The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 25, 1934, Page 1

OG VOLUME LY. Tax Roll For Current Other Matters Heard During Session ‘The City Council at a special meeting last night accepted the edget for the ensuing year, the tetel amount of which is $130,- 89.42, with the millage fixed at 23% mills, The 1934 tax roll seas alee accepted in connection with the budget. ‘This year's millage is shown to be 154 mills less than that of last gear when the millage was fixed St 25 mills, the total budget at; that time being $140,577. ‘The many items making up the budget, apportioning funds to the @ifferent departments, were thoroughly discussed by the mem- bers of the council after which the budget was finally accepted i its entirety. An ordinance prohibiting the giving of gratuities, commonly known as “tips,” in any hotel, Testaurant, taxicab or other pub- He places, was passed on its third fond final reading. There were several matters of minor importance dealing with “the city's interest, discussed dur- ing the session, with routine mat-| ters pertaining to the various de- partments also attended to. “*epietifically toward rendering aid’ LAWNS MAY BECOME RARE IN CALIFORNIA BE. CAUSE OF CRAZE Assorinted Prees) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.— If the rock garden craze con- tinues to grow, lawns may become @ rarity. Plant quarantine stations on California borders report that Californians in asing num bere are bringing home colored Terks and stones with unusual markings from Nevada, Oreg and other states to be used building rock gardens, Lawns in many of the st tities have been dug up to r foom for the bright hued stones. many instanc flowers are Planted. Many rock warden enthu- Siests also plant cactus Council Adopts Budget Meeting Held Last ‘STONE HEARD IN Year Alo Accepted;) RADIO TALK ON | Matters | REHABILITATION FERA ADMINISTRATOR FOR FLORIDA TALKS FROM MIAMI BEACH DESCRIBING ACTIVITIES LAT KEY WEST { Julius F, Stone, FERA adminis- trator for the state of © Florida, gave an excellent talk over Sta- tion WIOD of Miami Beach last night, dealing with the rehabilita- tien program now being carried on in Key West. Mr, Stone gave a detailed out- line of the various activities that ‘ward rehabilitating the Island | City, which was taken over for | this purposes a short time ago by {the organization which he repre- sents. | | any fixed or great amount for fi- | nancing projects here, but to the ‘contrary stated that all work was , being carried on along relief tines, with a view toward resumption ef various lines of industries in the meantime, by the inhabitants as far as it may be possible to do £0. He said that while ‘the program calls for beautification of the city following a clean-up — program, | with other projects in view, never- } theless, the expenditures {were being made now were to the many who had become al: most destitute since the city ha | lost practically all of its revenue, which had heretofore circulated in the business channels, through | employment furnished residents at that time in the way of govern-; | ment jobs, fishing, sponging, cig- | armaking and the like. | Mr. Stone also said that great- ler cooperation should be effected between Miami and Key West in ‘connection with the rehabilitation program, stating that whatever; | helped Key West would naturally | result to the good of Miami as! | well, : He said that from the stand-} point of travel, people in many | cases, stop at Miami on the way} wn, and showed that the same! ng would happen on the return} iteip. | In conclusion, the speaker stat-! ed that no more money would be apportioned to Key West than} any other city, in proportion,’ in, j carrying out the program as otit-| | lined by the various FERA units; | covering the entire state. New Engineer From State Road Dept. Joins Local FERA Forces Ed R. Neff has been loaned by ferring with State Road Depart- the State Road Department direct operations in the rehabili- tation of Key West, Admini ter B. M. Duncan announced to- day. Mr. Neff formerly was city engineer of Miami Beach and veeted all phases of neering Operations of that y virtually from its birth up to a veer age. Mr. field of more than a half dozen eapable engineers, Mr. sald. The administrator was Tallahassee early this week ARROZ CON POLLO TONIGHT at —THE— PLAZA RESTAURANT istra- Neff was selected from a Duncan in A GLASS ment officials. As an engineer in an executive capacity, Mr. Neff has had wide experience in South Florida, While }at Miami Beach he directed acti- | vi of the sewer department in- {cluding all sanitary operations, | had charge of the light plant and; supervised the planning and lay- | ing of pavement. | He will have charge of all the} jengineering activities including | ‘the surveys and planning of im-j | provements contemplated in’ the) general rehabilitation program for} !Key West, Mi, Duncan said. Hel | will have charge of the rehabili-} | tation in Monroe County as well| jas in the city, it was added. In i department, relief labor will | | i be utilized as far as possible. WE GUARANTEE EVERY AUTO REPAIR JOB It Must Be S€TISFACTORY Lou Smith Service Station make up the FERA’s efforts to-! that} WHITE WAY TO - BELIGHTED UP AGAIN TONIGHT COMPLAINTS: FROM MER, CHANTS CAUSE PROPOSAL TO DISCONTINUE LIGHTING SERVICE Tonight may be the last night! the White Way will be lighted. President Oliver Armayor of the Kappa Pi social organization, which has endeavored to keep the lights burning on Saturday nights by starting a subscription list from locai merchants and pro-: gressive residents, reports many folk have entered complaint against the weekly subscription. Mr. Armayor ‘feels that the amount everyone is asked to pay; each week is little enough. It is) only a quarter, but if il! feeling is, engendered, he states, the light- ing each Saturday night will be} ; discontinued, Last week some of the mer- | or two weeks, as the case may be. | Any appearing below with amount: | above twenty-five cents will be Ss for more than one week. | List of .contributors: , Aronovitz | Hub Si 10. K. Shoe Shop . |Joe Pearlman Lewinsky |Lucignani - 'T. Holtsberg ' Valladares . ; Carioca . | Plaza. (J. G. Kantor Page Soda Fountain . Abelardo Lopez, Jr. Frank Johnson . H. Kress & Co. Delmonico Restaurant Curtis Motor Co. Knights’ Oasis . ariano’s Barber Shop | Frank Holtzberg . | Fred Dion 1 Estevez Studio |The Ideal Russell Cigar Store | Dr. Valdes .......... j Young Boys Social Club Key West Typewriting anc Repair Shop 5 $ .2: 25 25 - 25 25 that} g ia ry me KEY WEST, FLORIDA, Recreational Department Outlines Program For Activities At Park J. Gerry Curtis, supervisor ba | parks and recreation for the FERA! in Key West, announces that Bay-; view Park is now under open supervision from 9 a. m. to 12 a. m., and from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m.! every day except Sunday. It is! | earnestly requested that parents} | send their children out where they can derive the many benefits of | | Supervised play. The following program has! j been planned for the week end-| | ing September 1: j us. est Citsen SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1934, BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM ENLISTS FURTHER INTEREST OFFICIALS OF DEPARTMENT and! OF AGRICULTURE IN WASH. 4 INGTON ARE COOPERATING | IN MOVEMENT exercises | | | 2:00-3:00—Boys’ field meet practice. Girls’ play on apparat-| i 3:00-5:00—Boys’ games 1 free play. Girls’ table games group games and field meet prac tice. Thursday 9:00-9:30—Morning for all. 9:30-10-30—Boys’ Girls’ story telling; play on ap- paratus. 10:30-12:00—Boys’ free play, ames, tug-o’-war, potat i e be ack race, story. ‘telling Gislstitt is entirely possible that new games, free play, chalk line walk./#"4 Tare plants brought from all} 30—Boys’ group compe.| Ve? the world will be available! Poi, Sroue COMI tor planting is | ces, Girls’ table: games. | OY Panting here. | 30—Boys' athletic badge| For many, years the Depart-| Information has been received hi ball,| #t the local offices of the FERA} and ball+|that officials of the U. S. Depart-| {ment of Agriculture at Washing: | |.ton are interesting themselves inj race,| te beautification of Key West. tition ri 2:3) Monda: | test. Girls’ 20 and 30 yard dashes, ment of Plant Industry, U. S. D.} ‘if i 9:00-9:30—Morning exercises! free play. R., has sent plant explorers out! for all. | 3:30-5:00—Boys’ diamondbail| into every foreign country for the ; 9:30-10:30—Boys’ practice for! practice, free play, hand ball:| Purpose of locating plants that! field meet (10-16) and games;} Girls’ field meet practice, instrue-} Should be of value in this coun- chants were listed as giving a dol- | lar and others fifty cents. The in-' j tention was to pay for the month; The speaker made it clear that{ understood |as paying in advance - 1.00) Girls’ ‘games and free play. 10:80-12:00—Boys ball catch, diamondball, free play; Girls’! | games, throw ball practice and| | story telling. 2:00-3:00—Boys’ instruction in! i field mi Games for younger | boys. Girls- play on appartus and | sack race. | { 10-5.00-Boys’ free pl | Girls’ three-legged race, free instruction for group games, | ball practice. Tuesday | 9:00-9:30—Morning ; for all. 9:30-10:30—Boys’ diamondball practice, ball catch; free play for | younger boys. Girls’ play on ap- paratus, games. 10:30-12:00—Boys’ free ‘ for older boys; games of instruc- ; tion for younger boys. Girls’ free | play, story telling and table games. | | 2:00-3:00—Boys’ (12-16) dia-' mondball practice; free play for | younger boys. Girls’ play on ap- | paratus; practice in 20 and 30 | yard dashes, rele exercises play 3:00-5:00—Boys* group games. ‘games and story: telling. Girls’ instruction on field meets; games for younger girls; bean bag race; games and free play. : Wednesday 9:00-9:30 — Morning exercise for all. 9:30-10:30—Selection of assist.' ants for field meet, free play for boys and girls. 10:30-12:00—Boys’ ball catch; games for younger boys. Girls’ | free play, games and throw ball walk with bean bag, story telling | purpose of determining what trees! tions for group games, spud and) tty. Seeds, cuttings and . even! circle ball practice. whole plants are shipped to cer-} Friday | tain localities in the United States} 9:00-9:30—Morning — exercise |-for observation. Those. that prove eh: | to be adequate are propagated} 9:30.10:30—Boys’ free play, for distribution into suitable Clie} games, toss ball, table games. matic areas. H Gi play on apparatus, games. J. Gerry Curtis, regional diree- | 10:30-12:00—Boys’ group prac-| tor of parks and recreation, has/ tice for field meet, barrel races,! been advised that an inventory| relay, one and over, bean bag; is now being made of the several’ race. Girls’ free play, chalk Ine! plant introduction gardens for the! fo 2:00-3 :30—Boys’ field meet, in.) and shrubs are available for! struction free play, toss ball.! planting here. i Girls’ play on apparatus, table! Much For Key West ! games. .,,| “This will mean a great deal: 3:00-4:00—Boys’ games. Girls’! for Key West,” stated Mr. Cur-| free play, instruction on field: tis. “Our plans call for the use] meet games. |of many ornamental shrubs, fruit | 4:00-5:00—Boys’ free play and’ and shade trees. But it is ex-| story telling. Girls’ three-legged tremely difficult to locate such, race, hand ball throw practice. | plants. They can be bought in‘ Saturday ._; small numbers, but our budget} 9:00-9:30—Morning ezereet| will not permit us to make large} for all. i expenditures for such materials. ! 9:30-11:00—Boys’ field _prae-) 1¢ plants can be secured from the} tice and instruction, free play. dia-| Department of Agriculture, it mondball catch, games. Girls’ wit! assist us materially in carry..: jing out our landscaping plans. | |. “However, there is a string at-! tached to this offer. Many of ‘these plants are small, and will require a lot of care after they) are planted. Water and fertilizer should be applied, and plant in- ects must be kept under control. ! | And right here is where it is upi to the citizens of Key West to as- sist us in our efforts to make Key! West attractive to tourists. If diamondba" Girls for distance games. diamondball and athletic tests. Girls’ bean bag; race and circle ball. 4:00-5:00—Boys’ free Girls’ suggested games, tion for field meet, game! Victor Larsen—Boys’ visor. Nell Rose Knight—Girls’ super- play. i super- } panied by Fred P. Bartlett, as- Gas Company Ramonin’s Restaurant Cosmopolitan Pepe ‘Pelaiz ..... Blue Heaven | Beer Garden practice for distance. | visor, “Hospitality League Launches Drive | To Distribute Advertising Stickers Total— STONE ARRIVES INCITY TODAY | | of the plant features of Key West, lat the Key West Administration’s! with the legend, “Come to» ‘Key re ' West,” make up the stamp which/ _ Shortly |; "about the size of the Christmas thereafter, the finance committee} eal stamp. i of ‘the Key West The Key West Administration) League met to start the distribu- Colorful Key West stickers de-; and wherever they can be ad-) signed to attract the outsider’s at- | vantageously used. : 1 A colorful design showing some} COMES IN BY PLANE; ACCOM- PANIED BY FRED P. BARTLETT | office morning. I ! Senses Hospitalit ; | ‘| had the stamps printed but the| hospitality league, Mrs, Wallace | | Kirke, president, has purchased! ‘them and is taking over the sales. ! are to be! Julius F, Stone, Jr., state ad- ministrator of the FERA, accom. ac eeu s aiteaclicn atickers. sistant secretary of agriculture,| The _ stickers l Phe atimpe are being soldiby the Dr. Rex Bartlett, and Nels An-! placed on letters, packages and} teague approximately gt c derson, southeastern labor adviser | other mail and express matter Mr TeyUreverie chalrnianvot of the FERA, arrived here by) leaving Key West for other parts eee talc Sale eyes plane this afternoon for a confer-| of the state and country, and| the sinance eominlttce eae | ence with B, M. Duncan, loca! ad-| through the hospitality league | SPonsible for the d Seip sey ene ministrator. ! Key Westers are being urged to) olige mentbers ee eae | It is expected that Mr. Bartlett | purchase them and utilize them in| !€", ee a ie ee, Ross Saw-| will also confer with J. Gerry Cur-| their correspondence. jyer and Joe Pearlman, tis of the recreational department} Members of the finance com-| hundred thousand of the at-| on the beautifieation work in this! mittee are handling the sale of} tractive stickers have been printed } city. ‘the stamps and this mornin; i nd members of the finance com-| The party will return by plane} launched their drive to get the) mittee hope to have them distri-! tomorrow, it is stated. stamps in business houses, homes| buted within a week. NOTICE obliged of STILLLINGERS IN MANY | FIELDS OF WORLD WAR BATTLES ‘inated Press) to bits upon accidentally striking DEATH i \ | The Citizen is to call the attention the varidus pastors of the city to the ruling relative to the time for having regular church notices brought to the office REIMS, France, Aug. \ insect pests, } insec j years produced any plants are supplied by the| Plant Introduction Gardens it will | ; be only upon the condition that Key West cleans up some of the; and furthermore keeps them cleaned up. “It is extremely doubtful if the FERA will go ahead with any planting plans until some sort of pest control has been undertaker: ! on the island. I know that many! people think that this talk about | injuring their a foolishn ny p '. greenhouse; every fruit and vegetable grower in the world knows that his’ profits are| affected by the presence of plant ‘pests. They keep large spray ‘crews working constantly to keep these pests under control. “If this is nee ry in cold climates where freezing tempera- tures keep pests under control | during many months of the year, it is essential that here in West constant control be adopted. Trees Bearing Well “Right here in Key West, I have been informed by citizens that sugar apples that have for! unsound fruit, this season bore nice, large, clean fruit. This is undoubtedly a re sult of the spray campaign that} has been going on for the past year. | “Beginning the first of the week, one of the large spray out-! fits owned by the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture will start t spray in every yard in town. T spray has been recommended by! the Federal Department of Agri-! culture, and is harmless to man, | Key measnres ‘ fowl or beast. “The federal government will! for publication in Saturday's issue. The time limit is 5 o'clock Friday afternoons, and from now on this rule will be rigidly enforced, The Citizen does not desire to be arbitrary in this mi ter, but its limited time re- quires this rule be adhered to. THE EDITOR. Shells fired in the world war still | take a toll of lives on the battle j fields, more than 15 years after] the s Workers in | armies spension of hostilities, | the fields fought, | playing there and persons search-| ing for “duds” have been blown] where once children} IF WAGNER’S BEER WILL WORK WONDERS W provide the spray outfit, the state! will furnish the material, and the FERA will supply enough men to} ‘insure a quick and effective cov age. This is in effect an FERA project. “All citizens are urged to as. sist us in this undertaking. The plans of this department depend in large measure upon the clean- {up on plant pests.” Two near) the lingering relics of war. men recently were killed Reims. M: buried shells and bombs, explod-/ hine gun ammunition andj er: ing with battle-iike fury, held off oldiers forest fire in the woods of Hartmans- Willerkopf, near Mulhouse. trying to fight a Rainey Assumed Great Power In House Against Which He Often CRM LOLS: ‘IN’ RULED ‘WITHIN’ ON BOND MATURITY (Ry Associated Press) “DULUTH, Aug. 25.—The word threatened for a time to block sale of $60,000 the bonds should mature “i eight years after date of issue.” The county board’s resolu- tion for maturity seven years after the date of issue and a New York bond firm refused to approve the issue, basing its. rejection on the word “ta.” However, a Minneapoli firm of attorneys said it would approve the issue, de- claring the word " to mean “within,” th paving the way for sale of the se- curities, ITI IO TI ISS. GUARDS RESPOND TO PRACTICE CALL HERE LAST NIGHT STATE-WIDE PRACTICE FOR MOBILIZATION OF CONTIN. GENTS ORDERED BY AD JUTANT GENERAL A. state-wide practice mobiliza tion call was turned in last nigh at 8 o'clock for National Guard units. Three minutes after the how was tolled on the bell at the loca! City Hall, the alarm was rung, with fifteei taps sounded twice All members of Battery E. West. reported to the Armory building and 45 minutes after the first alarm was sounded, Maje Wn. V. Albury had checked in 4 men and four officers. The general order was out by Adjutant-General Collins of the Florida given Vivien National ; Guards and was a test for speed in mobilizing the National ¢ units throughout the state alarm was kept a secret, only two men in Key West knowing of i beforehand. These were Maj. Wm V. Albury, who received the order, |and Fire Chief Harry Baker, wh» rang the alarm Radio listeners here were s led the and also a call sent in ove tion WIOD for Battery D of } The phone at The Citiz« rang continually on hearing loca ami. office with | terested folk who wished to kno what it was all about Rur were quickly spread over the some to the effect that there wa: a revolution in Florida and other that the militia wa out to quell a number of r being caled s up j state. The Citizen reassured every alling that the alarm w tice call for } the I merely a pra onal Guard unit ene WHERE TO GO SOConecccecsecosoeserenes TONIGHT Monroe—“Murder ties.” Palace demned.” “The TOMORROW Church- 11 a. m., and 7:30 and 8 5 Monroe—“Murder Services at ities.” Palace—“T he emned.” MONROE THEATER v MeLa Woman y | | 1 RAT : Balcony, 10¢; Orches- tra, 15-20c; Night, 15-25¢ S| MURDE: THE VANITIE « ar Crusaded Previ His Reign As Speaker Brought About Unusual Situation On Various Occasions By HERBERT PLUMMER (By Associated Prensy WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—One of the most curious facts im the political career of Heary T. Rainey | was that at the time of his death | he held the very power as apeshar ; against which he had erusaded « great part of his public life. During his one term | speakership that office ed with such authority that mem. bers of the house—democrats and ” the s cloth. | republicans alike—were prevent. | ed from exere sing little more than | voting meg ership. Not Reea, Cannon, Clark Longworth, in the heyday of their | powers as speaker, enjoyed su } trol as did the kind! farmer ~ statesman absolute whitehaired from Illinois. Yet it was Rainey whe joined heartily with Norris of Nebraska | (mow in the senate) back in 1906 ‘in the fight which took away from “Uncle Joe” Cannon the czarist | powers of the speaker, Made No Apologies He made no apologies during the seventy-third congress for ever-increasing authority he cived. If he ever about it, it is net a matter ord. He believed firmly that the « nomic of the co and the world during the t was speake ary that the recommen@atior the administration be at quickly. Not to do ar would have His faith said an condition he t nade it vitally + o, be invalidated ther what he in had was sump up aptly in th ng moments of the ¢ after handing the publican ed to the clared. An ongre gave Leader Snell, he « democratic side a histori In or k more v and thar the h Urged ‘Gag’ Rule NOTICE «EN THIRSTY ‘DRINK _ ETER DOELGER Always Refres oe Satisf Best of the DIME Beers P. D.—Pere Dependable PL and i GOOD TO RESIS?