The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 31, 1934, Page 1

HEAD OF STATE... BOARD OF HEALTH a i KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1934. eecccecce ececcccsececenenseccedsccccscccccoeces | THE S. D. MACREADY COMES To} No doubt many a queer. of the olden days of pirates KEY WEST FOR CONFER-| wreckers will be spun during ENCE WITH J. B. REED IN) *°St hours of the FERA laborers | mow endeavoring to resurrect an-! ; cient Key West, a city that, only ja few years ago, held the proud lrecord of being by far the greats | S. D. M: dy, head of state! est seaport.in the United States, aoe: s E with the exception of New York, CHAPGE OF WORK HERE s img his gruesome tales of his NEARLY days with Teach. Before long he! became a dead pirate, although' PRESENT THIS there is no record that fifteen men’ No yuRY HAD SE. sat on his chest. Drink and the; { devil did for him, as probably in; LECTED FOR CASE AT NOON time they did for the rest, and noj doubt he joined his notorious chief in the nether world. Some days;| weeks, months or years later, Dy board of health activities in this REMEMBERED AS HAVING! cection, arrived over the highway r 1 to and from g x aa re iling of Peter Fernandez, and: fot passenger trave an io not knew which or how many, ST WS re foreign lands. I am sure, hoW-' the old saloon building in which! BoMifacio Rivero, charged with ever, that none of them will b€ Teach’s men had their last fight! being an accessory before the fact, «ers SSeS ITION OF 3UDGE | St Right for a conference with’ . = ; J. B. Reed, in charge of the work more fantastic than this story/in Key West, was torn down. are today facing trial in circuit OPERATIONS TO BE CAREER fae completely destroyed by fire OF MUNICIPAL COURT sek told to me, one fine summer aft-| When the floor was lifted, a, court with Judge Jefferson Bi 2% ems in Key West. this morning. Carioca Venicia Book ‘Store on the’ south — Atorney T. S. Caro still re- ins @ warm spot in hischeart: for Key West as is evidenced by he | and Mrs. Caro deciding to wake} their home here in the future: { he had just had coffee with Ralph} Attorney Caro was for some; DuBreuil and'was standing on- years‘# resident of Key West and | steps when “he ‘heard an explosion | was elected as judge of ‘the munis} im the rear and almost instantly }cipat court. He afterward: prac-* the interior was a seething fur-|ticed his profession for several nace. years and then decided to move An alarm was sounded from to Tampa. Box 23 and fire apparatus from! Recently he made a visit to * Number 1 Station responded. Ar-| Key West, was the guest of State Tiving on the scene, Chief Harry} Senator and Mrs. Gomez, and Baker decided the situation was| While on this visit determined to Serious and sent in 2 general return. Attorney and Mrs. Caro alarm. This called out all ma-;are making their home at 917 chines including the motor ma-| Whitehead street. chine from the army barracks. Excellent work of the depart- ment under the direction of Chict } Bats sate caans owe! ROTARY PROGRAM the conflagration under control ; within a brief time and at 8} clock, 45 minutes after the first| KEMP EXPECTED TO TALK _ alarm, two strokes of the bell in| ON “BATTLE OF dicated the fire was out. | KEY WEST” VESSEL WILL LEAVE AGAIN TO CARRY ON WORK OF ESTABLISHING BUOYS Tender Ivy of the lighthouse; department is due to arrive from! the ome 2 ptr : stated he could not. He had new; Key West Rotarians are look- equipment, including stoves andj ing forward with great interest refrigeration apparatus, and could} to tomorrow's noon luncheon, form no idea of the cause. He! when Curry Moreno, as chairman said he carried no insurance. fof the Club Service Committee, — ; will head the day’s program. E | ‘This committee of the Rotary’ F. . LANDING | Club is considered to be one of jthe most far-reaching and im- ganization, and it is said that Mr. Moreno will pull a few =| FUND SHORTAGE prises on the club membership. } } In addition to the program ar-j . ranged by the Club Service Com-} PLANS CALLED FOR CON-; mittee. Dr. W. P. Kemp, who at-! j tended the reunion of the sur- STRUCTION FUND TO HAVE) vivors of the “Battle of Key! BEEN SHARE! West,” in Miami recently, is ex-j 2 BeTween| pected to give, a resume of the! AMERICA AND FRANCE { happenings at the reunion and tell \ of his meeting with old acquaint-/ [ances of war days, many of (My Associated Press) | whom are known to Key Westers MESCHERS LE VERDON.} generally. : | Franee, Oct. 31..—France’s’ mon- Eddie Strunk, president. of ‘the ument te the American’ Expedi-;7lub, says that the New Deal is tionary Porce stands un iehaa | on, and that predominant voting and dilapidated through lack’ of! strength of the club, represented funds to finish the work. | by the Bolshevik party, will car- The 280-foot shaft, built at}ry the club to greater heights Pointe de Brave at the mouth of} than heretofore attained. the Girende river near Bordeaux, where the first doughboys landed in France and whence Lafayette sailed for America in 1777, was te have been dedicated October 22. It was first proposed in Par- lemert uly 4, 1919, and the cornerstone was laid by Presi- dent Raymond Poincare on Laf- ayette Day. September 6, the fame year. Embassy Refuses To Help Plans called for construction funds of about 1,000,000 fancs (906.000), to be shared by America and France. The United State raised ifs share, but} Tampa Bay tonight or early to- Pranee raised only part of hers} morrow. Soon after arrival the end at length asked the Ameri-{ vesse] will leave to establish a ean embassy at Paris to induce! lighted buoy at Fulford Beach, 10 Americans to give the rest. The! miles north of the entrance to Mi- embamy refused. and the monu-/ ami harbor. i ment stands unfinished, in 4} The lighted, buoy at Cumber-} badly neslected state. land Wreck is to be discontinued ‘ The shaft, « pryamid, was and an ordinary buoy located at have been surrounded by a ligbt,|that point which is 27 miles north but port authorities of Bordeaux; of Miami, ehiected that it would prove 4/ Cari Rom, senior radio clec- menace te navigation by being /trician with the service, will leave teitaken for a lighthouse. fon the Ivy to install a radio tele- | At the base of the monument’ Dhone on the ship. When this is! were to have been medallions done two vessels of the district/ fepreventing Lafayette’s depar-| wil) be so equipped, the Ivy and ture and the doughboys’ arrival, Poinciana. but they never arrived. A statue; ' of La France, with sword in tend, was carved by the scuip' Bourdelle but never left AS radio telephone is to be in-: stalled on the Tender Poppy also. | tof The instrument for this craft will | be especially constructed. i les SABES ahs ates ae sao se on MUCH OF KEY WEST’S NATURAL BEA HAS BEEN REVEALED SINCE FERA STARTED CITY WIDE CLEAN-U ernoon, by a kindly old seafarer, !+ Mr, Macready says the schools on the keys in Monroe County, which heve recently. been vated and placed in first class con-! diti with required sanitary facilities and other improvements, present an excellent. appearance and-come up to all specifications. | While in Key West Mr. Mac. reno- ; workman found and captured an] Browne, presiding. as we sat on the shady side of @8j enormous cockroach. Its size th old building, near the waterfront’ made it a curiosity and he caged! ‘ = - on old Caroline street, a plactiit, Many came to see it. Qne|™0rming there were 77 jurors where it is the custom of those! day an oldtimer, sitting at the) Present. This includes the regular friendly people, the “Ancient table, took the céckroach from} venir and special venires drawn Mariners,” to foregather and bes the cage and while examining it,| for the case. of this and that while enjoying ; Saw a tiny spot of gold upon its When th cool afternoon breeze that blo back. The sight of it recalled wd from some direction or othe phree Finger Jack’s story of At the session of court recess ‘was Feady will make a survey of the’ work accomplished and with Mr.! Reed go over other activit! which come within the scope of the depatrment. of the twenty-four. Relates Story | When we were comfortably eated and our Key West smoke —. bers we'l fired, my friend broke } the silence. “You want a story ; days?” he asked. He may ENTERTAINS FOR , VISITING FRIEND =" dates, but if of pirate have so say, once upon a time there lived jin Key West a rough hard-drink- jing sailor who called himself JUDGE BROWNE GIVES PAR-|Phree Finger Jack, whether be- vas shy two fi 3, TY AT-APARTMENTS Yes. {|S b¢ "By two ees = jan account of three fingers af TERDAY AFTERNOON trum being his usual size drink, I }cannot say. When ‘liquored up’ and pointed out the tiny bit of} for gold which he was sure was the; rivet head. “What did Teacn call! differcnt reasons. It is expected, nowever, i i -esiiteies a ol ime after court Get of the former and 3 afl te his pet?” was asked. The old man, Within a short time after court j meets at 2 o'clock this afternoon the panel will be completed and taking of testimony will begin. On September 5 of this year cel Pino wes found guilty by the jury on a first degree murder replied: “Bloody Bug,” and as he uttered the words, the cockroach} sprang into his beard. The mam utered a blistering string of oath: while grabbing at his whisker: but bystanders held his hands and rescuing the bug, returned it to! he. cage, filed a motion for a new trial or Bad Luck Follows | the grounds that the verdict wa: From the way it raced around: mercy. His attorney, L. A. Harris, quirements. | assisting Acting State ition of Juan del Pino and Boni- j Judge H. L. Smith, dean of t claimants, and thes } and the upkeep of the animals are * paid. {minate all ownerless jtaxes and same are now due and Judge Jefferson B. Browne en-! tertained yesterday afternoon at a tea party for his house guest,! Vernon Hawthorne, state attorney for the Eleventh Circuit, who is Attorney | Wm. H. Malone, in the prosecu- facio Rivero. Other guests of the judge were Mayor and Mrs, Wm. H. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Mrs. Ella Lee Cash, Misses B: Sharpley, Mary Falk, Louise Fal Betty Maloney. Mrs. James J law school of the University Wisconsin, Karl Thompson, G .Bush, Donald Corley, Atto: | George G. Brooks and W. Curry: Harris. | THIRTEEN MORE CANINES KILLED ANOTHER LOT NOW“ BEING HELD IN HOUSE SITUATED ON CITY DOCK . Ra Lethal gas was administered to 13 ownerless dogs this morning at the execution chamber of the pound at the foot of Simonton street. At least the animals were pre- | Sumed to be witho they had been held in cap the stated period of 48 hours being unclaimed they were paim lessly put to death. There is another pack of ani- mals in the pound, awaiting will go the same route tomorrow unless they are claimed, the impounding fees The movement on the part of the sanitary department to eli- eats and dogs is proving successful and be- ‘ore the campaign is over there will not be a tagless or un- inoculated dog on the streets, is ; the opinion of those in charge of ©°™P@P¥, and Scott M. Lofton, i chief counsel, who are also rec the work. NOTICE The tax book for the C Key West for the year 1 now open for the Nity 4 is collection of; payable at my office. ’ Five percent will be allowed on all taxes paid during the month of November, four percent in De- cember, three percent in January, two percent in February and one percent in March. Taxes are delinquent June Ist, 1935. SAM B. PINDER, oct31-nov3 City Tax Collector.! UTY lof hangings of prisoners and of lurid cussing had recalled memory! ficial car, Randleigh, this this man got much pleasure out of the cage and attacked its meal of his stories of sailing with the Pi- bloody fresh beef, it appeared that rate Teach, of bloody sea battles, the calling of its name and the! Brooks is attorney for Rivero. The state is represented by Act ing State Attorney Wm. H. Ma- lone, assisted by Vernon Haw- thorne, state attorney for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. making them walk the plank, and of the olden blood siping days on this one of Teach’s pet. ‘the pirate ship. Evidence that it; Aecording to him. one day, aft- was Teach’s pet added greatly to er a hard batte with a man-of-. the bug’s value and.the finder had war, Teach noticed a‘ cockroach great hopes of financial benefit,! greedily sipping up fresh blood*but Bloody Bug had other ideas! from the deck. He declared that’ When the day’s work was done, | such a bloodthirsty bug was well the workman took the cage and} worthy of being a pirate chie: started home, and bad luck went; pet and ordered that it be cap- with him. As he came opposite an! tured and caged, and instructed o'd rusty windjammer lying close that it be fed fresh blood each jnto shore, his foot slipped and! day. This blood was to be gotten the cage fi out of his hand.| from fresh wounds of the men. if When it landed, the door came any, otherwise new wounds were open and, in an instant, Bloody} to be made, and woe betide the Bug was out and in the water! man who objected to supplying’ swimming toward the old tramp. food for the chief’s pet. To assist in finding it, in case it escaped. Teach had a thin strip of gold, bearing his name, riveted onto its back. Much of his LEGION INST. MEETING CONDUCTED aT HEADQUARTERS OF ORGAN- IZATION LAST NIGHT It was very close to the vessel! ¥ when. it went down and did not! show up again. Perhaps those that thought a big fish got it were} idle time was yight. but others believed that dis- spent in trying to ch the bug.’ appointment at finding that the but it only learned it’s name and tramp was not the pirate ship was - when called to jump into and hide’ s9 great that drowning was a re-} in Teach’s heavy black beard. One lief, They thought the bug knew! day the pirate sailed into Key more that West harbor for supplies and a you see. { program for Arm bit of shore leave for the crew. At all events, it may be presum-| The followin, Teach, with the pet in his beard,'eq that at some time, the famo officers installed and ten men went ashore. There pet will join it’s infamous maste: John W. Pinc was the usual drinking and carous-' and t! they will be to; F. W. Knapp. f ing which terminated in the usual! when, on that far distant ¢ mander. fight in which several were killed. notorious Pirate Tea Miss Anna E Then came a_ messenger saying there is truth in his w * vice that a warship was sighted out- remark, “We will be c side, and Teach thought it best to! mouldy a thousan J seek open water. So the story ended and so did; Mrs Bug Missing my v. on, but ever will I hold; torian. As he went on board, he found in the kindliest remembrance} Leroy that the bug was missing, and put those friendly old men, who, of| arms. Three Finger ashore to find it and afternoons, sit in tl nt 6-3. S. Me await hiq return, but Jack did not old building on C street,|/'W. A find the pet, nor did Teach return and talk of th while] teemen. ever] RAILWAY OFFICIALS! GARDEN CLUB TO COME HERE TODAY MEET TOMORROW W. R. Kenan, Jr., president of the Florida East Ra At a meeting Sawyer Post 28, xion, held t nigh ters, the officers w d at a previous session stalled. There were other matter ing before th which was the arrangeme of the meeti n it waa given credit for, | comn’ P. Hoge 1 years S. Day M Gom ig the ER so H t a over quaint | Steamship Cubs afternoon fc first cla mect-! Wes {da fda; The regular bi-monthly Ww Coast 4Yj ing of the Kes t Garden frei Wo rt ers of the road, arrived in the of- morn- 231 acks of mai ing. aaa They will remain in Key West} —- looking over the holdings of the company this afternoon and go out on the afternoon train. j MONROE THEATER Jack Holt-Fay Wray in BLACK MOON Ned Sparks-Mary Boland DOWN TO THEIR LAST : YACHT | Matinee: Balcony, 10c; Orches I tra, 15-20c; Night, 15-25¢ The 1934 Tax Re tate and personal pr office for co! lack off library | in my percent will be end of Noven rT an cent during the month ber, 4. Two allowed during January percent during February Taxes will become delinguen April 1, 1935. FRANK H. LADD, al HALLOWE’EN DANCE Tonight from 10 till ? RAUL’S CLUB Prize for Best Costume Noisemakers, Etc. FREE Gents $1.00 Ladies Free perc ! ! H | ‘ oct29-3t a charge. with a recommendation te tions i will not worded according to legal re- Tbe Grinne! d Mr. Harris is attorney for del and is known a the Gate Beek South Geeettee cede Gee Pino at this trial and George G Factory ON IN OLD caTo sean & 12300 & Goes ee FACTORY AT CGRINNELL A 2 €. oe AND CATHERINE STREETS —ememee come teed tee Ge ee nee men The Criten han been ankes ¢) & Soe qeere cee ee cee called CTS! tumes today whee she FECA camp tee Geemeding: gue Gini Jong| Shortly before 1 o'clock the jury) ™treN factory will Me ete te seit tema see ee over the little island, every hovF a) and he exclaimed, “PQ bet| bad not been completed and there | "°F ie Tre ——im jthis is Teach’s pet.” When asked] remained but 18 names to be call-| ¥®* Sive" ie the Beer ef peter what he meant, he told the story,| ed, all others having been excused “*F i 5 complete ferme available at the tome ee eee ee ee — a a ee ee ee eee ee = All of the men and latter, have veen sesected from use re ph Th roster and will be cay wu Tequiten examimalen wil supermiengemt of expected After hi ee RR ee erg gece an Catner me Ss eee me t n TEVE DEVINE AMD WIFE ARRIVE HERE FROM MLAS AFTER ATTENDING LECIO§ To ee ee a sa ee Peck St Be Poppe ee ee sect we om = =e Pe a << ee ae me many 13] PASSENGERS - Tax Collector.“ ~ P CAMPAIGN. 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