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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11
CITY AND COUNTY CONSOLIDATION

Has the proposition to consolidate the
City of Key West and the County of Mon
roe by any chance been detoured and pass
ed out of the picture?
It is matter in which there should
be the liveliest of public interest as the
time draws near when an enabling law
viii be presented to the Legislature. s..
Such law can be 50 crippled by I'M
acceptable provisions that it will certainly
meet defeat; and the last condition of Key
West will be worse than the first.
On the other hand, it can come to us
SO wisely and justly framed, so clearly
providing for economy in the administra-
ton of our affairs, that it will be impos-
sible to defeat it.
The ominous feature of the situation
at the moment is the failure of our civic
organizations, and of our representative
citizens generally, to discuss and consider
the question.
Lit pAOpOSlIiOi " ouUStltuLS lOI live
governing bodies, single representative
body, presents an opportunity to save a
sum of moaeywhich will go far toward
making our return to solvency possibleg
The pr6YsiSns of the new organiza+
ton must be carefully drawn. 1t must pro-
vide fGlf represent ton for citizens of the
cCouirtyg9pas weH5ass sof the City; something
which is now backing.
Various interests should have their
representatives present in the meeting of
minds" which should precede the adop-
ton OF the draft which will be presented
to the Legislature and later come to us for
approval.
1t is a disturbing fact that, so far.
there has been no indication of any such
activity.
1t seems certain that so long as we
| carry five groups of officials with the at
+! tendant inefficiency and expense involved,
we have but a slight chance of putting
our affairs in business-like shape and re-
/ ducing our expenses to a degree wherein
| we can live within our means and enjoy
the self-respect and prosperity which can
not be enjoyed by an insolvent and debt
/ depressed community.
There is no lack of vigor, amounting
] almost to duplication, in our invitations
to outside capital to come and dwell
among us.
1t might be well to divert some of
that vigor toward making Monroe County
1 a governmental unit which would present
conditions emitting it to favorable con-
sideration to discriminating investors. The
average investor is just that, discriminat-
! ing, and he is interested in other data be-
| side that contained in the weather re-
| ports.
! There is no one thing that we could
do that would put us so far along the road
/ toward solvency, and in so favorable a
| light in the eyes of the general public, as
to throw off the shackles of an out-worn
system and invite charters, with the rub
bish cleared fEonloeur decks and modern
machinery in our hold.
We urge the Immediate consideration
| of the proposed consolidation act
E-a.laa----- ~
THRIFT AND SUCCESS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

Key West is to have a Latin
Chamber of Commerce. The or
ganization, proposed and backed
by a number of the leading Latins
of the city will work with the Key
West chamber of commerce in
promoting the interests of the
city. 1t will also have as an OBJ
jective the promotion of a spirit
of cooperating between the Latin
business and professional men of
the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

1. Water and Sewerage.
2 Eridres to complete Road to Main
land
3. Tree Port
4. Hotels and Apartments.
5. Rathllg Pavilion.
s. Ain gort's-- Land and Sea-
7. Constellation of County and CITY
tsovernm, Asa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen arrived
this afternoon ffosi Miami and
tonight viii de.iyer an address at
IS o'clock in the Straad Theater,
under the auspices of the Wo-
mans Club. Directly, after her
arrival Mrs. Owen was the guest
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

The power of the press is waning,
though it still yields mighty influence.
When newspapers were at the crest of
their power Napoleon had every reason to
say that he feared three newspapers more
than a hundred thousand bayonets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

The Dental Institute of the United
States has pointed out that the mouth is
the main gateway to disease, so the I'M
junction to keep your mouth shut is not
only wise but also healthful.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

A witness who tells one story to the
prosecuting attorney in camera and anoth-
er on the witness stand, then gives as his
reaso that the lawyer coached him, puts
not only himself but the lawyer on the
spot. Perjury is still punishable with i'm
pFisOnment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

All business is based on credit; all
credit is based on confidence; all con-
iidenet is based on character. Prompt
payments maintain good credit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

County Commissioner Braxton
B. Warren and County Engineer
Joseph Watkins returned last
night from an inspection trip over
the highway as far as Ramrod
Key. They report everything
working nicely. Work on the A.
500 foot bridge between Summer
land Key and Ramrod Key viii be
finished in less than three weeks
they say. l. N. Tooker, of Staten
Island. made the trip, with the of,
ficia's and expressed himself as
being delighted with the scenes
encountered along the highway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

Hitler has been dictator of Germany
for four years, and has just reelected him
self Tor another term.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

We are skeptical about that "domes-
tic allotment" plan after observing the
mess the stock has ma de of it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

We are admonished to strike while
the iron is hot. but not while the head is in
the same fix.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

Advertising is one of the misunder-
stood arts; very often, in some localities,
being confused with charity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11
study phase. There are four class
es with total Of 80 pupils.

Editorial comment: Statistics
show that 81 per cent Of the pso-
pie Of this country belong to
some church. You'd never guess
it though from the way some Of
them act.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

Agriculture classes of Monroe
County High School are doing
most satisfactory work, according
to Mrs. Eagan, teacher of this
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

The delegation Of county COM
missioners appointed to confer
with the officials of the Florida
East Coast Railway company con-
corning the right Of way over
some of the water spans and what
ever other subjects may come up
for discussion will leave this eve
ming for st. Augustine. The group
viii be composed of Commission
ers j. Otto Kirchheiner, VIM. r.
Porter and County Engineer Jo-
seph Watkins. They will be
joined by County Attorney VIM.
H. Malone at Miami and the group
will make the trip over the Mon
roe section of the Tam;ami Trail
before proceeding to st. Angus
tine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

Of club members on a ride around
the city and drive on the Over
Sea Highway this afternoon. A
reception in her honor will be
given after the lecture this eve
ming.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here jnat 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen


Damage done to the bridge at
Key Largo and the road BY the re
cent storm viii be repaired in
about 100 days. Proposals for
the reconstruction Of the Barnes
Point bridge connecting the Key
with the mainland and rebuilding
the damaged portions of the Over
zea Highway IN that vicinity were
accepted BY the Monroe county
commissioners at a meeting last
night. The cost Of both jobs will
be $76,000. The S. j. Groves
Son Company will rebuild the
bridge and Jenner Brothers the
road. The contracts are, to be
signed next Sunday when County
Attorney VIM. H. Malone returns
to the city. The contracts win
stipulate that al work, must be
completed within 100 days from
the date the contract is started.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

Wlorknen for the Florida East
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11
wEATli zR FORECAST

barometef f'oU IA w. tUu"y
Sea level, 1910.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-11

Member of Federal Reserve System
Member Of Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-02

Teddy Fowler left Sunday for
Troy where he is employed
Mrs. w. Fl. Dickin of Troy is a
Libby caller this week.
Raymond Lyons of Bolton has
been the guest of George c. Krebs
during the past week.
| Mrs. Rose Brouillard returned to
Libby last week from Chester, Mont,
where she had visited with son.
Richard E. CARRIER and Mary Ross
Of Libby were married Saturday
afternoon by Rev. H. L. Pfotenhauer
at the parsonage.
A. NJ Johnson, deputy state ex-
taminer, is in the city making a
periodical examination of the coun
tvs books
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Botchek and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Botchek drove
into Spokane last Thursday and
spent the weekend in the city.
w. F. Kienitz and daughter, Miss
Jean, ard Harry Brinton left Mon.
day morning to drive to Spokane
and other Washington cities. They
planned to visit the Coulee dam be-
fore returning.
Carl Nordin left the first of the
week for the East His first stop
will be at Fargo, N. D., for visit
with his brother. From there he
will go to Bemidji and Cass Lake,
Mimi, to visit old friends.
j. w. Farris came to Libby to
spend the weekend with his family,
returning early Monday morning to
Missoula where he is employed with
the forest service in airplane patrol
work during the fire season.
Mrs. L. S. Welsh, accompanied
by Mrs. Strong and daughter, Mary
Anne, drove to Kalispell last week
for visit with Mrs. Welch's sis
ter. They also met Mr.. Strong who
was in Kalispell on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Richards and
son John will leave Friday on a
motor trip that will take them to
their old home in Ohio and to many
other mid-western cities. They ex-
pect TO stop at Rochester, MilWau-
kee, Chicago and other cities. Be
fore returning they may 60 on to
the East coast. 1t is expected the
trip will consume five or six weeks
Morrison & Knutson have finished
their highway contract in the Hap
py's Inn district and by the first
of the week it was expected that
all werkrnen and machinery would
have been moved outt- They are
moving to a highway project north
of Boomers Ferry. The stretch OF
highway they constructed here is
/ a fine piece of construction, their
last work being the applying o
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-02

Dick Richards, Jr., and Fred Clark,
Jr., left yesterday afternoon to spend
a few days in Spokane.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Wilson of Troy at the Libby
hospital on Sunday, the 10Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Powell and
children left the first of the week
on an auto trip to west coast points.
Miss Selma Christopherson, who
| is a teacher in the Troy schools,
has been a guest this week of Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Morris.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Dauble and
family of Bend, Ore, are in Libby
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs John
Grove. Mr. Dauble is son of Mrs.
Grove.
Mrs. Elmer WOLF arrived in Libby
| during the week to visit relatives
and to attend to business matters
| She will return to Portland where
she is taking course in beauty par
lor work.
| v. T. Linthacum, from the re-
gional forest office, Missoula, is ir
this district this week making 8
study with the forest rangers of rec.
reational possibilities on the Koote-
mai forest and the use of such rec
reational areas by the public.
| w. ]. Erickson drove into Libby
yesterday from Missoula where he
has been attending summer school,
at the State University and playing
baseball with a Missoula team. Mrs
Erickson stopped off at Kalispell fol
a short time. Mr. Erickson come:
to resume his duties as high schoo
coach and history and manua
training instructor.
About a week ago Joe Fennessy
Jr., went over to Cottonwood, Ida.
and joined a college friend there
Dick Orr, on fishing expedition
The two young men returned t
Libby recently from the outing. MI
Orr is leaving this week for Chi
cago to take medical course a
Northwestern University and Joe i
going back to Spokane for his sen
ior year in law at Gonzaga uni
versity,
The Ladies' Aid of the Methods
church met yesterday afternoon wit
Mrs. A. E. Blackwell, with Mr.:
Floyd Bowen assisting hostess. TIL
Rev. Mr.. Wood gave an interestin
report on the recent conference 9
Great Falls, and four young girl
Myrna Peterson, Florence Mile
Joyce McRell and Carol Staley, fs
vored the gathering with quartz
violin numbers. The Aid will b
entertained at its next meeting b
Mrs. Kammeyer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-02
Entertains for Departing Friend.

Tuesday evening Miss Inez Rate
kin was hostess at a surprise din
ner party honoring Miss Beatrice
Larson, who is leaving on an ex-
tended trip to Detroit, Mich After
a delicious dinner Miss Ratekin pre-
sented the guest of honor with vari-
GUS lovely gifts, expressing the best
wishes of those present. The re-
mainder of the evening was spent
hilariously playing bingo around a
table which had for its centerpiece
a miniature ferris wheel laden with
numerous mirth provoking prizes.
Balloons and rubber balls added to
the frivolity of the evening Those
present were: Mrs. Ned Joughin,
Mrs. John Myers, Mrs. Hollis Youngs,
Mrs. John FINLAND, Mrs. Pete Ped
erson, and Misses Mildred Buck,
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-02
Margaret Sleizer, Signe Johansson,
Viona Brown, Minnie and Beatrice
Larson.
Entertain i'm Honor of Guests

Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Crotteau and
MIR. and Mrs Sam Tefeau enter
tanned at five tables of bridge Sat-
urday night at the Crotteau home.
The party was in honor of their
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Croft
teau, who were visiting here from
Mosinee, Wis. At the conclusion of
the games it was found that Mrs. e.
/. Racicot and c. w. Gildea had won
high score prizes Refreshments
were served. The Crotteau home
was prettily decorated for the oc-
casion with profusion of summer
flowers.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-02
(0(A[ STUFF

Tommy Beaulieu of Occur d'Alene
is visiting his sister, Mrs. O. Ga
mache..
Warren Ensign, forest ranger at
Warland, was visitor in Libby
yesterday.
Paul Marshall came in during the
past week from British Columbia to
spend few days in Libby
Don Shaurette and Evan Lock-
baum left this week for Ellensburg,
Wash, to attend the rodeo staged
there annually. The expenses of
the trip are paid by the Spokesman
Review as premium for good work
done as the papers agents here.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-02
Gives Birthday Party.

Miss Dorothy Becker treated IL
of her young girl friends to thea
tire party last Friday night to help
her celebrate her sixteenth birth
day. After the show the girls went
to the Becker home where music
and games passed the time pleas
antly At the games Frances Brooks
and Verna Ann Crotteau won prizes.
Lunch was served and Dorothy re-
ceived many lovely gifts from her
friends.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-02

L. ". Lockwood of Glasgow,
bridge contractor who built the
Libby creek bridge on No. 2, was in
the city the first Of the week. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Lock
wood
Evening star., 1937-05-05
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

1obA1.
Senate:
In recess.
Judiciary Committee studies Roose.
welt court bill.
La Toilette Committee continues in.
quiry into Harlan County (Ky.) labor
troubles.
House:
Considers minor legislation.
Appropriations Subcommittee begins
study Of 81 SOC, 100000 relief bill.
Naval Committee considers legisla.
ton for transfer Of oil lands.
Agriculture Committee continues
study OF sugar quota legislation.
Interstate Commerce Committee con.
siders railway signal system measure,
TOMORROW.
Senate:
VIII take up bill relating to dam.
age connected with determination Of
the fruit fly In Florida.
Interstate Commerce COMMITTEES
holds hearing on railroad financing,
2:30 pm.
Judiciary Committee meets in ex.
ecutive session on Presidents court
bill
House:
Program uncertain.
Flood Control Committee considers
pending flood control program, 1890
am.
Subcommittee on Appropriations re-
sunes hearings on relief supply bill.
10 am.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
BOILER INSPECTOR
FOR CITY NAMED
Greenlaw Resigns and Robert
S. Scott Is Selected Sue.


Price NJ. Greenlaw, District boiler
inspector, who was put on a stated
salary basis after Congress had legis-
lated out Of existence his old fee job,
resigned today and the Commissioners
named Robert S. Scott, now in Dallas,
Tex, as his successor
Scott is boiler inspector with the
Columbia Casualty Co.. with Offices in
New York City, and was selected be-
cause he stood at the head Of the
eligible list for boiler inspectors at the
Civil Service Commission, the Com
missioners said.
Greenlaw held the last fee job IN
the District government BY edict Of
Congress that job was abolished De-
cember 4. For more than a month
the District was without a boiler in
spector while negotiations went for
ward as to what annual salary should
be paid for a boiler inspector as
signed to the Districts new smoke con-
troll division.
Greenlaw finally accepted pay Of
$4,000 q year, although he protested
1t was much less than he had been
making.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
NEIGHBORS.
NEIGHBORS.
THERE'S a block in Georgetown
where the neighborly spirit is
thing of beauty and a Joy
y fareuar II uonld houa a rol1sod

where the nelghborly spirit is
thing of beauty and Joy
4 forever. It would have aroused
the envy OF Emerson and Thoreau,
and brought happy little gurgles
from their confreres in the Brooke
Farm Community. Eight houses have
eight little gardens, each closely ad-
joining. The gardens are separated by
6-foot board fences which present a
labyrinthine pattern. but do nothing
to obstruct the intercommunication of
the house owners, who visit each
others plots almost every sunny Sum
day and wax ecstatic with mutual ad-
miration. Mr.. A comes over to Mr.. BIS
for coffee and cereal, and they con-
tinue the meal at AS with wafies and
honey. and spouse bask In bathing
suits in garden" by 6, while D
chats with them from his second-story
window. E and F toss tennis ball:
it goes into Gs garden, and G gets up
from breakfast to throw 1t back. More
cross-fence cross-chat. But just as
there are pests for every flower, ants
for every picnic, this pretty little urban
idyll has its blemishes. Neighborly
Spirit, Inc, takes a l0-point drop every
time one of the householders throws a
garden party. Not only does the sound
verb through open windows all
around, but the house walls are thin
as paper and little more soundproof.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
K|NCPONDERSNEW
D. c. TAX SOURCES
Income and Estate Levies
Held "Fair" Way to
Fund Deficit.

About 1000 persons who gathered at
Central High School Auditorium last
evening heard Chairman King Of the
Senate District Committee explain
why their taxes for the coming year
must be increased by $6,00O,O00.
Il do not know how we are going to
raise the 100000 Senator King
told the guests at the second annual
get-together Of members of the Key
stone Automobile Club. I'VE can do
it by an income tax, which is the fair
est in all the world. and we can do 1t
by an estate tax, which is q fair tax"
The Senator spoke shortly after a
recitation by the University Of Mary
land Glee Club and just before an
orchestra overture, two OF the features
on program which included tumbling
acts, song and dance bits, a sensa-
tional barrel novelty and Chelm st.
Orr, "the armless wonder"
Says improvements Spell Taxes.
The new taxes, on which the House
District Committee has just reported
to the House, are made necessary by
the growth Of Washington and ac-
companying demands for improved
municipal facilities. especially as re-
CARDS schools, Senator King said. He
added:
I'VE cannot have the improvements
we need without paying taxes. We
cannot reach into the sky for money.
II hope We may work out a plan
for the coming year which will not i'm
pose undue hardships on the auto
mobile user. I am opposed to an in
crease in the gasoline tax and am
opposed to an increase In the tax on
your homes"
Senator King, who prefaced his re-
marks with a warning that what he
had to say would not be welcomed by
the throng, urged the audience to be-
come more civic minded" and as a
first step in that direction to do what
they could toward insuring enactment
Of legislation giving the District Com
missioners more authority for routine
administrative matters.
Graft Held Absent Here.
Washington, however, the Senator
was quick to say, has in recent years
showed record clear of governmental
graft, something which could be said
for few other American municipalities.
However, he added that the citys
traf1ic problem needs immediate
amendment, because "it is bringing
criticism upon us" and continued:
Il am not satisfied with having the
District streets used as garages. This
organization must help the Commits
sioners to solve the traffic problem"
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer and Supt. Of Police Ernest w.
Brown, both Of whom attended the
meeting, are doing their best in the
face of trying situation, King said
George E. Keneipp secretary Of the
Advisory Board of the motor club,
read the Keystone l2-point platform
for 1887, which was approved viva voce
by the audience
kenelpp opposed An increase in the
motor vehicle tax and urged improve
ment of the bottle-neck problem at
Peace Cross. Bladensburg; improve
ment in Defense Highway, a larger
force OF traflic police and the forma-
ton Of traffic safety committee for
the District.