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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07
THREE MONTHS roo LATE

Three months ago, the heads of fire
and police departments in Key West adj
vertised their intention Of applying for pas
sage Of a local bin designed to increase the
pay Of the mayor and department officers,
and 10 create the post Of lieutenant Of
police.
Dhe Citizen at that time Said the ocr
casion seemed poor one for any increase
ia city payroll expenditures, and urged
that city council make d determined effort
through Representative Papy and Senator
Ward, to prevent the bills passage.
City council, if we remember correctly,
muttered darby that it had not been con-
suited about the measure-but did little
more
So last week, city council refused to
recognize Mayor Albury's appointment of
Lieut.. Joseph Kemp; Mayor Albury reap
pointed the officer over councils protest,
and new battle over "who runs what?"
had started.
We still think it is foolish to burden
the citys treasury with increased obliga-
tions when there is no chance of taking care
of the old ones, but now that the legislature
has passed the measure creating the job
and has Increased the salaries, it is going
Is BE little difficult for council to stir up
any important support for q abelated econ
enly drive. sassAs.
The deed is done. sssss.
Aside from the provisions increasing
the city's expenditures, the moves to fix
salaries by law and to create the lieuten-
ancy are valuable to the city.
Police officers feel the extra rank is
necessary for Kemp, because the work he
is called upon to do requires some authority
over other patrolmen They feel, too, and
we think rightly, that their salaries should
be removed from the possible whims of
changing councils, and the possibility that
council may apply pressure to them
through the threat of salary slash.
Council is off to a late start on this one,
and in the opinion of most lawyers here
will make little progress in a fight against
a law enacted by the legislature and signed
by the governor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07
BURMA ROAD REPORT

It's been a number of weeks since we
reported on the Burma road, the lifeline
for China, over which munitions and sup
plies go to the army of the Chungking gov
eminent.
Wisconsin-born DIR. John Earl Baker,
now director general of the highway, says
that every month since the road was re-
opened last October has seen an incrase in
daily tonnage and in April traffic was
three times that of last November.
This is encouraging, especially in view
of the heroic fight that the Chinese are
waging for the survival of their nation. For
four years they have traded space
for time, yielding ground to the better
armed and better-equipped Japanese, al
ways in the hope that the passage of months
would bring them the munitions and equip
ments that they need.
Chinese soldiers have opposed the
Japanese without the artillery, tanks and
planes that their enemy possesses. They
have fought a magnificent fight, and with
help will continue to do so.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan OF the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
commend good done by Individual or organ
ization; tolerant Of others rights, views and
opinions: print only news that win elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

According to the radio announcer of
the LOuis-Conn fight cut over the eye of
Billy the Conn in the second round was
healed "of course by the eighth round.
This statement was received by the listeners
everywhere with smiles and laughter. We
would like to know what remedy Conn's
handlers used to effect 50 quick a cure
That knowledge would be valuable adj
dition to medical science, which is UNI
aware of such timely healing process.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

When States, with state and municipal
police and all the implementation requisite
for law enforcement fall down on the job,
il is up TO the GovernneHtte do the job. In
the trouble at the North American Aviation
company, the laxitys Of california forced
the Government to call on the National
Army to do police work
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07
yFSTERDAY. Thinos seem to

YESTERDAY: Things seem to
be drdiutng TO a head In the old
house on an island of the North
cas6liRa house ,chich Mrs. Mar
bury had Intended to buy. She
brought 10Th her partg OF peo-
pie. mostly young. and then found
that her plane did not return, and
they could not GET dipay, There
haze been mysterious shots, more
mysterious afltagonisn on the
part 81 The curetdksrs. talk Of
pisosfs aid eerle happenings Of
nlt Sorts Notp Brett Rodman Is
exploring netoly discooered Sc
cret passage, and EOe Prentice IS
trying to find Rodman-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

With the coming of the automobile, it
was thought that soon walking would be-
come lost art, but with the parking situa-
tion it is, the human bipeds are getting
plenty of exercise, and there need be no
fear that our legs will be reduced to mere
stumps for lack of usage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

Harold Ickes, secretary of the Interior,
would like nothing better than to crack the
Krock of the New York Times. Ickes can
dish it out, but he can't take it, and that's
the trouble with SO many Of us.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07
Monaco,s entire merchant I

Monaco's entire merchant fleet has
been sunk-it consisted of one old coal
boat. Unless this, the smallest republic in
the world, can get another boat to haul
coal from Newcastle, il will face a hard
winter since there are no coal reserves.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

portant occasion whereby social
life between civilian and mill
tary personnel is maintained on
high standard of mutual pleas
ures.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

DR.. NJ. Lyle Spencer, dean of
the Syracuse University, New
York, School of Journalism, born
in Batesville, Miss, go years ago.
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Frank Ramsay Adams of
Whitehall, Mich. novelist play
wright, born in Morrison, ILL.,, So
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

Defense production in the United
States is developing to the point that if the
British hold out few more months this
nation will be reasonably secure.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

Maj. Gen. Upton Birnie, Jr,
U.S.A., retired born in Carlisle,
Pa, Ga years ago. .sg
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

Abraham Cahan of New York
City, Jewish newspaper editor,
born in Russia, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07
Today's Birthdays

Frank B. Noyes of Washing
ton, D. c., newspaper publisher,
born there, rs years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

William c. Hayes of the Uni
versity of California, noted pro-
fessor of architecture, born in
Philadelphia. SO years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

Today's question: us there anything
that would keep Eleanor at homer" We
know the answer but are ''skeerd" to tell.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

Arthur T. Vanderbilt of New
ark, N. j., lawyer. onetime presi-
dent of the American Bar Asso.,
born there, SO years ago.
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ARMY NOTES

In the development of modern
soldiers, emphasis is increasing
ly laid on high morale obtain
able through concerted efforts of
civilian and service personnel.
1t. Russell l.. Pirkle, recreation
and morale officer for 18th Coast
Artillery at Key West Barracks,
reveals considerable local prog
ress has been made towards
creating and maintaining a high
standard of morale for service
personnel.
The bowling alley in the En-
listed Mems Club recently re-
ceiVed an overhaul and repairs
that produced improved scores
by army players in local con-
tests with other service teams.
The army officers team, compos-
ed of Lt.-Col. Putnam, Jr., Capt.
Lockhart, Capt. Barnes, 1t.
Means and 1t. Griffin, has de-
feated an opposing Navy team in
one game by the score 2179 to
1889, and in another game tied
the Navy on points. 1t. Means,
Army, holds the record high
score of 100 for a single game.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

The weekly dance and bingo
party will begin promptly at 7:30
D. m. Thursdays in the National
Guard Armory, free admission.
The revenue from penny bingo
games will be used to hire a pro-
fessional orchestra. Comments
from service personnel indicate
this vent is considered an inn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-07-07

Selective Service trainees as
signed to Key West Barracks
have been undergoing courses of
instruction in first-aid and swim
ming. Mr.. Forrest Gaines, en-
ployed by the Red Cross, and
who taught physical education
at L.S.U. for three years prior
to present employment, has
served as instructor in the class
es. Thirty-five trainees were
originally enrolled in the class
es. Eleven are qualified as
swimming and diving instructors
and twelve men are now capable
of serving as First Aid instruc-
tors.
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During recent months, total
of $4,000 has been received from
the American Red Cross to sup
port additional purchases of ath-
letic equipment for enlisted men.
These funds supplement the rec
reational funds appropriated by
Congress for the purpose of pro-
viding adequate recreational
equipment necessary to main
tain high degree of morale
among enlisted men.
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In the land of the nuts, the coconut
is king. Hurrah for Florida!
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The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
FDR Reports To Congress

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS lP)- President Roosevelt told Con- gress how Japan's course of ag- gression in the Pacific was eli maXed by the attack on the US. at the very time she was voicing desire for peace. He declared There is the record for all his tory to read in amazement, sor- row, horror and disgust. We are now at war, we are fighting in self-defense of our national ex- istence. our right to be secure. our right to enjoy the blessings of peace
 The message also gave the chronology of American-Japan- ese negotiations, also the history prior to Japan's onslaught in the Pacific g days ago.
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Dutch Subs Sink 4 Jap Transports
 With 4,OOO Troops

UNDATED, Dec. 13 (H) - Sea borne Jap troops, which gained foothold at Lingayen on the west coast of LuzOn Island. hun dre3 miles north of Manila, were wiped out. a U. s. communique from Manila reported, as Ameri can fighter planes pitched into waves of Jap bombers in spec tacular dogfghts over the Philip pine capital.
 The Batavia, Dutch East Indies radio said 4,000 Jap troops were lost when Netherlands subs sank 4 troop transports off southern Thailand near Malaga and an- other naval force liquidated a Jap settlement on the east coast of Borneo.
 Imperial Tokyo headquarters obliquely conceded that Ameri- can forces are still holding out on Wake Island when it said
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
Knox Reports 6 Warships Lost At Pearl Harbor, 9l Officers, 2,63S
 Enlisted Men-Fleet Out After Japs

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS l4oD - Secretary Knox reported that the battleship Arizona and five other Warships were lost in Sun days Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor. He said 91 officers and 2.633 enlisted men were known dead Known Japanese losses, Knox sid, included three sub marines, and Il aircraft.
 After reporting to the Presl- dent on his return from hur- ried fve-day trip to survey the effect of the raid at first hand, Knox told a press conference that aside from the Arizona, ships destroyed included the old target ship Utah, three destroy CTS, the CasSin, DoWnes and Shaw: also the mine layer Og lala. Damaged vessels included the old battleship Oklahoma, which capsized but can be repair ed. The entire balance of the
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
Wake Garrison Still Holding Out

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2 (AP) - (Delayed) - The President said the Wake Island garrison, so far as is known, it still holding out. He told a press conference that the small group of marines there is doing a magnifiscent job.
 A number of announcements pertaining to the war were made including the designation of 8 defensive areas on both coasts with restrictions to navigation to apply to those areas, presumably by mines. The areas include the waters near Portland, Maine; Portsmouth, N. H.; Boston, Mar ragansett Bay, San Diego, San
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
Authorize Expan- sion of Navy

WASHINGTON. Dec. Is CPl - Authorization for the expansion of the U. s. tWo-ocean navy was approved quickly by the House Naval Affairs committee after the size of the contemplated in- crease was reduced from 9O0,000 tons to 150,000 tons at the re- quest of the Navy. The measure left the type of ships to be con structed to the discretion of the President and the Navy, but Chairman Vinson said they in- clude no battleships. He added This doesn't mean We are aban- doning the idea of battleships, but t takes longer to build them
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15

fleet. and its aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers and submarines are uninjured, and all are at sea seek ing to contact the enemy" Knox said. He quickly told the ques- tioner that the fleet included bat tleships as well.
 Knox said The Japanese fail ed in their purpose to knock out the United States before the war began"
 Knox sad hatly that the U. S. services were not on the alert against a surprise air attack" A formal investigation, he said, will be instituted by the Presi- dent, immediately. Tn the mean time, he said, there will be on changes in the command.
 Japs Use Two Man Subs
 Taking part in the Japanese al tack, Knox revealed, were two man subs.
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
War Department Announces Names Of l5S Dead

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2 (PD - (Delaved) - The names of 37 additional soldiers. lost in the Japanese attack on Hawaii, Sun day, were announced by the War Department and brought 10 1858 the number of officers and enlist ed men, the department ans nounced, killed in action or dead from wounds at Hawaii and Man fla.
 Captain Colin Kelly. Jr., aged 26, Florida-born West Pointer, who helped even the score which the Japanese ran up at Pearl Harbor when his plane dropped three bombs on the Japanese battleship Haruna, paid for the sinking of the ship with his life. One sentence of communique issued by Lieut.. Gen. McArthur, commander of the Far Eastern army, paid tribute to the young flier: General McArthur an- nounced with great sorrow the death of Captain Colin Kelly, Jr., who so distinguished him self by scoring three direct hits on the Japanese capital battle ship Haruna, leaving her in dis treSs and in flames" Just how and when Kelly died was not stated, but it is possible that death came without his know ing that the Haruna was mortal ly damaged.
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
Allies Sinking Jap Transports In Counter Offensive
Small Garrison On Wake And
 Midway Continue Resist Japs
 Navy Unable Communicate Guam

WASHINGTON, Dec, l3 (A') =, The Navy Department announc- ed that United States forces at Wake and Midway islands are continuing to resist Japanese in vasion attempts. II was added that there is no confirmation of the occupation of Guam by the Japanese.
 In it's fourth communique of the war. the Navy indicated the continuation of heavy Japanese attacks on Luzon, principal Phil ippine island. Naval and army fcrces, operating by land, sea, md air, are coordinating their resistance to the attack. the Navy declared.
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
Japs Worried by Allied Counter Offensive, Sinking 8 Transports
 With Uncol1nted Soldiers Lost

UNDATED, Dec. Is (4) - Jap officials took worried cOgnizance of an allied aerial and sub coun ter offensive which has taken a toll of uncounted thousands of Jap troops enroute to the Or iental battlegroundS. A joint army and navy communique warned the Jap people against the lurking danger of enemy subs off Japan's island coast and urged them ito prepare for a pro tracted war wherein hostile subs and aircraft bombing will play a role.'
 Thus far, between them, the U. s. air force and the Dutch sub fleet, operating over and under the China Sea, have sunk 8 troop laden vessels headed for Philip pine and Malayan landings, along with two supply ships, while the air force is credited with damaging five additional transports.
 Formosa, Jap island off the southeast China coast, was alarm ed Saturday night when 12 plan es, apparently reconnaissance, were sighted off Takao, a Jap set tlement IL indicated that the
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
1000 AFL Members Prisoners of Japs

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2 (4) - Del3ved) - The AZ of L an- noun"ed that the Navy informed it that more than a thousand members of its building trades unions were taken prisoner by the Japanese when Midway and Guam were captured by the en- emy. The A F of L said it was informed that TOO of it's workers, most taken from California for work on Army and Navy base construction, were captured at Midway and 400 at Guam.
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
Navy Unable
 Contact Guam

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3 (P) - The Navy announced that they were unable 10 communicate with Guam either by radio or cable and added that capture by the Japanese is probable, of the force of fewer than 400 Navy personnel and l55 marines who were stationed at the island, The communique said these had been repeatedly bombed. Japs were said to have landed at several points. Wake and Midway are continuing to resist. No mention was made of civilians.
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
Enemy Operations Over Philippines

WASHINGTON. Dec. IS CH) - The War Dept said enemy air operation continued over Lu- zon, in the Philippines and ground operations are in pro- gress in three sections of the is land. A brief communique said there was nothing to report in other areas. emitting mention of Hawaii and the U. s. Pacific coast for the first time in sev- eral days.
 Outlining the military situa- ton at 6.30 am. PST, the com munique said In the Philippine theater. enemy air operations over the island of Luzon cOntin- ue and operations on the ground are continuing in the north and northwest sections of Luzon in the vicinity of LegaSpi.
 In southern Luzon, ground op- erations were mentioned, presum ably in the vicinity of Aparrl on the northern shore of Luzon where Japanese troops made landings early in the invasion and at Vigan, some 200 miles north of Manila, on the west coast, where the Japanese gain ed another foothold. The landing at Legaspi, about 22O miles from Manila, was made late last week and was effected without Opposi- ton, the War Department dis closed.
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To Establish Mili- tary Code Alaska

WASHINGTON. Dec. IS lP) - Legislation to establish a mili- tary code for Alaska and to rat fly the formation of the Alaska National Guard was approved by the House Military Committee. Delegate Dimond said a guard force is being organized in the territory although legal author ity didn't exist.
The Nome nugget., 1941-12-15
Explosion Iowa Munitions Plant

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Dec. l3 (P) - A terrific TINT explosion, which destroyed the Meltime unit of the Iowa ordnance plant, killed at least 2 yesterday, but left officials convinced of the soundness of the construction of the $60,00O,00O defense project. Seven persons were listed as missing and more than 40 in- jured.
 Lieut.. Col. Keith Adamson, commanding officer, said if built the way World War plants were built i've wouldn't have any plant left"
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military objectives there were severely damaged by an attack 2y Jap naval units Thursday. They admitted some losses.
 A Tokyo communique said 8 American planes were shot down in aerial attacks over the Philip pines, IA others destroyed on the ground. and II American flying boats destroyed.
 Tokyo naval headquarters were silent on the official United States reports that Jap Warships fled to avoid battle, but claim ing the sinking of a third U. s. battleship, the Arizona. in ac- ton at Hawaii.
 A Domei broadcast from Sai- gon, Indo China, a dispatch aS- serting that British troops at Hong Kong had withdrawn from their first line of defense after the Jap capture of Kowloon, on the mainland facing the great British naval base.
 Reuters, the British news agency at London quoted a Shanghai Domei dispatch saying Honolulu had undergone six air raids in 9 hours after Secretary Knox arrived there.
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var on the sea and in the air is drawing closer to the island em- pire.
 The struggle in the Philippines resolved into a contest for air supremacy, while the British acknowledged that the Japs gain ed ground in the Kedah area of northern Malaya where "confus ed' warfare has taken root in the jungle fastnesses.
 Hong Kong, British crown col ony on the south China coast, number ? naval base in the East, appeared to be the point of great est pressure from the Jap great CT east Asia offensive. The Brit ish acknowledged the withdraw al from Kowloon, city of the colony, which permitted the Japs to advance within rife shot of the island. Hong Kong is just off KoWloon peninsula. Unless this is a forerunner of complete aban donment of Hong Kong, it repre- sents a strategy permitting the Japs to plunge to the extremity of the Kowloon peninsula, in the hope of freeing themselves of the Chinese armies, operating on their rear. to cut them off.