The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 27, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key Wést VOLUME LVI. No. 205. SEVERAL GUESTS ATTEND ROTARY MEETING TODAY SEVEN BUILDING __ PERMITS ISSUED ONE CALLS FOR ERECTION OF TEN-STALL GARAGE DR. DE BARRITT ADDRESSES! on REYNOLDS STREET 1 ASSEMBLAGE; MISS EDITH; WILLIAMS RENDERS TWO VOCAL SELECTIONS Pemit to build a 10-stall gar- {Reynolds streets was issued this i {week from the office of Building | ‘Inspector Harry M. Beker. It is With the Rev. John C. Gekeler, D.D., president, in the chaixv, the Rotary Club met today in the St./t9 be constructed of wood frame, Paul’s Parish Hal}. metal sides and roof. Owner, Flor- ida East Coast Hotel cost, $1,500. The ritual of the pledge of al- to the flag having been duly CEES the Rev. Alfred DeBarritt pro- nounced a blessing upon the gath- company; legiance and the salute Other permits were issued dur- ling the past week for: Repairs to roof at 311 Virginia {street, ruovberoid. Owner, Frank Watson; cost, $30. Add bath room to 801 Duval 'street. Owner, Virgil Cordero; ering. Sebastian Cabrera, Jr., intro- duced as his guests, Miss Edith Williams, who rendered two vo- cal numbers, the Cuban Consul‘ “a 200 Berardo Rodriguez and the Rev.|©St $40. i" : Alfred DeBarritt, D.D., who, as: Repairs to roof at 524 White the speaker of the day, addressed ; Street « Owner, Retta Curry; cost, the club.on the subject of the,* ie me Peer, “Role of Rotary in International! Alteration to sun porch at the Relations.” Casa Marina Hotel. Owner, Flor- Sebastian Cabrera stressed the ida Penal Hotel company; point that in the two selections | Cost, $125. rd oe. sung hy Miss Williams. “La Es-! General repairs and building at pagnola,” in Spanish, the “Chan-! pa see id Na- in KB i {than Niles, s rian} French; in the ee son de Florianj” in French; in the’ erate me A euect address made by the Cuban Con-! . aaa oe | 1211 South street. Owner, P. B. sul in Spanish, interpreted by Os- Roberts; cost, $200, waldo Carrera, and in the broad| view of international situations FLORIDA COM | INFROM TAMPA presented by the Rev. DeBarritt,: the club had been given a_ truly international program, | VESSEL BRINGS IN EIGHTY FIVE PASSENGERS; DE- PARTS FOR CUBA Rotarian William Demeritt’s advancement in the lighthouse service was celebrated by a lusty singing of “How do you do, Bill Demeritt, how do you do?” and the attention was fittingly ac- knowledged by the blushing hon- oree. The meeting adjourned with the } wecital of the Rotary pledge, 1 ' i Steamship Florida arrived from ;age at the corner of Seminole andi Tampa this morning with 11 first 'STEAMER QUEEN CITY TO LEAVE HERE ON FRIDAY H | i | VESSEL LOADING METAL! HERE TO PROCEED TO. TAMPA TO TAKE ON CARGO, AT THAT PORT Steamship Queen City expects j to sail for Tampa tomorrow morn- 1 {ing 7 o’clock and take on a cargo} i | before sailing for Japanese ports. | i The vessel is under charter to; the Japanese éompany Mitshubish’ ! Shopi Kaisha, of Tokio, and is be-! ing loaded with scrap metal pur-; | chased in Key West by the Florida’ ; Pipe and Equipment company. Since the vessel arrived Mon-; day and ope ithe same afternoon when a strike! {for higher pay, which started in} ‘the morning, was brought to a sat- lisfactory conclusion, more than: 1000 tons of metal have been; {placed on the ship. ; It is anticipated that the bal- ‘ance of the cargo, making up a to- j tal of approximately 1500 tons | will be in the holds and the vessel jbe ready to sail by tomorrow morning. 'W. GANDOLFO AND C. TYNES GIVEN HEARING diene AIGNE ol WITH OPERATING BUSINESS WITHOUT PROPER LICENSE of scrap stee] and iron at that port! i |THE CAMPAIGN CIRCUS. | OUTLOOK IN THE SOUTH | ‘ {counted in advance, as they are, Che Kry Wrst Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1936. os Bitte, _. Wa sEENGEON (GUARD UNITS -FINSH TARGET NA NEW-COMERS IN FRAY PLANNING FOR 1940 VOTERS MAY RE-GROUP LEMKE’S. STRATEGIC PLACE By HUGO SIMS, IMMEDIATELY AFTER BREAK- The Citizen’s Special Washington Correspondent | | | | PERSONNEL WILL START BREAKING CAMP is The campaign this summer producing a number of _ interest-} ing angles as the main battle goes! om between the old-line parties.! yr example, there is the specu-, lation as to what conservative, possible for Batteries “A” and Democrats will be iable to do to-,“B” of Jacksonville to carry out wards diverting: ballots from Pres-' 5 |the target practice schedule -yes- ident Roosevlet'The conference cake sien ad Inclement weather made it im- rations started 4:30! at Detroit was relatively small in terday, and the batteries conclud-, point of numbers. but the bolters, ed the practice this morning. pointed the way: for other Demo-} crats who may be willing to fol-; low their lead at the polls. It is of Jackson- Captain Stanley Barchan, headquarters _ battery, mined. of of practice had been deter tempt to weigh the result in votes. He yeplied that the narrative ‘the practices had not been finis There are in the field, of ed, but he was satisfied that the course, the candidates of the So- practices were good. cialists, the Communists, and the! All officers who have been ask- Prohibitionists but they are not ¢d as to their stay this year, are new and few people expect that, Unanimous in declaring that the they will,pe able to vitally affect encampment has been one of the the result of the main bout. Dis-: est, from a military standpoinc, held in many years. - There were a number of things 4 Which retarded perfect target prac- , tices, but these are part of the routine and are to be expected 2 when soldiers are in camp, it s Other factions are on the bat-' iq P “| tlefield, hoping to make good; This afternoon the showings and to be able to ad-'..nedules of activities tract sufficient strength to serve’ as a nucleus in 1940. Apparently,’ with a regimental parade, guard the astute managers of these’ mount and small arms inspection groups expect some major politi-' 4+ 4:45 o'clock. cal alignment and some observers) “jrollowing breakfast ‘see a possibility of three or four morning the entire command will these groups will carry on usual, adherents warmed up. Tha’ is about all they can accomplish. regular is being tomorrow PRACTICE HERE’ FAST TOMORROW ENTIRE| Cee ville, was asked if the results of | {pure speculation, however, to at-l the carried out and will be concluded} ‘LAST CONCERT WILL BE GIVEN HERE TONIGHT TAYLOR BY REGIMENTAL BAND | } | i The series of entertaining con-} jeerts which were scheduled for the |265th Regiment Coast Artillery Band during their stay in Key! | West, will be brought to a conclu-| | 7:30 o’clock this evening, said Conduc- | sion with the concert at |tor Caesar La Monaca, today. For this last concert Warrant; Officer La Monaca has arranged one of the most delightful musical | evenings which has been offered: the public of Key West in many years, with practically every num-" ber being played by request, in- cluding some of those numbers which were not played last night. All of the vocalists who have | been heard during the past two weeks are again scheduled to ap- i .; pear, and most of the numbers are ‘those which have charmed aud- jiences at previous concerts, except !the number “La Spagnola,” which ! will be sung by Miss Edith Wil ‘liams, also by reques The complete program follow | GRAND. FAREWELL ALL RE-! QUESTED PROGRAM By : 265th Coast Artillery Band F.N.G. Warrant Officer Caesar La Monaca, Conducting At 3 Fort Taylor, Thursday Evening, | August 27th, 1936, 7:30 P. M. PROGRAM March, “On the Mall” Goldman Meacham ' | ' | | i } | | 1 ‘ | 2. American Patro! .... Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | PRICE FIVE CENTS Ge WAR SECRETARY DIES Sececcecececossccoccscce ASSOCIATED PRESS. GEORGE H. DERN Succumbs To Attack Of Influenza In Washington MUCH PLEASED WITH CROWDS AT CONCERTS CAESAR LA MONACA, DIREC- TOR OF BAND, SAYS =NTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF UNIT EN- JOYS STAY “We, and I speak for every member of the band, have had a delightful time at this encamp- ment and have been very much pleased at the reception we have orge H. Dern, Secretary |—«UOf War, Dies In. Washington ' Had Attained Age Of 64 Years; End Came After : Long Liness Following Attack Of Intiuenza 1 | { (iy Associated Vress) WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27 H. —Secretary of War, George Dern, died this morning in Walter Reed general hospital after a long illness of influenza, aggravated by heart and kidney complications. His immediate family was at his bedside when the end came. The deceased secretary of war was 64 years of age. Secretary Dern, twice governor Utah before Roosevelt called him to Washing- of President-elect ton to head the war department, County, N. After was born in Dodge braska, September 8. 1872. | his public school education he be- tcame a student at the University {of Nebraska. He interest in athletics and captaine the "varsity football team in 1393 {when it won the Missouri Valley Conference He married Lottie Brown of Fremont, Nebraska. had seven chil- dren. G took an active championship. They ting short his education to pany his parents when they moved from Nebraska to Utah, | Governor Dern began his business {career as bookkeeper for the Mer- cur Gold Mining and Milling Com- He devoted himself to a technical au. en- the j acco: pany. study of the gineering aspects of try ixteen years later, when indus- the concern by amalgamation became 3. Popular, “Lost” ! been given at the concerts. Vocal Solo by Private Frank Pur-} “You may assure the people of nell 'Key West that I, as conductor, Overture, “Orpheus” land the individual artists m the Offenbach | Popular Waltz, “Would Wheeler Gandolfo and his clerk, ! ney parties vyi ith the a) FR ay q . cate parties vying with the Demo-' he busy breaking camp, _ policin| and 25 second class passengers fo Cornell Ty , were given prelim-| crats and Republicans in the next: the BASS Gita prconenia egainmiset Key West; 43 first class and six}inary hearing before Peace Jus-| campaign. Among these must be so, loading/on! tracks 7s ie ee second class passengers for Ha-|tice Frank O. Beas this morn-| included the Laborites, the Town! over the highway or loaded on the i eal ee a opera eae sendites, the Coughlin array and,;poat tomorrow afternoon siness at the corner o om- a ot . oat Key West arrivals: C. H. Star-]05 304 Petronia without the prop-|t2,2% Cxtent the so-called Pro] The P. and 0. boat will sail rett, Melvin Rossell, Mrs. Melvin] ey licens jgressives of the West. | o’clock, or as soon after as practi-| You,” from the picture, Russell, Melvin Russell, Jr., Pat! Ostensibly the business was 2; jcable. It is anticipated that sev-/ “San Francisco” Brown | Russell J. Bright, Mrs. 0, S. Jones, | beer and wine saloon and that was , rel gery eae Wl Bos a Vcealesolosiyy Eeankabormelle | tain} anew! ic. A. Pa Mrs. C. Roberts, | the nature of the license wihch the ; 4 eee ey ie) 2 are OF ee 6: Waltz, “La ! So said Caesar La Monaca. di- . A, Patramore, } . Roberts, proprietor had secured. All was! President Roosevelt were apt to} visiting officers and men of the; Di Chinia' rector of the 265th Regiment {C- baa Lowe, A P. Morgan, C. R. running smoothly until George, create 3 new pounce ghene aes Regiment Florida National.) pdith {band to The Citizen in reply to a Lieutenant Wm. Klaus, U, S.'Dwight, A. Boza, Lora Alfonso,| Gomez, supervisor for the state His “New Deal” was certain to/Guard, 7. Descriptive Military Fan- question as to his stay in Key MOET -:’ MAKING Pp NS FOR tasy, “A Day at Fort Tay- | West this year. i bf N., officer in charge at the naval, Boza, F. Sawyer, Armando Ca-| beverage department, in company €liminate from the \ station, left this morning on regu-) brera, Margarita Fernandez, J.| with Constable Ray Elwood, inves. Party some of pits iconbe waive Lor, Key West” | He said that after the concert Synopsis: 6 A. M. Reveille, As-' tonight the band will play at the ‘MEMORIAL SERVICE 1 TO BE HELD FOR VICTIMS OF; the Consolidated Mereur Gold Mining Company, Dern was made assistant general and treasurer, and a year later gen- eral manager of the company. He remained with the company until ts mines were closed in 1913. Governor Dern put his knowl- edge mining to good advantage in association with George Moore, inventor of the vacuum sli filtration, aiding in the ment of that process and putting \ it on a commercial basis. He also assisted in the invention and de- velopment of the Holt-Dern roast- KLAUS GOES ON INSPECTION TRIP NAVAL OFFICER WILL VISIT DIFFERENT UNITS IN) SEVENTH DISTRICT /4 j.vana. i |‘ organization have derived as much {pleasure from the concerts as have our hearers and hope to re- turn next y and again enter- 5. Months ago, in these columns, we pointed out that the policies of Sopeauos Sole: Spagnola” Williams develop- | i { er, } 1 Moret |” Janice , White, itone Frank Purnell, Tenor; M LE CORPS RETURNS HOME| ORGANIZATION HAD BEEN} VACATIONING IN TAMPA FOR FEN DAYS | i | u ! i \ i FLORIDA TO RESUME REGU- LAR SCHEDULE BETWEEN MIAMI AND HAVANA H : rnor act Steamship Florida will, when ieee arrives in Havana this after- j noon, resume her regular scheduwie one of the organizers of the Se States Conference on the Color River, formed in an effort to tle the controversy. He was m chairman of the conference 1927, The Boulder Canyon dam 1 ect was Piesgubject of much « bate in Cohgress, but it was G ernor Dern’s contention that + river belonged to the var statés through which it flr rather than to the federal go\ ment. He also insisted th future needs of the upper ba states should be cared for ir ciding the river dispute. at same time acknowledging the tice of California’s plea tha dam be built to protect live | PFoperty in the Imperial Val! lar inspecticn of communication! ARDS tigated Saturday night elements and his drive apparently sagas een ders,, Phillip Saunders, D.| "8atec 7) Ae . PIL units in the seventh district. He | Saun # “th a R. Thomp.| _, They discovered one third quart | Was to capture enough progres- sembly, Devotional Exercises, farewell dance to be given at another mining appliance. will go as far as Jupiter, Fla., and: Higgs, Charles Stirrup, . tho! of whiskey, one fifth quart of gin, | Sives from other sources to offset Fort Taylor, Yell, Adjutant’s. Raul’s Club on Roosevelt Boule- At various times he engaged in Z 5 ; si enue Cell, Dress Parade, Assembly of ! vard, which will practically bring, banking, dairying and canning an Accompanying the lieutenant: Cilia Bennetts S. Higgs, J. Her-| 15 pai¢ pints of various brands of i Prise in the attitude of the Demo- Be ee, eh piata aa airs . were Mrs, Klaus ad his sister, Diag Nanton, Ee cane ey Gnesee | whiskey, one of the bottles carry-/crats led by such figures as forts Syne lin Key West. |Tintic Milling Company, which Anna Klaus, who had been visit- Ofelia Machado, 2 */'ing a defaced revenue stamp, and/er Senator Reed, of Missouri, and) i “« ‘ox | They will leave over the high-|erected a milling plant at Silve ing for almost a mortn in Key! Hilda Diaz, Mary Bogart, Mrs. E.} one half pint of gin. : ‘former Governor Smith, of New; LABOR DAY HURRICANE [8- Barone: Roles moon Ce ies day Onin Andie eat, Utah, for a vabhaaniie 38 the train at Miami this afternoon; Also on the vessel were 11 tons} 104 yor the arrest of Gandolfo} oN one ay [Herey, Long ee) ae Eee \°"< i 2 ” x Post American Legion Drum and! of prominence in the western York, fo ee Se peeenal morning the presiding magistrate | Democrats of the Southern States/tims of the “Labor, Day) Hurri-} Showy Hae! a sores 5 jfound probable cause for placing’ has been a factor t6 be consid-| cane,” of September, 1935, will be ai Re et The Harvey Seeds corps! public service. aa. George White, Tenor; Percy , the accused under bond of $500) ereq in the ‘present situation. As; held on Sunday afternoon, Septem- abies 4 ‘from Miami is to enter into com-. He began to attract attention a | each to appear at the next term of | th, ‘ 7 eu looks tod: thi {ber 6, it was announced by P, B. Ronayne i tition ith oth izati a state senat n Utah b | ‘ appea ythe picture looks oday, 18 | o » B.| i s a j petition wi other organizations a state senator i J by ry BUG 10. “Moonlight and Roses !tor the grand prise. soring the workmen’s comp H ee to fear from the Southern Demo-| Service Committee of the local -———-- — i j ; {and several other measures o MRS. DUNCAN IS |been consistently Democratic, ex-|anization is sponsoring the serv- ae edie ects STEAMER CUBA {progressive character. i i ice. H Ep ech can Through his jong 5 i PEN! VERAL DAYS cepting the notable desertion of, ice ps { rman eee eh & conne WILL SPEND: SE i Al Smith in 1928, and while Re-| Mr. Roberts emphasized the fact | The Star Spangled Banner with the mining business, LOOKING OVER SITUA. publican strength has been gain-|that this is not a memorial solely | i safle | fitted to go before the people TION IN KEY WEST oe Sl \ there is little or no likelihood that| were — of this storm, but - STEAMER CEIBA ithe state as a candidate for go ss = . E. Day, secretary to B. M.'the progress will be sufficient to|@ general memorial service to al ernor since mining is the most Charles H. Lowe, assistant Duncan, is in reccipt of a tele-! aay votes in the electoral! the victims, veterans, natives and ARRIVES HERE portant industry of the state statisties and A. P. Morgan, WPA! \tion is given that Mrs. Duncan! <; E i erition iad: po Fetes ea ab mere eee \ {Democrats and prdgressives chief regional examiner with head-| “We had a grand time and were ! continues to improve. see pee: eye ai 3 Florida Keys, i 1924 sisi quarters in Wash.ngton, D.C. treated royally,” said Sam Higgs): The telegram eame direct from | Noy ae ae eee one cing] This service will be held at Bay-|FRUIT VESSEL TAKES ON/ As gov he took an arrived this morning on the span AL aurea Lau H ia terbores 8 Cc. pwhete Mrs Dans the cedidbntiia Kisicacgeslan ‘and; View Park from 5 to 6 o’clock and | FUEL OIL AND DEPARTS part in the interstate controve f naining until Mrs. an! They expect to spend several Bugle Corps, which left abovt 10 i able to Le noved from the hos: | inet |appropriate program will be ren-j Boulder Canyon dam. He days looking over the situation in’ days ago for a vacation in Tampa, pita), ounces idered and seats will be provided! |plying between Havana and Mi- . ’ Key West and while here will be; and returned on the Florida this; \ | for all who attend eet a tik og The candidacy of Representative; The K, nie | st ip Celb Fern be js ann ; : WEA. dice ectinatice: sith ag acklp sera Sebdaned! axe \ i ie Key West Hospitality Band| Steamship Ceiba, 0: Stand-, when the Florida came on the run >a STRRGA. wherever they played andl because of the support which has terspersed on the program. | pany, arrived in port 3:40 o'clock | changed. NEW ARRIVAI AT efore leaving the young men and | T0 WED ISSUED, been given it by various groups, | !yesterday afternoon from /Phila-! The change was put in effect ‘ women members were guests at a | each with an appeal that is potent j delphia, took on 31,167 gallons of for the purpose of affording ample. } 5 { purp ig amp! perenne 2 servers Seleve pags Ronen j pany and sailed 11 o'clock for National Guard contingent i , Key Wester, who was before mar-| During the month of August any chance to win any appreciable REPORTED Il [ Plena: México. i camp, and Decne et the triage, Miss Flossy Almyda. } there have been 12 marrigae li- | number of electoral votes but they | Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde- bana Press Association, who ar i cee a ‘ Members of the corps who were | censes issued from the office of recognize that in close States the 'Mailory lines, is nnouncement has been made‘in the party. were: Sam Higgs,,;County Judge Raymond Lord, j votes that go to him may deter-} yj, i } i chee lori ‘ A aan P . by fa Dace " 3 iss Mary Josephine McMahon,'¢vening from New Orleans en turned on the Florida last Friday. Pec Heese oe = ~ Alea a rooney >. save three qf which were issued during | mine whether the plurality that is| daughter of Joseph McMahon, ix Toute to Miami dnd Jacksonville.; Accordins to infor»-at«n im the pounds to Mr. . ers, Phillip Saunders, D. iggs, o _ left casts the electoral vote of the confined to her home suffering: Freighter Alamo, of the same cffice «f Agent John Ccstar the 1810 Virgineaean pape REE Ae, ese recent issues were made | movement will hurt Democratic; with tonsilitis, it was learned to- ‘lines, istdue Sunday from New “Steamship Cuba which hes been on . ce Ss The new arrival has been given|nett, J, Hernandez, R. Remy, O.{Dora Padron; Ralph Jose} i i , i ‘ a » J, » R. , O. 3 ph Far-| but here again the question mark! Miss McMahon i 1 of the lines, the H. R. Mal-jsame the % -Kev Wea . Na H 5, - 5 ies - i s n is reported to be sel o: e lines, the H. ~ Mal-jsame the mpa-Kcv West and eine of ee tees : qoenetss Orne Leeper Dora alsa and Katherine Minnie eH [see up because of the strength rapidly improving, however, and lory, is due to arrive Monday ifavana scl edule tom -rrow and ar- Mother and iy a ported} Gonzalez, Hilda Diaz Mary Bog-| rup; John C. McMahon and Hilda | of the Townsend movemeht in sy be expected to be out again with-| from Galveston en route to Char-jrive here ir the afternoon en E. Demeritt. jtain Republican areas, in a few days. ileston and New York. {route tu T: mpa. ether points, including Miamn. nm, R. Roberts, C. Bennett, Ce-] +... sifths quart of corn whiskey, | the loss. There was, and is, no sur- Buglers, Drill, Taps, Auld Lang! to conclusion their delightful stay, was one of the organizers of the West. ' Miss Anna was to take} Rivas and E. Rivas, Jr. After the find warrants were is- | York, , 0 oe - i See ie ees ac eg ‘for the trip with Harvey Seeds} George H. Dern rose to a place returning to her home in New/|of freight and two sacks of mal) ang Tynes. At the hearing this} The attitude of’ the eonsenyative! A memoial sepomtuctbaic il eo ee Féaturing Janice White, Soprano; | BUele corps to the Cleveland Con-jpart of the country through | ' vention. 9 criminal court for trial, ' Roosevelt administration has little Roberts, chairman of the Memorial ARRIVE IN C | {tion act, the corrupt practices act | \crats. For years the section has| American Legion Post, which or- i STILL IMPROVING | nel DUE TOMORROW ss". s,s = ling somewhat in several States|for the world war veterans, who state WPA director of finance and} gram today in which the informa-! college except upon rare occa- was electedgon a fusion ticket on the lower) ship Florida from Tampa. ; : tthe FangPURSELA swale va a ANE . general public is invited. An involving the construction of ‘will do their bit towards his re- i FOR FRONTERA, MEXICO ction o the guest of Glen Wood, local! morning. ! TWELVE LICENSES | recuse Lemke bears watching 'will render several selections in-|ard Fruit and Steamship com-' two weeks ago and has not been due tomorrow rived Monday of last week and re- ; ] the past week. liam J. Almyda at their home,! Charles Stirrup, R. Thompson, R. jto: Jose M. Fernandez, Jr., and: prospects more than Republiean,| day. ! York for Tampa and another ves-'the Havana-Miami run, will re- to be getting along nicely. art, nn EVERYONE'S DRINKING THE NEW “DA > 7 ———— “6 ” VERYONE’S T “DAILY DOUBLE” BEER. GET IN LINE AND CALL FOR “DAILY DOUBLE” NEXT TIME YOU WANT THE BEST IN BEER