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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
SPONGINC FLEET
NOW OPERATING
MOST OF VESSELS EXPECT.
ED TO RETURN JUST PRIOR
TO HOLIDAY SEASON

Practically the entire sponging
fleet of Key West is away on the
beds starting the pre-Christmas
activities and expecting to return
with the catches during the week
before the holiday season.
Captain Benjamin FELTON,. one
of the most successful of the Key
West masters. was in Key West
yesterday and said. before Ieav-
ing to join his vessel at Mara
thon, that so far the catch is not
very prolific but those in the
business expect to return to port
shortly before Christmas with
many lunches.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
BASIL zAHAR0FF
STILL TAKES AIR
IN WHEEL CHAIR
LIFE As RETIRED COUNTRY
GENTLEMAN WELL GUARD
ED; SUBJECT WAS CANNON
MERCHANT


vALLANG0UJARD, France.
Nov. 9.-Eigh<y-four-year-old SIR
Basil Zahar0ff. who sin has =
long way to so to catch john u
Rockefeller in age, snll rules
serenely at Crateau Balincourt
unmindfal Of armament inxestiga-
lions.
His life as a retired eoantry
gentleman. after his hectic years
as cannon merchant, Is vel
guarded. He has SIX Hindnz a.
personal attendants and MS serre-
gary, a suave British officer type.
is not to be trifled vita The
consequence is that the s.mysters
man Of Europe" each day becomes
more mysterious.
And yet those who know him
gay there is really very little mys-
FERROUS about the man himself.
certainly in his calm old age.
Has Electric Whsei Chair
Each morning the man who may
have half of Europe's secrets lock
ed up in his head, rises early and
makes a short trip through ms
chateau grounds. For. tins ne uses
specially built electric wheel
chair Of his own design and with
it he passes down many paths
that lead through his beloved gar
den.s
He insists that the paths b.
smooth as a billiard table and that
there be no pebbles 70 Jar him
ever 50 afttIe. After one violent
torn. his gardeners and workers
from the surrounding farms, in
all 80 men, worked franticaliy %
smooth the paths again SO thai
Sir Basil might make has usual
tour at his usual hour.
The low, rakish aer0dynamie
cars Of today make little appeal
to him. though their modern pow
erful motors do. His car has a high
old-fashioned body with plenty Of
head room. so that coming down
the road it looks like a Marne TAXI
cab on its way to the front.
Interested In His Sheep
Aside from his flowers. Sir
Basil takes lively interest in ms
flocks Of sheep and keeps track Of
every little detail Of their care
When the flocks are in good con
dition he has a habit of saying.
shepherd, you have fine AMI
mails. | am pleased with you- !"
He does his banking in the lit
tie nearby town of MerR, and MS
arrival in front of the little coun-
try bank that is proud Of being
banker for the richest man ia
Europe" is always a great event
Not being able to get around much
without his wheel chair. Sir Basa
remains in the car while MS sec
rotary runs in and out transact
ing affairs.
Sir Basil lives with an adopted
daughter, Madame de Bourbon.
who is known throughout the coun-
tryside as the ~Duchesse.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
IVY RETURNS TO
PORT YESTERDAY
LIGHTHOUSE TENDER GOES
ON ANOTHER TRIP SHORT
TIME AFTER RETURNING

Lighthouse Tender Ivy arrived
in port yesterday afternoon 4:30
o'clock after a period of work
printing and repairing strue-
lures on the reef.
Shortly after arriving the ship
sailed to establish lighted buoy
sc in Tampa Bay channel and
to place lighted buoy Number 4
in Egmont Key channel.
The Ivy is expected to return
to Key West tomorrow evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
RADIUM EXPERT
TO VISIT HERE

Among the many people Of
note who viii spend the winter
season in Key West win be DIR.
Edwin A. Merritt, radium expert
with the Garfield Hospital in
Washington, D. C.
This announcement was made
today by the Public Relations De
partment of the Key West Ad-
ministration. DIR. Merritt viii
motor down from Washington and
arrive about December 1.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
SCHOOL CIRCLE TO
CONDUCT MEETING

There win be a meeting Of the
home room representative Of
the High School PIT. A. at the
home of Mrs. jefferson H. knight
on Washington street Monday
afternoon, Nov u, AT 3-3o
O'Clock. Il is stated.
A request is made for a large
attendance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
ASK REGISTRATION
OF SKILLED LABOR

A. H. McInnis, Of the National
Unemployment office, issued a re-
quest today that all skilled labor
ers who are unemployed to reg
ister.
IL is also requested that all
skilled laborers who registered
previously re-register. Mr.. McIn-
MS office Is located on the main
floor Of the administration build
ing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
RECEPTION AT
WOMAN'S CLUB
GRAND SUCCESS
AFFAIR GIVEN YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON OPENING So
cIAL ACTIVITIES OF LOCAL
ORGANIZATION

The reception held at the
woman'S Club yesterday after
noon, which marked the beginning
of the seasons social activities,
was an outstanding success.
Beautiful women and lovely
-sFap gowns addict ~ The artistic
decorations Of the club house,
which presented a scene not soon
10 be forgotten.
The rooms were decorated with
potted tropical plants, ferns and
flowers. the club colors FREEDOM
mating in yellow cosmos and cid
err.
Tie tea table from which re-
frcshments were served, was
spread with a lovely lace cloth.
A bowl of yellow cosmos with
lighted yellow candles in either
side graeed the center Of the
table. Mrs. Hadyn Illingworth and
Mrs. Allan b. Cleare poured tea
from 4 until 5 o'clock and Mrs.
Hsrvsy Eagan and Mrs John
Leach from , until 8 O'Clock.
During the afternoon Mrs.
Hastings Piodella played several
selections on the piano accom-
panied by Alfredo NJ. BarrOso on
the VIOLIN These were greatly en-
lPyed by the many present
In the receiving hne were Mrs
G. n. Goshern, Mrs. James Rob
erts, Mrs. Chas. Wardlow, Mrs
II. S. Dexter, Mrs J. J. Trevor,
Mrs. Stephen Douglas and Mrs.
Arthur Pastorini.
Those present were; Mesdames
Howard Wilson, Waldo johnson,
Isabel Ball, John Roberts. c. O.
Alderman. VIM. White, j. l.
Watrous, Frank Laid, Frank e
Brown, Dan Navarro, Louise
Auxier, Frithjof E. Cold. Thomas
james, Andrew Miller. A Hyatt
NerlH, Carl Beryaldis John Costar,
Geo. Reynolds, james Adams, j.
S. Golden. r. A. Manning John
Leach. Hadyn llllngworth, Aiiah
B. Cleare, ST.. Allan b. Cleare,
Jr~ sidney hngnes' victor MOI
let, W. Hunt harris. homer her-
rick, Earl Julian, b. ~ Perkins,
r. H. Brown, ehas. Roberts, I'd
WIN Trevor
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
HOLIDAY NOTICE

Monday, November ~. ARMS
tice Day, a legal holiday in the
State of Florida. this bank win
not be open for business on that
day.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
n0v9-2t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
STR. BRAzOS DUE
In PORT TONIGHT

Steamer Brazos. of the Clyde
Mallory Lines is due in port
tonight from Galveston en- route
70 Miami and New York.
Freighter Agwidale. of the
same lines. is due in port Sunday
from New York en- route to Tampa
and New Orleans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
HEART TURNS TO STONE

L0NDON.-A post-mortem ex-
animation of Mrs. Cathrine
Morton. who died in this city at
the age Of 90 disclosed that her
heart had begun to turn to
stone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-11-09
Roosevelt Proposes To Visit
Jackson Shrine During Month
Historical Estate Bear
Ne Traditions OF Old
seulh Bsekons Chief Ex-
eeuiixe


Ghmals mAlk "A sc llssmisaee.
II So ssllAass - late fall
dsv sAers ssema - lager sems
lnlal aeho ~ to hsillianss nnd
aalasp a lls pnsa--aha laushsss Of
psune asusharners. ne faoasisps
~ nsnsi ssassamens ahs ssridsnt
vulss - shss ksss. AndFew 5aek-
aaa.
80 lhAf historical cstates
mhsse lha hemen Of ~0ld Hickory
ED ~ traditions 81 the Old
&ulh ere ensiiGinea Is about 70
es1ema = lively welcome - Frank
49, n. NooaetaIl--lhe same well
eeae 4 - NiHen - seven ether
pfsaaenlu of ths unltnd States in
HAe naAt eeataRF
FaaIIlaT viii Era
FIseilent Roosevelt plans to
&ls1 49, Hermitage about Aoyem-
Ae3 IS 81 Foute fFom Washington
Is hs saeation cottage ~ Warm
NN8imHa. Georgia.
kludanla 81 hh speseh-writing
ateIa iaae so noted his ia
mIlia2liF nish the events and b.
aaes - ms administration Of
Ffeslaeni Andfeu Jackson. Il is
hnewn alr. Roosevelt planned
ffsm ne hauf Il hls eva election
d fesise in he minds u dem0-
EFatN memofies of the rugged
4eHneMeeAn.
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tIirAokS Is seen - part fulfill
msaH 81 hia WISHES IN this eonnee-
llaa.
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flFsl constructed Ia 1898. she
Enauslau harmed IL years 'ater
hul was rebuilt with all the ele-
naaee ~ tbs period while Jackson
49, President
Iaslag she spirit Of Tonnes
ae4s mezi Ianeus son still lives
Is ~ characteristics Of the house,
fuf a D. preserved ~ a Was when
a. eld waffiog and his wife.
Naghel wel<omed society into its
eialslv halls.
tonsias ~ the driveway. Presi-
seni Hse&exelt viii pass the same
lnli sedaru that formed q guard
III henef ~ 1aekson's day. Within
taf eapi. spacious depths Of the
eeienial mannlon he viii find the
mame fa3nlture arranged ia the
fashien that mel the taste Of
Naekei 1aoksuu.
a. Ahe geTaen are 1he graves Of
Aadfea and Aaehel.
klanr Fresidsnas Nisiiers
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Fse1ee. naehanan and Theodore
MoM4&eil
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81 as tiu,e uf their visits. there
same as Intervals down The years
hndfeu JoAnsen. Hayes. Cleve-
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Naesexeil visited tbs Hermitage in
tRu4. - Declared: = cannot
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Evening star., 1934-03-31
PLAN FOUR SERVICES
AT NATIONAL CITY
DR.. R. H. Miller Will Preach To.
morrow Morning on "Per.
fumes in the Rock"

Easter at the National City Christ
ian Church will be celebrated in four
services. At $50 o'clock there will
be sunrise prayer service. The
program will be presented by the
Crusaders Sunday school class. At
the morning service DR.. Raphael H.
Miller will preach on Perfumes in
the Rock" The music. under the
direction of W. E. Braithwaite, will
include the chimes, organ and choir.
The Easter numbers are Christ Is
Risen" to be given by the Senior
and Chapel Choirs, and contralto
solo, "Hosanna. by Granier, by Mrs.
Helen Turley. William Fletcher
Smith. organist, will play Fragment"
by Criel.
At 5 pm. there will be vesper and
baptismal service.
At the evening service DR.. Miller
will speak on Through Shut Doors"
The music will consist of an anthem,
"At the Sepulchre," by Nevin, and
soprano solo. The Resurrection" by
Mrs. B. D. Shreve.
DR.. Ffnis Idleman. pastor OF the
Central Church of Christ. New York
City, will be the speaker at the
Thursday night fellowship dinner
Members recently added to the church
will be special guests.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
CALVARY METHODIST
DRAMATIC PROGRAM
Saint Claudia" Will Be Present.
ed Tomorrow Night by
Church Club.

"St. Claudia" beautiful and COM
pelling drama for Easter, written by
Marshall N. Goold, will be presented
by the Calvary Dramatic Club tomor-
row evening at the Calvary Methodist
Church. Those who will take part
are w. Cecil Taylor, Miss Margarita
Widdifield, Dr.. Hugh L. Dryden, Whit
ford Cheston, Miss Dorothy Potter
Miss Hood Hoover. Miss Doris Kirby
and Miss Joan Miner. The public
is invited.
At the morning service the minister
will preach a special Easter sermon
The Souls Outlook" Both the junior
and senior choirs, which are under the
direction Of Louis A. Potter, will sing
and the chancel will be decorated with
memorial lilies. placed by members
and friends of the church.
Miss Joan Miner will be in charge
OF the Young Peoples League at Z
O'Clock. The Thursday evening devo-
tional service will be with the minister
in charge
The women Of the church will hold
their all-day meeting Tuesday at 1890
g m. At II O'Clock Miss Urdell Mont
gomery, missionary from India, will
speak. Mrs. G. j. Chaillet will sing
and Mrs H. F. Downs will lead In the
noontide devotions. Mrs. Edwin Dice
assisted by Circle 4, will be hostess at
luncheon.
"A Festival of the Months" a pro-
gram of music and tableaux. is being
arranged by Mrs. BIT Hynson and a
committee for April 10, the proceeds
to go to the missionary societies.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
SERMON SUBJECT
IS IMMORTALITY
Hamline M. E. Easter SerV-
Ice to Include Baptism
of Infants.
Easter music and an Easter sermon

Easter music and an Easter sermon
will feature the service tomorrow
morning at Hamline M. E. Church
Dr.. H. w. Burgan, the minister, will
preach on "Rethinking Our Hope OF
Immortality" at IL o'clock. There
will be the baptism Of infants and
the reception of new members at this
service
An Easter vesper service will be
held at pm. The young people
under direction of Miss Brown Culp
director of religious education, will
give a pageant, Mason, the Blind
Disciple" Following this service there
will be young peoples tea, and at
Z o'clock the minister will give cor
porate communion to the young peo-
Pile of the church in the Epworth
League room. DR.. Burgan will speak
on Easter and the Holy Sacrament y
The women's all-day meeting will
be held Wednesday. The Woman
Home Missionary Society at 1890
am, the Womans Foreign Mission
ary Society at noon and the Ladies
Aid Society at 2 pm. Lunch Will be
served at l o'clock.
On Thursday night the midweek
devotional meeting will be held. DR..
Burgan will give an illustrated lee
ture on Jason Lee. the Prophet OF
the Northwest" This service rec
ognizes the centennial of the going
of Jason Lee, Methodist missionary
to Oregon in the Spring of 1884.
At the recent election DR.. T. w.
Stanton was elected delegate to the
lay conference in Baltimore in June,
and Harry c. James was elected re-
serve delegate.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL
PAPER HOLDS CONTEST
Roberta Caviness, Senior, Voted
Best All-'Round Student
of Group.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va. March 3l.-Ro-
berta Caviness, a senior in the Lees
burg High School, was voted the best
all round student of the school in a
popularity contest held under the au-
spices of the school paper. The re-
suits of the contest are as follows:
Most popular, John Kincaid. Ro-
berta Caviness; most athletic, Albert
Titus. Frances Muse; done most for
Leesburgh High School, John Alex
ander, Ethel Littlejohn; most studious,
Frank Ratio, Mary Owen Lyon; most
lovesick, Oden Semones, Marguerite
Plaster; best looking, Maurice Lowen-
bach, Mary Thomas; most conceited,
Jean Chamblin. Bernice Myers; most
humorous, Miles Lefferts, Dorothy
Lintner; best hammered, Maurice
Lowenbach, Mary Heales: biggest
talker. Jean Chamblin, Goldie New
ton; biggest flirt, Bernice Myers; big
gest woman-killer, Junior Ball.
Best disposition, John Alexander,
Marie Mcdonald; most playful, Mon
cure Lyon, Helen Matthews; best am
bilious, Stanley jackson, Katherine
Fetzer; most school spirit, John Alex
ander; freshest freshman, Goldie lew
ton; best all-'round, Roberta Caviness:
most attractive, Catherine Miller.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
PASTOR SELECTS
EASTER SERMON
Rev. J.. H. HoIIister to Preach
on "What Price Future"
Tomorrow Morning.

At Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning Rev. j. Hillman
Hollister will have for his topic, What
Price Future?"
A group Of young people from the
Young Peoples Society, the Collegians
and the Freside group, will meet at
the church house, at 6:45 pm, to
go to Garfield Hospital, where they
will sing Easter hymns.
At 1920 am. the church school, ex-
cept the beginners, will assemble in
the church for brief Easter service.
They will bring the first Offering
envelope under the unified budget
plan.
A cast Of young people, under the
leadership of Maj. Lee S. TillotSon,
assisted by Mrs. c. E. Waters, will
present, at pm. "He Liveth," an
Easter religious drama, by Miriam
Denness Cooper.
The teachers and pupils Of the
primary department will entertain
children from Mount Vernon Place
Church school Monday, at an egg
hunt party from 10 o'clock to o'clock
Luncheon will be served and gifts
will be presented to the guests.
At 7::30 pm. Monday the Fireside
group, Collegians and Young Peoples
Society, who are interested in trying
out for three one-act plays will meet
in the church school.
A new unit Of five weeks covering
the New Testament, and under the
leadership of Rev. Theodore H. Will
son, will be started in the Bible train
ing class. The class meets at GAS am.
Sunday in the young peoples room.
A meeting Of the Missionary Society
will be held in the assembly room
Wednesday at II o'clock Mrs. Lee
S. Tillotson will give her last talk on
The Christian Mission in America. :"
Luncheon will be served at 12:45.
New officers and section leaders
and assistants will be installed at the
meeting of the Woman's Guild We'd
nesday at 1:30.
The Semi-Circle will have a frolic
and supper at $50 Friday evening in
the assembly room.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
VAT|CANL|BRAR|AN
SUCCUMBS AT 8S
Pope Ordered Cardinal Ehrle
to Accept Red Hat
Honor.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, March 31-Cardinal Franz
Ehrle, for many years librarian Of
the Vatican. died last night Of a
pulmonary affection which reduced
his health to critical state several
days ago. He was 88 years old.
Cardinal Ehrle. a learned German
Jesuit, was the Oldest member of the
College of Cardinals. He was for
years the Vatican librarian and
archivist.
Several weeks ago the cardinal fell
critically i'll of pneumonia. The Pope
sent his blessing and extreme JUNCTION
was administered. However. he rail-
lied from that illness and was con-
sidered almost recovered.
He was created a cardinal in a
secret consistory on December II,
1922. The former librarian had re-
fused the cardinalate, saying he could
not leave his humble position, but
Pope Plus ordered him to accept the
honor.
The pontiff recognized the priests
extreme modesty as his reason for
refusal. but ruled that he was bound
by his oath of obedience to accept
the red hat.
His eminence was highly accom-
plished and the originator, among
other things. of system OF painting
ancient codices in order to preserve
them. Among several documents thus
treated were some in the collection
Of J. P. Morgan.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
ALL SOULS CHURCH
EASTER PROGRAM
"The Power of an Endless Life
Will Be Sermon Topic of
Rev. U. G. B. Pierce.

At the Easter service at All Souls
Unitarian Church the minister, Dr.
Ulysses G. B. Pierce, will preach or
The Power of an Endless Life" The
church school will unite for a special
service at GAS O'Clock. Supper will
be served from s to 7 o'clock. At the
motion picture hour in Pierce Hall at
7:30 o'clock "Aniachack," a record OF
Father Hubbard's recent expedition
among the volcanoes CT Alaska. and a
number Of interesting subsidiaries will
be shown. This program will be pre-
ceded by half an hour of music by the
Little Symphony Orchestra and will
be followed by the presentation of the
pageant The Triumph of the De-
feated."
The L'Allegro Club will hold its an
nual Spring dance Monday evening
Pierce Hall Players have their annual
business meeting for election of Of
ficers Tuesday. On Thursday eve
ming the Washington Chapter, Uni
tartan Laymen's League, will have its
annual Ladies night dinner. DR.
Charles R. Allen of the United States
Office of Education will speak or
Education and Democracy" In the
foreign language cinema series Friday
evening the feature will be Elm
Waller vom Strauss" with Gustave
Froelich in the leading role. On Sat-
urday afternoon there will be a party
for the younger children of the church
school.
Evening star., 1934-03-31
BUDGET DEFICIT
WORRY|NGFRENCH
Cabinet Is at Work in Effort
to Save Four Billion
Francs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PARIS, March 20.-Premier Dou-
mergue and his National Union cabi-
net will spend the two months dur
ing which Parliament is on vacation
trying to find ways to save 1000 ,000,-
900 francs-$275, 900 900.
This is approximately the amount
Of the budget deficit for 1884. Be-
fore adjourring Parliament gave the
cabinet broad powers to reduce ex-
pendiures by decree.
M. Doumergue, in return, promised
to do everything possible to prevent a
devaluation Of the franc. It Is gen.
orally realized that unless the budget
can be balanced and economic dis
tress relieved at the same time de-
valuation will be difficult to avert.
Credit Weakened.
Skepticism about the ability to bal
ance the budget has caused danger
GUS weakening Of French credit. Sink
ing fund bonds, taxable, which
carried 3l2 per cent interest last De-
cember. are now issued at per cent
England pays only 2 per cent for
similar loans, and even Italy borrows
at per cent.
Finance Minister Germain- Martin
Is reported to be ready to knock sew
eral hundred million francs off civil
service salaries and pensions. But
outside the discomfort that such
measures will cause. it is realized that
the diminished purchasing power thus
inflicted on large class of the popu-
lation will result in a further slack
ening of business.
Revisions Planned.
Another measure that M. Germain-
Martin is reported to be considering
Is a complete revision Of the tax ex-
emptions now In force Many cate
gorleS OF French citizens are entitled
under present laws to exemption from
certain taxes. Such exemptions were
voted in most cases largely for cleo
toral reasons. Under the broad powers
given to the cabinet these exemptions
can be revoked
Premier Doumergue obtained his
broad powers by simple reasoning. He
told Parliament: You know as we'll
as do that many economies have to
be made if We want to balance the
budget without increasing taxes. But
L know as we'll as you do that YOU do
not dare to vote such economies for
fear OF angering your electors.
Willing to take Blame,
Therefore propose that you take
a vacation, and meanwhile give me
the power to effect these savings by
decree. You can tell your constituents
that you didn't do it, so they can't
blame you. They can blame it all on
me, don't mind. because I am not
member Of Parliament nor a candi-
date for any elective Office"
But while M. Doumergue himself is
no longer in politics, most of the
members Of his cabinet are. Conse-
quently the battlefields is temporarily
transferred from the floor of the
Chamber Of Deputies to the cabinet
itself. But the battle goes on.
Furthermore, Parliament will he
called upon to ratify, when 1t resumes
It's sittings in May. all the DEGREES of
the Doumergue cabinet. And as the
members will have been spending
most OF the previous two months
listening to the complaints of their
constituents, it is predictable that M
Doumergue and his colleagues will
nave to exercise all their Ingenuity
and tact to obtain the necessary vote
OF approved
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