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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
HOME CUARDSMEN
CONDUCT MEETING
NIGHT CLUB ORCHESTRAS
PUT ON PROGRAM DUR
ING EVENING

Key West home guardsmen last
night had a taste of the lighter
side of soldering as they launched
a membership drive at the Ma
tional Guard armory with the help
of entertainers from three local
night clubs.
Lieut.. Fred Marvil and Frank
Sabini, night club operators,
brought two bands and perform
ers from their clubs for two
hour show at the armory.
Taking part in the program
were Three Girls of Note, Arthur
Divanti and Jack Crawley from
the Cabana, Dean Bernard and
Marian Allen, Panama star. from
La Conga. and Master of Cere-
monies Bill Merrill, Sammy Byrd
and his Dixieland Jazz band,
Mamma Inez and Kay King from
the Samoa.
Members of the guarl unit will
continue to push their member
ship drive with prizes for the
members bringing in the most
candidates during the next few
weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
British And Ethiopian Troops
Swarm Into Point Of Advantage
,ny Associated Press,

CAIRO. March 12.-British and
Ethiopian troops today swarmed
into the Italian-held Ethiopian
city of Dire Daua to place them
selves within easy striking dis
lance of the railroad lines be-
tween Adds Ababa and the
Fascist stronghold in captured
British SomaliIand.
With one expeditionary force
fighting its way across Ethiopia
from the southeast and already
$50 miles inside the southern
border, the northern army has
been pushing into position to cut
off supplies from Italian defend
ers of Adds Ababa.
The capture OF Dire Daua, it is
explained here. leaves open the
single railroad line over which
Italian troops have been getting
supplies To- the capital. British
forces cannot be stopped now
from from blowing uD the road
or stopping any trans which at
tempt to 60 through
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
GREAT HELP FOR
FLORIDA SCHOOLS
OVER FIVE MILLION DOL
LARS PROMISED FOR VA
RIOUS FACILITIES

WASHINGTON. .. G.. March
l2-If the Congress follows the
recommendations Of the Secre-
tary of War, the Secretary Of the
Navy. the Bureau Of the Budget
and the President. Florida will
receive $5.6lI,9l900 to provide
school facilities for children
within and near military rescrva-
tons, Senator Claude Pepper de-
clarcd today.
OF THIS total, s.. 484 .227 90
would be spent on providing IA
Critics IN Florida for the training
II children residing within the
reservations. A total of S2.l27.
227 90 would the senator said. be
allocstcd for construction and
other nccds outside ri rescrva-
t.ons for children Of service men.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
WOrkrncn At Aluminium Plant
Strike For Increase In WAGES
thy Associated Presst


WASHINGTON, March L.
Workmen at the Aluminium Com
pany of Americas giant Edge
water. N. j.. plant walked out this
morning in a demand for higher
wages, bringing to 81 the num-
Der of large factories idle in the
United States because of strikes.
Workers at the Bethlehem
Steel company'S LackaWanna
plant, back at work this week
after two weeks walkout, are
expected to strike again at any
time in protest against alleged
"unfairness" by company Off
Gals.
Building tradesmcn of the
American Federation of Labor
walked out on a small army con-
struction job at St. Louis today
because they claimed the COM
pany had refused to give per-
manent working passes to some
of their number, and workers at
Fisher Body company's Oakland,
Cal, plant walked out in a de-
mand for increased pay.
Federal mediators are working
at top speed here in an effort to
stem the rising roll call of struck
plants.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
INVESTIGATE BOMB
ATTEMPT ON LIFE
OF BRITISH ENVOY
SEVERAL SUSPECTS ROUND
ED UP IN ATTEMPT AT AS.
SASSINATION YESTERDAY
IN TURKEY
(By Associated PresD

ISTANBUL, Turkey, March IL
Investigation of the bomb at
tempt yesterday on the life of
British Ambassador George Rem
del in Turkey held the news spot
light of the Balkans today as ex-
pected political developments
failed to materialize.
Several suspects of unan-
nounced nationality have been
rounded up in the case, but Tur-
kish officials generally have had
little to say. Secret documents
concealed in the ambassadors
luggage, rather than the life of
Rendel, is believed to have been
the goal of the bombers.
Rendel narrowly escaped death
when two bombs shattered the
Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul
shortly after his arrival there,
killing at least three persons and
injuring 10 others. A huge $50
pound bomb concealed in the
luggage failed to go off.
Turkish spokesman said today
they will make no comment on
their country's foreign policy,
possibly for several weeks, and
declined to discuss how far they
had advanced in the bomb inves-
tigation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
.BOMBERS WORK
DURING NIGHT
BRITISH AND GERMAN AIR
FORCES TRADE BLOWS
ACROSS CHANNEL
CRY Associated PressD

BERLIN, March 12.-British
and German bombers traded
blows across the channel last
night in destructive raids which
left hundreds homeless at the
Reich's great Kiel submarine
base and at Birmingham in
south England.
German planes hurled thou
sands of bombs into Birming-
ham, it is reported here, and at
least $50 homes in one district
were destroyed by fire. Bombs
wrecked several factories in the
area.
At Kiel, Berlin admits a heavy
British raid in which two were
killed and at least 13 seriously
injured.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
NAZI REQUEST
TURNED DOWN
my Associates Press)

LONDON, March l2.-Fran-
cisco Franco, premier of Spain,
has turned down German re-
quest for permission to fly planes
across his country and baked a
plan to get Spain into the war,
it is declared here.
London spokesman say a Ger
man envoy attempted to get
commitments from high-ranking
Spanish government officers by
telling them an agreement al
ready had been signed between
his country and Spain in Berlin.
One of the officials. it is said
here. went to Franco, who told
him there had been no agree
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
TSPONCERS STAGE
PRODUCTS SALE
OVER FOUR THOUSAND DOL
LARS WORTH ARE
DISPOSED OF

Key West spongers staged their
first important sale of the year
today with a total auction of $4,-
526l4 in wool and yellow grades.
A smaller sale, amounting to
several hundred dollars, was held
in January, but today's auction
was the first of any importance.
A crowd of nearly 100 buyers and
interested visitors grouped around
the dock, watching the proceed
ings.
Amounts of the sales are listed,
with the money figure showing
the amount paid for the entire
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
HANNAH BOUND
OVER TO COURT

Marcus Hannah, negro hotel
cmploye who went for Miami
vacation IN the automobile Of
Mrs Audrey Nicholas because
SIC was good 10 ne. yesterday
was bound over Ia criminal court
by Peace Justice Enrique Is
quinaldo.
Hannah, who pleaded guilty.
said he took the car because Mrs
Nicholas was better To me than
anybody elSe and I figured
knew her better He IS charged
with using the property Of
another.
TIE new car. which had been
driven only about 800 miles. came
back from the trip with crushed
from; fender.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
HITLER DISCOUNTS MUSSOLlNI IN
OPERATIONS in THE NEAR EAST



WASHINGTON, March H.
Germany's march into Bulgaria
convinces military observers here
that Hitler has decided to dis
count Mussolini about 100 per-
cent and himself take up the task
of decoying Britain's forces in
the Near East.
1t has been more or less an
open secret here that German
respect for Italian arms has new
er been too high There was
laughing up sleeves when Field
Marshal Goering spent much va
cation" time in Italy a couple of
years ago, before the war started.
1t was assumed the marshal
was trying to figure out whether
the Italian military forces could
perform their appointed task of
decoying large British forces in
to the Mediterranean zone and
holding them there, while Ger
many attacked the British Isles.
The Italians themselves have
long assumed that the first task
of their navy was decoy work
Italian dcStroycrs a few years
ago for military attaches, the
Italian commanders put on a
burst of speed, and exclaimed:
You see, nothing will ever be
able to catch US.
Up until this winter, the Ital-
ians had been highly successful
as decoys. They had lured heavy
British forces of from a quarter
to a half-mlllion troops, fully
equipped. down into the African
deserts They had kept nearly
one third Of the British fleet IN
the Mediterranean - including
four battleships. possibly SIX,
several airnlano carriers cr,,;sors
and many destrovcrs hadlv
needed IN convey merchant yhjns
off ireland
Go long as AfnssoIini sor,.c5 ~
doooy bo sor,..,d u,ou ,ho
orard .x;e e,r,,,,,. 90. ,,,r,,,.os
hy u;,Ior C;rro L. bofora ,hc
w.r this e,ra,ngy ~ c,ce,e,o,;
80 sca,,nr,ra ,ba s.-n,o+b 80 n,
ler onnoncnte Tho avis ,doa u.as
dcaica,c5 - that ;oh ard it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
WANTS BRAIN WE'D
TO VOCAL CORDS
,ny Associates Pr.ssl

TULSA, Okla, March Ia
What America needs is more dis
cuSSlop and less argument. as
scrtS Mrs Rehccca Nelson. Co
ordInator of family life education
I'm Tulsa public schools.
We have not developed the
art ot discussion without argu-
Ncnt.' she believes, Democracy
demands group solution of group
problems by group thinking
She secs hopeful sign in the
trend toward SymposiumS and
forums and away from public de
bates where person took a Ger
tain position and proved il right
OF wrong whether he believed il
or not
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
NORTHLAND GETS
AN AIRY FERRY
tRy Associated Fr~ssD

AlLLINCCKET. Ne March
y Nowadays if Johnny Boyle.
cook in q lumber camp deep in
Names north woods runs out 81
nutmeg he can get more Just
about as quick as if ne we're
working IN q city restaurant,
All ne has 30 do is telephone to
the Crca, Northern Paper Com
pany's supply depot and a ski-
equipped airpianc TiI drop down
OF the icc Of a convenient lake or
pond and make the delivery
Besides taking the place II The
tote teams" that used 70 spend
days hauling supplies 10 the
cam ps. the plane ferries sex. O.
injured IumberJacks 70 hospitals
aid timber cruiser from che op-
Grafton &c another.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
FINDS WHEEL FROM SKY"

COFFEYVILLE, Kan.-An ex-
cited man telephoned the police
and shouted that a wheel had
just dropped out of the sky. Of
ficers investigated and found Hen
ry Kellum, unhurt, staring at the
remains of his buzzsaw. The fly
wheel had gone to pieces at full
speed and 25-pound chunk had
embedded itself in a building $50
feet away.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12

! Isles this spring the whole Balk-
ans will be in Hitler's hands. If
they keep those forces in the
Near East, then he will himself
have moved in as decoy in place
of MusSolini.
The fact is, the mere presence
of one of Hitler's armies in the
Balkans is enough to hold Brit
ish forces in the Near East. And
the German high command
knows it better than anybody
else.
There are, of course, other
compromising factors for the
Germans. They now have a pro-
tecting Gordon around the pre-
Cious Rumanian oil fields. They
have split off Yugoslavia from
Russia, and make it a little more
likely that the Serbs will listen
to proposals to join the axis.
Greece is threatened now. as
never before, at time when
the British would prefer not to
have to send their strength into
the Balkans. And finally. the
maneuver gives pause to Russia
and Turkey, however, much as
surance was also given to those
nations by the Germans. These
are not inconsiderable crumbs
of diplomatic and military adj
vantage
Obviously the German high
command hopes the British will
strike back at the German army
through Greece. After all. 700
900 troops, well equipped can
hold off 250.0O0-odd and they
might make it possible for Mus
solini to stage a feeble come
back
But, from the British point of
view, there is at least one adj
vantage-Hitler is no longer US
ing some other nation as a de-
coy He's having to furnish his
own live decoy in the form of
a big army that will drain sup
plies from headquarters-sup-
plies that would do q lot more
damage to the British If they
were used in the attack on Eng
land
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
DEFENSE DOLLARS
MAKE BIG NOISE
Cry Associated Press,

ROANOKE, Va, March H.
The young son of a construction
worker at a big powder plant at
nearby Radford expressed alarm
about the safety of his father be-
cause, he said, Their chad been a
big explosion.
When ScoutmaSter Carl poff
seemed skeptical, the boy pointed
to a newspaper headline: Boom
spreads over Radford".
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
FREIGHT VESSEL
COMES TO PORT

IS Alamo. ffeightsr 81 the
Clyde Mallory line. arrived IN
KY Wet this morning st 400
81 chick Nlth "a tons IF freight
FOR this city
The vase! is scheduled ~ iesye
fer Tampa this afternoon
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
Greek Soldiers Smash At
Italian Lines In Albania
tBy Associated pressl

ATHENS, March 12.-Driving
forward beneath one of the most
intense artillery commandments
of the war, Greek soldiers today
smashed at Italian lines in AL
bania in the sixth day of a steadily
mounting offensive action.
Italy, according to a communi-
que this morning, is rushing re-
Inducements into the Tirana
sector with the utmost possible
speed, but Greek quarters say
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
Alice Reid Under Bond
Of$3,0OO Charged With
Violation Of Mann Act
Held For Federal Court
Action; In Jail Awaiting
Trial First Week In
May

lurS. MarvIn LrlIIln, familiarlY
known in Key West for two de-
cades as Alice Reid. late Yester-
day afternoon was bound over
10 federal court under $4,000 bond
on charge of Mann act viola
ton.
Operator of the l0l6 Howe
street house where Mrs. Cecilia
Thompson Turks was mysterious
lY strangled to death Feb. 8. Mrs.
Griffin is now in county Jail
awaiting trial before a federal
judge during the first week of
May.
The charge of white slavery on
which she is held carries a pen
atty of from five to ten years in
federal prison.
Margaret Allen and Frances E.
Michuad, inmates of the Howe
street house, were held as ma
terial witnesses yesterday after
10 special agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation had raid
ed the establishment early yes
terday morning. Later, us. Com
= missioner Rodney Gwynn set ST.
900 bail for the pair, but ordered
their release on their own recog-
niZance. "a
Marvin Griffin, husband of the
defendant and reputed co-opera-
tor of the Howe street establish
ment. this morning was still in
county Jail, but no charge has
been filed against him and he is
not held as a witness. Chester
Roberts. bartender in the house.
and soldier picked up by the
Omen at the time of the raid, al
SO are being held.
Commissioner Gwynn said this
morning he has no official know
ledge of the trio's presence in Jail
1t is understood, however, that
the FBI is holding them for the
legal period of ~ hours without
filing a charge and will release
them sometime today or tomor-
row.
Under the elastic terms of the
Mann act. conviction may be
obtained by the federal court if
II is shown that the defendant in
any way contributed to the trans
portation of a woman across the
state line for immoral purposes.
Thus If the woman were sent car
fare or in any way helped to get
into Florida, the act would apply.
Mrs. Griffin, aside from the
federal case, is under $50 bond
by the county criminal court on
charge of vagrancy and last
month was held three days as
material witness in the Turks
murder.
The two women held as wit
ncsSes in Mrs, Griffins Mann act
case, also charged with vagrancy
10y the county, this morning were
sentenced to paw fines of $40 and
costs or spend 90 days in Jail by
Judge William V. Albury.
Jean Gray, Tony Knudscn and
Jack Walker, other inmates of
the Reid house. were given sim
liar sentences by Judge Albury
today
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12

they have pierced defensive lines
in several places and are throw
ing the Fassist forces back with
increasing speed.
In six days of fighting, accord
ing to Athens, 4,500 Italian
prisoners have been taken and the
snow is Uttered with Fascist dead.
Losses in the present battle, they
say, have brought total Italian
casualties in killed. captured and
wounded to more than 10000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
MOST POPULAR BOOK

WASHINGTON. - Since the
invention of printing, total of
| .404 100000 volumes of the
Bible, in 1899 different lang
uages and diabetes, have been
published.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
Italian Newspapers Predict
American Entry Into War
German And Italian Papers
Bitterly Assail United
States As ''Meddler"
In Affair
Try Associated Pressl

Try Associated PressI
American entry into the war
was predicted by Italian news
papers today as the next logical
step following quick passage OF
the 'lease-lend" bill yesterday
and its prompt signing by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
German and Italian newspa-
pers bitterly assailed the United
States as a "meddler" but reifer.
ated that American intervention
can have no effect on the out
come of the war beyond prolong-
ING il.
London papers, apparently sur
prised at the disnatch with which
the bill was whipped THROUGH
Congress and made law yester-
dav. published the story with
hammer headlines and Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill this
morning told the House of Com
mons:
"The United States has dedi-
Gated her industrial and financial
mower to insure the defeat OF
Na1iism. In fact. il miSht be
said that she has signed q new
Mavna Charta''.
German papers said America
has ripped off the mask of neu-
trality" and accused President
Roosevelt of planning a world
dictatorship. The United States.
they said, is attending to pro-
long the war in Asia and Europe
so as to insure its own financial
gain and eventual rule of the
world.
Foreien Minister Matsuoko of
japan is expected within a few
davs in Berlin and TODAY Italian
newspapers made much of his ar
rival in connection with the laid
TO Britain" bills passage.
Japan, they point out. Is in a
position 20 cut the British Amer
lean lines in the far east. while
the democracies are too far away
to threaten the island empire on
her home grounds. PASSAGE Of
the bill. according TO VirRino
Gayda, Rome editor and scmi-of-
fetal government spokesman, Is
the affair of all three Axis ma
lions and Japan will not be slow
~ act
Entry of the United States into
the war. Gayda explains. will
come because il is impossible for
British ships 90 carry supplies
through the U-boat counter block
ade American naval units event
ually will be used to protect the
supplies. thus brinRiue America
directly into the conflict.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
COMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY
Basketball DoubIeheader. High
School Gym. 7.30 pm.
THURSDAY
Rotary Club meets i2i5 T. 81.
ST psul's Parish Hall
Lions Club meets st $50 ps
Lions Den. Seminary Street.
Convent Alumnse meet 1T Home
II Mrs Stephen L1We. GU
Souihard Street, 100 pm.
County Commission nsee.a at 0
oiclock tonight
Patriotic Daughters ~ Afteflea
inject ~ Horne 81 Mrs Ern-u1
Lave. 300 pun
FRIDAY
Boxing. Key West Arena. Sunewl
ton and Front Streets. Q 30 pm
red Cross Sewing Club meets 81
BIS DuvaI Street. 100 pm.
Basketball Do3bIehesder. High
School Gym. 7:30 pm
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12
Roosevelt Asks Congress For
Seven Billion Dollars To Be
Used For Munitions Of War


WASHINGTON March L. The President called together
President Roosevelt this leaders cabinet
sent his formal request Con- be this morning
of
spent for
and munion of that of bill
we possibly produce" this in "fireside chat
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-12

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-28
Teke Easily Prepared Food
On Decoration Day Picnic
By PRUDENCE PENNY

it as simple as possible
paper plates. cups. spoons. forks
and napkins with lots of pre-
pare-your-own foods.
Pack plenty of potato chips.
bottles of milk or chilled grape
juice. whole tomatoes. apples or
oranges. cans of baked beans
=. and don't forget the butter
and salt.
Take cubed or other small
steaks or frankfurters. Con-
geniality grows as folks gather
round the Goals to grill the
meat.
II you choose frankfurters,
provide the makings for a spe-
cial kind of snack. There should
be prepared mustard, American
cheese, bacon and weiner buns.
Hot Food
Each picnicker can slit the
meat down one side, spread
lightly with mustard, insert a
wedge of cheese, wrap the whole
with a piece of bacon, pin with
a couple of toothpicks. Then IL
must be held over the Goals
until the bacon is golden brown
and the cheese is soft. Piping
hot, popped into buns. they're
wonderful.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-28
Sweet Potato
Recipes in
CookbookIe+

IF THE delicious taste Of
sweet potatoes weren't enough
reason 20 serve them often their
generous N.tamln \ content
should assure them a regular
place on your menus
The Detroit Times now cook
booklet $50 Ways Of Preparing
Potatoes does not neglect
sweet potatoes There are sug-
Ccsu0n> for baked. boilc d,
creamcd fried and mashed sweet
untalnn. I'M manN varlatlOns.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-28
To Obtain

The price Of The binder is 40
cent, e called for az our Serv-
ice counter IN the lobby Of The
Detroit Times Building or 80
rents % mail CookbookletS are
30 cents each il called for and
Is cents each by mail.
When ordering either the
binder or cookbooklets, please
address your request 10 The De-
troit Times Home Institute. 1925
Times Square. Detroit, Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-28

If THE weather man con-
-tinueS casting favorable eye
n us. Decoration Day should
DC one for long remembering.
With temperatures high and the
sun getting in its best ticks to-
ward sunburn, sun tan and
ireckles. we want 10 be out-of-
doors 10 get our share.
Wen be playing tennis and
golf, riding. horseback and go
ing sailing doing all those
things which promote healthy
appetiteS demanding lots OF
food.
Remember the days when
holiday picnic meant lots and
lots of work for Mother. She
spend most Of the morning over
the hot stove frying chicken TO
a golden brown. Then there
were quantities Of potato salad,
cole slaw and sandwiches 10 be
made. eggs 10 be deviled. and
the fee cream making to be en-
glneered
Different Story
The story is different today.
Picnics are not just special oc-
Casion affairs. The same food
that was popular years ago is
still tops, but ii is prepared
with greater ease Too. picnlcs
arc not SO often planned for
six 10 II families. but for indi-
Nldual ones. It's nothing for
Dad 10 come IN on the spur
of-the-moment and say, How
about picnic p
No sooner said than done
Mother, with the food just ready
10 serve 70 the table, simply
wraps the hot dishes in plenty
Of paper and they HE for the
woods.
Electric rOastcrS have been
conducive 10 this out-of-door
eating fad There's no trick at
al 20 preparing A het meal in
the rooster. slip II in the back
the car and start 10 hunt for
- roadside table
BY the way. have YOU used
ONO or OUT Michigan roadside
tables? They're located in some
mighty choice SpOtS-.-.. and do
make fresh-air dining a pleas
urc.
Simple Meal
But what are We going 10 take
along for the coming Decora-
ton Day plCnlc2 Let's make