The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 7, 1934, Page 1

Key West, Florida, has the most equable weather in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit. Service. a For 54 Years Devotéd to thé Best Interests of Key West 3en |PEPPER CUTS LEAD LARGELY NGI IOOLIIS Th Tie Key ¥ KEY WEST. FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1934. ~|COLLECTOR OF [Novel Discloses “Emperor” _| RARE'FISH'IS | Sought Indian Rule In an | PRICE FIVE CENTS Additional Force To Be Given —- Employment Out FERA Fund VOLUME LV. No. 136 ~“Caba-On P. & O. Remy: Parrott: ob (By Anxociated ress) NEW YORK, June 7.—Follow- ing a ghostly canoe trail across ' INCITY | ’ By JOHN SELBY | B Bhai WILCOX RUNS “AWAY FROM’ Much’ Speculation Over Amount ‘Said To Have Ranged From One Half To A Million Dollars * Specie, estimated from one-half to one million dol- lars, went on the Ferry Parrott this week to Havana, Cubs, for use by the Cuban government. Speculation was rife as to the mount of money contained in the cars while they were at the Flor- ida East Coast Railway terminals in Key West. Some said the 250 cases con- tained gold, others were sure it was silver while others stated posi- tively some of the cases contain- ed currency. Guards ofthe company handling the shipments and those of the U. S. Secret Service answered all questions about the money by stony stares, and for all the infor- mation they imparted, 'they could have been deaf mutes. From the articles seen in some of the Cuban papers it would variously OF SPOTS ALONG ROADS PLANNED) LANDSCAPE ENGINEER OF FLORIDA MAKING SURVEY LOOKING TOWARD PROPOS- ED IMPROVEMENTS (Special to The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, June 7.—J. B. Prevatt, landscape engineer of state road department, is scout- ing the state for highway spots whose beauty may be enhanced un- der 4 beautification program now being developed over the state. Chairman C. B. Treadway of the department said Prévatt, working uhder the supervision of T. B. Massie, will conduct the body’s ef- forts to improve and beautify throughout the state small areas or parks adjoining state highways, as well as to work with outs’ groups seeking general beautifi- cation of highways. ‘The department some time ago began a campaign to secure 200 foot right of ways for major traf- fic arteries, with the idea of using ‘some of the. additional space for /beautification’ projects. -Prevatt has been for some time; J. J. SHEA OF NEW YORK)"Orthern Minnesota from Daigthl AQUARIUM ARRIVED iN) KEY WEST YESTERDAY ON: westward, Neil H. Swanson “fin: ly discovered the story of -the{ “Liberator of The Indian Na-! tions.” And then he wrote a novel seem that there was approximate-'in charge of the department's for-| ly the sum of $250,000 in silver’ estry nurseries, from which trees specie minted in the United States. | later will be taken for transplant- The Vocational Service Com- mittee, with Chas, E, Smith asl Installation of officers of the chairman, put on a program at the, luncheon — today,’ Rotary Club which was made up of different activities, Mr. Smith had charge/0’elock. of this part of the meeting, while| Sebastian Cabrera, Jr., president of the organization, presided over, the general session. Two officers from government vessels now in port were in at- ince as guests of the club, of whom expressed great’ pleasure on having been afforded an opportunity to meet with the Rotarians. “Announcement was made that ‘the new officers of the club will vtake charge in their respective — the first meeting in “While the attendance at the meeting today was smaller than usual, nevertheless. the session} proved to be an interesting one, which was conchided with the singing of the regular songs. ~ CAL Teer In its account of the results of the election locally yesterday, Citizen inadvertently stated tha! Allan B. Cleare led the ticket ing along the highways. ting” occurred when’ 10 baby snakes| reached Winnipeg, but soon after-, rates on the om brought forth alive by a fe- z STREET place tonight at ‘on Duval street, the lodge rooms beginning at 8 cordial welcome to attend the ceremonies. Arrangements have been made to serve a buffet cold| r after the installation. fficers who wiii be inducted into office are: '‘m, Curry Harris—Exalted! Ruler, Warren Sawyer — Esteemed! Leading Knight. Benjamin Sawyer — Loyal Knight. Frank Shepherd —. Esteemed H. D. Warren—Secretary. me Morris Holtsberg—Treasu Newton Curry—Tiler, H. R. Bervaldi—Alternate, 4 Dr, Armando Cobo—Trustee,} three years. Esteemed | _ FRIDAY MORNING: Books of the 10 precincts Election of Tuesday. are to be can- The | vassed 10 o'clock tomororw by the | * | canvassing board. ini There may have been some =I Monroe, whereas it was intended|pors in the hastily conipiled returns tesay that he was the leader among local candidates, J, Mark Wilcox, with 1,467 to his credit, headed the ticket in Monroe county, receiving more than 80 percent of the vote cast tor ~ oaaered of congress from this se ete office for which he Se te rte aS By your endorsement of the principles for which I stand as your School Board Member, as shown by the excellent vote given me, I sincerely thank you Sery effort wit bets cont ae every will be children Awe thon! of Monroe County al} Public school system second to none, ALLAN B. CLEARE. | HOT? THIRSTY? WAGNER'S BEER, THE “PRIDE OF FLORIDA”, WILL COOL .YOU OFF AND QUENCH YOUR THIRST. AT ALL day and these may be shown by the official canvass. ‘The authorized returns will be } published in The Citizen tomorrow or &s soon thereafter as available. | TENDER MAKING — READY FOR TRIP t j | Lighthouse Tender Poppy is making preparations to leave for {the Caloosahatchie river to install (six new beacons and repair and paint other beacons in that vicin- ity, Tender Poinciana is working on 'the inside route from Key West to ;No Name Key, doing. necessary beacon work. Tender Ivy is mak- ling replacements and relieving buoys in Key West harbor. Jeggs. |. The phenomenon occurred in the Key West Lodge of Elks will take /A captive Ring-neek snake—a dim- All visiting Elks are extended a, The babies are about three inches | long. based on the story, which he calls “The Phantom Emperor.” | The fantastic James Dickson a) | J, J, Shea, collector of speci-|peared in Washington, D. C., in mens for the New York Aquarium, |the winter of 1835-86, says Mr.} arrived in Key West yesterday on'Swanson, wearing a uniform « of} the Havana Special. Although! his own design and calling himself here but a short time he has 4 general. He claimed to have _ * | ! started a fine collection of speci-|Servéd in the Texas revolutionary) cee | mens and expects to have many pig and to be recruiting Kea i before leaving for New York infor it. t about 10 days. Y | “But in the spring of 1836,”; Mr, Shea. has been’ coming’ to;S4ys Mr. Swanson, “he showed up) ifs pope o grt to; he been es habits with fist: ‘raise ‘an army of his own to drive} ing tackle ‘and begin thelr activi/the: Mexicans out of their colonies’, ties along the water front, fishing in ‘New Mexico and California,? i from ‘the docks’ and amall’ bouts|Unite ‘the Indian tribes in a great) i ifor the smaller specimens which |eonfederacy, and set himself up as! f Bec ls hold no‘attraetion ‘for the old {monarch of @ new nation center- timers, i fed in California. : When he arrived yesterday he Proclamation To Redmen was met by a group of old friends,|. “He issued a proclamation in} including Peter Roberts and Cap-|Spanish to the Indians of the west | tain “Copper,” with whom he has|and southwest, calling on them to: been doing business for years and/Tise and join him when he arrived| at once started his campaign for| with his army. He enlisted 60 men| one of the most diversified col-|in his ‘Indian Liberating Army,’ : !tections it will be possible’ to as-|and isoued commissions under his| semble, own crest and seal, which latter; j combined a crown, a scepter, and HAVANA SPECIAL NEIL H SWANSON { Neil H. Swanson, author of “The Phantom Emperor,” is shown following a unique method of literary research. He is canoeing on Red Lake, esota, on the route of the Indian Liberating Army, mustered a century ago to unite the Indian tribes into | m, with a swash. buckler as its ruler. a bowie knife with the latin motto ‘Fortes fortuna Juvat,’ meaning} ‘Fortune favors the brave.’ | “Dickson sailed from Buffalo,S0n’s “major of artillery,” which jto Duluth on a_ schooner called jcovered the entire period of the ‘The Wave’ intending to winter in! army’s existence. McLeod became "Winnipeg and to recruit addition- a widely respected’ Minnesota pio- al followers among the Canadian}neer and legislator. McLeod Coun- half-breeds.. But the wilderness!ty is named for him. lakes froze, and the canoes had to! Mr, Swanson found. also’ Mc-} ‘be abandoned. His guides desert-/feod’s commission, a copy of! ed, storms overwhelmed the party Dickson’s “articles of war,” his| and supplies Base ont, 5 last proclamation to the Indians, an in e oul ial nt in tl roi Ive ‘few of his Se ogee Wy hs tale haaey Pe ke ' Lakes,” describing; ward he disappeared and his auda- Dickson's ship and a fight with aj cious scheme, of course, blew! sheriff after Dickson’s men had up.” killed some cattle near the mouth; Diary Gives Data of the St. Clair river, | But Mr. Swanson found some| But he was unable to ‘tie| ‘INEVOLUTION | PHENOMENON ON SNAKE LIT- | TER OCCURS IN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY : male species ‘that usually lays! laboratory of Henry G. Frampton, jof the Tropical Biological Society.| gata on the “progress.” He found | what finally happened to the “Lib- the diary of Martin McLeod, Dick-! erator.” { ‘inutive species only about a foot 1 ‘in length, which had been bred in “ \eaptivity, gave birth to the litter. Monroe County Forces To Receiv e tare been known to deport x] © Dart Qf Back Salaries Tomorrow. reports of actual, live births, ut { Captive ring-necks frequently I oe tot Ger bie HIS NEAREST OPPONENT, MRS. CROKER BY VOTE OF ABOUT 8 TO 1 (By Associated Press) JACKSONVILLE, June 7.— Park Trammell’s lead over Claude Pepper in the primary race for United States Senator was cut !down considerably over yester- day’s showing, with the count last Votes to Pepper's 76,508. Wilcox was ‘shown to liave ‘a''vate ent, Mrs. Buia Croker. Jerry Carter was shown to be leading in the second group for railroad commissioner. He was high! man with 34,466 votes. INSIGNIA ON HOTEL DOOR IS PUZZLING ONE GUESTS IN LAKELAND HOS- TELRY ENTER INTO MUCH SPECULATION OVER LET. TERS ON DOOR Guests in one of the hotels in Lakeland, Fla., have been puzzled over three letters marked on: one of the doors which are the insignia of an organization which flourish- ed for a while in the United States but sank slowly into a state of innnocuous desuetude, In a letter to her parents in Key West a young woman, who is at the hotel representing the First Methodist. church at the Young People's Assembly, being held in the city, tells of the speculation caused by the appearance of the letters on the door, and the fun they have caused. The writer is one of the guests ‘ANOTHER GOOD STORY i BY G. A, ENGLAND| George Allan England has one of his stories listed as one of the best of 34 short stories published during the year 1933. The story is entitled, “‘Too Clever By Half,” and the list- ing is being done by the O. Henry Short Story Committee which each year makes selec- tions and credits the writers with the honors. ahahaha MEX-KEY WESTER “MAKES'GOOD BY WRITING PO! |mrs. RALPH B. GREENE, FOR- " MERLY MISS MERTIE WHITE OF THIS CITY, WRITES HERE OF SUCCESS News has been received in this city by Mrs. Charles Russell, 611 Margaret street, of the sucess at- tained by Mrs. Ralph B. Greene as a poetess. Mrs. Greene will be re- membered by her many friends as the daughter of J. O. White, who was connected with a local insur-} ance company while residing in Key West, and Mrs, White. Mrs. Greene was formerly Miss Mertie White. “The former Key: Wester ‘writes under the pen name of Barbara Greene, and has had three of her New Quota Of 250 Men To Relieve Those Who Have Been Engaged During Week Upon receipt of. information re- garding the allotment of FERA funds for activities in Key West Monday, J. L. Turnage, director of operations, at once issued in- structions to assign 250 men to. activities in Key West. a Pursuant to these instructions, |190 men were summoned Tuesda} y {fer work on the airport and start. : jed yesterday. Others assigned were 20 for the aquarium, 20 at ~~ | Fort Taylor and 20 for sanitation | projects, making a total of 250. | Today another list is being pro- | pared and will be posted this aft. ernoon calling 250 men to start work on the same projecti, reliev- ing those who were assigned yes- 'DR. W. WARREN TELLS OF GREAT | HEATIN CHICAGO | WEATHER AT__ GAINES- | VILLE, COOL ENOUGH FOR poems published in the Georgian-| American, a newspaper of wide circulation in this country. _ These poems appeared in one of the March issues, Recently Mrs. Scydell, a woman columnist connected with the Georgian-American, selected one of Mrs, Greene’s poems to occupy a prominent position in her col- umn. Barbara was well repaid for ther work on this poem and is high- ly elated over her success. She states that a publisher has accepted all of her poetry, num- | USING OF BLANKETS | Sebastian Cabrera, Ira receiv- |ed a card yesterday from Dr, Wil- jliam R, Warren, who, with his i family, were at Gainesville, Fla., ilater went to Culver, Indiana, # {were to leave yesterday for Chi- | cago. At Gainesville they attended the | graduation exercises of Florida | University and received the infor- j mation that William R. Warren, Jr., had passed in all subjects and [In Florida, only the rattlesnakes, in; Monroe county for the ang | published ‘in The Citizen yeter-| this is the first record in years, { Frampton said. Nearly all snakes of the group including ring-necks deposit eggs. Tomorrow will be a happy day im the lives of employes in Monroe county, who will receive some of cotton-mouths, moceasins, garter, ribbons and water snakes are live- bearers. The adaptation, whereby: the fe- male carries, the eggs in her -bedy until, they, hatch. is a process, in-}; tended to, give greater protection to the young, evolutionists explain. The pccasional gecurence of this in egg-laying species shows a dis- tinct step toward an/evolutionary the back pay due them from Fine and Forfeiture and Road funds, dated as far back as August, 1932. Payment is made possible by the Florida East Coast Railway Com- pany and Hotel Company paying taxes for 1933. Disbursements will be made as} at the hotel and is, in fact, an oc- follows: General Revenue Fund months, Fine and Forfeiture for August, severe” | of thelr family names and ohe of September, October, December, 1932; January, ruary, March, 1933, eight months, Road Fund for October, Noyem- January, May,: ber, December, 1932; February, March, April, June, 1933, nine months, development, The 10 babies in the Frampton laboratory. are all thriving and a few hours after birth some were swallowing bits of earthworm of- fered by the naturalist. FLORIDA BRINGS 74 PASSENGERS Steamship Florida, of the P. and O. S. S. company, arrived from Hayana yesterday afternoon with 74 passengers of whom three were aliens. Ferry Parrott came in from Cuba y with six cars of pineapples, 2,769 crates, and sev- ey, miscellaneous cars. WHERE TO GO { SCOSCCSCOECOSOEESCES: } TONIGHT | Palace—“The Battling, Buck- / |aroo” and “Sailor's Holiday.” NOTICE! } Strand—“The Trumpet jand ¥ Employes at the A. Granday pineapple canning factory worked, until about 10 o'clock last night preparing and canning three car- loads of the fruit. from Cuba on the ferry Monday! afternoon. The fruit did not ar- ) ee | expected. é lastillation of Officers of Key |! i Weit Lodge No. 551, B. P. | Palace—“The Battling E. tédight at & o'clock. ' jaroo” and “Sailor’s Holiday.” Refreshments will be served jand “The Trumpet Blows.” i Force At Pineapple Factory Work "! Until Late Hour Canning Products’ coypety BOARD When the opened this factory season was there first! was} jsome difficulty experienced with the machinery which had not been cupant of the room the door of for, Which bears,the letters. Discussing June, July, August, September, | October and November, 1933, six! the pleasure of being together in the same room and the congenial jpuncanes created because of the similar tastes of the trip they thought of the similarity of initials their number jumped up and in a moment had opened the Woor and | inscribed the mystic’ symbols. The young women ate Miss Ida Kerr, daughter of Mr.-and Mrs. ‘Rasselt ‘Kerr;"Miss - Cleo. Kemp, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William P. Kemp, and Miss Louise Ketch- lum, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. {Charles H. Ketchum, and the let- jters are naturally K, K. K. MEETS TONIGHT Regular meeting of the board] of county commissioners will be used for months. - Since the_S'-| held in the office of County Clerk trival of- A. Lister, a canning ex-| | pert, who came by plane from|Only regular routine matters are Monday it was announced that} California to Miami, and by train | scheduled for action. operation would be resumed Tues-;to Key West, the plant has been! day as a shipment was expected | running smoothly nad efficiently. date but as only two members of ‘Ross E. Sawyer 8 o'clock tonight. Last night was regular meeting There are 125 persons employ-: the board were present, mo quorum jed at the plant and in the event . 3 i necessity arises others will be em-! postponed until tonight. i rive until Tuesday night and WaS ployed. There was no fruit on the| in three cars instead of the two/ ferry yesterday and there will be IN APPRECIATION none today as the vessel did not will sail tonight. FROM BERNIE C. PAPY I want to thank the voters of|clearly indicates the people of|this morning. | sait last night. It is expected she} To my many friends and sup-) porters in Tuesday's Primary Election, 1 want to offer my sin-' jcere thanks, J am proud of the j large vote which 1 received as it bering about’ 100 poems, and the jad been promoted to the grade | ARRIVES IN PORT ‘Jacob Jones sailed expects they will soon be publish- ed in book form. Mrs. Greene left Key West with her parents about nine years ago for Gainesville, where Mr, White had accepted a position with an insurance company. While there the then Miss Mertie White mar- ried Ralph B. Greene. She states that the only difference that oc- curred by doing so was the chang- ing of color in her name, from White to Greene. The former resident of this city writes that she will be glad to hear from any of her friends in Key West, and that they may ad- dress their letters to Mrs. Ralph B. Greene, High Springs, Fla., care of J. 0. White. DESTROYER ZANE VESSEL COMES HERE FOR PE- RIOD OF RECREATION FOR OFFICERS U. S. Detroyer Zane arrived yesterday afternoon from Havana ficers and enlisted personnel. The ‘hip is to remain here wrtil June 14 when it is scheduled“ to leave for Havana. On departing the Zane will be accompanied by the Destroyer Perry, which arrived in port Mon- ‘day from Havans. Destroyer It will leave for Monroe County for the large vote} Monroe County and the twenty-/Port Evergiades on June 15 and . oO. igiven me in my race for Repre- jsentative to the State Legislature in Tuesday's primary. Respectfully, BERNIE C. PAPY. june 7-1t |fourth senatorial district believe |in my sincerity and ability to i Respectfully, j WILLIAM V. A’ Jun7-itx to Key West June 18. only other U. S. govern- in U. S. Coast Guard Cut- for Havana; the harbor at this) }of sergeant in the company. From there they went to Cul- ver to witness the graduation of another son, George Allen War- ;ren, from Culver University from «which city the card was sent. The difference between the cli- mate in Florida cities and north. tern cities is shown in the state- | ment by the doctor that in Gaines- | ville it was cool enough to une blankets for comfort while in Chi- cago the thermometer registered (102. i i (Point Pleasant (N. J.) Leader) | LEADER WILL VISIT HERE L. P. Artman, Key West Publisher, Te View Operation of Local ' Plast | LP Artman, president of | Point Pleasant Printing & Pub- lishing Company, Inc., which owns | The Leader and Leader Press, is expected here about June 20. He will confer with his associate, I. E, Peebles, whe is in charge of the local business and will probably spend a vacation of several weeks on the local beach. | Mr, Artman is interested in ‘several printing and publishing iwas declared, and the meeting/for a period of récrention for of-| husinesses in Florida, and enjoys i } the unique distinction of publich- } ing the southernmost daily mews- paper in the United States——The Key West Citizen—which ix his home town paper and under bis direction, He will be accompanied here by | one of his sons, L. P. Artman, Jr. ‘| STRAND THEATER George Raft-Adolphe Men jos in THE TRUMPET BLOWS Warren Williams-Mary Astor in THE UPPERWORLD |} Matinee: Balcony, 10; Ovches- tre, 15-206; Might, 15-256 VENDORS, 10c A BOTTLE