The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 19, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No, 224. MUCH INTEREST IS CENTERED ON VIRGIN ISLANDS) | | COMPILE REPORT ON GAME KILLED FIGURES ARE ASTOUNDING, | SAYS SECRETARY OF COM- MISSION; ADVOCATES PAR- TIAL CONSERVATION CLAIMED, THAT THEY MAY BECOME VACATION SPOT RIVALING SECTIONS OF BRITISH BAHAMAS (Ry Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Fia., 19.—Fleet-winged bobwhite quail die by the hundreds of thousands in Florida when hunters pull the triggers of their shotguns during By PRESTON GROVER | (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—The difficulty encountered in selecting Sept. judges for the Virgin islands ha: thrown the publicity spotlight! periodically upon them to a de-|. 90-day hunting season. I. N. Kennedy, retary of the state game and fresh gree encouraging to some resi- executive sec- dents hoping to make them an off- shore paradise for tired American| water fish commission, figures the = “kill” at 617,500 eS | He based his estimate on reports vacationists. Boyd Brown, president of the Virgin Islands company, a fed- erally financed organization de- signed to put the island residents; *PPlY for licenses. again on their feet, told friends} Law provides a hunter must re-j in Washington that already some! port the game he killed in the pre-} private capital was buying in on, Vious season when he obtains j the prospects the place might be-| license for the current season.! come a vacation spot rivaling the|This year, for the first time,! British Bahamas. | Kennedy compiled the figures ob-! Others concerned with the | tained from county judges in 47} lands’ fate estimate it may be aj counties. With these in hand, = long job to make of them an At-|éstimated the game killed an-| lantie Catalina, but perhaps worth | ually by hunters of the other 20) trying. counties, and figured it this way:! ‘War Babies’ |617,500 quail,, 360,000 doves,/ The island have colorful spots! 175,000 squirrels, 60,000 ducks, {2,350 deer, 3,350 turkeys, feese. in their history which the interior} department is capitalizing upon in! ® “These figures are certainly as- For tounding,” Kennedy said. “Sports- which hunters make when they 500; men must be conservative if we} sugar are to keep Florida a good hunt-! They should*be es-| its promotional literature. years they were a pirate haven, | dotted with baronies with accompanying rich! ing ground. then were kee bd de IN THIS STATE, AWAIT*RETURN® * Che Key West Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER | 19, 1936. TX aL Ia asa es MIAMI POLICE. | DICTATOR ISSUES NEW BLUE LAWS (By Associated Press) PEIPING, China, Sept. 19. —Smoking on the street, or * GIVES HIMSELF UP , Patrolman W. F. Collins is ‘a firm believer in that old Ripleyism of “Believe it or Not” because of the fact that recently a culprit for whom the had a warrant gave him- self up instead of awaiting arrest. Officer Collins had four warrants one of which was for "Gene Roberts, colored. He went to Roberts’ and not finding hii ed to the police sta arresting the others for whom he had warrants. Within a short time Rob- erts arrived and seeing Of- ficer Collins asked what was wanted. He was told that a neat little cefl was awaiting him, and without any further questions he entered his “chamber” to await hearing the next afternoon. eating while walking, is strict- ly forbidden to men and wo- men residents of the Celes- tial City. This new law is part of Marshal Chiang Kai- shek’s “New Life Movement,” which aims at the moral re- generation of the Chinese people. Offenders of the new decree will be severely pun- ished. ‘Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, whose wife was educated at Wellesley college in the United States, recently for- bade the women and girls of China to wear garments which in any way accentuated the breast, hips or posterior. He also outlawed ~ foot-binding, WILL PUT YOU TO BED FREE| : : IF YOU WILL JUST STOP! DRIVING WHEN BECOMING! ‘ INTOXICATED { | (My Asxocintea Press) ; MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 19.—If you! .go out on a party here and get \ ‘ | drunk, just call up the police de- | partment and a patrol car will take ; you home. { ‘no strings of any kind—iust so |you keep away from the wheel breast-binding and the wear- (Of your own car until you become} ing of corsets. | sober. OBS OBAMA 4, T° en is part of the police} TI IG ILI LS SI I & department’s safety drive. Of six! | fatal’ automobile accidents here re-! jcently, five were caused by drunk-i jen drivers and one of the victims} {was a policeman. This impelled Andrew J. Kavanaugh, director of | public safety, to make the offer. TO MOVE BARGE, “Let the other fellow dr've,” | i the urged. “If there is n> other! | fellow, call a cab, and if you find FORMER KEY WESTER DIED EQUIPMENT OF KEY WEST-) \ourself financially embarrassed IN MIAMI THURSDAY FROM MIAMI AIRWAYS COMPANY, 24 still conscious enough to be: | safety-minded, call police head-| EFFECTS OF POISONOUS DISINFECTANT No fine, no arrest, no charge, TO BE REMOVED TO NEW ‘quarters and we will see you are} {taken home in safety—only do not} LOCATION AT SUB BASE ido it too eften.” i How often “too often” would |be, Kavanaugh did not say in his! Just when the landing barge} speech, but he indicated in an in-! office of the Key West-Miami:terview that twice would be about; Airways Inc., will be moved was enough. a : meee: ices for Mrs. Frieda Riley, 45,) . ' e said several men had avail- s not to be learned today as traM©' a!themselves of the ser-ice, The| Tee died Thersday afternoon inj 2 ee | policemen just drove their charg-; Victoria Hospital in Miami from! another of the finger piers in the! es to the front door and helped : i submarine base, wiil depend on them up the steps—no extra frills, | *B effects of = poisonous dis-! Many inquiries have been re- ceived today as to funeral serv-| RECEIVED ABOUT | ACCOMMODATIONS Probable serge BELIEVED THAT GREAT NUM- OOOO DODD DD pierce, Ch Pali BER OF VISITORS WILL BE PUBLISHES STORY inits Sh To Have IN KEY WEST DURING AP-| Great Bearmg On SH PROACHING SEASON Miss Teen Williams and her co-' worker in the housing department ‘cf the FERA in Key West, are ‘confident that there will be } much greater number of visitors to | the city this year than there was ' Yast season. i This belief is: founded on the great number of requests which | ‘have been received at the office; i fere visited Key West, in addition ‘te the many requests which have been amwered relative <o °°" gre we wee ees modations for the season. TWO DEFENDANTS — | TO GET HEARING WITH BURCLARY AT SUNLIGHT CAFE j | Most of thes are from visitors | of previous yee-s wh> generally | express themselves as “having ex- | perienced che charm of Key West | with ite delightful climate and hos- | pitable people, and feel that the ' season woud be, indeed, a loss if {not spent in Key West.” Alton “Scrapprde: i One of the last letters received sas from Mrs. T. Elwood Allison d daughter, Miss Mered‘th Alli- son, who will come again this sea- son for the third consecutive year. habitations. The recent history ‘pecially careful in shooting quail the return of the Lighthouse Ten- like cireumventing irate wives or|infectant which she drank Wed-! |Mrs. Allison and daughter are ee te blsade. Keweece. has heen ee leave at least four birds in' a! rms covey.” somewhat forlorn. | Last year there were 45,000, They were sort of “war babies.” | hunting licenses and 15,000 fresh Denmark had owned them for! water fishing licenses sold in} 250 years when the United States’ Florida, as compared with 42,000; decided to buy them in 1917 fori2"d 14,000 the previous year. $25,000,000 on representation! Licenses cexhiing hs being gent out, from the Danish government that| fhe ons for tits ‘season. it was uncertain it could prevent! Unfortunately,” Kennedy con-, them becoming German sub-| tinued, “We have no way of mak: marine bases. Years before, a|i"& comparisons. It is the first. deal for the United States to buy] time any | estimation has | been, : F + byimade by hunters of game 5 them for $5,000,000 failed only oT Welaslinecdiowerc Mikel ike | number of hunters increases every year, i | “These figures are conserva-} and downs, mostly the latter, un-{ tive because they do not include til when President Hoover visited | hunters beneath the age of 16 or them in 1931 he said the United|*hose over 65, who did not pur-} chase licenses.” H Hunters in Duval County (Jacksonville) alone reported. killing 62,454 quail. Volusia County (Davtona Beach) hunters! said they killed 209 deer. The Interior it a narrow margin. partment officials called rather excited buy. Since 1900 they have had ups States had merely acquired an is- land “poor house.” Those were almost fighting} words to the residents, a large percentage of whom are of negro extraction, but interior depart- and move the moorings of the} day afternoon that he had been} PORTED IN DISTRESS ON as theiegel: ein Tamnertay) nt Wrecking Tug Warbler received ladvices this morning through the Porter Dock company +o ;-roceed to the assistance of the Norwe- said. gian Steamship Jacob Christian. ae sen, reported aground on Pacifi LE VESSEL was said, but where from or where aes ies {delivering the automobile too. Other than the -Wrecking ‘er: WARBLER es ae, are V — barge, two of which weigh 2,000; pounds each and another which discussing with W. W. Demeritt, | superintendent of lighthouses, the} PACIFIC REEF ‘ this time, relieving buoys. Until the return of this vessel nd could not be learned. Tre ships of the Coast Guard had been Warbler the Ivy is the only ves}; TO ASSIST S weighs 2,500 pounds. date of the return of the Ivy, but the barge will have to remain lo- Reef. j working on the vessel but had ob- sel in port equipped to pick up! Franklin E. Albert said yester-| NORWEGIAN VESSEL RE- no definite date has been learned cated at Pier Number 5, it was The vessel is laden with coal, it taired no results. These vesscis | ngeaay. ~ Relatives in Key West who have {been asked whether funeral serv- ‘ices would be held in Miami or in i Key West, were not in a position |to give an answer. Mrs. Ida | Archer, mother of Mrs. Riley, left , yesterday morning for Miami. !. Mrs, Riley was found Wednes- | day night lying on the floor of jher home at 3733 N. W. street. Beside her was a vial ‘which had contained the poison. Bernard Riley, a son who was ‘in Mfneola, N. Y. was notified of the death of his mother and the | body was taken to the Combs Funeral Home until information as to funeral arrangements were received. A note to Bernard asked him not to grieve over her act but to * jand babies. “I could not stand ; Starvation any longer,” read the ‘note. “My heart has been broken 19th} | take care of his little family, wife | jirom Wallingford, Pa. While here last year Mrs. Alli- son purchased two lots and is @ taxpayer in city and county. When leaving st the end of the last win- ter season she carried home with her < complete file of The Citizen, ing “by reading the stories in I can keey in close touch with the trend of events in this at- tractive city, with its del ghtfu! ! people.” Anothe: writer asking for m- | formation about Key West is Had- }men Harry Williams, of Viola, ‘Iowa. Mr. Williams spent last season on the Kezs in his beauti- | ful and homelike trailer, but did not get tu Key West, his le: ez shows. { This year, however, he will j Soon be on his way to this city and j wants to be sent any and all in- formation so that when he arrives he will be zeady to make himself a part of the community without | much ado, i ment officials say it acted also as} a challenge for the islands to do better. Upkeep Costs Millions Ever since their purchase, con- gress has had to appropriate about $250,000 a year to help fi- nance the insular government. Since the interior department took them over from the navy about five years ago, nearly $2,- 500,000 has been spent there, re- settling unlanded tenants, rescu- ing cane land from the jungle, and improving health conditions. The aim is to make them self- supporting by reviving the sugar industry and rum_ business, and by stimulating tourist and va- eationist trade, Situated off the far Cuba, they have about population, all but 2,000 end of 22,000 of it negro or mixed blood. It was ani Reck left this morning by Coast; as the rest of the line which has experience to hear some of the negro island residents, at a sen- ate hearing, speak with a gutteral Danish accent, in such sharp con-! trast to southern negro dialects, There is no independence move! in the islands. That, evident: farthest from their thoughts. NOTICE ly, is Dade County (Miami) hunters re- Other top figures doves, Duval County, 42.281; geese, Leon County (Tallahas- see), 56: ducks. Brevard Connty (Titusville), 6,738. RECK DEPARTS FOR TORTUGAS |LEAVES THIS MORNING ON | INSPECTION TRIP TO FORT JEFFERSON f t } WPA Director Herbert F-R | Guard Plane which arrived from Miami about 8 o’clock, to make an | inspection of Fort Jefferson Na- tional monument, and plans to re- turn this afternoon, The director was accompanied ,on the trip by Roy Goodman, en-} gineer in charge of projects in \Key West, and Miss jloney, office manager in Key. | West for the “Key West-Miami City Garbage schedule is as Airways. follows: From Greene to Olivia Streets: Mondays and Thursdays. From Olivia to South Beach: i / DANCE 1 i | re the Comanche and Pandora.| for four years. ported killing the most turkeys,| 187. included :: Squirrels. Duval County, 20,340; / Betty Ma-| ; TO RESUME WORK OF OVER-| we Orr fhortly after the Warbler suail- HAULING. TELEGRAPH ed a message was received at the ABLE lighthouse headquarters from First c elt | Assistant Keeper Harry .Baldwin at Carysfort light station, advis- ‘ ae ... | ing that a steamer was aground on stoke, Ship John |W. AHKINS, | pacific Reef, but too far out to pceac mp maeves, sae k oe r.;enable him to read the name. ing to resume the work of over} From the information received hauling the Punta Rassa-Key West: ‘ . . jat the Porter company it was con- cable of the Western Union Tele- | j ectured that the report given by graph company. Cable Manager G. R. Steadman! j said that this cable was laid in '1890 by M. L. Hellings, then man- ‘ager of the W. U. company, and that it was still in excellent con- dition. | There are still a few miles of ‘the cable to be overhauled, Mr. | Steadman told The Citizen, and it os jis anticipated that this section! VESSEL BRINGS IN TWENTY ‘will found i id iti } ; Will be found in as good condition |) SIX PASSENGERS; LEAVES ENROUTE TO TAMPA i i i Norwegian vessel. CUBA ARRIVES i been inspected. Steamship Cuba, of the P. and O. S. S. eémpany, arrived yester- day afternoon from Havana with _ ARRIVES HERE s three first class and three second class passengers for Key West; 19 j Steamship Gatun, of the Stand-|first and one second class for jard Fruit and Steamship eompany, | Tampa. arrived in port last night at 7:30; Key West arrivals: Nelida Men- o'clock, berthed at the main pier{dez, Florida Pena, Josefina Men- ; of the Porter Dock company, took; dez, Mike Vigo, Eduardo Roig, ee “31,285 gallons of fuel oil and| Ramiro Rodriguez. ‘seited 10:30 o’clock for Frontera, | The S. S. Cuba sailed 5 o’clock | Mexico. for Tampa with two first and sev- Mr. Baldwin was also about the}: T have suffered) Another letter is from L. H. Beylies, of Cambridge, Mass, and refers to the article by Elmer Da-| vis published in Harper's Maga- street,i zine of April 1935. Mr. Baylies! says that after reading the article | he determined that Key West is a good place to see, and asks thet information of any and all kinds be sent him as soon as possible. BS As usual this request, along | yy Axsociated Press) wit my ethers recsived at PAOTINGFU, Chins, Sept. 19.| tne" nesine dopartnent os the} —Old-style river pirates have re-!<eason of 1936 and 1937 draws appeared in north China. 2 near, is heeded immediately and _ Four junks plying the Taching| answers to évery questioner, with | river between here and Tientsin | supply of printed information were robbed by a band of 40 menj thet ans-vers ically all quer- who took $6,000 worth of loot jc" iis gals and held 14 passengers for a "Sia a aaa a. | Still Wears Whiskers | Came For Week’s Work; Stays On Job 43 Years | But Doesn’t Own ’Em | (Ry Aanocinted Presny OKEMAH, Okla., Sept. 19.— RALEIGH, N. C., Sept. 19. (Col. T. F, Bowler of Okemah is} —“Uncle” David Haywood is {still wearing long white whiskers,) celebrating his 43rd anniver- ‘but they’re really not his. Bowler, proud of his beard for |many years, lost them to Char- Jey Baskin of Holdenville, on an glection bet, Baskin refused to col- j lect when Bowler came around to ‘pay off. TWO MORE DAYS (Sunday and Monday) plenty.” Survivors are, besides her son, her mother and sister, Mrs. Harry Peacock, 1216 El Rado Coral Gables. Chinese River Pirates Begin New Activities | | WL kk hock hed dee and Tony Head, twe of 4 rested in burglary of the Senuge morning. = . early yesterday be given prelimimary bearing be fore Justice of the Peace Ex Fequmaaids .ns gfiernecn Originally there were three sa pects placed im the a pending an mvestigauer thee robbery. One of these whe was = the county bastile yesterday later released when the & estabhshed that m- alk was counts fect it was ssid ths morn others will be given neare will be breakime and entering with intent te commi a mdemeamer The stolen property wes found In a place adjacent te the cafe ox = = p= = ‘cupied by bead EF comeuted of cigars, cigarettes, wime and beex COMES TO THIS PORT TO RE- LIEVE YEATON WHICH HAS GONE TO MISSISSIPP! Coast Guard Cutter Legare from Pascagoula, Miss, arrived im port yesterday afterneon and is berthed at one of the finger piers in the submarine bese. a= signed for = period to service im , this area. Captain Car! is @ com mand of the vessel with J. A Craig as executive officer. Shert- ly after arrival yesterday & war , expected the Legare would be pone oer | Peel &— called to render assistance to caineceenael 75 miles from Key other vessels went to the shigis assistance. The Coast Guard Cutter Yes- thre t i Unt 1200 tonight to take ie vf ing. Ist Delivery: 8:30 2 m ¢ i A ' i 2nd Delivery: 1938 a2 = { Se POULTRY Only Fulford’s Poultry Farm 1 Deliver Tuesdays and Fridays. { TONIGHT 10 O'CLOCK Another vessel of the same Ville, toral second class passengers who, Make all complaints by calling); HABANA-MADRID CLUB |the Ceiba, arrived at the dock of |booked at Key West. e phone 496-J, {Music By Geo. Deane’s Orchestra| the Porter company shortly before| First class passengers sailing FRANK CATES, | ADMISSION __. _ 75¢| 12, 0’clock, took bunkers of oil and {from this port were: Mrs. Archer Cars Washed and Greased, only PAUL’S TIRE SHOP Phone 65 f i t RAUL’S CLUB John Orchestra s i t sept19-1t Manager. NOTHING YOU jat-3 o’clock was preparing to sail.ijShepherd and Ernest Strickland. } | naa. $1.00 CAN DRINK DURING THE SUMMER WILL GIVE YOU AS MUCH PLEASURE, ENERGY AND SATISFACTION AS DAILY DOUBLE BEER. TRY i m