The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 11, 1937, Page 1

and metheds to be adopted in con- section with the continuance of the activities in the beautification plan, was read. Mr. Moreno addressed the coun- cil and stated that it was the wish- ©» of the WPA that the City Coun- cll take over the supervision of the tree-planting program. Mr, Moreno a‘so suggested that the city organization recommend whatever procedare it deems best |* to attention. of the official trill i Sawyer has been so. structed, —~ statement made to the ‘stoners, and it was decided to take take the matter up through the proper channels and have the MENDELL WILL PUT ON SALE TINUES FOR FOUR. TEEN DAYS for obtaining the highest results |. ion’ among}Shop wil! begin they wou'd have planted on the sidewalks facing their property, and also protests made by those who do not favor having any kind of trees set out in front of their homes, it was decided to appoint @ committee for the purpose of ascertaining just what will suit the citizens of Key West before ‘any further attempt is made to plant trees on their premises. On the committee to be appoint- ed will be members of the City Counei!, Woman's Club. @lub, Tree Guild, Rotary Club and gitizens to be selected from the general public. A committee representing the Woman's Club and Garden Club was in attendance at the meeting lest night, making several sugges- tions in connection with the beau- tifiestion program. offering to co- @perate in every way possible in, the interest of the proposed pro- jects. The members of the com- mittee were Mrs. O. S. Long, Mrs. | Norberg Thompson, Mrs. J. J.{ Tervor and Mrs, P. J. Ho‘loway. | Wallace Bryant Kirke, who is greatly interested in any project | that will make Key West more beau-iful, gave a short address in| whieh he expressed his views as! pertain to the beautification pro- gram. operation in all matters toward making a success of the activities} along this line. i It was decided to hold another meeting on Friday night when the| matter wil be further discussed, and plans made for proceeding} with the program to be outlined in the meantime. THREW TOO MANY PLATES NEW YORK. — Mrs, Jobn| Church of this city testified in her divorce suit that her husband had been hurling plates at her for twenty-nine years. —FOR QUICK ACCURATE— Prescription Service Call PHONE 177 Garden A sale for the purpose of re- ducing the large stock of x ‘ow morn- ing, February 12, 8:30 o’clock and will last only 14 business days. | Owing to the fact that there has been little cold weather this yéar, sale of winter wear has been far less than anticipated. Thus, this store is heavily stocked with win- ter goods. With spring and summer mer- chandise now on the way, Men- dell’s must act quickly to make room for the new stock. on merchandise in this sale will undoubtedly clear the store, states Mr. Mendell. Although Mendell’s Exclusive Men’s Store carries nationally ad- vertised lines, which are .-sold everywhere at advert'sed prices, ?%e management has obtained per- mission from the various manufac- turers to mark them at sale prices during this limited time. Lines Marx clothing, Nunn-Bush Shoes, Manhattan Shirts and Pajamas, Otis Underwear, Monito Socks and others, That the drivers of the buses} drivers instructed to lessen their, Prices | A non! yee FON TEC. “CITY TEN WEEKS; LEFT EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK THIS ‘MORNING able I have ever met, and regret perative»that I leave this really wonderful icity.” -These-were the parting words j Which he had never encountered before, and expressed his sincerity in the most unmistakable terms. Mr. Leishman came to visit i Elk of long standing made his first acquaintances among the mem- bers of B. P. O. Elks 551, and where mucb of his time was spent. { He found time to go out in the | “‘delightful and hea‘th-giving sun. shine” and formed many acquaint- aces which he said he will cherish in his memory and think of in the days to come, Mr. Leishman went out on the bus this morning for Miami. and the last words he said before the conveyance left the station was “I shall be looking forward to. the | return to this city of many won- derfu! scenes and views, a glorious climate and what I appreciate more ‘folk ‘OPERA GROUP TO REHEARS t | ‘ Rehearsal by the Key West ; Light Opera Company will be held \this.evening in the Over-Sea Ho- tel for the memor'al service which jis to be held Monday afternoon for Spanish War Veterans. There will also be a rehearsal of the light opera Pinafore. This {presentation will be during th> ‘Week of Joy, La Semana Alegre, ‘and will, it is said, be on practic- carried include Hart, Schaffner & | ally the. same scale as presented} | in; Miami |last week. | Il members of the I company are urged to be present tonight at Skeleton Reveals: Man Of Massive Structure “What aman he must have been in life” was the remark made by a bystander when the skeleton of a male was excavated during tho | sewer operations now being carried | He offered his:hearty ¢o- |his face and had room to insert his! Kansas City, Mo., Louis Gardner. | Boston on at the junction of Eaton and Emma streets. The lower jaw was taken by Charles Garing, WPA foreman at that point, and carried to a local dentist who compared it to charts which enable a student of/ many such reminders which have! and dental surgery to determine tho nationality of a person from the formation of the jaw, as accurately as possible, and the dentist pro- nounced it to be the jawbone of an Indian. Whatever was tthe nationality GARDNER’S PHARMACY of the individual to whom the ex- “The Rexall Store” humed part originally belonged, it the} was immense. So large in fact was it that Mr. Garing, who could | not by any stretch of the imagina- j tion be called a small man, placed it easily around the lower part of | fingers between the side of his face and the bone. | There were many persons to see | the grim reminder of what had evi- | dently been a man of massive structure, which was but one of been encoum‘ered during the pe- riod of excav. m of the sewer trenches. Asked how many of the relics | of a bygone day had been unearth- ed, Mr. Garing replied that alto- gether about 30 had been demol- ished or upturned during the time the project has been under way. (WASHINGTON, D. © 11.—The subject of reimbursing the city of Key West for loss of tax revenue om the Key West postoffice site will be treated, and means for reimbursement sag- gested, in a report now being pre-| sarod fu) inguin bo ths pees ecal governments want cash, complaints regard- lit was learned today. “ \Other Federally-owned _ post- port ‘which will outline lines through the| that necessity of .attending to my | o¢ payments to local governments ity commissioners and Clerk} affairs in New York make it im-/ throughout the country for loss of | by the Federal Government. might have to pay, the Federal Government is now completing a survey of Federal real estate be- gun by the Treasury Department about six months ago. While officials of various Fed- MANY ROTARIANS AT SESSION TODAY ER PRESIDES AT REGULAR LUNCHEON ad i? At the regular meeting of the Key ‘West Kotary Club, held to- resolution was unanimously adopt- ed placing the club on record as | the 39th (Florida) {Rotary International, into two di- | visions, President Gekeler introduced as the speaker of the day, Dr. Stephen Douglass, Surgeon in the U. S. N., retired, Program Chair- man, who spoke on “The Advance- ment of Friendship as a Method 6f Attaining Service,” recited a poem, “The Pride of Battery B,” which was also recited by his fa- ther at the first reunion of Union and Confederate veterans. Sebastian Cabrera urged those who contemplated taking the trfp to the International Convention at Nice, France, to get in touch with him at an early date. Pass- ports, ete., will require 30 to 40 days to prepare. Lieutenant E. R. McCarthy antiourced that Ladies Night would. be celebrated at the Casa ina, at 8 p. m, on March 18, and requested that | reservations be arranged for | at least a week in advance. Sebastian Cabrera announced {the postponement to a date to be ennounced of the erection of the jmonument to the Cuban Martyr, | Jose Marti, due to a change in the idesign of the proposed memorial. | Visiting Rotarians were present oppcsing the proposed division of, District of| aids Payments for jaemarne veeiathes undoubtedly forests, payment it direet. ; to curement division of the treasury, ing loss of revenue, filed with the 2 ees Federal Government during the| TRANSPORTATION TO KI past several years. School dis- - . . 5 i si P hay “J will miss this glorious clim-| office buildings will be covered in! har. hit by sale of eriegen: te and the people, whom I can} the came>report, which will in| Federal Government, it was candidly say are the most hospit-| turn by:part of a composite re-|for they borrow money on tax in- come, and’ when’ this income is} reduced, they» cannot | burrowed, tax revenue on all land acquired! A Presidential committee, head-j a Asjed by Daniel Bell Budget Bureau petpniee Sects att a basis of estimating what it) chieg, and ineluding Attorney} General, Homer Cummings, andi Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary | Dro ¢ Treasury, will coordinate | Citizen yesterday. dation of various de- {partments in this regard, and sub- of, | ree j mit them to Congresc thi n | eral departments agree that local it was said. speed when going over all bridges, Key West 10 weeks ago, and as an} ——~ --—#—~— ~~ -<0— -—-——-— on the highway. BULLARD FAMILY LEASE HOME HERE "FOR TWO MONTHS; | POR THO! DR. DOUGLAS GIVES AD- MR$.. BULLARD AND CHIL- DRESS; PRESIDENT GEKEL-| Mrs. W. I. Bullard and chi!- dren, Mary, Sarah and Gabriel, than. all else, dclightful neighborly |day at St. Paul’s Parish Hall, a) 21 arrivals on the Steamship Cuba this morning from Tampa. They came to join Mr. who arrived several days ago, made arrangements through the Hous- ing Department for a home for about two months. They are now located at the Reynolds home on Reynolds avenue. Dr. and Mrs, Harry A. Voice of 'New York, are enjoying their stay in Key West. They arrived a short time ago and the doctor says he is enjoying his vacation from his activities after a busye season lat his profession of optometrist. | Commander Lucien Green, U. S. ;N.. and Mrs, Green, who expected , to arrive from Miami today for a part of their vacation in Key ‘West, today wired Lieutenant Wm. Klaus, in charge of the local nav- al station, that because of inclem- ent weather they were deferring | their trip until tomorrow. | General Campbe!l King, U. S. | A., retired, who spends his sum- {mers at Flat Rock, N. C., writes {the Housing Department that he (and Mrs. King will be in Key West ‘about February 28 and remain for | Several weeks. Arrangements for their accommodation have been comp’eted. | eoreescvcccceevese TEMPERATURES fin foree. The club welcome Lowest Highest Rudolph Honrickle, Maurice | Station— last night last 24 hours Cadman and Bern W. Gates, all of Abilene 32 50 | Pleavantville, N .¥., Max Cline, Atlanta = Fe 26 2 |Madison, Wis, W. C. (Doc), Buffalo 12 24 |Baker, Williamsville, N. Y., J. W.| Charleston .... 36 i | Spinke, Corrington, Ky., and Earl| Chicago .. 16 20 | Johnson, Newton, Mass. [Denver ...... ....36 bo | ‘The Rev. Joe Tolle introduced! Detroit’ ......... 12 5 ja» his guest, Dr. C. K. Vliet. Rev, | Galveston = et Shuler Peele introduced the Rev.) Havana be De | Geo. T, Marlock; B. A’, Strunk in-| Huron... 8 a \troduced A. L. West, Bridge Dee ne a SS re signer with the Overseas Road! bane Tes Ay ‘ Toll, Bridge Commission;|X=*¥ WEST .. 64 be: Curry Moreno introduced Philip} 2° Anges © a bes |Puderer, Acting Superintendent, Louisville a 4 i - conti Miami ............ 64 80 lof the Fort Jefferson Nationali sinnea sl. 10 6 jMonument, and W. L. Bates in-lneyy eaaneens Pe !troduced Ralph White of Miami. New-Surk 18 42 Pensacola 32 50 BERMUDA MARKET jpittsturch 12 24 | RHODE ISLAND RED HENS |§¢. Louis 28 30 8-Week Old Rhode Island | Salt Lake City 16 30 Red Fryers {San Franciseo 44 50 Heavy Western 1st Grade Meat! Seattle 40 46 Fresh Killed Pork Tampa 46 70 Fresh Spring Lamb Washington ‘0 38 Phone 52 White at Virginia St.’ Williston .. 30 borrow much or repay what they have DREN ARRIVED THIS MORN-| end trips to their homes. ING AND JOINED MR. BUL- Bullard, | WEST COSTLY, HOWEVER, ‘TRIP FARE { That Key Westers worl M |the bridge projects and other lit prohibitive to make the ‘trip: Luis Bancel’s was a visitor to projects who would gladly spend their week ends in Key West, and also make purchases here, but that the means of transportation was costly and they found it much eas. ier to go to Miami. Th’s matter was mentioned at i missioners last night and it was Keys who desire to make the week (S.S.OZARKDUEIN- PORT TOM ‘WILL BRING HEAVY SHIP- MENTS OF LUMBER AND CE- MNT FOR NAVAL STATION Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde- Mallory Lines, is due tomorrow from Jacksonville and Miami with heavy shipments of cement and lumber for the projects at the nav- al station, there are approximate- ly 200 tons of cement in the shipment of four carloads. The vessel, after dischargi lumber and cement and a mise laneous cargo of other items, will sail for New Orleans, Another vesse! of the same lines is the Brazos which is due in port from New York on Saturday, en route to Tampa. suggested that the managemént™ of the ferry system be requested project and, to establish a the office and said there were aj €ral, subjects to be presented for 's session,|B¥mber of men workng on these discussion Friday afternoon at the | t | the meeting of the county com | the ‘Application For Clemency Is Made In. Moore’s Case ‘of the the city during the week ends. was! tion to'fmeiude citizens er brought to the attention of The! , the civie and business affairs, ton B. Warren and of the state will be one of the sev- ninth annua! meeting of the ex-' ecutive council of the. park promo- the sixth floor of the county court house “here. : ‘ It is also being proposed to place : on a membership plan, which wi be open interested in the progress to fix a round trip rate for a one-| working budget next’ way fare for all workers on the. year Sar dhe: dar’ which it is ¢ ticipated the 1 gades National ment. . Members of the executive coun- Shares, Sebring; Jacksonville; Thomas J, Pancoast and F. Lowry Wall, Miami Beach; Dr. David Fairchild, Coeonut Grove; George Estill, S. Pierre Robineau, Judge Frank B. Stone- man, Claude C, Matlack and Chas. D. Leffier, chairman of advisory couneil, | Application for cl ii misdeameanors, ived /20t available at | pplication for clemency in the and had received | cents poy oh | ease of Robert J. Moore, who wea! septonses aggregating 22 years. lim January 1936, sentenced to 13 l years in the state pen‘tentiary, | was made last night to the county 1 commissioners by two of his | friends, a man and woman, i | | would j lead should he be pardoned he i= married and promises to the | and become a good citizen. an exemplary life in | Assistant State Attorney J. | Lancelot Lester, who was present {on other matters, said he did not | |see how Moore could get married ‘when, as a matter of truth, he was| three years each om the grand. | 1 | day followin, g Judge J. ness places of S. V. McCarthy, N.| C. Pintado, and J. G. Kantor, where he had committed felonies, | The statement was made that) and Harry M, Baker, where petty ited, On the grand larceny confess- larceny was com: five yeats each, and on the petty larceny confessions sentence of imposed. The Vin‘ag Harris reduced the sentences two years was | already a married man and his) larceny charges and to one year | wife, and at least one child, were'on the petty larceny charges, | | making the aggregate sentences | Chief Deputy Bernard Waite! 13 years instead of the 22 years { i addressed the board saying that |as first, imposed. | while Moore had been sentenced | i four charges of grand larceny | and When the matter had been thrashed out the board decided one of petty larceny, he had) that there would be no action tak- ‘ confessed to other felonies andjen in the matter at this time. tional group wh'eh is to be held on | terested citizens, cil who will meet with Chairman ; to | Porter, Norberg Niles. Clerk Rose J. Lancelot Lester, and oth Clerk Sawyer read {ings from the following ‘From Edward talk, Mr. “board was to the Crummer , $5,000 offered | bank. | In order to do | Recessary to rescind the order of $31,000 which thorized at the board held on resolution to this effect ed. The result will be today municated in ao telegram to State Board of Administration It was pointed ue He t bonds wil! be held until funds are ‘ed the board relative te the efty « ‘contingent advertising fund nouncing that jand asked that the county ive jcome assistance. It was voted te {give the city $100 each mont) for |five months. ; Paul Ladd addressed the boart future| ions he was given sentences of | relative to securing coconmut Sher | from the trees on the | From thir fiber some bemuteful Jartistic bags, bonnets and other |wefui articles are being made jard @sked that arrangements be (Continved om Page Pour? MENDELL’S STOCK REDUCING |SALE | Begins Tomorrow Morning | 8:30 o’Clock |—BE ON TIME— See . i