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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
.RESURFACINC
OF BOULEVARD
Is DISCUSSED
SEVERAL PROJECTS TAKEN
UP BY COMMISSIONERS;
SEEK GOVERNMENT FUNDS
FOR OPERATIONS

Resurfacing Roosevelt BouIe.
ward, five and six tenths miles
filling, grading and oiling, is one
of several projects which the
county commissioners at their
meeting last night decided to re
quest funds from the government
to carry out.
The cost OF the entire project
was estimated at $64,714, with
$51,634 eff federal funds and
sponsors funds of $4,000. It is
shown on the itemized plans that
the boulevard will be so feet wide
Another of the projects will be
the rebuilding of two miles oil
lateral roads on the Florida Keys
filling, grading, oiling and sand
ing.
Cost of this project is estimat-
ed at $12,919, sponsors to pro.
vide $4,000 and the govern
ment S10,319.
Two other projects were ap.
proved at the meeting. One OF
these is a lateral road on Big Pine
Key to cost approximately &c.,
459.50. The sponsors to provide
81, 30e and the government $5,-
1880.
There has been also planned q
research project, which it is esti.
mated viii cost about $19,276.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
Ship Canal Given Support
By Louisiana Representative

WASHINGTON. d. c., May 13
(FNS) .-Representative Rene L.
Derouen, Vile Platte, La, House
Delegation Dean and a member of
the Rivers anad Harbors Commit
tee, announced this week that he
favored and would support the
proposed Florida Ship Canal and
stated that other Louisiana repre-
sentatives probably would back
the project.
Governor Richard W. Leche of
Louisiana is leading an effort to
secure an alliance of all seabOard
and gulf states to work for the
completion OF this important wa
terway.
In a letter to Representative
Jos. j. Mansfield of Texas, Secre.
tary Of the Navy Swanson gave
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
CUBA BRINGS In
AZ PASSENGERS
VESSEL ALSO BROUGHT m
FIFTEEN TONS OF
FREIGHT

Steamship Cuba, OF the p. and
o. S. S. company, arrived this
morning from Tampa with four
first and 10 second cabin passen-
gers for Key West; 80 first cabin
and no second for Havana.
Arrivals at Key West: L. s.
Frohman, Mrs. L. Johnson, Mary
johnson, V. M. Combes, r. l..
Montgomery, w. Mathews, w. b.
Smith, M. Payne, S. Ruse, ]. Bon
nett, E. Carey, H. Baldwin, Pura
Baldwin, M. Edmond, J. Diaz,
Mrs. A. R. Davis, Betty Davis.
The vessel also brought Is tons
of freight and one sack Of mail.
for Key West; one ton OF freight
and 90 sacks OF mail for Ha-
vana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
SKIPPER TAKES
OWN LIFE WHEN
SHIP GROUNDS
WR EcKINc TUG WARBLER
LEFT LAST NIGHT FOR
PURPOSE OF RENDERING
ASSISTANCE TO VESSEL

Taking his own life was the
way the captain Of the German
Steamship Wiegand, now on Ell
bow Reef, near Carysfort Reef, is
said to have ended his troubles
when he found his vessel aground.
None Of the details Of the trag-
.sdy have been learned. the news
OF the suicide being brought to
Key West by Captain Erickson, in
conlmand OF Coast Guard Plane
WIS, which arrived with a party
this morning and visited Superin-
teadent w. w. Demaritt, of the
Seventh Lighthouse District, in
his, office. Shortly afterward the
plane left for Tortugas.
Report of the Wiegand being
on the reef was received in Key
West yesterday afternoon by the
Porter Dock company, and inn
mediately afterward preparations
were made to have the Warbler go
to the assistance OF the vessel.
Later in the evening, 500
o'clock, the Warbler sailed for
the scene Of the stranded vessel,
taking an additional crew of
wreck workers ard was working
On The Wiegand when the Coast
Guard plane passed the scene.
It was learned that vessel of
the Coast Guard had been trying
to relieve the vessel and one of
them, the Cutter Pandora, had
broken large cable in her eff
FOR to float the ship.
The Wiegand is reported to be-
Icing to the North German Lines,
and is 392 feet in length.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
County Commissioners
Approve Liquor Permit
" ~
YOUTH CATCHES
LARGE JEWISH

William Pearce, IL years
old SON of State Auditor H.
L. Pearce and Mrs. Pearce, is
happy over the fact that yes
terday he was successful in
catching Jewish larger
than himself and considerably
more hefty.
The Pearce family went out
on one of the highway bridges
with MIR. and Mrs. c. Sam B.
Curry, Mr.. Curry having de-
cided that a Jewish could be
caught from the bridge.
Within a brief time Young
Pearee had strike and
when he tautened the line he
found he had a weighty
strike and before the fish
was brought in, he had to be
assisted with his trophy.
II Is estimated chat the fish
weighed between IFS and 1 SO
pounds, and was fine speci-
men of the family.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13

TALLAHASSEE, May h.
(FNS) THE Florida Legislature
presented complex picture as il
entered its sixth week of exist
ence, with members of senate and
house probing desperately for a
pathway toward solution OF rev.
enue bringing and revenue spend
ing questions.
Carrying out the determination
Iof leaders to let nothing from now
on interfere with appropriations
and finance and taxation matters
the senate was ahead of the house
insofar as actual accomplishment
on these two measures was con-
cerned.
A senate biennial appropria-
tions bill was passed just before
weekend adjournment, with the to-
tai hitting $6,725, 500, in spite OF
the efforts of some members to
boost it higher SO that state in
situations might have more money
A senate bill carrying separate
provisions FOR construction and
improvements-and totalling in
the neighborhood of $1,000,000 il
not above that figure-was ex.
pected to be on the floor for de-
bate by this weekend.
The house had biennial APP
preparations uppermost in the
mind of members as the last three
week stretch of the session
started.
The house appropriations bill
was in two divisions, but 1t called
for almost an even 100000 more
at the start than did the senate
bill when the, latter received final
approval.
The general house bill had a to-
tai o. $1,000, 900, while generous
committeeman offered another
measure totalling 81, 100000 fol
the construction and improve
ment program at various institu.
tions. These included the Univer.
sity of Florida, the Florida State
College for Women, Florida
School for the Deaf and Blind
the Florida Farm Colony and the
Florida Industrial School fol
BOYS. Fiscal legislation was well
to the forefront in senate study
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13

NEWTON. Iowa-AFnold FeieF
was greatly surprised upon ogen-
ing a letter 10 pail out So IN
crisp bills. A note explained tAat
the money was the s7I takea
from Foley store recently ani
was returned by the thief beeaase
Ct his conscience bothered b 3.
and also 20 clear a giri hiteh-
hiker police were holding a. the
robbers accomplice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
DIR. PARRAMORE
GIVES TALK AT
ROTARY SESSION
INVITATION READ FROM Ro-
TARY CLUB IN FRANCE
RELATIVE TO EXPOSITION
TO BE HELD THERE

DIR. James B. Parramore, direc-
tor Of the Monroe County Health
Unit and Community Clinic, gave
an address on the subject Of
Good Citizenship" His address
was very much enjoyed, it is stat
ed. The address will be publish
ed in the columns of The Citizen
tomorrow.
John Gekeler, president of the
organization, presided at the meet
ing.
Visiting Rotarian George Bart
lett of Jacksonville, who is execu-
tive general agent for Clyde-Mal-
lory Line, with headquarters at
Jacksonville, was in attendance.
Lieutenant John e. Faigle,
Public Works Officer at the Naval
Station, was guest of Lee Pierce.
President Gekeler read a com
municaticn from the Rotary Club
of Paris, France, inviting the
club to the International EXPOSE
ton to be held there.
Steve Douglas, chairman of the
Program Committee, announced
that next week the club should
discuss in Rotary the most import.
ant needs, or4requirements in Key
Westlupon completion Of the high
way a03 dtiW Gq0isf e
Sebastian Cabrera gave a talk
to the club. giving the highlights
of his recent trip to Europe. Sc
bastian took the members, figura
lively speaking, from Key West
across the ocean to France, thence
over France. He covered the
subject very thoroughly, present
ing a vivid mind picture, step by
step, through France, which was
thoroughly enjoyed, it is said.
Announcement was made by
the president that a meeting OF
the Board of Directors would be
held next Monday night, place to
be announced later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
CALL MADE FOR
BRIDGE WORKERS

acquisitions received at the Of
flee of the State Employment
service during yesterday were
from the S. ]. Groves and Sons
company for two Of their projects,
one of which is at Marathon and
TIE other at Little Duck Key.
For the first named place, Pro-
ject D, request was made for
six white laborers, one launch
foreman, two negro laborers and
one good mechanic to set up, op-
crate and maintain and repair one
rock crusher, grader and washer.
For Contract F, at the last
named location, there is asked to
be furnished four white laborers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
STEAMER OZARK
DUE TOMORROW

Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde
Mallory Lines. is due to arrive in
port Tomorrow evening from
New Orleans, en- route to Miami
and Jacksonville.
Brazos, of the same lines, is
due to arrive tomorrow evening
and is bound from Galveston to
Key West and New York. The
Alamo, from New York to Key
West and Tampa, is due next
Tuesday.
Steamship Yoro, of the Stand
ard Fruit and Steamship company
is due to arrive in Key West from
New York Saturday and win take
bunkers at the Porter Dock COM
pany.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
GAMBLING CASE
WILL GO BEFORE
CRIMINAL COURT
EACH or ACCUSED WILL BE
ARRAIcEED AT NEXT TERM
OF COURT, SIGN REcocNIz-
ANcE BOND

Hearing Of the seven young
men who were brought before
the court Of Peace Justice Frank
lyn AFenborg yesterday charged
vita being participants in a poker
game. IN the rear Of the Duval
Cub. 510is Duval street, was
continued this morning. .l1sNQ
Yesterday morning the case
was started and shortly before
noon Justice Arenberg decided to
close the proceedings for the day
and ordered a recess until this
morning 1880 o'clock.
After hearing lengthy argu-
ments By the attorneys for the
accused and the legal aspects of
the case by the county solicitor,
the committing magistrate rem
dered his decision to the effect
that each Of the alleged partici-
rants post a fine of 500 for
their appearance at the term of
criminal court next week.
The accused, each of whom was
allowed 90 SIGN a recognizance
bond. were; Waldo Valenzuela,
Eugene AIbury, Samuel Pinder,
Andrew Roberts. Joseph johnson,
=. Russell, Mariana John Doe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13

the following views a. % ths
naval value OF the cana. ffom =
national defense standpoint
"While Il Is the practice 81 The
navy department 20 restrict its
comment 90 matters bearing o.
rectly upon the navy and its ese
in the national defense. I have -
doubt that the proposed canal. -
shortenin the distance and Pre-.
viding an additional route soF SEA
going vessels between the Calf g
Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean,
would BE- Of value during war a.
the shipment Of materials neess.
sary for both military and com.
meFcisl use"
High army and navy effeia 3
gave testimony before the eoa-
mittee during the week o. g. tha
military value 81 the canal but
these hearings were not pabIie.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
Committee Finds Records In
Monroe County Bond Refunding
Matter To Be In Proper Shape
Financial Matters Take First
Place In Florida Legislature

Working from list especially pre-
pared by the senate finance and
taxation and rules committees, the
Senators debated:
1. Repeal of the u Of l per
cent gross receipts tax. This was
recommended by the finance COM
mittec, frowaed upon by Governor
Gone who wanted the revenue Tor
another two years, and had the
house finance committee in a
quandary. The repeal was dis
approved last week by the house
committee, but the bin was sent
back to the group and thence to a
subcommittee for further study.
2. ALLEGATION of the 7th cent
of gasoline tax to schools. This
also was approved by the senate
committee, but had not received
action by the house financiers.
Governor Cone wants this money
to continue to go to the general
revenue fund, if his program FOR
fiscal safety is to be kept in bal
ance.
8. Four cents a pound tax on
cold storage poultry, and one
cent a dozen tax on cold storage
eggs.
4. Fifty per cent increase in
present beverage taxes.
5. Earmarking liquor revenue
for old age assistance.
6. Increasing municipal shares
in liquor retail licenses.
q. Licensing of businesses not
now required to pay oecupational
tax.
8. Slot Machine law repeal.
Nearly score o. other bills
were in the hands o. the legisla-
ture or being prepared for intro.
duction to provide additional rev.
enue. Among them were measures
to raise racing taxes, to legalize
gambling, to license operation of
betting handbooks, to tax cigarets
2 cents a package, and other
measures.
Propoaal to Put l cent tax on
each &c soft drink was killed by
the house, as was a measure 20
put a 25 cent tax on each tele-
graph, telephone and power wire
pole.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
ALBERT GRIFFIN
DIED This A. M.
FUNERAL sERvIc ES WILL BE
CONDUCTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON

Albert A. Griffin, age So, IA
miliarly known to his many friends
as Rusty" died $3.50 O'Clock this
morning at the residence of his
niece, Mrs. William Knowles,
1913 Pine street.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 5 o'clock from
the Chapel of the Pritchard Fun
eral Home. Rev. NJ. L. Smith of
the Ley Memorial church will Of
ficiate.
Survivors are one brother, HAM
ilton Griffin, Tampa; one sister,
Mrs. Thomas Watkins, Key West;
two half brothers, William Cor
dova, Key West; Joe Cordova,
New York; two half sisters, Mrs.
Howard Harges, Cofferville, Kan
sas; Mrs. Mamie Smith, Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
DOUBLE SESSIONS
In LEGISLATURE
TWO DaILY MEETINGS BEING
HELD EXCEPT ON SAT-
URDAYS

TALLAHASSEE, May 10
(FNS).-With the last stretch OF
the 60-day session upon them,
members of the senate and house
scheduled two daily meetings, ex-
cept for Saturdays, until final adj
journment.
The house already is holding
two night meetings a week. and
the senate one, for local bid pass
age.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
Application Calls For
Operation OF Place
At Tavernier By Milton
PARROT

hiilson A. PARROT. Of Tavernier,
~ss iasa Night granted the app
pFevai Of the county commission
sEs 70 conduct a liquor establish
neat a that point and his appliea-
hes was signed by the members
% the beard.
Present at the meeting were
Chnismam Carl Bsrvaldi. Commits
sisaers Braxton b. Warren and
Cleveland Niles. Clerk Ross C.
sa~yer. and Chief Deputy Sheriff
Bernard Waite.
The application from Parrott
vac received at the meeting of
the commissioners last week, but
was held over until an investiga-
ton could be made and a report
received at the meeting last
night.
Two letters were read last
night. One Of these contained a
petition signed by 81 residents of
ne district, men and women, ask
ing that the petition be granted
and PARROT be given license to
conduct the place.
Counter TO this was another
letter signed by Charles Albury,
requesting that permission to con-
duet a place for selling liquor be
refused PARROT.
On motion the question was
pat to the board and the action
was unanimous to grant the license
% the applicant.
David A. Curtis was appointed
q deputy sheriff at Key Largo and
MS bond Of $1,000 with the Fidel-
~ and Deposit Company of Mary
land was approved.
Depository accounts FOR the
month Of April were read, check
ed and approved.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
County Board Shown T.
Be Responsible For Lss
Prices Received For
Bonds


TALLAHASSEE. MAJ -
The house resolutions com-
mittee killed q proposal IoF
= legislative investigates q
the Fefundins q MonFos
county bonds.
A sub-ccmmittee FepoFsed
il found all records q The
state board Of administra-
ton in proper shape on Mon-
roe county bonds.
The report said the beard
Of administration handed
$724.164 Of Monroe eoansy
funds between July I. ies3
and the time Of the bod -
funding. and that d boushs
$7ls.o00 Of bonds 81 -
average price Of 47.f3. TIE
current price IL 74is.
The fact that bends were
not bought a prices lever
than the average, the n
vestisatins sub-eommiiles -
ported. was not the fsull 81
the board Of admininiFatiz )
''but mainly the fault q tie
board Of county comnaistios-
ers Of Monroe county. who
either failed or refused e.
recommend purchases whsa
the bonds were a . mueh
lower figure than they aFe
today"
Representative Papy #
Mcnrce county introduced
the resclugion Coz tse IN.
vcslieation. lie wanted =
horse COMMITTEES of three
named especially 10 ehseh
en- the bond refundina ''ks-
cause the people Of nv eeun-
~ don't know what hap
pened," he said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
International Air Trade
Shows Decided Increase

MIAMI. May 10 (FNS)
tcfnational trade between the
Americas carried on by air shows
q decided increase In volume dur
ing the past 80 days. according
% 3 report just issued by the Ex-
press Department of the Pan
American Always.
Just under 5000 shipments of
merchandise from the United
States took the air in Clipper
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
STEAL TRACK
esssssessessseesssssssss

BENTON, Ill.-Thieves stole
mile of railroad track-ties and
aIl-from the Illinois Central Sys-
tenn, near this city. County au-
thorities have begun an investi-
cation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
INCREASES PAY OF CLERK
OF CRIMINAL COURT OF
MONROE COUNTY
my Associated prcss1
TALLAHAss sE, May 4,
TALLAHASSEE, May 13.-
Governor Cone signed Senate Bill
64I by Senator Gomez fixing The
pay of Clerk of che Criminal
Court of Record of Monroe County
at SIPS per month.

Editors Note: An Associated
Press dispatch received from Tai
lahassee on May s, and which was
printed in The Citizen on that
date, is reproduced herewith;
1.-THE House killed Senate Bill 461
fixing the salary of the Clerk of
the Criminal Court of Monroe
County"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13

ships bound for ports in the West
Indies, Central and South Ameri-
ca. Northbound from these south
ern countries came 2436 ship
ments.
Florida stood among the leaders
of the, states participating in this
Clipper commerce with 266 ship
ments south and 90 arriving
northbound to eonsignees in the
state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
LOSES TEETH ALSO

SOUTH BEND, Ind.-tIt didn't
matter so mrch that somebody
stole his coat, Charles Hall told
police of this city. What made
him mad YVES that his false teeth
were in one of the pockets.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-13
MORAL-UPLFT
BUGS AT WORK
ON CONGRESS
CONCEIVE IDEA THAT 1T
WOULD BE FINE ARRANGE
MENT TO IMPOSE GIN MAR
RAGE LAW
By PRESTON GROVER
tisy AssocSnted Pressl

WASHINGTON, May 13.-
Some OF CONGRESSES brighter minds
got an idea the other day that it
would be good plan to impose a
"gin marriage" law on Washing
ton, and il they do it will be a
grand thing for nearby midnight
ministers" in Maryland who viii
marry just about anything in sight
at any hour.
To understand just how funny
such law would be it must be
understood that Maryland joins on
Washington.
The streets of Washington run
right on into Maryland without SO
much as white line marking the
intersection. The principal diff
ference is that on the Maryland
side the taxes are reported a bit
higher since the people can't run
to congress for help in paying po-
lice and paving bills.
Competition
Now for a very long time there
has been competition among the
midnight ministers and marrying
clerks in Maryland for getting the
Washington business. Such is
the competition that sign boards
along the highway greet motorists
with the information that 200 feet
ahead is a clerk who will perform
unimpeaehable marriage cere-
monies at any hour.
There have been purity CAM
paigns to stop that sort of thing
but it hasn't even slowed down,
and if anything could be devised
to help it along it would be gin
marriage bill.
Just why it is more fun to be
married in Maryland than in
Washington is not clear on the
record but the local ministers
don't like the loss of trade and it
can be expected that if the Mary
land marriers send lobby here
to work for the legislation they
will be met by a lobby from the
District decrying any effort to
drive a home industry into for
eign fields.
No Comeback
Washington has had marriage
troubles before. The city is filled
with lads and lassies from out in
the shelter-belt areas who got
jobs here because their father
helped the congressman carry his
precinct. They get lonesome for
the sound OF a quiet night and
marriage is the next logical step,
since both have jobs and two i'm
comes are better than one.
In the tough days of year or
so back an edict was issued that
husband and wife could not both
hold federal jobs. That put a
real crimp in the marrying bust
ness for a while, but apparently
there were ways of getting around
that. A federal employees organ
ization which did not like the edict
came forward with information
that many of the lonesome couples
were simply beginning to live to-
gether without benefit of clergy.
Actually the gin-marriage talk
was mostly an outcropping of the
congressional yen to make the peo-
PIE moral by law, which suffered
a setback with repeal. Besides, il
is safe and comfortable to practice
on Washington. The people here
jscan't vote.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-08
z0NING BOARD
FORESTALLS
ABATT0|R

Striking its first blow against
industrial nuisance" establish.
ments in the Benning area, the
District Zoning Commission has
restricted for residential use q
65-acre tract near the proposed
Adolf Gobel Company's abattoir
site.
Lying within 300 yards Of the
much-discussed slaughterhouse,
the tract extends from Kenilworth
Avenue and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad right-of-way to
Anacostia Park.
Gambling on the prospect that
Congress will prohibit the
slaughterhouSe from operating
the National Insured Homes Cor.
poration, Of New York, acquired
the tract last month and at the
recent public hearings Of the zon-
ing commission requested the zon-
ing be changed to residential. Pre-
viously the land was zoned resi-
Dental, commercial and industrial.
Spokesman for the New York
company told the commission 1t
proposed a 1000, 900 low.cost hous-
ing development in the area. The
spokesman said the company
bought the land with "our eyes
open" on the gamble that the
slaughterhouse will be barred from
operating"