The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 12, 1939, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 59 Years Devoted to the Best Inteests of Key West The Key THE SOUTHERNMOST NE ——_—i. VOLUME LX. Nop. 191. DUNC eat WSPAPER IN THE Carden Chub Largest Contingent Sineg woolly World War To Assemble The Finance Committee under- taking to raise sufficient sponsor- ‘ship funds for the Garden Club Tree-Planting and Botanical Gar- ror Pla “den project, has been busily en- ‘gaged in presenting their cause to citizens of Key West, and re- Movement To Raisé Sponsors Funds lumbing Supplies, Mr. and Mrs. McConnell, V. Ceballo, Em- yees Key West Gas Company, E. J. Bayly, A. T. Sjursen, H. Gato, II, South Florida C. E. Co. Mrs. A. M. Hewitt, pt. Luther Pinder, G. Pe ie Key West, Florida, has the C Zu most equable climate in the country; with an average _} Tange of only 14° Fahrenheit Oo Sa AS PRICE FIVE CENTS. PENS. ate eed SEE RD ‘BLONDIE’ SAWYER SERVING SENTENCE WILL BE CONFINED TO COUN- | TY JAIL FOR TERM OF ONE YEAR | W. B. “Blondie” Sawyer, who was sentenced last Saturday by! Judge William V. Albury to pay! ja fine of $500 and costs or serve | one year in the county jail, after being found guilty of shooting! Eugene Edley in the foot, started | serving the sentence yesterday ' afternoon. { i } Marks Dismissed As Attorney; Tols To ereased so port herewith a good start, sup-' Adams, Mrs.-Hugh Williams, T. ' Found ‘guilty by a jury, Saw- yer posted bond and secured per- mission to make an effort to se- cure the amount of his fine and} SFIS SS SSS. FISCAL YEAR ‘Bach Passenger, Including | Driver, Will Now Be plementing the list of contribu- » Weaver. | costs. He was allowed by Sheriff‘ itary Moreent OF Me-QSCAR AVILA NEW YOUNG DEMOCRA tor Trucks To Start To-| MEMBER OF SCOUTS W IT H NEW DEA night At Midnight En-| / (hy Ansoclated Press) tors that appeared in The Citizen i The committee pointed out, Wednesday with these: ‘however, that the drive is just Columbia Laundry Mr. and starting and every effort will be Mrs, S. Cabrera, Jr.,.J. Russell, made to contact every citizen in Mrs. J. S. Roberts, B. Grooms,| the city to contribute towards the John Gardner, F. J. Dion, John sponsoring fund. Those desiring Thompson a limited time to make the effort. This time ex- pired and Sawyer was rearrested by the sheriffs office and began serving his sentence. BUDGET VOTED (Special to The en) PIGEON KEY. Aug. 12 | (3:00 P. M.)—The Overseas Road and Toll Bridge Com- | mission in session this after- Compelled To Pay Twen- ty-Five Cents Each Overseas Road and Toll Bridge route To Scene (Apeciat to The Citizems NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—At mid- night. tonight. the highways lead- ing to Plattsburg, N. Y., will take on the added load of the largest military motor truck movement | RAYFORD ROBERTS ALSO | | | | | | PITTSBURGH, ‘Aug. 12—The Carbonell, Jr., Chas. Aronovitz, to contribute may do so by con- noon voted to submit its ten- VOTED INTO TROOP | Young Democrats’ Convention in Mrs. E. M. Decker, William Lee, tacting Albert E. Peirce at the lect in this city turned all of Hugo Diamandi, “F. Lewinsky,’ Gas Company or Mrs. Hugh Wil- LAST NIGHT | their energies into support ofthe Bonnie Louise Shop, Joe Pearl- fiams. « ; |New Deal in the closing scenes man, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stowers,|\. As explained, the project has | enacted last night as various en- Appelrouth, M. Holtsberg, already been approved by WPA, | At a regular meeting of Troop }dorsements of President Roose- Waldo Valenzuela, L. Valladares, and the need now is for a rel-! 52, Boy Scouts, held last night, yelt’s policies were présented and W. E. Julian, Clem Price, J. G. atively small sponsorship fund to Oscar Avilx: and: Raymond Rob./ Passed, apparently unanimously. Kantor W. T. Fripp, J. L. John- start work, which, it is hoped, One of the final resolutions | 8°". {will get under way with the next erts were voted into the troop as. passed was a virtual demand that STEAMER CEIBA Steamship Ceiba, of the Stand- ard Fruit and Steamship Co., ar- rived this morning 10:10 o'clock from New York with 12 passen- | tative budget of $60,000 for the fiscal year starting Sep- tember 1 to the RFC, In the budget is an item calling for expenditure of $12,000 for advertising. No Publicity funds were voted. Mark Byron, III, was retain- ed_as advertising counsel. | | im this country at any time, as the main movement to. Platts- burg. N. Y.. for the First Army new members. The meeting was! president Roosevelt run for a_ called to order by Senior Patrol third term—this despite the con- | Paul P. Lumley. Pepper's week or ten days. ‘; ; i gers enjoying one of the summer cruises inaugurated by the com- ;Pany yearly to Mexican and other PMP MIMS LIS SI SSIS | District voted unanimously today |to dismiss B. M. Duncan from | his position as General Manager of the District, and at the same | time indicated that his successor | would be appointed by Septem- | ber 1, at which time Mr, Duncan’s work is to finish. Leader Bert Cates, and opened with the scout oath, laws and motto, .A talk was given by Frank ‘Alvarez who will bei charge of the Weep while at th Maneuver gets under way. Even im the World War no such num- ber of American Military con- _+ ¥oys, come together in.a.. parti- ¥ except in France: Snapper Creek encampment. cks i Wil ae secETouPs OF 5 t0 50) Several songs, led by Ernest ¥ - | Avila, were - rendered. Badges leading in from New York, New/were awarded to the newly Jersey, and the New. England |elected patrol leaders, Ernest states. The movement will be; Avila and samme at tad and to comple | assistant . patrol leader. Henry ie by Twenty, August | soldano. Arthur Valadares re- 15th. Special arrangements with | ceived his tenderfoot badge. i state and city police for the) ‘The troop was taken out for a handling of the extra traffic are drill by Frank “Alvarez, after . being made, it was announced to- | which a party was given by day by Major General Hugh A.'Ernest Avila, James Kelly, and Drum, commander of the First; Henry Soldano. Army, who also announced that’ Matters pertaining to the Snap- Lt. Colonel Frank C. Scofield had per Creek camp were discussed, been detailed as Army Provost}and it was © understood that Marshal in charge of traffic con- George F. Archer, retired scout- trol by Military Police. | master, will assist’ Frank Alvarez, Carrying out principles de- in the administration of the af- veloped in France during the fairs at the camp. World War, large army motor, Charles Taylor, W. P. Kemp, truck movements are controlled | Howard Overlin, Everett Russell by march tables or schediles/and Lieutenant Fort Callahan made up by staff officers of units! have been appointed the commit- and coordinated through a cen- tee in charge of the affairs of the tral authority. The trucks are troop which will have the ap- grouped in serials like railroad! pointment of a permanent scout- cars in trains and each is con- master as one of the matters to} trolled at key points by time of | be decided upon their return from | arrival and departure as a rail- | camp, which is to last 10 days road dispatcher controls trains. | from September 1. When many convoys are to march to a central area as in a | stitution rule of the body that no endorsement of any candidate is allowed. As one leader of the convention | (0d 0 ut ite “It ois poh se quephings At < r. Roosevelt asking for the third term—it is a question of our ask ports. | Those who arrived on this, the } first stop of the cruise to jical | | waters, were: Miss Emily Rough: | “ton, Harry-Lyons,~"Paut Glynn,’ ‘Mr, and Mrs. F. A. McBride,/ | Mrs. Helen Bradley, Miss Marion |ANNOUNCEMENT RELATI i The board, meeting in District i ' headquarters on Pigeon Key this ON AXIS POWERS: morning, successfully “rode through” what promised: to be a vE| Kennedy halted Paul Marks from enn. ~ ne ey rite | “stormy session” when chairman li ing him, to ‘run’. | At lion § Another matter of importance | taken. up by the convention was.| a strong demand that the two | leaders of labor unions, Lewis and} Vocational Night’ was observed Green, get together for the good | at the regular meeting .of Key of the country, “If differences|West Lions Club this week, cannot be ironed out, the leaders|meeting for supper at Stone should step aside”, was the con-|Church Annex with Lion Presi- | sensus of opinion in resqlutions|dent H. E. Day in the chair. passed. ‘i | Program schedules call for : |such nights ever so often for the ROOSEVELT LEFT jchief purpose of membership ac- | quaintance with the business of «Rhy Associated Press) The speakers this’ ub Meet | Dressler, Mr, and Mrs. Henry Shapiro, Miss Virginia Charlton, ‘| Miss Elizabeth Riffel_ and Miss at heart and Lion Einhorn sur- prised his listeners with some pertinent facts about the feed business. Lion Andrew Pritchard re- ported, during the business ses- sion, that he was investigating all angles of the “lack of benches at the beach” question, and opined | that the problem might Solved in the near future. President Day announced the ‘appointment of the Havana Con- +vention Committee, as chosen at the director’s meeting held at be jeach member. {week were Lions Earl Julian, | Jack Delaney, John Costar, Allen |&. Curry and Sidney Einhorn. Lion Julian gave the club mem- HPDE PARK, N. Y., Aug. 12.— President Rooseve't finished all Administration. duty demanded by action of the 76th Congress, telephoned the state department at Washington for Ite advices and reports, then . boarded the new navy cruiser, Tuskaloosa, for a ten-day fishing trip to wa-j ters surrounding Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. The President appeared to be in good spirits as he boarded the | bers a first-hand picture of many Lign Armstrong’s home last Mon- angles of the electric utilities day evening. The committee will jbusiness not knewn generally to start functioning immediately to |the public. Lion Delaney, whose attract as large a number of \classification is “insurance”, Lions in International Associa- | treated on his work in this city, ;tion nation-wide as. possible to stressing some popular miscon- route themselves through Key |ceptions of insurance. Lion Costar, steamship agent, next year for the International acquainted members with rea- convention. Named were: John |sons for boat schedules, calling’ Costar, chairman, Allan Arm- jattention chiefly to the necessity*; strong, co-chairman, members, D. of satisfactory connections be-'O. Martin, Ray Curry, G. tween his line and the bus line.| Bezanilla and Joe Mondul. | West on their way to Havana) | Dorothy Rothstein, all of New York. The passengers were told by (officers of the ship that the ves- {sel would remain at the dock’ un- | til 2:30 and they immediately se- interesting sites and jaround the city. | After this sightseeing experi- -ence the voyagers returned to scenes | tera, Mexico. FIRE LAST NIGHT ON DIVISION ST. At 8 o'clock last night an alarm of fire sounded from Box 212, Di- {vision and Emma streets, called .| the apparatus from Stations fT and 3 to a fire in a small house on TO FUTURE POLICY EXPECTED SOON | | YR DEEP (ity An» tate Prean) BERLIN, Aug. 12.—Adolf Hit- ler is in conference . with © dig- |nitaries representing Benjto Mus- solini, dictator of Italy, over ‘this. ‘weekend, and. important: an- i j cured taxis and visited the many ‘nouncement concerning the future | Personalities into the ;soene, | Policy of the axis powers is ex- \| pected at the conclusion of the) get-together. | It is reported that Hiler is mak- | Ahe wharf and boarded the Ceiba, |ing strong effort to-get Italy to} # which in the interim had been’ unite with Hungary in economic ; supplied with 35,238 gallons of and military alliances to make the | board was the dismissal of Paul jfuel oil, and water, and sailed‘ case for the Rome-Berlin axis; Marks as attorney of the board, jat the scheduled hour for Fron- | stronger in regard to the Danzig| by a vote of three to two. | reading a statement in which al- leged tampering with Board | meeting minutes by R. E. Alex- ander, Mr. Duncan's secretary, ; was charged. Commissioner Ken- |nedy stopped the proceedings and | moved that Marks be prohibited i from making any furthér. state- | ments on the ‘groun@ pf! bringing and | the motion carried, i# Duncan’s reaction to the charg- {es was to invite attorney Marks | outside to settle the issue then ind there. Another move made by the Both the dismissal of Duncan | Situation. Some such union is re- | Fj i quired, according to Hitler’s be-| and Marks was explained chiefly ‘lief, to bring Poland into line. |on the grounds of retrenchment. English diplomats, on the other, The person who will sueceed |hand, attached small significance | Duncan will receive $250. per te the conference, pointing out} month, in contrast to the ~$400 that Mussolini-had already ex-| salary received by Duncans |pressed his desire on the Danzig | Raise Bridge Tolls ~~ | erisis by “hoping that Hitler| Of major importance, foltow- | would undertake no aggression | ing the dismissals of Duncafi and imove at -this time.” England Marks, was thé question of bridge chooses to surmise that the con-) tolls. After September 1, tach ference is in the nature of cour-| car, bus and truck will pay an mobilization to ¢oncentrate forces or for a battle, working up the cruiser this morning and express- | STEAMER ALAMQ :'tte hope’ he would have | | better Juck with the fish than he Division near Emma street. It was found that the flames were between the ceiling and Lion Curry assured the club that; Guests at the meeting this his oil company had the best in-| week were William Arnold and tables accurately so as to avoid | confusion and conflict at bottle) mecks require experience. In peace, staff schools and man-; euvers provide the experience. | LEFT VESTERDA did on a recent trip made off/terests of Key West and the state; F. H. McKinley. | the coast of Virginia. 3 | ANSWERS PURPOSE Steamship Alamo, of' the Clyde- 1 LS Sees. Siete Reh | ~ CARMONA GETS — REPORT RIOTS —- | Mallory Lines, sailed at 4 o’clock! ALAMOSA, Colo.—Administer- q ; | ; LARGE WAR GAMES yesterday afternoon. for New/ing doses of castor oil to ‘boys COLLEGE HONORS: IN SHANGHAI . i pe bs j EEF Lisp | PLATTSBURG, N. Y., Aug. 12. York, with shipments of empty |charged with minor offenses in —This city will be the scene next | bottles _and miscellaneous items. cutting _ down juvenile delin- | week of the largest war game/The ship arrived in port at 2) quency in this city, according to! a GHAI, Aug. .i2. bo maneuvers of the United States | o'clock. | Police Chief Robert Peel. | Scholastic honors came to an-/ army troops from nine northeast- ; men. | The maneuvers will last but} three days'as approp- | ii t State police of New York will on hand in force at strategic} ints throughout the state to/ the*movement of troops highways to this city. Louis Branly, Fatally. Hut other Key West student at the University of Florida this week in the form of a letter received by, Jesus Carmona, 410 Virginia street, from the Dean of General College, Winston W. Little. In. congratulating Jesus, the dean wrote: “This ts to notify you that your excellent record at the Univer- sity of Florida places you on the In Fall From Porch Roof Louis Branly, died iter- which for several years has been t ibs Gir 4 | General College. Dance Tonight oo is Pena’s Garden Of Roses Dean’s List, 1938-39, the highest | | trouble” is expected in this city at afty moment, as press wires relate of riots already in process, two days in advance of the sec- ond @nniversary of the battle of Shanghai. « Bands of Chinese guerrilas are to be gathering around this city, and a general outbreak against the Jap soldiers is feared over the weekend. Sniping op- tions have started and a num- ber of civilians have been Both itish and Japanese troops. have full forces on hand and will every effort to break up the terroristic riots that are a ea ne een DANCE TONIGHT _ Club Cayo Hueso roof. All that was required to quench the fire was the booster pump from Engine Number 2. Within the next 20 minutes two taps were sounded, indicating |that the fire..was out. itesy calls on the part of the | Italians. The German press, however, ‘continues its barrage of headlines by hurling more accusations. at Poland and England, even includ- ing France, in general statements of plotting against Hitler and the German people. rs | | Tropical Storm Passes Into Gulf Near Tarpon Springs | additional fifty cents per vehicle, | and every person in the cars, in \ cluding the driver, will pay twen- | ty-five cents. The gain in rev jenue from this move will-result in seventy-five cents per ¢ar—in that the present charge. for a ; driver and a car now is Orie dol- lar, The charge will be one-dol- Jar and seventy-five cents after | September 1. This raise in bridge tolt ‘was jundertaken to raise revenues to |meet expected fixed charges for the next year, it was stated by the board. Pigeon Key Bids _ Five bids were received by the board to take over Pigeon K Fishing Camp. M. W. Nelson, of Miami, te- ported to be a gambler, bid $4,800 lper year, or $24,000 for five years, this being the high bid. Frank Gough, manager“of Al- cazar Hotel in Miami, bid $4,100 per year, or $21,000 for five years. R. E. Jacques of Miami bid $4,- 025 per year, or $20,125 for- five years. Jos. Milano of Miami bid $3,600 per year, or $18,000 for five years. George C. Schutt, present manager, bid $2,400 per year, or $12,000 for five years. The board voted to acept, sub-