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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
Leo Hughes Gives Address
At Commerce Body Meeting

Leo Hughes, Chamber of Com
merce member, who had been alb
sent from the city during the
summer, was one of the speakers
last night at the regular meet
ing of the body, held in their of
fees on Fleming street.
Mr.. Hughes was called on by
President Bascom L. Grooms to
discuss his views as to the present
aspect of the chamber, compared
with that of the earlier part of
the year before his departure for
his northern home.
He expressed the thought that
the chamber was going splendidly.
Before leaving for the north he
had encountered quite few peo-
pie who displayed a cool and dis
interested attitude towar d
the chamber and its activities.
Since returning he had a num-
Der of times encountered the
same people who appeared to
have undergone a change of mind
and who were imbued with the
idea that the organization was
going ahead and believed that a
great amount of good was being ac-
complished.
President Grooms expressed his
desire to cooperate to the fullest
extent with the new Membership
Committee, and expressed his con-
fidence in their ultimate success.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
ANNOUNCE CIVIL
SERVICE EXAM
To BE HELD FOR FILLING Pc.
SITION OF PoSToFFIcE
CLERK-CARRIER

The United States Civil Service
Commission. announces an open
competitive examination for fill
ing the position of Substitute
lerk-Carrier, with pay of SIS
cents an hour, in the Post Office
Service, Key West, Fla, for which
the receipt Of applications closes
10, and applications
must be on file with the manager
Of the Fifth U. S. Civil Service
District, new post office build
ing, Atlanta, Ca, on or before
that date.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from Ar
thur Pastorini, local secretary of
the Civil Service Commission, at
the postoffice building.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03

Secretary S. C. Singleton gave
report on the Intracoastal Wa
terway Developments and the at
titude displayed, in correspond
ence, of those who were deeply in.
terested in the development of
the inside route from Miami to
Key West. The subject was dis
cussed from every angle. II was
decided to postpone further ac-
ton until the return Of w. w.
Demeritt, superintendent of light
houses in this district, expected
back from Miami this evening,
when a special meeting Of the
board of directors will be called.
Matters relative to the harbor
master were brought up for dis
cussion, and it was decided that
this subject be laid over until the
return of Charles S. Taylor, man.
ager of the Porter Dock Co, who
left for New Orleans last Sunday,
and is expected to return the lat
ter part of this week.
Frank H. Ladd thought that
the chamber should appoint a COM
mittee to appear before the coun-
tv commissioners and request
that part of their advertising bud
get be turned over 10 the Cham
Der of Commerce for use. Presi-
dent Grooms said he would APP
point a committee to handle this
matter, and go before the board.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
UBAARRIVES
FROM HAVANA
VESSEL LEAVES LATE IN Aft
ERNooN ,ENRoUTE
TO TAMPA

Steamship Cuba. Of the p. and
o. s. s. o., arrived yesterday
from Havana with one first cabin
and three seconds for Key West:
IL first and one second cabin pas
sengers for TAMPA. The trip vas a
rough one and the chip berthed at
ASS.
Key West arrivals: Rafael Con-
zaIer, Caroline Here. GiseIda Cal
leja. ElvYra Hernandez
Listed on the manifest were the
following items: Eight tons q
freight and is3 sacks q mail Tor
Tampa
Sailing TIE ship carried from
this port c. r. Ferguson. J. W
Clayton. Lester Johnson. ard =
number % secand cabin passen-
gers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
Number OF Former Visitors
viii Return This Winter

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brewer,
who have Delightfully."- located
home at the south end of Duval
street, hope to be in Key West
early in December. Mrs. Brewer
was injured in an automobile ae-
cident last year, and IS improving
satisfactorily in a hospital in Al
bany. n. Y.
When the home was bought
and changes made Mr.. Brewer
made provisions for Mrs. Brewers
using the upper and lower sections
of the home without the necessity
of stairs. and had an elevator in
stalled. which is used by the
family.
Mrs. Edward Folsen and two
children, OF Washington. D, C.
are here and occupying cottage
on Duval street, 1907. Mrs. Fol-
som is a sufferer from sinus and
came with her children on the
recommendation Of her physician.
Frank TibbettS, secretary to
Grover Cleveland during his last
administration. has arrived for an
other winter, and Is residing at
the corner Of Soathard and Simon
ton streets.
Major and Mrs. Snydo. have
arrived for the winter season and
are occupying quarters at the rec
reation center 81 Fort Taylor res
ervation for the present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03

sion instead of two separate ses-
sions with an adjournment for
lunch and reeonvening after
lunch.
The session will convene at 10
O'Clock, and instead of luncheon
recess, box lunches will be served
while the business session pro-
ceeds with its round-table discus
sions, and there will be no let-up
until $3.50 in the afternoon. The
plan contemplates that there will
be approximately Is round-table
subjects discussed during the
day. And the committee figures
that at least two hours of usually
wasted time will be saved by the
elimination of the usual noon re-
cess.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
Scouts Have House Warming
AT Their New Headquarters

Members of Boy Scout Troop
81 enjoyed a delightful evening
at their initial house warming held
at headquarters in the naval hos
pital grounds Monday evening,
with a number of guests attend
ing.
Enjoyment started with the So
cialized Partnet Stoop, which was
followed by a number of scout
and guessing games, and followed
with the highlight of the evening,
The Truth Detector Game, in
which hosts and guests took part.
Miss Ida Engel and Scoutmaster
Victor Larsen, who were conduct
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pals, Dividend
Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual; Ma
tiOnal and International Problems Insep-
arabic From Local Welfare

portant step which has a tremend-
Gus bearing on fiscal affairs.
He ordered two of the principal
spending agencies-the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation and
the Public Works Administration
to make no further commit
ments. "The announcement" to
quote the Times again, amounted
to a death sentence for these
emergency agencies" of which the
first was established by President
Hoover and the second by Presi-
dent Hoover and the second by
President Roosevelt. Hereafter.
the two bureaus will pay out mon
ey only for PAST commitments
whose cost has not yet been met
and for operating expenses. It Is
TO be assumed, therefore, that
they viii be rapidly liquidated.
The Presidents step was a logical
follow-up of the speech made by
RFC Chairman Jesse Jones on
October 8. when he said: at is
our purpose to discontinue gener-
al lending for the very good rea-
son that there is enough available
private capital to meet legitimate
demands for all purposes"
The significance Of the ultimate
dissolution Of the RFC and the
PwA can hardly be exaggerated.
Both served major. though entire
" different. emergency needs.
The RFC was conceived and adj
ministered as a bolster for bush
ness--it lent money to railroads
banks. insurance companies, and
similar institutions. TIE PWA
was conceived and administered
rs q direct individual relief meas
are-it gave jobs 10 ali types Of
workers. from day laborsrs 20 ae-
tors By sending the tao agen-
cies into tire limbo % history, the
President deela-es. in effect. that
the depression l. over and the
emergency period Is passed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
Florida Press Convention
To Be Speeches. Event
Especial 20 The Citizenl

TALLAHASSEE, Nov. s.
Something new in convention pro-
cedure in Florida is promised for
the Tallahassee convention of the
Florida State Press Convention,
according to the convention COM
mittee-and it's in addition to
the pledge that this will be a
"speechless" convention.
The plan will eliminate the
time wasted in assembling and
adjourning, converting and recon-
The program Friday calls
for one continuous business ses-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
c. H. FERGUSON
LEAVES ON CUBA
ATTORNEY OF TAMPA SPENT
VERY ENJOYABLE STAY
IN ISLAND CITY

C. H. Ferguson, attorney of
Tampa, who was visiting in Key
West on business since Monday
morning, left yesterday afternoon
on S. S. Cuba for Tampa after an
enjoyable experience here.
Mr.. Ferguson ted The Citizen
that while his visit was primarily
a business one, he had met many
of his old classmates and school
mates from Florida University,
and that the opportunity afforded
to discuss school days and other
times of delightful association.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03

ing the activities of the evening,
kept the participants on the go
from the beginning until time for
them to take their reluctant leave
Guests of the scouts were: Miss
es Virginia McClanahan, Evelyn
Sealy, Annabel Moffatt, Barbara
Jarrett, Rosemary Kelly, Carolyn
Jarrett Copeland Ramsey, Jean
Peterson, Florence Jarrett.
Scouts present were: Billy Por-
ter, Bobby Sawyer, Donovan Her
rick, Aren't Sjursen, Robert Smith,
Buddy Miller, Eugene Sawyer,
Emil Roberts, Ralph Peterson,
William Thompson, Ralph Ayres,
Ernest Avila, Billy Russell, Jack
Sawyer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
ABSENTEE VOTING
ENDS TOMORROW
SEVENTY-TWO ELEC TORS
HAD CAST BALLOTS UP TO
2:3o O'CLOCK TODAY

Absentee balloting by those
who will not be in the city for
the election next Tuesday, No
vember 9, will be brought to a
close tomorrow afternoon at A
O'Clock, said City Clerk Wallace
Pinder this afternoon.
The count of ballots already
cast at 2:30 p. M, today, shows
total of 72, and it is expected
that but few more will be cast be-
fore tomorrow afternoon, as most
of those who anticipate absence
on voting day, have already cast
their votes.
The law requires that the per-
son voting must state that
it is almost surety that he will
be absent from the city on the
date of election, and that a state
ment that 81 may be absent" does
not suffice.
This happened in the case of a
young man who wanted to vote
absentee but could not come up
to the requirements as he could
only say that 81 may be absent, "
and Mr.. Pinder rightly said that
would not permit him to vote UNI
der the circumstances.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
TREVORS HAVE
RETURNED HOME
HAD BEEN ENJOYING vAcA-
TON AT DIFFERENT
POINTS IN STATES

J. J. Trevor, vice president Of
the First National Bank, and Mrs.
Trevor, who had been enjoying a
vacation Of several weeks At
points in the states, returned 20
the city this week.
Mr.. Trevor said that he en-
countered some severe weather
while in Atlantis, and Il was ~
usually cool IA Knoxville. Ten
nessec and Columbia, South Caro-
lima, where vista were made .
Mrs. Trevor's family.
st was a delightful trip. and
We enjoyed every minute Of our
time" Mr. Trevor said. shut We
y ere glad 70 get back hons"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03

Letters received by friends in
Key West indicate that number
of people who have been visiting
Key West during the winter sea-
sons of former years will be here
again. Some of them are return
ing much earlier than heretofore.
Mrs. Frederick Lee. who has
been a consistent visitor for eight
years, is expected to arrive over
the highway Saturday and viii
remain for the winter. She viii
make her residence at 4o7 South
street, where she viii be at home
to her many friends.
Fred Lee, who was for two
seasons attached to the office of
the Casa Marina Hotel, win not
accompany his mother, but win
remain at his business in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Howard Stovan. Of Stow
all, Mississippi, and three chill
dren, has announced her inten-
tion Of wintering here. The FAM
lily win occupy the home .of Cen
eral and Mrs. $. Andrews in Mar
tello Towers. Two Of the family
servants are expected 20 arrive
this week.
Lease for the heae was con-
summated last season while Mrs,
Stovall was a guest at the Casa
Marina. This season Mr.. Stovall
and several guests arc expected
"a come to Key West for a stay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03

President Roosevelt's budget
statement of October 18th has
again focused attention on ever
present issues of debt and taxa
ton. Furthermore, it has served
to some extent to support the more
or less commonly held belief that
the President is gradually switch
ing his fiscal policy, feels that the
time for an accounting has come,
and that the budget must be bal
anced by a major reduction in
Federal spending.
From a statistical standpoint,
the budget report is not eneourag-
ing. Mr. Roosevelt predicted that
the deficit for the current fiscal
year will be $685., 900. 0O0-S277,-
600, 900 more than he predicted in
his April budget statement. The
increase he blamed on excessive
spending by Congress in the face
Of Presidential warnings" as the
New York Times phrased it. He
estimated that Treasury collee-
tons for the 1888 fiscal year will
be $i,357. 000. 900 greater than in
the 1887 fiscal year, with income
taxes accounting for Approximate
ly half Of the increase. And he
estimated that 1888 expenditures.
excluding the important item Of
debt retirement tmoney set aside
to pay off government bonds as
they fall duel win be $3.50, 000,-
600 under the 1887 level. Biggest
cut, according TO the Presidents
statement, IS in the relief budget
he anticipates that in 1888 il viii
be Sf,Isa. 600, 600 less than IN
1887.
These estimates are not especial
u impressive in the face Of sub
Sequens developments that can
make the actually very different,
Bur, alang with his budget state
mens. the President took an in-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
ConstitutiOnaIity OF Acts
Diverting Gas Tax Monies
Up Before Supreme Court
: ~
BROADCAST ON
BRIDGES TONIGHT

The Citizen is in receipt of
a wire from WQAM at Miami
stating that the broadcast
scheduled for yesterday with
Paul Marks as the speaker on
the subject of Overseas
Bridges" had to be cancelled.
The address will be heard
this evening, however, begin
ming at 6:15. The message
received follows:
due to lines being torn
out without notice to US, the
broadcast scheduled for noon
yesterday with Paul Marks
was unavoidably cancelled.
MIR. Marks will broadcast this
evening at 6:15 on the SUBJ
ject of Overseas Bridges"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
Lodge Officials Depart After r.
Enjoyable Visit In Key West

Mrs. Lilyan sloate, president Of
Rebekah Assembly. who was IN
Key West presiding at a conven-
ton of the order, left this morn
ing for her home in Miami. ac-
eompanied BY Jeanette cruIl,
past conductor. and Mrs. o. W.
Vanderear.
The visiting officials were
unanimous IN their appreciation
Of the delIghtful time spent here.
and Of the events which were Civ
en IN their honor. They we're the
guests Of honor Al q delightful
Bingo party given Monday night.
and during their &tay visited all
the important scenes and places.
One 81 their pleasant sutpEisss
was the tanks ~ the aquarium.
which are now being conditioned
and put IN readiness for the nes
sreeimens whieh are being daily
added 70 b. Supervisor ice
Romero.
The vssitoTs eoneurFed in The
statement made that e was cns u
the most entertaining and inter.
eatInx Of the nany places VISITED
whlle IN - city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
FALLS THROUGH WINDOW

New York.-Jumping up on a
bed to catch a football passed to
him while he and a neighbor were
playing in a bedroom on the
fourth floor, Mathew Gallop, 3,
fell against a window, tore out
the sash and fell to the rear yard.
He was taken to hospital in a
serious condition, with skull
fracture and broken leg.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
State Road Department Is
Asking High Tribunal
For Instructions On Two
Main Points
TALLAHASSEE. Nov.

TALLAHASSEE, Nov. g.
(FNS) The constitutionality of
special acts diverting gas tax
money to the use of counties for
other than state road purposes
and the right of counties to con-
tinue to participate in the distri-
button of gas tax money after all
the provisions of the general act
of 1891 have been met, was placed
squarely before the supreme court
Saturday by the State Road De-
partment.
In its answer, filed Saturday in
an action by Jackson county
against the state comptroller and
the State Road Department alleges
that Jackson county has received
to date more than $500, 900 from
gas tax collections and now has a.
credit of more than $11, 900 from
the same source in the hands of
the state treasurer. The answer
shows that this county is entitled
to receive only a total sum of
$155,1s5.7O under the provisions
Of the 1881 general act.
The answer sets forth that the
general law of 1881 provided for
the return to each county of the
amount expended by it in the con-
struetion of state roads and fur
ther provided that a sum equal to
that amount should be paid into
the State Road Department
License Fund and appropriated to
the use of the State Road Depart
ment for the construction within
said county of certain specified
roads. A special act passed in
1885, diverted such gas tax money
alIocated for the construction of
the roads designated in Jackson
county by the 1881 act, for other
and different purposes; and that
because of this diversion none of
this money, with the exception of
$17,5s0.40, has been used or ex-
pended by the State Road De-
partment for the construction of
such roads.
The State Road Department
asks the supreme court for in
struetions on two points. 1t asks
If the special act OF 1885, divert
ing gas tax money for purposes
other than thosae, ? Specified in the
1881 general act IS constitutional.
And it asks If jackson county,
which has already received more
than the amount Of gas tax due 1t
under the provisions Of the 1881
general act, Is entitled to further
participation in the distribution
of gas tax money, which, under
the terms of the 1891 act, should
now be available for general road
purposes.
The decision of the supreme
court on these two points should
settle the dispute which has been
raging in the courts for months
and give our state officials def
mite instructions for future guild
anee. II also win enablS the
State Road Department to deter
mine to a more definite degree
how much money il will have
available for the maintenance Of
existing roads and for the con-
struction Of additional roads.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
$4,000 MILES OF ROAD BUILT

Misunderstanding the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1887, more
than $4,000 miles of highway of
all classes were completed under
Federal supervision, the greater
part of which were built in CO.
operation with State Highway de-
partments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
REFLECTS LULL

Rejecting the iuii IN business
intenal FeVenRe reeeipts from
bushes taxes fer the first three
months 81 the present fiseai ysar
were approximately $1,000 900
les than for the corresponding
period q the previous year Totai
saxea. % eowrse. WERE 9&f0,7g7s-
SIS more than laAt year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
COUNTY BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

Regular meeting Of the board
Of county commissioner il Sehed-
uled for s o'clock tonight in the
office Of Clerk Ross c. Sawyer
at the county court house.
Mr.. Sawyer said today that up
until the noon hour there had been
nothing out Of the ordinary listed
Tor presentation 10 the meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
WASHINGTON NOTES
LARGEST

Postal revenues for TIE last
fiscal year were the largest IN his
tory, says Postmaster General
Farley, who reports that aggre-
gate receipts were about s72G.-
900. 600, Leaving . surplus II SUBJ
sidy and franfed mail Is exeiud-
ed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03
Civic Players Minstrel
Here Tomorrow Evening

Final arrangements being below will adequate
of diversity
of the ConchTown Mine tainment promised, al
which will the offering of the the with offerings
West Civic Players the Civic Players evening
evening the auditorium of Key excellent entertainment
West ised.
glance at the program print Following is the program
FIRST PART
Opening Chorus, Dat Watermelon By Entire Company
Prominent Men of the Florida Keys Emil Sweeing
Argument Thomas Curry
Song By Thomas Curry
Concertina Accompanies Susie Lowe
a. Favore Duet B. Warner and Edmund
Sand Dance J. j. KiFschenbaum
Finale Troop So
SECOND PART
Comedy Skit Buzzards Strategy
By Lois Williams and John Esperdy
Monoogue, All Gods Children Got Rhythm Claudia Isham
Violin Solo Will p. Roberts
Spanish Ensemble Marie Farto and Paul Esquinado
.~---.-. Alecia Boyer Orlando Esquinado
Violin Solo Sjursen
Dance Of the Voodoo Alta Cabrera and Paul Equinado
8. Political Speech Johnny Esperdy
Closing Chorus Ballad the Island City
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03

Key West, Florida, has the
most eqaable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03

Associated Press Day Wire
Service.
For 50 Years Devoted to the
Best Interests of Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-03

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
LegiOnaires Hear Talk By Rev
David C.. Trimble

Proctor Kildow Post No. II, held its
regular meeting at the City Hall on
Monday evening with attendance of
81. After a short business session
the matter of Armistice Day observ-
ance was discussed and committee
appointed to contact the business peo-
pie of Oakland and vicinity relative
to observance of the holiday, and to
arrange for suitable program of cele-
bration.}
Following the meeting Rev. D. c.
Trimble gave a short talk on his re-
cent trip to central European coun-
tries and some observations on the
military preparedness of Germany and
other countries.
Refreshments were furnished by
three members of the post. Future
meetings will be arranged along the
same line and all veterans are in
vited to come and enjoy the comrade-
ship. Announcement of the Armistice
Day program will appear elsewhere
in the paper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
Armistice Day To Be Celebrated
Here With General Holiday

Armistice Day, next Thursday, No
vember II, will be observed as a gen.
eral holiday here, it was announced
this morning by H. C. Riggs, comman-
der of the local Legion post.
All stores and other business places
in the town will be closed. There will be
celebrations and programs in various
schools throughout the county, proba-
bly, at II o'clock when members of the
Legion post will speak. Schools will
also present plays, etc. Following
these ceremonies, schools are expect
ing to be dismissed for the remainder
of the day.
Parents and the general public are
invited to attend the observances at
the schools. Mr.. Riggs asked that all
flags be displayed Oh that day. This
is day of celebration of victory" he
said.