The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 3, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No, 262. Che Kry KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1936. WTI APSA AL LLL | <BROUGHT FLOOD’ BY KILLING LIZARD . (By Associated Press) SAN ANGELO, _ Texas, Nov. 3.—Mexican boys taught by Miss Ruth Rich believe they know what caused. the disastrous floods here this fall. They killed too many green lizards, the teacher said the boys confided in her. The boys, having faith in the old belief that ki ge lize ards and turning their bellies up to the sun will bring rain, staged a wholesale slaughter of lizards when the com- munity needed rain badly. The next day rain started falling and didn’t stop until the city was flooded. Tdi uhde ded died) OX TEAM. TAKES . CAMPAIGN OFFERS LESSON TO THIRD PARTY HOPEFULS PREPARATIONS FOR NEW ota | ALITION PARTY AMOUNTED} TO BUT LITTLE IN fenite TIES CARRIED ON By BYRON PRICE (Chiet a _——- i Those who are talking of build-| ing new political parties for 1940) will find cause for serious reflec- tion in the lessons of 1936. Only a few months ago t! were so badly mixed, and signs of revolt were so widespread and con- vincing within both of the old par-| ties, that one experienced political | leader predicted that five or six Presidential tickets would divide FACED ECONOMIC RUIN AND DESPAIR JUST THREE YEARS AGO i this year’s electoral vote amongst them. Figuring that the established or- iusiinateacenes GILMER, Tex. Noy. 3.—An ox 'teem pulled the R. F. Brown fam- ily of nine from the relief rolls and rooted it into east Texas soil. Three years ago, Brown, now 41, faced economic ruin and des- !pair when the lumber mills with which he had worked closed down. Brown did odd jobs and finally turned to relief work. Then he der of alignments was definitely on the rocks, leaders of the Farm- er-Labor party in Minnesota and of the Progressive party in Wis- consin devoted many __ intensive hours to considering what they might do on a national scale. 14 years Preparations for a brand new ‘coalition party, to include conser- ive Democrats and Republi- cans, reached a stage where se-/though he knew little about farm- rious thought was given to meth-| ing. ods of cclucting a candidate. He moved his family to the five- ial js acre farm. He swapped his hand The socialists, communists and | 200° (orm Oe thull atecr anda few days later traded his plane for a second young ox.” Then he start- ed work. This fall he is harvesting cot- ton, corn, sweet potatoes and other products from his now 22- acre farm and the family table is loaded with good things to eat. Mrs. Brown did her share. She raised chickens and traded some of them for a cow. Now the Browns have the oxen. two cows, a year- ling, a flock of chickens and a pig en route to the smoke-house. other perennial “also rans” thought titey saw a golden oppor- tunity to strengthen their posi- tions. A group of labor leaders pondered formation of a labor party. The Townsend, Long and Coughlin organizations caused a lot of genuine worry among the o-dliners, Yet what did it all amount to in terms of votes? None Got Far | Just one newcomer, the Union party, finally got on the ballot inj an appreciable number of states,! but before the campaign was well! PRISONERS T0 under way it settied back into the) , ranks where voting strength is} computed in minor percentages. | GET HEARING Some of other lesser parties de- cided not to put up teikets of their own. Others nominated Presiden-| peace Justice E, R. Lowe, of tial candidates who spent much of ‘Tavernier, yesterday telephoned their advising the voters how | Sheriff X. 0. Thompson that he to choose between Roosevelt and expected to have the pre!iminary Landon. {hearing of Mark Plummer and Apparently not one of these’ George Gwynn a& foon4as the pris- groups except the Union party | oners can be brought to Tavernier. benefited in the least from the; Both of the accused men have wholsale bolting from the old par- | made bond of $500 @4ch Hrd? Mr. ties. And even the Union party | Waite said, this mogning, 1 ‘it fai‘ed to attract outstanding bolt-| would be some time later in the ers. Every prominent Democrat! week before arrangements | could who walked away headed straight be made to take them to Tavernier for the Republican corral, and vice . for the hearing. versa. : | —S———EEEEE Nor did the Union party fail *g: experience all of the trouvles whicti! HERON BRINGS. beset similar new organizations in| ——— x Ma: believed that had Huey | Long lived, a highly powerful! MAN OFF RELIEF: ‘LOOK FOR MORE _ YOUNG BLOOD N |. NEXT jINDICATED THAT WORLD | WAR VETERAN Mi:MBER- SHIP IN HIGHER BRANCH WILL ALSO BE INCREASED | By PRESTON GROVER ! jelection offers prospects that dash of young blood will enter the H (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—The | senate next session, augmenting a substantial representation al- ready there. Too, it seems likely at this stage ‘that the world war veteran mem- bership also will be increased. Veterans’ organization officials look forward from now on to steady increase. in veteran mem- bership in congress. Civil war ex- perience guides their estimates. ;There were 124 world war veterans lin the house last session, which | was, however, a drop from 130 in Hos. New Blood Last session 16 senators were world war veterans. Terms of only ator Russell of Georgia, already is assured of returning. Senator Ben- son of Minnesota is running for the governorship. To replace this one loss is the assured election of Claude Pepper of Florida 36-year-old veteran, un- opposed as Democratic nominee. { rented a small piece of land, al-|In addition, Rep. Josh Lee, 44, of ; Committee, Committee Members| Oklahoma, a veteran, is Democratic | senatorial nominee in that usually Democratic state. Other young bloods seeking sen- ate rank include: Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Massachusetts Republican. The two major party Centehdérs in Michigan, former Governor Wilber M. Brucker, 42, Republi- ean, a war veteran. and Rep. Pren- tiss M. Brown, 47, Democrat. Governor H. Styles Bridges, 39, ;of New Hampshire, whose election 34, { is viewed by Republicans as a New! England certainty. Allen J. Ellender, 45, Democrat, unopposed in Louisiana to succeed Mrs. Huey P. Long. In For 30 More Years Statisticians compute the aver- age age of wor'd war veterans at about 42 years. That puts them at an age when they begin to show up in increasing numbers in con- gress and among the ranks of gov- ernors. Civil war experience indicates that for another 30 years world t war veterans will share largely in} public life. President McKinley, last of the civi! war Presidents, served past the turn of the 20th century. | Already a cry has arisen from! among the ranks of the veterans themselves not to let their growing public powver lead them into exces- sive public demands. But that is another question for the'next 30 years to settle. LODGE UNIT TO ATTEND FUNERAL ‘Democratic Rally Last Night! SENATORIAL UNTT Marked By Great Enthusiasm; I JACKSOWILE commodity alone, but would Ieing| Adherents to the ideals of bate " . some happiness into the lives of; Demacratic gesty in large sum-| is cusands in Florida, whose ex-| |bers assembled at Bayview Park | istence is today dreary and help-' NORBERG THOMPSON AND MAYOR H. C. GALEY INVIT- ED TO REPRESENT KEY WEST AT SESSION | | | |last night to hear a group of elo-|'* | day. ss, dark and despairing. | the ts of tke presiden.| ernments. The senator told how! —Norberg Thompson, president i \ bers of prominent citizens two} jyears ago, j | | ter would, if voted through in this, which has been planned by the lo- (Special te The Citier=) H ' | He then took up the proposed; JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Now. 3. | quent and forceful speakers ex-)county and city merger of gov- - ei j this bill had been introduced fol-' of the Chamber of Commerce, and | ef tribute t i i i - Gal : | tial campai and pay tribute neue conversation with a num. Rie meee: en im those others in the race for demo-} ' 1 Z just how the vote of; vited to represent Key West at 2 \eratic preference in the voting to-| the people of the state would ef-| a feck {t, in what. manner the mat-| =Pne Se 9p Merenter Gy ! S | The meeting was opened short-|clection, be again submitted for 4! 4) Chomber of Commerce and ly after 8 o'clock by B. D. Trevor, | Teferendum in the county, and) then go back to the legislature for Kiwanis Club im hemor of the two | final action. : | retiring United States Senators | Democratic Executive Committee,’ At. the conclusion of the; _ ‘ ‘ | Key | 2enstor’s address it was evident! and the, Democratic senatorial ¥; to one seated in the audience that) nominees who are expected te West Hospitality band under the! the idea comprised in the amend-| % {ment had been clearly elucidated, succeed them. «urection of Professor Alfredo! d th al i i jand was thoroughly understood by; They are among a group of 86 jmany who had had a hazy idea of; ecentatives 6 cases sale Seated on the stage besides the| What it meant before hearing the) “> ° 4 : eated on the stage ook jes jexolanation as given. }in the State who have been speakers and master of cere-: Jive the others who had ap-| Vited to attena the gathering. j monies Trevor were: sudge vel- peared before him Senator Gomez; A. H. Laney, president of the —_ B. puke nas e m closed his address with an apneal| Kiwanis Club, and James T. | Thompson, Representative B. C. to the thinking people of Key! i : |Papy, Local Chairman of the West to vote the straight demo-| Daniels, manager of the Chamber j chairman of the Monroe County| | following a concert by the Barroso. | Navarro, Tax Assessor J. Otto peonle at large that Key Wert is! that facilities of the Roof Garden | Kirchheiner, Mayor Harry C. anpreciative of the «ood which! of the Mayflower Hotel, overloo janes oe comeinae SSaaey bes merrnee to lo veople under! ing the beautiful St. Johns River Cobo, . J » Of the Roosevelt administration and! which drai st ioe Monroe. County Democratic | those others who have stood 1 hl capcorpcee smaboganene oe | Executive Committee, Harry M.' him, and will stand by him, when 7 ee | Baker, vice chairman of the Mon-' he is reelected. jaceommodate the crow anti- !roe County Democratic Executive} Speaks In Spanish 'cipated here for the ceremonies : Justice of The Peace Enrique! honoring Florida’s Senior Senater, E. C. Gomez and Sidney Thomp-' Esquinaldo was next introduced} Scott M. Loftin, William L. Hill, son, and Jack Gaiti. {by Mr. Trevor and immediately} the Junior Senator, and the two | The first speaker was Attorney explained that he had been asked! Democratic S nat-ial Nomineos, , W. Curry Harris. His oratorical to address the audience in Spanish’ Claude Pepper of Tallahassee and effort was an explanation of the but believed that most of the Charles O. Andrews of Oriande. 1 itine sees eraani es the SPatlish speaking people present, This group will make the meet- eoeae S ah uae SP” the BEsoed English, and the Eng-, ing. unique for pone the. _ tue, many disconcerting situations Spanish. sae pr apepregpoanits oo = gee which have been brought about by| However in deference to thosej day previous, four Florida Sen- those whose main object has been who had asked he spoke in Spa- ators will be gathered at one to becloud the financial situation.’ ish, in part going over the <rme' =peaker’s table. Due tribute will | Mr. Harris’ explanation and ground which had been touched’ be paid Senior Senator Loftin and analysis of the financial situation on by the former speakers and: Junior Senator Hill as men who was clearly elucidated as he went! clarifying in Spanish those points|have already rendered splendid into the many details of the in- which could not be made clear to! service and then to Senators-Blect omar of ms ceases ~ those who did not understand) Claude Pepper and Charles ©. An- shewed conclusively that added English perfectly. drews in the interest that they smount to the growing national) His talk was brief but his ex-| will perform for the state as rep- eeegea =a ge ae cuarruht ee planation of the different issuesiresentatives im the United States hea of the president to bring of the campaign was made richer! Senate from Florida. [out of the chaotic condition left. by the Spanish idioms in the use| All four of these distinguished by former administrations, the! of which Mr. Esquinaldo is a mas-| guests have accepted invitation to peace and contentment which waster. He concluded by appealing|attend the meeting according to now evident throughout the coun-,t the audience, both Americans|the Chamber of Commerce and try. ‘and Latins, for a strict adherence! Kiwanis officials, who also an- ito the ideals of democracy. and/nouneed last night that W. j Melton of Marianna, Florida's for a vote of the straight demo State Attorney J. Lancelot Lester! cratic ticket. oldest ex-senator has been in- vited. Governor David Sholtz and was introduced and in a_brief,! Speake. clear, concise and comprehensive) volpetar ie. ST Dr.| Democratic Gubernatorial Nomi- address pleaded with the people|w,, BR Warren was introduced; "¢e Fred P. Cone of Lake City of Key West to go to the polls to-| 4, the Jast speaker of an evening! also have been asked to appear on day and vote the straight demo-| which had proven af deepest in-! the same program, making the ad- cratic ticket from the president) terest to a crowd whose attitude! ditional possibility of two gover- jdown the line, and do this with throughout the evening indicated! nors being present together in the j the knowledge that it was the a desire to learn of the many and| ‘istinguished group. {right and proper action. varied issues of this greatest and Frances Langford. “Florida's Mr. Lester specifically men- most complicated national {Movie Queen”, who is enjoying 2 | tioned those candidates whose paign im many years, and from election would be of lasting bene-' the remarks of many it was clear! { fit to Key West and Monroe coun-; = . z |ty. He mentioned the woriderful' sat <a ee assistance which had been afford-| ‘And had they not been satis- ed the people of the county by the! ricq before the clarifying and, federal activities which had been! analytical exposition of the issues started and are now under way,! as made by Dr. Warren simplified Attorney Lester Heard Following Mr, Harris, Assistant ral Citizen ivacation from Hollywood at her, third-party movement might have heen developed around him. Since | his departure things seem to have | been shifting steadily back toward | * i the old two-party basis. Labor May Be Exception The one possible exception, - as itters stand today, lies in the} till nebulous plans of some of Mr. Rooseve't’s labor supporters to ; launch a party of their own four years hence. The leaders of this movement point out that they already have a nation-wide union labor organiza- tion through which to work, and that they might not encounter, therefore, the usual new party handicaps. But experience _indi- eates that far more is necessary. Dr. To¥nsend and Father Cough- lin also had nation-wide organiza- tions which functioned quite smoothly until they, got into poli- ties. Nor will any wise aspirant to new party leadership forget that Th@ power boat Heron, Captain weeting, of the Over-Seas rtation Company, arrived this morning at from Miami with tons of freight for West. this turn tfip to Miami. MRS. LOWE IS Mrs. Darrell Lowe, who der, daughter of Mr. Vivian Pinder, moved from the hospital. morning that recuperation the Republican and Democratic Parties have one reliable and much-needed asset. namely, votes. sometime today. 7:45 thirty- Key The vessel will leave again oars at 7:30 on the re- MUCH H IMPROVED | was before marriage Miss Sevilla Pin- and Mrs. has sufficiently’ recovered from the effects of a recent majer operation to be: Mr. Pinder told The Citizen this| October from the office of Coun- had ty Judge Raymond Lord. i been rapid and reactions perfect} The last of the issues was madejcentages which could be placed one of the greatest and most com-} she was to be taken to her on October 23 and since that date|on specifie taxes to bring about a' uletely informative rallies ever home at 1416 Petronia street/no others were made duing the condition land happily mentioned the possi- A . . { The officers and members of|bility of greater activity at the! pr juve thar he wee cotine the; Fern Chapter 21, Order of Eastern! naval station if Claude Pepper; straight democratic ticket and! Star, will attend the funeral of!and J. Mark Wileox are given a: copviseéd that it was thal Mrs. Mary Lopez, member of the/| favorable and large vote. He SPe-| duty of all other democrats to do! chapter. which will be held tomor- cifically mentioned President ji, ewig, { row afternoon from the Lope” ’ Roosevelt as a great man and ex-| 4 4 Funeral Home chapel at 4 o'clock,‘ ecutive and concluded by asking | many other kine oud Gee according to announcement made: taat governor-elect Cone be given,! poen praised for pe add: fi today. {along with all others on the demo! nut no ieatiaie diver-a0 high} Those affiliated with the grgan-|cratic lists, the vote of every!sng thorongh ‘tha given Inst ization will assemble at the chapel | democrat in Monroe copnty. bait 4 i i night at the close of one of the at 3:30 o’clock in order to be in| Explains Amend: A * A ~ $ readiness for the funeral, it is! = most imtensely interesting short me State Senator Arthur; Gomez} talks ever made by’Dr. Wm. R.! anaes z was next asked to address the) Warren. | audience on the issues of the cam-} ‘At the conclusion of the doc-: EIGHT MARRIAGE paign with special. reference to| tor’s talk Chairman Trevor ad-| the. several constitutional amend-| vanced to the front of the stage,; Le Bee en * ee eS siete | Clearly and understandingly by naming the candidates on the, ;the senator began his analysis of; ballot for whom he intended to! li-! the several points at issue, dwell-\cast his vote and needless to sav, ing at length on an explanation that each name he called was that, of the social security act and its of a nominee of the democratic; ballot. | intimately outlined his attitude ramifications, and citing the per-;partvy. This brought to a close; i 1 H | There were eight marriage teenses issued during the month of 4 which would but little, held in Monroe county in month. effect the total taxation on one years. ‘that it IN CITY FOR VISIT Among the recent arrivals in West are Cayetane Camus, home in C! lina. all Key members of the family, i Fernando. was Ww. for til old lights’ to Key Wet Flerida bes the mex cyaa>- -= ae 2 the <> == overege ~ Proposed Overseas Highway CLOSE TO 2,000 Stews Opperseity Tie VOTES CAST UP 0 82 Atieded tet T3000 =~ INDICATIONS ARE SMALLER VOTE WHI SE CAST DUE / ING DAY THAN WAS ANTICL | PATED : ie ke ng Se oe eee = ee er appre = ee eee ee ae te eegetee “Tei Publi i 1 Wake”. and & me ee Indications ere teat teers = be o smaller wote ie ey Wee —— - = 8 | polled out of opens GEOG This Bighwer <i be ome of the wee leaves a balance of 1943 votes te - be cast by 5-45 the aft-rmcen t | poll the full wating strength <f the some of me In the prec acts two expired, and one of them, Sen-; State Democratic Committee Dan’ cratie ticket, and prove to the. °f Commerce, have announced | ting has been mact steadber 222 in others, and it imspecters and clerks that puss 90 percent of the entire vote = | have been polled by the ume chosing hour arrives On the other hand there jothers who believe that net mere | than 80 percent o: the vote = — polled by the closing hour == possibly not that as despete every ‘thing which has been done te =p ‘peal to the voters and have them poll every vote possivie, # is <x ‘that many of them wil re ‘main away from the pof's. However, all conjecture = past that, and the certainty will act be established until the fmal vote is cast and the last count & made Below will be found the vote 2: o'clock by precincts Preeinct Voted Quatre isbooc H! : = LAW OFFICER SAW FIRE. ccd & barnicas Oa © | SOUNDED ALARM AND LED om” Driving through nearby Imget-|meterut =o ser the sail be sew a bleckemith shedite enjoy some of Americs’s , sounded the alarm. and ied mterestime scemery ~ a bucket brigade which confined “Mere thee 265088 exten damage to the roof. bles free other states a Gee A day @rewing Greater Mom oes Goeeg Ge or the REGAL BEER HAS THE REPUTATION OF BEING A BEER THAT’S THE SAME ALL THE TIME. FINE FLAVOR, MELLOW