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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17
THE HELP FROM FERA

Merchants a. well as residents gen
orally are grateful 10 FERA Tor it. plans
to rehabnftate Key West, and are firm
in their belief the experiment viii rebound
to the great benefit Of the city.
An automobile that viii not start
when is ignition j. poor WiH run Il it s
given = pull Or push, and the more speed
Z gathers the better the engine operates.
What IS true Of the mechanical world
q Just As tue Of the economic world A
locality may be IN slump from which It
can not withdraw Of is own voIition-the
people lack faith. morale. concerted
enervy-. but Il i given a pull or
push. Z generates sufficient force in
TINE to operate without aid.
Key West for several years has been
very much Ike = stalled motor. and. as the
city had 80 depend On is own resources
and rs own energy. which could not be
whipped into activity, the economic en-
gine remained Inactive
The -eng5ae-- has started to make a
fsw sxpIassaus and. with the continued
plEl1ng power 81 the FERA. It will begin
hiring en- al SIX economically speak
lAg. before We realize T.
L good u-anv residents expected that
euaG110n . be n f0rce before now. but.
VIII several Thousand people 70 take care
q aEs5 ssveral hundred arrangements TO
Dc made thar cauld not have been done
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lag tie zlzlFzzszsEe ~ details To be attended
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eaemseEEss D. ressIEE 81 organization that
hzz been formed ard i Still being formed
Before AZ az rEa beneficial results will
Azze aesn feEE winter w5l Dc here. and one
II eaam Ehze I'll 5a az great Importance Is
zas aEerzE5an aE TIA ferry system
Undoubtedly EeF West vii have It's
Ers2zazE ss1rzzs ze4saa aexe winter. chiefly
aseaazse aE eSz@ cheaper ard better ferry
5lsv 81 ezez zaather thing that vii con-
--zaae@ ca tae Bee1er -aarzst season i the
aeszsEEzEz--azzs5sa af Key Wese. which i now
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3sEsEz- Azd via 5szzarzt5ez1son work
essa-1ag4=sE fsar szs= zez1 f4w nsoa1ss. Key
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ne ssGT ass.E sesped z great deal also. While
ssEsse IS gae publicity VAS not Iattering,
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" ne e5cF ard Identification work in gen
er&g pas decidedly helpful and viii be-
@geg aaoEe helpful month after month.
9ea. al EeY Westers are pleased oyer
HaaG EElsA oas already done and viii be
1argeew obeaaea ever the more important
Nnr<, 9aaeta NJ Il If a constructive nature,
taaG ggI 5e saene,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

showers tonight and Saturday
gentle TO moderate easterly winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday with scattered thun-
dershowers Saturday and probably
in extreme south portion tonight.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Gentle southerly winds over north
portion and gentle easterly winds
over south portion and weather
partly overcast tonight and Sat
urday.
East Gulf: Gentle to moderate
east and southeast winds.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

a. Way the depression haa been
blessing 70 the teachers 81 Chicago. FOR
several years they received but portion
~ rheir pas. and now arrangements nave
been, made whereby they will be paid 10
tan Through this enforced saving every
teacher can look forward 20 getting
.h,.ek within the next few days Of from
5000 70 $4,000. Had these teachers
..Eries been paid regularly how much
- would they be able 10 show now IN
"a ea.hg Very little, if any Ergo, the
a.arss ION to them IS blessing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Hzppenings Here Jusk 10 Years
Ago Today As Takes From
The Files Of The Citizen

Battery z" Key West, under
command of Capt Warren Wat
r0uz. returned over the East
Coast Sunday morning from their
annual encampment this year az
FORTRESS Monroe, Va. with sew
eraE records TO their credit Il
Nas the best showing Of the locals
IN Ia years Five hits out Of five
shots were made In service prae-
tee john SharpIey won three
places In track events. John
West, Jr.- came out ahead in the
tree-for-aM fight event.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

ten years ago in the Ameri-
ran League New York was lead
ing Detroit by one and half
games. Today Detroit leads New
York by six and half games. New
York has won one more game to-
day than ten years ago. New
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

FOR three innings it looked like
the Regulars were going TO get the
nine goosc-eggg again. but they
rallied and pounded out 81 win
oger the Liberties. Noel Gordon
Knocked out three hits, two Of
which should have been boners
and third, a triple. He is un-
doubtedIy the most valuable play
er in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

A representative Of the Tampa
Beard OF Trade. in d visit TO the
Chamber Of Commerce. todd Of the
extensive advertising Key West
has been receiving since it was .se-
cideAi 10 start the road TO the
mainland. During the reaIGcrs'
convention in Tampa. this city was
the subject Of daily conversation.
he said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

Personals: Miss Esther Lopez.
recent local graduate. has been
visiting in Miami; Mrs. Walter III.
Norman and sons, Oscar and Wal
ter H., Jr., will spend a while in
Philadelphia visiting; Rev. Rice
returned from a vacation; T. T.
Thompson and daughter. Mary.
viii stay in Miami for few days;
Miss Euphemia Russell i an ar
rival; Mrs. Ella Roberts and
daughter. B0bbie. are returning
from vacation al Crystal
Springs. Mass.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

President Bugs Warner was
present at the Rotary meeting to-
day and asked Judge Browne to
address the gathering. The judge
responded with comments or ae-
avity in the city, the new hotel.
and the ever-friendIy way in
which he is addressed as Jeff here
instead Of Honorable or Judge.
Treasurer Bill Bates announced
that Rotarians are now paying
75c instead Of a dollar per plate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Pressure continues moderately
high over most sections from the
Mississippi Valley eastward and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

Sir Eric Drummond, Britain's
Ambassador to Italy, onetime
Secretary-General to the League
of Nations. born So years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

la Maaul e rae las be@n haru
$50 thFes IND hssfs. fa sar-s eases raz-
maaIl - iss9 tarss taa zaly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

WEATHER FORECAST

(TiBi 3 p m. Saturday,
key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy with scattered thunder
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

In an advertisement the Key
West Electric Company announces
that one can get a $1,000 fan for
gZ.50 for the next Is days at its
nEare.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

State Senator William III. Ma
lone. VINO was in Tallahassee ON
business IS expected TO return to
the city the latter part Of this
week
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

Editorial comment: Some back
yards in Key West look quite dis
orderly. but the owners thereof
Eo1sei probably claim they were
cleaned Up fine last April.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17
Today's Birthdays


Admiral Richmond P. Robson.
Spanish War hero. worker iE the
fright 10 restrict narcotic traffic.
born at Greensboro. Ala. - years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

key West had the same tenn
perature Of 50 ten years ago as
today
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

York Giants are leading in the
National. the same as today
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

Bessie P. VOnnoh of New York.
sculptor. born in st. Louis, 90
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

Flmigation of piueappaes ar
rIglHg In this port discolors and in
some eases ruins the fruit, local
groeers claim. Many barrels have
lad 10 be thrown away, they say.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

surgeon General Hugh S. Cum
ming Of the U. S. Bureau of Pub
lie Health. born in Virginia. IS
years ago.
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Subscribe for The Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

James IT,. D0ran, onetime Pro-
hibition head. born at Grand
Forks. n. D., 20 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

Prof. Charles B. Lipman of the
Univ. of California, noted plant
Psychologist. born in Russia. 81
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

DR.. Franklin W. Johnson. presi-
dent Of Colby College, Maine. born
at jay, Maine. "a years aga.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

Rt. Rev. Samuel A Strftch,
Catholic Archbishop of Milw1u-
kee, born at Nashville. Tenn, 81
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-17

Temperatures.
Evening star., 1934-05-07
URGED To ENFORCE
PARKIN G RULE
Four Trade Associations Address
Letters to Business Men
Asking Aid.

Responding to the action of the
District Commissioners in eliminating
the downtown F, G and Seventh street
parking ban and restoring the one
hour. limit except during rush hours,
the joint committee of four local trade
organizations today ordered a letter
sent to scores of Washington business
men eliciting their cooperation in
the enforcement of parking laws.
Pointing out that the committee
representing the Board of Trade, the
Seventh Street Business Mems Asso-
citation, the Chamber of Commerce
and the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association had promised cooperation
in parking law enforcement if the
Commissioners would remove the flat
ban, the letter asks the whole
hearted assistance of merchants in
keeping the promise.
Employees and customers should be
urged to obey the one-hour restric-
ton. the letter says, and shipping
hours arranged to avoid the congested
traffic periods during the day.
New delivery zones also will be pro-
vided by the Commissioners ruling
and the committee requests business
concerns to utilize them and eliminate
double parking.
Evening star., 1934-05-07
CIVIL SERVICE LIST
SHOWS TRADE GAIN
Only 1872 Out of 1900 Respond to
Summons for Federal
Examination.

An indication that employment con-
ditions are improving in the Capital
was seen at the Civil Service Commits
sion today when a check-up showed
that of 1900 stenographers and typists
summoned for examination Saturday
only 1872 responded
Ordinarily, it was said, there is a
decrease of approximately 10 per
cent between the number of appli-
cantS and those appearing for exami-
nation, but Saturdays figure shows a
difference of more than 80 per cent.
In all. there were 1880 applicants
for the present examinatieh, for which
the list closed November 30. The re-
mainder of the applicants will have
their tests at dates to be fixed later.
The examination Saturday was at
Roosevelt High School.
The present examinations are not
being held primarily to fill immediate
vacancies, but rather to bring the civil
service employment registers up to
date.
Evening star., 1934-05-07
Tourists "Kidnnp''
Boy Guide-and
Pay Hin, for Role
Return From Mt. Yer.
non Ends City.Wide
Police Hunt.

Robert Gibson, 13, of 4S3 F street
southwest, was paid 50 for allowing
himself to be kidnapped" yesterday.
Robert left home at am. to de-
liver newspapers. When he had not
returned for breakfast by 9 am. his
parents, Ransom and Mary Gibson,
became alarmed.
Just about that time one of Rob-
erts playmates reported the boy had
been picked up" at South Capitol
and c streets by an automobile bear
ing out-of-town license plates. The
car, in which three women and two
men were riding, had sped away with
Robert, the worried parents were told.
Gibson Immediately reported the
abduction" to forth precinct police
and a city-wide search was begun.
Descriptions of Robert and the car
used by the ''kidnapers" we're broad
cast to all precincts and Maryland
and Virginia. police were asked to
be on the lookout.
Several hours later, while the search
was still being pushed, Robert re-
turned home.
i was only showing some tourists
around" he explained Il took 'em
to Mount Vernon and every place.
And they paid me 50. too"
Evening star., 1934-05-07
WELFARE JObDUE
TOBEF|LLED SOON
Nomination Committee Will
Discuss Wilson's Suc-
CesSOr Tomorrow.

Nomination Of the successor to
George S. Wilson as director of pub
lie welfare probably will be made in
time TO permit the new officer to
begin his duties by June /, it was
disclosed by Mr.. Wilson today.
The Board of Public Welfare's
Committee on Nomination will meet
at the District Building tomorrow
afternoon to discuss eligible persons
for the position. A nomination at
the conclusion of the committee
meeting, it was said at the District
Building today, is not expected but is
possible. The committee is composed
of Judge NJ. M Doyle. Mrs. Hugh F.
Cumming and Frederick w. Nc
Reynolds.
The name of Elwood Street. direc-
tor of the Community Chest, has
been mentioned prominently as the
successor of Mr. Wilson. Mr.. Street
is known to have the support of Com
missioner Allen and since the Board
of Public Welfare has power only to
nominate a director for the formal
appointment by the Commissioner,
this backing is considered powerful.
The first nomination by the Board
of Public Welfare, that of Robert
Wilson Kelso, was turned down by
the Commissioners. The committee
of the board which made that nomi-
nation was composed of Sidney F.
Taliaferro. former Commissioner, who
resigned from the Welfare Board a
month ago: w. w. MILAN. who re-
signed from the board a week ago,
and Judge Doyle.
Mr.. Wilson asked to be retired
| about six weeks ago. He since has
been notified that his application has
been approved and he is at present
remaining in Office under an agree
ment to serve until his successor is
appointed.
The question of bringing prisoners
up to Washington for their hearings
on applications for parole will be dis
cussed tomorrow by the Commission
ers. the Parole Board and the Board
of Public Welfare.
At present the system is for the
Parole Board of three members to
journey to Lorton, Va, each Monday
and hold board sessions at the Dis
trict Reformatory. Chairman William
w. Bride of the Parole Board has
written the Commissioners asking,
among other things. that the prison.
ers come to Washington to the Parole
Board instead. His letter suggested
that if this and other reforms in
board procedure, including the addi-
ton of a staff of workers. were not
undertaken, it would be better to re-
peal the Parole Board act. The men,
bers of the board receive no pay for
their services.
The Board of Public Welfare is un-
derStood to oppose the proposition to
bring prisoners to Washington on the
grounds that it is inimical to public
safety.
Evening star., 1934-05-07
GANG
|SSOUGHT IN D. c.
Police Aid U. S. Authorities
in Probe of Attempt to
Get $4,000.

Washington police were aiding
Federal authorities today in a search
for a gang wanted for an attempt to
extort $4,000 for an alleged boot
logger in Norfolk, Va.
The case was brought TO the atten-
ton of Capital police by Post Office
inspectors after it was discovered that
two notes written by the eXtortionists
we're mailed here.
Notes Demand $4,000.
Dudley C. Harry Short, prom
inent figure in the recent big shot
liquor conspiracy trial in Norfolk, was
the recipient of the notes. according
to the Associated Press. Threatening
Short with death, the notes demanded
$4,000
On the advice of his attorney. Short
ignored the extortionists warning
and reported receipt of the notes to
Norfolk police. Then, in compliance
with the gangs instructions, he in
Scl IcO COuCo dOfCL IloClIlCllG III llIC
"lost-and-found" column of a Nor
folk newspaper. AS a result of the
advertisement, he arranged to deliver
the money to the eXtortionists at a
designated spot near Windsor, Va.
Fired on by Farmers.
An elaborate police trap was set,
but the gangsters did not appear
Instead, the police, who followed
Short to the rendezvous in trucks and
automobiles, were fired on by farm
ers, who, it was explained, rmistook
them for members of the Dillinger
gang.
After Shorts return to Norfolk the
case was taken up by Federal agents,
who, learning the notes were mailed
in Washington, requested the help OF
local police.
Evening star., 1934-05-07
NEW PRESIDENTIAL
OFF|CESPLANNED
BY COMMISSION
Discusses Moving Quarters
Into State andWar
Building.
ROOSEVELT CONSULTED
ON PROPOSED MOVE
Extension to Present White House
Wing Will Be Made
This Summer.

A proposal for ultimate removal of
the executive offices from the building
at the extreme west end Of the White
House to the State and War Building
across Executive avenue was discussed
informally today between President
Roosevelt and members of the Fine
Arts Commission.
DR.. Charles Moore, chairman of the
commission, said after his conference
he could not venture even a guess
Just when the move would take place.
He declared, however, future plans
call for that removal and that when
the money already authorized by Con-
greSs for the remodellng of the State
and War Building is made available
there will then be time to plan for
the turning of that structure into the
executive offices.
Extension to Be Constructed.
Meantime an extension to the pres
ent executive Office will be constructed
this Summer. 1t really was with this
in mind that the commission called on
the President today. Mr. Moore said
there are about four different plans
for enlarging the executive office, but
no one of them has yet been approved
either by the President or by the
commission He did say, however.
that what the President wishes in the
matter he will get.
personal inspection of the execu-
tive Offices and White House grounds
was made by the commission.
The commission is giving some at
tention to the possibility of having
a tunnel under West Executive ave-
nue. to the State and War Building,
to permit expansion in that direction.
The commission is interested in hav-
ing the War Department moved al
together out of the building, so that
structure can be renovated and occu-
pied solely by the State Department
New State Building Studied.
A new State Department building
on the west side of Lafayette Square
also is being studied by the commits
sion. This would provide harmonizing
architecturally with the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States and
the Treasury Department annex, now
forming the frame for the square.
Under plans prepared by Architect
Waddy B. Wood the State-War
Building would be altered to conform
architecturally to the Treasury De-
partment, on the other side of the
White House.
Evening star., 1934-05-07
EIGHT REGISTERED
FOR BEAUTY RACE
Legion Pageant at Washington.
Lee High School, Arlington,
May 10.
By Staff Correspondent of The Star.

a
CLARENDON, Va, May Regis
tration of the first eight contestants
in the American Legion beauty pa
geant to be held at Westinghouse
High School May 19 by Arlington
Post leaves little doubt in the minds
of sponsors that the affair will be a
success, it was announced today by
Comdr. Walter R. Gould.
First to enter are Miss Geraldine
FIX, Westinghouse High School
senior, who is to be May queen in the
athletic show this week; Miss Louise
Carl, we'll known Lyon Village anna
teur dancer; Miss Helen Bragg of
Lyon Village. Miss Evelyn Keenan, of
Golf Club Manor, Miss Ryth Brown
of Golf Club Manor, MISS Dorothy
Beeche of Virginia Highlands, Miss
Gladys Burroughs of Falls Church
and Miss Phyllis Smith of Clarendon.
American Legion headquarters are
to be open each night between now
and the pageant for the purpose of
registering participants and furnish
ing information.
Evening star., 1934-05-07
ROOSEVELT CANCELS
TRIP TO JAMESTOWN

President Roosevelt today was
forced to abandon his contemplated
trip to jamestown Island, Va, May 13
to take part in the anniversary cele-
bration of the landing OF the Eng
lish colonists in 1907.
A White House announcement said
the President, after tentatively accept
ing former Gov. Pollard's invitation
extended in behalf of the Association
for the Preservation of Virginia An
tiquities, now finds the pressure OF
business will prevent him from leaving
Washington at that time.
The President Originally planned to
make the journey to Jamestown
aboard the yacht Sequoia, with Mrs.
Roosevelt and party of friends, and
during the trip to visit Williamsburg
and Yorktown.
Evening star., 1934-05-07
70 GAS DEALERS
CITED ON PRICES
Independents Are Accused
of Selling Below Posted
Scale.

Approximately 20 independent gas
oline dealers selling So-called third
grade gasoline here have been cited
to the National Petroleum Board of
the Interior Department for prosecu-
tion for alleged violation of the price
regulations set up in the petroleum
code, it was learned today.
L. S. Scott, chairman of the Dis
trict Petroleum Code Committee, said
all the 20 retail distributors have been
called before the committee and
warned, but have refused to comply
with the rule that retailers cannot
sell below posted price scales.
The price for third-grade gasoline
in the District is ,3l2 cents. Inde-
pendent dealers, however, have been
selling for 13 cents, and in some in
stances. even below that figure The
same circumstances here about four
months ago brought on a price war
in which the large chain companies
cut their prices below those of the
independents and retaliation contin-
ued until the local Petroleum Board
brought about tentative settlement.
Although no formal agreement ever
was signed between the independent
dealers and the larger distributing
companies, the price was restored to
1872 cents after dropping as low as
10 cents gallon. The independents,
it is charged, claim the half cent
differential which the larger COM
panies have ignored although they
have not accepted it.
The District Petroleum Code Com
mittee has called a meeting for to-
morrow afternoon at which fur
ther action may be taken on alleged
price cutting here Cases already
acted upon cover the period of the
last four or five months, Mr.. Scott
said. No new cases are pending at
present, but an investigation probably
will be made of the smaller dealers
suspected of going below the price
fixed by the code.