The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 16, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Che Hey West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. VOL UME Ls No. 91. Building Permits Issued During Past! Week Exceed FORMER RESIDENT, ON VISIT TO CITY ~ JUDGE WATKINS, Fifteen Thousand Dollars TRIED CASE IN TAMPA, aN ACCOUNT OF WHICH was, PUBLISHED IN THE CITI- One Calls For Erection | DEFERS DECISION | 2EN YESTERDAY | Of Ten Thousand Dol-| lar Home By Charles Falk | IN TAYLOR CASE DEALS WITH ARREST MADE | FOR ALLEGED VIOLATION Building permits issued from the office of Building Inspector Harry M. Baker the past week, total more than $15,000. for The largest expenditure listed is | that declared by Charles Falk, | who will construct a residence on | Johnson street, Martello Towers, at an estimated cost of $10,300. Two others costing $2,000 each are recorded as issued to Paul Hyre for a residence at 1501 Seminary street, and Wm. Bur- chell has secured a permit to con- struct a residence costing $2,000 on Windsor Lane. Other permits issued are: Screen windows at 227 Duval street. Owner, C. F. Bielman;} cost, $75. General repairs at 625 White street. Owner, Miss E. Bishop; cost, $500. Repairs to floors at 1304 Rey- nolds street. Owner, C. V. Kins- man; cost, $50. General repairs to the building, at the corner of William and} Caroline streets Owner, Cheeley Lumber Company; cost, $500 .. «General. repairs .at.898. Ashe? street Owner, Mrs. Carrie Cre- mata; cost, $100, Repairs to roof at 625 White- head street Owner, D. Arono-| vitz; cost, $95. | Repairs to roof of residence in| the rear of 800 Fleming street. Owner, G. Curry; cost, $100. Repairs to roof in the rear of | 911 Duval street. Owner, Pedro Perez; cost, $250. Build truck stand at 905 Simon- ton street. Owner, Benjamin Fer- nandez; cost, $100. General repairs to the dence on Avenue “E”. Mrs. John Wardlow; Erect work shop street at No. 1212. Martinez; cost, $500. Repairs to windows dence 1114 Varela street Henry Saunders; cost, $80 General repairs at 1405 street Owner, Mrs. it, $150. Repairs to res at 912 James Strect resi- Owner, cost, $500, on Varela Owner, E. at resi- Owner, Duncan William OF SCAVENGER MEASURE Judge Arthur Gomez, of cir-! cuit court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, said this morning that |his decision on the matter of the habeas corpus, writ asked by At- torney John G. Sawyer in the case of Carl Taylor, would not be made before Monday. Taylor was arrested charged with violation of the ordinance relative to collection of garbage and disposal of same, as an em- ploye of Wm. Knight, who for- merly held the contract but since | contract award to others, has! been conducting the business as an independent. When Taylor was arrested, Mr. Knight posted the required bonds, and filed, through his attorney, a petition for a writ of habeas, and the case was carried to the | circuit court. Since the return of the judge Thursday evening, he has been continually active on legal mat- ters which have been conducted in chambers, and fully expected | } to render his decision today, but | at the noon hour The Citizen was advised that the findings of the court would not be available be- fore Monday, as the court is “in chambers” with another case this afternoon. "ENGINEER R ELWOOD ‘GIVEN PROMOTION William W. Demeritt, superin- tendent of the Seventh -Light- house District, said this morning that R. O. Elwood, second assist- ant engineer on the Lighthouse ; Tender Ivy, had been nominated for the pusition of first assistant on the ship. The vacancy on the Ivy was created by the transfer of First ssistant Engineer Edgar Pangle to the Tender Cypress, which is stationed at Charleston, S.C. Mr. Pangle accepted the position a short time ago, and is now at his port in Charleston. Mrs. Pangle and daughter have left. the city for the port of Charleston and have arrived at their destination. Judge Tom O. Watkins, visitor | to the city and former Key West Citizen newsboy, commenting on! the article in The Citizen yester- | day regarding the failure of Wal- | |ter Lewis of Tampa to pay his | | curb girls the municipally re- quired six dollars, said that when | | the case came before his court,he: |found the defendant, guilty and) fined him $100 or 30 days. The case is a test. case of the: city of Tampa's ordinance. legis- ; lating a minimum..wage. Mn{ Lewis appealed the case to the; Circuit Court on the grounds that the ordinance in question is not constitutional. It was the first arrest for viola- tion of the law since its enact- ment several months ago. Its out- come is being watched by num- | erous other cities interested. Judge Watkins and_ brother, Roger, arrived here Thursday and plan to leave tomorrow morn- , ing going back to Tampa. For the last few days they have been meeting friends they have not seen for some time. SCOOTER HIT BY — CAR LAST NIGHT H. L. LARIZ GETS BROKEN | RIBS,.CUTS;. MAGGIE RUS- SELL, CUTS, BRUISES Harry Domingo Lariz, who was riding with Miss Maggie Russell, seven, on a motor scooter coming | from the Park side of Bay Road across Division Street was struck Jast night by a car driven by C. S. Anderson, 2544 N.W. 34th Street, Miami, who was leaving the city going back to Miami. Pritchard's Funeral Home am- bulance was rushed to the scene and brought the two to the Ma- ine Hospital. Examination dis- closed that Lariz had suffered two broken ribs and six stitches were taken in scalp wounds. Miss Russell received cuts on her lips and forehead and was badly bruised. Mr. Anderson agreed to pay for the hospital bills and did so yes- terday. csc” " "MORE PUBLICITY GIVEN TO KEY WEST IN DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLE General repairs at Hotel, Fleming street, F. J. Rand; cost, $500 General repairs at, 729 street. Owner, Watson” . $75. SMALL SALE OF SPONGE FRIDAY lest sponge sale of the sea- held yesterday at the But 41 Over-Sea Owner, United Carey; son wa municipal sponge dock. bunches were offered, bringing a t price of $74,36 There were 29 bunches of wool sponge, one of the lots consisting of 21 bunches, which sold for $63. The other lot of eight bunches sold for $5.61 There. were, 12 bunches of yellow, which sold for “I don’t suppose that there ever was a place in the country that was having the good-will and free publicity extended to it that Key West is now receiving”, said Sec- retary S. C. Singleton at the Chamber of Commerce this morn- ing as he extended his customary cordial welcome to The Citizen. “Here is the Seaboard Air Line Railway contributing this and giving us the benefit of its tre- mendous coverage. It all adds up > a definite conviction that Key West has got to provide more and more accommodations for a most desirable class of travelers”. The Seaboard is placing this story in many newspapers Rhroughdal the North Key West. A True Romantic Spot By Ralph Pierson “EASTER EVE PARTY” — TONIGHT — DANCING AND ENTIR Announcing the return of “PEPITO” No Cover Charge E NEW FLOOR SHOW COCKTAIL DANCING From 3 to $ SUNDAYS HABANA-MADRID CLUB | | | Dek The traveler who is looking for the unusual and interesting finds it here in Key West. The waters | of the Gulf of Mexico wash the entire west and south coast line of Florida, a stretch of some 700 miles. arting about opposite Home- stead, the southern terminus of the Seaboard Railway, one finds a series of islands forming a con- tinuous chain around the south- ern extremity of the state and extending in a line bearing south of west from the mainland out into the Gulf of Mexico. These lands are generally small and only average about 100 acres each, are reached by bus from Miami on the Seaboard. Key West and Largo, however, are from one to two miles in width and seven to ten miles long. All are rocky but the sandy soil is fertile and everywhere covered an abundant vegetation These islands are the famed Flor- Keys and the cluster at the nued on Page Six) SPECIAL MEETING Fern Chapter, No. 21. 0. E. S. .L. BE HELD MONDAY, with APRIL 18—8:00 P. M —SCOTTISH RITE HALL— [ | } wit KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1938. ‘Key West Of Brawling Pirates, Treasure, Wrecks Recalled CITY NOW OWNS eset Roberts, 87, ENGINE OU OUTRIGHT Tels Vivid Tales OF Pic- SUIT FILED AGAINST CITY BY ENGINE COMPANY ORDERED DISMISSED The city of Key West Number One Fire Engine out- right today! This morning a praecipe for dis- missal of the suit the American- La France and Foamite Indus- owns tries,.Inc.,.had against the city of | i Key West was filed in U. S. Dis- triet. court by .City Attorney George Brooks... The filing auto- matically: dismisses the case, A check for $5,500 was made ever to Raymond R. Lord, the engine, company’s, local represen- tative, and. the original contract, | extension agreement, notes under |the agreement and a_praecipe signed by both Lord and the 'company’s attorney, Walter F. Rogers, of Jacksonville, handed the city attorney. Two thousand five hundred dol- lars were raised by collection of occupational licenses six months before they were due through the cooperation of 25 local merchants, by Councilmen William H. Mon- salvatge, William T. Doughtry and City Treasurer William T. Archer. A revenue bond for $3,- 000 was sold to the Board of Pub- lic Works, according to agree- | ment, for the’ remainder of the amount needed. This clears off a debt of ten years standing and effects a sav- ling of _funseeae 500 to the city. ON Visit HERE ; ACCOMPANIED BY MRS. MIL- LER AND OTHERS; PLAN TO LEAVE TOMORROW Interested visitors in Key West today are Francis M. Miller, vice president, formerly president, the Miami Chamber of Com- merce, and Mrs. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard F. Mead, Springs, and Mr. and Mrs. G Carl Adams, also of the Springs. Mr. Adams is half-brother to Glenn Curtiss, of avia- tion. During their trip city the group stopped at The Citizen office, and Mr. Miller, Mr. Mead and Mr, Adams made a pleasant cal) on, the publisher, and spent a very, enjoyable quar- ter hour. Mr. Miller said the party was to, remain inthe. city, fon the night, and leaye over, the high- way tomotrow for their homes. DISQUALIFIED LIST PUBLISHED TODAY On Page Three of this issue of The Citizen will be found a list of names of voters who are regis- tered on the books but whose names have been stricken from the list by Supervisor John Eng- land, indications being t they are disqualified It was stated by Mr. England that there wil a meeting of the board of county commission ers held on the night of Friday, April 22. those whose na eously removed f appear among will have the opportunity to their names r picneer around the be time have eeccccce ALL SCOTTISH RITE MASONS f the and Easter SCOTTISH RITE }t Eaton and Yr t Maundy Thurs Easter, 7:30 a break All sojourning Knights Rose Croix are extended , there was a wide sand spit. ‘on that sandy pit”, Mr. turesque Exciting Days’ When City Was Young Drunken pirates brawling on a sandy beach, tall, square rigged ships on their sides wrecked on the reef, treasure in mangrove swamp and sandy beach runs through the mind of a pleasant, old man at 803 Olivia street, Fer- nando Roberts, an 87-year-old in- habitant of Key West. “Mind you, I wasn’t. living when pirates came into Key West My father used to-tell me what they did, and that’s how I got my iged his remarks with a view to- ward historical accuracy. “Spanish galleons, coming from Mexico and South America, ei- ther sailed to the ocean side of the Virgin Islands if the winds were favorable for that run or went up through the Gulf Stream. There were pirates laying in wait for their rich cargoes either way. Bloody Beach At the foot of Greene street where Navy Yard docks now are Here the pirates brought their ships, ran them up on the sand and cleaned and painted their bot- toms. With the spars high in the air and the ship on its side, the “brethren of the coast” shared their plunder, gold, bracelets, géms, silks, rare woods, on the sandy beach. Then when _ the day’s work was through they would start drinking. “It would stand a stout heart to see what went on in the brawls Roberts said his parent told him in quot-! m{tales-from the hardy fisher- men who first inhabited this is- land. ‘There were short knife lunges and a man’s guts spilled out on the sand. Sharp cuts were made on bearded cheeks as a {flashing knife missed a vital spot of} ‘only one of the carly pirates Miami | were y sprawled fighting on.the spit. Propped up with old clothes under their heads, many a pirate bled out his life on the white said. “That spot has seen horrors”, Mr. Roberts said As far as he knows, there was who ever became a permanent resi- dent in the city. The name that person, of course, was not divulged by Mr. Roberts for pub- lication, but he did say his home remains a beautiful old structure of jin this city. Hundreds of Wrecks “Ten fathoms aeep” along the reef that stretches from Dry Tor- tuges to Cape Florida hulls of old gulleons and; square ‘rigget!’ sail- ing ships can be seen to this day, Mr. Roberts: sdid)) Above’ Cape Florida they ran up on | beaches and old wrecks are buried deep in the sand there During a hurricane that is in the fail to run up on the Barrier reef or on the sandy shore, Mr. Rob erts continued, because there is no anchorage in the Stream which will allow for driftage from the lashing wind. Many ships were wrecked on an inshore tack in beating up too close to the reef to escape the main current of the Guif Stream In 1865, Mr. Roberts. of 14 years, caugh ricane but anchored Biscayne ear an known as the Indian Grounds. Sailing up Key Largo, Mr. Roberts saw 2 wreck ashore. Off Tavernier ther three large sailing vesse to the gunw which had s far up on sandy beach ja a Spanish she One shir far up that at could walk around Roberts said. Am the Key was a bark with brand (Continued on Page any then a t was safe Bay a hur island Hunting ow Large DANCE enter? Pena’s a i of Roses Gould Curry’s Orchestra a TS eee | server ibe a Se Plan Celebration Of Anniversary Of First Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘Tweaty-Fifth ‘Airplane Flight From Key West To Havana Standing Of Key West’s Public Library To Be Determined In Flyer Domingo Rosillo Will Make Trip By Again; Planning Elab- Plane Survey Of Other Institutions, °° et By PAUL MAY Special) Waxhington Correspondent of The Ortixen information”, he carefully prem- | ‘WASHINGTON; D. C., April 16.) braries as soon as»the school li- library ranks higher or lower than the 14th place which it held among all public libraries of Flor- ida in 1935 will be determined by a survey to be undertaken by the United States Bureau of Educa- tion within the next few months, it was learned at the bureau to- day. Now engaged in a similar sur- vey of school libraries, the bu- reau is preparing a questionnaire to be submitted to all public li- | s:Whether the Key West Public | brary reports have been com- piled. According to the 1935 Ameri- can Library Directory, latest {available report showing com- parative figures for the Key West and other Florida libraries, only ; 13 public libraries in the state had smaller collections of volumes than the Key West library’s 5,500. These Fernandina, Fort Pierce, Kissim- mee, Largo, Leesburg, Maitland, Monticello, New Smyrna, Punta Gorda, Quincy, St. Augustine, Sebring, with Lake Worth also! having 5,500 volumes. The same course shows that in 1935, the Key West library had a collection of 2,900. Political Periscope COCOCOHOOROEHO OOOOH OOOOH OCOOSOESOSEDEOSEOEES (The Key West Citizen herewith presents the first of a series of articles dealing with the men and the issues of the current political cam- paign. The views are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editor.) Street corner, cafe and fireside comment at present seems to be shot with political opinion. The May primary is just around the corner and pretty nearly every Key Wester has something to add to the fund of fact and rumor now in circulation. Your ob has been listening and learning what is on the public mind. I believe I have discover- ed how a large percentage of the citizens of this community feel about the candidates now in the field. Whether they vote the way they feel is something that won't settled until the ballots are verin ted >» is more than’ usual in st'in the 3} for the seat fe d senate, The reason fo Imost too ob- vious to mention. Key West is Gulf St%grh Pa Be Maldy¥4] with new hope and ex- pectation through the comple tion of the bridge portions of the Overseas Highway. The federal government supplied the major part of the funds for this great piece of construction. Assuming other federal funds will be need- ed for this and other work in this area, Key Westers naturally are anxious to & nitc i States senator lik to look with ap- proval upon such expenditures. At the present writing Con- gressman J. Mark Wilcox has the lead over both former Governor Sholtz and Senator Pepper in t, though current com s to the effect that Sholtz proved friendship for c Citizens gener- ok the jative movement for id in this area pletion of the Over way became early through partial de of the Florida East Soast railroad right of way around Matecumbe, Sholtz and h associates are credited with having made innumerable trips te an DANCE and EASTER EGG HUNT Sponsored By MARTI CLUB ~at— CLUB LA CONGA | Washington to press fet funds to build the ¢onnection with the |mainland. .In these efforts they were joined by J. Mark Wilcox, who always championed the com- pletion of this project. Through these influences the state ac- quired the railroad right of way, federal funds were allotted and the work got under way. Of course the state road depart- ment contributed very éffectively and materially in lending ° its forces for the preparation of plans, specifications, estimates and other services for the bridge project. Since the state road de- partment was more or less under the jurisdiction of former Gover- nor Sholtz, many Key Westers believe they were acting under instruction from the state’s chief executive. It should be remem bered, too, that Wilcox also aided because approval of the project was not announced by President Roosevelt until thre¢ days 9 es the last primary. Congress Wilcox therefore has many warm friends in Key West They appreciate his constant ef- forts to help conditions in Key West. They know he tried par- ticularly to have the naval sta- tion reopened. He accompanied several Congressional delegations on tours of inspection of the area and strongly urged reopening of the station. Wilcox knew such action would restore a large number of jobs to Key Westers, woud add materially to the city’s income and would increase the efficiency of the nation’s naval defense forces. United States Senator Claude Pepper is not so well known in Key West as either Sholtz or Wil cox, notwithstanding the fact he received an overwhelming vote here on the occasion of the last senatorial primary when he wa: opposing Tratnmeli. That vote is regarded as a mere protest vote t Trammell than it was an ement of Pepper. The vot s felt Trammell woefully neg (Continued on Page Six) omaesiinrimmeaeaieagiiaieti cities were Avon Park, | Mammoth celebration of the ‘25th anniversary!of the firsi air- plane flight from.Key West to | Havana, which was made May 17. 1913, will be held locally and in Havana, an executive committee from Havana meeting with local Cuban lodges and city officials at the offices of the Cuban Con- sulate this morning decided. The flight was made by Do mingo Rosillo in a new mono plane and was accomplished in three hours. As part of the cele bration here Mr. Rosillo will once again make the flight, thi time in a modern plane, and ex pects to fly the distance of 90 miles in about 30 minutes. American Aviator McCurdy at tempted the flight to Havana shortly before Rosillo’s successful flight, but was forced to land within ten miles of his goal. Just before taking off for the historic trip Mr. Rosillo took the first | Key Wester ever to fly in an air plane, Dr. J. B. Maloney, for « short spin. Landing at Flagler field again, Mr. Rosillo snapped | off the propeller of his plane. Se curing another propeller — th Cuban aviator then took off on his successful flight the same day. Plans for the celebration here are still tentgtive, but it is ex pected that a huge motorcade to this city and probably a flight of airplanes will visit the city to horior the famous aviator, A medal will be presented to Mr Rosillo and felicitations from Cuba and Key West and the Am erican government formally made. A round of social events is also planned At the meeting this morning were Jose M. Vidaha, of Havans Cuba, chairman of the execut committee arranging the celebr tion, Mayor Willard M. Albury Cuban Consul Berardo Rodrigu and representatives from the San Carlos Institute, Immigrant Rev olutionaries, Sociedad de Cube Veterans of the Indepéni ence of Cuba, Caballeros ds Marti, Felix Varela Number 64 Masonic Lodge, Key West Cham ber of Commerce, and Sacerdo tisas del Hogar. A committe from these organizations will | named to handle the affair WARNED BY DOG LOUISVILLE, Ky—A tra dog fed by Edward Taylor of thi city warned his family the sar night when fire broke li escaped oul, ar PROPOSAL Sealed bid will be received by the undersigned up to and includ Thursdsy, April 21, 1938, a 8 p m.: for the purchase one Gi) Motorcycle (Police Spec ia}) with a trade-in of OLD MA CHINE with Terms of 12 Month The Council reserves th right to reject any or all bid By Order Of The City Council WALLACE PINDER apr. 6-16, 1938 City Cleck, f City RESTAURANT FOUR TEN FLEMING STREET Specializing In Finest Certified | WESTERN MEATS i Ses Foods and Ciesr Green Turtle Soup BREAKFAST—A LA CARTE ' DINNERS FROM $1.00 ALSO—LATE SUPPERS AND SANDWICHES and WINES VERY GOOD ‘Buys IN FOLDING LAWN OR BEACH FURNITURE AT SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING AND ENGINEERING COMPANY. YY. PHONE 598, TODAY