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Associated Press Day Wire “ md Key West, Florida, has the Service most equable climate in the For 59 Years Devoted to the country; with an average Best Interests of Key West range of only 14° Fahrenheit THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. VOLUME LX. No. 29. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1939 PRICE FIVE CENTS Council Decides To __NenRthcioneioy_dioumeil Dismisses Charges Advertise For Bids ie . oer For Parking Meters "e— “aia Filed Against Judge Caro pee pees pees : : . TWO U. S. NAVY SLISOOLO Hs Action Follows Recommen- : sa — GUARD AGAINST : Action Taken Following MANY NYA BOYS — DANCES TO BE RELEASE OF DOGS dation Made By Mayor Grision In Matter Rex-| ARE PLACED IN . | Ses STAGED TONIGHT sur out souna = | Abr Vole On Io “ i : i | lease of the stray dogs in the | Was Unanimous dered By City Attorney! P R I V A T E JOBS : : aaa city pens at the foot of Si- Taylor : : ee MRS. WARNER TO DIRECT! monton street in the future | —- FLOOR SHOWS: HONORS OF-| Si'its meeting last’ might in | BY & Sasnimous vote, the City (eos EMPLOYMENT OF.) 2 ats 3 ae fcFICERS, CADETS, ENLISTED! appointing day and night Council at its regular meeting The City Council at a meeting j . oe watchmen for the pens. I = a _ sn i | FICES REPORT ON NUMBER priPERSONNEL | Thirty-four dogs had been | /*# Tight dismissed the charge night ordered that bids be; oF YOUTH FOUND EMPLOY-| : | |. turned loose by some vandal that were filed against Police called for the installation of} H who ripped open the wire i ‘ fon 0f| MENT IN DECEMBER Dances by the City of Key. Tuesday night. Council or- [pce noe a Canee ey aeay parking meters on the streets of i : | West to be given officers, cadets | dered that dogcatcher Ernest Councilman Will E, P. Roberts, . ‘i Sanchez be paid 25 cents for | i ‘ | each dog captured, which had and others, charging the judge ber of meters will be between the National Youth Administra-! ; Wing Five will be held tonight. | been released. Mr. Sanchez with having been derelict in the =, | tion placed 7,386 youths in priv-| jg | The officers’ and cadets’ dance| told Council that he had 40 3 8 apenieet three esaacined wt pearance cutiae uearor tne | will be at 10 o'clock at Habana-| oF $0 more he had captured Performance of his duties in con- are to be installed on a six! December, according to figures a Madrid Club. A receviing line | pa Bay asisie nen in — nection with his office. a : made public by Aubrey Wil- : . oie , fe 2 ante aad-che nie | to place them he release oA months’ trial period. liams, Se paneaee, and| This massive masonry in Berlin is the new Reich chancellory designed to repre- Seena eee ee ate an them also. i This action was taken upon a Those voting favorably were | sent to Victor Lowe, supervisor! sent the grandeur of Germany. It extends 1,400 feet along Voss strasse. Its long | listed men’s dance will be at the! City licenses are required | recommendation made to ihe iad nite iin Monroe county. hall, 480 feet long and 40 wide is twice as long as the Versailles, France Hall of! Cuban Club beginning at 9:30) {0¥ all pet dogs and any dog | nm Doughiry, Fulford.’ In all states there were 11,169' Mirrors. Hitler’s,desk is at far end of a room 88 feet Jong. o'clock. | eee , . i es | ill be taken to the pen and Monsalvatge, Will young people registered in De-|_ Paes pases ae In the floor show at the offi-; 4" x Hd eee RR mertei ane aber eOniheieatire registrants | a ea if not claimed within 48 eee Art sae Se we Bees. re cers’ dance will be “Ladies From} Z . i = Adams. Those opposed were 25 percent were under 18 years; 68 H RAL GROUP PIF PII PIII Hades”, comic-musical skit by the! hours will be put to death in Mayor Albury had been mak- ‘ . | percent between the ages of 18 | : Councilmen Freeman and Jim In his letter to the council he ) | | a gas chamber. ing an investigation of the case. and 21; seven percent between | |LOCAL TEMPERATURE . ‘gold Lawrence, Jennie: Heffner,| g, i Roberts. |21 and 25 years, while 28 percent! AT FESTIVAL ON ABOARD SIR. Herman Lewis and’ Billy Ar| S@°MPMI OOM MMA stared: “After weighing care- ° Key West. The proposed num-| junior Employment offices of, i and enlisted men of Navy Patrol! council by Mayor Willard M. Al- bury. | Lee Sisters, Arline Beyer, Mari-; had never worked. | VARIES BUT LITTLE! Gaondl THE Ring anas@teeniat fully, I am unable to find where This action was taken follow-: ‘The report shows that during| PE ae | Key, West Riambe, Albert and PELICAN BILL Judge Caro should be subject to ing an opinion rendered by City| the 34 months during which the! FEBRUARY 18TH Temperature during the | SANTA CLARA 52. will be seen in a number | Suspension, and) ‘recommend ‘to Attorney Henry H. Taylor, Jr.) NYA has been functioning there | menin of pennsty ies show- | | said to have steps straight from! he palace that the charges be who stated that he felt that it have been 397,486 registrants; | | {ee ee ppenesl warren 2 eer the hills of Cuba. John Bennetts pears would: be eeoedieat and wise to 232079 ‘interviews conducted; GOES TO MIAMI SOUTH FLOR-, difference of three degrees {RADIO MESSAGE ADVISES tenor voice will be heard in Cu-| ; To Prepare Zoning Act : a ._| 155,702 placements in private in- i _| between the same month of | ban songs with the Cuban Sex-' K W WEATHER: It was ordered that the city at- advertise for bids, although his auctry, and 88,462 employers per-| TDA MUSIC FESTIVAL; AR- 1999, which registered a mean | NO SUCH NAMES SHOWN (i) cOrG® accompanying. | o We ‘torney be instructed to prepare a Personal opinion was that it sonally visited and solicited for} RANGES HELP FOR CITY| temperature of 69. QN PASSENGER LIST OF Another floor show will be --— would not_be necessary. He fur- | jobs. _. > + Highest temperatures..dur- : |presented at the Cuban Club.' | zoning act for submission to the next session of the state legisla* | ther said, that under the cir-| : + ee ing last month was recorded | VESSEL . hotiivare: dircetalaby + Mia: Evel (By PELICAN BILL) Tae | ances, R i ROSO Koen seseereseoseeoes = | on January 13 and 30, when 7 SSeS Warner, ; Well, out here on my well-; A ; P een betel yon ¢ |__ Theodore Klebsattel, Key West the offciial records showed | _ During a telephone conversa- ‘known roost at the Fish Docks oe eee na . 2 i 5 E 'High School Music Director, has! 83 degrees. Lowest tempera- (tion with H. E. Day, auditor of ipier, The Citizen reporter found! |. "i tam ne would be the safest and most! agreed to direct the Key West’ tures recorded were shown jthe Over: Road and Toll CONFERENCE IN |me rather amiable today. I was health officer, to whom the food satisfactory way of handling the = Choral Society February 18 at on January I9 and 28 whena {Bridge District, at Marathon, he thinking of that blizzard a couple | 0Tdinance was referred for con- proposition. | (My Amsesinted Preen) the South Florida Music Festival low of 60 degrees was indi- informed The Citizen that he had ACCIDENT C ‘ASE jof days ago in Chicago with cars sideration: mune ed the eam Tax Matter | e@ccocevooncoooesonsoee® | in Miami which will be held at; cated. | learned from the Steamship San- (dug out of ice and snow over on sng a igprasenbic hbase ee Mhelmatter chu extending athe HENDAYE. — Spanish Rebels Burdine Stadium. : Rainfall during last month | ta Clara, of the Grace Line, that \their roofs and it feels good to ne Sele Magnes . ha a are driving a wedge in a corner The Choral Group in both was recorded as 1.73 inches, |B. M. Duncan, chief engineer of jhave the Key West sun heating'he though’ De ee time of payment of delinquent. of Catalonia today hemming in @PPearance and ability is one. while for the same month in | the bridge district, and Mrs. Dun- |down warmly on my feathers. | It was decided to have Dr. taxes on the twenty per cent the Spanish Loyalists. The wedge | that any city would be proud 193g there was recorded pre- (can were not passengers on the nema ary leer reporter tells me Key | Warren ie Leiria hacer cy basis, which ended December 31, will cut off railroad communica- | » Mrs. Eva B. Warner of; cipitation of .30 inches. vessel. ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY |; ae Lipoid ed ee acess mast? > rela ihe nee panty 1938, was discussed at great tions with France. W.P.A.” Recreation Department | Strongest wind during the | Yesterday Mr. Day was advised j (oar at the lowest ond Ras Kisen| meet Sain Dr. oan: Seca. atthe ee-detieiaenacbod |who is arranging the trip told) J.onsn was recorded on Jan- | by wire from the Grace Line of-| AND COUNTY SOLICITOR |‘ 81 in the last twenty-four | head of the Monroe County Clin- in i site However, the LONDON.—Prime Minister Ne-|™e eee there wil! vary 16 and 19, when the eS in Santiago, Chile, that Mr.j TO GO FURTHER INTO Teele Mianks belt oe sis ms aanees of making the panpet iets * tax Ville Chamberlain has asked Mus-! 1,799 voites at the Festival, and, 2R0Mometer at the weather | Duncan, who was a representa- Nice Goce alec el ssary Bes. masher Was referred Won(he) (2X | solini iihepis content tobe satis: an ee ue oma bureau showed a velocity of |tive from the United States to. VESTIGATION laa eveaRev ste uelicaie) are Appropriate Fund committee for further considera- fied with peace. If Mussolini re- | Dociety members are Plannié 99 miles from the north. The the Pan American Highway Con- \better off than those fellows at| It was ordered that $25 month- tion. plies in the affirmative, Chamber- | Competitions —— | highest velocity of wind re- {gress in Chile, had booked pas- —— |Miami, Why, they tell me, those |!¥ be appropriated toward con- A letter was read from lain will seek further assurances | ia meeting tonight at g corded since 1871 during {sage on the Santa Clara, bound’ Agsistant State Attorney J.|fellows shiver off their feathers tinuing the horticultural project, Gerardo Borges, who was re- from Hitler. This will pave the! o’clock at the Armory further January was on January 5, (for Havana. | Lancelot Lester said this morning; when a norther breaks in Mi- which is now being carried on cently tried in police court and way toward another four-power|pians for the trip will be dis-, 1909, when there was record- | He later sent a radio message that he expects to hold a confer-|ami and down here it’s not any-| in this city. This project employs aeeenees hee au Seat conference. cussed and the music to be used’ ed a 46-mile wind from the if te ee and was advised’ ence this afternoon with County | where near that cold even in a 4 number of local persons. at he felt that he was unjustly tO, {ror 1 coees jthat there were no such names Solicitor Allan B. Cleare, Jr, and|norther. Outside of the northers Cars To Be Inspected dealt with. He said that he was TOKIO.—Japanese Submarine; Mrs, Warner has just returned on the passenger list of the ship, Coroner Ex-Officio’ Franklin’ you always find this warm sun. Jt was agreed to have an ordin- arrested on a charge of driving | 163 is still at the bottom of a Jap-| from a trip to Miami to arrange SY.G¥.G".G".G",G",G".G" GG and was forced to conclude that! Arenberg to discuss further steps/Throughout last year, according ance drawn calling for the in- an automobile in an intoxicated anese channel today after being’ details in connection with the | while the passage had been book- that may be taken in fixing|to the weather bureau there was < euler a iceaoeile ee a condi nee chareene filed ) rammed yesterday. It is one of) trip and to secure professional ® t{ed the Dumeans had for some, blame for the accident which re-|not one day when there was no ti throughout the city. aR vn Abe sens bis neseeaene 12 owned by the Japanese Bov-/| help for the Key West Historical! TEMPERATURES | reason decided to leave on ans, ited last week in the death of Sun ee ithe : hesketecting ssechine will. be i ii iiestacedered ernment and capable of cruising | Pageant and Night In Havana! ,, amece » | other vesse} of the line or, de-~ gare Eiklor. i ust like this reporter | says, purchased for this purpose. All at the time, ‘s “| to the coast of the United States} Cabaret which will be presented ifs ferred their leaving for some oth-| Mr, Lester said that hyndreds 0S Angeles in California is | 6c laws will also be enforced that Borges be released from’ 444 back without refueling. during La Semana Alegre Feb- Lowest Highest [er reason. Stl Germoreiiie ce daed he cauce: | Gomme to) 42) today «2 Mitmmespolia,, "2° coe | #e7i be entarced: jail, rowers enatesy ne Ks - ruary 19-26, She worked up a} Station— last night last 24hours; Since it was learned that Mr.| tion as to what was to further be| Minnesota is six below, New Communications Read able with the police Judge, WhO! CHUNKING.—From this Chi-|great deal of the programs for Abilene ... 28 40 jand Mrs. Duncan had contem-| done in the matter since the an.| 0" is 36 above and Chicago is A letter was read from the seeriiiasntts tees F nese capital comes word that aj both events while in Miami. _ Atlanta 58 64 | plated a visit to Chilon, in the 18. Now on this gulf side of Key Board of Public Works request- It was ordered that a payroll |” hinese (atten in be! Boston’ 26 32 He » nouncement was made Wednes- | wost Island the sun is shimmer- . in el a ah ag FG for city employes of a half|newW Chinese offensive will be) prea area of the earthquake disturb-) day night that the coroner’s jury itmow a bl t ae 2 DerEnee : month's salary be made today or /@unched in the Spring with aid) TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Buffalo. 26 42 ances, a great deal of concern is had been unable to afrive at ai® Ver 2 deep blue surface in gallon water tank on the premise . being received from America and —— Charleston 56 64 | being expressed in Key West re-! gefinite determniation the channels. On the ocean side of No. 3 station to supply the tomorrow. i 5 5 | z i as to rt which I skimmed _ this! , vhicl va England. | Written sealed bids are hereby Chicago 18 28 garding their safety. : begets) F si street sweeper, which was re- i where the blame was to be plac- | morning looking out for a school cently placed in operation. Per- sas | called for by the City Council of! Denver 12 30 | — ed. fof fish for lh th , | See We i j i 3 or lunch the sea was a - ante MRS. WARNER LONDON.—Two -more bomb- | the City of Key est for the! Detroit 24 40 | CONFESSES IN Testimony at the examination | whitish green. mission was granted \ings by outlawed Irish Army of-j furnishing of Parking Meters to! Galveston 44 70 a ‘i eg Communication was read from H ME ficials are reported today in rail-|the City of Key West. Bids shall! Havana oe sy i vipat Bydic eee cae i seeeriteeniittostioe the United Spanish War Veter road stations. specify price and shall provide! Huron 12 6 i BERY ASE ee ee me very FRANK TORRES ans Camp inviting the council —- for the payment of the meters Jacksonville _ 64 76 ; j onuicnne anda vied eereare | and other officials to attend the ROME, — Italian newspapers|from the proceeds derived from! Kansas City — 20 30 eet aaatiae EEE a desta. he - memorial exercises to be held in Mrs. Eva Warner, who left lashed President Rosevelt for be-]the operation thereof. The con-!KEY WEST _ 74 81 onticinaled side ain renuliaiol tig) UNDER ARREST the Maine plot in the city ceme- Tuesday for Miami with a beauti-' ing indiscreet and impolitic in! tract shall be terminable at the! Little Rock 28 40 | Michael Constantino, arrested | pease + this ott pate tery on February 15. A parade ful offering of flowers for the! referring to international situa-j option of the council within ten|Los Anglees . 42 56 | several days ago in Okeechobee, eth ye ee vow —— will start from the Harris School funeral of Alice Eiklor, whose in- tions in Europe. It claimed that| days after the expiration of a pe-| Louisville __... 28 54 Florida, for stealing a ride-on a/ 81ve the final answer. Warrant was issued yesterday corner and end at the cemetery. terment was held Wednesday,|he is highly to blame in planes|riod of six months from the in-|Miami ...%2 76 train, has confessed thatwhe is for the grrest of Frank Torres, Granted Leave returned last night. ; being sold France from America.| stallation of the last. meter. pur-!Mpls.-St. P. +6 10 guilty of breaking and entering COCKTAIL HOURS charged with carrying a conceal- City Clerk Archie Roberts, who The flowers, said Mrs. Warner,/ ——————_—_——_. chased. Bids shall be submitted! New Orleans - i 78 the place of business of Martin) jed weapon, to wit a .38 calibre yi) “be married Sunday, was were the gift of the pupils in the on lots of 150, 200, 250 and: 300! New oat 42° | Key on Stock Island, Mrs. Cozzie SUPREME y hammerless revolver. He will be, snted a leave of absence for a cla: { Miss Mary Pinder, of CAPTAIN ABBOTT {meters and shall be returnable | Pensacola 63 ; Simmons, sheriff at Okeechobee, MEE ne be spent in ;Siven a hearing before Peace period of ten days. This was Harris school, of which Alice was |to the office: of the City’ Clerk, ' Pittsburgh _7 48 | wrote Sheriff K. O. Thompson. | [7% pb juredly |Justice Arenberg 4 o'clock this Jon request made by Mr. Rob- SREISEE i ARRIVES IN CITY City Hall, Key West, Florida, on) St.’"Lou, 14 36 Just after receiving the letter, | jafternoon, pee Accompanying Mrs. Warner on the 10th day of Febyuary, ,1939,} Salt Lake City 18 22 j which contained: the. information) CONCH ROOM | _, Torres, it is said, showed signs Help City Hall Project the return to Key West was Miss at ten o'clock in *forenoon.! San’ Fraricisto' "46 54 | that Constantino, when arrested, of having been drinking and it wan odes dithatianianeunt Essie Geiger, field representative | The. Council reserves the right to'Seattle _____ 40 44 {had cigarettes and cigars in his aa | while seated in a chair at a table| $40 3 isis cas eauaabed of WPA Recreation Division, who| Captain J. S. Abbott, U.S.N.,| reject any and all bids. . “* lrampa 66 82 | possession, the same class of stuff in a local coffee shop had been| 0! $40 @ mon' wich? 2 c i he Seventh | ; i which had been taken in the | aroused b: bystander and when for a period of three months to- came to Key West for one of her chief of staff of the Seventi ARCHIE ROBERTS, | Washington ... 40 44 = 1} LA CONCHA HOTEL ;|= yf 2 byl (Coutinesd ott: PabeiPour) regular business visits. | Naval District, arrived last night) fep3-1t City Clerk. | Williston ____--10 0 |robbery in Key West, a warrant lhis slumbers were broken he spars asia is nas esas jon an official visit for the pur- | | was issued from Judge Raymond {made a: reech-for hisgun,\de-| ene pose of looking over the navy’s! HOUSES WENT CHEAP | Lord’s office, and will be used jclaring that he was not drunk. | YOUNG DEMOCRATIC CLUB | i i | holdings and an inspection of the | when necessary. j ri J ae | He was told by Deputy Bernard | head Coy See —_ * ation, ‘Ahern Funeral Home LIVERPOOL, Eng.—There was, It is understood that Constan- | B — host! 'Waité that he was not being ar-} DINNER-DANCE Captain Abott was accdmpan- ‘only one bid when two houses tino will not be available to Mon- Hens—F ryers—Fresh ied by Mrs. Abbott and several! Joseph L. Plummer [were put up at auction in this'Toe county authorities until he j SPECIAL FEATURE— {having concealed weapons on his} Habana-Madrid Club Flori jrelatives and are occupying the} ie ‘city. They were knocked down|has finished serving the time - = |person. A friend of Torres plac-| __| . ‘tl aan pinpenge a eT | commandant’s quarters at the) AMBULANCE SERVICE for $2.50 a The reason was fixed by authorities in Okeecho- feo ee ee leds bead of $50 for his appear-| piwwen AT. eateeaeaeees THE PIECE YOU LIKE! | naval station where they expect) Phone 22211 Miami, Fla. that the houses are scheduled for|bee for his offense committed we'll pay for your friend's! lance for preliminary hearing ey jto be for one week. i |demolition. | there. | * |he was allowed to go. | ‘rested for drunkenness but for! Alibi Restaurant Patio and i mks ce oe ee Pee eS : EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS--FT. JEFFERSON CRUISES-$10 ALL EXPENSE TWO-DAY TOUR..PRICE TOURS 505 DUVAL STREET-PHONE 124