The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 17, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West er Kry pat VOLUME LVII. No. 170. Parallel To Lehman: Draft Seen In Pleas To Murphy Start Drive To Have Him|Mirage Photograph Made Give Up His Philippine Post To Head Ticket In Michigan (iy Asmociated Press) DURHAM, N. C., desert mirage has been graphed by Dr. F. G. Hall, University zoologist, and five as- sociates from other universities, Dr. Hail said the shot Ss made during the recent high a!ti. tude expedition to the Chilean; Andes and distinetly shows a far; distant mountain rising above the! draft-Lehman i desert horizon, The mirage was on the barre: the] Andes salt beds. HOLD CLASSES IN FIRST: AID photo-| Duke! By PRESTON GROVER (Hy Anxociated Press) 'ASHINGTON, July 17.—A parallel to the Democratic ec, egy behind ‘she movement, which persuaded New York governor to seek-re-| election after he had announced he would not run again, is seen in the drive sto get. Frank Murphy to give up his Philippine head the post and} ! Democratic ticket in} Michigan. COMPENSATION OFFICER IS PLEASED WITH RESULTS; TO CONDUCT CLASS AGAIN: TONIGHT Murphy was a commanding and; popular figure among Democrats in Michigan during his service on} { of} Detroit. President Roosevelt chose | he bench and later as Mayor . ! him to be governor general of the! Frank T. Keisacker, compensa- Philippines, from which place he tion officer of the state road de-; | partment, is gratified over the at- tendance at the classes in first aid which were started by him ‘last night at the local clinic. To- Th étha SR Lticcie. night the instructions will be e drive that ultimately caused 0 von in the city hall. Governor Lehman of New York} He said there were about 4! to capitulate seems to have eee members in the class of last night ed in large force upon Murphy. [and this number he expects will} Murphy Hesitant jbe augmented this evening by at Those intimate with Murphy wee a eee road said he was adverse to quitting the! working in this vicinity. $18,000 a year high commissioner! Those who attended last night postin the islands, with a large’ were -attentive listeners said Mr.} executive sacker, and seemed imbued Michi j with a desire to learn the various ichigan pays its governors $5, “| sections of the course which re. 000 a year an additiona! $2,-| quires about 15 hours studious 500 for service on the state ex-, application. ecutive board. It provides no wellj The purpose of staffed mansion, classes at the city hall, the in- - structor said, is because of its, With Murphy at the head of the! availability from any section of ticket, a few Democratic leaders! the city and principally pictured possibilities of taking,many members of the fire de- Michigan in 1936, regardless of the! partment are taking the course fact powerful Republican Senator; and Number 1 headquarters are Couzens is a candidate this year! in the city hall and can be quick- for re-election. tly reached in the event of a call for the eee BARGE WORKERS TO RECEIVE PAY EMPLOYES WORKED FOR TWO WEEKS WITHOUT ASSUR- ANCE OF MONEY moved over to become high com- missioner when ithe islands took! steps toward independence. department ' det holding the Brown Ambitious In fact, the drive for Murphy: was paralleled by efforts to put} Rep. Prentiss M. Brown, Michigan Democrat, in the iield against Couzens. Close political selene say Brown was not eager to take! such a step because of high regard! for the senator. For some time, however, be has been known to} harbor ambitions of succeeding to} the senate. Republicans, while delighted at! what t*g pecepted as Democratic} Dadmissions of alarm, appeared glad] to have two aces of its own inviude in the lives of the employes Michigan, Senators Couzens and jat the landing! barge of the air- Mins smal plane company for after a period | ¢ the Murphy situ h eo ea os he a of uncertainty lasting over two owever, may cause Kepublican| vccks, they received their pay. leaders to recalculate just how of- ten they can afford to take Van- denberg out of Michigan on na- tional speaking tours, as afore 1 that the WPA or FERA would not be responsible for . employes’ 3 remuneration as the funds for p'anned, ithis project had been exhausted ;and orders were to cease, the of- fice manager, Miss Betty Ma- DEMOLAYS T0 iloney, decided to ask the other HOLD MEETING 1 jno certainty of being requited; | for their efforts but with the hope; thet from some source funds ‘ould be forthcoming to pay them which main at work and “take a chance. There will be a special meeting of Robert J.. Perry Chapter, Or- der of DeMolays, held tomorrow! afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock, | for the period over at the Scottish Rite Hall, corner | Work extended. of Eaton and Simonton streets, | : yee ay 5 se according to announcement made °¢ ® rr dias vising her to today by Joe Richardson, master |P2¥ off the landing crew and. in- counsellor of the organization. Matters of much interest to the: chapter will be taken up at this; meeting, and a full attendance of | members is requested. the plane service would be con- tinued. This decision will prob- j ably be announced within the next} ee days. DANCEp?rsc PRESCRIPTIONS Saturday Night, 10 o’Clock HABANA-MADRID et i ; cleanliness. In Barren Chile Wastes) July 17.—A! LAST EVENING: principally mem-; because } Yesterday was a pleasing inter- | employes if they wanted to re-| the: i Miss Maloney receiv- } cidentally herself, and await fur-| ‘ther advices as to whether or not burial, and will arrive here Mon-;What should arise but talk of KEY ee FLORIDA, FRIDAY, fee Y 17, 1936. Citizrn | ! | ‘TRADE GAIN IS GOOD PLANK; NEW | DEALERS STATE: | PLATFORM BEING BUILT uP! ON STATISTICAL REPORTS | INDICATING IMPROVEMENT | IN INDUSTRY } | | By PRESTON GROVER | H (The Associated Press) ; WASHINGTON, July = 17.— Part of the platform upon which up re- | Democrats rely is the j ports showing improvement in in- buildnig | steadily—in statistical tains and business. ! Rerublicans and anti-New Deal lindustrialists already have at- empted to undermine the Demo-- | erats’ claim to credit, however, by sserting the improvement is the — j natural rebound of business using its own resources to get out of: jie depressicn, net the result of! administration recovery efforts. ; Eugene G. Grace, president of |Bethlehem Steel Corp., stated this position at the recent meeting ‘of the American Iron and_ Steel institute, when he said that while! ‘trade was improving it was im-' ded by fear of federal re- traint, | “The attempts to translate em-; jergency measures into a perman- sent condition of bureaucratic com- ‘bination and control by govern-! ment,” he said, “have properly alarmed our people. . .People have! jcome to realize that unless thi: condition is corrected, a real and) ilasting prosperity is not obtain-| able.” ‘ Headlines Write Platform Democrats scoff at such argu-! ments and merely continue to let newspaper headlines write that/ ipart of the “platform.” Samples:! Retail sales for the last week of ; ;May moved 10 to 16 ner cent ‘ahead of the same week a year} ago. Automobile output~ was “esti- | imated 109.821 units compared| iwith 65,675 in the corresponding! vr of 1935. et operating income of a rep-! resentative group of large rail-! roads for April was 16.8 per cent! above April a year ago. A bit of trade news that should | be particularly pleasing to build-' ers of the Democratic platform! a summary showing the demand: brisk beyond seasonal expectations! for summer home furnishings. These include porch and garden} equipment, fancy window shades; jand fiber rugs. That sort of} {spending represents pleasure mon- | ey. s ! | i See Building Boom ; Perhaps even more - satisfying to Democratic platform builders, as evidence of long range indus- trial improvement, is a report of | rising rents over the nation. An! ndex of wide circulation records! a rental increase of more than 20 per cent since a_ post-depression rise was first noticeable early in 1934. To market analysts, steadily in- creasing rent represents a stimu-| Hus to building. that when rents reach a_ point {where the home owner, store own- | ler or factory operator can build} | When notice was served on July|for the same outlay as his rent. have bid for support of | “Jeffer-/ are confident Borah will be | naturally he will build. ‘ ‘MRS. ELBERTSON DIES IN TAMPA Unanimously they agreed with}BODY OF KEY WEST RESI-| ening of the supervisory powers | DENT TO BE BROUGHT | H HERE FOR BURIAL { j News has been received in the} announcing the death of Mrs. Nettie Elbertson in Tampa at 7:30! | o'clock last night. The body will! be brought to Key West for| yc iday morning on the Steamship! | Cuba. Funeral arrangements | will be announced later. { Mrs. Elbertson, widow of the} |lete C. S. Elbertson, and mother | = |of Fieldon Elbertson, who resides; {at 1020 Southard street, was vis- | ee fill every prescription to! iting in Tampa with another son, the dot with the utmost care and Cornelius, at the time of her! the !comed at the time. | organizing idustry should bring on a | uation. | proceeding under terms her=eoniy {sire to alienate them {MANY CHANGES EFFECTED 'to Borah’s. | sonian” “it plain, however, he, himself, Borah Faces: Tough Political Battle In Seeking Re-Election SURVEY MATTERS To Be Opposed By Gover- 4 OF LABOR UNIT nor Ben Ross Of Idaho| Who Has Broken Vari- | DISCUSS ISSUES DEALING ous Precedents WITH ORGANIZATION OF STEEL WORKERS By PRESTON GROVER (By Associated Preuss | WASHINGTON, July | | | F 17.—| (By Assocerea Press) WASHINGTON, July ! Senator Borah, secking re-cleation| 17.— Democratic leaders are thinly, *°** * Political battle he expects will be tougher than any he ha: over, faced. ble labor; | He has li their apprehension warnings of a pi tle doubt the Repub- r growing out of John L. Lewis’: ,. ae fs | lican nomination will come to him drive to organize stee! workers. ji, the primary in August but ex- i Lewis has allied hims ; pects a Democratic opponent who Roosevelt - adminis tration, has broken many precedents and ee eae carrying with him the United Mine other labor groups. Indorsement of the Lewis and his’ was wel-! But if their! t™ is Governor C. Ben Ress, the drive in the steel inq' first native born Idahoan strike, that might present a different sit announces he will break another | Workers and by defeating Borah. Roosevelt. administration by folowers jast winter conceded the Democratic nomina. to be} eated governor, and the first to} | win a third term. Lewis has explained that he is) Bias s of the. : Wagner labor act which gives la-{ tical foeman to heip him de bor the right to organize. ; Borah. Byron Defenbach repy 5 But what if a strike on a wide! iis contemplating a stout indepen-} {front should grow out of the or- iganization movement? Many New, : aoat laad@re | ace questioning | the head of a Townsendite ticket. whether then the support of Mr.;Defenbach once ran as a Repub-| Lewis’ organization would be ajlican for governor and was beat-} blessing. They recognize that cir-|en by Ross. Now. however. Ross is cumstances might arise which looking to Defenbach to pu!l some} would compel the administration’ 9° t10 Bae = to take sides right in the heat of; ° Pen Soe “a Lfrom Rerah. Such a situation would con- ! Two Differ Greatly front the New Deal with a rea!/ Idahoans seem a bit puzzled by di’temma whether to back indu expecting a former poli- | dent campaign for the senate at Ww. away! i i the type of campaign in prospect. } jtv and lose the eood will of; Borah always has talked on nation- Lewis and his followers. or to: a] and international ues. He; {back Lewis and antagonize indus-! talks to his political meetings on| jtrv. Several major steel! officials: state matters only very incidental- jhave said little or nothine ood: yy, sais | about the New Deal. but the ads] yy sharp contrast, Ross tal | ministration hes indicated mo de-! jonly of state and lesser govern- further. | mental affairs, as they have been chie? interest during his e: fa ience in state, city and county government, which has been con- tinuous for a quarter cent Like Borah, Ross has a sense {for timing in his addresses which} j wins him audiences in Idaho equal} Where Borah speaks! {once or perhaps twice a day, Ross} | may speak as many as eight times.! Pope Troubles Ross his own party} is at odds over par- i REALIGNMENT OF PARTY PROMISED IN ACTIVITIES NOW BE- ING CARRIED ON i | But Ross has | troubles. (hy Associated Press) | ty lea PHILADELPHIA, July 17.—; His wing of the party lost tol Political cross-currents stirred up! Pope’s wing in the selection of; about the two national conven-} committee officials at the nation-| jtions appear to presage some re-! al convention at Philadelphia. alignment of party following, al-j| Some of Pope’s supporters have} though perhaps not sufficient at| expressed a h to see Ross| It means to them! ¢nce to affect the coming elec- | crushingly defeated by Borah soj ‘inter seldom goes , tion. jhe could not present such a for- Before, during and since thei midab'e front to Pope in 1938. Cleveland convention, Republians! Republicans leaders in Idaho re-} Democrats. The pro- elected. Ross’ supporters see ;Posals earlier took the form of a} prospects of a victory if President j suggestion for an outright coali-! Roosevelt should run strong'y in| ‘he reader |tion. ; the mountain territory. The appeal was based in part Talk at one time that the Demo-| upon the contention of many Re- (cratic national organization would; publicans that the New Deal was!step in to help Ross apparently! | drifting toward strong centraliza-| faded in the face of threats by! | H | on of government and a weak-| certain Democratic senators to} | eampaien for the Idaho-senator if| | of the states. isuch a step was taken. The invitation was directed to-: ward such persons as Senator Glass of Virginia. who had con- | Three Point Gas Defense fessed considerable .sheek at New! Formulated For Spain: Deal tendencies. (Glass has made! is! (Me Associnted Press) not to be drawn out of his party.)| MADRID, July 17.—Protection! Then on came the Democratic | of the civilian population against convention at Philadelphia, and! gas attacks is getting serious con- 2'sideration in Spain, which long money plank that would win sup-|has considered itself off ‘the port of such Republicans as Sen-} beaten track of war. i ator Borah, who obliquely eriticiz-| The Red Cross has organized} led Governor Landon’ 's proposal | gas drills and has outlined a pro- for ultimate restoration of the’ gram of protection which has gold standard. j three points: i | Establishment of shelters and S—P—E—C—I—A—L guarding of food and water. Saturday and Sunday Development of gas masks and }2 Gals. SINCLAIR OPALINE ; Publie education on what to do in| !the tempe The opponer:, who virtually is | 2 j the “| when reports from i deaths from heat i \ture reading is abov s} only hip with Senator Pope.i ™ i “laints are never exnerienced and [INTENSIVE HEAT Commission IN NORTH RUNS FOLK BACK HERE EY WESTERS CUT VACA- TIONS SHORT; HARD TO CONVINCE NORTHERNERS CF MILD WEATHER HERE SEARCH FAILS TO FIND NEGRO CONVICT HERE JAMTS ROBERTS, CONVICTED ON CHARGES OF SLAUGHTER, MADE His ES CAPE FROM PRISON One of the many Key We-te jreturning from abbrev ated cation trips because of the tense heat encountered sections of the country The Citizens “It is the possible thi vince j in var aid st in man. ec “Most of then se we have told ure in Key West weather during the dav very cool nights inva that it is impossible f of weather descrit to so near the equatc Another visitor to who returned several da i: “They positively believe me when L Iw xious to get back to Key where I could have som¢ rhtf2l breeze ot angry when I insist al ecoler jn K than here J; wa: Charles S. Taylor, Porter Dock this morning that in City north ago. refused te berto Came comfort home of his mot s at 807 manager company New days ago York several where he and the in Central Park in the shad 102 and in the sun 145. This can readily understood ons of the almost 4000 and tures soaring up above th jdred ma and in some wa sec north and west show mpera [high as 110 and above th But in Key W near the equator”, rare occasions that which is “ only on Chareed Wik Marder January 19 and-never in a’l the time since t weather bureay has been in i present location has it gone ab {94 degrees, In searching over the records the United States We: nner Bur G. S. Kennedy, meteo harge and Sam Goldsmit ant, advised The Citizen th: on two occasions since 18 has the temperature reached figure, 94, and these dates were on July 9, 1927 and July 30, 1933. Returning vacationists have i vited many of the doubters come to Key West and their statements and it say, they declare, that they wi'l realize that north is shiverine wit ing the winter months and ing. with dire results in m stane during the onths. in this city bitants are enjoving conditions which are elsewhere. Where during the hottest jof the summer months the tem- perature hovers around ©0 4 grees and the co'dest nart of the 65. com- rested. charged with h his in- climatic - vnequalle4 nart prisoner day pa helow like | Where chilblains and eapaea their tours « Police Advised ithere has never been a cunstro ‘or heat prostration. In verification of the temnera-) tnre figures article! © referred the iU nited States Weather Bureau. to ALBURY FAMILY RETURN T9 CITY | HAD BEEN VACATIONING AT ; VARIOUS POINTS IN NORTH Claude Albury. immigration chief in charge of the Key West office, returned this week from a pleasant vacation and this ;Mornnig assumed the duties of the office. Accompanying Mr. Albury were Mrs. Albury and their daughters. Miss Claudia Lillian and Miss Rosalind Grace. They were ab- sent for six weeks and visited in jNew York and various interme- diate points in the states. A. S. Caviness, inspector in It is cials that Roberts ¥ the Bahar * tak and Saturday Night, 10 till 7 Hopeful Of Getting Actual Work Started On Highway Bridges By First Of November Unit Adepts Reselutions Te Make Formal Prei- fer Fer Purchase Of Railread Right Of Way death. having left Key West sev-/} fecal weeks ago for that city. Her numerous friends in Key) Free aaa West will be exceedingly grieved; on learning of her demise. t Music By George Dean's 11-Piece Orchestra ADMISSION MOTOR OIL, 99¢\** of a gas attack. {charge during the absence of Mr. only __ Training of squads to fight gas; Albury, left this morning over the Sweeting’s Service Station jana exercises in protecting one-jhighway for his home station in Phone 31 self against gas. | Miami. 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