The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 1, 1937, Page 1

56 Years Devoted to the ‘Interests of Key West RATES SINK TO NEW Low; (MANY CORPORATIONS OB- TAIN LOANS ON LONG NEW OFFICERS ‘CONVENTION HELD IN KEY WEST WAS T=RMINATED ‘WITH PROGRAM CARRIED OUT LAST NIGHT © —— By FRANK MacMILLEN Associated Press Financial Writer NEW 'YORK, Jan, 1.—Money was offered almost for a song in Marvin Palmer, member of that well known “fraternity” which | ‘ef half.” Postmaster Barclay de- {finds comfort in visiting the warm} pose to leave the solution to {sections of the United States dur- fashington. ing the winnter, and have event- ( hanthahentendeahuderbeudea ie to be known as “snow| shadows all others. It is likely to came. to Key. West and) ove the most. troxblesome, too, in the county jail. : < RETURN Telephonne calls to the sheriff's | fo depression years rooted the office advised that a stranger had | philosophy of aid for the needy Hilarity and laughter reigned supreme last evening on Duval ~ street and in the several night | habs fo, che city and on Roosevelt _ Boulevard, and the ebullient spir- 5 Be of the throngs of people were Press Washington) | ‘With the new year and a new congress the problem of what to do about federal work relief over- | 1936 and there were plenty of corporate borrowers to take it The grand lodge of the Cabal- Teros de la Luz of Florida, which had been holding a convention in while the price was right. More money was borrowed by ssanifested in many different rporations at long term in the é es 2 Key West for the past several basey! cccbsipetes sf _ FROM TOR | been accosting persors in certain|deep in our economic system. ways, but there was f. ‘f ‘ past yexr than at any time since ; reeves : ‘ound "9! days, came to a close last night.| 1930, The rates: were more reason- ie a fests — fuich could be A study of the welter of rom- : ors and statements dealing with the situation indicate President COUOVITOOHS ‘able, probably, than for any sim- ilar period in the country’s his- necessity ninterference, “4 aes 7 a gine Grand lodge officers for the year 1937 were installed, donated. - VON PAULSONS WERE Gi Officers of both the city puiice Be The installing ceremonies were| tory, and certainly were the low- on a6 eRicere foréeand fee” depal mt dt je Uiyiig’ to | recon Rates ee eee #2 Mo, was there one report made preside over by Dr. Angel Acosta ae wa — — are ARD desided to eer ae for Palm: sere ; Bie | FIRING OF GUN Betancourt, president of the for- ed ‘VIKING er,/and’ upon being furnished a / gist Finan PREIS oe fan aceic nt eaused by reckless d "driving or handling of automo- biles, nor ‘any inishap of any de- - geription during the entire night, by the score redeemed outstand- s ing bonds on which they were ob- sovereign grand lodge of the Re-| ligated to pay relatively high in- public of Cuba, assisted by Feli-|terest rates and replaced them ciano Castro Pasado, gran cabal-| with others conforming to the|of the United States Coast Guard, lero luminar of the grand lodge} state of tie money-glutted invest- fairly good ‘description, started ‘ | ilPatvertigation, but no results| Teconeiliable. ey Commander C. (C, Von Paulson, }Wefe’ obtained, Mr, Roosevelt: said during the Jailer’ Leon Roberts had also|fa!l campaigning that the needy would be cared for. He also said [as relations committee of . the i furnished a description of ae Te a F< ear! ours 0: the Th i th th *: 7 < - alance the t, ese ques- % cad until r e officers for the year are: J. Landis Hails Change Misses Phoebe and Margaret, re-{stinet of the man-getter is always|tions arise from that situation, {CONEY UNT INCIDENT, other naval officials, and express- morning. Not until around 5! F. Fieitas, gran caballero luminar;/ The situation was given succinct Rs ‘ ‘clock did silence like a puoltice Armayor, rede vice cabal- expression by Chairman James M. turned yesterday from Tortugas, be Beart stoped pedicel nh en fo heal the wounds. of| °° peers Diverio. Sones, Landis, of the Securities Exchange] where they spent a delightful 10/ arternoon ride in his automobile, PUEE Y gran patriarca; Jose Fernandez,| Commission, when he said in De-|days as guests of Mr. and Mrs.|Mr, Roberas espied Palmer, and gran secretario; M, Perez, gran : » aa % ak: Pos; Nor was this unusual, it “was| vice’ seeretario s Enrique Agollir; Pantie SCE ee Norman White on their Yacht Vik- | within a few minutes the wanted repeatedly remarked, for whiie} gran tosorero; Guillermo Molinett, | cern lay with the absence of cap- How much of his tremendous} HAPPENING LAST NIGHT ., ;;, % popular majority was rolled up be- j eause of his liberal f policies? No one can say. Nor can.anyone i say with any degree of certainty ing. man was behind the bars. what effect his pledges to balance Palmer was arraigned before|the budget had in the total. Mr. ten AE of the offices have been} yp th 5 , . p the assemblage. much of it “refugee money” seek- j throughout the entire day, isi 4 son and Miss Phoebe left by plane The visitors were entertained} ing haven from war threats and yesterday afternoon, and Mr. and Some the. q dat the. and county | today at the. of, Miguel. Me-} disturbances, abroad... Write: et a ottiees UP) Gina saith a reniade? given es- “Banke Swollen With Reserves |io7t on the Viking for M ; ef Police Ivan Elwood and pecially for the members that) §o great was the money current ‘ Sheriff Thompson remained open.| came here from Tampa and Guba.| Americawards, that reserves held ‘a usual ‘all: governmental ac-_ The visiting and local members! by ithe banks in excess of their YACHT NICOYA ities ceased for the day and in. of the order extend their apprecia-|jegal requirements with the fed- ome instances there will be no| tion to the press and the people| eral reserve system late in 1936 esumption until next Monday’ in general for the many courtesies |toppd $2,000,000,000. The huge zg. é : Lain during the days of the con-| total, while well below the more The postoffice, as usual, closed | vention, wishing all a Happy New| than $3,000,000,000 of the early ro PROMINENT SOU'RH CAROLINA _ «BUSINESS MAN, WIFE AND CHILDREN DELIGHTED ‘should they bow to the many pres-| the city police department. The ‘° the type of construction to be ~ sure grups which will squeeze| arrest was made directly after the' adhered to on the different pro- them from the other side? Once} shots were fired. H é F before in a similar situation they} It was decided to place Fer 30°! and.active work will soon be- bowed not to the will of the Presi-|nandez in county jail. When gin on the five steel piers, ma- ~during the year there are mis- Ties: pada obs 13 ital issues, sagging markets a fi ee ai eu Paulson ‘ustice of the Peace Fran: O; Rob- | Roosevelt, however, has not been! Just once last night was the partment attaches to the work in g committed and in some ighan wieitro de cetghéni nls. a fightened and emibittered pub- Bias trip to Fort efferson and erts and placed under $50 to an-| blind to the improvement in busi- merriment attendant upon the pee iS ahs eA , crisnes, it is rare indeed |£p"Barbary, eran guarda interior]| tidied one eek iy termes of 'so the first visit of her daughters. j swer to a charge of vagrancy at | ness. celebration of New Year shattered Progress is ind:eated by the num- = 2 anythinz untoward happens! Carlos Placeros, gran guarda. ex-| ily +i 2 Madi aot me said They were enthralled with the his-' the next term of criminal court. | Perhaps he is trying to bring re-| by sound other than laughter, the! erous inspections recently made, eR ek tile tires Totals Melina: gra Tete] ne ons ce cccrontin Insets] ee eee en ee TOR Rpg Raa lief rol's into proper’ alignment] toting of norns or the shrilling’ ‘Year celebrations, and so it was! banderess. pi “3 na. Aap Det visit to the fort was one of n°; JOHNS FAMILY with absorption of workers by pri-| g¢ whistles. it is said. including that of Ad- Fa “Gp SRE ee or che After the business session was} The plethora of funds seeking oar a hate! employers, That would be @] When the merriment was at its’ miral Butler a few weeks ago. who, ¥ 0 ‘ . . dA guess. fi sharp 2 ‘stores throughout the city are ob- sca tik area meals keke? Ore Sonnet ‘Commander Von Paulson and} ENJOYING VISIT bs yoo On Spot pr ag pe ee n which ic'after a detailed examination of all serving the usual half holiday.| fe th - bra higher during ye | Miss Margaret returned over the : “2 ou : * 3 jour spent by the many making!the inward flow from urope, highway to ‘Miami, Mrs. Von Paul- gel Any way you look at it, con-jusually heard when only a modern’ jaya! getivities in Key West. in ‘ | gress is on the spot. The lawmak-| #utomatic is discharged. This hap-} ft ers will barely have time to settle} pened at the corner of Fleming company with Capta.n comfortably in their seats befgre|@nd Duval street. foe A delicate choice is in prospect. . | night when the offender, Esteban istration of the station. = | Should they risk the ire of Mr. Fernandez, was captured by Traf-' Decision has now been made as Roosevelt by opposing him, or|fie Officer Franklyn Arenberg, of: . | Among the visitors in Key West podes are W, R. Johns, prominent business man of Allendale, S. C., Mrs. Johns and their two children, Bill and Betty, twins, who have “at 10 o’elock. However the morn Year. part ‘i iS ji i ms Bk ene of the year stood despite a] ALBERT W. JOHNSON, OWNER, F ty dent, but to what the home folk} taken to the sheriff's office an ex-: te); i iv- sing ail was oe gt bis | An invitation has been extended|50 per cent hike in reserve re- eS can eas Lapastreths ihe shies ieee said. That was when reduction of amtipation was made of the ae fon, whieh gv ree afternono mail will not be deliv-ito have Mayor Harry ©. Galey| quirements whcih went into effect COMES I > Stark the” sath eh: Chance rae 7 the civilian conservation corps was} arm used and it was declared by ‘"8- ‘ered until tomorrow except in the case of special delivery par- gels and letters, which will be sent “out, Distribution to the . boxes’ ‘was made and the. regular mails despatched. head a delegation from Key West to attend the convention of the order to be held in Cuba during the month of March. ENGINEER WAY in August by reserve board order. VESSEL Discussing with The Citizen to- suggested. In the end Mr. Roose-jan officer that the gun was one! This work is now being delay- Long term obligations of cor- day the family’s enjoyment of velt found compromise necessary.|which had been reported stolen! a a by the - porations floated during the year thelr vistk, Mb: ond Men. dohonsait One must remember in weighing| and ‘for which a search had been “\? ‘© S°M® & ent, by non-ar- amounted to $3,500,000,000 or Aabeck seis oralinesi, | cat's 114 ethey ght is i that congressional action that} quietly conducted. It is a Colt rival of parts for the pile driver, “4 3 x y had never had a more delight- : bs 3 Hi - = more. Of this, better than $2,] 5 away, New York, arrived yes-| ful time than during their stay and|™Oney spent on COC camps aided / automatic of 45 caliber. {and the .16-ton: crane. which ae 700,000,00 was ot refund out-| oie afternoon on his Yacht| were delighted with the aquarium,|™aty communities to keep afloat) Quizzed about the gun and how) be part of the equipment used in 3 standing paper and over $700,000,- |. : : . ; . during the bad years. Relief|it came into hi i F i e pes . Nicoya which is this morning} which they said was one of the j nto his possession, Fer-' construction of these massively MAKES CAPTURE 000 was additional borrowing. The | Nicova, which Is ois ve ginger! really interesting places of the|™oney, too, has flowed into every | nandéz said that he had found it! membered finger piers F year before, roundly $2,000,000,- section, even more generously thanjunder a house, and though cross} piers in the yacht basin. city, and should be visited by every It was sa'd today by Lieutenant 000 was borrowed, and less than A paghigg: - funds for CCC. tioned od ? : ' i i- ‘s hi ld find it ible questioned by officials, he stuck! OF DUCK HAWK — $300,000,000 was new conti oe ane i. ne ear pt Cite ie oe Majats: Back Workers to his story. ~ Klaus that cement, which will be TO ENTER UPON DUTIES AS Sones soap agers pe on k nagees 2 eetntiana bo, and Last session congress appropri-| The offender, it was learned,|used in the construction of the ated $1,425,000,000 for work re-|Will be charged at preliminary concrete blanket for the subma- lief. That was to last until the end hearing with discharging fire-! tine base breakwater, will soon bé& of the fiscal year, June 30, 1937.|@rms in the city limits and a’ ain to arr d work will be Two unexpected factors upset this} %econd charge will be made on Pe cal eet en aig Se 9 = (Ny Agueginted Press) estimate—the severe drought in| having a stolen article in his pos-|*tarted at once. There will be , Okla, Jah! 1.—Lyman|the west and inability of private | Session. {four carloads of the cement, ards, dinateyy radio, opera-| industry to absorb workers on the WILLIAM W. DEMERITT wiL| CHIEF ON BOARD TEN. [of the loan-hunger of investore| invited guests, have made | séme| Radio Amateur Gets iH the federal n t. It} excellent catches of prized, ‘ish i SEND SPECIMENT TO DER IVY Siued ap the main pact of the| trom th Baer or nd yacntolt | Hollywood Lowdown BOONTON, N. J. year’s program with a $700,000,- % “ty ‘ 000 offering, maturing in 13 to) German Sausages Will“) George I. Way, chief engineer|17 years, at interest of 2% se pais 3 | with the lighthouse department, Mav inceat in the: etegen: Be Given New Dresses}™- ra-|indu a | —— ~~ meritt, of the lo lighthouse | night. Chief_Way comes to'en- (Ny Aunoctated Press) io frie ip wil y¥; Now, with five months to go, the i ter upon his duties as chief engi- neer of the Tender Ivy, taking the place of Chief Harry Perez, re- tired. district, has captured another of - the duck hawks which are trained Mor falconry by Captain Russell R. _ Meredith, of Boonton, New Jer- me teria issue. BERLIN, Jan. 1.—Trans; Hunt, chief cameraman for ajfund is d irtually to thi ‘i ; > a . Te parent . A jfund is down virtually to the last banks and insurance ” companies many’s substitute for sausage skin} Reverah Snine. Aunt aro be jm Roosevelt to act promptly. He most of the statistical series of | When Adolf Hitler's four-year plan short wave enthusiast, has con-jcannot mark time for antic‘pated : eee ae Mr. Way was engineer of tho| price averages of high grade bonds for self-sufficiency is put into ef-|tacted Edwards with a portable aire Pe eyeenen a the im-|“HIVING CHRISTMAS TREE”) Wi'liam Demeritt, Jr., son of Tender Sundew, which was sta-!yeached record peaks. fect. i te broa casting outfit during a scene’ _ worl ne Ay ie im- Me. and Mrs. Wiliam W, Demer- tioned in this distriet. Some years} Railroad bonds showed percent- The saving on imported sausage of the pictrfre. pending crisis in their affairs some PLANTED IN HONOR OF sfitt, and Mrs. Demeritt, who have skins, amounting to 40,000,000] In this way Edwards has heard|time ago, warned possibly by the} Fares spending the holiday season j { z : "ey. The bird is an adult, known. as a “haggard and is one of the finest ef the specimens which have been “taken by Mr, Demeritt, during the ‘time he has been representing the S. Biological» Survey im Key Tt will be sent to Boonton afternoon on the Steamship ago he went with the vessel to ins ii o : fs | “ 2g that time has been stationed at|cause they had been most depres- pork shortage, according to Der|lines of several moving pictures he ei rom the ad ; — Hg {to leave tomorrow morning for At- Ogdensburg, N. Y. sion-hit, Industrials, which staged Angriff. : _ {during production. He has talked} One group appeared in Washing- . _|lanta, where Mr. Demeritt is en- ‘Asked when his family expect: |their big uprush earlier in the re-|__1°t dogs” and Bavaria’s fried| with severa: stars between scenes,|ton and informed the Works Pro-; Mr. and Mrs. Clem C. Price] tering “his lest year as a student ed to came te Key, West Way ne ee aera caries lower, [S2usages, however, puncture these|ineluding Jack Oakie, Lily Pons,| £tess Administration that the;have received letters conveying alot dentist-y at Southern Dental replied that'he did not think it] Uitities, ih the aba pied of TVA |Dlans. Substitutes are no good for) Preston Foster and Victor Mc-|“‘whole policy of AP represents, | deseription of the impressive cere-|College, would be possible for them tojand holding company decisions |*te™- ans cevmalees tase is Sh aeswtioan carte Gan tate wae Acemepensing Sk. 5 Satay Teave before the beginning of the|from the courts, progressed slow- | —————-—— —---~-— a ----— |people before November Srd.” {ed by the Garden Club of Tarpon| wre is slo making needy te ane summer. months of 1937. Mr.|ly, Foreign government issves ex- TI PLP PALA LAAAAAL ALL Ld The workers are not alone in| Springs as a memorial to “Mother|ter on his last year’s studies at Way is the father ‘of'’Mrs. Dan hibited mixed trends, with the their protest. Siding with them are|Meres,” pioneer Tarpon Springs {the collece. He will a’so be accom- & 3 se iF recently four birds known lovekies, or sea doves (black ,» were taken at Key one of them at the light & a house department and others at) Navarro, Europeans held down in many ini pie esd ; y mayors and civic organiza-; resident, . Joma cases by the war menace, and & Ne H A di H tions, It is easier to start than to} “The tre Sitici {panied:by Mra, Renedo. They also | As this-breed of bird has its PROPOSAL Latin Americans responding rath- otice to vertisers & ikon Graiping sheey sro the tenet ict bone mae ation aytes been enjoying the holidays "range from the Arctic regions to ; ‘ er well late in the year to im- eral. treasury. | Skinner.” ‘Assisting panier ; season with relatives and friends. New Jersey during the winter sea- oslo bids pi 4 Cuma hy proved economie conditions to the : : —_— |R. Mcishinmagiben: at Mais Reent RESCUES WIFE’S CAT aad ie mired & ieee nantahe ateneaee Every newspaper has a time limit when copy .8/Reformatory Musician jand her giandsons, Walter Francis} Fe! Dt Mr. Demeritt has written | ing Saturday, January 2,°1937, a of these captures to the, biological| noon, for the removal ‘of trash erated she sium: | ana garbage in the city ot Key| DOTING GRANDMAS stances under which they were| West, for a period of six months. HAVE ORGANIZED Price to be submitted in said bid keener for week or month, and also the {My Associated Press) conduct of the service. JUNCTION CITY, Kans., Jan. for advertisements must be in the office to insure insertion on the same day. The dead line on The Citizen is 11 a, m. on the date of issue. ° e ; Price, of Key West, and . Ernest) 4 ‘ * | DULUTH, Mirn.—Harry C. Is Given Radio Job’ tteres satiey, of Charleston, 8. C., Taylée’ of this city plunged tata named for his grandfather, the ‘ (By Associated Presse late Ernest Meres. we'l known | aes Wee Te GRANITE, Okla, Jan. IB. sponge buyer, of Key West and‘ R. Jackson did so well developing Tarpon Springs, di the state reformatory orchestra; The tree was presented to the —NEW YEAR’S Those advertisers having contracts and bene- son’s two-year term for receiving| pot, of the First Methodist church} HABANA-MADRID CLUB FL LL LLL LL hd e; > f NEW YEAR'S — For further information call at} 1.—Grandmothers here have or- fiting from a reduced rate are required to have here, he’ll lead one on the radio! city of Tarpon Springs by Mrs. it A N ¢ 3 EK the City Clerk’s office. ganized a “Doting Grandmothers” their copy in by 5 p. m. on the day previous on “the outside.” {George M. Emmanuel, president can BD) A N C BK Eg The City Council reserves the} club. f : ts cond Gov. E. W. Marland, in an-ithe Garden Club. An invocation! HI & Tonight, 9:30 till ? .j right to reject any or all bids. They meet every month to dis- to insertion. nouncing commutation of Jack-|was pronounced by Rev. E. N, Phil- | Tonite i 4 BY ORDER OF THE CITY|cuss their grandchildren and plan At titdddétééiéda BAN CLUB ; , ap athcbey Orchestra COUNCIL. to make scrapbooks of pictures | i: THE MANAGEMENT, stolen property, said Jackson al-|and the benediction by Rev. Ralph] 2-F LOOR SHOW S—2 > Admission, 75 Ladies Free: WALLACE PINDER, {and niformation atout their each ‘ ready has a radio contract to lead; Nagel, rector, retired, of All| Tommy Joy’s Gloom Chasers i | dec31-2¢ City Clerk.! grandchild, WEI M LDA DI DAD DL DDD DDB SE wo orchestra for a flour mill, |Saints Episcopal church. i Gents, 50c edie: Faan a martoneenateinr cessive tarentennteypretene a orem cette tsa apatite alight fe RR en ee Pi Me Tite A SRE ese ee. CUE