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

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIX, No. 298. State 6000 Year Drive For Boy Scout Movement In City Want Hired Boy’Scout Ex-|° Che Kry West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1938 GREAT FISHING REPORTED FIRST OF THIS WEEK ! | Head Of McKesson & Robbins, Drug Corporation, Kills Self CROUP PRESIDENT (By Associated Pres) NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Philip Musica, amazing schemer and E. BAYLY ELECTED CHARTER BOATMEN ; | j Council Decides ToxHave Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit PRICE FIVE CENTS Lights TornedtOn Be’ ecutive; Junior Patrol And Boy Scout Move- ments Help Youth In a report of boys’ work be- fore the Rotary Club, Chairman Edward McCarthy suggested the appointment of a scout executive in this sity on a salary basis and GUARD AIR RAIDS Secccccccccccocccccccoce a drive for $1,-}" 000, Suet Which the executive's be paid, would soon’ be initiated to set Key West scouting on a firm basis. “The benefits of scouting, alongside with good home train-} ing, to make good citizens of young boys demand at least this amoynt in Key West”, McCarthy j said. “The amount means that only $1 per year supplied by/| every resident of Key West would} i these benefits”, McCarthy said. - = “A good example to follow is the best work of scouting. You know how imitative a young boy is. If he has a good example, he will follow it. If he hasn’t, he is bound to follow the bad. And REORGANIZER of the Air Raids precaution is Sir John Anderson, new Lord Privy Seal of Britain’s cabinet. i England is still agitated over the defenseless position of the British population dur- ' ing the last war scare. WM. V. LITTLE "LEAVES ON TRIP |GOES TO TALLAHASSEE IN 38 LB. KINGFISH, 60 LB. AM- | ex-convict who changed his name to F. Donald Coster, and became PROTECTIVE CITY OD: we wee Ow OM, ~BERJACK, 45 LB. GROUPER PRIZES; YACHT AWAITS OWNER’S ARRIVAL Great fishing is reported by the yacht Festoon during the yesterday and today came down when they were forced to dis- continue fishing for a few days. Aboard the Festoon is Sidney !C. Erlanger of Elbron, N. J., and ! Julian Robertson of Salsbury, N. j €. Monday the group brought in ‘four mackerel, four ‘barracuda, lone yellow jack and a huge 38 ' berjack was also netted. || Tuesday and Wednesday the \Festoon was taken to Boca | Grande and Marquesas searching for the giant ox rays which in-' |habit the waters surrounding those island. Many of them | were sighted but with the great draft of the Festoon pursuit was impossible in the shallow waters. Pursuit in a dinghey would have been dangerous. Several large shark were struck at with har- | poons but none of the casts were ; successful. | Thursday three nice grouper were brought in. The largest was a 45 pound monster, another | was was 25 pounds. Mackerel were j week until the high winds of pound kingfish. A 60 pound am- | 35 pounds and the “baby” | president of McKesson & Robbins, Inc., killed himself with a pis- ‘identity was disclosed. The suicide followed sensational zevelations that he and at | their past police records sufficiently well to become the prime mov- | ing forces in the corporation which last year listed assets of $87.- | 000,000 and business of $140,000,000. Actual identity of the third man, George E. Dietrich, assistant | treasurer of the firm, was still in slight doubt but Federal authori- j ties held it likely he too was a brother of Coster-Musica. Dietrich, | Coster-Musica and Vernard-Musica were charged with violation of | the Securities Act of 1914 because they were alleged to have filed j false information on the firm with the New York Stock Exchange. | Coster-Musica shot himself a short time after his rearrest, and ‘the arrest of Dietrich and Vernard,: were ordered by the Federal authorities. 3 The fourth man, Robert Dietrich, another employe of the firm, is being brought here for questioning. He is reported to have told New Haven authorities he was the fourth Musica brother, and that George Dietrich was Musica’s brother also. JEWISH FESTIVAL ‘ISSUES ORDER IN } SERVICES TO BE CONDUCTED COUNTY JUDGE INFORMS PE- AT LOCAL SYNA- | TITIONERS OF STATUS { GOGUE OF PROCEEDINGS | | | | { Chanukkoh, the happy eight- An order issued out of the | tol shot in his Fairfield home today only a few hours after his real | | one other brother, under the name of Arthur Vernard, had hidden } | BEGINS ON SUNDAY HCDGDON'’S CASE sas | cm considering that the youth of the city today are the leaders tomor- | row the amount is the best in-| vestment Key West could make”. | McCarthy suggested also that committeemen take more active {reported by the group in great | schools off Sand Key Light, and _— | the “boat could have been tiled,” William V. Little, in charge of they said. A muttonfish was do- |the National Reemployment nated the Key West Aquarium. Service in Key West, left this. The “Josephine II,” a 45 foot ‘afternoon on the bus of the Flo- schooner owned by Wm. H. Pratt ‘rida Motor Lines for Miami and of Naraton, Conn. an annual | will there take train for Talla-, visitor to Key West, is here hassee. jawaiting the arrival of the own- - last- night, reser for a trip to the islands of the. ceived a:telegram~firom:Tallahas-’ West Indies. Aboard here is Captain Frank Watson and mate INTEREST OF EMPLOY- MENT SERVICE day festival which Jews here and throughout the world will begin | to celebrate by lighting the first {candle on the eve of December | 18, and an additional candle for | ‘ach successive night, is often | known as “The Feast of Lights”. !Games and gifts and special foods will add to the gaiety of FY Serviees .in connection with court of Judge Raymond R. Lord, and forwarded to the attorneys in the case of the contested will of the late Charlotte Hodgdon, is ; awaiting the answer of the con- | testants. In the order issued by the county court, Judge Lord. says: This cause having been returned tothe county judge under order ofthe Circuit Court of Appeals, requires the county court to take ANCE PASSED; 35 ENROLL- | ED AS CHARTER CLOSES; | | PLAN ADVERTISING | Key West Charter Boatmen'a} Association elected Ted Bayly! president last night and closed its charter list at a meeting at _F. E. C. dock. ; Bob Daniels, former president, was elected vice president and Veral Roberts was elected secre- tary-treasurer. Next meeting has been called for February 1.j The Association voted to join the ;Chamber of Commerce and to! | initiate publicity features for Key | | West fishing. Cards are to be printed with the names of all ; boats and captains of the Asso-, \ciation listed and are to be dis-| tributed in all the hotels and business places of the city. News- | paper advertising will also be a part of the program. There are approximately 35! captains who are members of the Association with each captain |representing a boat. There will be about 40 members including mates. ! A delegation from the meeting | | was sent to the City Council to be present at the final reading and passing of the ordinance re- quiring a year’s residence in the city to operate as a fishing guide. ‘CLOTHING FOR RELIEF CLIENTS DISTRIBUTION Or ARTICLES WILL BEGIN TOMOR- ROW. MORNING ab ‘ Members of families. whose; PLAN LONG CRUISE COMMENCING HERE Outfitting in Key West for a possible “long cruise” to the islands of the West In- dies are Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Glasgow of Kalamazoo, Mich. Mr. Glasgow, who was for- merly in a medical labora- tory. brought the 31 foot “Susie Q” to Key West some months ago after purchasing it in Miami. Since then they have been berthed at the Yacht Basin, picking up hints on nautical life and in out- fitting the boat for the long rip. The Susie's stern deck is completely covered with mos- quito screening. Aboard the boat, too, is a small gas en- gine used for charging bat teries and giving other serv ice necessary on a long cruise. Yesterday Mr. Glasgow heard a tinkle of glass while working on his engine. Go- ing above deck he saw the charter boat, “Little King,” adrift and bumping against the breakwater wall. With the assistance of several oth- ers he soon had it secured and pulled back to the moor- ing. The charter boat had broken one window glass. COIIIIOIS | PANAMA HAT MAKER’S SON LOSES $257; ‘Councilman Will’-Roberts Charged Judge Caro As Being Derelict In His Duties City Council, at its regular | | i | | meeting last night, voted to havo | the traffic lights at different cor- |mers turned on again after de- ciding to pay the current bill. | The lighis were discontinued a shortrdime ago when funds be- | came depleted. A-letter from Mayor Albury informang the council that he had appointed Joc Cleare as assistant | sanitary officer replacing Frank Woods who has resigned, was ‘ead. Council confirmed the ap- | pointment. { Prefers Charges | Councilman Will E. P. Roberts, } in a motion mage, charged Police | Judge T. S. Caro as being derelict jin the performance of the duties jof his difice. Councilman Rob- jerts specifically charged Judg? | Caro with malfeasance, misfeas- ance and nonfeasance in office, and also stated that Judge Caro ‘was using his office as a “polit- ical football”. Councilman Roberts cited two cases in connection with the charges. One dealt with a shoe salesman who was placed unde: | arrest by @ police officer. On be- | ng arraigned, he was dismisset + by the judge. The councilman charged that the judge disregard- ed the-testimany. of the arresiing officer and apologized to the de ferdant for the action taken | |see calling him to a meeting to i this event will be held at the further testimony, and this the be held in that city tomorrow, W. Hartt. Mr. Pratt is expected jin connection .with the reestab- in in a few days. } local synagogue by Rabbi Miller. Ben said petitioners have had ample heads are employed on different! sypposEDLY STOLE $60 BILL, | #gainst him by the law enforcing , time to produce, if any. | projects of the WPA will be made officer. $150 TRI-; In another case, Councilman lishment of the Florida State Em-' acdad | Roberts stated, a defendant was @ 40, $7 CHECKS, | ployment Service, which it is un- | meseetoenn | ae “It is hereby ordered by the court that the petitioners he and In the Jewish calendar the: happy tomorrow morning by the distribution of clothing, wh TRIE work are the two principal youth activities in Key West at present, McCarthy continued. In the pa- trol, belts and badges have al- ready been given the boys. Monthly theatre tickets as prizes have been arranged. Every Sat- urday morning a drill at the Armory, which has been drawing @ good attendance, has been held. New officer assigned to training | the boys is Basil Tynes, taking the place of Myrtland Cates, who| Jr, Antonio V. Betancourt, Jo-} was transferred to a beat in an- other second of the city. Shortly new uniforms for the patrol leaders, will be given. In at ie there are at present troops, sponsored by the ry Club, Elks and American Legion Post. The Lions Club .is sponsornig a Sea Scout ship, which will soon function in high gear. There are possibilities of there being 8-10 troops in the city this winter, McCarthy said, which will include a negro troop. Scouts are charged five cents a week dues from which are taken out badges, flowers to be se! sick parents or sick scouts. A summer camp is held annually. This year it was at Bartow. Visiting Rotarian: Odes Pogue, St. Petersburg, Fla. Ahern Funeral. Home UY CHRISTMAS SEALS FT. JEFFERSON CRUISES - TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATUR trol and Boy Scout} | derstood will again go into ef- fect. Tender Ivy arrived in port 11 | of 10 days on the west coast dur- and repair work on aids were carried on at the department dock at Egmont Key. Members of the party doing the work were T. P. Atwell, dy, blacksmiths; Jeff. H. Knight, seph C. McMahon, George W. Solomon, Joseph A. Domenech, George J. del Pino, Mervin D. Albury, John G. Cormack and »Edward T. Woodson. . The Tender Ivy, it is anticipat- ed, will be joined by the Ten-| ders Poinciana and Poppy within the next few days, and a series of activities in the harbor will be started. | ANNOUNCEMENT se OF HOLIDAYS Tn a communication to the su- | Pervisors in Key West, Mrs. Ruth | B. Owens, area supervisor of the T.| Division of Woman's Work and} Professional projects, in the Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh areas, announces the holidays to be ob- served. As Christmas Day falls thi: year on a Sunday, the holiday will be observed on Monday, December 25. New Year's Day likewise falling on a Sunday observa of the day will be celebrated on Monday, January 2. The following projects are ef-| fected by the order Sewing Room, Handicraft Shop, Book Re- pairs, Library, Horticultural Ac- tivity, Clerical Projects, Recrea- tion Department, School Lunch Rooms and the Music Project. Pre-Christmas Dance Tomorrow Nite ‘Two Surprise Packages For All ’ Pena’s Garden of Roses CG wid Curry’s Seven-Piece Dance Band ing which activities in cleaning in! charge; W. Johnson and W. Bra-! (My Ansociated Press) ee eecce FOREIGN BERLIN.—A stern note from | the United States regarding re- prisals made by Germany against o'clock this morning after a stay! busniess owned by Americans is | fon Adolf Hitler’s desk. Others ‘have been sent to Italy and Ja- pan. UKRANIA.—A conference here with German officials is reported today. HENDAYE.—The Rebel attack is delayed today by snow, mist and rain, with rich Catalonia a field of mud and the Ebro river having risen 15 feet. Loyalists state that the Rebels have not; launched their drive. LONDON.—England denied re- ports that Chamberlain was ready to give French Somaliland to Italy. BARCELONIA.—Two hundred rebels are condemned to die in the greatest mass exposure of the, Spanish Civil War. One thousand were arrested in the Loyalist drive. NATIONAL WASHINGTON.—It was stated | here today in regard to the warn- ing notes sent Japan, Germany and Italy, nations that have been) | discriminating against Ameri- |can merchants, that public feel- ing in the United States may lead | to reprisals if the discrimination }is not stopped. | WASHINGTON.—In the TVA congressional committee investi- gation today two important wit- nesses have been called to testi- fy, one of whom will report on the bookkeeping phase which public utilities have complained are not in accord with account- ing regulations. NOTICE Key West Temple, No. 20. Py- thian Sisters will meet Monday at 7 pm. At the close of the meeting a program will be ren- dered and gifts exchanged. All Knights and Sisters are invited. SALLIE RUSSELL, Press Cor. | holiday always falls on the 25th j day of the ninth month (Kislev) to commemorate the dedication |of the restored Temple in Jeru- salem. ‘Victory of Jewish forces | against the armies of the Syrian Antiochus Epiphanes had made {the service possible. | The antics of Epiphanes, which | Stirred resistance, have a familiar aspect in this age of modern dic- ators. Syria happened to be al | country with Hellenistic culture. | | Having faith in the power of | | armed superiority, the king de-j; | cided to enforce a_ totalitarian | pattern upon all his subjects. A | royal order decreed that all peo- | ple in the realm must become !Greek and worship Greek gods.! ‘ Unwilling to surrender a re- ligion and culture of their own, the Jews resisted. They knew | that individual liberty and demo- cratic rights, which they prized, ; could not survive the new decree. To save what was most precious} to them, they gathered about the standard of the Maccabee:. Vic- | tory in the struggle meant so much that the date of the rededi- | cation of the Temple was pro- claimed as an annual holiday for the Jews. This year Chanukkoh (literally, “dedication”) will have a special, timely message for all Jews. To those who suffer, vicariously as well as actually, from religious intolerance, the lights will again forecast that struggle for free-) dom against great obstacles can! result in victory | FAMOUS MAGICIAN | HERE OVERNIGHT H. A. SMITH. TOP RANKER. | HNS WRITTEN BOOKS ON MAGIC H. Adrian Smith, one of the country’s top ranking magicians, was in Bey West at the La Con- cha Hotel last night as the guest of Jack Wyatt, Miami electric compatiy salesman Mr. Smith is from Prov R. 1, and is at present on his cation. He has written several books on magic and on memory work. He has performed through- out all the larger circuits. “ ni: aNCeReAT pare DAY - $5.00 ROUND TRIP -- TICKETS — INFORMATION -- PRICE TOURS -- 505 DUVAL ST. - PHONE 124 are hereby allowed up to and in- cluding .the Twentieth Day of December, 1938, for the further taking of testimony in their own behalf, unless said time be ex- tented for good cause shown by said petitioners.” Says You Also Marry Your Mate’s Family Nsieeeininen (Ry Associated Press) AMES, Ia., Dec. 16.—Marrying the boy or girl means marrying his or her family, too, says So- ciologist C. Arnold Anderson of Iowa State University. “Marrying is to a large dezree a union of families and groups as well as of individuals,” Anderson said after completing a study of human mating habits. Lowest Highest last night last 24 hours 48 32 18 22 42 28 28 20 52 28 44 40 6 36 4 26 58 32 42 22 Station— Abilene Atlanta Boston Buffalo Charleston Chicago Denver Detroit Galveston Havana Huron Jacksonville Kansas City KEY WEST Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Mpls.-St. P. New Orleans New York Pensacola Pittsburgh St. Louis 32 Salt Lake City 3 San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington Williston a, will take place at the WPA head-! quarters. | There are two hundred suits of clothes which were purchased by the WPA with part of the seven million dollars which was set aside for the purpose, and this clothing to be distributed is the share allotted to this district. Clothing for both men and boys, made by some of the large tailoring establishments through- ‘out the country, are included in the assignment which arrived at Key West several days ago. The recipients of the clothing have been selected from the most needy among the woikers and it is distinctly stated that selections have been made and only those with orders and _ identification cards will be able to receive the issues. While there are approximately 200 suits on hand, it is understood that there are a few more to be received and those orders will not be fiiled until the goods are re- ceived. WIVES APPLY FOR DIVORCES REVEALED IN RECORDS OF MONROE COUNTY IN RECENT CASES ! denials | Records of divorces granted, recently in Monroe county by! Judge Arthur Gomez, of the! Eleventh Judicial Circuit | that the petitioners in the were the wives, instead of husbands. One of the decrees granted was} in the case of Mrs. Walte Saunders versus the The final decree stipulates that the husband must pay to his di- vorced mate the sum of $6 week- ly for the support of the children The other dceree was granted the wife of Rogelio Garcia, who charged desertion and asked no alimony the MOSQUITOS TODAY KEEP TOURISTS AWAY The mosquito hides in grass and brush during the day but breeds in water only. DIAMOND RING FROM CAR IN GARAGE Key West police authorities are puzzled as to the strange disap- pearance of $60 in bills, a $7 check, a $40 check and three dia- monds in a gold ring valued ai $150, supposediy lost from a car vwned by Joseph G. Soler of Mi- ami while the car was parked overnight Wednesday in La Con- cha garage Soler, who gave his address as 843 N. Miami Avenue, claims to be the son of a South American manufacturer of panama hats. He told the sheriff's office and Officer Tynes of the Key West Police Department that he slipped the articles between the backrest and front seat of his car to avoid theft. He lodged overnight at another hotel in the city. When he arrived in the morning to take the car out, he found the articles gone. Along with the money and diamond rings his wallet with driver's license and title certific ate also disappeared. Police and deputy sheriffs are puzzied at the strange procedure whereby such a large amount is} left in a car overnight when the owner had secured a room and might have kept it more safely in his room NEW ARRIVAL IN WATSON FAMILY Born to Mr. and Mrs. Keller Watson on December 14 at a hos pital in Miami, a 7'2-pound boy The little one has been given the name of Richard Mother and baby are reported to be getting along nicely. Mrs. Watson was formerly Miss Celia Martinez of Key West NOTICE TO PUBLIC Genuine— YARDLEY PRODUCTS are sold only by Yardley Agents! Don't be fooled by peddiers! Key West Yardley Agents Gardner’s Pharmacy arraigned and fined $10. When the fine was imposed, Roberts said, the defendant used lan- guage that had no piace in a court room. After the defendant had }concluded his violent outburst, the judge reduced the fine to $5. Councilman Roberts declared the jefendant should have been fin ed for contempt of court along with the original fine. The motion by the councilman was that a letter be sent to Maybr Aibury requesting him to. make an investigation of the charges, and if they were’ found to be true, that the mayor instituté im peachment proceedings against Judge Caro. On roll call, the carried unanimously Pass Ordinance An ordinance regulating whe, | operation of fishing charter Hogts in these waters was passed.bd }}s second and final reading. . Upon application made to the jcouncil, Mra. Louise Maloney {| was granted the privilege of pay ing taxes on her property partiy } with city warrants and the re | mainder in cash. The warrants |amount to about $800 or $900, } with cash to the amount of $310 to be used in payment | It was ordered, upon request, that the Audubon Society be per | mitted to use a space at the ry | tium building as a temporary «f fice for the purpose of carrying on activities in connection with the organization Would Pay Taxes It was agaip-brow; fhe at tention of to mat Wii- Ham R. Potter'@/de kBM desirous of paying a part of hisauéies with revenue bends, providing thems the city would permit of same. The motion wa matter Was defer edemmntehemiatertes ©. date - Colonel Louis Brinton, EB P. Winters and Henry Bréwer of- fered their services to act as audi tors in connection with the city’s accounts in cooperation with the bond refunding proposition of the city. They were tendered a vote of thanks for the offer. 3 Bermuda Market Specials FRESH PORK Shoulders, from 4-7 Ibs, 1% 18c ‘or Roasts, 3-Ib. pieces, very little bone, ® Me Loins, by half, Be See on Page 45 . .