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===] The Key Wiest Citizen For 56 Years Deyoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVII. No. 308. DODGING CALLERS KEEPS CONGRESS MEMBERS ‘BUSY’; Seas i SHOWN HOW THOSE UNWEL. COMED ARE HANDLED BY SECRETARIES AND OTHERS} AT CAPITOL | By PRESTON GROVER (Ry Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—If all. the dodges members of con-/ gress use to escape unwelcome callers were laid end to eal you’d wonder how anybody ever got into the inner sanctum. Some senators see all comers. That usually is the case when the senator doesn’t have many visi- tors. Few except the busiest of house members wil dodge _ per- They have to go home years, i sistently. and ask help every two which is quite often. Ten seconds in the front office ought to give you the tip on whether your senator will see you. If the front office secretary tells you coldly the senator is out, you don’t rate very high there. If you are told he is out but will be back at a certain hour, things are looking up. Look Out For Skids When the secretary sets out to find what you want and begins shuffling you off to some depart- ment with explanations to see so and so and then come back and see the senator later, look out. Your visit’s on the skids If for your own personal prestige and for the sake of the boys back home you simply “must’ see the senator, don’t tell too much. The ~job-ofathe peerotary {often it’s woman) is\tg impress upon you that meeting the senator is as dif- ficult as buttonholing a Cabot in back bay Boston. | If the secretary asks you to sit} down but later arrivals are usher- ed into the inner office ahead of you, your chance is poor, but not hopeless. One classic concerns Miss Cora Rubin, Senator Borah’s secretary.} A magazine writer asked to see the senator, who was very busy. “He’s not in,” said Miss Rubin. “Where is he?” “Out in the horse.” Out went the writer, but as he! park with his passed a closed door down the cor-; ridor he heard the senator’s voice, Atmost at once Borah came out, the writer had at him for a few questions, then returned to con- front Miss Rubin. “By the way,” he remarked, “I just met the senator galloping down the corridor on his horse.” One Keeps A Hideaway In Senator Black’s office you will be met by the Alabaman's} younger brother, with a manner as gracious as ever crossed ‘the Mason-Dixon line. If you don’t rate an audience, you will be! told, honestly enough: “The sen- ator is not in.” Those who are to meet him will be invited on some casual excuse into a back. room and there told where to find the senator, who has a hideout two! floors down. As a last resort you can go over to the senate and send in a card by a page asking the senator to see you. That won’t help much,' for even if the senator comes out his mind may be occupied with debate. But he may make an ap- pointment to see you later—and even the secretary hesitates to override that. If nothing else works, you can; always go home and try to beat} him in the primary. Mrs. Maria Pedrero and daugh- ter, Miss Mary Louise Pedrero, of Tampa, gitived on the S. S. Cuba this morning and are guests of Mrs, Matilda Pita, at the home, 907 Elizabeth street. ! | { { i BALLOTS ARRIVING LATE STILL USED (By Associated Press) « DETROIT, Dee, 28,—Norman H. Hill, executive assistant to Frank Murphy, governor general of the Philippines paid $9.75 to have two absentee voters’ ballots sent to him in Manila. The ballots arrived a day after the election, but Hill made use of them. When he returned to Detroit to make plans for his new job as sec- retary to governor-elect Murphy, he disp’ayed copies of Manila pa- pers which printed the large bal- lot. Filipinos. he said, displayed amazement at the large number jof parties on the ballot—and the large number of Murphys renning for affice. IRENE ALBURY GIVEN HEARING DEFENDANT. CHARGED WITH USING, PROFANE. LANGUAGE ; Irene Albury was this morning arraigned in the court of Peace Justice Frank O. Roberts, charged| with using language of a kind not heard in ordinary polite conversa-} MEASURE RECENTLY ADOPT- ing del'berstions, Now, tion. As.a matter of truth, as brought out at the hearing, the language used was such that the peace justice decided that the user would have to explain her actions to a judge higher up and bound the defendant over for trial at the next term of criminal court. Bond was fixed at $50, which was already in the hands of the sheriff, this amount having been posted in cash at the time the ar- rest was made, MORE BIG BILLS CIRCULATING NOW TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR VA- RIETY INCREASES OVER PREVIOUS YEAR (My Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—How would you like to try to get change for a $10,000 bill on a Sunday afternoon? The possibility of the problem arising was 50 per cent greater in 1936, because the number of $10,- 000 bills in circulation in the coun- ‘try had risen to 21 at the end of September. A year previous there were only 4. Practice Hang Noose , Dangles In, Capitol ‘OP aaidenlea teal OKLAHOMA CITY, Dee. 28 — The Cee oY Spee officials practicing’ ‘fui “hanging last June 19°% ‘Arthdy Gooth, convict- ed, kidnapet,’ still 'is'tiéd-and dan- gles in a curtain cord at the state capitol. Gooch’s hanging was the first in Oklahoma since statehood, Pris- on officials were novices at tying nooses, They gathered in the capita] of- fice of L. M. Nichols, Oklahoma board of affairs chairman, and watched as he fashioned a sam- ple noose in a curtain cord. The miniature noose still hangs in the curtain cord in one of his office windows, TEN HENS TAKE PRIZE --LAY 2,900 EGGS {By Associated Press) NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. Dec. 28.—The ten Rhode Island reds owned by E. B. Parmenter of Franklin, Mass., made the highest score of any egg-laying contest in ‘the country during 1935-1936 in winning the last Passaie county competition. VESSEL ALSO BROUGHT IN EIGHT TONS OF FREIGHT Steamship Cuba, of the P. and O. S. S. company, arrived this morning from Tampa and St. Pe- tersburg with 208 first class and 15 second class passengers for Ha- vana; five first and 10 second class for Key West. Key West arrivals: J. All'son, A. Vanberger, J. Johnson, A. Jil- burn, Mrs, A. Kilburn, Ofelia Go- mez, Mary Pedrero, Maria Ped- rero, Mrs. L, Badia, C. Freeman, ; A. Arango, P. Samuel, Josefina j Lacedonia, Mario Lacedonia. The vessel also brought eight tons of freight.and one sack of mail for Key West; one automo- bile and 235 sacks of mail for Ha- vana. ORDINANCE TO PROTECT CA ED IN NORRIS, TEN- i NESSEE KEY WEST, FLORIDA, IN OFFICE EARLIER ¢ PRESIDENT IN; CONTROL NO RADICAL POLICIES TO PREVENT CREDIT BOOM NEUTRALITY LAW UPHELD BATTLESHIP BUILDING CONGRESSIONAL PROBLEMS INCOME PICKING UP 33 MILLIONAIRES tkeep our currency lined up with normal needs of the nation. Backing the neutrality policy of the government the Supreme Court has rendered a decision up- holding the authority of the Presi- dent, under a joint resolution of jConeress, to proclaim an embargo jon arms and munition to Bolivia and Paraguay in the Chaco war- lfare. The Court drew a sharp distinction between the right of Congress to delegate power to the } President in dealing with interna- ;tional affairs and any similar pro- | cedure in regard to internal, or occ: Seer See kp aoied i oaeg ent o itizen j vi ' Congress for broad grants of pow- The newly-elected Congress con- : er am venes next week, which is quite|<* to ee oe ee different from the days before; | bs ti ‘The ae the Norris amendment, when a! ' com see - mg an ef newly-elected Congress cid not|‘i#ion, upho'ding eae Seti > convene in regular session fa I esa on purune a yeti more than one year after the). tegislation and is considered election of its members. The sees wihy satpanities to, upheld’ the te ee Seats: untit/1935 and 1936 neutrality resolu- rushed its business to completio n{ tions. by midngiht preceding its end, with | ‘ % spectacular filibusters adding! On Friday of this week the na- gaycty and danger to its conc'ud\tions of the world begin what r y the! looks like the most formidable election_about months beh the naval buiding race that the world newly-eleeted members beg'n to has witnessed since ‘the German function next week, thus bringing Government challenged Great the framework of the govern- | Brita:n’s supremacy on the seas By HUGO SIMS {ment into more responsive touch; With an ambitious pre-war dread: (By Asngenxeg Preva) NORRIS, Tenn., Dec. 28.—A city ordinance makes Norris safe for cats. When 3,000 persons moved; from the Norris reservoir area last summer several hundred cats were left stranded. Sportsmen, fearing the animals would become nuisances, offered a 10-cent reward to youngsters for each pair of tabby paws turn- ed in, | | Resefvoir_ cats became scarcer, }and di Then Norris+feline animals started disappearing. Some charged stalking housecats, As a precautionary measure city council passed this ordinance: } “No child under 16 may carry a gun in Norris, loaded or unload- ed.” CHINA ENDEAVORS TO CONVERT REDS MENTAL DISCIPLINE IS AIM AS CURE FOR COM- MUNISM vyouths were i (By Assocrated Press) NANKING, Dec. 28.—Mental diseipline as a cure for commun- ism is the aim of a new reforma-! tory in this city established to convert men and women who have been “seeing red.” Instead of facifg firing squads, | 50 selected communists nabbed in| recent police raids are undergo- ing six months’ ‘intensive study of political science, doctrines of the Chinese nationalist party and his- tory. Bears Gebble Food; 5 Leave Dishes Intact (iy Awoctatea Prean) ESTES PARK, Colo., Dec, 28.) —Bears with a sweet tooth han- dled Mrs, Oakie Straub’s china- ware with eare, She left the cae of her home open while she went te visit a neighbor and a bear or! two entered. When she returned they had! disappeared after eating cake, ice! cream, peaches and other deli- eacies she had prepared for “com- pany dinner.” They even made a trip to the basement store room but not 2 dish was broken. z i BOY KILLS PLAYMATE NEW YORK.—A ‘33-year-old 5 {naught program. The London Na- ‘val Treaty expires on the 31st day Inconeeivatle as it seemed last/°f December, thus removing the year the new Congress will be; ban on battleships which has pre- more for the New. Deal than ever,/ Vented such construction on the the Democrats having added to, Patt of leading powers since 1922. their ton-hervy majorities. Thej ‘According to Janes Fighting President,leader of his pazty and Ships, authoritative naval year probably: holding the future fate | book, Japan is planning four 35, of many members. in his hands, | 900-ton battleships, Great Britain will’ likely experience little reai|2nd the United States two each, difficulty in securing his program. | !t#ly is building two, and Germany Naturally, there Pa be debate; 4d France are each building one senssion, ithsome recal- | 2d planning another. Heavier 5 Rep and there, but in; mepts, thicker. armor _and the main the election is too close; Seater speed are expected when at hand and the members of his, the big ships take the ocean party will not care to be put on 1940. the record against him. with popular opinion. The naval handbook, issued an- l f nything 2Ually in Great Britain, reviews sion. More ‘ikely the trend wil | Great sates ie nee — Bey a acre like United States is next with 83, A a \Italy is third with 66, France fol- more norma! lies. Th's does not ieee, with 45 Germany 39 and Jo mean, however, that the Spemripeg: me Pg viata aaa oh x ef opts asarec a mart sa ee not available, according to chances are that he will continue, Pope Fis sBoreoe pd to exercise predominanting control | Ste e hey fe ) are _ ined te of ‘legislation and enlarged execu- : vii ctu ee evistic site! ar tive authority for years, Mr. fib rs eee — Roosevelt has not changeé the; 2 nee. general trend of his policies Fi i ae her ncn ei = though he wil not appear, at : times, to be headed in the same{ quantity of new tonnage been un- general direction as before. This derway, will be due to changed conditions, requirng new approaches in new directions, retie: than any altera- tion of the general course of the Admin'stration during the past few years. Some few opinions on what is apt to occur at the new session of Congress indicate that the Presi- dent will not ask new taxes other than the renewal of most of the “nuisance” taxes and manufac- turers’ excises which expire next June unless renewed by legisla- tion, that he will seek extension of the RFC for at least another year, that he wil! ask continuance of the huge $2,000,000,000 stab- ilization fund and the power to to restrict the credit facilities,devalue the dollar within the lim- There is no contradition. Backjits set out by Congress and that of both manoeuvres, that of in- | he is willing to consider changes flation and the present braking of | in the new undistributed corpora- credit, is the effort to secure sta-jtion profits tax to aid growing ble currency, to set the monetary | and debt-ridden business but with- level at a Just figure and keep it you impairing the general pur- there. At times this may require!poses of the new levy. These are inflation, at other times something matters that are certain to require like a lid and that is what we see | positive action but there are oth- taking place. ers, such as relief, governmental reorganization, housing, farm aid, Last week, for example, the|farm tenancy, business regulation treasury Department stepped in! and amendments to. the Social Se- to stem the flow of'gold into bank | curity Act which wilh be proposed credits, announcing. a decision to|by its friends .and supporters buy miners’ metaloand imports of/ rather than its opponents. 'd with borrowed money. This will sterilize the gold and not al-| low it to become i What is an evidence of this is to be:'séen in the various moves now’'being made to prevent’ a credit boom. When the President took office his objective was to build up the eredit facilities of the country, Today, apparently it is line wit but-it is in explained recently Prof. C. S. Platt, poultry con-|boy, now an inmate of the N. Y. serve requirements and desi ii tests supervisor for the New Jer-| State Training School for Boys at to prevent the piling up of exces- sey agricultural experiment sta-}Warwick, N. Y., confessed that he| sive eredit reserves in the banks, outscored 886 flocks entered in 15 official throughout en loot and had hidden his body im the closet of an abandoned contests Mrs, Pita and Mrs. Pedrero arejthe nation. Its mark shattered|tenement house. An investigation! sisters and this is the first re-|all previous records of New Jer-|by police disclosed the body,| jammed union during a period of 34 years. [sey egg-laying trials. in], ONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1936. ALL»OF VESSELS ARE EX- PECTED TO BE KEPT baal} PORT UNTIL AFTER HOLI-; DAY SEASON | 1 All vessels of the iighthouse; service fleet are in port for the} TO TALLAHASSEE = em < On New Gpezmees See holidays and expect when em-| ON TAX MATTER ergency demands are made on) we A mimeete ot them, will not sail until Monday,|QUESTION DEALS WITH ss January 4, it was said this morn- SUE ™ ABATEMEST c= ing. ee On that date it is expected that] TAXES ON RAMLOTAy COME the Tender Poinciana will ail for) PANY'S PROPERTY Lake Okeechobee and possibly remain in that section for twe ar three months. The Tender Poppy has a" 8° | who is attorney Ger che geet signment for work on the Intra-/ s ‘cOUnTY commumuaner eft seer sumee Mi coastal Waterway from Ne Name, a= << Key to Hillsboro Inlet, and will|the bighway-.gemteria wom ee See oes ER install 21 lights on structures| os route to Talisheaee — eee es =e = which were placed there recently. ated ee ee ee Before koe. Ge euete — the station, has heen assigned the|ssié thet & <a: S= GGeates —===ae task of recovering @ sunken bucy'be in the capital Tucsiey === O Wile io gee dene ae’ gee ee etiee day season the crew: of the dif-|=" 0 S* met ata = i= ferent tenders are kept busy at | CO™Pi eller of the state, = com the multifarious tasks which are|nection with the sheteeest cf always demanding attention whe-|Floride East Come Rawes a thr on the vessels or the -tation t+, sess ond 2856, expires On the Poppy, which is under- going repairs to the engine, there Quyaiein ease will be no let up until the time|®¢tiom ef the Menree county com arrives for sailing. missioners, whet =e secre ago Seen bee canceling the taxes af Ge SAYS RE-ELECTION Be me BO -- = &* ye & HH tit LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. Re-election to the senate independent, George W. says, lightened “the hate piled upon me by those do not know me.” “I believe this hatred from a blind party spiri causes men who don’t nor have ever seen or to express the animosity bosses from whom I have refi to take orders,” he adds. After 33 years im Norris left the Republican to be the first petition candi to win a state-wide Nebraska H. TACKMAN Ht; ly eee if it Hit : " “ h | ; r i a Ni HEE , | f Ml f ‘ $ it tt . Ane here at 11 o’glock this morning. The funeral was held from the Lopez Chapel, with Rev. J. A Tolle of the First Methodist Church officiating. He is survived by one brother, Harry Tackman ef Chicago. i {| ‘ wall | lit | iH & f f : i ’ i } I . il! | Hie II} ‘ 4 j | 1 ( it i i ; I f | fr i !

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