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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
SOLON FORD
VISITING HERE
REPRESENTATIVE SAYS HE
FINDS THIS SECTION
VERY DELIGHTFUL

California Congressman Leland
Ford of Los Angeles, who holds
the distinction of winning his seat
by a greater majority than any
ether congressman in the United
States, today was a visitor in
Key West.
Congressman Ford, who said ne
found this section "delightful'
came here during a Miami vasa-
ton from Washington. He step
ped last night at the Sugaloa
camp on Sugar Loaf key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
THIELEN BUYS
TWO LOTS HERE
ALSO DISPoSEs OF HOME
ON ELIZABETH
STREET

Benedict Thielen was involved
in two realty transactions re-
corded yesterday at the county
clerks office.
He purchased for $4,000 two
lots on Thirty~foot alley and Dey
street near Simonton, and sold to
lane M Dewey a home on Eliza
beth street for about $500
Archie Thompson, ll0l Eaton
street, bought from Mrs Char
lottc Roberts a lot at Peronia
and White streets for $1,000
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
SEE POSSIBLE
END TO STRIKE

WASHINGTON, April l5.--La-
Dor board snediators today saw a
possible end to the largest part
of the soft coal strike as Go
leaders suggested they would
sign separate agreement with
northern operators, but continue
their strike in the south
Southern operators have re-
fused to eliminate a wage diff
ferential between their mines
and those in the north.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
HOME GUARD TO
MEET THURSDAY

Key West home guard mem
bers will postpone their scheduled
meeting tonight in order to stage
a smoker Thursday. it was. an
nounced today.
The guard members will hold
their smoker Thursday night at
8 o'clock at the national armory.
Each member has been asked to
bring one prospect for member
ship TO the armory.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
WoRKMEN DIVIDE HONEY

WESTMINSTER, Mass.-A CON
tracing firm hired to repair two
chimneys on the Forbush Me
mortal Library in this city found
in them two bee hives containing
300 pounds of honey, which was
divided among the workmen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
PASTES NOTICE ON
DOOR FOR THIEVES
ORv Associated prc@sa

RALEIGH, N, c., April Is
The Scott Grocery Company,
frequently robbed, now has a no.
tice pasted on the door:
Il. c. Scott, manager of this
store, requests that all thieves
who visit his place of business in
the future will kindly leave an
invoice of what they take, as he
does not have time to check his
stock to see what is missing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
AIR CORPS HAS
SKI TROOPS, TOO

SACRAMENTO. Calf, April
15.-Flyers from the us. Army
air depot here are learning skiing
on the Sierra courses by official
command.
The reason: many of them will
be flying back and forth to Alas
ka and they must be prepared
for eVentualities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
HIS COUNTRY FIRST

RALEIGH \ C.-Tte old age
pension office IN this city received
a letter from a s2-year~old gnaa
who wanted his pension dsScon-
finucd because he "disilke3 teGuE
a burden on the government Vs.
these difficult ilucs
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
DOES MUCH DAMAGE

SAN FRANCISCO - A crow
flew into the home Of Mrs. Will
liam Miller in this city. upset q
stack Of dishes. ate part of dish
of peas, and tore down a lace cur
tain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
-. aa8n<~a ~asm 80 .aa So. -. -, S@
WARNS ARMED FORCES
OF u. S. THEY MUST
BE READY TO FIGHT
By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. April is.
War Secretary Henry L.
Stinson today warned the
armed forces of the United
States that they must be
ready TO fight. I'm North,
South or Central America,
and. possibly. in other places.
Speaking before a Senate
committee Stimson said the
United States faces greater
peril now than at any time
during the World War. There
is strong indication. he said,
that the war will continue
for a long time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
GERMANS PUSH WAY
INTO EGYPT

fnw ASsaEtas~A Far~&Mt
BERLIN, April ls--I)esev35Irg
os the British Army OF
the Nile as "A badly beaten fox
(Coat4zue5 On Page SIX
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
WEATHER MENUS

BOSTON Menus of one of
the restaurants in this city are
planned according to the weather
forecast.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
Senator Pepper To Make
Flying Trip To Key West
For Legion's Convention

Senator Claude Pepper. in or
der TO be in Key West to speak
before the American Legion con-
vention next week. will fly more
than $500 miles in two days. it
was learned today.
Senator Pepper, in telephone
conversation with Albert Mills,
convention corporation director,
said he will leave his Washing
ton desk the afternoon of April
"a, speak here the morning of
April rs, and keep an appoint
ment at his office in the capital
the morning of April 26.
The senator will fly from
Washington to Miami by trans
port, boarding a coast guard
plane in Miami for the trip here
and back He will speak before
the Legion members at 1890
o'clock on the morning of April
"A and leave here before noon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15


This was on final vote, after
the Senate defeated the amend
ment which would have dis
tributcd an estimated $500, 900
evenly among counties. Senator
Horne of Madison offered an
amendment, saying the bill
would provide only a small
amount of the estimated $3.50, =
600 required for proposed in
creases in old age program. and
would disturb the present system
of distributing racing taxes.
Parker of Mayo urged the
Senate to show the aged that we
want to help them arr not de
lay"
The House unanimously passed
a bill outIawing the Communist
Party. and German-American
Bund. If approved by the Senate.
and signed by the governor. the
act would provide Imprisonment
Up to ten years. and a fine up to
$1,000 for favoring overthrow 81
the government or teaching sub
versIve doctrines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
COMING EVENTS
TUESDAY

Stone Church Service Club, 500
pm
Key West Hoa5e Guard meets a.
National Guard arEnoFy. 800
pm.
THURSDAY
Rotary Club Fpeets 1915 p n.
ST. Paul's Parish Hail
Lions Club meets at go pm
L1ons' Den. Seminary Street
City Council gTe@ss. City Hall
SO rm
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
Won Cost| Tomb Smashed By !.
Explosion In Early Morning
Blast Occurred Four Hours
After Aged Scientist Had
Left Key West Last
Night

A violent explosion al lao
o'clock inis morning smashed
part of the tomb which Karl
TANKER Won cosel built for the
body of ls-year.old Elena HoYos
Mesa.
The explosion. heard through
out the city. occurred about four
hours after the aged doctor and
three moving vans bearing his
personal possessions had rolled
cut of Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15

personal possessions had rolled
cut of Key West.
DIR. Won Cosel. who sorang to
nationwide fame ! October Of
last year when Be was found to
have stolen Mrs. Mesa's body
from the vault, reconstructed the
remains and placed them in his
bed, left Key West when he was
evicted from his rambling home
yesterday,
Sheriff's officers, at loss 70
explain the reason for the dsna-
hitting, said they will make
thorough examination Of the
tomb in an effort 70 learn ho
set of the Dlast.
The front of the structure was
smashed and blue plaster tow
er in the rear was shattered by
the explosion. Hundreds Of Key
Westers flocked TO the scene dur
ing the morning when the rumor
spread through the city that an
explosion had wrecked the tomb.
One woman who lived in the
area around the cemetery said
the blast sounded like cannon,
while Another resident Of the
section was said to have tainted
when she heard the noise.
CuriollsIy. one Of the last
things Won cosel said before he
left Key West had 20 do with the
tomb.
One OF a group who had gath
cred at his home 10 watch ms
effects loaded aboard the moving
vans asked the doctor II he
planned ever to return TO Key
West.
Why, yes DIR. Won Goaei -
said To have answetcd, my tomb
is here"
A published report said the
doctor would 80 to Zephyrhillg %
live with his sister but some
people who talked with him be-
fore his departure last night said
he told them he esould live ia
Lakeland.
Newspapers and magazines
throughout the United States car
RED details Of the strange case
last October in which Won Csssel
was found to have spirited the
body ui Mrs. MESA out u the
tomb he had built for her
The runner has persisted that
Won CoSeI had succeeded ~
keeping part II the wosnan's
flcsh alive through . cireiilatDry
system ghich he said would re-
lore her 20 life
Officers who were preaent ~
ga Autopsy say. however. thsi
nothing ~ the ifody rernaanfa tAit
tilf skeleton. fhe remainder hRw
lug been skiiifuily CONSTRUCTED
With sfsx.
sheritFa officers ard County
Solicitor Allan II Clearr Dr. ilsls
morning deellaed ~ cay wfaf
action. II anV. wsfggla ~ taken
An investigation will - nsaae
however. ard tire officers sre
Bafksna on ttse theory thaf sorfe
ore who SisHked Won Ca@el 81
OF TIE bouab - measure q s.
venge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15
State Senate Passes Bill To
Increase Old Age Assistance
tpv Associated Pres.l

TALLAHASSEE. April Is. --
The Senate TODAY passed unani-
mouslY and sent TO the House a
bill TO give the odd-cent break
from horse track betting pools to
old age assistance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-04-15

Key West, Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Wants to Be a Dancer

Rose Mary Hendry. TO- Of 119 Burlingame,
has been posing for four years. She wants TO
be dancer when she grows up and would like
to 60 to Hollywood. She's in the fifth grade at
Blessed Sacrament School
Tiny Ruth Downey, 3, OF 4349 Pacific avenue,
has been in the business few months but she
has $40 in her bank.
Phyllis Carol Wolfe, g. OF 22114 Kessler ave-
nue., is in the first grade at Redfords Thomas
Houghton School She has made more than 500
with her modelling and pays for her own clothes
Baby Timothy Wheeler. l, of Royal Oak
made $40 the first and second day after he
registered.
Merry Lynn Johnson. II. OF 1888 Appoline
started in the movies when she was s Today
she has enough money saved for her first years
tuition at Taylor University where she will learn
TO be missionary.
Merry Lynn already has passed up chance
10 go to Hollywood She's in the sixth grade
at Edgar Guest School.
Most of the children. however have Holly
wood aspirations. The posing for the commercial
studios gives them an opportunity TO gain the
poise necessary for work in front OF the camera.
So if your youngster wants TO be movie
star, the first thing he must learn, despite the
reputation of the present cinema stars, is-don't
be temperamentaL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Paid Same as Adults

II the child is not well-behaved Director
Anderson just sends them home.
There are too many children I'm Detroit
who will pose naturally and without any fuss
to bother with the temperamentd child"
Anderson said.
These little people are big stuff. They
make money because they know how to firt
with your pocketbook. It's their little faces
that make you buy. You see them in news
paper and magazine ads and on billboards
throughout the county-the child looking so
safe in the automobile advertisement-the
youngster enjoying the soft drink.
Detroit's youngsters are paid the same
rate as adults for posing. Starting with SIS
minimum, Jam Handy, the largest Of the local
moving picture makers, pays So an hour
with a SIS day rate for still pictures, $40
day for movies.
The appointments are made to correspond
with the natural life Of the child-for instance,
no youngster poses when he should be taking
his nap. The studio waits.
The youngsters never use makeup for
the casting directors have found that the
child will smear it over his clothing and
hold up production while the mother cleans
up the mess.
From Jam Handy, Mary Lou Harrington
and Linda Ware have gone to Hollywood.
Among the group now Mary Jane Finucan,
TO- Is now in the hands OF a Hollywood agent.
Mary Jane has four brothers and two sisters
posing at Jam Handy. All the Finucan children
have bank accounts Of their earnings over the
past four years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Hlhke Mou
BY WALDO McNAuGHT

YOUR child is natural and not given
" over to tantrums he or she can
make as high as $105 week posing
for commercial pictures. But if the
- youngster isn't well-mannered just
leave him at home because no casting director
will have him.
K. r. Anderson, casting director for still
pictures at Jam Handy in Detroit and Jack
Henderson, motion picture casting director for
the same concern, both agree on one thing
mo temperament wanted"
Eve don't look for actors" Henderson
said, 1--WE look for naturalness-for children
Just as they are We don't want little
beauties but typical American youngsters
they are the type who will sell our ad-
vertisers' product"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
HOUSE TAXES CL05E VOTE,
 SHIP ISSUE

WASHINGTON, May 6. = The House late this afternoon defeated an attempt to prohibit the transfer of any ship the United States might take over for its owns defense, from one belligerent to another. The vote was 16l to 13l.
 Previous to the voting, boos and angry words signalled the mounting tension of the legislators as the time approached to vote on the bill to authorize the Government to take over the idle foreign ships in the U. s. Harbors.
 Representative Robert Ramspeck of Georgia was booed by many Re publican members when he criti- cized Representative Dewey Short, of Missouri, for saying the people were helpless in the face Of the German nation
 Do you believe that" R amspeck shouted.
 NO, came from thc Dem cratic side.
 Short denounced the le2lslatso.l as just another slap in the face and @ kick in the pants of the Axis Powers" which, he said, would bring us closer to war
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
Mary Newdft Wears New U, of w, Band
 Uniform in 5toy

Mary Stewart daughter of MT. and Mrs. B. D. Stewart and fresh man at the University of Washing ton, made the front page, part two, of Seattle's Post-Intelligencer yes terday with picture that accom- panied feature story on the Uni versity concert bands new uniforms.
 The story said in part:
 Recently returned from whirl- wind tour of the state in which they played twenty engagements in five days eight of them in single day-the band, and especially the feminine section, can hardly wait to show off the new uniforms to a local audience. ft H
 Tt was this way" pretty Mary Stewart, a freshman from Juneau who plays clarinet, explained. "The girls have never had uniforms, so we get together and decided to buy some as surprise to MT. Welke.p
 MT Welke"-Director Walter C. Woke of the school Of music-evi- dently was much surprised because all he could say, according to the coeds, was gosh" when they filed onto the stage during the recent tour wearing the new creations.
 They used to tell us just to wear any old thing, just so long as it was dark" she explained. But we wanted uniforms"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
ptluji55AGEEaalIl AREF;oRLED
 10 OUT |'!l J J. ;.
Court Proceedings Revea| 100 Soviet Agents
 Cannot BuyHere

NEW YORK, May 6. = Federal Court proceedings disclosed today that approximately 100 Russian pur- chasing agents are planning to leave the United States immediately be- cause they could obtain no export facilities or purchases.
 The fact was revealed after Badal- ovich Ovakimian was arrested yes tertiay on charges that he failed to register as foreign operative until ready to leave the country. In an appeal for a reduction of the $25,- 6O0 bail set on the agent, attorney Charles Techt told Federal Judge Hulbert that Ovakimian has worked in this country for three years as an agent for the 'AMTORG, a Rus sian purchasing company, and that Ovagimian and about a hundred agents are going to leave the coun- try because of the lack of export facilities.
 The attorney did not disclose the locations of the other agents. In a statement made shortly after, news reports from Washington said the UniAti States stopped all exports to Russia so that machinery and equipment could be utilized for de- fense production.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
Many Alaskan Children Aided By 0rthope'dit
Penny Drive Helps Grip. pied Boys and Girls al
 Seattle Hospital

A total of 279 Alaska children have been treated by the Children's Orthopedic Hospital Seattle, since it was established in 1908.
 During 194O total of 45 Alaskan children received 5,367 days hos pitalization.
 It is to the aid of these crippled children that the annual Penny Drive contributes and Alaskans have participated generously in the drive for the last seven years that it has been held in the north,
 The annual Penny. Drive, now in progress in Juneau under the chair manship Of Mrs, A. B. Phillips, is the largest single money raising project sponsored by the hospital and is therefore one of the most important events of Its year. v v {
 An Orthopedic Guild is in opera : tion in Ketchikan for the year around aid of the hospital. but in Juneau the Penny Drive Is the only means afforded the pubic of' con- tributing. to the institution. G.rs
 At the Orthopedic are Alaskan children from Juneau, Saxnlan Hope, Seldovia, Chitina, Tolovana Ouzinki, Palmer, Kotzebue, Kodiak Wrangell, Kaltag, Ketchikan, New halen. Takotna, Sitka, Tanunak Nushagak, Dillingham;, Afognak Metlakatla, Anchorage, Talkeetna Fairbanks, Angoon, Nome, Cordova and Panama.
 The Penny Drive is one way in which everyone can show his en- thusiasm and confidence in the work the hospital is doing
 As says the red heart on the Penny Drive envelopes that have been left in Juneau stores and of fees by Mrs. Phillips and her com mittee and in Douglas by Mrs. w. E. Cahill; "Open your heart--to a crippled child"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
News of Juneauites
 In Eugene Is Told

In letter to friends in Juneau. Mrs. C. w. Hawkesworth writes of Juneauites in Eugene, Oregon, where she and her daughter Florence are now living.
 Mrs. HawkesWorth said that she had enjoyed seeing Pat Harland in her leads in dramatic school plays. 'She is splendid" Mrs. Hawkes. worth added
 Another Juneau student at the University of Oregon whom she sees frequently is Sonny Gray "or rather Jim, as he is called here"
 Of her daughter, Florence, Mrs. Hawkesworth said she is happy and busy in her new life, enjoys her school work and many activities here. Her latest is horseback riding.'''
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
-l WEATHER SYNOPSIS

Relatively prevailed Alaska this light falls r reported at scattered the Boring Straits and from the Valley the southern Southeast Alaska The test amount of precipitation was recorded at th Kecikan and Dutch Habor Temperatures tightly the northern where ported 2 degrees this morning. skies with tered light showers moderate cell disabilities prevael the Juneau Ketcikan air this morning
 morning weather chart indicated center low ed 53 north and l34 degrees expected fill the next 2i 295 located 52 degrees This expected deepen and miles the "A hours Relatively prevailed the interior Alaska band of high easterly direction along about inches located at 8 de- high crest extending into Washington
 Juneau May 7-Sunrise a m pm
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
2 H0M
 MADE 3 y
 GREENBERG

DETROIT. Mich, May 6-Hank Greenberg, baseball's leading con- tribution to the United States Army, this afternoon cracked out home runs in both the second and third innings in the game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees. They were his first hom- CTS of the year and were made off Ernie Bonham.
 Greenberg is scheduled to leave tomorrow for Fort Custer to start training for one year under the Selective Service Act.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
PAN-AR SHIP LEAVES HERE
 FOR HATIIE
lodestdr Takes Eight from Juneau ' Two Planes
 Due for Interior

Southbound, the Pan American Airways System Lodestar lroared away from Juneau early this morn ing with eight passengers bound for Seattle Passengers leaving Ju- neau on the ship were Paul Tay- Tor. Nick Bez, the Rev. J. z. du- Fort, MT and Mrs. Ralph Bell, George Mann, c. M. Elliot and H C. Thiele
 Twenty-one passengers are due to leave Juneau after the arrival of the Columbia for Fairbanks In one Electra and the Douglas this afternoon. Passengers are Alan Heringhf, Mir and Mrs. O. D. Lam mers, Grace Anapold, MT. and Mrs. S. Cox, E. Ginther, Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Gillespie, Ralph Tuck, c. w. Hufuson, Mrs. Esther Wallace, Ms. A. J. Nordale, c. Vanderbreggen, Conrad Luft, c. H. Kiel, w. Hide brand, Fay Cam, Charles Cam, Lars Rynning and Bill Ewing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
ALA5KA ANIMAL FOOD HABITS 10
 UNDERGO STUDY
Biologist Due on Columbia fo Make Investigation
 in ,. E. Alaska

Ralph H. Imler, Biologist in the Food Habits Division of the Fish and Wildlife Service, will arrive on the steamer Columbia this after neon to make study of food con ditions for birds and mammals in Southeast Alaska.
 Imler, whose headquarters are in Denver, will be met here by Wildlife Agent Hosea Sarber of the AlasKa Game Commission, who will take him about the division in the patrol vessel Black Bear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
PUERTO RICO RF5ENI5 -FOUR
 FIIzS!'I||lAk|'0N5 !''!
Island Residents Protest 10 Appointment of 0ut-
 sider as Auditor

WASHINGTON, May 6-Senator Dennis Chavez of New Mexico today inserted in the Congressional Record editorials from Puerto Rican news papers protesting President Roose- velt's appointment of Patrick J Fitzsimmons as Auditor of the in- sular government.
 Fitzsimmons was recently in the Interior Departments Office of h. dian Affairs in Juneau.
 Puerto Rican officials declared the Territory to be resentful at stran- gers instead of Puerto Ricans being appointed to insular posts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06

 pllR||.(l'H|||AII5'E :! ] 1 ! l l ] ] ] pROpO'l5IED
Rotary CornInitfeefo Meei
 win Other Groups 10 Promote Campaign

.r move to purchase a portable iron lung for the city of Juneau got under way at today's meeting of the Juneau Rotary Club, where the equipment which was brought here by plane from Seattle last week was demonstrated. 'e
 A committee from the Rotary Club is to consult with labor unions, the Chamber of Commerce, indus tries and City Council to outline a plan for purchase of a portable lung by public subscription here. The equipment costs approximately $500 delivered in Juneau.
 Kenyon (Spike) MacLean, who with pr. Robert Coffey made lung which kept the Juneau victim alive for about 20 hours, was a guest at today's Rotary lunchean.
 The portable lung was demon strated on Pete Clements.
 New members present today were John Young and Roy Gillispie. Bud Whiteside and Dr. John Weston were visitors
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
PREMIER OF
 U5!5R NOW.
 JOE 5TALIN
Soviet leader lakes Over
 Leadership-Replaees MoIotov, Chairman

MOSCOW, May 6.-Joseph Stalin became Premier of Russia today af- ter leading the U.S.S.R. all these years with only the title of secre- tary-general of the. Communist PartylE7n ! s'itt' '9 ;, ~
 The Russian Leader suddenly took over open leadership of the Soviet government, becoming the chairman of the Council of Peoples Commis- sars, succeeding Vyacheslay Molotov who becomes vice-chairman or vice. premier.