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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
NEW RrCTTT ATOMS
CONFIRMING TrWc
GERMAN MILITARY COVER.
NoHs PREPARE NEW SET
OF ORDINANCES
my Asaociated pre.sl

PARIS, MAY 10.-New and
more stringent regulations for
Jews were predicted today as Ger
man military governors Of &C.
cupled France announced they
had prepared and soon would pub
Iish new set of ordinances re-
garding Jewish behavior in the
occupied territory.
Already under restrictions by
both German and French laws,
Jews will be forbidden to hold
any position, either public or pri-
vate, where they give orders 10
Aryans, it is understood.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10

equipment only to a federal de-
partment. Navy headquarters inn
mediately arranged for the COM
mittee TO use the equipment
A grandStand from Martello
Towers is being torn down to be
rebuilt at the new ball park and
navy public works officers have
arranged to salvage pipe for con-
Struction of back-Stop. The pipe
will be used as a frame. with wire
netting spread between the up
rights.
Members of the commission
have been granted $500 for work
on the field by city count ! and
county commission. with another
S25 donation for bases. UNI
pire'S protectors and similar
equipment
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
Plan Starting Work Monday On
Ball Diamond At TrumbO Island

Equipped with heavy roller and
scraper equipment borrowed
from WPA through the navy,
workmen will begin the task of
putting Trumbo Island baseball
park in shape Monday.
Paul Albury. chairman of the
city-eounty recreation committee,
predicted before county commits
sicners last week that the first
game would be scheduled for a
week from tomorrow. Mean
while, teams are being organized
and equipment lined up for the
start Of the playing season.
The roller and Scraper equip
ment, owned by WPA. was re-
leased TO the navy. since the re-
lief organization can turn over
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
German Planes Also Go
Into Action In Air Raids
Over Seaports Of Eng
land
my Associated Press,

LONDON. May lo.-Brifain's
Royal Air Force last night. for
the second time in as many days.
reached out over Germany to
smash at industrial areas with
massed squadrons comparable 10
those hurled against England
last summer by the Naxis.
Striking in great waves. the
British squadrons loosed their
loads of high explosives over the
German capital at Berlin. over
Calais. ostend. Bologne and at
FORTS in Holland and Norway.
British flyers said they had
seen pillars OF flame mounting
from the prospective invasion
bases along the French coast
and Berlin suburbs were said to
have received extensive dam
age.
(Admitting the scope of the
new attacks. Berlin said 10
civilians were dead or missing
after the H'hAFkss night bomb.
ings, The communique did not
carry the familiar mo military
detectives were damaged".)
The air ministry. attributing a
large part of the success of the
raids to new American long
range bombers, disclosed that
shipments from the United
States are speeding up. Although
no official estimate of the Num-
Der of planes furnished by the
United States was made. the air
ministry said some OF them have
been sent to Africa for use
around the Suez canal.
German air attacks on Eng
land last nighr were described
as light. with most OF the raid
ers dropping their bombs in
the southern section Of the
country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
SMALL FIRE AT
NAVAL STATION

City firemen at Ills o'clock
this morning raced TO the navy
yard submarine base, but dis
covered upon their arrival that
navy fire crews already had con-
troll OF a blaze in a pile Of old
pilings.
Navy workers said they had
intended to burn the pilings. but
not until they had been moved
TO another location.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
Supervise Work Of
Preparing Pipe For Aqueduct

HOMESTEAD. May l0-Psce
OldekiTk. Los Angeles munich
pal water and power system en-
gineer. who Is on leave Of alb
sence. has arrived here to Su-
pervise inside lining Of ls-inch
pipes for the keys aquedaci sys-
TEN Oldekirk supervised the
same operation for pipes used IN
the Los Angeles squeduct.
Leo Krahn. engineer who de-
signed machinery for the treat
ment plant here. also has arViv-
cd from the nogth 70 supervise
the Job Of installation. while
Noah Rohm. another Les An
geles water line expert, reached
here yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
FOUR BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED

Four small building permits
were issued yesterday for gen.
eraE repairs and Improvements
to Key West homes.
Building Inspector Ralph Rus
sell issued the permits to Ches-
ter B. Sawyer, 538 White street.
$50. new roof: r. Solano, 904
Whitehead, 500. new roof; John
B. Webb, Harris street. $500,
one-Story building. and Maud
Roberts. 628 Wickens Lane, $50.
roof and repairs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
PIPE WORKERS
SATISFIED With
AN OPEN SHOP
EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACT
ING COMPANY AT HOME
STEAD TAKE MATTER UP
WITH REP. CANNON

I1OMElO EAD, May 1U.-EI-
forts of union representatives
to organize men working on
treatment of pipe for the keys
aqueduct project drew protests
yesterday from employees of the
contracting company.
In telegram to Congressman
Pat Cannon, men working on
the project said:
Local labor and SO per cent
of population in this community
is opposed to closed shop on
pipe treatment contract. Advise
that you try by all means to
keep it open shop to avoid Sc
rious trouble. Contractor hand
ling local labor ok"
Cannon replied:
"Retel: Not advised as to facts
your wire. Navy advises that
contractor will carry out work
in conformance with local con-
ditionS area"
Agents from several Miami
unions have discussed organiza-
ton with workers here, as well
as with Gaines Laster, yard SUI
perintendent for the contracting
firm, the Standard Asbestos
Manufacturing and Insulating
company of Kansas City, Mo.
Laster said men who had ap-
preached him made no demands,
but suggested that the workers
be organized.
Local workers, who now make
up about SO per cent of the en-
tire work crew. feel that union
organization would result in EN-
ployment of men from other
cities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10

Judge William v. Aibury this
morning drew a jury list Of 50
names in preparation for the
opening of the county criminal
court of record Monday morning
County Solicitor Allan b. cleare.
Jr.. has prepared information
against IL defendants ia criminal
actions
Members 81 the jury are l., 9
Griner. b w KetchuTn, Leonard
~ Curry, Santiago Valdez. Rob
ert H. Thompson, Vincent Gre
rnsta. Arthur Tony, J a Keeton.
Eugene Johnson. Harold Key,
joaquin Diaz, Leon Roberts, A II
bfcInnis. Antonio Valdez. Miguel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
BTitdn'S Shipping Losses During
April Placed AT 4SS,0O0 Tons
Berlin, However, Claims
Million And Half Tons
Were Destroyed In Pc
riod Mentioned
IBy Associated Press)

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"ar CA AIaS hlSELAGdGIL SIILppLiIJ "a
IsTedG brILdGn ourInY AprA TOOK
q Toll OF 4C8.LOu IONS. lie adj
mlraItY announced today IN a
report released ahead of sched-
ule for the benefit of United
STATES congressional leaders who
had asked definite information
on the shipping crisis.
The admiralty report listed L.
100000 tons of shipping destroy
ed in the first four months of
ls4l. a figure. which if contin-
ued for the remainder of this
year. would exceed two and one
half times England's ability to
build ships.
Destruction of shipping in
April although lower than a
prediction aired by admiralty
officials several days ago. is 80
per cent above the monthly aver
age up TO the first of the year.
Berlin claimed l.s00.00o tons
had been destroyed in April.
slone.l
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10

boration between the two nations.
Spain is reported building ar
tillery emplacements on both
sides of the Straits of Gibraltar in
a new move to close the western
entrance to the Mediterranean.
Reliable informants say, however,
that Premier Francisco Franco
has told the German government
he will make no move unless, and
until, the Suez has been wrested
from Great Britain.
Rome reported British sub
marine had been destroyed in the
western Mediterranean, and
Cairo reported heavy bombing
raids on the captured city of
Derna.
German-Italian action in the
drive on Egypt apparently has
come to temporary halt, with
British sources claiming success
in minor clashes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
ROME Sees U.S..
ENTRY into WAR
tBy Associated Pressl

ROME. May l0.-Rome news
papers, apparently preparing the
public for entrance of the United
States into the war. predicted to-
day that American participation
is a matter of weeks, or perhaps,
of days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
MOTHER SENDS
SON FLOWERS
tay a..seIa,ea rr-..,

CAMP ROBINSON. Ark. May
i0-Sgt. John L. Hlxon Of Atchin-
son. Kss.. CHANGED to mention on
9 radio program that he ionged
for the sight Of the spring flowers
blooming in his home state
A few days later the p0siman
brought big box Of dsffodils
and blueteIls--sent by q listener.
his mother.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
WOMAN roo BUSY

CHICAGO - Miss Edith Ora
ham Of this city was so intent on
working cross word puzzle that
she didn't notice that her home
was on fire. bat was warned IN
time to escape.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
SAFETY PATROL
HEADED PARADE

The Citizen is IN receipt Of q
wire from Myrtland Gates in
Washington d G. relative 70
the trip Of the school safety pa
troll which left here for the ns-
tons capital on "Wednesday.
Tie telegram follows
Key West Patrol Led fhs
big parade here yesterday. VIII
be home en MondaY. Al % fhs
members are vel and happy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
DEATH PENALTY
FOR VIOLATORS

TOKYO. May 10. - japanese
next week will celebrate ma
tional espionage week. begin
ming Monday, in commemoration
of law passed today which pro-
vides the death penalty for dis
closure of any state secret
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10

SeCSad thompson 4unkS III eD-
ruarY at a Howe street house of
prostitution today was marked
closed" as Monroe countY's
grand jury returned its report
without making an indictment.
The grand jury report, in which
the jurors said they had spent
most of their investigating period
in a study of the crime, said the
jurors were firmly convinced that
a murder had been committed.
Thirty-five witnesses were grilled
by the jurors.
Members of the group found
public buildings here in good con-
dition, with the exception of the
colored junior-senior high school
building and the colored Douglass
elementary school building, found
to be in need of repairs too numer-
Gus to mention.
Complete Report
The complete report follows:
We, the Grand Jurors, duly
impaneled and sworn at this
Spring Term of the Circuit Court
of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
of the State of Florida. to inquire
in and for the body of the Coun-
ty of Monroe, respectfully sub
NIT this our report:
This Grand Jury was i'm
paneled and sworn on the 23rd
day of April, AID. 1941, at the
Spring Term of this Court. Our
foreman, G. c. Saunders, APP
pointed Paul BoySen, a member
of this Grand Jury, clerk.
Says Turks Woman Murdered
We proceeded Immediately
with the investigation of the
death of Cecilia Thompson
Turks, which occurred on Feb
ruary 9th or 9th, AID. 1941. In
the course of this investigation
we examined thirty-five 1851 wit
nesses. The major part of the
time of this Grand Jury has
been devoted to this investiga-
ton but Notwithstanding our eff
forts. this Grand Jury has been
unable to obtain sufficient evil
dence up to the time of writing
this report on which to base or
return an indictment. However,
this Grand Jury is satisfied that
Cecilia Thompson Turks was
murdered.
Reviews Vagrant. Assault Cases
At the invitation of the Grand
Jury, the County Solicitor of
Monroe County, Florida. appear
ed before this Body in connec-
ton with the case of the State of
Florida VS.. Rafael Knowles,
charged with vagrancy, and the
case of the State of Florida VS..
Harrison Sawyer, bound over
on charge of assault to commit
rape. The Grand Jury finds
that the County Solicitor had
already commenced and was
making a thorough investigation
in both of these cases.
At the invitation of the Grand
Jury the Mayor. the City Health
Officer, the Sheriff. and the
Medical Officer in Charge of the
Dispensary, US. Naval Station,
Key West, discussed with this
body ways and means of improv-
ing the conditions concerning
sexual diseases.
Sexual Diseases And Life Saving
II is recommended that a pull
motor be purchased bv the City
of Key West for the benefit of
the public and made available at
some central location and we
suggest No. 3 Fire Station as the
location.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
RoUT LoAFERs

PELL CITY, AIa.-An ordi-
nance recently passed in this city
makes it unlawful for loafers TO
lean against show windows on the
main street of this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
House Passes Bill Creating
Probation And Parole Board

TALLAHASSEE. May To-
Governor Hollands bill creating
a state probation and parole
commission passed the House
1872 today. The bill now goes
to the Senate.
An amendment adopted 1886
would take the commissions
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
Grand Jury Fails To Make
ANY Indictment In Murder
OF Cecilia Thompson Turks

The Grand Jury has inspect
ed the following public buildings
and institutions, and as a result
of such inspections reports:
County Court House
We find the County Court
House in good repair and clean;
however, we note that the wa
ter supply pipe and standard,
formerly used in connection with
drinking fountain on the second
floor of the Court House. is pro-
truding about three feet above
the floor and constitutes a haz-
ard and serves no useful pur-
pose. This hazard should be
removed at once. Further, there
is door knob missing from the
lock on the door to the Grand
Jury room and the lock- is not in
working condition; accordingly,
we recommend that a new lock
be installed. We also find the
Court House grounds we'll kept.
We commend the ianitors for
their care of the Court House
premises and the guards for
their efforts in keeping up the
grounds.
County Jail
The roof of the residence sec
ton of the County Jail occupied
by the Chief Deputy Sheriff
leaks to such an extent that UNI
less same is corrected at once it
will be necessary to vacate this
part of the premises. The build
ing is sustaining damage by
reason of such leak and repairs
should be made at once. It is
also noted that new screen
door is needed on the North side
of the Jail. Further, there is a
leak in the roof in the extreme
West end of the Jail which should
be repaired at once. With the
exception of the matters men,
toned above the Jail was found
to be clean and in satisfactory
condition and the jailor is COM
mended for his care of same.
County Home
The County Home was found
to be i'm good condition and
clean in every respect This in
stitution shows that it has had
most admirable care. We wish to
recommend that a radio be sup
piled for the comfort and enter
tainment of the inmates.
Schools
The Key West Junior Senior
High School building was found
to be in excellent condition with
the exception of the plaster ON
the ceiling in room 203, which
needs repair.
The Division Street Elemen-
tary School building is in salts
factory condition with the ex-
ception of the following The
exits to the fire escapes on the
Southerly side of the building
are through windows and we
recommend that these window
exits be cut down to the level of
the platform of the fire escapes
and that doors be installed at
these exits. Also that ratings
around these fire escapes be
provided with wire mesh or pan
els so as to prevent children
from falling through the rail-
ings.
The Harris Elementary School
building was found to be in
satisfactory condition with the
exception of the fire escape to
the rear of the building and
this matter was brought to the
attention of the County Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction.
who has informed this Jury that
repairs tn said fire escape were
now in progress.
We find the colored Junior
Senior High School building and
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
County Home

The County Home was found
to be in good condition and
clean in every respect. This in
stitution shows that it has had
most admirable care. We wish to
recommend that radio be sup
piled for the comfort and enter
tainment of the inmates.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10

$4,000 annual operating expense
from sS7s.00o state prison appro-
priaiion.
The bill would give the COM
mission power 10 grant paroles
TO persons who served at least
six months on sentences of one
year or more. or at least five
years on life sentences.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10
Sexual Diseases And Life Saving

1t is recommended that a pull
motor be purchased by the City
Of Key West for the benefit of
the public and made available at
some central location and we
suggest No. 3 Fire Station as the
location.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-10

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, 1941-05-10

Associated Press Day Wire
Service
For 81 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-21
Blockade May Starue British
into Submission, Speaker Says

OBOSTON, May FL - up -
Expressing belief England may
be counter-blockaded into star
vation," DR.. Robert S. Harris Of
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology said today it was almost
impossible to blockade Ger
many because of nutritional ad-
vances in the Reich since the
World War.
Harris, q nutritional bio-chem-
list, told the Massachusetts, Medi-
cal Society in an address pre-
pared for its annual meeting
that England has been relying
on importations to supply 40
per cent of her food, and added:
She has lost several neigh
boring islands from which i'm
portant quantities of vegetables
and dairy products have been
received in the past. She could
not import enough fodder for her
pigs. poultry, sheep and beef
cattle and has slaughtered
many"
On the other hand, he said,
"all of the important vitamins
man needs can now be synthe-
sized within Germany at little
COST"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-21

AS to the Reich's requirements
of muscle-building pr6teins, hd
said, lit has been automatically
reported that the German forcesl
in garrisons and active warfarel
are living upon dried foods and
upon dried food mixtures"
Declaring Germany standd
"far in advance of other nA1
tons" in the technique of del
MIGRATING foods, which require
no refrigeration and are one1
fifth as bulky as regular foodS|
Harris said:
THE rapid maneuvers and adj
vances of the Panzer divisions In
recent battles would have beeIl
difficult without this simple
method of feeding"
He said it was mot certain'1
that Germany had enough pro1
tein sources to meet the full Axid
need in a long war, but he add
ed:
This would be of no conse1
quence since we can be sure
that the Nazi command will all
low protein-s starvation to appear
in nations she has conquered
and use their foodstuffs in feed
ing the Nazi armies.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-21

What has been heralded ~
one Of the most unusual come
dies to be presented this year,
Paramount's Reaching for the
Sun" will have Its local premier
Thursday ut the Jewel theatre.
This picture has been the sub
ject of much anticipation, for 1t
Is announced rs . new departure
in the art of making screen COM
edies. Although the picture Is
designed essentially to create
laughs. nevertheless, it is report
ed to have q scene in 1t that for
thrills would do justice to any
top-notch action drama. Hav-
ing rs its background . Detroit
automobile factory, with all its
roaring mechanisms, 1t Is OBJ
vious that some exciting drama
is bound to make itself evident
in Reaching for the Sun" But
Il should be just rs obvious that,
with Producer-Director william
A. Wellman, at the controls,
these two elements, comedy and
drama, will be mixed in q thrill
ing combination.
The new comedy stars Joel
McCrea and Ellen Drew, who
can easily be visualized as .
woodworking team. Her re-
cent hits were scored in THE
Mad Doctor" and THE Monster
and the Girl" But the gal is
versatile, and by now she should
relish a comedy role. So a zest-
full. gay performance can be ex-
pected of her. McCrea has been
seen recently in q couple of epic
Westerns, and in Reaching for
the Sum-" he is once again an
outdoors-lover - only this time
as a comedy character.
Eddie Bracken, who boosted
his comedy reputation in The
Aldrich Family in Life With
Henry" and TOO Many Girls"
plays his most important screen
role as a laugh-getter in the new
picture. He is cast as Joel Nc
Crea's pal. Albert Decker, who
swings easily from the dramatic
to the comic. also plays q fea-
tured role in Reaching for the
Sum-" in q combination comedy
dramatic role. Billy Gilbert, the
screens famous sneezer, Is an
other laugh-getter who appears
in the new film.
The story concerns q clam dig
ger who leaves his native Mich
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-21
New Jewel Feature
Stars Joel McCrea

igan woods for the Detroit auto
mobile factories in order to
make enough money to buy an
cupboard motor. The motor Is
an obsession almost with him,
for with 1t he hopes to be able
to dig mora clans and 80 make
more money. Joel McCrea plays
this role. Ellen Drew Is the girl
he marries, who becomes jealous
of her husbands love for the
cupboard motor and his con-
slant yearning to return to the
woods.
Much al the talk concerning
this gay comedy, paradoxically,
is about the thrilling scene in
which two monster machines In
an auto factory battle each other,
with Jeol McCrea and Albert
Decker at the controls OF each.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-21

cess profits tax plan, which elm
mates the so-called average
earning method Of computing
untaxable excess profits credits,
would prolong discussion.
The treasury il the chief ad-
vocate of the invested capital
plan, which 1t claims would cap
ture more defense profits than
the average earnings method,
originally proposed by the joint
congressional committee on tax
alton.
The average earnings method
bases the tax on . corporations
previous earning record, taxing
the excess. The invested capital
formula relates the firms earn
ings to its investment before de-
termining the tax.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-21

WASHINGTON. May 2l-R
Twin objections arose today
against q summer recess for con-
gress.
Anti-convoy senator's said they
would demand that their col
leagues stay on the job to keep
an eye on turbulent world AZ
fairs.
House tax experts declared
months would be required to
complete legislative action on
the administration's $500, 0O0,-
900 tax bill.
Senator Nye (R-ND), an out
spoken opponent of Intervention,
said he would oppose any sug-