The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 30, 1936, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 56 Years Deyoted to the Best Interests of Key West * VOLUME LVII. 0, 285. | | Proposed Reduction In WPA Operations Here Called Off Director Roy Goodman " Officially Notified _ In! Word Received This Morning ? ARRIVE TOMORROW Cc. G. DIVISION COMMANDER} WISHES TO MEET AS many! OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS OF KEY WEST AS POSSIBLE} Joint meeting of the county commissioners and city council! the! the held Saturday afternoon in county court house was for Purpose of discussing the posed cut in WPA forces, pro- | A. G. Angle. customs collector made | . * jfor the state of Florida; Captain {Cecil M. Gabbett, division some mander of the Coast Guard, and meeting tele. | perhaps the admiral of the Coast ., {Guard, will arrive in Key West in committee | {the forenoon tomorrow, on the composed of Chairman Carl Ber- Cutter Mojave. valdi, of the commissioners, Com-; In a letter to G. N. Goshorn, z {deputy collector in charge at Key loner'Wat: R- Porter, Mayor: West, A. G. Watson, Jr.. assist- Harry C. Galey, City Councilman ant collector of customs in Tam- ‘4 : \pa, advises of the arrival of these Clifford G. Hicks and State Sen-' officials and writes that “Captain ator Arthur Gomez to members of | G2bett desires to meet as many _ |of the officials and cilizens of sections! Key Wesi as is possible in the lim- jited time that he has at the port.” ; . | It is snggested that city offi- Those to whom the wires were’ cials and county officials be con- sent were: Sam Rayburn, vice ferred with in this connection. The chairman of the National Demo-! Cutter Mojave will remain in port cratic Executive Committee, i New York. Julius F. Stone, for-|"& day, December 2. { merly state WPA administrator in i Florida, now in Washington; E. | A. Pynchon, state sington: © MAKING READY T0 ! at Jacksonville; Dave Sholtz, gov-! H ernor; Senator-elect Claude Pep-| IS U AUTO TAGS necessary by the announced re- duction in allotments. Following the grams were sent by a officialdom in different of the country. MAKE STUDY OF INVESTMENTS IN FOREIGN MONEY SPECULATION AS TO WHAT EFFECT IT WOULD }RAVEUF SUDDENLY WITH- DRAWN (By PRESTON GROVER) (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.— Fight or more years ago voices from the government, from banks and from financial exchanges were triumphantly shouting that the boor: was not really a boom! American e2zme_ the but was the normal way. Then in 1929 erach, When President Roosevelt an- nounced recently at a press con- ference that he had ordered a study of the effect seven billion dollars of foreign money might have upon American exchange if suddenly withdrawn, some sus- pected he simply was taking a course different from 1929 and earlier. That he was cauttoning, not whooping it up. The opvious suggesiion was that if seven billion dollars of Ameri- ean securities owned by foreign- jers were dumped suddenly upon} the American market, it might play havoc. Reason A Question What did the market do? Segged the day after the an- nouncement, and promptly recov- in|¥nti about 7 o'clock the follow-{ ered after a week-end of thinking! ests, of Key West and every ef. it over. But on the day of the market recovery, Secretary Mor- gentheu again pointed a finger at the same situation. There was conflicting opinion in Washington as to the serious- ness of the situat‘on, Why the sudden excitement? The same sit- KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1 ‘Members Of Inland Navigation — District Discuss Waterway Route mueh to Key West, in more than| only the transportation end. The matter of further discuss- ing the Key West end of the In-} tracoastal Waterway will be taken! | i | Much interest was manifested thi morning by the commission- ‘ers and staff members of the; Dis- | ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, Florida Inland Navigation |img in the Colonial Hotel, in the proposed extension of the water- ‘up at the dinner which is to bej trict, holding their regular meet- | given in honor of the visitors to-! night in a local restaurant, at which there will be approximately / 70 persons. Attending the meeting this! j way from Bahia Honda to Key} m jorning were: Commodore Brook, | West. The commissioners arrived|chairman, of Ft. Lauderdale;| | | Commodore the dui oi = Stanley Kitching,! exersthealtehwasvayesteetaniettsn ivicé chairman, Stuart; George ce, Avent, president Florida National It was stated that through the j Bank, and treasurer, Jacksonville ;! D. H. Conkling, secretary, West! Palm Beach; Senator A. M. Tay-| ; commission headed by Commodore | !or,, St. Augustine; D. F. Fuquay, jFlagler Beach; Dr. W. J. Creel, jA. H. Brook, of Ft. Lauderdale, / fay Gallie; Axel T. Peterson, H |chairman of the group, that the | Vero Beach; Charles D. Leffler, ev aoe | matter of this extension had been|:«syeinbors of the staf’, Colonel @, A. Youngberg, U. S. Army En-| gineers, retired, chief engineer,) | Jacksonville. Alfred A. Green, | authorization for the waterway: to| general counsel, Daytona Beach;; H {Marcus H. Brown auditor, Jack-! | sonville. j said! Key Westers attending the! imeeting were: Mayor Harry C.j ;Galey, Wm. R. Porter, president! ied out! of The First National Bank and eval county commissioner; W. W. De- e meritt, superintendent of light-; ‘tenor of the meeting that every’ houses in the Seventh District; H.| member of the commission and |B. Haskins, assistant noon. i | efforts of the members of the j reopened in Washington, and ef-/ | forts were to be made to secure} j be completed to Key West. | | While there was nothing | that could be indicated as an as- ! surance of this being ¢ | to completion, it was the gen superin-! It! the staff officials that all possible; tendent of lighthouses; Benjamin| VESSEL BRINGS IN THIRTY- | will be done to further the inter-|D- Trevor. member o7 the Over- _ {seas Road and Tol! Bridge Di:tri 2 ... }commission; Captain A. E. Sharp-| ! fort be made to bring to culmina- Jey, member of the Pilot’s As-! j tion thiS project which means so sociation. i 936. RESETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION Two Trips Daily Each In Monree County em To Start Tomerrew WIF=2 AND MISS FALICE antl " VISITING DR. TUGWELL At . tarrer's nvitanion WOULD PROVIDE SOCIAL WiLFARE WORKERS BEGIN MOVEMENT To HAVE SECOND-HANDED TOYS BO NATED FOR CAUSE B. Baldwin. assistant ad- ministrator of the resettle- ment administration in W'asb- ington; Mrs. Baldwin, and Miss Grace Falice, were ar- rivals yesterday morning on the plane from Miami. The party came at the in- vitation of Dr. Rexford Tug- Members of the based of ancl ‘welfare are anxious that ‘ West be provided with toys at Christmas time. This coz be made posible through the thoughtftiness and charttas ideas of other children. = was said this morning. All per whe beve browen er disfigured tors of amy description are being asked to phone Mies Martha Buck at neaecue- ters and on civing the namber of their home wi] be amured of = quick rest onse Plans hove been made wherebs toys of anv and all descriptions inciudin= dolls. weeden toys, me chan‘cal tors, jewelry, games and other items can be made as geod as new and civen te these ch oman dren who wi Steamship Cuba. of the P. and ®t a=y of O. S. S. company, arrived from the hearts « cten well, who is enjoying a rest in Key West, and are occupy- ing the commandant’s quar- ters in the naval station with Dr. Tugwell as their host. CUBA ARRIVES FROM TAMPA NINE PASSENGERS; L=FT ENROUTE FOR HAVANA things so dear children, expec: at Christmas time ECONOMIC HI Tampa this morning with 11 first telass and seven second clzss pas- jsengers for Key West; 18 first jclass and three second class for Old Leoks can be repornd and made practically new. sid 9Mice Buck. In addition, old doll clothes. ay Ferry Traveler Leaving This Afternsee Eareute Te Ne Name Key Te Take Up Ruz New --) acmeeae & ee Mee woe County apetee: will be made clicctee tomernee mernag see = ferry will leave Ne Name Key sip at S cicleck guimg sorth and ame southbesss fey eu sere GHLIGHTS — Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pails, Dividend | Key West arrivals: Miss Edna Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual; Na- |! Smith, F. J. Ricker. Mrs. Rieker, . 4 jMrs, J. J. Kerr. Francis Kerr, tional pow International Problems Insep- | Mis E. Wheat, Mies E. Layne, J. , al ; | A. Morris, Mrs. Morris, Mario San-| jchez, Rosa Sanchez, Blanca Baso. iJ. Garcia, P. Samuels. H. Barcelo, iMary Perez, R. Evans, M. del per and Congressman J. Mark| j Wilcox. ; Sudd x sit-| This morning WPA Director! STATE PLATES TO BE PLACED tion with regard to fore Roy Goodman was officially noti-} jowned securities existed — several fied that the proposed reduction} ON SALE HERE TO- ;months ago when the federal re- in forces would not be necessary! jserve Loard put a slight brake con at this time and aa soared MORROW | market poss bilities by increasing Wis-t6 continue ulti farther? dd- = oats ‘bank reserve requirements, Is “wised. a ithere in sight now a reason for Diotincs to the receipt of this| Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd,' foreign investors suddenly pulling message st kadl Been fected 1S! of Monroe county, and his clerical their money out of the American doll dishes, scraps of cloth. yar= or f oss, can all be made inte pre sentable gifts to gicdden the beer of some chil | | Not even in the boom\days was, buiiding up surpiuses that are es- there such a surge of extra divi-jsential it future depressions are tlio ee is discontinue the following Sore) te tasy aes ere ans proj-| ects: Drainage Canal, Beauti-! fication, Dengue Fever Control,| Mosquito Control, leaving the inspectors employed, and in! addition there were to be 166! men on the sewer work laid off, | 15 from other projects and 10 o£] the women employed in the sew- ing rooms, making a total of 420! persons in all. Now that the order has been} changed, at least for the present, not only are employes expressing! their relief at the good fortune! which came immediately following’ the announcement of the proposed cut, but officers and employes in! the administrative forces, are ex-' pressing their pleasure also at the good news. only; STEEL BEAMS HERE FOR FINGER PIERS SHIPMENT WILL BE MOVED AT ONCE TO SITE OF CONSTRUCTION | | | sorting and arranging the supply ¢ state automobile tags which will be placed on sale tomorrow. These tags will be good until January, 1938. it was said this morning, and it is believed that the sale will start off at once and business be good until the supply it taken as it benefits many per- sons throughout the state to have the sale start at once, Hl Daily the tax collectors in ery section are to send in re-} tu from the sales in order to) insure teachers in the public schools receiving their salaries in; ample time before Christmas. ev i jit on the U. S, industrial rise. For | market? Many do not think so. The Pres- ident d'd not say so. Those who loaked askance at European wat possibilities suggested an out- break of war might, for a time, even increase the flight of invest- ments to the United States. Ultim- ately, it was generally agreed, a Euto; war would force a liqui- dation of foreign accounts to raise money to buy munitions here. One suave official said it ap- peared to him that besides the “scared” money rushing over here from troubléd Europe, a wad of} “smart” money had come to prof- every dolar of foreign money put! dends, wage increases and employe ; to be survived. bonuses as this season. Corporate industry is pouring out money to its stockhoders and workers unrrecedented amounts, A list of extra dividends wages, whieh will up payrolls $70,000,000 in 1937. General Mo- tors wil! pay its workers a Christ- mas bonus of $10,000,000, in ad-| Hull—implacable fighter for bet-! dition to other benefits. Chrysler ter congmercial and diplomatic re- has voted an extra’ dividend of} Jations between countries. $6.50 per share. Eastman Kodak declared a 75-cent extra, and Jew- | cussion concerning the value el Tea Company $2.00. Standard | the futility o the Oil of New Jersey will pay @ $4,-; Some point out, jin here during 1934 and 1935, two} LIGHT TENDER | dollars now could be taken out be- | jeause of the rise in American se-}500,000 onus to workers, and | POINCIANA HAD BEEN OUT) ON REPAIR AND CON- STRUCTION WORK ' Lighthouse Tender Po:nciana jity markets. curity values. Old Earnings A Factor Not mentioned by the Presi- dent, bi:t studied closely as it ran be, for lack of exact information, is the amount of idle corporat‘on money which, under certain condi- tions, might be fed into the secur- The new tax act is foreing distribution of many 1936 earnings but does not touch 1934! Sears, Roebuck one of $1,500,000. Upshot of th’'s is that dividends | tnat fp, of various big industries will be as large as in pre-depression days— | while wages. in some cases, will be h'gher. Steel’s new wage rate is the highest in its history, Gen- era! Motors is 10 per cent above the 1929 average. Business Week says that next year industry’s lab- or costs will possibly be the high- est in all U, 8. industrial history. { in, boom. i ee At this bonuses declated would take many | Roosevelt is on his way to the in- pages to detai!, but here are some ter-A'merican peace conference at outstanding items: /®teel has an-| Buenos Aires, where he will make nounced a 40 per cent advance in}a :peech the first day and then i { | Pino. however, the tax is helping cause! ,_ he, Veuve also had on arrival i 2% ping cause! 16 tons of freight and two sacks a veritable dividend and wage! of mail for Key West; two tons of jfreight and 194 sacks of mail for Havana. ; GOOD RECORD FINDS LOST BAG HANGING ON POLE ANNOUNCES NO DELAT & ! SAILING OF VESSELS Mrs. Frederick Lee, regular ‘winter visitor to Key West, re- ; ports that while shopping on De- There has been considerable dis-| Sropred her hendbes gm the xttece °F! ond as it contained many articies conference. which are hgh'y prized, with truth, that! j. “i f t is no danger of a war Pa here gp ee North or South America,! Qn returning to the store where 7°%. Mr. Horner writes urope and the East are the che had been shopping, to her great “In view of the widespresd danger Spots. i surprise, she found the bag hang- publicity piven to dsturtamees re However, it is the President’s, ing on a post opposite the store, C°™y caperienced Sy commen belief—which is shared by many. intact, s lines, & may be of = —that if the nations of the West-! Mrs. Lee Wishes to thank the *¢™¢*t te our patroms te know Ghat ert Hemisphere show Europe that! person who found the bag, and the C'yde-Mallery Lines Bewe set a round-table discussion of issues! said that she very much appreci- bad one delayed sat ing Se ot Seem can dead to amicable settlements, ates their kindness, whereby the ®"F of our parts os 2 sou ic and agreements, some progress! ‘ost article was so quickly recov- *sting cond tions toward world peace will be made.! ered. —<———— And it is likewise believed that if writing, ‘ ’ i return. He was preceded south! by an imposing American delega-' tion headed by Secretary of State! George J. Horeer, fret t= fie manager ef the Ciyde-Maliery Steamsmp Limca. sumeenced TE there has not been cue Ge apes caused sailing of the vex of me bee recently { in a commonicstion te The CS there ing in The sot eeggeaet & ooo 2 soe sa Te Be, = —- ae ew eet = = — — me toon ee Go Gee ot Bae: a = os es od Sele oe ae = st j returned to port Saturday after-,and 1935 earnings, which in some What caused this amazing| -_—— !noon from miscellaneous repair ‘and constrection work along the intracoastal waterway. Tender Ivy responded to regu-} Jar routine work orders when she left Saturday to recharge the! light at Smith’s Shoals at the en-; One hundred tons of steel beams arrived yesterday afternoon on the Steamship Colorado of the Clyde-' Ma‘lory Lines. The consignment is for the new finger piers at the submarine trse in the naval sta- tion. Liuetenant Wm. Klaus, U. S. N., officer in charge at the sta- tion, told The Citizen that the shipment would be moved at once ‘yesterday morning to recharge the} light at Cosgrove Shoal. Brothers Fight Cancer and the work on the construction } i af the new piers would probably | On Opposite Coasts; begin within the next few days. \ (Ry Aursetanea Freee) a PRIS | BERKELEY, Galif., Nov. 30.—} ISRAEL WATKINS ,; On opposite sides of the country,i ; Prof. Ernest’O.' Lawrence and DIES IN B :Dr. John H. Lawrence are con- AHAMAS' ducting twin experiments to find a ja cure for cancer. { | Ernest, at the University of! Relatives on Saturday received California; and John, at Yale,{ news of the death of Israel Watk-; have just announced that theii ims. Mr, Watkins passed away at: “neutron” radiations have prove: i his home in Rock Sound, Bahama | four times as successful as X-rays} Islands, last Thursday. jin destroying sarcoma 180, a can- The deceased was a brother of; cer-like growth in mice. They say Robert G. Watkins, of 1018 James; the results of the experiment,| street, Key West, and had a wide|while inconclusive in a broad circle of friends who regret learn-| therapeutic sense, are encourag- ing of his demise. ‘ing. i WHEN YOU'RE OUT HAVING A GOOD TIME, YOU'LL FIND THINGS MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE IF YOU ARE REFRESHED WITH IGE trance to Northwest Channel, and! ions were considerable. hat is another wind which might blow inot the market, with- out any real check from present federal controls. ~ Just how much of that money is available is unknown. cory SHOPPING DAYS LEFT the President takes a forthright and aggressive stand for peace and throws his vast prestige’ against armed conflict, heads of} powers which are now close to; war may think again before giving’ the command to open hostilities. | change? Obvious answer is better | 1 t'mes—and there is no question but what industry in general has [pulted out of depression, has en-| tered a period of recovery. But that isn’t the entire answer to why business is figurativeiy . “ j liréaking its neck in an effort te’ , The President's trip to Buenos; get as many dollars as possible in- | ives is thus in the nature of a to the hands of stockholders and S¢sture in a world which was) {worker before 1937 dawns. Big "ever nearer to armed chaos. As, land potent influence is the new, matter of fact, in recent months} tax bill on undistributed corpora-i there have been more occurrences tion profits, passed by the last/Contributory to war than there Congress, , i Were in 1912 and 1913. This tax bill levies taxes of un-} Everyone hopes that gesture| precedented severity on such prof-! Will be productive of good. In its—taxes ranging up to 27 per | the meantime, it seems that every cent. But when the profits are dis- Seasoned news commentator and) j tributed, in either wages, bonusey| very old-time war correspondent,! or dividends, the tax is avoided. is certain that war in Europe and} And that is the major reason why! Asia is imevitable—one of the, business is following its present!leading correspondents recently’ lavishly generous course, Accord- ; stated, on departing for Europe,| ting to the New York Journal of | that he was going to cover the jCommeree, distributions to stock-. next war. é j holders ordered for the last thr:{ The Italo-German recognition of months of this year directly; the Spanish rebels has further traceable to the tax jaw, tota! at | widened the? cleavage between! least $59,000,000. | these powers and France and! Economists are highly dubious Russia. The greatest force ex-! of the ultimate results of the law, | isting today in both Europe and fear it will prevent industry from’ Asia is the force of hatred. { S. S. COLORADO Steamship Colorado of the Clyde-Mallory Lines, arrived in j of Edward J. port yesterday afternoon 1:15) turalict. o’clock and brought heavy ship-| What nourzhm-at ments of stee] beams for the nav-|need: is easily determined by al station, in addition to a miscel- | chemical analysis of = laneous cargo. j The The vessel was at the dock o j til 9:20 o'clock last night peialinall LE ay sailed for Tompa. at ul COLD REGAL