The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 2, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVI. No. 80. Destruction Of Beacon By. Ferry: ~ Boat Discussed By Commissioners This And Many, Other Sub-| FILS SIS IMM I, ; MISS MARTHA: BUCK LANDS. FINE TARPON jects Come Before Reg- ular. Session Of Organ-| } Miss Martha Buck, of the local administration forces, last night, experienced the thrill of catching the first tarpon, which was brought to boat after a stirring and ex- citing struggle. This successful angler was cut fishing as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gan- dolfo, and though many varieties of fish in numbers were taken, this was the only “silver king’ among the tro- phies. It was a perfect speci- men and weighed 60-pounds. Bervaldi, Commissioners Wm. R.! Porter, Norberg Thompson Nathan Niles, Attorney Wim. Albury, Clerk Ross C. Chief Deputy Sheriff Waite, Executive FERA Officer! Franklin E. Albert, Captain Stan- ley Key, of the Ferry Key West, ization Last Evening Destruction of a beacon in the} by the intracoastal waterway the Ferry Key West and claim | made against the ferry system by} | 1 subject of a lengthy discussion at| the lighthouse department was the the meeting of board of county commissioners last night. Present were: Chairman Carl and H V.} Sawyer, Bernard} VESSEL LEFT SHORTLY AFT- ER ARRIVAL ENROUTE TO HAVANA and J. F. Dion, representing cer- tain property interests. : . | Steamship Cuba arrived this The question of replacing th i f lacing the; “ ii Beacon was called to the attention | MOrMPE emer teee: wie ee of the board by a communication! fst and 16 second class — from Mr. Albert in which he set; £ers for Key West; 25 first and forth that he had been advised of Wo second class. passengers the destruction of the beacon by, Havana. Superintendent W. W: rrivals for Key West were: J. who had sent hi munication in w it was shown, 09) the beacon had been destroyed,’ Laurie, D. Suarez, M. James, R. and valuing the aid at | Roberts, J. Tynes, S. Sawyer, J. matély $500. |L. Woods, J. Andrews, D. Smith, Mr. Albert explained that while Carmen spend J. Lowacy, A. the Ferry Key West was respon-|/ i, M. Johnson, able “You” tHe: y, West ha pent Also arriximg on the vessel-was the action of Captain Key in put-| 11 tons of freight and 92 sacks ting a line around the light while; °t mail for Key West; two tons he was getting anchors out during} cf freight and 15.sacks of mail heavy winds and dangerous seas, | £0", Havana. was done under stress of the mo.| Freighter Ozark, of the Clyde- ment, and was necessary. | Mallory Lines, is due to arrive Explains. Situation | tomorrow morning from Jackson- Captai ; aes ! ville and Miami, en route to New ‘aptain Key explained that) oy Jeans. | during the stormy weather of sev-|~ "Two other vessels of these lines! antcling. forsthe. & SO i uled to arrive tomorrow evening} : of the ves-| from Galveston, en route to New! sel, a load of automobiles! yoy. and the Alamo. Sunday, and a large of, passen-, trom’ New York to Tampa. : eae = ey Fruit carrying vessel Yoro, of; n order to get the anchors out the Standard Fruit and Steamship| as quickly as possible he made al company cactus Conapeime Setar t line fast to the beacon, not know-| day from. Philadelphia, en route! ing, he said, that the beacon was! to Frontera, Mexico, The Yore! not securely fastened at the base.| wil] bunker at the Porter Dock While the anchors were being’ company. 2 | placed over board the ferry’s! floating movement brought the hawser attached to the beacon taut, and the navigation aid was torn away. The action of making the beacon and its subseq' swas an emergency measur the LIEUT, EDGAR SAYS HE. WIL! captain continued; and he as mas-| ter of the vessel and responsible, BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE | for the safety. of the vessel, pas-| | sengers and freight, did what he! —— | deemed best under the cireum-} j apencess : | Lieut, Pen Edgar, of the Edgar. Name Committee | {Flying Service, announces that! It was decided to appoint a) he will takeoff from here tomor-! committee to take up the matter/ ow morning at 8:30 o'clock. for| with Superintendent Demeritt.’ Naples, Fla, He states that he! Chairman Bervaldi appointed Mr.| will have reservations for three| Porter, Mr. Niles and Attorney! passengers. Albury and Mr. Albert was asked| He also says that passengers to accompany them. fon this trip will be able to make Chief Harry Baker of the Key! bus connections for the west West Fire Department addressed! coast. of the state. the board requesting a small do-; E iroalonieed s BRITISH YARDS IN SUPERLINER RACE entertaining the visiting firemen at the con-) (Ny Assortated Press) LONDON, April 2.—The_, keel Demeritt; s of approxi- 20 group FLIGHT TOMORROW. ent loss vention to be held April 20, 21) ing Monroe county’s apportion-: plate of a sister ship to the 80,-) Dade Connty Centennial Commit-) laid before the end of this year. possible form. a motoreade toiwhich, experts. predict, will be} ceipt of the invitation. Two reasons are offered for an read. The were dis-|planned naval. rebuilding pro- pts ‘SENATE WRITERS. | AUTO 1 SENATORIAL CAUSE CONSTITUENT’S CHESTS TO SWELL (iy Associated Press) | WASISINGTON, April 2.—Some! senatorial secretaries have become | past masters at writing ingratiat-! ing letters which say little but! make constituents’ chests swell. “T shall be delighted to giv ithe matter my careful considera- | tion,” is one of their favorites. } Another that has pleaseg the members of many a civie’ club! back home in the senator’s baili- i KEY WEST, FLORIDA, ACCIDENT | TERMED MYSTERY SECRETARIES! NO ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED PAYROLL MADE FROM RE-| ; WHEN CAR TURNED OVER AND OVER | { Traffic Officer Everett cn said today he did not understand | how the three colored men who} were in the automobile accident; on the county road yesterday aft-}| ernoon escaped death or at least, erious injury. { The men were coming west in| a large car driven by Grenwell a ag Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1936. PRICE FIVE CENTS COUNTY FORCES | GEKELER NEW. AREPAID-TODAY| PRESIDENT OF ROTARY CLUB \City Council-Seeking Attorney PROGRAM CARRIED OUT ied aE Many Other Matters Taken gunty Clark Ross €. Sawyer| REGULAR LUNCHEON HELD i 7 is — Ac get prsiotd TODAY ‘PHILADELPHIAN GETS | Up At Regular Meeting Of Body Conducted Last to employes of the county paidi | po Sas from the generz! revenue andj | Dr. Wm. H. Bricker, Sr., Ni ; After the ritual of the pledge’ CEIPTS FROM STATE'S RACE TRACK FUND fine and forfeiture funds. Rotary Club met in St. Paul’s; o¢ philadelphia, is grateful At the meeting of the county; for the promptness with Parish Hall at noon today. i sab rith commissioners last night the clerk with, Stent Be ens. zen is delivered to him at his At the regular meeting of the Gibson, The vehicle turned over|®™n0unced receipt of a check for and over three times and neither | $3,000 race track funds, and a Gibson nor his two companions,! payroll was authorized. i i i ithe flag, Willard Albury asked home 310 North 19th street in the City of Brotherly Love. of allegiance and the salute to passen- | for! a com-|D. Wing, J. F, Cooper, M. Hud-! M. Allen, F, Albury, V. E.} wick is this: “I shalt give the! William Edwards and Albert Cur-| | H | i Donations to the fund being} raised by the Key West Red Cross} a: chapter for relief of the suffering} { ; on account Authorization was given issuance of checks on the fine and forfeiture fund for the months of June, July and August, 1935, and on the general revenue fund for the month of January, 1936. | Schumacher. REV.DAWOGOING —(Scte." "om Oswaldo Carrera, on behalf of ithe Cuban consul, Berardo | for | the blessing. i | H | Jerry Trevor introduced Lieut. | : Commander Lee H. Baker, of the! | first-class C. G. Cutter Nemesis,| ; Who in turn introduced his fellow; | officers, Lieut. S. W. Evans and! {Ensigns R. F. Rea and George Rod-} jviguez, presented a framed photo TOMORROW OR | of the meeting of the Rotary Club‘ on February 27, at which time; representatives of the Cuban gov-; |ernment were in attendance, be-} | LEAVING SATURDAY ENROUTE TO OVIEDO, FLORIDA ting here in celebration of Cuban Independence Day, February 24,! Rev. James S. Day, who re- | Which was received by the club oa ‘ ja graceful memento of the occa-} cently resigned as pastor of the; cion, | First Baptist Church here, plans| Treasurer Bates’ report on the| to leave tomorrow or Saturday} Ladies’ Night meeting at the Casa! for his new station at Oviedo, Fla.; Marina, at which there was an} He will be accompanied by Mrs. | attendance of seventy, was re- Day. Miss Olive Day, their) ceived. daughter, will remain in Key! Congratulates Local Club West. | A letter from headquarters, Rev. Day, who has served ee Rotary International, paareiaiets church for the past two and aj ing the club upon its growth and haltj sears, 16, lsawing principally ! remarkable attendance record was! of his health, he} read by Secretary Gekeler. j states, and also says that he re-{ Ballots niemes MatsAated by} grets very much to depart from Sergeant-at-Arms Curtis and tell-/ Key West where he has been; ers, Sam Goldsmith and Jerry! treated so courteously by all with! Trevor, for the election of offi- whom he has come in contact cers, during his residence here. Unanimously elected were Pres- ident, the Rev. John C. Gekeler; } Secretary, Chas. Taylor; Treasur- In a letter enclosing pos- tal money order for subscrip- renewal Dr. Brickell writes: “I enjoy reading the Paper so much and know what you are all doing, even if so far away. ‘For where your love is there will your heart be also! ”. The writ-r concludes his letter with: “With all the an- noyances you have been ex- periencing in getting the mails off, I have never failed to meceive my paver regular- ly, 1 am grateful.” ‘SPIT II LS. TAX CERTIFICATES CANNOT SELL CERTIFICATES WHEN APPLICATIONS ARE PENDING (Special te The (ttieen) TALLAHASSEE, April 2—At- torney General Cary D. Landis has ruled that clerks of cannot within six months of April 1, 1936, sell tax certificates upon which applications have made to the delinquent tax adjust- ment board and adjustments granted, but no paid. been City Council held last night, it was ordered that the opinion of the attorney general be obtained relative to the legality of the or- dimance that would impose a sales tax on the dispensing of gasoline This action taken following the reading im this city. was of the city attorney's opinion which _— submitted upon request of the council at its last meeting The city attorney's opimion reads: been nvestigation, [ have nd any legal au- we city charter or the my genera pertaining te cities the muni, can legally pass a special c ral ssles tax. On the other hand, I do not find anything either general or charter laws prohibiting the passage ef such ordimance. However, im the ab- and towns whereby . sence of expressed provision the city charter authorizing city to legally pass such am dimance, the intent of the legis lature creating the municipal ty is controling. “These portions of ety esurts " z, re my opimien that the erdimance in bt quest.on and 22. The request was granted. Clerk Sawyer reported receipt} of a check for $3,000 represent-| ment of the race ck funds for| 773-ton superliner Queen Mary, February. | shortly to sail on her maiden voy-} ‘A communication ‘from the’ age to New York, probably wjll be tee was read in which the com-| Four of the largest shipbuilding | missioners and citizens in gen-}firms in Britain are preparing} eral were asked to attend and if} plans for the second giant liner take part throughout. the event.| larger and faster than the Queen Clerk Sawyer was instructed to} Mary, perhaps upwards of 82,000 write a letter acknowledging re-| tons. | Officers’ Reports Read earlier start than anticipated on Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd’s| the new liner; a probable.rise in, report of deposits for March was! Shipbuilding prices because of the tributed as follows: General] gram, and possibly of,a shortage Revenue, $404.39; Fine and For-| of skilled, labor because of nayal (Continued on Page Four) i building. bill my sympathetic _attention| TY, received dangerous injury. when it reaches vs. Edwards had a deep cut on his tention to the matter” is a friend-|Ctts and bruises, but Gibson was; ly pat on the back rivaling “I am | Unconscious when taken to a hos-j glad to have the views of yourself; Pital and remained so for several | he Of course, a senator just can’t! SED Qe ERE 4 be talking everywhere at once, =| OTHERS DON ATE: secretaries dash off word that “Ij but press of official business! keeps me here. Thank you for the! Constituents, who write six-| page letters, frequently receive | BUTIONS SENT IN FOR the assurance that “I will bear} FLOOD SUFFERERS reaches us” or “You have discuss-} ed this matter in a most interest- ing way” or perhaps even “Thank! When somebody writes for hale A ? copy of a bill or a deparmtent of in the districts which are still] agricultare pamphlet on “the care, Suffering from the recent floods ; ithe teething period,” they get the quota of $500 has not been} iservice and sometimes a brief) Teached daily contributions, large | |note saying “I have taken pleas-/and small, are expected to, quest.” | Previously acknowledged $125.26} |. Some ‘senators have secretaries} Employes K. W. Elec, Co. 19.50, iwho can say for the boss thati Muki-Muki-O Club + 2.00: | agreement with you.” But as one; Mrs. Bert Dougen: 1.00; | privately remarked: “When you, Wm. Curry’s Sons Co. 5.00' lsay ‘no’ to a constituent, that’s; | | BLOWS.SOME GOOD; VERSAILLES. TREATY BRINGS RESULTS TO PARTICULAR “Thank you for calling my at-|back, the others received minor | and of those you represent.” ents. deeply regret I shall not be able honor you extended me.” | FIVE ADDITIONAL CONTRI-! your views in mind when the bill} you for writing me so fully.” land feeding of infants through, Continue to be received. Although : lure in complying with your re-| eventually reach that sum. | | “I'm sorry to find myself in dis-| Frank Saunders 5.00| | SECTION. } { (My Associated Press) ! AHRWEILER, Germany, April} 2.—At last some good has blown ;from what every nazi calls the ill) Owner, A. Lucignani; cost, $50. wind of the It’s the work of r Versailles treaty, | 75,000,000-mark. net- | silroad tunnels between; {| Liblar and Ahr, which was start-| was issued for the construction of | Yast wo TQ: NAPLES. FLA ed before the World War to con-|a dwelling at Martello Towers by; nect the Ruhr and Alsace-Lor-| raine. The treaty forbade com-} pletion of the enterprise on the | ground that i, would be a “strate-| $50 to $500. gie line.” For two decades the tunnels furnished only a.shorteut for pe- destrians, but now they have} been turned into mushroom beds, the soil in them being especially fertile. A. crop of 200,000 pounds is expected this year. THOS, CAREY, 84, DIED: YESTERDAY FUNERAL SERVICES ARE BE- ING CONDUCTED THIS AFTERNOON H Thomas P. Carey, 84, died 3:30! o’clock yesterday afternoon in the} home of his daughter at 740 Windsor Lane. Funeral services} are being held 5 o’clock this aft-! ernoon from _Congregational/ church where the body was placed at 2 o’elock. Rev. E. R, Evans will officiate. The deceased was a member of} the Red Men’s organization which! is attending the funeral service} and members of Tiger Tail Tribe are acting. as pallbearers. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Ella Gates and two sons, Leon. and" Eddie Carey, There are also 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. | Ingraham. BUILD IN MARCH. ONLY ONE ISSUED THUS FAR BY INSPECTOR DURING PRESENT MONTH There was but one building permit issued from the office of Harry M. Baker, building inspec- tor, during the first period of; April. This was for: | New floors at 522 Duval street. | During tne month’ of March! 10 permits were issued. The one}; involving the largest investment! Mrs. Hugh Taylor to cost $5,>} 000. The other nine ranged from| The total amouni- ed to $6,625. REVEREND WING COMES TO CITY | BISHOP TO ADMINISTER SAC- RAMENT OF CONFIRMATION AT TWO CHURCHES Right Reverend John Durham Wing, D. D., bishop of the Diocese ; of South Florida, was ‘an arrival on the Steamship Cuba from Tampa this morning for his annual | visitation. to the. local parishes. The’ bishop will administer the} Sacrament of Confirmation this: !evening at 7 o’clock in St. Paul’s !chureh and at 8:15 o'clock in St.| being tried out here. Peter’s church, ‘FOUR LICENSES TO WED ISSUED Martiage licenses to the num-; ber of four were issued from the} office of the probate judge dur- ing the week ending April 2. H Issues during the period were ;made to Rabel Ybarmea and Alta- gracia Cabot; Duncan Jones and Gaynell Gibson; John Thornhill} Torchiana and Muriel Rewmen Morgan; George M. Fox and Iris | {ing her arrival, MRS. HELLINGS TO VISIT HERE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF MRS. E. HELLINGS, FORMER KEY WEST RESIDENT er, Wi Lawton Bates; ex-Presi- |dent, Melvin Russell, automatical-} i" becoming Vice-President. | The ruling was in response to a request by comptroller J. M. Lee. After expiration Followmy the reaaing the city attorney's opimion, and that 2 unucgting with the atier- Rey general concerning the ter, it was decided to deter geselme ordimance defn awaiting 2 reply from ney genera. A resel of of the six The election of the Board of | Directors will be held next Thurs-| months, General Landis’ day. *held, clerks may sell such Regrets Rev. Day’s Departure | tificates in the same manner 2s Dr. William R. Warren WaS| i¢ no adjustment had been applied ca'led upon by the president to: ~ a voice the sentiments of the club; fr and granted. as the time had come to recognize| General Landis said an the fact that the Rev. James S.| WhO has been granted an adjus Day would depart to Oviedo, Fia.,!™€t of his delinquent taxes has Which are nine days under the general law 2nd net jof 1935 within which he alone ordered ‘may take advantage of the ad- opinion cer- y the atter- son was adopted per- ertaun Marte averse La ual le Tow . Margaret Hellings, daugh- ter-in-law of Mrs. Eleanor Hel-/ this week. lings, who is a former resident of; Comparing the fortunes of the Key West now making her home| ¢lub to those of Key West in the,” properties | justment offered under the new assesnmet wr hearty welcome. telling of his s City council adopted an ordin-| ' | to arrive Thursday, April 9, fer} Temoval of valued neighbors, Dr.) pn re ory Porter Harris. | marked Dr. Day’s connection with | *inst t! Property, provided lings’ first visit since she was.here | ter member thereof. [oan eee Pees ep ae ee ae ‘ Mrs. Hellings made a wide circle} cedent of last week, when a like | {te goecresr come © Key to extend aj another charter member, the ‘so CRUICKSHANK TO eres eee Solan ary, honor that it was within its power cuageaate ap far an guuiliy i ¢ | bership. WILL TAKE up New ouTies SS ee {motion was seconded by W. dress eipere: Stephen Douglas, U. S. N., re- his trees. and saad that practically marks with: b. OF GASOLINE with the Key West Electric com- could net see where the practice Although you’re “UPPING AN-| transfer to the Richmond office the people of Key West CANTON, O., April 2.—A new] ‘With baggage and with bag, | Power company, which is a unit of during the month of March «as with us tion. The transfer is effective ance forbidding filling station op- We hope you'll find Oviedo | Mr. Cruickshank came to Key officers were read amd ordered the intervening years he has been aia. Key Westers hate to see you go— clerk, and his advancement. s=y than. $500 and a jail sentence of! 7 see you back again in health ciency, ability and unswerving than 30 if convicted of violatin® | For service and for fellowship, PUNISHED FOR ACT conferred upon the'a promotion, President Bascom a year for.clipping a lock of hair/told, of his continuing love for| greater scope, wider responsibility. in Los Angeles, Calif., is expected | Serious losses sustained by the | jaw. a vacation of several weeks asj Warren spoke of the long associa-! z guest! of her cousin, Miss Minnie| tion and valued service that had|¢T@ditors or these holding liens j ne land may purchase or This visit will be Mrs, Hel-|the club since he became a char-|Tedeem the in 1926 with her husband, the late} A‘t the conclusion of his talk, | obtain an adjustment from his spraying operations = Key West Porter Hellings. At that time|he moved that, following the pre-|C°UtY board. ne eins Be aye _aty of friends who are eagerly await-|recognition was extended to! ou this matter. stating thet Wim. H. Malone, that the club be- pein Sey ee aw —— stow upon Dr. Day the highest BE TRANSFERRED cr plates ae MOVE 10 CURB \to grant, that of Honorary Mem- matter. Councilman Hicks siso DRUNKEN DRIVERS," syste seme Slockesion L IN RICHMOND, VA. Sam Hart gave a | 5 a Bates, Ben Trevor and Ist Lieut. % FIRST OF MAY with the piast board © spreyp-mg OHIO COMMUNITY ADOPTS | tired, al Sep FR, RULE TO FORBID SALE | Stephen Douglas closed his re- " ali of bis plants had bees killed Lewis Cruickshank, chief clerk by the process, and said that be UP ANCHOR! pany, has been notified of his, had been helpful im apy way te (Ry Assoeiated Preaap CHOR”, Jim, jof the Virginia Electric and The report of Chief of Police Ivan Ebvood for fimes collected plan to curb drunken driving isi:Each Thursday you'll be here|the Stone and Webster corpors- . read. and showed that $314 bat When we salute the flag. May 1. been taken im Other report of erators from selling gasoline to . - West in August 1927. During drivers who appear to be’ intoxi- According to your wishes, * gradually advanced from a minor The attendants face a fine of| Put there’s joy among the position to the office of chief not less than $25 and not more} fishes, his superiors, is due to his efTi- not less than 10 days nor more! We ho; i pe, we trust, we ' : ew | loyalty to the interests of the cor- the measure. Good Rotes, give us this DA'Y. | P°Tation. _ Asked if the transfer of Mr. The Honorary Membership was Cruickshank was in the form of * 1 HULL, Eng.—Robert Andrus} Rev. James S. Day, who with dif-|L. Grooms replied that it as of this city was sent to prison for ficulty mastering his emotion, | suredly is. It means a position of from the head of 8-year-old Jen-|Key Wiest and his hope that one|and an increase im emoluments nie Smith, day he might return. -