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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
HAS GOOD CHANCE
TO WIN CONTEST
BILLY KESSEN OUT FOR MA.
TIoNAL HoNoRS IN ORA.
TORICAL. TEST

Billy kcSScn, Is. son of Mr.. and
Mrs Herman kCSSen, formerly of
Key West, has a good chance of
winning the national oratorical
contest prize offered by the Am
CriCan Legion, il was reported to-
day after the youngStCr had won
the state contest at Tallahassee,
Billy. who is a nephew of John
Pindcr. finance officer of Arthur
Sawyer Post No % of the Am
erican Legion. has won the local
contest run IN Fort Lauderdale
and the district championship
also won at Fort Lauderdale on
Saturday. March %
With the state championship
safely his. Billy now goes into the
regional contests and If he wins
that viii hc eligible for the Eddie
Cantor $4,000 scholarship trophy.
BilN'S uratorlcal abilities are re
pors,d bv his friends as being OF
a HIGH character and they stand
read, 10 back him nationally
slG will graduate from Fort
LaGc-dale Central high school
this mar
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
German Embassy Officials In
Belgrade Burn Documents As
They Make Plans To Depart
my Associated Pressi

BELGRADE, YugosIavta, March
Sherman embassy officials IN
Belgrade are burning ali Official
papers which they are unable 10
carry with them today as German
and Italian nationals continue a
mass exodus 10 the frontier
The Belgrade government still
non-commIttal about us attitude
toward the recently signed AXIS
pact. has ordered all schools closed
indefinitely. and is continuing the
concentration Of troops along the
borders
Newspaper reports from Ber-
I'm. received here. sat- Adolf Hit
Ter expects an unfavoraf,lc an
saer 70 bis request for clarlfsca-
tlon ~ the Bclgrade governments
p1Sl,lon 4 statement sent 20
Berlin nv YugosiaY Premier Gen.
Du>sr Ssrno,lc does NOT even
mention :hc ALLIANCE il ls re-
ported.
The Yugaslav government ha&
DENIED a purp1rte2i loi"r'sie't.
- .ih Premier Simovc ~ ah.ch
an Italian ne%spap ernaa says ~
was told
"Yugosla,la Is M. going 20 II
es-<t~-r14 - sbt- Tss~vrsarsv ga ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
EXTEND SCHOOL
LUNCH PROGRAM
FIVE SCHOOLS IN MONROE
COUNTY SHARE IN FREE
COMMODITIES

JACKSONVILLE, March 81
Florida'S School Lunch Program
has been extended to include l.
225 schools and 95 TAO children.
according to r. S. Miller. special
representative of the Surplus
Marketing Administration. as re-
ported today TO the State Wei
fare Board, sponsoring agency. In
Monroe County five schools with
756 children shared the free com
modytieS.
The figures were for February
and included 1853 schools that had
been certified since the end of
January, during which month
9l2,405 pounds * SURPRISES Of a
fair retail value of <59849 were
distributed through the Surplus
Commodity Division Of thu State
Welfare Board of which ChaS. L
Crawford Is director
Crawford stated tina; = sep
arate toodSiutfs we're furnished
participating schools during the
period covered BY the statistics
these being evaporaJed milk
wheat cereal. corn meal syItS
wheat flour. graham flour rice.
apples. grapefruit. dried peaches
raiSinS, canned peaches, dried
peas salt pork. lard and pruneS
Each of the g. counties ~ the
state IS now part}c paung. tor the
hrst tiry,e since she program ~as
brought 20 Florida IN Novcm~
Der, 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
Number OF Largest Ships
Destroyed During En-
gagements In Mediter-
ranean
tBy Associated press)


LONDON. March 3l.-Eng-
lands mighty Mediterranean bat
tie fleet steamed into Alexandria
harbor today after a triumph
over the Italian navy which neu-
trail observers describe as one of
the most astonishing" in his
tory.
Ranking with Trafalgar and
Juiland among Britain's greatest
naval exploits. the destruction of
one Italian bsiileship. four cruis-
ers and three destroYers was &C.
complished without the Royal
Navy losing a ship or a man.
A 35.000-ton warship of the
Littorio class. Italv's largest and
newest type of ship, is reported
TO have been seriously damaged
and perhaps sunk. A communi-
que from Alexandria today in
creased the Italian losSebs, which
previously had hesn set as three
cruisers and two destroyers.
Rome. in an official confirma-
ton Of British reports of the three
day sea fight, said today that
three cruisers and two destroy
ers of the Italian navy had gone
to the bottom A British aircraft
carrier was said to have been hit
by torpedoes)
Neutral correspondents aboard
the British fighting ships. who
saw the battle, today agreed with
the official account in denying
that any British ships had been
hit or damaged.
Foreign office spokesman in
London today said the battle had
removed Italy from the list Of
naval powers. THE Italian navy
is a navy in name only, he said
Jubilant over the success of
the fleet and Nth reports OF
new land triumphs in Ethiopia
and Eritrea, some government
observers today limited that Italy
will be forced to ask for an
srmistice. perhaps. within few
DAVIS
Reports from Greece identified
some Of the destroyed Italian
ships as the cruisers Pofa. Zars
Fand Fiume and the destroyer
AHiera. Survivors of the four
ships were brought into the port
Of Athens aboard a Greek de
tTDypr
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
CRACK TROOPS
AT SINGAPORE
BRITISH UNITS TO STRENGTH
EN- GARRISONS IN
MALAYA

SINGAPORE, March 31.-Crack
regulars of the British army, first
to come here since the war start
ed, are arriving by transport to
strengthen garrisons in Malaga.
Transports which put in here
yesterday brought thousands of
the empires finest troops and
others are reported on their way
here from Africa.
Veteran Raj pilots are among
the men being transferred and
regiments of bearded Hindu war
riors have been landed here for
duty.
Planes, guns and supplies arc
being poured into the Malaga
garrlSOnS at top speed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
PROTEST AGAINST
ATTACKING CONVOY
VIcHY GOVERNMENT FOR
WARDS SHARPLY WORDED
NOTE TO LONDON
tPv Associated Press)

LONDON, March 81. - The
Vichy government has presented
London with a sharply worded
protest against the attack on a
convoy which precipitated an ex-
change of gunfire Sunday be-
tween British ships and a French
shore battery in Algeria
Britain'S action in attempting
to seize the French ships may
cause a denomination of the en-
tire question of conveys for food
ships, the note said Vichy has
threatened before to use force in
order to get food ships through
the British blockade.
Yesterdays battle occurred
when French shore batteries
opened fire on British deStroyerS
which were attempting to halt a
convoy of French merchant YES
sells off Algiers. British ships re-
turned the fire and later were at
tackled by bombing planes, which
they drove off
Spokesman of the foreign Of
flee here today said the ships
have been carrying rubber and
other raw materials which are
known to be finding their way
into Germany. 1T has been 60
ing on for months" he declared.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
Expect Great Development
Of Key Property Purchased
Recently By Dupont Estate

Alfred l. DUPONT estate. through
the subsidiary Wakulla Edge
water company. paid in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 for two large
tracts in the 600 acres of upper
key property purchased Thurs
day. 1t was revealed today.
Deeds recorded at the county
courthouse revealed that Island
Holding company was paid about
$500 for property on the keys,
while Perky Properties, Inc, was
paid about $4,000. Other parts Of
the property were acquired
through lease transfers and the
amounts have not been made pub
lie
Wakulla Edccwater company
announced Thursday afternoon
the purchase of 600 acres on Up
per MatcCumbc. Little Torch and
Sugar Loaf keys
The purpose to which the prop
ertv will be put has not been
made public. but il Is understood
here the dupont estate VIII begin
development Of the big tract with
in a short time Ncrotat'onS for
dupont purchase = the Florida
Fast Coast railroad arr sod 20
have reached the interstate com
r2crce commission and Edward
Ball general manager Il duPor;
Interests. Is IN Washington De-
gotatlng for transfer Of ne rail
road
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
Hope To Have Two Blocks
On Duval Street Kept
Clear OF Automobiles
During Convention

Mayor Willard M. Albury will
ask the city council at the regular
meeting Thursday night for au.
thorifY to issue a proclamation
calling for cleanup drive in the
city and for authority to prohibit
parking in Duval street. between
Southard and Eaton streets. dur
ing the American Legion's state
convention here April 1926.
In seeking approval of the no
parking regulations the mayor
will ask council to pass resolu-
ton prohibiting 1t in Duval
street. He will seek to have
every civilian keep his car at
home during the convention, for
fully 5000 American Legion
naires are expected here.
MANY of them will travel
down the highway in their cars
Mayor Albury said. 1T would be
a shame t. put the visitors to any
trouble parking, so I'm going to
ask our home town folks tc park
their cars at home. Those who
wish to drive to their businesses
can have their cars driven home
by relatives.
The Boy Scouts will be asked
by the mayor to participate in
cleanup plans. The Scouts will
rake up leaves and other debris
from yards and lots and pile at
convenient places. The board of
public works will be requested
TO collect this trash.
Some householders should
make an attempt to clean up
vacant stores and other places
carrying old placards" executive
director of the Key West Conven-
ton corporation, said today This
action by the owners of the af-
fccted property will make the
stay of the Legionnaires more
pleasant. and they will take away
a good feeling for Key West"
Only three weeks remain to
handle the final details of the
convention. The Key West Con
vention corporation board of di-
rcctorS will meet tonight at $50
o'clock TO make some of the final
arrangement for the convention
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
CASA MARINA TO
CLOSE TOMORROW
ENJOYS ONE OF MOST sue
SESSFUL SEASONS. SAYS
MANAGER SCHUTT

Closing Of Casa Marina hotel
tomorrow will end one of the es-
adjustments most successful sea
sons, Peter Schutt, manager. said
today,
The hotel, which completes
season beginning Dec. 90 has
been the scene of many of Key
Vests most successful social af-
fairs. Guests during the season
have included some Of the nations
most prominent industrial and
social names.
Schutt said most guests had left
the hotel over the week END and
today. but some will remain un-
til after breakfast tomorrow when
the season actually comes to an
end
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
Making Plans To Clean
Up City For Convention
MAKE PLANS FOR
ALUMNAE BANQUET

Committee members in
charge of the annual banquet
of Convent of Mary Immac-
ulate Alumnae explained to-
day that some members have
not received invitations be-
cause their addresses are un-
known.
All alumnae are welcome.
ii was explained, and the
committee will send invita-
lions as soon as members
notify them of their correct
mailing addresses. The ban
quet is held each year on
Easter Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
Italian Navy Practically Wiped
Out By Britdn'S Battle Fleet
ROOSEVELT DUE
AT FORT BRAGG
THIS AFTERNOON
UBy Associated PressD

FORT BRAGG. N. c.. Mar.
GA 2l-gun salute this aft
ernoon will honor the arrival
of President Roosevelt and
Mrs Roosevelt for an inspec-
ton of this great artillery
training center. ii
Two regiments will line
the road where the presiden-
tial party will enter the camp.
President Roosevelt is ex-
pected to spend about 20
minutes inspecting the camp.
then proceed to Washington.
He will be met here by Mrs.
Roosevelt. who is coming
from a vacation in the South
and is expected TO spend
more time in the inspection.
The President this morn
ing paid visit TO Fort Jack
son at Columbia. S. C..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
JUDGE ALBURY TO
PRESIDE in CITY

Judge William V. Albury,
county criminal court magistrate,
today takes on the duties of city
Judge for l5-day term
Judge Albury will be sworn IN
AS city judge this afternoon by
Mayor Willard Albury. He will
serve during the half-month va
cation of City Magistrate w. p.
Archer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
CRUSHED BY RUNAWAY CAR

DOBBS FERRY. y -TsSsk
Puet. 81 Was crushed - death
Nher he vai0ly tried 10 prevent
has parked car from rolling back
ward 5cwrhiu and crashing s~;c
a parked car Re was ca4gh: be-
tween TIE TWO cars
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
Seizure OF Foreign Ships
In US. Ports Precipitates
Worldwide Repercussions
Uy Associated Press)

Seizure by the coast guard yes
terdaY and Saturday of SIS Ger
man. Italian and Danish ships in
United States ports today drew
repercussions from all parts of
the world. but no government ap-
peared ready to say what action
will come next.
German newspapers denounced
as illegal the seizure OF Italian and
Danish vessels, but did not men
ton the fact that Nazi vessels,
too, were included in the whole
j sale sweep. An official Berlin
spokesman called the coast guard
action IAN event of historic i'm
portance," but declined to say if
his government would consider it
an act of war.
Rome newspapers said flatly
! that the "act carries the United
States closer to war with the
Axis"
! Washington, too, refused to say
definitely what action will follow
although Secretary of the Treas
ury Henry Morgenthau denied
that this country will cOnfiscate OF
sell the vessels. Herbert f. Gas
ton, assistant secretary of the
treasury, said at the time the
ships were seized that the meas
ure was purely protective in order
to prevent further sabotage by
crews of the internCd vessels.
Semi-official spokesman in
London said their government
hoped to benefit by the seizures
| although he refused to say in
what way they expect to gain. II
has been limited in London, how
ever, that the ships might be
used by the United States, releas-
ing other vessels for transfer tc
Great Britain.
A report from Costa RIGA said
crews of two informed merchant
ships there, one Italian and one
German, had set fire to their YES.
sells Both were described as totaI
losses
Eleven other Italian and Ger
man ships in Mexican ports are
said to be taking on food anC
supplies, possibly for a dash
across the Atlantic
A commander of one Italian
ship on which the coast guards.
men found the motors wrecked
by sabotage, said he had permit
ted the acts on direct orders from
the Italian embassy in Washing
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
AVIATION GREAT
FACTOR in PLAN
OF GOVERNMENT
DEFENSE ACTIVITIES NOW
BEING CARRIED ON WILL
EVENTUALLY PUT AM
ERICA ON WINGS"
BY JACK STINNETT
AP Eenfure Service Writer

WASHlNGl YIN, MarCn Oh
The coat-tailS of national defense
certainly are weighted down
There are more things land peo-
ple) riding on them than you
could shake a bomber at. | don't
mean to say that these things
land people, are good or bad. 1t
will take that all-seeing back
ward glance of history to tell
whether this or that was waste
or rare stroke of genius
But good or bad, national de-
Tense is mothering an interesting
brood For instance one of these
lusty infants popped up in the
House of Representatives the
other day in the form of bill by
Rep. John Martin Costello, Holly
woods Democratic congressman.
1t is another measure designed to
put America on WingS-thiS time
on motorleSs wings-for if Mr..
CoStello's bill becomes a law. the
air over the United States will be
filled with gliders piloted by
soaring young hosts. committed
to learn the rudiments of aerody-
namicS and thus skim over the
first hurdle toward qualifications
for FLYING with the army or navy
Let's give Mr. Costello the air
and let him tell il in his own
words. AS you will note he's not
without a sense of humor
Will Glide Forward"
The United States will not
slide backward in aviation if the
young men o America glide for
ward in their training In the air
In order to make sure Of Amer
icas supremacy in aviation.
have introduced a bill providing
for a program ~ training glider
pilots throughout the nation
which would be carried on by the
Civil AcronautiCS Authority
Under this bill. the CAA will
be authorized to train as many
glider pilots as they deem proper
This phase Of aviation has beer
entirely neglected heretofore in
the United States. 50 that today
there are scarcely 300 glider clubs
in the whole nation According
10 the CAA statistics. there are
only 1874 licensed gliders in this
country, with 100 private glider
pilots registered and licensed and
only IS commercial glider pilots
The glider training program will
bridge the gap fer some ? 600 000
youngsters in this country who
are today fIying model planes
with rubber bands. but who aim
r. Nv real airpianes as soon as
they grow up.
1t IS interesting - not" that
Germany has for years carried on
a program If glider training
which has resulted ~ some 25o.
900 IN 300 900 Young Germans
having been trained as glider
pilots Il is from these trained
ard experienced young men that
Germany is today obtaining her
grca; mass q pilots far the armed
forces
Pointing out that the army and
navy are perfectly capable q
training in short time ren for
the regular branches u the
service ard that thcre are Some
81 900 radio hams" famaieiTs} II
the country who Supply 4 backlog
and important reserve for the
S.Ensl Corps NJ Costello con
tends that his bal E.i' f.ll the ore
important gap n preliminary
framing .oE ne military forces
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
FRIDAY

2 King. Key West Arena. Simon
ton ard Froa; streets. 3 50 ?. n.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31
-. @w- @wL - ~ 49, Mw< @wa 81
REOPEN INQUIRY
In PLANE CRASH
CRY Associated PressD

ATLANTA. March 3l.-
A committee of the house of
representatives is expected
here today to reopen the in
quirY into the mystery crash
of an Eastern Air Lines sleep
er near here early in the
month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-31

Key West, Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20

were flushed and heavy veins welled
at neck and forehead. The Bavarian
strobe to colonel of the staff and
whispered avidly. The colonel hur-
ried over to Van Hassek.
Nile. Ducos picked up IN Ben
ning's face some hint Of his sus-
pense. She left Van Hassek, now
paving drunk, and crossed the room.
Something has gone wrong, mon
sieur," she whispered anxiously.
"You have been up to mischief in
Van Hassek's room"
Concealed in my tunic," Benning
answered at once, ST have Van Has
sek's operations map-the most dam
gerous secret in Mexico. You must
drop me at once"
LET me have the map, mon
sieur," she whispered.
81 took a desperate gamble" Ben
ming coolly rejoined. eff I've lost,
it's my funeral, not yours"
With a quick decisiveness the
French girl threw her arms about
Behring'S neck and kissed him to
screen the def movement in which
she stripped the map from under
his tunic. She stood close to him
while she concealed the document in
her dress. Then she stepped back,
spat at him, and angrily slapped his
face
Very WE'LL" she ragged, in a voice
that reached through the room. eff
that's the way you feel about me,
you can go to the DEVIL"
Van Hassek slowly drew himself
erect and his face went livid as he
received the alarm from his staff
colonel. One moment Van Hassek
was drunk, the next moment coolly
sober.
mo one will leave my quarters,
Colonel" Van Hassek calmly in
structed with the help of my aides
you will search everyone present, in
Guiding our own officers, until you
find the spy and recover my map.
At oncei"
Outer doors were promptly locked,
windows put under guard. All were
required to assemble in the ball
room, thence to be taken one at
time to Van Hassek's bedroom for
examination.
Benning was taken first. The CO.
lionel sharply demanded explanation.
Why had he sent the Bavarian Off
Ger away from his post of duty? Ben
ming confessed bad judgment, for
which he offered apology. His only
thought had been that the Bavarian
was a neglected guest who should
be given a drink. He insisted that
he be searched Immediately.
The Van Hassek guests had been
jolted into sobriety. One by one they
were taken for search. Van Hassek
stood to one side, smoking a cigar,
his face grinly contained as If he
waited In supreme confidence on
the unmasking of spy.
Behring'S thoughts were inter-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20
X-Ray Examination
For tuberculosis

+" HEN we were examining for
W the last war and the recruit was
OF average weight or near average
weight for his build and no tuber-
culosis could be detected by the
usual Misunderstanding the chest
with the fingers to learn the sound,
or listening with the stethoscope to
get breathing sounds-the recruit
was considered to have sound lungs.
An editorial in the Canadian Medi-
cal Association Journal states that
there is no need to extoI the value
of the X-ray in the physical ex-
animation of the lungs. To those
who spend any time In the tubercu-
losis Institutions it is only too evil
dent that by the routine methods of
sounding and listening one is
apt to miss much. In other words,
no matter what methods are used,
the examination of the chest for mill
itary purposes should be carried out
by the X-ray.
What would be gained? An enor-
nous sum of money would be saved
the country by preventing the en-
trance into the army of those whose
unftness is not detected by the or
binary or routine methods. The x
ray should become an ordinary"
method.
If, then, the army is considering
the use of the X-rays as an tordi-
nary method of the examination of
the lungs, what about the rest of us?
When there is a tired feeling, loss
of weight, persistent cough with or
without an afternoon rise IN tempera-
ture, it would be good sense to stop
taking cough medicines and tonics
and ask your physician about the
X-ray examination of the chest. It
Is not expensive to one regularly
employed and is free In most COM
munities to those who are not en-
ployed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-02-20
CHAPTER vi

The sun was moving over the jag.
ged Washington skyline on the Sec
ond morning thereafter when Ben
ming was put down at Boiling Field
by a fast observation plane from
Kelly Field. After his landing at
Randolph Field from Mexico City
the day before, he had passed the
alarm to Eighth Corps Area Head
quarters and sent code report of
details by wire to Colonel Flagwill.
A military car was waiting for
him at the airport. It sped him to
the War Department where Flag
will was waiting IN the G-2 office.
The colonel showed the effects of
strain and sleeplessness, but was
gravely contained.
"a fine bombshel you've exploded
in the War Department, Benning,"
Flagwill said solemnly.
''I've reported only what learned,
sir" Benning answered. ''Of course,
the final appraisal of my informa-
ton is up to the General Staff"
General Hague took your report
at once to the President" Flagwill
said. Gas a result the President
had an ultimatum sent to Ruiz yes
terday by the State Department.
Our ambassador at Mexico City was
instructed to say that Mexico must
explain fully its European army
within forty-eight hours, and give
our military attaches at the en-
bassy full authority to visit all troop
concentrations to view first-hand
what is going on"
ITO BE CONTINUEDJ