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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
FRENCH SCIENTIST
HOLDS HAWAIIANS
NATIVE AMERICANS
cry Associated Press)

HONOLULU, March 10
Native Hawaiians were once re-
sidents of the American cont =
nent, believes Capt. Eric de Bis
shop, French scientist recently
shipwrecked in Hawaii.
His conclusions are at variance
with the recognized scientific be-
lief that the Hawaiians and other
POlynesian peoples come to the
Pacific from the opposite diree-
ton, probably somewhere in
southeastern Asia.
According to observations
have made in two and half
years voyaging in the Pacific"
says Capt. de Bisschop. a member
of the French Geographic Society
whose Chinese junk went to
pieces on the island OF Molokai. 81
find the idea Of the Polynesian
race coming from Malaysia in
historic times impossible"
He bases his belief on studies
of winds and currents in the
south Pacific which led to his con-
clusion that west-to-east migra-
tons could not have been made
under then existing conditions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
FORMER RESIDENT
ARRIVES in CITY
THEL BURGERT COMES HERE
To TAKE PICTURES FOR
DETROIT NEWS

Thel Burgert, nationally known
photographer, arrived over the
highway last evening from De-
troit on special assignment for the
Detroit News. to make a number of
pictures to be used in a series of
illustrated articles on Key West
to be prepared by S. L. A. Mar
shall, travel editor of The News.
Mr.. Marshall visited in Key
West on vacation with Mrs. Mar
shall, who is still here, and in a
recent issue of The News publish
ed the first of the articles on the
city. 1t was illustrated and con-
sidered one of the most compre-
hensive stories so far written of
Kew West and its charm.
Mr.. Burgert, who is a former
Key Wester and nephew Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hoffman. is accom-
panied by Mrs. Burgert and their
daughter. Gerry. and Mrs. Bur-
gert's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. v.
Baker. who are also well known
in this city. They expect to be
here several days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
PLANE BRINGS
PASSENGERS
EIGHT LEAVE ABOARD AIR
CRAFT YESTERDAY EN-
ROUTE TO MIAMI

Plane from Miami arrived this
morning at 1926 o'clock with IA
passengers. Names on the list
were: Agatha Converse, Richard
Nugent, Charles VIM, Marie
Meyer, John Donahue, Allan Phin,
Allan Phin, Jr., Elizabeth Phin.
Raymond Beatty, Bernice Beatty,
William Beatty. Philo Holcomb,
Mabel Holcomb, Marion Todd.
Departures yesterday were:
John Ledbetter, Donald Clarke,
Paul Buchanan, Max Stern, Beat
rice Stern, Charles w. Smith,
Carolyn Smith. Clark Campbell.
Arrivals yesterday morning
were: Corella Mendoza, Olivia
Mendoza, Elizabeth Gillian, Rob-
ert Gillian, Carl Weeks, Fred
Wagner, Inez Fesser, Donald
Clark, Paul Buchanan, John
Thomas. George Halstrom, John
Ledbetter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
LOCATE ANCHOR
OF STEAMSHIP
FOUND IN BOCA GRANDE
CHANNEL; SAID TO BE MEN
ACE TO NAVIGATION

superintendent W. w. Demer-
lit, of the seventh lighthouse dis
trict, was Informed by radio from
Tampa this morning that the g.
OOO-pound stock anchor belonging
to the Steamer Daleby was rest
ing on the bottom of Boca Grande
channel.
Just why the anchor was left,
or the reasons for the Daleby
dropping anchor at that port, were
not stated. The radio-gram mere
ly stated the anchor was in the
channel at a point about 100 feet
east of the buoy and is a menace
to navigation.
Mr.. Demeritt said the Tender
Ivy is preparing to leave for rou-
tine work in that section of the
district and as soon as that point
was reached the anchor will be To-
Gated and removed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
SPECIAL WORK
PROJECT OF WPA
BEING OUTLINED
OPERATIONS TO GET UNDER
WAY MIDDLE OF THIS
WEEK WHEN WOMEN WILL
BE GIVEN EMPLOYMENT

A special work project of the
local WPA will get underway
about the middle of this week and
through it women in Key West,
relief or nonrelief, will have an
opportunity to learn handicraft
utilizing native materials. This
was announced at administration
headquarters.
Approval of the class in handi-
craft work came late last week,
after conferences here between
Thomas D. Orr, local director and
who is also directing the special
projects, and Mrs. Martelle Viii
son, state director OF vocational
education.
The class was approved as a
result of the marked interest Mrs.
Wilson took in the variety of
handicraft products which can be
made in Key West.
Glasses will be held each day
from 10 a. m. to noon and from
2 p. m. to A p. M, except Satur-
days and Sundays. Mrs. ]. S.
Dudley is to be the instructor
Materials to be used will be col
lected by workers of the local unit
of the National Youth Admins
tration, and frequent lecturers will
be given relative to various ma
terials and seashells to be found
on the island.
Although the place in which the
class is to be conducted has not
been selected it is expected the
class will start the middle of the
week. All persons who are in
terested in this kind of work who
wish to learn ways to make at
tractive things from native ma
terials will be welcome to join
the classes, it was pointed out.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
TROY A. BROWN
VISITING HERE
GOING OVER REHABILITA-
TON PROJECTS IN CON-
PANY WITH AYALA

Troy A. Brown, manager of Ray
bro Electric Supplies. IncorpOr-
ated, was an arrival on the Cuba
this morning from Tampa and to-
day was a welcome caller at The
Citizen office.
Like another famous Tampan,
Colonel Peter o. Knight. Mr..
Brown is a subscriber to The Citi-
zen and whenever he is in Key
West to meet old friends, never
fails to pay a courtesy call al this
office, and express his confidence
in the future growth of this city.
Last year while on his visit, he
witnessed the production of 'The
Pirates of Penzance" and said, to-
day he has often expressed re-
greet at being unable to come this
year to again witness the produc-
ton.
While here Mr. Brown is going
over the rehabilitation projects in
company with A. F. Ayala. sales
manager OF the Key West Elec-
trio company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
FERRY LEAVING
HERE RUNS INTO
ROUGH WEATHER
FLORIDA KEYS WAS ON WAY
TO NO NAME KEY TO TAKE
UP RUN; FORCED TO RE
TURN TO THIS PORT

Weather conditions made It
necessary for the Ferry Florida
Keys. Of the Monroe county ferry
system, to return to port this morn
ing and berth in the yacht basin
The ferry had just been re-
turned to the water from dry dock
where new shafts had been IN
stalled. propellers Strengthened
end other repairs made and he
surs-xtTucture painted prepara-
tory Il. lesuming the regular ru9
between No Name Key and U2Fe-
Mate oumbe.
LEAVING the Porter Dock COM
ranys pier at ! O'Clock this morn
ing. FERA Executive Officer J. E
Albert ssid the Florida Keys On
countered such nasty weather
Captain Eugene klbury, WHO was
in charge. decided to return and
await more favorable cOnd'tIons-
In the event the weather s SAT-
able this evening the Florida
Keys will sail for No Name Key
and from there proceed to Upper
Matecumbe to take up the regular
run tomorrow
Steel for the extra reinforcing
girders on the Ferries Pilgrim
end Traveller has been received
Mr.. Albert said, and work viii
start at once on the repairs and
improvements recently approved
by the bureau of navigation
1t was also said that an extra
force of carpenters was to be put
to work this afternoon. If wealth
er permitted, and the two recent
ly purchased vessels put in eOndi-
ton for operation as rapidly as
possible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
CUBA BRINGS in
1873 PASSENGERS
VESSEL ALSO HAS EIGHTEEN
TONS OF FREIGHT
FOR KEY WEST

Steamship Cuba, of the P. and
o. S. S. company, arrived from
Tampa this morning with II first
class and one second class passen-
ger for Key West; 178 first and
three second class passengers for
Havana.
Key West arrivals were: Mary
Bethencourt, III. L. Gue-in, F.
Pensel, Mrs. w. D. Hearne, Jr.,
George A. Hearne, Mrs. ]. A.
Hayes, j. B. Hayes. Mrs. w. H.
Wilder, J. N. Walsh, F. Brown,
A. Sanchez.
The vessel also brought IS
tons of freight for Key West and
one ton for Havana; $50 sacks of
mail for Key West md 268 sacks
for Havana.
Freighter Colorado, OF the
Clyde Lines, arrived from
New York 2 o'clock this morning
and after discharging heavy
freight shipments sailed 5 o'clock
for Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
ARTHUR B. CONNORI
DIES this MORNING
BODY WILL BE SHIPPED TO
MIAMI WHERE HIS BROTH
Err, N. J. Common, LIVES

Arthur B. Conner, age 80, died
this morning 5 o'clock in the U.
S. Marine Hospital. The body
will be sent to Miami to his
brother, N. J. Connor, who re-
sides at 2132 N. w. 18th Ave-,
who came to Key West Friday to
be with his brother.
Survivors are his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Conner; seven
sisters in Grand Cayman, and two
brothers, one in New York and
one in Miami.
He was taken off the oil tanker
Pennsylvania and placed in the
hospital here.
Pritchard's Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
LEAGUE AGAINST
CANCER WORKING
IN CUBAN CITIES
INSTITUTION RECOGNIZED
BY GOVERNMENT OF PUB
Lie BENEFIT; MUCH GOOD
WORK NOW CARRIED ON

The Republic of Cuba has q
benefic and private Institution
known as "The League Against
Cancer for more than 10 years,
recognized by the government Of
public benefit. AS the name shows,
the purpose of the League is to
control the propagation of can
Ger. 1t uses different methods,
as buying radium, scientific APP
paratus, publishing bulletins and
magazines, for the Use of doctors
and for public knowledge, and to
have beds for the sick in the In
stitute of Cancer and in the De-
partment of "Juan Bruno Zayas"
in the Mercedes" Hospital, etc.
The principal activities of the
League are made in Havana, but
they have delegations in Caiba-
rien, Santiago de Cuba and Cen
trail "Tacajo." The League is
solely maintained by public dOna-
tons; payment of associates, do
nations and annual fiestas. On
the fifth anniversary, 1930-1935,
the League against Cancer" has
had 10000 cases. The members
of the League are divided in three
classes: benefactors $4,000 per
year, protectors from $500 to
$4,000 per year and associates
from $1.OO to $500 per year.
The League is carrying an in
tense propaganda in the Cuban
society. to familiarize the public
with the symptoms of the dread
full disease which it is trying to
fight. and in that propaganda have
verified that less deaths occurred
during the past years.
The great ficEa organized each
year by "The League Against
Cancer" had this year of 1886.
the best results, not only by social
significance but for economic re-
suits.
"The League Against Cancer"
signifies a noble and valuable eff
fort of the private Cuban char
ity, to help humanity of the cruel
disease. All correspondence to
"The League Against Cancer"
should be addressed to the 'In-
stitute del Cancer. Hospital Calix-
to Garcia, La Ha6ana. Cuba"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16

In the towers of the Harlem
River bridge will be electric mo-
tors to lift the roadway an adj
ditional IS feet above the water,
permitting ocean-going vessels to
pass. The structure over the
Bronx Kills is convertible into a
lift bridge, and the He'll Gate
suspension span offers sufficient
clearance for passage of steamers
and warships.
Approaches in all three bor-
oughs will diverge along speed
ways extending as far as seven
miles from the bridge itself.
These feeders are an integral part
of the project and will be I'M
INSTRUCTED for their entire length.
Only stops will be at toll booths
at the junction.
On the Manhattan side the
speedway will follow the East
River waterfront toward down
town New York. Old dwelling
along the river front for nearly
two miles have been demolished
to clear the way. The Bronx
speedway extends northeast to
connect with the Westminster
cross-county parkway and, ulti-
mately. with the Boston Post
Road.
Work Delayed Five Years
In addition, the plans call for
Identification of the East River
and Flushing Bay waterfront and
landscaping for a city park on
Randall Island. Ramps from the
junction will lead down to the
park.
Swinging a silver pick, former
Mayor James ]. (Jimmy) Walker
broke ground for the sprawling
project on October %, 1929. Ac-
tual construction. however, was
delayed nearly five years. Vir-
tually nothing had been done
when the Triborough Bridge Au-
thority board. reorganized under
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia, called
Colonel Loeser to the job in
February of 1884.
Colonel Loeser negotiated the
sale of maximum of $35. 900
in Bridge Authority bonds to the
federal government, got a PWA
grant Of nearly 100000. began
letting contracts and had men at
work by October 1, 1884. His
associates are o. H. Amann, chief
engineer, and Col. H. w. Hudson,
construction engineer.
The bonds sold to the federal
government are to be paid off in
20 years from tolls. When paid
for. the bridge will be turned
over to the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
CECIL CRAY'S
WORK BOOSTED

Calvin P. Bentley, owner of the
Yacht Shiawassee, III, and the
yachts captain, Peter c. Bancks,
have expressed their appreciation
of the beautiful work done by &C.
ell Gray, local taxidermist, on the
heads of two loggerhead turtle.
Mr.. Gray mounted the first for
Mr.. Bentley, and the workman
ship and finish so pleased Captain
Bancks that ne decided to have
one mounted also.
This led to Sam Finn having
mounted an exceptionally large
grouper head which, when COM
pleted, is to be shipped to his
home in Dayton, Ohio.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
FELLOWSHIP CLUB
TO MEET TUESDAY
JUNIOR DIVISION TO ASSEM-
BILE IN AFTERNOON AT
GOLDEN EAGLE HALL

Junior Division of the Boys
Fellowship Club will meet 4:3O
o'clock tomorrow Afternoon in the
Knights of the Golden Eagle hall
on Petronia street.
This meeting promises to be
one of the most important sine
the organization of the club as Of
ficers are to be appointed and it
is hoped that the attendance will
be large.
There will be no meeting of the
Senior Division this week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
Huge New York Bridge Nears
Completion; May Open In July
lby Associated Press)

NEW YORK, March 16.-Com-
pletion by next July of the Sea-
100000 Triborough bridge to
link Manhattan and Long Island
with steel and concrete to the
continent of North America is
promised by Col. Paul Loeser,
general manager Of the authority
charged with its construction.
Called a BRIDGE" the project is
really a gigantic communications
mechanism in which three bridges,
a viaduct, three and One-half
miles of elevated speedway and
Is miles of express highway will
shuttle some Of the worlds
heaviest vehicular traffic between
New York City's boroughs OF
Manhattan, Queens and the
Bronx.
It also will connect more than
100 miles Of Long Island park
ways with direct routes to New
England.
It's design introduces a new
principle for expediting over
water passage through congested
metropolitan areas. The old way,
Colonel Loeser says, was simply
to build a bridge. To the motorist
was left the puzzle Of how to get
on and off it. Results: traffic
tangles and loss of time.
Spider Web System
The Triborough bridge, he ex-
plains, not only will span the
waterways which separate New
York City's three upper boroughs.
1t will complete the job by gather
ing and dispensing traffic in all
directions from its three approach
es by spider web-like system of
converging speedways.
Heart of the machine is T
shaped, railroad-type junction
over Randall Island in the East
River, Traffic-two, three and
four lanes wide, bound in eight
different directions-w:ll auto
matically sort itself, Irvine
through a knot of broad-curved
ramps and then speed on in the
proper direction without ever
meeting or crossing.
From the junction great arms
of elevated roadway will extend
in three directions-over the Har-
lem River by a vert cal lift bridge
to Manhattan, over the Bronx
Kills by steel truss structure to
the Bronx. and to Queens Bor-
ough by viaduct over Little Hell
Gate and Wards Island and
thence across a half-mile-long
span suspended from 22-inch
cables 1876 feet above the East
River at He'll Gate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
IOWA'S BEER APPETITE
GROWS, FIGURES SHOW
(By Associated PressD

DES MONIES, Ia. March 49,
Iowa has a growing beer appetite,
says the state treasurer's office.
Some 100000 more glasses
were consumed in 1885 than in
1884.
The figures are those of E. F.
Rahm. deputy state treasurer, and
he arrives at them from the fact
that the 4-cent-a-gallon state beer
tax produced $147,624 above the
1884 figure last year.
Translating money into beer,
Rahm says it is the equivalent OF
3,690,613 gallons which, divided
into s-ounces glasses, give a grand
total in excess of 100000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
HOSPITALITY UNIT
PUTS OFF SESSION

The regular meeting of the
Hospitality League of Key West.
which was scheduled to be held to-
night, has been deferred until
Monday evening, March %.
This announcements was made
this morning by Rev. James S.
Day, secretary of the orpaniza-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
TWO STEAMERS
DUE TOMORROW

Steamship Ceiba from Philadel-
phia, and Steamship Yoro. from
New York, both of The Standard
Fruit and Steamship company, are
due tomorrow for fuel oil at the
Porter Dock company and after
bunkering will sail for Frontera.
Mexico.
Yacht Mascotte. with owner
H. B. Plant on board, arrived
yesterday and is berthed at the
Florida East Coast terminals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
Hitler Has Pointed Way
And se-Stepping Ger
nan Troops Again Re-
new Their Watch
By HOWARD ALLAWAY

tus a~-a~aas~d R-r-~@1
NEW YORK. March l6--Soag
and legend celebrate the Rhias-
laEd's Pieturessze castles 4ad
pretty fairy tales. buf histo-y als0
kEOss SIS ~sine-flo.~lax Valleys "a
the oentur1es-oId h.ffIegrsand
where armies renake th= n4p &c
Europe
Today the m@rehiaE feet of
Hiiisr's ~2rriors eehs 4E4iasf sAs
Rhenish hisls = s0sad fazzIi4r
since the Panitive ezPsdIs5o-. of
Juliss Caez4r- Whae E=rop-
faces perhaps ifs Era<=st s-isis
since the var. Cer@4ns oaee mere
sing. ''Steadfssf and true eazk
scr. each sen Of thiae. sE@aSs $50
try Ger the Rhine. ear asble
Rhine"
Roman Iegions kept the first
.'wa-ch or the Rhine
For nearly 1890 years the
river. As the boundary - the r.
ran empire. protected the ciE1-
lied world Erom Germznic saF-
ages But even before thzt. fighf-
ing over the Rhineiand Vas an ed
pastime with Europe's wandering
hordes.
Teutons from the north we're
battli-g the resident Celtic tribes
for possession o. the district when
history began The blOnde IL
vaders won, and only q few tombs
and place names were left 70 marx
the Celtic occupation That was
about 400 Z. c
CObleHz, !. 500 year old CAPITA
o. Rhenish Prussia. Was one q
the first river forts gzrrlsonea -
the Romans Il was there. n the
first century B. G, rhAr Caesar
himself made two thrusts acres
the river 70 punish the TeutOns for
border raids into Roman territory
Agrippa Al Iav.9er
At Cologne. largest city IN the
formerly deinilitarIzed zone. q
similar sally Nas made BY AErippa
IN - Z. C., on = timber bridge
replaced with a stone structure ~
Constantine IN SOS a d Caesar
destroyed both wooden bridges On
which n crossed into Gerzany-
The Roman watch On the
Rhine" though Frequently vi0-
lated. broke down abo1f SEQ A
D. when CharIemzgne, king q the
Franks. became Emperor and
sought 20 graft Roman culture .
that Or the Teutons- Upon ms
death 81 sI4. ms domain Wzs d.
wided and the Khine became the
boundary betEeen Germany and
the Middle Kingdom
Throughout the middle sges the
Rhinelznd remained . Germ4n
state Robber bar0nz. Wa EEe1
By levying 3 ton On traEelers -
they crossed the river. builr rhs
castles whose r1iEs tSssv are Pop-
uIz.ed By leg~nds-y knixhts and
naidens fair
About 1899 Nzp0leo1 add
his mare % re Est ~ w4r-5arS
who have hattled fer p1zsezlgn e
the REs Ireland. Germany reKzined
the territory n the Franr--RH-
sian wzr % 1870
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
Bloody Wars In Picturesque
RhineIand Have Remade Mans
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FIVE TARPON ARE
LANDED SATURDAY

For the last several weeks
seekers after the sport of
tarpon fishing have met with
gratifying results, with quite
a number of the silver
beauties being brought in
The latest catch recorded
was that of Colonel Roberts
and Captain Star, u s a,
who Saturday evening re-
turned on the launch Moe
casin, King Gomez carfain,
with five fine s-ecinens-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
ISSUES CALL ON
BANK CONDITIONS

(by Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, March is.
The comptroller of cur
rency issued call today for
the condition of all National
banks as of March 4.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16
Ill But ONCE

ST. LOCIS-Thouzs a Fer
city q TINS city has SEQ les
years rgil BY and reczzls ~ kas
been ~ only o1ce-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16

Key West. Florida has the
most eguable Gina n rhe
country with Al average
range Of 0ulv IA FahrenheIt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-16

Associated Press Day Wire
Service.
For Sc Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-04-09
MT. LAKE PARK

There has been considerable COM
plant of late regarding the breaking
of electric light bulbs on the street
corners of the Park. It has been as
certained that youngsters have game
of some sort in which the point seems
to be to see who can throw a gravel or
stone nearest certain point. We do
not think they mean any harm, but it
might be advisable for the parents to
mention it to them and explain that it
should not be done, The lights mean a
great deal on the dark nights to peoz
pie Of the Park, so just ask them not
to do it. We know most of these boys
and they are a pretty decent lot of
'kids" and we know if they make a
promise they will keep it.
Personals
Mrs. Rachel Laughlin, who has been
spending the winter at the Colonial
Cottage left on Thursday for visit
with relatives in Morgantown and in
Fairmont. She will return later and
open her cottage for the summer.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church held an interesting meeting
last Thursday at the home Of Mrs.
Herbert Leighton, in Oakland. A large
number of members turned out. AZ
ter the business was concluded a social
session followed and the hostess
served delightful refreshments.
Mrs. Frank Murphy left the Park
on Sunday for Washington, D. C..
where she will be the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. r. Hood.
Mrs. 1. D. Hill, of Washington, D.
c., arrived here last Thursday and has
opened her cottage for the season.
DR.. Sam Lee, who has been crit
ically i'll at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Ida Lee, was removed to a hos
pital last week where he is receiving
| treatment. DR.. Lee has been an invalid
for more than two years.