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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
Regional Director OF Parks And
Recreation Finds Many Beautiful
Specimens OF Trees In Key West

ton of storm damaged trees. Some
were blown out of the ground,
some were connected with only a
few roots, and practically all of
the remaining were severely dam
aged by the wind. Supplied with
the very best equipment and labor,
these trees were reset and
Strengthened. Even with the best
of care in the form of spraying.
fertilization and watering, we lost
quite a few trees. In many cases
there was a lapse of several years
before the trees fully recovered.
Suggest Program
"Here in Key West severe
storms sometimes injure the trees.
There should be adopted \
definite program looking to the
/. treatment of such storm tossed
trees. Broken limbs should be
carefully removed; trees blown
out of line should be Strengthened
and supported by wires; the soil
should be fortified, and most inn
portant, unless frequent rains oc-
cur, they should be given plenty
of water.
81 also noted a blackened ap-
pearance by the presence of sooty
mold fungus on various trees and
shrubs due to a heavy infestation
of different scales and whiteflies.
These insects exude a honey dew
which as it drops down on the
clean foliage serves as a medium
for the growth of this unsightly
fungus. Root knot may be
blamed for the yellow sickly ap-
pearance of hibiscus and other
plants. This is caused by a
microscopic worm present in con-
nection with a weakened and ex-
hausted condition of the soil.
Plants thus affected should be re-
moved with as much of the orig
inal soil about the roots as pos
sible and new soil should be added
before requirements are made.
II heartily agree with Mr.. Cur
tbs in his contention that before
a permanent planting program is
adopted and put into effect COM
plete cleanup of insect pests must
be carried out. This can only be
accomplished by obtaining the as
surance of a whOle-hearted coop
Grafton of all property owners in
Key West together with an eff
cient spraying program which is
already being planned"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
BRIDGE HEARING
NOW POSTPONED
TO LATER DATE
ACCORDING TO NEW TIME, AS.
AGREED UPON, MATTER
WILL COME UP LATTER
PART OF SEPTEMBER
By PAUL MAY
Special Washington Correspondent
OF The Citizen

WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
Aug. 27.-The hearing be-
fore the Board of Review of
the PWA in regard to the
Overseas Bridge loan appli-
cation, originally scheduled
for August 16, then post
poned until August 20, has
been postponed for a second
time until the latter part of
September, it was an
nounced at the office of
Senator Park Trammell to-
day.
The postponement was
granted upon the request OF
the Overseas Road and Toll
district commission, through
William r. Porter, as appli-
cant, it was said.
Trammelfs secretary said
that although no definite
date had been set, it was
stated in a letter received
from the PWA, that the
hearing will probably be
held about one month from
now, the latter part of Sep
TENDER.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
PLAN OBSERVANCE
CONSTITUTION DAY
ON SEPTEMBER II
SUPERINTENDENT CAWTHON
OF STATE DEPARTMENT
CALLS UPON SCHOOL OFF,
GALS TO HAVE PROGRAM
tuy Associated Press,

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Aug. 81.
Superintendent w. S. Cawthon of
the state department of public in
struction today called upon coun-
ty school officials to arrange OBJ
servances of Constitution Day on
September II.
This year marks the 147th an
niversary of the adoption of the
Constitution of the United States.
Calling attention to the date of
the anniversary Superintendent
Cawthon told county superinten-
dents:
st is suggested that due no.
tice of the event be given in your
county to the teachers whose
schools will be in session at that
time to the end that the. youth
of our state may learn something
of the organic law of our coun-
try"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
STONE And OTHER
OFFICIALS FIGURE
in AIRPLANE DIP
NARROWLY ESCAPE SERIOUS
INJURY WHEN AIRCRAFT
DROPS INTO WATERS OF
BIScAYNE BAY

Enroute to Key West Saturday
from Miami, a party of FERA Of
ficials, headed by julius F. Stone,
Jr., state administrator of the
FERA, miraculously escaped Sc
rious injuries when the plane in
which they were flying, dipped
down into the shallow waters of
Biscayne Bay.
Major A. B. McMullen, head of
the Florida FERA Aviation De-
partment, piloted the plane. 9th
ers in the party who visited this
city were F. P. Bartlett, assistant
to Rexford Tugwell. national as
sistant secretary of agriculture,
and Nels Anderson, in charge of
labor relations of the FERA.
The plane fell in shallow water
of about three feet depth. The
party waded ashore and proceeded
to Key West in Pan American
plane.
A general survey of Federal
Emergency Relief work is being
made by the party which con-
ferred with B. M. Duncan. local
administrator, and other officials
here.
The group returned to Miami
yesterday afternoon shortly after
A o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
Political League Plans Putting
New Deal' Under Microscope

this country, how else is it to
start?
So what about implications with
respect to Mr.. Roosevelt, and
1886?
Jouett Shouse, who is to be
president of the league, says the
"new deaP' will be put under the
microscope. He uses the future
tense in saying that. But he
changes to the present tense when
he adds that the league definitely
isn't anti-RoOsevelt."
He does not say the league new
er will be anti-Roosevelt; and that
one certain thing is that if the
league keeps its identity, it will
feel the strongest kind of influ-
ence in 1886 to be either for Mr..
Roosevelt or against him.
Between The Lines
Reading between the lines
and that has to be done because
all of the men involved, in the
league and in the administration
are experienced politicians who
pick their words advisedly-the
situation would seem to be some
thing like this:
A considerable group Of prop
erty owners, including con-
spicuously certain eastern indus
trial and financial interests, re-
Gently has shown increasing alarm
over the trend of NEW deal" poll
cies.
This group, roughly identified
with the designation of "conserva-
tive" took particular offense at
the presidents speech at Green
Bay, Wis.,, in which he appealed to
the western liberals and said the
"new deap must march on.
Now that apprehension is to
have direct expression. The
league, without a party labe! as
yet, has served notice on Mr.,
Roosevelt that organized pressure
is to be brought to bear at Wash
ington.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
Legislative Records Reveal
Railroad To Key West Was
First Contemplated In 1856
Shown In 1872 Congress
Granted Great Southern
Railroad Company Right
OF Way Through State

IL would be impossible to de-
tsrmine definitely when a railroad
10 Key West was frat proposed,
possibly soon after the grant of
the ialand TO Juan Pablo Salas by
Den Juan d. Estrada on August
&c. 1915, OF, perhaps by John W..
Simenson. who bought this island
from sAIas for $4,000 because
% the advantageous situation and
capacity Of the harbOr, etc"
However, the legislature of
Florida undoubtedly had the rail
road in mind when, on January 6,
1855. IL approved "An Act to Pro-
vide For and Encourage Liberal
System of Internal improvements
In This State" Soon after the
Great Southern Railway was in
corporated. whose object was to
operate a line of railroad COM
mencing at "a point near Kings
Ferry on the st. Mary's River to
Key West.
In 1872 Congress granted the
Great Southern Railroad Com
pany the right of way through the
public lands of Florida, for the
construction of a railroad and
telegraph from the st. Mary's
River. IN the state of Florida, to
hey West, in said state" The act
also 1ipuiated That the road shall
be a post route and also a mill
tary road. and that Congress may
fix tariff rates for the transpor-
tation of troops. munitions of war
and mails.
That Key West was not idle in
the efforts to construct a railroad
10 this sOuthernmost harbor of
Florida goes without saying, a
concrete evidence being the fol-
lowing petition to congress, adopt
ed at a meeting of citizens in the
city hall. on May rs, 1878.
Petition Presented
whereas we, the citizens Of
Key West. in public meeting as
sembled. considering the great
necessity of more direct and ready
communication with the West I'm.
dies and the more northern of the
South American states, and the
fact that the geographical position
Of the peninsula of Florida, with
its level surface and numerous adj
vantages, les line of keys extend
ing 20 within ninety miles of the
coast Of Cuba in an unbroken
chain. and in almost immediate
contact, presents a most favor
able opportunity for the construc-
ton Of a railroad to supply the
required demand, and that such
railroad having its terminus at the
port Of Key West, a point of the
greatest military Importance COM
handing. as it does. the entrance
20 the Gulf of Mexico. is a mat
ter Of sufficient general interest
o. the country at large to justify
entitle to national aid. assistance
and Encouragement, and that the
vastness Of the undertaking rem.
ders Il necessary to seek such aid:
Therefore.
"Be Il resolved, That our Sena-
tors aud Representatives in Con
gress be requested to do ali with
IN their power to procure the pas
sage of House Bill No. 1862. in
aid Of the Great Southern Rail-
road.
Resolved, That the secretary
II this meeting be requested to
send a certified copy of this men,
orial and resolution to each of our
senators and Representatives in
Congress.
civilian CURRY,
chairman.
&c. BOVINE PATTERSON,
"GEORGE w. ALLEN,
-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
CALL MADE FOR
VOLUNTEER UNIT
THIRTY MEMBERS ARE NEED
ED TO DISTRIBUTE
CARDS

Thirty members of the Volun-
teer Work Corps are needed to-
morrow morning by Harold Bal
lou, director of Research and Sta
tistics with the FERA.
Workers will be used to distri-
butte the record cards whereby the
individual members of the corps
may now keep a complete record
of the number of hours and type
of work contributed.
These 80 members are request
ed to report to the FERA head
quarters tomorrow morning as
early as possible after 8 O'Clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27

Appearing in yesterdays issue
Of the Miami Herald, accompanied
by a photograph, was an article
describing a record avocado pear
grown in Dade County.
The weight of the product was
shown to be Sd pounds, with
the dimensions given as inches
long and 16 inches in circumfer-
ence.
1t was grown in the yard of
Lafayette Lowe in Miami, who is
a former Key Wester.
While the product is a large
one, and was worth the publicity
given, nevertheless Key West
which is in Monroe County, goes
Dade one better, having Produe-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
STORM REPORT

ADVISORY $3.50 A. M.-NOrth-
east storm warnings changed to
hurricane warnings Immediately
from Port Arthur to Galveston.
Tex. The tropical disturbance of
small diameter but considerable
intensity is central about so miles
east of Galveston moving west
northwestward. It's center will
cross the Texas coast between
Galveston and Port Arthur early
this afternoon attended by high
tides.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
STICKERS ARE
OFFERED FREE

Individuals desiring Key West
stickers to place on letters, par
GELS and express matter going out
of this city can obtain same free
of charge at Cabrera Wholesale
Grocery, Inc, by applying in per-
son.
Mr.. Cabrera has made this Of
fer in order that the stamps can
properly get into distribution and
desired advertising results OBJ
tanned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
Movement To Distribute Stickers
Advertising Key West Receiving
Great Cooperation On All Sides
Business And Professional
Men, And Private IN
dividuals Rally To Cam
paign Inaugurated

Nearly two score busissss
firms, professioaaI msa sd
private individuaIs had rssponaea
up to this aftsraoon 90 che sais
Of Key West stisksFs bsias 49,
died By the finance somEissss 81
the Key West Hospitality Lsaeus.
The saiskss ~ss Designed -
Avery Johasoa. eel kss~a artist
connected with the KsS West ~.
miaistrssioa here. Ths hsspiiai.iF
league has purshsssd thsss ssssspa
from the FERA snd IN tsru h
selling then % others - Esr
West.
Arrangements have been ulnia
for the merchants and ofhrra fa
give the souvenir stickers b. eos
toners so that they. ia tarn. can
paste them ON the backs az aN
letters aud other natl and EXPIRE
matter going out % kcy Wes
The league urges all persana tH
ask for the stickers in aug .iafr
where they may BE- making = paf
chase.
One hundred tnvussud ~ fha
stiekers were made sd iasFae
members hops o. dispose uf i.
within the next 80 dsys. a taa
the stickers can percolaie tHTera
out the country and a. af wnsh
good as possible.
Mr.. Jerry rrcvor. treasafef ef
the hospitality ieague end caaH
man 81 the committee hanaHnE a.
stickcrs Distribution. can nitr aHf
information wanted in sanHe..ar
with the stamps. e b. sisted
La, 81 Purshsssfs
The following have parrs
stamps which they viii hs aaff
make available Co thrr cusf
upon request:
Porter Dock CampanF. f
National Bank. keF Wra Ir
Company. The Aftman
Curry Sons Company. r
Allen Company. Colonial N.
=. ~. kress and tnunfar
dorc Hoitsbefr. thf tutaH
sui Joe Pvarimau. iraln.sF a...
Shop. Ia. ;. A. Nalie..
Music Company and Tee efaTH
Fashion
Additional pureha.rrH
stamps arr J. o. kantaf faH
Soda Fountain. Cahrrfa Wh#
Grocery Company. D. u ls
tax collector, utfa kurH
tax assessor. Hue e.
county ci-rt. <hrnff o.
Thompson. fI.r.la FHhir
ties. NJ Wai'ars krkr.
Forwarding Company H
Motor Company. % AIeras
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
By BYRON PRICE

ny . INON II NlNE
1Chief of bureau. The Associated
Press. Washington
There were reasons why organi-
cation of "The American Liberty
League" got far more than pass
ing attention in Washington.
Ordinarily, the establishment of
one more association at the capital
would GO unnoticed. There are so
many already that their names
crowd several pages of the tele-
phone directory. Most of them list
Acknowledgements figures among
their membership. Several have
names closely resembling that of
the newcomer.
Yet, Washington seemed to
sense that the new league hardly
was just one of the crowd; that it
would be heard from often in the
future; that in one way or an
other it might be destined to have
a part in the writing of history.
Start Of New Party?
For one thing, the conviction is
inescapable that the organization
will figure in practical politics.
When influential men start a cam
paign to protect liberty" they
speedily are drawn into political
arguments, willy-nilly.
And when such democrats as AL
Smith and John W. Davis. and
such republicans as James w.
Wadsworth, climb into the same
boat for political ride, it causes
comment. The inclination is to
soft-pedal talk of new "con-
sentative" party. yet if we are to
have conservative" party in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
ISLAND CITY GOES DADE COUNTY One
Key West Tree Produces Product Weighing Lbs.
BETTER IN Size OF RECORD AVOCADO

ed an avocado of much larger
proportions, weighing } pounds.
measuring 8 inches in length, with
a circumference of ~ inches.
The product was grown on
tree which stands on the line d.
viding the properties Of Mrs. {.
S. ElbertsOn and L. b. Gr'llOn o"
Southland street.
This is only one Of many Of al
most equal size that have bee"
taken from the tree this season.
Five or six dozen Of the largest
were gathered from this tree al
the time of the first pulling
this year. with numerous smaller
ones taken since that time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27

Key West. Florida. hng &c
most equable weather In lha
country: with "a averaEe
range Of only IL Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-27
CHILD BAPTIZED
BY DR.. ROGERS

Abelardo Gonzalez Noriega Sc
villa was baptized yesterday by
DR.. S. w. Rogers. The parents
of the child are Mr.. and Mrs. Jose
Gonzalez Sevilla.
The godparents are Frank E.
Varela and Laura Gonzalez de
Molina.
The Washington times., 1934-01-31
ND. J.. Baking
At OPPONENTS

Supporters Of Georgetown and
MARYLAND are today contemplate
ing defeats registered against both
basketball teams last night in
hard-fought games, while Mary
lands athletic officials are con-
templating withdrawing the Old
Line one-mile relay team from the
Millrose A. C. indoor games in
New York city Saturday night.
Georgetown's quint went down
before Yale, at New Haven, by a
count of "a to 26. The Hoyas led
at half time, is to IA, but the Eli
five took to a five-man offensive
In the dying moments Of the con.
test to mystify Georgetown and
capture the victory.
Nearly 5000 people looked on
while North Carolina's clever floor
team took a 28-to-24 verdict in an
exciting game. The defeat was
Maryland'S first in five Southern
Conference tits.
Differences regarding scholastic
eligibility requirements are said to
be the cause Of Maryland's threat
to Withdraw. its relay team from
the Millrose games. Maryland
was placed in the one-mile COL
legiate special relay with Holy
Cross and Marquette. If Mary
land decides not to run in this
special relay, the decision may af-
feet the proposed sprint clash be-
tween Earl Widmyer and the great
negro sprint champion of Mar
uuette, Ralph Metcalfe. Holy
cross mile relay team is one OF
the fastest collegiate relay teams
on the boards.
George Washington University's
Colonials and West Virginia Uni
versity's Mountaineers will clash
on the football gridiron next No
vember II at Morgantown, w. Va.
II is understood the two teams
will meet in Griffith Stadium,
washington. D. c., in 1885.
G. WIS 1884 schedule now in
cludes the following teams: Uni
Versity Of Denver, Tulsa Univer-
sity The Citadel. North Dakota
University, Wake Forest, Vandy.
I. s. U. West Virginia and Uni
Yersity Of Oklahoma.
The Washington times., 1934-01-31
c. v. WILL HAVE
ANOTHER QU|NT

George Washington University
is getting basketball conscious.
Not only is the varsity quint
holding it's own against stiff com.
petition, but the Pharmacy School
has organized a team, and has
scheduled two games with Blue
Ridge College team of New Wind
sor, Md.
The first game will be played at
Blue Ridge February 6, with a re-
turn game being carded here Feb
ruary %. Manager Phillip Rubin
is trying to get a game with the
University of Maryland Pharma-
ciSts.
John Lee, assistant football
coach, is tutoring the squad, and
promises to have the boys in ship.
shape for the games. The squad
is made up of Rubin, Chamber
lain, Nathanson, Hofberg, Wolf,
Allison, Miller, Geiger, Read. La
tona and Steinberg.
The Washington times., 1934-01-31
SCORES
ONSTRANGE
ALLEYS
By DANNY GILL

Ask any athlete where he does
his best work and the answer nine
times out of ten will be: =
"On my home grounds where
/ know all of the conditions and z
can make allowances for them.
My friends being on hand also
helps"
Honey a Honey -.
While duckpins do not differ
greatly from other sports in this
respect, one of it's foremost ex.
ponents, George Honey, is un-
affected by any mental hazard
when he rolls on strange alleys.
In fact he does his best work
away from home.
Honey, a cunneythumb bowler
like whip" Litchfield. who also
defies the laws of bowling by
turning in huge scores despite
his. unorthodoX style is leading
the District League with an
average of 1875, over a circuit OF
eight alleys.
On his home drives, Northeast
Temple, Honey is averaging but
lis in the Temple Major League,
which is 10 points less than his
average in the Districts travelling
loop.
Average 121 =
Last year, though, he averaged
121 in the Temple Major. -
George has rolled about 80 per
cent of the games of his career
on the Temple n1apleways, being
practically raised there, so far as
bowling is concerned.
Just why his league average as
a whole is better than his home"
average George can't explain, and
probably doesn't try, so long as
he remains at the top OF the fast
District circuit.
The Washington times., 1934-01-31

The Celtics hope to arrange a.
five-game series with the Freder-
icksburg Elks, Waddy Company of
Richmond, Lynchburg Cutters
and other mines for the State title.
Ray Peverill, popular Alexan-
dria umpire, will handle all games
at Herndon, Va, this coming base
ball season for the Herndon Meat
Cutters.
The st. Rita's A. c. will sponsor
a dance and entertainment for the
benefit of the club athletic fund
on February 2 at Lyceum hall.
Alexandria High School court
men will trek to Herndon, Va, to-
night for a Northern Virginia
scholastic title game with Hern-
don High.
Jack Watt, coach of the Lee
Jackson High five, hopes to
bring the National Training
School quint here Saturday night
the feature fray at the Lee-Jack-
son gym.
The Packard girls bowling team
of Richmond invadeS Saturday
for a match with the Old Domin-
ion Boat Club bowlers at the
Health Center. Last Saturday
night, in Richmond, the Packard
girls defeated the Alexandrians
bY 36 pins in a three-game set.
The Washington times., 1934-01-31
TEAMS
TAKE DRIVES

Two big matches in the Ladies
District League are to be rolled
tonight at Lucky Strike.
One finds the leading Luckies
facing Lonnie Krauss' Columbians
while the other involves Rendez-
vous, Second-place team, and Bill
Woods.
In the Washington Ladies
League at Columbia last night the
standing Of the teams remained
the same, although the women
knocked over plenty of pins. Mrs.
Bessie Smith, Cardinal substitute,
rolling for the first time in the
league, made an auspicious start
by sharing high game honors with
Ellen JenneWine (Emanons) Both
had lat games.
Evelyn Ellis Gel Gees) took
high set honors with a 351 set.
The league maintained an aver
aged OF SO pins game.
"Toots" Greene (CommerciaD
set new record in the C. and P.
Telephone Ladies League when she
shot a 345 set. She also won
game honorS with 1913. Davis, of
Marion, carried off honors in the
Eastern Star La61N5 League with
a LOT game and a 3C7 set. Leon.
berger (zions) topped the Ladies
Lutheran League with a lis game
and BIT set.
Mrs. Ruth Rothgeb. anchor
bowler of the Recreation girls
duckpin team, will help conduct
bowling classes, Thursday night
at 8 o'clock at Recreation. The
instructions will be free.
The Washington times., 1934-01-31
Local Basketball

Yale. "a: Georgetown, 26. (At
New Haven, Conn.,
N. Carolina, %; Maryland, "a.
Central, 46; Roosevelt, 26.
Tech, 81; Western, 25.
Emerson, 46; st. Johns, 10.
Md. Frosh, 26; Wilson Teach
erS, 13.
Kendall School, 26; Md. School
for Deaf, 10.
Geo. Prep Jrs. "a; woodward
JEs., II.
S. A. K, %: Coast Guards, 81.
Saranacs. 26: Trinity, 25.
Sigma Alpha Kappa, 81; Simpson
Pharmacy, 16.
Katzman Tailors, 81; Sanitary, 13.
Swans, 40; Flying Eagles, 81.
Cardinals, 40; Calvary brakes, %.
Petworth, 26; Wilson Ave-, IA.
First Bapt., %; Grace Bapt., IL.
S. S. Fifth, 35; Sec. Baptist, IL.
Merrick B. c., %; B C. Aces, %.
st. JosephS, IL; Bates A. c., 9.
Immaculate Conception, 21;. st.
Gabriels, IL.