The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 12, 1937, Page 1

; | "Por 56 weak De tea to ‘Best Key Went Associated Press Day Wire Servier. Interests of Key West No. 10. VOLUME LVII. Fiftieth Event Marked By Elaborate! Celebration In Honor Of; Hostelry’s Long Serv. “ice {Special to ‘Lhe Citizen) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fia., Jan. 12. —The Hotel Ponce de Leon open- ed for the current season with an elaborate celebration in honor of | ite fiftieth anniversary. The fes.! tivities recalled the original open- ing in 1888, which attracted Re: tables from all over the United! States. The opening ceremonies, om Saturday (Jan. 9) were mark-! ed by a dinner and dance which followed closely the original one! fifty years ago, and there was a replica of that first dinner menu. This anniversary celebration! was important not only in the his- tory of one of Florida’s most mag- nificent hotels but in- the history | of Florida itself. For it was 1888} that saw the beginning of the ex-! Penditure of Henry M. Flagler’s! efforts in transforming Florida from a tractiess wilderness into America’s most beautiful resort and. With the “opening of. the, “Ponce de Leon, the improvement, of the railroads by . Mr. Flagler and the inaugural running of the} Florida Special, men and women prominent in American life that! year turned their eyes to Florida} for the first time. Many Notables Among the notables who at- tended that opening half a cen- tury ago were the following: P. L. Lorillard, Jr., son of Pierre Lorillard, founder of the tobacco empire; General Horace Porter, later ambassador to France; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dexter, Mr. and! Mrs. Eugene Pitou and_ son, Eugene Pitou, Jr., James L. Hutchinson, formerly P. T. Bar- num’s partner, and Allen scegeg | editor of the Journalist. i Also from New York were Mrs. John R. Ely, M. C. Bouvier, Miss} A. E. Bouvier, Miss M. H. Bou-! vier, A. L. Benjamin, A. C. Blanchard and Frank Thompson. George Pullman came from Chi- eago and Hamilton Disston from: Philadelphia with a large party. | Sang At First Opening H Madame Scnumann-Heink sang! from one of the Ponce de Leon’ the Sea Catholic Church, offitiat-|‘joy” he was has not been learn-|ttoop enjoyed the hike and camp and the | fire gathering: Jack Pinder, Jack ed out to him. balconies at the opening of the hotel fifty years ago. Crowds: came from afar to view the mag-! nificent edifice, its architecture) so admirably reflecting the spirit’ of those Spanish cavaliers who; founded America’s oldest metrop-| olis more than four hundred years ago. | President Grover Cleveland was! a guest at the Hotel Ponce de} Leon that first season and was! often seen strolling through the! town’s ancient winding streets to: the old fort, which has been the| scene of so much of American! history, which has flown the flags of Spain, France, England and the United States piarnstely; and which still retains onmbedided in its coquina walls the cannon} balls of historic battles. Bernard R. Howe has setiisiedl for his eighth season as manager} of the Hotel Ponce de Leon. There] is music for dinner and suppe dancing by a Meyer Davis Orches tra. Edward Stillman, noted pro- fessional, has returned to super-! vise the tennis and Jimmy Farrell! is again the golf professional at} picturesque St. Augustine Links.| Fre DANCE __ Tomorrow Night, 9 till ? SLOPPY JOE'S | Rhumba, Tap Dancing, Singing ic by Local Orchestra No Couvert| [FLORIDA AND | brother, ___ Pipe Runs Ashore DURING NIGHT) ENTRY MADE THROUGH SIDE| DOOR WHICH WAS FORCED CPENED; POLICE OFFICERS CALLED TO SCENE q Season “Break open that door and I wil shoot to kill,” was the por- LATINA TEMPLES tentuous threat which assaulted ‘HOLD D SESSION ears of would-be breakers and | enterers last ng‘ht who were mak- OFFICERS _ INST. ED DUR. [ing an attempt to foree open a Elks Club door 1 ING MEETING; memoria °°" apaink Se: the fet. SERVICES TO BE CONDUCT-| ED SUNDAY ; happened to be ii | the upper part jot the building wi when he was awak- There was a meeting of Floridajened by sounds which indicated bees and Latina Temple held ‘that an assault was’ being mades eer ment at which ‘time an instal-!on one of the doors, and rather The organizations have made | than have to resort to harsh means} j2rrangements +o hold memorial) ¢aled out the threatening words.| services on Sunday afternoon, be-| And the would-be intruders rush-! |ginning at 8 o'clock, at the Golden! eq down the steps and out of the Eagle Hall. building. Officers installed last night fol-} He telephoned for police pro- low: itection and in a few minutes Cap-} Florida Temple tain Alberto Camero and Night} Ethel Sassnett, Past Templar. {(Cajj Officer Paul Thom al Sa ypson ar- Annie Richards, Noble Templar.| yiveq on the scene and began an{ Nel‘ie Baker, Vice Templar. | investigation, Cinderella -Roberts, Priestess, It was seen that a blind door Marie Russell, Prophetess, on the south side of the building Miriam \Carey, Marshal of Cer.! thad been forced open. The ma-} Bertie Higgs, Guardian of Mu-| yauders entered and through the ee Sawyer, Guardian of Slats of a window caught the} yer, the window, and! jlateh, opened Records. mounted the stairs ‘to the buffet.| <i Curry, Guardian of Fi- They were using some instru-| ff . ment to crack open the panel of; " a chanmie Baker, Guardian of EX’ the door at the head of the stair: when the member of the club was awakened and called out thej threat-whiely ended the assault. ‘CAR PLUNGES INTO WATER STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT) EMPLOYES WENT TO RESCUE Gertrude Key, Inner Portal. Sal'ie Roberts, Outer Portal. Cinderella “Roberts, ‘Trustee. Miriam Carey, Deputy. Latina Temple Blanea Toledo, N. T. America Rodriguez, V. T. | | | Virginia Alvarez, Prof. Carmen Arenberg, Sacer. Grace Albury, M. De. C. Margot Sanchez, Tesorera, Eloy A'bury, Sec. Actas. Milagro Moreno, Sec. Fin, Almanda Aguilar, G. J. Concha Fiallo, G. E. I, Vinson, P. T. FUNERAL RITES FOR MARINER Travellers on the highway were }emazed Sunday night at the sight of a ear off the road on Saddle Bunches, which had smuATertly skidded many feet before leaving! the road and plunging into the | ae HELD YESTERDAY FROM! Investigation showed that the car belonged to Thomas A, Joy) CHAPEL OF LOPEZ FUN- | ang his “Gloom Ohasers,” at least | ERAL HOME ) that was the sense of a sign on} |the car, but there was no one in | sight at the time the car was seen. i Funeral services for Angel! It was learned yesterday after-/ Noguetia, 42, who died Friday | noon that employes of the state; morning 10 o’clock, were held yes-| road department had seen the pré-; terday from the chapel of Lopez | dicament of the car, rescued it ea Funerat Home, Rev. A. L. Mau-| yesterday morning Tommy was o: reau, S, J., of St, Mary’s Star of | his way to Miami. How Tull of ing. ied, The body was brought to Key| West and prepared for burial by! Lopez Funeral Home following the} usual investigation which was con-|_ HAVANA.—Ro!f C. Carbo of ducted by Peace Justice Franklyn this city, who was arrested when| Arénberg. {he tried to enter a church clad Nogueria is survived by one jonly in pajamas, was still in the pa-| Caruna Nogueria, of jamas when he appeared before: la judge two days later. | REMAINS IN PAJAMAS | Spain. Barge With Sewer | One of the barges which are be- ARE RIGHT ON JOB ing used for the transportation of {pipe for sewer projects, was this! (My Avsociated Vreas) morning repowted agound in LOVELAND, Colo., Jan, 12.— Imagine the surprise of Mrs.) Hawks Channel. | Charles Jones when five handsome firemen dressed in tuxedoes, pat-| ent leather pumps, “boiled” shirts and black ties responded to her call to the fire department. They went to work on a burn- ing chicken coop and restricted | the loss to 15 chickens, Then they} explained they were attending a lodge memorial service when the alarm was sounded. Area Supervisor B, C. Moreno {said that he expected to have ar-| rangements completed this eve- js |ning to have the barge freed and! the cargo would, in all probability, | |be available tomorrow. ‘CHARLES HOLY ILLINOIS, IN: CATCHING JEWFISH cea toen’ ING 150 POUNDS) | Charles Holy, of Marengo, IIl.; who is enjoying a vacation in his ear and ‘trailer at Cudjoe Key, im company with Mrs. other relatives and friends, said’ last evening that he may have fish, but he caught a fine speci.) pounds. Some ‘time, ago»Mr. Holy was fishing with his brother Frank and hooked a monster which made its’ |getaway, but before doing so al- °F leatherback turtle. most dragged the brothers into the water. Determined to have a real din- ner of delicious jewfish he not given up the idea and yester- day his pertmacity and sustained interest met with results, and he and his friends enjoyed a de- lightiul supper. Not only they, but friends in’ the home city, will also have a in Key West waters, as he had the best part of the 150 ponte be fine steaks packed in ice shipped to his home. The Holy party now has _in- ereased to eight with Mr. and Mrs.| Charles Holy, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holy and ‘their children Frank,’ Jr., and Dolores, and Mr. .and; Mrs. Harry Renoff, of _ Kent,! Ohio, and ‘all “report having a great time on the Florida Keys. ENIOYS Hl MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATION, PITCHED CAMP AT BOCA CHICA The newly organized troop of; |Boy Scouts which is being spon-| Rotary Club last en- eve- sored by the jjoyed their first hike {ning and pitched camp at Camp! Rotary on Boca Chica, under di- rection of Sepemaster Victor, Larsen. Arriving at the camp at 5:30! | the, members inmmediately pitched their tents, enjoyed supper and theti' gathered around the camp| ‘fine to tell stories of adventure as Betancourt; and was “and achievement until the hour) ‘arrived for their return. In addition to Scoutmaster Lar-| sen the following members of the Villareal. Eugene Sawyer, Robert Smith, Glenn Mitchell, Carlyle iFabal and the Mascot Peterson. | eevecvcccccecvcccoooeses after TEMPERATURES Secvsccce ee | Lowest Highest Station— last night last 24 hours | Abilene .......... 28 46 Atlanta 50 66 Boston 30 34 Buffalo a 28 32 | Char Jeston . 54 72 Chicago - 22 30 ee 28 48 - 28 30 ans - 46 52 Havana ........ — 70 | Huron 4 20 ' Jacksonville 58 73 jKansas City .. 24 26 IKEY WEST .. 71 80 ; Little Rock .. 36 38 [Los Angeles .. 46 56 Louisville 34 36 ‘Miami ........... 72 76 Minneapolis .. 8 22 |New Crleans .. 64 68 {New York .... 32 40 Pensacola ...... 58 66 ; Pittsburgh . 30 40 iSt. Lonis ...... 26 28 Salt Lake City --2 20 San Francisco 38 Ad Seattle -. 24 40 Tampa . 64 80 | Washington 36 40 Williston .... 12 22 OF MARENNO,| Transpo During Meeting Held tion fe Immense Turtle” Holy aa Brought To City missed his former eatch . of jew-! in yesterday afternoon (Yacht Judy. This is a This animal was struck with a harpoon by Louis Slattery, owner| had of the yacht, when the es was! abcut 15 miles northeast Key West and brought to Key West. Immediately after the arrival of | yesterday afternoon the yacht the turtle was hoisted) jtaste of the kind of fish caught om shore at the Porter dock and} cass. Qne of the members : efi» +-the; preparations started to remove = One of the members of the club | men yesterday which weighed 150, family Chelonia which ars-rarély!Parts:of the animal which are not ‘sioners and city council, with prey | seal |! aeen in these waters: was brought by. the! It.was,said by one of the party ‘others from different. walks of caetem the: vessel that-when the shell life, gathered in the county court Clifford G. Hicks Sap aah erseret, Sore ser: Sah alah ley used when. it is to be mounted. sie to condition to be shipped it will be discuss matters pertaniing to the |sent tc the New York Museum of | operation of: the teniaigectaltion: Natural Hi: le ber eviapsa sear A pes serving Key West. The weight of the animal H oe ss rom been estimated at between 900! ee | meeting to order ard briefly out- lined the objectives of the meet- ing and the belief that some plans and 1200 pounds and there were a large number of persons at the dock this morning viewing the porderous and queer looking car- °ould’be devised to make , needed changes, in the bus system | { 1 | | | Criminal Cc C | Two cases, both of them sme ii detail, were heard this morn- ling, before Judge William V. Al- at the , bury, presiding second | jday’s session of the January term :of criminal court. Betancourt, better known as Brown, charged with driving an | fs | {automobile while under the influ- ence of liquor. The defendant en- |tered a plea of guilty and was !and costs or serve 60 days at hard ‘labor in the county jail. | William H. Knowles, ar was jarrested at about the, same.time charged tw ith a like offense, also entered a plea of guilty when arraigned similar sentence was met- At the session of court yester-/ Albert day afternoon the return of the} and | ‘jury venire was presented exc | absentees noted it was found | ; necessary to issue a special sum- {mons for nine more veniremen. Following this decision | Albury drew from the box the fol- ‘lowing names: Lopez Johnson, (Wm, ‘Agusto Aguero, Otis Kemp, Griner, J. R, Baker, Jand William N, Knowles. | The Mario Perez was Perez entered a plea of guilty to the | ult and battery. reviewed the county jail, case of called for trial. Judge AL! the prisoner case) jand sentenced to ‘four months in but {suspended sentence with the un- |derstanding that Perez away from the place trouble occurred. | In the event that he ‘and is again brought up for trial ‘he will be given the |sentence and any | punishment which may be deemed | bury briedly where returns suspended additional adequate by the court. “Two Cases Heard In™=: The first case was that of Hen-| sentenced to pay a fine of $50! | were granted and Judge | F. Saunders, C’arence Higgs, | L. G.| Robert Shultz | charge of remain; his| an the handling of the ferry The principal speaker of the | meeting was W. M. Egan, manager eo Basth; ie Mian, she. daly ourt Today : Esteban Fernandez, Bo, ith petty larceny and discharg- , People who make suggestions as — on a public thor-'to the betterment of the service oughfare, was haled before the! court and he entered a plea of of Netore and ferries. guilty to both counts, | Mr, Egan gave a very interest- | Fernandez was first arrested on ing talk on how certain changes 'a charge of discharging firearm:;.' Could be brought about for the This Was New Year’s Eve. Later betterment of the services, which ‘on it was discovered that the fire- Would add to the comfort of the ‘arm used was an automatie which travelling public and enhance the ‘had been stolen from a state of- Prestige of the two. services. ficer. This was an added charge.! Urges Better Buses On the discharging firearms | The speaker said that the Flor- ' charge {havdefandant see sek ida Motor Lines had modern buses ‘tained ita wag aie of the latest and most approved ced to pay a fine of $10 and type, but those in operation be- costs or spend 60 days in jail, tween Key West and Miami were The jail sentences ‘and on the charge of theft of the no better than third class equip- e . ment. With the beautiful scenic ae = seh hired! ia route which is travelled the buses should be of a type which would to run concurrently in the event \give perfect comfort to the trav- ihe fines are not paid. \elier. ! Another thing which was .pos- ‘BRIGHT LIG LIGHTS 'sibly working to the disadvantage .of the services was the lax man- ‘ner in which reservations had to CAUSE ACCIDENT be made. He cited that wherever | terry tickets are sold there should j ‘be telephonic communication, and ‘in all of the substations in Key CARS COLLIDE ON. STOCK IS- | West this was not the case. | LAND; NO ONE SERIOUS. | This statement led up to a lengthy discussion and on motion LY INJURED ; it was decided to appoint a com- | mittee to meet with Franklin E. Sl ae \ Albert, director of FERA and | Bright lights are blamed for (poe ace which occurred on Stoek ssorwteesseceseee Two More came together. The accident re- | sulted in no one being serivusly | | injured, it was said. | In one of the cars was John | Ada _ Canizares{ | Canizares, Mrs. \ and Mrs. Mabel of Key; j West, and in the other was Prank |Lasher and wife of New York. } MEET TONIGHT: | This morning the case was in-| vestigated by Peace En-' rique Esquinaldo, Jr., and Chief | Deputy Bernard Waite. The prin- Aik Prat naithen, gous (Sea Scout: tonight at 7 o'clock at lcipals agreed that neither grou : j : ; of riders was to blame and each’ the Fleming Street Church. All | would make repairs to their cars.| boys from the ages of 15 up, in- Thus the case was settled. | terested in this work, are asked to | be present. {| There was a meeting last Fri- | Key West Country Club will/day night at the church in which jhold a meeting tomorrow eve-' members were taken in. The ning, 8:00 o'clock in Hospitality! members discursed a subject that House on Duval street. Al! mem- bers and prospective members are jurged to attend. HOWARD WILSON, /|the aim is completed in the near Secretary.’ future, it is stated, Justice There will be a meeting of the NOTICE all were in favor of. This subject ‘jan12-1t Members of the county commis- manager of the ferry ‘fessional and business mem and Vations on the ferries. cf the Monroe County Informe-' Last*Night UGGESTIONS MADE FOR LARGER AND BET- TER BUSES TO BE PLACED IN OPERA- TIGN; MOVED THAT CENTRAL STA- TION BE ESTABLISHED TO OBTAIN RES- ERVATIONS ON FERRIES é i rE request that a established for central the sale Ai tf Names Committee ; Chairman Spottswood and i ‘Cobo, of city ,land Nives. of the ‘commissioners, to | Albert at the earli ment and discuss this Later in the evening Mr. :said that he believed that joint body of council and ‘missioners would make the for better bus. service, ‘eludes the handling of he was inc!ined to think action would be taken. | At the suggestion Harry C. Galey, Mr. an instance where he ed better bus service the officials and asked ; could be expected and received the jreply that better service could be expected when the company was ! forced to give it, ! Offer Suggestions During the meeting Dr, Wi!- liam R. Warren, .Commissioner Norberg Thompsen. Mayor Galey, Counc!lman William Freeman. Charles Ketchum. Captain Shep- pard and others joined in the dis- ‘cussions and offered suggestions whereby transportation activities may be bettered. ! One of the causes of much com- plaint by those who travel by bus was the same matter which was brought up at the special meet- ing of county commissioners last week, which involved the use of a larger bus on the run from Hog Key to Grassy Key where changes are made. | Hitherto the larger bus which goes to No Name Key was often taxed to capacity, it was said, and passengers were forced to wait while the smaller bus stationed on the run from Hog to Grassy Key made two trips or a distance of 39 miles, before all the passen- gers were carried across. To Use Larger Bus William Arnold, agent for the Florida Motor Lines in Key West, was asked about this condition and said he had just ‘received a call from Miami advising that a bus of adequate size’ to aecommo- date the overflow was being plac- ed on the short run, Mr. Arnold coneluded by say- .ing that he had discussed some of these matters with Distriet Man- ager Palmer, of the motor. lines, and he wou'd be in Key West this week and discuss a number of these matters with a committee if it was desired, a Yachts Arrive In Port Se Season eee ra meee ty | | Yachts recently arriving at Key | will be well worth the work, when| j West for fishing and sightseeing, are the Babs, III, from Atlantic City, and the Judy, registered out of New York The former vesse! is owned by 0.-G. Stebbins. The owner has two guests. The ht carries a crew of two and Captain Bruce is master, On the Judy are the owner, Louis S’attery, sportsman from New York, Captain Douglas Os- ‘ born and guests