The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 24, 1940, Page 2

-~ “PAGE TWO lepageee iene ec The Key West Citizen a Daily ARTMAN, Pr Business Manager zen Building e and Ann Streets Corner Gr ply Daily Newspaper in Key West and Monroe County at Key West, Florida, as se y entitled to use cation of all news dispatches credited to } it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also | “the local news published here. RATES SUBSCRIPTI ADVERTISING RATES Made known on application. a AL NOTICE ds of thanks, resolutions of ete, will be charged for at | e. nt by churches from which | issue! cts of local or general it wil not publish anonymous communi- a THE KEY WEST CITIZEN please apply to Hitler. WILL always seek the truth and print it without fear and without favor; never be afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right; always fight fer progress; never be the or- gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique, faction or class; aways do its utmost for the public welfare; never tolerate corruption or injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue. commend good done by individual or organ- izacion; tolerant of others’ rights, views and opinions; print only news that will elevate and not contaminate the reader; never com- promise with principle. IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN Water and Sewerage. Comprehensive City Pian (Zoning). More Hotels and Apartments. Beach and Bathing Pavilion. Airports—Land and Sea. Consolidation of County and City Goy- ernments. A Modern City Hospital. Any small nation, desiring protection, | A new American meaning to be shown up. word—Peglerize, but such The traffic signals say the modern girl rarely thing. “Stop”, says any German soldiers, drowned when their | transports sank in the Kattegat, know who | rules the waves. We read that nearly 50 Kentuckians me governors of other states. rest stayed at home and became colonels. bec ‘ In an election’ year it is an inexperi- enced voter who believes more than ten per cent of the “inside dope’ that his frierds peddle; 6 a =a Bs * Miami is now proffering flowers to | Sewell when he can’t smell them. Like all men who accomplish great things he was much maligned. Undersecretary Welles will hardly go down in history “the great peace- maker,” judging from what has happened sinee he visited Berlin. as Roesevelt n a quandary; he knows he can get the Democratic nomination if | he wants it, but he doesn’t know if he can he elected should he run for a third term. That has him cogitating. The neutrality of the United States is | The | | PURGE THE QUALIFIED LIST An unusual situation is revealed by a comparison of the estimated population of | Key West and the number of persons car- | ried on the registration lists for this year’s primaries and election. A preliminary count by the census bureau shows that Key West has a pop- ulation of 12,861, or only 30 above the of- ficial tabulation of 1930. At the same time County Registration Supervisor John England reports that a total of 6,423 names appearon the registration lists. Even estimating the total population of the county at 14,000, the number of qualified voters would seem to be out of line with | average registrations in this county and | elsewhere. Some authorities estimate that the registration should not total more than one-third cf the total population, so that a registration of 6,423 would be about nor- mal for a county with a population of be- tween 19,000 and 20,000. Nearly every- one will agree the county’s population is not rear 19,000. Political observers believe that the Monroe registration lists carry the names of a number of persons who have moved out of the county since the last county and state election, cr even before, and that the names of some residents who have died are still carried on the rolls. Since mor- ticians are required by law to report the | names of departed citizens to the super- | Visor of registration, it is to be presumed that Mr. England either has or soon will | purge the lists of those who have died. resuming that 500 names of de- | parted citizens are stricken from the lists, 23 names would still appear. This, also, eemingly too high a figure for a coun- ty with an estimated population of 14,000. Therefore it must be assumed that the names of many citizens who have moved ill are on the lists. The supervisor of r task of eliminating those names, because he has no way of knowing who they are, whether they wish to retain their legal residences here or whether they are regis- | tered in some other city and county. Ap- | parently the state law does not require | registrars of other counties to report the | names of former Monrce county residents registcred elsewhere to this county’s super- visor of registration. Some time ago it was customary to | publish the qualified lists in the various counties. This served to inform bonefide residents if former residents were carried on the rolls. Complaints enabled the super- visor of registration to eliminate the for- mer residents from the lists. Then pro- | cedure was changed, so that it was almost | impossible for the publishers to print such lists within ten days of the election dates, because there was so little time between | closing of the lists and the last publication | date. Thus that certain means of inform- | ing the general public was ended. In the present situation confronting Monroe county one solution seems to be alert election officials at the various poll- ing places. In each district there should be men well informed of the residents of the respective districts, so that an un- authorized person would be unable to vote for a citizen whose neme appears on the | lists, but who has moved to another com- munity. i The Citizen believes the county com- | mission and other county officials should | confer with Supervisor England in an ef- | fort to purge the registration lists of de- parted citizens, both the quick and the | dead. We must have honest elections re- flecting the honest sentiment of the bone- | fide residents, not election results based on yotes cast by imposters working for one | eandidate or a small group of candidates. here must be no stench or fraud in this | election. TREACHERY IN NORWAY It seems to be fairly well established that the German invasion of Norway was just the same as, it was,in. September; Wasthecresult of treachery on the part of Nor- don’t eare who beats Germany. However, the sentiment against Germany would not be so strong if Hitler were not running the show. In referring ‘to V, D. Doty’s statement to C. D. Northrop, local elimatographicist, who proclaimed in his “Key West Booster” that Key West is the only frost-free eity in | the United States, a reader of The Citizen writes in and makes this caustic remark: “Yes but he doesn’t mention how your hide is torn to pieces on the beaches by the | wegians in key positions at certain vital | places. | At Narvik and at Oslo, it seems, the | commander of the Norwegian forces was |in league with Germany. The warships | at each port were ordered not to fight. | Consequently, the Nazis made easy con- quests. It may be proved later that similar | treachery had something to do with the easy conquest of other ports. Certainly, | these revelations make it easier to under- stand the willingness of Hitler to risk his abundance of coral rocks and how many | expeditions in the face of British naval miles it is away from home.” superiority. cgistration cannot be charged with the | tHE KEY WEST CITIZEN KEY WEST WOMEN ==. and hospitable, her | til her death, was al- Their Homes and Gardens! ways the center of interesting folk. , .Pheir daughter, Jessie, the subject of this sketeh, was born in Mobile, Ala. Privately tutor- ed as.a child, she later attended the National Cathedral School at Wound about the lower end of| Washifgton, D. C., and St. Mary's the Florida peninsula like strings |H2!, Burlington, N. J. where i her great-grandmother, Mary of popcorn ona Christmas tree Ann Randolph, was educated. . . are the Florida Keys. Most im- After finishing school she was portant of these is- Key West, married to Wallace Bryant Kirke southernmost city of the United of St. Paul, Minn. . .They came States. . Phe island is of esral her § live, where Mr. Kirkevis construction, Countless ages ago, or rremey Figen ey the: cone z - 1 ’'tracting and building business. tiny coral polyps laid the founda- He js tremendously interested in tion at the bottom of the ocean, all civic work which tends to- Year by year, generation after |ward the best interests of Key generation, these minute build-;| West. He is the institutor of the ers, undeterred by wind and ‘city zoning system. . .The Kirkes /wave, stuck to their herculean;have two children, Jeane and task until Key West, like Aphro- | Caroline. . .Mrs. Kirke is a mem- dite, arose triumphantly from the | ber of the Woman’s Club and the sea. . .Parallel cases may be|}Key West Garden Club and Tree drawn between the coral polyps|Guild. She was the first presi- that constructed this island and dent of the Hospitality League the Porters, distinguished for-'formed by the W.P.A. and the bears of Mrs. Wallace Kirke and joriginator of the Flower a the families into which they’. . .She is a successful business married. Brought here by choice! O— By MYRTLE COSGROVE eeoncenvecesessencre: MRS. WALLACE BRYANT KIRKE of the Old South. | woman and operates the Old Is- land Trading Post, which deals in exelusive handicraft. This shop | | was instituted at the request of! ‘Julius Stone during the days of | the depression as a center for the disposal of native handicraft. |P@"Y. Ind., 56 years ago. When positions were found for) the workers and they could no Philadelphia, longer supply the demands of the | brother of the necessitated Mrs.;|Company head, born at Bristol, Kirke’s procuring material from 'Pa., 63 years ago. Post, this other sources. Nowadays a num=| ber of navy women in their trav- |S, C., ex-Democratic senator, born els over the world act as pur-' there, 78 years ago. supplying the! chasing agents, shop with choice and exotic ob- jects of art .. .Mrs. Kirke has a lovely old historical home at 410 Caroline Stréet, that was built; Dr. John A. Kolmer of Phila- | fipstclass mail is authorized by nearly a century ago. It is furn-| ished with many interesting and|Maryland, §4 years ago. valyable antiques. . .Her chief in- terest in life is the beautification |rionette showman, born in Gua- She believes that beauty brings both business and! veritable of Key West. winter visitors. . .A fountain of original ideas and imbued with the spirit of -pro- gress ,she is an ardent. worker in civic affairs. Thus she closely ;follows in the footsteps of the Porter family, who, since 1822,'the upbuilding of Key West. or chance, they have for succes- | sive generations given generous- | ly of themselves to the upbuild- ing of this city. . .Largely com- | posed of army and navy officers, | |merchants, doctors, lawyers and bankers, this family bears out | the statement of the Porter genealogy that in every locality | ““—"-—"—*—« where they are found, they are! outstanding citizens as well as} professional men. . .The first of — ees For Governor SPESSARD L. HOLLAND (e6Ceodccese Today’s Birthdays Today’s Horoscope Louise Rice of New York City,{| Today endows with a good graphologist, born at New Al-!mind under strong discipline. It may have the capacity of au- thority and, when used with dis- cretion, it leads to success in many lines. The later in the day the birth hour, the better the chance for success, for the strength is then enhanced by a cheerful disposition that. gains the goodwill of all. Dr. George M. Dorrance of noted surgeon, Campbell Soup Nathaniel B: Dial of Laurens, Thomas A. Rickert, president of ; the United Garment Workers of | America, New York, born in Chi- cago, 64 years ago. Africa is about three times the area of Europe. The 3-cents-an-ounce rate on delphia, noted physician, born in jay, only until July 1, 1941. Tony Sarg of New York, -™2- qq uaqe geo “Key West's Outstanding” LA CONCHA HOTEL Beautiful—Air-Conditioned Rainbow Room and Cocktail temala, 58 years ago. \ Dave H. Morris of New York, {lawyer, onetime ambassador, jborn in New Orleans, 68 years, ago. Lounge DINING and DANCING van- 'Strietly Fireproof Garage Open The Year Around have always been in the guard of any movement toward the Porters who came to these shores was the famous Com-' modore David Porter. He was For Governor FULLER WARREN sent here by the U. S. govern-: ment in 1822 to clear the pirates from the Gulf of Mexico and ad- | jacent waters. Recognizing the FRANCIS P. For Governor WHITEHAIR strategic importance of harbor|~* jand island, he established a nav- | al base here and completely wip- | J. M. For State Comptroller LEE ed piracy from the southern seas .. Shortly after the advent» of | Commodore ‘Porter, Fielding Browne of Virginia, while en-| For Attorn ED. R. B ey General ENTLEY route to Mexico was shipwreck- 1ed off Key West and remained to} become a prominent citizen and | For Attorn ey General E. B. DONNELL large landowner. . .Mrs. Kirke is | a collateral rather than a direct} descendant of both Commodore For Attorney General J. TOM WATSON | Porter and Mr. Browne, as a rela- | tive of the former and the niece of the latter married and became | For State Treasurer W. M. “BILL” WAINWRIGHT her great-grandparents. {Not Yong after Fielding Browne set- tled here, his sister, Susan, while | }on a visit to him, met and mar- ried Captain Thomas Rand6lph | of the Revenue Cutter Service. For Circuit Judge ROSCOE BRUNSTETTER (Group 1) Ability—Experience—Judicial Temperament He died in this city in 1836 of) yellow-fever, leaving two chil-| dren, William and Mary Ann... Influenced by Commodore Por- | ter, Joseph Y. Porter of Charles- ; For Judge Circuit Court W. H. BURWELL (Group One) |ton, S. C., decided to visit Key West. While here he won the heart and hand of Mary Ann Randolph. The fruit of their union was Dr. Joseph Y. Porter, | BART. (Paid Political Advertise: Judge of Circuit Court (Group 1) A. RILEY ment by Bart. A. Riley) Sr., grandfather of Mrs. Kirke. . . As a young man, Dr. Porter served as army surgeon on the| Mexican border. At the age of 28, stricken with heart disease, | For the Full Term Circuit Judge, Group 1 JUDGE ROSS WILLIAMS, Present Judge Ably carrying on the tradition of the late Judge Atkinson he came to his mother’s home in | Key West to dic. His health be- | ginning to mend shortly after his| arrival, he took the position of | 4 ( |health officer and instituted a} Gr For Judge Circuit Court FRANK E. BRYANT ‘oup 3) “A Free and Un-Trammelled Judiciary” POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Monroe County Democratic Primary, May 7, 1940 For County Tax Assessor J. OTTO KIRCHHEINER (For Re-Election} For Clerk Circuit Court ROSS C. SAWYER (For Re-Election) For Clerk of the Circuit Court ISADORE L. WEINTRAUB Better Known As “Izzy” For Clerk of Criminal Court C. SAM B. CURRY (For Re-Election) For Clerk of Criminal Court HARRY DONGO For Clerk of Criminal Court LEONARD B. GRILLON “Lennie” For Sheriff BERLIN A. SAWYER Re-Elect KARL O. THOMPSON For Sheriff For County Commissioner, First District EDUARDO C. GOMEZ “Eddie” For County Commissioner, First District WM. H. MONSALVATGE (For Re-Election) For County Commissioner, Second District J. FRANK ROBERTS For County Commissioner, Second District BRAXTON B. WARREN (For Re-Election) system of quarantine so success- ful that he was requested to in- | stall his system in both Tampa and Jacksonville. Later, he be- | ‘came a noted yellow fever expert | For Judge of the Circyit Court GEO. E. McCASKILL (To Succeed Judge Trammell) (Group 3) and also founded the Florida State | Board of Health, which he head- ed for many years. At the out-| | break of the World’s War, Dr. Porter was far beyond the age | limit but General. Wm. .Gorgas| JUDGE WORTH Re-nominate W. TRAMMELL For Circuit Judge (Group 3) and Leonard Wood, who had |served under him on the Mexi- can border, petitioned Congress | to re-instate him in the army. al ~ PAUL D. BARNS as Re-elect Circuit Court Judge (Group 4) | When their request was granted, jhe was put in charge of sanita- | tion and of all health units of the army eamps of the Southeastern division. Too busy with work For Judge of the Circuit Court ROBERT J. BOONE (Group 4) that commanded his entire time | and interest to worry about his | | heart ailment, the young phy-/ sician ,who came to Key West to | die, lived to a venerable age, a/ For Judge C ircuit Court Cc. C. YOUMANS (Group 4) Active—Experienced Attorney useful citizen, loved and respect- {ed bv the entire community, . .| In 1847 a small boy destined to) | become a great-grandfather of | For Railroad Commissioner W. B. (Babe) DOUGLASS (For Re-Election) Mrs. Kirke came here from the} Bahamas. This was William | Curry. His phenomenal rise | |from a poor lad to the outstand- | ing business man of Key West / competes with the best of Horatio Alger” stories. His daughter, | | Louise, beeame the wifesof Dr. |Joseph Y. Porter, Sr, Four chil- | dren were born of this marriage: | Roberta, who married into the | well-known Mountjov family of | Virginia: Minnie, who j | the wife of Judge Hunt Harris; | J. Y. Porter, Jr., one of the city’s | best-known physicians, and Wil-| \liam Randolph, president of the First National Bank. An influ- ential and progressive citizen, | | Mr. Porter has played an out-/| | standing part in the upbuilding lof Kev West. He married Miss Grace Dorgan, one of Mobile's Noveliest belles. She brought to | Key West much of the charm ana BERNIE FRANK (For Re-| For State Representative WILLARD M. ALBURY For State Representative Cc. PAPY (For Re-Election) For County Judge ROGELIO GOMEZ For County Judge RAYMOND R. LORD {For Re-Election) For State and County Tax Collector H, LADD Election) For State and County Tax Collector JOE C. MeMAHON For County Tax Assessor henge For County Commissioner, Fourth District WILLIAM T. DOUGHTRY, JR. For County Commissioner, Fourth District NORBERG THOMPSON For County Commissioner, Fifth District R. W. CRAIG Known Universally As “Poor Old Craig” of Craig, Fie. For County Commissioner, Fifth District MRS. ELLIE LOWE (Formerly Ellie O'Rourke) For County Commissioner, Fifth District W. A. PARRISH For Member Board of Public Instruction, First District DONALD CORMACK | For Member Board of Public Instruction, First Distric CLARENCE H. PIERCE (Fer Re-Election) RALPH K. JOHNSON {For Re-Election) For Justice of the Peace, First District FRANKLIN ARENBERG For Justice of Peace, First District RAUL YY CARBONELL For Justice of the Peace, Second District ENRIQUE ESQUINALDO, JR. (For Re-Election) * For Constable, First District RAY ELWOoD For Constable, First District HARRY SON For Constable, Second District BASIL R. TYNES