The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 13, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wit Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West ire VOLUME LV. aa No, 89. Che Key KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, Wrst Citizen APRIL 13, 1936. CHAPPELL HEARD | \ewwwwaw awe CERRY CURTIS IN ADDRESS HERE SATURDAY NIGHT DIRECTS CRITICISM AT GOV- ERNOR SHOLTZ; GETZEN, CANDIDATE FOR TREASUR- ER, ALSO GAVE TALK | i | | | Dan Chappell, while candidate for| governor, aduressing the voters of the city urday night, | denounced the chief executive’: practice of requiring appointe: i to office to sign re tions from | the office at the iime of appoint- ment, He terms this method of criticized in the severest} acquiring aj hold, on an appointee which, at) the whim of the governor, can be made effective without a mo- j ment’s notice. Also he removal from office of does not believe that: who is considered unfit should re- out impeach- ment procee but that the! official’s removal should be put squarely before the voters, and let them decide. ! He also decried the continual piling on the shoulders of the people of the state, increases inj taxation, He does not be H this should be without the consent of the people and this con- ; sent should be 1 only by; referendum. } Touches On Auto Tax Touching on the matter of automobile licenses the speaker! said that he favored a tax on smell cars and a $5 tax on large} cars. While Mr. quire long drawn done gain Chappell’s talk was brief, it was direct and covered the points of his address clearly and concisely. While indulging in no personalities, he made some peinted snd condemnatory — re- marks abovt the. present admi tration, that left no room fori doubt as to his intentions in the! minds of his hearer Using his sound — truck with | large amplifiers, the words of the| speaker reached the farthest! edges of the crowd and could be! heard the length of Duval street. Through the courtesy of the, andidate the sound | so used by H LW. Getzen, candidate treasurer. Mr. Getzen' said he has the dis-| tinction of having introduced every piece of major school legis-; lation since he became a member of the legislature 13 years ago. “I have fought for the improve- | ment of the school system and the increa: and prompt _ p: ment of salaries to teacher believe in a full school term, Mentions Insurance Laws ' for { i He prow of the insurance protection of pol pointed ‘out t he and fought for the Compensation Lay Touchiny on the problems the citrus grower he said ke wa one of them 2nd as a farmer knew their problems and should he be elected to office he promises to continue the ht for the people without f nd without favor, Another speaker was Mrs. Ttomer Dickinson president of the League of Democratic Voters , of Dade county, addr was in behalf Chappell’: candidacy for and who presented the Chappell will be the next nor, and asked that the of Key West give him considera- | tion. Paul Marks, and a former introduced by Allan B. C1 the sever: of the K in Miami. s rigid enforcement | for thet holders, and | introduced | workmen's | laws of! gov their attorney of Miami Key Wester, first County — Solicitor are, Jr., introduced speakers, as president West voters residing | CIRCUIT COURT WILL MEET NEXT MONDAY | There was no session of circuit court this morning. Court will convene, it said at the court house morning, on regular schedule date, ! April 20. next Monday morning. | an official | — MORE YACHTS | CAMPAIGN MULE JAILED IN SPAIN (By Associated Press) BARCELONA, Spain, April 13.—Precedent was estab- ished here when a mule was sentenced to two years in jail fer electioneerin: The beast was placed in the garage of the city lock-up when fcund wandering about during the recent electoral campaign with campain pro- paganda stenciled in large white letters on his black flanks. A jury’gravely convicted the dumb defendant on charges of violating an ordin- ance forbidding mobile elec- tioneering. Someone suggested that feeding and housing the pris- ener might be a_ problem. Whereupon the judge sagely degided that the general am- mesty decree, which had freed some 25,000 political prisoners should be applied to t e mule and the animal was given to the Humane Society. | 1 i SPI IIIS IMS ! ARRIVE HERE IN SATURDAY) AND TAKE BERTHS IN | | SUBMARINE BASE } TWO COME jw Yacht Paula Louise, with own- er, Frederick Wagner, tary, Mrs. Inez Fesser, on board, in port Saturday after- weeks in the_ and secre- rrived noon atter wat near Torti During the time severa Mr. Wagner; was fishing in that ares. he esught | the largest specimen of African pompano ever caught in It was weighed 11 these | taxen 3 tackle, pounds and; has eight plumes, 36 inches long. ; Yacht Marlen III, of Naple: | Fla., with owner, Armin Schle: singer and 10 guests on board, | arrived Saturday eiternoon and is berthed in the yacht basin. The | Marlen is 2ecom ested by the! guide boat, P n. Captain C. G. | pecien is in command of the v waters. on | | 2 | Houseboat Yacht — Shiawa: , Miami Beach, arrived yester- ‘rom Miami Beach, with me m-| bers of the family of the owner Calvin P, Bentley on board. The | Shiawassie with Mr, Bentley and| | family was in Key West for seven} j weeks during the winter season. | ‘MRS. LUJAN ROBERTS, DEAD FORMZ=2R KEY WESTER TO BE} BURIED THIS AFTERNOON IN CLEARWATER News has been received in the| city announcing the death of Mrs. Lillian Hicks Koberts, which sad! event oceurred Sunday morn.ng at 7 o'clock at her home in Clea water, Fla, Funeral. services will} be conducted in that city this aft-; ernoon at 4 o’clock. ‘Mrs. Roberts formerly n Key West, having been a native of this city, and on leaving Key West many years ago. located in Tampa, where she resided for pri taking up her residence in Clearwater. Her mother, | ers, Mrs. Louis T. s, Vernon) Hicks; two) MeMullen| F red . Os Hilburn; one son, | Osmond Roberts. : The deceased has numerous} friends in ‘this city and else-; where, all of whom will be mueh! grieved on learning of her’ de- mise. ANNOUNCEMENT Arthur Sawyer Post, No. 28. has postponed giving away the FORD V-8 TU-DOR SEDAN]|) from April 15 to June 24. | | i | become national director of beau- iof the WPA here, over the week- lend_ when it was accepted, follow- ling !) ointment from Washington. !when the rehabilitation | directed the beautification |be exceptionally effective in de jects of the FERA jable “' ganization are invited to apply.; resided GIVEN POSITION i BUSINESS PROSPECTS TO BECOME NATIONAL DI- EXPECTED IMPROVEMENT AUTIFICA-! Ree ee : | “PORK BARREL” AND FLOODS TION; PLANS TO LEAV: ,;NEW TVA PLANS | TOMORROW MORNING { ‘FEDERAL INCOME UP i | LABOR IN THE CAMPAIGN J. Gerry Curtis, for the past! months connected with the | FERA anl later the WPA in Key BORAH AND BRYAN leaves tomorrow mornin, | ROOSEVELT’S SITUATION Washington where he BURG’S ATTACKS AANDON GAINS FAVOR for tification and randscape project: of the Rural Resettlement Admin- istyation, He tendered his. resignaton to Thomas D. Orr, district director 1 | By HUGO SIMS, Busine: of 1936 are gene improve rapidly becau large sums 02 money pended and distributed program | Government in the near under the FERA first started in |Estimates are that more than July, 1934. Since then, he has/ three billion dollars will be put in- work! to circulation before the end of {this year, including, of cours ‘the two billion dollars of bonus money to be paid out in June. ' ' xpected to of the to be ex- by the ipt of notice of his ap- Mr. Curtis came to Key West | for some of opera superin- | carried on here, and ‘time also was director tions. He formerly w: tendent of parks in Miami and | {designed and superintended the! | building of several of the par there, including Bayfront. One of the activities which h2} started in Key West in which he takes considerable pride is the Other large items. in the total re to be $00,000,000 to farme: on old contracts under the di carded AAA and more than $400,- 000,000 under the new soil con-; servation program. In addition,' nufacture of compost from there will be monthly payments had always been considered | for relief and public works which in Key West nothing but waste | will probably greatly exceed one matter. By utilizing sawdust, sea-; billion dollars. However, weed, dairy fert Loggerhead | much as these relief and works ex- sponge and similar seemingly materials he developed a some months past, they do fertilizer which has been found to ‘represent at this time any reason | for future improvement. i veloping plants and grass on — island. The outlook is that there will) The various beautification pro-'be a sharply increased demand! and WPA|for consumer goods and that have all been under his direc-} business should show continued tion, including the Botanical Gar-| improvement which wil! carry| den, the aquarium grounds, the’ over into 1937. Farmers will prob-! !grounds at the Art Gallery, and/ ably be in the market because, in beautification plots in various addition to the payments from the parts of the city. Government, it is expected that He will report in Washington any price declines will be more | Friday morning for duties in his. than offset by increased yields. new position. poome authorities fear a credit om that may become dangerou FELLOWSHIP CLUB jb other able economists _ insist j that the Federal Reserve System can safely contro] any threaten- TO MEET TONIGHT =: The recent floods have ! APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBER.’ duced considerable sentiment in {favor of large appropriations in SHIP TO BE RECEIVED | the interest of flood control. The AT MEETING ‘project will be tied in with the! | soil-saving program. The danger,’ | as everyone familiar with the sub- ject recognizes, is “pork barrel projects” which have cost the Government untold million past. Various measures are ing sponsored to accomplish the jend in view and Senator Copeland ‘of New York insists that all proj-| ects, before being should be surveyed and approved by competent engineers. Such a provision is vitally important if the money expended is to accom- plish the desired results. One bill would devote $275,000,000 to the Mississippi Valley Authority in the next five years. At present, ; apparently, the prospect is in fa- lvor of a general measure covering the entire country. th: Through the court of Mrs. Kagy, superintendent of Wesley House School, 1107 Varela street, the Boys Fellowship Club will jmeet in the school house to- | night. This comfortable and wel ar- ranged place hes been made avail- for club’s headquarters and all members and prospective members are urged to attend the meeting tonight which will be held at 8 o'clock. Applications for membershir are to be received. All youths of 14 years and upward who conten- plate joining this progressive or- There will be some adult et tors this evening. Various games} : — zre to be pron.nted and also sev-' Along this line the Tennessee parring matches are a prob- | Valley Authority, undertaking the | development. of a 40,600 squar a mile area, with 2,500,000 inhabi j tants, has proposed the construc- FERRY VESSEL ‘tion of eight additional dams, |which, with the four built or GOES ON WAY’ | building, it contends, will provide la navigable channel 650 miles in {length reduce flood danger in the Mi: ippi and Tennessee river CRAFT WILL RESUM= RUN AS gens and produce 3,000,000 SOON AS NECESSARY RE- {horsepower of electricity. The | program, by 1940. would cost PAIRS ARE MAD® | $185,000,000, half of which has , \alveady been. spent, of the| Considerable interest attaches arrived|to the recent invitation to labor to join a Ferry Florida Keys Monroe county system, this morning from No Name Key | unions [and immediately went on dry- | league for the immediate purpose ‘dock for repairs. tof working to secure the reelec- It is expected the repair work) tion of President Roosevelt. This will be completed within a few step, which may mark the historic idays and the vessel go right back} beginning of a Labor Party, was | into service. Certain damages to] initiatee by George L. Berry, now ‘the keel and other parts of the|serving without pay as coordina-' vessel, channel beds in shallow made the repairs necessary. due to contact with the/tor of industrial cooperation, places, | Heretofore, organized labor has, The Citizen’s Special Washington | . future. | inas- | ' penditures have been going on jor! not! pro-j in the} be- | undertaken, | non-partisan | Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate m the country; with an avetage range of only 14° Fabregheit PRICE FIVE GENTS J ‘EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE HELD AT PARK YESTERDAY | } set its face against entering poli- | j ties as a unit and only once has it EXCELLENT PROGRAM REN-| | backed ! eked a candidate for president.| pegep ON OCCASION: REV.! j This was in 1924 and the action} was in favor of Senator Robert} GEKELER PRESIDED J.C. 1M. LaFollette, running as a Pro-| { | gressive. The present move is toi DURING SERVICES ‘be more than an endorsement if} ithe plan works out and involves | organizing labor for effective pa’ | ticipation. in the campaign. More j over, the plain hint is that the o iganization is likely | permanent. tiful were the Easter Sund: itise services held yesterday morn- the Alti- to become ling in Bayview Park under | auspices of the Ministerial . of the! “nee of Key West. Labor; The services started | | President William Gree , American Federation 0 |Was not consulted and Mr. ys the action was taken without of the rising sun broke jeonsulting the President. How-! ever, it is another evidence of the} divergent view now held by vari-j ous leaders of labor and is prob- | that grand old hymn of ably an offshoot of the effort to!“Ail Hail the Power of transform unions from ai ¢ it) Name” rose from hundreds of basis to a plant or industry b: | worshippers as a glad greeting t> Jawa: :kening day. During the’month of March, the; ire Government collected $173,274,-, Throughouts mexentiee 170 in excess of expenditures, /of the services there was an | which amounted to $578, 423,967 dence of awed interest and at- i for the month. tentiveness which was impressive | lection for March, 1935, w: by its $50,224,265. The explanation i pul numbers on the program, of praise and devout at 6:15 through the clouds which darkened the horizon, the inspiring words of praise Jesus ! period silences as was the beauti- ‘in a twenty-three per cent _in-! ui crease in income tax collections ‘and a fifty-four per cent rise in| Worship. ‘ other internal revenues for the} The program, found below, was nionth. The income payments! srranged by Rev. J. C. Gekeler, of totalled $412,452,233 ‘ for 1936 the First Presbyterian church, who jecompared with $326,268,511 in} presided at the services, and ‘1935. Other internal revenues! president of the Key West Minis- went up to $291,218,692 as com-i terial Alliance. pared with $188,919,079. The} Hymn by the one gap in revenue was the ab-|‘All] Hail the Power sence of processing taxes, in-! Name.” validated by the Supreme Court,j Seripture Lesson—Rev. but which yielded $50,000,000 in: Evans. March of last year. | Hymn by the | “Christ Arose.” i Prayer—Rev. ‘their soi Congregation— of Jesus E. R. Congregation— ! It has been apparent for some G. Perez. {time that the sentiment of re-} ‘sponsible Republican leaders fa-; —M\ vors the nomination of a candi-|S0M. date with the greatest strength in) West with a vice-presidential! Jr. nominee from’ the East. More-} High School | over, the present idea in the East! “Wonderful N is that Governor Landon has a dis-' Smith, director. i tingt edge on the field, and Sermon—M. L. Smith. showing the greatest strength on! High School Glee Club— ‘Hail | both sides of the Mississippi.| Mishty Victor.” ‘Among the leaders, the idea is’ Benedinsiae that eastern states will be carried! . by the Republicans in November ‘SEND CASES 10 . Robinson and Mrs. Nel- Glee it”; Miss !and that the battleground is in He | West and Middle West, with THi-| nois, Ohio, and Indiana debatable} | te ry, although now favorable! to President Roosevelt. | i The situation in Pennsylvania, | reported by former Senator David} A. Reed, admits the strength of| | the President, who will be helped jby the United Mine Workers. Democratic registration has shown} substantial gains and the former! nator says the Republicans w'llj |have a “real fight to hold the; | state.” WERE ARRESTED HERE LAST’ WEEK Information in the cases of Eli- berto Quesada and Albert Fer- !nandez, alias Bertie Disdel, were jthis morning filed direct to crim- jnal court by County Solicitor Al- | Z \I:n B. Cleare, Jr. The accused Senator Borah continues to oc-| . 1, charged with entering with- cupy a key place in the political) cut breaking. puzzle. His defeat in New Yor' Saat according to infor- was followed by a substantial vic-' mation received from Mr. Cleare, tory in Wisconsin. -Every indica- have been in Reform School. tion is that the Idahoan intends to| “These are the lads who last vigorously press his campaign, week were rounded up by police against the leadership of his officers after a chase lasting over party to the bitter end and he does’ q period of several hours. They not hesitate to reiterate his inten-' were riding bieyeles which they tion to take note of the platform jad, it was alleged, stolen from a adopted and candidates selected jo¢g} apartment house. H at Cleveland before binding him- seif to support the Party. Borah,! in the Republican drama that will; { be strongly reminiscent of the| RETURN T0 CITY parts assumed by William Jen-! nings Bryan in the Remorse conventions of some years back. He will hardly be able to control, HAD BEEN INSTALLING NEW the delegates but may prove! RADIOBEACONS IN strong enough to exercise a veto! threat on success unless the party! CANAL ZONE leaders make terms with him. | - ! er “On the Democratic side of the} Radio advices received at the | picture, President Roosevelt, up-' lighthouse department by Super-| ‘on his return to Washington last/ intendent W. W. Demeritt, are to week, found little to disturb the, the effect that Carl Rom, senior satisfactory outlook left behind radio electrician at Key West for) when he departed on his fishing! the department, has been ordered | cru'se. The Wisconsin primary | to return to Key West from Pan- was hailed by his supporters as! ama. evidence that he will win the! Some weeks ago Mr. Rom left’ Progressive vote in states where | ifor Panama with instructions te! this element is important. Mean-| stall new radiobeacons at Capa! while, opposition within his party| Mala and Cristobal, Panama. The has all but disappeared. Certainly,| notice relative to orders for his! jthere is no effective work being, return are taken to mean that he} {done against him and little cevi-! has completed the installation of i (Continued on Page Four) | the beacons. ‘ Impressive and solemnly beau-| Sun-} Berry | o’clock and as the gorgeous rays | Duet, “He Did Not Die In Vain” j Offering—Rey. J. B. Culpepper, | Club— j} Edna | (a. Given Contract For Daily Mail Service To Key West ‘BAND BAND CONCERT _ Service sot Be in YESTERDAY AT | seswted Friday, Ac- CONVENT HERE cording Teo An An pouncement Made Today EXCELLENT PROGRAM REN-' DERED IN AFTERNOON BY HOSPITALITY “BAND; NUM- With the imauguration of the mew mail serwice over the Keys om Friday, April 17, assured of a daily Gling all classes of mal, # said at the posteffice this more- Key West ix | BE ATLY ENJOYED RS GRE. was A glorious day for ever gloriou= mus Se ience yesterday Nature combined with the & pitality Band of Key West in ¢ ing a delightful afternoon te the Sisters and their friends The Convent grounds rang with the strains ef classical and live! mus The au over the spaciou verandas, ly appreciative tesy of the quality of the music The called for different mode pression and interpret 1. “Washington Gr by C. Graffula 2. ountain ture by K. L. King 3. “The Skater Waidtenfel. 4. Selection from ‘Ii Happ-s ed in Nordland” by Victor Her bert. 5 it seemed to the a afternoon img Advices received at the post- office from Washington is to the effect that the comtract fer the mail service has been awarded the Overscas Transportation pany. There were six bidders for the ccmtract, all of Key West — was of musician program was var Youth” Over. Walt E “The Bells of jby A. Emmett Adam: 6. “La Gazza Ladra” ture by Rossini. 7. “The Holy hen Adams. 8. “The Son of the | Overture by Kesler Bela. 9. “The Caravan Club” by K. L. King. 10. “Star cae Oe Banner.” ‘PLANE SERVICE IS DISCUSSED J. E. YONGE TOOK UP MAT- TER AT MEETING HELD HERE THIS MORNING Mary's” Over service om any bund a ae i Ci Puszta” QUESADA AND FERNANDEZ; J. E. Yonge, attorne !Pan American Airways, ) arrival this to discuss n the continuance the plane serv- ice between Miami and Key West He was present at a mecting im the county court house, called by Wm. R. Porter. Others present were Franklin E. Albert, Stephen Douglas, Jim Roberts, B. C. Papy Melvin Russell, E. A. Strunk. ¢ G. Hicks, and Frank O. Rebe Before the matter was disc in detail Mr. Yonge were certain & t up with Washington would, he believed, be by long distance telephone. then be able to go inte the matter x more thoroughly. A's the matter now stands, it is expected that the last trip of the e will be made Thursday of week, as the mail contract s on that date and the de- livery mails be started the next day the Overseas Transportation company. ceive mail To facilitate deliveries from certam sects psec said there to be taker This he te de ig arrancemett the matter Mr. The of by Numbers = he = ¥ asking tatees am the capece: kik tek = protesting agaamst ten posta LIGHTHOUSE VESSEL HAD BEEN OUT SEARCHING FOR SUNKEN DREDCE Tender Ivy, of the lighthouse department, which was engaged in searching for a sunken dredge near Sanibel Island, returned to port yesterday. Lieutenant E. R. McCarthy. | United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, who was on the survey vessel, also engaged in the search for this menace to navigation. a'so returned yesterday. tom and Chie Wa.t-ncon the Star Letters Mm Sept and rom Congresaman Wilcox. indi fier was beim provone oo every + penalf Har-s and bis os (Cortinzed o- Page Pear) WAGNER BEER HAS STRUCK THE POPULAR FANCY BECAUSE IT IS SMOOTH AND CREAMY AND BREWED IN THE OLD TRADITION. TRY IT TODAY