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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-28
!. ARCHIE WILLIS
WRITES BACK HOME

County Commissioner Brax-
ton B. Warren is in receipt
of a letter from J. Archie
Willis from Chicago, in which
he asked to be remembered to
many of his friends in Key
West.
Mr.. Willis, it will be re-
membered was connected with
the Morning Journal for some
time in the capacity of BUSH
ness manager, and made
numerous friends during his
stay in Key West.
He states in his letter to
Mr.. Warren that while he is
getting along very nicely in
Chicago, he still has that
same old longing to be back
in the Island City again, and
expresses a hope that he may
again have the opportunity of
returning here.
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House Kills Senate Bill
Fixing6 SALARY OfMOnrOe
County Court Solicitor
House Passes Bill Fix
ing Salary OF Monroe
County School Beard
Members

tWt ANNN4 NAE8 HNEE
TALLAHASSEE. April q.
The House on molten BY
Representative Bernie c.
Papy, killed Senate BilI as.
which was for the parposs
Of redistrictins school hoard
districts in Monroe County.
The House also killed SEN
ate Bill SIT. fixing the salary
of the Monroe County SoIici-
tor.
On motion by Representa-
tive Papy, the House passed
Senate Bill SO. fixing esm-
Pensation Of the members Of
the Board Of Public Instruc-
ton cf Monroe County.
Senate, Bill 316 was also
passed by the House. rsdis-
trieting County Commission.
ers districts Of Monroe
County.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-28

TALLAHASSEE, April %
(FNS).-The Florida legislature,
needing the demand of Governor
Fred Cone at the start of the ses-
sion for highest possible degree OF
economy, this week had the bien-
NAL appropriations bill before it
with 100000 sliced off of the
1885 figures and $1,070,000 a
year cut from the 1897 budget.
Approximate annual total in the
bin was $10,3O0,000.
Spurred to action through con-
tinued failure to whip definite
Iprsgrgm into sknpe, senate appro-
priations committee members
turned the bin loose during week
end adjournment as finance and
taxation members were strugg ing
to bring into existence a fiscal
program.
Whatever program is brougns
out-and a definite alignment of
bills on finances is expected be-
fore the end of this week-it vii;
have to supply funds for paying
approximately s3,500,000 a year
in old age pensions. and at the
same time replace existing rev.
cnre that is lost at the end of this
fiscal year because of varied rea-
sons.
Pave Way For Program
First of the week meetings be-
tween leaders of the senate and
house paved the way for develop
ment of such a program, although
postponement of scheduled inset
ings during the weekend gave
first impression that the delegates
from the two groups might find
trouble in getting together.
Committee action near the end
of the week worked to clear the
atmosphere so that the legislators
might start almost from the
ground upfin framing their. fiscal
program.
The senate finance committee
voted to kill the gross receipts tax
law, with its approximately 81
100000 a year revenue, and to
transfer from the general revenue
fund to schools the seventh cent
of the gasoline tax. This tax
brings about $2,75O,O00 a year.
While this was happening in the
senate committee. a house finance
group was rejecting one of the
favorite plans of Governor Cone
and Comptroller ]. NJ. Lee as il
killed bill to pool all state rev.
enues except that from the gaso-
line tax. Proponents of the meas
ure promised, however, that it
would come back to the floor in
new form but with the same pur-
pose.
The vetoed 1886 bill to repeal
the tire and tube tax was passed
again during the week, as the
pocket veto of former Gov. Sholtz
was overridden by substantial ma.
jorities.
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'DEMOLAY ORDER
NAMES OFFICERS
JOSEPH RIcHARDsoNwAsRE RE.
ELECTED MASTER coUN-
sELLoR LAST NIGHT

Rorert j. Perry Chapter, Order
OF DeMolay, held an election of
officers last evening at the regu-
lar session in Scottish Rite Hall,
corner Eaton and Simonton
streets.
Joseph Richardson YVES re-elect-
ed as Master-Counsellor, Malcolm
Sawyer was named to serve an
other term as Senior Counsellor,
and William Allen was elected as
the new junior Counsellor.
Plans We're made by the organi-
cation to sponsor a card party on
Monday, May 10. A committee
was named to make plans for this
party.
Members of Masonic bodies at
tending the meeting were Mr..
Mabrey, Frank o. Weech and Isa.
dore Weintraub.
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Steamer Cuba Has Thirty
Passengers For Key West

Steamship Cuba, o: the P. and
o. S. S. company, arrived yester-
day afternoon from Havana with
IA first cabin and 16 second cabin
passengers for Key West; II
first and nine second cabin for
Tampa, making total of 80 dis
embarking at this port.
Key West arrivals were: Ramon
Blanco Herrera, Maria Ursula
Ducassi, Raymond Gray, Mildred
Gray, Adele Gregory, Luisa Men
dieta, Flora Ducassi, Bartolomeo
Ducassi, Jose Perez, Jose E. Ra-
mirez, Dolores B. de Ramirez,
Earl H. Matterson, Amad's Bar
cello Ferrer, Maria Ursula Decassi,
Alfredo Pena Blanco, Francis L.
Barnes, Antonio Sonar, Ede,miro
Vidal, Yolando de la Guerro, Ser
gio de la Guerra, Jose de la Pena,
Ana Maria de la Pena, Lila de la
Pena, Teresa Nunez, Clara de la
Ona, Gabriel Cabanas, Mercedes
Cabanas, Gabriel Cabanas, Jr.,
Pedro Fox Y Zanora.
The vessel sailed at $50 o'clock
for Tampa with the following
bookings from Key West: DIR. H.
Williams, Mrs. Williams, G. L.
Scheer, ]. r. Blair, C. A. PARA
more, N. L. Herman, Mrs. Francis
Boyd, H. C. Graves, John C. Key,
William Soils, V. V. Carmichael,
Pual L. Young, Hardy Jones, Mel
son Jones.
The power boat Sullivan, Cap
tain Axel Peterson, of the Over
seas Transportation Company, ar
rived in port this morning from
Miami with eleven tons of freight
for Key West.
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Radio Station Compiler
In Havana Writes About
His Recent Visit Here

Joseph Proveyor, compiler and
reporter for two of the radio sta
tions in Cuba, has written Mayor
H. G. Galley letter of apprecia-
ton of the many courtesies ex-
tended to him and his associates
during their several days in Key
West on the occasion of the un-
yelling of the Marti Memorial,
April 10.
Upon my return to Cuba"
writes Mr.. Proveyor, "and after
the happy days passed in that
hospitable city, where all was
courtesy and kindly feeling, 1
wish by this letter which is also,
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WHITAKER RITES AT
MEMORIAL CHURCH
CHANGE IN ARRANGEMENT
ANNOUNCED nv NOR
TIcIAN SAWYER

Mortician Benjamin Sawyer. Of
Lopez Funeral Home, announced
this afternoon that there has been
a change in the arrangements Zoe
the funeral Of the late Asa l.
Whitaker.
Instead Of the funeral ~ pre-
viously announced being from tlig
residence % the Ley Memorial
church. il will be held direct fnom
the church. 5 o'clock and the
body will be placed IN the ehnrch
az 2 o'clock.
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Retired Surgeon And
Wife Greatly Enjoy
Visit In Key West

DIR. H. Williams, retired sur
geon of the United States Public
Health Service, and Mrs. Will
liams, who had been visiting dur
ing the winter months, left yester-
day for their home in Asheville
N. C.
Before leaving on the Cuba
both Mr.. and Mrs. Williams said
they had enjoyed a wonderful
visit and really regretted the
necessity of leaving the many
kind friends they have made in
this city.
Mrs. Williams expressed the
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NOTICE PYTHIANS

All members of Knights of Py-
thias and Pythian Sisters are re-
quested to be at lib Varela
street on Friday afternoon at
4 80 o'clock for the purpose of
attending the funeral of Brother
A. L. Whitaker.
J. WINFIELD RUSSELL,
apr28-1t K. of r. & S.
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in the mama of my associates at
the time of the MART ceremonies
and celebration, to offer our sim
cere thanks.
'The time we spent in Key
West was so pleasant and fraught
with 90 many delightful expert
ences, that at the first oppor-
tunity which presents, promise
to repeat my visit.
"The gratitude felt by myself
and my companions il such that
we wish to make it known to all
of your citizens and request you
to be the medium OF extending
this sincere appreciation"
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Officials Leave After
+ Inspecting Ships Here

Inspections were made of YES
sells, but the principal object of
the trip was to examine the
records of a number of persons
who follow the sea and where the
applicant came up to the require
ments issued continuous service
certificates.
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thought that she had never be-
fore encountered a city where
ev-ry thing in it was interesting
and attractive She was especially
interested in the shells which were
numerous, and took with her a
collection of beautiful apecimens
which she will distribute to chill
dren in a hospital in Asheville.
Two of the dearest friendships
renewed in Key West were with
NJ. E. Berkowitz. chief pharmacist
at the Marine Hospital, and Mrs.
Berkowitz. Mr.. Berkowitz served
with DR.. Williams when he first
entered the service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-28
Another Sponge Sale
Conducted Here Today

Another small sale of sponges
was conducted at the municipal
sponge wharf this morning, with
but three small lots of yellow and
five lots of wool being offered.
The highest price paid for yell
low was in the IS lunches which
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were bid in for sI63s and ths
highest sale Of wool was Is
punches for which the highest bls
was $4l0. or $40 % the hunsh.
Total sales amounted 20
$456.is, "a punches Of Ysiies
bringing sI7.96 and sc bunshss
Of wool going for Ss3s22.
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Special Legislative Review
OF Activities During Week

Possibility that the state may
go into the slot machine business
for itself in spite of very definite
indications that the devices will
first be outlawed, was. seen by
President Stuart ellis of the sen.
ate. He told of a proposal to give
Florida a slot machine monopoly
scheduled to bring in $10,400,000
year revenue from the operation
of 10000 machines.
Bills to make operation of slot
machines dangerous venture
one providing for punishment Of
from to 5 years in Jail, fine Of
from $1,000 to $4,000, and con-
fiscation of real estate for viola.
tors-seemed. headed for legisla-
tive action. A house committee
introduced such a bill as a COM
promise measure after studying
six or seven measures before it.
Liquor revenue was scheduled
for an increase under various
bills, one of which bore the stamp
of the Florida Retail Liquor Deal
ers Association. Most of them
carried assurance of sponsors that
they would produce the 100000
said by friends of the administra-
ton to be necessary to carry out
Governor Cones wishes in regard
to state financing.
How long the Florida Recovery
Act would remain before the leg
islature was predetermined. Held
off from floor discussion during
the latter part of the week by a
! series of legislative coups, the
measure was headed full force for
the floor as the house started the
fourth week of the session.
A host of proposed constitu-
! tional amendments were either
passed by one house or the other
or were on calendars for early dis
posal.
Limit Taxation
During the last week the senate
voted to limit all real estate taxa
ton to Is mills; voted to require
advertising of all local bills prior
to submission to the legislature I'M
less a referendum vote has been
held on them; voted to limit bond
ed indebtedness of any bond IS
suing area to II percent of its as
sessed property value; voted to
give the legislature authority to
, set apportionment for all school
taxes; and voted to put school
money distribution on equal dig
nifty with other expenses of state
government. All must be submit
ted to vote of Florida electors
if they pass the house.
The house had before it a pro-
posed constitutional amendment to
abolish the one mill tax for schools
provided by the constitution, an
amendment to give the state SUI
preme court a seventh justice,
! and another setting up congress
sional district residence require
ments for members of the court.
Investigation of the activities
of the state board of administra-
TONS activities in refunding and
retiring county and special road
and bridge district bonds was ask
ed of the house, but the demand
was referred to resolutions COM
mittee.
Public hearings were held on
the fair trades and practices act,
on three proposals for constitu-
tional amendment to provide a
state income tax, and on bills to
raise the tax on racing mutueI
/ pools and to hold racing to five
days a week.
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arrangements win include ].
Waldo Leon, chairman; Mrs. Mar
garet Berner, Mrs. Elaine Ed
wards, Abe Aronovitz, Bart Riley,
John w. Davis and H. H. Taylor.
Among the subjects on the pro-
gram for discussion will be the
Overseas Highway project and
what it will mean to the Keys
and Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-28
RABBIT FOOT BRINGS BAD
LUCK To SPRINGFIELD MAN

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-When
a rabbit foot was found on Arthur
McBlake by police in this city, he
disbustedly asked that it be thrown
away. cit never brought me any,
thing but bad luck all these years
/ have carried it," he said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-28
Key West Get Together
Party To Be Held In
Miami On Friday Night

Mayor A. d. H. Fossey, of Mi
ami, will be the guest of honor
at a Key West get-together party
to be given in that city Friday
night, and invitations ere being
sent to al known former resi-
dents of Key West who are now
living in Miami.
Members of the committee on
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KILLS SELF RATHER THAN
CHOOSE BETWEEN GIRLS

CLANTON, Ala.-Unable to
choose btweeen two girls for
whom he had declared his love,
Wilton Gillespie, 16, of this city,
killed himself with shotgun.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-28

J. =. Blair, United States In
spector q hulls, and G. L. Sheer,
United state inspector of boil
era who arrive Monday morning
on the Cuba fromTampa. left YES
ssrday afternoon seturning to
headquarters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-28
WEARS ovERcoAT 80 YEARS

GREENVILLE, S. C.-Dave
Alexander of this city claims that
he is still wearing an overcoat he
purchased SO years ago for
S13,59.
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acquisitions For Bridge
Workers Received From
Three cting Firms
Applications For Men We're
Made AT Office OF
State Employment Serv-
zee Here

acquisitions from three of
The contracting firms ON the
Keys were received this
morning At the State Em-
ployment Service office in
charge Of VIM. v. Little.
First Of these stipulated
three white laborers and
three eolored laborers to be
sent 20 the S. J. Groves and
5ons eompany's Contract d,
Al Hog Key.
Mr.. Little said that up to
time this requisition was filed
there had been approximate
" 100 men sent to the Groves
camps &c work at various
types Of labor, both skilled
and unskiIled.
To the Wannamaker and
Wells contract, known as
Contract A, at Lower Nate
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-28
Biological Station
Property At Head
OF Island Is Sold

Recorded in Monroe county
court house yesterday afternoon
was a deed showing that the Key
s4sS s.ssR.szs sss@ = - 49, ss2g=s.s
West Realty Co., had for $40, and
other valuable considerations, sold
to Julian J. Marks, of Detroit,
Mich, the plot of land at the end
of the island known as the Key
West Biological Station.
Just what is meant by "other
valuable considerations" is not
specified but it is understood that
the price of the land is probably
not less than $4,000, and the
purchase has been under. :on-
sideration for several months, it
is said.
Mr.. Marks is a former official
of the Packard Motor company
and was in Key West for some
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vii cnt as psr requisi-
&c to the Thomas F.
" company, Marathon,
q amite blaster will be
q
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-28

time attending to matters in con-
nection with the purchase of the
land which is called by many per-
sons aequainted with land2xalues
one of the choicest parcels on the
island. with several pieces of
property located on the approxi-
mately four acres comprised in
the parcel.
To. what extent the land is to be
beautified and what buildings are
to be removed and replaced, has
not been learned, but il is known
that MIR. Marks has made arrange
ments to make the place one of
the most beautiful in this section
of Florida.
The indenture was signed by
VIM. r. Warren, president of the
Key West Realty company, and
VIM. r. Porter, secretary.
The Omaha guide., 1937-06-05

Mr.. and Mrs. James Neal, St.
Joseph, Mo-, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mills. 1920
No. 18th street.
The Omaha guide., 1937-06-05

20 per cent discount on the years sub
scrintion. You a subscribe for as many
years as you like.
The Omaha guide., 1937-06-05

James Hall, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Sawyer, 124 So. 25th
street, and a student of Central
high school, has the honor of being
the first colored boy to make four
athletic awards in one year. Last
year James made three letters in
basketball, baseball and track. This
year James lettered in football,
basketball, baseball and track.
When James graduates next June
he will have eleven athletic awards.
James was the first boy to make
four letters since 1925. He hopes
to get an athletic scholarship. We
sincerely hope hat James will be
an outstanding colored athlete for
Central high school.
The Omaha guide., 1937-06-05
Sponsors Banquet

The American Legion Auxiliary
Post No. 80, sponsored a PATRIOTS
banquet, Thursday evening May
9th at the YWCA at which time
some rs persons enjoyed a delight
full repast, served on tables bedeck-
ed with beautiful bouquets of Peon-
les, daisies, iris, and bleeding hearts
Each table was marked for the
IL months of the year, symbolic of
the birth month of each guest.
As the last course was being ser-
we'd, Mrs. Edward Wright, mistress
Of ceremonies, announced the pro-
gram of the evening, which was as
follows:
instrumental solo by Mr.. Butler
Reading, Mrs. Denver Rich; In a
brief address, S. Edward Gilbert
spoke upon can Echo of the Negro
Soldier and his Contribution to
American Independence"
Remarks were also made by Mr..
Ed Turner, adjutant Of Roosevelt
Post No. 30, Mrs. N. Bradley, pre-
sident American Auxiliary Post
No. 80, Mr.. J. d. Lewis and Mrs.
r. A. Adams.
The Omaha guide., 1937-06-05
Mrs. C. w. Tague.

Mrs. c. w. Tague.
Lincoln: Simon Lad and Double
Irish, owned by f. H. Hogg; and
Watch In, owned by DR.. J. f. Wier-
man.
Memphis: Cloido, owned by +. NJ.
Rising.
Mitchell: Our Mary, Clarice Nc
CLAIM and Goldie Green, owned by
C. w. Bray.
Monroe: It's Keen, Sweetest
Heart, Loup River, All Dueces,
Keenest, Keen Glooming, Keen
FGlooming, Keen Snip, China Bird
and Keen Boy, owned by w. J. Jen-
kinson.
Omaha: Alberta B, Evelyn's
Pride and Cledis, owned by A. C.
oss.
Page: Bubbler, Burlington Bill
and Irene r, owned by Berigan
ros and Wauser.
Pierce: Lee Highway, owned by
H. Wells; and Pierce, Nebr., owned
by H. E. WAN Buskirk; and Ethel
7, owned by H. Zibell.
Seward: Escadron and Locust
Bloom, owned by j. /. Van Dolan.
Shelby: Bevalon, Empire State,
Luscious and Brown Bertha, owned
by J. L. Ingols and N. Hassebatch.
Sunol: Paul Doth, Sunol and
Mary Mempee, owned by Phil Brus-
sard.
Sutton: ay Haven, owned by ].
M. Welch.
Ulysses: Norma Clark, Heladc
Sanflo and Wavy Lea, owned by
r. C. Gilmore.
Valentine: Waringa, owned by F
M. and Pearl Gossard.
The Omaha guide., 1937-06-05

FOR RENT, ME quiet room in pri-
vate home for couple. AT 6s27
The Omaha guide., 1937-06-05

Brain Buster Solution

Team "A gets six hits every in
ming for nine innings without scor-
ing. 1t is accomplished this way:
first three men up load the bases
on infield singles. Fourth, fifth and
sixth batters hit ball along third
base line and spheriod touches run
ner coming home Ifficial rules say
that when base runner is struck
by batter ball, runner is automatic
ally out but batter is credited with
safe hn. That, therefore, makes
six hits an inning with no score
for a total of Sd safeties.
Team 'B' could get four runs
various ways. For instance three
men might walk to load the bases
and fourth man up blasts a home
run.......Probably nobody will evor
see a game like this one, but it's
entirely possible according to the
rules.
The Omaha guide., 1937-06-05

Odds and Ends

The columns Fl gun salute for
Hilton Smith, pitching ace of the
Kansas City Monarchs, who turn
ed in a no hit, no run performance
to blank the Chicago American
Giants, 4 to O, in a league game at
Kansas City. Only one Giant reach
ed first, the result of a walk, and
he was promptly wiped up in a
double play. Cornelius, who him
self allowed only three safeties,
while whiting four, was the OPP
posing hurler.
Schmeling has spent $4,000 in
five Atlantic crossings since his
bout with Joe Louis last summer
-. Movie rights to the Louis
Braddock match have been sold for
$25, DOC the sum paid for the Louis
Schmeling fight and $4,000 more
than was paid for the Louis-Car-
nera battle. Art liver, heavy
weight who represented the U. S.
at the Berlin Olympics and then
came back to gain the decision over
Max Baer in his first professional
bout last fall, lost a close one, last
week at Chicago's Marigod Gardens
to Buddy Knox, white.
The Omaha guide., 1937-06-05
He Just Can't Help 1t

In the Inter-City high school
Freshman track meet held at Tech
meal high school Friday, May 9th,
in the 220 yard relay, Herbert
Clark, jr. won first place for Cen
trail high school. He broke the es-
tablised record for this race, as
ran the race in 24.8 seconds.
Herbert Clark, jr., is a freshman
at Central high school and is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Clark.
The Omaha guide., 1937-06-05
(By F. III. Davis for AMP
Here's A Brain Buster

Chicago, June Before its gets
too warm, you might try busting
your brain against this problem:
Baseball team "A plays a full legi-
innate nine inning game, makes 81
hits-yeah, I said 81 hits-but fails
TO score a run and is shutout, 4 to
0 by team 'B' which made one hit.
There aren 0 errors on either side.
How does this happen?..~...When
you give up, look at bottom of col
umn for answer.