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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
MRS. MARY BETHEL
DIED THIS MORNING
PIONEER RESIDENT OF KEY
WEST HAD REACHED
AGE OF 81

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bethel
passed away this morning, 1920
o'clock at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jennie B. deBoer, Lum-
ley Building, 916 Grinnell street.
Mrs. Bethel was 81 years old
and until the past year has been
very active but que to number
of falls her health has been fail
ing for some time. She was visit
ed here last week by her only son,
Merrill A. Bethel and wife, ac-
companied by her grandson, S.
Floyd Whalton.
Mrs Bethel was assistant light
house keeper of the Key West
lighthouse for a number of years
and after the death of her hus-
band, the late William A. Bethel,
who was keeper of the light for
over rs years, she was appointed
keeper.
Mrs. Bethel is survived by three
children, Mrs, Stephen NJ Whal-
ton, Mrs. Jennie B. deBoer of Key
West and a son, Merrill of South
Miami, Also, she leaves six
grandchildren and 7 great-grand-
children.
She was Familiarity known by
her relatives and friends as
Mamma" Bethel
The funeral, which will be UNI
der the direction of the Lopez
Funeral Home, will be held Thurs
day morning 8 o'clock from the
residence of her daughter, MRS.
Stephen M. Whalton, 14l9 Divi-
sion street. The body will lie in
state from 5 o'clock this afternoon
until time of the funeral tomorrow
morning. The funeral will be
held from the residence to the
Catholic Church, where services
will be conducted by Rev. Thomas
Etherton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
OIL REFINERY
BURNED TODAY
tIsy associated pressp

WHITING, Ind, Sept. "a.
One workman is known to have
died and at least seven suffered
severe burns this morning in a
fire which in a matter of seconds
turned part of the Standard Oil
refinery here into sea Of flames.
Fire fighters late in the morn
ing still were battling the flames
with live steam and foam. No
estimate of the property damage
had been made during the morn
ing, but a large part of the re-
finery was said to have been de-
stroyed.
The blaze followed an explosion
which rocked section of the
cracking plant. Cause of the ex-
plosion was undetermined.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
One Hundred Laborers Return
To Work At Navy Yard Jobs

One hundred local laborers
were back on Their navy yard
construction jobs this morning
with no pay Incl ease, while an
other l25 carpenters and labor
ers were working at the Paul
H. Smith Construction company
with increases of 1914 cents per
hour.
Lieut.. Comdr. Henry L. Naff
said 80 laborers returned to
work at the w. p. Thurston COM
pany, and 20 are reported to
have gone back at the Mackle-
Leach naval air station jobs.
The laborers, apparently TAX
ing the navy at its word that
there will be no wage negotia-
tons until they are back on their
jobs, put in a surprise appear
ance on the projects after union
leaders had repeated their inten-
ton of holding up work until the
pay demands are met,
The laborers, demanding an in
crease of from SO to 6215 cents
an hour, refused to report for
work last Friday, after carpen-
tiers had failed to report Thurs
day in a demand for an increase
from $l.00 to $1.121a an hour.
Smith Grants Boost
Workmen at the Smith COM
pany were granted their increas-
es by company officials last
night, the new rate to remain
effective only if the navy agrees
to a similar rate for work on the
Thurston and Mackle jobs.
Return of workmen on the
three projects cuts to about 1000
the number of men who still are
out in a strike, the end of which
apparently is not in sight.
Commander Naff, revealing
that the local station has re-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
Building Permits In Past
Two Days Reach $l1,65O

Other permits issued yesterday
and Tuesday went to +. S. Ebert
son, 1920 Southland street, 5000.
general repairs; i. j. Tyson. Duval
and Caroline streets, $500, general
repairs; c. Calleja, I'll Caroline,
$50, general repairs; David Allen,
900 Emma, 500, general repairs;
Mary De Barcee, TT Fleming,
500, general repairs: j. Lace
donna, 1926 Fogarty, 500, general
repairs: Elwell Key, 1910 Grim
nell, $500, moving house; Hubert
Cruz, 821 Virginia. 500, general
repairs, and Charles TOPPING, Will
liam and Caroline, 5000, general
repairs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
Var Between Bulgaria And.
Russia Appears Inevitable
J ~
DEFENSE ROOMS
STILL NEEDED

Have you room or apart
ameEf that you don't need for
your own family? Will you
help your government by
renting it to a worker in one
of our defense activities? You
will be doing your part in the
great defense program if you
will rent your room so that
some worker can get the rest
he needs in order to do his
best work. All you have to
do is to call the Home Regis
tration Office at phone $50.
If you happen to be in the
vicinity. you can stop at the
office which is located at La
Concha Hotel. They will be
glad to list your room or
apartment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
TWO FLORIDIANS
AVIATION CADETS

WASHINGTON, Sept "a
Two Floridians, William coopea
Gritty Of Jacksonville. and Alex
Howard Stevens Of Lake City Are
among the $50 newly appointed
aviation cadets who have reported
for advanced training At the naval
air stations at Pensacola, jack
sonville and Corpus Christi Tex
The embryo pilots we're made
aviation cadets upon the success
full completion Of preliminary
flight training courses At the vari=
Gus naval reserve aviation bases
throughout the country
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24

reived no new word from the
bureau of yards and docks in
Washington, said the navy will
not wait indefinitely" for the
men, but it appeared likely that
the Washington officials are hop
ing the workers will return with
out the necessity for any decisive
action.
Although there is no method of
making a certain check until the
men do return to work, it is UNI
derstood here that many of the
out-of-town workers who joined
in the walkout have left Key
West to seek work in other places.
Filling station operators said
scores of men have told them they
were leaving as they filled their
cars with gasoline.
Investigation Continues
County Solicitor Allan b.
Cleare's investigation of alleged
threats to civil service workmen
by the strikers is continuing, but
Cleare said today he has filed no
informations with the sheriff's Of
flee, and he declined to say if such
action is likely.
3 No civil service men are now
being used ON the contract jobs,
and Capt. Russell S. Crenshaw
has said .he win not send the gov
eminent employees back on those
projects unless he is ordered to
turn the whole construction pro-
gram over to civil service.
Navy authorities did not say
how many more laborers they
will employ if the remainder of
the men who went fishing" do
decide to come back. As long as
the carpenters remain away, it is
pointed out, there is no work for,
most of the laborers who were en-
ployed formerly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
BRITISH WARNS
Firms OF ATTACK
Usy. AHsacIntea Pressl

LONDON, Sept. 24.-His Ma
jesty's government mas informed
Finland that Britain win attack
If the Firms continue their inva-
sion of Russia beyond the old
1889 boundary.
Diplomatic relations between
the two countries already have
been broken off, but Britain
made no strong protest as long
as the Firms were fighting in
country originally theirs before
the Russian invasion of 1899
Now, however, the Fins are
believed to have moved into old
Russia for an attack on Lenin-
grad.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24

Local building figures, boosted
by an $4,000 permit issued to John
Rivero and Brothers for the COM
Struction of a meat market at
Petroniasand Duval streets, have
climbed to $11,65 in the past two
days, Building Inspector X. d,
Carbonell announced today.
Leo Lopez yesterday was is
sued a $4,000 permit for construc-
ti.n of home at Seidenberg and
Second street, and Robert S.
Allen, eo-author of the newspaper
column, Washington-M Merry Go
Round, was granted through a
friend a 5000 permit for repairs
to his home at SIT Eaton street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
ARGENTINE TROOPS
OCCUPY AIRPORTS
tny AssecIesed I.ressl

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina,
Sept 24.Argentine troops to-
day occupied military airports in
three provinces and seized an
unspecified number of aviation
cadets in what was described as
a swift move to balk Nazi-in-
sp red army revolt.
The chamber of deputies was
Informed that the revolt was to
have been staged by army garri-
sons in the south, led and i'm.
spired by German agitators.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
AMERICANS MAY FACE
SHORTAGE IN PANTRY

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a
American aid to Britain may
bring shortages in some foods for
United States housewives, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Claude r
Wickard declared today
Explaining that the United
States has pledged itself to the
shipment Of a billion dollars IN
food during the next five months.
Wickard said American house
wives probably will feel shortages
in dairy products, poultry and
some fruits and vegetables.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
Morgenthau Recommends 100
Percent Taxation On Profits
tBy Associated Press,

Morgenthau made his recon-
mendation after informing the
committee that congress must
take bold and efficient" action
in price control if the nation is to
avoid initiation
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
HAT AUCTION AIDS BLIND

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. The prob
lem of what to do with last sum-
mer's straw hat has been solved
by the st. Joseph Lions club.
The members auctioned off their
warm weather headgear and
gave the money to aid the
blind,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
"a DIRECTORS
ARE SELECTED
NOMINATED FOR ELECTION
BY CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE BODY

Names of "a prospective cham
Der of commerce directors were
selected last night at a primary
election, S. c. Singleton, cham
Der secretary, said today.
Singleton said the "a names
left out of an initial list of more
than 100 will be printed on bal
lots, with the final election COM
ing next month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24

glass windows all through the
central area were smashed, injur-
ing some with flying glass.
One steam operated water
pumping station was able to re-
store service this morning.
The storm, striking unexpect-
eddy here after the weather de-
partment had indicated the city
was in no immediate danger,
ragged on toward Shreveport, La
this morning, but the weather
bureau said its force is slacken-
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
RO0StVefS Proposal To Arm All
Merchant Ships Criticized By Na1B
~. g..ew.awAw ~
GUARDS SAFE FROM
STORM I'M TEXAS

National Guardsmen from
Key West who are serving at
Fort Crockett. Galveston.
Tex. came through the hur-
rscane which swept Texas
yesterday suffering no i'll
effects. Robert Saunders.
first sergeant. informed The
Citizen today.
In a telegram. Saunders
said:
Bad weather passed. All
the boys are safe and we'll.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24

WASHINGTON, Sept, "a. -
One hundred per cent taxation OF
all profits over six per cent on i'm
vested capital was recommended
TO the house banking committee
today by Secretary Of the
Treasury Henry L. Morgenthau.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24

MEXICO CITY. Sept. "a.
Seven men were killed and IA
wounded when Mexican soldiers
fired on workers Of the govern
ment factories yesterday after
noon at Chapultepec Heights. it
was announced officially today.
TIE outbreak occurred when the
workmen---variously estimated at
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
REDS COUNTER
ATTACKS POWERFUL
UIy AAs0clated PresaI

NEW YORK. Sept. 24.-Josef
Stains Red armies are hurting
powerful blows at the invading
Nazis on every front, according
to reports reaching here from
Moscow which have been partial
iy confirmed in Berlin and Lon
uon,
The Red Army newspaper Red
Star said the Germans have been
thrown back in a giant Russian
attack south of Leningrad, and
another strong attack is said to
have crushed German units near
Kiev.
The army paper said Russian
troops occupied an important
city south of Leningrad after an
all-day assault in which the Ger
mans lost more than $500 men
in killed and wounded.
Berlin admitted powerful Rus
sian attacks both in the Lenin-
grad area and to the east of Kiev,
but the German field headquar-
tiers said Red armies trapped in
the sector 125 miles east of Kiev
now are in a. chaotic" and beat
en- condition.
Half Million Trapped
The German communique said
100000 Reds have surrendered in
fighting in that area, and the re-
mainder of the once powerful
Russian army is hopelessly en-
trapped.
Helsinki said Finnish troops
have captured a power station
north of Leningrad which sup
plies electricity for the old Rus
sian capital
Berlin reports said a Russian
battleship defending Leningrad
in the Gulf of Finland has been
left in sinking condition" aft
er dive bomber attack, and
other Red naval units are said
to have been driven off by the
luftwaffe.
London said Royal Air Force
planes have gone into action in
the Leningrad sector, and the
first scouting patrol, according
to the air ministry, resulted in
Continued oh Page Thfee)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
Houston Suffers Heavily
From Tropical Hurricane
my Assec.ated Press,

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept. "a
Houston today counted three
dead, scores of injured and prop
erty damage running into millions
of dollars in the wake of "fluke'
tropical hurricane which battered
this city yesterday and last night.
Winds ranging from 60 to n
miles per hour smashed homes,
lifted roofs off buildings and left
the city without power and with
little water pressure.
Water was eight inches deep on
main downtown streets at the
height of the storm, and plate
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
just Question Now OF
Which Side viii Start
First; Great Prepare
lions Go Forward
Try ASS, ria ,sd Press,

tity Ass ria ted Pressl
ANKARA. Turkey. Sept. "a
War between Bulgaria and Rus
STA now is only a question of
which side starts first. informed
quarters m Ankara declared to-
day.
Government officials said Ger
man troops and technical adj
visors are pouring into Bulgaria.
and they added there is no long
er the slightest possibility that
clash can be avoided.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
DUKE AND DUCHESS
ON WAY TODAY TO
NATIONAL CAPITAL

MIAMI. Sept. 24.-The
Duke and Duchess of Wind
sor this morning were head
ing for Washington by train
after a tunultous welcome
and devastating in Miami.
The royal couple left Mi
ami at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and they were expected
in Washington tomorrow aft
ernoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24
Chief Executive Reveals
That He VIII Ask Con-
gress For Authority In
Matter
ny Associated I.ressl

Ivy Assottutru t-FeaSJ
NEW YORK. Sept. 24.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt. in revealing he
would ask congress for authority
to arm American merchant ships.
has attempted to substitute wild
west justice for international
law" an authorised spokesman in
Berlin declared today.
Berlin newspapers sharply
criticized the American chief ex-
ecutive's '.belligereHt attitude,
and government spokesman de
clared the Presidents statement
that the freighter Pink Star was
in Canadian convoy gave ample
justification for her destruction
by a German warship.
Virginia Gayda, Italian editor,
said the Axis would take zap
propriate action to meet the
threat of armed american mer-
chantmen.
Washington observers, mean
while, admitted they were ptlz-
zled over how President Roose-
welt intends to circunvent the
neutrality law, which expressly
forbids the arming Of American
merchantmen or their presence in
war zones.
May Arm panamanians
In revealing that the Pink Star
carried one or more guns when
she was destroyed last Friday off
the Greenland coast. the PRESS
dent said there is no reason why
he cannot arm all Of the 125
United States ships now sailing
under Panananian registry
President Roosevelt said yester-
day he is through over the ques-
ton of getting aid to Britain, but
he declined to say If he would seek
repeal Of the neutrality act
He told newsmen he would de-
eide what action is to be taken
sometime during the next week
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-09-24

Is. - So. ~ ~. IS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
&l.4QG prize
Woyne VIEW Drum Corn
Wins Honors
International News service Wire

PHILADELPHIA. Aug 2S-
The senior drum and buGle corps
of the Wayne County Council
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, today
wUH first TJT-IZU ~ y rUU m compe-
tition with other units at the forty
second annual convention here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
ASK WV to RuIe
On Illinois Case
international New, service Wire


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S.-
William j. Grace of Chicago, to-
day appealed 10 delegates TO the
lorty-Sccond annual national en-
campment Of the Veterans of For
cign Wars TO bring the issue Of
The court-martial Of Earl South
ard Illinois department COM
=if1rtiftteF, ttPeff ti4ta=eeFfFs'tf3t itft floor
Bitterly critlcizing the SuSpen-
sion and conviction Of the Chicago
attorney. Ggace issued his state
.ment after repeated efforts to
force the question before the en-
Campmcnt had failed.
Southland was found guilty OF
diSloyalty after trial by 10, past
state commanders on charges that
his activity as secretary Of the
Keep America Out Of War Com
mittee was SubperSive. Grace, him
self a past Illinois department
commander. said the charges
against Southland were preferred
ny NliI bppNN'tNh IN lilC hCASiiu-
ants own post IN order TO set
aside Southard's election as Hi
noiS state leader.
Encampment spokesman said
the Illinois delegation itself was
badly split over the Southland is.
sue. one Illinois member declared
that so of the 126 delegates hao
voted to offer a resolution 10 seat
Southland, who is in Philadelphia
seeking vlndication.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Author Unmdsks
German Tactics
In World Trade

No American has had an op-
poriunlty 20 study the machinery
of tho NazI business machine COM
parable 70 that OF Douglas Miller
author Of You Can't 10 Business
With Hitler the best seller "
which starts Tuesday IN The De
troit Times
Nearly 20 years Of relations
with German enterprise both pub
lie and private. ideally fitted
Miller 10 write this expose Of Nazi
methods which every American
should read For - years he was
United States commercial attache
M Berlin and learned AZ first.
hand from NaZl leaders and
aides from NaZi regulations and
documents and plans how the
Na2iS do business today and
how they plan 10 do business to-.
morrow.
The author Is a graduate Of the.
University OF Denver and a.
Rhodes scholar Joining the United
States Department 'oi Commerce
in 1921 he became assistant chief
Of the western European DIVISION
bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce. Miller was sent 20 the
American embassy IN Berlin as
trade commissioner i'm 1924 a year
later becoming assistant CONNER
clal attachc and later commercial
attaChe
He resigned in 1859 becoming
assistant professor OF economics at
the school OF commerce, Univer-'
SitY Of Denver Later he was
granted a leave OF absence 10 un-l
CCTfaKc study al nat on a II
Socialist economy under tho a7S-t
pices of the Rockefeller Founda
tlon
In you Can't DO Business With
Hitler the author points out ms
conclusions. rs a result Of his OBJ
-ST-rv5 rUr1~- :, n r. FER
wifi suffer II tfTtlcr wins The war
Start 10 read You Cant DO.
business With Hitler" Tuesday, in
The Detroit iffTH1CS- You can ar
range for carrier delivery of Tho
Times 10 YOUR home by dialIng
Cherry $500.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

Every suit, overcoat
and topcoat in this
group is from one of
our regular ig h e r.
price linec-reduced
for a spe e dy clear
away. Get your share
Of the nh e ard-of
values
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Third Woman Files
For Council Race

The chic chapeau of Mrs. Jean
r. Chamberlain was in Detroit :
political ring today after she filed
As a candidate for Common Coun-
Gil. the third woman 10 have filed.
Mrs Chamberlain IS well known
in civic and womenS club actiYi-
ties The other two women OF The
AZ councllmanlc candidates, thus
far, are Mrs Josephine Gomop
and Hazel A MCClendon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

All sales final! No refunds! enc exchanged
Alterations at cost because Of big rsduetionSi
. Small deposit will hold any purehsse!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
California Police Hold
ANeQed Local Thieves

Four youths who allegedly COM
mTtrcd 10 holdupS in Detroit, IN
the August II robbery of
the Grant Hotel. were held in
Long Beach, CA. l., to-day awaiting
eXtradltlon 10 Michigan
They were arrested for going
through a red light after which
police found guns in their car. A
clerk was Slugged during the
Grant Hotel robbery and SS26
taken.
The suspects are Charles Moore.
% who served term in Ionia
Reformatory; Al Howe, 10 who
has a juvenile record; August
Demoff. 10, and William Lewis, 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Postal ConeIdve
Strategy
On Wage Bill

Postal clerks in national con-
Nention at the Book-Cadillac Ho-
tel today are plotting their battle
to push legislative measures
through Congress.
Chief interest of the United
National Association of Post Of
flee Clerks is centered in the
longevity bill introduced by Sena-
tor Pat McCarran Cd, Nevada.
which passed the House unani-
mously.
1t provides for 500 yearly in
creases for postal employees with
10 years service and an additional
500 increase every five years for
80 years The Senate, however,
has SlaShed the raises 10 500.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Fire Reported Raging
In Magnesium Plant

SAN JOSE. Cal, Aug. 2S.-
INS) A fire OF undetermined
origin was reported raging today
through the Todd-Caifornia COM
pany new Sl2000.000 magnesium
plant at nearby Monte Vista. The
huge mill went into production
last Monday turning out metal
vital for American aircraft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
OTHER STRATEGY

Other strategy will be planned
for the Ramspeck bill, providing
for optional retirement at so OF
federal employees who have served
SO years and mandatory retire
ment at 10 and the bill designed
to better working conditions for
substitutes.
Business sessions of the women's
auxiliary were occupied with the
proposed $50 monthly pension for
postal employees widows.
First Assistant Postmaster Cen
cral Ambrose O'Connell Of Wash
ington, d. C., will address the
banquet tonight. Postmaster AL
bert Goldman of New York City
and Senator McCarran also will
speak.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

We have taken dras-
tic steps, cutting
prices right and left
with out regard to
cost, value or zoom-
ing repIa C e m e n t
prices Your saw
ings are as high as
ONE-HALF! -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
Atthel dfrasticcll reduced price of

Only a sh ort tim G
left for Us to dispose
Of our tremendous
stock Of clothing in
accordance with the
orders of our Manu-
featuring Alliance
We must Gle ar the
d cks for the dy-
manic Fall plans fast
approaching :.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

Our soldiers, sailors and ma
rines need planes, ships, tanks,
ammunition, uniforms and food.
You can help TO supply them by
buying Defense Savings Bonds
and Stamps.