The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 16, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 67 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LVIII. No. 246. Extensive Repairs ‘Being Made To Porter Dock ° Are Nearing Completion Steel Replaces Creosoted Wooden Piling Used Pre- viously As Supports To Structure Ext ive repairs to the sup- ports and decking of the main Pier of the Porter Dock Co., are nearing: completion and within-the next three weeks will be com- _ pleted; it is expected, said Mana*' |MELVIN SAWYER UNDER ARREST TO BE GIVEN HEARING THIS AFTERNOON ON CHARGE OF PETTY LARCENY (Melvin Sawyer was this after- WILL ROBERTS {noon to be arraigned before SEEKING SEAT Peace Justice Franklyn Arenberg on a charge of petty larceny, the ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY | #"ticles alleged to have been tak- FOR POSITION OF CITY socks from a Duval COUNCILMAN i en being street store. It appears from the story that Will E. P. Roberts, local elec- the accused entered the store and trician, and Lieutenant in. the|*t@rted to hide away the socks, Florida National Guard, attached to Battery “E”, Key West, an- and a eheck showed that. 14 pairs had disappeared. He was later besieged by two of the clerks who caught him and KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1937. ‘Study Of Auditors’ Reports _| Che Key West Citizen Reveal That County Officers Here Received Excess Fees Studieg of the reports of the auditors who recently concluded Monroe county, both former and present, indicate that in some in- stances the officials erred and are now in debt to the state, Rogelio Gomez, former county judge and peace justice, is charg- ed with errors in both offices. Overpayment in fees as peace justice amounts to $37.64 and as county judge, $1,086.58. Hugh 'FUTURE OF ISLAND Gunn, deceased, former county judge, $188.61; F. O. Roberts, their analysis of the officials of |£°rmer peace justice, $145.24; E.} R. Lowe, Tavernier, peace justice, $127.16; ‘Constable Ray Elwood, $50; E, B. Parker, former Taver- nier constable, $40. Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Members Of Bridge Commission ‘Make Business Trip To Tampa Dr. M. A. Sturm Of Miami | bist.9% Vist i that Of Making Study Rel- Beach Has Become Greatly | =," ov" ® State Attorney G. A. Worley ; has been requested to act in the! matter of collecting these over-j payments of fees, charged to the; state. The request for action was issued by the state comptroller, J.) 1M. Lee. Impressed With Key West) a. cuss sna « the Overseas Road and Toll Dr, M. A. Sturm, recent pur-, Dr. Sturm is a retired former) Bridge District, William M. Al- chaser of a $1,250,000 lease for} general practitioner of New York es 99 years on the Hotel Lindbergh,}City, who numbered among his| bury, member of the commission, which occupies en entire block on| patients practically all of th@|and A, L. West, bridge engineer - CITY INTERESTING SPECULATION Fifth street at Miami Beach, is in| outstanding leaders of the thea- Key West, and is looking over|ter for the past 25 years. | the possibilities of making some He is. delighted with the real estate investments with Hugh | quaintness and picturesqueness of Williams, of the real estate firm! Key West, and spent some time for the district, left yesterday {afternoon for* Tampa. | ‘Mr. “Albury said that the ob- ger Charles Taylor ‘this mornisg:/Dounces today in The Citizen his Heretofore when repairs” were found to be necssary for the pier .. {insisted that the foot coverings eandidacy for member of city! be returned and while this was (Mr. Roberts said: of Brett-Williams, Ine. looking over the United States} Jot Feetles Viale ta We'makes a de- While coming to Key West with| weather bureau reports for a pe- {only an open mind in order to see|riod of years. He was exception-| tailed 'study’ of ‘the ‘operations of By MARY FREDERICK Living in one of the gray, shut- council. taking place he threw several; (In The Detroit News of Septem-/tered Cuban houses, under plumes supports, wooden piling, creosot- ed, was used. This project, now nearing completi. called for something more lasting and steel has been used. For each of the piling, twin steel rails of the heavy type used by the Florida East Coast Rail- ‘way. were adapted, The rails are reinforced by a section of rail cut to shape by using an oxy- ncetyling torch, and the ends are inserted in openings in the rails. When the rails, which are cap- ped by a smali section of other rail and driven into the bottom, which is mostly of rock formation, keve been sunk to the required = 0f,..2. im, Suppor ey are bolted © gether above and beléw, and the beam rests on the inserted cross piece forming a perfectly solid foundation, .... Mr. Taylor said that the idea has proven perfectely practical and he was convinced that when finished and the entire dock com- pleted, and the decking in place, the pier would be one of per- feet stability, stronger than ever and would last for 10 years, When the last piece of decking has been placed and work declar- ed completed, about 200 tons of steel will have been used in the reinforcements. The same style of work will be used in the plans for repairs and reinforcements on the auxiliary dock, at which is =r the Wrecking Tug Warbd- J W. LUDLAM WAS CALLED THERE ON ACCOUNT OF SISTER'S ILLNESS ~* J. W, Ludiam, member of the forces of inspectors of the State Plant Board, who are investigat- ing the results of spraying activi- ties for black fly eradication, left yesterday for Miami, The leaving wag unexpected up until the afternoon when Mr. Ludiam received information of the serious lilness of a sister in Miami. Alrrangements were hur- riedly made for him and Mrs. Lud- lam to secure passage on a ves- sel and they left shortly after 6 clock. NOTICE The small arms range at Fort Taylor; Florida, will be in use on Sunday morning, October 17th, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 1 o'clock p. m. Boats are advised to use all due caution in ap- proaching Fort Tayler. WILLIAM C, HARRIS, octié-1t Captain CAC FNG. HEAR REV. JOE A. TOLLE a FIRST M. E. (Stone) CHURCH 11 a. m.: “WHAT ARE YOU WORTH?” 7p. =: “BEING ALONE WITH “93 Now Is “Through the medium of The Citizen, I am requesting the sup- port of the voters of Key West in the November election. As a can- didate for the office of eity eoun- eilman I wish to state that I have no rash political promises to make, such as have been made and will probably be made, but which are pairs to one of the young women, the others were recovered from his person Later the manager of the store filed an information and the ar- ; rest was made by Constable C. Floney Pellicier. Besides the young women, Cleora Roberts and Marguerite Valenzuela who seized Sawyer when he was trying to make his getaway, there are two others extremely problematical as to | Summoned as witnesses in the fulfillment. case, | ber 26) No resort gamble in the coun- try is more absorbing of interest than that of old Key West, await- ing completion of an overseas highway that will bring the great traveling public for the first time to her neglected shores. Everywhere are to be seen evi- of rose and purple bougainvillea, is pleasant in itself. It is also a sufficient wedge against ‘neighbors’ ready hospitality. And its slight responsibilities are an j introduction to all the wonders of trade, especially of the fish mar- kets on the wharf where the pick of green turtle steak, snapper, crab or a slice of silver kingfish is of- fered. There are others, too, for the waters around Key West contain the! bee city and determine its possible growth, Dr. Sturm has been so wel! impressed with the possibili- ties here that he has formulated jcertain plans and has commission- ted Mr. Williams to work out the details in eonneetion with cer- jtain real estate properties for him. } ‘tion that at least 25 percent of jall the automobile Florida, including trailers. will make the trip to Key West over The doctor is of the firm convic-| visitors to! ally pleased when he learned there was neither hay fever nor asthmatic fever in Key West. One of the delightful experi- ences of his visit was the time |spent yesterday at the garden of !Miss Mollie Parker where he had the pleasure eating his first cactus fruit and also enjoyed a sweet carissa, and was thrilled by being able to pick and eat his first fresh dates. Dr. Sturm was a captain in the the Gandy Bridge, which stretches between Tampa and St. Peters- burg, which will include the toll system now in operation, It was also said that the ma- chines used in handling the ac- counts of traffic over the bridges would also be discussed with the bridge accountants im order to de- the wonderful Overseas Highway,; United States Army during the “I am thoroughly aware of the fact that whoever the voters see’ fit to elect as members of the} council will not be embarking on} a pleasure trip in so far as the problems of our city are concern- ed. However, if the people see fit to elect me as ohe of the sev- MASONIC CLUB HOLDS MEETING A special meeting of the South- ern Cross Masonic Club was held dences of preparation for the first |600 varieties of edible fish in ad- with a trip to Cuba and to Fort) World War, and was stationed at en councilmen, I will strive to do! everything=possible in order-that these problems will be solved to the best interests of the city.” } CLEM C. PRICE BACK FROM TRIP HAD BEEN VISITING IN NEW YORK ACCOMPANIED BY MRS. PRICE last evening at the Scottish Rite Halt to arrange for the ae regu- lar meeting of all members of the club. be read and presented for amend- }ments and final adoption; also ' bers as charter members, and to complete plans for renovation and reconditioning of the hall and the installation of the shuffle board courts, it is stated. TEAMER OZARK ! Clem C. Price who has just re- turned from a visit to New York, accompanied by Mrs. Price, said} steamship Ozark, of the Clyde- today that it was one of the most| Mallory Lines, arrived in port interesting visits to the metropol-|12:30 thie morning, discharged is he has ever enjoyed, approximately 175 tons of freight He went as the guest of Jack! 2nd sailed 8:30 this morning. The Doyle, betting commissioner } New York and with Mrs. Price} Steamship Gatun, of the Stand- was also a guest at a number of rq Fruit and Steamship Com- entertainments of Albert Bloch Dany arrived in ort 9:13 last of Albert Bloch and Sons, Ine.,| night from Philadelphia, took wa- whose sponge business in Philadel~'ter and oil at the Porter Dock phia Mr. Price represents in this'Co., and sailed 11:27 for Fron- city. _ tera, Mexico, WPA Official Comes Here To Inspect All Projects Jerome D. Peterson, area sup-j; This morning Mr. Peterson ervisor in the Third WPA pis boteiiea cut in company with local arrival over the | WPA ‘engineers and supervisors for a thorough inspection of all {projects in this section, and in fas probability will conclude his survey by this afternoon. Lighthouse Tender Ivy Returns To This Port Lighthouse Tender Ivy arrived this morning 6:46 o'clock and is| now preparing for a series of op-| jerations which will begin earlY the power plant were repaired or next week. replaced. The Ivy has just been given} The vessel is now in good con- thorough overhaul and repair] dition and remy to undertake the while in dry dock at Jacksonville,| many arduous duties required by the work being done by the Jack-|the lighthouse service in this dis- jSenville Utility Company. trict. trict, was an highway last evening on one of his regular visits to Key West and activities in Monroe county, All of the essential repairs to hull anti machinery were plished and practically all parts of the boiler room ami mechanism of THE BEST TIME TO PAINT. SOUTH FLORIDA CONTR. & ENG. CO. HAS A FINE ASSORTMENT At this time the by-laws will! tourist season. which will begin when the road is opened the first of next year, New homes are be- ing built and old ones put in re- pair. Downtown streets are be ing resurfaced. There is activity around “the "Yacht basin more of the big fellows are ex- pected, once the city has been pio- neered into prominence, And yet, with a general invi- registration of all present mem-|iation out and the curtain of a! where are beaches, new era about to rise, the salty fied with her future. Her case is jnot like that of a new resort, made-to-order and suited to con- ventional Atmerican taste. Ex- {cept in allegiance, Key West is jhardly American at all. She wants to be liked, yes, but for herself, not the nucleus for a great tourist development, not as the site for a future Island Miami. Woman’s Analysis In 1891, when travelers were dismissing Key West as “the last . jShip was from New Orleans en-| place God made,” a lady journal. | IN| route to Miami and Jacksonville. | ist visited the island and for some} reason stayed to discover its charms. Her name was Lucie Vannevar and she wrote this apology: “It is Key West’s misfortune that steamers going and coming from Havana and other ports stop over some hours.” Carriages, then, waited at the jdock and four or five hours suf- ficed for a sightseeing trip, cooling drink and, an impression. Boats sailed away freightened with such impressions, barriers to’ better acquaintance. Today the Key West adminis- tration reiterates: | “Unless you are prepared jstay theee or four days, we are jnot eager to have you.” Thus will the city try to main- |tain its character. In Miss Van- nevar’s day it didn’t matter so mach if travelers failed to form le true appreciation of the is- jland’s qualities. Industry and the! | }Army and Navy posts jits citizens, Strangers attracted \little attention, unless they afoul of the sheriff. Many blows have fallen since }then to bring the stranger and his jtastes into prime economic im- jpertance. He must be served fbet, the administration hopes, |with what curious delicacies are at hand. All its asks is a little time. On its terms, a visit ig sure be rewarding. Advice To Visitor First, if he is to enjoy his stay, the visitor must change his tempo, go on sth time and forget the calendar. If there is a question of ipsts raisins in it, bread. little hostess is not entirely satis. | ran! marketii®, it is enough toe is dition to the queer chaps best known to the aquarium. A few hours’ fishing may yield a col- leetor’s item, as well as dinner, If it is simply dinner that is want- ed and not a photogrgphic sub- jeet, as good a one may be caught from one of the many bridges running back into the keys as from deck of a boat. ~ AW the water, “however, ddes | not belong to the fish. A large [Poot of it, ringed with native marl and rock like a south sea atoll, in- vites a swim with no unwelcome {surprises from the deep. Else- Rest Beach “with palm-thatched cabanas and sun shades, and at no place does petty commerce interrupt the [stretches of white sand. of jade and lilar sea. | Famed For Gardens From 2 botanical standpoint, Key West has few peers. The {sailors, who Lorrowed ideas from Nantucket and the Bahamas for ‘their homes, trought seeds and j Plants from all over the world to jbrighten their dooryards. Records lof many an odyssey lie tangled in jtoday’s green abvndance. The {unlikelier specimens are tagged {for the instruction of passers-by hut none is more beautifhl than the meanest lane. | But testimony to the existence o* a garden spot is easier to give |than to the benefits it confers. An jearly precedent comes to mind. iKey West knows this and that is | why she likes to see visitors turn ‘into “Conchs” 2, the old resi- dents call themselves. She would |never have had a gallery-full of ipaintings, etchings and drawings testifying to the beauty of her externals if the artists had not fal- Ten at least temporarily under her spell. Some concessions are perhaps inevitable. Yachtsmen are suppos- tod to require a place to spend! presenting their most united front’ Another of China’s “devil dogs {money and plans gre | underway for the construction of a first class cluh, suitable to their needs. But Key West is opposed to funda- mental change and those who have been there are loud in echoing her protest_ i | TEARFUL REJOICING the harvesting of the crop in this territory. The onion crop ever prodaced in this area came this fal, bi per acre upwerd and giving num- bers of farmers as much as $250 profit per acre. BOCA CHICA CASINO —Tenight, 10 tH 7 | Mistee and Bomence Under a Fall Moon Jefferson at Dry Tortugas. While visiting at the office of The Citizen, the doctor said he sees a distinct new trend for the future and is extremely well im- pressed with future possibilities of Key West and also sees the vital need for new constructions of all kinds in Key West and ut- tered a warning to Key Westers {Camp Sevier near Greenville, S. \C., with the Thirtieth Division and }was in charge of hospital comstruec- | tion. Retiring 10 years ago he went to Miami Beach and en- gaged in the real estate business and building construction, He recently purchased and ig moving into a new $50,000 home on termine whether or not they were adaptable to use on the Overseas Highway system. ———-—_— the native flowers that dress even} Moorhead, Minn.—There'll be} smiles mingled with tears during lareest |three monthg-ghat he . producing yields running from 250 bushels to.make ready for.the.crowds.. | Sunset Island. “WAR OF SUICIDES’ RAGING ON SINO-JAPANESE FRONT, By JACK STINNETT WILL MAKE RACE FOR CONGRESSIONAL SEAT WEST PALM BEACH, Fia., Oct. 16.—Peter J. Cunningham, West Palm Beach attorney, stated Tuesday he will become a candi- date for congress from Florida's fourth congressional district sub- ject to next spring’s Democratic primaries. {raged over Shanghai, -observers (AP Feature Service Writer) jsaw a Japanese plane cateh fire. ! Oriontel Gaiperament coupled! Whirling his ship in a great flam- with a hatred brewing more than) ing arc, the pilot, instead of bail- 60 years is making the dane-inw te out, did a power dive into the Chinese lines, carrying with him a death-dealing cargo of bombs. Over Peiping, Japanese avia-, His announcement continued: tors defied anti-aireraft guns to} “Mr, Cunningham is a World skywrite reports of their victories| war veteran and came to Florida on other fronts. In the Woosung immediately after his discharge jarea, a dozen Japanese, stripped| from the army. He took the har in self-destruetion have been eg ae — pen ets a ae examination in Law a figs 1921 . junder fire, up and hag been engaged-in prac- geread on beth Ole: 707 range | muddy banks and with their bare! tice of law is West Palm Beach from the traditional hara-kiri of| bodies, spiked a Chinese battery. |sinee 1924. (/.,, the Japanese to the suicide of White Band Of Death ign) 1935, pb a av tok sh Mi eis masses of 300 or more Chinese| At the junction of the Whang- ., |poo and Yangtze rivers, 70 picked stolid); into of persons have written hin: ask- who have walked ¥ jmembers of the Shirodasukital,)i7 FOTOS become a ; from hid district: “His motto, ‘he’! the withering fire of enemy bat-|the “White Band of Beate went ashore in @ small jaunch. Those P teries, scys. 3 few who reached the wall of Tradition And Patriotiom flame that was the Chinese land!“ “cunningham says he will eov- On the one hand are the Jap-| battery, died in hand-to-hand com- : anese, aflame again with their! bat. Beach to Key West with an ac- long-smoldering feeling of “mani-) Such cases are, by no means,lii,, campaign after the first of fest destiny,” and subscribing ‘to’ confined to Nippon’s hordes. There/ +). year.’ a point of view, generations old,|was the Chinese aviator who en- | which has made of suicide a for-' gaged four enemy bombers and |mal ceremony of expiation, de-'returned again and again to the CUBA ARRIVES - LEFT LATE IN APTER- | government might have his $3,000 ated a fleet of mosquito-like sea- ilife insurance to add to the warisleds in the Whangpoo and Tehest, ; defying the gunboats to/0. S. & Ce. Commander Kaoru Fujita, im oO ivotion, protest or contempt. combat until his plane was shot NOON ENROUTE Tokyo, discovered his bride | 7 fe | On the other are the Chinese,’ to pieces. TO TAMPA al jlater, in north China, he met) heroic death in action. ' anese conflict a “suicide war.” major conflict, an amazing number of In the two months of cases of financial heroism ending er the entire territory from Vero lin recent times and giving vent of the air” staged @ lone raid \to their new nationalism in/over Shanghai in a September i feverish patriotism. (dusk. Flying low, he dived inte | Early in the conflict, Shimezo the hail from anti-aireraft guns to iMaho, a Japanese merchant cast/drop bombs uncomfortably close | himself into the sea from the sui-|to the Japanese flagship, Idzuma. |eide island of Oshima that the; For days, daring Chinese oper- Cuba. of the P. and arrived