The Key West Citizen Newspaper, September 10, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIII. No. 215. More Requisitions Sent In: Seeking Bridge Workers Calls For Operatives Re- ceived From Three Dif- ferent Contracting Com- panies Requisitions received the Federal Office, handled by Wm. V. Little, offi- at Employment in charge, and yesterday made a matter of record, were of the companies on the Overseas High- from three way and Bridges. C. Y. Thomason Construction Company, asked for two painter's assistants to be sent to Contract B, at Lower Matecumbe. S. J. Groves asked for one steel Sons Company form setter be sent to Contract D, at Marathon. and three negro laborers to Requisi| Kenney Company, listed one dyna- mite man, one dragline operator and draulically controlled power grad-' { } one operator for an hy- er, to be sent to Contract G,. at Spanish Harbor... Wannamaker and Wells, now | bringing to completion the project! known as Contract A, ask for! eight concrete finishers assist- ants, experienced in rubbing, to be sent to Lower Matecumbe. | S.J. Groves and Sons Con struction Company, need thre experienced kitchen helpers to/ work on Contract 1D, at Marathon. These selected and ordered to report at once. MRS. MOULSON have been LEAVES TODAY, Mrs. H. S. Moulson and Scottie, who were visiting in this city with Mrs. Moulson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Etheridge on, Fleming street, left, over the Over- seas Highway this morning for a visit with friends in North Caro- lina and New York. She will later go to Long Beach, California, to join her husband, who is stationed in the navy in that city. contracting | ion from the Thomas F.| | rique Esquinaldo, peace /MAN DEAD ON STEAMER T0 BE BROUGHT HERE ANOTHER SEAMAN REPORTED ILL ON ANOTHER SHIP WILL ALSO BE BROUGHT ASHORE TO KEY WEST Radiogramg received this date i from the Steamship Del Rio, of the Mississippi Shipping Company, request that a launch be sent this afternoon, time yet to be announce ed, to meet the Del Rio at Sea | Buoy and bring ashore the body fof Harold Helgesen, who died of heart failure. The radiogram also asked that the Porter Dock Company make jan effort to secure an able sea- iman to fill the vacancy in the ship’s company left by the death ;of Helgesen. Manager Taylor said this after- {noon that an effort is being made to find an able seaman for vessel and if possible he will be sent out when the launch goes to contact the ship and bring the body ashore. As soon as information is re ceived as to the approximate hour the vessel] will be off Sea Buoy, the Pilot Boat No. 1, in charge of Pilot Clarence Thompson, is to go. out to meet the Del Rio, and En- justice, acting as coroner ex-officio, will go along to do whatever is need- ed in his capacity. Another steamship, the Fair- ‘land, is also scheduled to be of ithe Sea Buoy this afternoon, and in a telegram to the Porter Dock Company, it was stated that on he steamship is a man who is ill nd is to be brought ashore and placed in the Marine hospital. The pilot boat will also make this connection, CRIMINAL COURT OPENS SATURDAY |JURY WILL BE DRAWN, TO- MORROW TO REPORT ON MONDAY son, | : iCriminal court will convene to- {morrow morning 9:50 o’clock in the county court house and Judge | William V. Albury will call the names, of prospective jurors and the docket will be sounded, the judge in order to have venire present and in the building when court is opened 9:30 o’clock Monday morning September 13. Hospitality Band Concert — At Park Tomorrow Night March, “B & B Favorite” King The following program will be played Sunday at South Beach The Key West Hospitality Band has arranged the following program to be rendered this after- noon at the U.S. Marine Hospital, and also at Colonial Park tomor- at 8 o’clock, resent” Laurendeau Overture, “Magnetic” Lewis Popular Medley “This Year's Kisses” “A Sailboat in the Moon- light”* Spanish S loma Trombone Novelty, ful Maggie” Waltz, “Lenz and Liebe” von Blom rew night March, Pa- Gradier “Moarn King erenade, “La Popular Medley: “I Can't Escape” “Merry-Go-Round” Whitney Friend » “Invercargi Lithgow e, “Nareissue Schlepegre!l Popular Medley: “It Looks Like Rain” Weirick “Merry-Go-Round” Friend | Waltz, “Impassion of Dreams” | Rosas Selection, “Madame Modiste” Herbert Popular Medi “They Away” “A Sailboat tight” | March, “Present” Take That Gershwin in the Moon- Lombardo Laurendeau the | This action is being taken by! the} t f i | 1 I | | GRAND DANCE } j | Admi Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit JOHN ROBERTS LEAVES TODAY Che Key West Cttizen | KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1937. KEY WORKERS TO | ~, 4 BE REMOVED IN: EVENT OF STORM. £3/72hex |} OUR FCREIGN POLICY COMMITTEE APPOINTED AT} j;TO AVOID WARFARE ROTARY MEETING TO MAKE) | PUBLIC FOR PEACE AUTOMOBILES AVAILABLE | |; HULL’s JOB DIFFICULT IN CASE OF DANGER | | EXPOUNDS. PRINCIPLES j | APPLIES TO FAR EAST Appointing a committee to ob-| CHANCE FOR A WAR tai istrations of itomobiles in registrations of automo ies a FIGHT SPREAD? which will be used, if ever neces- | sary, to assist in the evacuation of By HUGO SIMS y h jal Washington Correspond- ent of The Citizen) The eurdinal doctrine of our storm, was one of the important} present foreign policy centers in lan effort, sometimes almost the Florida Keys at this end of | (Speci the projects in the event of! subjects decided at the meeting of the Key West Rotary Club|tween the United States and oth- jer nations and tc persuade other/ yesterday. Appointee; on the committee | are Major James D. MacMullen, | ties, to avoid warfare. To effec- tively sustain our appeals in be- half of peace everywhere, the U. S. A., commandant at the bar- | Government rigorously avoids tak-| tional agreements racks, and H. S, McClanahan, of|ing sides in foreign battles, thus; the State Plant Board. Commit-| maintaining what one might call an! tee members were provided with | official neutrality in every atti-' blank forms which were disribut- : ed to club members at the lunch- eon yesterday to be filled out and; This position is based filed with Major MacMullen. jfundamental conviction on On these forms the states the make of his car, l sponsible number of passengers which a pees ig: statesmen be carried, and indicates that the | |; car will be equipped with a tow line and handlight, tank fille our people that other peoples do| with gasoline and be available for | not uphold war as an instrument | use at all times from this date un-, ti s : | ti] November 15. {of national policy and that, to, Blank spaces are also groviieai © contrary, like ourselves, on the form for the Tegiatrants “cam for the establishment address, residence and business | vt place phone numbers, ito faciltate } their being contacted in the event their services may be required. Rotarians are today filling out these forms and forwarding them to Major MacMullen at his quar- ters in Key West barracks, the | the additional conglusion that the} not support any action by involves the risk of war and tha‘ anywhere except strictly in self-| ttefeuse. cealeeenen - nations like Italy and Japan, have; long realized that the United; States is not only anxious but de-| termined to avoid foreign entan- glements or the threat to ferce anywhere in the world gardiess of what occurs. other nations look to the United States for diplomatic notes, breathing the new world evan- gelism for peace, but are use | LEFT ON TRUCK CARRYING | re- TAIL SHAFT FOR LIGHT- HOUSE TENDER IVY __ =» WA SHINGION jcode of {ment “in principle” with the Hull | peace; national and international! sqpury Gane |grotesque, to keep the peace be-;Sefl-restraint; abstinence | powers, involved in the difficul-|internal affairs of other nations} {adjustment of international prob- jlems by peaceful negotiation; the jal law; {security and stability throughout upon the world; lowering and removing | the' excessive barriers to international | the corner of Simonton and An- fo registrant, Part of the people of this country | trade; equality of comme that world peace is possible if re-| portunity and equality of direct their; ment; limitation and reduction of ‘orts toward the peaceful solu-|armaments and m of international difficulties.| fort through peaceful a} it rests upon the assumption of! supporting these principles. they | traditional American — of: avoiding entangling allia It is pivoted upon | Tecognized that armed people of the United States will | Tights and interests of the | tions. 'Unitec States Government which! @uetion of armaments, Mr. Hul ¢/emphasized the intention of this they will not back any fighting | CoU"try The world at large, including | 5, jremirtded them that fifty nations | The| ment of principles, outlined above,ithe Overseas Highway Wednesday | | including China and Japan. The!morning for his annual latter attempted to make a reser-| trip at jbut the Secretary of State coun-;ing Fall and Winter merchandise | bunches of grass which brought Man Payers Are Now : Auto Smash Yesterday On Whitehead Street An automobile which City Audi-| Willard Albury had just left jtor Willard Albury was driving|the court house where he at-| }was struck yesterday afternoon| tended a meeting of the Overseas j by a car driven by Reggie Albury, | Road and Toll Bridge District, The Hull statement of princi- _ both cars were damaged. commission, of ech He os mee ples} included: maintenance of | Reggie Albury received a slight ber, and had started south in is) ‘cut on the upper lip, and Willard/car when struck by the other a bit shaken up. fear. ‘Home Making Center Makes Ready For Coming Season Mrs. M. H. Robinson, who acts all of the old registrants return) lin a supervisory capacity in all to the center, with the rolls still activities carried on at the wea] open fr the registration of new! Home Making Center situated ati 364. sown: that any girl over urteen, and other women as {gela streets, states that due to the; well, are welcomed to take up treat-'fact that the various public, work in sewing fish scale work, ischools of the city will be open-) handjcraft or cooking. | + ling soon, that the center will show! The group in cooking will not: a decided change. |begin actual work for a week or Robinson states that much more, and anyone desiring to en- pleasure was afforded in working! roll can do so in the meantime, the With the High School girls this|the time for work to be decided policy of, Summer, in which it is said that) by the group. nees but:;™many of them showed adapt-| The center is open from 8 to give its views in regards to a| 383-word statement embodying a! international conduct. | Foreign officials literally fell over themselves to express agree- i formula, which he terms the “alter- native, adequate and complete” to war, Such widespread concert of declarations encourages some dip- lomats in the belief that the ba-| sis has been laid for a founda- tion} upon which the world will be able to build a structure of peace, from use of force in pursuit of policy; abstinence of interference in the of interna- modification need faithful_observance of treaty provisions, when arises, by orderly process; respect by all nations. for the rights of others; strenghtening internation- promotion of economic reial op-; co-operative means The statement recognized jlections” Mr. Pinder said, PRICE FIVE CENTS y Of City Delinquent Tax Great Reduction Now Of- fered Proves Big In- centive To Wipe Out In- debtedness How are tax collections under the new 20 per cent arrangement, as provided by city council, com- ing on, Tax Collector-Assessor Sam Pinder was asked by The Citizen today and the reply was , to say the least. Mr. Pinder said that since the 80 per cent reduction was an- nounced by the council he has been exceptionally busy doing the many calculations to get the final figures ready for presentation to delinquent taxpayers, and within the activity has been in progr has been called on to write upwards of 125 tax the short time receipts. “JT have just estimated my col- “and my Tre- $3,000, applica- find that since starting ceipts have reached just and now have on hand hostilities ability beyond their years. 112 and from 1 to 4:30 on Mon- affect thei It is the desire of the super-|day through Thursday of each all naz | visor and her associates to have week. — wi APPELROUTH OFF SPONGE SALES "| ONBUYING TRIP| _ HERE SLOW duce its armed forces “in postion!”to other conntries. H Applying this policy to the Far TO PURCHASE LARGE STOCK} During the entire week sponge ast, the United States recently} jsales have been remarkably slow. appealed to China and Japan to} OF GOODS FOR STORE = This is expected at this season of abide by treaty pledges and to! OF FASHION |the year but it is seldom, it was refrain from a general war. He| anywhere — seriously | cipal sponge dock are as meager over | as they have been this week. Only one sale during the en- buying | tire period was made and _ this Northern | consisted of 51 bunches of yel- $11.90; 57 had formally approved his state- Isadore Appelrouth left Eastern and ation in regards to the Far East’ markets for the purpose of select-| low, which sold for jsaid, that offerings at the Muni-| tions which will keep me busy every minute of the time in my office for a week.” Mr. Pinder said he is very much gratified at the response being made by the delinquents, and there are many who seem eager to advantage of the liberal re- duction being allowed by the council. Prospects are excellent, he said, for a steady increase un- til all the delayed payments in the book are practically clean. In conclusion .the collector said “T am now at work making up statements for one company which will finally net the city about $5,- 000.” abs0-/tered with the observation that ‘for The_Store of Fashion. | $10.50 and eight bunches of wool John Roberts, of the Seventh ineely. i that 1 Lighthouse District working force, ;Utely assured that moral pressure left over the highway this morn-} ing in one of the, department} trucks carrying a tau shaft for the Tender Ivy, now undergoizg repairs in drydock at Jackson- ville. Superintendent W. W. Demeritt | said today that one of the shafts | on the ship was found to be de- fective and it was necessary to make the replacement. Having one in stock at Key West it was. de- | cided to send it by truck in order to have the replacement made} promptly, j is the only force this country is} willing to exert. of our record, nce Stimson’s 1931 fiasio about Man- churia, the rest of the world is justified in this conclusion. Secretary Hull is ;enough in pursuit. ef policy, He that Mgnchuria, Ethiopia, ~ ADVISORY ADVISORY 3 P. M.—Tropical disturbance of full hurricane in-| promises more than the use tensity central at 1 p. m. approxi-/arms . matély latitude 22 degrees north, granted that he realizes the longitude is about 500 mles northeast St. Martn’s, Leeward moving northwest or north north: |curity and commercial westward about 12 miles per hour,}can be assured the attended by shifting gales and ‘tiong of the world. winds of hurricane force near/ cente! Caution advised al! ves-! sels in its path against os conditions. WEATHER BUREAU. jlization of the junless the world can |vinced that the path be of |ahead of his own country unless equality weaker na- ADVISORY 8:30 A. M. EST— Delayed ship reports indicate that the tropical disturbance which is attended by shifting gales over a smal! area near center is further, east than earlier reports indicat- ed. The disturbance was appar- ently centered this morning about 19 degrees 30 minutes north, 57 degrees west, moving slowly west northwest or northwestward. In honor “Miss Key West 1937" HABANA-MADRID CLUB | Tonight, 11 till 3 o'clock Recently, in the face of Orehectra rious threstening situations, Ladies Free @ddressed an inquiry to the [tens of the world, as he na- Pritchard's 7S Upon ine | Pacific area 2s elsewhere.” {China the Government is probably: intelligent | wise. To do otherwise would al-' out the store will be ready for. to understand exactly} most certainly involve us in war the grand opening when Mr. Appel {where the world is heading unless! with Japan. The European situa-!routh nations give up the use of force|tion is so complicated that Great obtainable are now being installed knows Britain feels mable to press Fat! and when completed it will be one | Spain’ Eastern rights althotigh the récent"of¢ the most modern stores in the | and China are examples of other! shooting of her jaggression if the use of force is|China by Japanese airmen¢aused® the shopper. not restrained and that the civi-' strong anti-Japanese sentiment in world is imperilled ; London. con-| United States nor Great Britain every respect. of peace 'feels inclined to challenge Japan display all mrehandise in a con- of!now and only the future will dis-' venient manner. It can also be taken for!close whether either of them will in-}call for Japanese 57 degrees west, which/evitable complications that loom | treaties in regards to China. Islands, | territorial! integrity, economic se-! It is diseouraging to note the existence of treaties which would accomplish all of these ends in regards to China. It is to be noted that the Kelogg-Briand pact, oulawing war, has been broken as well as the Nine Power treaty, respecting ‘Chinese sovereignty. Faced with this situation, the question arises whether the Unit- ed States has anything to gain by inviting or beginning a war. Secretary Hull thinks not, At the same time he continues to peg jcertain generally accepted princi- ‘ples and spread propaganda \through the diplomatic functions lin behalf of world peace. va-| Served any style or delivered to! ing each to! 900 Southard St. \this country considered them “ap-| More attention will be paid to| which sold for $10.60. ‘than ever before due to the fact} ‘ALBURYS RETURN FROM VACATION plicable throughout the world, in| the selecting of stock this year! ——— |that the store is now being com- {pletely remodeled and Mr. Appel-| In leaving to a future date the youth intends to piace the finest final determination of the issues’ }ines which can be had in the new| made by the Japanese action in’ store, If present plang Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde-| Mollory Lines, arrived this morn-} ling 10 o'clock from Jacksonville | and Miami, with approximately) 23 tons of freight for Key West.' The ship unloaded and sailed ad) :15 for New Orleans. | Fruit transporting ship Gran- | ‘ada, of the Standard (Fruit andj Steamship company, is due to ar- rive tomorrow and will berth at} the Porter Dock company’s main | pier to t#ke on bunkers and pro- | ceed to Frontera, Mexico. are carried returns. Finest fixtures ambassador’ to! state with every convenience for! _ Front of the store is also being the’ remodeled and will be modern in New fixtures will neither However, Mr. Appelrouth plans to visit of: New York, Boston, Chicago, St. | Louis and other markets and will; Fj® 4) probably be away from the city one month. In the meantime he plans to ship the merchandise in as soon as purchases are made. CHURCH CIRCLE MEETS TONI Local Cherch Board of Christian Education of Ley Memorial church will hold its September tonight at the parsonage. ( Plans for the new church schooi ‘year, which begins on October 1, will be the principal subject of on. Promotion Day and Rally Day will be observed the k Sanday in this month. MOST ANY SIZE FRYERS AND HENS sine ey a critical audience. your home. Call Fulford’s Poultry Farm {__Discassing the performer, with WELLS’ LUNCH ROOM | picne 880 1 Deliver Mrs. Werner, she anid, “I believe Phone 523-W; we have one of the most compet- observance ews that China have signed a treaty was taken in Tokyo to mean that the Soviet Govern-| ment will take a hand in the Far, Eastern situation. If this develops Japan and some European ob-; servers expect Germany to move; against Russia, with the danger | that France will become involved, through her treaty with the Rus- sians. If this comes about the} world war that everybody has been predicting for some years will be at hand. Just as Great ritain has been using every in fiuence to localize the fighting in Spain the leading nations of thei world will undoubtedly try to! discuss prevent the battles in the Far East from spreading. and Russia non-aggression Fina’ preparations are going! forward this afternoon for the presentation of an Evening of En- | tertainment this evening & o'clock in the auditorium of Key West High School Mrs. Eva B. Warner and Bert meeting | Hernandez have been working as- siduously in their capacity as di- rectors and the company of per- formers they have selected and will be present this evening are the best to be found in their par. tievlar tines. Practically every form of spe cialty, in the modern style, ix list- ed on the program and the names of the players indicate an clio of perfect entertainment to delight | { last mice —OYSTERS— Just Received i ARRIVES HERE: jeeeded to New York City. Claude Albury, in charge of the United States Immigration Bu reau offices in Key West, accom- panied by his wife and children, who had been away on an extend ed vacation, returned to the city recently. They first visited at Tallahas- see, then went to points in North Carolina, after which they pro Wash- ington, D. C., and various other point, were included in their itinerary. They report having had a very enjoyable outing at the many points visited during their vaca tion period. “, At High School Auditorium ent groups in the Tivie Players organization, of different and ages, that could be assembled for @ presentation of thie kind, typer and can se¢ ne reason why one of § the best performances, of drama F and vaudeville, will not be thes result tonight.” Mr Hernandez, who has gsined prominence at college for he dramatic work and directing sbif™ ity, ie also imbued with the deg that the presentation tonight w@ be one which precludes the pa sibiiny of adverse criticiem. ad which, will receive the praise of all who attend. In aBiition to the specialties there will be two one-act plaps, “The City Slicker,” a delightig! serio comedy, and «2 besutifyl drama, “The Bohemian Shaw!.” WHEN THIS WINTER SEASON ROLLS AROUND AND PEOPLE START POURING IN OVER THE HIGHWAY, BE READY WITH ROOMS. CALL SOUTH FLORIDA