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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
APPRECIATES
ATTITUDE ON
PREPAYMENT
ISSUE DEALS WITH REFUSAL
TO MEET DEMANDS OF HAIR
BoRMASTER OF KEY WEST
RECENTLY

Charles F. Williams, president
| of the Southern Life Insurance
company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
Allen r. Joslin, member of a
large manufacturing concern, are
very appreciative of the attitude
| of number of citizens of Key
West, relative to the collection of
fees payable to the harbormaster
for handling yachts visiting this
| port.
Discussing the matter and his
refusal to pay the demanded fee
I,of SlIl, Nh. Villains, while on his
yAcht AtreboBo yesterday, said
| that the arnountfof $40 meant abb
| solutelY nothing as far as money
went but he idea of paying this
fee was so foreign to his views
as to what is fair, that he refused
and positively did not intend to
pay one cent.
L Holding in his hand a note he
had received from B. D. Trevor,
in connection with his refusal to
| pay the fee, and in which the
writer agreed in the idea of re-
fusing to pay, Mr.. Williams said,
Here is a man whom / do not
know, Key Wester, who advises
that he concurs in my idea of not
paying the demanded fee."
The visiting yacht left yester-
day for Miami where the vessel
/ is to receive a new cylinder head
and have other matters attended
TO. Mr.. Williams and his COM
panion, Mr.. Jolson, said that they
had enjoyed their visit immense
ly, and would be back later in
the season to enjoy the excellent
| fishing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
JUDGE LOWELL
DIED YESTERDAY
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
CONDUCTED wEDNES-
DAY AFTERNOON

Judge George A. Lowell, retir-
ed, died yesterday afternoon $3.50
o'clock in the Marine hospital,
after a brief illness. Funeral
services are to be held S o'clock
Wednesday afternoon from the
chapel of the Lopez Funeral
Home. Few. Shuler Peele viii of
ficiate.
The deceased is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Ethel Lowell. Hous-
ton, Texas; four daughters, Mrs.
Edward Weinstein and Miss Sar-
anne Lowell, also of Houston; Mrs.
Elwood Carbonell and Miss Mary
Jane Lowell, of Key West.
One brother, ]. H. Lowell, White
Plains, NJ. Y, a sister. Miss Ellen
Lowell, of Holtoriy Kansas, and
three grandchildren ,9lss aiidnd
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

46PASSENCERS
TEN TONS OF FREIGHT ON
VESSEL COMING IN
FROM TAMPA

Steamship Cuba. Of the p. and
o. S. S. Co, arrived this morning
from Tampa with 16 first cabin
and seven second cabin paSsen-
gers for Key West: 20 first and
three secohd passengers for Ha-
vana. 49,
Key West arrivals: G. A. Stry-
kcr, Mrs. B. NJ. Lewis. d. n. Lew
Is, Jr., +. West. Mrs. v. Strait.
Cooper Wood. Mrs. w. J. Peabody.
Miss Helen Peabody. 4 b. caulk-
ms. Mrs. Z. w. Fuller. NJ. S. Ros-
enthal. Donald RosenthaI. J. g.
Latimer. Mrs r. L. Roberts. r. II.
Lloyd. J p Allen. Louisa Wishin.
Herninia Hernandez. P. Rose
Perez, Rose Perez. Jose Perez.
Anita Acosta. Otilia Aloida.
Carried on the manifest were
the following items. 10 tons q
freight and two sacks Of mail for
Key West: two tons Of freight and
9B5 sacks Of mail for Havana.
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Proposed Flight OF Planes
POSTPONED Until Tomorrow
Much Property Sold For
Tax Deeds This Morning

Tax deed for number Of
pieces of property in Monroe
county were disposed of this
morning at the regular sale hour
announced for each Rule Day, by
Circuit Court Clerk Ross c. Saw
yer.
The property had been duly
advertised in The Key West Citi-
zen and prescribed number of
times, and final action was taken
by Mr.. Sawyer in conformity
with the law relating to the sale
of tax deeds. The following deeds
and represented holdings were
sold:
Lots ii and IL, Square 5.
Tract 10, sold to Mario Rios.
Two parts of Lot 1, Square 3,
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WEATHER FORECAST
CTin 1880 p, m. Tuesday,


Key West and Vicinity: Clear.
ing and colder tonight; Tuesday
fair and continued cold; fresh TO
moderately strong northwest and
north winds. diminishing late to-
night.
Florida: Fair and colder with
frost tonight. cold wave in CEN
trail and interior of south portion,
temperatures 90 to Is degrees in
extreme north % to 80 degrees in
central. and about 80 degrees in
mucklands Of Okeechobee region
tonight; Tuesday fair, not quite so
cold in southwest portion.
Jacksonville 90 Florida Straits
and East Gulf. Moderate 10 fresh
northwest and north winds. and
generally fair weather tonight
and Tuesday,
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Tract 4, sold to Philip c. Puderer
Lots Number II, 10, 10, 20, 81.
%, %, and "a of Tract y, of the
ferguson Subdivision, sold to
Edgar w. Starke.
Part of the southeast quarter
of the northeast quarter on Big
Pine Key, Section 27, Township
20. Range 30, 2h acres; part of
Lot 4, Big Pine Key, Section IS,
Township Sc, Range %, half
acre; Part of lot 2, Big Pine Key,
Section 25, Township sc, Range
%. one acre, sold to Thomas H.
Anderson.
Lots 8, 9 and 10, Square IA,
Tract 81, sold to Charles S. Lowe.
Lots Is and IA, Square IA,
Tract 81, sold to Mary A. Lowe.
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L[w.m.
Jacks Go Wild IN Lively
Fishing Scene Yesterday

The best of trolling was in
the cards for anglers Yester-
daYl
Both within and just out
side the breskwater at the
Naval Station yesterday q
lively scene of fishing boats
weaving in and out among
each other. following huge
schools of jacks. and froIIers
pulling fish in as fast as they
could GET their lines spread
before the eyes of boaters.
AL sorts Of boats. launches.
oufboards. sea sleds. put putt
ed around and around. Tense
arms hung 70 siraininG lines.
Rods bent 10 the pull. Gullx
screamed overhead at the
catches. Excitement reigned
the entire afternoonI
~ IS me season When JACKS
in huge schools come close 10
shore 10 feed on ninnows.
Local fishermen report thai IN
Jack channel even larger
schools are daily spotted and
that in caldes channel mack
erel and kinrfish are running
in great numbers
Last week the first sailEixh
Of the season. caught around
Sand Key lighthouse. were
brought in
The plenfiful fishing Of the
winter season here has quite
definitely arrived.
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Road Department Makes
Known Its Position In
Regards To Highways
w a.wwZ[[Z
Sacred COnch Shell
Swiped By Juniors

Seniors at the High School
are up in arms!
The conch Shell. symbol Of
their authority to play all
sorts of tricks on the Juniors.
on the annual Conch Day.
April l. has been stolenI
For the last five years the
Seniors have successfully kept
the shell in their possession
but sometime somehow last
Thursday the shell disappepF
ed from the trophy ease m
the lobby of the High SchS6l
building. ~ =
Where the shell is. s.ore in
whose possession If is. the
Seniors do not know. but last
week. on general principals.
they kidnapped Harry knight.
president of the Junior Class,
and gave him q thorough
grilling. Their best efforts.
however. were unrewarded.
President Knight refused 10
divulge the secret.
Other suspects in the case
are Uric GwYnn and Jack
Porter. Attempts were made
TO capture these members of
the Junior Class also. but all
plans failed.
Meanwhile. the Seniors are
frantic!
~ ~ ~ - Amv.p-rvw'
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Preliminary Hearing For
COlOred Man Postponed

Preliminary hearing of Aubrey
Taylor, colored prisoner in coun-
ty Jail, charged with attempting
the killing of Tom Evans, has
been postponed from Wednesday
of this week until, possibly, Mon
day, December Is.
Evans, who was placed in one
hospital and later on removed to
another, will undergo an opera
ton for removal of the bullet
from the wound. and it is under
stood that this and subsequent
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
Girl Scout Troop Held
Session Friday Afternoon

line Doughty, Grace Perez, Ruth
Baker. Marie Slovall. Minnie
Gardner Schut.. Della Mae Curry.
The following made application
and attended the meeting Bar
bara Guerra, Anne Bell Moffeit
and Dorothy Parks
Patrol leaders and their assist
ants are 70 call meetings this
week for the formulating q plans
for a hike next Friday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
PEABODYS
HEREON VISIT
OTHERS ARRIVE on BoAaD
CUBA TINS MORNING
raoM TAMPA

Mrs. ". ]. Peabody and daugiS-
ter. MiSs Ellen. of Detroit. Nich..
were arrivals on The Steamship
Cuba Gai3 morning from Tampa -
loin Mr. Peabody ard daughter.
Mis- Jane. who arrived several
days ago over the highway. and
have opened the Stuznk home
whieh they viii occupy during the
winter season
n TIE party arriving with AfrE.
Peabody ard Mss Ellen we're
Hrs E " Fuller. J. 9. L.afimer,
2. b caufkins and Cooper WOOD
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Weather Conditions Re
sponsible For Change
Being Made In TOday's
Program.

Unusual weather conditions in
this section were responsible for
the postponement of the fight of
planes from Miami 70 Key West
en- route TO Havana this morning.
The first vessel 10 arrive was
Coast Guard ship lao. and during
the flight from Havana a change
in the weather was noticed. and
il was undecided at that time
whether the proposed flight
would be made.
Later it was said that a plane
from the department Of commerce
was to make the flight from Mi
ami to Key West, and following
its arrival the exact condition Of
the weather was to be sent to the
Miami field. and also information
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of the
planes leaving for Key West.
When the Plane N. s. 50, OF the
department Of commerce arrived.
the commander was told that
word had already been received
from Miami that the flight had
been postponed until tomorrow
and the start south would be
made at $50. The plane imme-
diately took off on the return.
Mayor Willard M Albury stat
ed that he had been advised Of
the postponemcnt Of the flight UNI
tn tomorrow morning. and asked
that all organizations and indi-
Vidtals who attended at the local
field this morning in any capacity
whatever, 10 be present tomorrow
morning at the same time.
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0SKAR kILSEN
DIED SUNDAY

Oskar Nilsen age - died yes
teF1ay morning ~ the q. s. Aa-
rIne Hospital TIE body IS being
held IS the Prsfchara Funeral
Home awaiting instructions BE- %
its disposition froEn tise asaster 81
the SseaTnzhip Wsxahachie.
NiiSen was taken osf - tne
ship anl placed in the hospital Tor
treatment sborf tine ego.
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will preclude the pos
sibility of Evans attending the
hearing.
Taylor's bond has been fixed at
$500. bond of Frank Hill,
charged with being an accessory
after the fact by attempting 20
take Taylor from the scene of
the shooting, has been set at
$500, and each of the women,
charged with vagrancy and wit
Messing the alleged murder at
tempt, is held in bond of $3.50. !
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
Bridge Commission Plans i
. Session For This Evening

President Howard Wilson, of
the Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge Commission, announced
this morning that a meeting Of
the commission is to be held this
evening 8 o'clock, in the offices
of Chief Engineer B. NJ. Duncan,
on Avenue E.
Mr.. Wilson said that the OBJ.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
Claims Some Counties
Failing To Cooperate
In Matter Of Securing
Rights of Way

Chairman Carl Bervaldi of the
county commissioners is in receipt
Of communication from Chair
man Arthur B. Hale. of the State
Road Department. relative TO the
attitude of the counties of the
state in cooperating and working
OUT their problems with the State
Road Department"
THE department. has had a
great deal Of trouble due TO the
fact that the counties are more
and more relying on the depart
n1snt in the securing of rights of
way. and some counties are abso-
luislY falling to cooperate or TO
carry out their agreements with
the department pertaining to
rights Of way.
In the future the State Road
Department will not lend its
name to any county in any con-
domination suit for the purpose of
acquiring rights of way. This re-
sponsibility will be left solely
with the county commissioners.
Before the advertisement of
letting any project is made, the
respective county shall have Sc
cured deeds to the complete right
Of way, and easements to the
necessary borrow pits, drainage,
bitches and all other property
necessary 10 the construction of
the road.
@The department will refuse to
entertain any request for the con-
stfuction of any state road or the
taking over of any state road UNI
III its right of way division is sat-
SIZED with the title of the entire
property. In addition to the above
On all rights of way for roads, bor-
row pits, drainage bitches or any
other property necessary for the
construction or maintenance of
roads, the counties will be requir-
ed TO furnish the Road Depart
ment with good and sufficient
bonds as to the titles thereby Sc
cured, in order to protect the de-
partment in the future from any
errors by virtue of faulty title or
description.
THE Road Department will
loan the services of its Right of
Way Division, where time is short
and those services are urgently
needed, TO AID the counties IN Sc
curing right of way on any Fed
eral road. The reasohl for this rul-
ing is that inasmuch as the United
States government IS furnishing
one-half the money for the con-
struction of such roads, il would
be a distinct loss TO the taxpayers
of the state if the counties fail to
secure proper rights Of way. The
state would then lose the advant-
age Of Federal grants. However,
.he department will not advance
any monies TO counties for the
purpose Of acquiring any right of
way.
THE State Road Department is
going to function fairly and inn
partially with the counties of the
state, and in return we hope 10
have their full cooperation"
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PROPOSALS

: Sealed proposals viii be re-
ceived by the Board Of Public
Works. City of Key West Flor
ida, for furnishing one second
hand Dump Truck, capacity ~
tons I
Bids viii be received until Fri
day, December 10, 1887. noon.
and the usual right Is reserved 10
reject any and all bids.
HAROLD PINDERI
aec4-1 Cle9k,
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This brings us to a considera-
ton of the Presidents leadership
and, particularly, his present in
sistence upon balanced budget.
Mr.. Roosevelt's determination to
limit Federal expenditures in the
interest of a saner national econ
omy. has been plain for a num-
berAef months. Having followed
the. pump printing" policy for
several years in an effort to bring
the nation out of the depression,
the Chief Executive has conclud-
ed that it is time for the Govern
ment to let natural forces take
over a part of the burden. This
explains the moves being made to
encourage private capital and in
duStry to get busy. It also ex-
plains the Presidents desire to
cut down on the money that the
Government has been distributing
TO the unemployed and other
groups in an effort to develop
buying power.
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for opponents to modify and delay
the bills. The explanation appar-
emily lies in the fact that farmers
and laborers generally believe
that they can get what they want
and in the division which exists
among both groups as to what
they want.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
SENTENCED TO WRITE

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ida.-Her.
bert RoSenthal OF this city. who
was arrested for speeding in a
truck. was sentenced, % write;
sDelivery boys drive dangerous
"" three thousand tinAeS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
CONGRESS WAGS ALONG
ECONOMY HURDLES
LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK
PRESSURE MISSING
WALLACE TESTIFIES
CAN FDR STOP SPENDING?
SEEK POWER COMPROMISE
UTILITY CONCESSIONS
CONGRESS- WAcS ALONG
By HUGO S. SIMS
Especial Washington Correspond
emf of The Citizenl

emf of The Citizenl
The special session of Congress
wagged along last week without
many indications that the mem
bers are ready to proceed with
legislation in accordance with the
program submitted by the Presi-
dent. The Wages-and Hours bill
was backed by enough names on
"a petition to force the bill into
the House for consideration. The
Farm measure was before the two
houses, but there was much dis
agreemnt between the bills and
much confusion as to details. The
government reorganization propo-
sails and the Seven Regional
T. v. AS were. apparently, quiet.
ly sleeping.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

When Mr.. Roosevelt inaugural
ed his program several years ago,
critics freely predicted that when
the time for retrenchment came,
the President would find it inn
possible to hold down appropria-
tons. Even those who were in
hearty accord with the spending
program realized that it was dan
gerous in that, once started, il
might get out of hand. Congress
men who have heretofore sup
ported enormous appropriations
for various spending projects are
naturally reluctant TO shut off the
stream of dollars which flowed
into their domains.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06
NO TICE
RO rs

Please have your car at
Mcaeham Airport az $50 a. m. on
7th TO greet AviatorS
CHAS. TAYLOR.
nov6-lt President.
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jects of the meeting were to dis
cuss new regulations which have
been received recently, relative
to disbursements by the commits
sion, and also to fix a definite
date as to the opening of the
road with the exception of the
stretch of water between No
Name Key and Hog Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

Secretary Wallace appeared be-
fore the House Rivers and Har-
bors Committee to testify in be-
half of the Regional Conservation
bill which would establish seven
planning zones based on the coun-
try's principal watersheds for con-
servation, flood control and hy-
dre-electric power development.
Mr.. Wallace emphasized the first
purpose "of formulating compre-
hensive plans for the conservation
of natural and human resources
and held that the generation and
distribution of hydro electric
power would be a ''by-product. 4"
He refused to be drawn into a
general discussion of the power
features of the program and in
sisted that his only interest in this
phase would be cheaper power
for the farmers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

The farm bill is criticized on es-
sential points by farm organiza-
tions and the support of labor is
not unanimously behind the other
bill. While the President and
Administration officials are in
sisting upon favorable action for
both measures, the insurgent
spirit in Congress is strong. The
Labor and Farm blocs know from
past experience that whenever
they make up their minds to Sc
cure special legislation for labor
ers and farmers, the votes in Con-
greSs will be available.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

Other issues attracted attention,
including the preliminary discus
sion of tax revision, although
legislation along this line is not
expected until January. The Pres
ident, in the interest of a balanced
budget, virtually demanded that
highway aid to the states be cut
in half. Some senators immediate
ly reacted unfavorably, insisting
that state programs had been for
mulated in accordance with the
Federal promises of money and
should not be disrupted at this
time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

The struggle between the Ad-
ministration and the public utili-
ties seems TO be moving into a
state of truce following confer
ences between the President and
leading RlagnateS of the power in
etEstry Confronted with repeated
statements that the power people
wererready n inauglrate an enor-
nous construction program II as
s11red that Government conpeti-
ton would not wreck their in
veStrnents. the President explored
the situation with Floyd L. Car
Isle and Wendell L. wiIIxie. AS
saIred that industry had nothing
10 fear, the utility heads lacked
any promise that the Government
wiIl relax its present power pol
icy. However. Mr.. Carlisle an
nounced that his companies would
spend mare than 500. 009 900 for
expansion IL the next two years.
(Continued On Page FSvel
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La COncha Hotel Sold
Today At Public Auction

Attorney w. Curry Harris Dwight Ada Cooper
special master panoeFy,a this born representing purcas-
morning ats cthItt and the Elord National
house al public SALE The price
the property known the Hotel $4,000 s.
La Gpncis tum@yM the Hotak psNs at tss sale in
Colonial - u Lv ,IteEsttAg party So transaeon
The purchdse VAS nlade fenfy w.
orneys C. Florida Corpora.
Barney firm OF ton, holders Of mortgage
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

Many of our Legislators would
prefer to continue the free spend
ing of the Government rather
than to curtail benefits in the in
tercst of sound financial admin
istration. Mr.. Roosevelt. therefore.
faces major test. Whether he
will be able to curb the spending
urge of Congress now that, in his
opinion, the emergency is not inn
perative, remains to be seen but
anyone who is at all familiar with
congressman realizes that ii viii
be a major political achievement
if the President succeeds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

Conferences between the Presi-
dent and utility heads indicate
considerable progress toward an
agreement, with the power lead
ers apparently sAtahg to make
major concessions to the Admin
istration Another major proposal
in the interest of stimulating
housing construction was present
ed in a special message from
President Roosevelt. In the Far
East new issues threatened to
cause serious diplomatic disputes
with Japan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

In presenting the bill 20 the
Senate Agriculture Committee
Chairman Smith conceded that its
cost could not oe estimated and
professed his general diSSatisfac-
ton with the provisions demand
ed by the farmers and some
doubts as 20 the successful oper1
alton Of the bill. Adding b the
difficulties OF the situation. the
Senate Committee called for fur.
Their adjustment and regulation Of
the dollar under single agency
TO insure the success Of crop con-
troll programs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

Supporters af farm relief and
Wages and Hours legislation re-
port something Of q casual atti-
tside on the part of the people
generally and complain that the
people hack home arc not ex-
ertinE themselves much in the in
terest Of either measure They
point out that this makes i easier
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-06

The Wages and-Hours bill has
caused considerable debate, with
Labor leaders divided. President
William Green, of the American
Federation of Labor, who sup
ported the measure last summer,
withdrew his endorsement and
suggested that Labor formulate a
satisfactory legislative proposal.
The pending bill, however, has
the general approval of John L.
Lewis, although the aggressive
chieftain of the Committee for
Industrial Organization has not
exerted any Il amendous pressure
in its behalf. While farm legisla-
ton enjoyed priority in consid
alton, the Supporters of the labor
bill threatened to block agricul-
tlrRi relief unless some of its
proponents ceased their efforts to
prevent a report on the labor
measure. w