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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01

Elimination of mosquitoes is
one of the major projects now be-
ing carried on under the super
vision and direction of S. D. Mac
ready, of the State Board of
Health and acting chief of the
sanitation department in Key
West, under the FERA.
In a statement made today MIR.
Macready said zone of the most
important phases of sanitary work
is mosquito control. In Key West
1t is of paramount Importance,
and will be considered as such in
the operation of the local sani-
tary department..
Investigations have shown
conclusively that the Aedes
Aegypti, commonly known as the
carrier of both yellow and dengue
fever, is present locally in num-
bers large enough to constitute a
real menace to health. Of course
this mosquito must first become
infected by biting a person suf-
fering with either one of the two
diseases mentioned before the in
lection can be passed on to
another,
"To the best of our knowledge
there is no yellow and no dengue
fever in this city. We do know,
however, from information re-
Gently received that some dengue
fever has appeared at a point on
the mainland where it can be
very readily introduced into Key
West unless the utmost precau-
tions are taken. When the Aedes
Aegypti mosquito is eliminated.
the danger of infection locally is
eliminated.
Breeding Places
"The Aedes Aegypti mosquito
breeds in open cisterns, tin cans,
rain barrels, etc., in our back
yards. Due to the fact that we
have become lax about these mat
tiers in Key West, breeding in
large quantities has been noted
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
TENSE SITUATION
AROUND AUSTRIA
MUCH IMPROVED
QUIET RESTORED TO coNsID.
ERABLE EXTENT SINCE
HANGING OF TWO FOR
DOLLFUSS' Staying

VIENNA, Aug. l.-As a result
of the hanging of two Nazis,
Franz Holzweber and Otto Plan
eta, accused of implication in
killing Chancellor Engelbert DOLL
fuss, quiet was restored to a con-
siderable extent among the forces
that have been in conflict since
the incident happened just week
ago.
The account of their execution
declared that the Nazis died with
the shout, Hell, Hitler" on their
lips.
HolzWeber. convicted of high
treason as the leader of the revolt
in which Dollfuss died, also shout
ed. II die for Germany"
The two were hanged after the
prescribed three hours following
their conviction by the court
martial.
1t required IL minutes for the
hangman's rope to strangle Holz-
weber, and Planetta's heart stop
ped beating after IL minutes.
They were two of the 144 men
arrested after the raid on the fed
eral chancellery.
The government of Kurt Won
Schuschnigg, DOllfuss' successor,
has ordered the others placed in
concentration camps at hard labor.
Their property will be confiscated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01

Donations from individuals. IL
necessary, would also be very
acceptable, it was shown.
As the merchants would be .he
main ones to profit in the way OF
additional sales from larger
crowds, those discussing the ma
ter, said that there should be very
little trouble i'm putting the mat
ter over by making the necessary
collections. provided someone
would volunteer to head a move
ment to have it placed in effect
Judging from the vast number
that are now seen on Duval street,
Saturday nights especially. since
Key Vests rehabilitation program
was inaugurated. the business
houses evidently are enjoying
much greater volume Of business,
several remarked.
The lively scenes on the parl,ru-
lar night referred To, Saturday
past, would lead one TO believe
that Key Vests population had
increased instead Of fallen of,
said another resident, with pc
destrians going back and
shows, visiting ice cream parlors
and the like. in addition % the
increased automobile traffic.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01

This equipment was purchased
some time ago by the company,
while the buckets and other NOV
ing adjuncts and equipment was
purchased by the S. F. Mckinney
company. These buckets were
shipped to Jacksonville last week
on vessel of the Clyde-Mallory
Lines.
1t is expected that the raising
will take about three weeks and
the metal be ready for shipment
at that time. 1t is understood
that the moving equipment, which
is the property of the Mckinney
company, will be handled by the
salvagers of the Smith company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
new FEATURES
IN SUNDAY STAR

In the Key West Sunday Stars
welcome edition to the National
Guards on their encampment here
of the 265th Regiment August s.
You will find STAR stories and
timely and constructive editorials.
A poets corner, limerick con-
test. The Coneh Observes, Cos
siping Grille. Oscar Pita's column
"Star Sport Briefs" Key West
Knock-About, are regular fea-
lures in THE Sunday Star.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
COUNTY BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

First regular meeting of the
board of county commissioners
for the month of August will be
held tonight in the office of
Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, at the
county court house. Regular rou-
tine matters are scheduled for
consideration.
Friday night another meeting
will be held to take final action
on the 1934-35 tax rolls. Matters
pertaining to the budget will also
be discussed. A
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
FERA Unit Inaugurates Campaign
For Eradication OF Mosquitoes

by the inspectors representing
this department. AS the breed
ing places are found they are eli
minated. In the case of cisterns
in daily use, the remedy is to
apply small quantity of kerosene
to the surface of the water This
will not impair the water for use,
but will definitely kill the mos
quito larvae. The larvae must
come to the surface to breathe
frequently for air. The film of
oil prevents them doing this sue
cessfully, and death occurs.
"Cisterns which have been
abandoned should of course be
filled or otherwise destroyed so
that they will not hold water.
Cans. bottles, or other receptacles
which hold water should not be
allowed to gather but should be
cleaned up, placed outside and be
ready to be hauled away by city
trucks.
Ask Cooperation
"Privies should be made fly
proof. When they are mosquitoes
cannot gain access for egg laying.
This is the point to remember
mosquitoes breed only in standing
water. If this is kept in mind eli
mination of them should not be
found difficult. We will expect
householders, after receiving the
necessary instructions from the
sanitary inspectors, to treat their
own cisterns, privies and keep
premises free from rubbish.
'"The sanitary department has
created a special mosquito con-
troll crew whose duty it shall be
to treat all abandoned mosquito
breeding places, cisterns, privies
and ponds in the congested part
of the city. This crew has been
working now for several days. AL
ready, approximately 200 such
places have been put under con-
troll. This work will continue
just as long as the need for it is
apparent. Residents must CO.
operate, however, if the program
is to be successful.
Scatter the Skeeter' should
be our motto from now on. Any
body wishing further information
or guidance may call the sanitary
department at the city hall"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
Key West Goes Over The Top"
In Voluntary Corps Enrichment

Officials of the FERA said this
morning the voluntary work corps
quota was nearly completed, but
there were still some names to be
added to make up an enrolment
of approximately 100 per cent of
those eligible.
The response to the call for
volunteers has been exactly what
was expected, said one official.
After meeting with a number of
people from all walks of life and
their views on the re-
plans. the voluntary
work corps movement was started.
Belief in the success of the idea
was based on the statements of
hundreds of people who had said
they would be willing to do all
possible to aid in the great work
and in the event volunteers were
needed would gladly sign up.
Now it seems that the 100 per
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
DIES FROM SHOCK

EDEN, N. Y.-When passing
motorist awoke her to warn her
of possible danger to her dwelling
from a nearby building. Mrs.
James Comiti of this city suffered
heart attack from which she
died.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
Writer Picks Fort jefferson And
Inflated Steamer Valbanera As
Subjects For Newspaper Article

1t is the writer's intention to
visit the location where the sink
ing of the Spanish Ship Valbanera
occurred in the 1919 hurricane,
expecting to see some part of the
vessel where it rests in the quick
sands at Half Moon Key.
MIR. Halliburton plans to return
to Key West tomorrow and on
Friday will leave on the Steamship
Cuba to secure more material for
his feature articles and stories.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
Chinese Experts Being Sent
To United States On Quest
For Latest In War Machines
Considered One OF Most
Important Groups Ever
Having Been Sent Out
On Mission

SHANGHAI. Aug. i.-Cemmis-
siOners whom cenerslisaiuas
Chang KAi-Shsk calls HE eyes
and ears" are en- route - ne
United States 10 wind up = qusst
for the best the world cen offsr
in war and transport m4shinsa.
''The Chinese govsrumsni's mill
tary and communication iaquirY
eommission'' IL the offisiai title 81
the body. eonsidered one 81 ths
most important groups THE soun-
try ever has sent abroad.
Its % experts undertook tire
mission when Marshall Chang de-
cided that China must have mod
ern tools Of war and comnunica-
tions. Each OF the investigator
is eager 10 bring back something
startling.
The delegation left here in
May. Italy was the first dcsii-
nation and after that country
Germany. France aud Enelana
We're on the itinerary. The en-
vestigators are expected % ar
rive in the United States some
time this month.
The major portion Of their
time is 10 be spent IN Amerira.
They have been assured that the
government and private induFir
will show them everything there l.
to be seen in the states and thcv
intend 10 skim the cream Of
Americas achievements iu Ere
fields in which they are inter
ested.
General Heads Delegation
All sorts Of military aubiects
will be studied. including muni-
lions and allied science. Under
communications they vill - soto
telephony. telegraphy and wire
less.
The head Of the commission fs
Gen. Hsu Ting-Yao. commander co.
the Chinese 18th army corps end
"A close associate Of Chiank Kai-
Shek. He is considered one or fhs
best military men China has pro-
duced.
General Hsu distinguished hiil-
self in the spring Of 1888 uheu.
with a small force. he wsth.fnoI
Japanese pressure for about
week at kupeikow. strategic pa-s
in the Great Wall. while DIS conn
trymen evacuated the area. This
was in the campaign which on
the Japanese add Jehol o. the
Tokyo-fostered state az Man-
chOukuo.
Vice Chairman Ped ArmF
The vice-chairmau az thr com.
o. Yu Pei Peue. v.a.
of communications d.
has specialized in military rsm.
missariat and wa especially .
cessful in supplying a. nationals
revolutionary army whirh fn IHfh
swept noTthward frou Cantor auI
the present govern.
ment IN Marking.
General Chang Chu-Ou. coon
mander - a." Chine nruIr tsr.
corps. and Wet Pnh. director aI
postal adm.nistrHtlou. nfr e.rr
Ieadnr. Of LII c.mn--------
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01

Richard Halliburton, well known
author and writer, who was in
Key West for brief stay. left on
a chartered launch last night for
Tortugss. )
Mr.. Halliburton has been COM
missioned to write a series of
stories ON varied subjects for q
newspaper syndicate, and Fort
jefferson forms the background
for one of them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
CUBA CARRIES
" PASSENGER

Steamship Cuta. ~ the o
o. s. S. COMPANY stcI Sol
day for Havana wi'h % On
gers from Tampa. 80 frauH
West. Fpur automobile en-
sacks If mail
Ferry Parrot returned
day afternoon from Cubs
ear Of avprado.. Ear
sack of mail. five mu
cav. and twn n1s-rurr
Ketch BLOW Me
Chicago. which wa
The Porter Dock Conf
for two days. sailed
Miami and VIII 80 p.
while before pr'M n
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
Many Residents Urge White Way
Be Turned On Saturday Nights
To Enliven Main ThOrOughfare

The busy scenes enacted on
DuvaI street Saturday night past,
when one of the largest crowds
since pre-depression days turned
out in what may be termed an
"FERA Parade" resulting from
new life having been taken on by
the inhabitants in their entirety
IS the result of considerable more
money being placed in circulation,
bought forth many suggestions
from residents and others that the
white way be turned on in. the
future on Saturday nights at
least, which they claimed was the
only thing lacking towards en-
livening the main lthoroughfsre.
A prominent Key Westers
stated that the cost of the
illumination would be COM
paratively small for one night,
Saturday, during which time most
people do their shopping. and it
was said that with each merchant
contributing a small amount that
it was felt that the proposition
could be easily taken care of.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
Federal Agents Warming Up
For Great War On Cangsters
United States Department
OF Justice Bases Drive
On Capitalization And
Secrecy

WASHINGTON. Aug. I.--csn-
ssalisaaion and secrecy are re.
sasdsd ~ John Edgar Hoover. di-
rssssr sf srimiaal investigation
lss ths department Of justice. as
awe maior factors in the success
- aay federal man-hunt. They
sssuiasd directly Ia lhs elimina-
tlsn II Jehn DiIIlagsr as Public
Knemy Ne. I. Ne stated.
we received hundreds Of tips
dafiue the four and half months
We wpre Iookine for Dillinger,"
Heaesr aid. .and most Of them
wese cleared through the WASH
le9ieu office.
~Nhen oar offiee in New York
e. t.ss Aneeiea o. anywhere else
Feesited advice on Dillinger's
whsreabouts. the tips were sent
~ hsfe ahd relayed 10 the office
usaPest ths place he was supposed
g. b..
THAT i the fastest and least
eapsnsive way 10 de- H." the di-
fssiss explained.
Checked al Tips
Capitalization 81 direction
ssmssimes goes evrn further than
ghst e. Big eases. Hoover di-I
Fsels ths questioning % prisoners
en ths basis of tolephonie reports
reFsived fFom the field.
~ Va ~ almest constant tclc-
phealf ieaeh uilh men out on the
issh De has q private line strung
flons lhe department building 10
~ haus 80 h. ran b. reached ut
hene dav ~ night.
SiftinE che DillingeF tips which
rams a. che department required
. - ~ time.
~We suuldnt afford to over-
ieak = aiaele ene." Hoover said.
ssemetimes ~ got ~ many as a
dosee = cay Al we're checked"
foilse experts often have ex-
ptemei wonsier Al the amount Of
wsfk a. ESQ men IL the division
meeaasplish. A war chest 81 S2.-
uue nen veted IS lhe last congress
has seffeefed the lack 81 person
nel ia part. About 30 recruits
afs e. fefsert for duty within a
few daya
Opersts In Secrecy
Al will ~ through the divi-
slpn tsainlnm school in crime de-
teetlan aad will be given training
~ marksnansbip at one Of the
neafhy army posts. Then they
wil b. sent out on the crime
ffWnt
flesvef shifts his men from Of
flee e. uffice about every twol
yraFs This. be explains. gives
theai "a adaptable" attitude.
Movements Of the operatives
mfe sioaked in secrecy.
The kidnapping 81 Charles Boett-
cher. "a. IT Denver was an object
ifsson ior federal agents. BOett-
cher hriped locatc the hideout of
lhs kidHapers hy recalling the APP
pFoxtmate time he heard an air
phase psss overhead while he was
hria prisoner.
n every abduction case after
that. Heavier says. kidnapcrs stuff
fed lhe ears II their prisoners
with eettou.
liinsa Toe Much TaIk'
d has been indicated Hoover
feels something was said or done
ia connection with the DilliEger
affair whieh may have repercus-
sioua later.
"if IA bad my way about the
whple thing" he says. I'D have
issued a simple one-sentence state
meuts John Dillinger was shot
and killed by federal agents in
Chicago hast night at 1O:4O p. M
and then runR the curtain down
end forgotten H."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01
WHERE To GO

TONIGHT
Monroe-"Little Miss Marker. "
Palace-"Love Past Thirty"
TOMORROW
Monroe-"Lct's Try Again"
PaIacc-"Love Past Thirty"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-01

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable weather in the
country; with an average
range of only 10 Fahrenheit.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

L o v Ell Y
ESTHER RAL-
STON goes to a
garden party in
a summer after
noon frock Of
rare loveliness.
It is Of pale
file sh chiffon,
with flo W ers
and sash in
fuchsi and
, pale blue. The
hat is Of stiff
fened chiffon in
the color of the
dress.
Evening star., 1934-03-30

that had not been created year ago.
Approximately 400, 900 pieces Of out
going mail dispatched from Federal
Offices here 60 through the cancella-
ton process at the local post office
each day. The mail sent out by the
Government Printing ONCE does not
bulk large in the cancellation figures
because individual pieces Of mail are
packed in large bundles by that
agency and transmitted to other post
offices for further distribution.
The rush of incoming mail ad-
dressed to Federal offices here has
necessitated q 20 per cent expansion
Of the personnel of the Official sec
ton" that handles it. The increase in
mail matter passing through that sec
ton which can be traced to new
ceal' activities, however. is known to
be greater than the increase in per-
sonnel would indicate.
Since it would be impossible to
clear the mail from Government offices
II an attempt to make an accurate
count Of the number Of pieces were
involved, the Post ONCE Department
twice each year keeps close track of
that mail for a period of one week
and bases its estimates for the en-
tire year upon the two counts.
The estimate obtained in that man
ner and covering the last fiscal year,
ended June 30, 1898, is that 373, ,44O 1853
pieces Of mail were dispatched by
Government departments and estab-
lishments, exclusive Of the legislative
branch and the Post Office Depart
ment. That total is approximately
one-third above the corresponding fig
ure recorded for the flascal year that
ended June 80, 1929.
The semi-annual count made late
last month indicates a continuing in
Evening star., 1934-03-30
ITALY TO BECOME
MILITARY nation
Fascists Seek Preparation,
but Not Arms, Editor
Says.

ROME R.-Fascism has set itself
the task OF making Italy over into a
military nation"
This term. italian government
spokesmen say. should not be con-
fused with armed nation" They diff
ferentiate between the two as follows
A military nation" is one whose
citizens are fitted to pass from pacific
labor to wartime activities without
having to overcome mental or spirit
ual barriers. It's fighting men, when
the time comes, can fall back easily
into civil life.
Armed nation" is an abused phrase
lending itself to false interpretations.
In the "jargon of Geneva" it signifies
alert militarism, naughty and provoca-
tive.
Like Ancient Rome.
Gen. Alberto Baldini. former head
Of the press bureau Of the war depart
ment and now editor Of the review
Army and Nation, gave these deflni-
tions in the semi official newspaper u
Giornale D'Italia.
He declared that the Duce's recent
order making military instruction OBJ
ligatory in all schools will build up
the type OF nation desired. The an
cient Roman empire owed its glory to
just such training of its citizenry, he
said.
Although he described the Geneva
version of an armed nation as the
every antipodes' of the Mussolinian
policy, he added that the Duces aim
is to establish a fundamental iden-
tity between the Italian public phi
losophy and the military spirit"
Begins in Schools.
The obligatory instruction will ap-
ply in primary schools and on up
through the universities. In the earlier
grades it will consist mostly of train
ing to mold the youthful mind to
regard military studies as spiritual
recreation"
Drilling will come in higher grades
while the mental development goes on
apace. Teachers Of geography will ex-
plain the facilities for defense and
mass troop maneuvers of the coun-
try's physical characteristics. History
teachers will stress the Fascist conten-
ton that military diSorganization IN
the past was due to the ineficiency Of
liberal government.
Evening star., 1934-03-30

places, trees with q large "F" carved
on the trunks along the Rio Culuene,
long associated with various Fawcett
stories.
More than a dozen authentic and
spurious expeditions have sought
Fawcett In the last several years, but
nothing definite has been uncovered.
Many claimed to have found traces OF
the Englishman and his son.
Pessione's story Is one Of q half
dozen that have come in from vari-
Gus parts of Matto Crosse in the last
six months. Several Of them, like
Pessione's account, mention the Cha
vante Indians, said to be fierce and
most elusive of Brazilian tribes, as
Fawcetts fellow citizens under his
reported idyllic existence in the wilds.
White Men Seen.
Pessione says he saw the "F'' initial
on trees on the Culuene River, be-
tween the Rio Das Mortes and the
Xingu, in June, 1882. It was In the
same region, he added, that the two
Anahuqua Indians, man and
woman, told him they had seen two
white men among the Chavantes, de-
scending the river in a canoe.
1.-The Indians told me-" said Pes
stone, chat Fawcett is not idle, but
is teaching the Indians English by
tracing letters in the sand.
"The Indian woman told me that
Fawcett's son married the daughter
Of chief, and has two children, who
have blue eyes. I am sure she was
telling the truth"
Evening star., 1934-03-30

strated it will no longer tolerate die
tatorship," the statement said. This
decision should convince the people
that the fate of this Nation still rests
with the representatives Of the people.
1t is a decision that should be most
discouraging to the alleged group OF
'revolutioniSts' who would uSurp the
powers of Congress and later supplant
Roosevelt with a Stain of their own.
by its action Congress has pre-
served the fundamental principles of
veteran legislation that we're in force
before passage of the economy act.
These principles recognize the re-
sponsibility of the Federal Govern
ment for the welfare of our disabled
veterans. Congress has repudiated
the theory Of the economy act which
increases taxation burdens for the
average citizen by placing this re-
sponsibility upon the local govern
ment.
Evening star., 1934-03-30
NEW DEAL RAISES
MAIL TOTAL 4OPCT.
More Citizens in Touch
With Federal Affairs,
Survey Shows.

Indicating the extent to which mil
lions Of citizens have been drawn into
direct contact with governmental op-
erations, estimates Of the volume of
mail moving to and from Federal
Offices were made today In official
quarters.
Results Of the recent semi-annual
count by the Post Off1ce Department
Of mail sent from Government Offices
throughout the country show an in
crease of approximately 40 per cent
above the volume handled five years
ago. The Nationwide returns are
bolstered by estimates covering the
mail moving to and from Federal
Offices here.
The Washington post Office, official
records show, has received approx
mately $4,000 900 pieces Of mail from
the Government Printing Office since
last July for national distribution.
Virtually the entire total is comprised
of material issued by Federal agencies