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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
PRISONERS ARE
GIVEN DISCHARGE
RELEASED BY COUNTY AND
CITY FOR CHRISTMAS
OBSERVANCE

Prisoners of both county and
city were released this morning
as a holiday gift from Sheriff K
o. Thompson and Mayor Willard
M. Albury.
Three county prisoners, whose
sentences had been almost com
pleted, and whose behavior war.
ranted the. clemency, were select
ed to be allowed to enjoy the
Christmas season.
Of the city prisoners, who are
inmates of the county Jail, eight
were allowed liberty to last until
infractions of the laws made i
necessary for them to be agar
apprehended.
Those in the city prisoner GROUP
were six men and one woman
who had almost completed 81
days sentences each, and one mar
nearing the end of 80 day tour
of prison duty.
One of the go days men wa:
told by the Mayor, at the time
clemency was extended, that he
was just being paroled and plac.
ed on good behavior. That a sub
sequent arrest meant additional
Imprisonment and he would b.
required to work out the days Of
the present unfinished sentence.
Another of the prisoners, San
Avery, colored Uncle Sam, gra,
ciously thanked the mayor for hi:
kindness, but said he only wanted
to be released so he could wall
around a bit, meet his friends
and would surely be back after
Christmas.
1t was explained that it would
not be necessary for him to come
back, as he was being released
completely. But Sam persisted
and said that he did not want t.
be released, that the Jail was al
right, and he was sure coming
back.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
Community Christmas Tree
Yesterday Was Big Event

Police, Harry Baker, Chief of the
Fire Department, and E. Adams
President of City Council.
Among the gifts presented were
doll babies, velocipedes, trains
go-carts, cribs, toy horses, dol
china, hobby horses, games, air
planes, baseball bats, tricycles
table sets, clowns, wheelbarrows
fibre pocketbooks, footballs, soft
cloth dolls, and doll furniture
Packages of fruit were also Civ.
en-. The w. P. A, Sewing Room
supervisor, Mrs. Linton Curry
made the soft toys and fibre
pocketbooks. The N. Y. A. work
shop, supervisor Victor Lowe
constructed the wooden toys. A
large number of old and broker
toys, donated by the citizenry al
large, was repaired and painted
by Troops So and 81, Boy Scouts
and Troop l, Girl Scouts at Ad-
ans Hall.
Every civic, fraternal and ser
vice organization in the city die
their share to help make the Tree
a success.
While the large crowd was a.
waiting the arrival of Santa
Claus, the Boy and Girl Scout:
led the audience in the singing o.
Christmas Carols, the Hospitality
Band accompanying.
A Community Christmas Ire.
for the colored people will be held
at the Colored Recreation Center
at 4 p. m. today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
CASA MARINA TO
OPEN TOMORROW
dANY WINTER GUESTS WILL
START ARRIVING: OTHERS
AT HosTELRY NOW

Formal Opening of the Casa
MARINA viii be tomorrow morning
when complete service will be
available 10 the many distinguish
ed guests to which the hostelry
caters. Manager Peter B. Schutt
stated this morning.
There have been a large num-
Der of preseason guests, with the
regular winter guests arriving to-
morrow for the seaon. Among
them will be the w. P. Cation
family from Dayton. Ohio. and
the Louis Gillette family from
Minneapolis. Minnesota.
The beautiful glass inclosed
blue bar will be available to
guests tomorrow, but the formal
opening will not be until New
Years Eve. at the Annual Open
Ing Dance. The outdoor dance
patio, furnished in gay style, will
also be aavilable to guests on
that date and The Homestead Or
chestra from Hot Springs, Vir-
ginia, win be available at that
time, also. Recent improvements
at the Hotel also include enclos-
ing the south loggia with glass
and elaboration of the bathhouSe
facilities.
Bathhouse facilities. under the
direction Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Buzzell and assistant. John Rus
sell, viii be opened tomorrow.
The tennis courts viii be open
to play also. and the services Of
Walter Cassity, tennis pro. will b,
available also.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
POLICE TRIM
UP CITY HALL

Members of the Key West Po-
lice Department were busily en-
gagged this morning in painting
the gates at the entrance to the
City Hall, and also the second
flight of stairs leading to the aud
itorium of the building.
Aluminium paint, which was do
mated by Louis Pollock of the
Pollock Jewelry Store, was used
in Frightening up the entrance
which makes quite an improve.
ment to the building.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

Rotary Club met yesterday at
Parish Hall for their regular
weekly meeting. The singing of
Christmas carols was a very en-
joyable feature of the meeting
Lee Pierce acted as song leader.
The following visitors were
present:
Odes Pogue, visiting Rotarian
from st. Petersburg. Fla.
DR.. E. B. Alexander, visiting
Rotarian from Duncan, Okla.
Carlos l.. Russell and S. d
Hickman, of Miami, Fla, and r.
F. Spottswood, of Key West, guest
Of Ben Trevor.
G.. B. Wharton, of Washington.
d. c., guest of John Faigle.
Paul II. Marks, and Louis z
Clarke. of Miami, guest of Allen
B. cleare. Jr.
w. w. McKinny, of Key West
Junior Senior High School, guest
of Norman Lowe.
Miss Susan LaKin and Miss
ALICE Curry. club guests.
Rotary Troop No. So, Boy
Scouts and Scoutmaster Victor
Larsen were also guests of the
club, and the troop presented gifts
to President Charles Taylor. and
to Ned Mccarthy. for their UNI
firing efforts in helping the boys
with their many activities. Scout
master Larsen spoke concerning
the progress of the troop during
the last II months.
Lieutenant John Faigle report
ed that the SWITCHBOARD courts
would soon be in readiness, and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
TWO ARRESTS
LAST EVENING

Reckless driving and operating
an automobile while under the in
fluence of liquor, resulted in two
arrests being made last night by
officers of the police department.
In one case. that of the intoxi-
Gated driver, the accused was
placed under a bond of 500 but
was still in jail at o'clock this
afternoon.
The driver accused Of reckless
ness. ran up on the sidewalk in
front of the county court house,
and tore up tree. His bond was
placed at SIS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
NO PAPER TOMORROW

In accordance with IN an
nual cusfonn. In ordsF 70 al
low the force 10 participate in
the Christmas festivities.
there win be no issue Of The
Citizen tomorrow.
The Citizen observes three
holidays during the year. ihs
other Two being Fourth 81
July and LaboF Day.
-odaY's Issue consists Of
Twelve pages. which Is The
Citizens Christmas odiiion.
carrying the GLAD fidings Of
the various business esfab-
Iishmsnis and individuals -
well.
The Citizen wishes ons and
ali . MsrrY Christmas and .
Happy New YesEi
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
MANY SPONGE
OFFERED AT
LOCAL DOCK
EXCELLENT GRADE OF WOOL
SOLD YESTERDAY, GOOD
PRICES RECEIVED FoR Va,
RIous PRODUCTS

Sales of sponge for the three
days preceding Christmas. the
last of which was completed this
morning. brought = total revenue
of lo.sls.ss. and this l. consider.
ed very good considering the pre-
valence Of adverse weather condi-
tions for the period followins the
departure Of the fleet for the
sponsing grounds.
Sales Wednesday totalled ST.
1866; those Of Thursday crossed
returns of $5.s5s.0s; one private
sale was made for s851.61, and
the total Of today's sales reached
S2.059.60.
Offered today were rs lots Of
wool sponge, seven lots Of yellow
and five lots Of grass, totalling l.
All punches. Wool offerings
brought $l.756.0S; yellow offer
ings, 1898, and the offerings Of
grass totalled $1e6.08.
Tops for wool were: l33 bunch
es, $598.99; rs punches. $362 90;
rs punches, $303.30: go punches,
$27s.
For yellow. high prices were:
40 punches, $52.38: 80 punches.
$20.66; so punches. $1e.i0.
Grass highs were; 451 punches,
$1,000; lis lunches. $3.50.
Various lots Of sponge were Of
fered to purchasers yesterday AZ
the municipal sponge sales dock.
totalling 1908 punches Of wool.
1879 punches of yellow and IS
punches of grass.
Wool offerings were Of good
grade and in several instances
the price offered was slightly =
C SIS TIE an n. r. D prices
paid were e54 punches, 81 ~ o9:
2S7 punches, $1.137.e9; 1913 bunch
es. 81. 108. 80; 100 punches. SCISSOR;
100 punches, $505; 100 punches.
$48i.91.
Compilation Of sales results Of
wool showed that the entire Of
ferings were bought for the sum
of S5.773.25.
yellow offerings brought fairly
good prices. top price being FOR p
punches. $3.50. 81 bunchea
$3.50. The total Of Isg buhehes
were sold for $76.65.
Grass offerings were much few
CT than usual, as indicated BY q
total of but 35 punches. OF these.
one LOT Of 20 sold for s547. and
the entire offering brought re-
turns of $9.10.
Offerings Of the three grades of
sponge totalled 1882 punches. and
the revenue from the sales
amounted 10 $5.e59.09. Not includ-
cd in the sales yesterday was an
offering Of 226 punches Of wool.
which were offered the day pre-
vious, the price being refused.
and were yesterday sold Tor
S85I.6l.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
BOLITA HOUSES
ARE SHUT DOWN
BY AUTHORITIES
OPERATORS OF ALL OTHER
FORMS OF GAMBLING NO.
TILTED THAT ACTIVITIES
MUST CEASE.

Steps were today being taken
for reopening the Bingo game
which had been closed this week.
The game was operated by the
owner of the paraphernalia on a
so percent basis with the Ameri-
can Legion Post.
Members of the Legion got in
touch with Mayor Willard NJ. Al
bury, pursuant to whose orders
gambling in all forms had been
ordered to cease at once. Chief
Ivan Elwood, of the police de-
partment, had carried out the in
structions.
The legion committee called on
the Mayor, and he in turn asked
for an opinion of City Attorney
George Brooks, who complied and
quoted the law which shows thai
Keno, Bingo and several other
games are considered gambling,
they are not illegal gambling.
That being settled, the legion
asked that the license for the OPP
Grafton of the Bingo game be not
required. as funds accruing - The
organization was to be used Tor
construction of a new roof on the
headquarters building.
II was advised by the Mayor
that every member of the city
council be contacted and sigma
lures be secured, for or against
the application for license exemp-
ton. Councilman Will f. P. Rob-
erts was present, and was the
first to sign the application for
exemption of payment of the Ii
cense.
Chief Elwood said to The Citi-
zen that all bolita houses have
been closed. Punch boards have
been withdrawn from drug stores
and restaurants, and other places
which had the divices. Gambling
houses where penny ante, black
jack, casino. monte, dominoes. fan
tan and poker games were oper-
ated, and also umbrellas and
roulette wheels. have all been adj
vised to close up.
Orders have been issued to ar
rest any person operating any Of
these games and any person
caught playing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

Excitement reigned supreme
when Santa Claus, in the person
of Joe Cleare, sitting astride the
shiny white Fire Engine No. l
blew his siren as he came in sight
of the Community Christmas Tree
at Bayview Park yesterday after
noon, which was sponsored by the
Junior Woman's Club, Miss Mel
lie Louise Russell, president, the
Recreation Department of the w
P. A, Victor Larsen, director, Eva
B. Warner, assistant. At the sig
nal, the Hospitality Band broke
into a roaring rendition of Jingle
Bells" and a shrek went up from
the 700 children assembled that
split the heavens and formed
Jumps in many threats.
This morning distribution was
continued at Adams Hall on
White Street and 300 more chill
dren were given their presents.
Mayor Willard M. Albury gave
the first toy, and remained until
dark handing out gifts to the hun
dreds of children there. Apprecia-
ion of this token of his desire to
give the children every official
consideration that would make
for gloriously happy Christmas
Tree was heard on all sides to-
day.
Other city officials present who
assisted in the prosecuting of gifts
were Ivan Elwood, Chief OF Po-
lice, Joseph Kemp, Sergeant OF
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
ADMIRAL BUTLER
COMING To CITY

Admiral H. v. Butler, u. S. N,
in command of the Sixth. Seventh
and Eighth Naval Districts. is ex-
pected 70 arrive az Key West
Monday, on regular official visit
Of inspection.
II Is understood that though the
admiral Is coming officially he
viii be accompanied by his fam
ily. and win occupy the quarters
Of the conTnandsnt in the naval
station. for vacation Of about 10
days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
REGULAR HOLIDAY
AT POST OFFICE

Postmaster Sam Harris said to-
day that for all other purpose
the poStoffice would be closed all
day tomorrow, as IS the usual Gus
tom on Christmas.
However. deliveries viii be
made of all special delivery let
tiers and packages. and the two
outgoing mails viii be dispatched
as usual.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
SON BORN in HOME
OF BERTRAM Gates

MIR. and Mrs. Bertram Gates an
nounce the arrival of a 10-pound
boy in their home. 1913 Petronia
street. at S o'clock this morning.
Mother and son are both doing
nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gates are the par
ents Of six children. five of whom
are boys and one a girl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
REPORT SHOWS
BIRTHS EXCEED
DEATHS HERE
FIGURES COVERING AcTIvI-
TIES COMPILED BY CENSUS
BUREAU IN WASHINGTON.
D. C.
BY PAUL MAY
Especial Washington Correspond

kSpeClal washington OOTIeSpoIlu-
ent of the Citizen)
WASHINGTON. D. c. Dec. "a
Key Vests birth rate is more
than keeping pace with the citY's
death toll. thus saving the Florida
town from classification in the
race suicide column. a Census
Bureau report completed today
reveals.
Figures compiled by the bureau
compare births and deaths last
year with those the year before
and the comparisons result in the
conclusion that the excess of
births over deaths is being sus-
AaAAe0 aAAA0oAAIs
In 1886, Key West had 30 more
births than deaths, while in 1885
it had % more births than deaths.
Babies born in Key West during
1885 numbered 1873, not counting
stillbirths, while 1853 persons died
in Key West during the year In
1885, 219 babies were born and
the number of the deaths in the
city was 100
Thirteen infants under one year
of age died in Key West last
year, giving the city death rate
of 67.4 per thousand live births.
OF all the babies born in Key
West, non-residents were the par
ents OF two, The number of white
babies born in Key West ii 1886
was IA. while 40 colored births
were reported for the city dur
ing the year
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
RENO RUSSELL
GIVEN HEARING

Reno Russell. charged with
breaking and entering with in
tent to commit petit larceny, was
arraigned before Judge Raymond
Lord yesterday and placed under
bond Of 500 for his appearance
at the next term of criminal court
The affidavit on which the ac-
cused was arrested was signed by
George Adams, proprietor of .
fish market
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
new ARRIVAL In
WHITEHEAD FAMILY

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Whitehead,
of Ais Francis street, announce
the birth of a nine-pound daugh-
ter this morning in the home.
Mother and daughter are re-
ported in perfect health, and do
ing nicely.
The baby is TO be named Helen
Louise.
Mrs. Whitehead was before
marriage Miss Barbara Lones.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
MasOns Attention

All Masons u the 18th Masonic
District are requested TO be pres
ent az Scottish Rite Hal for .
special communication. Sunday
evening. December 2e. TOO 2. M.
for purpose Of attending Divine
Services at First Presbyterian
church IN celebration q St Johns
Day. Visiting Masons are invit-
- to attend
70. WEIGH.
3. D. G. n
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24
HOLIDAY NOTICE

Christmas Day. Saturday. De-
eemher 3. q legal holiday in the
State 81 Florida. this bank will
not be open for business on that
day.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
dec23- q
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-24

Key West, Florida, has The
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IL Fahrenheit
Greenbelt cooperator., 1937-12-15
CONSUMERS DEiAND KNOWLEDGE
TO WHICH THEY ARE E.ITITLB
AAA Counsel Answers Que stion
Regarding Objecti YES of Buyers

hG65arQlnSS ODJGC yes OIL Buyers
Inasmuch as all members Of this CON-
NUM- ty have modest incomes, it behooves
each Of US to buy wisely, thereby raj S.
ing our standards Of living. tt is the
purpose Of thi s column to set forth in
formation which it is hoped Will be Of
value to all consumers in Greenbelt.
One Of the chief objecti yes. Of con sum
er coopCratives is to make. available
accurate md reliable Information regard
ing it's products. In thi S respect t..
differs Eateri lly from some types Of
private en- nterDri Sc.
Mr.. Donald montgomery, Consumers
Counsel Of the Agri cul tural Adjus tnent
Admin stration an important governmental
agency for the protection of~consumers)
stated the follow ng in a speech on Nov
ember II, 1886: -.-~
What is itLthat con sinners want to know?
They want to know the quail ity Of goods
that are offered for sale, and they want
to iInow what are fair prices for those
goods and what hi gher or lower prices
they should pay for higher or lower
quality if they are to get their money!
worth. In addi tion they want to under
stand how laws, regul ations, and trade
practices affect the supply Of goods to
consumer markets and, when prices are
fixed, who fixes them and on what basis.
And they want to know how the goods they
buy may be utilized in order to vi cid the
maximum in service and sati sfaction.
Consumers Guide, issued every two.
weeks by the Consumers Counsel, AAA,
Dept. of Agriculture, Tashi ngton, DC.
is available to any Greenbelt consumer.
Request that your name be put on the
mailing list for his valuable publica-
tion; There is no charge for these
ulletins.
WHY GET DISCOURAGED? Einstein once
Greenbelt cooperator., 1937-12-15
SAVE YOUR COPY OF THE CooPERAIoR

AS this connuni ty grows, the new res
idents wi Il undoubtedly ask for back is
sues Of Ehe Cooperator. They wi IL W ant to
I1low what has gone on before.
Due to the expense, car not print
enough copies Of the first few issues
to supply all 885 families wi tn a copy.
The Journal site Club, therefore re-
quests that each of you now getting the
paper save your copies SO that our new
nei ghbors can look them over.
Tn 1886 the cooporativos in our country
did busine SIS amounting to half billion
dollars.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1937-12-15
GREENBET's nMADAlE sECPETARYi'

Know MRS. MILDRED stevens IN neT Capac-
ity as secretary to Mr.. Bredon. Her
ability and inexhausti bic good nature
= '(doesn't t Mr. oStevens agree7) have
helped to smoot out many an obstacle,
and make the newco omer feel at nome i'm
mediately.
When Greenbe1t only the pleasant
dream of its orr giaators, Mrs. Stevens
became private secretary to Wallace
Richards, then Executive Office Of the
Greenbelt project. She worked under
:lr. Ric hards for three years, helping
to shape Greenbelt into the comm1ni ty
in which we live today.
In lay, 1886, Roy S. Braden was ap-
pointed Commani ty Manager and shared
offices wi tn lir. Richards. When the
lat ter left the Reset II emcnt Admi nj S.
tration to enter private business, Mrs.
Stevens became ~ssr. Braden' secretary.
Mrs. Stevens is one of our nei ghbors
and of course thinks Greenbelt is "The
ToWnn. Her husband s an archi tect,
and their favori te hobby is -- design
ing furni ture. Ers. Stevens t hi nks
career is lot of fun, but wants to
forget all about an office some day,
and devote her time to keeping house
and raj sing a family. They expect, in
the vague future, to draw plans and
build g homo Of their own, vi tn furni-
ture Of their own gn. We nope that
thi S home Will not be far from Green
belt. D. H.
7T-7 NTr0 T7TT7 Arnr
Evening star., 1937-10-01

called by prosecution and defense. Mis-
trials, improper verdicts and other evils
almost invariably follow in the wake of
such testimony
Director j. Edgar Hoover of the F. B. I.
used an appropriate term in describing
these and other interlopers in honest
law nforcement-"medicine men,"
Hoover's bureau is playing an impor-
tant part in the elimination of these
charlatanS through establishment of the
F. B. I. National Police Academy, where
qualified police and other law enforce
ment officers are given free training in
the latest approved methods of scientific
crime detection. A diploma from this
academy now is recognized in every
court as guarantee of genuinely ex-
pert, impartial opinion. In addition,
scientists OF the F. B. I. are always ready
TO volunteer their services to States and
cities IN special cases-usually involving
life or death for the defendant.
The time undoubtedly is coming when
unscrupulous and mercenary experts"
can find no legitimate market for their
perJured or distorted evidence"
Evening star., 1937-10-01
The World Series.

Once again the world seride, the
American base ball classic contest, will
be exclusively played in New York, be-
tween the champions of the American
and National Leagues. This will be the
fifth time that this match for the SUI
premacy Of the sport will occur en-
tirely in that city, the other occasions
being in 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1896; and
the fourteenth time out of thirty-three
that one or the other of the New York
teams will have participated. It would
thus seem that Manhattan has decided
edge on other base ball locations in the
matter of the entertainment of the great
crowds that attend these post-season
contests. This year the question of who's
who in the "series" was not settled until
the very eve of the closing of the regular
season, the Giants of the National
League taking the deciding contest only
yesterday, within day of the end. On
the American League side the race was
virtually decided many weeks ago, and
the sole question in that field of the
sport was as to the placements of the
other seven clubs in the also-ran class.
To date, reckoning from 1905, the start
of the present series of world champion
ship matches, the score reads American
League nineteen wins to thirteen Ma
tional League victories. Last year these
Evening star., 1937-10-01
Expert Witnesses.

The International Association for
Identification and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation are to be commended
for their joint efforts to abolish that
menace to even-handed, effective ad-
ministration of justice, the quack "ex-
pert" witness.
The association, composed of respon-
sible Identification specialists from this
and foreign countries, disclosed at its
convention here that action has been
initiated against self styled expert
who recently attempted to frame evi-
dence in a criminal ease.
Arthur II. Muchow, international
president, urged that constant vigilance
be maintained to guard against mis-
carriage of justice due to faxed testi-
mony, bought for price. He suggested
that the ssociation-internatio
recognized in the field of law enforce
ment-issue certificate to properly
accredited experts in fingerprinting
chemical analysis, spectrographic re-
search and other phases of criminal
Identification and crime detection.
Many court cases could be cited tc
show the bewilderment confronting
juries because of diametrically opposite
testimony given by so-called experts