The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 19, 1934, Page 1

aR NMI - For 54 Years Devoted to Best Interests of Key West VOLUME.LV. No. 146, the Extensive Repairs To Lighthouse Tender Ivy Planned; ‘Shown To Be Lowest Submit Estimates | ‘When bids were opened yes- ‘terday at the lighthouse depart: ment for repairs to the Tender Ivy, ‘the figures submitted by the Jack- ing are those opened and read” 2 o'clock, the hour fixed by the department: es Jacksonville Utility Company, $11,165; optional items, $532.77, making a total of $11,697.77; time for the work, 22 days. ** Todd Shivbuilding Company of Mobile, Alabama, © $12,918.38; optional items, $957.11, total $1 ‘875.49; time for completion, 18 Bids Opened Praises Egotists Sumner Blossom AKING at ‘the University of Missouri, the editor of Tho Ameri- can Magazine declared: “The essca- tial quality L look for in writers who work for me is egotism. Egotism is bnly self-confidence, and what this country needs is confidence.” Mr. Blossom started editorial work on the Kansas City Star, then worked several years for the Associated Press and graduated to the chief editorship of the Popular Science Monthly. He has been editor of The American Magazine since 1930. KEY WEST. FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1934. For The Jaycees? sedoceocccee PRICE REVIEWS Important Date THIS SESSIONS * MUCH SPECULATION OVER . ACTIVITIES AS DEALS DI- RECTLY WITH ESSENTIAL PROBLEMS 1 By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Associated! Press, Washington) So much‘has been ‘said about the “radical” tendencies of the ipassing congress that almost everyone seems to have lost sight of the other side of the picture. A look through the official file i of bills which failed to pass would surprise the reader of this des- patch. That file’ is a spacious It seems to have been forgotten | that this congress was born of a political revolution; that it brought !to Washington such a collection of | the “wild and wooly” as never had ; been seen’ before on capitol hill; | that there wasgeneral. agreement |that the new congress would be ; uncontrollable, irrepressible and; ! full of the most intemperate ideas, | : . For one thing, large-scale infla- \ tion was widely predicted. Many members talked openly of “redis- tribution of wealth.” “Wall street” | was to be driven out of _ business. CORAL GABLES, Fia.—Well, anyway, June 20 is an important Gate because it is the opening of the four-day national convention of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Miam! Biltmore here. Mable Pritchard, one of the official hostesses, reminds the Jaycees in novel fashion. West Citsen ASKS WRITER BE SENT TO CHICAGO “WORLD'S EXHIBIT PUBLISHER OF THE CITIZEN) RECEIVES INVITATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF FLOR- IDA COMMISSION | L. P. Artman, publisher of The Citizen, is in receipt of a telegram) from Lorenzo A. Wilson, chair- man of the Florida World Fair Commission, Inc., extending an in- vitation to have The Citizen rep- resented at the Florida Exhibit at the Chicago World Fair. The telegram, which. is self-ex- planatory, follows: “Through the courtesy of Al- fred I. Dupont, I wish to extend to you an invitation to send one seasoned male news writer on a nine-day-all-expense-paid trip, Jacksonville to Florida — the plan beyond doubt, E. A Chicago World’s Fair and return Atlanta: Company Key West, Florida, has the most equable weather in the ry; with an average o of only 14° Fahrenheit. Low Bidder On Contract For Installation Screens At Local Postoffice INAUGURATED ON ST. ATE HIGHWAYS RULES AS PERTAINS TO TRAFFIC , (Florida News Service) TALLAHASSEE, June Operation of the state road depart. ment’s traffic division durifig the past month under the new policy of enforcing all highway ‘safety regulations has ‘proved the. merit said Schurman, chief inspector, } with hotel accommodations, trans- portation and entertainment com- plimentary. “Mr. Dupont wants to show your readers through the eyes of | your best reporter Florida’s world ; famous exhibit. “Send your best available man, us $200 in prizes are also offered for the best feature stories sent by reporters to their papers. “Please send name of your se- lection at onee, and have him re- today. The department’s tat; formerly were concerned chiefly with the enforcement of j#ws re- lative to weights of trucks, but were given the added duties by Chairman C. By Treadway: of the department in furtherat..° of the safety campaign inaugurated the first of the year by Goverior Dave Sholtz. Inspectors have been directed to 19.—| SAFETY CAMPAI F severe Other Firms In- terested Submit Bids | For Proposed Improve- sa Rs PAUL MAT Special Washington Carrespondent | ot The Citizen WASHINGTON, D. C., June 19. —The Merrill P. Wilson Company _ Atlanta was the low bidder’ for the contract of installing insect | screens in the United States post- {office at Key West, it was learned { today at the procurement division of the treasury when the bids were opened. : | The Wikon Company bid $3870. ener bidders were: the Theriault ; Contracting Company of Phila- |delphia, which bid $5424; V. J. Hoecherl 4Company of Miami, which bid $6920; William Wilson & Sons of Atlanta, with a bid of $4300; #o Louis Touby & Carl | A. Sealaudeg of Miami witha bid ‘of $5448, | It is probable that the bid will jbe awarded within two or three 5. Marine Company, ‘$17, RECRUITS. | Every man was to be legislated in- Fine Collection OF Specimens weeks to the lowest bidder, provid optional items, $1,378.85; es $18,702.61; time for com-: . 55 days. West Marine Railway, $12.- 418; optional - items, $765.12, total, $13,183.12; time .for com- pletion, 30 days. Behedule of work on the ten- Z for docking and undoek- and paint underwater, & renew fresh water tanks in hold under quarters of the fy propellers and-tail-shafts to \ the fe ‘porations are, for. th paying bigger YOUNG MEN IN THIS VICINITY WHO - ARE GRADUATES; sane nace Serchar After a long period, when ‘but ‘few applicants were enlisted, the U.S. Marine Corps has started to, accept 2350 youths. c “The provisions of a recent act | of Congress increased the strength propellers, | unshipped for examination’ ‘ngs and to be replaced. Citizen is in receipt of a, Joseph William Saw- | » Mr, and. Mrs, William | was in New Orleans ps ago, stating that “he; i © L. P. White to'the Marine Base, Parris Island, isa dei i ns i |ouruine PROGRAM ron FRANK E: KNOWLES f witae, to be rehewed; pudersee” below the strength of the Marine Corps from 15000 to 16000, This will leave it still three The remainder will be required to fill the places left vacant by discharges and other eases ‘according to. Lieut. Col. B. Drum, Officer in Charge, “Marine Recruiting Office, Post Office Building, Savannah, Ga. With a view of obtaining the men, only those’ who have graduated from high school will be accepted. Parents consent fo those who have not reached their majority and character reference are required. ‘ ‘Applicants are immediately sent ‘8. C., upon. enlistment, after which they are transferred _ to. ‘posts “or ships where "needed, | At the tion still is a |t0 a job. : end of two y infla. Taken To New York Aquarium |1932. The New York stock mar-| “What is considered to be one} specimens had been tranfferred ket still does q thri business. to the tanks without any losses. < The poor still are. and st collections of for feral millions are j “ Er Among the fish placed in the ever assembled in Key West for tanks were yellow angles, queen ay : hich angels, French angels, sand con-; pas eapern le abst sont oa| ers, coek-eyed pollys, blue heads, Che Staaaiship Henry” R Mattory butter els, ocean tallys and Spanish hog , together with the usual col- lection of other fish, large and |) To enumerate these tually ie n nm away * traditions of the past. They have| ‘s**t pre ten the ceearine been sufficient, perhaps, to give, New York. | the current congress a place in J nah which are common in these history as one of the most radical. * “"l waters. The creation of NRA and AAA, { Shea, collector for the tanks was) There were also few~ fish suspension of the gold standandsy in Key West and during that) which have not. been taken before jthe tremendous spending pro-| period he lost no opportunity tojand which Mr. Shea stated he was @am, direct relief and such vast’ secure the best specimens which}unable to classify at this time but social ventures as the Tennessee, were brought to him and in a! would as soon as he reached the Valley project will be cited in fu-| short time the car's at Peter Rob-| aquarium. Some of these were| ture years as direct funds of the, erts’ dock were, full. highly interesting to Mr. Shea as, | revolutionary spirit: of ’32. When more than 2,000 fish had] well as. to the fishermen experts, ; Nor does the fact that these! been captured the process of selee-| who made the captures. | {ene were taken, for that matter, i began and yesterday there; The specimens are in tanks | | minimize the significance of those! was between 1800 and 2000 ready | which are arranged in series with) ‘other things which congress was; for shipment, and ail in readiness a continuous flow of fresh sea} | expected to do, and didn’t. Know-! for the arrival of the’Mallory with! water which will supply the tanks| ting its genesis, the historian may| the tanks on board. |with the required amount to main- | teven be a little surprised that the! The facility with which the) tain the correct temperature and| revolution stopped where it did. transfer of the fish from the cars! provide the fresh air which is to the tanks was accomplished can) necessary when fish are’ taken on ; be understood when it is recorded long trips by boat and confined to i ] \that the boat arrived 8:30 o'clock! the small space provided by the! . A, jand sailed 10:30 and all of . the! tanks, | i |For the past two weeks hamlets, four éyes; squir-}~ port at Seminole Hotel, Jackson-|btain wararnts for arrest of vio-| vi i ‘ 9 latéts of any or all traffic laws, He ted ata lag ory Pode with particular attention to im- Governor Sholtz, Senator William Proper lighting of cars and to il- Hodges and the mayors of 60 Flor- | legal patking on highways, ida cities.” “Improperly lighted \have been the cause of far too {many fatal accidents,” Schuromn FLORIDA SAMLS — ssi burg the past 5-day. FO Chairman Treadway to cooperate with sheriffs and constables in VESSEL WILL OPERATE BE- performing their duties in the ' ‘ties to which th ssign- TWEEN METROPOLITAN'Gg Sy ve Se8ien PORT AND PORTLAND, MAINE, FOR THREE coe PLAN DRESSING | soesenablion and haye caused rection of faults i er vital equipment.” Inspectors were charged by Steamer Florida of the P. and 0. S. S. Company. sailed 8 =o this morning for. New York to be- gina passage schedule ‘with| CENTER LINES TO BE BRIGHT- the Eastern Eeaehip Companys) ENED BY USE OF CON. . lying between New ‘or’ ity and Portland, Maine. | SIDERABLE PAINT While passing out of the harbor} the Florida passed the Steamship} Cuba, coming from Tampa and; (Florida News Service) the sounding of the whistles gave/ TALLAHASSEE, June 19.— farewell greetings to passengers'The center guide lines of Florida and personnel, highways will receive a 15,300- When the vessel left the dock! gallon dressing up within a short there was @ great throng of rela- time. , tives and friends of the crew and; Teh state road department this passengers to bid bon voyage, and jweek awarded a contract for that voice wishes for a happy stay in, amount of paint to the Perry Paint the north. land Glass Co., Tampa, the paint to lights and oth-| ing the firm agrees to meet gov- ernment specifications for ma- terials and observe NRA codes; it was learned, vehicles j Spectors have checked hundreds of | ~ » Mrs, John R. Williams, who wa: spending two weeks in Key West ys guest of Mrs. Jennie B. DeBoer, Heft over the highway this morning returning to her home in Miami. Accompanying Mrs. Williams was Mrs, Allan Knowles and Miss Mary Lou DeBoer. Mrs. Knowles jew join a son, Allison Knowles, and return in a few days. Miss De- Boer will spend her summer vaca- tion with Mr. and Mrs, Williams. ARMY MAY MARCH IN BRIAN BORU UNIFORMS (tly Associated Press) } DUBLIN, June 19.—The__ Irish Free State’s army may revert to | the uniform of the Erin of cen- | turies ago. | A proposal is_being considered by the government that the army dress. as did Brian Boru’s soldiers when they routed the Danes at the | battle of Clontarf. At present the soldiers are garbed like American troops, except that the uniforms are green, One suggestion is that the sol- diers wear kilts and shawls. Bot . Sawyer states in bis tate White asked to Travel, adventure, sports and free, i) EVENT TO TAKE PLACE AT ‘DIES { Te. he was) leav-| { to he ex.j itter part of should write the Savannah office! First Baptist church for Odd Fel- \ explosion of huge gasoline tanks) skirts of the city. ive of Wasa! _ te be in a critical condition. t The first explosion, that of a! | education comprise some of ‘the features offered, Young men in this vicinity who are graduates of high school and desire service in the Marine Corps for application. Gas Tanks Explode In New York Killing Five; Twenty Are Injured ve si (By Aswoctated Prensa) | . TOWN, N. Y., Jume 19.120,000-gallon tank, threw deailly | wFlve persons are dead and 20) flames into a crowd numbering o, tnited os the result of flaming! many,children, which had been tracted by a fire at the .establish- Tat & petroleum depot on the out-!ment, Two tanks, similar to the lets into it with rifles to lessen | the pressure. at. ficial of the Odd Fellows, in co-) Mrs. John 20,-) _ whe were severely burned are said! 000-gallon one, exploded later, the, jlast one after police had-fired bul-; yl ote THIS MORNING! ARRIVES IN’ PORT FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE’ VESSEL TAKES ON FREIGHT HELD THIS AFT. | AND SAILS ENROUTE ERNOON ! TO NEW YORK | Memorial services will be held Sunday evening, June 24, in the; Hows of Key West and all branches; jof, the order, including local sub-| lordinate lodges, Encampment and} Frank Eugene Knowles, age 54,' Steamship Henry R. Mallory, of | Rebekahs. died this morning, 4:45 o’clock in| the Clyde-Mallory Lines, arrived | Members will assemble at Odd |the home of a daughter at 913 in port last night and berthed at {Fellows Hall on Caroline street,/ White street, after an illness of | the dock 8:30 o'clock. The vessel 7 o'clock, and in parade forma~|two weeks. ition march to the édifice where! | was from Galveston. 2 Funeral services will be held 5; Sailing for New York 10:30 the services will begin at 8 o’clock./ o'clock this afternoon from the | yecse} ek enté of sea foods: ; Rew, James S. Day, member ofjchapel of the Lopez Funeral’ in glass containers, canned green | Equity Lodge 70, will officiate. |Home. Rev. James S. Day, of /turtle, sponges, cigars, bottles, an | These services are conducted) First Baptist church, will officiate.! assortment of miscellaneous jannually by @ proclamation issued! Survivors are the widow, WO freight and a shipment of live fish iby the Great Sire, the highest of-|deughters, Mrs. John Marshal! and for the New York aquarium. ds; one son, Ralph Perr, « i i peration with Grand Masters in} Knowles ome Srethe, | nice Gate toe Pens Coaaing peach state who issue like procla-/Knowles; one sister, Mrs, Linda | arrived yesterda: | 2 > . ¥ from Havana mations to deputies in each dis/ Wattle, of Palm Beach, and 10) with 26 empty cars, 153 sacks of epegegirr.ce: ; mail and ome pamenger. STATUE OF ROMAN’ | JAPANESE” BEER EMPRESS IS FOUND {By Associated Press) i ad i (Ry Asneciated Preas) Herman | East Coast Car Ferry Company |¥ | Alten spending about two weeks! INVADES PILSEN, Passengers on the vessel were be used in brightening the center! economy is a leading objection A. R. Miller, superintendent of the line, and Mrs, Miller, Mrs. Key,| and their son, to visit relatives in_ Boston, Mrs| Guilreymo Russell, and children, Helen and Jack, family of the chief engineer, Mrs. Leonard G. Sands and Mrs. James| Brady, wives of assistant en-| gineers, and Mrs. J. B. Sullivan| and two children, who will spend} the summer with relatives in) Massachusetts. | ROBERTS FAMILY LEAVING TODAY Mr. and Mrs. John Carlyle Rob-; erts, accompanied by their daugh-! er, Miss Edith Mae Roberts, will! eave over the East Coast this aft-; fernoon for Islamorada. j ‘on the keys, the family will pro-; ‘ceed to Miami to visit with reia- after which they will return to Key West. ‘Ne one was believed to have, Palrce—“Money Means Noth-| NAPLES, Italy, June 19.—A| PILSEN, Czechoslovakia, June! | been killed in the second and third explosion. ‘Those dead are Walter Kusten- huber, Oscar Bloom, Henry Gol. eynski, James Anderson and Ray- mond Alison, who was driver for the fire chief. jand “A Modern Hero.” pee a vators at Literno, near here. It Pilsener. i TOMORROW was perfectly preserved. archeo-' The Oriental brew also has been +. Palace—“Mystery Ranch.” logists said, by even preswure of placed on sale im Praha and Saat ’ Strand— and “The |statue of Faustina Juniore, wife ‘19.—A shipment of Japanese beer | | Strand—“The Nivth Guest”| of the philosopher emperor, Mar-|has been offered for sale in this; jeus Aurelius, was found by exca-‘city, home of the world-famous, ' & grocery store,, Harder of this! lines. The bid of the Tampa firm was 97 cents a gallon when the paint is suplied in 50 gallon containers, or $1.07 a gallon in five-gallon containers. Congress Winds since a kilt takes more than three times ax much material as a peir of trousers. Opponents of this scheme heart- ‘lessly inquire: “If kilts, why not | bows and arrows?” Orders Adjournment At Midnight WASHINGTON, June 19.—The United States Congress working following « day of strenuous duties, ordered an adjournment, which brought to « close one of the buriest sessions yet held. The Kailroad Labor Measure ceased their activities “for the ‘present. This bill, sponsored by) Iil.—Anewer-' Dill, was one of the last minute! insnes coming up. It consists of of President Roosevelt to let it go over to the mext congrem, | Action was completed daring | entil the midnight hour last wight.) +1. 4.5 on the vital second defi- | ciency bill, carrying more than | $2,000,000,000 in appropriations, | largely for relief expenditures. | There were many other im- | portant measures brought to con- | clusion with final passage pricr to | adjournment, while there still re tives and friends for one week.| 1... sawed. with party independ-| mained many bills which were left lever for the next regular session | ents in command as the lawmakers) of the body. Donald Cook-Geneviere Tobin in THE NINTH GUEST Kicbard Barthelmess in A MODERN HERO Metinee: Beleony, 10; Ovches- tru, 16-200; Night, 16-25<