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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
FRIENDLY SPAIN
Is AMAZED AT
U.S.. ENERGY
By H. E. KNOBLAUGH
(By Associated Press)

MADRID, Feb. 9.-Historically
it is but short time since the
Spanish-American war, but the in
tervening 35 years have seen the
hatreds of that war swept away
and enmity replaced by amity.
Surveying the evidences of this
transformation, many consider
Spain as pro-American as any
European nation; some regard it
more so.
Chiefly, the maz in the street
feels friendliness and admiration
for his one-time transatlantic foe,
but there is touch of amaze
ment, too, as he continues to read
and hear of its great industries,
its wealth, it's commercial and
scientific strides and the opportun-
tiles it offers its citizens.
American Energy Puzzling
True, he cannot quite under
stand the restless energy of the
American as he sees him nor the
fast pace to which the Americans
life is attuned.
1t is difficult for him to visualize
mass production. but all around
him are too many examples of that
kind of production to permit him
to lose sight of it and respect for
it.
American manufactured auto
mobiles swarm about him in such
increasing numbers that. more and
more, American-type highways are
being made necessary.
Imports u. S. Farm Aids
American farm machinery and
American agricultural methods
are replacing hand-labor and
Anticipated farming systems.
The best of his newspapers are
printed on presses imported from
the United States-his favorite
moving pictures are products of
Hollywood studios.
He realizes what the introduc-
ton of American telephone meth
DDS has done for business in Spain.
The Spaniard. in turn. compen-
stated by the knowledge that all
this has not been one-sided, knows
that the United States is one of
this country's best markets for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09

between fishing in the lakes in the
north and the ocean in the south.
Quickly after reaching the vi
cinity of Sand Key the fish began
to strike and kept it up for sew
eral hours, so fast and furiously
that the anglers were amazed at
the evident hunger of their game.
Told that this was a regular
thing, Messrs. Smith and Lake
were skeptical. thinking this was
one of those days when fish were
biting more freely than others
and MIR. Knapp was spoofing.
mir. Knapp had just finished
telling his guests of anglers who
had brought fine specimens to the
boat and were on the point of TAX
ing them from the water when
they were seized by barracudas.
Then Dir. Smith felt a tug at his
line.
after playing the fish a while
he started to draw it into the
boat. It never got there. that is
in one piece. They just had time
to see that it was fine specimen
of mackerel when there was a
flash below the surface and quick
er than thought a barracuda had
taken the lower half Of the prize
and disappeared in the depths.
"A moving picture was taken
of the fish just after the barra.
cuda struck. aud when either Mr..
Smith or Mr.. Lake tells this story
TO friends in Port Washington aud
arc greeted with the trite and
time-worn phrase "iust another
fish story" they will have the film
10 show.
"The visitors left over the East
Coast yesterday afternoon deelar-
ing that in the fuure they win be-
lieve anything told them about
Key West waters being the gerat-
est in the world for fishing"
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hides, cork. quicksilver, rugs,
soaps, nuts, olive oil and other ex-
portable products.
Prohibitions End Important
And now repeal of prohibition
has reopened a priced outlet for
SPANS famed wines.
The volume of United States
news publish ed in Spanish newspa-
pers is not heavy, but it is heavy
enough to enable the average
spaniard to be well informed on
American national politics, on its
commercial activities and, among
other things, its crime.
President Roosevelt's efforts,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09

Additional men have been added
TO the forces working at the air.
port site and repairing the golf
course. This is made possible by
the allotment of additional man
hours on these two projects.
From communications received
by the committee that has been
working on the airport project,
Mayor w. II. Malone and Coun-
cilmen Joe Cabrera and j. Frank
Roberts, it seems that all things
are working toward carrying this
to a successful issue.
Colonel Joseph c.. Stehlin,
aeronautic engineer for the
department of commerce in
Florida, who is enthused with
the idea of an airport in Key
West, has written the COM
mittee that he will be in Key
West in the near future and
viii have some valuable i'm
formation to impart.
Just what this information is
neither member of the committee
is in position TO say at this time.
but that it will be of the kind
that brings beneficial results and
will mean a continuance of work
at the airport is the opinion of
the committee members.
Reports On Projects
W. w. Demeritt, administrator
of work in Monroe county, was
asked how many projects would
be completed By February IS.
which is the date set for all CWA
and FERA work to end.
He replied by first saying that
AN projects would have been COM
pletcd had the materials ordered
been received on time. AS it is
the municipal dock, which is com
plete, federal projects as the light
house depot, army barracks and
reservation and the naval station
win be all that can be listed as
finished.
In addition TO these there may
be listed the National Guard
armory, he said. as il now appears
that material win be ready for this
and work completed BY that date.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
SENATE ORDERS
ARREST OF WIN.
P. M'CRACKEN
DEFIED BODY BY FAILING TO
APPEAR AT SCHEDULED
HEARING IN AIR MAIL CON.
TRACT PROCEEDINGS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The
Senate, defied today by William
p. MacCracken, who was Hoover.
assistant secretary of commerce
for air, ordered his arrest.
He failed to appear for a SEIZED.
uled opening of his trial on con-
tempt charges challenging senate
authority.
Three co-defendants, all at.
tached to air companies that bene-
fitted from air mail contracts in
the last administration, were on
hand, however.
Once MacCracken's position had
been read to the senate, Senator
Black. Alabama democrat, chair
man of the committee investigat-
ing air mail contracts, introduced
a resolution ordering MacCrack-
ems Immediate arrest. II was
adopted without a vote. Mac.
Cracker had been free on per,
sOnai bond.
He as their counsel, and three
others were sited on charges Of
contempt of the senate in remov.
al of evidence from MacCracken's
files after they had been subpoe,
naed.
MacCraeken's attorney said he
would file habeas corpus proceed.
ings as soon as the arrest was
made.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
NESTOR OYAREz
GOES TO HAVANA


Nestor L. oyarez, associated
here with the Palace Theater. left
this morning for Havana, Cuba.
where he will make his future
home. He was accompanied by
Mrs. ovares and their little daugh-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. ovares came here
several months ago due TO the un-
settled conditions in Cuba. Now
that things are becoming normal,
DIR. Oyares states that he is fore
ed to return there to take care OF
his properties and business in
that country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
Fourteen Thousand French
Police Make Ready To Meet
Threatened Trouble Tonight
Troops Concentrated In
Paris To Resist Activi-
ties OF Communists De-
flying Authorities
DDS AsaocIatea rressl

PARIS, Feb. 9.-Premier-
Elect CASTOR Doumergue
struggled grimly to bring
about political truce in
France today while troops
were concentrated in Paris
for a threatened shock to-
night.
His new cabinet was ex-
pected to be formed by the
time communists defying po-
lice, planned to occupy the
Place de la Republique in
the heart of the workers
district.
Company after company
of provincial forces were BIZ
vouacked in and around pub
lie buildings, and $4,000 po-
lice were braced for the
fight.
In the meanwhile partisan
politics doomed to handicap
Doumergue in his efforts to
form a government designat-
Fed to restore peace to
France.
Tonight's manifestations
were called against the gov
eminent "of parties and fac
ISM"
Adding to the seriousness
of the general situation was
"a 24-hour general strike
planned for Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
Believe Law VIII Soon Catch
! Up With Kidnapers OF Bremen;
Abducted Mans Story Helpful
lives Arrest Two Men
h Milwaukee And Hold
Them For Questioning
In Case
eBy Associated Press)

ST. PAUL, Feb. 9.-The
law bayed close on the heels
of Edward Bremer's kidnap-
ers today with indications
that the law was not far be-
hind the men and 100000
ransom the gang extracted
for Bremer's release.
Among other information
was a story of Bremen him
self. The 37-year-old bank
er was not as helpful to Off
GERS as he hoped to be, but
his story gave several pegs
on which to hang a plan of
action. In the meanwhile
at Milwaukee, detectives to-
day questioned two men be-
lieved to be bootleggers, ar
rested last night in a speed
ing automobile with a Min
nesota license.
In the car were weapons
and So, in five, ten and
20 dollar bills.
Bremen must remain in
bed . day o. two to over
come the effects of the or
deal.
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tries, in which Spain feels ma
ternal interest.
In general. the Spaniard regards
the United States with admiration
and respect. He is anxious to
strengthen the bonds of friend
ship linking it with his own cotin-
try. In the words of the Ameri-
can ambassador Claude Bowers:
"My own observations, tested by
the judgment of others better
qualified as interpreters of the
average man in Spain, convince
me that the Spanish people afe
pronouncedly friendly to the Unit
ed States"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09

through the NRA and other agen-
cies, to decrease unemployment
and stabilize industry; the epic
flights of Colonel Lindbergh; de-
velopments in the prohibition ex-
pertinent and major incidents in
the lives of such gentlemen as Mr..
Alphonse Capone are well known
to the average Spaniard.
Cuban Policy Impresses
The hands-off attitude of the
United States toward Cuba has
elected much favorable comment,
as has President Roosevelt's
friendly neighbor" position to-
ward the Latin-American coun-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
Visitors On Fishing Trip
In Key West Relate Story
To Friends In Wisconsin

Under the caption, 'Brace YOUR
self, here's a whale of a story
that must be told the Port Wash
ington Herald, Of Port Washing
ton, Wise, carries reprint from
The Citizen ehronicling the ex-
periences of Lester Smith and
Robert Lake. who were guests of
F. w. Knapp. engineer in charge
of construction of the Key West
Aquarium project.
The Herald calls it "a Fish
Story That's Fish Story, is This.
Hearken and Get Proof:
Lester Smith of this city and
Robert Lake of West Bend, game
warden for this district. may have
to do a lot of talking If they wish
to convince local friends of an
extraordinary fishing story they
experience in angling off Key
West, Fla. several days ago while
transacting business in that sec,
tion of the country. II is to verify
heir story that we reprint news.
story in The Key West Citizen:
"Lester Smith. member of the
firm of Smith and Son, owners oil
large fishing interests in WiScon,
sin. with headquarters at Porl
Washington in ozaukce county il
Wisconsin. had n great time oul
fishing yesterday.
They were on a short visit
with their friend, F. w. Knapp
and he 6adueed them to SO Fishing
and get some real sport. They de
eided to determine the difference
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
THOUSANDS OF JEWS
GO INTO PALESTINE

JERUSALEM. Feb. "A total
of 11.9i6 Jews came as immigrants
into Palestine during 1888,
through the medium of the Pales-
tine emigration offices of the Zion
ist organization ia various eoun-
tries, according 70 the Jewish TeIe-
graph Agency.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
TEMPEST BOOMS
BRITISH FISHING

PLYMOUTH. England, Feb. g..
"A winter bale battered the coast
here but blew good for the fishing
fleet which landed 1900, 900 her
ring overnight, the largest catch
in a year. When the tempest
came the herring moved up from
deep water and the fleet, work
ing in the teeth of the storm,
cashed in.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
CUTTER SAUKEE
RETURNS HERE

The Coast Guard Cutter Sau-
kee. which was on regular routine
duty, returned last night shortly
after 10 o'clock and beFthed at
one of the subbase piers.
U. s. Navy ships in port today
are the Destroyers Reuben James.
Mcfarland and cambridge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
TOMORROW
Heavy Storm Striking Germany
And Scandinavia Kills Several
With Scores Reported Injured

BERLIN. Feb. "a near-hur-
rieane swept Germany and rosrsd
across Scandinavia during the
night and today. killing several
persons and injurisg scores.
IL was northwest EsrePes
worst storm in . year. There we're
three known dead in additien 20
an undetermined number Of sail
ors drowned When q fishing vessel
ssak With al hssds aboard in an
estuary Of the wes~E river.
Baltic and North Sea shippins
vas drivsn 70 barber By the stern.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
BORN WITH MuMPs

WABASH, -Four days be-
fore her daughter was born, Mrs.
Evsratte Dawes. of this city, con.
traeted the humps. When the
baby arrived, it also had the
mumps.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
|PEARLMAN'S, INC,
FURNISHES DRESS
FOR MODERN BRIDE

Joe Pearlman's, Inc, Quality
Shop. is the store that win fur
nixh the outfit TO be worn by the
Modern Bride" at Woman's Club
Cabaret tonight.
This affair promises 20 be one
Of the outstanding social events Of
the season. xeb0-It
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09

Widespread damsss vas caused
aIons the ssashors.
Hamburg, BrsslAu and Ststtia
all reported heavy damage fEon
the high winds.
So suddenly did the storm strike
Berlin lsst night that many motor
i.i. we're injured BY dsbvis hurried
into the streets before they rssIiE-
ed the seriossness % the sitsasion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09

(By AssOeI
Intense cold and storms ruled
over two continents today. The
United States weather bureau
celebrated It's 64th birthday by re-
cording many all-time lows in tenn
peratures.
s,,t,s,ss s"ff'
!, In Europe, Germany and Scan
dinavia we're struck by a gale
which caused widespread damage
and wa. responsible for several
deaths.
New England and the north At.
lantie seaboard bore the brunt of
sub-zero weather in this country.
Nine deaths were attributed di-
reetly or indirectly TO cold. Rec
ords were shattered in several
cities.
Oldsters, who had been heard
10 say winters were not what they
used to be "ate chow" today.
In New York, the temperature
dropped to I4.3 below zero, = rec
ord low. Two large liners were
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
New Low Temperatures Shown
In Various Sections; Boston
Breaks Record With Is Below
my Associated PressI

lted Pressl
delayed many hours by storms
along the seaboard.
Subway doors froze fast. Trains
from the west were two to three
hours late. Floating ice fleeked
the Hudson and East rivers. Up
state and western New York saw
as low as 50 below zero.
Lake Erie was frozen from
shore to shore.
Pennsylvania saw sub-zeFo tenn
perstures throughout the state.
Boston had 10 below, a new rec
ord. Two deaths each in Boston
and New York. There was snow
in North Carolina.
The coolest was in Canada al
Whiteriver, Ontario, where il was
81 below.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-02-09
WHERE TO GO


TONIGHT
Athletic Club-Woman's Club
Cabaret.
Grace and Truth Hall-Lecture
on ''The Church, The Pearl of
Great Price"
High School Gym Basketball
between Homestead C. c. c. and
Key West High. 80
Palace--'Lucky Texan"
Strand--"The World Changes
and "The Dark Hazard"
TOMORROW
Palace-"The BOwery."
Strand-"The World Changes"
and Miss Fane's Baby is Stolea. I"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-15
Wages Sink to Hunger Level in Mass Shoe Town

I 2-Ihe shoe industry is trying to
adjust itself to manufacturing a
much cheaper grade of shoe and has
consequently lowered wages to main
tain its own profits.
3-The average weekly wage OF the
employed shoe worker is less than
the minimum cost of living.
4The NR.A., to which they had
Looked hopefully has served only to
| decrease the average wage for the
shoe worker.
5-The NR.A. has resulted in many
clerks being fired so employers could
re-hire others at minimum wage
rates.
GA stagger system is used in the
factories, and favored by the union,
which reduces by one-third the
weekly pay envelope Of the shoe
worker who has job.
1.-THE Chamber of Commerce adj
mits that this weekly wage is below
minimum living costs.
8-Workers, to get along somehow,
have been forced to double up in
houses so as to reduce rentals which.
though they have decreased, have not
decreased in proportion to the de-
crease in wages.
9-With the exception of the shoe
industry all other industries here are
run on an open shop basis.
1870 desperate is the struggle for
. job even below-hving wage, that
The Chamber of Commerce advertises
Wages are cheap"
middle married women
have been thrown upon the labor
market in despairing efforts to keep
'hei" homes and families from dis
migrating.
12-The white collar clasS-stenog-
"aphers', clerks, ETC., weekly wage is
way below that of the unskilled
shoe worker.
13-The two banks which special
lied in workers savings accounts
failed. Seventy per cent Of their de-
posits were savings.
14-S75,000 has been allotted TO the
city for C.W.A. projects. This is
about gone; 100000 more is expected
from the government. What will
happen when this sum is exhausted
no one seems 10 know.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-15

15-Negroes are the lowest paid
workers here-when they can find
odd jobs to work at.
16-Teacners' salaries have been
cut is per cent and number have
Been fired.
1T-Charity distributions have in
creased tremendously as the years of
depression continued.
18-Hundreds of families which
had never known want have been APP
plying for charity,
19-Almost one out Of every 1--WE
privately owned homes have been
taken away for non-payment of taxes
or mortgages.
20-In numerous homes, furniture
bought on the installment plan has
been taken away
21-In a blind rebellion against
persistent cuts in wages which an
A. F. of L. union approved the work
ers organized an independent union
which now controls the shoe industry
labor situation.
22-The leader Of this new union
meets with tho approval Of the man
'1facturers, bankers and Chamber OF
Commerce. He is an ambitious man
who hopes some day to become a
millionaire.
23-The unions immediate de-
ulands are "a living wage" Even
sually the new union president favors
\ redistribution of wealth" and gov
'rnment control of industry like the
N.R.A. only with teeth in it," He
would like to see San American type
Of Communism" which would allow
certain competent men the oppor-
tunity to make million. Essentially,
he is hszy as to what Communism or,
for that matter, what capitalism is.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, industrial lead
ers" have no conception Of what Is
going on except that sits terrible"
They have no suggestions TO offer for
remedying conditions other than
cheer for the men in Washington;
maybe they will get us out Of it."
25-No one else with whom
talked has any clear idea of what
brought on the depression or what to
do about 1t.
26-ManufacturerS favor q sort of
fascist control Of industry,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-15
Lenin In Red Marble
By 4. LUNACHARsKY

"A fragment from an unpublished
article, written last August, and one
OF the last from Lunaeharski's penn
ONE SPRING morning In 1904 7
Twas awakened early by a knock
Ing at the door Of my room In the
Golden Lion Hotel near the st.
German Boulevard IA Paris. It was
still dark on the landing but I dis
tinguished q stranger wearing a
cap, With a suitcase standing BIZ
his side.
I am Lenin," the stranger re-
Piled to the note OF Interrogation
IN my face. 'The train pulled In
dreadfully early"
Indeed" 7 said, embarrassed
My wife is sleeping. Give ms
your suitcase. We win leave Il
mere and go out for ? cup Of
coffee"
ID do anything for q Gun Of
coffee, but it just did not occur
to me at the station" Lenln said.
We left the hotel, only to find the
whole Of the Rive Gauche empty.
everywhere the shutters were no,
Listen here, Vladimir Ilvicb
Just few steps from here there
hyes young artist, Aronsou q
master sculptor, who has already
won a name for himself. know
that he begins work frightfIIIlv
early. He won't begrudge us a Gun
Of coffee"
We dropped into the sculotor's
workshop, where some new master
piece, copies Of which would find
Jnelr way all over the world. could
always be seen. Our host pre-
pared coffee for US. Vladin,ir
1lylch smacked his lips. buttered
the roll and began to eat. He was
extremely hungry after the train
journey
Who is He7
Aronson led me to one side
VINO is that?" he whispered in
my ear. - Ia
I considered it risky to mention
HSAiAI1 name. / did not even
know whether his passport was in
order. 1--
He is a friend of mine, q very
gleat revolutionary thinker. Ha
may yet play an important part
in history"
Arson shook his mop of hair.
he has a remarkable appear
ance."
"Indeed?" I asked with amaze
nent. Personally 1 had been dis
appointed. I had long regarded
Lenln as great man, but All orr
1lrss meeting I thought he re-
sem6led the average Tartar-slav
muzhik. ''' ''''''
He has a remarkable head"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-15
BY JOHN L. sPTvAK

BROCKTON, Mass. - Though the
economic life OF this city revolves
around the shoe business, there are
more people working in other indus
tries than in the main one. Most
of these, as the Chamber Of Com
merce points out, are In 'open shops. "
For these workers the weekly wage is
lower than those Of unskilied shoe
workers.
The white collar" class, too, In the
main is worse off than the unskilled
shoe worker The stenographer, clerk,
minor Office executive and school
teacher have only one advantage:
they, at least, get paid So weeks in
the year If they have Jobs, whereas
the factory worker gets seasonal pay
and is out of work for long stretches
at a time.
AS Joseph r. Reilly, secretary Of
the Chamber OF Commerce here, ex-
pressed it, the white collar workers
pay envelope Is way below the UNI
skilled worker but in ti1s long run
they almost average as much as the
unskilled shoe worker"
The depression has hit the genteel
class here tremendously. For the first
time in their lives many OF them
have been forced to apply for char
ity. In even more cases they were
forced to move into the tenement
districts TO meet the average rental
Of $50 month.
The average wage of the stenogra-
oher or store clerk hovers between
s12 and and SIS q week. With living
and rental expenses high In COM
parison to wages. many OF the white
collar workers doubled up on rooms
almost as much as shoe and other in
dustrial workers"
Suffering Among Negroes
The foreign born and descendants
OF foreign born stock have been hit
harder than the native whites be-
cause most Of their work was Of the
unskilled type. Lowest in the scale
Of work is the Negro. There are only
about 500 Negroes Of working age In
the city. Very few of them work in
the shoe industry. They live On the
east side" Of the town Ia the area