The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 19, 1938, Page 2

PAGE TWO The Key West Citizen Pubyished Daily @xcept Si THE CITIZEN PUBLISH i. PL ARTMAN, Presid JOE ALLEN, Assistant Prom The Citize Corner Greene and: Ann Streets unday By G_ CO, c. Oniy Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County @ntered at Key West, Florida, as second class matter Méhiber of the Associated Press The’ Assoctited Press is exclusively entitled to use ‘for republication of all news dispatches credited to suit or notpotherwise credited in this paper and also pu the local news 'pyblished here. i | OMOMBER =a 22. ts SUBSCRIPTION RATES tne Year ....... ms fe - $10.00 5.08 2.50 a ‘Hix Months Three Months "ne Month ..... hWeekly A 3 ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application, we " SPECIAL NOTICR All reading notices, cards of thanks, resolutions of “respect, obituary notices, etc, will be charged for at Mthe of 10 cents a line. mat wes for entertainments by churches from which revenue is to be derived are 6 cents a line. The Citizen ts an open forum and invites discus- | of public issues and subjects of local or general rest but it will not publish anonymous cormmuni- tons. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BYTE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Compreheusive City Plan (Zoning). Hotels and Apartments. Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Governments. _.. | more than 6,000 persons were arrested in | | American construction after the DICTATOR SOCIETY EVENT Last week Dictator Adolf Hitler paid a friendly visit to Dietator Benito Mus. | solini. The Italian leader made strentous ef- forts to surpass the welcome which Hitler gave him in Berlin last fall. It was un- doubtedly a great show. As a sidelight, police estimated that | Rowe as precautions to insure the safety ot the German Fuehrer. Some were jailed and some were sent out of Rome. Auto- mobiles were searched, police guards were "A TWIRL OF THE GLOBE (Opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily = with those of The Citi- zen). Bvoveedvessce MEXICAN PEOPLE TO BE SOOTHED Lazaro Cardenas, president of Mexico, land of roeky mountains and flat deserts, himself journey- ed into the mountainous state of San Luis Potosi yesterday—all to quell strong rumors of an upris- |ing by “Baron” General Satur-! 'nino Cedillo. Cedille fled into the| will also conduct memorial ser- KEY WEST IN | DAYS GONE BY Happenings Here Just 10 Years Ago Today As Taken From The Files of The Citizen A large delegation Knights Columbus will arrive on ‘morning train tomorrow for the Twenty Fourth Annual conven- \tion of the Florida Council which will be held in Key West from May 20 to May 22 inclusive. Head- | quarters will be at the La Concha Hotel. A. P. Mickler, state deputy and_ grand knight will preside at of the the sessions of the convention. He Detonate is pronounted det’-o-nate:' not dee’-to- } KNOWLEDGE Can you answer seven of these} fest questions? Turn to Page 6 for the etswers © | Ceecocecesoosssesesee 1. What fort was built on the site of the City Of Chicago? | o D. Roosevelt. doubled along the railways and shipments mountains Tuesday and is station-| yices at the K. C. Hall on Duval) 3. What is a psychrometer? of small parcels halted completely while the German Chancellor was in Rome. Altogether it was quite a demonstra- ed there with planes and an arm- Cardenas will go through the country, heavily guarded, and at-|ternoon train.and will be met by} tempt to quiet the people, excit-|the local grand regent and other | street tomorrow evening at ed group of men like a “bad boy”. e'elock. Miami Court Catholic 7 ; Daughters will arrive by this af- tion of the loyalty and affection that the , able enough, who are about right members of the local organization. people feel for the dictators. A BATTLESHIP FOR RUSSIA Soviet Russia, it seems, is anxious to enter the list of naval powers by the con- | struction of super-battleships, For more tran a year, Russians have been attempting ' te arrange for the construction of a dread- natiVAeit the Uiiited States. “ "" _-Latest reports are.that.p) sighs for ¢ 1000-Todt whatthesh prepared. While the construction of}sugh a warship is by no means definite, it is si that the Russian plans call for the création of a private shipyard in the United States: If this is true, the yard will be available for | Russian elimina: | ship is completed. u It looks as if Japan, too, has started something she can’t finish. A polite man writes his own epitaph: “Please pardon me for not rising,” v Ve, mem, ~ | | | A ae » Imagine how Adam must have bored oor old Mother Eve with talk about his WB Operation. ~~" One can always tell whether a woman ‘tis married to ® man or if he is just her ‘ aramour. That is the price of illicit love. Key West is indeed a Magic Isle and owhere aré people more hospitable or er entertainers, says Columnist Russell ay, and he knows, because he’s been und, § When the publisher of a newspaper ‘ . 5 «desires unrudely to sever the connection iwith his editor, he first makes a columnist s0Ut, of him. If he clicks, well and good, if | {not, adios amigo! } SIDELIGHTS i yesterday for another revolution. Cardenas |Some of the delegates are motor- | will also try to arrange a public meeting with Cedillo, which will are coming this afternoon but the 1 be a wonderful sedative to the’ main body will arrive by train’ people’s feelings. “JOISY” MAYOR'S REIGN THREATENED The “reign” of Mayor Frank (I am the law) Hague just across the the-New York skyline is -now it ice, to whom recourse is mi ‘ing down over the highway, some tomorrow. Two-thirds of the Key Vacas “stretch of the highway is today ,- 9. iready for the road bed to go |down. Rocking will start as soon as the contractors have on hand | water from the tall buildings ofa sufficient supply of material to ‘justify its movement: This will be in the very near) future, The \edunty is already prepared) to ask Name the state flower of Rhode Island. *Can water have a tempera-, ture higher than its boiling point? With which American) League baseball club does Earl Averill play? j Who discovered the Missis- sippi River? Name the highest known mountain in the world. How many centimeters are in one meter? 10. Do American citizens quire passports to Canada? THE STAIRCASE 5. 8. te- visit - \for bids for ‘the steel needed for |. am trying to picture a staircase | Hague’s | organizers from a “bum’s rush” back aboard a ferry boat to Socialist leader Norman Thomas are two of the principal charges launched against the strong man.of Jersey. It was a sly move of the New Deal, too, following Alf Landon’s speech charging Roosevelt with overlooking the Jersey City situation, which is ticklish, but a condemnation of Roosevelt by ‘Landon is ticklish, also, at this By MARCY B. DARNALL, Former Editor of The Key West Citizen It is not so remarkable that Mrs. | Jessie Tranby, 69-year-old pioneer.of New | York Mills, Minn,, won, a.spelling bee over | a large group of school, teachers and pro- fessional men in her home town, When she went to school pupils 'were taught td ‘spell. nopmnes: «wey reese 1 or + a hein Male students of the University of Colorado are engaged’ in a/ befaird-growing | contest, whieh will end this month when three co-eds will act as judges *and select | the champion. The boys’ lace curtains will | be judged ‘according. to’ their ‘length, | breadth and “flossiness.”’ The government recently advertised | for a bank note designer and had difficulty | in finding a capable one. There are quite | a number in the federal penitentiaries, but | their work evidently was not quite good Postmaster-General Farley calls the | Ntional Committee to Uphold Consgitu- | ional Government a “money shoveling or- | anization”. Must have learned it from he Roosevelt Administration. Ry this time, Tom, Heflin should know hat intolerance and: religious persecution riot’ pay, even iifFPiterate Alabama. five-time effort and'fiflure at a political ‘ome-back should be convincing. . 5 » . If you are fat you may be .interested : 6 know that the amount of exercise need- et to reduce a single pound of fat is to ran rem Key West to No Name Key at a dog grot. Try it and see if this column is right! ; 3 That the power to tax is the power to. “destroy was factually demonstrated in SMiami Tuesday when H. H. Henderson, a | Aitle River groceryman for 10 years, hand- «dl over the keys to his business to deputies Sof State Comptroller Lee, beeause he wsa Rinable to pay the state one-hgif p per | scent gross receipts tax. “I c! the | Bake the Dilshness$=Awhat’s lef of it,” Hen- Sleron MM eepurtwa to have toldjthe tax thbby | > i @ Sieel2 verelt rs George Burr, editor of ke ‘Winter aWest, and assisted his friend H. A. Pol- Sard in getting something we overlooked Svhile there. Two great big men, and it Zook ‘em two and a quarter hours to reel in sailfish of 7 ft. 6 in—biggest seer at Key West in four years.—P. E. B., in Tampa éTribune. Many a sailfish measuring 7 ft. s tn. was caught in Key West waters the ast season and a few having greater mea- eur 2ent. But Anyone catchine a 7 ft. 6 Sailfish anywhere has every reason to be sproud of his catch. Forme b | without sleep for 72 hours. It was scien- tifically | 14S became both tired and sleepy—it that | dnkious world, | group enough to get by the counterfeit experts. In furtherance of a psychology test, three schoolboys of La Grange, Ill., went roved that during that time the information is worth passing along to an | iT ie iU a i ¥rom all parts of the, state a lar; of WPA _ workers assembled Huntsville, Ala., a few days ago. The ob- ject of the gathering, it is said, was to form | a labor union, j 8 | A check-up by Max Factor, Hollywood cosmetician and coiffeur, reveals that red- heads are now having their day on the screen, He says that among leading actres- | ses redheads number 44 percent, “brown- ettes” 39 per cent, blondes 11 per cent, and brunettes 6 per cent. Church trustees in Springfield, Vt., are puzzled over what to do about their pastor, Rev. Lawrence Larrowe, who sent a substitute te preach while he went fish- ing on a recent Sunday. } Dr, Vieter E. Negus told a medical sdefety that nature never intended that man should use his vocal chords for talking. Be that as it may, some vocal cords were never intended by nature for singing. Being pestered with a dozen suitors, Senorita Rosada of Guadalajara, Mexico, sought te eliminate some of them, which she cleverly did, temporarily at least. Mak- ing a date with each for the same time and place, she failed to show up herself. The for-all fight which ensued resulted in six of her boy friends being sent te jail. i eat Suchow-Fi at crane time. So there was action! WE DON’T WANT THAT TAX More than 5,000 merchants con- nected with the Dade County In- dependent Merchants Association will hold a mass meeting tonight jin Bayfront Park in Miami under a mellow, yellow moon. But it will not be a serene night. They meet to protest the state Meanwhile. state to demand the exaction of the law. From Talla- hassee, however, Governor Cone believes that a certain period should be allowed the merchants to make payments. But he in- sists they are “tax dodgéfs” and should not be allowed to evade the law. It is estimated that 100 stores are threatened by the “drive”. MORE GRAND JURY GOOD WORK Down in Bob Burns’ wooded country, there was grimness not humor yesterday. A federal grand jury, the sort of grand jury over the country which is wield- ing a “big stick” over organized crime, indicted seven persons charged with harboring Alvin Karpis and other gunmen at Hot) | Springs, Arkansas. v | tong way to the time when capita! | anniversary of the Temple Mon- It seems a and penitentiary punishment will eT rao aphid OUTSIDE SUCHOW.FU'S WALLS > 4) Towns within four miles Wfuciys,, a ,t but Henican’ in t most of the Lung-Hai railroad the | Japs are trying to capture. 1 Japs yesterday were at the west- ern gates of the city. The cap- ture seems inevitable. From there the Japanese will march on thes capital at Hankow in céntral China, which will be easily, ac-! cessible. The dragon of China ir indeed writhing! U.S. ARMY OFFICIALS i UNDER FIRE The Nazi-inspired paper Ham- burger Fremdenblatt in Berlin yesterday accused Secretary of War Harry M. Woodring and As- sistant Seeretary William John- son as participating in a campaign | of sentiment against Nazism. How fust the accusation is not well known, considering some of the statements German newspapers made. But there may be a little fire amid all the smoke! B. Ferguson and Commissioner John W. DuBose may lose their jobs, City Clerk Frank J, Kelly, who is handling the balloting. has! been a target from the beginning. Williams and DuBose, it is under- Stood, tried to get Ferguson to oust Kelly at the Miami commis- sion meeting last night, but Fer- guson wouldnt “come out and np iia, f | ’ of them was the Ferry H. M. Flag- | the two jadditional ferry slips. ! | The Latins and Young Sluggers will cross jbats at 10 o'clock. to- is|morrow morning at Gato’s Park | and a good game is expected. Diaz and Key will be the battery for the Sluggers and Coto and Lopez for the Latinas. There is anoth- er game scheduled for the after- noon. This will begin at 2 o’clock and will be the Marines pitted |against the Monroes. Ward and} |Bernoski will be the battery for| the Marines and C. Griffin and | Medina for the Monroes. Ward is} a newcomer in the city and won | |his first game from the Monroes | last Monday. Both of these games | will prove of interest and a large | ‘number of fans will be on hand: to cheer the players. } Editorial comment: |'This is on the question of water’s absolute necessity if the city is to pfogress. Mario Martinez, stenographer | for the local chamber of com- | merce, and secretary of the local water district trustees, has resign- ‘ed and will leave for Cardenas, |Cuba, Monday, where he will be general secretary to the. Neil | Scroggins Company, which is bor- ing for oil in Cuba. He will be re- }lieved at the Chamber by his sis- jter, Miss Marguerite Martinez. |. There was an essay contest con- ducted yesterday at the Harris School under the auspices of the ‘Woman’s Christian Temperance | Union. The first prize was award- \ed to Florence Baker, second to | Clyde Smith and the third to Ida | Pena. All of the essays were well | presented and those participating | were given credit for their efforts. Pythain Sisters Temple Number'| 120 will celebrate the nineteenth day evening with a Mother’s Day program and address on Pythian- ism, Migaieh: wg for the event i will be published Monday. pts boats of the Florida East, Coast Ferry Co. arrived from, Havana. last evening. One ler, with .22 carloads of pines and There were 22,890 crates of the, fruit which were transferred to} refrigerator cars and shipped north for distribution. Auto association calls for re- form of country's “inadequate, obsolete” highway marking do so”, and today Kelly still has his job. ture of The Favorite In Key West _ — TuY IT TODAY — STAR * BRAND ON SALE AT ALL GROCERS Seevreceeseccsocsecesoses That leads to a patio outside, _,,.. . The entrance surrounded with palm trees, tig t Many flowers that a stene bench | 3 } i hide. | There hidden behind clumps of ; flowers, | Awaiting your presence on the} stair, 4 | At a signal violinists start playing ' As I await you, mv patio to share. , TOPATREOR 2. Name the last Democratic) He! President before Franklin’ Normal Mean : 79 Rainfall ‘esterday’s Precipitation . T. Ins. Normal Precipitation .15 Ins. Tomorrow's Almanac *This record covers 34-ho ending at N octet’. Chin Sun rises Sur sets _* Moon* rises! Moon sets | High Low: if 353 8:17 Barowletéy reading at 8 al m.: Sea level; 30.6%» WEATHER FORECAST (Till 7:30 p. mh., Friday) Key West ard Vicinity: Fair tonight and Friday, light to mod- erate easterly winds. Florida: Fair tonight and Fri- Cay. Jacksonville to Florida Straits: Light easterly winds, except vari- able over extreme north portion, and fair weather tonight and-Fri- day. East Gulf: Light easterly winds, > PMONE 3-331 t 1 LOR WRITE Thi MAX THURSDAY, M 19, 1938, Must Have Been Whales / Jones came back home from his vacation proud of his bulging muscles. “Look at these arms”, he said. They were certainly in good condition. We put it down to row ting, but Jones withered us with scorn. “Rowing: be blowed”, he snort- ed. “I got them pulling in fish”. Florida will Stage -her own . ' World's Fair at Tampa next year, . the ‘Pan-American Hernando de . ‘Soto: Exposition’ at Tampa. The Federal}Government and many . Latin-American countries parti- eipating. except moderate in Florida Straits, and fair weather tonight and Friday. U. S. NENNEDY, Official in Charge “FOOT ODOR” YOUR 30c BACK If this 12 hour test does not re- lieve smelly or sweaty feet over night. YOUR 30c BACK if it does not stop “itching toes”. YOUR 30¢ BACK if it does not heal older cases of “Athletes Foot”. Just say Tingol (30c) to any druggist. Locally at Gard- ner’s Pharmacy.—advt. WELL.CO. ae. Pen) fl Pach etn For Wholesale Quotations on FURNITURE and FURNISHINGS MAXWELL VENETIAN BLINDS RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT A TELEPHONE CALL GR POSTCARD Witt BRING OUR REPRESENTATIVE Te SEE You! IF ILLELLLALLLLALZLZLLALLALELLLZLELLL LLL ECE EE EO MP cee the bench in the 0 IS OOM My arms encircling your waist, I . you, Watch the smile as it creeps o’er your face. There I shall keep you beside me, There are | Proteet you from life’s mad race, jmany men of many minds about Until the day you enter God’ ithe local water situation. There’s |. one point of agreement however. | Where I know you'll bé saved by FRANK C, SCHNEIDER. | 651 William Street, shall whisper how much 1 love | is The New | kingdom , country Con of the American Air Mail’ ' Society. TOLL RATE AUTO AND DRIVER .. £ACH ADDITIONAL PASSENGER .. TRUCKS—-ACCORDING TO SIZE t SPECIAL PAINT SALE ON THE FOLLOWING COLORS OF Sherwin Williams Flat Tone DISCONTINUED COLORS SALE ON PRESENT STOCK ONLY BRIGHT SAGE — OLIVE TAN — PALE GREEN — SHELL PINK — SKY BLUE _and Quarts at $1.80 Per Gal. © REGULAR $2.78 VALUE In Gallons SALE ON THE FOLLOWING. ‘COLORS OF Sherwin Williams Floor Enartel GRAY — OAK — WALNUT BROWN — MAHOGANY S-W FLOOR ENAMEL CAN BE USED ON WOOD AND CONCRETE FLOORS AND IS A FINE DECORATIVE FINISH FOR LINOLEUM Sale Price $2.75 Per Gal. REGULAR $4.00 VALUE BRIDGE LAMPS, Special 98c Each GET YOURS WHILE THEY LAST—ONLY A FEW IN STOCK REGULAR VALUE $1.69 28” ELECTRIC STORE FAN || CHROMIUM FINISH, ON ADJUSTABLE STAND Fresh Imported Cement 70c Per Sack SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRACTING & FNGINEERING White and Eliza Streets Phone 598 “Your Home Is Werthy ( The Best” RS ee nnd hb hh dhededddedadebaed A hid BaD ae SB OVERSEAS HIGHWAY II PPP ELA LAA 8 g 8 'FI IR IIIA ILD Ia eh dd VLA SLA AALALALALALAAALALLALAAALAALAALALAAAALAALAAALL LA