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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
Party Factions Hold Danger
To Present Democratic Regime
COMPLETING DATA
ON PHOTOGRAPHY
NO FURTHER MATTER WILL
BE NEEDED AFTER
AUGUST 20

All citizens of Key West, who
are interested in the photography
which is being compiled by Mrs.
Wallace Bryant Kirke and asso-
ciates, are reminded that after
August 20 no data will be in de-
mand.
At FERA headquarters, it was
said today that it is expected that
material for the work will be all
in by that time. In the event,
however. that there are some folk
in Key West who have manu-
scripts, maps, documents or books
which contain valuable matter for
the work and which have not been
offered, they are asked to lend
them to Mrs. Kirke at once.
The greatest care will be taken
of any of this material used by
the photographers and as soon as
the data has been assembled it will
be returned to the lenders in per-
feet condition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
LARGE NUMBER
HEAR CONCERT
LAST EVENING
BANDSMEN FORCED TO RE-
sPOND WITH MANY SELEC-
TIoNs; SOLO OF MRS.
WOODWARD OUTSTANDING

One of the largest assemblages
ever at Fort Taylor was there last
night to hear the first concert Civ
en- by the regimental band under
the direction of Caesar LaMonaca.
The numbers on the program
were especially selected for the
occasion and each one was APP
plauded to the echo. The vocal
numbers elected such acclaim that
the artists were forced to respond.
Especially was this true of the
song Glamour Toujours Lam
our" the offering of Mrs. Wood
ward, and the solo, Wagon
Wheels, by Frank Purnell. The
march song, "265th Coast Artil-
lery, F. N. Co. respectfully dedi-
Gated to Lieutenant Colonel M. +.
Woodward, received long and loud
applause.
There viii be no concert to-
night. After the parade of the
Second Battalion this afternoon
the officers of the regiment will
be guests from 5 to 7 o'clock at a
lawn party given in their honor
at the home of Mayor and Mrs.
VIM. H. Malone. Music will be fur
nished by the regimental orchestra
of 20 pieces.
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Key West Placed In Spotlight
Through Rehabilitation Program
Chamber OF Commerce Re-
ceives Many Letters
On Accommodation FOg
Tourists

Ever since the story Of Key
West being taken over - the
FERA and the plans Ger rshsbiii-
tation and allied projects has bees
broadcast. the eyes 81 shs tsurisi
and Traveller have bees turasd o.
ward the island.
The advertising received hss
reached every city snd h.ulst iH
the United States snd the stsfisi
have appeared 40 the press Of
number Of foreign sosntFiss.
For the past several weeks thg
secretary Of the chamber 81 eom-
meree has been rsceiviag from
five to ten letters daily rsk ug
that arrangements be made fol
accommodations for families of
from three 10 half dozen members
wanting cottages, apartments of
bungalows.
But few Of the writers have re.
ceived encouraging answers ~
most Of them fix dates for week..
and in some instances months. ia
the future when Key West vH
present an entirely diffeTeui a.
pearance than il does at this i.aia,
il is anticipated.
By the beginning ~ t,e ainfrI.
or tourist season. the rsbahlts.
ton program will hsrs prerrf
10 such 81 extrut. u IS 81 taa.
that cottages. bungalows end
apartments 90 accommodate a
large number Of people viii BE-
available. II b. also believed thaf
the Casa Marina wIli be opened
this year aud with that AMI Co..
Hotel Colonial there viii he
plenty Of accommodation for al
visitors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
MRS. ida PEREZ
dies LAST NIGHT
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
HELD TOMORROW AFT
ERNOoN

Mrs. ida Delphina Perez, 66
years old, died 8 o'clock last night
at the residence, 1914 Elizabeth
street.
Funeral services will be held 5
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from
the Pritchard Funeral Home
Chapel. 9O1 Division street. Rev.
James S. Day, of the First Baptist
church. will officiate.
Mrs. Perez is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Charles Anderson
of Key West; Mrs. Henry Melluish
of Tampa and Mrs. Washington
Sanchez of Miami; three sons,
Leonard of Miami, Harry and Les
lie of Key West; two brother,
Glenn Demeritt of Key West and
George Demeritt of Tampa; also
II grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
CAPTAIN G. RICE
SUFFERS INJURY
HURT I'm AUTOMOBILE ACCI.
DENT IN MIAMI RE-
GENTLY

AS the result of an automobile
accident in Miami, Captain George
I. Rice, U. S. A., retired, suffered
an injury to his spine which ne
cessitates his being sent to the
Walter Reed hospital in Washing
ton for treatment.
Captain Rice was for many
years commanding officer at Key
West barracks, coming here when
transferred from service in the
Philippines. He was later assign
ed to duty in the Canal Zone and
while there received orders placing
him on the retired list.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
DRUM CORPS UNIT
WILL JOIN FERA
ORGANIZATION TO BECOME
AFFILIATED WITH DEPART.
MENT OF RECREATION

The American Legion Dunn
and Bugle Corps is soon 20 be-
come affiliated with the depart
mtnt Of recreation Of the PISA
in Key West
This organization will supple
ment the Key West Munic a
Band and under the direction of
J. Gerry Curtis. director Of pa ks
and recreation. Will take part in
paradcs and pagcanis which aie
planned for the near future.
Arrangements are now being
perfected by 7. A. Woody. chsir-
man of the entertainment cpfa-
mittee. to give a dance and aok
supper Thursday evening. Aug .t
.. Mayor VIM. n. Malone and O..
Al. Duncan. administrator of IHr
FERA IA Key West, will attend as
honor guests.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08

BERLIN, Aug. S.-Paul Won
Hindenburg was a rock of refuge
in Germany's political storms, a
guarantee of regularity and order
to the outside world, but to the
scores of millions in the Father
land he was Der Alte."
No one English phrase can tel.
adequately just what that title
meant to Hindenburg's country
men. Literally it means "The
Old Man" but as pronounced
through the nine years Of his
presidency it carried far greater
implications than respect for an
aged executive.
Held In Reverence
The reverence in which Japan
holds its sole surviving elder
statesman, the affection which d
benevolent grandsire commands in
his family, the awe surrounding
one in whose integrity and abiIi-
ties the masses have full conf
dence, the admiration extended to
great soldier and the praise ac-
corded the servant faithful unto
death"-all these were present
when the typical German pro-
nounced the two words.
In World War days his name
revitalized the national spirit and
will to win; in the revolutionary
chaos which followed collapse of
the empire it served, as much as
any other one factor, to check
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
Hindenburg Pictured As Shining
Example OF UnseI6sh Devotion
In Nations Public Functioning
6By Associated Ptess)


bolshevism; in the political tur-
mOil through which Hitler fought
his way to power, it cooled mems
passions; in his illness. it sent a
thrill of sorrow and fOrebOding
through the country. Men and
women, reading the bulletins re-
vealing his condition, turned
away with streaming eyes and UNI
checked sObs.
1 Many Praised Him
Various men of prominence
have tried to put into a few words
what President Won Hindenburg
meant to the German nation.
Chancellor Kilhelm Marx, on
October =, 1927, when linden
burg reached the age of so.
apostrophized him as "a shining
example of unselfish devotion to
the public veal"
Jacob Gould Schurman, former
united States ambassador, IN 1923
applied to him the Washingtonian
epithet: First in war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts Of
his countrymen."
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening.
campaigning in March, 1882, for
Hindenburg's reelection, praised
his chief as "a GOd-fearing man
who relies upon divine guidance
for all his decisions"
Count Kuno Won Westarp, vet
eran nationalist leader, declared
on March II, 1882, that "Hinden-
burg's credit abroad is unequalled
by any statesman Of our time"
Each of these men emphasized
some aspect of Hindenburg's sig
nificance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
KEY WEST" The Bermuda OF Florida"

Railway and regularly scheduled
port of call of Mallory liners ham
ding a vast tonnage of freight.
Commerce. at the port in 1917
reached 745,056 short tons, with
a value of $46,324,318. The rail
way car ferry to Havana carried
% percent OF the tonnage. Steam
ships of the Peninsula and 0cci-
dental line transported thousands
of passengers and much freight
annually to and from Havana.
Key West was an important
shipping center. 1t was the re-
cevlng port for large fruit and
vegetable shipments from Central
and South America, Cuba anu
Porto Rico. Thousands Of tons of
sugar, molasses and tobacco pass
ed through the port yearly.
Five thousand ships year pass
i'll sight of Key West. That the
captains of these ships look upon
Key West as an oasis was demon
strated hundreds of time yearly.
Many of them entered the port TO
obtain either fuel oil, bunker
coal or supplies. The facilities in
the port for attending the needs
of any ship were adequate in
every way. Fuel oil tanks of more
than 100000 gallon capacity
were constructed and fresh water
tanks had capacity of nearly l.
100000 gallons.
The sponge market at Key West
at one time was the largest III the
country. Thirty years ago there
were more than 100 craft of all
sizes and equipment, from three
to so tons measurement, employ
ing about 1000 men, engaged in
the business. The value of the
sponge catch reached 1915, 900
annually. Key West was the
''home" of the sheepwool sponge,
famous for its great utility. Until
sponge was discovered on The
banks 100 miles of Key West. the
only source of supply was from
the Mediterranean countries.
The city for many years was one
Of the leading fish markets of the
world, being the most important
of the many active markets in
Florida. 1t was the location of
the only green turtle canning fac
tory. Fish and crawfish were
shipped to all parts of the United
States. and thousands of pounds
of fish shipped several times Il
week to Cuba. This industry was
the source of income of several
hundred residents. Another source
of income from fishing was the
money spent by visitors seeking
the famed silver king tarpOn, sail
fish. muttonfish and other game
species. For years it had been a
mecca of the sportsmen of the sea.
Key West has more than forty
miles of paved streets.
No other city in the country.
proportionally, has better school
facilities than Key West. High
school and elementary schools of
the public school system were con-
structed to avoid congestion. The
Convent of Mary Immaculate has
a curriculum comparable with any
other school of its kind. The same
thing is true of St. Joseph's Col
lege where boys are taught by the
Sisters.
On July /, 1884, Key West took
steps to come under the FERA
and as this goes to press rehabili-
Continued on Page Four)
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CAFFERY WOULD
AID AMERICANS
HELD in PRISON
ENDEAvoRs TO SECURE RE-
LEASE OF THREE CHARGED
WITH SELLING ARMS TO
CUBANS

NBy Associated PreSsD
HAVANA, Aug. S.-Following
the imprisonment of three United
States citizens on an accusation
of selling arms to Cubans, Ambas-
sador Jefferson Caffery of the
United States, has interested him.
self in behalf of the men, in an
endeavor to obtain their release.
The men held under the charges
are Frederick Wilcox, Arthur b.
Needham and Colonel" Hoffman.
Needham said he was a repre-
sentative of sugar interests in the
United States, while Wilcox claim
ed he was a representative of a
mineral company. Hoffman stat
ed he was interested in establish
ing a new industry in Cuba, saying
that he had no connections what
ever with the other two.
Their release is expected short
ly as the ambassador said the
United States had not requested
their arrest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
CUBA CARRIES
II PASSENGERS

Steamship Cubs sailed ~ %
o'clock yesterday afternoon t1r
Havana with n pa cugcu fr.m
Tampa, 90 from hey Wet. iIt
sacks Of mail. two automobile 1.l
two tons of freight
Ferry Parrot arrived frn
Cuba yesterday O'Clock ulih 1
cars Of avocados. - sacks of u1.I.
baggage, two passenger and Use
miscellaneous ears.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
COUNTY BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

Regular meeting of the board
of county commissioners will be
held in the office of County Clerk
Ross c. Sawyer 8 o'clock tonight.
Regular routine business and
checking of the depository ac-
counts are scheduled for consider
alton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08

DIR. Henry Hanson, head of the
state board of health Of Florida,
and DR.. T. H. D. Griffitts, of the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice, have just completed survey
of the sanitary condition in Key
West and both report they are
very much pleased with the pro-
gress made, and the excellent
manner in which the work is be-
ing conducted.
DR.. Griffitts remarked he was
greatly impressed with the whole
project of rehabilitation in Key
West. IL have looked into the
sanitary work particularly and
find that, considering existing
conditions, the progress of this
phase of the rehabilitation pro-
gram is doing splendidly."
DIR. Hanson, who made a special
survey of the mosquito control,
made the following statement:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08

Also in the cars are the ocean
elephant (turbot) and others of
the .turbot family. SAll of the
sI1appels. sporkfish ami number
of morays. with specimens of the
yellow spotted moray which are
very rare, trunkfish, cowfish and
butterflies. @ 2"
Telling of his experiences in
his career as a biologist. the doc
tor related an incident which is
interesting to say the least. He
is member of the Camp and
Trail Club of Philadelphia, and
on stated occasions at gathering
which is called the Buckskin Dim
ner, members are called on for
talks.
Speaks On Short Notice
At short notice one afternoon
he was notified he was to speak
and choose his own topic. Per-
fectly at loss as to what he was
going to say the doctor arose at
the speakers table, when his name
was called, and began telling of
his experiences as director of an
aquarium.
His story took him to Key West
and the adventures he had had
while collecting specimens and
also with the rod and reel. He
particularly stressed the story of
catching the big Jewish while a
guest on the Yacht Ungava the
early part of this year.
On ordinary occasions speaker
is allowed 10 minutes. The doc
tor talked for 20 minutes and at
the conclusion of the discourse
was given rousing cheer,
showered with congratulations
and presented with the silver cup
which is given on each of these
occasions to the member of the
club making the most interesting
talk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08

(From Miami Knights of Column
bus Council Bulletin)
The history of Key West is one
of contrasts and comparisons.
1t long has held historical inn
portance in the progress of the
United States, and its decadence
has been marked by steps, which,
in their Importance and effect,
have been as pronounced as the
developments which led to its ex-
pansion.
The first custom house at Key
West was established in 1922, and
it was made a port of entry fof
South Florida in 1928. Two Yeas
later the population of the city
and Monroe county numbered SIT
residents. Between $50 and $40
American vessels were entered
annually in the port during the
years from 1880 to 1910 with the
city being port of call of about
~ foreign ships yearly. The inn
ports and exports then were less
than 100000 a year each.
Eduardo Hidalgo Cato started
the first modern cigar factory in
1874 when it was found that eli
matte conditions were favorable
TO the handling of fine tobaccos.
In 1874 importations of duti-
able goods reached a total of
$66O.OOO with the city exclusively
marine, i'll its commerce, the main
trade being in tobacco and its pro
ducts. Growth of the city was
rapid during the following years
and in 1897 Key West had gained
twelfth place in custom receipts
among the ports of the country.
The increase and decline of the
city as a commercial center close
ly follows value of its. tobacco
products with its greatest activity
and era of prosperity following
the completion of the Florida East
Coast railway system from the
Florida mainland over the KEYS to
Key West.
Next to the cigar industry the
greatest asset to Key West, per-
haps, was the establishment of a
United States Navy base there.
The city was an important navy
center in the various wars for the
past century, reaching its great
est Importance during the World
War, when it was headquarters of
the Seventh Naval District, the
home port of many warships and
operations base for navy lighter
than air craft. The large dirigi-
bic hangar now at Opa-Locka was
constructed there in 1917.
At that time Key West was
known as the "Gibralter of Amer
lea. For that reason the city had
one of the most important naval
stations in the country, together
with a large coaling station, ma
chine shops, marine railway and
ample docking facilities. Ships
drawing 30 feet of water could
Vancouver freely in and out of
the harbor.
Other military activities in
cluded a naval base hospital, army
barracks, coast guard patrol base
and a submarine base costing
$2,50O,00O, and the maintenance
of Fort Taylor.
Transportation was an import
ant feature in creating the bust
ness center. 1t has been the head
quarters for Pan-American Air
ways Caribbean Division and as
terminal of the Florida East Coast
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
OUTLINES OWN FUNERAL

DANVILLE, Vain note adj
dressed to his father, 10-year-old
Curtis Warren of this city speci-
fled his own funeral arrange
ments. then ended his life with
poison.
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Dr.. Van Deusen Collects Over
One Hundred Different Kinds
Of Specimens In Local Waters

DIR. Robert o. Van Deusen, di-
rector of the Paramount Park
Aquarium. scf Philadelphias will
sail this evening or tomorrow
morning with one of the finest
and cIeanest collection of speci-
mems for the aquarium he has
ever secured in these waters.
A ship, the Philadelphia, of the
Southern Steamship Company, is
due to arrive here from Texas
ports and will berth at the main
pier of the Porter Dock Com
pany.
The cars with the specimens are
now in the slip awaiting the arri-
val of the vessel with the tanks
and pumping equipment from tho
aquarium.
AS soon as the vessel arrives
the work of transferring the fish
from the tanks to the ears will be.
gin. This work usually takes sew
eral hours under normal condi-
tions.
DIR. Van Deusen told The Citi-
zen he has 104 different kinds
Of fish in the collection and alto
gether has total of 1,400 fish
with a number of rare ones.
Many Varieties
In the collection are yellow,
French and black angels, and
specimens of the beau gregory.
sergeant major, red squirrels,
Spanish hog, very beautiful, por-
cupines and many others of the
queer and grOtesque fishes which
are found in the barrier reefs
around Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08
ARMY TAKES OVER
SANTIAGO TODAY
ONE SOLDIER GRAVELY
WOUNDED WHEN TROOPS
DISPERSE CROWDS
1hr AsrocInted Presal

(By Associated PressI
SANTIAGO, Cuba, Aug.
s.-The army took over San
tiago today after a series of
Communist disorders during
which one soldier was grave
Iy wounded.
The soldier was shot when
troops dispersed Communist
demonstration in from. Of a
shoe factory which has been
closed because of a strike.
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TOMORROW
STILL WORKS AT 1913

ROCKMART, Ga. = Although
he is 1913 years old. Joseph Hut
chins, negro of this city. cultivates
his one-acre truck patch.
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WHERE To GU

TONIGHT
Monroe Crosby Case"
J. Palace-"Rawhide Mail"
TOMORROW
Monroe-"He Was Her Man. .
Palace" Rawhide Mail"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-08

Key West, Florida. has the
most equable weather il the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
A REAL RADICAL TALKS

Democracy, as It exists in the United
States, may be badly battered and differ
considerably from what the founders of
the country intended it to become. and
1t may be easy to find countless flaws
IN 1t, but It appears to be mighty de-
slreable sort Of government after all.
No better proof of the statement can
be cited than the comments of Emma
Goldman III meeting at Chicago Thurs
day night
The most outstanding radical ever
developed in this country, Emma Gold
man fought every phase of the United
States government for years
She had record that makes the Conn.,
munists, the l. ". W, the Agricultural
and Cannery Workers Industrial Union
and the American Civil Liberties Union
appear to be highly patriotic organiza-
tions.
Emma was an anarchist. She believed
IN the policy of destroying all govern
ments. Destroy them not merely by prop
aganda and the ballot but by means of
the bomb, the torch and the gun. She
didn't kill anyone herself, but her teach
ings doubtless inspired many bomb
thrower to do his stuff in the ninetieS
and the early part of this century.
In her Chicago talk, within stones
throw from the scene of the historic Hay
market riots, where she started on her
career, Emma Goldman denounced Hit
lerism, Fascism and even the sovietism
of Russia under which she once sought
refuge but from which she is now a re-
fugee.
She went further than her denuncia-
tions. She praised the United States.
"You are still free in America, she
said. "You are free to come here and
listen to me with no army of police de-
scending on you. No legalized assassins
shoot you down in the street.
Emma Goldman once believed every
policeman, every soldier, every member
of congress and even the President, moth
ing more than something to be destroy
ed She hated them all worse than any
of our present day ''parlor pinks' and
out and out reds who like to think they
are tough in their hatreds.
Experience has taught her that she
was wrong. Her idea that radical state
such as Soviet Russia would be Utopia,
has faded into bitter disappointment.
She has recognized the truth, and al
ways an open fighter, is big enough to
admit it-that the United States offers
better opportunity to the poor, the down.
trodden and the worker, than any other
nation in the world
That's something for the present day