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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
Hundreds Known TO Be Dead
In Fierce Raid On Plymouth
~ ~ 49, 49,
DEADLINE FOR
EXEMPTION ON
HOMESTEAD NEAR

City Tax Assessor Collec-
tor Sam B. Pinder states
that the deadline for filing
applications for homestead
exemption is drawing near.
the time limit being April l.
Mr.. Pinder says that there
are a great many who have
not made application up to
the present time. and urges
that they call at his office in
the meantime.
AS il is only a short time
remaining to get fixed up on
the homestead exemption.
Mr.. Pinder states that il be-
hooves all involved to at
tend TO this matter as early
as possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
ESTENOZ INFANT
DIED LAST NIGHT

Yolanda Maria Estenoz. age 10
months. died last night at the
U S Marine Hospital after a short
Illness.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 500
o'clock from the residence. 4l8
Catherine street Father Murphy
of 81 Mays Star Of the Sea
Catholic church VIII offIciate
Survivors are the parents. Mr.
and Mrs Antonio Estcnoz.
PritChard Funeral Home IS IN
charge Of arrangements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
CHINA WILL ASK
U. S. FOR LOAN
WANT TWENTY MILLION FOR
PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCT
ING RAILROAD
tDy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March o.
The Chinese government next
week is expected to ask the
United States for a $20,000,000
loan under the terms of the
lend lease" bill.
China is reported to need the
money for construction of a rail
road over the Burma road. Sup
plies reaching interior China over
the road at present must make a
long, slow trip by truck and the
Chinese believe construction of
a railroad would be of immense
aid in holding off Japanese thrustS
into the interior.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
New TlnkIhRuSSiaD NOn-AggrtSSi0n
Pact Is Expected To Be Signed Soon
May Stiffen Resistance OF
Some Yugoslav Factions
Against Agreement With
Hitler
ny Annotated Prensl

tBy Associated Press)
lSTANBUL. March ga new
Turkish Russian non aggression
pact may be signed in the next
few days. it was announced here
today.
With Yugoslavia waverins be-
tween Great Britain and Ger
many. foreign office spokesman
said today a new pact between
Turkey and the Soviet Union
might siiffen the resistance of
some Yugoslav factions against
an agreement with Adolf Hitler.
Five more Serb members of the
Belgrade cabinet today were re-
ported ready TO follow their three
fellow members who resigned
yesterday in protest against an
agreement which would permit
German troops TO cross the coun-
try.
Berlin termed the designations
ridiculous" and appeared ready
to add more pressure To the al
ready tense situation. Serbs. who
hold a powerful position in Yugo-
slavia, are reported almost unan-
imous in their opposition to any
compromise with Germany and
popular opposition to the pro-
posal is said here to be mounting
rapidly.
London, too, is attempting 10
lure Yugoslavia out of the Axis
orbit, but a foreign office spokes-
man admitted today that a Ger
man occupation of the country Is
likely a Russian Turkish agree
mcnt probably would have some
weight IN Yugoslavia. he said, but
IT might be too late.
A treaty signed by Turkey and
Russia in 1925 and reaffirmed
several years before the start of
the present war still is in effect
II Is understood however, that
Josef Stain has informed Tur-
key his country will place no OBJ
stacle IN the way of Turkish OPP
position 10 GeiTnany's push INTO
the Balkans.
The new treaty probably would
give specific guarantees of whcn
and how Russia will act II Ger
many carries out her threat Of
Greek invasion Uncertainty rc.
gardlng Stains opinion is belicv-
ed to have been q factor in pre-.
venting a Turkish declaration Of
policy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
Royal Air Force Bombers
Stage Attack On Ger
many's Sub Base In Oc-
cupied France

(By Associated Press)
German bombers for the second
successive night have rocked
Britain's great port of Plymouth
in a laundering rain of 10000
bombs.
Every section of the city felt
the crash of the bombs last night
as hundreds of planes flashed
over the city and IFS outskirts.
Hundreds are known TO have
died in the two night assault. but
Plymouth has had no time TO
count its dead.
Every available man was called
into service today as the city be-
gan a mammoth search for the
dead and wounded, covered I'M
der piles of debris. Every street in
Plymouth was Uttered with shat
tered buildings ana hardly block
was spared at least one smashed
home or building.
Fires started in the two raids
were reported under control to-
day, but squads of workmen who
had only begun their repair job
from Thursday nights attack
we're swamped as the luftwaffe
Struck with even greater fury
yesterday.
Royal Air Force bombers dur
ing the night staged their second
successive attack on Laurent,
Germany's important submarine
base in occupied France. Taking
a measure of revenge for the
Thursday night bombardment of
Plymouth, the Raj smashed at
Laurent in the most intensive
raid of the entire war.
Slanting down through a
powerful anti-aircraft barrage,
the British bombers struck re-
peatedly for hours at the town
and submarine base. Dozens of
great fires were reported started
and at least parts of the docks and
submarine Servicing equipment
were reduced to rubble.
Berlin admitted the attack and
reported that civilian casualties
had been high.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
RECOVER BODY OF
LIEUT.. A. {. SCOTT
KILLED WHEN PLANE LOCK
ED WITH ANOTHER CRAFT
IN MID-AIR
(ny Associated press)

PANAMA CITY, Canal Zone,
March 22.-Searching parties to-
day recovered the body of Lieut.
Albert c. Scott after an airplanc
crash and continued their hunt
for Lieut.. Russell Randall, lost
after another accident.
Scott was killed when his small
pursuit ship locked in mid-air
with another army plane. whose
pilot was not seriously injured
Randall. still missing after a
days search, is reported to have
crashed in the jungle. but sol
dicrS have been unable to find
the exact spot where he made a
forced landing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
COUNTY FORCES
TO Get PAYDAY

Monroe county employees will
get payday Monday from fine
and forfeiture funds Of the month
of October, it was announced to
day.
County Clerk Ross Sawyer
said checks will be on hand at
his county courthouse office dur
ing the day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
ESCAPING GERMAN
OFFICERS CAUGHT
MADE GETAWAY FROM CpN-
ADA: BEING HELD IN
NEW YORK
tDy Associated Press)

OGDENSBURG. N. Y, March
% County officials today are
holding two German army Off
GERS who escaped from Canada in
a hair-raising sprint across the
broken ice of the St. Lawrence
river.
. The officers, transported to a
Canadian prison camp, made their
escape sometime yesterday and
were picked up here after they
had crossed the river by leaping
from one ice floe to another.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
GIVE APPROVAL TO
DEFENSE MEASURE
SEVEN BILLION DOLLAR BILL
SENT TO SENATE FLOOR
FOR DEBATE
tny Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, March %
Senate appropriations committee
today approved the seven billion
dollar bill for national defense
and sent it to the floor for de-
bate.
Administration leaders say
there will be little opposition to
the measure when 1t comes up
for debate Monday and predict
It's passage within few hours.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
DOG KILLS MASTER

TAFT Calsf~-Esri 4 Hsyez.
- year-1s9 a.I yorker. placed MS
a1s-1 rife h@~, 81 rlan On The
automobile sat rs dog jurnu<-l
PSI oa ise E-a Whsch discharged
TIE bullet struck Hayes n the
eE-eS;. Instantly klll4ng hazn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
Italian Settlers In Ethiopia
Are Scrambling To Get Out
,Ry Associated Press)

CAIRO, March 22.-Italian set
tiers in Ethiopia today were de-
scribed as scrambling to reach the
Djibouti - Adds Ababa railroad
out of the country before it is cut
off by British troops.
Sources in Adds Ababa have
told the British of increasing dis
order and the threat of British
capture of the railroad is believed
to have struck terror into many
of the settlers.
Royal Air Force bomberS last
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
R. W. CLIFFORD
GRANTED DIVORCE

4 W Clifford. Miami yeSter-
cav was granted s divorce from
Margaret {. Clifford Of Dsnvllle
Va
The husband charged deScrtion
in his complaint before Circuit
Judge Arthur Gomez.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22
Twenty-Four British Vessels
Sunk In Air And Sea Raids
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN March 22-German the action. TO
attacks rrred u,h,, avid; .. A..
Fr' " ~ r - ~ fleet caught a convoy n NORTH
have sunk or of action
Sea England.
100000 merchant
One German is
owned controlled by Great " - ~ - -
Britain. ~ ~ nave seii i"o oie
Surface raiders ree credited British ships the
with destroying % ships place the Atlantic during the
ID hours and long bombe
credited with the
mi nor of he toll
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22

night blasted Italian troop con-
centrations south of Harar and a
British column is reported only
few miles from the vital railroad,
which supplies the only means of
transportation between Adds
Ababa and the coast.
Britain repeatedly has offered
to save Italian settlers from the
rampaging Ethiopian natives, but
only on the condition that Italy
admits defeat in Africa and asks
for an armiStice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-03-22

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
Mineral Output
Down for California
During Last Year

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20. up
California's mineral production dur
ing 1910 is estimated at s343 $4,000
or nearly S9,OO0,OO0 less than the
previous year, the state division Of
mines reported today.
Declines were recorded in the
production OF petroleum, silver, mis-
cellaneous stone and brick, while
increases were shown in cement,
Tungsten, copper, quicksilver and
minerals of the industrial and saline
groups.
Petroleum-by far the states most
valuable mineral production-Was
valued at about per cent less than
in 1899, amounting to $2l0,720000
for the year. Production FOR 1919
was estimated at 224, ,l67 600 barrels,
a decline of only about 100000 bar
rels, but statisticians of the mining
division noted a marked decrease in
the price paid to producers.
Gold was the next most valuable
mineral to the state. Production
Of this metal was valued at $50,000,-
600, about the same as last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
Inc ON G Returns
Due from Million

cost Of automobile license plates
union dues. California use tax, IN
terest paid on all installment con-
tracts and borrowed money, contri-
buttons to recognized charities in
corpOrated in the United States.
admission taxes if ticket stubs are
retained. taxes on safe deposit
boxes, taxes IN club dues or initia-
ton fees. and travelling expenses
incurred in their employment but
not in travelling between home and
place Of business provided they
were not reimbursed for such ex-
penSeS.
No duplicate copies are needed
this year, Collector Rogan added.
and only the original is to be filed.
Married couples living together
on the last day of 1910 may file
Joint returns or separate returns
rs they choose, the same as here
tcfore.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE


One Of the worst earthquakes il
Valley history struck north and
south of the International boun-
Diary at 8:37 O'Clock the night
May 18. Damage 20 canals anc
structures. heaviest in history OF
the District, reached more than d
quarter OF a million dollars.
Ninety per cent of the damage
occurred on main canals in Mexico
which provide Imperial Valleys en-
tire water supply Extent of the
havoc was beyond description. With
destruction of main canals. the wa
ter supply for fields. for livestock,
even water to drink. was cut off.
Without communication facilities.
with roads gone, with most OF the
territory under water. District Of
ficials and workers faced the task
OF restoring service.
This was done IN record time.
Within a few minutes after the
first severe shock on Saturday
night, men began assembling at
District headquarters IL Imperial.
Within an hour operators were with
their machines. Heavy equipment
was scattered from Salton Sea TO
Mexico. but even during the night
movement south began. BY Sunday
equipment was being assembled at
points Of trouble.
Recognizing the problem of get
ting heavy equipment and skilled
operators across the international
boundary Mexican authorities waiv-
ed ordinary restrictions and formal
tiles. extending every courtesy ana
facility in the emergency. Oper-
ators, mechanics, maintenance men
went across the line without delay.
Labor was recruited in Mexico.
Working Gay and night under
worst imaginable conditions. en-
ergency crews succeeded between
Saturday night and Wednesday in
putting the main Alamo Canal IN
condition so that at 400 pm. water
for domestic and stock purposes
was turned from the Colorado River
into the crippled system. Heroic
work in Mexico had averted dis
astrous water shortage. Activities
went ahead under general direction
OF Elmer Hartzog. Superintendent
Of Water Distribution and Drain
age Construction, with Walter Bow
ker, Mexican Division Supernten-
dent. giving direct supervision. Both
We're on the job "a hours a day.
Here the report gives a sum
mary Of earthquake damage, delet-
ed for reasons Of space
To date S230000 has actually been
spent IN repair Of earthquake dam
age to the water system. Cash to
defray expenses has come from
these sources:
From deferred Laguna Dam pay
ment, granted by the Secretary Of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
President Voices
Solemn Oath as
Thousands Watch
Bv SANDOR :. KLEIN

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. tUP)-
President Roosevelt, right hand
raised left hand resting on his
family bible, solemnly uttered a
pledge at 1911 p. m. today TO de-
fend the Constitution as the ma
tion's first third-term chief eXecu-
tive.
AS thousands maSSed in the capi-
tol plaza cheered, Mr. Roosevelt
turned stern-faced to Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes and repeated
after the white haired jurist the
words prescribed by the Constitu-
ton.
A hush fell on the crowd as the
president spoke the oath:
Il, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
Go solemnly swear that will faith
fully execute the office of president
Of the United States and will, to
the best Of my ability, preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution
of the United States, SO help me
God"
The president repeated the oath
n q solemn voice. appearing 70
measure each word. His face was
grave as he spoke.
There was more cheering when
Hughes extended his hand and
congratulated the man to whom
he had twice before administered a
similar oath.
Cnc minute before Mr.. Rcose-
welt took the oath, Henry Agard
Wallace, Iowa-bcrn former secre-
tary of agriculture, was sworn in
as vice president. Retiring vice
president John Nance Garner ad-
ministered the oath to Wallace. =
The president, Dareheadcd in It
crisp winter wind, faced huge
throng gathered in front of the in
augural stand on the cast front of
the capitol and flowing over into
the lawn across the plaza.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the presidents
sc year old mother beamed on the
crowd as the chief executive moved
to the front to be met by the chief
justice.
Members Of the cabinet. the heads
cf the country's armed forces, high
government officials and diplomats
of foreign countries watched the
ceremony from seats to the right
and left Of the president.
Mr.. Roosevelt, as he did in 1888
and 1897, placed his hand on a
two century old Dutch Bible. He
rested his left hand on the 18th
chapter of st. Paul's First Epistle
to the Corinthians, verses l to 10,
which ends:
And now abideth faith, hope
and charity, these three: but the
greatest ef these is charity"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20

! most important and effective phases
of the entire years work. This was
carried on by the various divisions.
The cleaning and deepening re-
stored miles of clogged surface
drains to usefulness and increased
! efficiency of others Additional
maintenance work included chan
nelizing. cleaning ad deepening 39
miles of deep drains; reconstruction
of 80 fumes ano 81 bridges; repair
ing of 81 fumes and 13 bridges;
building one new flume and new
bridge.
Experimental burning work on a
section of 10 miles of drain chan
nels was begun early in the season
and carried through the year to
determine cost and effectiveness of
this method of weed control A total
of 1876 miles of channel was burned
representing two to three burnings
on the mileage set up for the eX-
perimental work. Cost and results
obtained proved more satisfactory
than anticipated, and it is appar-
ent that burning operations will
take an important place in future
maintenance of the drainage sys-
tenn.
A program TO encourage farmers
to install proper waste pipes was
inaugurated in 1910. AS result 318
pipe outlets were installed from
ranches TO surface drains by divi-
sion crews during the year. In addi-
tion the drainage department used
1882 Ieet Of transite pipe in re-
placing ranch outlets TO deep drains.
owners of land paid for the pipe
and the District made installation.
On the Alamo and New River
outlets TO Salton Sea, increased
elevation of the Sea and continuous
building up by the rivers of deltas
adjoining the Sea presents a major
problem. Raising Of the water sur
lace IN the rivers TO carry the chan
nels through the delta area serious
~ jnterferes with the canal and
drain outlets into the river chan
nels. To combat this condition two
miles OF new channel was construct
ed with draglines on New River
outlet, and the river will be diverted
TO the new channel early in 194l.
On the Alamo river outlet a quar-
ter-mile of channel was excavated
With draglines, n miles of. levee
constructed and the river was di-
verted last April. Construction of
a new channel three miles in length
with a levee on the north side of
the channel for protection of the
Mullett Island area was begun early
in December This will be completed
sometime in 1941. In addition to
work on this channel. the north
river bank was raised approximately
two feet for distance of one mile.
This work is being done with bull
dozers, permitting construction of
the parallel leVee with material
from the new channel. Cost per Gu
bic yard appears to be considerably
less than dragline cost would have
been for the same work.
(Continued)
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
Biting Cold Hits
Eastern States:
West Warns Up
BY UNITED PRESS

Biting cold overspread the eastern
portion of the nation Monday and
a sub-zero wave was reported NOV
ing outward from the Canadian
plains.
Temperatures rose in the middle
west and west after a sharp drop
over the weekend, but in the New
England states and along the east
ern seaboard as far inland as the
Ohio River Valley the mercury fell
Temperatures we're down to freez-
ing as far south as the Rio Grande
Valley.
Light snow was reported in the
northern plains region, the Great
Lakes and Ohio Valley and in New
England. Moderate to heavy rains
fell in California and in the north
en Pacific region storm conditions
continued but were reported letting
up Rain and fog hung over that
region. delaying search for seven
army fliers missing in bombing
plane believed to have crashed in
southeastern Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
Wife Of Lloyd |
George Passes

Churt, Surrey, by automobile, ran
into a snowdrift early Sunday. Ply
sicians advised him to remain at
CHARACTERIZATION and it was believed
he might not be able to attend the
funeral.
Mrs. Lloyd George had been in
disposed for some time, but as
late as last night her condition had
been reported improved.
Mrs. Lloyd George was a dame
of the British empire and was for
mally addressed as Dame Margar-
ct The title of dame is the
feminine equivalent of knight.
The Lloyd Georges were mar
ricd in 1888. and celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary three
years ago. She was IS; LLOYD
George was 70 Friday.
They have two sons and two
daughters.
Dame Margarets fatal illness fol-
lowed a fall seven weeks ago when
she injured her ankle.
She was made a dame of the
British empore in 1919, at the same
time that she was appointed Justice
of the peace
AT the time of their golden we'd
ding anniversary, Lloyd George said:
we have lived in perfofct har-
mony for over so years"
On another occasion, he portrayed
himself and his wife as follows:
One Of us in contentious. COM
batIVe and stormy. That's my wife.
Then there's the other partner
placld' calm, pcacable and patient.
That's me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20

Nearly a million persons were
expected te file income tax returns
between now ard March Is dead
line. Collector of Internal Revenue
Nat Rogan announced Monday
from Los Angeles.
More than half Will be filing for
the first time. Regain estimated.
because of revised regulations which
require that all must file q return
whose gross income exceeds per-
snal exemption. even Though other
exemptions may make it unneces-
sary to pay levy.
Personal exemption. for single
persons this year is $500 while in
the past it was $1,000
Other changes in the setup were
announced by Rogan, who pointed
cut that taxpayers this year must
not deduct: California sales taxes.
gasoline taxes paid il California.
federal social security taxes taken
from their paychecks. Contribu-
tions made for retirement annuni-
ties. federal income taxes for prior
years, hunting or fishing licenses.
passport fees. postage. special as
Sessments, personal living or fam
ily expenses. personally owned au-
tomobile expenses or depreciation.
losses on personal residences sold.
or ahmony paid
Taxpayers. however. may deduct
the following, Rcgan said: Cali
fornia unemployment insurance
taken from their paychecks. state
Of California income taxes paid IL
1940 for prior years. all personal
property and all real property taxes
levied on them ana paid by them
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
Big New SmeIter
Started in Arizona

BISBEE, Jan. 20. CUP)-Con-
structiOn of the first 150-ton elec-
trolitic lead and zinc smelter in the
state of Arizona will get underway
at a site nine miles south of Bis
bee next Wednesday, it was an
nounced today by Oliver Kendall
president of the Artemisa Mines
Ltd, of Sonora, Mex
Kendall refused to divulge cost
of the project but said it was only
the sixth smelter of its kind in
the U. S. and the first in this
state.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-20
District Review Recalls
Historic Fight 70 Right
May Earthquake Damage

Interior. s96,OO0
From the state of California, $75,-
900.
From Districts emergency fund,
last years levy, transferred for
earthquake repair purposes, 5000.
From savings in water distribu-
ton costs. S65,000
Thus, although a badly depleted
general fund might be expected as
a result of the heavy repair costs,
the Districts general fund will ac-
tually show an improved condition
because of % deferrment of the
Laguna Dam payment of $4,000,
p the $4,000 grant from Cover
nor Olson's emergency fund, and
80 the $500 saved by reducing
operation and maintenance costs.
Continued repair costs will be
met out of the 1904 emergency
levy assessed as part Of the Dis