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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
WEATHER FORECAST
(Till 7.:3O 3. m.. Sundavl

NIllf I.3O ID. m, sunday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy to cloudy with showers
tonight and possibly Sunday;
somewhat cooler; moderate south
erly winds, shifting to westerly.
Florida: Mostly cloudy tonight,
scattered showers in south por-
ton and probably light mist on
northeast coast; slightly colder in
north and west portions tonight;
Sunday partly cloudy, possibly
showers near extreme south
coast; slightly colder in south
and east portions.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits.
Moderate south and southwest
winds, shifting to westerly over
north portion, and partly overcast
weather tonight and Sunday with
scattered light showers.
East Gulf: Moderate southwest
to northwest winds, and partly
overcast weather tonight and
Sunday with showers over south
portion tonight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
DAVID WARD m
RACE FOR SENATE
MAKES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or
CANDIDACY IN FORT
MYERS PRESS

David E. Ward. Lee county
judge. who has a number of
friends in Key West, said on his
last visit several months ago that
he was considering announcing as
a candidate for the State Senate.
In a telegram TO The Citizen he
confirms this, and informs his
many friends that formal an
nouncement appears today in the
Fort Myers press.
The telegram, from Fort Myers.
reads: In response to inquiries
from Key West and elsewhere In
the district, am confirming in
our paper here that I shall be a
candidate for State Senator. For
NAL announcement viii come lat
err"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
Plans Are Under Way For
Community Christmas Tree

Preparations for the Commune
ty Christmas Tree from which
many presents will be distributed
on December %, the day before
Christmas Eve, are going ahead
steadily, with many volunteer
workers taking part.
Included in the group are men,
bers of the boy and girl scout
troops, young men and women of
the National Youth Administra-
ton, and members of the sponsor
body, the Key West Junior Wom-
ans Club.
Checking names of the needy
children, placing fruit in bags,
sorting and storing each gift and
placing name tags upon each
passsage, and outlining plans for
rapid distribution are the intense
ly interesting phases of the work
being done at this time.
Members of Arthur Sawyer
Post %, American Legion, and of
the police department, are to be
on hand. They will assist in the
distribution, and also keep order.
Programs of Christmas Carols
are being arranged. These will
be sung by the scout organiza-
tions, and number of appropri-
ate selections are to be played by
the Key West Hospitality Band.
Everything is being done. said
Victor Larsen of the Recreation
Department WPA, to make this
Christmas Tree, with its attend
ant festivities, complete in every
detail
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
Street Gutter Cleaning
Work Starts Tomorrow

Adrian O'Sweeney announced
this morning that he will begin
early tomorrow morning putting
in effect his assertion that if he
was furnished the necessary
wheelbarrowS, brooms a n d
shovels, he would keep both sides
of Duval street between Angela
and Eaton streets free of trash
and debris.
This statement was contained
in a letter written by Mr.. o.
Sweeney and read at the regular
meeting of city council Thurs
day night, and which carried this
provision: "that the city by ordi-
nance prohibit the sweeping of
trash, dirt and other debris from
the sidewalks into the cutters. -
Council agreed that an ordi-
nance be drawn to this effect by
the proper committee, but Mr.. o.
Sweeney said this morning that
the section of Duval street he
proposed to clean was already
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
Vessel Was Struck By
Mail Carrying Craft
While Running At High
Rate Of Speed

Salvaging of equipment and
paraphernalia from the Launch
Iris, which was sunk Tuesday
night when rammed by the mail
boat en- route to Miami, is being
carried on by employees of the
lighthouse service, under direc-
ton of Captain Nathan Niles, Jr.,
owner and master of the vessel.
The Iris was used by Captain
Niles in his capacity of attendant
to unattended lights in this dis
trict, and number of lights
were on the vessel when she was
sunk. Some of these lights and
other equipment used in connec-
ton with aids to navigation have
been salvaged, said Superinten-
dent VIM. w. Demeritt, of the
Seventh District.
It was learned that the Tender
Poppy, which was operated in
the vicinity of Port Everglades
which was ordered TO 60 to the
assistance of the Iris in the sal
wage operations, had not reached
the scene of the accident this
morning.
The Poppy is towing a pile
driver, and it is understood that
the engine and other weighty
units of the power plant are to
be removed by the piledriver
after which it is anticipated til
Iris will float and be much more
easily handled
Mr.. Demeritt said that examin-
alton of the hulk of the launch
shows that the top Of the cabin is
missing. and the stem of the mail
boat went through the starboard
side of the bow of the Iris and
reached the keel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
MUCH ADMIRED KEY WEST POETESS
Scared To Death When She Attempted First Poetry
WRITES WITH CRYING BABIES in lap


Poets are generally believed to
invoke their muse in the silence
of some lonely hour or the quiet
of a secret retreat. Barbara
Greene, Key. Vests outstanding
poet, does not follow the rule. Fol-
lowing the true instinct of poet
she writes when the thought and
feeling come to her-and this is
usually in her home with babies
crying and shouting on the floor
in front of her, one in her lap, and
an occasional tot climbing on her
back
Barbara. who Is MRS. Henry
Pinder by marriage. has never
studied poetry. She has never
even had the opportunity of a
higher education, she says, but
she has done a great deal of read
ing. When she sat down to write
her first poetry it was an awful
moment, she was so scaredI She
began to write in earnest in 1888.
For the benefit of those in Key
West who have not read her
poems, several of which have
been printed in The Citizen and a
series of them in the Sunday Star,
her lines are exquisite descrip-
tons of nature and the everyday
things of life. In her own words,
she doesn't like just fancy de-
scription, she writes descriptions
with a meaning TO them. This Is
the essence of the beauty of her
work-intense, highly colored, ex-
perience pictured in a setting of
almost painful beauty, such is the
excellence of her art and feeling.
A great number of her pieces
have to do with the local color"
of Key West, and describe well
the strong feeling of a Key West
er for the green, ocean-girt Island
City and its friendly Latin and
Bahaman people
Pouring off her beautiful work
as easily as if she were taking a
drink of water Barbara, never
the less, has little desire to see
her work in print. Noted critics
who come across her poetry 60
wild over it, but Barbara does
nothing about it. This year, how
ever, with the aid of a number of
local persons she is planning to
bind the best of her Key West
poetry in a coconut fiber booklet
Efforts are also being made to in
terest a national publishing house
in her work.
Margaret Seydell, who conducts
a poetry column in the Atlanta
Georgian, has repeatedly praised
her work and has done a great
deal to bring her TO the attention
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
POLICE CLUBS
FUND INCREASES
RESULTS FROM DANCE ARE
SAID TO BE VERY
GRATIFYING

Chief Ivan Elwood. Of the Key
West Police Department, said this
morning that the results from the
dance given for the purpose of Sc
curing funds for uniforms for the
force were exceedingly gratifying.
After all expenses have been
paid and number of incidentals
attended 20. the revenue from the
dance totalIed $40. it was said.
and today measurements are be-
ing arranged and materials chos-
en- for the splendid new uniforms
which are 10 be purchased
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18

of famous critics and writers. She
once gave an entire column to a
consideration of her poetry, say
ing that she will be one of the
South's great poets. Another trib-
ute was when she sent Barbara a
copy of Poetry World, the work
of a number of well-known poets
in it, and wrote across the from
. tispiece, 81 think your poetry is
better than any of this. 1t was
Miss Seydell who had a critical
estimate of Barbara's poetry made
by DR.. Whightman Melton. editor
of ''Bozart Contemporary Verse"
He too was high in his praise.
Martha Lyman Shillito, we'll
known Alabama poet, criticized
her poems favorably. Mrs. Eliza
beth Crepen, well-known society
novelist, visited her at her home
and bawled her out for not both
ering to have her verse published.
MIR. Bigelow, editor of Good
Housekeeping magazine, said her
work was very good, and Vivian
Yeiser Laramore, who has a poe
try column in the Miami Daily
News, also gave a column to Bar
bara's work, besides including
two of her poems in the 1886 edi-
ton of Florida Poets.
Avery Powell, of the Jackson
vile Tines Union. is another
much impressed with the poems
of hers he has read.
Barbara tried to publish book
once, but her publisher claimed
that he went broke. after he had
secured her work, and told her he
could not 60 through with it,
When she asked for her poetry,
he said he had lost the manu-
script A number of other at
tempts failed to bring back the
poems, Finally the threat of hav-
ing the law on him made him re-
turn them. Barbara is certain he
intended to publish them and Sc
cure money from the sale for
himself.
Barbara Greene was born here.
She spent ten years in Gainesville
and High Springs, Florida. re-
turned to Key West and has been
here the last three years.
The interview with Barbara
was one packed with the most
startling revelations and surprises
to The Citizen, but the biggest
jolt came when she turned TO him
and asked, I've been trying to
find out this for a long time-just
exactly what is free verse;"
Records of the exact turmoil of
mind of the reporter at that time
are not available.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
MARINERS WILL
BEPAID MONDAY
ALL LIGHTHOUSE EMPLOYEES
TO RECEIVE CHRIST
MAS MONEY

Members of the lighthouse
service in this district will be
made happy Monday. that is, all
of those who are in port, when
checks for the half-month pay Of
December Is distributed.
Distributing Clerk Lionel Plum
mer said this morning that just
before Christmas each year the
department sends pay for the
first half Of December to all Of
the employees in the service and
thai ne viii hate IN readiness by
Monday morning payments for al
Of the employees in the Seventh
district.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
Zoning Board Given Support
iOfReaI Estate Division OF
Local Chamber OF Commerce
Resolution Adopted Dur
ing Meeting OF Organ
izatiOn Held Last Eve
ming

Meeting in the offices Of the
Chamber of Commerce last night
the real estate division Of the or
sanization held . very interest
ing meeting over which Leo F.
Hughes. president. presided.
Matters ofiintsasSs to ihs mem
bers were discussed in detail and
a resolution assuring the zOnins
Commission of the hearty sup
port and cooperation Of the body
was adopted.
Among those present and TAX
ing an active part in the discus
sions were Frank II. Ladd. Fred
J. Dion. ". A. johnson. Leo
Hughes and others.
Adjournment was announced at
a late hour. and the members I'D.
vised that the next regular meet
ing of the organization would be
held Thursday. January 20. unless
a cali for a special meeting Is
deemed necessary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
ARRAICNED FOR
HEARING FRIDAY

Geraldine Pinder. colored.
charged with an assault on the
person Of Kathleen Andrews.
while using profane language.
was srraigned for preliminary
hearing before Peace Justice In
rique Esquinsldo yesterday after
noon.
After the testimony had been
heard by the committing magis-
trste, he announced that there
was sufficient condemnatory evil
dence 20 warrant the accused be-
ing held for trial a. the next term
Of criminal court. and the bond
was fixed ~ $50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
CHRISTMAS TREE
MONDAY EVENING

Key West Temple Number 20
Pythian Sisters, have announced
they will have their Christmas
Tree and associate festivities Mon
day night at 8 o'clock in their
hall
This entertaining feature is
regularly planned by the local
lodge, and is an annual feature OF
the Christmas season, to which
members of the Knights of Pyth-
las lodges are always extended a
welcome.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
NOTTACE FINISHES
TRAINING COURSE

The Citizen is in receipt of a
letter from the Coyne Electrical
School in Chicago stating that
Anthony Nottage of Key. West has
completed a practical course of
training in that institution.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18

Barometer 1880 a. m. today:
Sea level, 29.95.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IL Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-18
The WEATHER

Observation-Disclosures,
The Washington times., 1937-02-08

L. {. Z. Express Arrivals
South CarOlina-3O crates asparagus
California-65 lugs avocados.
FlOrida-2% lugs lines; 35 4e-duArt
baskets romaine; ~ bushel baskets
okra AZ bushel baskets peppers; 81
bushel baskets squash; 80 36-pint
crates Strawberries.
Unknown Origin-15 crates mixed veg
eta bles
Pennsylvania-154 3-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
Michigan-4O 55-lb cartons rhubarb.
North Carolina-27 bushel baskets
salad green's
Virginia. barrels watercress
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
WHEAT AT NEW
RECOVERY HIGH.

CHICAGO, Feb. 8 GNS).
Wheat advanced to new high
on the recovery today, the price
advancing more than cent a
bushel before profit taking checked
the bulge.
Sharp advances in foreign mar
kets, continued reports Of a short
age of food in various countries,
and dust storms in the West, said
to be the worst since last summer,
were price-lifting factors here.
May advanced 11sc to S1.3512 b
fore feeling the weight of realizing.
Strength in wheat and light re-
ceipts carried corn up as much as
12sc.
Around midsession, wheat vas
unchanged to l2c up, corn 3sc to
l3sc up, oats unchanged to 1sc
up, and rye Ac lower to h4c
higher.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
STEEL AND RAIL
STOCKS LEAD
ADVANCE
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 GNSD.
Stocks continued to forge ahead
under the lead Of steels and rails.
as trading passed the noon hou1
today. The shock of the Presi-
dents proposal to pad the
Supreme Court appeared to be
wearing off in the financial dis
trict.
U. S. Steel spurted almost 3
points at one time to the best
price since 1881 above 10l, after
opening at par on a block Of
5000 shares. Bethlehem climbed
more than 2.
Southern Pacific and Great
Northern on gains Of more than
a point, swept into new high ter
ritory to lead the rail section up
ward. Illinois Central, Baltimore
and Ohio and Northern Pacific
ran up a point each, while Union
Pacific on a late opening jumped
4 points.
Packing shares were active.
after Armour and Wilson opened
at new highs onb locks Of 5000
and 5000 shares. respectively.
The largest transaction, though,
was 10000 shares of American
Zinc at a new top of II, up more
than point.
Several other highs included
Lorillard in the tobaccos, Boeing
in the aviations. Mack Trucks
Utilities were inclined to lag
all through the forenoon Ameri-
can Telephone and American Can
in the blue chips" also we're
sluggish.
Bonds were led upward by in
duStrialS
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Chicago Shares
Increase in Value

twenty-five representative stocks
listed on the Chicago Stock Ex-
change had a market value at the
close of business for the week
ended February 6, of $1,159, ,430,-
625, an increase of $18,361,8 ,875 or
1873 per cent, as compared with
$1,141, ,068.75O at the close of the
previous week, according to Paul
H. Davis g. Company.
At the close of the correspond
ing week a year ago. the same
stocks had a market value of ST..
1897 500, indicating an increase
during the year of $101 ,433. 125,
or 9.57 per cent.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. Feb. G.N.sD.-Butter-
Reserved. 5.137 tubs: market. steady to
easy: old cars. / new, 3, Extras, S3H
standards, 33i2; Extra frsts. SO; firsts.
al? 632la; specials, 33% 6S44
EEgs-Received, s.22S cases; market,
steady; old cars, 49, new, 6; current
receipts 2Oi2 fresh extra firsts, less
than cars, 21l2 cars, %; fresh firsts,
less than cars, 2l12; cars, 21% 922;
dirties. 1871 checks l7l2.
Cheese-Twins NAM; single dais-
les and longhorns. 17la Oily.
Live Poultry-Msrket, Steady; turkeys.
13@lS;hens, 13d17l2; leghorn hens.
9d12; broilers, 81 a 23 springs. 1900;
chickens. 1904; roosters, 12913; ducks
1261S, and geese, 1904.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
New York Wool

NEW YORK. Feb Z GNSl-wool
firm. Domestic fleece unwashed Ohio and
Penn, 4S654; domestic pulled secured
basis, 1o3@120; domestic Texas clean,
basis, e591l2; domestic. territory clean
basis, S39115.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Washington Stocks

SALES
Capital Traction SIS. 81 ,000@95.
Washington Railway & Electric,
$1,000 1862.
Capital Transit Co., 10@15A;
10015A.
AFTER CALL
Capital Traction SIS. $500d95.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Volume This Year
73,O71,936 Shares

Net
High Low 12:4S Ch &c
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-23

Of our people and give a state
wide expression Of protest" He
criticised the department and
stated they were one of abuse and
uncertainty. People Of the state
have observed in many sections
that politics has played big part
in putting in inefficient wardens
who should be paid more for their
efficient service, are being under
paid. People are asking who is
paying the bill If 1t is not the peo-
pie Of Minnesota who pay a license
fee for fishing and hunting?" Mr..
Kaupanger stated that there is no
way to straighten out the matter
unless the tin-horn politicians are
done away with.
On The Fence
With Elmer Benson and HAL
mar Petersen figuring on being
the candidate for the FL COVER
norship next year, the office hold
ers, hanging onto the banner of
the present administration, are
wondering what to do. It Is the
VIC" Va many PCoPhC Iildt Tic IIld-
chine is hard to beat at the pri-
maries, which would return the
present governor to a chance at
the fall election next year, but
people throughout the state have
voiced their opinions to the effect
that Hjalmar would make the best
governor, due to being more sin
cere, and would work more for
the interest Of the people. Now
the question arises in the minds Of
the majority party office holders
of the state, we are told, who
will it be, Elmer or Hjalmar."
While talking at farmer-labor
picnic recently, Hialmar Petersen
brought up and discussed the mat
ter of civil servic> need in the OPP
Grafton Of the state Of Minneso-
ia. He stated that we must have
intelligent citizens operate our Of
fees, rather than kick out eff
cient workers because they do not
have the political beliefs the
"higher-ups" feel they should
have.
Governor Benson is now appar-
emily working out a silent replace
ment Of personnel and instead Of
considering efficiency of state
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-23
Cedar Lake

Henry Pope and sons, Arnold
and Carl, and Billie johnson mo-
tored to Minneapolis Monday. Mr..
Poppe will visit a few days and
Carl entered as freshman at the
University.
Rev. and Mrs. J. r. Schumach-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kind, Mr..
and Mrs. Art Lloyd, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Lloyd and daughter, Patty
Ann, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. H. Pick
EFT and baby and Alberta Gamradt
attended a shower in honor Of Ar
mold Kind and Ruth Peterson Sum
day afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Kind at Unity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sundermann
and family and George Sunder-
mann were Friday evening visitors
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Voller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Johnson
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Jens
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-23
South Sank Centre

Mr.. and Mrs. George Schieffer
and family. of Sank Centre, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Sylves-
ter Schieffer and son, Norbert.
John and Carl Bieringer were
callers at the Anton Bieringer
home Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Schloegle and son, JUL
ian, were callers at the John Pet
ermeier home Monday.
Frank Jc,,c and son, Raymond,
and daughter. Jeanette, were bust
ness callers at the Anton Biering-
er home Monday.
Rudy Grof spent Monday even
ing at the Gust Quade home.
Mary and Norbert Schloegle
spent Saturday at the Anton Bier.
niger home.
Hubert Herman called on John
Petermeier Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jenc, Hen
ry, Eddie and Jeanette were sup
per guests and spent Sunday az
ternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo
Klar and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bieringer
spent Friday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Jenc and family.
A large crowd attended and
everyone had a good time at the
threshers dance given at the An
ton Bieringer home Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Arthur Quade and son, Lyle.
and Merlyn Wiener were callers at
the Sylvester Schieffer home Fri
day afternoon.
Anton Bier'nger was q caller at
the Bill Shanahan home Monday.
Joe Rouslang and Fred Wiegers
were callers at the Frank Jenc
home Wednesday.
Mrs. John Bieringer was a caller
at the Anton Bieringer home on
Thursday evening.
Ben Dollhouse was a caller at
the Art Quade home Wednesday.
Jake Ebensrefner was a caller al
the Carl Bieringer home Saturday.
Mrs. John Bieringer spent Fri
day with Mrs. Sylvester Schieffer,
Hubert Rierman was a caller at
the Joe Schloegle home Friday.
Mrs. Joe Rouslang called on
Mrs. Frank Jenc Wednesday.
Sylvester Schieffer was a caller
at the Anton Bieringer home on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kohl, Of Mel
rose, are snending a few days with
their daughter and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Lardy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bieringer,
Roy Jenc and Leonard Schieffer
spent Sunday afternoon and were
sumner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
Quade.
Floyd Stoll spent Sunday even
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-23

Sank Centre, visited Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Pope.
Mrs. Albert Kind visited Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Henry Wilem-
berg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lentz and
family visited Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rehkamp
and family.
Mrs. Gordon Morse and son,
Dudley, and daughter. Rosemary,
were Wednesday visitors Of Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Everist.
Mrs. A. J. Orth and daughter,
Margie, spent Sunday in Hancock
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Otto.
Mrs. Ann Gallenbeck, Of st. Paul
spent few days visiting at the A.
]. Orth home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Orth and
daughter and Mrs. Ann Gallen-
beck were Tuesday evening visit
ors at the Mary Pangburn home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grams
and daughters, Of Cold Springs
were Saturday evening guests at
the A. J. Orth home.
Mrs. Thorval Hansen and chill
dren were Saturday callers at the
A. j. Orth home.