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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
Bridge Bids To Be
Opened In Key West

Channel Bridge. The swing span
is not included in this contract.
Contract F, construction OF ap-
proximately 1858 feet OF COM
plete bridge deck on the railroad
bridges known as Facet Channel
Bridge, Missouri Little Dick
Bridge, Ohio Missouri Bridge,
Bahia Honda-Ohio Bridge and
Spanish Harber Bridge.
Contract G will consist of grad
ing and rock base surface treated
paving approximately 8.8 miles
long, along the existing right-of-
way between Key Vacas and Big
Pine Key with connections to the
existing pavement at each end.
Other Contracts To Be Let
There are still some items to
be let by contract, it is said, be-
fore the complete project is con-
cluded and these will be let at a
later date, 1t IS SHOWN.
All, or any, of these bids must
be submitted on forms supplied by
the Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District, and each bid must be ac-
companied by a certified check,
or bid bond, for five per cent of
the base bid, as a guarantee that
the bidder, should be be awarded
the contract, will within ten con-
3ecutive days after written notice
being furnished of the award, en-
ter into a written contract in ac-
cordance with the accepted bid.
1t is provided that contractors
and sub-contractors shall pay the
prevailing wage rate prevailing in
the locality where the work is to
be constructed.
These minimum rates have been
determined by the Overseas Road
and Toll Bridge District, and in
corporated in the contract docu-
ments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
ANNOUNCE DEATH
OF MRS. c. HEPPY
BODY OF FORMER KEY WEST
RESIDENT TO BE
SENT HERE

Mrs. Celeste Heppy, q, died
this morning in her home at Sioux
City, Iowa, death being due to
pneumonia. Mrs. Heppy was be-
fore marriage Miss Celeste
Thompson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Thompson, of this
city.
The body will be sent to Key
West for funeral services and in
terment and announcement will
be made later by Lopez Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Heppy is survived by her
husband, Clarence. Heppy, two
children; parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Thompson, aand grand
mother, Mrs. Ruby Johnson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
CUBA BRINGS In
lO7 PASSENGERS
VESSEL ALSO BROUGHT IN
FOURTEEN TONS
OF FREIGHT

Steamship Cuba, of the P. and
o. S. S. company, arrived this
morning with eight first and two
second class passengers from
Tampa for Key West; % first
c'ass and six second class from
Tampa and 81 first class passen-
gers from st. Petersburg for Ha-
vana.
Key West arrivals: Mrs. H.
Rutherford, A. ". Schlucter, A.
Navery, T. w. Haas, Mrs. Haas,
c. A. Parramore, Mrs. A. Graham,
Miss A. Graham. J. D. Brown, An
tonic Vase.
The vessel also brought IA
tons of freight and one sack of
mail for Key West; no tonnage
and 100 sacks of mail for Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
+. 0. EBERHARDT
LEFT YESTERDAY
CUSTODIAN AT FORT JEFFER-
| SON TO BE GIVEN NEW
ASSIGNMENT

! Fred o. Eberhardt, who was
for the past two years custodian
of Fort Jefferson National Monu-
ment, was called to Washington,
D. c., for reassignment, and left
yesterday afternoon by plane en-
route to the capital.
Mr.. Eberhardt was down to the
monument last week in company
with D. C. Baylis, assistant chief
architect for the department of
National Parks, looking over the
monument and at that time an
nounced to Mr.. Baylis that he had
been called to Washington for
reascignment, and was leaving
Sunday.
Just what the new position is
to where he expects to be assign
ed Mr.. Eberhardt did not say. but
he expects that it will be to some
activity in Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

Bids for the next five contracts
for items in the construction of
the Overseas Road and Toll
Bridges will be opened in Key
West, at the county court house.
/ o'clock in the afternoon of Feb
ruary 2.
At that time all bids will b.
opened and read aloud. They call
for furnishing material and labor,
and it is specified in the proposal
that one million four hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, $1,450, 900,
and not more, will be available for
these five contracts.
This is the first time since the
appropriation of $3,60O,00O was
authorized for the bridges that
any bids have been called which
were to be opened in Key West,
and it is believed there will be
quite few representatives of con-
struction companies in Key West.
Contracts Explained
These five contracts are as fol-
lows:
Contract C, to consist of the
grading and rock base surface
treated paving of approximately
1919 miles in length along the ex-
listing railroad right-of-way be-
tween Lower Matecumbe Key and
Grassy Key with connections to
the pavement at each end.
Contract D, construction of APP
proximately 1875 feet of COM
plete bridge deck on the existing
railroad bridges known as Knights
Key Bridge and Pigeon Key
Bridge.
Contract E, construction of ap-
proximately 1880 feet of COM
plete bridge deck on the existing
railroad bridge known as Moser
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
Camp For Workers
To Be Constructed
At Fort Jefferson

ed as superintendent of the work
at the fort and will leave with the
first group which viii go some
time this evening on a vessel of
the Coast Guard, and the prelim-
mary work will be started at
once.
When the work gets underway
a Coast Guard vessel viii. make
two trips for carrying supplies and
changing the crews working on
the project at regular intervals.
Dudley Bay.iss, assistant head
architect with the bureau of ma
t:onal monuments, went over the
matter thoroughly with Mr.. Sand
quist and Mr.. Moreno and the ar
rangements were perfected for
starting the preliminaries to the
rehabilitation of Fort jefferson.
Left For Miami
Both Mr.. Bayliss and Mr.. Sand.
quist eft by plane yesterday aft
ernoon Tor Miami and from there
Mr.. Bayl;ss will continue on to
Washington to take up other mat
tiers in connection with the re-
Mobilization program which az
present is only in a tentative state
pending the appropriation for the
necessary funds for carrying on
the work, on a more extensive
scale.
When Mr.. Bay,i ss left the monu-
ment Saturday afternoon arrange
ments had been made. he said to
have the lighthouse keepers at Tor
tugas and members of the Coast
Guard. who were at the island,
look after conditions at the fort
until the men from Key West ar
rived.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

Strange as it seems, Demo-
cratic leaders are not too pleased
with the top-heavy majorities that
the party enjoys. They are not
worried about getting through the
major measures of the Presidents
program so much as they are over
the prospect that the members
of Congress may want to do more
than the Chief Executive desires.
Take the matter of relief. I'M
doubtedly the President, while de-
termined that no citizen shall
starve, is anxious to tighten the
financial burden of relief and
keep the rolls closely cropped.
The minute such an idea gets
into action, however, there is a
rush of sentiment and a branch of
votes in Congress for maintaining
all favors of the past. Whe the
President proposed an allowance
of $3.50, 100000 for relief needs
until June 80 there was an imme-
date announcement that the sum
was "tragicallv inadequate" and
Continued on Page Four)
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TEACHERS DUE in
CITY TOMORROW
COMING AS INSTRUCTORS
FOR SAN CARLOS
INSTITUTION

Eduardo Leon Pastor, profess
sor from the University of Ha-
rama, is due to arrive tomorrow
afternoon on the Steamship Cuba,
accompanied by Miss Luz Benildes
Redmond Iser, both of whom have
been assigned by the Cuban gov
eminent, as teachers in San Car
los school.
These teahcers, it is understood,
will be in charge of all classes in
Spanish, while the classes in Eng
lish will continue. as now, under
the direction of Miss Lisbia Es-
quinaldo, who is an employee OF
the Monroe County School Board.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
KIRKSPAY VISIT
To ISLAND CITY

7. V. Kirk, retired official, who
was in charge of immigration ac-
tivities in Key West some years
ago, was an arrival this morning
on the S. S. Cuba from Tampa,
accompanied by Mrs. Kirk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk were met
upon the arrival of the vessel by
Claude Albury, official in charge
Of the local immigration unit, who
remained with them until the ship
sailed for Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
FIRST LIBERIAN TO
MAKE GLOBE CIRCLE

MONROVIA. Liberia. Jan. Is.
Gabriel l.. Dennis, secretary of
the treasury of Liberia, has just
become the first Liberian ever to
travel around the world.
On his $4,000 mile tour he gath
cred economic information which
he will attempt to apply to his
country, and he completed a trade
agreement with Japan which
granted the japanese liberal rights
in Liberia in return for inspect
fled privileges for Liberians in
Japan.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR
fort REPRESENTATIONS MONUMENT
Eight Thousand Dollar
Allotment Ordered By
Works Progress Admins
tration
By PAUL MAY
Especial Washlsgssa csrrrspondrns
of The fffiEeaB


WASHINGTON, d. C.,
Jan. 1S.-Fort jefferson Ma
tional Monument, located on
the scuthernmost of the Flor
ida Keys, is to be renovated
and improved through an
$1,000 allotment to the State
of Florida, the Works Prog
ress Administration an
ncunced today.
Valuable e quip m emit,
placed in the fcrt in the past
two years by the Florida Re-
lief Administration was to
have been removed If ade-
quate protection were not
provided for il.
Present plans call for pro-
lection Of the equipment and
il will become the permanent
property of the National
Park Service.
The WPA funds will also
be used for dock repairs TO
provide a safe landing place
for visitors and for work On
the moat to check the un.
dermining Of fort walls. An
architect will have charge Of
the repairs and renovation.
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the vessel and she was free to con-
tinue her voyage to Galveston.
Most of the steel consisted of
H beam piling for the naval sta
ton and will be used when the
work of reconstructing the five
finger piers in the submarine base
is started. Entire cargo OF the
vessel for Key West was upwards
of 800 tons, it was said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
Fruit Steamer Still
Awaiting Orders

Immediately after the ship ar
rived the oil pumps at the Porter
Dock company were hooked up,
pipe lines run to the ship and the
vessel given 1927 gallons of
fuel oil. The ships destination is
presumably Frontera, Mexico.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
AVAILABLE WPA FORCES
TO Be USED IN BRIDGE WORK
Brazos Brings Heavy
Freight Here Sunday

Steamship Brazos, of the Clyde
Mallory Lines, arrived yesterday
morning 4 o'clock from New York
and during the next Is hours a
gang of longshoremen was kept at
work unloading the vessel.
1t was not until s o'clock in the
evening that the more than 200
tons OF steel and other miscel-
laneous cargo was removed from
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
HOLIDAY NOTICE

Tuesday. January ~. birthday
os Robert r. Lee. a legal holiday
in the State o.. Florida. this bank
will not be- open for business on
that day.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
jnniG-2t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
John Sands Arraigned
Before Peace Justice

John Sands was brought before
Peace Justice Franlyn Arenberg
this morning charged with vagran-
cy and constant intOxication.
After hearing all the evidence
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

Fruit-earrying vessel Mira
flores, Of the Standard Fruit and
Steamship company, which arriv-
ed Saturday afternoon from Phil
adelphia, is still being held in port
pending instructions from the OPP
orators.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

produced az the hearing and do
ing some investigating into tho
matter. the peace justice ordered
Sands be held for trial at the
next term OF criminal court under
bond Of $50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

o. A. Sandquist. WPA director
in the Third Florida District, who
arrived late Saturday from Miami
to confer with B. Curry Moreno,
area supervisor in Key West, di-
rected that a superintendent and
two laborers be sent at once to
Fort Jefferson National Monu-
ment to prepare a camp for a
crew of men assigned to work at
the monument.
Mr.. Moreno said this morning
that these men will make every
arrangement for the camp and
when ready eight or nine more
men will be sent to the monument
to start sanitation program pre-
paratory to the large and more
comprehensive general rehabilita-
ton program which is contem-
plated.
FIRST operations
The first work which viii be I'M
dertaken will be cleaning out the
cisterns and doing other work in
connection with the establishment
of sanitary conditions which have
been sadly neglected, in a general
way, and, this work finished, re-
Mobilization work on a small scale
viii begin.
One of the first projects to be
undertaken is that of rehabilita-
ton of the officers quarters. The
walls of some of these buildings
are still standing and with a mini
mum of work and material, it is
said, can be put in sound and hab-
liable condition.
1t was said this morning that
Hamilton Adams has been select
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

1t is important, we think, to
understand that the reorganiza.
ton proposed does not take from
Congress any power to legislate
and because Congress retains the
purse strings it will also retain
final control of the government.
The plan does give to the execu-
tive the responsibility of his
branch of the government and the
power to do his administrative
work, Which is what the Constitu-
ton intended. The economy that
is aimed at can be secured az
easily under the set-up as under
present conditions because an act
of Congress can abolish almost
any agency and cut down its costs.
Friends of the new plan insist
that it IS not a question of "power
and no power" for the President
but rather one of responsible
power and irresponsible power"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
Ao41 LOCKING
~ NJ
..NElGR IVA ELLINGTON

ABOUT REORGANIZATION
PLAN MEETS CRITICISM
DOES 1T MEAN ECONOMY?
DEMOCRATIC PROBLEMS
CONGRESS MAY WANT MORE
BATTLEsHIPs BEGIN
BUDGET PROSPECTS
CONTROLLING FACTORS
WARNING TO COURTS?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

This rough outline is nothing
more. 1t does not attempt to give
a complete presentation of the
proposal submitted by the Presi-
dent or his argument in support
However, there is emphasis upon
the independent nature of many
present boards and commissions,
virtually under no control except
the courts. and insistence that, as
they belong to the executive
branch of the Government, they
should be under the Presidents
control. Otherwise, it is pointed
out, there will continue to develop
a Fourth branch" of the gov
eminent mot responsible admin.
iStratively either to the President.
to the Congress, or to the
Courts"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

Comment in Congress was
varied. 1t is not easy to persuade
Senators and Congressman to
yield some OF their patronage
rights and, under the new set.
up, which would extend the merit
system upward, outward and
downward" the whole matter of
personnel would be turned over
to an officer, directly responsible
to the President and under the
supervision of a citizen board.
The members OF Congress would
neither have the responsibility or
the power to ratify many minor
appointments as has been the Gus
tom for years. This would bO
turned over to the department
heads and administrative merit
and competence would be the sole
standard for selection.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

There is not much in the Presi.
dents report that suggests econ
omy or the abolition of useless
agencies whether this would re-
suit under the continuing reor-
ganization power, or not, remains
to be seen when the plan is in
effect. Perhaps, it was wise not
to be specific in regards to any
thing along this line in order to
avoid trouble with the affected
personnel. However, some of the
criticism directed against the plan
relates to an absence of any as.
sured savings and Senator Byrd
chairman of the Senate commit
tee, insists that hundreds OF
millions OF dollars can be saved
by courageous and prompt action
without impairing legislative OBJ
jectives."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18
BY HUGO SIMS.
Special Washington Correspon-
dent of The Citizen

The President has submitted to
Congress a program of govern
mental reorganization that is GER
tain to be the subject of prolonged
discussion. The essential parts of
the plan relate to the regrouping
of Independent agencies, number
ing 105,. under twelve depart
ments, which include ten now
represented in the Cabinet and
the addition of two others, to
handle Social Welfare and Public
Works. Six executive assistants
to the President would relieve him
of detail work and be his con-
fidential representatives.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

The entire administrative serv-
ice, excepting only policy-deter-
mining positions, would be under
a revised civil service and all
agencies would be under the Presi-
dent except those having semi
judicial powers. The present Of
flee of Controller General would
be abolished and its auditing
duties confined to a post-audit of
executive expenditures. Any judi
cial functions, relating to legal
questions of expenditure, would
devolve upon the Attorney Gen.
eral. The Budget Bureau would
become an office manager for the
entire establishment, combining
present jobs with more research
and planning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-18

Key West. Florida. has the
most equable climate in the
country: with IN average
range Of only Ia Fahrenheit
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The Nome daily nugget., 1937-07-15
Federal Bldg. Men Be Enroute To
 Nome Sat.

According to telegraphic infor- nation today two gentlemen by the name of Macdonald and An derson expect to leave Seattle on Saturday via plane for Nome.
 The wire from the states indi- cated they represented the Mac Donald Construction Co.,, of St. Louis, and requested information concerning winter work, in con- nection with the building of the new Nome Federal Building.
 It was presumed they would be passengers with Pilot Hans Mir ow in his Lockheed Vega plane. of the Mirow Air Service, who recently made through trip 1 from Nome to Seattle in two and a half days.
 The telegraphic inquiry regard ing winter conditions for work ing and storing of materials, give rise to the logical belief that ac- tive work on the Federal Build ing here will be commenced soon and continue during the coming winter, 3 state of construction long sought by interest in Nome.
 Although definite details are lacking. the general supposition is that construction work will get under way before the end of the month and, if conditions warrant, continue during the winter mon ths, until completed, augmenting general winter work in Nome during that period.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-07-15
llPlanes hopSitka
fBv The Associated press)

fBV The Associated preSS)
 SEATTLE. July l5. - Eleven planes n squadron of 4-P l2 tooks off at 2:40 pm. headed for Sitka. They planned to make the flight in five and a half hours.
 One plane was out of commis- sion due to a damaged wing float, and was unable to make the flight. Lieut.. Commander Thom- as A. Gray is in command of the squadron. Bad weather reports in he north had delayed the hop for several days.
 A squadron of yP-7 and a squad ron of VP-9, six planes each, are to take off for Kodiak later, if the weather improves. Their hop has also been delayed by bad weather.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-07-15
Government Men
 Occupy Town Of
 Villa Nueva Spain
(Bv The Associated press>

(Bv The Associated press)
 MADRID, July l3, - The Span ish government defense ministry reported yesterday that its troops had occupied the village of Villa Nueva del Pardillo, fifteen miles west of Madrid and captured six hundred insurgent prisoners in- cluding seven officers.
 An announcement said the new est push in the victorious advan- ce also resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of rifles, two an- ti-tank cannon, seven machine guns, four automatic rifles, a ra- dio station and food supplies,
 Insurgent advices received at Hendaye on the border, said gov ernment troops had been defeat ed everywhere along the Madrid front with four thousand govern ment soldiers killed in fighting around Villa Nueva del Pardillo and Darrio Lugers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-07-15
FUNERAL SERVICES : SENATOR ROBINSON
 BE AFFAIRS STATE

it's kind in seventy years in the gold and marble Senate Chamber
 Fortyfve senators and twenty three representatives will accom- pany the body on special train to Little Rock, Arkansas, where another funeral service will be held before burial on Sunday.
 President Roosevelt and his cab inet, Supreme Court Justices, and high officials of the army and navy will attend tomorrow's rites.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-07-15
Senator Robinson's Death Brings Much Confusion
SOVIETS ENTERTAINED
 ROYALTY SAN DIEGO
lBN The Assoc,atet ?ressN

tBF The Assuc'atei ?ress'
 SAN DIEGO. Calf, July l5- The Russian Aiers started out to inspect American airpiane factor les. also to attend 2 Hollywood civlc luncheon, :han l big wei come when they W,ll motor to Los Angeles.
 Last night the alars sent greet ings 70 their countr y11uen at Mos COW via short wave broadcast.
 Claude Ryan, builder of Colonel Charles A. Lindb ar gh's Spirit of s.. Louis" plane. examined the Soviet ship and pronounced t a marvel of compac. efficiency. The fers croucha ad in Q slender flLSelage compartment. four feet long and less than three fee. wide
 The flying time was definitely established as S;xty-.wo hours, seventeen minutes, for 2 straight line distance flight Of sixty-two hundred and sixty-two miles.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-07-15
Helium Gas May
 Released For
 Use in Germany
(By The Associated PresS)

WASHINGTON, D. C., July g. Secretary Roper of the depart ment ot commerce expressed be- lief that 2 well guarded plan will be worked out to make hel- ium gas available to other na- tons for commercial aircraft use.
 The United States, which pro- duceo most of the worlds supply now, restricts exports of the gas. Legislation is pending before the house military committee which would permit gas exports for
 Continued on Page Three,
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-07-15
Massing Troops

B, Tho Aeeuc,a'ed F.ressg
 PEiPING, JUly t5. - Foreign Military a.:ach4s sass6 .oday that Japan was concentrating a force of more than 6.0oo men at Fengta., which they believed would be used to attempt to oc- cupy Peiping in the next two days. Japan is IS now believed to have a fell d.v,Staa ut 0ar stren- gth-l6.0o0 mar--.a Nasth China.
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Cershwin Died
tB" The ASSoclated oreSsl

tB" The Associated oressl
 HOLLYWOOD. July B, - Geo rge Ge"EhWin, 38. noted compos- CT of modern music, dI5d at a hospital here Sunday after ar op- erat!on for q brain tumor.
 Gershwin, composer of "Rhap- sody n Blue" came here recently from New York to write the mus ic for motion picture. He col lopsei at studio.