The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 18, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average range of only 14° Fahrenheit Che Key West Citizen === THE SOUTH RNMOST.NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.A. VOLUME LX. No. 15. ’ Coroner’s Jury Extends “KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1939 _PRICE FIVE CEN United States Air Fleet Continues With Practice = New Supreme Court Justice ongdos Its Investigation Into Death Of J. K. Sawyer New Street Sweeper ~ Demonstrated Today Austin-Western Patrol Sweep-, the Board of Public Works while | *. | Entertain Belief That Man Brought To City Was’ Victim Of Poisoning; Mother Contacted Belief that Joseph K. Sawyer, | 28, who died Monday night in the Marine hospital was the vic. which was purchased by the | a offices. tim of poisoning, is entertained | by members of the coroner's jury | which is investigating the case, and also of physicians who have | appeared before the jury. Further investigation is being conducted in the matter and the | results will be brought before the jury at some time within the next few days. The jury was re- cessed late yesterday afternoon, | and is to assemble later on call, when the investigation is cluded, con- Washington officials were con- tacted yesterday and the reply from Chief of Detectives B. W./ Thompson was to the effect that Board of Public Works at | the Llewellyn Machine Corpora- ‘tion of Miami, arrived last night ' for delivery this morning to the purchasers. Arriving with the machine was the demonstrator, E. R. Helgren, and this ‘morning Charles Schry, assistant manager of the Llewel- lyn company, arrived to be with FRENCH CABINET DOES NOT | meeting held January 6, through | | Thompson, Vice-Chairman ‘Ever- | | from the factory at Aurora, IIl.,| ; Sweeper. ‘France Stays OK Hopkins Out Of War the demonstration was. being car- | ried out in front of The Citizen’ i Included among those who wit-| nessed thé machine being’ put | through the evolutions * . Mr. | Helgren were Chairman Norberg ett Russell, B. D. Trevor’ and | WPA Area Supervisor B. Curry! Moreno. They were unanimous in their! | expressions of appreciation of the! ] work accomplished by the ma-{ chine and were confident that | the board had made for the city a good investment in buying tho Newest Job COMMERCE COMMITTEE -AP- YIELD TO LEFT WING ELEMENT’S WISHES PROVAL GIVEN; DEBATE IN HOUSES NEXT Mrs. Joseph Sawyer, separated wife of the deceased, refused to claim the body. Information was, given that the young man’s mother, Mrs. John C. Sawyer) lived in Enterprise, Alabama. | Telegrams have been sent to} Mrs. Sawyef, in Enterprise;-and ; answers to questions asked of the mother are expected to be Te-| veived within a short time. One! answer has been received but disposiion of the body, and _§in-| structions as to what is to be done are being awaited. Young Sawyer was found in an unconscious condition Monday morning in the Toppino Hotel at Marathon, having reached there Sunday night after leaving Key West on the afternoon bus. Im- mediately after being found phy- sicians were summoned from the C.C.C. camp at Summerland Key, | but their efforts to restore con- sciousness proved of no avail, and; he was brought to the Marine hospital where he died about 9:15 the same night. It was said that Sunday after- noon when purchasing his ticket for Marathon, Sawyer placed a dollar bill and a 25 cents piece on the counter, and was handed the ticket to Marathon and his change of twenty cents. He apparently had no other money. The contents of his grip re- vealed no clothing of value, and a box of permanganate of potas- sium tablets. If he did die of poison and the tablets were the poison used, it is presumed that he used something in connection with the tablets to alleviate the the suffering which would result from the use of them. HORSES AND HUSBANDS OMAHA, Neb.—More care is shown in buying a horse than some girls exercise in selecting husbands, said District Judge Rhoades when granting divorces ending two schoolgirl elopments. A CORRECTION In the leading editorial of The Citizen yesterday, the discount rate for payment of city taxes for February was given as 3 per cent. It should have read 2 per} cent. The discount rate for city tax payments for January is 4 per cent, for February 2 per een and for March 1 per cent. CARD PARTY Scottish Rites Hall Thursday, Jan. 19—8:00 P. M. Sponsored By Fern Chapter No. 21 Order Eastern Star ADMISSION 25e; (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 18.--France will snot. intepwene «in . the Spanish Civil War as a left wing clement in the country demands, the’ French cabinet decided today. Foreign Minister Georges Bon- *net will go before, the Chamber! of Deputies in the French capital! Friday and inform them of the decision. _The cabinet will then risk its life on a vote of confi- dence on the proposition. HENDAYE, Jan. . — The | tee today. fighting in Spain ee eae to; northern Catalonia where the Rebels art still advancing slowly toward Barcelona. Two routes are being employed to reach the city snrousuauoues that section. ‘WILSON FUNERAL | the southern coast of China and! | trahsacted. THIS AFTERNOON RESIDENT DIED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:30 O'CLOCK | of | extremists, Charles B. Wilson, 59, died 4:30; o’clotk yesterday afternoon in his home, 609 Angela street. eral sérvices are to be held at 5 {o'clock this afternoon from the | chapel of the Lopez Funeral Home. Rev. J. P. Lilly of Flem- ing Street Methodist (Uptown) church will officiate. Pallbearers who have been ask- ed to serve at the funeral are: Joe Pierce, Manuel Acevedo, Owen Malone, David Charlow, Gregory Rodriguez and Raimun- | do Alvarez. Mr. Wilson is survived by the’ widow, Mrs. Corrine Griffin Wil- | son; two brothers, Joe Wilson of Fort Pierce and Glen Wilson of Bartow. . ‘CALIFORNIAN — LANDS SAIL Mrs. Laura Knight of Santa, \ | Barbara, Calif. now knows how ' good Key Wet fishing is. Out | in Ollie Russell’s charter launch “Kermath”, she brought in a nice seven-foot sailfish yesterday. | With her were Mr. and Mrs. W. & Colvin of Evanston, Il. Fun-| | being tried out at selected com- (By Ansociated Press) H WASHINGTON, Jan, 18.—Ap-, proval of Harry Hopkins ‘as Sec-! , retary of Commerce was given! by the senate commerce commit-' ' To his law students at F tarvard this is a familiar pose | of Prof Felix Frankfurter, nominee to U.S. supreme court. The presidential ° appointinent ; Students cheered his first class since the nomination. Yes- of the former WPA Administra- | terday the anpoinimeniwes was eqn by the senate. tor next goes, to: both houses of Congress for’ debate. “NEWS” FLASHES cn eec5e A Pp ‘ike Chamber of ;mgnthly meeting was held at —- _ Commerce "Body Discusses Much Im Commerce SHANGHAI.—China’s war ma- ' their rooms last night with much terials arrived at the island off buBiness of general interest being are proceeding inland. Ameri-! can volunteer pilots are leaving; for China to train Chinese airj fighters. In attendance were | Prpsident Charles E. Smith, Vice- President Frank H. Ladd, Bas- hes L..Grooms, Everette Russell, | John Costar, Guy Carleton, Cap- MANCHESTER. — Seven sus-| tain Veral Roberts, pects in the bombing in London! were arrested here today... A net! secret service precautions! overspreads London today in an effort to stop bombing by Irish | Charles S. | Taylor, Mrs. Hugh Williams, Fred |J. Dion, J. P. Tonetti and W. W. Demeritt. Reporting for the Hotel Com- mittee, J. P. Tonetti presented a survey of hotels, rooming houses WASHINGTON.—Five new air} bases are needed in American! and restaurants 1n Monroe Coun- arcas, chief of air corps told Con- | ty and stressed the need for ad- gressional committees today. | vertising to counteract | reports originating on the main- adverse WASHINGTON.—It's the blue land, exhibiting a fine album of again for the army! blue uniforms for the army are panies over the country today. The new uniforms are more serviceable. EXTRA! EXTRA! VAUDEVILLE TONITE | at MONROE THEATER and Each Wed. and Fri. Night Jimmie Heffner On the Stage featuring the LEE SISTERS. BILLY and MARIGOLD ARMOND Blackface Comedian, HAMBONE LEWIS ARLENE BEYER. Tap Dancer Chorus of Lovely Girls Two Features: “FAREWELL TO ARMS” and “SPEED TO BURN“ — No Advance In Prices { | mittee. Guy Carleton this*éfforts to secure cooperation !andhis. determination to persist luntil results had been obtained. | His ‘committee has mailed a cir- jeular, regarding traffic abuses, to | practically every merchant Key ‘West. | presented the names of a rmom- ; ing house operator and: a tourist orgatiization, to which adverse reports were attributed and secretary was instructed to vestigate this matter. Florida hotels which contains a abs oeorad half. page on Key West. | Tonetti ;have cost at least $150.00 and that. it was inserted because of , the afticles \Chamber of Tonetti urged that jcome to the front in having a good attendance at the Presi- dent’s Ball, on January 28. ‘ Mr. stated that this would submitted by the Commerce. Mr. Key West Reporting for the Traffic Com- spoke of in Mr. - Carleton also the in- ‘The- by-laws were amended, reducing ‘yearly dues to $24.00, Providing for an associate mem- befanip. at $12.00 for members not engaged in any business, portant Business of 7 and a quorum for the board directors was reduced to 5. Recognizing the need for ami representative specializing in tourist and travel information, not operating in connection with any other business, the Key West Chamber of Commerce appointed R. B. Fansher ami representat The Key West Information Bureau is located in the same building as is the Miami Cham- ber of Commer people visiting Miami are of a cordial welcome in “Travel House”, at the Civie Cen- ter, 37 N.W. 2nd Street. Mr. Fansher has been supplied with the list of hotels holdigg member- ship in the Key West Chamber of Commerce. A membership committce con- sisting of J. P. Tonetti, chair- man; L. S. Gruber, W. W. meritt, Jchn Costar and Everett Russell, was appointed by the president. The Intra Coastal Waterway hearing, to be held in the office of the Lighthouse Department in Key West January 23, was dis- cussed by Charles S. Taylor and jhe advised that W. W. and Lieutenant Edward Mc- Carthy were prepared to submit a comprehensive report, and that it-was important of the chamber, as well as other representative citizens make a point of attending the hearing. from a Mi- DEATH ENDS MARATHON GLENWOOD, Ia—Death has dissolved a rummy playing mara- thon that lasted 10 years. Two days after J. H. Ewing, retired postoffice employe, died of a heart attack, Henry Hubbard, 77, retired farmer, died. The two had played rummy at Ewing’s home nearly every afternoon for the last 10 years. Maneuvers At Key West Rush To Purchase Auto Only About One-Third Of! Lxpected Amount Paas| chased Thus Far; Time’ Expires Feb. 1 | ; SSS . i | Tax Collestor Frank Ladd, of; Monroe county, said today that, owners of automobiles and other) have begun to} ¢rasp ihe idea that the extension motor vehicles, of time for purchase, announced | from Tallahassee on January 15, is rapidly passing and the last | day will be February 1 on which | to buy tags. The tax collector said that a check of tags sold up to 11: o'clock this morning showed that | 580 license plates of all kinds had! | been sold, which is estimated to; be about one-third of the nunben Tags Will I Start Soon ‘YACHT HERE PLANNING TRIP AROUND HORN EVANSTON, ILL. OWNERS. MR. AND MRS. W. H. COLVIN, ON “MICAWBER"” WITH GUESTS InL., Coming through Key West on an extended cruise is the 110-foot yacht, “Micawber”, which may | eventually go around the Horn on its four months trip. On the Micawber is owner Wm H. Colvin, Evanston, Ill, stock broker; Mrs. Colvin, Mrs. Laura | Knight of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Miss Marjorie Patrick. The Micawber left New York and will cruise the Bahamas and West In- dian waters before going down to Venezuela. There the party may leave for a trip around the Horn. Captain is E. Olson. J. J. Haggerty, retired, is here expected to be sold by Febru-| with his 60-foot auxiliary ketch, ary 1. | “Bluejacket”, from New York. | In 1938 there were 1,625 of the! ow ae tony meereany svc its official Mi-| |C. Sawyer.» De-; Demeritt | that members , , license. plates sold in Monroe! | county and the number to be sold: pdpring 1939, said Mr: Ladd,- is; Sanfidently expected to reach| 1800. ,,,, | VISITORS 1 BUY ‘PROPERTY IN REALTY WE PEACOCK OF COCONUT GROVE, SMITH OF NORFOLK ; LOCAL BUYERS; 112 MAIN-| LAND ACRES TRANSFERRED hiladelphia is here with Arthur | Pew, official of the Sun Oil Com- | pany. Captain is Herman Horn. “Mr. Pew wili be here for a few days of fishing. Eighty- nine-foot yacht “San- gamo” is also at the Yacht Basin. Three Gibbs Sea Skiffs are at the Yacht Basin taking visitors out for fishing trips. Owner is Louis Wood of Clearwater. Coast Guard supply | Vinies, warrant officer Lynton | Daniels in charge arrived this ' morning at the Coast Guard pier |and will take on gasoline drums | from the Key West base. Officer Daniels was_ stationed ‘in Key West eleven years ago and jhas many fond memories of this | little seaport town. He lived on Varela street. Today Mr. Daniels plans visiting many of his old boat ‘friends here. Visitors continued to figure in the week of realty ending Mon- day, according to records in the office of County Clérk Ross Associated ‘Securitiés Corpora- tion sold to Albért V. Peacock, Jr. of Coconut Grove, two, lots in .the Garden Cove area of Key Largo. T. Reginald Pritchard ‘sold’ to, Harvey M. Smith of Norfolk, Vir- ginid\ the 50x93 corner of South | and Thompson streets. | Chevelier Corporation of Mi- ami sold tc Phillips Hardware} Company of Miami 2% acres on the mainland. Arthur R. Robinson of New York et al sold to Mary Mc- Dougal Axelson of Dade county; 112 acres in the mainland sec- tion. Annie J. Spivey sold to De. veese Spivey the. 45x92 lot o United street near Francis. Alice J. Pindér sold to. M. Louise Curry a, roughly 500x90 strip on Key Largo. P. W. Boyd sold to Largo Land Company holdings on Key Largo. | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaw sold! to John G. Albury,a 50x100. lot’ on Seidenberg street near . First. street. 2 Key Farm Land Company sold to T. Jenkins Curry holdings on Key Largo. Curry then sold to! Brown Properties, Inc. the same holdings. S. H. Kress transferred its title to S. H. Kress of New York City on the 100x88 property at the cor- ner of Duval and Fleming streets. Lester Lee et al sold to The; Amherst Corporation a quarter of a section on the mainland. i } ‘Boat. | Citizen. The Vinies has an_ interesting history. Captured at the end of the prohibition eriod the schooner was immediately con- verted into a Coast Guard supply This will probably be her last trip, Officer Daniels told The Many a case of contra- band liquor has she brought in- to Boston from St. Peire and Halifax on the French side of Canada. She will leave tomor- row morning for Pascagoula, ‘Miss. She is from Baltimore. e enue TEMPERATURES Lowest Highest Station— last night last 24 hours Abilene 32 5i Atlanta 44 Boston . 14 Buffalo 16 Charleston 50 Chicago 30 cat .- 22 42 70 — --8 . 54 14 73 32 50 32 72 8 Detroit Tatami Kansas City KEY WEST - Little Rock - Los Angeles Louisville Miami - | Mpls.-St. P. | New Orleans _ 46 New York _. 28 Pensacola . 54 Pittsburgh 26 St. Louis —.... 26 Salt Lake City 26 San Francisco 46 Seattle 48 Tampa 60 Washington __ 32 Williston _ 4 Shooting At Targets Is Said To Be Very Tender Satis- Owl factory; Due Here Tomo U.S.S. Owl, tender to U. S. P. trol Wing Five, which is siaiion ed at Key West at this time pr paratory tc the maneuve Caribbean, is expected to arriv< tomorrow, it was learned at the naval station today. | The practice 18 planes of the which started Mec today and the re: ing at targets from th said to be tory. There trance to the bidding of any of station, and all vi warned before ente Several days ago or exceedingly is an order tors the activ visitors by an official in t pictures with a s ture camera. He in the act, the ‘been used was remov camera, ard among fiin: leave the <taticn. TOURISTS ARE BEGINNING 10 ARRIVE HER HERE HOTELS REPORT GOOD FLUX LAST NIGHT: MOST COMING FROM WEST; SEASON OPENS NOW IN MIDDLE Tourist tra reported better returns. * At the Hotel La < were 11% guests ar many more room: available at pre renovations. At t calls were unusua the hotel was fille Monday night, t poor night for the of filling statio. during the last little business. price war in Miar the reason. The Key West which usually b« uary 15, open ruary 1. Th flux was expcc opening of the Ove but the increase | slight. Two re ent warm weather tating hurricane which rij through the East this Nearly all advance re for hotels and fishir the city have come fron: dlewest with very few r East, from which there is uw. ually a heavy influx here. { Over the weekend quite a f fused the bathing beaches of th city. and the LEARN LANGUAGES COLUMBUS — Eighth 'pupils in the Columbus jhigh schools are going to hav |chance to study Latin, French, | Spanish and German in one class | starting soon es jassistant superintenden general course will g |pupils a chance to det | which language they want t jlow in the senior high school.