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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27

SEEKING SCENES
OF ISLAND CITY
To BE USED IN RoTOGRAv
URE SECTION OF MIAMI
TRIBUNE

Publicity of the most interest
ing nature is being offered Key
West by the publishers of The
Miami Tribune, through w. J. Nc
Murray, general manager of that
widely read publication.
In letter to the local cham
Der of commerce Mr.. McMurray
asks for promotional pictures
which may be on hand or made, to
be forwarded to him.
The kind of pictures desired
are of beautiful residences, prom
inent local personages, prom
inent visitors, pretty scenes, or
any of the many things which
might go well in rotogravue
section.
The pictures will appear rom
time to time in the Philadelphia
Enquirer, and the Miami Tri-
bune, and it is pointed out that
this will mean great publicity for
Key West, and the Tribune. and
the manager writes that the paper
is delighted to offer its columns
for this purpose.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27

John L. Morris, executive sec
Rotary OF the Miami Chamber of
Commerce, has written the local
body explaining a pan which will
prove advantageous to the cities
Of Florida and is easily put in
operation.
M. Morris points out that
there are many rufnOrs to the eff
geet that Florida is over-crowded,
prices are exorbitant and other
ttatements are being circulated,
khich are absolutely untrue.
Every resident of the Greater
Niami Area is being asked to
md a minimum of five picture
rpst cards to az many friends in
&ates other than Florida, assur-
ag the recipients that neither is
a0rida Over-crowded nor are
riees exorbitant. On the same
srds the people are asked to give
y temperature as of that day.
enlay, February /. has been set
DE as Post Card Day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
Key WeSterS To Put
On Opera In Miami

Presentation of the light opera
Pinafore on Friday night, January
20, at BayfrOnt Park in Miami
will be given by an entire cast of
Key Westers except for three of
the principal characters.
George Mills White, in charge
of the Federal Music Project in
Key West said this morning that
it is unfortunate that more Of
the talented people in Key West
do not take the opportunity Of
joining the music project.
Mr.. White pointed out that had
others of the many people who
are talented, in this city, joined
the others, the full cast could
have been sent to Miami for the
production Friday. This will be
the second presentation by a group
of artists from Key West given in
Miami this season. They present
ed The Pirates of Penzance there
just one month ago.
The Key West group who will
take part in the presentation Fri
day night will a. semble tomorrow
at 11:30 and leave by bus for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
ECONOMIC HICHLICHTS
Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pals, Dividend
Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual; Ma
tiOnal and international Problems InSep-
8 arabic From Local Welfare

century and a half the amounts
involved, in the light of existing
conditions, were almost ridiculous
ly small.
Following the Revolution, the
debt did not vary great deal for
about ninety years. Then came the
Civil War which made demands on
the public treasury that were un-
precedented up to that time. Even
Fso, according to the U. S. News,
! the Civil War, though it lasted for
four years, increased the debt to
only $2,755,00O,0 1000.
Following the Civil War, the
debt was gradually reduced as
bond issues were redeemed. 1t
dropped to the billion-do.lar level
and stayed there, varying little UNI
til 1917. The World War was the
most expensive undertaking in the
nations history and, in 1919, the
debt passed the $26,00O,0OO,0O0
mark-its pre-depression high.
The course Of the debt after
the World War was the same as
after the Civil War-it was sys-
! tematically and steadily reduced.
All during the 20's, Treasury in
come exceeded outgo, and the sur
plus was applied to the debt. AS
result, at the end of 1880, the
obligation had been pushed down
to $16,O0O,OOO.000.
Then depression set in and the
rise started again. So swift was
it that the debt was more than
doubled in 7 years and on June
80, 1887, according to the Presi-
dents budget message, record
peak of $35.OOO,OOO,O 900 wflf be
reached. ee ~ 1t
/ Big topic of debate during the
4 spending years was whether the
Federal government was justified
| in distributing financial largesse
/ on 30 vast a scale-and the re-
verberations from that undecid-
able argument will be heard down
the years. But it is apparent that
the time for making the con-
troversy an active issue is over
the debt is a fact that exists and
must be faced. And the question
now is. How rapidly can it be re-
duced?
According to the President, it
can and will be reduced-but not
| rapidly. He estimates that the
debt will be frozen at the $685.
900, 100000 level until the end
! of the 1878 fiscal year. On
June 80, 1889, he estimates it
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27

Committees handling the tickets
are contracting all persons in
Key West who love to dance, and
even those who do not, and the
results are expected to be larger
than at any Of the balls which
have been given in former years:
One Of the matters OF great i'm
portance which is being impressed
on purchasers of tickets is the
fact that 20 per cent of the total
net sales OF tickets remains in
Key West to be used for the
treatment of infantile paralysis,
but it is believed that as there is
no paralysis of that kind in this
city, it may be used for children
who are greatly in need of help
for other inflictions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
Many Opportunities
Offered At Office
OfEmploymentU Unit
All Interested Should Reg
lister Their Names In
Order To Become Elig-
ible For Work

Commenting on the scope of
the work being done by the Flor
ida State Employment Service,
VIM. v. Little, official in charge
Of the Key West branch, told The
Citizen he has many opportunities
for people at the office, and can.
not imagine why there are not a
great many others registered who
may be assigned to work.
The idea that the employment
service is alone for the WPA, or
FERA, or any of the other
branches, is entirely erroneous,
said Mr.. Little, and every person
in Key West who is unemployed,
should register, with the knowl-
edge that some time there may be
a chance for them at employment
which they are qualified to per-
form.
Mr.. Little then showed The
Citizen a number of requests for
workers who are qualified to fill
different positions, but if these
qualified persons are not listed on
the rolls of the employment serv-
ice, Mr.. Little has no way of
finding out who is available.
AS an instance of this Mr.. Lit
tie displayed a request for negro
families for one of the largest
turpentine plantations in the
state. 1t is located about %
miles from Orlando, but the own
ers have been unsuccessful.
The company is pointed out as
reputable, the wage runs from
$3.50 to $3.50 per day. Good liv-
ing quarters are furnished free.
The company will transport the
families from their homes to the
plantation. The boys and girls of
the younger age can do piece
work, and earn money.
This is just one of several let
tiers received by Mr.. Little and he
feels that if all the people of Key
West realized that the Florida
State Employment Service was
established to serve everybody and
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27

One of the burning topics of
the day is the public debt-which
is principally money owed by the
Federal government to bondhold-
eds, and which it has promised to
pay in full on some future date,
with interest running from l per
cent to 4 per cent per annum dur
ing the term of Indebtedness, de-
pending on the type and date of
issuance of the bonds. The debt
is now at a record figure, due to
the fact that during the depres-
sion the government has been
spending around two dollars for
each dollar received in revenue,
and making up the deficit by is
suing new securities. What every
one doesn't know is that, until
1917, the debt was almost never
heard of, and was never any is
sue of Importance.
The Federal government first
went into debt at the end Of the
Revolutionary War. The states
had incurred debts totaling about
$75, 100000 and when hostilities
ceased the central government
took over the obligations. Since
then it has never been out of
debt-though for more than a
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
MEMPHIS FOLK
VISITING HERE
MEMBERS OF MOTORCYCLE
CLUB ENJOYING STAY IN
ISLAND CITY

Three members of the Memph' $
Motorcycle Club are visitors in
Key West today, and are enjoy
ing themselves visiting points of
interest and meeting local officials
and other visitors.
In the party are Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron C'arke and r. G. Mazyck.
The latter said that there are 9TH
eds in the original party but only
he and Mrs. Myron Clarke decided
to make the trip.
Tomorrow they will leave on
the early ferry and when they ar
rive in Miami and tell of the pleas
ant experiences of the trip. the
others will regret they did not
come, said Mr.. Mazyck.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27

Miami at noon. Following is a
list q. those in the east who will
make the trip:
Janice VI. White. Josephine;
George Mill White. Ralph; ".
Curry Harris. Sir Joseph Porter;
Thomas Curry. Dick Dead Eye;
Herbert Eddy. Boat vain.
Sopranos: Susan Lakin. Dor.
othy Curry. Isabelle Kelly. Edith
William. Vanessa Collins. Doris
Doughty. Rionette Bragassa.
Altos: Maud Lowe. Clara YATES,
Mary J McMahon. Yolanda Men.
doza. Mary Cleare.
TenOTs: William Russell. IdiiiO
BOrges. Miguel Quesada. Delphine
Zeal, John Bennett. Emilio Blaneo.
Robert Pinder. Or. b. X. Bales.
Allan Robinson. Gus Ayala. Frank
Johnson.
Ba es: Alfred Barroso. IT.. ilee
tor Barroso. Manuel Camera
Aauilino Lopez. Abelardo Lopez.
Edward Baylv. Anthony knowles.
Delphine Jiminc7. Merton Plant.
RAYMOND Lopez. Vance Stirrup,
James McMIllen and Allen Rob.
erts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
Gasoline And Feed
In New Experiment
By Associated PresSD

SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 27.-
Experiments by DR.. Charles Her.
ty, noted scientist, reflect new
Importance for the sweet potato
in the economic scheme.
He exhibits samples of motor
fuel and stock feed derived from
the tubers in initial experiments.
Using a carload of potatoes in
carrying out a test run, DIR. Herty
says he learned sweet potatoes
readily adapt themselves by
mulching into a mash easily han
died for fermentation To this,
he said. was added fermentation
products an alcohol was poured
off. The residue tested 29.5 per
cent and the scientists said it was
found excellent for stock feed.
A 10 per cent mixture of al
cohol may be used in automobiles
without carburetor modification.
according to DR.. Herty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
Large Crowd Expected
TOAttend President Ball;
Tickets Selling Fast

Indications are that the balls to
be given in celebration of the
Presidents birthday will be well
attended if the sale of tickets
means anything, and the sale to
date has been successful.
Tickets were delivered to Mayor
H. C. Galley Monday afternoon,
and yesterday afternoon he de-
cided to place another order for
more tickets for the first of the
balls at the Country Club Satur-
dav evening. January 80.
There will be another of these
functions given on Friday eve
ming, February 5, at the Cuban
Club and it is anticipated that
both of these social events will be
largely attended.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27

Secretary Of War Wood
ring, acting swiftly in Amer
ica's greatest emergency
since the World War. an
nounced headquarters for
mass evacuation would be
established at Jackson. Miss.
The order was issued
when army engineers de-
cided that the billion-dollar
levee system built along the
Mississippi after the 1927
flood could not take care Of
the water soon TO be dump
ed into the Mississippi by
the Ohio River at Cairo.
Ohio, sprawled over a thOus-
and mile graveyard of al
most buried towns. villages,
and farmlands from Pitts
burgh to Cairo.
The known dead now Is
1877, but many are missing.
The homeless army swelled
to 100000.
Property damage was far
above the three hundred
million dollar mark.
Snow, hunger and pesti-
lencc added to the black
picture misery.
At Louisville, KY, health
authorities said at least two
tContinIed on Rage Faurl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
CUBA ARRIVES
FROM HAVANA
BRINGS IN As PASSENGERS,
LEAVES ENRoUTE
TO TAMPA

Steamship Cuba, of the P. and
o. S. S. company. arrived yester-
day afternoon from Havana with
seven first class and three second
class passengers for Key West; %
first class and six second class
passenger for Tampa.
Key West arrivals Emma S. de
Aguiles, margarine Alercon, Nor
berg Thompson, Louis Meyer, Err
ma Meyer, Juan o. Bruno, Wayne
Whitmore, Marah Mcdonald, w.
E. Howe, A. R. Bowles.
The vessel sailed o'clock for
Tampa with the following book
ings from Key West: J. NJ. Firth,
J. A. Ants, w. E. Bostwick, Mrs.
Bostwick, Mrs. E. K. Turner, j.
R. Showers, J. r. Showers, Jr.;
William Shower, w. S. Thurston,
M. M. Zimmerman, 2. Rumbrush,
Mrs. Rumbrush, Mary Rumbrush,
Father Moore, Mrs. C. R. Shep-
pard, Alice Louise Sheppard.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
Red Cross Calls Upon
Generosity OF People
To Help Flood Victims
Unable To Set Final
Goal For Funds Due
To Increasing Needs
Reported Hourly

Asother telegram was received
isst nisht at the local offices of
shs Red Gross Chapter from Wash
isgtsn headquarters pertaining to
ths existing conditions in the
feed situation, in which Mrs.
Grace Phillips. executive seere.
tary. and her eO-workers, were in.
formsd that Il Is impossible at this
ti@e 90 name a final goal for
faads due to the unprecedented
proportions with relief needs
steadily mounting.
Mrs. Phillips is being ably as
sisted IN the work OF receiving
funds here by Mrs. NJ. E. Ber-
kswifE And Robert +. SpOttswoOd,
uho are shown to be working
earnestly and indefatigably in
their efforts 20 secure as large a
fund a. possible for the allevia-
ton Of the half-million or more
flood sufferers in the great de.
vastation reported over such a
side area in which there have
been cuch a great number rem
dered homeless as a result of the
rising waters. which have already
reached record heights.
The telegram received fol.
lows:
''FloOd suffering has already
reached unprecedented proportions
with relief needs steadily mount
ing.
sUnder these conditions it is
nov impossible 10 name a final
Eoal FOR funds. The only limit to
Red Gross assistance must be the
maximum generosity OF the Amer
lean people.
Every possible member of the
national Red Gross staff has been
assigned 10 the field for relief
duty. and a call is being made up
on al chapters to aEsunie full
initiative in their respective juris-
dictions. and mobilize every COM
munity resource Of personnel and
organization to raise promptly the
largest possible amount.
"You are asked to report daily
the amount raised, and for your
Information would state that in
view OF the present known needs,
yeur goal should be not less than
five times the quota originally as
figned you"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
Warbler Leaves To Aid
Tank Ship In Distress

Wrockers who are called to go
on the Wrecking Tug Warbler
when that ship is called on mis-
sion to aid vessels in distress were
being located last night and signed
up for a voyage to South Pass,
Mississippi, to aid a steamship
reported in distress.
The vessel was said to be ain
American tanker loaded with mo-
lasses, and Immediately after the
call was received the Warbler be-
gan preparations to get in read
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
Army High Command Orders
Compulsory Evacuation From
Cairo, III. To New Orleans
INCLUDES ALL PERSONS WITHIN FIFTY
MILES ON BOTH SIDES OF MISSISSIPPI
RIVER; FLOOD THREATENS T0. Alta
NEW HEIGHTS
nv Associated Pres.l

Compulsory evacuation of hundreds Of thoussnds. en-
bracing all perscns living within fifty miles both sides
of the Mississippi River from Cairo ILL.,, to New
was ordered by the army high command at Washington
if necessary.
The mighty, flood gorged waters Of the Ohio River
swept on to threaten heights Of the disaster.
Thirty-five thousand motor trucks were mobized to
carry cut the greatest exodus in history.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
Explains Plan In Helping
Cities OF South Florida

Each Florida Chamber of Com
merce is being asked to adopt a
similar plan. 1t is considered a
most helpful idea, and there is
nothing to be lost in trying it.
Chambers of commerce in states
other than Florida are being re-
quested to instruct information
clerks to give out the same in
formation to all who make in
quiry.
In the letters being sent out
from Miami that city is not being
referred to especially. but all of
Florida is being mentioned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27

mess while the supernumerary
wreckers were summoned. The
wrecking tug sailed at midnight
for South Pass.
Directly after the vessel sailed,
and even before that, rumors were
in circulation to the effect that
the Warbler had been summoned
to go to New Orleans and proceed
up the Mississippi River to the aid
of families in the flooded area.
How fallacious this rumoc was can
easily be understood, it was point
ed out.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
MORE BRIDGE
HELP SOUGHT
REQUISITIONS MADE FOR
EIGHT MORE TO BE
SENT TO KEYS

acquisitions were yesterday
placed with VIM. V. Little, in
charge of the local Florida State
Employment office, for eight
more workers to be sent to the
Florida Keys and the contractors
for bridge projects.
In this group there are 10 men.
Two of them will be men skilled
in the work OF water proofing
structural steel, two others will
be laborers, white, and six will be
colored laborers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27

stairs and set up their music
stands and under the direction of
Alfredo Barroso. director, play
ed a group of selections, among
them being some of the latest COM
positions.
This will be the last of the con-
certs by the band until next week
as several members of the organ
ization are in the cast of the light
opera Pinafore and will leave to-
morrow for Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
TANK STEAMER
BRINGING oil

Charles Taylor, manager of the
Porter Dock company, said today
that a shipment of Diesel oil is
expected to arrive at Key West
early in February.
This shipment will consist of
5000 barrels and will arrive on
the Tanker Occidental, of the
Texas Oil company, which will be
gin loading at Port Arthur, Tex.
as, on January 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
|. S. RICHARD
ON VISIT HERE

Laurence S. Richard, formerly
assistant to f. A. PynchOn, for
mer administrator for WPA ac-
Invites in Florida, is a visitor in
Key West and will remain for
about one week.
Mr.. Richard said today that he
is now associated with Conrad
Van Hyning and Robert Unkrich
in the FERA activities and. with
John P. Thorpe, auditor, is going
over the records and accounts OF
that administration here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
Band Puts On Concert =
At WPA Sewing Room

Key West Hospitality Band en-
tertaine6 the workers at the WPA
sewing room this morning with
delightful concert which was one
of the most pleasant surprises
ever experienced by the workers
on this project.
Workers had nc idea of what
was intended until the band rode
up to the building, marched up
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27
FINED ONE CENT

ATHENS, Tenn. - Pleading
guilty under an old statute, W. R.
Courtney of this city was fined
one cent for shooting a cow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27

Key West. Florida. hes TIE
most equable climate In the
country: with an average
range Of only u FAhrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-01-27

For Sc Years DEVOTED to the
Best Interests of Key West
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04

If you want a thing, you must pre-
pare yourself to attract it.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
RELIEF WORKERS
SUBMIT DEMANDS

We, the Federal Projects and Re-
lief Union, organized in the City of
Butte, County of Silver Bow, State
of Montana, each and all of us, being
certified relief clients, contend: That
the privileges and securities granted
US by the President in the executive
orders of November, 1885, have been
impaired, and coercive measures en-
ployed thereby causing a serious n
croachment upon the three funda-
mentals, namely, that all persons
who through no fault of their own,
are unable to procure jobs from pri-
vate industry shall be allowed to
earn a security wage through the
Works Progress Administration"
and such shall not be impaired. That
no person shall go hungry. That no
discrimination shall be shown. Sub
sequently, this message reached
every nook and corner of the United
States through the facilities of the
two major broadcasting systems, in
his "Fire-side Talks" and despite the
contention of his adversaries and
critics, in the 1886 campaign, he has
never departed from his original
statement. We are agreed, however,
that the executive orders cannot be
SO voluminouS as to contain all rules
and regulations governing every de
tail to the successful operation of this
great program, and administrative
orders are necessary to prescribe GER
tain rules not supplied within the
executive orders. But when any
executive order is not explicit, and
an Interpretation is deemed neces-
sary, extreme care should be exer-
cised in constituting that part, so as
not to defeat the purpose of the
Presidents true meaning. We feel
safe in stating that ninety-five per
cent of the male WPA workers in
Silver Bow County are miners,
whose lungs are in a weakened con-
dition and susceptible persons to
colds, Notwithstanding through this
unhealthy occupation they have not
the vitality in reserve to %counteract
sickness, when exposed to subzero
temperatures which frequent Mon
tana during the winter months. To
concur with the Presidents desire
that every effort should be made to
protect the security earnings of an
employee, we believe that when sick
ness detains an employee from his
work during any one period, it
Continued to Page A.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04

And, too, the easy-to-makeness Of
this cake might have been another
drawing card, as good results, cas-
lily accomplished, can make any
homemaker like her job. Don't
you agree2
Pumpkin spice cake--doesn't it
sound unusual2 We never heard of
it before, either, until-do you want
to know how we got the idea2 If
you've made apple sauce cake you
know that thick apple sauce acts
as the major liquid ingredient. Well,
if apple sauce can, why can't cooked
pumpkin? So we tried it, using a
delightful blend of spices, and it
workedl
Electric Range Helps
Perhaps we can't entirely give
the success of this cake recipe to
the combination of ingredients used.
1t looks like the modern electric
range deserves an even fifty per
cent of the honors; because, with
out baking Gan electric oven bak-
ing at that even pumpkin cake
batter wouldn't be such good eat
ingl
And the oven of the new auto
matte electric range does turn out
a mighty fine cake. Cold oven or
one-step baking is the reason. The
cake is placed in the unprotected
electric oven after which the tenn
perature control is set. Then the