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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
COAL TUNNELS
in COLLAPSE
TWENTY FAMILIE HOMELESS
IN MINING TOWN IN
PENNSYLVANIA
(By Associated I'ress)

WEST PITTSTON, Pa, Feb. 6.
-Collapsing coal tunnels under
this little mining town have left
20 families homeless, wrecked the
main street and disrupted water
and electric service in a day of
terror.
Three blocks of the main street
suddenly dropped more than three
feet this morning, and streets run
ming into the wrecked avenue be-
gan to collapse.
Fronts of buildings cavcd in,
glass was broken all over the city
and water gushed from broken
mains At least 20 families were
reported to have fled their homes,
although no casualties have been
reported.
The sinking began more than
two weeks ago, caused according
to engineers by the collapse of
mining tunnels under the city.
Until today, it had been gradual,
however.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
Show Necessity Of Quick
Work In Securing Funds
For Legion's Convention

in hand with which to pay for
them.
1t is again urged that both
voluntary and solicited SubScrip-
tions come forth promptly. A first
solicited subscription was received
yesterday and was for a very sub
Stantlal amount II was from
George Smith Of the North Beach
Inn. The committee expresses its
appreciation for his promptncSS in
leading the contribution parade
Some merchants seem TO be
somewhat disposed to compare
this coming event with the open
ing day celebration of the bridge
opening Let me reaSSure every
one that there Is no comparison.
First, every delegate 10 the
American Legion state convcn-
tion receives at least $40 a day to
spend from the post delcgatng
him here, He has $40 day n
spend, and he remains four days
and four nights.
Second. these delegates take
over and run their own show
There need bc TO doubt in the
minds Of everyone bat what Key
West wlll see fear fast and furious
days and nights q fun and srol.c.
and profit;
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
CAPTAIN MOLE
ARRIVES HERE
REPORTS FOR DUTY AS COM
HANDING OFFICER OF
MEDICAL UNIT

Captain John William Mole.
Medical Corps reserve officer and
a veteran of World War l, has re-
ported to Key West barracks as
commanding officer of the station
medical detachment, it was an
nounced today.
Lieut.. Burton Leslie Mumford,
Norcross, Ga, according to or
ders received today from Atlanta,
will report here Feb. Is to serve
as dentist at the station.
Arrival of the two officers will
relieve Dr. Armando Cobo and DIR.
William r. Warren of further duty
at the station. Army officers here
say the pair have rendered serv-
ices of the highest quality, but the
increased personnel at the bar
racks has made it necessary to Sc
cure full-time medical and dental
officers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06

monthly study, because, rents
excepted, living costs were UNI
changed from year earlier while
combined cash income sources to-
tailed $115 compared with $I00
during the closing month of
1882.
Mr.. and Mrs. Public, in this
study, receive income from wag
es, salaries, investments and 9TH
er sources in proportion to the
national distribution of such pay
ments. Their living expenditures
likewise are those of average
householders. Their real in
come, or purchasing power, is
their actual ability to buy regu-
larly needed goods and services,
Real income" is not a mere
subtraction of cash income from
cash outgo. which would be an
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
ITALIAN TROOPS
KEEP MOVING ON
APPEARS MUSSOLINI HAS DE-
CIDED AGAINST BATTLE
AT BENGASI
nv AssocIntes Presn

CAIRO, Feb. 6.-Reports of
Italian troop movements away
from strategic BengaSi toward
Tripoli led British observers here
today to believe Mussolini has
decided against a decisive battle
there.
Advances on every front were
reported, meanwhile, with an an
nouncement from Sir Archibald
WaVell that the main body Of his
troops would be in position To
begin siege of Bcngasi within
six days.
Swift moving columns have
penetrated Italian Somaliland at
a number of points and are press
ing forward with little resistance,
while in Ethiopia reports reach
ing here say the British have won
a decisive battle north of Lake
Tana and the Italians are in
flight.
The drive on Eritrea continues,
with soldiers of the Army of the
Nile pressing closer to the capital
city of Asmara and meeting no
resistance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06

many Wis .orS who come in to the
city daily and return to the main
land after short sightseeing trip
around the island.
Mr.. Stone suggested that each
person passing through the toll
gate should be presented with
carefully prepared literature on
Key West and the Florida Keys
bringing out the interesting facts
on climate, history and scores of
other items which every tourist
would naturally be in search of.
Folder would also give the visitor
a clear picture of the islands
hotels, restaurants, rooming
houses, and other businesses re-
lated to the tourist trade. without
filling the book with advertise
mentS.
Following Mr.. Stones talk the
members engaged in a round table
discussion on the subject and
pledged wholehearted support of
the proposition.
Jaycees will attempt to organ
ize a recreation program in this
city and hopes to obtain the CO.
operation of all organizations,
groups and churches. Ultimately
the Junior Chamber hopes to set
up city recreation department
which would furnish a system
atized and scheduled program.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
Stone Suggests Ways To
Help Furnish Recreation
For Tourists And Others

Julius F. Stone, Jr., last evening
told members of Key West Junior
Chamber of Commerce what they
could do to assist in the proposed
recreation and advertising pro-
gram being designed to acquaint
and sell Key West to both tourists
and service men.
Regular monthly Jaycee meet
ing was held in Lions Den on
Seminary street at $50 o'clock
with Joe Allen presiding.
Mr.. Stone outlined the plans and
progress of the recently formed
recreation committee and in
dictated that preliminary steps had
already been taken to provide Key
West with a much needed recrea-
tional center Through ready CO.
operation of Navy, Army and Ma
rine Corps officials, it seemed
likely that such a project could be
put through.
Committee under Mr.. Stone has
compiled a list of recreational
facilities needed in this city and
are now working towards provid-
ing the most essential. Topping
the list is a reading and writing
room conveniently located and
properly supervised.
Closely connected with the rec
reational program is the crying
need of selling Key West to the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
FLORIDA PROFITS
in NOT DIVERTINC
GAS TAX MONEYS
STATE WILL PROFIT IN AID.
DITION TO WHAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN LOST IF LEE
HAD NOT TAKEN STAND

JACKSONVILLE. Feb. O.
Right on top of news that Geor-
gia has been penalized a half-mil-
lion dollars by the Federal Blu
reau of Roads for diverting state
gas tax money to other purposes,
the Florida State Road Depart
ment has been advised that this
is not the first penalty--and what
is mole. comes the information
that Florida is to profit from two
earlier penalties to the tune of
$10.686 in addition TO the two
million dollars she might have
lost in penalties if State Comp
ttroller j. NJ. Lee had not stopped
diversion of gas tax funds in
1887.
New Jersey was penalized a
quarter million dollars in 1887
just about the time Jim Lee was
saving Florida's bacon. and
Massachusetts, was penalized
neatly a half nillinn dollars a.
year later, according to CORE
spondence between Thomas II.
Macdonald. commissioner of pub
lie roads and the Florida State
Road Department
The federal authorities have
advised the State Road Depart
ment that these withheld moneys,
after awaiting Congressional ac-
ton two years. are now being
distributed to the various states,
Congress having authorized thd
Public Roads Administrator TO
re-apportion to the states all
moneys withheld from any par
CONTINUED nn Page F'o,IrI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
WOULD SUPPRESS
ITALIAN LOSSES
WHISPERERS AND DEFEAT
lists CAMPAIGN TO BE
CONDUCTED
Cry Associated Press,

ROME, Feb. 6.-Students and
newspapers today began a new
campaign against "whisperers"
and "defeatists" as stories of I'M
rest at continued Italian losses be-
came more threatening.
Five hundred students paraded
through the streets of Rome carry
ing placards which said stop the
whispering campaign" and Ger
many and italy are marching side
by side to victory
Newspapers denounced talk of
defeatism and promised ultimate
victory for the axis partners. They
admitted reverses in Africa. how
ever. and for the first time made
public news of British advances
into Ethiopia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06

Judge William " Albury de-
ferred sentence until Saturday
after the pair had been found
guilty by a six-man jury of at
lacking Rogelio Alvarez, a white
man. on the night of Jan. 80 A
second charge OF aggravated as
sault on Gertrude Skinner, wife
of one of the defendants. was re-
fused on grounds of insufficient
evidence by second jury.
Allan B. Cleare. Jr., county
solicitor, in dramatic summing
up of the first case, said testi-
mony of the witnesses had re-
vealed to Inn for the first time
condition in which organized
gangs, both white and colored,
fought for control of the colored
sections with knives and bottles.
He urged the jury to declare the
defendants guilty as the first
step in breaking up the gangs
and promised quick action from
his office to stamp out other such
organizations.
A string of witnesses and the
defendants, themselves. told a
confused story in which Alvarez
accused the defendants and two
other men of beating him and
striking him with bottle, while
Wilkinson and Skinner in
sisted they had been the victims
of an organized gang attack and
a frame-up in court.
Jurymen in The original case
were J. r, Villareal, Sidney
Blackwell. S. Owen Sawyer. Car
lyle f. Williams. Rutledge S.
Curry and William Russell.
A jury drawn for the aggravat-
ed assault case was made up Of
John A. Carey. Harold Pinder,
Charles G. ingraham. Anderson
Lones, Sr.. Harry J. Sawyer and
Oscar Fraga
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
Another Large Submarine
Takes Up Station Here

One Of the navy's newest ard
largest submarines was attached
indefinitely To Key West naval
station today with the arrival II
the Triton.
Bringing the cisy's submarine
population up to four, the big. new
aDdeFSea craft measures more
than 800 feet and carries a crew
ri IS fsn In wartime. the crew
would g. UP 10 about l25.
Three other submarines, now
operating s.ith the sound school
of Key Ws.gt. are 2i3 foofers
The Seumex. an experimental
type If converted destroyer, sn-
chored here last night and wiil re-
main IN port indefinitely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
CALLAHAN GOING
OUT In ORIENT

Lieut. -Corndr Fort II Gala
han, first naval officer 70 b. sta
toned al the present Key West
base, will De transferred In about
three weeks To China. il was an
nounced today
Callahan car2e here four years
ago as communications officer
the position he still holds. bat In
the absence Of other Officers. held
the p'ositlon ~ eommardant Of
the base LATER. he was relieved
BY Capt W p Jacohs as com
TTsardant. but continued ~ hold
tire double position of es,snmuni
cations officer ard captain ~ iflse
yard unIlI b. @a2 relieved 81 the
latter title several rnanth2 age.
Where rae wIII 80 In Cshlna cr
Tire exact date Il TIRE transer has
not ye. ceel announced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06

LIGHT STATION Is
CLOSED To PUBLIC

The old Key West lighthouse.
from which visitors and natives
have had bird's-eye view Of the
city since long before the inven-
ton of the airplane. has been or
dercd closed to the public.
The lighthouse is one Of Key
Vests oldest landmarks. II was
built in 1846 after a storm had
wrecked a lighthouse built at
Fort jefferson in 1925.
Closing of the lighthouse was
ordered from Coast Guard head
quarters In Washington In line
with general orders forbidding
the public To most government
property.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06

Subscriptions for the special
American Legion fund already are
starting To reach headquarters, La
Concha hotel, Fleming street, it
was reported today by Guy Carrie
ton. chairman of the committee
assigned to the task of Solicita-
ton
IF everyone who has received
a letter would act promptly we
will soon he able 10 satisfy the
board of directors of the Key West
convention corporation that we
are in a position - finance the
convention" Chairman Carleton
said.
1t must hc borne IN mind that
il is impossible 10 get out orders
for the many things which will be
required for this convention un-
less the board of directors OF the
convention corporation has money
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
STUDY POSSIBLE
FIRE SABOTAGE

NEW HAVEN Conn, Feb. g.
Federal investigators today are
studying the possibility of sabo-
tagc in the fire which yesterday
took the lives of ii men at the
New Haven Quilt and Pad COM
pany.
An investigation Immediately
after the fire revealed that a
sprinkler system which should
have eXtinguished the blaze had
been turned off.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
COMING EVENTS
THURSDAY

Army Relief Benefit Card Party.
Barracks. 200 pm.
United Daughters of Confederacy
meet at home of Mrs. Allan
b. Clcare. North Beach. 40
pm.
Social Meeting. Junior Woman's
Club, Woman'S Clubhouse. Divi-
sion street, 500 pm.
County Commission meets at s 90
pm County Courthouse
CITY Council meets at 7.30 pm.
City Hall.
Rotary Club meets al noon. Par.
iS1 Hall. Bahama Street
Lions Club meets at $40 pm.
Lions Den, Seminary Street
FRIDAY
Red Cross Sewing Club meets at
3l5 Duval Street. 200 p m
Harris School Room Mothers
meet at home a Mrs William
Carey, 1880 Eaton street, $40
pm
Tourist Club meets at Art Center,
80 pm
Sock Social Sponsored by Saint
Eliza beth'S Guild. Saint PauIs
Church. Parish Han. 800 pm
SUNDAY
Community Vespers q; BayvlegE
PARK, 800 pm
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
MORE MONEY FOR
ENCLAND'S WAR
CRy Associated Pr~ssD

LONDON, Feb. 6.-House of
Commons this morning heard a
plea for England's greatest bud
get as Sir Kingsley Wood. chan
cellor Of the cxchequer. asked
81 SOC. 600 600 for the remainder
Of the fiscal year ending March
81. and $4,000. 000, 900 for the year
1871 40.
England IS now spending $40
000,000 day. Sir Kingsley told
the House. Of which S42 900 900 r
day IS for war Spending SINCE
October has increased S6.0@10. GOO
q day, ne reported.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
CHANGES MADE in
LEND-LEASE BILL
tUy Associated Pressb

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Dem-
ocratic members of the House
Foreign Affairs committee this
morning joined in passage of two
amendments limiting the powers
of President Roosevelt in the
lend lease" bill.
One amendment will add a
three-year time limit to the bill,
while the other explains the act
cannot be construed as authoriz-
ing the sending of American yes
sells into the war zone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
GERMAN BOMBERS
SMASH AT BRITAIN
nv Assoeinted Pressl

BERLIN, Feb. 6.-Germany's
bombers last night braved storms
over England TO smash from the
air at a half dozen industrial cit
les in the southeastern section, it
was announced today.
Flying through weather which
kept British forces on the ground,
the bombers made heavy attacks
on Winchester, Southampton and
several other cities.
An official communique said Is
British fighters had been shot
down in yesterdays Raj raids on
channel invasion bases.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
LIVING COSTS STEADY AS CASH
INCOMES RISE, SURVEY REVEALS

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 6.-The
cost of living in December, 1910,
held at levels prevailing in De-
cember, 1899, but consumers had
more money to spend in the final
1910 month than in the last 1899
month, according to monthly
study of what people get and
spend, made public here today by
Investors Syndicate.
Mr. and Mrs. American Pub
lie, in December, 1910, were IA
cents on the dollar better off than
they were in December, 1899"
explained Investors Syndicate's
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
COUNTY BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

Monroe county commissioners
will hold a special session tonight
at 7:30 o'clock to canvass the
votes of the bond election Tues
day.
The commissioners will begin
their regular meeting at the court
house at 3 o'clock. after the vote
canvass has been completed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
NOT HIS EXPENSE

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-A man
wrote Sheriff M l. Sells of this
city that he wanted his wife back
but said he wouldn't pay her fare
back because he thought II the
duty of the man she ran away
with H. bear the expense.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
GREEKS CAPTURE
MANY PRISONERS
my Associated Pressp

ATHENS, Feb. 6.-Pressing
steadily forward on Italy's AL
bantam base at Valona, Greek
troops announced today they had
taken 200 prisoners and stores of
war supplies in a brief attack
south of the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
TWO BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED

Two building permits issued
yesterday granted authority to
Jimmie Kemp, go United street,
to spend 500 for general repairs
to his home. and to f. p. Winter
to spend $3l 25 for the conStruc-
ton of a wire fence.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
HARRY HECTOR
ARRIVES HERE
ROAD COMMISSIONER WILL
CONFER WITH JULIUS
F. STONE

Harry Hector. recently appoint
cd state road commissioner, ar
rived in Key West this afternoon
for a conference with julius F.
Stone. Jr., acting county attorney,
and William X. Porter.
Hector is expected to spend
the afternoon as the guest Of Por-
ter at his home and the three
will make a brief inspection of
Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
CITY COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT

The first regular meeting of
the month of the City Council
will be held tonight, beginning at
1880 o'clock
Aside from the reading of Off
GERS reports and other similar
routine matters, there is nothing
else scheduled to come before
the meeting
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
BIG EXPORTS
FOR BRITISH
tRy Associated Pres.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-Unit-
ed States exports to Great Brit
ain are now totalling 100000
900 a month and rising steadily,
Department Of Commerce re-
port showed today,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
NO DAMAGE TO
STRUCK VESSEL

The Coast Guard patrol boat
Juniper was unchanged yester-
day in a collision with the navy
destroyer Dickerson.
The Dickerson, returning to
port from patrol duty, apparently
misjudged its speed and struck
the Juniper a gIancing blow as
it passed the Coast Guard dock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
LIEUT.. WARREN
CALLED TO DUTY

William Richard Warren. Jr..
reserve army second lieutenant,
has been ordered 10 active duty.
beginning Saturday. it was an
nounced today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
Col. Mccormack Latest To
Oppose Lend-[e9Se Bill
Joined By Lindbergh In
Hearing Before Senate
Foreign Relations Com
ny;ttee
my Associated Pressl

Try Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON. Feb. Cool.
Charles A. Lindbergh and Col.
Robert r. Mccormack Chicago
publisher. joined this morning in
urging defeat of the "lend-lease"
bill before Senate Foreign Rela-
tions committeeman. but they diff
cred on the vulnerability of the
United States to attack.
Colonel Lindbergh, predicting
inevitable defeat for Great Britain
in her war with Germany, urged a
halt in arms shipments abroad.
Further weakening of our de-
lenses, he warned, might lay the
United States open to German in
vasion after England is defeated.
Colonel Mccormack, although
agreeing that the bill should be
defeated, took the opposite stand
that fears of invasion were the
Pigments of an "hysterical imagi-
nation"
Replying to questions of SEN
ator Claude Pepper of Florida,
Colonel Mccormack said the
United States should make every
effort and use force if necessary
to gain control of strategic islands
in the Atlantic. Asked if he
meant to include Bermuda, Colonel
Mccormack replied, I'VE already
have men stationed there" Sen
ator Pepper asked if he would
take the Azores. yes" replied
Mccormack.
Then suppose Germany should
declare war on us for doing these
things" asked Pepper Then we
should have to fight" Mccormack
replied.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06
Alleged Gang Warfare In
Key West May Result In
Investigation By County
Brought Out In Testimony
Given In Criminal Court
In Trial OF Two Negro
Defendants Today

Testimony which led to the
conviction of George Wilkinson
and Livingston Skinner. negroes.
on a charge OF assault and bat.
terry. this morning in criminal
court appeared likely to pave the
way for a county investigation
of alleged gang warfare in Key
VESTS colored districts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-02-06

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-16


near Bridgeville, preferred a
charge against her husband, Will
liam Passwaters, before Magistrate
w. Elwood Wright, ON Tuesday,
charging him with desertion and
non-support of his daughter, Helen,
age IA years, a student In the Sea-
ford Central School. He was held
in $500 bond for the June term OF
General Session Court. His father,
Henry Passwaters. going his sure
ty. 1t developed at the hearing that
Passwaters already is under a
court order and has been for the
past two years, but that he has
failed TO live up to the order i'm
posed upon him. Mrs. Passwaters,
formerly Miss Sallie Marker, of
Georgetown, testified that her aver
age payments over a period of
weeks, despite the court order, had
been about one dollar per week. She
said that she was unemployed. was
living with her son-in-law, as well
as her daughter, Helen, and that it
took all of the money that her hus-
band gave her So keep her daugh-