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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-21
SPONGE SALES
ARE CONDUCTED

Several lots of good grade
sponges were offered for sale at
the municipal sponge sales dock
yesterday, with the same three
local bidders competing, who pur-
chased the lots Monday.
The three buyers purchases
totalled 81 ,29S.4O, prices said for
the offerings being S4S6.5O,
$124.SO and $6S7.1O, respective
ly.
Total sales for the week to
date amount to S2,962.25. The
sum of last weeks sales was 49,
062.33. Il.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-21
WINNIMAN GIVES
TALK AT PARK ON
OLD AGE PENSION
MANY HEAR SfEAKER LAST
NIGHT WHO GAVE INTER
ESTINC OUTLINE OF PRO-
POSED MOVEMENT

Several hundred persons inter
ested in the Townsend Plan o.
Old Age Revolving Pensions.
heard George Winniman. director
of extension work Of the idea.
give one of the most enlightened
lectures Calculating the pan. last
night at Bayview Park.
For one and one quarter hours.
Mr.. Winniman told of the plan
and its ramificatiOns. dealing at
all times i'm facts and figures
which were familiar to the read
ers of contemporary newspapers,
but which. in the language Of the
speaker. took on 4 different as
poct, fOrceful and potent.
In his preamble To the regular
talk the speaker began by remark
on the administration and It's
many alphabetical organizations.
and thanked heaven there were
cnly 2G letters in the alphabet
with which to name these many
useless subsidiaries born by the
bran trustcrs in Warrington.
Praises Roosevelt
He paid glowing tribu;a to
President Roosevelt and SAID it
was a shame that he had To be
surrounded by Il buncn ci social
cd brain trusters who were moth
ing more nor less than CRATER
and crooked polit.." ians VINO were
continually piacticing thievcry.
These remarks. tinctured with
sarcastic pers.flage and. in some
instances. by venemous denunc:a-
tions. were relieved by humorous
anecdotes and we'll timed stories
to illustrate 4 point in his inter
esting and comprehensive exp,ana-
tion of tie plan and its fan reach
ing effects when PIT into effect.
He did not say if it was put into
effect.
There was no lack Ct interest
in the assemblage. many of whom
were women. and it was evident
that he was holding the absolut =
interest Of his hearers for even
the children, ever present on these
occasions. were listening.
He hal made arrangements to
start enrolment of members, had
appointed two hev Westors to
collect dues and issue member
ship receiot books wren tie rain
came down and to crowd hur-
riedly fled for shelter.
Caro- Gives Talk
The speaker was preceded by
T. S. Caro- who gave a very in
teresting talk on conditions
throughout the country and
the necessity for the Town
send Plan or kindred plan
which would bring relief to the
millions OF sufferers in ''this land
of plenty which is in the hands of
the chosen few"
Mr.. Caro- then introduced Mr..
Winniman as a graduate of Har-
ward University. an ordained
Baptist minister and a man who
had given the plan much Of his
time and experience. and had
travelled to all parts of the Unit
ed States, bringing words of hope
end cheer to the masses. by his
explanation of the Townsend Old
Age Revolving Pension Plan. and
his belief that it would ne made
effective sooner than many citi-
zens of the country expect.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-21
One BUILDING
PERMIT ISSUED

During the week ending today
there was but one application for
permit to mako repairs. This
was issued for:
General repairs to residence at
1924 Packer street. Owner, Mrs.
Margaret Curry; cost, $3.50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-21
SEVEN LICENSES
TO WED ISSUED

So far this month there have
been seven marriage licenses is
sued from the office of the coun-
ty judge. Two of these were is
sued this week to:
Roy Roberts and Marjory
Sweeney; Robert l.. Parker and
Myrtle F. Flynn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-21
Political Whispers Promise
Cleveland Mystery Drama
Entry OF Dark Horses In
Race Expected To Make
Great Change In Sit
uati0n
By BYRON PRICE


tCnIef OF Bureau. The Associated
Press Washington
Politics is perplexing bust
ness, under any circumstances, but
seldom does it bring together so
many bewilderments as now are
heading for the Republican con-
vention at Cleveland. If half that
is being whispered comes true, the
party's June show will deserve
high rank among the mystery
dramas of all time.
This can be said without re-
flecting in the least on the claims
and predictions of any candidate
or his managers. Whatever the
final outcome, a surprising ARA :
of submerged elements exist, and
only the convention can clear the
situation.
There is the candidacy OF Gov.
ernor Landon, which he himself
never has conceded to be cam
didacy at all, but COR which great
strength is claimed among dele
gates who publicly are saying
nothing.
There are the counter-claims of
the managers Cor Colonel Knox.
who predict a sudden emergence
of Knox sentiment among these
same ncn-committal delegates.
Case of Borah
There is the case Of Sef7av0r'
Borah. whose supporters see him
as the spokesman OF the masses
of Republican voters and whose
real intentions with respect to the
convention have been subject Of
widespread and earnest conjec-
ture.
There is the problem of former
President Hoover, talked OF mys-
teriously among his friends as
having a silent following in many
state delegations. ready to carry
out his wishes. whatever they may
turn out to be.
There is the extraordinary nlys-
tifying string OF dark horses, rang
ing from one or two who have
been whispered o. nationally For
many months as real prospects, to
others who scarcely have been
heard Of outside their own states
and still others whose friends
claim no delegates at all.
Few Delegates Instructed
Finally. there is the encom-
passing fact that so FAR as re-
corded orders from the voters are
concerned, the convention will be
free to end the show any way it
likes.
Most of the delegates have now
been chosen. Not only is the over
whelming majority uninstructed,
but warm dispute is in progress
as to what they really are think
ing about and intending to do.
In most previous convention
years it has been possible for dis
interested observers to make up a
fairly dependable table showing
relative standing of the contest
ants. This year the rival managers
ale ltIC ldDiCS, pul ltICN
are leaving out many details. and
the results are highly contradic-
tory.
Two great blocs o. delegates. in
particular, are variously claimed.
and all sorts OF rumors are in cir
culation as to who. l. anybody.
controls them, and what will be
done with them.
One is an eastern bloc. includ-
ing such important states as New
York and Pennsylvania. The other
comprises virtually all of the
south. Together. these two groups
easily could control the nomina-
ton. But can they get together?
Is it more than accident that they
both go uninstructed, and if so
who pulled the strings?
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The Washington times., 1936-02-18
Il Cover. Hollywood

one yesterday hit o new all-time
high. B. Cor Mrs. Stewart) is
having q sort Of nervous break.
down which allows her to go out
in the afternoon but not at night.
So Don gave her a party at the
house of Joan Whitney PaySor,
requested all the gentlemen to
wear white ties Cat o'clock in
the afternoon. mind you), drew
the shutters to give the effect Of
night time, and had q dance or.
cheStra.
Incidentally Warner Brothers is
rushing through their production
Of "The Charge Of the Light Bri-
ade" starring Errol Flynn on ac-
count Of because historical pic
lures are at, the peak of their
popularity at the moment. . it
would seem that the Hippodrome
Theater In New York where
Jumbo" is currently housed is so
colossal and has done such big
business since its opening that
there are no audiences left to see
ito speak Of. AS q consequence
all the cast have taken a cut in
salary and they'll soon move on
to Chicago.
Gloria, Swanson (recently re-
turned Hollywood.way) is all set
to make a screen comeback which
should be CHEEKY news to her
thousands Of fans who keep max
ing inquiry about her . in the
new Shirley Temple picture Poor
Little Rich Grip one Of the three
songs to be sung by our little star
let is entitled But Definitely" /"
sounds slightly reminiscent, don't
you think?
Frances Sage "a New York The
ater guilder) is setting quite a fig.
ure on our rainy Hollywood boule-
ward these days. She wears Tin
the splaSh) only her upper gar
ments, coat, and Shots-all Ct
which is almost as ridiculous as
the Eastern socialite who wanders
about the place barefooted like
Peter the Hermit.
Rumor has it that 1.-THE Small
Town Girl" set has been enjoying
a group Of love on the chase. It
would seem that an executive has
a tender feeling for Isabel Jewell
Miss Jewell has tender feel
ing for James Stewart-Mr. Stew.
art has a tender feeling for Janet
Gaynor-MisS G.. has a tender
feeling for Robert Taylor-and
Mr.. Taylor still retains his tender
feeling for Irene Hervey. Some
round-rohin, eh kid?
(Copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
MOVIE
CLOCK

EARLE-Bette Davis in "Petrified
Forest" 11:00 q. M, 1885, 4:20,
7:05, 9:55 p. m. Stage-12:40,
3:25, $40, 900 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Claudette Colbert in
"The Bride Comes Home" IL
.. M, 1913, 1928, $40, 7:5O,
1905 p. m. Little America" /"
1888, 2:45, S, 7:13, 9:25 p. m.
PALACE E-Jeanette Macdonald
and Nelson Eddy in "Rose
Marie" 1885 q. m, 2:O5, 4:35,
7:05, 9:35 p. m.
TOX-George Raft and Rosalind
Russell in "It Had to Happen,
II a. m, 1:40, 4:35, 1880, 1905
p. m. stage: 1880, 3:25, 6:25,
9p. m. e..
RKO-KEITH'S-Ann Harding in
"The Lady Consents" 1883
q. m, 1853, 3:5S, 5:5S, 1853,
9:58 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures Cagney
and Pat O'Brien in Ceiling
Zero" 1i:15 a. m. 1:l7, 3:l9,
sal, 1928, 1925 p. m.
LITTLE-William Powell in 1.-THE
Thin Man" 1927 a. m, 1881,
1886, 5:39, 7:4S, 9:47 p. m.
HOWARD-James Cagney and
Pat O'Brien in Ceiling Zero"
1880, $3.50, 7:05, 1910 p. m.
Stage: $40, $50, 9:10 p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
By Lloyd PANTAGEs

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 18.-Noah
had his little flood and so have
we shades of Daniel de Foe:
Republican picture (an independ-
ent) is going to produce Mr.. DIS
famous story, but instead of glori-
flying Robinson Crusoe and Friday,
Rex the king Of wild horses will
be starred. Just how they're go
ing to shipwreck Rex on an island,
I wouldn't be knowing.
In spite Of the recent deluge Of
dear old Jupiter Pluvius, Chap
Inns opening at the Chinese lined
up the star gazers in the pouring
rain at least eight hours before
the premiere began-the first
premiere, by the by, that we've
had out here for years now.
hear tell that in New York'S Har-
lem some sepia thespians are put
ting on Macbeth" only they've
changed the setting Of the play
to Haiti and also introduced-voo.
dooism. That should be some
thing.
For sheer novelty in the way Of
parties Donald Ogden Stewards
The Washington times., 1936-02-18

A first. prize of SIS will be
awarded the correct entry sub
mitted in the most attractive
form. Ten dollars will go to the
next best; $5 to the third. Fiji
teen "runners.up" will receive a
pair of guest tickets each.
In all, six questions in cartoon
form will be printed. All deal
with radio entertainers. The con-
test has been inspired by the
Earle'S "all-Radio Show" which
starts Friday-the waltz king Of
the networks, Wayne King, on
the stage, and Millions In the
Air." story Of romance on the
"Colonel's' Amateur Hour, on the
screen.
When you have all six ques-
tions, mail them to the Wayne
King Contest Editor, care Of The
Washington Times Drama Depart
ment. Watch for tomorrow's
questions!
The Washington times., 1936-02-18

lection before it had opportunity
to flower.
Sigmund Romberg has blended
the music Of Franz Schubert
and H. Barte with his own talent
for tunefullnesS. The result Is
score Of limpid and melting rich
ness that, like music Of merit, can
be heard again and again with
out offenSe to the ear.
This Blossom Time" has q new
Mitzi, q youthful prima donna
whose assets are many besides
pure vocal attainment. She is
Helen Arnold who can both look
and sing the role. The Song of
Love duet, which is the lyrical
highlight Of Blossom Time" was
rendered with distinction by this
Mitzi and j. Charles Gilbert, the
latter q Franz Schubert who has
played this role so often he begins
to look like the accepted portrait
Of the composer.
FAVORITE NUMBERS
According to Dorothy Donnelly's
story Schubert was tender, shy,
kind and, in love, invariably
stupid. These qualities Actor
Gilbert expresses well in his
Characterization and his emo
tional crescendo which climaxes
the second act with It's reprise mu-
sical background, brought the
closest to an ovation from Monday
nights audience.
George Trabert lends q Splen-
did voice to the role Of Baron Won
Schober and Robert Lee Allen
adorned his Kranz with a Billiken
like comedy that kept Blossom
Time" from becoming too fearful.
Marjorie Sweet, Marion Weeks,
Evelyn Wyckoff and Robert
O'Connor serve efficiently In the
other important roles.
Some Of the appreciated muSi-
cal gems that are delightfully."-
sung are Three Little Maids, I"
the "Serenade," MY Springtime
Thou Art" '"Tell Me Daisy" 4"
"Only One Love Fills My Heart" !"
and Lonely Heart"
Blossom Time" then If you are
in the mood for an evening Of
love and song, with the accent on
the song,
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
ANN CORIO AT GAYETY
Goyety Offers
Ann Corio

Ann Corio, the glamorot1S and
exotic top star Of burlesque, is at
Colonel Lakes Gayety theater this
week with her Girls in Blue"
Miss Corio. although she has many
initators In her own realm, still
remains the tops" because Of her
guileless and innocent manner.
She also has o flair for good cos
tuning and an appealing person
atty. But whatever it Is, she has
1t and her power to charm an audi
ence seems not to diminish.
Not alone is Colonel Lake for
tunate in having the beautiful
Miss Corio, for there are other top
notchers on this very excellent bill.
Carmen. a Spanish dancer, does
some riotous dance turns that are
in keeping with her vivid and dark
Spanish beauty. She also has a
voice Of good quality and appeal
and appears equally at ease in
vocal or dance numbers. A clever
actress is Carmen and she fur
nishes the dash and verve that
burlesque badly needs.
The comedians are well chosen.
Frank Smith, Joe De Ritz, Johnny
Barry and Lester Mack contribute
heavily to the comedy end and
stage many laughable skits which
rank we'll out IL front of anything
seen in recent weeks. Backed up
with q good script and capable
straight men, the comedians have
a fine chance to do their stuff and
they come through to the satisfac-
ton Of all.
On the distaff side, in addition
to those mentioned, are Miss
Chicque Rione, svelte blonde,
turns out to be quite a hit and
deservedly so. She does her turns
well with a sophisticated manner
which seems to take with the audi
ence.
Evelyn Brooks, another good
clever girl, does yoeman service in
the comedy Skits.
The chorus is wen above par. It
has to be in an Ann Corio show.
The production is well mounted
and one Of the outstanding hits
Of the Gayety year. r. 8.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
"Cuttoro" " Has
Unique Set

When the curtain rises on the
Columbia Players production Of
"The Sailors of Cattaro," We'd
neSday, it will reveal one of the
most unusual stage settings seen
on a local stage this year. =.
It represents the deck and the
chart house Of the battleship
Sankt Georg. flagship of the Aus
trian fleet in 1918. A solid lum.
Der construction job, it has the
chart house rising three feet
above the deck and another level
six feet above that. The whole
thing is painted a battleship grey
with the sky showing through
great windows In the chart house.
The cast has been using a tiny
working model at each rehearsal
to get used to the various levels,
since they cannot have many re-
hearsals on the set itself.
Jane Lasater Rubey designed
the setting. The Players hard
working crew is being boSsed by
Warren Head and it includes
Charles Grunwell, May Mckee,
Rudolph TorovSky, Betty Leaf,
Bunnie Skinner, G.. Dewitt Mil.
Ter, Kathleen Spiller, Jean Boards
ley, Mary 10 Day and Robert
Wood. Anthony Merrill is han.
ding lighting and stage effects,
while Selma Klein, Yvonne Kush-
ner, Eileen Fowler, Judy EdeS and
Dorothy White are collecting the
difficult props.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
Byrd Man Says
!. DC. Is Warm

While WaShingtonianS general
" have Shivered through the cold
est winter in years there is one
person here who stoutly maintains
that this has been the mildeSt Of
all winters for him.
He is william c. Haines Of
6157 30th Street, N. W., whose
high estimation Of the elements
can be better understood when one
learns that he was one Of that
doughty crew who accompanied
Admiral Byrd to the South Pole.
He spent two solid years at the
bottom Of the earth" while the
thermometer hovered at 80 below.
This was his second trip to that
waSteland he having accompanied
Byrd on his first Antarctic expe-
dition.
Associated with the q. S. Wea-
ther Bureau, Mr.. Haines is an ex-
pert meteorologist here. He was
one If the many notableS who as
sembled at Loew'S Columbia The
ater the other evening to witness
the premier Of I'm Little Amer
ica," Admiral byrd's thrilling pic
torial record Of that famous ex-
pedition.
He enjoyed seeing himself and
comrades on the screen for the
first time and was high in his
praise of this film which shows
with full authenticity tie man.
ner in which this band has won
new honors for America. He says
The Washington times., 1936-02-18

Lyon took q bow, Melissa Ma
son offered long-legged dancing.
Bert Granoff Of the Earle did
some song plugging for the M-G.M
Rose Marie" Johnny Woods
scored with limitations and Sara
Ann McCabe offered some high
sustained note singing.
It was a bang-up luncheon with
M-GM and Rudy Berger as the
sponsors.
When Jimmy Durante Of "Jum-
bo" was laid low with the flu at
the New York Hippodrome on Sat
urday, Eddie Carr was rushed in
to sub for "Schnozzle." But Mr..
Durante made quick recovery
and Comedian Carr will be able
to fill his date at the Fox begin
ming Friday.
BARRYMORE AS GEORGE W.
John Barrymore claims he has
always wanted to play George
washington and next Saturday
night he win get his chance. Ham.
let Jack will be the guest star Of
Al Jolson's radio hour, offering
a scene from Maxwell Anderson'S
Valley Forge" with himself as the
Father Of His Country.
Sinclair Lewis says VIII Hays
did it. Will Hays says he didn't
Louis B. Mayer says the cast OF
'It Can't Happen Here" was what
caused M-G-M to abandon the pic.
ture. The Hollywood columnists
say that MuSSolini, Hitler and
other dictatorS threatened to bar
all M-G-M products If the Sinclair
Lewis story was filmed. Some one
Of these stories is the truth. Which
one?
ON THE LAST WEEK
Blossom Time" winds up a
long and very honorable career
after the Washington engagement,
closing next Saturday night. It
has been running continuously
since the season Of 1922, barring
the usual between season vaca-
tions.
Ray Bell is sending critics am
ber colored glasses as a reminder
Harold Lloyd is coming In 'The
Milky Way" Also with the hint
If you can't find at least 1000
laughs, grins and chuckles in the
Lloyd celluloid the glasses may
help. 1.
Johnny Payette rolled right
back to Florida Sunday and es-
capped this February blizzard. Sam
CALAMITY, Of Columbia, was on the
same train. Carter Barron joins
the Florida delegation the last of
the month.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
Forty In Fun at
. CheVChose

The 1896 edition of the popular
Chevy Chase Frantics, entitled
Who's Loony Now?" written and
directed by Isabelle S. Harrington,
win be presented for the first time
on any stage Wednesday night,
March 4, at Wardman Park Thea
ter, with 40 beautiful and talent
ed students Of the Chevy Chase
School as singers, dancers, players,
technicians, and stage crew.
Mrs. Farrington'S book is a satire
Of all things political. and will
have as establishment, a musical
score composed by two young wom-
en-, Mary Lehman of the American
University, here, and "Sammie''
Ives Of Roxbury, N. Y, who is a
student at the Chevy Chase
School. Miss Lehman Is musical
director of the show, assisting Mrs.
Harrington.
Special settings and costumes
designed. and created by the stu.
dent body will add zest to the en-.
tire proceedings.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
Dave ApoIIon, Champion Of Showmen

More revueS like Dave Apollon
Is presenting at the Fox this week
would bring back the bloom to
vaudeville's cheeks. For Mr.. Apol'
lon Is a Snowman from Snowman
Vile, an Emcee who can toy with
an audience, sell them everything
he has in the entertainment line
and make them applaud for more
I like, too, Dave Apollon's faith
in the. quality Of his wares, q
faith that leads him to invest his
cash in q real production, to sur
round himself with real enter.
tainers - not great headlinerS -
but every one capable Of deliver.
ing talented moments.
It makes one think Of the crack
Louis K. Sidney units which played
Loew's Palace in the good old
days Of not too long ago. Units
which cost less than the hastily
assembled shows Of today with
their steady procession of micro
phoniSts, tap dancers and bands
Units which were beautifully rou
tined and balanced and were gen
orally. directed by a travelling
Emcee or headliner who made
every minute count.
Three cheers then for Dave
Apollon who can run a show bet
ter than 90 per cent of his rivals
And a few extra cheers for Melissa
Mason (the 1886 Charlotte Green
wood), to Johnny Woods, who is q
clever mimic; to Harold Alona
Hawaiian vocalist; to BineS dane
ing beauties: to the shapely Sara
Ann McCabe who sings Alone;
to Signor Wincess, ventriloquist
and juggler: to the Seven Arabian
Sheiks who get the show off al
high speed, and to Mile. Ruth fol-
q scorohing rhumba. Not forget
ting the Apollon string orchestra
Dave Apollon's show is the kind
that managers request for repeat
dates, It's also the kind that is
capable Of carrying weak picture
on the screen. There are very
very few shows in the vaudeville
Of today you can say these last
things about.
CONG. CONNERY TELLS EN-
Representative william P. Con.
merry, jr., Of Massachusetts,, spoke
right out at Variety Clubs lunch.
con yesterday.
He told the motion picture In.
dustry it must stop using the Army
and Navy as extras for Hollywood
features. Particularly when there
are hundreds Of idle actors willing
to serve as "extras" or in the jobs
filled by "gobs" and soldiers. Men.
toned Annapolis FAREWELL as
one Of the pictures which reused
his ire.
Representative connery also
said that the movies were showing
signs Of going back to thei double
meaning dialogue and dir9 which
brought about the Legion Of De
cency and the existing morality
code. Warned that if the tendency
to go as close to the line as pos
sible was continued, Hollywood
would wind up with censorship.
legal censorship, to which he is
opposed.
It was all offered in a friendly
advice spirit. Then to show that
he still has his vaudeville talent
as a story teller, Mr.. Conriery told
o few that hit the bullSeEe, Ben
The Washington times., 1936-02-18

SOME GORGEOUS TUNES
This is lovely music now, as it
was back in the days when the
more ravishing new production
first blossomed in washington at
Polls Theater. What matter it
then II the settings show the raw
ages Of travel and the costumes
the signs of honorable age. The
voices are fresh and the principals
offer the tender and soothing
songs Of the music master with
verve and feeling.
BY this time the love story Of
Franz Schubert must be fairly
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
Suits Won't Fit

Adolphe Menjou ordered a dozen
suits before he was stricken with
a stomach ailment while working
in Paramount's "The Milky Way"
Now recovered, he's 90 pounds
lighter and figures he won't be
able to wear the raiment for at
least q month.