The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 21, 1937, Page 6

PAGE SIX PERSONAL MENTIO | Looking At Washington (Continued from Page One) | eeeccseees tons and the size of guns to four-| (MAKE CHECK Miss Eloise Shirley Guito, who was in Key West for a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Benito Guito, left on Florida Mo- tor Lines bus this morning for the home in Miami. teen inches. When Japan refused} |to adhere to this limitation, the! United States, acting under the! \Treaty’s terms, announced that; Sa its new $60,000,000-battleships,; SHOWN THAT MANY AT FLO- Ed. O’Brien, editor and owner of the Pan American Review of Havana, who was visiting for a brief time in Key West, left over the highway this morning for Mi- ami. Mrs. Ana Fernandez and Miss Clara Perez, left over the high- way this morning for a visit with relatives and friends. bus this morning for Jacksonvilie official confirmation of the 46,-| employed 000-ton Japanese ships and the weather knowledge that Great Britain | will have seven or eight under ; construction before 1938 ends, no who is Change in our building plan has been announced. where Mr. Russell is with the United States bureau. Norman D. Artman, connected with the Ocean County, Leader, Point Pleasant New Jer-) | the North Carolina and the Wash-/ ington, would be armed with 16-| RIDA INSTITUTION ARE inch guns. Apparently, Great} | Britain is adhering to the 35,000-; |ton, 14-inch gua limits. The| British now have five battleships, under construction and plan to} build four or five more. The; | American naval program is gov-! Jerned by the Vinson-Trammell Act which provides for a Navy \up to the Treaty limits. The present program calls for the re- _ tention of our fifteen battleships Mrs. Louise Russell and chil-| and Yor the laying of two more) dren, Barbara and Joan, who! each fiscal year during the next, were spending a while with Mrs. three years, in addition to the Russell’s mother, Mrs. John Olsen two now about to begin. In and other relatives, left on the other words, in the face of semi- AFFLICTED WITH SYPHI- LIs. CHATTAHOOCHEE, Dec. 21, (FNS).—A recent check of in- mates of the Florida State Hos- pital here, according to J. H. Therrell, superintendent, showed that 761 of them were afflicted with syphilis. This is approxi- mately seventeen percent of the total population of the hospital. The number of syphilitics were divided as follows 132 white males; and 58 white females; 293 color- ed males and 275 colored females. Admissions to the hospital for the insane directly due to syphilis were listed as 69 white males and! '29 white females; 139 colored| imales and 133 colored females. | Barbara Phelan, recently speak- {ing before the study body at the; sey, arrived by plane this morn- In_view of developments in| morida State College for Women ing to spend the holidays | wit the United States and other West- his perents, Mr. an ts. “ern nations are faced with the Artman. Add to requisitions of bridges hhI _J..O. Patterson and Co., who have the subcontract for placing the concrete decking on the Bahia Honda Bridge, the original contract having been issued to the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company, ask for four carpenters, one kitchen helper, and seven negro laborers. Entertainments At Garden Of Roses Big attraction of the holiday Season will be dances to be given at Pena’s Garden of Roses be- ginning with Christmas Eve and concluding with the New Year's Eve Ball on December 31. For these events the manage- ment has secured the services of the famous Jimmy Loss Orchestra which is now filling engage- ments in various Florida cities. The orchestra comes here from the Royal Worth Hotel in Palm Beach and recently and pre- viously was featured at the Michigan Club at Michigan City. This musical organization is starring a 4-act vaudeville and various other attractions have been arranged for the holidays at *Pena’s. Announcement Of Engagement . Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Gomez, 703. Fleming street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lilla Ann, to Samuel Guy Phillip of Lakeland, Florida. The wedding will be announced in the near future. THE ANSWERS (See “Who Knows?” on Pace 2) 1. Generally between _ thirty and forty percent. 2. March, 1927. 3. Figures for the first ten months of each year: 1937, $7,087,- 000,000; 1936; $6,336,000,000, 4. AtHamburg, Germany, in 1913. The vessel was seized by the United States in 1917 and her name changed from the Vaterland to the Leviathan. 5. In July, 1939. 6. No, but it is understood that first tabulations show a much larger number of unemployed than was expected. 7. Generally, only one candi- date ran in each district and the opposition had no means of regis- tering. 8. Up te ninety percent of $6, 9 According to the U. S. De- partment of Agrictulture, 46 cents this year. 10. This is the estimated value of the gold taken out of the Black Hills in the Dakotas which the Tribe claims were left to them in perpetuity by a treaty. Old Island Trading Post Waterfront. N. End Duval St. —GIFTS— Nautical. Tropical, Individual From All Over The World —For your Friends. your Family or Yourself Bring Us Your Gift Problems BROKEN BLOSSOMS|| Co TONIGHT: PRIZE NIGHT rough’ necessity of making a grave de- ' cision as to the future policy. Whatever rights belong to this country under the international law and treaties in regards to commerce with China, must be carefully balanced against the prospective cost of asserting and maintaining them If Japan closes the “Open Door,” for ex- ample, is the interest of the Unit- ed States worth a possible war with Japan, even if this country acts in concert with Great Brit- ain and other nations in assert- ing its rights? Then, there is the larger question, involving the future relationship between the democracies of the world and the allied dictator group which in- volve conclusions which must, of necessity, be based upon opinions las to the future. Whether Japan, Italy and Germany will become satisfied with present achieve ments or whether their demands will feed upon their successes is a question which no one can pos- itively answer. However, the course of the United States, par- | its navy, must be based upon an as- | , ticularly the strength of sumed answer in regard to the ; future aggressiveness of this group and particularly Japan. Of course, there is always the chance that some incident, like the sinking of the Panay on the Yangtse will pro- duce a crisis which will erystalize sentiment in this country. As long as the United States main- tains any of its present “rights” in China and keeps soldiers and warships in that country, is every likelihood that such things will happen. Even the presence of our soldiers at Shan- ghai invites clashes with the vic- torious Japanese and while the Japanese may withdraw again as they did on the oceasion of the Victory parade, the chance exists that some situation may arise which will lead to a battle. If such a thing happens, what is the United States going to do? Are we going to rights them will we insist upon our and, if necessary, uphold by force? The issues involved require deep study and wise leadership on the part of responsible offi- cials. They also demand cool- thinking on the part of American people. There was a time when the writer was convinced that the ould not use force iy commercial rights anywhere in the world. This may be the correct attitude for the in- dividual and the nation to as- sume. At the same time, it ma be that the very standard of liv- gunboat | there; withdraw our} ships and soldiers from China or; the Far East, it is evident that in the drive now being staged ito eradicate this dread disease |from the state, said that the work ‘of Stuart G. Thompson covering the period from 1917 to 1935 in Florida showed that in 1917 a po- pulation of 912,866 persons, 6.6 per cent of the white people were syphilitic and 51.4 per cent of the negroes; in 1935, of a popu- lation of 1,614,000 persons, 9.4 per cent of the whites and 67.8 per cent of the colored population were syphilitic. No cause for the increase has been discovered. According ‘to Dr. Ralph E. Stevens, chief physician of the Florida State Hospital, hookworm plays an important part in the} work of the institution. “We do not feel that hookworm is direct- ly responsible for any of our ad- missions,” he stated, “ but there is no doubt that it is an aggra- vating cause in many of our ad- missions, especially from western Florida.” CHICAGO FOLK VISITING HERE GREATLY DELIGHTED WITH THEIR VISIT | Interested visitors in Key West today are Thomas J. Conaven, fire marshal of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Conaven, who are paying their first visit to Key. West and are delighted with their stay and , the courtesies extended. Mr. and Mrs. Conaven were | visiting in Miami, and were told iby Fire Chief Henry Chase, of | Miami, that they had not seen the beauties of Florida until they had i visited Key West ‘and seen the | many scenes of interest and met some of the congenial folk of this city. | They have found, they said, | that their visit is much more in- teresting than they expected, and as for courtesy and congeniality, they have never been anywhere where they have met more de- lightful folk, and been more cord- | ially received. Since their arrival they have been most of the time in company with Chief Harry M. Baker, of the Key West Fire Department, and Mrs. Baker, and were their guests last evening at supper. ing in the United States depends upon the assertion and protection of commercial rights throughout the world. In fact, it may be almost a national necessity for the United States to make a show of strength in defense of what it considers, upon reflection, to be of vital interest. ——— ee necessities of life. of this idea. all of these DERS will be SOLD TO this opportunity to be of —WE ARE ANXIOUS i ; 822 FLEMING i es HELP THE POOR On THURSDAY we will make up balanced or- ders of food which you are invited to buy and GIVE TO SOME FAMILY WHO IS IN NEED. At this joyous Christmas season, when it is truly “more blessed to give than to receive”. this is your opportunity to help those who are in want of the bare AS OUR CONTRIBUTION toward a fulfillment SPECIAL GROCERY OR- YOU AT COST. They will be made up in $1.00, $2.00 and $3.00 packages. May many of you see fit to avail yourselves of help. TO DO OUR SHARE— NORMAN BROTHERS PHONE 11 (COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE KEY WEST CITIZEN 1-MINUTE SAFETY TALKS By Don Herold | was think! n about 9 None, met } last week) - n ~ Remember Nearly half of the 36,800 people killed by automobile accidents in the United States last year were pedes- trians, according to figures released by The Travelers Insurance Company. : In most cases. the pedestrians asked for it. It is seldom that automobiles come up on the sidewalk and chase pedes- trians. Sometimes they do, but not often, As a rule, a pedestrian wants it and Pedestrians the assorted morons, nit-wits, kids, drunks and a certain percentage of careful, intelligent drivers to see that they don’t bump him into kingdom come. He won’t be a sissy, so instead of waiting for traffic lights in city streets he'll dart out into a mess of swift traffic and jump around among speed- ing cars like a fox in the middle of a pack of hounds. He'll cross in the middle of the ‘ENFORCEMENT | OF FISH LAW SUPERVISOR, STATE BOARD ATTENTION OF AGENTS TO MATTER. | | TALLAHASSEE, Dy |—A roar went up las about a dozen of the state’s larg- jest fish dealers when Supervisor | R. L. Dowling of the State Board jof Conservation ordered his ag- tents to enforce the provisions of ja state law which makes it un- ‘lawful for one to possess fresh, jfresh-salted or frozen mullett for |a fifty day period beginning De- cember first. The complaining dealers, most | i {of whom are located in Jackson-| | | \ | ville, had filled their large storage plants with mullet in antipication of making a, neat profit during the closed season. When Super- lisor Dowling clamped down on them, they deluged his office with 1S ORDERED OF CONSERVATION CALLS! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1937. | Social Calendar WEDNESDAY— Home Making Center workers “at home” to friends and sponsors. 10:00 A. M. to 12 Noon. 1 to 3 P. M. Corner Simonton and Angela. Christmas Party. 3 P. M. Home Making Center Workers. Home Making Center Hall. ee | | THURSDAY— Community Christmas Tree. Sponsors, Key West Woman’s Club. 4 P. M. Bayview Park. University of Florida Conch Club Dinner. 8:00 P. M. SATURDAY— Formal Opening of Casa Ma- rina. Annual Christmas Tea Dance, honoring college students. Junior Woman’s Club. 5:00 P.M. Hotel La Concha. SCOUTS MEET LAST EVENING ED AS SCOUTMASTER OF ORGANIZATION With practically 100 percent of members in attendance last night at the meeting of Boy Scout Troop 5, at Wesley House, Joseph Cates was selected scoutmaster, and conducted the meeting, Mr. Cates had met previously with the leaders of the several patrols, at his home, and outlined many matters for the coming year, 1938. Many of these matters were re- discussed at length at the session last night, and the outlook for scout work next year is said to be most promising, and it is the gen- eral opinion that under the lead- ership of the new scoutmaster, | the troop will make rapid pro- Thursda ing the mem! evi “I wish that bank of ours could’ of Troop poten 5 peg ne ote: | get on its feet enough to quit Scoutmaster Cates at a wiener | Sending back our checks marked roast, and a good time is antici- | ‘no funds’,” said the new bride to, pated. The troop will meet 7 her husband. “A bank that hasn't; o’clock at Wesley House, where got enough money in it to pay a! final preparations will be made Inefficient i | | walks out where he can get it. He'll pit his frail, watery flesh and fragile bones against a ton or two of Lioeerion steel and glass and flaming block. (4,640 killed this way last year.) He'll step out from behind parked cars without peeking (1,320), He'll cross busy intersections catty- cornered, Of course, some pedestrians are children whose parents haven't taught them the danger of playing in streets, but most pedestrians who get killed or maimed by motor cars ask for it and—GET IT! ~~ I'd say that it ought to be easy to eliminate 10,000 pedestrian deaths a year—if the pedestrians were interested. re. He'll put his life in the hands of drivers of cars coming at him at 25 to 75 miles an hour—drivers, many of whom, if he knew them personally, he wouldn't trust with ten cents worth of dog meat. He'll, walk along a_country road with his back to traffic (instead of ‘acing it as he should) and leave it to TELLS IT IN POETRY | Sam .E. Harris, our “pitipatic” | poetical postmaster, is sending , the following Christmas card to out-of-town friends: | Key West, Florida RAYMOND EINHORN INCLUD: | you ‘ought to be down here ED IN THOSE COMING FROM | Where the Sailfish hclds its races | And the Tarpon’s going places ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | When it shoots into the air— | This IS the place for Xmas Cheer! (Special to The Citizen) | down the theart of the quadrangle URBANA, IIL, Dec. 21—Uni-! would prove harmless. versity of Illinois students from There are 13,647 resident stu- Key West and the surrounding; dents in the university this year, area are ready to board special; 12,419 on the main campus here trains, busses and private cars for; and 1151 others in the colleges the annual exodus to spend the of medicine, dentistry and pharm- Christmas vacation at home. | acy at Chicago. With the largest enrollment in} Among the students is Ray- the institution's history, the; mond Einhorn, 901 Duval street, streets adjoining the campus and| Key West, Fla. the local transportation termin-|~ als will present scenes of wild en- | MONROE THEATER thusiasm, and confusion, for an { Claudette oe asch oi Robert hour or so when classes dismise at | | 1 MET irks Ta wen noon Thursday. By one o'clock | —also— the university district will re- || KING OF GAMBLERS semble tag day in Scotland; charge from a 12-gauge shot gun |j tra. 15-20c: Night: 15-25c SIOTTOLIOEI OTIS LO SB, ’ This Christmas...Why Not Give A New Bulova Ive 17 Jewels Curved 17 Jewels $29.75 $33.75 At Johnson’s, you may purchase a New Bulova at the regularly nationally advertised price. We are sole agents for Key West—receiving our sup- ply direct from the factory, assuring you of first quality and latest styles.... We guaraniee every watch we sell and give you service. Special Sale Segud Wrist Watches Rapalay "316.00 and” Si73h 10.00 and 12.50 1495 and 17.50 7 Jewels —FREE ENGRAVING— We hope you will stop in and see those new Styles. new arrivals daily for Christmas. Only a few days left—yet our selection is good. A small deposit will hold any watch until wanted. FRANK JOHNSON The Cld Reliable — Since 1898 —LA CONCHA HOTEL BUILDING— (e2bddtitteLALLA¢LALALAL LA Regular Curved. $27.50 and $35.00, 17 Jewels a) | Matinee: Balcony. 10c: Orches- ; N telegrams and telephone calls} asking him to waive enforcement | in view of the large losses they!) _ § would. sustain 4fahedlawes were | ve DPS? Dasred elemaatinan enforced. time since the original: Dowling refused to yield to adopted, ten of the 6% their demands, citing that this is are exempted from its: an old law of which they had full Escambia, Santa Resa, /and complete knowledge; that the| walton, Bay, Gulf, E closed season was made for the Jeffers we 3 kulla, Jefferson and purpose of conserving the state’s| of these counties, Estt supply of mullet, which is the , e ta Rosa, Okaloosa d ‘alton, main source of income of thous- border on Alabama; and one, Jef- ands of men engaged in the state’s ferson, borders on Georgia; which great fishing industry, by protect-| gives them a ready market for all ing them during the spawning) the mullet and roe they can catch, sea: ; that to permit a dozen of} All the remaining exempted coun- the 350 licensed dealers in the ties, with the exception of Levy, state to violate the law would be have easy access to the same mar- unfair to the great number of kets through the bordering coun-_| small dealers who observe _ the’ ties, law; and that he had no authority! Because of the poor run of fish| to waive enforcement but was this year, the conservation de-} bound by his oath of office to see, partment allowed the fishermen jthat the law was enforced. |to fish up to the last day possible At the same time Supervisor and allowed the dealers five days’ Dowling pointed out that great to dispose of the fish on hand be- inequalities ex in the operation fore clamping down on them. of the closed son law which This, Supervisor Dowling feels, is should be remedied by the legis- all that can reasonably be expect- lature. By special acts which ed of his department. ed and put on a sounder basis.”. — =) check for $6.50 ought to be merg-! act jawas 2, OIVE hak and then they will proceed to the scene of their evening of fun and enjoyment. appreciation be tendered to the leaders for their kindly remem- brance, CHOICE MEATS AND GROCERIES SEE TOMORROW'S PAPER BROADWAY MARKET omatic Tuning HILCO PANE