The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 15, 1937, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service. For 57 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West pat Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Citizen VOLUME LVIII. No. 297. Says That State Treasury Shows Balance In Excesss: Of Six Million Dollars! Tax Revision League Of Florida Gives Out In- T0 PROBATE WILL: formation As Received From Treasurer (Special to The Citizen) | JACKSONVILLE, Fia., Dec. 15. The Florida Tax Revision League said here today that statement just received from State Treasurer W. V. Knott shows, that "’The-total palance in all state funds on November 30th, was $6158,461.09... Receipts for the month were $5,933,595.13, and The, League said:. “The pres- ent ludicrous position of the State Treasury with total bal- ances of more than $6,000,000, and a General Revenue Fund deficit, ; represented by unpaid bills, of more than a half million dollars! should convince our state |‘ offi-| cials of the absurdity of trying to continue to operate the state gov- ernment frum almost 200 special funds.” The League said “The balance in the various funds varied from 57e to more than $1,000,000, ang that while idle money is lying in many of these funds, the: Gen- eral Revenue Fund is not ‘only riding their bills to the incon- venience of a few citizens, but Josing thousands of dollars in dis- counts, thereby indirectly in- creasing the cost of state govern- to that extent.” called.attention to 'PETITION IS FILED DEALS WITH ESTATE OF MRS. LAURA CRUSOE WHO DIED RECENTLY Petition was yesterday filed in the court of Probate Judge Ray- mond R. Lord for probate of the will of the late Mrs. Laura Gril- lon Crusoe, who died December 6, 1937, at the home, 1111 South- ard street. The estate,is valued at about $6,000 and there are personal items listed at a value of $200, | making a total of $6,200. Apprais- lal of the state will be made as soon as appraisers are approved | by Judge Lord. It is shown that there are no ‘surviving heirs at law known to the petitioner, who is Mrs. Florida Roberts. Allan B. Cleare, Jr., is the at- torney handling the case. CUBA ARRIVES FROM HAVANA | VESSEL LEFT LATE IN AFTER- NOON ENROUTE TO TAMPA 0. S. S. Co., arrived yesterday aft- ‘ernoon from Havana. with five firsteabin and four second Cabin’ Che Kry_ HERE TOMORROW SERVICES FOR KEY WEST RESIDENT TO BE HELD DURING AFTERNOON Funeral services for Walter J. Kemp, who died in Jacksonville on Sunday night, will be held here tomorrow afternoon at 4 o’clock at Fleming Street Metho- dist church, Rev. Shuler Peele, officiating. The body, which arrived here this morning, will be placed in the church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock. Funeral will be under the direc- tion of the Pritchard Funeral Home. Pallbearers, who will serve, are: Thomas Whitmarsh, N. P. Nelson, Frank O. Roberts, Jefferson Adams, C. C. Symonette and Eu- gene Pierce. Survivors are: His widow, Mrs. Lillian Kemp; four daughters, Mrs. Harry Peak and Mrs. Mary Smart, of Key West, and Mrs. Walter Languard,. Phoenix, Ari- zona, and Mrs. Lloyd Clark, Mi- ami; two stepdaughters, Mrs. W. A. Filer, Miami, and Mrs. George _W. Almour, Long Beach, Calif.; one son, William Kemp, Redondo Beach, Calif., and two stepsons, Ralph DuBreuil, Key West, and George DuBreuil, Miami; twenty- one grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. LIEUT. KLAUS TO MAKE INSPECTION Lieutenant Wm. Klaus, U.S. N., officer in charge at the naval sta- tion, plans to leave tomorrow morning for his usual visit to sta- tions in connection with the com- munication service: Lieut. Klaus will first go to Jupiter. Steamship Cuba, of the P. and} Mrs. Klaus will,accompany the ‘pass the $100,000,000 mark. lieutenant on his inspection trip. Dives WW FEET KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1937, Fellows Loomine ECONOMY PREDICTIONS BRAZILIAN FRIENDSHIP A 5-4 DECISION PEACE THROUGH COMMERCE HULL LOOKING AHEAD BRITISH PACT VITAL |A SECRET MEETING JAP DEFENSE CHEERED CONGRESSMEN INVOLVED COURSE MAY CAUSE WAR }toward the effort of the Brazilian péople to solve their own problem in their own way. At the same time, the State De- \partment’s Latin-American, ex-/ jpert called attention to “propa-! jganda of a type alien to our West- ern civilization,” which has spread | jon our continent during the past} \years and indirectly warned for- eign nations that this country} |would not tolerate a violation of} the Monroe Doctrine. Without re- ferring by name to the enuncia-} tion of President Monroe in 1823,‘ }Mr. Welles declared that “any at- | 2 c tempt on the part of non-Ameri- (Special Washington Correspond-|can powers to exert through force ent of The Citizen) \their political or material influ- | Congress last week seemed to ence on the American Continent be economy-minded and there would be immediately a matter of }were predictions that appropria-|the gravest concern, not only to {tion bills will be held in line with the United States but to every budget recommendations. Hear- | other American Republic as well, ings on major appropriation meas-'and appropriate action would un- ures, to be reported in January, |doubtedly at once be determined} have been underway and confi-jupon as a result of common con-} dential information from the Bud-/sultation between them. iget Bureau is in the hands of the House Appropriations Committee which, so far, indicates an inten- tion of holding appropriations within bounds. Back of the sen- timent is a conviction that a bal- anced budget will help business and restore confidence. j By HUGO S. SIMS | The Supreme Court, in a 5-4] idecision, upheld the right of states to levy upon the gross income of jcontractors working on Govern-} ment projects. The critical mi-! jnority, including Justices Rob- erts, McReynolds, Sutherland and| a Se opinion shattered court rulings of At this outlook, it seems that/ Butler, asserted that the majority ; jthe only increases will go to the| hundred years. Some constitu-| ,Army and the Navy in order to|tional authorities seem to think carry out their defense programs. 'that the decision indicated a trend While accurate information is not;{o modify the long-established | obtainable, the present indica-jryle under which a state govern- | tions are that there will be a slash! ment has been barred from taxing | jof $500,000,000 off the relief ap-/an instrumentality of the Federal Government, and vice versa. \propriation, which will leave $1,- 000,0000,000 a cut of $75,000,000 from the CCC, leaving about $275,000,000 and a reduction of about $100,000,000 in , Federal Road aid. Other cuts will 'be comparatively small, but because ‘of the fact that there are a great many, the net saving will likely | Increased world prosperity is |the main contribution which the} | Umlited States expects to make to- | ward the establishment and main- ; tehance of world peace. Through reciprocal trade trea-| i¢s and insistence upon the most ; nation clause this nation , Sui s a rs + ot Sint ee ee “avotd foreign’ ehitaingle-"| | date. ; pany, usually called the Key West Steamship Company, ! and receipt for $979.20. PRICE FIVE CENTS Opposes rnival Here Many Local Concerns Pay Tax Indebtedness Tax Collector Sam Pinder said $178.56. This wuilding has not this morning that most all tax-| been used for cigarmaking for a payers are expected to have) period of approximately eight cleared up their indebtedness to! years. the city by December 31, and{ Another payment of an appre- save thereby the four percent dis-} ciable sum was that made by the count allowed if paid before that| S. H. Kress Co., of $556.80. All of |\the payments, amounting to $2,- Some of the utility companies} 649.86, were made with the four have taken advantage of this of-} percent deducted. fer and have paid up to date,| Other taxes due at this time, while other companies have asked } payment of which are anticipated that their taxes be computed and | at an eary date, include those of gotten in readiness for payment. ;Sam Anderson, owner of Trumbo Florida Public Utilities Com-|Island, totalling $10,000; Mallory totalling Gas Co., was the first company to | $708, of which $680 is regular and settle, and paid their taxes $28 is personal; Western Union amounting to $935.04. | Telegraph Company, total of Southern Bell Telephone and | $333. Telegraph Company presented | Taxes are being computed for their check, this morning, and re-|the Florida East Coast Hotel ceived the collector’s statement;Company and those of other or- jganizations are being gotten in American Cigar and Tobacco! readiness in anticipation of the Company Known in Key West as’ payment before the dead line on The Trust Factory, paid the taxes| December 31 for the saving of the due to date which amounted to four percent discount. Officials Visit Here In ‘Toterest Of Savings And réleased a year! passengers fot Key West; 16 first ago, charging “Continuing ap-'cabin and no seconds for Tampa. Propriations, which accounts for| Key West arrivals: Concepcion most of these special funds, are Rodriguez, William Lapham, in violation of the Constitution Thomas Otorbe, Robert Sessler, of the State, and urging that all Rebecca Sessler, Stanley Aymong, State revenue be placed in one Ramona Aymong, Bernardo Gar- general fund and all departments ‘cia, Manuel Nunez. operated on specific appropria-| The vessel’s manifest showed tions from that fund.” seven tons of freight and three “The matter was generally dis- Sacks of mail for Key West; 168 cussed at that time,” said the tons of freight and 110 sacks of League. “Governor Cone in his: ™&il for Tampa. message to the legislature speci- | Sailing on the vessel from Tam- fically recommended that con-|P@ Were the following bookings tinuing appropriations be abolish-|{t0™ this port: Mrs. K. W. Cun- ed and all state revenue placed ningbam, C; A. Bamberger, C. A. in ‘One Pot’, and: many. offici | Addison, C. W. Rom and J. T. Al- and legislators indicated support," of the proposai but it was com- pletely forgotten during the 1937 Legislative session. Regardless of who is at fault for failure to correct this situation, the state officials and the next legislature should ¢goperate:in irelieving the Abilene State goyernmentidfromithis ab- Apalachicola surd situation!tileb owl! j Atlanta TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest last night last 24 hrs. .. 32 34 — 52 62 38 64 . 24 30 . 48 72 Brownsville } Buffalo Coast Guard Cutter Pandora, pow which is on her regular cruising Eastport ILi assure Brazil of our continued!™ents of a political nature. The Milwankee, Wis. — While ob-|sympathy and friendship, unim-|forthcoming trade treaty nego- servers on board the coast guard|Paired by recent political events | iations with Great Britain are im- \cutter Antietam watched, Max E.|in the South American Republic.|Pottant because the United States Nohl, young Milwaukee diver,.|Mr. Welles pointed out that with and Great Britain the world’s ldescended 420 fect into Lake|the bare announcement of what | most Powerful commercial na- ‘Michigan in a new type diving | had taken place, the editors and | tons, aca a - suit, breaking all existing records |*t#tesmen in this‘country jumped \one-auarter of the world's inter- for the: feat. Nohl carried | his)'? the conelusion that vital chang: |MSNon®’ ‘ave: jown’air with him in a tank on/£® had been made in the affairs of his ‘back “and ‘fegulated with South America, linking Brazil ‘4 with dictator developments in oth- | valves a flow of helium and Ox-! or parts of the world. {favored nation plan, utterly re- }ygen which made it possible for) HRN \jects the selfish philosophy of bi- him to escape the “bends,” caus-| He was inclined to regard the Jateral trade treaties. These aim ed by changes in pressure. Brazilian coup in line with the,oMly to benefit the commerce bé- history of such happenings in| tween the two nations affected at South America, rather than with | the expense of other nations. \European fascism. Moreover, he} The spread of such agreements Martinsville, Ind. — Observing! sensed a need for commentators}Would, in his opinion, militate what he took to be a piece of|“eompetent and authorized to in- | against the normal development string attached to a lump of coal/terpret and pass judgment” upon Of international commerce. In in his coal-pile, William Ennis} what happens in the countries of order, therefore, that trade may investigated before throwing the\this hemisphere. He regretted |be developed along natural chan- coal into his furnace. The string|that the recent crisis in Brazil |"¢ls of economic advantage, the was a fuse attached to a cap and/failed to elicit in this country a/American Secretary of State has stick of dynamite. tolerance and friendly sympathy |insisted that whatever reductions jare agreed upon should be also jto the benefit of other nations un- der the operation of the most fav-| ored nation agreement. This prin- ciple, he believes, will act to re- |store international trade and pros- |perity and thus improve and | Secretary Hull, persistent and {courageous advocate ,of the most DYNAMITE IN COAL | ghthouse Service Launch Rammed And Sunk By Mail Carrying Vessel Last Night calles Captain Nathan Niles, Jr., light; Iris to. the deck of the mail boat. trade treaty with the United among all nations. strengthen the basis of peace | | Appeal Has ' Fred W. catiell of Seattle, Washington, and Washington, D. C., a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and J. Y. Drei- sonstock, of the procurement Divi- sion of the Treasury Department at Washington, were visitors for two hours yesterday and were )guests of Hugh Williams and Fred J. Dion. The visitors came in connection with the establishment of a Fed- eral Savings and Loan Association Bank in Key West, which is being organized by a group of Key West business men and other interested individuals. Mr. Catlett and Mr. Drieson-} stock arrived from Miami in a plane of the U. S. Coast Guard, and were shown over the city, their attention being particularly called to the possibilities here, the areas where scheduled develop- ments will be made in the near future, and other points of inter- est. Both gentlemen were warm in | their praise of the possibilities in Key West, and the courageous and aggressive efforts of the gentle- men who are far sighted enough to look into the future and pro- vide the means by which many local citizens, as well as new per+ manent citizens may obtain homes on long term payment plans. They also pointed out that in the establishment here of a Fed- eral Savings and Loan Association Bank, thrift and savings would be encouraged, “which is the back- bone of the country’s — stability” and this effort should receive en- |couragement from every citizen.” After making their survey and discussing various details in con- nection with the new institution, Messrs. Catlett and Driesonstock departed for Miami on the same plane in which they came, getting a view of the Marquesas Keys en route. When leaving they said their hope was to be able to make another trip to the city, at an date. ——o Secccsececcssesesesese® MOTHER, FOUR C Been Made F eae * HHLDREN, STARVING, or Food, Clothing, Bedding . eae visits in this area, is berthed in| the submarine base. The cutter will remain here for several hours after which the cruise will be resumed. {El Paso - |Galveston ps |Hatteras Havana Helena - Huron attendant for the Lighthouse De- partment in the Seventh District, this morning reported the sinking of his service launch, Iris, which occurred last night about 10} The former sank at once, or at|States and Great Britain will be least within a minute, said Cap- tain Niles. After he had stepped on board the mail boat, he was informed, he said, by Captain Lowe, that LEEPING ON BARE FLOOR OF HOME 5 followed by similar agreements with Canada Australia and the iother units of the British Empire.| Under the most favored nation! lclause these benefits will be °Ut covering, without a piece ispread far and wide. house, with ebococe ping on the bare floor with- , They also of }bed clothing, but have not ‘able to find a mattress and bed- secured a hed frame and been | Claimed That Excessive Amount Of Money Is Taken Out Of City By Its Operation In open discussion at the week- ly dinner of the Stone Church Service Club last night, Will Doughtry brought out the fact that the Carnival, which the Key West firemen are sponsoring . for two weeks this years Jest year took an estimated, clear profit of $10,000 out of the,city in # single week. E Last year the firemen were al- lowed 12 per cent of the net profits, which according to law was te be put into a pension fund, Mr. Doughtry said, but this was not done. The money was dis- tributed among the firemen, he said. At a recent council meet~ ing, objection to this procedure, which is illegal, was made Mr. Doughtry said; whereupon the firemen agreed to take only 1 per cent of the net profits and put this into the pension fund. Mr, when it was have the carnival near he and a group of his 8 considered having an injunction against them on the grounds that their sanitary conditions did not meet State Board of Health re- quirements. tt The Club went on «records nd | opposed to the) bringing of “the Carnival here. More definite ‘ie- tion was initiated-when a was passed to send a) T. E. Price of je @ who represents the property at Trumbo. v the Carnival is to be held, asking that he withdraw his permission. The motion also stated that the Rotary Club, the Woman's Club, the Cuban Club, the Chamber of Commerce and all other organizations of the city j would be asked to send similar | telegrams to Mr. Price. { Adrian O’Sweeney made the suggestion that the club take j}some action on the condition of STRANGLES FOX Jacksonville Frankly, |furniture in the o'clock. | the latter had no idea of the near- Kansas City spring. Neither have they been | the sidewalks and gutters in front He had just completed servic-/ ness of the Iris, in fact saw noth- Mr. Hull thinks that the lowering | daily fare of a vegetable or piece aie to get clothing or shoes for | of the stores on Duval street. On Corydon, Ind.—Seizing a mad KEY WEST fox which had killed some.Little Rock chickens and attacked a dog, Mrs.!Los Angeles Sherman Faith strangled it to Louisville death. Mr. and Mrs. Faith, their!Miami Son, Lawrence, 14, and the dog Minneapolis are undergoing anti-rabies treat-! Nashville ment. |New Orleans 'New York jOklahoma City Pensacola Phoenix NOTICE Tn accordance with Motor 5:4... Freight Tariff No. 2. issued by crs ue" Florida Railroad Commission, No-'o}t Lake C vember 15. effective today and until further notice. the minimum! s}t Ste. Marie charge for a single intrastate Seattle shipment transported by us, will Tampa be seventy-five (7Sc) cents. | Washington OVERSEAS TRANSPORTATION Williston co. INC. decl$-12 Wythevi n Franc 18 32 Ne SMOKERS’ STANDS MAKE EXCELLENT GIFTS FOR THE MEN--YOU C (Continued on Page Three) NOTICE j ing the light at Bamboo Key and! ing until the accident occurred. was on his way to No Name Key,| Asked if it would be possfble to} when his vessel was struck mid-/ raise the Iris, Captain Niles said ships by the speedboat in com-jthat he was then making ready | . eee, mand of Captain Darrel Lowe,!with material and equipment to|, CitY taxes paid by which carries the mail, and sunk |sail on Power Boat 31, of the light-| 3! are credited with a discount of within a few minutes. |house service, and make prepara-| four per cent. Those paid in Captain Niles was seen at the’ tions for salvaging the vessel. The| J@"uary receive a discount jlighthouse headquarters this/Tender Poppy was this morning) three per cent, February pay- | morning, and said that he had no| instructed by radiophone to leave | ents of\two per cént and March idea that he was in danger of col-| Port Everglades with the pile| Payments, one per cent jision, as he was on the regular|driver, and when sufficiently high} SAM B. PINDER, course with all lights burning.|enough out of the water, tem-; decl5-1t Tax Collector. When he did notice the proximity | porary repairs can be made and fof the mail boat, which is a/the vessel towed to Key West |speedy vessel, he had no time to' where renovation work will be evade the collision. | started. The mail boat was driven deep} Captain Niles said that instru- into the side of the Iris, he said, ments and equipment were on the and it was an easy matter for him | Iris and lights valued at approxi- and his companion, Esmond Saw-' mately $600 were stored on the yer, to step from the deck of the/| launch. CHRISTMAS TREES —JUST RECEIVED— MARZYCK & CO. 1501 Von Phister Street —PHONE 246— it j i of ‘of meat and stale bread, cooked in the mother, who wears a size 40/| motion, the Club went on record |the yard, without shoes or under- clothes, a mother and four sickly, lundernourished children live in The youngest child, 13; months old, has been sick: from} birth. } The desperate plight of the fam-} ily as brought to the attention; of a number of people in the city! yearly see that some of the te families throughout the lothed and fed 4 m season. So ed y with the extreme con- December immediatey informed ds, of the case and ap- fe 1 for help. S underclothes, jand great deal of food poured in.’ that the their frien ed pe dr nd size 7 shoe. More food is also needed. If anyone in the city has the needed things. and wishes to donate, a phone call at 673-M or a visit at 667 or 613 Ashe street will put them in touch with thoe who are aiding the family. There are mariy other destitute cases in the city, stated, and everything is being done to reach as many of them as possible. Each year, old toys h ‘ thered by this sare group, re- ired, painted, and delivered on Christmas Eve. Th year they have a stock of airplanes, scooters, agons, dirigibles, dolls, and oth- aythings that will be enough for five families. as favoring those merchants who jkeep the front of their stores in neat condition, Rev. Joseph Tolle suggested that members attend church serv- ices on Christmas, both those who find it no effort to do so, and jinn who consider it a great ef- fort and sacrifice. | Members’ names were put in a |hat and each member drew out jseme name other than his own. |For that person each member to buy a humorous gift, and jthe next meeting all gifts will amg on a “comic Christmas tre: | A lean with which to buy basketball uniforms was voted jthe Club team, o” j AN GET THEM AT SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. PHONE 598