The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 9, 1937, Page 1

jated Press Day Wire Service. 57 Years Devoted to the Interésts of Key We: VOLUME LVIIL. No. 266. Key West Country Club Elects Officers During Meeting Held Last Night President Larry Gardner And Vice President W. R. Warren Are Reelected For Ensuing Term Officers of the Key West Coun- try Club were elected last at an interesting and well tended meeting held in the reation rooms of the Elks Club on night at- rec- Duval street. Two of the incumbents, Presi- dent Larry President Wm. R. Warren, reelected. New officers Charles E. Roberts, secretary, and J. J. Trevor, treasurer. Plans for the coming winter season were discused, one of which was for a membership drive which is to be arranged for at an early date. Another matter of interest is the proposition to renovate and carry on a program of renovation. of the lower floor and rest room at the club, in order that the Key were are West Golf Club and guests may | haye a delightful place for their guests. It is understood that Golf Pro Dodge will be in the city early in December and at that time there may; possibly, be a number of golf enthusiasts who will use the renovated rooms of ‘the country. ¢lub, and also the rooms will be in, readiness for the guests at the Casa Marina, 3 f whom. are devoted to. ‘ ; The board, of governors of the Country Club are: Norberg Thompson, B, Curry Moreno and William V. Albury. ARRIVES ON PLANE James Yonge, president of the Miami-Key West Airways, Inc., was an arrival this morning on the plane from Miami for a brief business visit. FIAIP LAE LL SENATOR PEPPER TO BE HEARD IN RADIO ADDRESS The Citizen is in receipt of @ telegram from Senator Pep- per at Tallahassee, announc- ing that he will broadcast an address Wednesday evening, Aiscussing Armistice Day and will include a reference to the international sit and the hope of keeping this coun- try out of war. The address will be over’ the National Broadcasting System and may be heard ever WJAX, Jacksonville, WIOD, Miami, WFLA-WSUN and WDAE, Tampa and St. Petersb: It will be on the air from 8:30 to 9 p, m., Eastern Standard Time, BPLLIIL IIL #4 Three Cases Disposed In Criminal Court Today’ Recessed session of criminal court convened at 9:30 o'clock this morning with Judge William V. Albury presiding and al} offi- cers of tribunal present. There were no cases called for trial other than the three men- tioned in the following para- graphs, all of which were quickly disposed of. Benny Thompson, charged with petit larceny, which was speci- eally theft of a can of paint the South Florida Contract- and Engineering Co., pleaded i. lis honor sentenced the de- mt to six months in county d then announced a of sentence during sus- good Gardner and. Vice} st CPDL SDL M LD: CIFIZEN TO POST ELECTION RETURNS AT OFFICE TONIGHT The returns of today’s elec- tion will be posted on The Citizen’s bulletin board in front of the office tonight at regular intervals as the votes + are tabulated in the different wards of the city. The publi: invited come around and hear EXPECTED THAT TOTAL AT CLOSE OF POLLS WILL REACH 2,200 The Citizen, at.2:30 o’clock this [afternoon, made a canvass of the! six polling places and found that i 1,518 votes out of a possible 2,- The follow-' {778 had been cast. ling is the poll in the different pre- jeinets at that hour: ‘Precinct Poll le 168 2 398 176 321 » 249 206 Total— 1,518 2.778 Summarizing the estimates of those in charge at the different booths, it is possible that. before the booths are closed at 5:42 there will be about 2,200 votes polled. Others who are not in the booths but are interested, are of the’ opinion that the ballots wheo counted will total about 2,000, AUTO PARADE LAST EVENING CANDIDATES ALSO ASSEMBLE AT MEETING IN WESTERN SECTION OF CITY Possible 286 684 330, 665 440. 373 3 4 8 6 Candidates in the’ election” ‘to- day, that is a group of them, were taking a last hour opportunity last. night to advise the voters of their aims, and a, procession, of about 12 cars were driven ov¥er, the city and occupants were announcing their favorites. Later on a meeting was held in the western section of the city which was well attended, and the eandidates who appeared were |greeted with rounds of applause [and cheering. Elizabeth Dean, guilty of ob-| taining goods under false pre-} |tenses was her plea, and she was! isentenced to spend 30 days in! feounty jail to date from the day! fof her arrest. The offense was; jcommitted 20 days ago, so tomor-' row she will be released. { William Weeks, non support! [of family, entered a plea of not! \guilty. He was not working and; could not do the impossible, he, said. The court permitted him | } go, and if he does not find work by Saturday, the sheriff was in-} structed to bring him into court! jon that day. | By orders of Judge Albury a |recess was taken until tomorrow! j morning 9:30. | ‘WASHINGTON | rive. jbe completed at the special egeece Pocccccccccccccoccoceces 32 DAYS The special session of Congress will have thirty-two working days before the Christmas holidays ar- While there are predictions to the contrary, it is not likely that the President’s program will I Ses- sion, RAILROADS Railroad executives, asking a 15 percent increase in freight rates, declare that operating costs have increased $663,000,000 since 1933. They contend that through efficiency and economy they have done their best but that condi- tions beyond their control have cut into revenues, Of the increase in operating costs new taxes amount to a net of about $80,- 000,000, with credit given for the transfer of the voluntary pension under the Retirement Act. AIRWAYS ,€onvinced that the transport jairplane is becoming a vital fac-| tor in the nation’s transportation system the government will spend $7,000,000 in the next two years to improve airports, airways and weather reporting services. “CLOSED DOORS” George T. Ross, consumers counsel for the new Bituminous Coal Commission, says that price- fixing matters are being handled behind “closed doors,” and ad- mits that his statement might be too “mild.” Ross wanted certain statistical information made pub- lic but the .commission declined to do so, -PEACE Speaking to a group of women President Roosevelt recently de- clared that reports reaching him revealed that the effect of the es- tablishment of effective peace ma- chinery in this very great on~ other parts of the world and much greater than might be realized from the bel- ligerent attitude of some coun- tries. CENSUS Data to throw light on basic problems of labor is expected to be available shortly after the un- employment census questionnair- es are digested. Something like '$5,000,000 unemployment report. rds will be distributed on Tues- day, November 16th. On the 14th at 10:30 p. m., the President will deliver his eleventh fireside chat over the radio, speaking on “The Unemployment Census.” MRS. HENNINGER ARRIVES IN CITY Mrs. Howard L. Henninger and daughter; Anita Dean, former residents of Canton, Ohio, but for the past year located in Washing- ton, D. C., arrived in the city on November 8 and expect to spend the winter with her mother, Mrs. Lillie Bethel, of 1017 Watson street, and her sister, Mrs. Ray- |mond L. Thompson, of 1204 Leon | aggression. street, Mr, Henninger is an émploye of the U. S, Veterans’ Adminis- tration at Washington. CIRCUS CAMEL DIED HILLSBORO, O. — Ten-year- old Teddy Lukens of this city w: given an ailing camel by a visit- ing circus. The camel died, and Tedd¥, unable to dispose of the body, wired officials to come and get their camel back. They did. TODAY’S TAXOGRAM Tax collections of the gov- ernment are higher now than at any time in the history of the Nation—everybody is pay- ing more for government ex- penses, whether by direct or hidden taxes. For example, | taxes collected under the social | i is year will total | 2 million dol- Next year, with in- creased rates, the government estimates it will collect more than 600 million dollars from this source. hemisphere had f || failure em the part of the | Che Key West Citizen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1937. LoomminG RS i nd =a iy " score for’the aggressor group and a distinct setback to the hope o: reestablishing normal relations among the nations of the world in order to develop world trade on a mutually profitable basis. Even so, this writer can see no choice at Brussels except acquiescence in the Japanese conquest of the five Northern Provinces of China or a threat to resort to force which undoubtedly carries with it the implication and even the dan- ger of war. | EDEN WANTS U. S. AID ' 'FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS WHAT CAN BE DONE? HULL’S TRADE PROGRAM HAS HELPED AUTO SALES HOW ABOUT FARMERS UTILITY CONSTRUCTION FIGHTING MONOPOLY REGULATING TRADE } Every time the State Depart- By HUGO S. SIMS {ment announces that it is about (Special Washington Correspond-/+ negotiate a reciprocak trade ent of The Citizen) treaty with a foreign country and Speaking in the House of Com-/that hearings wil be nad it opens mons just before departing for|the gate for a. vociferous roar Brussels to attend the Nine-|from industries affected, even in Power Conference, _ Anthony i ountry is gving to find Een, Seeen Foreign Secretary: | markets abroad for its farm sur- pointed out that any action in ins | pluses and its manufactured pro- Be Or ay tie Guten aiates (Se the American people must He added that, “in this dangerous understand that we have: to = and difficult Far Eastern situa-|o%y ther way to build. Up. out vasa be Sag ea oe tay [exports except to lend buyers the i, {money with which to pay for price nasties BT gaa with | their purchases, and this has been e |tried before. not being left behind.” foe i i i Insisting that the trade agree- ment policy never contemplated letting down trade barriers to permit the ehtry of an unreason- able amount of competitive pro- duets Secretary Hull says that it does not favor erecting barriers that would foster domestic mono- poly. He added, that if the State department undertook to satisfy the complaints of those who seek nothing less than an airtight em- bargo of certain imports it might as wel! close up shop and turn the negotiations over to the lob- byists. “Answering criticism directed against the Conference in Brus-| sels rather than in Geneva, the Foreign Secretary stated, “With- out hesitation that in order to get ithe full cooperation, on an equal } |basis, of the United States Gov-j ‘ernment in an__ international; conflict, I would travel not only from Geneva to Brussels, but from Melbourne to Alaska. i | Just what results maybe ex: pected, from the Conference at Brussels is extremely. doubtful apparently depending upon the contribution of the United States. Not only Great Britain but France as well has indicated an intention to act together in the ea es ee 1929. Robert C. Graham, official st me 8 “lof the Graham-Paige company, governments in the, world realiZ0 | expects sales of A'merican motor the danger of the present situa: | vehicles this year to reach 630,- tion which involves not only the 000 units, a gain of 24 percent Far East but Europe. as well. over last year. He says the recip- rocal program is a “vital factor” in the recovery of foreign matr- kets and predicts that as it ‘be- comes more general the trade will sell a million cars a year abroad. He cites the Cuban agreement, which went into effect in 1934, 1 A * {The workings of the reciprocal program is,seen in the motor ve- hicle industry which reports the largest overseas business since i \ j While the United’ States has re- frained from taking any action) whatever in regard to European \disputes, leaving the representa- |tive groups to manage their own| ‘affairs, this country, as a party to the Nine-Power Pact and the|,. ay outstanding example and Kellogg Acreement, has definite’... that in the 30 months follow- obligations re regards te China. ing the agreement exports of pas- For the first time since the Man-| .onger aw te ts tele wank 8,196 units, compared to 1,712 churian venture by Japan, the shipped to Cuba in the 30 months | | United States comes face to facei with the aggression, of the dicta-)) Jro16 the agreement. tor group and must decide whe- ther it will accept the status In securing concessions for created by Japan or attempt some} 4merican motor vehicle makers concerted action to bring to a} ..*!this country naturally had to give halt the steady disregard of in-| \ther nations something in return. ternational cbligations. iEvery effort has been made to - avoid serious injury to any Ameri- When Japan marched into o.n interest cnsonhs stich conces- (Manchuria, . President Hoover | ions and, in some patts, quota jthrough Secretary of State Stim-jinits are set to prevent disloca- son, took a hs wah — - In ‘tion of the domestic market. It fect, at that time, the United) :. jt that increased exports will States, apparently attempted to’ on oloy labor displaced by the im- take the lead in organizing inter-' ort. accepted and, through the national opposition to Japanese} mutual concessions of the na- The seneral opinion |tions involved, the total com- is that Secretary Stimson was “let; morce of each will be increased down” by the British Govern-! 1)... giving employment to other ment and, consequently, the ighorers. Naturally, the beliefs is United States had to face the/ne1q that agriculture will share in danger of acting alone. At that/th. improvement, just like other time this was not advisable, par-/ industries. ticularly in view of the relative} strength of the Japanese and/ Comparing farm prices in 1932 American navies. While the 8-|two years after the Smoot Haw val situation has improved some-'jey pil] was enacted, with those what, so far as this country is| ” (Continued on Fage Four) concerned, there is no ingdication| jthat the United at . |plates any indi |considerable doubt, whether . *isiKéy West's Friendly Hand jcountry is prepared to even |threaten to use force in the Far} © Strangers, come te Key West East in combined action with|*be have bad at home affiliations lother ‘powers. with churches of various denomi- | mations, and with fraternal or- At the same time, officials of }dets. this Government, from the Presi Often they would like to meet {dent down, realize the seriousness) people belonging to like organ- of the situation in the Far Eastjizations here in Key West. and the inevitable eo Peisiedandes: aiaaiem: ol which may devlop for the entire eee ra This ey Oi ee the President and Secretary Hull have joimed in a conference at Brussel without some expecta- tion that a plan can be devised to meet the situation. Obviously, a three | democracies to achieve some tan- igible results would be another merce and join with us in making cur visitors feel at home. A register is maintained visitors. KEY WEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE for to register at the Chamber of Com-' Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit | Introductory Market Fo Handicraft Articles Is Now Being Considered Lieut. Faigle Gives Semi oat Address On Subject =“ State Board Key West people who can make any sort of native handicraft ar- ticles, are being invited to © sub- ies a sample of the work to the Lieutenant J. E. Faigle, Civil about“tecause ‘ of disarmament, | Ma*keting Board of Florida and Engineer, U. S. N., attached to| Whem“a nation disarms it becomes “#dd the retail price to be charged viunerable tothe onslaughts of | for the articles which will include ambitious rulers of other nations. a tae a Sera None of us should fail to remem- ber the quotation ‘Caesar had ndling charges. If the sample 4 Ae ik vels which is ever a part of activities |} taught Fr otgeeenese gid is acceptable, orders for the of the American Legion in cele-|Great and Napoleon Bonaparte had | ®*ticle will follow. The|*mbitions. On the present-day! This information was received ; horizon, we see other rulers who! a ad-j{have ambitions. | yesterday from William L. Wil- “They guide the destinies of son, consistent friend of Key Germany and Italy and their} West, who is directing the work names are Hitler and Mussolini. | o¢ the State Marketing Bureau Stalin, the head of Red Russia, is; 4 attempting to force |from 1405 Barnett building, Jack- informa- the naval station, was speaker of the day this morning at the High! for School, making the usual address | bration of Armistice Day. gist of Lieutenant Faigle’s dress was: “Professor O’Bryant, teachers and students: “I wish to preface my remarks, t communism | ° ‘by telling you how happy I am/|0 other nations of the world. Idle |sonville, who sends the being with you today. T have| Words of speech will not stem tion that a trial introductory mar- : ; ts jthese ambitious people, They Kot for handicraft articles is be- heard many fine comments re-) mean to dictate and will dictate | garding the splendid faculty, high|in, nations which axe not sigone|/96 Set "Pp, in the Melbourne scholastic standards, and the in-|enough to resist their onslaughts.| Chamber of Commerce head- tense earnestness displayed by, The events of the past two years | quarters. herd agi body of this Newee heen. Pome this. a = It is hoped that the opening of school. iopia; the current strife “Nineteen years ago on the 1ith Svain; the terrible war in China, Hhis outlet for :lessl handierett day of thig month, the Associated] All’ of these prove. that. Assiieties| Wilk bring many dollars to skilied Press flashed the following words:| Day has no meaning for those am- , hands and artistic workers in Key ‘The World War will end this} bitious people who rule others by | West who are ambitious and who morning, 6 o'clock, Washington | force. Pave tithe on their hands. time, 11 o’clock Paris time.’ This} . “This anniversary of the ‘Great} The Key West Chamber of Com- billetin touched off a great na-| Peace’ finds the American nation, | merce will supply additional in- tion-wide outburst of Thanksgiv- as stated before, more determined | formation and assist in every pos- ing and joy, for the triumphant/than ever to keep out of war Our sible way in helping to open wider ending of the war to end all wars|present adminiztration_ believes | this door of opportunity for which and for the victory of democracy |this can be done hy building up} we are indebted, it was said, to over autocracy. the nations defenses to such an} the persistent efforts of Director “All over the world bells peal-jextenf-that no other nation or} Wilson, ed forth the tidings, the Ameri-|combination of nations, will at- can nation knelt in prayerful;tempt to dominate our precious thanksgiving in the midst of its}country. The necessity of pre- heroes.. No victory, it seemed,/paredness is well expressed by could be .more complete, no tri-jone of our distinguished states- umph more permanent. men in the following words: “The Kaiser fled to Holland “Let us profit by the thou- to seek an asylum from the/sands of years that the world has wrath of his people. The proud{been in existence and realize that erman navy was to be sailed to|no matter how fair we may deal Great Britain and there surrend-|with others, no matter how much ered. All of the great German/we may deprecate and detest war! merchant marine was confiseated}to avoid it, the obligation of self- and divided among the allies, This|defense may, and most likely included the mighty ships Ger-|will, be thrust upom--us at any many had built during the warjtime, and. that our safety and ine for the German colonial trade |dependence lies, in our, prepared- after she had conquered the world{nesk and ‘strength to meet. it.’ and taken over the colonies of all] “The, building up of our de, the allies. German arms were to rss nd aed A nett measure be surrendered or destroyed, save |of security. tin American for a relatively few rifles and ma-|people who have been our good |*°™» and due to arrive ery chine guns which were needed tojand friendly ‘neighbors. A re-| The Steamship Brazos, is s¢ , - maintein order. Henceforth she{cent trip to Cuba has proven to|Uled to sail from Galveston for was to have no navy and no airjme that a grect friendship exists | Key West November 24 and is due fleet. Her navy was limited to aj between the Cuban people and the to arrive November 26, en route to bare 100,000 men. She would| American people. Charleston, 8. C., and New York. have no further need for arma-| “The above words have been j Weekly sailings from New York ment. expressed to convey the idea to| by vessels on the New York-Key “Since that time, November 11} you, that sound and definite poli-| West-Tampa run, will be resumed of each year has been dedicated to|cies in regard to the defense of |" schedule hours. memory. This is the reason forjour nation; the health of our na-| Mr. Smith was advised that the armistice day. It defines Arm-}tior he social welfare of the na- | agreement between steamship lines istice Dey. There wag and has tion, its education and industries, /and the longshoremen’s union, has been no other reason for Arm-|Will always protect us from ex-|been signed and in effective for istice Day. (Continued on Page Four) the year 1938. “The thousands of American} ——————— pan gies peinieigpemmamnsenpemaincasrasaat Boy Scout Organization STEAMSHIP OZARK WILL AR- RIVE HERE FROM JACK- SONVILLE ON FRIDAY Charies E. Smith, agent for the ’Clyde-Mallory Lines in Key West, ‘announced this morning that re- ‘sumption of service to this port will begin with the sailing of the ‘Otark from Jacksonville tomor- i communities which staged unpa- coming of Peace on November 11, 1918, will observe this anniversary ith apprehensive eyes turning Ps é again to war clocds over China and the fest of the world. This an- as niversary of the ‘Great Peace” finds the American nation more Bc! jof war. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey,'of the troop who will meet with | “This ‘Great Peace’ lasted for! wa, guest speaker at the meeting/ Troop 52 esch afternoon during ‘but = few years, and some of ourjof Troop 5, Boy Seouts, held last this week § o'clock and perfect jmost distingvished citizens nowjnight. He is one of the commit-|themaeives im the order of drill. say that the end of peace cameitemen of Troop 52, and there! A sumber of scouts worked on ——— were several members of the or-|the playground on the lot adjoin- ' HOLIDAY NOTICE ganization attending. . ting Mercedes Hospital and cleaned j Armistice Day, Thursday, No-iCarthy's address was what was A number volunteered to return twember 11, a legal holiday in thelrequired of the scouts who are tolte their activities next Saturday, State of Florida, this bank willigo to Matecumbe next Sunday to/ starting at 9 o'clock. {not be open for business on thatisttend the dedication ceremonies | Acting Seoutmaster Geo. F. day. lat the unveiling of the memorial Archer said that the meeting was ‘THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. [to those who lost their lives in the | well attended, but few aleentecs { nov9-2t| hurricane of September 2, 1935. being recorded. talelled demonstrations at the jthan ever determined to keep out) Lieutenant ©. R. McCarthy, | There will be about 15 members The subject of Lieutenant Mc-|the frost of the lost, it was ssid. i WALLBOARD IS BACKED BY THE NAMES OF MANY HOME OWNERS IN KEY WEST WHO HAVE USED IT. CALL SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. PHONE 598