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<ciittetinaasasiassitsssisilslsasr: Key West. Florida, bas the coustry; = a= average range of only 14 Fabrenbe® Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West rat Cittzrn KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1936. ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS | REPLENISHFUND | i ings That Affect the Dinner Pails, Dividend _ FOR PROJECT AT ks and Tax Bills of Every Individual; Na- || SEWING ROOMS tional and International Problems Insep- i =—— arable From Local Welfare ; WORD OF APPROVAL ON CON- TINUATION OF ACTIVITIES! RECEIVED JUST IN TIME! TO PREVENT SHUTDOWN {| RICE FIVE CENTS Everything Looks Bright For Starting Bridge Work Nov. 1 RAYMOND JOHNSON KILLS BIG SNAKE Reymond Johnson. employ- Che Key Wi VOLUME LVII. No. 232. NOISE MADE IN CAMPAIGNS HAS LITTLE MEANING COUNT MOST IN RESULTS OBTAINED ‘SENIOR CLASS. HOLDS SESSION PREPARING TENTH, VOLUME OF SCHOOL BOOK /ENROLLMENT IN | CCC CAMPS WILL OPEN UP SOON | WHILE NO pase ae WORD | | HAS BEEN RECEIVED, IT IS; | EXPECTED ACTIVITIES WILL START SHORTLY Hi | ¢ j i | tion B Supreme Court Only L.,al Phase Now (Labor Day marks the end of | summer and the beginning of fall, from the industrial stand- point. In an _ ordinary year, price lists are being revised up-! ward by most big mills. (| TEXTILES: This is dapthier! basic industry which is holding to! First steps in preparing the “The Conch”, i i itenth volume of yearbook of the Senior Class of By BYRON PRICE Key West High School, were tak- (Chief of Bureau, Axsociated Although no definite word has | been received, there is a probabili- \drop, retailers build manufacturers speed up produc- tion after the seasonal summer up inven- tories and the industrial machine high levels, will continue to bet- ter production and sales figures.| The cotton mills are exceptionally | active, More than 100 women working ed with the state read depart- ment, killed one of the larg- est rattlesnakes, it is said, —- which has been killed on the Te Be Mc : ‘ | on the projects at the sewing room | _ en at a meeting of the Senior : Supe tor ~ Ome more “i phase ip to be The reptile, which carried met by the Ccrweas Road and 18 rattles, was seen om the tUt(t—=pttiiiPvV: = Ramrod Key. an employe this matter is sc tied it will be told The Citizen, and was the eighteenth snake of the kind killed by Mr. Johnson. (Ad hdd dd Probably nothing in politics is swings into high gear after a few, UTILITIES: Electric power months of idling. | consumption has surprised .every- H This year, in the face of sea-|one—it is commonly said that was semt out last week that the’ sonal influences, there was little! surplus production capacity, On’ money for continuance of ; summer recession—most business! the average, may get too low this' 4 continued to make progress dur-! fall and result in big construction work would be exhausted by/ ing the hot vacation months, And,|agtivities by the power companigs.’ Thursday. as fall begins, all the signs point},The private utilities, as well as pe to continued improvement. The| the government, are giving much} It was known that another proj-; national, election notwithstand-j thought and effort to speeding’ ect had been requested and had! ing, the recovery movement seems;,rural electrification develop-, to be so strong that nothing can};ments.. The rate level continues, been sanctioned but the ultimate seriously dampen it. The feeling, to, gradual decline. | s hi REQUESTS MADE that the movement will be. little}; RAILROADS: Some lines gre) SPproval by the 1 FOR TAX DEEDS affected by the results of the) faced with the prospect of equip- | Washington had not been re- election is becoming more wide-! ment shortages, due to stimulated; _ i spread. freight business. Upshot is that’ ceived and there was every possi-/ COUNTY CLERK SAWYER KEPT QUITE BUSY IN HAND- — There is also a feeling that) rolling stock buying is on a high!) : Se whether Landon or Roosevelt wins| level, will probably jump sharply; ”'Y that it would not when time, the! LING CERTIFICATES COLLECTING TAXES ! i !ty of Civilian Conservation Corps were made uneasy when the word! Class held tly in the ho: eee ae ee vertllment beginning about Octo- ber 1, Mrs. Gladys Roberts, unit Jack Knights was elected as {supervisor cf the board of soeial | i Editor-in-Chief of the book to be; Welfare, said this morning. i assisted by Romelda Johnson, Oth: Young men representing fami-! er members of the staff electe: ies who are receiving relief or were: | who are eligible for relief are per- tent activity, the gyrations of the! George Solomon—Second As-) mitted to go to these camps. Those 2 is zs {sistant Editor. + who are interested in joining the candidates and their chief spell- Sidney Aronovitz — Business corps should make apulicative at | Manager. ‘the office of the board of social Hilary Albury—First Assstant} welfare at once, Business Manager. The Civilian Conservation Bert Roberts—Second Assistant | Corps, it was pointed out, has met Business Manager. {with the approval of the general Billy Allen—Advertising Mana: | public and the president and con- ger. igress have considered making the | Winifred Shine—First Assistant! CCC a permanent part of the Advertising Manager. | federal program. Jay Streiker—Second Assstant: Boys who have previously en- Advertising Manager. jrolled will not require the follow- Edna Gomez—Circulation Man-' ing regulations: “Boys with hon- ager. ! rable discharges will be ineligible Rae Russell—Assistant Circula-} until a year’s time has elapsed be- tion Manager. | tween the date of discharge and Robert Valdez—Art Editor, | re-selection; boys with administra- George Carey—Assistant Art, tive discharges are ineligible; boys Editor. | with honorable discharges showing Bob Saunders—Sports Editor. | Jess than four months consecutive Charles Wardlow — Assistant | service are ineligible; the only ex- | Sports Editor. {ception to this being those who Edna Riggs—Detail Editor. j were honorably discharged prior Claudia Albury, Norma Garcia, to October 21, 1933. Boys dis- and Minnie Watkins—Assistant | charged for physical disability are | Detail Editors. ' ineligible. more deceptive than the shouting | i it, and after rooms. end tumult which marks the clos- the ing days of every national politic- clear sasling for letting contracts and starting we-t. which it is com fidently expected will be about November 1, said Judge HH Tayler, attorney for the commis- al campaign. Then, after weeks of intermit- binders become constant. Day and comptroller at sew yesterday night the flood of oraory rolls on, | 1 while rallies and torchlight parades <upreme whip the faithful into a state of ex- faver alted emotionalism, the course of the national govern-|soon. The railroad profits are|arrived for shutting down valida |ment can not be greativ chaneed. better than in any recent year,: jIt is probably true that Mr. Lan- but still average less than 3 per! j don would make an effort to re- cent after payment of fixed As the end of the week drew! duce taxes—but he, like the Presi- charges. i ! | dent, is pledged to Federal aid to ‘AIR TRANSPORT: Is estab-|@@¥, conferences were held be-j | farmers, the needy and others, all lishing new records, according to! tween Director Herbert F-R. Reck} | of which costs money. He has Business Week—for the first tim®|and Miss Martha Buck, in charge! ‘likewise gone on record in favor in the industry’s history, passen-} 5 * 3 of a, Federal social security. law.! gers carried exceeded 100,000 inj’ Sn en ae ae Tay. cided that the logical manner in! ia enig +1 aa EMPLOYMENT: All surveys; Which to handle the stuation was _ om A : show that the unemployed rolls to wait until the time arrived, '"® kept busy answering questions are decreasing, but slowly. And‘ when the funds were actually ex-, *egarding delinquent taxes and it is a sad but true fact that the!hausted, and then shut down. tax deed certifi pe jexperiments by Mr. Roosevelt, in'rise in industrial production has! This was deemed a much more liao . the event of his reelection. ‘not been accompanied by an equi-! equitable way of handing the cidentally taking im money, either « Some recent reports follow, tak- valent percentage rise in workers| proposition than selecting some of! for purchases of tax certificates en from various authoritative, employed. One interesting result} the workers in order to make the’ sources: bof this is found in the political; ganas go further and make an ef- AUTOMOBIDES: © “Production “platforms.” When the President! fort to carty ‘on until. the re limquent taxes. has dropped sharply, due to prep-' started Federal relief for the un-' A H aration for new models. Produc-| employed, Republican spokesmen soak ame aad ca cheat It has been a busy few weeks tion will be high during the, next, were biting in denunciation. Now: the shade of gloom had begun to for me the clerk said not only an- Wilbur Johnson—Joke Editor. See (CHIANG PLANNING - few months, may touch record, Republican leaders, including Gov-j descend and the outlook was not! Anthony Knowles — Assistant ane figures. There have been no'ernor Landon, favor it, though’ at all comforting, word was re-'**eTing questions direct but Joke Editor. Tourists Like To Try 1 ° oe ’ . Prime Minister’s Chair eralremaingoven) toweonviction. int (iy Associated Prenn) {RECONSTRUCTION MOVEMENT} maior changes in the automobile’ they criticize New Deal methods.! ceived that the comptroller in the! sity ei the last weeks of the campaign.} LONDON, Sept. 29.—Tourists! IS STARTED TO HELP field, and now cars will not be; Yes, the business picture is’ capitol at Washington had signed comment The other is the practical truth| 27°, ‘e British provinces, the; much different from 1936 models, painted in bright colors these days. the project order. \regarding property im every sec- other e practical truth) Dominions, America and other! ‘SICK MAN OF ASIA’ save in details. Important de-| And the commentators are still; This happened last Thursday,! : t that in any close-election it is not places are taking advantage of, velopment is a Packard entry in, wondering what effect that will! saiq Director Reck, and it was the| "°" f the county, preparing cer- the noise on the surface but the! parliament’s summer vacation to! the low-medium price field where’ have on the presidential race. Will! psychological moment, for the tificates and collecting money organization work underneath! visit the house of commons and! Ansveiated Press) competition is keenest. Com- the electorate give the credit for) next day it would have been neces-| : which wins, , | sit in the seats of Britain’s legis-} NANKING, China, Sept. 29.--| mercial car makers expect to sell it to Mr. Roosevelt and endorse; sary to shut down the project and} During the month ef September Decidsdaits fore; Gampaina: lators. As many as 17,000 have Frugality and thrift are the key-| 600.000 units this year, which wil! him—or will it regard the better-! throw more than 100 women out to date Mr. Sawyer told The C Lookinn beckeven tha peiaaat” visited the house in one day. notes of Ceneralissimo Chiang ; surnass 1929. iment as being inevitable, of employment. | ie ei eae abtiinlis think! Some stand up and pretend to! Ka:-shek’s latcst uplift organiza- STEEL: This basic industry is that a Republican president could} s ter-centuiy, it is quite apparent] address the house. They go a lit-jtion, the People’s Economic Re- | $9,000. Not ali of this was ! jthe purchase of tax certificates holdine wn extremely well, is, speed matters un still more? Sur-| CHURCH GROUP ; but some of this was paid = To the uninitiated, it might at work, which were ap pear that everything depended on yesterday AND * which side out-exhorted the other “ Browne, in these crucial final weeks. Ac- aiterward the tually, there are many practical er the bridges was politicians who wonder how often! i j Mr. Landon would not, according {to all observers, be an experi-! menter—but there is a _ feeling ;that the next Congress will hold }a check rein on any new major this outwerd noise and excitement | really has had much to do with the result. There are at least two good rea- a these have and cight others sons for doubting the value of the or owners paying up their do | final pre-election ‘crash of drums! ei be advertised at the proper "aNd brass in tefims of Votes. One is the demonstrated ume + contracts which have bee date are T counts fact | te be ope ' ye | only a small percentage of the vot-| H that under present-day conditions, also answering \FOUR ATTORNEYS (ARRIVE IN CITY | iGROUP COMES HERE TO AR- GUE CASE’ IN- CIRCUIT COURT CHAMBERS \ | FR ; 1 | ! | i | | George Reece, colored, who has} Arriving in a group this morn-, just returned from a lengthy va-|ing were four attorneys coming iene that a beom im Key lands and 2 Carolyn Sands—Secretary. Jay Stricker—Treasurer. yesterday afternoon by Deputy Joe McMahon—Publicity fore Judge Jefferson B. Browne. Sie: in retrospect that every Presiden-| tle red in the face when someone. construction Movement, which be-|oneratine at around 70 per cent; veys indicate that the election will tial election in that period save | CYes them. Others simply seem ‘comes, with the two-year-old New jo* canacity with gains forecast be very close, with the betting; ee possibly one was decided no late: | highly pleased to be in such sur-|Life Movement, the General's pet {for the immediate future Steel | odds favoring Mr. Roosevelt. | NAMES OFFIC agree pai pues soe diaw. the, beeinat ett roundings. Many it’s not hard to‘ scheme for rejuvenatnig the “sick; Re ped — 7 fn the beginning of the cam-| guess, look with relish to the dayiman of Asia.” ! / eras | following the issuance of 2 tax paign, : : {when they will get home and telli Save Time, Save Money, seve’ OFORGE REECE | certificate , The loser in each instance was a! neighbors and friends that they’ Material—these ere the chief slo- =D KNIGHT SELECTED AS; It was freely poatinint : defeated man before he began the sat in the prime minister’s chair.! gans of the newly launchd move- a PRESIDENT OF ORGAN- pap the time fast age race, and the best he was able to| oS ment, which is expected to achieve IS ARRESTED pss wat eee oe do was to reduce somewhat the; Jaw Dislocating Advice: |i" the material and economic ' — ies a ate geeetpaedl a margin of his loss. | MMe Ouimathi Sides te ee more Sage paaclaprame yon to Wet notionsiof these. aiefeated! ie n WGES} ment is doing for the moral and COLORED MAN, WHO JUST RE: - é idates fai ve rousing! [pocialitife of tbe Geizese | e An election of officers of the| fieates on delinquent property candidates failed to have rousing i a aes social | : 7 ° SvedhSeiieations ~~ campaign meetings toward the! PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 29.—' ae hondees percent followers | TURNED FROM NORTH, NOW iFirst Methodist (Stone) Caechi pre gecaaplgtiet daar end. Each stirred his listeners to|1¢ you must dislocate your jaw! crite Me work eed ten netome{ IN MONROE COUNTY JAIL | League was held at a meeting of | es ssid, and a vister whe was in noisy demonstration, but mostly| while yawning, it’s better to dis-- rents on ti Th ill of re eee ei ” Judge Raymond Lerd’s office th= they turned out to be listeners, jocate both sides than just one. {ate all unnecessary expenses at in the church building. _ fasminrnnee ieee Gat tes who were for him before he star| ‘De, EA, Gamay evolved the cgi uMneceery CxPeaet at Tee rae! tn (Sas ceed eee ed to speak. (dictum after treating two Pasa-' spoj. i ” ai } ; 7 ae ;leff. Im fact he said he beliewed The unfluetuating character of! dena citizens in as many days for] cresureee Dthee ta o> Merwe Loe ee vas Ee heen carr salsa patie ers ae they scauired and eaves nation’s resources by cation in the north, was arrested |to argue a case in chambers be-j tion. In almost every case the] For instance, Elmo Smalley, be hn i duking? change in standing from week to] 27, dislocated both sides, and it'the thrift. campaign, coe week has varied only in such de-| was practically no trick at all for a gree as might result from matiifal Dee Gummig to snap the Smalley accidents. | jaw back in place at the emer- The polls do not agree one with gency hosptal. But the other another, being based on different! yawner dislocated one side and methods and different principles;) had t-. be sent to the regular hos- but that is beside the point. They] pital. do show roughly that nose-counts} taken under a given set of circum-| stances or in a given ‘ocality| MEXICO’S JOBLESS } have turned out about the same; UNITE; NOW SEEK whether they were conducted} GOVERNMENT AID early or late in the campaign. jj puberty They indicate little sh'fting| tax decisis en) around, which in turn indicates) MEXICO, D. F., Sept. 30— that nearly all of the voters made! yexico’s jobless are following the up thelr mince ere mee |lead of those who have jobs, and Work Important This Year | organizing. Nor do the practical men of; A new group called the “Bloc politics put great faith in the po-|of Unemployed Workers of the tency of public campaigning) Federal District” recently petition- among that minor percentage of}ed President Lazaro Cardenas for voters who still remain undecided. ; help, declaring “we have organiz- It is the enthusiasts who pack, ed to form a single unit that will political meetings. The more in-| demand the socia! justice to which different stay at home from the| we are entitled.” parades, and they also stay away! Heading the “syndicate of the from the polls in great numbers, idle,” as it was promptly dubbed, on election day. By and large,'is Manuel Montiel Blancad as sec- they can be reached only by pri-|retary general. Other officers vate persuasion and individual at-| are secretaries of labor, of the tention. treasury and of the exterlor. i harvest in parking and other fees. believes! Founder and Sponsor Chiang Kai-, shek, should be used for the pur-; chase of machinery and gquip-! ment which will enable China to! manufacture at home what she; now buys abroad. Thus, it is hop- ed, China can eventually reduce} !an unfavorable trade balance which now runs to $125,000,000 a year. Crowds At Observatory Make Land Owners Rich (My Ausoenced Press) PASADENA, Calif:, Sept. 29.! —The Carnegie Institution’s Mount Wilson observatory is prov- ing a bonanza for the company which owns the land on which it is situated. Until a year ago the observa- tory could be reached’ only by a steep, narrow toll road and visi- tors were comparatively few. Then Los Angeles county built a high gear road up the mountain. The institution charges no ad-; mission, but the owners of the mountain top site are reaping a ‘ ' } itwo Sheriff Ray Elwood, and is now lodged in Monroe county jail. Reece was srrested in 1935, it was said at the sheriff’s office, of driving and the other or operat- on charges. One reckless ing an automobile without a prop- ler license. May 13 the srme year he was} released on his own recognizance and shortly afterward disappcar- ed. It is said that he had left for New York. On several occasions his case} was called for trial in criminal court, but he failed to appear. The case was eventually placed on the absentee docket and an alias eapias issued for his arrest. Yesterday when he was arrested by Deputy Elwood he said he thought -that the sheriff's office had forgotten all ebout him and was surprised and disappointed when he fovnd that Deputy El- ‘wood’s memory is unfailing when it comes to remembering the faces and characteristics of offenders. They came by | erintendent. Susan Peacon — Chairman of Worship. | The case, it is understood, isone| _!.0is Sawyer—Chairman of So- ; cial Service. to, Adele Reberts—Chairman | Bi ssions. con-; George Saunders—Chairman ef Recreation, Marie Knewles—Pianist. of circuit court. Miami-Key West plane. ‘involving matters pertaining the construction of a Florida ho- tel and has to do with the struction costs. The suit is being brought by the | Whitman interests and is pre- sented by Attorneys Dan Redfern and Jack Kirchik. The defense is represented by Attorneys Ed: Bingham and Wm. H. Malone. of (iy Awocintea Prexnt MUSKOGEE, Okla., Sept. 29.— The estate of the late Jackson From Ohio Graveyard Barnett, one of Oklahoma's | wealthiest Indians, has increased | $135,000 in the past two years, Indian officials here disclosed. Barnett died in Los Angeles in 1934. Hundreds of persons from all parts of the United States ican flags and flowers from vet- entered elajms to part of erans’ graves in Forest Hills ceme- tate which federal court tery. j ities say is tow valued at Finally he caught several red $2.000,000. squirrels red-handed in the act of! They said cost of the climbing the grave markers, pull- record in administration of ing the flags from their sockets, estate would amount to approxi- and scamperng away. mately $15,000. (By Associated Press) NAPOLEON, 0O., Sept. 29. | Many weeks passed before Sexton | Charles Coleman solved the mys-, ; tery of who was stealing Amer- F h. HH i Fi $135,000 In Two Years! 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