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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
Survey Shows Florida As Having
1000 Miles OF Paved Highways
Report Issued Reveals Ex-.
penditures For Road
Building Over Hundred
And Forty Million
(FIorida News servieel

(Florida News Service)
TALLAHASSEE, June l5.-
Thousands Of miles of state con.
strueted highways have cost the
state road department $l4O.7s6,-
4s3.06, but the total investment in
the 1000 mile ribbon Of highways
through Florida may reach ; fig
ure nearly double that amount.
Report Of H. w. Sheppard, aud
itof for the department. at meet
ing this week in Sebring, showed
that the actual sum invested in
road construction was more than
s140,OO0,OO0. The figure, how
ever, did not include thousands of
miles of highway built by coun-
ties or special districts and later
taken over by the road depart
ment for maintenance.
Shows Reduction
Sheppard,s report also showed
that the department, by rigid
economy in the past few months,
has reduced scheduled Decem-
Der 81, 1884, deficit, from ST.
$4,000 to $2,113,439.96. This,
the auditor reported, showed near
~ 100000 reduction as COM
pared with the total debt Of $3,-
174.043.57 on December /, 1888.
The greater part Of the deficit,
which the department Is working
to remove, was left over from the
previous administration.
Scheduled state and federal in
come for the current year. the
andit8r stated il 81, s06s sossS q.
whereas scheduled total expendi-
lures will be $16,122.972.17.
Large Delegation
The road department. at its Sc
bring meeting. received the larg-
est delegation ever to appear at
any Florida road board meeting.
Nearly 500 Central Florida resi-
dents appealed for immediate
starting of work on 4 new CEN
trail state federal highway. rum
ming from Leesburg to Lake Pla-
cid.
The delegation was informed BY
Chairman C. B. Treadway that a
survey Of the route from Haines
City to Lake Placid will be start
ed as soon as possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
STEAMER OZARK
COMING TO PORT

The Steamship Ozark. of the
Clyde-Mallory Lines, is due to ar
rive in port this afternoon from
New Orleans. After discharging
she will sail for Miami and Jack
sonville.
The next sailing of a ship of
this line from Key West will be
Monday. This will be the. Freight
Ter Henry r. Mallory. due from
Galveston for Key West and New
York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
CITY COUNCIL TO
CONVENE TONIGHT

The city council will convene in
regular session tonight 8 o'clock
at which time the board will equal
ize assessments rs presented on the
current tax rolls.
Aside from this, the meeting
win be taken up with routine mat
tefs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
TEARS UP LICENSE

MINNEAPOLISA man who
almost became a bridegroom in
this city appeared before the
county clerk with the pieces Of a
license and said: eve quarreled
and she tore up the license. I'd
like my money back"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
London Bands Try To Play British
But Tunes Smack OF American Jazz
By OSCAR LEIDINC
(Dy Associated Prensp

LONDON, June 15.-John Bulls
entertainers are playing and sing
ing more British-but with flaw
or that is distinctly American.
The crescendo of American
jazz, which lifted the roofs over
dance halls, the variety stage and
night clubs in its hey-day, shook
the pride of British musicians.
It gave them an incentive to see
what they could do and today,
though they admit that much of
what they are doing is in imitation
of American entertainment, Brit
ish tunes are on the upgrade.
Seek Sweet Tunes
Partly. it is explained, tastes
are continually changing and the
current trend is away from ''hot'
tunes, which are distinctly Ameri-
can, to "sweet" tunes, which are
more typically British.
American ways, however, main
tain a strong popularity. The
American crooner finds his or her
counterpart here in British
crooner-albeit with sometimes an
undercurrent of Lancashire ac-
cent.
There is a crop of British blues
singers and one of the most sue
cessful purveyors of negro melo-
dies is as English as John Bull.
Her secret is that she was taught
by an American negro.
Leading American dance bands
still set British audience wild
but labor regulations make their
visits few and far between and
not of long duration.
Recruit Bands In Canada
As a result, many English band
leaders who seek to deliver a true
American band of music have
drawn on Canada for the back
bone of their groups.
Whether a band is English to
the core or has an empire stamp,
the personal preferences of the
leader dictate whether American
or English tunes are given the en-
phasis.
An example of the comparative
treatment of English and Ameri-
can tunes is furnished by Henry
Hall, leader of the British Broad
casting Corporations dance or
chestra.
Where. in the past, there was
an overwhelming preponderance
of American tunes, his programs
now are az percent American, AZ
percent British and six percent
continental.
Irish War On jazz
An added explanation of the
British trend is the rise of British
made films which has put many
lyric and music writer's to work to
supply a domestic market long
ecIipsed by Hollywood.
Meanwhile, in the Irish Free
State q campaign against jazz has
spread from the radio to the dance
halls. Judges, priests and police
are combining to combat what
they declare to be one of the great
est evils with which the country is
faced.
Traditional Irish dancing Is
booming in rural areas and the
Gaelic League is arranging with
film companies to produce movies
demonstrating various figure
dances. Handbooks on Irish dane
ing also are being published.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
STORM REPORT
ADVISORY 10 A. NJ.

ADVISORY 10 A. NJ:
Tropical disturbance central
about 25 degrees north. 81 degrees
west. apparently moving slowly
northeastward attended by gales
near center.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
WHERE TO GO

TONIGHT
Palace he Dude Bandit"
and 'Her Man."
Strand-1'sThe Trail Drive" and
Seeming Out Party"
Athletic aCIub--T'ig SPINNER
pPelsl FIJI al
TOMORROW
PaIaeeaMoney Means Moth.
ing"
Strand "spitfre.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15

He intends to start a museum
representative of the lighthouse
service from ancient days to the
present. in it will be shown all
types of aids to navigation from
the old time buoy up to the pres
ent modern type of light and
whistling buoy.
The lightship of years ago with
its ancient lighting devices will be
seen side by side with the modern
lightship with its up to the minute
devices for lighting. and other APP
pliances for safety to travellers by
sea and the members of the crew.
The ships will be lighted, as well
as the lighted buoys. The whistling
buoys will rise and fall with the
wave motion. and as their con-
struction will be exactly the same
as the large buoys in use today,
each rise and fail will cause the
whistle to sound.
Showing Modern Aids
It is also planned to have con-
structed. in relief, the keys and
lighthouses on the reef. showing
the modern aids to navigation in
conjunction with the time worn
and out Of date ideas of a CEN
fury or more ago.
Not only win the scheme be
carried out in detail AS far as land
and structures are concerned but
the stretches Of water with ships
and lighthouses, lighted and whist
ling buoys. viii be presented as
near to the actual as artistry and
science makes it possible. i
Where is this wonderful display
Of the ancient and modern IN aids
TO navigation to be arranged. Mr..
Demeritt was asked by The Citi-
zen.
He replied that as soon a. the
offices OF the FERA were moved
cut. the partitions and walls on the
south side Of the building viii be
torn cut and arrangements to
create the museum begun IL once.
Only three sections will remain
undisturbed.
The walls along the corridor be-
tweea the massive brick pillars are
to be removed ard metal grin
work placed between these pillars
fn each section. This arrangement
viii afford . perfect view 81 the
scenes to be depicted. be close
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15

Imnedisisly upon receipt Of sp-
prevail from the navy department..
the offices Of The FERA. noe To-
Gated In The hesdassytsrs Of ihs
Iishshesse dep.rsnsnt, viii be
tra.sfssved TO The suiidias IL The
nsv.l ssa.ion fsrmsriy ssed - .
b.vrssks By The m.yin. dst.eh-
meat.
W. II. Green. regional admins
TRAITOR. took 40 this matter yes
tsrdsy with Lieutenant W. 3.
q. 5. ~. officer in charge
.t the naval statioa. aad the ases-
ton sas settled peadiag approval
Mr.. Green looked ever ~
building and feuns 4 admirAbIy
sdaptsd % tie needs II ths admin
istrstson offsrss ~ Key West, IN
every parfienlar.
II h proposed - open TIE gate
On Eaten street aimoss - she en-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15

Approval Of ths educational
projee, for Moares ce.asy "a.
given yesterday and prepara,ioas
are now being ss,s.n .adsr way
10 che varieu. places of d. idea
il ferse. il hi. prei.e. A.. son-
pri.ed.
Two nursery schools. one for
whites with eight teachers and one
for colored with four teachers
Two sewing schools. one for
whites with one teacher and one
for eolored with one teacher.
Commercial classes for whites
with three teachers: classes in citi-
1enship with one teacher.
Il i proposed 70 have these
schools and classes perfected and
IA operation b. July 2 with as-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15
Plans Exhibit Covering Various
Activities OF Lighthouse Units

William w. Demeritt, superin-
terdent Of lighthouses, is planning
an exhibit that win be different
from anything of its kind ever at
tempted in Key West. and possibly
ir America.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-15

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable weather In the
country; with an average
range of only IL Fahrenheit.
The Washington times., 1934-10-19
Late News Of
Broadway

"Hipper's Holiday" the John
Crump comedy known as He
Knew 'Dillinger" when it was tried
out last summer. opens tonight at
Maxine Elliott's Theater on Thirty,
ninth Street. Burgess Meredith,
Katherine Squire, Carlos La Tore,
Clyde Franklin and John Boyd are
leading players. 1t is being Spon,
sored by Marian T. Carter and has
been staged by Alan Williams.
For a second time Max Gordon
has postponed the opening of The
Farmer Takes Wife" the comedy
by Frank B. Elser and Marc Con,
nelly. based on Walter D. Ed
mond's novel Rome Haul" In,
stead of opening at the Forty-siXth
Street Theater next Wednesday
the play will go to the Colonial
Theater, Boston. next week, com
ing. October 81. June Walker
Hero Williams, Margaret Hamil
ton and Henry Ford head the cast
RehearSals have been started on
Calling All Stars" Lew Browns
impending revue production that
is to light up the Hollywood Thea
ter late next month. Among the
principals are Everett Marshall
Jack Whiting, Patricia Bowman
The Washington times., 1934-10-19

rich and hubby. Rudy Seiber; Juel
Wallis with Walter Futter and
Archie Gottler; the Con Conrads,
the Sol Wurtzels, the Sammy Lees,
the John Stones, Nancy Carroll
with Van Smith (of courseD, the
Steve Goossons, Dixie Martin,
June Brewster, the Bob Ran
somes and many others.
Guy Robertson believeS-and
firmly, tOO-that Hollywood is
suffering from two things:
"Kleig eyes and StOOge ayes!"
The high1ight of the evening
was provided by Mack Gordon and
Harry Revel, a couple of ace ditty
composers, who took charge of
the entertainment by dashing off
two hours of vocal and piano work,
never once repeating song or
singing any number but their
own. During the sunshine hours
land hot, too) Freddy Perry, the
tennis champ, with Loretta Young,
kept most of the photographers
busy. ! dared a game of Badmin-
ton with Fred and as for the
score-well. let's not talk about
THAT. Wilbur May flew his new
plane down for a short visit as
Harold Hughes STARTLED the
natives with an exhibition of stunt
flying that made the local birdmen
slightly dizzy. Epah Asher, Bernie
Toplitzky, Sam Engel, Oriville
Stewart, Nina Velsir. Peggy Gott-
Ter, AL Hall, Lola Lane, Leo Nor
rison. Tony Burke and COOLIES
of others were out for JOLLY
times. And that's the end of
of perfect weekend.
Richard Leibert thinks that
if most Broadwayites spent the
rest of their lives in the COM
pany of people who really liked
them they'd probably die of
solitary confinement.
The Washington times., 1934-10-19

Ken Murray distances from
New York. His problem is whether
to join Lew Browns Calling Ali
Stars" or the new Earl Carroll
Vanities. Meanwhile he is having
fun and drawing an envelope
weekly as master of ceremonies
at the New Yorker Hotel.
The Washington times., 1934-10-19

The plot has to do with a
brutal boss of a South African
diamond mine who breaks into
Mayfair society and tries to rule
its polite members with lash
Anyway, Charley's set for the
job-and just at the time he
was again becoming acclimated
to Hollywood.
Grace Hayes cracks that
when you don't work for two
years on Broadway, it's a lay.
off. But when you don't work
for two years in Hollywood,
you're a supervisor!
Wanderings of Hollywoodites In
Palm Springs. The fashionable
opening of the Dunes, Al Vert.
heimer's oasis and play spot of
the desert in Palm Springs, last
Saturday evening was one of TIE
smartest events of the season
With the Desert Inn, owned and
operated by that Grand Old
Lady of Sandland," Mrs. Nellie
Coffman, as hotel headquarters,
many of filmdom's celebs trekked
down to the community of sun
tan over the weekend. The
Dunes has a new room called the
Continental, beautifully decorated
by Thelma Wertheimer, which is
destined to become one Of the
most popular gathering places
of smart people in the country.
With an ultra modern motif in
maize, black trimmings. beige
furniture, Grecian murals and
many-mirrored panels, the room
is particularly flattering (some-
thing the women will love-.
The brilliant gathering for the
evening included such notableS as
Irving Netcher, Rosie Dolly, Bebe
Daniels, Ben Lyon (Who climbed
into tiny Skeets Gallagher's din
ner jacket by mistake-and Skeets
got into Ben's diversified outfit,
but wonderingly), Marlene Diet
The Washington times., 1934-10-19
HOLLYWOOD JOTTINGS
Dietrich Is Next Earle Feature

1.-THE Scarlet Empress" Josef
Won Sternberg's Paramount pro-
duction starring Marlene Dietrich
as the noble and notorious"
Catherine of Russia, opens Fri
day as the screen feature at
Warner Brothers Earle Theater.
J. Harold Murray, Broadway's
favorite baritone, heads the stage
program.
A spectacular offering with
magnificent settings and gor.
geous costumes, The Scarlet
Empress" is the story of one of
the most glamorous figures in
history.
John Lodge appears opposite
Miss Dietrich and, as Count
Alexei establishes himself as one
of the screens ablest leading
men. Sam Jaffe, famous stage
The Washington times., 1934-10-19

Grows Long Hair
Is it the longest speech ever
written for an actor-that open
ing stump oratory of Ace Bur.
dette? Frank P. Morse, the
Washington Baedecker of the
stage, says, NO" He thinks
back to the days of the Columbia
Stock Company on F Street with
John Mason as leading man,
Clara Morris as guest star. The
play Wheels Within Wheels"
Clara Morris started the mara
thon speech, forgot it right in the
middle, and ad libbed to the fin
iSh. Mr.. Morse thinks it was the
most disconcerting and amazing
performance he ever witnessed, so
the memory of it clings.
My recollection of long distance
stage talking was in Augustus
Thomas play, LAS A Man
Thinks" The husband recited a
monologue that must have been
of fifteen minutes solid duration.
This doesn't detract from Fred
Stones feat, which required busl-
ness as we'll as lines, and was a
real test for a nervous actor on
a first night. He times it as
fifteen minutes. incidentally Fred
Stone grew those sideburns for the
role. He wears no wig and but a
little makeup.
The Washington times., 1934-10-19
Merry Widow
Due Soon

'The Merry Widow" the ro-
mantle musical gem with jeanette
Macdonald and Maurice Chevalier
heading a superb cast in a pro-
duction of unsurpassed beauty
and charm. is the attraction that
will occupy the Loew's Palace
Theater screen when the current
feature, Judge Priest" completes
its run.
Fashioned by the expert hand
of Ernest Lubitsch and permeated
with the seductive music of Franz
Lehar, The Merry Widow is
gorgeously mounted, has the
finest music any recent picture
has boasted and an unforgettable
romance that is familiar to mil
lions.
Edward Everett Horton, George
Barber, Una Merkel. Herman
Bing. Minna Gombell. Sterling
Holloway. Donald Meek and
numerous others occupy impor'
tant roles in support.
The Washington times., 1934-10-19

performer, has been lauded for
his portrayal of the idiotic Peter.
Louise Dresser, little Maria Sic
Der, c. Aubrey Smith and Gavin
Gordon are others of prominence
in the large cast.
A lively stage show, for the
week OF October 26, features ].
Harold Murray, Broadway singing
star who has appeared in lead
ing roles in Rio Rita" Face
the Music" and other notable
New York musical shows. He
will present popular melodies.
The Washington times., 1934-10-19
HUI :: 9 /: From
HOLLYWOOD!
BY JIMMY STARR

HOLLYWOOD, CAL. Oct 18.-IIello. Here the British
bang bang! And the English producers have sneaked in
and copied another scoop upon Hollywood No had
reports gone the rounds that Charles Bckord doing
in The Wicked Woman introducing Mady Christians via the
British Gaumont made for him to star in ''The Whip
Lash Charles KenyOn play produced in London.
The Washington times., 1934-10-19
After Good Voices

Grace Moore and Norma
Shearer seem set to fight it out
for the F Street long -distance run
championship. Both stars are
dragging in hundreds Of repeat
customers for their pictures.
"Barretts of Wimpole Street"
is the first talking picture to &C.
complish four weeks at the Capt.
tol on Broadway. Last picture
to win a month on New York's
main stem was Flesh of the
Devil" with Greta Carlo and
John Gilbert, a silent feature.
Zone Night of Love" is smash
ing all kinds of records at the
Metropolitan, and Columbia Pic
lures claims more hold-over dates
for this than for any other 1884
feature.
The success of Grace Moore
has started Hollywood on a mad
hunt for prima donnas. Most
The Washington times., 1934-10-19
M OWE
O'CLOCK
When the feature begins:

When the feature begins:
EARLE
JOE F. BROWN in
"SIX DAY BIKE RIDER"
II A. NJ, 1:3O. 1 ::25, 1925,
1906 p. NJ. Stage shows
at II %, 3:25. G:2O,
9:05 P. NJ.
METROPOLITAN
GRACE MOORE in
GONE NIGHT OF LOVE"
1890 A. NJ, 1920, 2:l0,
4:O5, ) 80, 7 80 9 40 2. NJ.
RKO KEITH'S
FRED ASTAIRE in
"THE GAY DIVORCEE"
10. II IS P. NJ, | :j6, 3:54,
5:52, 80, 9:4S 2. NJ.
JAMES DUNN in
"HAVE A HEART"
10: As A. NJ, :25, 4 10, 6 %
GAS p. NJ. Stage shows at
80, 3:15, 6, $50 L. NJ.
PALACE
WILL ROGERS in
"JUDGE PRIEST, -
II A. NJ, ITO, 800, $50,
40, 9:45 P. NJ.
COLUMBIA
NORMA SHEARER in
"THE BARRETTS OF
WIMPOLE STREET,
II A. NJ, lilo, 500. $50,
7:4O. AS p. NJ.
HOWARD
FOUR MILLS BROTHERS
on stage at !, 3, ), 7. 9. P. NJ.
CHAT. COAT AND GLOVES
-. .. 4, 6, s. 10 P, NJ.
The Washington times., 1934-10-19
LONG STAGE SPEECHES =
Success of Grace Moore Sets
Hollywood Searching for
Screen Primo-Donnos
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Friday roundup of loose items One of the folks love
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt She went back stage between
Of The Jayhawker Wednesday night and personally con-
graduated Fred Stone on his acting achievement.
The long role Actor Stone studied until he perfect
Monday night his mind constantly since mdAugust
when he handed the script
The Washington times., 1934-10-19

with voices have too much flesh,
here and there. Moore combines
beauty, figure and voice. Irene
Dunno is being urged to dust off
her high notes by Radio; Helen
Gahagan and Peggy Wood are
among others to be tested for
high-class singing pictures. Para
mount has secret hopes of build.
ing Jessica Dragonette into a
Grace Moore rival.
AS for Norma Shearer, Bar.
retts" will establish her as the
undisputed queen of the Metro.
Goldwyn lot. No other M-G-M
star can approach her for money
making pictures.
Marc Connelly's play. 1.-THE
Farmer Takes a Wife" is going
through a remodeling. For a sec,
ond time the Broadway premiere
has been put off, another out-of.
town week booked in Boston. The
play is in Philadelphia this week
and was indifferently received by
the critics.
Two Hollywood scouts looked
over and reported on the picture
possibilities of THE Jayhawker. j."
Both recommendations favorable,
one visioning Lionel Barrymore.
Madge Evans and Franchot Tone
in three of the important roles.
The other urged acquiring the
play and Fred Stone with it.
Out For Timing
George S. Kaufman, who knows
a great deal about comedy, more
about writing plays and is the
last word in stage direction, will
keep Bring on the Girls" on the
road three weeks before letting
the New York first nighters have
a look.
The principal reason for this
delayed Broadway appearance is
to perfect the timing for laughs.
1t is a very, very important point,
for the laughs are said to come
thick and fast with Jack Benny
having most of the comedy in
this broad satire on the New
Deal.
Producer Sam Harris and his
envoy John Peter Toohey want
a class first night. So they are
trying out a brand new way of
assembling the intelligentsia and
upper officialdom for the coming
Monday premiere at the National.
More about this later.
Rosenb|att Party
Division administrator Sol A.
Rosenblatt of MIRA will entertain
Scribes and Pharisees, too. at his
apartment late this afternoon
and early evening. Some day
hope to get the secrets contained
in the Rosenblatt blue book on
! Hollywood. But not today.
They whispered that Barrister
Rosenblatt will leave the Govern.
ment service soon. If he does he
will depart with the best wishes
for future success and the affec,
ton of all in the amusement
business in and around Washing,
ton. Personally hope he gets the
judgeship so many see as his de3.
tiny.
Ken Murray long distances from
New York. His problem is whether
to join Lew Browns Calling Ali
Stars" or the new Earl Carroll
Vanities. Meanwhile he is having
fun and drawing an envelope
weekly as master of ceremonies
at the New Yorker Hotel.
The Washington times., 1934-10-19
Makes Rapid Rise

Joe Penner was rated the ma
tons No. l air comedian five
months after he made his first
broadcast.
The Washington times., 1934-10-19

ELISA Landi to Sing
ELISA Landi who once studied
for an operate career sings for
the first time in an American
film, Enter Madame"
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-16
REMINDERS

Business is built on reminders.
The business man sends out his
bills the first of the month, knowing
that unless he reminds his customers
of what they owe him. most of them
will forget all about the account. If
you have many social and business
engagements. you have to provide
yourselves with reminders in your
memorandum book, or you will for
get many of them.
II is so in securing business pat
r0naGc. People need reminders. to
induce them Ia trade AT any place
Ii they are not constantly Reminded
by that concerns advertisements
that il is a good place to trade in,
the existence of that concern is
overlooked by many persons. PeO-
pie form the habit of going to other
places which constantly remind the
public of their existence.