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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

Charles Sawyer within a few
days will have completed de-
struction of the remains of his
once beautiful home on Caroline
street, Quilted in an incendiary
fire. Most of the buildings re-
mains already have been cleared
away. -
Six candidates were accepted
yesterday in initiatory rites of
the Robert ]. Perry Chapter, Or
der of DeMolay.
The candidates are Henry
Renedo, Jr., Hector Cruz. Louis
Benjamin Birs, Howard Joe But
Ter, Maxwell Russell and NAL
colin Pinder.
The Key West public library,
maintained by the Woman's
club, will officially open its
doors Friday night at the former
Knights of Columbus hut" on
Duval street. An informal re-
ception, starting at 8 o'clock,
will mark the library's opening.
Observation-Disclosures Mar
tinez returned on the morning
train from Miami yesterday, aft
er a visit with relatives. Mr..
and Mrs. Joaquin Perez left on
the SIS. Cuba last night for
Tampa. where they will visit for
some time with relatives.
Miss Mollie Parker will leave on
a motor tour of the state some
time this month. F. A. Shep-
pard was an outgoing passenger
on the train yesterday for a
visit in Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20
CONTINUED from Preceding
Insfallmenfl

1t is a long, long road-1900
miles, from spring that begins in
perennial summer, to spring that
crawls out the winters SHOWS. A
long road that checks off the
miles like the ticking Eof b the
clock; and like it, striking now
and then note that marks a
special point along the way. The
time came when we were to leave
Key West for our home in the
North; and it was not without
some tearing of the heartstrings
that we drove its streets on the
last days, for it is a city we have
learned to love; the thrilling
beauty and destinations of its
seas, the delightfulness of its
floWered streets, the friends that
have become so dear to us. But
the North was calling too. eff
you leave your heart behind
said Mr.. Leuthi, ''you can come
back, and get it again.
And SO we started, on a cloudy
day that threatened rain. And
here is tip for you who are
yet to take the Overseas drive to
Key West. Make it on a sunny
day, else you will miss the chief
delight of the way. For only in
sunshine do you see those Won
derful colors of the sea. This
cloudy day they were dark green
and purple only. But almost all
the way along the keys the road
side was gay with borders of
goldenrod and purple morning
glories, native here; and in the
tropic jungles spring had come;
new growths of tender leaves
above the old on the shoppers;
sprays of buds and curious red
flowers on another; and a
bright yellow trumpet like an
allamanda on wild waySide
vine. We stopped at Big Pine
to pick couple of dozen sapo-
dilla fruits from jungle tree,
to be much enjoyed later, for
with sugar and milk they make a
delicious sweet dessert. On Lar
go the neglected lime grove 60
ing back to jungle yielded us a
dozen lingering fruits from thrice
that many trees.
Crossing the long wooden
bridge over Barnes Sound we
soon came to two cars blocking
the road. Yes, an accident; but
only bushel of red tomatoes
spilled on the highway, perhaps
from an unattached car door.
"Sorry to have kept you wait
ing, said the driver who had
stopped at the scene of the dis
aster. Then field after field of
tomatoes, one of so acres it may
be, almost finishing their crop.
The palms of Homestead show
the effects of two cold winters,
but will recover: the rest of the
town is gay with bloom and
greenery. At Naranja a bunch
of Indianians on their first south
ern trip visited us in our cot
tage to learn something of Key
West. At four the next morning
rain came down like a barrel OF
bullets on a tin roof; we waited
until $3.50 to start. Seven miles
out the Redland cutoff, we found
the perfectly good paved road
ripped up for rebuilding, and
impossible. go round by Mi
amir, they said-and we went,
81 miles farther.
Twenty-one other miles of per-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

James Gallat, who spent the
day here yesterday, left in the
evening en- route to Marathon,
where he is now making his resi-
dence.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20
u. S. WEATHER
BUREAU REPORT

Observation taken at 1880 a. M,
18th Mer. Time Getty office
Ternnarafures
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

William r. Porter of this city
and four other we'll known Flori-
dams have been named to select
prominent men from all over the
state as members of committee
which will take over the fight
to have a branch of the Pan
American highway rou e d
through Florida.
A meeting in Miami was at
tended by Porter, Bascom L.
Grooms, Frank Laid and Thorn
as j. Bryson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20
Today's Birthdays

Corporal James Stewart, screen
star, born in Indiana, Pa, SO
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

Most of the Harris school
teachers already have decided
where and how they will spend
their vacations.
Miss Texas WEIGH, Miss Mary
Pinder,, Miss Mary Ingraham
Miss Magdelin de Leon and Miss
Florence Roberts will attend
summer school at Tallahassee
this summer. Prof. w. c. Dun
can will 60 to the University OF
Florida at Gainesville.
Miss Florence Albury expects
to enter college next fall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

1910 - British Expeditionary
Forces in Belgium and Northern
France begin historic retreat to
coast. R.s
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

Mrs. Leo Mcmahon was an ar
rival in Key West recently from
Tampa, where she had been
spending some time with her hus-
band, who was employed there.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

Maj. Gen. B. Frank Cheatham,
U.S.A., retired, born in Tennes-
see, IA years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

Ri. Rev. Ernest M. Stires, Pc.
bishop of Long Island, N. Y,
born in Norfolk, Va, rs years
ago. use a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

Ito Be Continued)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

VIM. Entwistle, former steward
with the p. & o. Steamship Com
pany, left recently for Bay Pines
where he will remain for several
days. "' b"'.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

Prof. Allan Nevins of Columns
bia, noted historian biographer.
born in Camp Point, ILL.,, 81 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

Twenty-one other miles of per-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20
Tomorrow's Tides

Naval Base
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

Six candidates were accepted
yesterday in initiatory rites of
the Robert j. Perry Chapter, Or
der of DeMolay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-20

l506-Died-in Spain, aged
about So, Christopher Columbus,
in poverty and neglect.
Evening star., 1941-11-09

But Juliette wouldn't leave. In fact, she
sat down to prove she didn't intend to leave.
After she had split sad minute Madonna
look between Taggart and me and made US
both feel like skunks, saw Taggart sigh
deeply and knew he was at the breaking point.
So to make it easy for him told him to turn
the dancing master loose. He handed the
calaboose key to Labaig, and told him to let
the girl have her damned dancing master.
That night Moroney missed retreat, and
about taps Taggart found him sitting with
Juliette on the steps of the old flour mill,
playing his guitar and singing and, between
songs, kissing her and telling her in his hor-
rible A.E.F French that she was the light of
his declining years. Taggart said the girl was
CONTINUED on poss 16)
Evening star., 1941-11-09

buying bun; while she was waiting on him
he tap danced and she cheered and laughed,
so he came down after supper with his guitar.
I saw him kissing her good night - an hour
after taps went
The following morning my interpreter,
Corporal Labaig, called at the orderly room,
accompanied by pretty girl with flour on
her arms.
So knew her to be the bakers daughter.
Wooden shoes couldn't hide the fact that she
had small, dainty feet, nor heavy woolen
stockings camouhage her slim ankle and we'll
turned calf Despite her coarse dress, one saw
she had lovely form. She was about five
feet-fve, with gorgeous hazel eyes, crinkly
chestnut hair, pale olive complexion and
the only perfect teeth in France
Evening star., 1941-11-09
HOURS OF GLADNESS
The love story of soldier who ousarted his
by Peter B. kYne
nlvstrofsd BY Tom Webb

When Labaig introduced her as Made
moisele Juliette Lamerie and she murmured
a response, her voice was like harp.
In such matters one wastes no time. said:
Corporal, does she want me to return
Moroney to duty?"
Eyes, sir - that is, while the battery is in
Migne She suggests he can serve his sentence
in some other village"
Chances are she'd prefer it," Taggart
growled. Keep him away from other girls"
Il told her she was asking the impossible,
sir" Labaig said But what can one do with
woman? She says if the captain will turn
Moroney loose, She II pray every night that
he'll 60 safely through the barrage."
Request denied, Corporal. Take her out.
She makes me nervous"
Evening star., 1941-02-11
SoIvoes Fall on Horbor Works,
Admiralty Reports in London
English Worp|ones Bombord Hanover for
Six Hours; Numerous Fires Started

mand reported that British planes
had bombed Sicily and Southern
Italy last night, causing some
damage at an unidentified town
in Apulia and near Avolino. were
four persons we're killed and sew
eral injured.
tAnti-aircraft guns at BATH
taglia were reported to have shot
down one British plane It's crew
parachuted to the ground and
was captured, the high command
said9
Fires too numerous to count
were reported started at Hanover.
More than 80 per cent of the
planes engaged in the massive at
tack reached their objective despite
dirty weather early in the night
the announcement said.
AS the night wore on, the Air Min
iStry reported, the weather cleared
somewhat and the r. A. F. stayed al
its task. starting fires in the north
south and west of the target area.
The Germans reported II Brit
ish planes were downed over Ger
many last night. bringing to 80
See RAIDS. Page A-5D
Evening star., 1941-02-11
BuIgor Police Seize Passport
Of U. S. Diplomatic Courier

United States Minister George H.
Earle protested Immediately to the
foreign office in what was reported
to have been strong terms"
This is the second time in a
month Americans carrying diplo-
matte passports have had trouble in
Bulgaria.
Col. william J. Donovan. who
made a round of visits through the
Balkans on a secret mission, re-
ported his lost or stolen while he
was calling at the royal palace.
1t was not Immediately estab-
lished whether police violated the
State Department seals on the
diplomatic pouches Mr.. Leddy was
carrying.
Mr.. Leddy left Sonia yesterday for
Istanbul. At Plovdid police en-
tered his compartment and asked
to examine his passport. They then
kept the document. telling Mr.
Leddy that they would mail 1t to
IstAnbul."
Evening star., 1941-02-11
Capitol Police Use Burricodes
As Hundreds Wait for WiIIkie

Chairman George of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee had
difficulty quieting the session for
opening testimony by President
James B. Conant of Harvard Uni
versity
Capitol police said the crowd was
even larger than one which jammed
the building for the opposition tes-
timony by Charles A. Lindbergh.
Mayor La Guardia of New York,
expected to precede Mr.. Willkie'
came into the room as Or. Conant
began. The stocky little black
haired Mayor took a seat at the
committee table. He held a istful
of scribbled notes.
Scores of persons waiting outside
in hope of getting inside the hear
ing room later soon tired Of stand
ing on the marble floor and squatted
down on newspapers. Standing pa
tiently In the waiting line was a
number of Catholic nuns.
Evening star., 1941-02-11
Agreement by A. sc. A.P
Reported in Trust Suit
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE New
York Times said today the Board OF
Directors of the American Society
of Composers. Authors and Publish
ers had approved in principle" a
proposed consent decree ending the
Federal Governments antitrust
suit against the society.
The decree. only few points OF
which remain to be worked out with
the Justice Department, according
to the Times, would be the initial
step toward resumption of negotia-
tions between A. S. c. A. P. and the
broadcasters for truce in the radio
music battle.
1t also would end action by the
Government. which last Wednesday
filed a criminal information in Mil
waukee accusing A. S. c. A. P. OF vio-
lating the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Evening star., 1941-02-11
End Of Group Health
Predicted byA. N. A.
Official, Court Told
Woodwurd's Attitude
Clearly Antoeonistie,'
6. n. A. Founder Says
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS.

An officer Of the American Medical
Association once predicted that the
A. M. A. would put "an end" to
Group Health Association, medical
cooperative of government workers
here. Raymond r. Zimmerman, one
of the founders Of G. H. A., today
testified in District Court where
organized medicine is on trial for
violating the Antitrust Act.
Mr. Zimmerman. now an oficial
in the Civil Service Commission
and formerly of the Home Owners
Loan Corp. where G. H. A. started,
named the A. NJ A. official who
made the prediction as DR.. William
Creighton Woodward. former direc-
tor Of the Bureau Of Legal Medicine
and Legislation of the A. M. A. DR..
Woodward was formerly health off,
Ger of the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Zimmerman testified that DR..
Woodward came to his Office in 1887
and inquired about G. H. A. and its
organization. DR.. Woodward was
quoted as saying that the District
Medical Society was deeply con-
cerned" about G. H. A. and as max
ing the prediction that G. H. A.
would be given going over" at
meeting of the American Medical
Association at Atlantic City.
Attitude "Antagonistic."
After objections TO some of his
testimony had been sustained by
Presiding Justice James M. Proc
tor, Mr.. Zimmerman finally was
permitted to testify that DR.. Wood
ward had said regarding the next
development about G. H. A.:
He predicted it would be the
end of it,"
DR.. Woodward's attitude, Mr.. Zim-
norman told the court, was clearly
antagoniStic."
Under direct examination by John
H. Levin, prosecution counsel, Mr..
Zimmerman testified to two meet
ings he had attended in the pres
ence of members of the Medical So
ciety of the District of Columbia
He said that at the first one the
medical dictatorship of G. H. A. had
been offered to DR.. Thomas Edwin
Neill, who, it was later brought out
in cross examination. had just been
elected president of the Medical So
ciety. DR.. Neill was quoted as say
ing he could not consider the job
until he determined the attitude of
the Medical Society and that he
finally did not take the position.
Hoped for Cooperation.
Under cross-examination by De-
Tense Counsel Leahy, Mr.. thinner
man was asked whether he had
heard DR.. Neill comment on the
offer made to him by the medical
director of G. H. A.
Did you hear DR.. Neill say" Mr.
Leahy asked, that if this G. H A.
(see MEDICAL, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1941-02-11
Msgr. Thomas, Pastor
OF ST. Patrick S, Dies
In Hospital al 81
Former Secretary TO
CordinoI Gibbons Was
III Short Time

The Right Rev. Msgr. Cornelius
F. Thomas. 81, pastor of St. Pat
rick's Catholic Church since 1917
and former secretary to the late
James Cardinal Gibbons of Balti-
more, died this morning in George
town University Hospital.
Msgr. Thomas, beloved throughout
the Catholic faith in this country
for his charity and kindness, had
been in the hospital about two
weeks. Until his final illness, how
ever, he had been able to say mass
at his church.
Msgr. Thomas was taken to the
hospital suffering from a severe
cold, it was said at ST. Patrick's S
He was unable to fight the infection
because of his advanced years and
gradually lost ground. it was added
The body will be taken to the rec
tory tonight. and it will lie there
until tomorrow evening. when it viii
be removed to the church. At a m
Thursday there will be a mass fol
children of st. Patrick's School ano
of St. Vincents and ST Joseph {
Homes and Schools. followed by the
beginning of guard of honor.
MSgr Thomas, who was the oldest
priest in either the Archdiocese oil
Baltimore or Washington, was born
in Baltimore May II, 1855 Twenty
four years later he was ordained in
the Baltimore Cathedral.
Served at st. Stephens.
Immediately after his ordination
he came here as an assistant pastor
of St. Patrick's, where he remained
for three years and then served at
St. Stephens Church. Twenty-fifth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
From st. Stephens, Msgr. Thomas
went to Baltimore to become secre-
tary to Cardinal Gibbons and later
became chancellor of the Archdio-
(See MSGR. THOMAS, Page A-10D
Evening star., 1941-02-11
Five Die, 40 Injured
As Three Blasts Raze
Philadelphia Homes
Fire Quickly Spreads;
Rescuer Is Crushed;
Leoky Pipes Blamed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.-Three
shattering gas explosions, followed
by fierce burning fire in a row.
house street of Philadelphia dense
ly populated South Side, killed at
least five persons today and injured
twoscore-many of the latter spec
tators who poured from nearby
homes after the first detonation.
The first blast let go at am
in a brick house at lll2 Greenwich
street. rocking the neighborhood
with a roar heard for miles Fiji
teen minutes later-as hundreds of
terrified men, women and children
stumbled into the fire-lit street-a
second blast famed from a house
directly opposite.
A three-alarm fire brought equip
ment from throughout the city, but
too late to keep flames from de-
stroying four more homes. Ambu-
lances poured in. along with nurses
and physicians. Twenty three per-
sons soon were in hospitals At least
a score were treated for bruises and
burns at the scene.
Crushed to Death by Wall.
Patrolman James Clark was
crushed to death by a falling wall
as he rushed into a building after
the first blast in an attempt to res
cue the occupants. Rescue crews
brought out the bodies of three
others
They were believed to be those of
Mrs. Angelina Tretola, about 40. and
her daughters. Marie, Is, and Lena,
81, whose home was wrecked. One
body was found in the basement.
| The others were behind a bed in
what remained of the second floor.
One, thought to be that of the moth
er was entangled in wire. Firemen
said she clutched a lamp cord as
she collapsed.
Frank Ruhl, fireman. died in a
hospital of burns several hours after
the accident.
The Philadelphia Gas Works Co
said in a statement the explosions
were primarily due to leaky water
pipes which undermined and ex-
posed gas mains, permitting gas to
seep into the houses.
Even as police roped off the block
third blast hurled bricks and tim
bers into the air at $40 am. near
the scene of the first detonation.
Force of the explosions cracked
the pavement in nearby streets and
hurled chunks of asphalt into the
air. Burning gas shot through the
! crevices. Windows were shattered
in homes for two blocks and many
residents ran screaming from their
homes.
The scene is in the heart of Phila-
dephia's thickly- settled Latin quar-
ter. The homes wrecked by the first
two blasts were on opposite sides of
the same street.
Fire spread quickly through the
row of houses. Occupants were
(See EXPLOSION, Page A-10D
Evening star., 1941-02-11
Krivitsky Case
Studied Closely;
Be|ievedSuicide
Dies Coils Shooting
Of Ex-Soviet Agent
Years Biggest Story

While District authorities ap-
peared ready today TO list the case
as suicide, the shooting of Gen.
Walter G. Krivitsky in hotel room
here early yesterday was described
as the biggest story of the year by
Chairman Dies as he prepared to
ask the House for new funds TO con-
tinue the work OF his committee in
vestigating un-American activities.
Representative Dies indicated he
would produce evidence later re-
lating to the former chief of Soviet
military intelligence for Western
Europe
Meanwhile, Coroner A Magruder
Macdonald has drawn up suicide
certificate which he is withholding
until homicide squad detectives can
sift every clue at the insistence Of
Louis Waldman. Gen. Krivitsky S
New York attorney
Mr. Waldman has tried unSuccess-
fully to enlist the aid of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation on the be-
lief that Gen. Krivitsky might have
been assassinated by Ogpu agents
for exposing alleged Soviet espionage
in this country. The former agent
his friends said, lived in great fear
OF liquidation by the Soviets.
Was Dies Witness in 1889.
Gen. KrivitSky was witness be-
fore the Dies committee in October
of 1899. Mr.. Dies told reporters he
probably would have statement
to make as to what happened tc
Krivitsky and what may happen tc
a lot of others
The committee chairman was in
closed conference today with his
aides. including DR.. J. B. Matthews
an investigator, who helped identify
the body as that of Gen Krivitsky
Mr.. Dies is preparing data for sub
mission TO the House in support OF
a resolution calling for sl50,000 ano
authority to continue the investlga-
ton for another Is months.
Inspector Bernard w. Thompson
of the homicide squad said this
morning he is seeking to trace the
death gun to the farm Of Dober-
tow believed near Charlottesville
Va. to which Gen. KrivitSky re-
ferred in one of three notes found
in his room implying suicide
Gen. Krivitsky who wrote ar
tIcles for a national magazine ex-
posing Soviet espionage in this coun-
try and claiming TO be former
chief of Soviet military intelligence
for Western Europe, was found shot
to death at $50 m. yesterday in
his fifth-foor room at the Bellevue
Hotel, Is E street NV.
Three Notes in Room.
Inspector Thompson said three
notes found in the room on Char
louisville, Va. stationery were in
the same handwriting as the regis
t1ation card Gen. Krivitsky filled out
at the hotel late Sunday afternoon.
He said this circumstance was
checked last night by Ira Guillick-
son. the departments handwriting
expert.
The gun was found beside
Continued on Page A, Column lD
Evening star., 1941-02-11
Chinese to Bury Osumi
With Military Honors
q, ,bs Associated Press.

By the Associated Fress'
CHUNGKING, China, Feb. IL
Gen. Pal Chung -hsi, vice command
er of the Chinese Nationalist Army,
said today japanese Admiral Mineo
Osumi, killed in a plane crash in
Chinese territory, would be buried
with military ceremonies in Kwangsi
province.
Gen. Pal said six other japanese
naval officers killed in the crash
had been buried on the spot.
A packet of documents found In
the wrecked plane was brought to
Chungking today.
The Chinese Centeral News Agency
reported yesterday that papers
found in the plane disclosed plans
for a new Japanese drive in South
China.