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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
Sale OF Auto License Tags
Takes Big Jump Following
Check Made By Inspector
F.szN.ADezkAkNsAN~~A =
LIBRARY THANKS
The CITIZEN FOR
SUNSHINE GIFT

Miss Mary E. Wardlow,
librarian Of the Public liz
brary Of Key West, acknowl-
edges the receipt of a check
for SO sent by The Citizen
in accordance with the prom
is5 t. pay IS to the library
On each day the sun does not
shine in Key West. Miss
Wa.1.ow's letter follows:
Received your check for
ten Sol.ars yesterday after
noon, and told the president
immediately.
81 wish to thank you per-
sonally for your most won-
eerfel and generous gift.
Il keow the rest of the
Woman's Club feel the same
and viii thank you Also"
This Is the second since the
offer was made that The
Citizen was obligeted to full
Fill Its promise. One day last
year and for Thursday and
Friday Of last week when the
sun failed to appear as shewn
by the records at United
States Weather Bureau.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
California Reassured
About Its Climate
tB, Asso~iated Isressl

Los ASGELES, Feb. IT,
CALIFORNIA; recent cold wave is
not an indication that the states
climate is changing for the worse,
says Lawrence H. Daingerfield,
meteorologist of the Los Angeles
United States weather observa-
tory.
although the 1887 cold wave,
in matter of duration, was the
worst recorded by the local wealth
er observatory since it was estab-
lished in 1877, it was simply a
phase" says the observer.
He points out that changes in
climate occur in milleniums and
not in centuries. Glacial ages al
ter them, not any number of
years spanned by the history Of
man, he says.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
Committee Makes Report On
Arrangements For Carnival
Benjamin Sawyer Elected
Second Assistant Chief
OF Fire Department Dur
Ing Meeting

Benjamin Sawyer, of the Lope.
Funerai Home. was elected to the
position Of second assistant chief
Of shs Key West Fire Department
At . meeting of the board he'd
last night at department head.
auartsrs.
There were two candidates 70,
ths position, Everett Rivas and
NJ. Sawyer. At the conclusion Of
the voting the count showed that
NJ. Rivas had received eigh,
votes and Mr.. Sawyer rs.
As IS the general custom in
matters Of this kind in the depart
ment a motion was made that Mr..
sawysr's election be made rnanim-
Gus. The motion was carried and
i was 50 ordeed.
The election for second assist
ant was made necessary by the
advancement Of Leroy Torres from
that position to the office of first
assistant to fin the position made
vacant By the resignation of First
Assistant Chief Charles Oliyieri,
who Is now a resident of Miami.
Another matter for which the
meeting was called was to receive
the report Of Chief Harry NJ. Bak-
er and other members Of the com
mittee, Secretary John Roberts
and Assistant CHIEF Torres, who
had been to points in the state
and made arrangements for a car
nival company to come to Key
West In March.
The committee reported that all
arrangements have been complet.
ed for the Ben Krause shows to
open IN Key West early in March,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17

Members of the Advisory Coun-
ell, composed of local citizens. was
he'd last night in the conference
room at the WPA building. The
meeting was called to order at 8
o'clock.
Mrs. VIM. r. Warren, chairman
of the council and member Of the
District Number 10 Board Of So
cial Welfare, was unable to attend
and the meeting was presided
over by Rev. j. c. Gekeler, seere-
tary and treasurer.
Various problems in connection
with the welfare program which is
being undertaken in Key West
were brought up for discussion
and reports of the various officers
were read.
The report Of the treasurer
showed that the community as q
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17

INDIANA FOLK
VISITING HERE
MR.. AND MRS WEBB GUESTS
OF soN-IN-LAW AND
DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. James Webb. of
Kokomo, Indiana. are in Key West
and guests of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross c.
Sawyer, Jr.
Their belief in the delights to
be found in Key West have not
changed from the opinion formed
on previous visits. and they said
today they have been having a
grand time.
Although they pan to leave
Sunday their Florida trip will not
be concluded then as they want to
visit other cities in the state be-
fore returning to their home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17

Two very important matters are
expected to be brought up for dis
cussion before the meeting of city
council this evening. And it S an
ticipated that there will be great
deal Of discussion on at least one
Of the subjects.
The two subjects uppermost in
the minds Of council members are
the saloons, the hours they VIII be
allowed TO remain open, if any, on
Sunday. and the question of dance
hall licenses.
Il Is understood. said a member
Of council this morning, that one
proposition 20 be brought before
the council for consideration, is
that Of closing at midnight Satur-
day and remaining closed until the
same hour Sunday. However, there
may be a modifying proposal Of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
Close To Twelve Hundred
Disposed OF By Collector
Up To Noon Hour To-
day

Sales Of automobile license tass
have jumped up considerably dar-
irg the past two days. aseerains
to the figures IN the office Of faz
Collector Frank Ladd. A. a nat
ter Of truth durine that brief
period there have been - TAGS
sold.
The frat report Issued fFem
Mr.. Ladd's office indicated sales
Of l,027 tags and receipts 81
sI2,ss0 which had been seat 20
Tallahassee pursuant 70 inssFse-
items from the Stats Meter We
hiels License Dessrtnsnt.
That report was issued satnr-
day. In the meantime Inspector
C. H. Smith arrived on the scene
and began a check up Of thoae
ears not displaying the 1881
license. At once business began
to pick up and before the in-pec-
tor completed his first report. os
cars had been lifted. and the own
ers advised to appear and secure
the necessary license plates.
The increas1 in sales was ever
greater than ant 'eipated. fer tbs
morning a. i1:s0 o'e'oek there had
been issued % license plates. re-.
ing the former sales figure from
1927 to 111s. and indications were
that others were making prepaFa-
tions for securing tags.
OF course, L was pointed ous.
the first batch Of 65 warnings haa
been increased since yesterday and
those who have been advised will
be given the necessary time 90
COMFY with the requirements Of
the law, and IL the license plates
are not purchased. the dellnquents
viii be brought to the real ration
that more drastic measures viii be-
put in effect, Il was said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
TODAY'S TAXOGRAM

There are almost as many
government employees enjoying
partial OF complete income tax
exemption as there are income
tax payers, a recent study
shows. Latest available figures
showed 4,O94,000 people paid
on 1884 incomes while in the
same year there were 3,40O,-
600 federal, state and local
government employees. Fed
eral employees do not have to
pay state income taxes while
teachers, governors, mayors,
policemen and other state or
city employees are exempt
from the Federal income tax.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
CONCERT TONIGHT
In COLONIAL PARK
EXCELLENT PROGRAM TO BE
RENDERED BY HOS
PTTALITY BAND

The Hospitality Band, a unit of
the Federal Music Project, will
give q concert tonight in Colonial
Park al Sis o'clock. Alfredo Bar
roso will conduct the following
program:
I. March, Tusearawas King
2. Waltz, L'Estudiantina
Waulteufel
3. Overture. The Iron Count
King
4. Descriptive, The Sweetest
Story Ever Told Stultz
Vocal selection. Eva Warner
3. March, On the Mall Goldman
G. Popular, A Chapel in the
Moonlight
Pennies From Heaven
:. March. independents Hall
8. Star Spangled Banner Key
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
.BYWATERS ON
VISIT TO CITY
WILL LEAVE FOR HAVANA
ON CUBA TOMORROW
MORNING

M. S. Bywater, representing
Vincent Edwards and company,
the Worlds Largest Advertising
Service Organization, is a visitor
in Key West today making his
first visit to the city in company
with Mrs. Bywater.
Both of these visitors are en-
joying themselves immensely, say
that the day has been one Of the
most wonderful they have ever
experienced and have decided that
another trip, this time to Cuba,
will round out a perfect trip to
the southland. and will leave to-
morrow morning for Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
NAME OMITTED IN
LIST OF SURVIVORS

When furnishing to The Citizen
the information relative to the
survivors of Mrs. Sarah Falker
Leon, whose death announcement
appeared in The Citizen yesterday,
those who gave the news failed to
include the name of one of Mrs.
Icons descendants.
This was the name of Mrs. Helen
Marinelli, of Miami. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Leon, grand
daughter of the deceased.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
ISSUES OF new
| DEAL ARE GIVEN
| MUCH CRITICISM
PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE
AGED SUPREME COURT
JUSTICES is CONFLICTING
IN MANY WAYS
(Ry J. E. JONES)
Especial 90 The Citizen)

WASHINGTON, y. O., Feb. II.
American children have always
been taught in their schools that
the Administrative, Legislative
and Judicial branches of the gov
eminent are separate and distinct.
This knowledge has become as
fundamental as that of the sea-
sons of the year.
President Roosevelt reminds the
country that he is the only person
whose duty it is under the Consti-
tuition to communicate reeommen-
dations concerning the complete
range of public affairs to Con-
gress, He had exercised that
right in a somewhat unusual way
by calling for fundamental chang
es in the Supreme Court of the
United States. He bases his pro-
posal almost completely. on a
theory that new hood is needed
in the Court, because "little by lit
tie, new facts become blurred
through old glasses, fitted as it
were, for the needs of another
generation; older men, assuming
that the scene is the same as it
was in the past, cease to explore
or inquire into the present or the
future" By an ingenious plan
he proposes to appoint an add ton
al Judge for the court in each case
where judge does not voluntar-
{ ny retire. at seventy years of age.
This might mean six new judges
under present conditions Court
of fifteen instead of nine judges,
Stirs Country
Already the Presidents attack
on the snine old men of the SUI
preme Court" has stirred the en-
tire country. There is a philoso-
ply that the nation needs old men
for counsel and young men fol-
war. Now come the defenders o.
the Court to recall to memory the
| late Justice Holmes, past ninety
who always looked through clean
glasses, and satisfied the modern
world. Justice Brandeis, now
over eighty, is today the foremost
exponent of all that the younger
generation knows as ''the living
law" There is no sign Of blurred
glasses through which Chief JUS
tice hughes presides over and
graees the Supreme Court. Justices
Van Devanter, Mci2e5nolds and
Sutherland, all over seventy, have
never been suspected of senile
tendencies that have affected them
mentally or physically.
Hearty Approval
In answer to the insinuations
that men over seventy are not VI
to scratch in their work or in their
Judgment, attention has been call.
ed to the chuminess and enthus-
iastic approval which President
Roosevelt has given to old mar
Norris, seyentv-fiye, Old man Me
Adoo is seventy-three; old mar
Lewis, seventy-three. Even though
old man Glass is seyenty-nine, the
President no doubt considers hin
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
Ross Sawyer To Attend
Meeting In Jacksonville

.
At previous meetings, said Mr..
Sawyer, many matters of absorb
ing interest have been discussed,
and various pans evolved to
be ghten the efficiency of office
personnel and regulate routine of
flee work.
The question of his attending
tbs meeting was discussed at the
session of the board Of county
commissioners held on Wednesday,
February 8, and the board author
lied Mr.. Sawyer to expend $50
for the items of the trip.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17

Ross C. Sawyer, county clerk,
viii leave tomorrow, over the
highway for Jacksonville where he
will attend the annual meeting Of
clerks from every county in the
state.
The meeting viii be held FRI
day and Saturday and it is expect
ed that, as heretofore, a number
of state officials viii attend. In
eluded in the list will be Governor
Fred P. Cone. Comptroller ]. M.
Lee, Attorney General Cary d.
Landis. State Treasurer VIM. V.
Knott and others.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-17
ROTARIANS WILL
MEET TOMORROW

There viii be a regular luncheon
of the Rotary Club held tomorrow
in the Parish Ia !. according 10 an.
nouncement made today ~ Rev. ;.
c. GeSeler. president Of the organ.
izatiOn.
Ladies' Night win be celebrated
at the Casa Marina on March -
as was announced al the last meet
ing of the club.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11
H0w Medical Science
Diagnoses Skin Trouble

shield the woman wore to the
clinic, but with no result.
Not Stumped
The dermatologist, however, was
not stl1nped yet. He found that
the shield he had used was an old
one and had been worn several
times, so he asked her to bring
new shield and applied tests with
it. The shield, according to the
manufacturer was made Of, pure
Ceylon rubber compounded with
insoluble pigments. Both the rub
Der and the cloth covering were
used for patch tests, sticking a
small piece with adhesive plaster
on the skin Of the patients back.
Both produced a marked patch Of
dermatitis. So it was proved the
dress shields were responsible for
the dernatitis under the armpits..
When they were left of, it prompt
ly got well.
OF course, this does not mean
that dress shields Of this kind will
react unfavorably with everybody.
This particular woman happened
to be sensitive or allergic to the
substances mentioned.[
In another case Of contact der
mathis, the eruption appeared on
the chest and back and on the skin
of the trunk except where the
brassiere and girdle protected. This
distribution was sufficient Of a clue
so that the dermatologist suspect
ed q new slip, and the dye Of this
slip when applied to an unaffected
part of the skin, promptly pro-
duced q reaction.
The patch test is a very simple
procedure which can be used by
any physician. 1t requires no spe.
cial skill In application.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11

tro.t, ana mad been
veated without much success bv
salves. - -'loiio oiiu
a.. Il looked as if it were a derma-
t a,is due to contact with some ma
n sl.al That was irritating to this
ttia ent ul; PERSONS skin. The pa
trou , admitted that she had been
tio UuOled with excessive perspira-
on mn. ~ out had used no deordorants
ca % astrlngents. Sometimes these
said l cause a, such a dermatitis. She
tb thu a she wore dress shields. and
lo low ouaermatologist immediately fol-
lived We up this lead. ~
ea' 40 Prove .r the dress shield could
is I Sno the dermatitis, he did what
cou sii4wa / as a patch test. This
in 1p9 tSa in pulverizing or dissoIv 1s
plyiu o,,e $ suspected material and an
s skin. IT. It on a normal part OF. of thu the
' inlS was done with the dress ess
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11
BEWARE A SINGLETON

IF YOUR partners bidding indi-
Gates that he has practically Moth
ing of Importance in his hand ex-
cept one suit. a no trump contract
IS highly risky unless you possess
at least a couple Of cards of that
suit. With just singleton you are
N position to make only one lead
IF the suit, and so require side
entries in the dummy to use it..
There is the additional fact that
your holding of the singleton auto
matically increases the number of
cards in the suit held by the de-
tenders.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11

monest forms Of
skin e rup t ion
demand detec-
tive work Of a
high order to
find the cause.
Just to show
how the thing
works in some
cases, a woman
came to a der
m a tologic cal
friend Of mine
with a rash I'M
der the arnpit.
It had been a
stubborn affair
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11

BY LOGAN CLENDENING, Nj. ID.
The MODERN dermatologist
" skin specialist has to develop
ne Sherlock Holmes side of his
nature. Some of the very COM
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
BY Shepard Barclay
The Authority Authorities"
The Authority on Authorities"

lead. The spade 2 was played from
dummy, to attempt to create an
entry in that suit into the dummy.
East, however, decided to do all he
could to kill the dummy, so played
the g and South won. with the. J..
The diamond z was finessed and
the j held. The diamond K was
now laid down and West won with
the A. A spade was returned and
West cashed his K and A. It was
now impossible for South to set upl
the diamond suit, as the club @ was
the only entry to. the dummy and
an additional entry. was needed toI
drive out the diamond @ beforel
running the remainder Of the suit.
Had South held one more dia-l
nond, it would have been a simplel
matter for him to have made this
doubled contract.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-11

{ Dealer: South. Both sides vul-
nerable)
One-Club was South's initial bid
OIL this deal and diamond was
Norths response. South now bid
l-Heart and North rebid his dia-
monds at the two level. When
South bid 2-No Trumps, North
LOOK the contract to 3-No Trumps
md West doubled.
The spade 6 was the opening
Evening star., 1937-10-31
]. HARRIS FRANKLIN
.D|ESAT HOME HERE
D. C. Insurance Man, Native
of Maryland, SuCCumbs
Suddenly.

]. Harris Franklin, well known
Washington insurance man, died sud-
denly at his home, 1929 Nineteenth
street NV, at 9 o'clock last night from
coronary thrombosis.
Mr., Franklin was born near Reis-
terstown, Baltimore County, Md. in
1880. His boyhood and youth were
spent in Alexandria, Va. In 1907 he
came to Washington with the Wash
ington g. Old Dominion Railway.
For the last 25 years he had been
in the insurance business here. and
since 1918 had been senior partner
of the firm of Franklin g. Strunk.
= His father was Joseph Harris Frank
lin of West River. Anne Arundel
County, Md. His mother was Mary
Murdaugh of Fredericksburg, Va.
Mr.. Franklin was greatly interested
in agriculture and forestry, devcting
much of his time to Oakland, his an
cestral home at West River.
He was ex-president of the Mary
land Forestry Association and MEM
ber of the South River Club. He also
was q member of st. Johns Episcopal
Church in Georgetown. Mr.. Frank
lin is survived by his wife, Carol Will
son Franklin, and a daughter, Carol
Yates.
Funeral services will be held at his
residence at o'clock Monday In
terment will be at West River. Md.
The pallbearers will be announced
later.
Evening star., 1937-10-31

warning to Italy not to push France
too far.
I'VE have affirmed the rights oi
France" Daladier asserted I'VE will
not let them be prescribed by any one
We will show the world that neither
the race of men of the revolution MOI
the race of soldiers of the Marne and
Verdun has disappeared
In Rome, informed quarters
said the Cerruti move was part of a
contemplated Italian diplomatic
shake-up These unofficial reports
said Cerruti would probably be re-
placed by Renato Prunas, now in
the Rome foreign ministry
An Italian official here said Prunas
former Embassy secretary in London
was coming to Paris as Charge DAT
faires. Before Cerruti made hi!
formal call to the foreign ministry
French officials said they had knowr
Italy has contemplated such a NOV,
for some time"
A spokesman pointed out tina
France had named Rene de Saint.
Quentin as Ambassador to Rome {
year ago on the retirement of Coun
Charles de Chambrun. Italy, thu
spokesman said, had refused to accep
De Saint Quentin unless he was &C
credited to King Vittorio Emanuellt
as Emperor of Ethiopia as well a.
King of italy.
This, he said, France had refused
to do as member of the League o.
Nations, which still considers Haillit
Selassie as Emperor of the Italian
occupied empire.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
bly, would talk generalities for a while

ably would talk generalities for while
and then quit.
There were signs that Mr.. Roosevelt
might be actively interested. James
F. Dewey, Labor Department concilia-
tor. was with the members of one
committee or the other most Of the
time they were in the Capital.
Senator Berry, Democrat, of Ten
nessee also came to town Tuesday and
held a number of long, informal con-
ferences with committee members.
But both Dewey and Berry normally
spend much Of their time with labor
leaders.
There were no signs either side was
bluffing with the surrender demands.
The A. F. Of L. committee left the
conference saying that the c. /. o. had
not been at all helpful. The C. I. o.
took an off-side jab at the A. F. of l..
Most of the members of both COM
mittees left town, indicating that no
behind-the-scenes negotiations we're in
prospect.
Evening star., 1937-10-31

not believed any Chinese possibly
could escape alive.
japanese guns increased their roar.
Most of the warehouse roof had been
shot off. Fire spurted from the up
per floors wierdly, lighting the strange
spectacle.
Defy Flames and Guns.
Despite the crackle of flames and
roar of guns, increasing numbers Of
Chinese dashed out of the structure
and flung themselves behind the Bril-
ish outposts for safety.
Three marine officers and four pri-
Yates saw the scene repeated time
after time in the intermittent flash
of shells. Now and then a Chinese
would falter and be dragged behind
the British sandbags to be transported
to an internment camp.
Suddenly one Rig she'll arched over
head and struck the gas plant 100
yards away. Maj Howard Stent un-
hesitatingly dashed across the fringe
of the battle zone to determine the
fate of Capt. Ohio Ledbetter and 80
American marines stationed there to
aid British Tommies.
He found none was injured and no
sooner had he returned than Sec
ond shell struck the plant. He re-
turned for a second check-up.
Finally a signal from the British
pill-box across the creek relieved the
terrific tension despite the continuing
gunfire-all living Chinese had been
evacuated.
Feared for Settlement.
Foreign consuls general. fearful that
the japanese attack might cause seri-
GUS damage to the Settlement, had
urged the Chinese to give up.
The Chinese battalion. a unit of
the famous 88th Division, rejected a
japanese surrender or die" ultimatum
and Thursday declined offers of Amer
ican and British commanders to facili-
tate the battalions withdrawal.
So certain were British officials the
Chinese would withdraw before dawn.
however. that trucks and heavy police
requirements were assembled to eff
feet the transfer.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
HUMAN CAT ENTERS
MOUNTBATTEN HON E
Scotland Yard Hunts Burglar Who
Twice Invaded Apartment
of Kings Cousin.
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the hSsOCldDcQ
LONDON, Oct. 30-Scotland Yard
tonight hunted a human cat" who
twice invaded London's most fashion,
able apartment and flashed light in
the sleeping face of 13-year-old Pa
tricia Mountbatten, cousin OF King
George VI. and sometimes called Eng
lands richest little girl.
Her father, Lord Louis Mountbatten,
who is a great-grandson of Queen Vic
toria, dismissed as ridiculous" the
cries that spies or kidnapers had in
vaded his 30-room penthouse twice
in one week
He expressed the opinion that the
intruder was a cat burglar although
none of his vast collection of art
treasures, curios and jade had been
touched.
A dozen homes in Londons fash
ionable West End have been looted
of more than 1000 in valuables in
the last six weeks and Scotland Yard
has nearly completed a theoretical
sketch of the man they believe re-
sponsible for those as we'll as the at
tempt on the luxurious Mountbatten
home.