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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
Three Point Gas Defense
Formulated For Spain
fn- Associated Pressl

MADRID, July 17.-Protection
of the civilian population against
gas attacks is getting serious con-
sideration in Spain, which long
has considered itself off the
beaten track of war.
The Red Gross has organized
gas drills and has outlined a pro-
gram of protection which has
three points:
Establishment of shelters and
guarding of food and water.
Development Of gas masks and
public education on what to do in
case of a gas attack.
Training of squads to fight gas
and exercises in protecting one
self against gas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
DEMOLAYS TO
HOLD MEETING

There will be special meeting
of Robert j.. Perry Chapter. Or
der of DeMolays. held tomorrow
afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock,
at the Scottish Rite Hall, corner
of Eaton and Simonton streets.
according to announcement made
today by Joe Richardson, master
counsellor of the organization.
Matters of much interest to the
chapter will be taken up at this
meeting, and full attendance of
members is requested.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
SURVEY MATTERS
OF LABOR Unit
DISCUSS ISSUES DEALING
WITH ORGANIZATION OF
STEEL WORKERS
tBy ksxoct:sea Pressl

WASHINGTON, July IL
Democratic leaders are thinly
masking their apprehension over
the warnings o. a possible labor
war growing out OF John L. Lewis
drive to organize steel workers.
Lewis has allied himself with
the Roosevelt administration,
carrying with him the support of
the United Mine Workers and
other labor groups.
Endorsement OF the Roosevelt
administration by Lewis and his
followers last winter was well
coined at the time. But if their
organizing drive in the steel in,
dustry should bring on a strike,
that might present different sit
uation.
Lewis has explained that he is
proceeding under terms OF the
Wagner labor act which gives la
bor the right to organize.
But what if a strike on a wide
front should grow out of the or
panization movement? Many New
Deal leaders are questioning
whether then the support OF Mr..
Lewis organization would be a
blessing. They recognize that cir
cumstances might arise which
would compel the administration
to take sides right in the heat Of
GO aHf5aign. 49,
Such a situation would con-
front the New Deal with a real
dilemma whether to back indus
try and lose the good will OF
Lewis and his followers. or to
back Lewis and antagonize indus
try. Several major steel officials
have said little or NOTHING good
about the New DnaI. hut the adj
ninistration hos indicated no de-
sire to ALLEVIATE them further.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
MRS. ELBERTSON
DIES in TAMPA
BODY OF KEY WEST RESI-
DENT TO BE BROUGHT
HERE FOR BURIAL

News has been received in the
city announcing the death of Mrs.
Nettie Elbertson in Tampa at 1880
o'clock last night. The body will
be brought to Key West for
burial, and will arrive here Mon
day morning on the Steamship
Cuba. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
Mrs. Elbertson, widow of the
late c. S. Elbertson, and mother
of Fieldon Elbertson, who resides
at 1920 Southland street, was Wis
iting in Tampa with another son,
Cornelius, at the time of her
death. having left Key West sew
eral weeks ago for that city.
Her numerous friends in Key
West viii be exceedingly grieved
on learning of her demise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
REALICNMENT Of
PARTY PROMISED
MANY CHANGES EFFECTED
IN ACTIVITIES NOW BE-
ING CARRIED ON
(By Associated f'ress)

PHILADELPHIA, July IL
Political cross-currents stirred up
about the two national conven-
tons appear to presage some re-
alignment of party following, al
though perhaps not sufficient at
once to affect the coming cleo
ton.
Before. during and since the
Cleveland convention, Republicans
have bid for support of "Jeffer-
son;an" Democrats. The pro-
posals earlier took the form of a
suggestion for an outright coali-
ton.
The appeal was based in part
upon the contention of many Re-
publicanS that the New Deal was
drifting toward strong centraliza-
ton of government and a weak
ening of the supervisory powers
of the states.
The invitation was directed to-
ward such persons as Senator
Glass of Virginia. who had con-
fesSed considerable shock at New
Deal tendencies. (Glass has made
it plain, however, he, himself, is
not to be drawn out OF his party.)
Then on came the Democratic
convention at Philadelphia, and
what should arise but talk of g
money plank that would win sup
port of such Republicans as Sen
ator BOrah, who obliquely criticiz-
ed Governor Landon's proposal
for ultimate restoration of the
gold standard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
Parallel To Lehman Draft
Seen In Pleas To Murphy
Mirage Photograph Made
In Barren Chile Wastes
u'y Associated Press)

DURHAM, N. c., July ia
desert mirage has been photo
graphed by DR.. F. G. Hall, Duke
University zoologist, and five as
sociates from other universities.
DR.. Hail said the shot was
made during the recent high att
tude expedition to the Chilean
Andes and distinctly shows a far
distant mountain rising above the
desert horizon.
The mirage was on the barren
Andes salt beds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
SEARCH FAILS
TO FIND NEGRO
CONVICT HERE
JAMES ROBERTS. CONVICTED
ON CHARGES or Man
SLAUGHTER. MADE HIS ES-
CAPE FROM PRISON

Search for jams Roberts. al
escaped negro ccnv5ct from Stat
Road Department Camp - cau-
ed considerable excItemeut yes
terday afternoon about : o-cloek
when officers OF the city paEr-
department. Ted by Captain Al
borto Camera. surrounded the
home of his mother. Maroon Rob
erts, Al s07 Elizabeth street
Demands for aamittanee were
refused 10y the wonlaa and OffIc,r
Franklin ArenberZ was sent %
secure a searrh w2rran- In
company with CHEF Deputy
Sheriff Bernard Waite Who wa
told Of the necess.tr OF the war
rant, they went To the office o.
Peace Justice Enrique EzquinaiGo
o. the seccud district cured n
warrant and returned 10 the
scene.
Search Of the house and prem
ises was made in a Thorough and
systematic manner hut n sen o.
the fUgit.yc was round Membe-
Of the family were positive Oh
their statements that he had NJ
been near the home 10 the be-
of their knowledge.
Charged With Murder
January 70. 1928 Robert Va
arrested. charged with the murder
Of his wife. Hazel Lou - Rob
Crts, and his father. Jane Rob
erts. Al . place near Taxeruier on
the Florida Keys Later another
charge was added. that Of killing
Leroy Woods. l7-year-0ld negra
lad. who lived with the family.
lie was tried and conv5-ted on
two cha ccs OF man 7laughrer. and
on May - was sentenced T. "a
years in the penitc2tiary on earn
charge.
About six weeks ago nolre uas
received n the Office orr rh-
sheriff and police chief that Rob
erts and another negro. Harold
Summeral. had escaped and r.
was requested that the Officers
keep a sharp lookout for then
Summerall we- from Nassau end
it was SUSPECTED ne and Robcrr@
had managed 10 make their wa
TO that or one Of the other Islands
in the Bahama grou1.
Since the recent ~ the esrare
notices officers OF the sheriff
force and the police department
have been on the lookout -or rhesr
prisoners and have each night and
day passed the honae or Roberts'
mother a number o. times during
their tours o. duty
Police Adxised
Yesterday the poice denart-
ment. II was learned. had been
advised o. the possibility - tire
fugitive being hidden IN -
mothers home. and this rusnirio-
was intensified when The oTF~ers
called and were rer-sed usru.i=-
sion To enter by the -uEirivs's
mother.
However II was eventually
shown that II was impossible for
him TO escape from the home. had
ne been hidden there. as the house
was surrounded n such manner
that nothing. however smaI. W0uld
have escaped the vigilant Officers.
and as Roberts Is big burly
negro MS rearrCst was assured
had ne been an innate Of the
house and tried 70 make hiz 49,
cane from T.
II Is the orinion e sore orr
eials that the supposIti0n thar
Roberts went with Sumuera1 o.
the Bahara Islands Is CORE
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
TRADE GAIN Is
GOOD PLANK, new
DEALERS STATE
PLATFORM BEING BUILT UP
ON STATISTICAL REPORTS
INDICATING IMPROVEMENT
IN INDUSTRY
By PRESTON GROVER
(The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July IT,
Part of the platform upon which
Democrats rely is building up
steadily-in the statistical re-
ports showing improvement in in.
dustry and business.
Republicans and anti-New Deal
industrialists already have at
tempted to undermine the Demo-
Gratis claim to credit, however, by
asserting the improvement is the
natural rebound of business using
its own resources to get out of
the depression, not the result of
administration recovery efforts.
Eugene G. Grace. president of
Bethlehem Steel Corp, stated
this position at the recent meeting
of the American Iron and Steel
institute, when he said that while
trade was improving it was i'm
peded by fear of federal re-
Straint.
"The attempts to translate en-
Urgency measures into a perman-
ent condition of bureaucratic COM
bination and control by govern
rlent," he said, ''have properly
alarmed our people. People have
come to realize that unless this
condition is corrected, real and
lasting prosperity is not obtain
ebIa -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
Commission Hopeful Of Getting
Actual Work Starred On Highway
Bridges By First Of November
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
Start Drive To Have Him
Give Up His Philippine
| Post To Head Ticket In
! Michigan
By PRESTON GROVER
tBy Associated Pressl


WASHINGTON, July ia
parallel to the Democratic STRAIT
egg behind the draft-Lehman
movement, which persuaded the
New York governor to seek-re-
election after he had announced
he would not run again, is seen in
the drive 10 get Frank Murphy to
give up his Philippine post and
head the Democratic ticket in
Michigan.
Murphy was a commanding and
popular figure among Democrats
in Michigan during his service on
She bench and later as Mayor of
Detroit. President Roosevelt chose
him to be governor general of the
Philippines, from which place he
moved over to become high COM
missioner when The islands took
steps toward independence.
The drive that ultimately caused
Governor Lehman OF New York
to capitulate seems to have turn
ed in large force upon Murphy.
Murphy Hesitant
Those intimate with Murphy
said he was adverse to quitting the
$4,000 year high commissioner
post IN the islands, with a large
executive mansion well stated.
Michigan pays its governors $5,-
600 a year, with an additional ST.
OOO 4OI SSihICc Oh TIC SLdJe C4-
ecutive board. 1t provides no well
stated mansion.
With Murphy at the head OF the
ticket, few Democratic leaders
pictured possibilities of taking
Michigan in 1886, regardless Of the
fact powerful Republican Senator
Couzens is a candidate this year
for reelection.
Brown Ambitious
In fact, the drive for Murphy
was paralleled by efforts to put
Rep. Prentiss Nj. Brown, Michigan
Democrat, in the field against
Couzens. Close political friends
say Brown was not eager to take
such a step because o. high regard
for the senator. For some time.
however, be has been known to
harbor ambitions OF succeeding to
the senate.
Republicans, while delighted at
what t. accepted as Democratic
admissions o. alarm, appeared glad
to have two aces of its own in
Michigan, Senators Couzens and
Vandenberg.
Study o. the Murphy situation,
however, may cause Republican
leaders to recalculate just how Of
ten they can afford to take Van
denberg out of Michigan on ma
tional speaking tours, as afore
manned
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
Borah Faces Tough Political
Battle In Seeking Reelection
To Be Opposed By Cover
nor Ben Ross OF Idaho
Who Has Broken Vari-
Gus Precedents
By PRESTON GROVER
CIV ASx0eiafed Brens,

(By Associated PreHsJ
WASHINGTON, July IL
Senator Borah, seeking re-eleotion
faces a political battle he expect.
will be tougher than any he has
faced.
He has lib:le doubt the Repub-
lican nomination will come to him
in the primary in August but ex-
poets a Democratic opponent who
has broken many precedents and
announces he will break another
by defeating Borah.
The opponent, who virtually is
conceded the Democratic nomina-
ton, is Governor c. Ben Ross, the
first native born Idahoan to be
eleosed governor, and the first to
win a third term.
Ross is expecting a former poll
tical foeman to help him defeat
Borah. Byron Defenbach reputedly
is contemplating a stout indepen-
dent campaign for the senate at
the head OF a Townsendite ticket.
Defenbach once ran as a Repub-
lican for governor and was beat
en- by Ross. Now. however. Ross is
looking to Defenbach to pull some
of the Republican votes away
from Rarah.
Two Differ Greatly
1dahoans seem bit puzzled by
the type Of campaign in prospect
Borah always has talked on nation
al and international issues. He
talks to his political meetings on
state matters only very incidental
ly.
In sharp contrast, Ross talks
only of state and lesser govern
mental affairs, as they have been
his CHIEF interest during his ex-
perience in state, city and county
government, which has been con-
tinuous for a quarter century.
Like Borah, Ross has a sense
for timing in his addresses which
wins him audiences in Idaho equal
to Borah's. Where Borah speaks
once or perhaps twice a day. Ross
may speak as many as eight times.
Pope Troubles Ross
But Ross has his own party
troubles. He is at odds over par
ty leadership with Senator Pope.
His wing of the party lost to
Pope's wing in the selection of
committee officials at the nation
al convention at Philadelphia.
Some of Pope's supporters have
expressed a wish to see Ross
crushingly defeated by Borah so
he could not present such a for
midabie front to Pope in 1898.
Republicans leaders in Idaho
are confident Borah will be re-
elected. Ross supporters see
prospects of victory if President
Roosevelt should run strongly in
the mountain territory.
Talk at one time that the Demo-
cratic national organization would
step in to help Ross apparently
faded in the face of threats by
certain Democratic senators to
campaign for the Idaho senator if
such a step was taken.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
INTENSIVE HEAT
In NORTH RUNS
FOLK BACK HERE
KEY WESTERS CUT VAcA-
TONS SHORT; HARD TO
CONVINCE NORTHERNERS
CT MILD WEATHER HERE

One of the many Key Westers
returning from abbrev ated Va
cation trips because OF the in
tense heat encountered in var, Gus
sections of the country said 70
The Citizen. 1T is the almost i'm
possible thing to convince people
in the sections we have visited
that Key West is cool.
Most of those we have told Of
the temperature in Key West the
weather during the day and the
very cool nights invariably reply
that it is impossible for the kind
of weather described to prevail
so near the equator"
Another visitor to the north
who returned several days ago.
said: "They positively refused to
believe me when l said | was an
xious to get back to Key West
where | could have some comfort
and enjoy delightful breezes. and
got angry when | insisted it was
great deal cooler in Key West
than where J. was"
Charles S. TAYLOR. manager Of
the Porter Dock company. raid
this morning that in New York
City several DAYS ago where he
was with Mrs. Taylor and son.
Charles s.. Jr.. the temperature
in Central Park in the shada was
102 and in the sun 1I5.
This can readily be understood
when reports from sections of the
north and west show almost 1000
deaths from heat and tempera-
lures soaring up above the hun
dred mark and in some places As
high as 10 and above that.
But in Key West. which is so
near the equator, it is only on
rare occasions that the tempera-
ture reading is above 80 degrees
andnever in al the time since the
weather bureau has been in its
present location has it gone above
81 degrees.
In searching over the records at
the United States Weather Bureau
G. s. Kennedy, meteorologist in
charge and Sam Goldsmith his as
sistant, advised The Citizen that
only on two occasions since 1897
has the temperature reached that
figure, "a. and these dates were
on July 9, 1927 and July 80.
1893.
Returning vacationists have in
vited MANY OF the doubters TO
come to Key West and verify
their statements and if is safe to
say, they declare, that II they do
they viii realize that while the
north is shivering with cold dur
ing the winter months and swelter-
ing. with dire results in many in
stances. during the summer
months. in this city the in
habitants are enjoying climatic
conditions which are unequallei
elsewhere.
Where during the hottest mart
of the summer months the tenn
peratuTe hovers around 90 de-
grees and the coolest mart o. the
winter seldom goes below IS.
Where chilblains and like com
rlaintS are never experienced and
there has never been a eunstroke
or heat Drostration.
In verification Of the temnera-
ture figures used in this article.
the reader is referred 70 the
United States Weather Bureau.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17
Headlines Write Platform

Democrats scott at such argu-
ments and merely continue to let
newspaper headlines write that
part of the platform" Samples:
Retail sales for the last week of
May moved 10 to 16 per cent
ahead Of the same week year
ago.
Automobile output was esti-
mated 109.S21 units compared
with 65,675 in the corresponding
week of 1885.
Net operating income of a rep
resentative group of large rail-
roads for April was 1913 per cent
above April a year ago.
A bit of trade news that should
be particularly pleasing to build
ers of the Democratic platform
is a summary showing the demand
brisk beyond seasonal expectations
for summer home furnishings.
These include porch and garden
equipment, fancy window shades
and fiber rugs. That sort of
spending represents pleasure mon
ey.
See Building Boom
Perhaps even more satisfying
to Democratic platform builders,
as evidence of long range indus
trial improvement, is report of
rising rents over the nation. An
index of wide circulation records
a rental increase. of more than 20
per cent since a post-depression
rise was first noticeable early in
1884.
To market analysts, steadily in
creasing rent represents a stimu-
lus to building. 1t means to them
that when rents reach point
where the home owner, store own
er or factory operator can build
for the same outlay as his rent.
naturally he will build.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-17

KEY E1 Fau- Is ~
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County WLE A. zTE-zEz
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The Washington times., 1936-07-30
CORN SETS NEW
SEASON HIGHS

CHICAGO, July 80 Q.N.S).
Advancing as much as 8 cents a
bushel, corn prices today reached
new tops for the season. Active
buying was apparently due to an
extremely bullish crop estimate by
Secretary of Agriculture wallace.
The rise in corn and strength
in foreign markets sent wheat up
more than a cent here, September
equalling the years peak.
Near mid-seSsion prices gen.
Greatly were moderately under the
high due to profit taking, corn
being 214 to 25sc up, wheat 1 to
1c up, oats Is to 13sc up, and rye
~ to 13sc up.
Winnipeg wheat was y to Bc
up at mid-session after a mixed
start. Liverpool closed IS to
pence up, failing to hold its full
earlier gains. Prices in the Eng
fish market were at new tops.
The Washington times., 1936-07-30
Chicago Livestock

: CHICAGO, July 30 sD.-Hogs:
Receipts, $4,000; market, 5@10c lower;
S10.4O@1115; heavy weight, $1O.25 q
1880; medium weight $1O.7O@11.25;
light weight $1O.70@11.25; light lights,
1O.4O@11; packing sows, $S99.6O; pigs.
$961O.50.
Cattle-Receipts $500, market steady.
Calves: Receipts 1900; market steady.
Beef steers: Good and choice, $500
- so; common and medium, $6.50@7.50;
yearlings. $7.26@9.25. Butcher cattle:
Heifers, $5@s.75; cows, $4.50@6.25; bulls,
$5665O; calves. $4,000: feeder steers,
s$507.75; stocker steers, SIS a $50; stocker
= cows and heifers. $3.5O@625.
3 Sheep-Receipts 5000: market steady.
Medium and choice lambs, $lO010.75;
culls and common, $500; yearlings Sc a
$50; common and choice ewes, 32@A5Oi
feeder lambs. $500
The Washington times., 1936-07-30


:oher aborers.
Wages follow the economic laws of value, and there
is to raise them arbitrarily to desired figure
without hurting everybody.
In fact raise money wages regardless of the value
of abors product, increase the cost OF production
This makes necessary to raise the price OF the product
Then the aborer money wages will buy es and therefore
his real wage is reduced again.
Another point that all Individuals laborers
If you take away the income of professional and
business ncudng farm operaors) and give to labor
these other classes will have less to spend This offsets
the higher money wages.
You should that "surplus that the commodity
in question has value that lower than normal The only
to get it bought is to let the price low enough to
reflect the low value. Then will be bought and consumed
This must lower for the labor that producing
the commodity unless the employer can temporarily bear
a loss.
Employers will gladly pay wages according % the value
of the product and (2 the Importance of labor in making
the product.
(2 although the existing rotten system of work relief
is indefensble better than all? Isn't it
necessary the profits of bankers and ndusas and
thus put money back into circulation that laborers
consume the commodities they producer
The is, No.
Any rotten and indefensibe system is bad
you profits you reduce the incentive of employers
to In business and you thus reduce employment and
total wages earned This together with monetary uncertainty
is the great for unemployment today.
Labor does not produce all commodities 1t has to be aided
by capital and by business organization and direction If you
hurt these you hurt all producers including aborers.
Finally of this do increase the circulation of
money First they take money Of circulation when they
collected Then when the government spends the money
merely piles up the banks idle deposits, it has been
doing.
Business can't money when the profit incentive de-
stroyed by taxes.
! New York reader asks: why do numerous welknown
economists say that the United States should return gold
standard? this possible now? Would it not do great
harm?"
The vast majority of economists strongly Of the opinion
that definite and nonarbrary standard for
money and believe that gold is the best standard now available
1t is probably not possible however, to maintain stand
ard for money long nation has unbalanced budget
The existence of the restrictions international trade
and managed in other also
difficulty since great function of the gold standard is to
settle international balances of payment.
Few economists consider it attempt return to the
gold standard until these conditions corrected The great
majority believe that they will be- in tme and that then
The Washington times., 1936-07-30

commodities, they must be paid wages high
enough to enable them to buy both cur
rently produced commodities and past pro-
ducts. Will employers pay such wages?'
The answer is that wages have to be paid
by somebody, and that they have to be in
proportion to what labor produces.
If a laborer works for himself he becomes
his own employer. He then finds that he
only gets what he produces, after allowing
for losses and cost of materials and equip
ment.
If he works for "the Government" and
the politicians pay him higher wages than
The Washington times., 1936-07-30

From Osseo Wisconsin, came the following inquiries:
l. In order that individuals may buy the surplus Of