The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 9, 1938, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West THE.SO VOLUME LIX. No, 137. Che Kry West Citizen UTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1938. Hundred East Coast Dental Proposed Sale Of Ferries | Discussed By County Board Society Members To Arrive At the regular meeting of the Here Tonight For Convention 20%. Sessions Tomorrow and Saturday At La Concha’ Clinics, Papers On Mod- ern Dentistry era Summer convention of the East Coast Dental Society, which ex- tends from Key West to Vero Beach, will be held here tomor- row and Saturday with excellent lectures and clinics on modern therapy and mechanics prepared by outstanding dentists and a round of social events scheduled. Most of the visiting dentists will arrive tonight and tomorrow morning. Dr. Armando Cobo, entertainment committee chair- man, announces he has been ad-| vised by President Dr. E. B. Penn| of Miami that there will be over} a hundred dentists present. x “session” will beh tomorrow morning at 10:45 a. m. at the Hotel La Concha with Mayor Willard M. Albury wel- coming the visitors and offering) them the hospitality of the city. Dr. Wm. R. Warren, City hia con Officer, will follow with another! address. The response will be! made by Dr. A. W. Kellner. { At 11 a. m, a paper on the sub- | ject of “Dental Economics” will be read by Dr. Carl F. Damerow. This will be followed by motion pictures on the “Physiology of Mastication,” which is said to il-| lustrate excellently the role of} the teeth in this function. The second motion picture topic will) |at the county court house, the FESSION _ Kidnaping Developments JAMES BAILEY CASH, JR., 5'%-year-old son of a Princeton, Fla., businessman, kidnaped from his home between 9:35 p. m. and! | 10:15 p. m. Saturday, May, 28. | The first kidnaping note was found at 11 p. m. | It was suggested by Mr. Niles | At 10:30 p. m. Monday the father started lonely 25-mile ride ; that as representatives of the | through Redland district with $10,000 yansom to pay abductors. Keys District, Mr. Felton and Mr. | Contact failed. . i | Man Held Admits, However, ; question of selling the ferries of | QUEEN'S DANCE»: | the Monroe County Ferry System i " cada ». | was brought to the attention of HERE @ board through a number of | <i mitunications received by ‘ ‘ : ip hbers of the committee. | CELEBRATION EVENT ‘TO BE; Present at the meeting were: Ps |Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Com- fare aes | missioners Wm. R. Porter, Nor- MADRID | berg Thompsori, Braxton B. War- i a ;ren and Cleveland Niles. Attor- | Six lovely aspirants for the| ney W. Curry. Harris, Clerk Ross | honor of being named Queen of|C, Sawyer, Chief Deputy Ber- | the Fiesta at the Overseas High-| nard Waite, Tax Collector Frank |way Celebration, July 2-4, will} H. Ladd, Miss Mary Lopez, tax the Queen’s Dance at the Ha-| ber of interested citizens. Cothron were present and as Mr. Cothron had made an exhaustive Then at 1:30 a. m. Tuesday the third kidnap note was delivered $i Clerk Ross C. Sawyer and mem- | |form the reception committee at} collector’s assistant and a num-! bana-Madrid tonight. When the ferry subject was allowed: to Address the board. ‘ransom delivered on ‘second attempt to contact kidnapers. Mr. Cothron’ produced a num-} E. J. Connelly, bureau of identification imspector in charge of ber of figures as to the cost of | case, ordered search ‘by posse delayed pending possible contact with apparatus, drilling holes for the |,the abductors. Legionnaires, Boy Scouts and Florida Nationa’ ; supply of water and other mat- | Gigird units stand by with hundreds of other residents to aid! jit! ters incidental ‘to the total cost | search, which was attentively heard by | | the board members. | | investigatioeliGf the matter, he be | at the Cash home. Three hours and 15 minutes later, father setae: j M. F. Braxton, neighbor of the Cash family, was taken into} | Principal interest centered on | custody by federal agents for questioning Thursday morning. | ja rebuilt pump which was gone Wednesday afternoon more than 870 possemen took up the! into by Mr. Cothron, showing the }search. eg cost of the pump to be about J. Edgar Hoover, federal bureau of investigation director, ar- $2,970, with a few accessories | rived Thursday to take personal command of case. Five additional about $3,000 and the price of dig- | men questioned by federal agents in Miami headquarters. ging the wells, about 50 in num- ber, would bring the cost up to! approximately $3,400. i Early Thursday more than 2,000 possemen tramp Redland area} while boat crews and divers search 150 miles of canals and air-| Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS —_—__ To Writing Ransom Notes And Receiving Money Paid i. ‘ ) (By Associated Press) \IMIAIME; Jane 9GsMen, led personally by J. Edgar Hooveryiifouindsthe ‘bady of James Bailey Cash, Jr. early detention of Franklin'Pierce McCall, 21-year-old truck driver, as an alleged ‘participant in the sensational kidnap- ing 12 days ago. It was McCall who “found” the last of three ransom notes delivered to the father. Sheriff D. C. Coleman said jhe arrested McCall one week ago when be became sus- Picious of the story. In the meanwhile McCall participated with two thou- sand volunteers in a search of the very area around Prince- the music for the dancing. ; Favors in the race have been broached it was the opinion, shifting back and forth, and evel voiced by Commissioner Thomp- contestant will be on her dainty! son, that the sale of the vessels toes tonight in an effort to in-| should be made as soon as ade- crease her chances of obtaining | quate prices were offered for the | | vessels and equipment. He sug-; A floor show has been arranged | gested that advertisements, cit- | the coveted crown. for the dance. Just what num-|ing the size and” dimensions of bers are listed have not been dis-| the vessels, be placed in the ma- closed, but Mrs. Eva Warner, who/| rine trade journals and offers of has charge of the floor show, | purchase received with the stipu- promises a big surprise with some} lation that all offers were made talent being used which has not! with the understanding that any | appeared on any previous occa | or all of them eould be refused sion. ; by the commissioners. «Tickets for the dance and, show | Mr. Porter, as.a member of the have been held at .25.cents in-| ferry committee, said that Mr. stead of the 50 cents which was’ Thompson’s suggestion should be formerly charged, and every’ carried out, That all offers re- ticket is good for one vote in the ceived should be answered and queen’s race. {the advertisements would be Otto Divanti’s orchestra, which} placed as suggested. is under exclusive contract by| The “Key West Declaration,” the Habana-Madrid, will furnish | which was issued some time ago | by the Rotary Club and was sent | out by the Chamber of Commerce | to a number of organizations for |approval, as published in The | Citizen, was read and was hear- | DUE HERE TODAY wy endorsed by the commission- | | F. H. Ladd, tax collector, pre- | CAPTAIN BETETA, PRESIDEN-| sented for approval three error) and insolvency lists for the years TIAL AID AND CHIEF OF _#s: 1933, 1934 and 1935. That of the; that he knew mechanics in Key | West who could secure the pump’ ing. when he accompanied G-Men required, the necessary chassis | for his son Friday morning. and could do the work as per- fectly as it could be done any- where, and just as satisfactorily. Mr. Cothron said that he was volved‘in the abduction. up to the county commissioners. | Saturday a selected group of of the groves on the Key should! furnish the wells themselves, as |; they were thoroughly faimiliar |. with the land and knew the re sibilities. Mr. Cothron said he| Princeton. had been assured that owners of | the groves would make their own! sees Committee Makes Plans For Cheif Baker said that he had | written a number of companies e with reference to the adequate tt apparatus for equipping the Keys, for fighting fire, and expected answers within the next few) days. The matter was ordered With the arrival yesterday af- held over for consideration in! ternoon of Mrs. Ann Livingston the near future when all infor-} | aM Christi Cali h imation necessary had been re- = _ sien eenenare wee | have been assigned by the state- ceived. Four offerings of bonds through | wide recreation department of At this point Mr. Baker said | planes carrying observers criss-cross over the section. Mr. Cash made his first appearance in public since the kidnap- Late Friday Chief G-Man Hoover said no federal law was in- | Willard Campbell, Miami juke joint operator, and his brother, only showing what is necessary, John Campbell, who has a farm-home at Princeton, were released by and the rest of it is, naturally, | federal agents after hours of questioning. Mr. Porter believes the owners areas in the Redlands as search of “Skeegie” continued. Juke joints were being watched for the appearance of ransom money. Celebration Pageant the Board of Administration were received and read by the clerk. the WPA to assist the local com- ton, south of here, where the body and the ransom money was found. Hoover said McCall confessed he wrote the three ran- som demands and collected the money but made no admis- sion as to any further part in the crime. Those who heard Hoover’s announcement received the impression that the federal men had not completed the investigation, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation di- rector declined to amplify his comment—the first aince the G-Men entered the case the night of May 28, a few hours and sheriff's deputies on a search trained searchers checked isolated The body of James Bailey Cash, Jr. was found at 12:03 a. m.| after the lad was snatched from his bed. june 9, along .with the ransom money, about @ half mile west of | Tie body and ransom were found Within a Tew wiles” | of the Cash home at Princeton. A shoebox in which 1500 | bills of small denomination, delivered, was also found. | The kidnaper had torn it to pieces and hidden it beneath a | stone. The remains of “Little Skeegie”, who would have been ix years old in August, were in a bad state of decomposi- tion. An autopsy was ordered but later cancelled when | Dr. Thomas Otto reported the body in such a ate that it hensive “Florida State Guidey” | W@s impossible to determine the cause of death. There Additional information is being! was little more than a skeleton and part of the pajamas jcompiled for inclusion in the| in which the lad was abducted, Key West Local Guide,” to'be| ‘The physician said the skull had not been fractured, published separately. . . The stack #09 pre for the | @nd there was no signs of violence as far as could be ob- gala, three-day fiesta has been served. Hoover indicated no federal law had been vio- < treat on the “Mechanics of Bal-} ance.” mittee in the presentation of Completed by Warren Smith, gen- | lated, and that McCall and any others prosecuted would ; year 1933 carried but one item,| The prices were 64%, 64%, 68% “The Key West Pageant” Satur-0°tal manager of the celebration, | be tried in the state courts, whether charged with murder STAFF, ON BOARD LaConcha Hotel, and all matters and 90. Crown and Bridge Work With announcements there will G. N. Goshorn, deputy collector It was decided to pur- in / connection therewith have chase the first two offers and the been concluded and the matter) attorney was instructed to form- and by th it- day night, July 2,.at Bayview toe. y the celebration commit or kidnaping for ransom, They face electrocution if con- victed then be adjournment for lunch, | °f customs at Key West, this} An afternoon session, beginning | at 2 p. m. will include a lecture | and clinie with Dr. J. Russell} Mitchell presiding on the topic, | “Crown and Bridge Work; spe-! * cial attention to aesthetic abut-} ment pieces on vital teeth.”) A) banquet at 7:30 p. m., a cockfail! party given by Dr. and Mrs. Ar- mando Cobo at thein residence! in the Army Barracks at 9 p. m.! and a Dental Dance at Raul’s, Club Miramar at 9:30 p. m. wiil! conclude the day. j In the Saturday session begin-| ning at 9 a. m. numerous clinics) are jammed into the morning) program and treat mostly of the} mechanical phases of dentistry.) In the group are “Adult Ortho. | dontia” by Dr. Roy T. Bovard;! “Lower Partials” by Dr. R. W. Bureh; “Gold Foil and Alloy” by Dr. Eugene V. Denault; “Radion-} tia” by Dr, G. J. Ellison; “Lower Dentures” by Dr. 'T. L. Fitz Gib- bon; “Use of Analgesia in Gen-! eral Dentistry” by Dr. Irving Gerdon; “Simple Cast Fixed Bridge Technique” by Dr. T. Carlos Henslee and Dr. Joe B, Fuqua; “Tooth Form in Restora-! tion of Crowns of Teeth,” Dr. F. L. Olds. “Indirect Inlays, L. D. Pankey, and “Visu: cation” by Dr. Albert E. Rosen- thal. Tissue Changes A papér on “Relative Tissue Changes and Technique Incident to the Treatment of Periodonto- clasia,” Dr. J. Harold Klock, will conchide the matin session. After luncheon, there will be a business meeting at 1 p. m. The convention will be concluded; with tours of the many colorful night clubs of the city, Habana- (Continued on Page Four) "|taken up at a later date for its Dr. E. Rodriguez ees received from Collector | ~ Por the years 1934 and 1935 the | - J, Angle, in Tam; tele- lists were carefully gone over by | gram to the effect oi ur siadthe board with explanations of | planes froch: Mewidocdre diay. | SPOgAE items being given by Miss | to arrive: herersorhe ties? f 4 “and after a minute ex-| $9) ee ‘Bnination aoa comparisons, the . in. Red e44tsignatures of approval to the lists Manes with thie Big, WA tee * were affixed to the lists.” chanics an@Cuptait Bétera, pres- | — Commissioners Niles: aud) War- idential snid:lanidbohiet “OF’ Staff, pon and Fire Chief Harry M. are due to. arrivesdte Key Wes! er t! Baker, commjttee appointed at June 9, from Bi i s i tend rownsville, Texas, | the last meeting to investigate en route to Cuba. They expect | the needs of dwellers on the keys to return in about one week, at for fire protection, were called which time the usual courtesies, on to make a report on the mat- oi free entry are to ter, if such had been formulated. CONTRIBUTORS TO ROAD CELEBRATION BRIEF SESSION Previously acknowledged ..$2,259 Soe? Archer's Grocery There was a brief special ses-| Adams Dairy Lunch sion of the City Council held last Busy Bee Bakery night,’ which was called for the Mrs. Stanley Baker. 3.00 purpose of hearing the ordinance jp. relative to granting Harry Pea- esa = we said per cock a permit to operate a bus Gomez Family — service in Key West. Samuel B. Gibson. 3.00 The document was passed on William P. Kemp 5.00 its initial reading, and will be | Oliverieri’s Pharmacy Fr 5.08 final reading. Currie’s Service Station This was the only matter com- | Jake Aronovitz ing before the. meeting. Rubin Appelt aw seriinasi Rosalie Bancells 1 Monroe Cafe 2.00 Einhorn Grocery 5.00 Lydia Fernandez 5.00 Willie Fung 100 Ernesto Herce 50 Ernestina Lopez 1.00 Wing Lee iat 7.00 Lannwood Lowe 2.00 Juan Calleja esse 2.00 Key West's Finest Maxwell A. Lord __ ——NO COVER CHARGE—— | Harry L. Lowe General “Still Topping Them All” —with— Otto’ Divanti and His Orchestr: HABANA-MADRID CLUB 1.00 20 mission will be held 00" norning $:30- in the ‘District of- 2.00, | ulate the necessary resolution. Report of Tax Collector Ladd was read showing collection of $276 with the following distribu- tion. General Revenue, $36.80; Fine jand Forfeiture, $13.80; Outstand- jing Indebtedness, $64.40; Special | Advertising, $18.40; Road *Fund, $9.20; Special Bond and Interest, $18.40; General. School, $46; School Bond and Interest, $23; Special School Tax District Num- tber 1, $46. Communication from J. M. Lee, | |comptroller, advised that a war- (Continved on Page Four) ‘OVERSEA HIGHWAY COMMISSION WILL : CHAIRMAN JOHN SLADE | FLIES FROM TALLAHAS- SEE THIS MORNING: MEM- BER KENNEDY HERE + Meeting of the Overseas Read (aad Tell Bridge Highway Comi- tomorrow fiee. | John Slade, chairman of the Commission, arrived this morn- ing from Taliahassee with H. C. Whitney, state road department director of aviation in a depart- ment plane, landing at Miami- Key West Airways airport John Kennedy of Fort Lauder- dale arrived last night Other members of the commission are iJohn Costar, vice chairman, Wil- of the Overseas Highway Cele- Park, definite plans for this phase RCO A a 5 ee Ra bration were completed. The first general meeting of the cast and principals will be held at Harris school at 8 o'clock tonight, and McCall was held in a detention cell in the Federal Bureau of Investigation atop of the downtown skyscraper, inaccessible to. the public. Sheriff Coleman ‘said McCall bore a good reputation at Princeton where hé had driven trucks for vegetable all persons interested in taking part in the pageant should be present. The pageant will depict the highlights of Key West's roman- tic history and will be under the general direction of Miss Edna B. Smith assisted by Mrs. Eva War- ner. Other members of the com- mittee are George Mills White, director of WPA music project, and Alfredo Barroso, director of | Hospitality Band, Assisting the committee are Emil Sweeting, stage director; Mrs, Mary Curry and Mrs. Piedad Parra, costume designers; stage construction; and Victor Larson, property manager. Stetson Kennedy, member of the state /editorial staff of the | Federal Writers Project, is in Key West writing the pageant, assist- ed by Judge Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr., local supervisor of the writ- ers’ project. Material which has been gath- 5.00 MEET T0 MO RROW Clarence Thompson, director of 5.00 | lighting; Victor Lowe, director of 5.00! oie vered over @ period of several, | years by the writers’ project has; been brought from the state of- fice in Jacksonville and from the district office in Miami to be used in preparing the pageant. The thoroughness with which it has been checked and verified insures both a colorful and historically accurate pageant. Much of the Key West material in the files of the Federal Writ- ers’ Project has gone into the “Key West City Guide” which H.C. Hale 5.00 lard M. Albury, C. C. Symonette. | will be published in the compre- ROOFING PAPER--GALVANIZED SHEETS--SHINGLES--ROOFING CEMENT AND ALL SUPPLIES-AV. farmers and that bis father, who died three months ago, PROPOSED TO USE VESSEL was a Nazarene pastor. IN GATHERING FISH Tow-headed “Skeegie” was stolen about 10 p. m. May ¥ . 28. The mother read to him before leaving to help the PECIMEN | husband close the store next door. The parents found a ie Rea the boy missing when they returned about 10:30. Hamilton Knowles, of the New Hoover, in an oral announcement said the body “was York Aquarium, who went to found about half a mile west of Princeton on a coconut Miami to secure his boat which | ,aim road in a clump of almost impenetrable underbrush will be used during his collecting activities, returned to the city #"d palmetto bushes. | with the vessel and is preparing to start work, probably Monday. There is a good deal of work “ ‘oe dee ee ak JACKSONVILLE, June 9.—12:03 a. m—The kid- Knowles said, and it will take |®@Ping took place shortly after 9 p. m. May 28, and the until Monday to have the equip- first note delivered was about 10 p. m. that night at the | ment installed and ready for col- | home of the boy’s uncle, Asbury Cash. That one gave the lecting. location, a second note, the cabin of a negro, John wxccompanying | Mr. | Knowles Emanuel, who bad nothing to do with the kiduaping. the aquarium, who will 4 se There was a demand therein for $10,000 ransem to be of the diving and Mrs. Davidson, Paid at midnight May 30. In that note the route was set | who is an enthusiastic diver, may | to be followed by the father, James Bailey Cash, Sr. The Cok ns see Peers no route was followed and nothing found. There was a third ‘ghis which are afforded in the | note left at the home of Wilson Cash at midnight inform- | Waters Surrounding the island. | ine the father to go again at 4 a, m. Contact was made at 4:10 a.m. and the ransom WEEKEND SPECIALS arr Sony” Pe i syed The signal was made by flashing a light. see “We have in custody Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, of LAYER Princeton, Fla. He has made a full and complete state- CAKES ment admitting writing of all POUND CAKE special 1-% for The Home of Baker Boy Bread $12 Fleming St Phone 818 PROCEDURE RELATED AT SOUTH FLA. CONTR. &