The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 31, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West oe LVII. No. ee Military Affairs Committee _ Considering Vets’ Memorial HELD AT WEEK-END ‘GIVE REPORT ON * | ecas annancements MADE | FOREIGN TRADE! YESTERDAY AT MEETING OF LOCAL CITIZENS AND! WPA OFFICIALS ‘HAVANA: KEY WEST) [YACHT RACE 10 BE To Be Erected In Memory; Of Veterans Who Lost Lives In Hurricane On Florida Keys |SHOWN THAT AMERICA’S! | TRADE BALANCES LOSSES | IN FILIPINO BOCKS «ans joclated Press) MANILA, P. I., | Official Philippine foreign Final plans for the Havana- By PAUL MAY (Spectal Wasbing mw Correspondent ey West Yacht Race were laid WASHINGTON, D. C., March esterday during a meeting of in-| 31.—The bill to provide a $10,- Veterans | 000 Memorial : jstatisties for 1935 disclosed that who lost their lives on the Florida! the islands had a favorable visible | FERA and WPA. The second an-; | is C March 31.—! terested local citizens and offi-} trade| | cials of the local unit of the to the Keys in the hurricane of Septem-|bilance (not including gold ber 2, 1935, which was introduced | Prt) of $20,870,000 with the) 1 4. uring the coming week- | United States and an unfavorable} | balance of $12,048,000 with for- jend. | by Representative J. Mark Wil-| | With more than a score of en- | j cign countries, This left a net favorable visible} tries in the St. Petersburg-Ha-/ of $8,822,000 at the end | vana race, which now is » as compared with $26.-! way, it is expected that a dozen; in 1934. tand a half will participate in the! i ‘ad that if gold ex-| return race to Key West, bringing: _ ports and sugar benefit payments{more than a hundred sailing en- of were included, the 1935 favorable’ thusiasts to the Island Gity where one balance would approximate the they will have an opportunity to {1934 figures. see and utilize the well-equipped | Limitations on sugar shipments} natural yacht basin which is here. | Me-| to the United States cvt total ex- | Clem C. Price, in charge of the: | ports of this commodity 15 per! recreation section. of the WPA! | cent under 1934-and 43 per cent} here, will leave Thursday after-' It leaves the matter cf deter-' below the previous year. jnoon aboard the S. S. Cuba for} i Increases were noted in export: Havana where he will confer with | of coconut products, abaca, em-,the skippers of the various craft broideries, leaf tovacco and lum-!and make final preparations for! iber. Hats and molasses dropped! the start of the race. He will re-; sharply, joining sugar under limi-! turn the first of next week, either | tation laws. | aboard the flagship of the racing! Exports to the United States! flect, or aboard the Cuba. make up 80 per cent of the grand! The session yesterday was at-, provisions’ total. Exports to Japan increas-|tended by Thomas D. Orr, dis-! jed 26 per cent as compared with} trict WPA director; Franklin E.} | 1934 and made up 5.5 per cent of Albert, executive officer of the! | the total. |FERA here; William R. Porter, | | Imports totaled $85,523,849 in! president of the First National} | 1935, which was $1,916,739 more; Bank; Norberg Thompson, head of than in 1934 or a gain of two per!the Thompson interests in Key| cent. While imports from the} West; Robert Spottswood, local} United States remained approxi-; sportsman; J. Gerry Curtis, of the! mately the same as in 1933 and/local WPA unit, and Mr. Price. | 1934, imports from Japan increas-| Date and time for the start of ,ed 18 per cent. Ghief imports in- | the sailing race from Havana} | eluded cotton. cloth, mineral oils.! will depend upon the arrival of ron and steel. j the craft in the Cuban capital! j, ;from St. Petersburg, upon weath-! er conditions, and upon the desire ex-} nual running of this sailing event in the House of Representatives cox, is now being considered by Af.) belane the Committee on Military fairs. | The bill provides that the Sec- | retary of War obtain, free cost to the United States, acre of ground on the site of the disaster to be used for the mining the type of Memorial to the discretion of the Secretary of War, propriation of authorizes $10,000 and an ap- “or as much thereof as may be nec sary to carry out the of this Act.” BALDWIN OUT OF PRIMARY CONTEST DECIDES TO WITHDRAW FROM RACE FOR OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER i } } ! {8 SE ay Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrerheit Che Key West Citizen KEY BSE: Bee TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1936. ‘Sholtz Believes Preparatory Work On Highway Over Railroad Line Will Start Within Sixty Days Governor Sholtz believes that up the | within 60 days activities will be-} gin on work preparatory to the! construction of the Oversea High- | way over the right-of-way of the | Florida East Coast Railway. ! This statement was made a | | i house | { Fminary to a meeting which was j held in the county court relative to the activities of the | state plant board, covered in an-/ ; ether part of The Citizen. The governor said that $3,800,-| 000 had originally been allotted} |by the PWA for the construction | present plans the Reconstruction Finance Corporation would take PRICE FIVE CENTS up the bonds to be issued for the i purchase of the F. E. C. proper- ties and the construction of the highway. Arriving with the governor were } George H. Baldwin, chairman of ithe state plant board, and H. S. McClanahan, assistant grove in- spector of the board, in a plane} piloted by Commander H. Von! Paulson, commandant of the Coast | Guard base at Dinner Key. They were met by WPA Direc- tor Thomas D. Orr, Assistant Di-; rector Roy Robinson, State Sen- } ‘ator Arthur Gomez, State Attorney J. Lancelot Lester, State Bever- age Inspector George Gomez, Cu: | Jefferson; Councilman James} Roberts, Sheriff K. O. casa j and others. After luncheon at the Casa Ma- under | of the bridges, bu¢ that under the! rina, the party planned to leave on the return trip to Miami be- tween 3 and 4 o’clock. | eee | Much Talk “About 'LARGE NUMBER TO! ATTEND FIREMEN’S CONVENTION HERE TO OPEN ON APRIL 20 AND TO CONTINUE THREE DAYS; MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN HOTEL COLONIAL ‘Three weeks from today fire assemble in Key West to hold the annual convention of the association. state Convention meetings held in Hotel Colonial ¢ ing and afternoon during the three days the convention is be-! ing held, the first scheduled for jtodian Fred O. Eberhardt, at Fort: April 20, opening day. Fire Chief Harry M. Baker, of the Key West department, who recently returned from a of conclaves in Winter Haven, feels‘ confedent, from assuran ; given there by attending chiefs, that there will be a number of contingents at the Key West con- { vention. i { Dark Horses Entering Coming Primary Race MANY TOURISTS | VISIT TORTUGAS OVER ONE HUNDRED YACHTS; ALSO CALL AT FORT JEF- FERSON DURING S=ASON More than 1100 visitors, 109; yachts and 19 airplanes visited! Tortugas and the Fort Jefferson} National Monument at Garden Key during the tourist season, which is just coming to a close. j These figures are incorporated ' in the report of Custodian Fred; O. Eberhardt, which has just been} [of a number of political discus- [Borses. i i | Electors Await Announce-| ments From Prospective Candidates Who Intend | Te Participate ee i Dark horses form the subject} ions heard in different sections! of the city, but little is heard of | the names of the so-called dark! So far, as far as Citizen The | bas been able to learn, there are/ Ibuti-two. prospective. conallkesd! ‘Not only will there be from different cities but pected that chiefs lave sii present. During the preconvention period the local department is getting ar- rangements under way and by the first day of the meeting wil | position to give the rous‘ng welcome and three days of entertainment. visitors WANTS TO LOCATE FORMER SHIPMATES | DAVID PEPPER WOULD HAVE THEM COMMUNICATE WITH HIM AT PHILADELPHIA The Citizen is in receipt of a letter from David Pepper of 1940 Chancellor Street, Philadelphia, ery morn- series Governor Sholtz Claims Black Fly Becomes Great Menace To ‘MORE FUNDS FOR MONROE SCHOOLS (Ry Assecinted Press) TALLAHASSEE, Mar | chiefs from all over the state will) 31 —Monrce County's share of the new million dollar school allocation is $7,056.26. RED CROSS FUND STILL MOUNTING CONTRIBUTIONS ARE BEING RECEIVED FOR FLOOD to be shown SUFFERERS Need for sufferers are @ funds to aid being impre ed on the people of the Un States and fr country contributions are om every part of in to Red Cross heade Washington. Key West as usual is dome share and cor utions are being received. Previously acknowledged arris School Armour employes Mrs. T. N. Dick Mrs. James Ada Mrs. Geo. A. T BRITISH MOTORISTS Citrus Industry Of Florida ae Ei mimating Pest At Meet- ing Held Today At Coun- ty Court House i] t } Just bow sermees = the menace of the black fly te the citra: i= dustry um the cature state of Fler ada, and the accessity of @: <i mination from the Key area as seoe as possible and prac- ticable. wa: -xpiecd of citizens today Dave Sholtz and George H Bald im, chairman of the state beard West ce 2 eveep by ( ewrrmcr of contre! at 2 =cetimg i the ccert hease The goverser and Mir Baldwin arrived c= a cpecial plane th morning for the scle purpose of commusicecrs and ty te decuss the question of <i- comm minsting this 0 terrible through the cocperaber of people of Key West WPA and FERA officals and « large oom —_ ber of mee aed woes were PLAN U. S. JAUNT . i i (my LONDON, “overseas ral'y ists and the 2,000-mile Associated Preas) March 31—An ” of British moter involving 2 th United cars warigue sent by him to Washington. who have not positively said they | Pa., in which he is endeavoring to; (Special to The Citizen) j SEBRING, ‘Fla., March 31.—j Surprise of thé state campaign| came today when Cyril Baldwin | announced here that he was} withdrawing from the race for the office of state treasurer. In his signed announcement given to the press, Mr. Baldwin stated: .“Because of difficulty in financing my campaign I am com- pelled to withdraw fron the race for state treasurer. This I do re- luctantly and with the deepest gratitude to my friends and to{ the members of the state pre who have honored me with their support; ang it is an honor, for the office of state treasurer is! one of the most important in the state. The state treasurer is charged with the preservation and investment of state funds. The office requires not only good judgment but the highest degree of integrity and fair dealing. “Tt am withdrawing now _ that my friends may have ample time to make their next choice.” Mr. Baldwin made no _ state- ment as to his future plans, but it is understood that he will take up commercial pursuits his term of office as t: expires, MRS. ROSA DUVAL DIED LAST NIGHT FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED THIS AFTERNOON assessor Mrs. Rosa E. Duval, 79, died last night in her home, 918 North Beach. Funeral services are to be held this afternoon 5 o'clock from the Lopez mortuary chapel! to St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic church. Rev. A. L, Mau- reau, S. J., will officiate. Pallbearers will be: Stephen F. Whalton, J. M. Varela, George MacDonald, Oaesar Catala, Henry} B. Haskins, Everett Rivas. j ‘ANOTHER YACHT ARRIVES HERE: ARAS COMES IN AFTER CRUISE IN CARIBBEAN AND OTHER WATERS Magnificent Yacht Aras, home ‘port Bath, Maine, arrived in port} esterday afternoon from Cuba fter a cruise in Caribbean andj outh American waters. The ves-} el is to remain in these parts; several days while the owner and} party indulge in fishing. In the party on the Aras are Hugh J. Chisholm, owner; Mrs. Chisholm ard son, William H.; Dr. C. M. Van Duzer and Mrs, Van Duzer; Jane Schmeltser, Mrs. Sarah Key and John Richard Her-| sey. JOHN CAREY IS GIVEN HEARING soon as} ARRAIGNED ON CHARGE OF! ASSAULT AND BAT- TERY Jehn Carey was yesterday aft-| ernoon 4 o’clock given a prelim- | inary hearing in the court of) Judge Rogelio Gomez on a charge of assault and battery. After hearing the evidence} brought out at the hearing the committing magistrate announced the defendant would post a bond of $25 or be placed in the county | jail to await hearing at the next term of criminal court, The defendant made bond and was released pending his trial. —Hear— “THE LIFE OF CHRIST IN SONG? —at— Fleming St. Methodist Church Presented By the Choir TONIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK ee the skippers of the boats to leave Havana. The start ‘will be either Saturday, Sunday| or Monday, with arrival of the} first boats in Key West the fol- ligsue morning. Two original water color paint- ings, each depicting strikingly a Among the yachts were some of} the most magnificent sailing these ; and foreign waters, Mr. Eberhardt | said. Included in the numbeg/ were such as the Viking, Alamo,| Migrant, Minoco, Black Eagle,! vivid yatching scene, will be of-| Nourmahal, Mascotte, Alva, Ar-} fered as prizes. The original wa-! cadia, Pegasus, West Wind, Four !ter colors probably will be covet-' Winds and Ungava, all of which ed possessions of the winners and! are well known in Key West. will make approprizte back-| yt was not the custodian’s in-| grounds for other eups which the| tention to come to Key West at | yachtsmen may have won in other! this time he told The Citizen, but races. The first prize painting, saw Sawyer, his cook, suffered! was done by Avery Johnson, whose! 4 severe sprain when he slipped work now is on exhibit in several nq fell, and it was necessary he parts of the country, and the oth-' pe brought to Key West for med- jer was painted hy Walton Blod-! ;.4) attention. gett, who has turned out Pantin | S AYS LOW SPEED {i LAWS DANGEROUS While the yachtsmen are Key West- they will be entertain-; ed, although the »vrogram has not} | ENGINEER OF CHICAGO GIVES STATEMENT REGARDING MANY MOTORISTS i { yet been worked out in final de-| tail. | PROFESSOR RATES | ‘G-MEN’ SUPERIOR | TO SCOTLAND YARD | {My Axsocinted Press) COLUMBUS, 0O., March 31.— !Harvey Walker, Ohio State uni versity criminologist, tips his hat! than 94 per cent of Chicago's to Uncle Sam’s department of! motorists are breaking the city’s justice agents and says he would; speed laws, says the Chicago Mo-' jzato them better than even with) tor club—and adds that it’s the| 's famed Scotland Yard) fault of the laws. The club bases its Walker, an authority on Eng-!that only six out of every j lish police methods, says a def-! drivers keep within the posted! linite comparison could not be!speed regulations on the basis 0: | mmade because of “the vast differ-|a recent traffic survey. fence in the criminal problems! “The posted speed limits are) j here and abroad. out of step with motoring condi “But Scotland Yard never faced/ tions,” says Z. A. Faulkner, club} |a job like that the federal agents|engineer. “The excessively low} had in cleaning out the Dillinger! posted limits have not curbed, and similar gangs,” Walker says. | recklessness and have not reduced! “Our federat agents’ work has| the average travel pace.” | been brilliant, spectacular and ef-} On the city’s south side outer fective. They have fought crime; {drive Faulkner asserts a limit of} ‘in America with crime’s own} 40 miles an hour is too slow. of! j; weapons—fast cars, scientifc} all the cars clocked he says only! ‘equipment, modern firearms—and| 25 were keeping within that limit, | have won, jand that most of them were a | “Scotland Yard’s enforement is menace to other traffic. centered on an island on which; few criminals hide after committing a crime.” (Ry Associated Press) Hi CHICA'GO, Mareh 31.—More statement} [bump in the rear.” j ment. would run. One of these is a po- | tential candidate for sheriff and the other is a possible candidate for judge of the juvenile court. “But,” student, dates for sheriff. Up to date there has not been one announce- observed a_ political candidate, he continued. There is a suggestion going the rounds that another county official may j announce, and a former city of- seo may throw his hat in the/ ring.” Asked if he knew of the al- leged dark horses of whom much! is being said the speaker replied. “The dark horse in the sherif?'s] race is not in Key West at this} time, but I have heard from sev- eral reliable sources he intends to} nn anal eens ao ol returns, which will be within the next few weeks. “Of the candidates for juvenile judge one has announced. But there may be two others the race, from what I have learned.} and possibly a third. The first mentioned are women the last a man. “But, as has been said by a in two 100} large number of voters, it will not! be until all candidates have for- ally announced that it will be mee who are in the different races for political —— ‘PLANE BRINGS 3 PASSENGERS) Plane of the Pan American Air- ways arrived this morning with! three passengers: Marie Eland, John Latimer, Max Constant. There were three departures Brower. “who will be the candi-j The incumbent may be a} {get in touch with former mates for the purpose of estab- | tion. | The letter in part reads: shipmates who served with me on 11912 and the U. S. S. Prairie in 1912. If you served on one or both of these ships. or know of served on these ips in 1911 and 1912, ! communicate with me immediate- \ly, as I have a very important \ matter to discuss with you. |_ “It is very difficult to remem- | ber a shipmate by his name, but T 1 relate incidents to shipmates who answer this article to refresh their memory of me.” i (ny WASHINGTON, March 31.— | Testimony that weather bureau reports did not indicate the Labor | | keys where veterans camps were | situated until a few hours before i | | Veterans Committee the storm, was given the House | today by Conrad Van Hyning, Florida em- ergency relief administrator at | the time of the disaster. responsibility, if any, for f: to remove veterans from oe a could have gotten out, bet 4 relief camps in time to avoid loss} of life. Van Hyning explained that on September Sunday. day before | the catastrophe, reports put the| | hurricane so far away and head- ying in such direction that it successively! “were constantly exposed to a'nell, Harold Marks and Leonjthe keys.” Next morning, he said, tele- ‘lishing his claim for hospitaliza-' “It is very urgent that I locate! ‘the U. S. S. Missouri in 1911 andj please ! ship- |S nounce¢ of th clubs. The perty will em on the new liner Queen with official receptions scheduled in Washington, Pittsburgh and Detroit. Among advertised of the trip are A “triumphant entry” York, es i by motorcycle po- up Broadway. line appro ts over here Weather msurance, a day action | ss: te New lice matciy with guarantee of $15 for rainy : weather. ‘Van Hyning Testifies Only Few Hours Notice Was Given Before Labor Day Hurricane Hit Keys : Associated Press) Wash tess phone conversations w: ington officials imdicated he contacted charge |concern, whereupon Ray W. Sheldon, an of andj Day hurricane would strike the | the camps, through M. E. Gilfond, | ERA administrator. It was not until 1-30 P.M. be | testified; that reports came that the storm might head m that & | rection, and 4:30 P.M. when def- jinite word first came that # was | headed for the Keys. He said the evacuation was ordered to the camps from {Mam at 1:30. “There is be “that no question” the hurricane hit some 12 bours earlier than it was expected” “I had no doubt at the time im my own mind.” he said, “thet we j had the train im ample time to get the veterans out.” He emphasized that the storm i “Those drivers,” says Faulkner, ; yesterday afternoon: Trainer Cor-| “would not come anywhere near|which had been headed fer the Straits, suddenly changed i, course at right angles. 1-2 Fell 4 i THIRSTY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN! THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME IS A SEASON OF PLEASURE AND A TIME WHEN YOU'LL ENJOY COLD WAGNER