The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 26, 1934, Page 1

For 54 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Printed Today Has 2,866 Names Number Of Electors s| EXPOSITION IN Much Larger Than Was! CHICAGO OPENED - ginning Of Campaign Beee FESTIVITIES OF SECOND EX- + The qualified list of voters of} posiTION GET GOING FOL- Monroe County for the Primary} LOWING FORMAL CERE- to be-held on Tuesday, June 5, is} MONIES CONDUCTED printed in The Citizen today. The list contains 2,866 names, taking up three pages. of today’s} CHICAGO, May 26—With an eight-page: tssue: expositionparade and formal Early! this week it was estimat- | °eremomies, the second Century of VOLUME LV. No. 126. (My Associated Press) names and: it was today, ““"The ‘festivities “give promise of being more beautiful and impre: sive ‘than ever would-be shown, ; ‘after the check of. the precincts’ was started the copy for the list was be- compiled, it was believed the would fall below that es- Sholtz Asks Aid TALLAHASSEE, May 26.— RECENTLY EMERGED WITH ———, _ KEY WEST. FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1934. SS] Cpe Rep West Citen Es aoa Tries Party. Harmony a By GEORGE TUCKER ‘(My Annoeinted Preas) NEW YORK, May 26.—Stag- PLANNING BOARD AS RE-|.,, . revolution to help prepare DER BY GOVERNOR SHOLTZ {Special 19 The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, May 26.— j Florida Advisory and Planning ecutive order of Governor Sholtz with the state planning board will tbe held at the Seminole hotel, | Jacksonville, at 10 a. m. Monday, May 28. This was announced here today by M. L. Montgomery, Various angles of the board’s contemplated plan of statewide! improvement, by means of feder- al and other funds over a geriod of years, will be brought before the meeting of the 20 board mem- bers through a series of commit- tee reports, Montgomery said. Among tentative plans to be discussed is one that eventually may bring an entire readjustment | executive secretary of the board. | Gov. Dave Sholtz today issued alof the state’s tax structure. A statement asking the people of|survey of tax laws and conditions Florida to lend their assistance}?°W is under way in Tallahassee _ Hate as the large precincts as ~ well as those on the keys showed @ decided falling off in numbers, the number of quali- is much larger than expected by some of those kept in close touch with the of events and only 84 below estimate published by The y in: the early part of the | precincts is here-' for the benefit of 169 ... 262 Century of Progress was remark- -» 870 able in its nature and in its effect | sirports that has at this early date 498 292 628 536 toward making the state’s exhibit epee dna 2 pigaeites ‘ z , » who at the sewers Century - a in eonjunction with the board’s! gress a greater success than last! state tax problems committee, year’s. Also to come up for attention The governor also urged them! win be a tentative program: for | #8 Tammany, its district “leaders seem to feel, is back in stride with the national and state party lead- fers. It will keep in stride, too, i they say. The first 1934 meeting of the) What concerns Edward, J. Ahearn, leader of the anti-Curry Board since it was merged by ex-/ revolt, in particular and other | general. “is command district leaders in twhether the all-high will be vested in a single authority {as usual or in a steering committee —something rarely tried. in the past. If instead of a leader ‘to suc- ceed John F. Curry -a_ steering icommittee is formed to assume temporary leadership, it is. held former police.commissioner, will return to the local democratic limelight. se Many Tammany adherents urged him as a candidate instead ‘of former Mayor O’Brien last fall, and one of the contributory causes to Curry’s ousting was the dis- astrous defeat of his own eandi- date. If rule by committee is voted down, then a determined fight may be’made to elevate Ahearn to the leadership, a post he nar- rowly missed getting five years 0, tovsupport the Florida exhibit but-| padual ton week, which will be held from} state's highway system to provide May 26 to June 2 by the Floridalthe ytmost safety and ease ’ of World’s Fair Commission, Inc., to! driving over Florida highways raise funds for the fair exhibit. | wish a minimum of expense to tax- He said, “Florida once again is | payers, Montogemry said. on trial. , Our 1983 ‘exhibit at A Aicpatt Dewilewments Progress in the development of improvement of. the os eee Pi et te placed Florida in the forefront of t yp sncrenbe nt UTS | al states of the nation along travel tron the South.| nie line is another dubject which - “It is up to us now,’ and n0jwilt receive considerable atten. { The Tiger's Program Irrespective of the outcome, the Tiger is pledged to a three-ply re- solve: 1. Party harmony. 2. Resumption of the mastery in New. York City polities, 3. Support of the national and state adrhinisttations. The current status of Tammany Hall.is compare’ ble Lenthe_ balloon. after the little boy stick a pin it. Deflation set in nearly five years ago, after “Boss” Curry’s ‘To:Regain: Lost Prestig SULT OF EXECUTIVE OR-| the way for a political comeback,| possible that Grover A. Whalen,}: Key West, Florida, has the most equable weather in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit. PRICE FIVE CENTS Porter States National Park Measure Will Be Big Boos _Toward Securing Of Bridees OI IOI M IMG. | NEARLY TWO INCHES | RAIN AT KEY WEST According to the weather report conditions for the past 24 hours up un- til 8 o'clock this morning as issued by G. S, Kennedy, meteorologist at the local sta- tion, Key West had 1.92 in- ches of rain. The reoprt also.shows that Apalachicola, Fle.,..had a precipitation of -3.64 inches; which is considered an. ex- cessive rainfall for the period The Wigwam Looks For Leadership SPOSOSSOOOOCOOEOOOOOOOOEOOOOOOOOOCE |Says ‘Large Number Will | Visit Florida Keys As Result Of ' % covering William R. Porter, in a tele- gram to The Cit'zen from Wash. | | | | i i ington, says the Wilcox Everglades National Park bill will be a “tre- mendous boost!’ to. the bridge pro- {dect due to the far greater aum- 4 3 mention,» with: 2.32 inches at ~-|ber of. people thet. will.vist the Charleston, S. C. 2 Florida Keys >a result of the es» — COIL L EMM MGM ariisumont of the park. 2 MISS M. BOYDEN \ While Mr. Porter does not say” |so in the telegram, it is generally CHOSEN TO LEAD | PLAY AT COLLECE As the result of John F. Curry’s ouster, Tammany Hall seeks a {known by those who have been {active in applying for the loan with 1S ae jn) Steam ! leader to sit in its headquarters, shown here, and plan the organiza- jinat: the: great obatege tion’s comeback. Curry may be succeeded by one nor, tem: | | whieh they have had to contend ily, bs i ittee. I latter . | STUDENT | A’ i - porarily, by a steering committee. In the latter cai Grover A. IT. AT KALAMAZOO. Ts bewn: te dameeninete Uae tas self-liquidating, ve At Key West To Take On And Discharge Cargoes Whalen (profile), former police commissioner and city “greeter,” | | may have @ prominent place in Tammany councils. Edward J.{ MICH. COLLEGE IS DAUGH:) yoo. win) be ; Ahearn (left), leader of the anti-Curry revolt, is expected to play} TER OF MR. AND MRS.! an important role in the Tammany “new deal.” | jand the attraction of the Ever- _.| RALPH BOYDEN, KEY WEST cindex National Park, part of | which is in Monroe county, to reti- | Miss Margaret Boyden, student |4ents of the state as well as to jat Kalamazoo College, in Michi-; tourists will add immeasurably to gan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. itraffic in that section orida, Ralph B. Boyden, of Key West, eka which will + éver has been selected for the lead i | the bri ‘ - the annual play production bythe {2° ridges pat nt That de- ie ap ~ -=-tseniors of the college. pasos wi ; tn the St | Gatun, of the § pene fea pigebtieecd ba poeta The play is ‘The Late Christo-| pressing further for the granting SF- | 29,000-barrels' of fuel ofl into the | Pher Bean,” a humorous and at/of the loan, as it is known that | Fruit and Steamship Company, 12 easy job lies before us to support |tion during th ting. i . | ion during the board meeting. ascension to power, when the! rived in port last night and at 12! tanks of the company. ie sarees AiBe REpRRLOE, Ory of | President Roosevelt will sign the 26'the Florida exhibit in every 78 way A ‘TENDER POPPY TO Other subjects to be stadied by the board during its meeting will include state rural problems, ed- ucation, parks and playgrounds, public health and welfare, public Vitale case tended to link some of the Tammany membership with the underworld. This was the signal for a rain fs niddle class life and the theme is * Freighter Brazos, of the Clyde! unfolded in such a manner as to|?*"* bill. { | Mallory Lines, arrived last night,!furnish a decided contrast to the} This is Mr. Porter's telegram 1 11:25 o'clock and sailed with|sleek sophistication of many mod-'to The Citizen: je’clock berthed at the Porter; | Dock Company. New The ship was fr York} ive cauMiece on. the” hewiliered ip was from ork | cargo of sponges and live turtle at ern plays. “Wileox Everglades Na- : nie - Gertrude Thompson, colored, | ‘was arrested yesterday on a charge, » of imputing want of chastity. morning she pee a hearing in the court o Justice Rogelio Gomez. - At was decided by the justice} evidence was sufficient to; defendant being held placed under bond of te answer at the next term of RETURN T0 PORT ion” and land tise and. conser'va- | tion. The board has before it a plan. only tentative so far, for the com- the| bination of homestead colony: pro- pres, foke Fetarecn, ot ts in the state with plans to de- oe | jec Ee org vapid Rtapide rte. velop the unbleachéd sulphate ‘ pulp industry, reforestation of ing toe Key Wes "| ine- land, the tung: sil: industry The Poppy has been at Punta and conservation of gam Rassa for about two months con-|, Montgomery said he did not structing front and rear range|*"w" whether this. m had lights at that point and has com- reached a point of icient de- pleted erection of these new, aids velopment for general discussion to navigation. at the meeting, but that it might As the tender has a barge in tow be taken up. itis not expected it will arrive rae ‘ late gn Monday. Tiger’s head which culminated in the Seabury investigation. Prestige Shattered The Seabury disclosures re- duced Tammany’s prestige to shreds; then, to make matters worse, the party was plagued by internal dissension. -After that Tammany cracked Wide open, and Curry established his genius at picking “also rans.”..He supported Al Smith at the Chicago conven- tion, opposed Herbert Lehman's fight for the gubernatorial nomi nation and forced the renomina- tion of Mayor O’Brien. Tammany hepes the deposing of and after taking on 29,802 gal- 12:15 o'clock for New York. | Miss Boyden’s ability is pecu-{ jons of fuel oil, sailed for her a Freighter Alamo, of the same: liarly adapted to the character ot} | tination, Frontera, Mexico. line, is due in port Monday morn-! Abby, wife of the late Christopher, | i _Tanker Oregon, of the Texas ing from New: York en route to! whose one ambition in life is to} Oil Company, berthed at the Por- | Tampa and Mobile. j keep the pictures of her artist hus- | hand, which have become famous. + The manner in which she foils! ithe big swindle which is being | planned to secure the pictures is; \the outstanding theme of the} ;Story and furnishes Miss Boyden} with a perfect vehicle to display) {her artistic ability. tional park bill passed house this afternoon. This will prove a decided boost to bridge project, as it will add tremendously to traffic on keys. While I feel Wilcox has little or no opposition in West vote, and wil a handsome major- ity there, yet I desire as an evidence of our appreciation of him that he receive hun- dred percent. Urge our peo- ple to give him the largest complimentary vote possible. He deserves it for the coop- eration we have always re- ceived from him.” Pineapple Canning Factory Will | Resume Operations On Monday | Operations at the A. Granday}|the Ferry Parrott from Cuba last | night and other cars of the fruit jare expected to arrive. | An announcement of the com-! | Pineapple Cannery will be resum- ! Curry will do away with its ils. | ed 8 o'clock Monday morning, | Having floundered through _ the} Thi Tiger, like a gréat, shagey PO bd ate te mal, is shaking itself and seramb+}made this morning by ling to a footing on higher ground, It is looking for a return of ta arnt eannerr Prosperity it enjoyed in the reign| Thompson interests. of “Boss” Murphy, when it con-j trolled 66 out of every 100 votes, | when men in all the choicest posts, SFY ee a Cea ny, published elsewhere in this’ ‘ jissue of The Citizen, is to the ef-' putt fEOn A. Mait-|fect that experiencc4 workers in) Steamship Florida, of thefPhand West ‘the preparation and canning of | 0. S. S. company, sailed yesterday Warijngton in,the of the'the fruit may apply at the can-;#fternoon for Havana with }88 propareli ids nery Monday morning, as it is in- first class, 14 seéond sang pessens said that he? has + found tended to add to the force which sers, one ton of freight and 166 Congressman Wilcox ready and Monday of this| *acks of mail, nxious to aecompany him, Mr. bi abe arta A inte the M: has WESTERS’ NIGHT _ AT MIAMI, FLA. | | Mr. Adams told The Citizen two | was working | week. Ferry Parrott arrived from!Porter, to various departments BRATION TO BE HELD IN , {cars of pineapples had arrived on i ‘Cuba yesterday afternoon with 22) connected with the PWA to press Le —_ _ Key West Lodge B. P. 0. Elks will hold the regular annual instal- “IaGon of officers on the evening ef June 7, in the lodge rooms on Deval street. © A. suitable program of enter- ainment has been planned for the evening and light refresh. ments will be served. ~ Officers who wiil ve inducted ‘into office are: Ww " Harris—Exalted | £T°™ law school. My wae While in Washington, another yeni son and his wife, Mr, and Mrs. Shall al ee alan E: Law, whats, thay have ~ Benjamin Sawyer — Esteemed|°* Seen in six years, will join Loyal Knight. ayo + Frank Shepherd — Esteemed On their way back, they expect Lecturing Knight, to stop in Tampa, Fia., to visit a HD. W: daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Crosley, and in Opa-Locka to visit another daugh- H. BR. Bervaldi—Alternate. ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mra. . John J. Romero, Jr. Eo OPA Pet wa, chally expects te be away Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Lowe, accompanied by their three daugh- ters, Mrs. Bernard J, Cruz, Miss Leota and Miss Alice Jane Lowe, expect to leave Monday over the highway enroute to Washington, D. C.,.to witness the graduation of their son, John Wm. Lowe, PHONE 597 CINDERELLA BALLROOM ON MAY 31 ee Key West is cordially invited to attend Ex-Key Westers Night to be celebrated May 31, in the Cin- derella Ballroom in Miami. There will be music and frée beer and sandwiches will be served. | The affair is announced in a telegram to The Citizen by At- torney Paul Marks, formerly of} this city, and president of the | Key West Club of Dade County. | Candidates for congress, the | senate, state legislature, judges and county solicitors are to be heard on this festive occasion and it is expected to be one of the | greatest political rallies staged in , South Florida in many years. In his message Mr. Marks sin- |cerely thanks The Citizen for its | cooperation and the publication of; } various news items giving pub- | lieity to the club, its intentions | and aspirations, ') HAVE YOUR CLOTHES CLEANED CLEAN %e SUITS | 25¢ VOGUE CLEANERS L. J. CALLEJA, Prop. One Day Service Next to Cuban Club when Tammany was a power na- ionally as well as locally. ; . Will Tammany come back? If the prophecy set down by “Boss” Croker nearly a quarter of a cen- tury ago still holds water, Tam- many will. Forced to get out, Croker. with a grin, geod thing. But Tammany Hall will still be here when we are all gone.” NOTICE The current. tax roll- for the City of Key West will close, as re- quired by law, on May 31, 1934, Payments after that date will be one per cent per month, SAM B. PINDER, City Tax Collector. may22-24-26-28-30 NOTICE PINEAPPLE FACTORY Monks morning. Will also employ more experienced work- |, ers at that time. A. Granday Canning Co. ——_INC.——_—_ ¢c observed : ‘Sometimes a change is a pretty jearloads of pineapples, 8,685 for the application for the bridge }crates, two cars of fruit in bulk, loan. jone car of tile, and 251 sacks of| In eompany with Mr, Porter, ‘mail. Mr. Wileox has appeared before The fruit in crates was trans-jcommittees that were consider- ferred to 30 refrigerator cars and ing the application for the loan shipped out this morning over the and har advocated their making , Florida East Const Railway, The reports in favor of granting it. | cars with pineapples in bulk were} Incidentally, Mr. Porter before Absentee votes cast during the consigned to the A. Garnday Can-jhe left bere on his last trip de- | ning Company in Key West. ‘elared that he still was confident week in the office of Judge Hugh: the the government would lend : | COCO CSO CCSS OC ESEEESES the money to construct the pro- Gunn total 23, which is far below! WHERE TO co | posed bridges, and now, with the the average for the period during soccscccccccosscoooccose | *{iitional argument of the fur- ither increase of traffic as a re- leult of the establishment of the Love, Evergindes National Park, his confidence that the loan will be | obtained has been greatly augu- [mented | For that reason among several | ting Falls Far Short This Year; Only 23 Cast Ballots ! ‘MISS L. PADRON | DIES HERE TODAY }FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE)... un... ballots have been CONDUCTED TOMORROW | oy AFTERNOON | With the reeeipt of the ballots) Strand—“Fashions of 1934.” TOMORROW | Church—Services at 9:30 jothers that are of decided import- 30 and & p, ance to the interests of Key Wert, Mr. Porter declares that the peo- Love'ple of Key West should show Mr. ) Seng” and “Big Town.” (Wileox that they appreciate Steand—“Fashions of 1934. ;~hat he hae done for them by sol- ———.-~ | idly supporting hit: in the primary lelection to be heid on June 5. j U ‘e ! { i i {voters were advised absentee vot- > i | Miss Loretta Padron. 54 years; :.» would begin Monday morning! jold, died 12:45 o'clock this after-) land 11 a. m, and 7 inoon at the home, 1127 Simonton}? clock. On that day three were my patreet. jcast, Tuesday three more and each Funeral services will be beld to-; morrow afternoon 4 o'clock from, “#7 j the residence. Rev. A. L. Mas-\wien the count was annonnced rea, S. J., of St. Mary's Star of! the Sea Charch, will officiate. [** 23- 3 | The ae ee cng | Ballots may be east next week, lage Pedren is . survived by sso, by all voters who are reason |three nephews, Ed. S. Alonro,'abiy sure they will be out of the ; t a — S. Aloo! city on June 5 when the first pri-! valez and family, will be held. Palace —- “Manhattan a few until thie afternoon; SATURDAY SPECIALS Fis. Fryers, dremed, ® _ 35e Pie. Hens, dremed. ® .. 2 {Milk Fed, large and emall {sizes} Spring Lamb 86 Milk Fed V; Strictly Fresh Eggs CENTRAL MARKET Phone 20 Flemiag Street William Powell-Bette Davie in FASHIONS OF 1934 Matinee: Balcony, 10<; Orches- ton, 15-200; Might, 15-25¢ i ‘mary