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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08

! tire force of the attack, they ex-
plain, has swung suddenly south
after days in which the Nazis bat
tied stubbornly to push east
through the heart of the Red de
lenses.
Gain Near Leningrad
Berlin claimed at the same time
that German soldiers have crush
ed a Red army south of Tailin,
capital of Estonia. Mechanical adj
vance units of the onrushing Nazi
attack have reached point IS
miles south of Tallin.
Below Leningrad, troops are re-
ported within 68 miles of the
Soviet Unions second city. and in
the north, the high command
claimed Finnish and Nazi columns
are advancing.
Moscow. ridiculing stories of
enormous German victories which
were described by the Maxi high
command yesterday, made no
specific claims, declaring that the
Germans are attacking fiercely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
LEGION LEADER
ASKS EXTENSION
anr Assoclntea Prensl

AMIGO, Wis, Aug. g.. Milo
j Warner, national commander
of the American Legion, de-
manded preparations that will
allow us to do our defensive
fighting outside the United
Stateswith an army and navy
unfettered", in addressing Wis
consin American Legion con-
vention.
Asking support of General
George Marshall's position that
the national emergency requires
the retention of draftees, he de-
clared that ~fhis is the time to
begin universal military training
for the youth of America
I'VE have seen in the last year
that Hitler is a real menace to
America, Warner asserted Brit
ain must be helped to stand him
off for we are still not adequate
~ prepared. and our shipping
must be protected while it car
ries such aid.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
P. WILSON HELD
FOR COURT TRIAL
ANOTHER DEFENDANT 70 BE
ARRANGED BEFORE JUS.
TIcE or PEACE

Phillip Wilson. Miami, this
morning was bound over 10
criminal court under 500 bond
on a reckless driving charge after
he allegedly drove away from
Tavernier lunch stand without
paying for his meal. and attempt
ed to els1de Constable Bob Combs
at a 75-rnile- an hour clip.
Combs, who captured the Mia=
milan at the Overseas Highway
toll gate. testified that he hid
stopped Wilson once II order 10
make him return and pay for the
meal, but that Wilson eluded BIN
and headed for Key West,
W. II. Brown. navy enlisted
man, viii appear before Peace
Justice Enrique Esquinal1io this
afternoon at $50 o'clock fuf
preliminary hearing on i eIaare
Of passing worthless checks
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
STATE INSPECTOR
HERE FOR CHECKUp

Fred Morris, inspector of the
Florida Industrial Safety and
Compliance board. is checking
workmen's compensation records
with local business operators in
a week long inspection tour.
Morris, who came here from
Miami to inspect the local bust
ness records, has warned that all
employers with three or more
employees must take out work
mems compensation insurance in
order to comply with state law.
The insurance may be obtained
through any insurance firm
Business operators who refuse
to take the necessary insurance
are subject to arrest and trial in
criminal court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
INLAND WATERWAY
AND DEFENSE WORK
RECEIVE PUBLICITY
SINGLETON AND KENNEDY
CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES TO
PORT BOOK CAMPAIGN ON
TO DEEPEN CHANNEL

The deepening of the Island
Waterway from Bahia Honda to
Key West. and the broad scope OF
defense activities under way in
Key West, are pubhcized in two
articles written by Stephen c.
Singleton, Key West harbor
master and secretary of the
chamber of commerce, and Stet-
son Kennedy, representative OF
the WPA Florida Writers Pro-
ject and chairman Of the publicity
committee Of the City County
Defense Recreation Division.
The two articles appear in the
Pref Convention issue Of the Flo
.rida Port and Aviation Book, =
published in Miami and released
yesterday.
Three important marine organi-
cations are holding their national
conventions in Miami early in
November, and eopes Of the book
viii go to all delegates. These
organizations are the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association,
National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, and the American As
ISOLATION of Port Authorities.
The two articles about Key
West will thus reach these in
fluential groups at a time when
the campaign for deepening the
waterway is at its height, and
when continued appropriations
make clear the official recogni-
ton of Key West as vital de-
Tense center.
The Port Book also contains an
interesting article on the Over
seas Highway, Florida Keys, and
Key West. sponsored by the
Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District Of which B. M. Duncan
IS manager.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08

Ships approaching Key West
will be reported to the navy from
seven miles out through a re-
porting station established at
Sand Key, Capt. Russell S. Cren-
shaw, navy station commandment,
revealed today,
Captain Crenshaw, holding his
weekly press conference, said de-
tails of the newly established sta
ton could not be revealed
He explained, however, that
signals and telephone lines viii
be set up at the key to give the
navy headquarters advance in
formation on the presence of in
coming ships.
AT the same time, the captain
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
LIONS HEAR ART
MATTERS AT LAST
NIGHTS MEETING
F. TOWNSEND MORGAN AND
HARHrETTE cRITcHLow
GIVE OUTLINE OF AcTI-
vITIEs

Activities of the Key West Art
Center and the Federal Art Pro-
ject in connection with National
Defense were discussed last night
by +. Townsend Morgan, director.
and Harriette Critchlow at the
regular weekly supper meeting
of Key West Lions Club at the
Den on Seminary street.
Mr.. Morgan emphasized the
Defense Service angle as the
most immediate objective of the
National Arts program. He gave
the Lions a brief picture of the
creation of the local center in
connection with the national pro-
gram started primarily as a relief
undertaking for assistance to ar
fists and art workers in need and
as a service to communities for
art appreciation and art partici-
patton.
During the period of 3 years
which the art center has served
the city there have been los ex-
hibitions in addition to lectures,
projections shows, social gather
ings, classes for children and
adults, production Of paints,
prints, posters and various pub
Lefty material.
This year, Mr.. Morgan inform
ed the club. the Flerila Art Pro-
ject has given Defenses primary
consideration. In work OF the ar
lists in this respect includes art
shop production Of signs, posters.
folders, pictures, decorations.
banners insignia, maps and scores
Of other important services.
Miss Critchlow who came to
Key West from Southern College
where she underwent special
training for the work which she
is now doing in this city, told
members Of the Lions Club of the
travelling circuits now being used
10 bring art from various sec
tons Of the country and this
hemisphere to the public.
The principal Of taking arr
directly to the people, mostly of
small communities. is being car
ried out ia Key West at 8 points.
Z Of which are at points in Army
Base, Naval Station and Air
Base, Miss Critchlow stated.
Discussing the recreation Of SER
vice men and other individuals
who visit places where exhibits
are displayed, Miss Critchlow OBJ
served that when pictures were
being hung many men at first
would look at them with lack 81
interest and understanding bat
when later revisiting the exhibits
found that some Of the same men
had changed their attitude. first
thoroughly curiosity then real In
terest They had begun to notice
the difference in paintings. both
subject matter and medium used.
In closing Miss Critchlow called
on all members of the organiza-
ton for a renewed interest In the
CONTINUED on Page Four,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
City Council To Renew
Lighting Contract With
Key West Electric Co
All Street Lights That
We're Cut Out In Eco
Monty Move Ordered To
Be Restored

The City Council at its regular
meeting last night. voted 10 enter
into renewal of contracts with
the Key West Electric Company
for furnishing street lights for the
City Of Key West.
The council voted favorably for
a reduction to be made in the
lighting system. fixing a price OF
sl.lo per light per month instead
Of $3.50 which is now being paid
for the service.
In addition to this it was or
dered that all street lights which
were cut out in an economy
measure when the present council
took over the affairs of the city,
be restored, giving the city the
full lighting system that it en-
joyed at that time.
This recommendation was made
by Councilman Leonard B. Grill
lon, chairman of the Public
Safety Committee
A resolution was presented by
Councilman John Carbonell,
chairman Of the Welfare Commits
tee, for the purpose Of obtaining
a loan of $4,000 from Jonathan
Gates to make months payroll
for city employees. The resolu-
ton was adopted.
The Key West Gas Company 5
Observation-Disclosures was read and
passed on its final reading.
1t was ordered that an inhalator
be purchased to be used by the
first aid department of the city.
1t was also ordered that an auto
truck be purchased to convey the
equipment to any point in the
city where it may be needed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08

period of 10 days, after which the
board, sitting as a board Of equal
ization, will accept requests for re-
vision by the taxpayers.
Acting at the request of T. Jen-
kins Curry and Commissioners r.
w Craig, the board members ap-
proved a $500 expenditure for q
road at Key Largo, which Curry
explained will result in use of key
waters for experiments of the
Marine Studios at st. Augustine.
Curry told the board he had
been assured that an experimental
station would be set up for fish
study If the road were improved
to point where studio trucks
could get through.
Other requests for money did
not fare so well.
Hold Up Exhibit Funds
The board deferred action ON
the request Of Emma /. Smith
that they appropriate funds for
use BY the Florida Exhibits in an
advertising display at Atlantic
City, finally agreeing to leave the
question up to the joint county
city advertising committee.
Replying to a request Of Mayor
Albury for a budget item which
would permit county aid in the
Continued ON Page Fourl
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Ship Reporting Station Is
Established At Sand Key

described an address last night by
Comdr. James Fife, Jr., who came
here from Washington to discuss
technical details of the European
war with officers at the local
station.
Commander Fife. who has been
in Europe for the past eight
months, appeared before the sta
tons $50 officers to recount de-
tails of naval operations during
the war
Captain Crenshaw also an
nounced that submarine offices
have been opened in the newly
completed submarine barracks at
the station, while the new sub
sistence building lnless hall1 viii
be opened within a few days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
URGE MADE ON
CUTTING DOWN
OF ACCIDENTS
INSPECTOR CONES TO KEY
WEST TO CHECK UP ON
woRKMEN.s coMpENsA
TON RECORDS
Especial . The citIzen,

TALLAHASSEE, Aug. a.
More than Loco persons are in
jured in industrial accidents in
Florida every week. according TO
a statement Issued by Boyce A.
Williams, chairman of the Flo
rida Industrial Commission, in an
appeal to the employers and
workers of the state to cooperate
with the commission in a safety
program that is being prepared.
In times like these when able
bodied men and women are need
ed to help bolster the countrys
defense, it is appalling to think
that many of these people are
being put out of service Just as
surely as if by bullets from the
enemies guns the chairman said.
Since 30 per cent of these cases
are caused by negligence either on
the part of the worker or employ
er, every precaution sould be
taken to protect our industrial
army not only for themselves. but
for the nation at large.
These industrial accidents
range from the ship yards of coast
cities to the stave mills of West
Florida" Williams stated, and no
one is immune from this tragic
toll.
We read every day of the man
hours that are lost from strikes
which retard our projects in set
ting up our defense. A recent sur
.vey of accident statistics drought
out the country showed that more
man hours were being lost from
injuries than from any other
source. Many Of these people in
Florida are being permanently in
jured by the loss of limbs, eyes
and other parts of the body that
not only keep them out of useful
occupations but cause them to be
a liability to the rest of the coun-
try.
Due to the sudden rush back
to employment, many industries
have been compelled to hire per-
sons who are more or less mex
perienced in machine work and
the like, and the number of in
juries will undoubtedly show a.
sharper upward trend unless
something is done to prevent it.
THE Florida Industrial Com
mission with this thought in mind
is broadening its industrial safety
program in various phases and it
is their intention that nothing
will be left undone on their part
to halt this needless waste of
human skill.
Experienced inspector are
being thoroughly trained in safety
work, and shortly viii be sent
among the employers and work
ers preaching a gospel of safety.
Since the first of the year an ela-
borate statistical department has
been set up in the safety division
and we are now able to watch the
trends as to what causes the most
accidents. where they occur and
other valuable data which will
give us scientific diagnosis on
which to work Williams stated
Safety is ar intangible thing and
like all intangible commodities it
is difficult to sell. Ours will be
policy of selling, but notwith-
standing the efforts of our orga
nization, it viii be to no avail
unless we have the entire Coz
operation of not only every em-
ployer but every worker in the
State.
Together we can stop or at
least reduce this useless waste.
Let's make Florida one of the
safety places to work in the
country"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
Japanese Authority Gives
Ideas On Plight OF Japan

TOKYO. Aug. Z. Japan's en-.
pire, ringed IN By the power Of The
United States. Great Britain.
China AMI the Netherlands In
dies. easily could break the ring il
she adopted the German f;.shion.
Lieut.. -Comdr Tota Shomora,
eminent japanese naval author
ity, declared In a newspaper ar
ticle today.
The commander said Japan has
sufficient food through channels
in China and French Indo- China.
but admitted that the problem Of
oil and tin importation might be
more difficult to solve
japanese newspapers also car
ried stories from Shanghai de-
scribing the evacuation Of civil
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
TRIPLE WINNERS

Only four horses besides Whirl-
away have won the three major
races for three year-oIds, Ken
lucky Derby, Preakness and Bel
mont The others were Sir Bar
ton, Gallant Fox. Omaha and
War Admiral
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
LINEMAN INTERCEPTS
MESSAGE OF DEATH
tBy as.aesas@a PRESS,

my hNNstFsNsr1 fNrsAt
BAMBEHG. S. c., Aug. 8.
The telephone operator
tried all morning TO find Hey
ward Braxton of Spartan
burg about 200 miles away.
to tell him Of his brothers
death. She decided TO try
once more.
At that moment. Braxton.
q telephone inesman. climb
ed a pole near Spartanburg
to cut In on a wire for test
and heard his name called.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
Germany Admits Civilian
Casualties In Raid Over
Capital City Last Night
my r seeiasea Press,

NEW YORK, Aug. Ger
many's high command today adj
mitted civilian casualties in a
bombardment of Berlin last night
by warplanes whose nationality
the army refused to reveal.
Although a Russian communi-
que failed to mention an air raid
on the German capital, most OBJ
servers here and in London said
there could be little doubt that
the Red Air Force, often described
as smashed by the Germans, must
have made its first assault on the
heart of the Reich.
London denied any knowledge
Of the raid, ard the Germans, who
claimed to have shot down six Of
the raiders. described them only
as enemy planes"
a communique said the
enemy carried out light raids ii
scattered sections of west Ger
many, with some Of the attackers
reaching Berlin. Damage was
said to have been slight, but some
civilians were admitted dead and
there was some property dam
age.
Nazis Sweep South
Germany's land blitzkrieg,
meanwhile, was declared in Ber-
lin to be ripping through the Rus
sian lines to the south in a furious
mechanical drive toward the
Black Sea.
Berlin claimed $4,000 prisoners
in fighting south of Kiev, near
Odessa, and London military ex-
perts said they have been in
formed reliably that the important
OdesSa-Ki railroad has been
cut by the Germans.
London experts said there is nc
doubt but the Nazi war machine
is sweeping through the Red de-
tenders south of Kiev. The en-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
Would Affect Minimum D
S176,64O Worth OF Bus
mess Each Year, Ith
Estimated
(By Washington coxrsspondens
of The Key West citizenl
WASHINGTON. D. C.. AusasI
s.-curtsilmenf Of insfagr
ment buying. as requested b
President Roosevelt. win disrup'
$ minimum Of sl7s.sao worth 4
Key West retail trade each yssz
il was estimated today.

Minimum estimate Of install
ment purchases IN Key West m
clude only the paper held by
sales finance companies and COM
mercial banks. It excludes such
iastallment paper as might Be
discounted by local retailers. and
mail order instaIlment purchases
Bases for the estimate are late
Census Bureau reports on sales
finance companies and banks
holdings Of retail installmens
paper and retail trade.
The President has asked, as
national 6r1vrssv M .4a..re. a sharp
curtailment Of nlstallnent pur.
chases those purchases made Ga
the basis Of one dollar down and
the balance at periodical insn
walls The program probably viii
be tied III with Congressional
measures granting price fixing
authority.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08
MADE or WALLPAPERS

MONTREAL, Eddy LsfiEss IS
this city received IS 4 We6Qizs
present from 90 Of his friend< q
check for $3.50 made of ulallpapsr
Ii was 5 feet long and p inches
wide. and was honored by apcaa
bank.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-08

NEW YORK, Aug 8Ger- tire force the attack, they
manys high command today adj plain has swung suddenly south
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
Marines Halt Row
Between Police In
Shanghai Dispute

SHANGHAI, May 13. (UP)
United States marines were called
out to restore order today after a
battle. between international settle
ment police and pro-Japanese Chl-
nese police in which an American
and nine other person. were wound
cd.
The fight started when settle
ment police halted an automoplle
containing Mrs. Ho Sze-Pao, wife
of the chief of a special pollce
branch office in the Shanghai Bad
lands, for a routine search as the
car arrived at the barricade seph'-
atiing the "Badlands' and the set
tlement
Jurisdiction over the "Badlands'
at the edge of the settlement is
disputed and Chinese followers OF
Wang Ching Wei, head of the Jap
anese-sponsored Nanking regime,
have set up a special police force
TO dominate the area.
Mrs. Hos bodyguards fired on
the settlement police at the barri-
cade without explanation. Police
returned the fire. Reinforcements
rushed up from both sides of the
barricade and settlement police ar
rested 16 Wang Ching Wei men.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
Ships-for-Britain
Pool Complete by
Mid-June, Belief
BY LYLE c. WILSON

WASHINGTON May 13 CUP) -
President Roosevelt's goal of 2,000,-
600 tons of emergency shipping for
immediate service to Great Britain
will be reached by mid-June, in
formed officials said today.
Confidence that the shipping pool
would be available at full strength
within a month was expressed by
officials who said it would include
idle foreign ships to be taken here,
six new merchant ships scheduled
for completion within 80 days ano
some cargo ships now engaged in
intercoastal trade.
Intercoastal shipping operators
and Representatives of the maritime
commission met in New York to-
day. The conference is expected to
result in a number of intercoastal
ships-as many as so, according to
some estimates-being turned over
to the shipping pool.
These developments came as Sec
retary of the Navy Frank Knox
gave q new turn to the convoy con-
roversy-closely associated with
the prograip of more and more
ships for Britain by asserting that
convoys may not be the solution
TO the British-aid problem.
Possibly we will have to devise
a new defense to see that the goods
which we manufacture will reach
the other side of the Atlantic,
Knox told the American Society of
Military Engineers last night.
He did not explain new de-
fense', but his address further
confused the discussion of conveys
and raised questions of what il
any, plans administration officials
are considering as substitutes for
conveys. For weeks administration
spokesmen-congr and cabi-
net officers-have been urging that
We use whatever means necessary
to assure delivery of the goods We
are manufacturing for Britain.
Basis for early completion of the
2,0000 000- ton shipping pool the
United Press was informed. is the
expectation that the ship requisi-
ton bill will become law within a
fortnight. 1t would permit the
president to purchase, requisition,
take title TO or charter 83 idle for
eign ships in American waters.
The bill, to which Sen. Charles
W.Tobey, r. N. H., insists he will
offer an anti-convoy amendment
is scheduled to reach the senate
floor tomorrow
The capital was more Immediately
interested in the unexpected can
collation. of the address which Mr.
Roosevelt had been schedule to de-
liver tomorrow night before the
Pan-American Union. White House
announcement of the cancellation
explained that the directors of the
union had suggested postponement
in view of the presidents indisposi-
ton and that Mr.. Roosevelt would
deliver a fireside chat May 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-13
HAY FORK HERO
Farmer Says Hess is Sane
SEEMED SANE

They also emphasized he seemed
completely in his right mind and
that he was glad to be out of Ger
many
Sure, that's the man" Mclean
said when I showed him Hess pic
ture.
NO doubt about it," said his
mother" So we had a distinguished
visitor after all
Orderlies at the military hospital
to which Hess was taken for time
said that his toenails had been
carefully manicured.
The McLeans and others at the
farm were thrilled and excited at
being the center of a world story.
We knew when he came into
the cottage and spoke to us in eX-
cellent English that he was man
of personality and was accustomed
to command Mrs. Mclean said
He had compelling eyes.
When the home guards arrived
to take him away in a truck he
was the coolest man in the Kitchen -
WELL DRESSED
David Mclean said that Hess
ankle was not broken but that 1t
was bruised. He had a Slight chafe
on his neck from his parachute
harness. Mclean added.
Hess displayed many gold teeth
when he smiled, Mclean said. He
and his mother pointed to Hess
gold wrist watch. On the other
wrist, they said, he wore a gold
compass His clothing and flying
equipment was of the finest quail
ty, they emphasized.
His boots were lovely" Mrs. Nc
Lean said. They were made Of fine
leather and were just like gloves. "
Jack Paterson and Robert Gibson,
home guards, said they believed
Hess was sane. They talked with
him for 10 minutes at guard head
quarters where Hess drank milk
He refused a cigarette. explaining
he did not smoke. He expressed
surprise that milk was available
and complained that his ankle hurt
him.
A royal air force officer said that
Hess landing showed mastery pilot
ing He turned his plane turtle and
fell out clear.