The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 22, 1938, Page 4

SOCIA ES ACTIVITI Holds Meeting Social Calendar The Children of Mary Sodality: pygspay— mét Sunday evening, at 6:30 Ladies Night, Stone Church o'clock at the Catholic Rectory. Service Club. 6:30 P. M. Albert Rodriguez and Miss Mar- Stone Church Annex. garet Lacedonia were appointed | O. to assist Miss Marquerite Hernan- | wEpNESDAY— dez, Chairman of Publicity. Annual Dinner and Election of Miss Louise Hawks and Mr. Officers of Scottish Rite Ma- Manuel Lopez were appointed sons. 8 P. M. La Concha to assist Evelio Rueda, chair- Hotel. man of the Eucharistic Commit- tee and Vice President of the Sodality. A special meeting will be held next Sunday night, February 27, at 6:30 o'clock for the purpose of formulating plans for a play to be given in the near future. Social gathering will be held after Mission Services next Sun- day night for the purpose of get- | FRIDAY— ting acquainted. | Opening of Key West Flower All members are cordially in-! Show, sponsored by Garden vited to be present. Club and Tree Guild. 4 P. Zee ae M. Lighthouse Department CITIZEN COVERS Industrial Building. FORT JEFFERSON | SATURDAY— SE THURSDAY— Rotary Club Luncheon. 12:15 P.M. St. Paul’s Church An- nex. Concert, Hospitality Band. 8 P. M. Bayview Park. Meeting, Junior Woman’s Club. Public Library. a ce for Benefit Public Li-/ take passage for the return home. | brary, sponsored by Junior Woman’s Club. 10 P. M. Raul’s Club. Second Day of Key West Flow- er Show, sponsored by Gar- {Continued from Page One) tle room in which was a museum, | with many rare and beautiful} specimens of shells’ and marine| life in it’ Beyond this was the: i cell where the famous Dr. Mudd,| Gen. Club and Tree Culld. who set the leg of John Wilkes o- g Booth, murderer of Abraham Lin- cunpay— coln, was sentenced for the deed. Above the main entrance was an- a eg procs rahe —. other cell in which Dr. Mudd was! Ciah ‘an ‘Tree Guild. Open later kept. This was the place 10 A. M. to 10 P. Mu Light- where Dr. Mudd wrote that he oust De ent Industrial was tortured and given old vege- Buildi tables and little drinking water. = The ingenious doctor dug into the ae floor with a sharp instrument and | would result in a wooden cistern made a little canal at one end of being assigned him, he asked that which he dug a wide besin. Thea chapel be built. Enthusiastic from the roof, when it higher-ups gladly apportioned , Tan into this basin and) funds. The very spacious cistern secured plenty of water. The visible today on the parade basin can be plainly grounds, behind one of the bat- of a beri be-' teries, is as far as the chapel got. ining Radio visible. Not a foot ier ange aaa . Mudd’s canal and’ _ Remains of a telegraph line and Dr. Mudd Key West is seen in a piece of in- his instrument | lated wire running through the wall to another pris-| Walls. This was used forty years i " | ago, a cable to Key West carrying instructed him to do the ; . . Puderer said. Both of the messages. A wireless station ‘“Mutid’s cells have been au-| a8 also there. Mr. -Puderer and Mr.| _ Only grave within the Fort is - "| that in which Mrs. William Italy. insi walls lighthouse keeper's wife, is ‘is, Mr. Puderer said, was | ture is a monument to Hi @ § 4 a 8 & 3 : vd i 4 a it Junior Clab To Sponsor Dance Key West Junior Woman’s Club will sponsor a dance at Raul's | Club Saturday evening beginning at 10 o'clock for the benefit of the Public Library. Latest dance hits will be includ- | ed on the musical program to be furnished by John Pritchard and his popular dance orchestra. Wilton Thomas, PWA auditor, left over the highway this morn- ing for Miami and will there en- train for Atlanta for a visit and then proceed to Washington. Miss Minnie Cates, who was visiting for several weeks as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Knowles at their home of Fan- cis street, left this morning on the bus for Miami, and will there | Eugene Demeritt, manager of the Monroe County Ferry System, left on the morning bus for No} Name Key on his usual trip to look over the ferries and other matters in connection with the system. «Lofton Curry, son of Mr and/ Mrs. Newton Curry, is in Key} West, on a visit with his parents and other relatives and friends, and will be here for two weeks after which he will return to Memphis where he is employed as an engineer with the U. S. Gov-/ ernment. Miss Sarah Helen Smith and George Allen Warren of Ft. Lau- derdale left over the highway yesterday morning after a delight- ful week end spent with the par- tents of Mr. Warren, Dr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Warren of Eaton St. the warp of the roof meets the warp of the side walls there is perfect joining. All this work was done by hand, Mr. Puderer said. Further along one huge powder | Mag remains unfinished to this day, the original forms below 4! starting promptly at 7:30 o'clock. the eastern wall. The walls in- ‘HE 1938 Ford V-8 de luxe coupe is pictured above. The new do luxe Ford V-8 is of entirely new ap- pearance, with new radiator grille design, long hood, low sweeping body lines, deep, massive fenders. ‘The seat provides ample width for shelf. A large built-in luggage space three to ride comfortably. Interior] also houses the spare tire, and is attractively upholstered. Instru-| reached through rear deck lid. Th ment panel is of new design. Com-|car is powered with the partment light is over rear window.| power V-S engine, as are 85 all Below the window is a large package | Ford de luxe body types. - secccece secvescoososes ENTERTAINMENT eee2see Habana-Madrid Key West's brightest night spot joffering “Dancing At It’s Best” and a floor show nightly without a cover charge, present an out- Standing bill for the show this week. Pepito dancing the “Cuban }Son” refined dance of Cuba— Frank Sabini and his guiter— the Club Girls American dancers deluxe—John Bennett, Cuban Tenor—“Lizzie & Tony” those riotous Apache dancers. | Tonight the Habana-Madrid Club enjoys it’s third anniversary. | All are invited. j SE ESE Jimmy Loss and his popular “music that pleases” will be the | headliner at a dance at the Cuban Club tonight under the auspices of the Sociedad Cuba. The announcement on page one | today gives details of admission and so forth. A large attendance is expected — and a specia! in- | Vitation to visitors is extended to attend this dance. Raul’s Club Another of the famous Dinner Dances is being featured at Raul’s beautiful Club, on Roosevelt |boulevard tomorrow evening— | furnish the music—that particular CITY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION (Continued from Page One) agreed to settle for $5,500, due to the fact that the engine has been an use for a great length of time. In this connection it was sug- gested that a committee contact the various merchants of the city and ascertain if they would not be willing to come to the city’s res- cue by payment of licenses in ad- vance in order that this debt may be paid, in order to retain the en- gine. It was stated by the councilmen that they felt that the merchants would show this much interest in ally makes this club the rendez- vous of all dance lovers. Turn to the display on page one today for details of admission Sloppy Joe’s Much enthusiasm greeted the announcément yesterday concern- ing the initial appearance of El Chico’s Rhumba band at Sloppy Joe's famous Bar every evening except Wednesday and Saturday. A good crowd tumed out for the first dance of this band and a still greater ensemblage is expect- ed this evening. Tomorrow’ evening, ‘George Dean’s Rhythm Boys hold forth again and a special program of entertainment has been arranged for the occasion. Other details may be found in Sloppy Joe’s ad- the matter as they have as much} or more at stake as the other residents, who will also be asked | to lend their cooperation in the} matter. The question of building codes, planning, zoning and other mat- | ters relative to future activities was discussed, and it was agreed to start at once in making pre- parations to handle the matter of new building construction with which the city will be confronted within a short time. THE ANSWERS (See “Who Knows?” on Page 2) 1. 1,950,008 on Feb. 10th. 2. About 56 years. 3. The custom of film produc- ers to require exhibitors to buy a group of films in order to obtain a single desired picture. 4. The estimate is $74,144,600.; 5. National banks in 1937 re- ported net profits of $286,120,000 —with the exception of 1929 the largest since 1890. 6. The American Institute of | Public Opinion rates his popular- ity at 61.2 compared with 625 in November, 1936. 7. After the down-payment of $600, about $32.50 for 25 years. 8. Yes. 9. About $380,000,000 will be! paid by the end of March. 10. Yes, Ohio requires them to take out citizenship papers. Admiral Leahy tells House i: Simon Sniter, surgeon in charge pt Id sun olaaiks of the Fort during the yellow fev- er epidemic. Ruins of the commanding offi- soldiers could run planks ii Tun out on them, Going into the powder maga- zines in the walls of the Fort, the long leaf yellow pine, was excellently preserved. The i square cut nails have | ing rapidly, and that is the reason |for the various colors of bricks | throughout the structure. On the other side of these quarters is- a | powder magazine which was nev- er finished. On the terreplein are arches, the original plans of which called for entrance from the terrace, but for which later commanding of- ficers built entrances behind the side the ligh ae aienl.| “swing style music” that continu- ‘vaste Sg the somes am | ing until 12:15 for a higher tide, seria teat ay 7 peo — er |then attached a long rope and parti growing i them. Each | stepped up the motors. Refusing eget pte 5 done ‘There | '° budge at first, Officer August are about 15 guns still within the | Bradley shot the motors up to Fort | high speed and the ketch came ateriinn entirely | Tight off the bank and into blue, ‘ “| deeper water. While waiting for — aremgicoe sosmiaeyne | the higher tide, Mr. Mallory cour- tims. It was al @ nesting place » . , - jand Richard Hunt, guest of Mr. iets puts necee the — | Mallory, and Captain Eric John- wall end Say thaie there. The | 90D went along. Grouper and eggs | s ¥ bi break the shell on| barracuda were caught. arches. On the second floor of the batteries many of the Fort’s contingent lived and the brick columnar chimneys came straight up then were cantilevered over the terreplein. Remains of the Fort bakery is an interesting mas- sive structure. Brick work on the toof of the ovens is marvelously intricate. Part of the moat run- ning around the Fort has been casemate, as the gun sections are filled in by sand dashed over the called, are granite blocks from! Seawall by the waves. Massachusetts. The floor is of| ~Ruins of the servants quarters, six-inch shale, with the iron gun | the kitchens and outhouses used tracks set on granite bases. Be-|>Y Part of the Fort contingent ; | used mostly by vandalism, low the casemates are cisterns.) Were © y i | Mr. Puderer said. Nearby is the Pipes from the arches and valleys peak sahat™ tien. At oho an Gi of the terreplein, or upper roof of | the Fort outer walls, run into|cannon balls were dropped in. them. Cistern openings are in the heated red hot, and taken from sides of the casemates, into which | the other end. These balls were a bucket could be quickly drop-| Put into the cannon and fired at lines beautifully fitted. The brick is even mere wonderfully fitted. Everything was done to protect the powder. Wood insides, zig- zag ventilators and entrances be- ing part of the safeguards observ- ed. A 12-foot solid brick wall protected one of the powder magazines. On the firing platform of each the walls and many of them fall | into the water. A splash, a black | shape moving toward it. a swirl,! and that is the end of that little| bird. For many big fish still in-} habit the moat waters, though the | big sharks within there are now | all gone. | The Barracks within the Fort were quarters for ten companies} of soldiers, which means that a} thousand soldiers were kept with- in the Fort. j Water Dungeon i One cistern discovered is the only possible one that could be used for a_water dungeon, since the others are all deep and this} one is just deep enough to pre- vent a man sitting down and the wall just high enough to prevent his standing up. Going over on the 185, the “Bonnie Dundee”, 68-foot ketch Crossing the deep ship channel from Rebecca Light to Tortugas the boiling dangerous waters off the quicksands were passed. Be- hind the Fort is the beautiful | white sand, waving coconut palms and tall light of Loggerhead Key, the lighthouse most remote from the mainland of any country in the world. tt’s Easy Te Be Mistaken About STOMACH TROUBL Stomach sufferers should learn the truth about ULCERS, GAS, ACID, INDIGESTION, belching, heartburn, constipation, etc., due to excess acid. FREE UDGA Booklet contains facts of interest. The 9th. —— Justoff the press, may prove your first step tohap- U ctemntcenxt! lptiatorenia’ you to ask for the UDGA Booklet at GARDNER 'S PHARMACY NO NAME LODGE ped to douse the hot guns. casemates stretth all the way around the Fort and behind them are other communication arches through which the many batteries could be reached -by messenger- soldiers. The sun playing on the brick arches makes the most beautiful shadow and lighting ef- fects imaginable. The original de- sign called for 450 guns but these many were never installed. Theory that Dr. Mudd broke out the battery gun ports to let the fresh air into the Fort and cure yellow fever is not true, Mr Puderer said, the ports being has- tily constructed with only a few inches thick wall to give the ene my ships the impression of being @ solid massive structure The unfinished brick #vork has been falsely construed as being broken out by Dr. Mudd. A huge cistern was secured by one officer in an ingenious man- | wooden ships, the theory being that the fiery balls would set the | wooden ships afire. | The sewerage system was based on tide action, with gates to close e sewers at low tide. When the tide was going out the gates were }opened. The theory didn't work and the moat received most of the waste. Beautiful Arch | One communication arch in particular showed the beauty and laborious design of the early | builders. The first glance shows {the arch “warped” or curved to the left. The roof is curved con- tcavely from the floor and where ISLAND INN —TOURIST— HOTEL 404 DUVAL STREET ner, Fearful that his requisition '3 ——Fishing——_ At Its Best } Gulf Stream and Bay Fishing | Charter Boats—Outboards and | Rowboats rigged yacht, owned by C. D. Mal- lory, owner of the Clyde-Mallory | Steamship Lines of New York City, was pulled off the bank branching from Boca Grande. The 185 waited from 7:25 in the morn- 666 sa FEVER first day Drops __ Headache 30 minutes, Try “Rub-My-Tism”-World’s Best Linimeat PHONE—NO NAME NO.1 | For New Anthology of American Verse Prizes offered. Manu- scripts also considered for book publicoation FRANK JOHNSON DIAMOND WATCHES susie AMS EDITOR, New York, N. Y. 62 Grand Central Annex, | VASA LAA AA AAA hd dd dadhe dadadudbn did, that this nation leads no race in vertisement on page one of this i naval building. issue. I WANT THE WORLD | To know I don’t ask too much. I know that the world loves a merchant that's still uman. I don't crave riches. I prefer happiness and friends. I want to serve the world and live for the day. I want the good that goes with honest trading. I want to do my part in helping our little city get back up in the world without any compensation. I want to help others who need help. I know the taste of poverty. I know some people hate me—because. as a new-comer. I began to do things others have always done—and it's hard to digest. I know this city has been run by a few people who hate to see their power get away from them—but as the time goes on. new blood will run Key West with new I want every one to know me as I am just a happy-go- Person ready to serve everyone and put my thirty of jewelry knowledge to work in repairing of watches (Litididititdiditiditbsttidikidikidkidtkhddied r Shedd hd hh dd ddd | Fa § i ¥ around later and be my best friends. I am building up my business so as not to be at anyone's mercy. I have secured the services of a fine watchmaker and any watch I have repaired or sold that has not come up to expectation—I will repair FREE for 12 months. I have worked day after day—working from 10 to 15 hours a day until my eyes began bothering me and that's the most es- hy some of my repairs have not given the satisfaction lways be satisfied in our store. One year in business has proven. without a doubt. that I have over 50% of the jewelry business of Key West—and 1 am going afte: the other 50% by giving better service and by increasing my stock and with the support of the people im the future. as I have had in the past, J expect fo gi Key West a real Jewelry Store. Come in and gef acquainted. You don't have to ii TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1938. Seececceccoesocesesesees LARGELY ATTENDED Mission now being conducted at St. Mary's Star of The Sea Catho- S. 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