The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 20, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No. 69. Once Shunned White House, Now Eyes Dad’s Old Home Robert Taft Spent But Lit- tle Time In Capital Dur- ing His Father’s Admin- istration By W. C. PETERSON Oly Assuciated Press) CINCINNATI, March 20.—The White House is a virtual stranger to a President’s son whom the political winds conceivably might blow there in 1937. Robert A. Taft, elder son of the late William Howard Taft,! Ohio's. “favorite son” candida’ for the Republican presidential nomination, was rarely in Wash. ington during the four years his father occupied the White House. Robert, now 47 years old, was a student at Yale universi and Harvard during the t admin- istration. Wishing to avoid em- phasizing his position as the son of the Pr lent, he refrained from visiting Washington except during vacations. Although he had his majority by the time his father vainly sought re-election in 1912. Robert took no active part in th campaign. His brother, Charles, seven years his junior, was only 15 at the time. The brothers now are members of the same Cincin- nati law firm. Helped Elect Hoover Roberf, after practicing law here for four years, became sistant counsel f the United States food administration in Washington. There he met Her- bert Hoover and in 1928 was a leading figure in the campaign that enrolled the Ohio Republican presidential delegation under the victorious Hoover banner His interest in enactment of a reform taxation program sought by Cincinnati associates induced Taft to seek election to the Ohio house of -representatives. He served there six years, and draft- ed legislation to inaugurate an entire taxation program that fea- tured a state budget law. He served as Republican floor leader of the Ohio house in 1925 and as speaker in 1926, when he retired. Five years later, however, Taft returned to the general assembly, as a member of the senate in fur- therance of his interest in passage of a taxation classification amend- ment. ! Likes Golf And Farming His hobbies—he says his inter-| earcely is great enough to} ‘ant that title—are golf and! farming. He cards between 80! and 90 in golf and considers that! “pretty good for a_ politic With his wife and four s, attained the Che Kep West Citsen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936. WILLIAM HOFFMAN 'ENTERTAINMENT RESIGNS POSITION | FOR YACHTSMEN WITH WPA —_— HERE TONIGHT iM t | HERE SINCE 1934 PROPOSES! TO LEAVE TOMORROW EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON BANA-MADRID CLUB; FLOOR SHOW TO BE INCLUDED IN PROGRAM | | TAMPA SHRINERS OUTLINE PROGRAM FOR WEDNESDAY | ELABORATE ENTERTAINMENT | Savannah, who has_ been identi-: for the start of the Key West- IN PLANNING IN CONNEC. : £! ed with the art colony herejSt. Petersburg race tomorrow {since the Fall of 1934, has re-! morning will be honor guests at TION WITH VISIT OF HIGH signed from the ‘seal WPA or-'a dance to be given tonight at the OFFICIAL OF ORDER i ganization and will leave tomor-|Habana-Madrid Club which will lrow for Washington. jstart at 9 o'clock and to which the | Since coming here a year andj Public is cordially invited. a half ago, Mr. Hoffman has; Arrangements for the dance ‘taken part in all the activities de-| Were completed this morning by signed and carried on by the art-|Clem C. Price, supervisor of rec- ists’ group. Perhaps the most | reation with the local unit of the outstanding work done by him) WPA. A short floor show will be since being in Key West was the| included in the entertainment. conception and execution of two; ‘The first of the craft to par- murals, symbolizing the early his-| ticipate in the race from here to- of Key West, which early| morrow arrived this morning. week were hung in the audi-| This is the S. A. Hansen 49 foot m of the Key West High; schooner Water Witch, home port Schoak: St. Petersburg. This schooner For the past several months,} won both the Miami-Nassau and Mr. Hoffman has supervised the | Sir Thomas Lipton cups in the re- WPA work at the high school,icent races out of Miami. This whic besides the decorative; afternoon she was placed in readi- murals, has included the re-fur-!ness for the start tomorrow nishing of the interior of the| morning. building, as well as a great dealj By nightfall many other sailing o7 repair work to walls, ceilings, and motor propelled vessels are and furniture. ‘expected to be in the yacht The murals which were hung) basin. this week are hung on either side; of the torium, and the figures in the one and one-half} time: ize. Using soft, del'- | cate, ful colors, Mr. Hoff- ;man depicts in-one of the paint- ings the early discovery of Key West, showing Spanish explorers finding skulls and bones, which gave to the island its original name of Cayo Hueso, meaning ; bone key. The other mural is a study of the construction of the Oversea Railway, which for a time was an important part of the industrial life of Key West. ! In addition to this outstanding : | work, Mr. Hoffman has contrib-| and Winsome Too are expected to; uted several paintings to the art/arrive from Miami during the feollection in the Key West Art! afternoon and there are also two Gallery. He also played an im-| other sailing craft, the. Gollacan portant part in the decorating of! and the Pollux, expected to arrive the stage for the two presenta- from Havana this afternoon to tions of Gilbert and Sullivan’s} enter the races. [aes “Pirates of Pen- LARGER PLANE DUE TOMORROW Having been interested in art FOURTEEN-PASSENGER AIR. j work for nearly 20 years, Mr. ;Hoffman’s influence has been ‘ CRAFT TO ARRIVE INSTEAD OF SMALUER TYPE ! (Florida News Service) j ‘TAMPA, March 20.—Tampa riners are planning an orate entertainment program for Wednesday, March 25th, when he Imperial Potentate for North’ j America—Leonard P. Steuart, of | Washington, D. C.—visits Egypt: ‘Temple. | Beginning with a reception and ‘luncheon at the Temple from 5 to i7 p. m., the session will then be! transferred to the Tampa Muni ‘pal Auditorium where the Spring ; Ceremonia] and Initiation of new jeandidates will occur. Officials ip charge of this event state that the program is one of the best _yet arranged and that the hot jcoals will be hotter than ever be- | fore. ! The ceremonial will begin at 7:30 p. m. and continue until 19:30, to be followed by a dance land big time professional ‘floor show, “A ht in Harlem.’ ; Manuel Sanchez’ Orchestra wil | provide the dance mu: special entertainment and jreception will be provided for the ladies during the period that the men aré enjoying the ceremonial jat the auditorium. | Not only are local members of Egypt Temple from all south Flor- jida expected to attend, but any | visiting "Shriners from other states | will receive a cordial welcome. ‘STORY-TELLING | HOUR AT PARK | ! EVENT TOMORROW MORNING TO B= DIRECTED BY WPA ORGANIZATION | i 's ela- j o’clock from a point off Fort Taylor near the yacht basin. The warning signa] will be given! at 8:50 followed five minutes later by the preparatory signal. Wirth Munroe, chairman of tl regatta committee of the Bi cayne Bay Yacht Club, which is! sponsoring the cruise. and race! from Key West to St, Petersburg, ; ‘arrived this afternoon on the fast ;sailing 30 foot Yacht Gamecock.) The Smiling Lady, with the own-j jer J. Gailey on board, also ar-| \ rived. Three others the Babe, Mischief | i i mt Pa n the art program here, {which was started under the | FERA in the Summer of 1934. CUTTER NEMESIS ~ COMES TO PORT National Youth Administration lemployes whose activities are be- ling supervised by the local unit lof the Works Progress Adminis- tration, will conduct the first of a series of story-telling hours to- EMB=2R OF ART COLONY! AFFAIR TO BE GIVEN AT Hee The race will get under way 9] TANNER RETURNS 'LOCALROTARIANS OVER HIGHWAY. HOSTS TO ROTARY | ING HERE WITHOUT PAY- ING HOTEL BILL } H ' | i 1 j 1 | | Arnold C. Tanner, formerly: {with the WPA sanitary depart- j ment, arrived last night over the highway to appear this morning} ‘at’ a preliminary hearing to an-! swer to charges of having left the | his hotel: i leity and failing to pay { bill. { After his departure, the hotel, | management had a warrant H {sued for Mr. Tanner’s arrest at | West Palm Beach. In the mean-, ;time Mr. Tanner had made ar-, ! rangements to settle his indebted- | ness in Key West, and with this: ‘understanding he was allowed to! is-} lreturn here unattended by an of- | ficer. | He was this morning given a; | preliminary hearing before Peace! Justice Frank O. Roberts, of the first district which was continued juntil tomorrow morning. Mr.; ‘Tanner was released after mak- jing the required bond. THREE ALIENS CAUGHT TODAY i j | WAS CHARGED WITH LZ=AV-| \ MANY FESTIVITIES MAKE UP {facing storm and ! favored sections of the country. jerncr Alfred ! Clearwater, was read, congratulat- ra | ANNS LAST NIGHT: EXCELLENT PROGRAM OF} ENTERTAINMENT PUT ON; AT CASA MARINA RED CROSS UNIT Rotarians entertained the tary Anns last night at the ; Czsa Marina on the occasion of their annual celebration of Ladies’ | Night, with impromptu songs, | Borie: speeches and stunts under the di-| EXECUTIV= rection of President Melvin Rus- sell. The company recited the pledge : of allegiance to the Unitgd States and sang 2 vrse of “America” in| chorus. H Chaplain J. S: Day invoked the, blecsing upon the bountiful repast | and asked that it might be also! bestowed upon our fellow citizens flood in less, jSistance to the sufler eleven, states which are Ro-} SECRETARY OF WIRE FROM HEAD OF OR GANIZATION Chapters of the Am Cross in all yarts of the Un States are being call ican Red on Administrator Thomas D. Orr. past president of the St. Peters- burg Rotary Club, was introduc- ed and will speak to the local Ro-} tary Club at a meeting in the near; future. A telegram from District Gov- P. Marshall, of need following the ravages ¢ floods. Mrs. Grace B. Ph lips ecutive secretary of the Key West Chapter yesterday afternoor ceived a telegram from Car ing the Key West Rotary Club | Grayson, head of the organizatix upon its record of heading the at- tendance record with a one hun- dred percent attendance for the month of February and due cred- it was given to Dr. Wiliiam P- calling for assistance and asking that the quota for this chapt The raised at once. telegram reads: “Reports received late Key LOCAL CHAPTER RECEIVES CAPTURED ON, HIGHWAY AT! Kemp for his efficient work as , chairman of the attendance com- ' mittee. | Each Rotary Ann present last jnight was given a life-like like- |ness of the Queen Rotary, Three Armenian aliens were, which will be a cherished sou- captured on the highway on No, venir. Name Key this morning by Immi-| Attorney William H. Malone gration Border Patrol Officers | presented the princivles of Rotary Herble Todd 2nd Geronda Roman. | construed into a lighter vein than These aliens are Armine Aski-} was originally designed. kian, Izabel Dorajivan an Kohas! Fvents proceeded in rapid suc- ‘Pomasian, who were landed or | cessiofi: the beach from a vessel arriving} E. A. Strunk won the golfer’s from Cuba, after having paid: putting contest. $200 each for passage, it was! W. L. Bates demonstrated that said by one of the group, all wom-| he had better luck in the game of en. “Are You There, Charley?” than did Sebastian Cabrera. The soda water drinking contest, NO NAME KEY BY IMMI- GRATION OFFICERS After being caught the illegal intruders were taken to the coun- ty jail where they were placed pending hearing to be held this afternoon. BURGERT FAMILY LEFT YESTERDAY ‘ber nipples, confined to the baby j Rotarians, was won by a veteran with teeth which met. The needle-threading contest for Rotary Anns was won by Mrs. E. McCarthy, and then Rotarians were induced to try their hand at the same game, handicapped by ‘being seated on inverted gallon demijohns. W. C. Fripp proved to be the best equilibrist and needle-threader. Dr. Wm. R. Warrn led a group | from bottles with imperforate rub- | morrow morning at Bayview Park, The entertainment is to start ai 9:30 A. M. The children comprising the au- dience will be divided into groups so that those of approximately the same age with similar tastes and interests will hear one kind of story, while others will hear dif- ferent stories. These story-telling programs are to be presented frequently and later the WPA _ recreation setion hopes to weave the storie’ into short plays which can be giv- en at the amateur night programs Tomorrow the plane ariving from Miami will be one of the regular 14-passenger commodore |planes instead of the smaller four-passenger amrhibian which | was scheduled to arrive. This information was received this morning by Franklin E, Al- Coast Guard Cutter Nemesis,| bert, in charge of the plane serv- one of the finest vessels of its| ice between Key West and Miami. ‘type in this branch of the govern-| There was no plane this morn-- j ment service arrived in port this ing, as the arrangement made be- | morning from St. Petersburg and) tween the postoffice department | will remain until tomorrow morn-! and the Pan American Airways, {does not provide for a mail on; ; COAST GUARD VESSEL WILL ACT AS CONVOY IN PRO- POSED RACES ‘ing with an excellent collection. PICTURES OF KEY WEST Thel Burgert, photographer with the Detroit News, who was here on assignment to secure a series; of pictures for illustrated articles to be published in The News, left} over teh highway yesterday morn- ! Views taken by Mr. Burgert in-| cluded every item of importance} fin Key West and along the high- | ¢! way between the city and No Nante! Key. There were also several) group pictures taken on Rest: jin singing a touching madrigal indicate 38,000 families in ¢! states driven from their her flooded areas. This pected to inerease. These peo; i all looking to Red Cross for ;mediate relief, including she | food, clothing and medica’ {Minimum relief funds of $3,000 000 necessary te provide care for the flood victims for an indef ‘ period until they can return their homes. Please take mediate action to raise number im- yeur j chapter’s quote of $500 in behalf! | of these disaster stricken families. ‘I feel confident the people promptly and generously. Remit- jtances should be forwarded to ; headquarters as promptly as pos jsible. Report pregress at | twice each week.” i Mrs. Phillips began ‘her activi- least n ‘your community will wish to give; West, Florida, has the | nge of on PRIC = FIVE CENTS Protests Registered Against Establishing Star Mail Route _ Between Miami And Key West Would Take Place Of Serv- ice Now In Operation By Pan-American A- way Lime Speer ng aag route between Miami and Key West bas becm tee subyect of > a and icy West tolk = gemeral are of the epmice that thes would be and dee discussion most umsaticlactory pomtiog in 2 letter te W. R 3 R. Boyd chief clerk of district 5. nope fellowsmg 2 lee of wrote “Et ic tae Jacksonw:lic that sebstantally may be made effectio th: temporary aw se sce: Estab a star reute from Mi- ami to Key West and back sewe= day 2 week carrying all clases of mail on the most expeditics schedule which the ferry service wi allew.~ ef Monree count ¢ deliver the afterneon_ with eutgeing m2 the same a‘ternoen. this train b ing the « deparung j Key West. and the tame aligwei ’ su*ficient for an an mail being being ha swer te the morn ng jsent garding Cost desire of the depart- urnish your city and the best pessibie course the Re, value }ties at once and has reported to/ i date the following contributions to the Key West quota: |W. L. Bates | Mrs. L. W. Bethel ; Mrs. EK M. Phillips ROAD DEPARTMENT $5.00 1.008 1.00 PLANS MEETING ON with a Rotary movement and other ! members responded to the call of| duty. { Musie was furnished by the! _—_—_ Casa Marina orchestra, and after; all present, joiied in. the closing |" AL ACTION SS SRRESEED IN VARIOUS EXPENDITURES: ritual of Rotary. the party ad- journed to the ‘ball room where | FOR STATE NEEDS TO COME UP AT SESSION the ferries must be op- erated te conferm to the demres. convenience 2nd wishes of the ; thet such sched star reute schedule y Mr. Boyd and con- s peracraph with the mt thet “during the wir- ter season the Havana Special gen-raliy 6 Hold: © traveling public at Materumbe woald until the mail dancing was indulg2d in until aj late hour. | is Visiting Rotarians from other lubs were: j Administrator Thomas D. Orr} and the manager of Caza Marina, | Peter B. Schutt, both of St. Pe-/ Also Franklin Moore, (Special te The Citizen) TALLAHASSEE, Mar. 20.— The state road department will “ A » ing. | te * ranging in age from 11 to 20,|and “Kiddie Kabarets” held at| \Friday, henee the only mail ar-| Beach, posed by several of Key; rsburg. {take final action at Orlando Taft lives on a 40-acre country estate east of Cincinnati. There he raises fruit and Vegetables. His oldest son, William Howard Taft 3rd, is a junior in Yale, where the second son, Robert 18, is a member of shman football and rowing The two ingest Lloyd Bowers, 13, and Dwight, 11, live at home. Mrs. Robert Taft is the former Martha Wheaton Bowers, daugh- ter of the late Lloyd Bowers poli- citor general in the Taft admin- istration. teams Horace NOTICE DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS April 1st. 1936, will be the last day to adjrist delinquent taxes for the year 1933 or prior years. Make the ment, application through undersigned for adjust- ROSS C. SAWYER, Clerk Circuit Court, Monroe County, Fla. boys. | } 2 b Before the yachts which are to | Bayview Park twice monthly. ! All Key West kiddies are invit- ‘ed to attend the story-telling hour ; tomorrow morning. enter the race to St. Petersburg! Tiving here will be, as usual, that get in line for the start, the from Havana on the S. S. Cuba Nemesis will leave her berth and, this afternoon. get in readiness to act as cael |voy to the vessels during a ! period of the race. The cutter | will also act as convoy during the! ‘race from St. Petersburg to Ha- jvana, | During former races there were “a emi SHIP CAR TRACK RAIL TO BE SCRAPED OF Plane of the Pan American Air-j voy would have proven of great) ways left 4 o’clock yesterday aft-| assistance to some of the yachts, | *RUST AND MADE READY ernoon with 14 passengers as fol- | i was said, and if like eqntin-) FOR LOADING lows: gencies arise during these races Maude Burns, Harry Burns,|the Nemesis will be near to ren-j | Daisy Burns, Frank Denniston, } der aid. Russ A. Williams, Dana Brown,} Plane of the Coast Guard oss Evan Chappell, Lloyd Butler, J.|rived this morning from Miami) ~ | A. Courreges, Anthony Gabriel,| having on board Lieutenant Cle-|¥ purchased from the city by the | Robert Hoffer, Paul Burgess, Alice | ments, who comes for a — brief; F!0rida Iron and Equipment Com- } Perkins, J, S. Rainey. J business Visit. |pany, of Miami, work was started eames The rail is to be STER SUPPER iT = \seraped of all rust and be made ! DANCE | OES eae. ; ready for loading. Only a few men were | Saturday Night, 9:30 o’Clock WOMAN'S CLUBHOUSE “5 Silver Slipper Dance Hall Tuesday, Mar. 24, S 5:30 | started Aaa Slowey te0s Der Also Sale on Homemade Cakes jon the work yesterday but it is understood that MyerSchwartz, Tommy Thompson’s Orchestra Table Service At No Extra =r head of the company, is expected i? Charge; Admission 50c, Tax Se MAKE READY TO } | | | | Getting in readiness for ship- ment of the salvaged rail recent- to arrive within the next few idays and make arrangements to PRICE . . | ¢xPedite the work. | | THERE’S EXCELLENT QUALITY AND MIGHTY FINE TASTE IN EVERY DROP OF WAGNER BEER. JUST ONE WAY TO PROVE IT—TRY A West’s most charming young wom-| en. ' Accompanying Mr. Burgert were his wife and daughter, Ger- ry, and Mrs, Burgert’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Baker, who were guests of Mrs Thurston! | Johnson. The Burgerts were guests | |of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Hoffman, | ponets and aunt of Mr. Burgert. H It has been many years since | Mrs. Baker was in Key West and much of her time was spent with her sister. Mrs. John Olsen. FIRES AT WOMEN | BELFAST.—Mrs, Nora Valleen of this city invaded her husband’s office and fired at four of his! women employes, but missed them: | ail, i | SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE March 21, 10:00 0’Clock RAUL’S CLUB | ADMISSION - $1.00) Clem D. Johnston, Perk Hazel-/ | Mondzy on its proposed 1936 bud- ‘ing this morning. grove, Jack Hancock and Editor Bill Smith, all of Roanoke, Va. tt» which provides for am ex- penditure of $10,747.840.06, un- der a $2,500,000 deficit, Chair- man C. B. Treadway announced | today. | A number of delegations are jexpected to appear before mem- ! TWO VESSELS ONE YACHT AND SCHOONER | Placed in the budget, which al- ready has been tentatively ac- ARE BERTHED AT LOCAL | cepted, at $8,247,840.06. This ‘imeludes $7,000.000 anticipated ecg aa j revenue from three cents of the | state’s seven cent a gallon tax on Latest arrivals in the Key West #2S0line; $81,831.48 from reg- Yacht Basin are one cruiser and tlar federal aid; $343.888.96 ftom racing vessel, both of them arriv-!national recovery federal aid: }$130.727.34 from funds from the ‘The. cruiser is the Joan, one of Works Progress administration: the finest yachts which have been|$18.700 miscellaneous revenue in the basin this season. It is own-|'and $672,692.28 cath on hand. ed by V. C. Moore, of New York.| Proposed expenditures include There are two guests. The Joan $2.319.214.92 to match regular returned from Cuba. ‘federal aid for highway work: The sailing vessel is the Water $3,836,622.05 for maintenance of Witch which came in to await the existing highway facilities. and start of the Key West-St. Peters-| other items including 2 $700,000 Music by Pritchard’s Orchestra | burg race tomorrow morning 9 emergency reserve of 10 per cent scRIPT o'clock. The schooner is owned | which each year is held up under state law. ferries would bring which would reach I” and would re-uit I travel to this city ex- where coming Recess. bi 2 hm = ald = une travel ef teurmt= amd va As:umpt om Of Matter a logesi and reasonable assumption. Mr. Porter continses, that after elmg hundreds of r make the ferry and arriv- ing find thot schedule is not to be maintained and the ferry would (Continced on Page Four} It Tonite, 6 Gl 3 o'clock HABANA-MADRID CLUB Honcring Vesitimg Y achtemen Del Weeds” Orchesten : TODAY