The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 9, 1939, Page 1

| Associated Press Day Wire | Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Key West, Florida, has the most equable climate in the country; with an average Best Interests of Key West range of only 14° Fahrenheit The Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. VOLUME LX, No. 110. Arrange For Inspection Of Court House This Aftemoon pector D ve To Arrive OCHANDERENA | JUNE: CALL ON NEIGHBORS At 3° O'Clock; Commis- IS ACQUITTED FOR QUIET CHAT IS THEIR Alliance On Russian-German a Interests Now Outstanding Issue In European Affairs KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1939 [INTRODUCE BILL ‘SCHOOL PLANS ON AD VALOREM | ARE ABANDONED PROPERTY TAXES BY JAPANESE LEGISLATIVE ACTION IS EX-, WAS FOR PURPOSE OF HAV-| PECTED THIS WEEK; OB-| ING GIRLS TRAINED TO/ SERVERS PREDICT AP-; BE BRIDES OF JAP FARM.-|_ BRITISH ROYAL | VISITORS LIKE T0 BE PLAIN FOLKS Summoned To Assemble Members of the board of coun- ty commis moned to attend a meeting this afternoon at 3 o'clock to receive the report of the inspector who is due this afiernoon at 3 o'clock to make the final inspection of the court house. announced at the meet- week that the final on wis to be made by an inspector week nou who would arrive this and if the work was pro- satisfactory, would so board and sign the payment of the the Public Works to the commis- pay ihe fir Adr 2.500 by inistration aldi, chairman of the ard, said this morning ihe event the inspector until 3 o'clock in there was a possi- the meeting would be at a Jater hour. CLEAN AND POLITE-—-HIKER 2G BINNIE CALLS HITCH- HIKING SPORT; TRAVELED 22,000 “FREE” MILES not arrive that ed Bren 3 May 9.—Lorne ho calls uiteh-hiking a covered 32,000 free not enough for ummer tour. returned to his from the United which he traveled 1 17 days, averaging ling day and night. a grand adventure”, ; has been thumbing since he was 14. 30 now. own rules for which he recommends ry hikers. They are: n and tidy; 2. Never and climb = in, permission to your appreciation hi. h C2 rstinctively like a per- “Seat I al in my ker who keeps 10 to 1”. ¢. N. GOSHORN IS IMPROVING rd has 1 i wii yeen received at the that Deputy Collec- 1. Goshorn w.ho is in Dade recuperating from a severe pects to return to his next Monday shorn had been exceed ard was a patient in the 1. When it was he had sufficiently i to be removed, he was me and after a few Ba Dade City, accompanied Gocho! His” many are-ready “to: give hith a rty welcome, it’ is said. CASE TRIED IN CRIMINAL | COURT TODAY: HEARD BY JURY joners have been sum- | This morning Criminal resumed the ree: Court ed session of yesterday with Judge William V. Albury presiding and all office of the court present. The case called was that of Sully Ochandarena, charged witn assault and battery on the per- son of F. H. McKinley, office en- gineer of the WPA. The accused waived arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty. Forthwith the following jurors were called and wet accepted: Frank Milord, Armando A. Na- varro, Cleveland Dillon, Antonio Garcia, George V. Perpall and Jefferson L. Adams. After a number of witnesses were examined the arguments were started and after the sum- ming up the case went to the jury of whic Perpall was appoirted for After being court room but a_ few Bailiff Ray Elwood announced that the jury was ready with their verdict. They returned to the room and presented a verdict of not guilty. CONCERT TONIGHT _IN BAYVIEW PARK The following program in con- nection with National Music Week will be given tonight 8 o’¢lock at Bavview Park: America—Band and ‘—Diréctor Theodore sattel. Band _ Selection—Director fredo Barroso. . Violin Solo—Mrs. Norma Dopp. Alee Curry at piano. Key West Choral Socicty— “Glory of God in Nature” and “Pilgrim’s Chorus”. Solo—Alce Curry. “Music In Our Haydn Illingworth. Violin Solo-—Theodore B. Kleb- sattel, “None But The Lonely Heart”—Tschaikowsky. Community Singing. Band Selection. Song—George Mills White. Fleming Street Choir—‘“Jeru- salem”—Parry. Band Selection: Star Spangicd Audiente. Georgé''Mills White, Master of Cerettibnics. Program “in ‘charge of Mrs. Norma Dopp and Eva B. Warner. GEORGE GOLDEN rs from the Audience B. Kleb- Al- 2 By Live: Mrs. Banner with GIVEN HEARING George Golden, who ar- rested in Miami on a charge of the theft of articles frim a v sel, which had berthed at Mara thon, and was brought Key West for trial, was yesterday ar- raigned for preliminary hearing before Peace Justice Enrique Es- quinaldo. When arraigned and the ycharges read, the prisoner waived preliminary hearing and the case to criminal court, week. to DELIGHT j By WILLIAM McGAFFIN. Ap Feaiure Service Writer LONDON, May 9.—There’s a small town quality about Bert and Betty Windsor that is likely to warm the heart of America when they go calling this June. Strip them of royalty’s trap- ‘pings, and you have an’ unpreten- tious couple who like nothing better than to drop in on the neighbors for a quiet chat. | This, of course, is impossible | while they’re “on duty” as king and queen of England. But when they get away for‘ their annual | vacation in Scotland they visit the villagers, whom they call by; their first names, and lead an in- ' formal life that would have made some of their noble predecessors gasp. | | Not ‘Smart Set’ Type Most Englishmen like the pic-' ture of simplicity such details | build, although critics brand their majecties as dull and colorless. King George VI, who’s 43, and Queen Elizabeth, 38, certainly aren’t the type to fit in, say, with the international smart set. They spend a deal of time on their two daughters — Princess Elizabeth, 13, who may succeed her father on the throne, ands Princess Mar- garet Rose, 8. | Their niajesties reflect their homespun tastes in innumerable ways. ! When they ascended the throne, old friends began to address them as “sit?’--and~ “ma’am”—-but not | for long. “What’s wrong with ‘Bert’ and ‘Betty’?” their majes- ties wanted to know. He Breakfasts American On weekends at Windsor they prefer to stay at the royal lodge rather than, the castle. On state ocasions their majes- ties offer a fancy French menu, but for their everyday meals they iclish under-done beef, over- boiled Brussels sprouts and other typically Engl fare. But their diet isn’t all English. The king has an American break- fast—orange juice, toast and cof- fee—while the queen’s weakness is a huge Scottish tea of weight- troducing scones and jam. The queen is a good cook and she keeps the menus balanced and easily digestable. The king ‘has had to watch his diet ever! ‘since the World War, when he} underwent an operation for duo- denal ulcer. He never drinks anything stronger than a wea whisky and soda, and his favorite nightcap is hot milk or cocoa—a habit he acquired in his navy days. The queen sips a glass of wine and smokes occasionally. Have Old Friends In “Their majesties never have | been what you would call society people. Now, of course, they do lots of “must” entertaining, but, following that old pattern as | closely as they can, they set aside ‘one or two nights a week to have old friends to the palace for din- ner and a private movie. Both enjoy good conversation, at which the queen is especially adept. Both dance well, the king preferring a fox trot, the quen a waltz. Elizabeth buys all-British ‘clothes and is getting to be some- thing of a style setter, even though her sister-in-law, Marina, the Duchess of Kent, usually |takes top honors with her French chic. George, however, is the tailors’. | despair. Tailors tried to build him | j | Voters at the jand | PROVAL OF RESOLUTION May 9.—Leg- prepesed Florida con- islative en amendmenis to the stitution, action which would give the 1940 general elec- tion the right, to decide by ballot whether they desire total abolition of all ad valorem property taxes —state, county and municipal— is expected this week with ob- servers predicting approval of the joint resolutions by tne necess three-fifths majorities of House and Senate. Attention of the le fact, has been focused amendment propos: trdouction of a g bill, which would ra not only enough revenue to re monies lost through doing away with ad valorem ievies but would leave a surplus of more than $6,000,000. The sales tax bill h. been so drawn as to be effect unless until the constitutional amendment ‘is adopted at the 1940 polls. Co-introducers of tic bill are: Stokes Bay; Lehman-of Seminole of Suwannee; Finch of J and Bruns of O jature, in on the the in- ales tax sales tax Alle In explaining e: the bill, wt as the House Financ Commitlec, Rep. J Panama City, a co-introducer of the bill, said! “In “order © Florida to velop and prosper to the fullest extent, the tu eferred revised to permit and encourage | Brazil was too few to development and use of property. school worthwhile. system Manchoukuo, destruction , zards and the bandits. In cipal reason i Our present promotes. the and idle formulatin mote th« public we ad valorem rape of property best ifar interests we must of recog- property the busines: with — proper money for taxes; secondly, in the final analysis all taxes are paid by the ultimate consumer, either in the form of increased prices or. decreased wages—-or in the more viciot depressed eco- nomic R cannot pay taxes, transacted on in produce form of miditions” <ding Revenue Analy tuc eral us¢ omnibus bill show ol proposed gen- sales, and ties, towns and wouid, in 1eality. revenue fiom the new system than/they do under outmoded ad valurem levies. districts receive more taxing ERS IN BRAZIL (By Associated Press) TOKYO, May 9.—-After six weeks of trying, Japan has aban- doned plans to train 30,000 girls to be the brides of Japanese farmers living in Brazil. .to empty homes and a and Sudduth off dertake: nihim in meeting “SON, | problems. Be he a doctor, lawyer, | 3s of | there is a sel to! icated to the task of producing Latin American governments than ition the perfect wife <cs, of ergaged girl hastily enrol i tax,system to pro-, Japan. the is more feas everance, at the corner that not only and Reynolds stree ‘slate government but all coun-.¢d the offices The girls, it seems, been wooed and won choukuo. Two months ago, the manager of a Japanese trading company in Brazil returned to Tokyo bearing a sad tale about the plight of the Japanese farmers who have set- tled along the banks of the Ama- zon River. He said at least 200,000 of them are bachelors, condemned life of have all by Man- loneliness. As a remedy, he suggested a “Brazilian brides’ school” and with characteristic energy, Tokyo authorities set about at once te organize the institution, model- ling it along the lines of schools alteady in operation, When she approaches the altar, a Japanese girl tries always to bring something more than just her own sweet self, She analyzes the man and un- 's to cauip herself to assist his particular merchant, a farmer in Manchou- kuo or an engineer in Korea, ool, somewhere, ded- for him, The For the time being, though. the 200,000. Japanese bachelors will Authorities said that the num- make the They perfer despite the b The prin- that it is closer to sit to the homeland ible. So Brazil will have ro Japan- A nize two fundamental facts; first, ese brides, except those that the! only Oriental or themselves, farmers can find for R. H. PANCOAST GOES TO MIAM Architect Ru: H. i who, for the past several month: has maintained a suite of offiées of Flagler Avenue t, has remov- and Miami. The Parcoast offices perfected ation the plans for the addition to the the county courthouse, In accepted, and Earle Wolfe was the | {1934, loca! units received from all architect in charge of the work. | jsources a total of $64,277,506 as Mr. Wolfe was to arrive in Key ‘compared with $67,507,770 antici-. West this afternoon when the which were pated from the new plan. Due to final inspection is made. the homestead exemption amend- ment, the ad valorem *‘ property yield today is much less than it was five years ago. the local units’ net revenue increase would be even larger than the above tabulation shows. Taking into account in population, believes will result abolition of all ad Rep. Stokes said he dent the revenue und plan would reach year or higher. In oritis the which in- the new m and devices used by cer- tain property owne to evade payment of ad valorem taxes, proponents of the new plan pre- dict savings as high as $4,000,000 he tow, was following Co., this morning, having taken alorem taxes, @ supply of 603 gailons of diesel confi- oil and was getting ready to sail. $75,000,000 a tination of the ve: TUG THELMA IS READY TO SAI with barge in Porter Dock Tug Thelma, at the It was announced that the des- el was the Tortugas. She arrived from Car- addition to eliminating fav- denas, Cuba. TWO PATIENTS i GIVES STATUS DEALING WITH | LATIN AMERICA \U. S. STATE DEPARTMENT | | FAILS TO BECOME EXCITED! OVER TOTALITARIAN GOV- | ERNMENT IN BOLIVIA ! | | (iy Associated Press) { | 1 ; WASHINGTON, May 9.—The; State Department refuses to be- come excited over the establish- ! ment of a “totalitarian” govern- ment in Bolivia. | | Technically the change from a ‘theoretical democracy puts the United States in a slightly dif- ficult position. The country’s policy in Latin America for |mearly 40 years has been to sup- ‘port the government in power, with a few exceptions. When the inevitable attempt at a revolu-! {tion comes to confront self-in- | stalled Dictator German Busch, | the United States will have to; ‘smile upon him. j The fact is that under the cur-| rent administration this country jhas been less disposed to have a hand in the internal affairs of of yore. If they seem likely to respect ‘international obliga- ‘tions,” which means foreign in- vestments, they do fairly well de- have to bear their burdens alone. | With'us. By bitter experience, the Latin system. must be ber of girls interested in going to A™erican governments, especially ; those in the Caribbean, have dis. covered that if the United States ; | withholds recognition, they don’t! jlast long. That sort of influence has been applied far more in the! Caribbean than in South Am- .erica, where lies Bolivia. | 1 Tough On Revolutions We used to be pretty high! handed about the thing in the, ;Caripbean, merely telling revolu-! tion leaders it wouldn’t do them lany good to win because we ,wouldn’t recognize them. Busch was recognized by the! ,United States before he pro-| claimed himself dictator. So he! ‘had no trouble in that respect. is keeping an eye on what he! does with American and other foreign properties down there. Bolivia. tried the business of | | ard Oil holdings) in 1937 and the, president of that day, Col. David! Toro, lost his job inva revolution.| German Busch, wha led the revo- | lution, succeeded Toro. Busch’s, father was of German | descent,-explaining the dictator's non-Latin name. There is much German racial stock in Bolivia. Bolivia, like the United States, | bas a mining-industrial section and an agricultural section. Their | ‘interests conflict. That is one of} |Busch’s problems. Empty Pockets Another is the desperate im- poverishment of his country from ithe long and fruitless Chaco war with Paraguay. Just how far Busch will press his totalitarian mechanism will be known only with time..He has imposed increased exchange con- | trol, requiring the mining com-j| panies to surrender all foreign! exchange they get for export of! minerals. That immediately af- | ‘fects United States pocketbooks, ‘as an American mining corpora- | tion owns the bulk of the tin| mines there which supply 15 per FORWARD LETTER TO OFFICIALS ON SPONGE BLIGHT SENT BY MONROE COUNTY! FISHERMEN’S ASSOCIATION | IN INTEREST OF -MAT- "TER Monroe County Fishermen’s Association, through their As- sistant Secretary Chester Thomp- son, has written letters to Sen- ator C. ©. Andrews, Senator’ Claude Pepper and Congressman Pat Cannon, setting forth the} facts in the matter of the sponge blight, and citing the disastrous future which faces the men who! gain their living from this source, and their families. The letter follows: } “Possibly you have read in the , newspapers of the terrible blight or disease that has struck the sponge beds north of Cuba and: {the Bahama Islands. “About two months struck the Florida ‘coast, prac- ‘tically destroying all of the sponges on the sponge beds of Monroe County. After making a} complete survey of all of the, sponge beds we find that 98 per cent of the yellow, wife, glove and grass sponges are affected | jalso that the velvet “Have -beon | practically killed out. ~ | | “Also, between 70 and 80 per, ,cent of the sheepswool sponges, our highest grade of sponge, has! been killed out. The Chamber of Commerce of this city requested | the Bureau of Fisheries at Wash- , ington, D. C., to make an investi- gation of the sponge beds and the’ Bureau sent Dr. Paul S. Galtsoff to investigate. The Monroe Coun- ty Fishermen's Association fur- nished the doctor a motor boat and five sponge fishermen. These men, with Dr Galtsoff, went on the sponge beds and secured sponges, sea water and plankton. ' After the doctor had analyzed the sponges he declared that it: was a fungas that had attacked, the sponges and were killing out ago it. Pancoast, Naturally the State Department | the sponge. “This terrible epidemic which has killed the sponges,leaves 200° or more fishermen who depend solely on sponging for a_ living, returned to Seizing foriegn property (Stand- together with their families, in a| starving condition. This means about a thousand people. The Monroe County Fishermen’s As- | sociation is appealing to you to; recommend to the Federal Gov- | ernment for a project to take care of these two hundred men and their families. Possibly, the; Bureau of Fisheries could have’ a project for the propagation of ; sponges and use these fishermen on this project, as there is no) possible chance for them to gain employment elsewhere, the con- | ditions at Key West being what they are. We refer you to the | Bureau of Fisheries for further | information. | “Thanking you in advance for | your special attention to this matter, we remain, H “MONROE COUNTY FISHER- MENS’ ASSOCIATION.” PORTER RETURNS ABOARD BARB Indicate That Pope Pius Would Volunteer To Act As Mediator In German- Polish Differences (By Associated Press) BERLIN, May 9.—Following hints over lastvwéekend, it now becomes more ahd«more apparent that the whole scene ‘of interna- tional affairs will hinge around a proposed alliance of Russian and German interests. Informa- tion out of Moscow is sparse; however, authoritative state. ments from diplomats under Hi* ler indicate that working agree- ments between the two nations will shortly come into being. Officials of the Soviet point out that there can never be any- thing in common with their po- litical party and that of the Nazis. However, understandings may be entered into by mutual inter sts representing the National Social- istic party ir) both countries. This is interpreted by some foreign statesmen as a virtual admission that Bolshevism’s importance on world affairs is fast ebbing, and that Stalin and-his cohorts leaning towards a more socialist front in their dealings with the \world-at-large. Pope As Mediator Dispatches from Rome indicate that Pope Pius XII is making a strong bid towards settling the troublous scene in Europe. He has indicated that he would vol- unteer to act as mediator be tween Germany and Poland in settling their differences and, al so, that he would be in favor of seeing diplomats of France and Italy meet before a mediation board, of whcih he would be a member, to bring amicable rela- tions between these two coun- ries. Still warlike, however, are ut- terances from such statesmen as Von Ribbentrop, foreign minister of Germany. Yesterday this dip- lomat called the world’s atten- tion to his opinion of the new Nazi-Fascist military pact, and declared that “the Rome-Berlin axis is now invincible”. Let the world beware was the sum and substance of his speech, made on the occasion of Army Day pa- rades and celebrations in Rome. The Polish and German press continue to hammer away at each other, each relating of in- justices being perpetrated upon citizens of each country residing in the other. And just by way of adding their bit to the scene of uncertainty, Poland grants dic- tatorial powers supreme to their President. TEMPERATURES e oo Lowest Highest Station— last night last 24 hours Abilene 56 80 Atlanta, 62 74 Boston 64 Buffalg 16 Charleston 80 Chicago 16 Denver 64 Detroit 80 80 Cruiser Barbara, which left the | Galveston tcity Saturday afternoon with Wm. | Havana - |R. Porter, president of the First|Huron _ \National Bank, bound for No} = Gare ba |Name Key, returned to port late} Kansas City . lyesterday afternoon. |KEY WEST - At No Name the vessel was|Little Rock — ;up after brother Edward left, but @unually in coltection costs if the gave it up as a bad job. tad valorem system is suppianted a | The n’s wal be lem | by @ modern setup. | Two patients arrived by coast’ is ecbukis aera atte is! Only the ad valorem taxes ,guard plane from St. Petersburg jrather short and plump. jwould be involved by the pro-. yesterday and were placed in the ; | Two Million, ‘A 1 Wo h }posed char Existing gasoline Marine hospital for treatment. | a = ‘taxes, occupational licenses and They are Vincent J. Gerwe and} : to the Marine hospital for an| The king plays tennis and golf inspection feex would be left un-, Leonard J. Stonerock. |met by Ed. Romfh, president of }Los Angeles operation week before last, is and shoots, often as the guest or | disturbed. It was said at the hospital that! ithe First National Bank of Mi-| Louisville getting along nicely, and asked host of J. P. Morgan. His Majes- | eee i three other patients were ex-/ Cabin Cruiser Siwel, owned by ami, and his son, who spent a|Miami ARE IMPROVIN Charles Curtis, who was taken | ,cent of the world’s tin. 70 88 70 8s 72 66 VESSEL PLACED: ON WAYS+HERE Schooner Western Union, which uilt for the Thompson in- s and will be used ~as a repair ship by the Western nion Telegraph Co., was yes- rday hauled on the local ways. 72 84 68 84 70 The Citizen to remember him to 't¥ also fishes, but probably his | |pected‘to arrive by plane from Leon D. Lewis, of St. Petersburg, | while as guests of Mr. Porter and | Mpls.-St. P. all his friends and to say “I'll favorite sport is horseback riding. | Miami today. | was at the Porter Dock this morn-/afterward returned to Miami. | New Orleans - soon be with them again.” | The queen is said to be as good | ing with the owner and George S. |New York __ afts and propellers are to be led, and minor changes ef- ed, and the finishing touches made to ship and rigging. It is ¢ belief of Loxley Arch, de- ner and superintendent of ng operations, that the ves- sel will be ready by the first day of June, perhaps a little earlier. A call was also paid to the room of William Lee, correspondent for the Miami Daily News, who was taken to the hospital over four weeks ago suffering gastric hem- orrhage, and “Bill” was found in a cheerful mood and hopeful of being back on the street in a short time, ‘at fishing as he and she goes hunt- | ing occasionally, but only as a} spectator. Hers are the more lady-! like recreations—playing the pi-| ano and harp and doing needle! work. Both have the British passion | for long walks, both enjoy read- (Continued on Page Six) FILED IN COURT Papers in the divorce suit of Hall were yesterday afternoon filed in the office of Clerk Ross C. Sawyer of circuit court. { t ' |M. Eugenia Hall versus E, James | | SPECIAL! SPECIAL! Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday LEMON CHEESE 33e LAYER CAKE _ Bakery Phone Maloney Brothers 812 Fleming St. Gandy, of the Gandy Bridge En- | iterprises, and Paul S. Reese on} | | The party had been cruising to! | different points on the east coast, | were now. making the retyrn trip jand stopped at Key West intend- ing to stay for the day and then |Proceed to St. Petersburgh. | i SIGN IS ALTERED WILLIAMS, Ore.—When tour- ists complained to officials in this city that they could not lo- |cate “Panther Gulch,” local resi- dents investigated and found that pranksters had altered the sign to read “Pantie Gulch.” 76 86 70 4 56 64 86 84 72 |Pensacola __ Pittsburgh - St. Louis Salt Lake City 44