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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
KEMP CONVICTED
In LOCAL COURT:
GIVEN SENTENCE
CHARGED WITH DISPLAY or
FIREARM; CASE GREW OUT
OF SPRAYING OPERATIONS
BY PLANT BOARD

o. W. Kemp was YESTERDAY
afternoon in criminal court foun..
guilty by the jury Of disp ay.ns
2 firearm, namely a shot gun. I'm
q threatening manner as charged
i'm the Indictment.
Witnesses testified that Mr..
Kemp did have a doubleLarrelled
shot gun in his hands when ne or
dered the employee of the plant
board from his premises and
threatened dire consequences Il
they did not leave at once.
Mr.. Kemp stated in most en-
phatic terms he had not held a
shot gun in his hands for years
Judge William V. Alburv sen
fenced the defendant TO pay
fine of $40 and costs of prose
cut;on or spend 10 days in jail.
Fine and costs amounting TO
1891 were paid by the defend
ant.
Thomas Quintana was arraigE-
ed this morning on a charge Of
discharging firearms on a public
highway He pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to pay a fine of
SIS and costs, amounting to
$4S.4S, or spend 80 davs in cOun-
ty jail at hard labor
A recess was then ordered until
$50 O'Clock tomorrow morning
when the case of Herman Carey.
charged with aggravated assault
On the PERSON of William Wilker-
son will be heard. Carey Is
charged with stabbing WilkersOn
with an ice pick.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
GARBAGE ISSUE
TAKEN UP AGAIN
FOR DISCUSSION
MEETING HELD LAST EVE
MING; ANOTHER SESSION
THIS AFTERNOON; TO DRAW
UP ORDINANCE

The City Council and Board of
Public Works held another joint
meeting last night at the City
Hall for the purpose of discussing
matters relative to the collection
of garbage and trash. Robert
Lewis. Franz: Gates and Leo Cook
addressed the meeting as interest
ed parties in the matter of hand
ling the garbage situation.
They exchanged views with the
council as to which would be the
most satisfactory way in making
the collections, rates to be charg-
ed, and other details in the pro-
posed operations.
Mr.. Lewis stated that he has
had considerable experience in
handling the scavenger service,
having worked as an employee with
the Board of Public Works for a
number of years in this capacity.
and stated that he was able to
furnish the city with satisfac-
tory service.
Mr. Gates, who has also had
considerable experience in the
business, stated that he fe't that
he was able to handle the situa-
ton to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned.
- Mr.. Cook, who has been col
lecting garbage for the past few
weeks with his own, equipment
on small scale, stated that he
would be willing to continue this
service in any new arrangement
the city may make, feeling that
he was capable of handling the
situation satisfactorily.
Following the discussion of the
matter, it was decided to hold a
special meeting this afternoon at
which time an ordinance will be
drawn up, covering fees to be
charged, and all other matters
having bearing on the situation.
Permits will be issued, after the
ordinance has been drafted, to
those who may agree to handle
the matter of garbage and trash
collection, according to the pro-
visions that will be set forth in
the proposed ordinance, covering
all details of the service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
MRS. E. EDDINS
SUFFERS INJURIES
HEAD STONE IN CEMETERY
TOPPLES OVER ON KEY
WEST WOMAN

Mrs. Euphemia Eddins suffered
painful injuries several days ago
when she was injured about the
face and chest and suffered a
broken arm by a falling head
stone in the cemetery.
AS usual, she had been placing
fresh flowers on the tomb of her
husband and was in the act of
p 'ucking sprigs of eoleus when
she was attacked by a spell of
dizziness.
She reached out to place her
hand on the stone until the diz-
illness passed. The stone toppled
over and in falling inflicted the
injuries. Her many Friends will
be glad to learn that she is rest
ing as comfortably as can be ex-
pected. and is on the road to re-
covery in the home at Francis
and Olivia streets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
PAPER
PUTS OUT LARGE
SPECIAL EDITION
ANNIVERSARY NUMBER IS
PUBLISHED mis- SECTIONS;
CONTAINS MUCH INTEREST
ING INFORMATION

The Seminole Producers Tenth
Anniversary edition issued July
l6 at Seminole, Oklahoma, Is one
o. the most imposing newspapers
reaching the desk of The Citizen
in many days.
1t is published in Is sections
eight pages to the section and the
100 pages is replete with infOr-
NATIVE articles which give a de-
tailed history of that rich Okla
homa section from the date of
the discovery WELL up 10 the
date of issue of the anniversary
edition.
Every page of the issue is in
tensely interesting, not only To
the Oklahoman but to the dweller
in other sections of the country
who appreciates the marvellous
growth of an area, which has
been blessed with one o. natures
greatest gifts and has a. citizens
individuals who have the initiative
and the progressive spirit to make
the most of what nature offers.
and bring about a condition Of
prosperity which was undreamed
of.
The Seminole Producer Is pub
lished every day except Saturday
and it is indicated in the anniver-
sary edition that each issue is a
credit to the community in which
it is issued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
Brothers Skirt Danger
AT Passing Years Mark

PALO ALTO, Calf, July 21.-
Two and a half seems to be dan
gerOus age for the sons OF Alan
H. RObertsOn-but they manage 10
survive.
When Alec, now 5, was two and
One-half he fell out IF a two
story window but was virtually
unscathed although he landed on
a brick sidewalk in front of the
Robertson home.
Not to be Outdone by his big
brother, Alan, Jr., now two and
one-half, staged a solo automobile
runaway. An eight-foot two-by-
four post smashed through the
windshield close to his head-but
he also emerged virtually un-
hurt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
Ohio County Finds Stone,
Hard Roads Soon Laid
tBy Associated I.ress)

IRONTON, O., July 21.-An
almost inexhaustib,e supply of
limestone discovered on a nearby
farm is slowly but surely lifting
this part of Ohio out of the mud.
Since the stone was discovered
two years ago a quarry has been
established by the county, of
which Ironton is the county seat,
and from 200 to $50 cubic yards
of crushed stone are being pro-
duced daily.
There are 40 acres of the
stone and although it is being
hauled away daily to provide
country roads with a hard sur
face, less than a quarter of an
acre of the tract has been work
ed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
ECONOMIC HICHLICHTS
Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pals, Dividend
Checks and Tax Bills of Every Indvidual Ma
tiOnal and international Problems Insep-
arabic From Local Welfare

You could safely bet that Doth
James A. Farley and John NJ.
Hamilton, rival political Merllns
OF the major parties, are keeping
eager eyes fixed on the business
barometer. And they are like
wise watching the comments of
businessmen on the burning sub
ject OF tle New Deal.
As the astute Frank Kent re-
Gently observed, few presidents
have been beaten when business
was improving-yet no candidate
has been elected when the senti-
ment OF businessmen was over
vhclmingly against him. Today,
beyond argument, business is inn
proving-but 90-odd per cent OF
our industrial leaders seem firm
ly convinced that the reelection
CT Mr.. Roosevelt would, to put it
mildly, be unfortunate for the
country. Some of them say that
if a Republican had sat in the
White House, business would
have improved much faster and
be much better than it is. But
they can't prove it, while the
President can point to the un-
deniable statistics to buttress his
position. Even so, bright as the
business picture is in comparison
with the dark days of 1882 and
1888. there are plenty of shad-
ows in sight.
Big question is, How much
have we actually recovered-how
near are we to industrial norm
alcy"? That question is extra
ordinarily difficult to answer
and partisans, either favorable to
the Administration or opposed to
it, have little trouble in twisting
the statistics to suit their wishes.
Excellent brief survey of re-
covery was recently made by Bert
ram Benedict of Editorial Re
search Reports. Mr.. Benedict
pointed out that no single index
exists with which to measure all
the economic activity of the ma
ton. And, even if you take the
best index available, usually con-
sidered to be the Federal Re-
serve Boards, the difficulties of
, Interpretation are vast.
This index, for example, takes
the period of 1923-25 and regards
it as normal, with an arbitrary
point rating of 100. At the depth
of depression, the index, compar-
ed with this normal period, stood
at 60. Today it is close to 100
again, which world indicate that
the nation has emerged almost
completely from hard times. How
ever, since 1925, there has been
a Is per cent increase in our
population. Therefore, the index
would have to stand at about 113
to show industrial activity equal
to that of 1923-25.
Other commentators say that
the Reserve Boards index, being
based entirely on industrial out
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
c. PRICE IS GIVEN
new ASSIGNMENT
TRANSFERRED TO BEAUTIFI-
CATION PROJECTS AS
SUPERVISOR
Glenn Price, formerly of the

Glenn Price, formerly of the
recreation department, WPA,
has been transferred to the beau
tification projects as supervisor,
filling the vacancy created by the
resignation of Joe Gates.
Mr.. Gates left for Washington,
d. c., some time ago to accept a
position with the resettlement adj
ministration and was to be asso-
ciated with j. Gerry Curtis. for
merly with the local WPA admin
istration.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
NOISES NOTED
AT CONVENTION
DEMONSTRATIONS AT MEET.
ING MAY HAVE BEARING
ON 1910 CAMPAIGN
my Associated P-esSl

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Tre-
mendous as was the Roosevelt ex-
citemen,: at Philadelphia, it did
not altogether smother four COM
paratively obscure denomination
that may have a bearing on the
ticket in 1910.
-Four names bobbed up at the
convention in more or less spon-
taneOus manner and each received
a special ovation, in part perhaps
stage-managed by enthusiastic
friends but largely frank recogni-
ton of their party leadership.
These names were James A.
Farley, the national chairman;
Jesse Jones of Texas, chairman o.
the Reconstruction Finance cor
poration; George H. Earle, gd~er-
nor OF Pennsylvania, and James
M. Curley, governor Of Massa-
chusetts.
Conventions offer presidential
possibilities a natural opportunity
to make themselves known to the
state and county leaders hose
support they ultimately must
coax.
Certainly Farley didn't need an
ovation to make his name stand
out. He already has become a
campaign tissue" second only to
President Roosevelt. But the
rousing demonstration he received
early in the convention and re-
peatedly afterward had the effect,
his friends knew, OF picturing him
as winner" in the eyes of the
home town folk specializing in the
back of their minds about the ac-
ceptability Of future aspirants.
There are some who believe
that Jesse Jones holds somewhat
the same position in the Roosevelt
administration as Herbert Hoo
ver in the Coolidge administration
"a position which ultimately
made Hoover "heir apparent"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
OIL TANKER WILL
ARRIVE SHORTLY
VESSEL TO BRING SUPPLY
OF OIL FOR FLORIDA
EAST COAST co.

Advices have been received
giving notification of the arrival
about August 1 of a tanker with
q supply of fuel oil for the tanks
at the Florida East Coast termin-
ais. The oil is for the p. and O..
S. S. company.
Steamship Henry R. Mallory,
of the Clyde-Ma lory Lines, ar
rived 5:55 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon, took on shipments of
sponges and bottles, and sailed
Z so o'clock for Charleston and
New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
COAST GUARD
PLANE ARRIVES

Coast Guard Plane 1873 arrived
about l 80 p. m. from the base at
st. Petersburg and came down
on the water at the Pan Ameri-
can Barge for gas and oil.
After being supplied with fuel
the plane took off for trip on
patrol duty. One of the officers
said the plane would possibly re-
turn late this afternoon and re-
main for the night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
GEORGE ALBURY
GIVEN HEARING
DEFENDANT ARRAIGNED YES.
TERDAY ON CHARGE OF
ASSAULT AND BATTERY

Yesterday in the court of Peace
Justice Enrique Esquinaldo,
George Albury was arraigned for
preliminary hearing on a charge
of assault and battery on the per-
son of Howard Albury.
After the evidence was all in,
it was the decision of the commit
ting magistrate that there was
sufficient testimony to warrant
the defendant being held and he
was placed under bond of $50 for
the criminal court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
SHELTON ATWELL
NOW IMPROVING

Shelton Atwell, who recently
underwent an appendectomy has
recovered sufficiently from the
operation to permit his being re-
moved from the hospital and was
taken home yesterday.
He will be glad to see any of
his friends at the residence, 1915
Knowles Lane.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
CT. PELLICIER
GETS COMMISSION

c. Floney Pell;cier informed
The Citizen today that he has re-
ceived his commission from Gov
ernor Dave Sho,tz as constable in
this district for the duration of the
unexpired term of the position
formerly held by Alberto Camera.
Mr.. Pellicier was nominated for
a regular term at the recent pri-
maries held in Monroe County.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
CHURCH CIRCLE
MEETS TONIGHT

Members of the Island City
Young Peoples Union are being
notified the Union will hold its
next meeting 7:45 o'clock this eve
ming in the Fleming Street Meth
odist church.
All members are expected to be
present and visitors will receive
a happy welcome.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
BROWN FAMILY
VISITING HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Brown, of
Gillespie, ILL.,, are mentioning in
Key West and are guests of
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerondo Roman. in
the home at White and Angela
streets. They are accompanied
by their son, Morgan.
Other guests at the Roman
home are William Martin and
son, Donald, also of Gillespie.
Mrs. Florence Pagol. a sister of
Mrs. Brown, is expected to ar
rive from Detroit, Mich, tomor-
row for a stay of a few days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
SPALDINCS TO
RETURN HOME

After pleasant vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Brown. of sol Waddell Avenue,
Mrs. Frank D. Spalding and son,
Ralph, Jr. will leave over the
highway tomorrow morning to
join Commander Ralph D. Spald-
ing. U. S. N, in Washington.
They will be accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, who will
spend a vacation with the Spald-
ings and return early in Septem-
Der.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
AWARDED DAMAGES

NEW YORK.-Because his
arms were injured in a railroad
accident and he is now unable to
"caress a sweetheart" Frank
Powers of this city has been
awarded S22,500 from the rail.
road company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
PAYS FOR DECEPTION

MANCHESTER, Eng. = James
Forsham of this city who lied to
Miss Edith Evans about his pros
spect to obtain her promise to
marry him, must pay her $3.50 for
the deception.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
Spotlight Playing On State
Campaigns As Parties Seek
To Bolster Ranks For FIGHT
Various Issues Precipitated
Will Have More Or Less
Bearing On National
Activities
By BYRON PRICE

Nniei Oh bufeau' The Associate d
Press WashingtOnD
Special measures to buttress
the Democratic ticket in New
York and Michigan serve as a re-
minder that state as we'll as ma
tional politics is having a field day
in 1886.
Thirty-six of the 4s states
choose governors. Elections ito
state legislatures and to local of.
flee are legion. One-third of the
states will vote for United States
senator, and a representative in
congress is to be selected in every
congressional district.
While, FOR understandable rea-
sons, popular interest focuses
chiefly on the presidential cam
palgn, there are reasons why the
politicians are deeply interested
also in all classes of local politi-
cal battles.
Because the national house of
representatives is the point of
origin Of money" bills-measures
dealing with taxation and spend
ing-it is a matter of more than
ordinary interest just now whether
the nominee who is elected Presi-
dent shall have house of his own
political faith.
An extraordinary situation also
exists, from the Democratic view
point, in the purely state cleo
tions. Many Of the Roosevelt
policies depend on a measure of
state cooperation. Naturally the
Democratic national administra-
ton is interested in having as
many Democratic state admins
trations as possible.
Strengthening The Party
No one doubts, of course, that
the presidential campaign was the
thing foremost in the minds of
the Roosevelt managers when
they persuaded Governor Lehman
to run again in New York, and
Frank Murphy to become a can
didate for governor in Michigan.
There was no secret that the
Roosevelt men felt that the names
of Lehman and Murphy on the
ticket would help to attract
strength to the Democratic en-
blem, and that the Presidents re-
election chances would benefit
thereby.
But, unquestionably, less-talked-
of considerations also entered in
to the picture. One of them was
the desirability of having Demo-
Gratis in as governors of important
states should Mr.. Roosevelt be re-
elected. Another was the hope
that Lehman and Murphy would
help to pull through some addi-
tional Democratic candidates for
congress.
Besides all of this, there was
the purely party view. No party
which hopes to remain in power
at Washington can afford to neg
lect the constant building up of
its state organizations. Even in
national defeat, the survival of
strong state organizations is an
insurance of hope for the future.
There can be no question that,
correctlv or not, the national
Democratic leaders believed that
Lehman in New York and Muir
ply in Michigan offered the best
possibilities for solidifyine party
strength in their respective
states.
Senate Stays Democratic
For special reasons, New York
and Michigan furnish the most
prominent examples of this sort
of political dovetailing, but they
by no means stand alone. One
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21

put as distinct from consumption
OF goods, leaves much to be de-
sired. Here again, difficulty is
encountered in tnat there is no
reliable single index of consump-
ton. Department-store sales are
at about SO per cent of the 1928
50 level. But no one knows how
much sales volume these stores
have lost in recent wears to mail
order houses and chain stores,
and consequently, no one knows
how accurate is an index COM
parlson of their present to past
scles.
Many efforts have been made
to judge Americas recovery from
depression in the light of the ex-
relience abroad. Best surveys
place us at about average. But
the problems OF exchange, Of diff
ferent standards of living. of the
questionable statistics issued by
some important foreign govern
ments, make large margin of
error inevitable.
A, really accurate report on the
employment situation would be
of immense help in evaluating
Americas progress. But none ex-
ists-all we have is estimates of
the number of unemployed, rang
ing from fvie to fifteen millions.
Accurate statistics on indus
trial payro's do exist. These
payrolls now stand 1T 80 per cent
of the 1923-25 level. "Real
wages" are a trifle higher, as the
purchasing power of the dollar is
greater now than it was then. But
if we make allowance Tor the in
crease in population. the payroll
picture becomes less favorable.
Thus, the voter has no way of
finding out whether times are as
good as the friends of the Admin
istration say they are, or as bad
as its opponents hold. All he can
go by is the general trend-the
up or down movement of the
many uncorrelated indexes. Even
so, he will be in quandary-if
there is improvement, how much
of it is natural, and how much the
artificial result of government
pump-priming?
If there should be a Republican
sweep this year, resulting in the
election of Governor Landon and
a COP majority in the House, the
party's legislative problems would
be far from simple. Reason: 1t
is automatically impossible for
the Republicans to control the
next Senate.
Thirty-four Senators are up for
relection-and if the Republicans
win every contested seat, the
Democrats will still have a ma
jority of two. And thirteen of
the contests are in the South,
where the Democratic primary
nomination is tantamount to
election.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-21
Senate Stays Democratic

For special reasons, New York
and Michigan furnish the most
prominent examples of this sort
of political dovetailing, but they
by no means stand alone. One
Continued on Page Four)
La gaceta., 1936-06-18
ACUSADO UN E r EN-
Ell Case DE FLAGELA-
CION DE

Little Rock, Arkansas, JUNO
18.-La Union de CampesinOs
del Sur acusa hoy al sheriff Cur
lin, del condado de Crittenden,
de no ~investigar debidamente Ia
flagelaci6n de un ministro y
una escritora co mel fin de desa-
creditar a la UnA6n. Esta noti-
.cia Sc di6 despues de haber de-
clarado ell abogado general Cum
mings, en- Washington, que ell
gobierno prObablemente inves-
tigara este episodiO de la pro-
longada huelga en- los campos
algodoneros del estado.
El ministro, ell Rev. Williams
de Little Rock, y la escritora,
Miss WRlie Ne Blagden, fue
ron cobardemente maltratados,
por individuos desconocidos, &l
pasado lunes.
La gaceta., 1936-06-18
Exploto una bomba en- la Administration
de Correos de la Habana
BA DIRIGIDA AL DIR. PEDRO FERNANDEZ
'Heridos graves los empleados Jose
Baguer y Cartana

Habana, JUNO 18-Un paque
tie que iba dirigido al DR.. Pedro
Fernandez, apareciendo como
remitente un individuo de ape
lido Fernandez, explode aver
en- la administration de correos
de esta capital, resultando heri-
dos varios empleados, entire e.
Hos Delio Nlnez, Jose Baguer
y Fernando Cartana.
FL empleado Miguel Castro,
que pas6 ell paquete por sus ma
nos y 10 tir6 en- una costa, Said
ileso, auique la caida prOdujo
la explosion. Embellishments
.fueron detenidos varios emplea-
dos, entire ellos ell director de ra
do de la secretaria de cOmuni-
caciones. Mas tarde fueron pues
tos en- Iibertad ell director y
.otros empleados.
Dos individuos que sc halla-
La gaceta., 1936-06-18
"A LEGION NEGRA NAL
TRATO ~SALVAJEMENTE
A UNA MUJER

Detroit, JUNO 18.-Media no
ra despues de que Is hombres
fueron puestos a disposition de
los tribunales baj0 la acusaci6n
de conspirar para asesinar a sus
enemigos politicos, la Sra. Doro
thy Guthrie, la mujer que de-
nunci6 ell lugar donde la Legion
Negra imprimia sus proclamas
incendiarias, fue encontrada a.
tada y amordazada en- ell depar-
tamento donde vive en- esta ciu-
dad. La Sra. Guthrie, a la que
pegaron muchos golpes, no pre-
senta fracture en- los huesos. AL
teniente fiscal Bowling la agre-
dida declare que un hombre Sc
apoder6 de ella, bajo amenasa,
y la maltrat6. Su marido habia
lido a un colegio, en- busca de su
hijita, cuando ell ataque tuvo lu-
gar.
Durante tres amos la Legion
Negra vino utilizando la casa
de 10 Guthrie como un lugar de
reunion.