The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 18, 1936, Page 1

— Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No. 16. SCOUT TROOP IN KEY WEST ORGANIZATION, ACCOMPAN- IED BY CAPTAIN M. HARRI- SON, ARRIVED LAST NIGHT OVER HIGHWAY CHARLES SEYMOUR OF VIR-j GINIA. ARRIVED WEDNES- DAY OVER HIGHWAY The varied attractions of Key West and the tropical, languid beauty of the Island City have Captain M. Harrison, U. S. M.| WO" the favor of another visitor \ here. ‘Charles Seymour, city treasurer ~ Phoebus, Va., arrived here Wednesday evening over the high- stay. < way, and already has been mag- They arrived last evening over | netized by the attractions of Key] the highway, the boys and Captain | West. Never before, he said yes- sand jterday, has he seen such a laby- large yinth of colorations in clouds, and} skies and waters. Mr. Seymour was accompanied to Key West by Mrs. J. M. Nea- lon, of Buckroe Beach, Va.,! mother of Mrs. Robert Krueger| who will visit for some time with her daughter and Capt. Krueger in the Army Barracks. Also making the trip south was} Melvin Pennis, realtor of Phoebus; who is as captivated with the} beauty of Key West as Mr. Seymour. Mr. Pennis and Mr. will return to the Virginia Monday, over the highway. MRS. J. J. JOHNSON’ "DIED THIS MORNING FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON C., reserves, and 20 members of Boy Scout Troop 47, a great time in Key West and en-} joying every minute of their having Harrison in a school bus, eamp impedimenta in sruck. piteked the boys settle? dowi for a pe- riod of enjoyment. ! Captain Harrison called on his old iriend, Lieutenant Wm. Klaus, U. 3. N., in command at the nav- al station, and after » brief stay returned to the camp accompanied by Licutenant Klaus and Father { Peter's a Camp was Henry Saunders of St. Episcopal church, 2 is an entertaming talk on the stars, how to find the points of the com- pass and other nautical informa- tion which is importanz co marin-| ers and travelers and pointed out the different constellations with an informative talk on each. Father Saunders kept his hear- ers interested with an historic de: scription of the Martello Towers and the ideas of their coi tion. He also gave an interesting lec- ture on Fort Jefferson at Garden Key, now a National monumenis, where he has spent a great deal of time and devoted himself to the interesting, and in some cases, gruesome history of that wonder- tul structure. This morning the troop members and Captain Harrison, though } the courtesy of Lieutenant Klau Seymour; city} Mrs. Jennie Jeannette Johnson, 52, died 10:30 o’clock this morn-) jnard decided to ask that the cul- LAWS ON DUVAL CAR WHICH HE WAS DRIVING WAS PROPERTY OF ANOTH- ER; DETECTED WHEN AUTO RAN INTO SHALLOW SPOT: Disobeying the traffie laws by! driving south on Duval street, caused the arrest by police officers of Earl Mumford, colored youth. and discovery that the car which) Woleott Blair of Chicago on{verandas and balconies from which | he was driving was the property of H. Stewart Leonard. | Mr: Leonard hed his car parked | in front of his residence on Flem- ; ing street. Mumford decided it! was a good looking car and good | for riding. He appropriated the! automobile and started for a ride.: Driving south qn Duval he; pulled to one side to make room for another car going in the legal } direction. The car Mumford was; driving dropped from the right- of-way into one of the shallow ex-} cavations on Duval. The noise; atracted the attention of the po- lice officers, and he was arrested. | Later his mother appealed to| Mr. Leonard, asking him not to; be too hard on the boy. Mr. Lec-| prit be oredered to report to the} judge at intervals under suspend- | ed sentence. , DEMOCRATIC UNIT MET LAST NIGHT; SEVERAL ADDRESSES GIVEN DURING INTERESTING SESSION Young Democratic Club of Monroe County held an interest- ~— The Key West Citwen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2936. |ANOTHER VISITOR|COLORED YOUTH {NEW HOMES CONSTRUCTED IN PALM NOW ENCAMPED |BECOMES BOOSTER! BREAKS TRAFFIC"! BEACH SHOW SPANISH ARCHITECTURE (By Associated Press) PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 18.) Biederwolf, pastor of Poinciana —The old south vies with Spain| chapel and for architectural dominion over . new homes going up in this swank | evangelist. resort of the rich and famous, | Eighteenth century in design is A scattering of French-and-!the new $29,000 villa built by English-motivated houses is to be) Mrs. Frederick Van Dusen of found, too, in the palatial homes| Minneapolis. A garden north of sharing with business buildings,| the house replaces the ubiquitous repairing and remodeling the} patio. eredit for the $1,644,212 in build- Capt. and Mrs. Cyrus Miller, ing permits which were issued up| Sewicky, Pa., have captured the to November. charm of the Victorian era in The largest house erected since} their home, emulating the English the close of last season is that of !of the 1860’s. It has ample South Ocean boulevard. Costin: more than $100,000, it is of modi-| look seaward. fied Georgian design, with swim- Anew eighteenth ming pool and tennis courts. An} French chateau of stucco anusually designed tea house is’ crimson roof, costing approximate- built on severe! levels. |v $49,000, has been constructed H the erstwhile naval officer may century The most unusual residence be-! for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Horton ing built is the $35,000 beach of England, home—standing square on thej A french farmhouse, costing sands—of James A. Moffett, ' $35,000, is the choice of Mr. and New York, former federal hous-| Mrs. J. H. Noble, New York. ing administrator. | An imposing home is the $60.- Turning its back on fashionable, 000 villa being built for Harold; tradition! Payne Whitmore of Irvington-on- and house Ocean boulevard alike, the Moffett the sea 35 feet away. the-Hudson. A Society was interested in room, library, bar and servants;news that Playa Rienta, dining room occupy the lower) Palatial Dillman estate on north floor, with master bedroom and; Ocean boulevard, which has been five servants’ room on the up-jclosed for two years, is per. opened this year. Remodeling Inspired by the Dixie of Plan-; and repairing said to cost about tation Days is the $65,000 white | $75,000. is under way. brick mansion, with massive two- story colamns extending from the} den, oil magnate, the estate was first floor loggia, constructed on' purchased by Mrs. Anna Thomp- County road north for Col. Ed-,son Dodge, widow of Horace ward J, S, Donovan, a member of ; Dodge, Detroit automobile manu- Governor Dave Sholtz’ staff, andj facturer. Mrs. Dodge later mar- the Mrs. Donovan, who was the widow, ried Hugh Dillman, once a mat-; of W. J. Connors, formerly prom-/inee idol and former husband of inent in New York politics. Sam Harris, theatrical produc-| the last two years, has been liv. er, has chosen southern colonial’ ing and entertdniing at his deluxe for his recently erected $25,000 tog cabin five miles west of Palm house of white brick, with patio! Beach. and loggias, as has Mrs, Harold There he manages an_ experi- Fitzgerald. Charleston architec-} mental farm, producing prize- ture feature the $15,000 residence} winning eggs, poultry and pro- built on Royal Palm for Dr. W.;duce. ria 1 nationally inom with } the: being, Originally built for J. S, Cos-; } Marjorie Rameau. Dillman, for: COMPILE REPORT ON MANY DEATHS Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate im the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘Absence Of Amendment Talk “FROM auro caRs During Jackson Day Banquet SHOWN THAT DRIVERS OF } VEHICLES WERE HELD RE- SPONSIBLE FOR LARGE PER- CENTAGE OF DEATHS { (Spectal to The Citizen) ORLANDO, Jan. 18.—Drivers of automobiles were held respon- sible for 24,000 of the 36,000 automobile deaths during 1935, it was said here by Walter L. Hays, ' president of the American Fire |and Casualty company, in a plea { jfor greater safety in driving. | Of the total of 36,000 deaths, he said, 16,000 were pedestrians. “Tt is possiblesin many cases that these fatal accidents, as well as those involving 828,000 person: injured in accidents during the year, resulted from carelessness or inability of pedestrians, but the figures show that it was the ve- jhicle driver in two thirds of the cases who was held responsible,” Hays said. “There is a tendency, one that is perfectly human and easy to follow, ta east burden of blame in accicents on automobile drivers. and to hold them liable for any accident in which their vehicle= may be involved.” ° Out of the 828.000 persons in- jured in automodvile accidents en and children were disabled for life, Hays pointed out. “Recently gathered statistics how that in this civilized age, traf- \ fie fatalities are greater in num- ber than the combined death toll of all the wars in the history of the United States,” Hays said. | ‘Almost a million people were in- jured in one year just by one mode of transportation. “This proved highly expensive to automobile owners, and law suits arising from the accidents of | during the year, many men, wom-| like ‘lamlet’ APPOINTMENT OF PYNCHON APPROVED (Ry Assoctased Preasd WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. —The appointment of E. A. Pynchon of Florida as that state’s works progress ad- ministrator was confirmed to- day by the senate. einen MUCH WORK DONE BY STATE ROAD | DEPARTMENT REPORT SHOWS THAT DUPR- ING LAST YEAR 30 BRIDCES WERE BUILT AND 310 MILES OF HIGHWAY IMPROVED (Ry Associated Presa) TALLAHASSEE, Fia., Jan. 18 Pebeapereian road department built 130 bridges and improved 310 {miles of highway last year. As the year ended. the state was maintaining 6,003 miles of hard surfaced roads and 667 miles of graded roads. What wi'l haven im 1936 re- mains for the highway bcard to [Saari but engineers believe roads uader state maintenarce will j includ? 7,000 m‘les of havd-sur- face and graded highways by the end of 3336, — They expect to repave about 65 miles and re-treat about 60 miles during the year. There was ; Sey Minw; SOOPIT ES aw: Colonial Police Wade i> Seat On “constitutions!” wssue cleariy bes become the focal pout of curreat "politics The “question co every ton gue” is whether Mr. Reosercit that they stituteral amendment. Abssace of any open discusmon of the subject at the Jackson Day dinner turned that gathermg of Democrats something rer sembling the mythical perform. inte left out. | In the two and three-way con- versations around the tables there was abundant talk about the con stitution. Im the lobbies of « gress, no other subject is men- tioned so often. Nothing which ‘hes happened to the Roosevelt administration—net even the jdeath of NRA\—has stirred imner “new deal” circles like_the su- preme court's sweeping tiwalida- ng in the residence 512 Bahamajing and enthusiastic meeting in street, Funeral services will be. the County Court House last eve- held 4:30 o’clock tomorrow after-| ning at 8:00 o’clock, Wm. A clared the hour spent there the}noon from the First Baptist Arnold presided. most enjoyable they have €X-! Church where the body will be| Several speakers addressed the perienced in many days. placed at 2 o’clock. Rev. James gathering including a 15-minute Afterward they went to the one year filled courts with many cases that will take years to dis- pose of and which will cost the owners of cars millions of dollars.” JOHN ENGLAND no estimate of new bridges. Roadside improvement !ast year | into This as totaled 26.66, mostly in the atea| campaign year. and the political of this state caprtal. ' vamificatic “constitu- Length of the bridges tota.ed | tional” many and 19,171 lineal feet. j STATE TREASURY BALANCE FOR LAST YEAR FAR EXCEEDED THAT OF 1934 enjoyed bathing at the naval sta-| tion swimming section, and de- . 5 the open. s ar vious (Spectal to Une Citizen) omen r 8.-Da ill officiate. {talk by Rev. Shuler Peele of the Siquarium and then to the light-|""potcsrers will be: Basil! 4 aig aed ob headquarters) Tynes, Wm. TT. Collins, Jack| where H. B, Haskins, assistant) phelan, Cleveland Niles, Owen superintendent, explained the dis-| yatone, George McDonald. play of miniature vessels, replicas 1A an: ‘coal pe of larger ones, told the story of rrangements will be in charge of Lopez Funeral Home, the Mangrove, and told of the ree aehiscn : survived by her various kinds of equipment ON! husband, Thomas Johnson, two perey? oie the olden days UP} song Benjamin Pierce and Samuel <a garaaagl Johnson, three dau; . 3 son, ghters Mrs. They then went to the quar. Louise Braily, Mis a8itah “Rok ters of Lieutenant Klaus where : erts, Mrs. Annie Averette, and Mrs. Klaus had prepared a most| 40° 2 achitdren, enjoyable buffet lunch. That her | & ee! guests enjoyed the spread could be better realized by hearing the ‘experssions of pleasure and gratifi- cation, uttered-by the ‘Visitors. This afternoon visits are being} MEET SUNDAY} made to other points of apart and, unless plans are changed, the | COMMITTEE WILL MAKE RE-| visiting sconts will this evening enjoy their last night in Key PORT ON CONDITIONS ON | FLORIDA KEYS West, as it is intended to leave over the highway tomorrow morning for Miami. MANY CARS YET MINUS OF TAGS ONLY 775 STATE LICENSES HAVE BEEN SOLD HERE THUS FAR There will be a meeting held} tomorrow morning, beginning at 10 o’clock, at the County Court ; House, at which time the com- mittee which was appointed to in-/ | vestigate maticrs relative te the non-employment of Key Westers on WPA projects on the Florida Keys, will make its report, ac- cording to anouncement made to- day. | All interested in the matter are} requested to be in attendance. 1 1 } With 775 state license tags sold} in Monroe county, there still re-! mains approximately 400 | YACHT ALVA DUE i HERE ON SUNDAY and other types of motor vehicles} without state licenses, says Frank} VANDERBILT PLEASURE SHIP) WILL ARRIVE IN AFTER- H. Ladd, tax collector. Just before January 15, eet NOON FROM MIAMI date on which the governor’s ex-! tension of time expired, activity; in the purchase of tags increased and continued for several days, Then came the slump and today, movement is practically nil. NOTICE Palatial Yacht Alva, with own- er Wm. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and It is rumored that I want to sell} party on board, is due to arrive my business. There is no truth in, at Key West ‘omorrow afternoon this rumor. I believe in Key] from Miami. West and I will stick to Key West.| The vessel will come up to the ; Signed, Portes Dock company for fuel oil. RAYMOND CURRY, | This will be the second time this Paul’s Tire Shop,| season the Alva has been in port. | jan18-1t WHEN YOU Fleming Street Methodist Church who spoke briefly on the Demo- cratic party and Democracy. State Representative Bernie C. Papy gave a very interesting ad- dress on matters affecting Mon- roe county. Another speaker was the club’s vice-president, Wm. Freeman whose subject was membership. President Arnold announced that the club would hold a “ladies night” next week at which time several young ladies seeking mem- bership in the organization will be taken in. The membership of the Young) Democratic Club is open to ladies} As well as men, the president ex:| plained. All young ladies wish- ing to join are requested to get in| touch with one of the officers of; the club. NEW SERVICE ON TALLAHASSEE, Jan. State Treasurer W. V. Knott an- that Florida’s 18.— nounced today treasury balance as of December 31, 1935, was $873,350.68 in ex- cess of that of December 31, 1934. The balance at the state business for the close of calendar year of 1935 was $5,003,386.97,| according to the treasurer’s re- port, while for the last day of 1934 it was $4,130,036.29. In addition, funds totalling $229,633.59 and represented al- most entirely by money paid by state merchants under the 1935 chain store tax law, were held in suspense by the treasurer’s office. The chain store tax fund was | THOSE OF CLYD€&-MALLORY PASSENGER SHIPS) s225:000 while the All Florida | advertising committee had $3,-) 336.50 in care of the state treas- urer and a special liquidator’s} certificate acount showed a figure} of $1,297.09. Largest items of the 175 regu- lar funds in trust to the state ‘i treasurer were the general rev-; All passenger ships of the} enue fund, which showed a Decem- Clyde-Malory Lines are equipped) ber 31 balance of $1,084,782.65 with talking pictures, and enter-| and the state’s pension tax fund, tainments are given during all} which amounted to $1,069,947.62 voyages north and south bound, || at the calendar year end. Agent C. E, Smith at Key Wi Thé state road license fund, has been advised that since Jan- contafting unexpended gasoline uary, this new entertainment] tax revefue, was $745,904.42,! service has been, in addition. to| while the school teachers’ salary} LINES EQUIPPED WITH TALKING PICTURES {EUGENE RIVERO WAS ACQUITTED CRIMINAL COURT ADJOURN- ED THIS MORNING AFTER CLEARING DOCKET After five hours and forty minutes consideration of the case of Eugene Rivero, charged with improper exhibition of fire arms, in criminal court yesterday, the jury last night at 8:40 brought in a verdict of not guilty. The verdict was sealed and de- livered to Bailiff Ray Elwood who presented it to Judge J. Vin- ing Harris when court opened this morning. The verdict was or- dered read and the prisoner dis- charged. No other matters coming be- fore the tribunal -this morning, “| the same promise this time and Sam B. Curry instructed to pay off the jurors. There were 19 jurors serving for five days at $3 per day, mak- ing a total of $285 disbursed. USED CARS ANNOUNCES FOR COMING PRIMARY FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT AP- PEARS IN THE CITIZEN TO- DAY FOR SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION John England, supervisor of registration, today announces as a candidate at the coming primary, June 2, 1936, to succeed himself. Discussing his candidacy Mr. Eng'and says his friends and sup- porters who elected him in 1932.) ave him a new lease on life. That while he realizes the handsome The road department is to con-| sider its 1936 budget at a meet-! ing here Jan. 27. A large number of undertakings awaits the board’s consideration. ARRANGE FOR BUS SERVICE FLORIDA MOTOR LINES TO OPERATE AS SOON AS NEW FERRIES ARRIVE Bus service by Florida Motor Lines, as shov.n in The Citizen of January 3, will be inaugurated 2% chased from the Tri-Stzte com- pany at Cairo, TIL, arrive at Key vote was in part given in sym- pathy because he was an invalid, ' he has nevertheless carried on and West and are placed in service. In additioa to the reguiar pas- senger service: a light freight soon as the f-rries recently par-} condttcted the office to the best of | service is to be put im effect. It his ability. is planned to have an early morn- He promised then to give a'l a/ ing run from Miami to Key West square deal, with no favoritism} and an afternoon trip from Key shown to any person. He makes} West to Miami. In a letter to The Citizen T. B. says that if the people feel he has, O’Steen, traffic manager of Flor- kept his promises and conducted} ida Motor Lines, shows that citi- the affairs of the office as they|zens of Key West have written should be, he again solicits their|the Florida Railroad Commission support, and consideration in the urging that the service be in-] coming primaries. augurated.. “However” Mr. O”- Regarding a rumor being cir-| Steen writes, “we have been re- culated that he is too ill to per-| quested by the Key West Admin- form the duties of the office, Mr. | istration, who operates the ferry said he is now in better] service. not to resume our service health than when he was elécted| until] the new ferfiés were re- in 1932, and the reason he is re-| ceived and for that reason the maining indoors at home is that|service has been delayed thus the regular orchestra, provided. fund represented $401,109.13. This innovation, it is shown, is} The general revenue fund bal- but another step froward in the} ance, in spite of fund withdraw-/ march of progress by the AgWi-j als by Govérhor Sholtz for dis- lines in making life aboard the! irijution to common schools of magnificent liners of the com-| ihe state, was more than twice} Pany one continuous round of| the balanee of December 31, 1934,! pleasurable entertainment. which was $467,772.13, the treas-! urer’s report said. | NEW DEAL The pension fund also was DANCE HABANA-MADRID CLUB TONITE No Cover Charge ($1 Mitimum) RUDE RR et TT larger, the 1934 year and figure having shown a balance of $753,- 837.77. The state toad license | fund, made up of gasloine tax revenue, was $105,663.02 greater than the $640.241.40 figure “T December 31, 1934. Good Lot Late Models "35 and ’34 Fords and Plymouths All At Attractive Prices and Terms Also, a number of USED CARS from $50 up TERMS AND WEEKLY BASIS ee ARE THIRSTY AND IN NEED OF ENERGY, DROP IN AND TREAT YOURSELF TO A BOTTLE OF WAGNER QUALITY BEER. ie is doifig some of the necessary work which is required of a sup- ervisor of registration, and asks his: friends to disregard all rumors that he is ill, as he is in perfeet condition to do the work of sup- ervisor. HOLIDAY NOTICE Monday, January 20, Robert! E. Lee’s Birthday, a legal holiday in the State of Florida, this bank will not be opén for business on that day. |THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. jan17-2t far.” Political Dangers From the standpoint ef prac- tical politics, the rub about ad- vocating an amendment does net lie im the stipulation that three- quarters of the states are quired to ratify a constitutional change. | The immediate objective of the | Democrat te win the election. For that purpose, only a simple majority of the electoral college is needed other words, if the | party advocates a -mendr ent, and such adv. ac, approved by enough states » make up a mere Jelectoral major.cy, then the party lean wh, | Should it win im that manner and.on that issue, it could turn afterward to the question ef com- pleting redemption of its cam- Paign pledge. This may sound strange, but it is the way party polities work. There is another rub, however, which would be real and immediate if the party declared fer an amendment. Before any amétid- ment can be submitted to the states, it must be approved by a two-thirds majority im both sen- ate and heuse. In view of the overwhelming Democratic control in congress, a test hardly could be eseaped there im advance of the campaign. and certainly there is room to doubt whether the necessary two-thirds majerities would be forthcoming. There lies the real trouble. Only Hints From F. D. R. It is entirely conceivable that this is net fully realized by some who are asking that the admin- istration commit itself immediate- ly to a constitutional amendment. ' £ ree j That Mr. Roosevelt himself ‘ realizes it is indicated by the cau- ition with which be is approaching ithe subject. Many hints of a pre- | disposition to constitutienal change can be read imto his ut- terances. but there has been noth- ing resembling 2 direct deciara- tion. The question of congressional approval is sufficiently large to What abot « popular majority thereafter. in the campaign, if the congressiona] hurdle cam be over- come? YOU'LL ENJOY IT.