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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26

TALLAHASSEE. june 26-Re-
turning home from the statewide
tax conference in Tallahassee
Tuesday, county officials are put
ting into high gear the machinery
directed by the new tax enforce
ment statutes requiring full cash
value assessments for property
and stringent collection features
among which are mandatory pub
LEGATION of the names of those who
fail to pay their taxes promptly
and final sale of tax delinquent
property botn real and personal.
There is also something else in
these new tax laws-called to the
attention of the assembly of APP
proximately 500 county officials
by State Comptroller J. M. Lee. 1t
is section Il of the personal pro-
perry assessment law, which pro-
videS possible terms IN Jail for Of
ficials who violate the provisins
of the act.
One Of the pertinent points
raised by Comptroller Lee in his
remarks was that compliance
with statutes requiring fun cash
value assessments should not IN
crease the tax burden IN as much
as the law directs. the cemmis-
sioners and school boards TO re-
duce the millage ia proportion 20
increase in assessment. which
viii reduce the take from the fell
low who has been supporting gov
eminent these many years and
distribute the burden to property
that has been evading some part Of
It's just tax load
Governor SpesSar1 l.. Holland
who also talked to the gathering.
made II very plain that while he
was prepared 10 throw the fun re-
sources OF state government Of
flciaIdom into the Job Of eo-opeTa-
ting with county officials and CO.
ordinaiing TIE Tremendous effort
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
JAYCEES HOLD
INSTALLATION
NEWLY-ELEcTED OFFICERS
INDICTED LAST
EVENING

Newly-elected officers of the
Key West Junior Chamber of
Commerce were, installed last
evening on the high seas" when
the organization celebrated the
occasion with boat ride aboard
Bob Daniels charter craft.
Delmar Butler was indicted
into the office of president, with
other officers as follows: Joe
Pinder, vice-president; Dan Har-
rison, recording secretary; Ches-
ter Knowles, corresponding Sec
rotary; Charles Roberts, treasur-
er; Andrew Elwood, Jay Strick-
er, Bob Saunders and Joe AL
len, directors.
New officers and other MEM
bers present told of activities
planned for the coming year.
Isadore Weintraub was master
of ceremonies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
LIEUT.. NORTHROP
CALLED TO DUTY

First Lieut.. r. K. Northrop, d
resident of Denver. Colo. and
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
Northrop, 1917 Margaret street.
has been called to army duty at
Fort Bclvoir, Va, his parents
learned this week. Lieutenant
Northrop will be attached 10 the
Sixth Instructors course, Engi-
neer school environment.
Because OF an injury 10 his leg
late in May. Charles NorthrDp
was unable to make the trip from
here TO visit his son as the train
ing camp Lieutenant Northrop's
wife and two children made the
trip with him from Denver and
will return home after visit Of
two weeks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
M'NIULLEN NAMED
AS PRIZE WINNER
AUTHOR OF ARTICLE PRINT
ED IN COAST ARTILLERY
JOURNAL

Lieut.. Col. James ID. McMul-
len, for three years commanding
officer of the coast artillery bat
terry in Key West before his
transfer to Camp Davis, S. c.,
is the author of a prize-winning
article, 1T Can Still Happen
Here. in the current issue of
Coast Artillery Journal.
Colonel McMullen, in the
magazine article. described inn
provements in coast defense
mechanism, and predicted future
devices which might be develop
sd TO provide greater protec-
tion.
The colonel, whose article won
honorable mention in the 1910
competition of the U. S. Coast
Artillery association. was in
command of the army post here
from October. 1886, to July,
1910 and was one Of the found
ers of the Key West Yacht Club.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26

the AFofL compromise, said
work could be resumed on al
most regular schedule now, even
if the Go workers failed to re-
turn.
: Navy department officials, who
had started enrolling new work
men to take the places of the
strikers, said they would seek to
have the unions accept the 88 re-
gistered employees at their present
jobs.H the unions refuse to work
with the men, it was indicated,
they will be transferred to the
navy base at Mare Island.
Settlement of the strike and
the acceptance of the contract,
marked the first time the Bethle-
hem company ever has agreed to
a closed shop.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
QUIZ PROGRAM
tHv a.sa. Iafea I'rr..,

BALTIMORE, Md, June 26.-
Municipal museum employees
wonder just what the public
thinks a museum does.
. Recent visitors have included:
a couple wanting a marriage Ii
cense, sportsman seeking a dog
license, a boy searching for his
birth record. policeman who
thought it was the LIQUOR board,
six people asking for real estate
permits. and one couple asking
a man by name because they
thought it was the city jail
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
Start Machinery Directed By
New Tax Enforcement Statutes

ahead, he is equally as.well pre-
pared, to throw the full power"
of his office into the scales il ne
cessary 10 secure a complete COM
pliance with the law.
Governor Holland stressed the
fact that these laws do not con-
centrate of centralize power in
Tallahassee. They leave the power
of action in the counties. merely
giving supervisory power TO state
officials to the end that uniform
ity-as required by the constitu-
tion--shall be secured: and OF
course re-iterating the power all
ready in the old statutes for en-
forcing performance of duty. He
pointed 10 statutes satisfactory
to all the peoplepIacing sheriffs
under the governor and said he
couldn't see any difference in Civ
ing someone the power 10 require
tax officials to enforce the law.
These new laws are not idle
gestures. he said They're going
to be enforced. adding that he
stood 100 per cent back Of Comp
troIler Lee in his administration
Of the statutes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
DOUBT CONGRESS Will.
USE NEUTRALITY Law

WASHINGTON. June 26 -
President Roosevelt. by refusing
10 invoke the neutrality las
against Soviet Russia. today mp
peared 10 rave side tracked cofl-
grpssionsi opposition 20 Russian
aid in the war with Germany
Administration leaders sduslf-
ted little aid can go 20 Russia
under any circumstances bat
said thev doubted n the opposs
tion could muster nesrly euong1
writes 10 enforce The neutr8lssy
act over the Presidents herd
Even il supplies were made
available for Russia. II Was
pointed cut. shs shortage u Rus
sian ships and the poor railroad
facilities acruas Siberia woali
taake transportation % gods
difficult.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
LOCAL OFFICIALS BACK
FROM CAPITAL. PARTY

Five Monroe county officials.
back from Tallahassee confer
ersce with Comptroller J. "a. Lee.
today enther were in Key West or
expected here during the after
noon.
County Clerk Ross Sawyer.
Commissioner Ernest n Ramsey.
ard Tax Ccllextor Joe McAlahnn
returned here from the Tuesday
morning conferences last nigft. Tax
Assessor Claude A. GandoIfo ard
Melvin Russell. cosxnty a1persn-
sendent q schools. spent last night
n Msmi ard were expected here
shis agferno0n.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
Secs End or
4EDay HO|dup Of Work
In Pacific Coast Yards

WASHINGTON, June 26.-
Government mediators today
hailed the end of 47-day hold
up of work IN Pacific coast ship
yards at San Francisco as AFofL
machinists voted to return to
work, and Go workers showed
every sign of following their
lead.
The AF'ofL workmn voted at
midnight last night to accept
general compromise for all Pa
cific coast workers, while. the
Clio men are expected to vote
the same way tonight.
The strike had delayed work
on $500,0O0,O0o in construction.
Company officials, learning of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
SOUP STEAMERS
WORK I'm REVERSE

LUBBOCK, Tex, June 26.-
Jack-rabbits and prairie dogs in
time of drought absorb sufficient
moisture through the whiskers
to sustain life, E. G. Pope, dis
trict fish and wildlife survey
agent, has learned.
When you see a rabbit brows-
ing in the grass in the waste
lands he's soaking up water,
Pope ventures. When there's no
water to be had for drinking, he
gets it through natures way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
THREE DIVORCE
DEGREES ISSUED

Two key Nesa wives Hnd uKse
husband weFe granted final ii
yogce DEGREES here shm week
Eva May Thomas Was granted
her divorre fruul Stanley Tnsn-
~. Jr.. On ; eEvane ~ aaaiiefy.
IRE couple nasrflsd here h JulY.
1893
NeoIana Veaix also ~ Key
wext. won bee decree on deaes
sI1n charge ainsoss "a the nno
verzary "a hsv mafgiaNe In 1une
fs1e
The third decree went - =
mer Jsnes Mask, Key West. who
ehsrxed Mary E.aeiiie MARI. Nor
E0lk. Va. misfs demsxflon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
Happy Where He Was
fHr Asseelatsa Pfrsst

HUTCHINSON. Has, June d
"A Hutchinson refofnatory pa
role yiolator says ne was noti-
waited BY d report thst his wife
was planning 70 take him back.
That WAS the leastess thing he
wanted So he got drunk. robtsea
q store and surrendered.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
British Ships And Planes
Smash AT French Troops

the capture Of Palmera airport
north Of Damascus.l
Moving around Beirut in q great
pinceFs movement. the British
and Free French were reported
hemning in French defenders Of
the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
PRODUCTION in
U.S.. REACHES
HIGHEST POINT
NATION AT MIDYEAR FAR
EXCEEDS OUTPUT OF 1T
BUT CRY IS MORE NEED
ED YET"
BY CLAUDE A. JAEGER

NEW YORK, June 26.-Mid-
1941 finds Americas vast indus
trial machine shifted into high
gear with production experts fran
tically devising super-charges and
other devices designed to speed
production to pace never before
dreamed of in this machine age.
Already. the nations great mills
and factories are pouring forth
grist larger than in the Wanted
peace-time new era" of 1929, far
bigger than during the frantic war
effort of 1917, yet the cry is more,
more, and faster.
The fist half of 1941 has seen
the arms program move out of the
blue print into the production
stage. Emphasis has swung from
new arms plants to the gigantic
problem of supply.
The government is swinging its
controls over an Overwhelming
orbit to assure the arms makers
of adequate steel, copper, rubber,
to make sure that there will be
no needles diversion of any of the
multitude of supplies needed both
of our own growing armed forces,
and by Britain.
Mid-194l sees America coming
to grips with wartime economy,
and coming to grips with it with
constantly changing conception of
what it means.
We Change Minds
A year ago, France had fallen,
President Roosevelt had asked for
a couple of billions additional
arms appropriation, Admiral Stark
had asked for a $4,000, O00,0 two
ocean Navy. But few imagined,
with huge SURPRISES of agricul-
tural products, and industry coast
ing along at two-thirds to three
quarters of what seemed practical
capacity, that America would
have any difficulty doing the de-
Tense job needed. We thought we
could have both guns and butter,
that the cry of guns or butter
seemed a little absurd for Amer
lea.
But only last month, w. L. Bait
of the Office of Production Man.
agement told us 1--WE have been
operating on a gun and butter
philosophy. a butter, ice cream
and movie matinee philosophy
We cannot produce the vast
quantities of fighting equipment
which must be produced and at
the same time preserve our stand
ard of living in terms of automo-
biles and electric conveniences
and leisure hours
A few days later. Stacy Mary,
research chief of OPM, said we
are spending at the rate of SlS,-
000, 600. 900 year. but IT would
take three times that to carry out
the Presidents foreign policy.
Already automobile manufac-
turers have agreed TO cut civilian
production starting in August by
20 per cent to make way for de-
Tense. and authorities in both
Washington and Detroit expect
the cut may be much deeper. The
War Department has suggested 90
per cent.
But the production men say
there is an enormous amount of
give" in the vast economy OF the
United States, that by Standard
zation. simplification, and most
efficient use of resources. remark
able results may be achieved.
Donald NJ. Nelson. OPM pur-
chaser director. said June is that
productive capacity for defense
could be increased by Is per cent
''or perhaps even by q third. By
reducing the variety Of civilian
So L.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26

LONDON. Jure % Britain's
defeating armies today reported
sweeping victory n nsnek wsr-
fare wEth an invading" force
whsch attacked England lsy boat
and parachute.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26

CAIRO. June 26-- British ships
and Royal Air Force bomberS
smashed at French troops south
az Beirut last night and today. as
soldiers Of the Army of the Nile
swept north in a new series Of at
lacks on the Lebanon capital
lvichy denied British reports Of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
c. F. TINCLER
BUYS PROPERTY

A transaction in which w. A.
Parrish sold to Chester r. Tingler
$4,000 tract in the Parrish sub
division was revealed today with
the Fxsurding OF the deed.
The sale was made in April.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
A REC0RD7

ScoTTsvTLI.E. Va, June 10
Friends Among che toenspeo-
pie have erected monument
here To Samuel X Caulf. who
died after serving ~ postma leg
for 50 years through Democratic
and Republican administrations
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
Preliminary Work On.
Housing Project Halted
Claim Union Organizers
Subjected Workmen To
Terrorism And Ordered
Them Out OF Town

Construction of q $4s0.00O hous-
ing project at Lime Grove was
cancelled today by Lester F. Preu
company of Miami on charges
that workmen sent here for the
job were subjected to terrorism
by Miami union organizers and
local laborers.
Preu company officials in Mi
ami informed William r. Porter
that members of group of 20
workmen sent here for prelimin-
srY operations were beaten last
night and ordered out of town.
Sheriff Berlin Sawyer said his
office has no knowledge of the
alleged attacks.
Porter said stick of dynamite
was exploded within 100 feet of
his Lime Grove home in an eff
fort to brighten the Miami work.
men from the Preu company.
Formed Skeleton Force
A director Of the Lime Grove
corporation, which was to have
built the homes. Porter declared
al least 100 buildings would have
been constructed, with the larg-
est share of the work going to
local men.
The Preu company employees
sent here, he explained, were
part of a skeleton force main
tanned by the company to begin
projects in which the firm is in
terested.
Preu company officials, in a
telegram. told Porter they would
not consider going ahead with
the local job until the labor sit
uation is cleared up.
Men returning to Miami from
here told conflicting stories
about what had happened in Key
West.
Say 300 In Crowd
Some of the Preu employees
said at least 800 men in automo-
biles trapped them at the Lime
Grove job yesterday afternoon,
beat some of them. and ordered
all Of them to leave town at
once. Others said the crowd had
been made up of about rs men,
bat agreed that several workers
had been injured.
The Preu company maintains
an open shop and has refused
closed shop demands on dozens
of defense jobs throughout the
South. The firm is the largest
home building company In Flor
ida.
Recalling the enforced depar-
turc from Key West of q Paul H
Smith company foreman several
months ago. Porter said IL is diff
ficult to get contractors to build
In this city, and that the action
OF the Preu company in calling
off the job win make II even
more so in the future.
Lawless. irresponsible People
Contractors throughout the
state. Porter declared. have gain
ed the impression that Key West
is populated with ''lawleSS, ire
sponSiblc people. with whom it
Is unsafe for an outside firm to
deal.
With the navy seeking quar-
tiers for another 5000 persons
here. the banker said il would be
impossible to come anywhere.
near Siiling the demands unless
construction firms are given an
CONTINUED On Page Fuurl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
Great Victory For Britain
In Mock Warfare Invasion

The invaders. accDsding ID fanal
reports of the rzanesaverx. Nxsc-
ceexted ii securing . fecsfa0la IN
s0sth EaEland. hzzt were driven
out BY re Defending forces
Ahous 1906 nsen took part II
The war games.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
Nal Troops Reported Racing
Across Sweden Into Finland
Claimed British Cruiser
Sank Nazi Surface Raider
Especial to The Citizen,

LONDON, June 26-The 10000
ton British cruiser Cornwall to-
day was reported to have caught
and destroyed a German surface
raider somewhere in the Atlantic.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
Russian Parachutists Are
Standing Off German
And Rumanian Forces
Around OIL Center
SRy Associated Pre.sl

SBy Associated Pressl
German troops today were re-
ported racing across neutral swe-
den into Finland as the Firms
once more took up arms against
the mighty war machine Of the
Soviefs.
Ankara heard reports that q.
600 Russian parachutists swoop.
ed down in the Humsnian oil
fields last night. and today are
standing off German end HUI
manian attempts to drive Them
out of the Heich.s precious eli
supply Gender.
Moscow declared a joint Ru-
manian- German drive into south
Russia had been hurled back
with terrific losses. and Ger
man mechanical column in Lith
uania was reported cut off from
its infantry supports and ami
Inflated.
Berlin. in terse and uncomr
municative bulletin, said the cam
paien Is proceeding ON sched
ule".
Air Force Knocked Out
Berlin propaganda ministry
reports said the Red air force
has lost control of the skies along
the whole 1,4f)0-mile battlcline.
and German warplanes were re-
ported bombing and raking with
machine gun fire the troop con-
centratsons behind Russian
lines.
The Red air force. meanwhile.
was reported in Russia 10 have
struck with devastating force at
cities in German-occupicd po-
land and east Germany, while
British long-range bombrrs for
the fifteenth straight night hurl-
ed tons of high explosives inte
occupied France and the German
Rhine district.
London observers, showine no
optimism over The apparent
failure Of German troops 10 Score
any sensational victories in The
first five DAYS OF fighting, said
British can do little To help Rus
STA beyond hacking IL the Reich
with air attacks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26

Where the battle took place was
not disclosed, but a bulletin said
the German raider, a cruiser. was
sunk by fire from the CORVALLIS
guns.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
TUESDAY, JULY

A0k45&AAs JUL
Men who have reached age ot
II since Oct. le. ls4o. Register ?
a. m. 10 Q p. m. AZ room 2os Fed
sral building for army sslsetsve
service. 80
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26
COMING EVENTS

THURSDAY
Lions Club meets at $50 pm.
Lions Den. Seminary Street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-06-26

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 81 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Queen Wilhelmina Sends
Message to Roosevelt

LONDON, Dec. Il GNS).-
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
lands, it was revealed today, sent
the following message to President
Roosevelt:
ut Is gratifying thought for
me, Mr.. President that, now that
an armed conflict has broken
out as a result Of Japan's wan
ton attack against the United
States Of America, the army,
navy and air force Of the Meth
erlands will fight rs comrades In
arms and In the same good cause
as the military, naval and air
forces Of the United States OF
America.
"My thoughts are with you
and with the American govern
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Eager Spectators

I saw hundreds and hundreds
of spectators standing around 10
gaze skyward. eagerly hoping TO
see an air raid spectacle. A few
Jap planes whipping suddenly
across the town TO toss a few
bombs and spray the city with ma
chine guns would have reaped a
terrible harvest.
/ have been i'm 200 air raids and
can testify that the lightest of
these was murderous where il hit.
The NaZiS blacklisted those killed
while careleSSly standing out in
the open or arrested on the spot
any one wounded for the same
reason.
That's a typical Hitler way of
doing things. but il is the only
way he can GET what he wants.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

Instead Of attempting Ia fee
before the overpowering strength
Of the enemy, he attacked.
Dhooting down one Of the enemy
anes I'm the ocean Oft kahuku.
"In each Of these fights, the
American pilots were Outnum-
bered at all times, and found
their. opponents clever and dan
gerous fiiers."
First Lieut.. Lewis W. Sanders,
sos Pasadena, TT. Wayne. Ind,
flying at an altitude Of about
5000 feet. saw a dogfight be-
tween an American and a Japa-
nese plane.
"As he banked 10 join the
fight, he saw the American plane
60 down In flames. He immedi-
ately engaged the japanese plane
and shot 1t down.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

Thus, ( W o
young Amer
lean officers
destroyed six
enemy planes
In their first
actual battle
flight
Lieutenant
Taylor o n ly
recently ar
rived In Ha-
wall, and the
Ink scarcely
was dry on
his commits
sion as an
army officer
when he was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

pines. Mrs. Kelly and the baby
left for home. arriving here just
one week before the japanese at
tack.
Mrs. Kelly~said that she received
three letters NfPomOher husband
last Monday.
'1n one Of the letters he said
the islands were on the alert just
as we had always been at Pearl
Harbor, despite what critics may
be saying"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
5 Killed, 10 Injured
As Bomber Crashes

BALBOA c. T., Dec. 10. -
QNS) 49, The crash of a United
States army bomber during take
off at a Canal Zone air base was
announced today, with five killed
and 10 injured.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

by su p eriOr
maneuvering
sent the Japa-
nese pla n e
TO the ground
In a flaming
IN n = = O 4
wreckage.
Second Tt.
III AIRY w :.
Brown. 1907
vi % n r q g
street, ANA
rilIo, Tex, un-
expe c I edly
found himself
In [ h g midst
Of n rendeZ-
v US OF ia
Vnanaen nIonna
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

Undaunted by
superior num-
bers he cou-
rageously at
&C X q d and
destroyed one
Of the Japa-
nese planes.
I" Sec on d
Lieut. @ n a n {
y h Hip VI.
Rasnlu = = q N,
IS Westches-
ter road. ia
maica Plains,
Boston, Mass,
q n x n X e d a
single Japa-
nesP fighter
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14

of h eroism m"
during the Jap
anese attack on
Honolulu ! a S {
S u n d a Y. d e.
stroying 20 Jap
anese planes in
air duels.
One Ameri-
can pilot alone
accounted ( or
four planes, the
c o m m u n ique
dis c ! o S e d. 1t
said:
IS e c q n d
Lieut. e n a n I
Kenneth NJ.
Taylor, 5l4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-14
Young u S. Airn1en Down 20 Jap Plane
Coast Achieves
B|aCkout Berlin
Pra(tiCed 2Yrs.

a contrast of n biockout IN
San Francisco nth those he wit-
messed in Berlin is herewith pre-
sented By Pierre J. Huss, for
past eight years bureau manager
Of International News Service in
Berlin.)