The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 7, 1936, Page 1

Associated Pr Day Wire Ser’ For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West No. 6. The Kep La Jest Citisen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1936. VOLUME LVI. “Predigested Bills’ May Ease | Work Of Congressional eghen | APPLICATIONS FOR KEY WORK "BEING RECEIVED ALL DESIRING TO OBTAIN; WORK. SHOULD. -COMMUNI-! CATE )WITH ASSIGNMENT | OFFICE OF WPA One Of Most Troublesome, kell . ‘EXAMINATION OF And Vexing Problems Is| | BANKS ORDERED To Keep Track Of Num- | | (Ry Associated Presa) erous Measures | WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 7.—The comptroller of ew rency of the United States has issued a National Bank call as of December 31 for the examination of business records ef the various stitutions. ° This is a regular call is- sued at intervals by the comp- troller for the purpose of ascertaining the status per- taining to the banking busi- hess, Applications for work on the: Keys are being taken at the as-| | cignment office of the local WPA| office, as.a result of a survey) and meeting with William Green| of Miami with J. Gerry Curtis,| 4 oeal assistant WPA director, and Claude Gandolfo, assignment of- ficer. By HERBERT PLUMMER (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Mem- we bers of congress, the press gal-| | i 1 leries and others on Capitol Hill| will find thp going a great deal| easier during the present congress, { re thanks to a “rider” attached \ . Ourtis and Mr. Gandolfo; the legislative appropriation most oa ech | and vexing problems which con-| i} gress is in session is to keep eae ef the literally thousands of bills! introduced. for up- i | | intro-! It is nothing unu wards of 20,000 bills duced in both he congress. An ac two recent one 17,415 tions were introc house and 6.007 in t the other, 17,764 6,127 in the senate. Most of these bills heard from agai oY troduction. In many case: have served their purpe further action. Ti vertised the ‘me project. to be never the’ the: ithout ‘Wredking Crews’ A vast number ¢ ures, however public inter example, some 6,000 gory wh from the last se pending. Hundred be added as the sc The task of eve amining these mendous. ful study of members of cor question. DAY DINN=R-DANCE TO BE bill: } late er week made a study of! 1%, TSI LILM. Pe a y. w. last. session, aes Sansa ay the work to be done on the upper : Keys, and later conferred with The sum, of $10,000 was set ~ FERRY BOATS 1. Mr. Green. Several projects are | aside to provide a digest of Ito start about January 15. { oat cL VE | “This office has been assured, i's, of general public interest be- that insofar as possible skilled; fore congress, and unskilled labor will be re- - WITHIN FEW DAYS: quisitioned from Key West,” M One: of the {Curtis said in a bulletin. | Persons wanting work on the | Keys should make their applica. fronts these gentlemen when con- NEW VESSELS BEING BOARD-| Gots ts uaectegailiin tic ED UP IN PREPARATION’ ‘igment office, it was said, stat jing their qualifications. Labor FOR TRIP TO KEY WEST; TO: will be drawn from the names | | submitted. i Beatey eee Several small houses for resi-| j dents on the Keys are contem- : 2 ; plated in the project which will Information was received at’ get under way about-the middle! the WPA headquarters today that’ of the month. "the two ferries recently purchas-! Sopa Gee aS ge ed for service on the water gaps DEMOCRATIC CLUB in the highway are expected to; leave Pensacola within the next! | MAKES PLANS FOR : i few day A representative of the ane SCHEDULED EVENT FRA is at Pensacola supervising! ries and otherwise making them suc INTEREST MANIFEST- ready to ke towed to Key West.! When this work is completed and | othéF reqtirements are complied! »yal tow and brought to the peninencita: | GIVEN TOMORROW MRS. T. ELWOOD ALLISON! AND DAUGHTER CAME IN the work of boarding up the Zax} .' with, the vessel will be taken in! in this Young Democratie Clubs in! forty-eight states are massing to- gether behind a nation-wide drive’ jt make the coming Jackson Day ‘dinners and balls tomorrow, the’ greatest demonstration in thej ieee! of the Democratic pany | according to word received from! Chairman James A. Farley of the; OVER HIGHWAY ROUTE =" Democratic ‘National Committee. ' iby Wm. A. Arnold, president of ithe Monroe County Young Demo-; of cratic Club. Mr, Farley and Frank Wiek- | hem, National President of the Young Democratic Clubs of Amer-! ica sant word to Mr. Arnold, that there is every indication that there will be in the neighborhood They are comfortably locat-; of 3Q00 dinners and balls on that ad in the A. G. Lund home on: night. Having by their presence Washington street. | there made a contribution toward y, head of Na-) the cost of the 1936 campaign. , Inc., of Detroit,’ those attending these affairs wi!l and daughter arrived over gather around a radio to be plac- ihe highway yesterday and are; ed at the Habana-Madrid Club lceated in the newly-erected and listen to President Roosevelt | Strunk home at Martello Towers. broadcasting from the Number 1 Mrs. Peabody and a .group of dinner in Washington, fire the friends are to arrive later. | opening gun of the campaign. Other prospective residents for} Mr, Arnold said today that he’ the winter are Julian Thompson: expects to have more than 300 and son, of Bubganut Lake, Al-; persons at the Key West affair. ( fred Maine, who have advised the | Scores of parties have already, WPA housing department they} made their reservations, will arrive on the Steamship! Wm. H. Malone has been Cuba, from Tampa. | They have! vited to make an address to the i angements for accommo-, gathering before the broadcast ‘frev-Mor a of President Roosevelt’s speech. Elwood Allison, N. J., and daughter,! redith winter visitors of: rrived over the high-> ning and say » delightfully thrilled to be! ack in Key West again this pieces of E jority and minority session design dividuals to w maze of minor select the good prepare them floor ready groups are known a ing crews” and the num measures! they: prevent irom ing pasked nak particularly apropo: * At best; however, the of the “wrevking crews and does not'téuch the portant legislation. In 50 Plain Words A serious attempt better to ac- quaint individu: with the type of leg consider is to be m sion. The aid of the | . congress through its reference bureau has listed. s each a the bills they tion. The: re; been en- le dations at the everal months ments, h been to simple and around a at - ‘LIMPING’ FREIGHT CARS ARE NUMEROUS IDLER BERTHED " IN YACHT BASIN NEW aa | total of 277,451 freight cars .on HOUSEBOAT OWNED BY WIL-: y Class 1 railroads are LIAM R. PORTER! MOV- That is, they need repairs, cording to the.) Association . of} ED FROM DOCK American Railroads. And of this} total, 213,926 need heavy repairs. | a The railroads console them-} Hotiseboat later, owned by Wm.! selves however; with the: thought: p>’ poitdr, resident ofthe First that this is avdecrease of ‘7,805 Natidnal Bank, has been moved! cars from the number in need of from the Porter Dock company, such repairs on February 1. jand is berthed in the yacht basin | Their figures show, neverthe-| at the submarine base. less, that 14.9 per eent of the! It was at first intended to berth! number of cars on line are still the vessel at the biological limping, and that 22.5 per cent of. tion during the winter corps of wor work reducing cise languag: words, a di: 6,000 or more pend brought over from the sion. On the openi than 1,500 such b eompleted and r senators and re; digest will api The convenience ¢ toe members by this innov: incalculable. The wonder o¢ it is that something like it had not been in use long before now, EE RT CRAZY CRYSTALS: In. 2 Sizes: 60c and $1.00 Sold Exclusively in Key West by GARDNER’S PHARMACY, Phone 177 Free Delivery eT | | | i { i { 1 lis bemg painted and renovated. | ‘ ; ber j with Bill ‘Cleveland, well in-'- [MANY PAY TAXES DURING DECEMBER, OVER SEVEN THOUSAND igs LARS COLLECTED iN THAT PERIOD At the end of December, 1935, | tex collections in the city amount- ied to $7,208.75. The books were|Ruttger and L. R. Gillette, Jr., of; are guests at! opened December 1 and during the period 105 receipts were is- sued by Tax Assessor-Collector ' Sam Pinder. In 1934 the tax books opened November 1 and during the two months, up to January 1, there were issued the same num- of receipts, 105, with a to- ae - $14,728.69. y. Pinder said that the small Boing in comparison between the two periods was due to the number of homestead exemptions considered and allowed this pe- riod. “TWO VISITORS were DEPART TODAY, ENJOYED FISHING TRIP AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT WHILE IN CITY Richard Cooper and Seward j Webb, of West Palm Beach, who; | arrived Sunday for an angling! | trip with men Hemingway and! fhad excellent success, the taking two sailfish and a number of others including amberjack, ileft this morning. They came here by Pan Ameri- ean plane but their trip back was ; made in private plane N.C.753Y, known aviator who arrived yesterday, morning in company with Burrias party spas American. . Jenkins is also a guest ‘oft 'Mr. Meeinoaiy and has been de- voting his time here to angling.' | He has booked passage on the Pan American plane this after- noon for Miami. ‘TWELVE ARRIVE ABOARD PLANE: SEVEN PASSENGERS LEFT ON AIRCRAFT YESTERDAY AFTERNGON Plane of the Pan American Airways arrived this morning from Miami with 12 passengers: Albert Jurney, John A. Luff, Manuel Domeneche, Frank Lew- insky, Charles Abbott, Eugene Burns, Camille Santini, Herman Holtsberg, Thomas Murtay, Thor- leif Thoraldsen, Giovanni riero, Olga Perez, Departures yesterday after- noon: Egbert Chapman, Florence Sampson, Ellen Field, Parker |Field, Edward Crow, William Fripp, William J. Parrish. DE MOLAYS TO MEET TONIGHT NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS, OF ORGANIZATION TO BE INSTALLED Newly-elected officers of Rob-j ert J. Perry Chapter, Order of | DeMolay, will be installed at @ | meeting to be held tonight at e o’clock in Scottish Rite Hall, cor-| ner Eaton and Simonton streets. DeMolays who will be inducted inta office tonight are as tollows:| Jeff Knight, Jr.—Master Toun-} sellor. Joe Richardson—Senior Coun-| sellor. Howard Pinder—Junior Coun- sellor. Fernando Camus will act, as in- vited to attend, Guer-} | ANGLERS LAND | | CAUGHT BY GUESTS STOP- PING AT PIRATES COVE CAMP ‘UNITED STATES | SEVERAL CASES;OF.: ALSENS HEARD; BEN) Three fine tarpon were prizes é caught yesterday by Alec J. Minnesota, who Pirates Cove Fishing Camp, and} are ardent anglers after the larger game fish. The visitors to the camp went out in the Cruiser Mocasin with, Captain King Gomez who ised them sport. fied that the captain’s promise had been made good when they j found that one of the silver kings , weighed 85 pounds, the next 45 ; pounds and the smallest 25. Att this time of the season tar-! poem are ngt so plentiful, it j said, and these anglers are proud, of their catches which are said to jbe the first of the year. INGLINGS ARE VISITING HERE: prom- RETIRED RAILROAD MAN: WAS VISITOR AT THE CITIZEN TODAY | W. J. Ingling, retired railroad man and interested in the news-; paper business in Pocatello, Idaho, and Mrs, Ingling, are winter vis ; tors in Key West and are at the Trey-Mor apartments. Mr. Ingling was a welcomed ealler at The (Citizen office this morning. He was in Key West ' 1898, and at that time, he said was-impressed with the many ac. ED IN PROPOSED JACKSON Jenkins, cartoonist with the New, tivities and the. evident flourish- | inir-eondition of the city. Hig next trip was made in 1913 when some of the city’s former greatness had disappeared and again five years ago when he was ‘appalled at the conditions which confronted him, evidences of dwindling prosperity and popula- tion. “Today, however, he sees signs of awakening and feels that different spirit is actuating the people who seem to be imbued with the idea of progress. Mr. and Mrs. Ingling and daughter arrived about one week ago. Their daughter spent sev- i WHALTON FAMILY VISITING WiTH MR WHAL- TON’S PARENTS AT HOME ON DEVISION STREET ters, Patty Lou and Betty Jean, twins, Mildred and Yvonne, ar- rived over the highway yesterday afternoon from Miami, guests of B. D. Trevor. Mrs. Whalton and children j have recently arrived im the Unit- | ea States from Kingston, Jamaiea, where Mr. Whalton has for the | past four years been field mana- ger for Pan American Airways, but has received transferring him to Miami. They are guests of Mr. Whal- ton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Step- ;hen M. Whalton, and will remain {in Key West until Mr. Whalton’s } relief arrives in Kingston, when! ‘he will leave for Miami and there be ins kB by his sald ORCHESTRA WILL “REHEARSE TONIGHT A rehearsal of the orchestra; for the Pirates of Penzance will! be held tonight, starting at 7:45 o’clock in the band rehearsal room! sta- stalling officer and it is expected | at the foot of Duval street. season.’ that there will be a large number} the nunger of locomotives on line Later is was decided to have the’ of Masons and Majority Mem-) of the operetta, urged all mem- HABANA-MADRID CLUB puff a little too hard on steep! {dler at the yacht hasin where it bers present as all have been in- bers of the orchestra to attend George Mills White, direetor the meeting. They were satis-; eral days and left last Saturday} Mrs. S. Floyd Wha!ton, daugh-} instructions j GUILTY Giovanni Guerriero, native of Italy, was heard in Federal Court | { this morning on a charge of il- legal entry to the United States He entered a plea of guilty an | was sentenced by Judge Ritter to 10 days in, jail. Mary Kashian, Armenian, Sal- vatore Aiello and Domenico Bruz- ¥! 2ese, Italians, were heard on the! fame charge yesterday and sen- a to 10 days in jail. Sentences in these cases mean} be held} ‘that prisoners are to pending deportation procedings | by the department of labor. Claude Albury, in charge the immigration bureau in of the four aliens, They were eaptured by | local immigration office October | :3, 1935, and three of them have | ; since been held in county awaiting trial. Hamaspour orsdian, Armenian woman, | wes séleesed ender bond, kad the | bond estreated when she fai'ed to: appear yesterday. Guerriero, : who was also out on bond, and was in New York, arrived by jail ho plane this morning to answer to; the charges. | Benito Perez, Mexicano, the same charge, was not guilty. Pena Morales, charged with having in his possession liquor j Without the required internal | Fevenve stamp, pleaded guilty and, was sentenced to pay a fine’ amounting to $145.90, the — due for internal revenue. fore the tribunal an adjournment was ordered 11:30 o'clock. Of- ficers and court attaches and oth- ers who arrived for the term, will [leave this afternoon. ‘TRAFFIC RULES TO BE DISCUSSED BY CITY COUNCIL ALL INTERESTED ARE INVIT. FD TO ATTEND MEETING TO BE HELD AT CITY HALL THIS EVENING { Interested citizens will have an opportunity this evening to ex- | press their views on parking rules jand regulations when the city) council meets tonight to disenss the new ordinance which is under course of preparation. Council President Jim Roberts j believes thet before this | as riding | ordinance is prepared for passage jand publieation the owners cars should be given the oppor-) tunity to offer suggestions re! tive to streets to be designated as one way and through thorough- ; fares. And as there are frovis‘ons to and periods of time for parking on Duval street and other streets i President Roberts is convineed that drivers of cars especially those whose business frequently calls them to Duval street. and} | other streets and makes it héces. lrary for them to park would give | constructive assistance in ing an ordinance whieh will be agreeable to all concerned. The meeting will begin at 7:30 suggestions to make are . invited {to attend. IDANCING = Tonight From 9 Till 2 John Pritchard's Orchestra x OL of} Key! West, told The Citizen that orders | have been issued for deportation ! the; who! was tried yesterday afternoon on; adjudged : No other matters coming be- be made desigr:ating certain hours! fram-; o'clock and all persons who have} | i ; with a= average | range of only 14 Fahrembest BS Ickes Hopes Te Work Out obomething-Definite Relative Key Westers should sot disheartened because Se Bes be there is at present : Overseas High anent the way Bridges there ery tire Washington are powerful ! agencies at | is werk on the project. } i ‘ Ome very eamrficamt statement wes made yesicraay @ Mam. > Harelt L. iches, seeretary of the asked about to Key West working interior, nhe when the b:ghway project said, “We are sti i H eat sun that, and hepe thing definite on thal project werk be 7 ! cseerrrres . ADJUSTMENTS UNDER WAY AT REEF BEACON ELECTRICIAN AND MACHIN-, isT NOW ENGAGED IN WORK ON ALLICATOR ‘LIGHT DAMAGED BY STORM most encouraging slatewents = relative ridses 2 weeks | im line with t Pimance chief, said today that federal agencies were <tudy plese te (meee « teem of the Overseas Elsway bridges from Mian: Key West. | ““tt's a thing I hope wit out, for they certainly down there.” Jones <a “He ated fs orgamizat on mune chase bends by Power Boat 31, of the light- house department. is at Alliga- tor Reef light where Radio Elec- ponsers o projects whet i trician Carl Rom and Machinist | "poms ot Oe ee , William Vassie are making 24- cot to obtain @ 45 pumnt qunt | justments to the recently jnstall- (te the Public Works Admmers- ed machinery. Alligator light was badly acl aged during the hurricane, was ANGLERS MAKE ‘out of commission for a short time and a temporary lantern | 00D CATCHES used until new equipment was se-| ured and installed. } The old mechanism and parts. Casa MARINA GUESTS MUCH ‘of the lantern were brought to! Key West and are being set mp in INTERESTED IN FISHING ;the progress section of the local IN LOCAL WATERS | headquarters building. Power Boat 31 is the only ves- sel of the fleet net in port at this time. Tender Anglers who are guect= af tee Casa Marina are mecting with Poinciama §=and perfect success this season amd sf | cut barge Number 2 are om the ways. their catches are of the kind that ! Tender Poppy is undergoing en- bring thrills to even the semsems! gine repairs and the Ivy’s boilers ee after pncate ~~ ei Wifiam O. Goodrich, of Fox —— | Point, Milwaukee. Wisc. and -on. iF. O. Goedrich, of Daytona Beach, ~ DEMERITTS LEF LEFT | yesterday made one of the j catches of the season. They were out after big one HERE ON SUNDAY =" 5° =""= = | played five of the finest amber- | jack taken in Key West waters HAD BEEN SRENDING vistT, “#7 moons The total | weighed 189 pounds. WITH RELATIVES IN } Mr. and Mrs. M L Khao | Forrest Hills. Long Island, Turney KEY WEST | Henley and Mes. Steward Leon ard formed another party wh j returned with an excellent assort- Mr. and Mrs, William Demeritt,/ ment of choice fish dr., who were spending the heli-; They took s sumber of bonito days with Mr. Demeritt’s parents and mackerel, several fine at the home on @Vhitehead street, / mens of kingfish and many pou” left Sunday en route te Atlanta of barracuda. ; where Mr. Demeritt is a student; Pzel Linz, of New York City, at Southern Dental College, andj who is a winter resident, was a'- arrived last evening. iso a fortunate angier yesterday. Others im the party were Hen-| Mr. Linz, amone 2 sumber of ry Renedo, 2'so a student at the othe» fish, caught a 22-pound ball dental, college, and Mrs. Renedo.| dolphin. which is said to be the jand Delio Cobo, another student. | largest taken in Key West waters returning efter spending two years. eae a holidays First Lieutenant s. F is ad B F tell it Hi it i Hel i é | iit the ta, to join oe Mr. : IN ANY CASE, IT’S THE BEST! WAGNER BEER IS A PERFECT ACCOMPANIMENT TO ANY MEAL. DRINK IT REGULARLY. AT YOUR VENDOR. FACA 22RBB80