The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 23, 1937, Page 1

Forty-Two Days, A cording To Bill |STATE-WIDE ORGANIZATION (By Associated Presa) TALLAHASSEE, April 23.—| RECOMMENDS THAT THEY Representative Papy introduced a; BE CONTINUED IN INTER- bill to reduce the residence re-| EST OF STATE quirement for filing divorce im Florida from 90 days to 42 days. The 1935 legislature DeLAND, April 24 ‘Blain McGrath, of the fianance department of Florida National Exhibits, Inc., the statewide or- time fi , . ? to “thane ganization sponsoring the Florida the from months, and the number of |exhibits he'd during the past four divorces. in this. tourist state in- ereased by leaps and. bounds last iClevelanad, reports that the ex. x ‘ r traordinary influx of winter vi year and, duri _winter edering ihe "M€*"! tors during the season just clos- sen months of this year. ing, is fully appreciated by the Several}. bills have. | i people of the state and that there is a very general disposition to duced in the current _legislature!believe that they have been of such value from a publicity point See Me 1998 lew. of view that the exhibits should In 1933 the legislature reduced | be continued. the reside: i “The great increase in gasoline 2s la a nclaioest fand racing money distributed two years to one year. The time) among the counties of the state, had been two years from 1852 to! Particularly this year, has left an indelible impression upon the 1933. Prior to this requirement; peop'e, especially the taxpayers,” a wee three months. said Mr. McGrath. “I find them é more ready this year than ever None of the residence reaniee:) batars to contribute to the ex- ments acts chan: f the hibit budget without argument. % ged pny They have seen the results of the grounds for divorce. advertising done by the exhibits ‘There now are nine grounds but #24 they want them continued. | “During the past few days Pin- bills have been introduced at the cllas county appropriated its full current session to add other | 1°ta—$3,400.00, or at the rate ‘ of 3% cents per capita. Hills- grounds, including incompat-/borough county likewise appro- ability. | priated its full quota by adding $5.000 to the $3,200 appropriated aap “Segara ye tid ‘earlier in the season, The state- ROT. ment i -by, State Comptrolier SP h Y t each of the “@T counties in the state would re- FOR jeeive $24,409 from the racing fund, practically $8,000,000 more | than ever received from that A de'egation, composed of Key’ source in the past, will, in my West Rotarians, will leave tomor-' opinion, prompt every county to row morning over the highway meet its quota and complete the enroute to Jacksonville, ~ where exhibit budget needed to carry on they will attend a conference of;at Cleveland during the coming the Thirty-ainth Rotary District, {summer and to finance the shows Those making up the party are|to be made in five key cities— BE. A. Romsey, Chas. E, Smith, New York, Detroit, Philadelphia, dohn Gardner and Dr. J. A. Val- Cincinnati and des. ‘ winter,” Lighthouse Department Makes Experiment In Communication Service With Carrier Pigeon This week Captain Nathan C. Niles, Jr., of the lighthouse SeIV-| periments was made by Captain jee, made the fimst experimentsia!,... : ‘ és @ novel addition, to the j-| Niles who. was, recharging saps watian secvice at the. Katitherse Rt the Shark River section. department in thé Seténth Dis! board of the small tender were trict of which Key; West, is,head-'the captain’s wife and his two ye chy: IS | children, who accompanied him on y the use of carrier, OF ‘OM the trip as companions. ing, pigeons it is expected to es-| A cee # tablish a ready communication’. The captain made out his report service between the point at which ti * oe ec PaaS Me . Gagtain Niles and bis boat may ird which was at once rel leased. be and the Key West station. Fer ® fow momenta tt aban om Superintendent W. W. Dareskiti’ the cabin of the vessel picking at said today that the points -which' ‘Me Message. Suddenly it stop- bre visited by Captain Niles in’ 04 824 appeared to be nervous iis hath ef vecheinineg lights and and then rk to the air and flew doing the various other kinds of, 1°. height of, cevers! hundred work which are part of the routine; : pase of a keeper in in sections of Ane: apittiy incites wake ~? this district, ofttimes. cazsy the Wek hawk, one of the speediest Keeper to isolated places which, $4, Ost vicious of the family. It under certain weather conditions ey! bs 3 ¥ wa Sosimon soos are exceedingly hazardous. [ie Rigponsnn Hee awotbed dows Sn the event inf te honk; wel and struck. Captain Niles says by the keeper, becoming injured tat spparently ‘he pigeon was or the keeper himself being placed? Gown ints a clump of mangroves in @ position of jeopardy, it is the 2° 200d distance inland, but was opinion of Mr. Demeritt that the Oot afterward con best kind of communication will! ys, Demeritt said that he + be- be to attach a report to the car-‘tieves this method of comminicat- rier pigeon, release it, and realize ing has not before been tried in that if not hindered by hawks or the lighthou: fees d is c other birds which prey on their : sig, hd hi ne: As SRS. ee ind, speedy communication will \oen* ‘Bat results will prove ‘of iodo Ginistamse Bt dnc great benefit to the members of the service and be invaluable in 4 - times of stress when other means of communication cannot be used. ‘AR * | He said he has about 50 homing j Pigeons in the loft at his aviary, ;and will continue the experiments , with captains sending in messages |from the isolated districts when their boats have no radio tele- phone, Favored By Every Key West wife. On sale at all Grocers (NS) — years at Chicago, New York and) Chicago—next | | This week the first of these ex- SERVICE THANKS ,THE,CITI, ZEN FOR COOPERATION : William Y, Little, representative ,of the Florida State Employment ‘Service, appreciates the assistanee | which has been given by The Citi }zen and in the following letter to the editor gives expression to his ;recognition of that aid: } “I want to express my appre- leiation for the co-operation and |help, in the work which I have } been sent here to accomplish, that |have been extended to me by you jand the members of your organi- ‘zation. : ; . “In coming here we have had three purposes in view; to be of jas much service as possible to the teontractors who are building the ‘Overseas Highway; to give work fon this construction to residents !of Monroe County, in so far as it lis possible to do so; and to de- {velop the Key West office of the Forida State Employment Serv- ive to the point at which it will |be of the greatest possible serv- fice to the community. | “I am grateful to you and The Citizen for the help which you have extended to us in our efforts {to accomplish these purposes, and for myself and the Florida State Employment Service, I thank you. “I have been impressed by the work which your publications are doing for the benefit and develop- jment of this community, and j trust that those who will be bene- |fited as your efforts bear fruit, {will express their appreciation substantially by means of increas- ed use of your advertising col- |umns.” MEMORIAL TO ~ SONG WRITER |To } OF RIVER HONORING STEPHEN FOSTER BROOKSVILLE, April 23 (FNS).—-Stephen Foster, most famcus of ezrly American folk (song ‘writers, shall be honored by |a Foster Memorial to, be located ‘on the banks of the Suwannee | River in Florida which he made | famous in his song, “Old Folks At |Home,” which has been adopted jas official song of the state of Florida. Plans for the raising of the money for erection of the memo- trial were announced this week by Mrs. Leon Whitehurst, chairman | of the project which is being spon- sored by the Florida Federation of Music Clebs, .The memorial will be built at a jsite on the banks of the Suwan- Neg River, and the committee sug- gests an amphitheater, with over ‘life-size statue of Foster and char- ‘seters or scenes symbolizing his | best-loved songs carved in bas-re- j lief either in the base of the fig- ‘ure or in the background. | Appeals for funds will be made by the State Federation to all mu- sie clubs, musical organizations, schools, civic organizations and individuals, and many benefit ‘programs wil! also be given. ESTHER HAWKINS _ ARRAIGNED TODAY : Esther Hawkins was this morn- ing arraigned in the court of Peace Justice Franklyn Arenberg on a charge of vagrancy. Through her attorney, L. A Harris, she waived preliminar, {hearing and the case will go di- rect to criminal court. | “HERON ARRIVES IN PORT The power boat Veron, Captai iGene Sweeting, of the Overse: Transportation Company, ar in port this morning from Miami with thirteen tons of freight for \Key West. a | —JUST RECEIVED— | Fresh Heavy Western Beef | j SPRING LAMB | Saturday Only: All Ingredients { for Souse Bermuda Meat Market , Phone 52 White at Virginia Streets { MRS. Mrs, Peele, who was. greatly de- lighted over catching such an excellent specimen. Fad Lo W. TO RETURN HOME iting here with her mother, Mrs. ; Dora Roberts on Fleming street, ' to will retura to her home in Miami, refundings, involving millions of tomorrow morning over the Over- dollars, and their only way Seas Highway. Roterts wil! visit in Mi- “Phey ask that you give them this; ami with her daughter and son-in-. protection.” law and later will attend the con-| vention of Daughters of the King. duced a bill to reduce the of the Episcopal diocese of South limit for residence before filing Florida to be held at St. Stephen’s, suit for divorce to 42 days. tpresent law requires ninety days. Church in Coconut Grove. | yelationship with | guxther study. | Representative Papy told the: house it was his purpose to dis-; cover the truth about certain/ed, would authorize a census: of current, Mrs, Wm. J. Mosher, who is vis.) 8%" about some of the refunding! | “rumors” that are ‘ operations, resolution calling on the legisla- ture to investigate ; Board of Administration and its refunding ac- tions was introduced today by! | Reprosentative Papy of Monroe for a Circuit Court judge for each}. | County and Representative Burks ‘of Pasco. The house sent it to the resolutions committee for the State TALLAHASSEE, April 23.—A| he “The people of my county want know something about these is through the legislature,” he said. Representative Papy also intro- time The BE ERECTED ON BANKS|ed uor rejected proposals exceptions in bills extending the life RFC reciprocal trade agreements; —but ruinously expensive for company to stay out. hance to pass. Licensing of Businesses in In- terstate Commerce—A | bated proposal to force Federal li- jcensing of all businesses operating in more than one state has = lintroduced in the Senate by Sen |ator O’Mahoney, and in the Hous Representative Mead. Has rela- y poor chance to p: Crop Insurance—This b: ti election. arable From Local Welfare of any importance. lude the passing of | legislative (The Retail Price of a Has good 8000 substantially | would be vast. much-de- | Not pass. been} -| the more vital j Calendar, but it ; Practically all of farm re- {natural causes, has ! House, will doubtless become law. Fixing—Senator the} Tydings and Representative Mil-| until July 1, 1939; renewing ‘ler are co-sponsors of a bill which} the President’s authority to execute! Would permit manufacturers to! re-| establish minimum retail prices at! e which their products can be sold.! Co ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHT Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pails, Dividend Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual; Na- tional and International Problems Insep- these | there will be a welter of jlief measure enjoyed the distine-| nd almost as many divergent jtion of being supported by both! Pinions as there are Free Delivery candidates in the last Presidential; men. As in the past, White House, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. | A bill to create a Fed-iviews will be the decisive factor, ' passed With few exceptions; the pres- erab>Crop Insurance. Corporation ent Congress has neither aceept-| With a capital of $100,000,000 to linsure wheat against losses from the} necessary money can be raised— estimates show that the reducing cost of tenancy | Labor—The Black 30-hour week | bill is in Committee, probably will This by no means exhausts even items indicates | Congress has a big job ahead. On on the that matters debate, Congress- | ’ CBy Assocmica rreas> TALLAHASSEE, April 23.— The house passed a bill by Dade county representatives providing | KILLS ON {50.000 inhabitants in the Eleventh| 4,08" 2:30 s'clual roster | | Judicial Cireuit of Dade and Mon-| river of the mail truck com- PE and Mon: ing to Ken Woot with the | CgSten }roe counties. northera mail, saw a long ing | A.companion bill, not yet xegche| $h5Re om the read near Gane | ‘counties to determine the lone te ae = Mae | the i lation. found to be a crocodile. } eee The crosedile was slightly tration, some person or per- | sons in a lighter vehicle who Monroe county, may drive over the ie * | TRIED TODAY) S-Sc~ asses duc oma sistas 4 sevcal chats Into the badly af adoption, but the | ARR/IGNED BEFORE CRIMIN- bree cg and brought it to jwont AL COURT; FINED TWEN- Bp me bo a on Representative are TY-FIVE DOLLARS ered in this section, it was said. pte 10 feet 2 | inches weighed 235 Ado'fo Pazo. “Picaro,” was| pounds, lo: a ani: ts Chester Thompson now is given opportunity of appearing bad | making 4 oa lcrimina! court this morning be-| "ove the skin, stuff it and place it on display. ‘fore Judge William V. Albury and jentering a plea of guilty on a V ALA AAALA charge ef setting up and operat-| ing a game of chance. ‘SIT-DOWNERS j Pazo was arrested some time ago| in connection with the operation | CHANGE of a game of monte. The arrest) \~ « }was made by Constable ©. Floney | Pellicier. Judge Albury placed his fine at} $25 and costs, eeecesccceccgccouccoooes TEMPERATURES ITHACA, N. Y., (IPS).—At least one individual! newing his power over dollar de- d.! ee mae valuation, and providing for the ‘Several states have laws to this station— last night By gual in these parts has discovered ale . » that hawe eet beeew for voluntary retirement of Supreme , effect in operation now, and the | Abilene Fas 62 88 whol'y satisfactory method of the best interests ef the ta. Court Justices on full pay at the, Principle has been upheld by the! Apalachicola .. 72 80 dealing with the illegal seizure of age of 70). This congressional! courts. However, considerable) atlanta, an 82 eopents. bey disdeun ate He payers. inertia is principally due to the | agitation is developing against the ‘Boston 34 42 i ine C | “it is deemed seeesery ji 2 at sal, ; Tydings-Miller bill among busi-| i is a Tompkins County farmer and’ judicial reorganization proposal, | + ¥dings- is | Brownsville 4 84 drole . : which is commanding the full time , nessmen as well as consumers,’ Bufialo 36 44 | we'll let him tell the story of how! @@d to the beet interests «| and interest of the bulk of con-) and it ar find Mes ping Best. {Charieston .... 66 86 | bis farm hands happened to change | the several counties te eleer gressmen. But, sooner or later,!| War —Senator Sheppard is fa-/Cnicago . 40 52 {their minds about a sit-down! Congress wil! have to get around eS of a bill whose future is'Co,pus Christi 74 78 | strike. | “Pp rumors existing as to to y ite. its cal -—| doubtful, that woul thorize the’ Denve; 9 8 2 to, other items on its calendar dae ay would authorize the Denver ......... 28 W | “The boys have been reading purchase of bends ont and weigh ; sals touching al-| President to fix prices in time of | Detroit .. 40 44 i most every phase of industry, war, and requisition any and all) Dodge City .. 50 92 }so much about these sit-down coupons or as te the po commerce and agriculture. jneeded goods or services. |Duluth .......... 32 42 ‘strikes,” he said, “they kinds| ment of bends and counent The status of major proposed! Transportation—Most import-| Eastport - Report Missing | thought they'd put one over om legialation waa recently summed ant measure in this field ia the|Hi¢ Paap ... 66 av Ime the other night, through the State Beard of up by the Capltoi Daily. It shows Pettengill Bilh which would re-|Ga:veston ...... 70 76 a Fe brought in the cows and| Administration, te twat that many bills are still in Com-| peal the long and short haul pro-'Hatteras _...... 54 14 ‘had them in their stails, ready for mittee, though a number have been’ vision of the Transportation Act.|Havana oe jthe milking, when the boys jus} oot all existing conditivw xsoaate out and have passed one, This bill passed the House last Helena ... 42 pases Senge cen m fama in connection with the ff ouse or another. Notes on some} year, but never came to a vote in! Huron : 70 stools and dec'ared a sit-down of these bills follow: jthe Senate. Chance of it becom-\Jacksonville .. 7 88 strike for a raise im pay funding of Road aed Bri ty CCC—A While House sponsor-: ing law this year is fairly good, Kansas City - 82 {| “Then E happened to think © _ District bonds in the opers ed biil to make the CCC a perm-| though considerable opposition is KEY WEST 88 ‘Neb, loafing in his box stall. That of = anent instead of an mergency developing, | Little Rock 84 pes is so mean we don’t take tion the tate Board agency has been introduced in the] pure Foods—A bill intr Los Angeles 72 jhim out without clamping a lead Administration. T troduced | evade 2 House. It wil probably become); : ne aie 3 76 {po'e in his nose ring. — hut ' law with little opposition. The CCC “ieagee pape a Ss ane Sm Miami oa 82 | “I just opened the stall door prope +4 is one New Deal project which has | ould eae awh | SA68H0D, a ncapolis 62 sand turned him loose. There w appointment of » ¢) d almost unanimous en-| engine vee) ce renation, mis"! Nashville 80 nothing to it. Before you could «aoe committee of the oment. pOrancng, ete., of drugs and foods New Orleans 82 say Jack Robinson there wasn’t Sie ee Guttey |" tnberesot commerce. Future! Now York 43 a sit-down striker within 100 Mouse te make the ievest! » has introduced a bill which would, | °F ava | Tenancy — Practically| Qk/shoma City br eS ad tly, subject the soft coal)” y — Practically | pensacola 78 j nannies tion, The commitioe wow! to a “little > NRA! A evervoue ore that the high per-| phoenix d by | LOSES OUT BY REDUCING be authorized te samme u 3 ed centage of farm tenancy in all, p; : P 5 itnesses, take other mee Federal coal commission would be : z Pittsburgh 38. 46 ” lestablished and would create a|#ricultural states is one of the!st Louis 60 84 | SAN FRANCISCO.—Charging “ edde concerning marketing, work- gravest farm problems. Leader gajt Lake City 28 46 thet her husband left her ofter she sary steps with the caste t ing hours, labor relations, etc. ‘Ai; Bankhead has authorized a House gan Francisco 60 had reduced in or please 9. ee on companies subscribing to the code| Pill t make loans to tenants so sit. Ste, Marie 42 him, Mrs. Margaret Swanson of Be paid teat | would be taxed 1% percent of the|*#¢y may purchase farms and seattle 56 this city sued for divorce pense \sale price of their coal. Non-|Cauipment. The (White House is Tampa 84 F mablies . {members would be taxed 15 per- eeocke favor of ake Live Washington 76 cent. Thus, joining the code/ 2°" ! reports say that the Wiliston 48 S t P. G Bill Sap aka is hcrantat in theory! President doubts whether the Wytheville os 72 j ena e asses somez FINDS SNAKE IN HAT To Cancel Tax Certificates ‘CAIRO, Lll.—When Mrs. E. H. Reynolds of this city got out a hat 7 that had not been worn for sev-| TALLAHASSEE eral years, she found a _ snake “| pnate pase coiled within it. sacha | : Aesoctated 23 . Prenes ——_—__—_—_—_—_—_———-- | bill to cancel t erti fies HOLIDAY NOTICE H - is 1920 and prior years for Mor Monday, April 26, Memorial! .ounty, and ¢ bill to permit pa a Day, a legal holiday in the State “ of Florida, this bank wil] not open ment of state-owned tax ertif for business on that day. ween icates on Monroe County land apr23-2t 25 percent. ‘