to Burt
roads.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
Congressman AssaiI
u. 5. Films in Mexico

MEXICO CITY. Oct. 3.--1NS)
- Five American congressman,
who have been making tour OF
South America. flew into Mexico
City today and declared that
American-made motion pictures
being shown south of the border
offended Americans and Latin
Americans alike
Chairman Louis Rabut of Michi-
gan, said that something should
be done TO stop these offensive
pictures from being shown.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03

Gustofson Says Stigma of Being CIassed as KaIe,
of Married Friend Is Tougher Than Sentence

The thought thar people look
upon hum as The killer Of has mar
RED friend Mary DeVeresuN. Is
harder 20 bear than the thought Of
serving a 3 90 Is year sentence
in Jackson Prison for manSlaugh-
ter 1oyear-old Harold GuSt7f>on
SAID today
Gustafson insists that The shoot
Ing Of Mrs DcvcrcauN was
accidental and repeated ms state
merits after receiving DIS sentence
from Recorders JuTgc Christopher
T. stein
II suppose under the circum-
stances it, fair sentence.
commented GuSsf>on who took
the sentence without a trace of
emotion other than dropping his
head
The Judge could have given
me the maximum. IS wears flat.
But what hurts il that peo-
pie think I killed her. didn't
do that and I didn't intend to-"
Mrs. DeVereauX was 7 4 ! + Y
wognded last March rs III hcr
home hy z blast from a shotgun
discharged as she and GustafSon
struggled for The weapon
WHY He BROUGHT GIN
He said that TWO years TO
nance with her had eliminated
THAI morning IA a quarrel about
his gong out with other women
and that he brought his shotgun
into the house 10 brighten her into
thinking he was contemplating
suicide.
In sentencing GustaiSon. Judge
Stein took this circumstance into
account. pointing Quito him:
"The fact remains that you
took that gun. and the fatal
consequence would not have fol-
lowed IL YOU had not done that.
That there were unusual circum-
stances In this case must have
been considered by the jury, and
II IL upon their verdict that 1
must sentence you"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-03
Urges U. S. Run Railroads

CHICAGO, Oct. g. (INS) -
Recommending that the federal
government take over American
railroads, A. F. Whitney, presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, told President
Roosevelt's fact-finding board that
Eastern bankers have rugged" the
capital set-up of the railroads for
private gain.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-06-28
NOTICE TO the PUBLIC

Friday night, June 10th
7 he Clegg's Real Estate Co.
called together a bunch of
Progressive Farmers at the
B. G. 7. S. and created an
organization whose name will
be announced later. More than
Is farmers pledged to expert
ment on one acre of land each
in the growth of tomatoes
and other vegetables suitable
for the defense program and
other domestic uses. You are
invited to attend each Friday
night or at the call Of the
president.
K. L. Cleggs. Promoter.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-06-28
SKERE NEWS
BY Mrs. Matilda Ripple

There will be a Musical Re-
cital at Pilgrim Rest NJ. B.
Church in behalf of the choir.
Mrs. NJ. S. Mullin, Sponsor.
Little Bette Jean Ripple is
visiting her grand parents at
Dockery Miss.
The stork visited the home
Of Mrs Gertrude Hunt and
left a fine baby girl.
Mesdames Mary Lee, May
Lee Clark and Mr. Mount Lee
are on the sick list this week.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-06-28

Mr.. and Mrs. p. B. Clark of
Pulaski, Va, Mrs. F. c. Daniels
of Greenwood, Prof. ]. E. Cain and
Mrs. Alleene . Bickham were
visitors in Mound Bayou, Wednes-
day. While here they visited The
Southern Advocate off ice and
Hallom's Grocery. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark are visiting in Greenwood,
end Yazoo City.