The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 18, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No. 223. KEY WEST, ee i ee Eee 18, 1936. | DEMOLITION OF 3 FINGER PIERS | NOW COMPLETED AWAITING ARRIVAL OF STEEL MEMBERS TO BE USED IN REBUILDING STRUCTURES AT NAVAL STATION Loftin Gives Testimony At Hearing On Railroad Issue’ i TSO OOTI SS | Relishes News Read Expect Members Of Key; | From Former Home\ West Delegation Will) Be Called On To Tes-| tify During Meeting Miss Emily W. Ladd writes from her home at 920 South New Hampshire Avenue, Los Angeles, C. asking that her subscription to The Citi- zen be renewed. In her letter Miss Ladd says that “I enjoy getting The Citizen and hear the news from Key West which was my home for so many years.” ! i Demolition of three finger piers at the submarine base at (By Associated Press) JACKSONVILLE, Sept. Senator S. M. 18.—! Key West is practically completed | Loftin was the! and the steel members which are chief witness appearing before! jto be used in construction of Piers! the Interstate Commerce Com-! li es an entirely different type are ion hearing here today on} Thani ahiadiadiadiudeas the; «* STRATEGIC ISLE: | MAYBEITALY’S | COLONIAL PRIZE: MAY BE ABLE TO CLOSE RED! SEA TO ALL ENEMY snips |" type there will remain THROUGH TINY ISLAND oF | f°% & the old type in the base. DUMEIRA i | being awaited. the proposal of the Florida East In the meantme two other piers Coast Railway to abandon 1 | of the seriesiof finger structures| line from the mainland West. to in the subsiatiisrbate are to bej the jlemolished ‘preparatory to The senator particularly stress- ed the point that there po: sary funds to rebuild that part of was no} i lity of obtaining the neces-/| type as Numbers 1, 2 and 3. With: the extension which was destroy- | ed by the hurricane of September Hi 2, 1935. One of these piers is being sca | Asked what was the estimated! cost of equipment and labor to re-| construct that portion of the rail-! way which was now being slated for abandonment, the senator re- plied that the estimates were! placed at $1,800,000 and there! was no possibility of securing either federal funds or private for berthing by units of the const By ANDRUE BERDING | guard service operating out of Key | (By Assoemrea Press) ADDIS ABABA, Sent. 18.—! | Vice-roy Rodolfo Graziani, in tak- | *he ing stock of Italy’s new East Afri-| moored. ‘ean empire, has found that prob-/} Work 5 tl of dismembering the | {ably the smallest portion of it | pier being used by the coast guard | funds to do this work. [may one day be the most import: | vessels has already started and it! Senator Loftin gave his testi-|ant- This is the island of Du-|;. understood that these vessels mony as co-receiver with W. R./meira, tiny and barren but of in in the future berth at one of ee ie Heer ees pe strategic importance be-| she other piers toward the north- Z| cause it lies at the narrow south-. into the matter of reconstruction | ern entrance to the Red sea. jern end of the base. The barge | ® and decided after several months! Italy got it not as a result of the {of the Pan American Airways is} wait that the enly course ys t0|Itale-Ethiopiay war but from Mus-!to be moved to the~ next pier,} abandon the line if it would be’ solini’s negotiations with French | which is-number 6. permitted by the Interstate Com-| Foreign Minister Pierre Laval inj with the arrival of the steel merce Commission. j January, 1935. France then ced-j a Just how many others will bej ed a section of French Somaliland, jmembers for the nev: piers there) called to testify before Examiner | including Dumeira, to Italy. will be additiona! men W. J. Schutrumph of the I. C. C. Dumeira has now been fortified. ! jt this naval station project, | was not announced but it is un-| With a supporting navy it might be | which today has 140 men on the derstood that there will be a num-| able to close the Red sea to ene-{ pay rolls, or approximately half ber call and members of the my ships. group leaving Ky West Wednes-! Fifteen miles to the southeast, | ployed when all projects are un- day expect to be placed on the however, is Perim, a British forti-ider way. stand. ied area under the protectorate! Not all of these men are em- In the Key West group f Aden. | ployed at the naval station how-} Chairman Carl Bervaldi, of th The threshold of the Red sea is'ever. Some of them are working} county commissioners; Commis: |atceady, a troublesome spot for'at the distant contro] station at! sionsers Wm. R. Porter and Nor- lors on account of its irregular|the head of the island, while berg Thompson; Commissioner: ides, sudden squalls and narrow, others are actively engaged in Attorney Arthur Gomez, Judge channels. | demolition of the old naval hos-| ’. Albury, of the Monroe] Two navigation lanes in the pital which was used during the! nmal court of record;;straits of Bal el Mandeb lead into! world war. C. Sawyer, of cireuit!it. Many wrecks gave this spot Orders for demolition of this} Attorney W. Curry|the name of “Gate of Tears.” | building were received about two Ss. 3, ef the] Dumeira, which measures less} weeks ago by Lieutenant Wm. |than a mile in diameter, has an! Klaus, U. S. N., officer in charge, | Hy anchorage suitable for small ships! and the progress made on the} » Judge Wm. H. Bur-|on its western side, facing Eritrea} project is truly remarkable, well, chairman of the Overs and concealed from Perim. said. Read and Toll Bridge Disér:et Geologists say that at one time Discussing with The Citizen the Commission, and Judge Henry i. | Dumeira and Perim were part of; condition of this large and reomy! Taylor, attorney for the body. tan: isthisus joining Arabia with structure Lieutenant, Klaus said Just when the results of the] Africa. Fresh water flowed and that it was practieally spongy in i rplane landing barge Others who laine ts be at the hearing wer hearing will be made public could] trees grew there in prehistoric! some parts from the inroads of{0il and proceed to, Frontera, Mex-!tén is the C. G. Cutter Legare,! ly 30 days, $30 not be ascertained, but it is be-j|days. | termites, and that very little of} lieved it will not be until Examin- {the lumber in the entire building er Schutrumph compiles his com-|* QQ QD MD LI a a a. | jeould be classed as usable. plete report of the hearing and presents it to the Interstate Com-| WORLD’S BIGGEST merce Commission afte his re-| WHITE OAK TREE ! ADVISORY IS DYING OF AGE; Apvisory 11:45 A. M.—Hur-/' turn to Washington, lricane warnings will be changed T0 12:45 p. m. North of New Bern, N. C., to Virginia Capes. Storm Friends of Fred Eberhardt, cus- central 10 a. m., a short distance; ‘east of Cape Henry moving north- todian at Fort Jefferson National Monument, are pleased to learn ward or north northeastward, ap- parently with undiminished in- that he has successfully withstood the throat operation which he re- | tensity. cently underwent in Johns-Hop- kins hospital in Baltimore and ex- pects to be back in Key West with- in the next few weeks. In letters to friends he writes that at present he has no more voice than the Sphinx, but hopes that by the time he is back in Key West he wi!l have sufficiently re- covered to again have a voice in matters of moment. CLEAN POULTRY I keep them on wire floors; they eat only what I feed; my dressing room is screened from flies. Fulford’s Poultry Farm Phone 880 I Deliver 1 (> Associated Press) WILLIAMSON, W. Va., Sep:. 18. — Old age — 700 years of it—is creeping up on the Great White Oak of Mingo. Si Forester D. N. Grif- ures the 145-foot for- est veteran—the world’s big- gest white oak—is about at the end. He took some bor- ings and diagnosed: 'There’s with it—I mean in the way of plant disease. It is just dying of old age. The Great Oak was a sturdy sapling in what is now Mingo county about the time of the Crusad accord to Grif- fin’s figures. If it had acted like other white oaks it would have died 400 years ago. ‘And now it’s going,” said Griffin. “There’s only 90 feet of merchantable timber left in that old trunk, 145 feet high and nine feet through the middle.” kh hdd WEATHER BUREAU, Washington, D. C. | ADVISORY 9:30 A. M.—Warn-| {ings changed to whole gale on the; Atlantic coast north of the Vir-; ginia Capes to Sandy Hook, No.1 and northeast storm warnings or-! dered north of Nantucket, Mass., | jto Eastport, Me. | Severe tropical storm was cen-; tral 8 A. M. a short distance south- ; lasatbeent of Cape Henry, Virginia, ' : a is now moving northward and | will be attended by dangerous northeast gales today along the | Maryland, Delaware and New Jer- | sey coast. | Hurricane warnings are down north of Wilmington to New Bern, | North Carolina. WEATHER BUREAU, Washington, D. | probably the world’s }laxes more regularly, he; is \ ,this evening and will be at World Rulers. For Various® Che Kry Wiest Citizen === Keep. In Trim Battles Of Life (By Associated Press) Benito Mussolini exercises not so much to develop energy as to burn it up. Italy’s sun-bronzed dictator, most ath- letic ruler, thrives on physical exertion—fast, violent and dan- gerous. It’s an escape valve for {him. His intense athletic activity is the habits in marked contrast to more of and » who, like cloistered, sedentary Adolf Hitler of Germany Joseph Stalin of Ru: | himself, control large nations vir- tually single-handed. Whenever he is in Rome, Mus- .gomsttuction of piers ‘of the same | solini starts his day with a vigor-| ous horseback ride. In the sum- i mer, when heat-laden winds stifle the energies of his countrymen, but} he substitutes a swim and a run{trips on naval vessels jon the beach, and often der the sun on his M un- lestate until noon. He delights in skiing, motor- cycling, speedboating, flying and motoring—all at breakneck speed. ; Milder sports hold Jittle attrac- up tennis or golf. Leads Plain Life His morning canter is his only; set health rule. He abstains, how- ever, from strong drinks, eats plenty of simple foods, drinks a little wine, and goes to bed early.! As a younger man, he gained aj reputation for being able to work long hours on little, irregular sleep. but seems is ca- for work un- ished. Hitler A Vegetarian The 46-year-old Hitler varies his simple, di diet, short but deep sleep, and |long walks. Alcohol and tobacco are taboo. ‘STEAMER GATUN COMING TO PORT VESSEL DUE TO ARRIVE HERE: TOMIGHT TO TAKE ON FUEL OIL Steamship Gatun, of the Stand- ard Fruit and Steamship company, due to arrive at the bar 7 o’clock ! Porter Dock company’s main pier a short timé later to take on fuel ico. The vessel is from Philadelphia ; and so is the Ceiba, of the tomorrow and will take on bunk-} ers before proceeding to the Mex- ican port. WANTED TO GO TO JAIL ST. PAUL.—James Kelley this city hit a policeman and ask- ed to be sent to jail to get away from his wife. Now, a grandfather, he re-| never: gr self-denying | black figures, giving his opponent, x assigned | rules of living: a strict vegetarian; the white. Friends sav his game is vigor-; occasional stein of Bavarian beer,’ but discovering that his mind was, be-; clearer without alcohol, he came a tee-totaler. He never eats meat. fast consists of a glass and several slices of peasant bread. of milk coarse, meals, Indulges In Dessert The bachelor chancellor’s one | indulgence is dewsert, He likes the {pastries and puddings —(mehl- speiseén) for which his native re- gion is famous. gions are Hitlers only vigorous exercise and his only way keeping fit. As his attendance at the re- cent Olympic games __ illustrated, he is-keenly interested in ath- letics, but prefers the role of ‘spectator. He frequently attends boxing bouts, ice hockey games, jfigure skating exhibitions and auto races. He admires the sea and relishes, but he’ evokes no interest in aquatic | sports. | Like the Italian and German | dictators, Joseph Stalin is known as one of the hardest workers in his country. Sometimes he uses! three shifts of secretaries during: | West and another is that at which | tion for him; he never has taken|” 18-hour day. ‘He has spurned frequent advice to take periodic re:ts. As far as! ) the public is aware, driving his }own automobile is his only out-; door diversion. He likes to ex- | change seats with his chauffeur) !for spins over the country-side, near Moscow. Before the revolution, Stalin |was an excellent horseman and j enjoyed playing nolo abroad. His attitude toward the game, how-, | ever: has changed. Now he calls it aaprimitive” sport, { In chess, as in politics, Stalin is, {described as an excellent strate- t. He likes to play with the ous in the offensive, but that he} |never hesitates to retreat when of the number which will be em-|In his earlier years he sipped anj the situation demands. \CUTTER YEATON | AWAITS RELIEF: WILL LEAVE FOR HOME PORT: AS SOON AS CUTTER LEGARE ARRIVES Coast Guard Cutter Yeaton,! vhich has been in port on duty ince August 8, was this morning the | awaiting arrival of her relief be-| total of $12,450. ! fore proceeding to her home port iat Gulfport, Miss. The relief for the Cutter Yea- which is coming from Pascagoula, Miss., and will in all probability! same | remain at this port for a tour of} dio, approximately, $150; ground lline, which is booked for arrival | duty lastng over a period of onej system, four | month, POSTMASTER BRINGS JOY ST. PAUL, Minn.—Down to its His break-! Green and fresh! vegetables are plentiful in other Long hikes in mountainous re-! of} imust be erected by Es amg oo Ocean City, ‘Maryland, Cat Off From Mainland When Hurricane Strikes Coast SUPERVISOR | Teeeeeeere a 1700 ARE KILLED | las And Virguma: Oni For some time past the proposi- | IN TOLEDO TODAY = tow oF Lite Be ‘ESTIMATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR | RADIO STATION | DIRECTOR RECK TAKES ad | MATTER OF Bi cata cac) | ‘tion of installing a radio broad- ‘casting station has been the sub- imal sii ject of discussion among = group) MADRID, Sept. 12— of individuals with the end in view] —A tremendous blast from two huge mimes rip- ped Toledo's crumbling Alcazar to pieces today, and ties estimated, killed or maimed, more than half in the building, 1700 Fascist defenders. SOIL IIIL: | Immediately upon his return t> PLACE OPERATED ON DIVE SION ST. KNOWN aS SUN LIGHT CAFE, WAS ENTERED SOME TIME LAST NICHT of estal Key West. To get data, comprehensive in ‘every respect, regarding this type ation, Directer Herbert F-R. Reck was approached om the matter and in order to be’ able information, - " cussed the matter with E. S. Hens- ing such a station at give definite ley, radio project supervisor, who _ Jacksonville, Mr. Hensley sent the information which was received | yesterday at WPA headquarters in which Mr. Hensley furnished a list of materials and equipment, jwhich is presented for the infor- | mation of those interested in the | project. | Mr. Hensley writes that he has experienced men on the the pro- Three men are im the county to the burglary, which wap c= acted some time during last might at the coffee shop c= Division Street, known as the Sunlight Cafe, and operated by Frank Roberts. ‘ject who have preprred the data on the subject of radio broadczsting station and the accompanying fig- {ures are the minimum at which stations are acceptable to i deral Communications ee sion. } In the letter it is explained that the cost of a 50 watt transmitter is but $500 less than a 100 watt transmitter. This is dve mainly {to the fact that the associate equipment in either case must be jthe same, due further to the fact ithat in the transmitter proper jthere are many units as required iby the commission that are iden- tical in all equipment regardless of power. Therefore very little idifferenc in the cost is noted. Mate. ials Transmitter, 50 watt, $3,500; { transmitter, 100 watt, $4,000; | associate studio equipment, etc., $1,500; accoustical treatment for : studios, $750; radial ground sys tem material, $200; antenna (ver- tical radiator), $2,500, making a Constable Floney Pellicier was advised last night by Mr. Roberts that his place had been entered and certain articles removed, = : cluding cigars, cigarettes, beer and wine, and asked that the mat ter be investig=ted_ The of: tarted his gation at once and steps leading from Cafe to an adjacent tering this he fownd the occupant at home and also a comsiderabie quantity of the missing artuciex Three persons whe were cepted in the place were placed under arrest and are now @ county jail pending an imvestigs- tion which ix te be conducted by County Seliciter Alan B. Cicare this afternoon m an <ffert 7 fimd out the facts im the case and determine on whom rests the cxl Pability for the burgiary cea mvest tounc the Sumingent builémg. En { miter i Labor Installation of radio equip- j ment, two engineers, approximate- installation of accoustica]l treatment, two ex- perienced men, 15 days each sta- 2 SSeS he ce pees oe f= eer ate ‘Seme a = =o tee <-peed ot of Finds Safe Too Tough’ = maeteat: (By Awectateé Pree RANDSBURG, Calif, Sept —A burgier m ths doert mire town gained entrance to the oflu~ * of George Jewell, msarance ag laborers, mately 30 days, $300. The antenna for the system experienced men at a contract price of usually not less than $1,000, which will approxi- last 40 cents, the family of Belger | make the total cost of the plant,{ by cutting a large hole m the of! Jensen of this city was abovt ready! | material and 260 to go on relief, when the postman left a letter containing $100 the wife won in a contest. To The Employees Of The State Plant Board: Well founded rumors have come to buy from us or from Yates told that if y: Station, you will be fired. that you have Service Men, we have been with you long before the Plant Board ever thought of coming, here. ‘We have suffered the adver- sities and difficulties of Key West togethér. We hope to be here long after the Plant Board departs. If the penalty of buying job, we certainly do not want part, there will be n One thing, we ask you to Piece of paper, any statement from us is that you lose your you to lose your job. For our parting of friendship. do. Write down carefully on 2 regarding not buying from us that might have been made by any of your superiors. Put uperior. down the name of the The date. If possible, the hour. The names of others present at the time. Memorize im your mind every possible detail of what occurred. Keep the piece of paper. Then, even if long months from now, when you are laid off by the Plant Board, come and see us. roof with a can opener But the handy household éemce failed to work on Jewel™s safe rot take into consideration the|and Undersheriff Rea Pyle ce cost of the duilding nor various! ported only the dial wae dam other necessaries which, it is be-| aged. lieved, would bring the cost of the! plant well un to the $20,000 mark. ‘Hungary Becomes Very Three Kentuck Stern With Smugglers — BUDAPEST, Sept 16—Hue (By Associated reas) gary, waging 2 relentless drive o= LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 18.—! smuggling, sentenced = Viewme= Three Kentucky cities—older, merchant te 30 days m@ Jail and than the state—will celebrate fined him $132,000 for =euggiing their 150th anniversary during an automobile load of saccharine 1936. and matchen Hf be doesn't pay Granted charters in 1876 by an the fine he must serve 36 years @ act of the Virginia legislature,! prison. Frankfort, Washington and Stan-, ford came into existence six years before Kentucky became a state. Frankfort, now the state capi-; MARBETH. Pa—Mrs Robert tal, was the smallest of the three, F. Wood feeds 2 large number of with Washington, now the smail- birds at her home im this city, and est, the second largest community included among them is 2 cathind in the then thinly settled blue--which greedily eats buttered grass region. itoast but scorns plain Gy tet OS OSS OI Oa * installation, $14,- The above figures, of course, do | | Hl i SCORNS DRY TOAST a YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO DRINK GOOD BEER! DAILY DOUBLE BEER IS ALWAYS A TREAT WHETHER YOU ARE TWENTY-FIVE OR SEVENTY-FIVE