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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-12
Country As A Whole
Showed Gain OF Seven
Percent When Depres-
sion Ended
By PAUL MAY
tspeeiai Washington Correspondent
90 The CftlEenD


ef The Citlxenl
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb.
iz.-ksy West emerged from the
dsprsasiea with a rs per cent de.
sFsass IN the number of It's retail
stores. while the country as a
wheis showed . gain of 2 per
ssnt. according to the eensu.
buFsau.
Tie eomparison Is between
iszs. shs year of the crash, and
isss. the iast year fer which de.
tailed figures are available.
Key West went into the depres-
sion with ZIG retail stores, and in
1895. had I66 such stores. census
figures show, a net lose. of. so
stores The entire country gain
ed 1i0.s03 stores in the same
period. bringing the United
States total Of retail stores to
f.65s,961.
Employment in Key Vests re-
tail stores showed an increase
from eos in 1929 to s45 in 1895.
AZ the sRne time. the number of
small and zone man" businesses
IN Key West decreased, as shown
By the decrease in the number of
proprietors working in their own
businessce. from 209 to I63.
Psyrolls went down, in spite Of
the increased number Of workers,
Fer the year in which the market
crash heralded the beginning of
ths depression, Key West retail
stores had total payrOlls of s242,-
000. In 1885, the total payrolls
81 Key Vests retail stores was
$4,000.
Sales showed a similar trend,
dropping from S3,101,000 to ST.
207. 900.
How different lines of retail
businesses in Key West were af-
fected during the same period is
shown by the following tabula-
tons.
All food stores decreased from
IS to 6s, and sales for this group
IN 1885 totaled Ss69,00O.
Family clothing stores in 1928
numbered 2. Apparel stores in
1885 numbered and had total
sales Of $4,000.
Four lumber and building
stores in Key West are listed in
1929 as eompdfea Natli O in 1885
with total sales Of S179. 900. a
Stores IL the aptOmotive group
numbered 6 n 1925 with sales Of
S20i. 900 while in 1885 the total
number Of stores was 5 with total
sales OF $4,000. Filling stations
decreased from Ia to z in mum.
Der. while sales fell from s164,-
600 20 $4,000.
Drug stores-7 of them-had
total Gales Of s1Ss.000 in 1928
while in 1885 6 stores did a total
business OF $4,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-12
Ozark Bringing Material
For Repairing Wharf

Workmen are today awaiting
the arrival OF the Clyde-Mallory
Steamship Ozark which has on
board along with more than 800
tons Of freight, shipments Of ma
terial which will be used in re-
pairing the Gulf Refining docks.
Most OF this will be used for
the redecking Of the main pier
which projects out 100 feet and
for other details planned to make
the dock one of the most up-to-
date and complete in the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-12
AWARDED PRIZE

LIVERPOOL. - Because Mrs.
Charles wiltshire of this city reads
the morning paper to her husband
az breakfast. the couple was
awarded the martial happiness"
prize.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-12
new PATROLMAN
ON CITY FORCE

Key West now has = nea flig
patrOIman. Thos. Boeheff. So saf.
ceeds Bonnie PieFce. Fffenflg
dropped from the force.
Tha appo ntment uas mssie -
Mayor Harry G. Ga'ey. whe 49,
full Jurisdiction ever she roiiss
department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-12
WILL APPRAISE
GOMEZ ESTATE

Appraisers who were appointed
to appraise the estate of the late
Eduardo Gomez, are expected to
begin work tomorrow morning.
Those to whom the court has
delegated the work are: Miss
Louisa Delaney, 0velio Moreno
and J. Frank Roberts. Eduardo
Gomez, Jr., was appointed the ad-
ministrator of his fathers estate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-12
Hardworking Hen
Doubles Production
ORy AssocIateh rressl

SCOTTSBLUFF. Neb., Feb. IL.
There's a hen in Funston HUI
let's barnyard with no compunc-
ton about beating prices down
with oyerproduction.
For a week she laid two eggs a
day. starting with one big, 5-ounce
product and working up to the
pair-one hard shelled and one
soft shelled.
Her average yearly production,
Hulett said, is 800 eggs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-12
High Winds Prevent
Ferry Making Trip

With no ferry running the OPP
orator of the bus of the Florida
Motor Lines could not arrive to
bring in the bus last night from
No Name Key. and Engineer Joe
Menendez. attached to one of the
ferries drove. it in last night and
took it out this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-12

High winds and rough water
prevented the ferries of the Mon
roe county system making their
regular afternoon trip yesterday,
and there were a number of cars
forced to wait over until this
morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-12
Fish Chowder Supper

Auspices Woman's Club
- HOSPITALITY HOUSE -
Thursday, Feb. 10, till 8
For Reservations Call Phone 122
or 631-J Before Thursday P. M.
EACH PERSON ........ SOC
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-12
DRIVER WARNS
ABOUT TRAFFIC
GIVES RULE TO BE FOLLOW.
ED TO PREVENT AC-
CIDENTS
my Associated I'ressl

HOUSTON, Feb. 12.-Jack
Donnelly, who drove fire en-
gines, limousines and patrol
wagons hundreds of thousands of
miles without an accident in the
35 years before he retired to be-
come a traffic director, gives this
rule for safe driving:
81 always looked for the other
fellow to be either crazy or
drunk and gave him the road"
Donnelly drove the first motor
fire engine in Houston, was ehauf-
feur for seven mayors and piloted
such notables as General John j.
Pershing and Marshal Ferdinand
Foch on visits here.
"Never even scratched a fender
in all that time" says the aging
little Irishman. eff people wasn't
in such a helluva hurry, they'd
live longer and have less acct
dents.
sT never drive more than about
35 miles an hour and / don't
argue with anybody over who's
got the right-of-way. That's prob
ably why I never put the city out
2one nickel for repairing wrecked
cars
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
AInskn Gold Mine Yields Rare
 Prehistoric Remains, Making
 Picture of Early Life in W. 4

mammoths, such as found preserv- ed in Siberia, have yet been un- covered but with extensive mining operations now in progress, Alaska is certain to give a signifant chap ter of the past life of the far north to be uncovered"
 Mammoth Skulls
 Dr. Chaney said that at one point on Cleary Creek, near Fairbanks skulls of two mammoths were un- covered. One skull was four feet long and carried tusks five and a half feet long and which are sever inches in diameter at the joint joining the skull.
 The skull of an extinct speciees o1 bison had horns with a spread o1 three and one half feet or a foot wider than the modern bison.
 Before Ice Age
 Scientists say mammoth musk oxen and bison lived in parts o1 North America during ard immed- lately before the ice age of geologic time of from 5O0,Ooo to 100000 years ago.
 Dr. Frank Roberts, of the Smith sonian Institution, said bones ol these animals have been founc which have been scorched in cook. ing by early men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
Msurgent Plot Discovered in Madrid; German Planes
 for Rebels Are Shot DOUl

MADRID, April 19. Several men, whom the Madrid Defense Junta asserts are monks. who have been financed by religious organi- zations in Italy, have been arrested and accused of participating in an Insurgent plot to turn the city over to Gen. Francisco Franco.
 The Air Ministry at Valencia an- nounces that four Insurgent Hein- kle German planes have been downed by Government airmen on
 he Ternel front and this coincided with allegations received that 36 planes have left Honover for the Insurgents. It is said the planes are being flown over France during the night time at high attitudes. The German civil pilots are receiv- ing 1000 marks (S400) for each plane delivered to the Insurgents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19

WASHINGTON. April 19.--A gold mine in Alaska has turned up one of the most complete prehistoric collections of remains in the world.
 pr. Ralph w. Chaney, of the University of California and Re- search Association of Carnegie In- stitution, reports that hundreds of skulls, tusks, bones, hide and hair of mammoth bison, horse, cari- bou, muskox, lion and other ami mals have been taken from a mine near Fairbanks.
 If it had not been for the gold mining operations, the bone digging would have been impractical. The work was carried on by the Fair banks Exploration Company and consisted of washing away thou |sands of tons of frozen soil with Igiant streams of water to get at the gold bearing strata.
 Picture of Past Life
 With the company's cooperation, the American Museum of Natural History and the University of AL aska have preserved all animal re- mains found and providing one of the most complete pictures of the life of past which have yet covered the world"
 No complete carcasses or ancient
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
Rehabilitation of Alaska Railroad Is Assured Fact
Col. Ohlson Tells of New Program Freight
 Rates Be Raised
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 1

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April l9 -Col. Otto F. Ohlson, General Manager of the Alaska Railroad said he was definitely assured in Washington that $2,225, ,0O0 will be available for the railroad during the next four years.
 Work will start during the sum- mer replacing wooden bridges with steel spans and ballasting the road bed
 The program includes the pur- chase of a new locomotive, box cars and other rolling stock and con- struction of a tourist hotel at the Mount Mckinley Park station.
 Col. Ohlson said the Congress sional Act giving railroaders an nual leaves with pay adds $93,00O to the operating expense of the railroad and this with other increas- ing costs necessitates an increase in freight rates.
 Col. Ohlson said Washington of- ficials advised him that the oper- ating revenues must cover the op- erating expenses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
LETTERS ARE
 RECEIVED BY
 TACOMA MAN
Slain Boys Father Reveals Further Attempts to
 Cause Trouble
G-MEN ARE SHOWN
 ACCOMPANYING NOTES
Doctor Gives Out State ment in First Interview
 Since Crime

TACOMA, Wash, April l9.-Dr. | w. w. Mattson, father of the kid- naped and slain Charles Mattson, revealed today that the lives of the members of his family have been threatened. The threats have been received lin letters. He believes the letters are the works of cranks to worry Mrs. Mattson.
 Each threatening letter has been examined by G-Men stationed in Tacoma.
 Confident of Capture Dr. Mattson is confident the slayer of his little son will yet be captured. He is certain that more than one person was involved in the Kidnapping. Dr. Mattson believes easy paroles are responsible for the Kidnapping and he also planes the lack of police protection as responsible for his sons selection as a kidnap vic- Itim.
 House Was Watched Dr. Mattson said he believed his home was watched for more than a week and the kidnaper escaped with his son by going down the bluff toward Puget Sound. Mrs. Mattson is recovering from the shock very satisfactorily and the doctor plunged into his prac- tice with renewed vigor trying to forget.
 Gives Statement
 If the officers had been able to isolate the peninsula where my home is situated within few min- utes after the Kidnapping, they might have saved little Charley, but what can you do with four prowler cars, that criminals know, arriving on the scene" said Dr. Mattson. "Tacoma's police force is the most under-manned on the coast. This is why this town has been the site of two major kidnap- ings"
 The statements were the first given in an interview since Charles body was found near Everett, nude and bruised, on January II.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
JOHN L. LEWIS STUFFED INTO
 CONGRESS ACT
United Mine Workers Head Involved in New Revis-
 ed Gufey Bill
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, April 19.-John L. Lewis is rapidly being transferred into an Act of Congress.
 That may be carrying an analo- gy far but not too far. Actually he has been stuffed into the new revised Guffey bill to take the place of the part carved out by the Su- preme Court.
 There is no provision in it for labor, or seemingly none. Yet Con- gress confidently expects that John l.. Lewis will see to it that labor gets its cut out of any improve ment in the bituminous coal in- dustry brought about through au- thority to regulate prices and pro- duction. His recent success in get ting pay raise for his miners in- dicates the Lewis part of the Cuff fey-Lewis act will work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
POISON GAS REPORTED
 BEING USED IN SPAIN

LONDON, April 19 British Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons today that the Government is Investigating reports that poison gas is being used in the Civil War in Spain by the Insur- gent forces. He said the poison gas has been shipped from Hanover, Germany, to Spain.
 The British Foreign Secretary made the statement only a few hours before the scheduled launch- ing by 27 nations Non- Intervention Committee of the International Pa trol of Spain.
 Mines Being Laid
 The Foreign Secretary also dis closed that Insurgent General Fran co has notified London that his forces have intensified" mine lay ing at certain Bay of Biscay points.
 Runs Blockade
 It is also announced that the British freighter Thorpe Hall suc- cessfully ran the blockade" and has arrived at Port Musel, Ovideo Pro- vince, under the protection of three British destroyers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
NOMINATIONS
 BY ROOSEVELT

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Presi- dent Roosevelt today nominated An thony Drexel Riddle Jr, of Penn- sylvania as new Ambassador to Po- land, succeeding John Cudahy o1 Wisconsin. No new post has been announced for Cudahy.
 Florence Jaffray Hartman, widow of J. Borden Hartman, was nomin- |ated as minister to Norway, suc- ceeding Riddle and Robert Caldwell Texas, was nominated minister tc Bolivia.
 Other nominations were: Henry Grady, Tariff Commissioner and Raymond Patton, Ohio, Director o1 the Coast Geodetic Survey.
 Mrs. Hartman is the second wo- man named to a diplomatic post Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, the other was Minister to Denmark from 193i to 1885.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
REV. HUBBARD GOING NORTH
 TO KING ISLE
To Seek TB Preventative in Seal Rubber Dr,
 Levin Is Associate

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April Rev. Bernard R. Hubbard, the Glacier Priest. announces plans for an expedition to Alaska to seek in seal blubber tuberculosis pre- ventative He said he will leave Seattle May 20 for his eleventh ex- petition, this time going to King Island in Boring Sea on trip to extend one year and a half.
 We know the Russians took the white plague to the Eskimo and approximately 97 percent of the lat ter are afflicted, yet through a profuse use of seal oil they prolong their lives indefinitely. It is our hope to find specific preventative by using l90 tuberculosis afflicted Eskimos in our experiments. Dr. Victor Levin, nutrition scientist of Creighton University, at Omaha, will accompany me. He has already isolated vitamine D from seal oil and obviously there are other fats or oils with beneficial effect on lung tissues" said the priest. The priest said he will translate the Eskimo language into an Eng fish Eskimo dictionary. He will take about 100000 feet of sound language film and 100000 feet of film of the native life. He expects to broadcast weather reports to the Federal weather bureau stations in the States.
 The coming expedition will lay the foundation for another in which the priest will attempt to discover the unknown land between Alaska and the North Pole.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
STAMPEDE IS
 TAKING PLACE,
 GOODNEWS BAY
Tent City Springs Up- Grub Is Short Much
 Prospecting Indicated

BETHEL, Alaska, April 19. = Stampeders and prospectors are moving into Goodnews Bay by plane and tent city is springing up. Food is short. There are no po- tatoes, flour sugar and beans, and no place for more men unless they bring their own tents and supplies.
 The supply boat does not arrive until the middle of May and ev- erything is at standstill until then
 All predictions are based on the original strike last fall which showed values up to $3 per yard in platinum in the gold bearing area north of Goodnews Bay in the Wat amoose and Arolic districts. Re- suits reported so far look like the development and extensive prospect ing will take place. One concern has $40,000 prospecting program on the strength of last years re- suits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
COURT PROGRAM GAN PASS WITH
 SLIGHT CHANGE
Opposition Leaders Wan Only Two Instead of
 Six New Justices

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Lead- CTS of the Senate opposition to the court bill said the measure would pass if the President accepts two instead of six new Associate Jus tices for the Supreme Court.
 The Senate Judiciary Committee resumed hearings today, agreeing to continue for a week or ten days before going into secret executive session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
Drivers Asked Not
 To Park on Front During Construction


 Chief of Police Dan Ralston to- day announced that 1t had become necessary to prohibit parking of automobiles on Front Street, be- tween Seward and Franklin, while the water main construction is go- ing on. The Chief asks cooperation of drivers in observing the new regulations. Parking for loading and unloading at various business houses will be permitted but others are asked not to park in the re- stricted area in order to facilitate the construction work and incident ally for fire protection should an alarm be sounded in the vicinity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
Earthquake Cuts
 Oil Production

FINDLAY, O-Oil men in the Northwestern Ohio field, one of the worlds oldest producing centers, re- port that since earthquakes shook this region several weeks ago, the volume of petroleum from many tripper wells has declined. They said the earth movement evidently interfered with lower rock stratas, but expressed belief the decline might not be permanent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
Mans Life Is Studded With Sevens

BRESLAU, Neb., April 19.-Wil- liam Mccullough finds lot of Sevens in his life.
 His 77th birthday fell on March 27, l937, the seventh day of the week. He lives in School District IT, which includes Breslau, a name of seven letters, inhabited by seven families in seven houses, Thrown in for good measure is the fact that William" has seven letters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April l9. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 13A. American Can l05, American Light and Power IFS. Aanaconda 57%, Bethlehem Steel 90lz. Calumet and Hecla i4A. Commonwealth and Southern 2M. General Motors 591s, International Harvester 106A, Kennecott 56A, New York Central 49A, Southern Pacific 58%, United States Steel 1l1A, United Corporation 5%. Cities Service 4, Pound s492A, Republic Steel 417s, Lima Locomotive 69. Cerro de Pasco 72%. American Zinc, Lead and Silver 15h, Pure oil 2lh, Holly Sugar 34A.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials l8O.82, rails 60.52, utilities BLOT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
HOLDEN FLYING TO SKAGWAY WITH }
 IN MARINE PLANE

With three passengers, Hans Looff, Ray James, M. J. Odom, Pilot Alex Holden flew the yellow and black Bellanca seaplane to Skag- way this afternoon. leaving Juneau at 2:15 o'clock. Pilot Holden ex- pected to return to Juneau about o'clock this evening.
 Mr. Odom is remaining in Skag- way, but the other two passengers will return to Juneau with the plane. Lloyd Jarman made the hop as flight mechanic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
STATES WANT FEDERAL AID
 BE CONTINUED
Governors, with Exception of 2, Against Any Re-
 duction, ReliefFunds

CHICAGO, H., April 19.-State Governors presented a solid front against any reduction in Federal relief expenditures as means of placing a greater burden for relief on the various states. This is ac- cording to an Associated Press poll
 Gov. Richard O. McMullen, Dem- ocrat of Delaware, and Gov. George ID. Aiken, Republican of Vermont are the only two state executives favoring states assume the relief burden.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
IeoLD TEETH
 GIVEN AIMEE
Congregation of An gelu Temple Aid Pastor in
 Sander Suit

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 19.- The congregation of Angelus Tenn pie gave gol dteeth, wedding rings and cash to aid their pastor, Aimee McPherson, in the $180,000 islander suit filed against her by her former co-pastor, Rheba Crawford.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
Directed Verdict
 of Acquittal Given
 in Bombing Tragedy

DENVER, Colo, April 19.-Edward O'Hara, one of four men charged with conspiracy in the murder of Leo Barnes, self-styled gambler, was acquitted last night in a directed verdict in which the Judge said there was insufficient evidence against O'Hara.
 O'Hara was killed and his wife injured last December when bomb attached to the starter of his car exploded as he started the engine Three other men are still to stand trial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, April 19.-- Allan Boggs, 53, wealthy retired army officer, formerly of Detroit, is charged with attempted murder here following the shooting and critically wounding of his 37-year- old wife, Mrs. Cally Boggs.
 Deputy Sheriff Orrie Dunlap, who captured Boggs, declared that Boggs had rushed into his wife's room brandishing revolver Observing his twelve-year-old stepson. Danny in one of the twin beds, Boggs thought he was another man, and shot his wife.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
Firebug Routs
 Girls by Blaze
Slight Damage Is Done to Kappa Alpha Sorority
 House at U. of w.

SEATTLE, April 19. - A firebug reached through the window and set fire to a curtain in the Kappa Alpha Sorority house at the Univer- sity of Washington early yesterday morning, the resulting blaze caus- ing slight damage. The girls. how ever were routed from their beds into the street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
CANADIAN AUTO
 STRIKE MAY BE
 SPREAD TO U. s,
Walkout of Union Men from General Motors
 Is Tinted
OSHAWA NEGOTIATIONS AGAIN BROKEN DOWN
JAVA Prepares to File Charges Against Ford
 Motor Company

OSHAWA, Ontario, April 19. = Leaders of the United Automobile Workers of America expect spread of the Canadian strike to the Gen. eral Motors in the United States within few days as Premier Nit chell Hepburn asked for drastic &C., tion to curb the Committee of h. dustrial Organization invasion into Ontario.
 Officials of the JAVA expect walkout orders in the United States from the General Motors Corpora tion plants unless 3,700 workers in the General Motors of Canada plant here are returned to work.
 Hopes Dashed
 The second collapse of projected negotiations last Saturday after noon dashed hopes for an immed- fate settlement of the local strike. The conference between officials of the company and the representa- tives of the workers broke over de- mands of the company officials that only representative of the strikers discuss agreements and not repre- SentativeS of the CIO.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
Sits on Box of
 Dynamite, Blows Himself to Bits

CENTRALIA. Wash, April 19.-- A coroner's jury held that John Garbe, 46, of Toledo, farmer, blew himself to bits on March 31 by exploding a box of dynamite be- heath himself. Only fragments of Garbe's clothing have been found
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
WILLARD B HERE

Coming to Juneau on brief business call, the Libby, McNeill and Libby cannery tender Willard B arrived here this afternoon and is moored at the Juneau Lumber Mills dock. She is to return to Taku Iarbor tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-19
Chick Has Spare Legs

LAMESA, Tex, - When a tray of newly-hatched chickens was taken off an incubator here recently one of the chicks appeared all ready to go places. It had four legs instead of the usual two.