The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 27, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to Best Interests of Key W VOLUME LVII. No. 50. the est STENOGRAPHIC STUDENTS MAKE GOOD PROGRESS ACTIVITIES BEING CONDUCT- ED AT HIGH SCHOOL BUILD. ING UNDER SUPERVISION OF WPA INSTRUCTOR EXPERT OF MIAMI NEWS WRITES OF VISIT TO KEY WEST Fred P. Bradford, fishing ex WOO TPOIS I OM, f the Miami News, wh well known in Key West, tas the| BAKED RAT TRAP well known in Key West, has th | following under the heading of “Daily News Fishing Guide” in a current issue of the Miami News: “GQOD MORNING, CENTRAL” —Connect me with the Key West bus line—Bus line, get me a seat reserved on the bus line to the (By Axssociuteé Prensp MADRID, Feb. 27.—Baker Antonio Langara invented a new kind of mouse trap but it is doubtful if the world Students enrolled in the WPA Stenographic Courses now being, taught each evening in the High} School building on United Street} are making splendid progress in! their work, according to reports! made by the instructor, Mrs. Grace! Crosby. The following students, whose} papers both in shorthand and long-| | Casa Marina hotel. . .O. K., seven will beat a path to his door. Pestered by the rodents, he baker a bun calculated to do away with a number of them. The dough for this particular Eun was seasoned with used gramophone needle: Replying to a suit for damages filed by Dona Con- cepcion Arribas, who bit into the bun purchased with elev- in the morning, I’ll be there.” Decorated like the proverbial Christmas tree with suitcase, rods, reels, field glasses, tackle boxes, camera and brief case, the hour of 6:45 found me comfortably) seated on the port side of the bus! where I could get a good view of the water on the way south. As we reached the canal along en others, Langara explained that after his mouse catcher was baked it got mixed in with the regular buns. hand were submited to the Gregg|the road approaching Card Sound Writer, New York City, have pass-| bridge, snook were observed feed- ed the examination at the follow-; ing on minnows. The bridge was ing dictation speeds: joccupied by many bait-casters 100 words per minute: Yvonne; seeking trout. Steamboat Creek Pinder, Fanny Hansen, Dorothy| had two outboard motors trolling Lord. 80 words per minute: Collins, Anna Kirchheiner. 60 words per minute: Buckley. All old students of the Steno-| graphy Class are urged to report! and take these of' in theory and transcription which} are given the second and third week of every month. These cer-{ tifieates may mean much to the} stenographer or secretary. Par-/ ticular attention is called to any| student of Gregg who wishes to| review Gregg theory, to call to; see Mrs. Crosby, the teacher at the} High School building any day aft-| er three o'clock. | The following schedule is now; in effect: Theory—4:00 to 5:00 P. M. Transcription, 80 words 5:00 to_6:00 P. M. 1 work (some of thi 700 things a stenographer should! know otherwise than typewriting! and shortlitnd)—-6:00 to 7:00 P. M. George H i Mary | per ‘Dictation, 100 words per minute| —7:00 to 8:00 P.M. | Theory class—8:00 to 9:00. P.j CUBA BRINGS IN 55 PASSENGERS VESSEL ALSO BROUGHT SEV-| ENTEEN TONS OF FREIGHT FOR KEY WEST | Upper Matecumbe we | handline and spoon hook and went | ts length; one lone angler on the ridge was battling with a cre-; valle jack on light casting rod. |! Arriving at the ferry slip at the embarked for a six-hour trip by ferry to No Name Key. The fishing instinct} nothing would do but unlimber a rod and get ovt a Japanese feath- er to troll behind the boat as we proceeded across the inland wa- terway. A period of two hours passed, nothing happened, exzept a round of continual kidding from the pas- sengers. However, at 12:45 came! a strike and a Cero mackerel weighing about four pounds was landed. The laugh was on those who had | previously been hilarious. That mackerel was filleted, put over the | coals and broiled by the chief. While the others hung around eat-j ing cold sandwiches, with their tongues almost hanging out, yours) truly thoroughly enjoyed their mis-| comfiture, as well as a most de-| licious hot dinner with all the fix- in’s, “It is never too late to learn,” | said one passenger ‘as he delved into his kit and brought out a; j taken home. TSI S LI ID BOY INJURED AT GAME YESTERDAY tests, both| being uppermost in my mind.| aceyepo sTUMBLED OVER YOUTH RUNNING BACK- WARD TO CATCH FLY While running backward to catch a fly ball during the game at the navy field yesterday, Manuel Acevedo, of the Key West Stars, stumbled over a lit- the field. Avevedo was stunned by the fall which caused him to miss the eatch and the accident is respon- sible, it is said, for the Key West- ers losing the game to the Cuban Navy team. The boy, Maurice Sarles, Jr., suffered injuries which neces- sitated his being taken to the Marine Hospital for emergency treatment after which he was Later Iast night he was again taken to the hospital where he was this afternoon. His to fishing where I left off. The remainder of the trip brought him two nice Spanish mackerel. eee THE RIDE FROM No Name: Key to the Casa Marina, a dis-; tance of 40 miles, was thoroughly | enjoyed as it passed through many j ‘father told friends he was some- what better today. PLANE BRINGS 11 PASSENGERS keys that had been my fishing} ‘ morning from} grounds in earlier days. Arriving at the hotel I was cor- dially greeted by Peter Schutt. | SCHEDULE OF TWO TRIPS EACH DAY WAS CONCLUD- Arriving this He has the knack of ingratiating Port Tampa was the P. and O. S.! himself in the affections of his S. Cuba with 15 first and three; friends in a’ matked degree. He second class passengers for Key) has a hearty way of meeting wa | ED YESTERDAY West; 35 first and two class passengers for Havana. secord’ tors that makes one feel at home| even amid strange surroundings. Passengers for Key West were: G. H. Carmouche, Mrs. J. C. Key, Mr. and Mrs, Gleason, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Franchieres, Mr. and Mrs, J. F. Hall, J. V. Wharton. Mrs. F. C. Michels, C. E. Bride- sell, Mrs. P. F. Brady, Alicia Brady, Mrs. S. E. Ragland, Elmer Turner, Anita Gonzalez, Anita Barroso, Marie Gonzalez. Several of the arrivals brought their cars und are yuests at the Casa Marina Hotel. The Cuba also brought 17 tons of freight snd 156 sacks of mail! for Key West and 345 sacks of mail for Havana. Steamship Ceiba, of the Stand-, Steamship Com- port Saturda: The ship wii ard Fruit and pany, due in from Philadelphia. take bunkers at the Porter Dock! Company and leave for Vera Cruz, Mexico. Freighter Ozark, of the Clyde-} Mallory Lines, is due in port to- morrow from Jacksonville and Miami en route to New Orleans. PRISONER EATS TOO MUCH TAFT, Okla.—Andrew Coulter; of this city was fined $50 and sen- tenced to 30 days in jail for using profane language. He was re- leased in 20 days,because his ap- petite was too great and it was costing too much to feed him. Truck Arrives Tonight With Fresh FRUITS and VEGE- TABLES from Miami at LOW- EST PRICES for both stores, corner Southard and Francis and New Street. George Park’s Grocery How futile mere words seem in | deseribing a@ man, of whom per- ; haps the best, after all, to be said jis that he is beloved by all with | an affection that men rarely win: | from one another. | A cocktail or two, followed by {an excellent dinner, a comfortable ; chair viewing the sea, a pipe and | group of interesting anglers spin- ning yarns of practical experi- | ences interspersed with a few } stories; then early to bed to dream of the morrow’s exciting thrills with the gamesters of the Gulf Stream. FOGARTY RITES THIS AFTERNOON DENT ARRIVED HERE ON CUBA THIS MORNING i | { The body of; Charles B, Fog- arty, who died- Tuesday morning in the veteman’s i Pines, Fia., pak Tc on the Tampa. Funeral services are being held 4 o’clock this afternoon from the chapel of the Lopez Funeral Home. Rev. Arthur B. Dimmick, of St. Paul’s Episcopal church, is of- ficiating. Pallbearers are: ¢: A. Johnson, Clarence Pierce, . William P. ‘Kémp, Dr. Rataon Rodriguez, Dr. Harry N. S. Jones. Dr. Armando Cobo. 'Kinnard, George | ie Steamship Cuba from, Yesterday coneluded the tem- ; porary schedule of the Pan Amer- jican Airways Company providing {for two daily round trips between | Miami and Key West. Today the regular schedule of arrivals and | departures was resumed. Plane this morning brought 11 passengers: Albert Simmons, | Norberg Thompson, Emma Thompson, Betty Curtis, Bernard Federspiel, P. J. Galvin, Terreta | Galvin, Clementina Webb, Martha | Buck. Florence A, Duffy, Stephen )-V. Duffy. | Arrivals 3 o'clock yesterday’ afternoon were: Charles Touchy, Elizabeth Jones, Irving Sherman, | Harry A. Ross, Vietor Clark. | Departing at 4 o'clock yester- j day were: Morris Pepper, Joe Gibson, Jose Mendoza, Lorence Burdick, Virginia Bufdick, Charles ; Bachman, Naomi Bachman, Syd- {ney Horn, William Vogel, Harry Crapp, Teresa Crapp, Nina R. Johnson, Angelina i Malone: VI IZLID SLL ‘GALLANT’ IS WORD FOR BRITISH OFFICERS chy Annociated Press) PORTSMOUTH, England, Feb, 27.—British naval offi- cers are gallant men. Their i "PODS Maa DD )\ 0b. EVERY MAN LIKES GOOD BEER..HE LIKES THAT RICH CREAMY FOAM AND FINE FLAVOR THATS ALWAYS PRESENT IN | | | | itisen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1936. NA CONGRESS LOOKS AHEAD NABS CUSTOMER LIMITED TVA VICTORY BIG QUESTION AHEAD THE SHIPPING SUBSIDY SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS MONEY FOR WAR CONCERNING INFLATION ROOSEVELT’S ATTITUDE By HUGO SIMS The Citizen’s Special Washington Correspondent Encouraged by the progress of | decided that the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals was constitutional- ly constructed, and that the pur- chase of transmission lines to car- ry surplus power to a market was valid. : Arguing the case before the Court, the. TVA attorneys nar- jrowed the whole case’ to whether ; Congress may construct dams to | control navigation and floods for ; the national defense, and whether it may contract for privately ;owned transmission facilities to ‘carry the surplus power to mar- jket. The Court’s decision was re- | stricted to this narrow basis. The Goyernment’s strategy excluded the agricultural adjustment . billy; evidence that the conception and congressional leaders believe. that it is now possible to wind up the session early in May. The deci- sion of the Supreme Court on the, TVA saved Congress a lot of time} Ypractice of TVA was far more than an agency to dispose of the surplus energy created during the Process of regulating navigation as an adverse decision would bearer? brgpering for war. been followed by heavy | ératory; and possibly the necessity for new legislation to deal with the development. While no explanation was ex- pected for the 59-day delibera- tion of the Court—longer than fone required to decide any New si !Deal case—it appears to have oe neutrality debate threaten- been caused by the attitude of ae alihgeh * Sea was! four Justices who took the posi- ey tion that the plantiffs, having no quickly iderized, uniter a 80 Snlled ease, had no proper standing in ae fainates ‘6 cach ile A Court and their action should = jhave been dismissed. On the de- saan) et oon Ane oa 3/ cision itself, the vote of the Court group 0: eo ea eee ye an. Was eight to one with Justice Me- A 1 ator Nye, to put real teeth in the | Reynolds, dissenting, holding that the purpose of the TVA must be resolution to empower the Presi-| dent to embargo materials of war, indged on all available facts. On this basis he found the entire as well as arms and ammunition,’ might revive this issue and force scheme unconstitutional. tle boy who was running acrosq|the writing of permanent legisla-| tion at this session. This would] ; require many days and invite aj On the heels of the victory, the prolonged filibuster on the part Administration is preparing to set of those who oppose even the, UP additional Power authorities: simple extension of existing law, t? market the electricity produced which was sent to the President from Federal dams in three wide- last week. ity would include parts of Ohio, | Indiana, Kentucky, [Illinois and {perhaps Mississippi, securing pow- Otherwise, Congress must pass a tax bill, an appropriation for work relief and the regular de- partmental supply bills, but these should not present real obstacles to an early adjournment. rivers, Texas and Louisiana would j be “electrified” by a Red River fauthority. For Washington, Ore- The opinion of the Supreme Court in the TVA does not ap- parently dispose of some consti tutional] questions involved in other cases that attack the right of the Federal Government to provide funds to municipalities and other political sub-divisions gon and northern California cheap power would be secured from the ‘Bonneville and Grand Coulee idams. linked with the Skaget ‘project near Seattle, which would ‘probably be carried out in co- operation with the three States jand not through Congressional action. for the erection of competing elec- tric, gas or other utility systems. There are a hundred or more PWA cases pending in the courts About a year ago President’ | Roosevelt requested Congress to that bring up this question. They! involve about $1,000,000,000 of power construction projects, most ; provide open subsidies for Amer- tican ship builders and ship opera- {tors to replace the disguised sub- sidies now being paid them for of them linked with irrigation, “carrying” the mail The idea is navigation, flood control, and, ero! ee u x +; to. place ‘American ships on a com- sion programs. Two of the cases, petiti¢e-‘basis with foreign ships have reached Circuit Courts, of ; subsidfzed” by ‘other governments. Appeal but there is no indication} Last Sime the House passed a bill as to when they will reach +he,along this line but it made no Supreme Court. jprogress in the Senate. The idea is being pushed forward again and In its majority opinion on the, some, action may ¥esult provided TVA. the Court rendered no de-} the measure can satisfy those who cision in connection with any oth-| are afraid that the subsidy will er dam or power development in |sive large profits to ship men and the Tennessee Valley. It did not accomplish little toward sustain- pass on the validity of the act) ing an adequate merchant marine. creating the Tennessee Valley Au-|If the measure passes, it will thority or make any pronounce-| probably limit profits and sal- ment on the broad program now] aries and prohibit the well known underway in that area. The Court (Continued on Page Four) “La Semana Alegre” Program Secccccsescsssssoesese THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 . M., aquatic meet and sail boat race. ». M., baseball, Key West vs. Havana. . M., Key West Art Gallery open house with a new exhibit. 7:30 P. M., street dance, Southard street, between Duval and Bahama streets. - 10:00 P. M., a “Night in Havana,” Habana-Madrid Club, with floor show and many selections typical of Cuba and other Latin countries. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 All Day, Annual Flower Show, Key West Public Library. 1:00 2:30 P. 4:00 P. 8:00 P. M., amateur boxing card, Navy Ball Field, ! j dit held up Tony Cahill, gasoline | station attendant of this city and including battle royal. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 1:00 P. M.,golf tournament, Key West Country Club. 9:00 P. M., gala Leap Year ball, Key West Country jl Hi sect j bridge £ WEST IN ANSWERING PRESENTED TO OOOO OOM, 'CONSTANT HOME BOOSTER ARRIVES “Yes sir, I felt the urge to visit the old home, closed up my shop, headed for Old Cayo and here I am. Just how long I am going to stay, I cannot say, but it will be just as long as I can.” Phil Henson, former Key Wester, and a consistent booster of his old home city, speaking. Mr. Henson told The Citizen he can stay away is relatives and friends but when the call comes from the old home, “I close shop and am on my way.” ddd ded ddd MAKING READY BIG EVENT TONIGHT 'AT HABANA-MADRID CABARET AND DANCE TO BE FOLLOWED BY FLOOR SHOW IN PROGRAM OF “NIGHT IN HAVANA,” Although the forecast for this evening is for possible showers, those sponsoring the “Night in Havana” which is to be one of the high lights on the fifth day of La Semana Alegre, hope that the promise of a night of revelry will not be spoiled. Everything has been arranged i Habana-Madrid Club by the rec- reation section of the local WPA. A variety of entertainment is terspersed with frequent musical and vocal interpolations. The af- fair is to start at 10 o'clock, and during intermissions dance num- bers will be played by the or- chestra. Many of the most talented per- formers in Key West will be seen and heard tonight in danc- ing and singing numbers as well as instrumental solos, There will also be a rumba with a chorus of 16 persons, regional dances of Latin countries, tangos, and other exhibitions of the terp- sichorean art will be presented for the entertainment of the audi- ence, Eva B. Warner said this morn ing that virtually every table available at the open air club had been reserved, indicating that a record crowd will be present. DEATH AND DISEASE BEATEN BY CHINESE RAILROAD BUILDERS (Ny Associated Presxy NANKING, Feb. 27.—The Americans who blazed the trail of the “iron horse” across the plains and mountains of the Wiid W. faced no greater dangers thai those overcome by the men who have just comfleted the first railroad in China to be surveyed, engineered and financed entirely by Chinese. None of these modern Chinese railroad pioneers bit the dust wit! Indian arrows quivering in thei! breast, but 100 of their number were killed by bandit bullets and 000 died of disease before the e was ready from Kiangse pro- vince in the heart of central China to Shanghai on the coast. So great was the bandit men- ace in 1934, wen rod and chain- men set out to survey the right of | Way across the mountains of Che- kiang and Kiangse provinces, that , block houses had to be built. Hardly had the bandits been cleared from the area than tor- rential summer rains swept awe of the road bed and ‘oundations. RETURNED MONEY “TERRE HAUTE, Ind.—A ban- robbed him of $7.50. When Ca- hill told the thief that the money! Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘CUBAN VISITORS | ATTEND ROTARY TODAY MANY aimmnaiighe GUESTS AT REGULAR LUNCHEON AT PARISH HOUSE PRESIDED OVER BY PRES. RUSSELL TRAVELERS BY WPA ~ ' j | Florida WPA in Key West ae cently issued a questionnaire be presented travelers on the fer- j ries requesting that they write their} impression of the city and offer suggestions. The first two of} a have been received. | Joseph C. Latham, publisher of] The Rotary Club met |The Canisteo Times, of Canisteo,| Paul's Parish a 'N. Y., who was here with Mrs.| day, with President Melvin ; Latham, “Key West ‘sell in the chai Grace w2 | one of the most interesting, on -s j tractive and healthful Sic: ccaaee eee |have ever visited in the United fawards. Newark, O.: |States. I have never met else-/ vin, Kalamazoo, Mich ; | where such friendly people. It is/g’eton introduced L. P. 4rtman, t { ' ouse ne Re is at-| writes cities s ]the gem of the United States. Its 7" as eae | climate is ideal. it should eae ean ae made accessible by both highway etek: Raat seas Clanahan, Willard Albury | and rail.” | West when he was a boy in school j tin 1885. This was his first vusit. S. of 4 by club member- Both Mr. and M2, Latham trav-|*- °f America Bs cue ™ - el for pleasure and to meet intel- followed a the ‘ | ligent, cultared and friendly peo- ~ = an Naticnal anthem egy epee delighted with his vis-| ine Cuban delegation it, he said. * = <p, | Were guests of the « The other reply is a composite! Preidest Rew [etter expressing the delightful yy Hortense Wells, impressions of Mrs. Almon D.! 1 Onin the D. AR. ® Malloch and Mrs. Ellen Powers, eee re eee nn a tooke of Boston, Mass. Misses Kathleen S07 0. ° in commemora? and Lucillo Clark, of Mount Car- of the Club's record ef maki jmel, and Miss Jane Stanford, of °° "O°" Or « s reph | Marengo, Ill. {questionnaire upon the Cons’ 1 These visitors agree that a Wa-/ 1:0. of the U.S. President 5 |ter system is necessary. The rail-| “Gated thet the Rev. J road is much needed. Ferry trip Gekeler wa: the one to rece beautiful but rather long. “We i. cite and make the response {it was due te his managemer M a ee a nt at Rew es the salute ta the ft the pledge of allegiance te the a was by wh introd ef Tampa all love Key West” and they de- " light in the city’s cleanliness and' 1.0: the record has been se out ‘healthful atmosphere. “We shall standing. in participating im this bring friends next year.” \ work in 1934. j Mrs. Malloch had one friend} 7.. wolls said that the presen j With her who said that she had) ..tion had been deferred untibahe seen the most beautiful aqua-' —..14 bring the trophy te the club jly separated sections of the coun-|f0r the cabaret and dance to be tiums in this and other countries,’ i. person and thet this, her first tzy. A!Mississippi Valley author-| followed by a floor show at. the 2nd the most beautiful ome im) i. to Key West which she pat ‘England, but after seeing the ome! 4 9. one of the three outstand- tin Key West she said it surpass-':. scenic attractions of Florida, ed any of the others. If Key West j would ashuredly be fo'lowed ler from the Mississippi and Ohio| Promised, the numbers to be in-' had water and sewerage, the opin-! other visit= ion states, it would be the ideal! city for vacations or residence! purposes. : These visitors would have come :to Key West before but had been idiscouraged by friends. After ually and xlso Tedoro Caré their visit they find their inform-| eho addrewed the cub om beh ants had been terribly misinform-| o¢ the Emigrades Cubanes, p2: ‘ed and they are sure to return! .. eloquent tribute to Key We ‘next year. as the cradle of Cuban These visitors asi that copies! and to the ps of The Citizen be sent them s0/en of Cubs j they can show their friends their | freedom. Oswaldo Carrero introduced members of the visiting Cub ! delegation, twenty-one in number Luiz, Commandante de! Juan B Zayas, Quintan captain, indiv } publicly expressed opinion of Key | West, its many interesting sights, | “its ideal climate, its lovely beach | Key West Rotary having brok en alll its records by a 109 per cen attendance for the month of F | i was his own the man returned it.| Jr. and its hospitable people.” ‘MANY PAINTINGS ruary, Dr. William Kemp. chair- jman of the attendance commit- jtee was culled upon to receive | recognition achievement j accom- 1 ; H t { ! | LONGER HOURS FOR BENE- FIT OF VISITORS adjourned to have taken | jand to explain how he AT ART GALLERY * ities its collective photograph PLACE TO REMAIN OPEN FOR, ° *he porch of the Parish Hal | STRIKES SLIP week the Key West Art Gallery 7 will be open longer hours in order: ACCIDENT CAUSED BY UN- | to see the variety of paintings, etchings, and prints on exhibit FROM EAST 1 'lery director, announced today. { Hours in which the gallery will; [Entering the ferry slip No i oon, and from 1 p. m to 6 p. m.jthe Ferry Key West's headway An attendant will be there atjenpuioned by a strong wind from ;_ The work being exhibited there! strike the slip with considerable iy a distinct value in the world/ force. | pleasing to visitors whe are gn] was torn away anda small car | Key West now, it W shows. With) was slichtly damaged Franklin now, persons were urged to visit operations, investigated the acci- |the gallery as soon: as’ possible. jdent and said today he found i ) CRIMINALCOURT = sss mors jeovered from 2 seige of pueumoma. ; \ city. hes the mompe. The meeti i FERRY VESSEL ' During the remainder of this that visitors may have a chance USUALLY STRONG WIND jthere, H. Stewart Leonard, gal-| ;be open are from 10 a m. to|Name Key yesterday afternoon \ these hours. |the east, caused the vessel to 'of art, and the subject. matter The right rail of a new exhibit of paintings hong|E. Albert. im charge of ferry ! unavoidable londay, March 9, with lightest dockets There are only a few ed so fer and none of for grave offenses, it was said WAGNER'S. FACA 22RBBs0