The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 14, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No. 64. Rome Builds Huge Gas Chamber ! i To Be Used As Bombing Shelter VARIOUS PICTURES "OF LOCAL SCENES TAKEN YESTERDAY STORY OF KEY WEST AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN MANY Designed As Haven For Numerous Refugees To Foil Bombers Carrying On Activities “ By GEORGE C. JORDAN (By Associated Press) ROME, March 14.—The Eter-| WILL BE TOLD i KEY WEST, FLORIDA, The Kep West Citsen SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1936. THER: YACHT CT IIS SS ST SI ANO Y, | VISITING ANGLERS ARRIVED HERE | LAST EVENING | MARIA DOLORES BERTHED AT YACHT BASIN; VESSEL LEFT THIS AFTERNOON EN.| { ROUTE TO HOUSTON Howard M. Rush, of West- field, N. J. and Paul Judson, Kinderhook, N. Y., were out yesterday seeking the wary tarpon, fishing from the Launch Moccasin, captained by King Gomez. Their success was above normal, Captain Gomez told m today, as they silver kings, which is, it is said, a record for a two-man party this year. As the anglers only want- ed one trophy each, four of Yacht Maria Dolores, one of the i this finest entering the harbor ; Season, arrived last evening and/ LAND SIX TARPON nal City’s first gas bomb is nearing completion just side ancient gate where - Vandal out- the Porta Maggiore, the of walled Rome chieftains once yelled their threats at besieged; defenders. The refuge is significant of the! mood many of whose residents live in of the modern the conviction that a European war will bring death from the skies to this centuries-old battle field. A newspaper campaign recently advised shoppers and __ theater- the ex- goers the huge tunnel under royal palace would make an cellent hideout in case of an raid. Haven For Street Car Men a ‘An aerial defense league of 60,- nation- and gas-proof 000 members is pushing wide preparedne shelter | capital, ; { SECTIONS OF COUNTRY berthed in the Key West yacht basin. The story of Key West and jthe rehabilitation program _here fi 4 : on ‘being cartied on by the Works| Shasta Oil company and has | Progress Administration will be{board Clifford Moore, high of- told to theater-goers throughout| ficial of the company, and party the land within the nert two] of three guests. weeks. | Mr. Moore was expecting to be All of yesterday was devoted 5.104 in Key West by Mrs, Moore, The yacht is owned by the by Paramount Newsreel’s Florida z representative to the taking of | Who was to arrive this morning on jpictures, with sound effects, of:the regular plane from Miami, j the various scenes in Key West. | ana was chagrined to learn that Low Hutt, Paramount) repre-! there would be no passengers on Ree piety cee he plane from Miami this morn- out the day, with his cameraman, | !"8- having received instructions from} Captain E. B. Greenlaw, of the [his New York office to get the! yacht, made the reservations ear- jstory of Key We: jftam here. He was here two! ith the distinct understanding, weeks ago, but cloudy weather ie i made it impossible to take any he said, that there would be a pictures. | plane from Miami this morning. Yesterday, the complete story} Mr. Moore said that as it was ‘of Key West—or as nearly the|imperatively necessary for the | complete story as could be photo-!yacht to sail this afternoon for ‘graphed in a limited amount of | Houston, Texas, he would have to | time—was photographed, whiie on| charter a plane to bring Mrs. | every scene, “off-stage” sound ef-| Moore to Key West. This ;fects, that is, the commentations' done and the chartered plane with and the pro-/jier in the week for Mrs. Moore | was} the catch were released, the two finest specimens being kept to show friends and other anglers. | Ehrich ‘LAMBERT VESSEL GOES TO HAVANA SCHOONER FLIGHT ROUFE TO WEST INDIAN AND OTHER PORTS | t The two-masted Schooner Flight, Thursday | Which arrived in port } night from Miami, with the Own- jer, Stafford L. Lambert and par- ty of four, sailed last night 9 | o'clock for Havana en route to | West Indian and South American } | ports. . The Flight is commanded by Captain I. K. Dupont, who is well shelters like that at the Porta|and explanations, were made at| its passenger arrived shortly aft-| known to a number of Key West- Maggiore are likely to follow by the score. Gas mask drills extend in Mussolin This first refuge is being built for the protection of street rail-! way workers living in a large co- operative apartment house. construction embodies the modern defense devic Italy’s aerial and thorities. The shelter consists of 18 un- derground chambers of reinforced concrete under a double roof. These rooms, about 20 feet square, are entered at either end of covered passages connecting with the two ends of the U-shaped workers’ dwelling. Double Roof Insulated Each room is a unit by itself, detached from the others and having its individual connection with the shelter’s main ventilating system. The walls are six inches thick, the ceiling 1: Above this thick ceiling, heavily reinforced with steel, is a 16-inch air cushion and above that.is a second, or surface, roof. Miltered air for the refuge is drawn through a chimney which is to have its intake 120 feet above the ground. In this way the engineers hope to avoid the *heavy gases which probably would be used in an attack. Pumps are to be installed most known to military au- the same time. jer 1 o'clock. x The photographie story taken| It was not long afterward that |yesterday included, a few shots! the. Maria Dolores sailed for from! to show the decline of industrial} Houston, but before leaving Mr. ! the aged to the 6 tp $-year-olds Key West, but most of them dealt ; Moore said that the Pan American | ‘Sons of the Wolf.” with its attractions, These shots! h would hear from him included Rest Beach, where near- | thro’ jly 100 visitors were lying on the] information given at the offices jsand, near cabanas and under at-| in Miami, which was responsible j tractive umbreilas; the Key West! for the delay in the vessel’s sail- Its, Tropical Aquarium, from the er-! ing and the extra expense of char-! tering a plane to bring Mrs. Moore to Key West. terior, and from the inside with| some closeups of individual tanks; , the sewer project which is the ma-! {jor one being carried on now by,! the WP,A; rehabilitated housas; ,the Key West Art Gallery, and {the turtle crawls. | The photographer ed” several persons, to get the .———— ; complete sto. including Thomas |D. Orr, district WPA director; | PRACTICALLY ALL CASES ON 'Capt. George T. Rice, U. S. A. PRESENT DOCKET WERE retired, and Mrs. Mabel H. Gri wold, a winter resident. DISPOSED OF Before leaving the Island City, {the Paramount representative specially ! “interview- | | |took to the air in the | chartered plane in which he came to Key West yesterday morning, ‘and took airviews of Key West,! the docket disposed of. jincluding the Key West Yacht! The last three cases | Basin. docket and which were brought The sightseeing and photogra-| before Judge J. Vining Harris phy routine was laid out and cor-} this morning were those of: ducted by Bernard C. Willie Ingraham, colored, | head of the WPA public rets tons | charged with gambling. He plead- ydeartment, who jas with the} eq guilty and was advised from the | Paramount unit from the time cf/ bench that sentence was suspend- jarrival until departure and who) eq but in the event of his being , also furnished the material for the! again brought up for trial he Sound recordings which, it is ex-| would be sentenced on the old Criminal court for the week of March 9 was recessed this morn- { | ugh Washington for the mis-| jing with practically all cases on| ers, and who has_relatives in Key West whom he visited while here. Dock Master Charles Archer agrees with others who had the | opportunity of seeing the Flight | that it is one of the finest sailing vessels to ever enter Key West harbor Mr. Lambert has a small sea- plane which accompanies the ves- sel on its voyage and which re- mained in Key West last night, but sailed for Havana this morn- ing. i i MADE AVAILABLE WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CON- NECTION WITH NYA ACTIVITIES All young people who are eli- | gible for employment in NYA ac- on the/ tivities and who want to increase | their abilities in English, spelling, | business subjects should report to | Mrs. Grace Crosby Monday morn- jing at the WPA office, it was an- ;Mounced this morning. | This is one of the activities ‘through which young persons be- Is EN-: T |MORE COME TO VACATION HERE j SPEND SEVERAL MONTHS IN KEY WEST Coming this week to enjoy the delights of Spring in Key West, were Mrs. Elizabeth L. Rowan, child and maid, and Mrs. Rowan’s father, all of Clinton, Mass. | Mrs, Rowan was in Key West jin 1924 and while perdering | whether to spend the” Spring months on the east or west coast coast was the coolest after the winter, and came to Key West. They are comfortably situated | i in a cottage near the boulevard and have arranged to spend at least three months here. Mrs. A. Fleet, who {Monday on the Cuba from Petersburg to join her sister, Mrs. Richard Boyes, who spent the en- tire winter here, has decided to re- {main for a while. Mrs. Fleet was accompanied by her daughter and they have se- cured a pleasantly located cottage on Duval street which they are occupying. CUBA BRINGS IN 141 PASSENGERS VESSEL SAILS LATE IN AFT- ERNOON ENROUTE TO TAMPA arrived | i { i 1 | Arriving yesterday afternoon from Havana was the Steamship ; Cuba of the P. and O. S. S. com- pany with 141 passengers consignments of freight. Of the passengers there were 10 first and four second class for Key West; 91 first for St. Peters- burg and 30 first and six second for Fampa. Arrivals at Key West were: Mrs. Leila Dunlap, Mrs, Dot Tra- i | |stein, H. P. Lugano, Ed. Starr, Ed. Starr, Jr., B. Starr, George | Weaver, Gertrude Weaver, Aloida Ochoa, Evelio Sibila, Moriama Ochoa, Nestor Moran. The Cuba sailed 5 o'clock for Tampa with 143 passengers, 16 taking passage from this port. Leaving Key West were: R. R. Corson, J. S. MeLean, Mary Mc- Lean, Amy MrLean, Mrs. J. Watkins, Joanne Watkins, Martha Watkins, Nancy Watkins, J. B. |Upham, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Burk- hart, Zaleen Burkhart, Mr. and | Mrs. . Sherfan, Mr. and Mrs. C.| ‘J. Burton. Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde- {Mallory Lines, arrived 9 o’clock jlast night from New Orleans with | discharged and sailed 11:50 for Miami and Jacksonville. Freighter Colorado, of the same lines, is due to arrive tomorrow from New York, en route to ; Tampa. ROWAN FAMILY PROPOSE TO; \UNIVERSITY OF Cy FLORIDA GROUP GOING ON CRUISE |PLANS MADE FOR) CLASSES ON SHIP IN CARIBBEAN SEA; PROPOSED VOYAGE TO} BEGIN JULY 4 L NATIONAL GUARD UNIT TO BUILD UP STRENGTH YOUNG MEN OF KEY WEST ARE OFFER=D OPPORTUNI- , Lean sea, a jungle cruise into the! Classes on a ship in the Carib-! | interior of South America, and St.! and, yer, Madeline Mangold, Carl Beit-; N.! ‘conducted trips on the islands of | of Florida, decided that the east the West Indies are some of the! lexperiences which await the stu- jdents of the University of Florida 'summer crui Trading opera- [tions as carried on under the | British, French and Dutch flags are to be studied by actual obser- | vation, The cruise is offered as part of the regular currieulum of the , College of Business Administra- ; tion of the University, with the {Institute of Intei-American Af- ifairs cooperating. It will begin on July 4 and end on August 12. Only University of Florida stu- | dents, or students from other col- jleges eligible to register in the ! university, may take the cruise. | Students who make this trip will take two courses, each of which carries three semester hours cred- it. Enrollment, however, is to be limited to eleven students. Two Courses Offered Dr. W. T. Hicks, assistant pro- |fessor of Economics and Market- jing at the University, will direct the cruise. He will also teach the , two courses offered—one of which is entitled, “Trade Horizons {Caribbean America,” and the ' other, ‘International Trade.’ These |two courses are taught on the campus during the regular winter session. ~ ? The itinerary of the cruise in- icludes ten ports. The first of these after leaving Tampa will be | Kingston, Jamaica, where th spends three days. The second stop is to be Points A Pitre, Gua- deloupe, an island of the Lesser Antilles discovered by Columbus 'on his second voyage to the New World. This island belongs to France. Fort de France, Martin- ique, another French port, is the third stop. Two days will be available on this island to look over points of historical interest, such as the birthplace of Jose- phine, Empress of France, and to study trading methods under the Flag of France. Overnight Trip An overnight run will then car- | ry the ship to the British island of } Barbados. This is one of the most i | densely populated areas in the world. Two other British ports, 'Port of Spain, Trinidad, and | Georgetown, British Guiana, are next in order for the cruise. typewriting, or any of the other; heavy freight, including two car-| Georgetown is within seven de- : loads of coke for the gas company, but the Atlantic grees of the equator, trade winds from the ocean cool it. Territory belonging to still an- | other nationality, the Netherlands, | constitutes the next two stops. The first is Paramaribo, Dutch in! e ship | TY TO BECOM® AFFILIATED WITH ORGANIZATION i { What should be of interest to the young men of Key West be- tween the ages of 18 and 25, is the movement being carried on at this time by the officers of the Key West Florida National Guard unit, to build up the strength of Battery “ Officers of the battery are ex- plaining the many advantages which are given the ambitious young man who seeks opportunity to study and fit hi ter future mentally, and socially. It was pointed out to The zen that young men of prescribed ages are cligible to take up any of the army correspondence cour: es and in a comparatively short time be eligible for appointment in the officers reserve corps. Artillery being the most tech- ! nical branch of the army service, , it was shown, is naturally the most | difficult to master, but the keen ‘minded young man who looks for- enlistmen’* nself for a bet- financially | ward to a better future, will find j the course of studies a delight rather than a task. Those who re to enlist and take up the various study courses also find that remuneration begins with their enlistment, as pay is re- ceived for each drill they attend. Ordinary privates receive $1; privates first class, $1.15; cor- porals, $1.40, and sergeants, $1.80. And, in addition, full pay is re- ceived for the summer eneamp- ment, which is more in the na- ture of a vacation ‘han hard work, it is said. Unless the young men of Key West display interest in this ef- ; fort to recruit the local battery ; up to required strength, an officer pointed out yesterday, there is a possibility that the Key West unit | Will be merged with another unit of the state and headquarters re- moved. i that the regular summer encamp- This may also eventually mean be held in some other city, pos- sibly Pensacola, as was the prac- itice before the permanent camp | was established at Fort Taylor. ‘ARRIVED FOR VISIT EVENING OVER HIGH- |ment of the 265th Regiment will | ROKER FAMILY COME IN LAST ; RRR RIRS tam Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; range of only 14° Fahrenheit with an average PRICE FIVE CENTS Gity Council Defers Action On Proposed Gasoline Tax ! ‘Matter Was Thoroughly | Discussed At Special | Meeting Of Board Con- ducted Yesterday The City Council met yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock im special session when the proposed ordi- mance caliing for a lictmse tax on gaso'ine and lubricating oils read on its second reading, bat after considerable discussion it was decided to defer action until Wednesday night of next week at the ordinance redrafted and pre ‘sented fer consideration. which time will have been There were about fifty or more interested citizens im attendance with several addressing the coun- cil giving their views om the mat ter coming before the meeting. The at th ayor expressed surprise number stating that at the inauguration of the icials of the present had urged the co- f the entire citizenry in all m coming before the council, and requested that future all having any suggestions or grievances to appear before the board ead standing on street corners expressing their opinions or criticizing what is be- ing done b; e council im mat ters pertain’ng to”the city. Lester Gives Address Attorney J. Lancelot Lester gave an address which lasted for an hour in which he registered op- position against the passage of the gascline ordinance, stating that he felt that the imposition of this tax would prove detri- mental to the city as a whole. He cited facts and figures showing that there were but a very cities in Florida which nas a gaso- line tax ef this nature, and fur- th remarked that im the cities 1 it did exist, that it had proved to be a drawback instead a help, with many communi ties having abandoned the prac- tice after having tried it as am experiment with a view ef secur- ing @ ional revenue. Mr. Lester stated that even the fishermen, sponge fishermen. and all others operating boats for a livelihood would be affected, aside from the many pleasure craft. and said that he felt that the imposing of a gas tax would prove very unpopular as there are so many people that are un- able to meet this requirement. ney Lester im leu of @ gasoline tax, suggested that a movement be started for the col- lection of current and delinquent taxes on the installment plan. He y small in attendance time f the new re operation in of few of 1 pected, will be added to the film) charge. He was severely repri-| tween the ages of 16 and 25 years | Guiana, and the second is Moengo, aid that if a certain number of WAY ROUTE which will work electically or by hand. The plans call for a pres- sure inside the chambers great enough to prevent an eepage of air from. the outside in case cracks develop ‘in any of the rooms. Six hundred people may be seated comfortably in the tanks,! which will be lighted electrical A chamber at each entrance will! be equipped for reviving gas | tims and a third inner room will! be fitted as a hospital. i In designing a refuge for 600; people, the builders calculated} half of the 1,200 workers to be! housed in the new dwelling would} flee the city in case of air raid’ warnings. before it is released. manded. {who are not attending school can Mario Mora, charged with ag-/earn some money and at the same gravated assault, placed on the ‘time, develop their various abili- ! COURSES ATE BEING GIVEN CHANGE SCHEDULE IN CLASS STUDIES absentee docket. | Charles Williams, assault ' battery. issuance of an alias capias order- ed. | Recess was ordered and Chief | Deputy Sheriff Bernard Waite, acting as clerk during the illness jof C. Sam B. Curry, was instruct- and IN AFTERNOGN AND NIGHT AT HIGH SCHOOL Z Mrs. Grace Crosby, instructor) done at oncg,, 16 men_ receiving in shorthand in the night and! $15 each ToPthe five days served, afternoon classes carried on at making a total distribution the Key West High School, this! $240, morning announced a change in! Schedules of the-classes which are| sponsored by the local WPA, Beginning Monday, the Mon-| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sawyer, day, Wednesday, and Friday) who are making their home in ARRIVE ON VISIT HERE Ordered continued and ' ed to pay off the jury. This was! of | ties. Many of those applying for employment in this field will be by, it was said. While making the announce- ment, Mrs. Crosby also listed the names of those students who pass- ed the official Gregg test in shorthand, taking dictation. The ratings given to those passing the test in February were: Marjorie Gwynn, 90; Helena Barcelo, 94; Fannie Hansen, 92; Mary Curry, 91%; Anna Kirchheiner, 91, and Ray Nealon, 90. utilized as assistants to Mrs. Cros-| KENNEDY LEAVES G. S. Kennedy, meteorologist, ;in charge at.the local weather bureau station. left yesterday aft- }ernoon on a Coast Guard plane |for St. Peteysburg from which Mich., having been called there owing to the serious illness of his mother. During his absence from the city, Samuel Goldsmith. able assistant to Mr. Kennedy, will be ‘in charge of the local station. | Dutch Guiana. In order to reach | Moengo the vessel will sail 110 jmiles up the Commewigne and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Roker, ON BOARD PLANE’ | point he will proceed to Tecumseh, | Cottica rivers. program again on the return voy- age, and the trip will officially end in New Orleans, thereby complet- ing a voyage of some 6,000 miles. WATKINS FAMILY Mrs. J. N. Watkins and daugh- left yesterday on the Cuba for St. Petersburg en route.to Pensa- ‘cola to join Mr. Watkins, who with his family returned about. Trinidad and Jamaica enter the} ters Joanne, Martha and Nancy,} Roker, arrived over the highway last night for a brief visit with relatives and friends. With the family was Miss Lillian Sack, nationally known golf player, who is today playing Key West players. It is expected the group will leave over the highway tomorrow jmorning on the return trip West Palm Beach. TWO FRUIT SHIPS DUE COMING WEEK Jr., Mrs. Roker, Sr., and George ,,, on the local links with several, payers were approached and d the alternative of paying payments instead of amount as assessed . that he felt that be more than glad to ¢ proposit'‘on, wherein city would be able to collect erta‘n amount each month in er to operate its various de- partments. He suggested that the amount j be fixed at two or three dollars |per month, with a possible five |hundred or more citizens agree- jing to pay this amount, which ' bring into the city from a ithousand to fifteen huzdred dol- [lars per month. He concluded by {saying thet in this way, the citi- |zens would become tax-conscious, | fully realizing their responsibility j rtial CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, Key West, Fla. Announce A FREE LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE By CHARLES V. WINN, C. S. B. of Pasadena, Cal {classes will be conducted from 4/ Tampa, arrived last evening over '"n this way toward coming to the |p. m. to 6 p. m., and from 7 iservice in South America and pea lassistance of the city which is so ‘assigned to duty with the U. S.j Two fruit carrying ships are| badly in need of revenue at this jengineers at Pensacola. ‘due to arrive in port next week.; time to properly function. | |They are the Ceiba and Yoro of | Charles Taylor Heard jone month ago from a long tour of .| the highway and are today meet-' CABARET jm. to 9 p. m., in Gregg Theory.| ing relatives and friends. They TONITE H |The Tuesday and Thursday class-| expect to be here about 10 days. | HABANA-MADRID CLUB es in dictation will be conducted Presenting Silvo Parra, Cath-! from 4 p. m. to 6:30 p. m., for the erine Pea: Ibury, Gerald Pin- 60-80-word a minute students, der Dollis Burchell. bs and from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p. m., Musi} By Del Woods’ for students taking dictation at Occhactva = rate of 100 words a minute. S5e Bicycles ridden by students will ert jee taken care of at the school, Mrs. Crosby said. ADMISS, IN fk Y WEST, IT’S THE CLIMATE THAT STANDS OUT..IN BEER, IT’S Member of the Board of Lectureship ef the Mother Church, ANNOUNCEMENT— The name of Ackerman Seryice Station has been changed to YATES SERVICE STATION |) Phone 525-J White at Catherine | | YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS | The First Church of Christ Scientists, Boston Mass. In the HARRIS SCHOOL BLDG., Cor. Southard and Margaret Streets, Monday evening, March 16, 1936, 8:00 o'clock. ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE FLAVOR. THAT IS ONE REASON W (ee | the Standerd Fruit and Steamship They are due Tues- day. The Ceiba is bound from Phil- adelphia and the Yoro from New York. They will take on fuel oil PAY US A VISIT! jat the Porter Dock company and NE | Proceed fo Frontera, Mexico. WAGNER'S IS THE Charles Taylor, manager ef Porter Dock Company, next speaker. whe passage of the gasoline i would be detrimental to : Oil Company. which he jim the sale of j (Continued on Page