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

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No. 196. Lewis Group Pushes Steel Union Drive As Labor Day | Test Of Workers Approaches Large Number Of Organ- izers In Strategic Cen- ters Working Under Va- rious Managers (Ry Associated Press) By MARBEN GRAHAM (PITTSBURGH, Aug., 17.— Labor Day may bring some indi- cation of the interest the 446,000 the John L, Lewis drive to enroll them into one industrial urfion. steel workers are paying to On that day the workers will have to choose whether to attend! their company-sponsored _ picnics, as several hundred thousand did! last year, or to rally at union mass meetings. Under the generalship of the soft-spoken Philip Murray, United Mine Worker vice president, or- ganizers from the steel workers’ organizing committee, known as the SWOC, are pressing at full speed in preparation for the open test. ' ‘Bases’ Over Nation From his luxuriously furnished headquarters in Pittsburgh seven floors above the $150,000,000 Na- tional Stel corporation, Murray completed the establishment of a series of nation-wide “bases” of operation during the first month of the campaign which began shor- ly before July 1. 4 The arrangement resembles that of many civic organization drives. | At the top, as commander-in-chief, | is Lewis, bulky-president of - the! miners, and chairman of the com- mittee for industrial organization. This group is comprised of 12 unions which have defied the craft union members of the American Federation 0 Labor and have Fledged $500,000 to finance the! steel drive. Murray is the general-in-charge through his chairmanship of the steel workers’ organizing com- mittee of seven, picked to repre- sent the contributors to the fund. 150 Organizers in Field District chiefs are in charge of strategic. centers out of which be- tween-150 and 200 organizers are! working under field managers. Forty-seven per cent of the steel worker are employed in the organization’s eastern district, 37 per cent in the midwestern, and 15,000 in the southern area. The organizers, who are paid from $$6 to $10 a day, generally open their campaigns by passing out literature to workers as they leave the mills. Preliminary to mass meetings, smaller night sessions are held at the houses of trusted union men or in the union headquarters to dis- cuss specific local problems. Work On Local Situation Considerable better strategy to continue the mass meetings or concentrate on the smaller gatherings. Organizers vary their attack ac- cording to the local situation, In one company’s mills where work- ets put in a full five-day week during the depression the organ- izers urge a higher rate per, hour,! shorter work week, and pofnt to alleged favoritism shown by boss- es to certain individuals or races. In some other mills where there had not been full-time employ- ment, workers are reported to owe up to $500, for which they drew on the company during hard times for food, clothing and rent. In such cases, organizers argue that the men should receive a “minimum” pay and that past debts should be cancelled dince if the men had gone on welfare rolls, like some of their neighbors, they would owe nothing. Spent $100,000 In Month In national headquarters here five staff officers assist Murray in coordinating the efforts of or- ganizers. The office force in- eludes six secretaries or typists, a switchboard girl and occupies 10 rooms for which the SWOC pays) Benefit Jr. Drum and Bugle Corp $1,000 a month. EVERYONE'S DRINKING THE NEW “DAILY DOUBLE” BEER. GET IN LINE AND CALL FOR thought is being! given now to whether it would be! ON SUNDAY NIGHT | KEROSENE LAMP OF SEVEN- TY-NINE YEARS AGO USED AT FLEMING STREET METH- ODIST CHURCH ROSS C. SAWYER LEAVES ON TRIP COUNTY CLERK GOES TO MI- AMI TO DISCUSS TAX MATTERS | Street Methodist church, conduct- Solemnly beautiful the “Old Time” were services at Fleming | ed by Rev. Shuler Peele last night. Except the apparel of the con- igregation, there was nothing in Ross C. Sawyer, Monroe conte the touch with the modern trend. ty clerk, left over highway ‘ { 3 Music was furnished by one of yesterday morning for Miami to the old type of organs which has ; discuss tax matters with the Ever-|the 6ld time interior bellows and H A a __ |is pumped by foot. Though more (ose a eeea Commit | than fifty years in service this in- jstrument, with its case of oak, is .. {untouched by termites and is in "Ser perfect condition. property on the mainland, which} eae of ee ee in rules and| cient kerosene oil lamps were doe aed oy certain ules and used. ‘These shed a soft light es me y the Ever-| over the entire scene and lent iglades Drainage body, have ex-!heauty to an occasion which will ; pressed a desire to pay taxes be-' live long in the memory of the jsion, | Certain _ individuals i After a delightful stay of more this morning for their home are planned on their holdings. |tendance and heard the wonderful |sioners last week and after the} One of the lamps used during {Everglades Drainage Gommission ard street. It is, in a] probability, It was learned at the office in| brought to Key West in 1857. i Sey strips of wieking placed in lard |VISITORS LEAVE | ent on the return of the late Wil. liam Curry’s Sons company, from MR. AND ‘MRS. HORACE HUD-! as they were called in that early ; upon arrival home, “this will be- jonly girl in the large family, her i { older, than would the boys. ing that time whenever report of | Atlanta, Ca, |tainer and the lamp was wrapped ‘United States navy and decided} cause of certain activities which! Several hundred who were in at- This matter was brought up at, sermon by Rev. ¥eele, using for a meeting of the county commis- | his subject the one word, “Joy.” (Necessity of his going to Miami {the evening is the property of to dicuss these matters with the/Mrs. Sophia Roberts, 923 South- was explained by Mr, Sawyer, the’ it is said, the only remaining one | board authorized the trip. |of the first six kerosene tamps ithe court house this morning that Prior to that date the only mode he expects to return tomorrow. jot lighting was by tallow dips ang i oil containers, Mrs. Roberts’ father was pres. ENROUTE HOME i: Curry, iounder of the Wil- ; |New York, who had with lum halt cee ja dozen of these “coa}-oit tumps*; day. Mrs. Roberts’ father pur- LOW SPENT TWO WEEKS | chased one of the lamps and said, STAY IN KEY WEST i long to Sophia,” who was only 12 | days old at the time and being the j father felt that she would take jthan two weeks, Mr. and Mrs.| better care of it when*she grey | Horace Hudlow and daughter, | This lamp has been practicaliy | Myrtle Mae, left over the highway |i" use for the past 79 years. Dur. in a storm’s approach was announced, ithe oil was emptied from the con- Mr. Hudlow is retired from the securely with iayers of coverings, jand it was always placed in what ; Was considered safest during the that it would be a pleasant ex-' paging of the elements. | perience to return to Key West,}, Sophia Henson, her maiden aftex_a number of visits here in|name, married George Roberts ‘the past, to enjoy the summer va-} When quite young. They are still egies olsun with ving at 923 Southard street. : 5 | They were both born in Key West | Mrs. Hudlow’s brother and sister-| and are now nearing the sixtieth jin-law, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin | gy, , 5 nniversary of their wedding, and unereias at the home on Francis are about the oldest native born street, i jmarr:ed couple in Key West, So pleasant was their stay made ; tes {by their hosts and friends they CUSTOMS MEN plan to return for the Christmas! holidays and enjoy the wonderful ! | fishing. , CORMACK AND LORD WILL BE SENT TO OTHER PORTS AT AN EARLY DATE cation and spend a_ while | ADVISORY » ADVISORY—Northeast storm] warnings displayed 9:30 A. M.| EST, Brownsville to Corpus Chris- ! ti, Texas, and southeast storm | warnings north of Corpus Christi} , to Matagorda, Texas. Tropical dis- turbance of moderate intensity | central 7 A. M. about 225 miles ,east southeast of Browngville | moving west or west northwest ‘about 10 miles per hour, attended | by fresh shifting winds and squalls ‘over considerable area and strong | winds over small area near cen- jter. Indications are center of dis- | turbance wil! move inland near Pa Dslieein late tonight or early Information received by The Citizen today means that two others, long conected with the customs department in Key West, will leave at an early date for other ports to continue their ac- tivities. They are J. C. Cormack and William J. Lord. It was said that Mr. Cormack will be transferred to Tampa and Mr. Lord to Miami. While these, | Tuesday. Winds will begin to in- and possibly other, changes have j crease on lower Texas coast late; been anticipated for some time, this afternoon and tonight. Small} jt was thought by some of the ;eraft on Texas coast from Gal- | employes that it would be later in veston southward should remain in| the season before orders would be pais places tonight, received. WEATHER BUREAU, New Oren: {| aeeiectnitinaaent ‘OLD TIME PLANTATION AND! P I ne || Mendell’s First Sale Tonight Closes Tomorrow Night HIGH SCHOOL AUDITCRIUM | Also, the Benders DO YOUR SHOPPING NOW -15e , lights an-; i ! | j ‘and 178 sacks of mail Hest Citttzrn Key West. Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1936. UNIQUE SERVICE '|MANY PASSENGERS ATLOCAL CHURCH | ON S. S. FLORIDA, VESSEL ARRIVED THIS MORN: ING FROM TAMPA EN- ROUTE TO HAVANA Steamship Florida of the P. and O. S. S. company, arrived 7 o’clock this morning with 25 first class i and 193 second class for Key West; 188 first class and two second class passengers for Havana. Key West arrivals were J. Key, Mrs. A. L. Lord, Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Oker, A. 0. Thurman, C. F. Crawford, Mrs. C. F. Crawford, Peter and Pasty Crawford. Moore, Eileen The vessel also brought 11 tons of freight and nine sacks of mail for Key West; two tons of freight for Ha- vana, With a few exceptions the pas- senger list for Key West was made up of officers and men of the 265th Regiment C. A. Florida Na- tional Guard and the passengers for Cuba were two P. and O. com- pany tours. Altogether there were 408 passengers on the Flor- ida when the vessel docked at Key West. VACATION MR. AND MRS. WM. H. WHITE HAD BEEN SPENDING VISIT IN MASSACHUSETTS Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. White, who were spending a delightful vacation at their family home in Springfield, Mass., returned over the highway Saturday evening. Mr. White saw many signs of increased business during his stay and expressed the belief that re- covery is-wellglong the road to normalcy, at least in the sections he visited in the eastern sections of the states. JOE PLUMMER IS PROMOTED Joe Plummer, son of Mr. and Mrs, Lionel Plummer of this city, has been promoted to the position of managing embalmer with the Ahern Funeral Home in Miami, according to word received here. Mr. Plummer has been employ- ed with this establishment for sev- eral years, and his many friends here and elsewhere will learn of his promotion with great delight. Melons As Vote Getters Replace Baby Kissing (By Associated Press) “ DALLAS, Tex., Aug. 17.—Wa- termelon feasts are good vote gect- ters, candidates in a reven= Texas primary discovered. In fact, t were more popular in Da‘las eoun- ty than kissing babies, orchestras, steak fries or morning coffee. Chi'dren and grown-ups—-an eighth of a melon to the person with no second helping—cleaned up 175 tons of the juicy, red meat at the expense of candidates dur- ing the campaign. Texas Writer Ridicules School’s Sky-Scraper (My Associated Press) A AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 17. be Frank Dobie, University of Tex- as writer of folk-lore, calls the 308-foot tower-library of | the school “ridiculous.” “With as much room as_ there i Texas, we have put up a complained. He suggested the building be placed ‘on its side with a gallery running along the front of it. he i passengers MORE MEN ARE ADDED T0 FORCE AT NAVY YARD ONIZ HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN NOW AT WORK; OTHERS TO BE EMPLOYED WHEN MA- TERIAL ARRIVES Several workers were added this morning to the force emp‘oy- { i jed at the naval station bringi: the total men active on the differ- et projects up to 115. Of these laborers. Lieutenant Wm. Klaus. U. N., officer in charge at the naval station, said this morning that bids had been called for furnish ing lumber and other mater‘al by Key West business places. The to tal cost will be in the hood of $3,000. neighbor- So far there has been but one outside employe assigned to work on the project, Lieutenant Klaus said. This is Irvin Agran, listed on the civil service records as as: sistant engineer, Mr. Agran has been on duty with the navy bureau of yards and docks at Guantanamo, Cuba. He is now on furlough and is expected o arrive at Key West within the ext week or 10 days. i} Up to this time. there has been no materia] arrived for the differ ent projects, L. M. Pierce, aide | to the officer in charge, said to. day. As soon as this material comes, he said, the iorce will be cased to the full quota, which approximate 275 or 300 men. wi PROGRAM TONIGHT, AT HIGH SCHOOL Old-time plantation and minstrel show will be given tonight in the High School Auditorium un- der the auspices of the Junior Drum and Bugle Corps of _ this city. Special feature on tonight’s program will be a presentation of | “The Benders,” famous dancin team from Miami, spending a short stay here. Chinese Investigating Pills As Hunger Cure (ity Aww NA'INKING, C The famine relief the northwestern province of Kansu, where about half the populace suffers from chronic ldtk of food, is investigating the use of pills of ancient formula as a “sure cure” for hunger. Sesame seeds, soy beans and medicinal herbs are believed to |be the chief ingredients of the | pills. If so, Chinese medical of- ficials remark facetiously, no doubt‘ the pills, if swallowed |“cure” hunger. inted Prexsy ina, Aug. 17.— commission of ' Austrelian Products | Are Barred In Belgium (ity Associated Presx) | BRUSSELS, Aug. 17.—Impor- ‘tation of Australian grain and i preserved meat is prohibited by Belgium as retaliation for the | higher tariffs the Australian gov- 4 ernment recently put into effect. A similar measure against Aus- tralian wool and barley is due shortly. Australian exports to Belgium in 1935 totalled approximately $20,000,000 compared with only $2,000,000 worth of Belgian goods exported to Australia. Just Received Shipment CANDIES Pecan, Cashew and Peanut Brittle’ building like those in New York,”| . Also, Pecan Pralines | Sc to 70¢ | KEY WEST DRUG CO. ! 16 are skilled and the others are | | | | i STEAMER YoRd ARRIVES HER | GATUN, ALSO OF SAME LINE, | COMES TO PORT FOR | FUEL OIL ' MAJOR C. BONFILL LANDS BIG JEwFISH Just a trifle too big taking back by plane to ington was the decision Major Charles Y. Bonfill, U. S. A., when he caught last Saturday a 400 pound jewfish while out fishing with Cap- Sgeamship Yoro, of the Stand-| taim Paul Demeritt and En- \ : gineer Charles Russell. tard Fruit and Steamship company, About one week ago Major | Bonfill wrote Captain Demer- itt he was img to Key West by plane from Washing- ton and would like te catch « large jewfish and take some of it back with him to Wash- ington to show the folk im the capital the kind of fish that are taken in these waters. The major and a friend came in by plane Saturday morning and shortly after ar- rival went out to angle. They returned late in the after- noon with several hundred pounds of grouper and other kinds and the monster jew- fish. This was the largest jew- fish taken by anglers out of Key West in several years, it is understood, and although Major Bonfill and friend car- ried back no samples when they left yesterday morning, they will have one “bi fish story to tell their friends im the war department. | | 7/7/7222 224 ‘S¥LVIADILLON we | DIES IN MIAMI BUS LEAVES ailed 7 o’clock Satircay evening of; co lafter taking 29,060 gallons f fuel oil at the Porter Dock com- | The ship was from Phila- ‘pany. | jdelphia, en route to F-ontera, ‘ { | H \ | Mexico. ; Another vessel of the line, the; :Gatun, en route from New York} arrived | esterday at o’clock took 33,-) /684 gallons of fuel oil at the Por- | iter Dock and sailed 5 o'clock. | | Steamship Alamo, of the Clyde- ;Mallory Lines, arrived 11:10! o'clock Saturday night and sailed | '12:30 Sunday morning for Tam pa. Steamship Henry R. Mallory,! of the same line, is due to artive in port this evening from Galves-! ton. The ship is enroute to Sharleton, S. C., and New York. | ito the same destination, 2 i { {BODY TO ARRIVE HERE To.| 4 | Sylvia Dillon, 14, daughter of} Mr. and Mrs. Dillon,| Florida Motor Lines idied yesterday afternoon in St.) leave an hour earlier while there TIME OF FUNERAL LATER FACT THAT ONLY ONE FERRY NOWMUNNING Cleveland bus wil ' ancis hospital in Miami, follow-jis only one ferry in operat jing a lengthy illness. local agent at disliking he suppor j William M. Arnold, | Suffering with a malady which’ states. had puzzled a number of physi-| Under the present schedule th cians Mr. and Mirs. Dillon decided 4... jeaves Key West at 5:45 a. = | to take their daughter to Miami. the schedated This they did several weeks ago. For a time it appeared that the Ferry F orida Kers |sufferer was making some pro- 0Verhauled snd repaired this we jgress toward recovery and hope, leaving -wiy the Key West i for ultintate restoration to health S¢rvice this week. and activity was entertained. | ES = aay Last week relatives were in-! Ugliness No Grounds formed that changes had taken; : < place and as the week drew to a! For Chinese Divorce Siege at, H hina, A: tained by either the family or‘ : 2 a, China, Aug physicians. Sage Chinese judges here The body will be brought to Key! just ruled that 2 man has ne West tomorrow morning. Mr. and' to sell or diverce his wife Mrs. Dillon, who were with their} cause she is ugly. daughter during the time she was) S x A Se A Chinese merchant, in hospital at Miami, are expected! to arrive this evening, at which| his wife whom he considered agiy. time funeral services will be an-|sold her to a farmer Yang- nounced, chow. But the wife, see aes ee will be in new tunbond, asesenied charge of arrangements. = . — Sylvia is survived by her | C#Ping from hint. She traced b parents, one sister, Florence and| first husband and had him two brothers, Floyd and Jack. rested for desertion. Figures Show Increase her or provide for her In Smoking By Germans The <ase is complicated by fact that the first husband (Ny Ansnciated Pranny ready has taken a second wife BERLIN, Aug. 17.—Germans jare smoking more than ever, se-| ETHIOPIA CHECKED cording to official statistics for the fiscal year 1935-36, when OFF TARIFF LIST 7,800,000,000 cigars and more — than 37,000,000,000 cigarettes (Ry Assectated Pens! passed through the tobacco excise} RIGA, Latvia, Aug. 17.—In= | department. tructions to delate the mame of In that period German smokers] Ethiopia from the Latvian postal spent 9.1 per cent more on tobac-| tariff list have been issued by the jco than in the previous year. The | postmaster-general. | home-grown weed is used more This is taken to mean the post and more £3 a substitute for the{office has decided to recognize foreign product. Italy's annexation of Abyssini=. PRICE FIVE CENTS National Guard Contingent Arrives This Morning; Throng Assembles At Dock To Extend Hearty Greetings "OOOO OOOH S eesimentsl Band Renders Selection; Units Proceed Teo Fort Tayler For Encampment Welcomed “Hail by the strains of Hail! The Gang’s All Here and “How Dry I A=” played by the Regimental Band directed by Warrant Officer Cacsar La Mo- maca, the main body of the 265th Regiment, C_ A_ Florida National Guard, arrived at Key West this morning on the Steam: Florida from Tampa In the contingest arriving were Colonel M. R. Woodward and 13 ether officers, and 193 of the <= listed personnel. In waiting at the pier were officers and members ef the advance detachment which arrived last week. officers and men of Eattery “E™. who made camp yesterday, and the regi mental band | EARLIER NOW = MORROW; WILL ANNOUNCE! CHANGE OF TIME IS DUE TO ~ either remarry » (Centiaced on Page Four) “DAILY DOUBLE” NEXT TIME YOU WANT THE BEST IN BEER