The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 10, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX. No. 111. Attorney: General Cary _D. Landis Dies Today evevcesseseceseeees | the week in the Deed Book of Successor To Be Appointe d) eevee \ DIES TODAY | By Governor Cone To Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1938. Miss Elizabeth Rowan Will Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Build Next To Radio ion Warren Smith, Ace South Florida Publicity Man, To Several excellent sales made recently were recorded during Monroe County Records. Miss Elizabeth L. Rowan pur- Serve Until General Elec- | tion | | | | | (ity Associnted Preas) TALLAHASSEE, May 10. | —Attorney General Cary D. | |chased from Junie Pinder lots 15, | 116, 17 at the intersection of the |Boulevard and Cocoanut Drive, adjoining the Radio Station. Miss | Rowan is planning to build a | home on the 140x100 space. Aaron McConnell bought a |94x100 parcel at the corner of | Fleming and Bahama streets from |P. Campbell Albury. This prop- jerty will be converted into office Landis died here today on| his 65th birthday after be- « ie . | ing,cenfined to his home | % | for.atwo weeks illness which e | had not been considered seri-, ous. | Landis’ successor willbe | appointed by Governor Cone | to serve until the next “FREE TRIPS TO FT. JEFFERSON BEGIN MAY 23 CARY D. LANDIS eral election in November. Nomination of his successor | whose name will go on the general election ballot may_ be made either by the state | : Democratic Executive Com- p ASSENGERS ON DEPT. OF IN- mitte or in a special primary. | TERIOR SERVICE BOAT | Landis is survived by the) widow and a son, Erskine W. | Landis, of DeLand, Florida. He became attorney gen- i eral of Florida in 1931 by. appointment from Doyle E. Carlton, who was governor, | _ -vHewas elected for a full term in 1932 and was re-| elected in 1936. { LIFE SKETCH He was born in Claypool, In- liana, May 10, 1873, a son of Da-| vid and Elizabeth Landis, the, former a prosperous farmer and} stock raiser. Cary D. Landis acquired his. early education in the public schools of Claypool, Indiana, and later attended Manchester College! at North Manchester, Indiana. He supplemented this by a course of | study in the State Normal School | at Terre Haute, fitting himself to teaching, an occupation in which} he engage’ for a few years in the| public schools of Florida, Indiana, later becoming superintendent of schools in Burlington. Lawyer Having determined to study law in 1896, he entered the law department of the University, of | Michigan and was graduated. in 1899, entering in the same year upon; the practice of his profe sion in Huntington, Indiana, where for two years he was con- nected. with the firm of Bowers and Landis. In 1901 he accepted the chair of law in the John B., Stetson University and came to DeLand, where he has since made his home. After three years’ able work in the university, during a portion of which he specialized in teaching Florida pleading and practice, he resumed his profes sional life, opening an office in partnership with J. W. Perkins under the firm name of Perkins and Landis, Their was later discontinued the firm of Landis and Fish formed, which is now one of the strongest Jaw firms in the city Mr. Landis had proved himself an able and .resourceful practi- tioner, well. versed in_legal-prin- ciples and precedents and able in his application of-points.of law He rose quickly to prominence in his profession.and in 1912 was elected state's attorney. of the enth judicial district, a position which he still. held, discharging his duties in a fearless, uncom- promising and efficient manner. He was in addition attorney for the board of county commission ers and the firm of Landis and Fish, attorneys for the cities of DeLand, Orange City, Lake Helen and Seabreeze, and for the Florida East Coast Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Companies. Tt is not alone as a lawyer, however, that Mr. Landis was (Continued on Page Four) } WE HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK OF FERRY SEEDS FOR F: rooms. Colonel and Mrs. H; K. Taylorjen.Plantation Key went to Mr; a» Martello. Towers “lot ee sanetiee pea Mr. O’Don- will Issued D Exactly 12 building and repair permits were made out in the of- fice of Building Inspector Harry M. Baker during the week end- ing yesterday and issued for the following activities: General repairs to frame resi- dence at 814 Ashe street. Owner, Charlie Knowles; cost, $200. Repairs to floors of frame resi- dence at 1316 Virginia strect. MUST BRING PROVISIONS, | OWnet, Charles Maloney; cost, STAY TWO WEEKS General repairs to office build- ing on Duval street. Owner, Wallace B. Kirke; cost, $200. Construct two rooms as addi- Passengers will probably be! taken free of charge to Fort Jef-; tion to home on Watson street. | ferson by the 49-foot service boat, | Owner, Leo Wiggins; cost, $100. “Dry Tortugas”, on the next trip,. _ Repairs to roof of frame resi- which will be in two weeks, Act-| dence at 1016 Howe street. Own- nig Superintendent Thomas R. |, Alice Reid; cost, $200. Jonnsor"said today. * Repairs to steps afd blinds of This announcement is made (frame fesidence on Fogarty ave- will begin construction next win- ter. La Place Bostwick, well-known writer, sold lots 18, 19 of Block 45 on Stock Island to Dr. J. M.j Renedo of this city. | Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Curry | | sold to Henry Higgs a 39x50 lot 'on Francis street between Eaton! | and Fleming streets. t | Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Thompson ;sold to Virginia Paterson a 90x40) jlot on Southard street between Ashe and White streets. Mr. and Mrs. William Otis | Kemp sold to George Key a 50x90! lot in Baker's alley, off of Eliza-| beth street. t | Eleven and one-quarter acres | Mrs. H. G. Maynard of Mir }ami from Mr. and Mrs. John W¢! | nue. $150. Interior repairs to frame resi- dence on Southard street near Frances. Owner, Harold Pinder; cost, $50. Interior repairs to frame resi- | dence at 901 North Beach. Own-|! er, P. A. Knight; cost, $200. Interior repairs to grocery! store at 227 Thomas street. Own- er, Trujillo Brothers; cost, $250. Repairs to roof of frame resi- dence at 1230 Seminary street. Owner, Mrs. Sarah Baldwin; cost, $150. Move house to the corner of Fogarty and Fleming streets and make repairs. Owner, Eugent B. | Albury; cost, $500. | General repairs to frame build- | ing at the corner of Francis and Fleming streets. Owner, Wm. Schoneck; cost, $200. Owner, John Colins; cost, with the proviso that the person- | eae ne nee + nell at the Fort is not increased} MEMBERS in the near future, Superinten-; dent Johnson said. The boat now can carry about 20 passengers} with a heavy freight load, the; Superintendent said. About 15 poceioaiieai of the personnell will make the twice-monthly trips, which will, VOTED INTO TROOP 52 AT A leave space for five passengers, MEETING HELD RECENTLY under the present setup. only pulation is that IN SCOUT HOME travelers to the Fort must bring provisions for the two weeks’ stay | at the Fort with them. Lodgings are available. Calvin Cates, Everett Wells and In a trip made yesterday, the| Albert Cash, are three new mem- first trip, which was a test run, | bers who were voted into Troop the “Dry Tortugas” made the |52- Boy Scouts of America, at the journey in nine hours. The boat |Fecent meeting of the organiza- is under command of Captain | to held at the scout home in the Charles M. Bird of the Interior N@val Hospital grounds. Department. | This was a regular meeting and $ > 3! » the }opened with reading of the Scout ee Whe Set me eh vl | Oath, laws and motto, .and» rewé- sengers have had the opportunity | ‘ c to.make regular trips to the Fort. | 2& pt Scripture::trom:Seovertis} COURT NAMES “Secs ADMINISTRATRIX JENNIE U. LARKIN, OF MIAMI, TO HANDLE ESTATE OF HER LATE HUSBAND ‘received and will be: act | regular procedure. | Scouts “Emib« Roberts; Butidy Miller, Eugene *Sawyer?' Bobby: | Sawyer, Carl Cruz, Ernest Avila, Horace Ladd, and Arent Sjursen were, by Assistant Scoutmaster Joseph Richardson, presented service stars. Assisting in this ceremony were the guests of the troop, Assistant |Girl Scout Captain Miss Vanessa Mrs. Jennie U. Larkin, of Fifth | Collins, and the Senior Patrol Avenue, Miami, has been named | Leader Girl Scouts, Miss Alberta administratrix of the estate of her | Peterson late husband Emil E. Larkin. The! After a series of disc appointment was made by Judge and plans for the troop’s activities W. Frank Blanton, in Dade coun- the meeting was brought to a ty Probate court. close with the Lord's Prayer, The deceased died without Pledge of Allegiance and the leaving a will, and an appraisal of Great Scout Master's Benedic- the property discloses that the es- tion. tate is valued at approximately Hae sn came ve ter vou WESUTORS LEFT OVER HIGHWAY to attend the funeral of her hus- band, who died in Miami. She Mr. and Mrs. C. 4. Godwin and niece, Miss Mary Charles Godwin, afterward returned to Miami ac companied by her sister-in-law, .. left over the highway yesterday afternoon for Coral Gables where Mrs. Luther Pinder and her daughter, Mrs. Eola Swicegood they will stay for a short time before leaving on the return to and son. Postponement of Meeting | their home in North Carolina Mrs. Godwin was before mar riage West Yacht Club scheduled for : 2 nasa Mary pepe Tuesday, May 10. 1938. has Key est, daughter of Mr. and ed oni ssions £ of Mrs. C. B. Pendleton, and she has ; a host of friends in Key West with whom she and Mr. Godwin and niece spent a delightful time during their brief stay. Application of Brest Pers Wa! COURT HOLDS = SESSION TODAY THREE DEFENDANTS ENTER | PLEAS OF GUILTY THIS MORNING ‘ quarters ‘that a “canvass of the Recessed session of criminal court met this morning with Judge William V. Albury presid- ing and all court officials and the jury venire present when court | convened. There was no necessity of call- ing a jury to try the issues as pee were but three defendants iallcoft whom entered pleas of ,Auilty when the charges were \eaBirsMdMhe prisoners to be ar Faigned was: Howard Hannibal, colored, who was accused of the theft of an automatic firearm from Arthur Mulberg ;} When arraigned the accused entered the plea of guilty, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and the costs of prosecution Manuel! Lopez and Juan Rivero were next arraigned before the court. They were charged with boarding the Steamship Brazos, of the Clyde-Mallory Lines at Gal veston, and coming to Key West without paying one cent for trans- portation. In fact there were stowaways. It was shown at the hearing that the men were without funds, were American citizens, though Porto Ricans by birth and geneal- ogy. However they appeared in the role of vagrants and were or- dered to leave the city The case of Robert Shehee, who is charged with the theft of golf balls and other articles from the Key West Golf Club, has been set for trial tomorrow Auerbach’s 4 410 FLEMING STREET —Serving From 11 A. M. To Midnight— LUNCHEON—Soup, Entree, Vegetable Dessert and Drink DINNER and BEER Key West And Overseas Highway Reeeiving:Much uring Past Week RAY 0. ELWOOD Chamber 0F Commerce Re- | ceives Copy Of Sto: ee Issued By rath ye Line NOTIFIED OF PROMOTION TO Railroads throughout the coun- THAT RANK AND ASSIGNED !!ry have earnestly taken up the TO DUTIES ON BOARD TEN- | Publicity which is keeping Key (CAMERA CLUB Manage Highway Celebration Outlines Self Liquidating Proposition; Docked | TO HAVE ART | Pe ) CENTER HELP Ships To Solve Housing | Problem 'SEASCAPE OR BEACH SCENE| AND CLOUD COMPOSITION; "Warren Smith, with 20 years | TO BE PROBLEM STUDIES °f’expetience in editing newspa- FOR NEXT MEETING. pers, running carnivals, shows |and celebrations and considered { Officers elected at the organ-| “tops” in South Florida. was nam- ization meeting of Key West's th we of Mamas ol {new Camera Club held last night} 94: Re poms od |in the Jury Room of the County/ the Overseas Highway Celebra- Court House were Howard Eng-| . e |iand, president, and J. D. Harris, | ion July 2-3-4, at a meeting this secretary-treasurer. Other busi- | n a Central Executive ness of the Club will be handled | *{emmor" of ® through committees appointed by | Committee composed of the president. Mr. Morgan gave a talk on the | Costar. Franklin Albert, Fred John DER IVY | West and the Overseas Highway | WINES PHONE 98 before the.eyes of the public. recent story entitled “New Key Ray O. Elwood, second assist- ant engineer on the Tender Ivy,; West Highway Opening Up An of the Lighthouse Department, has been notified of his promo- tion to the rank of first assistant the Seaboard Air Line and sent engineer in the service and is as- | signed to the duties on board the|*¢ the Chamber of Commerce. vy. | “The recent opening of the ne *The new first, assistant fills the | Overseas tahoe catending 170 vacancy in the force made by the miles from Miami to Key West, | transfer of Edgar Pangle, who has/ has resulted in a flood of tourists ‘been assigned to duty in the Sixth | traveling to and from the historic District, and is now at Charleston, | island city which is 375 miles fur- S. C., headquarters, where he was ; ther south than Cairo, Egypt several wecks ago joined by his| “Travelers can now make the family. trip to Key West and return the Mr. Elwood was made a mem- same day. Florida Motor Lines ber of the crew of Tender Ivy on | buses leave Miami 7 and 9 a. m., August 26, 1926; was first seaman, | and 1 and 5 p. m., and returning then oiler, and has been since; leave Key West twice in the 1930 assistant engineer on the|morning and twice in the after- ship. noon. The papers received from head-| “Called Cayo Hueso by the in Washington shows Spanish, Key West is considered service in- one of the most picturesque and dicates that Mr. Elwood merits interesting cities in America. A promotion, hence his nomination bit of old Spain and the Cuba of for the advance in rank, which yesterday transplanted to the means an increase from $1,800 to the United States. Not two miles $2,100 annually. wide nor quite five miles long ieee this island city has a background steeped in the adventure and ro- MAKING READY , mance of the days of piracy along | the Spanish main. TO VISIT CITY “It was. along the Keys that Spanish pirates.made their ren- ; ‘deZvous.. to. prey: upon the rich ss ‘catgo vessels sailing between New APPROXIMATELY 100 MEM- ‘england, New/Orleans ‘and South ‘BERS OF LIONS CLUBS Amierieca,,.The coral islands made ‘dn easy refuge from the menrof- TO VISES MERE wat of France, England and the RE United States for these Spanish Advices received today from'corsairs. More treasure has been Lions Clubs along the lowér East scattered along the Florida Keys Coast of Florida indicate that ap- than any other equal stretch in proximately 100 v from ‘the world, and Key West was those clubs will be guests of Key | founded by the shipwrecked per- West Lions Club at its Charter sons from the first. families of Delivery Banquet to be held at Virginia, New England and South Stone Church Annex this Thurs- | Carolina day ever starting at 6:30) “Piracy was stamped out o'clock storcade is being ar- 1822 when Commodore Porter ranged, which will bring the Flo’ tablished the first naval base on ida District officials to this city this ‘Gibraltar of America’. It for the affair along with members was from Key West that the ill of ten Lions Clubs from Redlands fated Maine sailed for Havana on to West Palm Beach its last voyage, and most of the The Charter Night committee is members of the crew of the ship headed by Anibal Armayor, as- is now buried there. Its distinct sisted by Herman Holtsberg, Joe Spanish atmosphere is due to the Allen, Delance O. Mart Lewis fact wealthy Cubans fled Spa h W. Robinson, Jr. and A H. persecution to Key West, d Armstrong, secretary. H Day many of the island city’s first citi- is president of the nev formed ‘zens have family traditions dat- Civic organization, wh starts ing back to the discovery of the activities with a list of twenty New World.” charter members. TWO MARRIAGE Restaurant There were but two marriage liceses issued from the office of County Judge Raymond Lord during the week ending yester- day Issues recorded in the books at the office showed licenses issued to Francis Dion and Edna Cara- ballo; Stanley C. Holick and Kathryn Thompson. From 45c to 65 A LA CARTE LIQUORS | Historic Land” has been issued by | LICENSES ISSUED Key West, and stressed the fact that he and assisting artists were willing to cooperate in every way possible with the Camera Club. Mr. Morgan suggested giving the Club a definite problem for |the next meeting, and it was de- cided that two pictures should be taken for the next meeting—one to be a seascape or beach scene afid the other a cloud conpesi- tion. | It is his belief that the Art {Center will be the means of pro- moting the Camera Club and | bringing its activities before the jcity. Mr. Morgan said he would |aid the Club in putting on exhibi- {tions and extend the use of art | facilities and space to the mem- bers. He stated that he has already |started collecting material for a | photographic scrap-book, and will |try to arange for space for a | photographic reference library. | It was decided to have meetings on the second and last Monday of each month; the first to be a business meeting and second an informal discussion of photos taken by members. It was decided that there would be no regular dues for the pres- ent, as the Club has no darkroom or equipment. Messrs. Yates, Harris and Eng ‘land, respectively, were selected j'to inspect a possible darkroom in | the business place of Donald Cor- smack. |} Among those present were Charles Perez, William S. Gomez. Donovan Herrick, Alberta Peter- sen, Victor Larsen, Vanessa Col |lins, Mrs. Elizabeth Yates, Ernest Yates, Miss Morgan, Ida Kerr, | Townsend Morgan, Donald Cor mack, E. Lowe Pierce, Jr., Howard ' England, Mr. Brewer and Jack | Harris. FIRE DRILL AT _—— WPACBUILDING | SPEED IN EVACUATION OF ' | BUILDING SHOWN AT SEW ING ROOM THIS MORNING Speed in the evacuation of 4 building which is supposedly burning. and leaving the struc ture without one single mishap, was demonstrated in a fire drill held at the WPA sewing room this morning. The drill was conducted by Chief Harry M. Baker, of the Key West Fire Department, and Safety Inspector Leo Warren of the WPA. Mr. Warren said that but one person had been apprised of the drill, Mrs Linton Curry the supervisor in charge. In the building at the time of the signal were 130 persons, and within 54 seconds ali of thern had been able to leave the building without the least mishap. re | purpose of the new Art Center for’ pion and Charles Aronovits. Mr. Smith will be responsible to the committee. Among the large celebrations and publicity schemes Mr. Smith has managed jis the First Week of Opera in jthe South held in Atlanta in 'which Enrique Caruso and Ger- taldine Farrar. were, heard. the National Elks Convention m At- lanta, voted one of the most strik- ing ever held; publicizing Miami’ need for streamlined trains re cently with newspaper sponsor ship, and the first Civic Mother's Day in the country held Sunday in Miami.- Mr. Smith was night editor of; the New York World and‘New ‘York Daily News. He has lived in Miami for the last ten years. Also to be connected with the celebration is C. J. Beser, Public | Relations Director of the State Road Department, who will serve without remuneration from the city. His principal work will be in publicity At a meeting of the Genera! Committee last night in the Coun- ty Court House. Mr. Smith out lined his plans tentatively. Sa- lient among them are (1) Managership to be vested in one person, responsible to a small executive committee. He is to receive $500 salary for the celebration, and also a percentage not to exceed $500 from the net receipts of official programs (2) Contact of President Roosevelt to push a button open ing the highway Postmaster General James Farley, Governor Cone to be principal speakers here. Formal celebration to be at speaker's stand (3) News Bureau. Daily new papers throughout country to upplied with press releas U. P. and A. P. services sim supplied. Monthly publications throughout country to be contact ed as to running feature and new articles on celebration. Billboard re through wide area. News- » send cameramen. Stars radio programs to sing mention. Drama’ tions of the event on radio pro- NBC. and CBS pro- Department stores to give pace to mention of event (4) Motorcade from Miami down, to be led by motorcade of former Key Westers. Motoreades throughout state. Excursions by bus and train lines (5) Entertainment here. Three- day fiesta, which will be well va- ried with state field meets, ball games, sailing and motor regat- tas, high-cless boxing and wrest- ling shows, » Miss Key West to be crowned Queen, fishing con- test in city pool, alligator wrest- ling. pageant showing the pro- gress of Key West. Carnival at- tractwns (6) Official program. Special Souvenir Edition of The Citizen. (7) Prizes to be offered cars (Continued ou Page Four) be gram grams. LOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDENS. SOUTH FLA. CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CO. PHONE 598