The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 21, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West country; with an average ‘ange of only 14° Fahrenheit No. 4 — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1936. ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pails, Dividend Checks and Tax Bills ef Every Individual; Na- tional and International Problems Insep- arable From Local Welfare 5. VOLUME LVIIL. PRICE FIVE CENTS TWO CHANGES IN |BUSSERVICE |REHEARSING FOR LOCAL WPA UNIT | BEGAN TODAY| PROGRAM HERE ON ARE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY NIGHT B.C. MEADERS AND MISS} MUCH "MARRIAGES HELD Financing New Farm Program UP FOR LACK OF |. Brings About Political Controversy GETTING LICENSE, SI SS ES aaa a2 Congressional Leaders Pre- eee eae | BRUCE RAE AND WIFE | i ! | SCHEDULE IS BETWEEN KEY) H WEST AND NO NAME KEY INTEREST CENTERS; ON THIS END MARTHA BUCK ARE NEW OFFICIALS TO BE ENGAG. ED IN ACTIVITIES HERE With the inauguration of Flor- ida Motor Lines bus service today! IN PROPOSED PRESENTA- TION OF “NIGHT IN HA- BANA” DURING JOY WIZEK Nothing startling has oceurred |in the business world of late. No industry has made January was much better than the; month has been for a number of) years. Rumors of ambitious plans! i ‘tant | rs mae ae | for 1937 cars are leaking out, and} TIL SOMEONE IS APPOINT- ED TO FILL VACANCY NOW EXISTING pose To Embody Various WEST | — j Statutes In Proposed Ap- Bruce Rae, night city edi- tor of the New York Times, great gains as yet this propriation none has experienced severe jtrogression from the levels jtained at the end of 1935. That year— re- at- ja much needed method of trans- . * — 2 portation ie placed st the dis-| Rehearsals are being held every 0} and Key, afternoon during this week in and Mrs. Rae, arrived yester- day over the highway for a month’s vacation away from the ice and snows of chilly New York. They came to Key West on the recommendation of Ray- mond McCaw, ni manag- ing editor of the Times, whe was in the city for a brief visit in January, and when leaving said he would tell all of his friends of the charm and hospitality of Key West. Mr. and Mrs. Rae were be- ing shown the hts of the city today by Miss Jleen Wil- liams and Miss Minnie Porter Harris, of the local housing department, and during the drive paid a call at The Citi- zen office. many car makers are planning ex-! itensive and expensive retooling . 5 | programs. Used cars, with which! Aspirants for the office of rati for t te | z H 7 re ‘ ‘county judge to fill the vacancy Westers. preparation for the staging next! ¢a¢ d business com-} #!! markets are glutted, constitute’ © Eactehias sicaneed ) shor one of the industry’s annoying| ‘Teated by the death of Judge The first bus arrived over the’ Thursday night of a “Night in} mentators to feel considerable, ‘ is th ontordal { Habana,” which will feature that] optimism, They are beginning to| Problems. It is forecast that/ Hugh SuHR are being eve need yesterday ism. makers may carry on a campaign! “"xious seat while awaiting S highway 1 6 Saas FS day’s activities in La Semana} ¢ioure that the “visible” future : . % with a group of passengers and, Alegre, or The Week of Joy. The al cat sbecaanared o by major, t© rid the highways of “wrecks”, com gubernatorial —_ headquar- old} - i left this morning 6:45 o’clock for| program is being arranged by ‘ . jpaying dealers bonuses for : swings either upward or down-{ : names No Name Key which for the pres-! Eva B. Warner of the recreation! Warg, aac ache industry as a a that are completely junked. arto ehitostabaedenera by ent is the terminus of this end of} saree . the ee aerials wis | whole is on a relatively even keel,! eu ph area the Monroe County Democratic : also is playing the difficult role} to slow but 5 wn, bu ie} : A f the line. and may look ahead we figure is still plenty large. Busi. Executive Committee, one 0 ; i eteaduieecasers? I Sarr d will be appoint- | steady ness Week says that in December] “hich it is hoped wit De sprite ; 5 | By and large, January business * Franklin E, Albert. Mr. Albert! is being operated from Miami to] Miss Jean Mann of Chicag®,| . tivity was the best in five years, it fell below 9,000,000 for the| 4 A ete pamencaita will devote all of his time to the] yatecumbe. The bus at this end| 2nd Evelio Cabot, well known} first time since 1931, and though Moneieterts be sent. 23 Neer pene i lincaied ill off cite leven as 1935 was the best year moneaHene oll FERA alana plas ae has a passenger capacity of ch je anaes ie eee Pana (t? date since depression got its of other estimates are) not only are the aspirants for aslo will handle the finances fo 1 ce during ie program, the office anxious‘for' one to be : : | 2 aS The: available, this is probably close the relief agency. Passengers are transferred to the) Little Miss Olga Ramos will be| Pld on American industry. The 1) th, truth. The tendency a s lle: een hiendyandanter | @Nceras i ek aeken f 12 most accurate industrial barom-, still slow! ; named, but there are a number of Miss Martha ae y rry boats a vie an 2 egra Merse. cho’ mae eters place business at around 75! *t slowly downward, persons in the city considering ferry yesterday afternoon to be-|the bus upon arrival, proceeding Will increase the beauty o: e taking voyages on the ocean of Two changes in the organiza: tion of the district office of the WPA in Key West were an- nounced this morning by Thomas D. Orr, district director of the} works agency. The new members of the staff assumed their duties this morning. B. C. Meaders, formerly of the field staff of the WPA in the state office, has been appointed district director of the division of finance and statistics, relieving | position visitors ; By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Pr The circuitous manner in which afternoon it is proposed to finance the new farm program raises a point about which there already are signs of growing political controversy. | of “Ruth” in tha “Pirates of Pen- One large bus, 36 passengers, zance.” Under the old AAA legislation, the farm benefits and the taxes }to pay them were written into a single statute and so linked to- gether as to show clearly that the ' purpose was to tax processors and 'give the money to farmers. In- ' validating that law, the supreme jecourt observed that “the word is ' Political events, of course, i 4 ent of “normal’—normal, a course, can come assistant director of the di- Mrs; Julio DePoo| Pet cent of int vision of employment and will work directly under J. Gerry Curtis, district director the employment division. Washington regulations in the WPA require that women must hold these positions and must be trained social service workers, it was pointed out. Miss Buck's duties, mainly, will be handling of intake and certification. The changes announced _ this morning are the first steps in re- organization of the local WPA office which, Director Orr indi- cated upon his arrival, would be made. Thomas Fitzgerald, accompan- ied by Mrs, Fitzgerald, arrived yesterday afternoon to spend sev- eral days. Mr. Fitzgerald was formerly in the Washington of- fice of the WPA and now is in the state office. He is checking over ERA matters with Mr. Al- bert and also conferring with Director Orr on others. JOSEPH M’MAHON JOINS RACE FOR TAX COLLECTOR MAKES FORMAL ANNOUNCE- MENT FOR COUNTY POS#- TION IN COMING PRIMARY ELECTION IN JUNE of Joseph McMahon, known to his many friends as Joe, announces in this issue of The Citizen his can- didacy for the position of county tax collector, and solicits the consideration of the voters at the coming primary, June 2. Mr. McMahon points out that he has had a wide experience in the business world, beginning as an apprentice in 1902 with the Havana American company, even- tually became office manager and remained with the company for 15 years. He resigned to go with the Cor- tez Cigar company in 1915 in the same capacity and in 1926 be- came manager and cashier, He remained with the company until 1935. Having had this broad experi- ence which included accounting and as paymaster, Mr. MeMahon feels he has all the qualifications necessary to fill the position of tax collector in the county to the satisfaction of the people. Mr. MeMahon is a native Key Wester, has lived all of his life here, and feels that he knows, and is known, by nearly every one in the city. HOLIDAY NOTICE Washington's Birthday, Satur- day, February 22, a legal holiday in the State of Florida, this bank will not be open’for business on that day. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. feb20-2t Washington’s Birthday Eve DANCE Tonite CUBANCLUB Pritchard’s Orchestra ADMISSION cose 68 EVERYBODY to either destination. As soon | performnace. and John Bennett, assisted by a the larger ferries are placed in) ciorus of 15, will present another service one of the larger buses! number which has been called the will be used, making the trip on| “Enchanted Damsel.” Other numbers on the program the ferry each way. Ae eid Fae es Uli: - “3 are to include an pache lance, William M-.Arnold has been:ap-| its, winifred Marshall and Emer- pointed agent for the line. Of-' son Beccaise, local popular acro- fices are at 210 Duval telephone 242. Tickets must be, lis Burchell, who will give their secured the night preceding de : interpretation of a (Mexican parture. Bus leaves from in front, dance. of the office daily at 6;45 a. m.! A Cuban sextet and an orches- R. L. Palmer, district passenger, tra furnishing American music, agent was in Key West this week! will keep the evening lively for and completed all arrangements, dancing. Dell Woods and his or- for puting the line in operation. | chestra will feature two new num- son and Joe Torano, both local ‘boys who are members of Woods’ In the event of rain this eye- ning the rehearsal wiJl be held at WIFE IN. BRINGING IN SPECIMEN | | bers, “Anda,” and “My Trouble Is LANDS TARPON: rive Monday from Gainesville for { You,” written by Robert Thomp- the occasion. ©. J. CHANEY ASSISTED BY | jorehestra. Mr, Morano will ar- the Over-Sea Hotel. street, bats, and Gerald Pinder and Dol-) Surgeon O. J. Chaney, of Akron, | O., and Mrs. Chaney, yesterday caught a manificent tarpon meas- uring six feet while angling from the Big Pine Key bridge. “T have always contended that large fish could be caught from the bridges, and have been a con- sistent visitor to Key West for the past six years fishing for that ‘tarpon which was to prove my | | argument. “During my vacations J have} }caught a number of large fish; from the bridges. Several days! jago I caught a jewfish which weighed 300 pounds. Of course, I know many have been caught} here which were much heavier, | but this was caught from the bridge. “Jewfish nor any other kind suited me. Nothing would satis- fy me but to catch a tarpon and yesterday that ambition was j Tealized when Mrs. Chaney and I after a struggle lasting over two j hours caught this six foot ‘silver king’ which I have in the ear.” And there -it was on the rear of the doctor’s roadster. One of the finest tarpon ever brought in. which Doctor Chaney and Mrs. Chaney will prepare and mount to be taken back to Akron, where, the doctor says, many of “my stories about big fish and Key West have so often been doubted, that when I return this time I wil] have the irrefutable proof.” This fine tarpon was caught with a small steel rod and nine thread line, the doctor said. The hooks he uses are especially made by’ Pfleuger. TO WEARERS OF NUNN-BUSH —and— EDGERTON SHOES Mr. J. C. Preetorius, Repre- ‘noon from the ‘MRS. A. L. CARRERO; DIED THIS MORNING: FUNERAL SERVICES ARE BE- ING CONDUCTED THIS AFTERNOON . Aurora Lopez Carrero, died 6 o’clock this morn- jing in the residence at 1015 Wat- son street. Funeral services are being held 5:30 o’clock this after- chapel of the Pritchard Funeral Home. Rev. A. L. Maureau, S. J., of St. Mary’s Star of the Sea church is officiat- ing. Mrs. Carrero is survived by one daughter, Mrs. “Jo$éfa’ ~“Blandin, two sons, Carlag ‘rt rd rero; one step * Granda, and three granddaugh- ters, WORLEYS LEAVING ENROUTE 10 HOME W. V. Worley of Dayton, O., accompanied by his wife, who is a visitor in Key West, has re- ceived word of the death of his mother, Mrs. Margaret A. Tisch- er, at Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Worley will leave on the Steamer Cuba this after- noon for Tampa enroute to their home to atend the funeral. Mr. Worley states that he and Mrs. Worley have thoroughly en joyed their stay in Key West, and hope to return here next win- ter. THIRTEEN LEAVE ‘ON BOARD PLANE There were thirteen passengers sentative and Expert Fitter of the Nunn-Bush Shoe Co, is in Key West today at MENDELL’S Exclusive Men’s Shop Call and inspect the samples and get your proper fit. on the outgoing plane for Miami which left 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. On the list were: Liberty Val- dez, Amado Machin, Jacob Meich- an, Florence Humble, Everett Humble, Claire Draper, Nancy Fairchild, Lev Curl, Vivian Smith, Harry Smith, Arthur Otto, Vir- ginia Baker, Pauline Hemingway. most cases, being established as the average for years such as ’23, ’24 and ’25, when business was good, but not spectacularly so, | Business Week has reported \that “confidence in the next few months’ improvement continues | strong.” the appearance of ports from many | dustries. | formly better than were anti- cipated—company after company | which had broken even or suf- | fered losses for five years, is now lin the black again. Companies which discontinued dividends have resumed them, and others which cut dividends have increased ; them. Some specific business items, taken from various authoritative {sources, follow: Construction: During January, heavy construction totaled almost $290,000,000, as compared with $150,000,000 in January, 1935. Publie building still dominates the construction picture, but more and more private projects are coming to light. Textiles: Wool prices continue the rise started last year, with sales good. It is said that stocks are low, and that heavy importing lis imminent. Utilities: Electric power de- mand is inereasing beyond ex: pectations, causing many com- panies to increase and revamp construction budgets. The indus- try has announced it will spend about $400,000,000 for capital improvement this year—some think that figure is low and will be increased. Spokesmen for the industry say that if they were freed from fear of government “competition and persecution” utility budgets would pass $1,000,000,000 mark. Steel: Is operating at 50 per cent of capacity. Railroads and utilities are buying more of the essential metal, as are machine- tool makers and farm implement companies, Future of steel is obviously determined practically 100 per cent by the future of general industry, particularly heavy industry. Motors: This is the off season for the car makers, largely be- cause of weather. Even so, earnings re- important This is largely due to) ine! These reports are uni-| the! ;¢ause drastie changes in business conditions, and a general elec- tion is always unsettling. How- ;ever, more and more of the com- mentators are saying that 1936} may disprove the old—and not! always true—saying that an elec-| tion year must be a_ business/ ear, i i The most accurate way to eval ‘uate a country’s tax burden is in {the light of the relation of taxes to the national income. On that basis, the U. S. tax problem is} becoming steadily worse. H A United States News’ tabula- tion says that when our national : income reached its 1929 peak of | $79,000,000,000, taxation ac- !counted for 12.4 per cent of it. In 1933, national income touched ; its post-war, dropping to $43,- 500,000,000, and taxes took 18.6 :per cent. In 1934 and 1935, taxes took 19 per cent and 19.1 per cént-of the nationat income, respectivély. Highest taxed nation is Eng- jland, where 25 per cent of na- {tional income goes for taxation. But England has a balanced bud- get, while in the U. S. government : Spending is far outrunning rev- ,enue.and creating deficits which must be paid for in the future, ANNOUNCE DEATH OF 1. W. WHITE J. O. White, of 700 Margaret street, today received word of {the death of his father, T. W. White, in Fayette County, Ala. Mr. White’s home, it is said, is in a section near the city of Birmingham. Funeral services and interment will take place in the home city of the deceased. J. O. White returned to Key West, after an absence of sever- al years, to establish an agency jof an insurafice company of Flor- lida. Mrs. White and family join- ed him shortly afterward, coming from High Springs, Fla., where they had resided for a number of years. ! 1 niversary of El Grito de dependence Day, and it is the beginning of the an- nual celebration of La Semana Alegre or Week of Joy, during which week ticipate in the festivities with our townspeople, THEREFORE, I, J. S. the City of Key West, Flo: of our people to join in the festivities of La Semana Alegre. NOW THEREFORE, City of Key West, Florida, I declare Monday, Feb- ruary 24th, 1986, a holiday. Done this 21st day of February, A. D. 1936. Acting Mayor of the City of Key West, Florida. H Attest; WALLACE PINDER, ~ PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Monday, February 24th, is the an- Baire, which is Cuban In- | | | | many visitors. will par- Roberts, Acting Mayor of rida, do hereby request all as Acting Mayor of the J. S. ROBERTS, | | i] | | | l City Clerk. ‘ NOW RECUPERATING 1 guest at the Hotel Colonial. matrimony and all of these are being restrained because marri- age licenses are issued by the county judge. Since the vacancy occurred @ number of persons have been to the court house for marriage li- censes, two this morning. In each instance, the applicant has been informed no judge, no license. Until the time when the gover- nor makes an appointment the marriage market in the city wil} be at a standstill, or the proposed high contracting parties will have to journey to Miami, as has been done in at least two instances, to secure the necessary license. MANY EXEMPTED FROM POLL TAX OVER TWELVE HUNDRED NOW ON COUNTY REGIS- TRATION LIST Qualified voters on the regis- tration lists of Monroe county who are exempt for payment of poll tax number 1,224. This is in reply to numerous queries. Exempts by precincts are: First precinct, 79; second pre- cinct, 136; third precmet, 169; fourth precinct, 219; fifth pre- cinet, 132; sixth precinct, 261; seventh precinct, 182; eighth pre- cinet, five; ninth precinct, nine; tenth precinct, 34. There may be an increase in this number before the elections by the addition of names of per- sons reaching their majority and those reaching the age of 55. DR. E. H. CARNES The many friends of _Dr. E. H. Carnes medical. officer: im charge at the Marine Hespi If will} learn with pleasure that he is rapidly operation which he underwent this week. It was an appendectomy and was performed by Dr. Williard Bartlett, of Chicago, Ill., widely! known surgeon, who is enjoying! a vacation in Key West and is a HERON BRINGS FREIGHT HERE Power Boat Heron, of the Over-Sea Transportation Co., Inc., arrived today from Miami and intermediate points, with freight for local merchants. NOTICE Florida Motor Lines Depot and Ticket Office will be located at 210 DUVAL STREET Bus Leaves Daily 6:45 a. m. Rate to Miami: $3.75 one way Round Trip ...-__ --- $6.75 Telephone 242 ’S DRINKING WAGNER BEER. MEN LIKE IT BECAUSE IT SATISFIES AND HITS THE SPOT. LADIES LIKE IT BECA (taxation) has never been thought } They will stay for about | one month as guests at the Casa Marina, and should Mrs. R: who is known in the writing world as Ishbel Ross, the author of several volumes, do like hundreds of others have done and fall in love with Key West, she will send for her baby and its nurse, and stay longer while work- | ing on a new book. i } | | { | ‘BALTIMORE SUN CARRIES STORY ABOUT KEY WEST HABILITATION crs AND ITS MANY ACTIVITIES | program i three different statutes—one pro- ! BY GOVERNMENT UNITS 1 4 j“Key West Revives Under Fed- |and they are expected, Much publicity has been given Key West and the rehabilitation program inaugurated by the FERA and WPA, and many of the descriptive stories have been: very comprehensive. | One of the latest of these ap-} peared in the Sunday, = S| 16, issue of the Baltimore Sun, written under a Key West date line. The caption of the story is eral Care. Islanders Find the Story Of A Rich Uncle More Reality Than Myth As Govern- ment Moves Toward Transforma- tion of Bankrupt Community.” Though terse the story is com- plete in detail, taking up the events which led to the program of rehabilitation and brings the prog- ress of the program practically up to date. One of the salient paragraphs, of which there are quite a num- ber, concludes with these words: “The operations began in 1934 in response to an S. O. S. call from Governor Sholtz of Florida on behalf of his stricken constituents by the beneficiaries at least, to continue j until Key West has become estab- lished as a playground which will | rival some of the older and hither- to more popular island resorts in| the tropics.” PEREIRA FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON Funeral services are being held 5 o’clock this afternoon from the residence at 1213 Eliza street for Mrs. Asuncion Pereira, who died yesterday morning 9 o'clock. Rev. G. Perez is officiating. Pritchard’s Funeral Home, 901 Division street, is in charge of ar- rangements. WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY DANCE TOMORROW NITE, 10 O'CLOCK! Roses, dozen RAUL’S CLUB Pritchard’s Orchestra CALENDULAS, dozen to connote the expropriation for ot money from one group the benefit of another.” With that decision mind, congress to scatter the new less than obviously in onal leaders now propose through no viding for the benefits, one au- ; thorizing an appropriation to pay , them, and a third proposing cer- |tain taxes without specifying for what these taxes are to be used. Some of the Republicans call this an effort “to get around the constitution,” and the administra- tion ment reply that it is an effort “to keep the legislation clearly within the constitution.” Touches Social Security Nor does the dispute apply to farm legislation alone. A_ rail- way pension suit already pending im the courts touches directly on this subject of divorcing tax and Benefit legislation, and several quarters have pointed out that such a question may be involved also in the largest “new deal” money measure of them all—the social security act. The original railway pension act provided both for railway pen- sions and for taxes to finance them. After the supreme court threw out that legislation, con- gress passed two separate bills, one providing for the benefits, the other for the taxes. Defending the constitutionality of this new arrangement recently in a District of Columbia court, the commissioner of internal rev- enue, Mr. Helvering, declared the taxes provided for were just like any other taxes, not set aside for any special group, but going di- rectly into the genera] fund of the treasury. The tax, he said, “bears no relation to the amounts au- thorized te be appropriated and disbursed under the retirement act.” This is a statement which takes on special interest when it is real- ized that although the giant so- cial security covers both bene- fits and taxes in d single act, it is not stated anywhere in the act that taxes are to be segregated to pay these particular benefits What Might Happen The old-age benefit section of the security act alone contem- plates that eventually a reserve of $47,000,000,000—bigger by half than the present national debt—-will be built up the treasury from unsegregated taxes paid by employer and employe If the government takes the position that this fund “bears no relation” to benefits due under the security act, that it is just like any other money and can be used to pay any government obli- gation, how safe are the old-age reserves? HALF-HOLID, George Washington’s Birthday, tomorrow, February 22, the of- fice of this company will close half day at 12 noon. AY NOTICE THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC CO. feb21-1t CUT FLOWERS 30e 1S $1.20 PHONE 597 Marigolds, dozen USE IT’S MILD AND MELLOW