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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
Director OF Employment
Service Gives Status
OF Present Situation
State Official Has Been
Apprised OF Existing
Conditions By United
States Director
isnerial % dc cltt.eal

NFNtEA@AA - ~ NtAA"~~-f
JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 81
c. Emerson, Director of the Flor
ida State Employment Service has
received from W. Frank P4rsoa.
Director of the United States EN-
plOyment Service the fOIIow:ns
telegram:
'If in your judgment the situa-
ton and just regard for the
personal interests Of the personnel
Of the Florida State Employment
service so require, you viii, OF
course in your discretion, suggest
to such personnel whose wages
for July are not paid today that
each of them may take leave Of
absence until the pending negotia-
tons for affiliation Of the Florida
State Employment Service with
the United States Employment
Service are completed.
"You may assure each Of the
personnel OF the Florida State
Employment Service. that il viii
be required by the United States
Employment Service 20 be stip-
ulated la such agreement that al.
renrs O. wages are to be pad the
personnel Of the State Employ
ment Service.
you may give assurance also
that payment of bills FOR rent
and supplies and services win al.
so 30 be stipulated. The person.
mel on the payroll OF the Ma
tional Employment Service viii
continue their work but the
amount o. service that can be
rendered viii depend necessarily
upon how much they alone can
handle. beginning Monday next.
"The personnel Of the Florida
State Employment service has
been notified they were free 70
take leave Of absence beginning
yesterday, and It Is expected that
an agreement Of affihation viii
soon be negotiated"
Seen today BY The Citizen VII
liam v. Little. manager Of the
Key West office. State Employ
ment Service. said.
THE personnel o. the Florida
State Employment Service IS on
the payroll Of the United States
Employment Service and will not
be affected. IN any way. b. this
controversy. We shall continuo
our service to the people Of this
community and 70 the contractors
engaged IN the construction ~ the
Overseas Highway, in the failure
IS We have heretosore"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
BRIDGE BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

Chairman Howard Wilson OF
the Overseas Road ana Toll
Bridge D'strict Announced tbs
morning thai there win be held
tonight at s O'Clock in the coun-
III court house a meeting Of the
body.
This will b regular session
Of the commission. Mr.. Wilson
said and there viii be a number
Of important matters for consid-
Grafton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
Coast Guard Plane
Brings In Officials

Coast Guard Plane Woe. Com.
mander c. c. Won Panlsen. ar
rived this morning 1920 with
representative j. Moore, Of the
4. S. Department Of comuerce
n. r. Cole. % the state aviation
department, and A. L. Hansen. d.
rector Of aviation activities in
Misml. on board.
They were met al the landing
floas BY Mayer H. C. Galley. Com.
missioner WA r. Porter. ARA
Supervisor h. c. Moreno. WPA,
Jim Roberts, member city council.
and chas Taylor. president Key
West Rotary Club.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
cAvE-IN BuRIEs TWO

Jersey City, n. 1.-Two chill
drsn were nearly fatally suffoeat-
ed when a cave. in which they
were playing. collapsed on them.
Bystanders. who saw the slide in
the l2-foot pit. which had been
dug for a gasoline tank. thought
at first that little John Espositor.
5. was the only victim. When he
was freed. they learned that his
little sister, Marie. 4, was also
buried and frantic efforts we're
made % extrieate her.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
SPONGE
SALE YESTERDAY

Another sale Of sponges was
held yesterday at the municipal
sponge dock. with rs separate Of
rerings displayed. There were
six lots o. yellow. 10 lots Of wool
and two lots Of grass.
Highest prices for wool were
80 punches. SEALS. 81 bunches,
S56.67s 81 lunches. S5I51.
Sales Of yellow were SO bunehes,
Sl2.4a; 70 humehes, S22.75. G.
lunches. Si-.Tf
Total returns from the Is lots
comprised az Is lunches. amount
ed 70 s2T7.2D.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
ATE roo MANY

Bridgeport, Neb.-Breaking in
to a grocery store through back
window, three little boys, z, 8 and
II years old, ate their fill os
cookies and. to their dismay,
found they couldn't get out
through the window they had Ell
tered by.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
SPENCER RITES
THIS MORNING

Funeral services for William
Bruce Spencer, who died Saturday
at the age of II, we've held this
morning s o'clock from the chapel
of Pritchard's Funeral Home to
st. Mary's Star Of the Sea Cath
Ollie church. Rev. A. L. Maui
reau, $. j., offieiated.
Mr.. Spencer had but one sur
vivor, a sister, Mrs. w. J. Rob-
erts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
THE REASON

New York.-Emanue Martys,
45-year-old sandwich-board adj
vertising man, was arrested on a
charge Of exploiting his 10-year-
old daughter, Helen, whom he
forced to walk about town, perch
ed on s;x-foot stills and clad in a
canary-yeilow clowns costume.
Martys claimed the child was a
great artist and he wanted to get
public notice for her and at the
same time help out in his own
job.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
MULE EATS TOBACCO

Kinston, N CA mule. be-
longing to Sheriff Dan Russell, is
said to have become such a con-
firmed tobacco addict that he
would eat from twenty to twenty
five pounds Of green tobacco a
day while pulling a pillow in the
tobacco fields. To prevent the
mule from indulging his appetite,
Russell muzzled him.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
COMMERCE BODY
MEETS TONIGHT

Members Of the Key West
Chamber of Commerce have been
advised that there will be a meet
ing Of the organization s o'clock
this evening in the chambers of
fees in the La Concha Hotel.
This is not a meeting of the
directors, It is pointed out, but
geheral naeating at which all
members IRE expected to be pres
ent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
More Men Are Called
For Work On Bridges

acquisitions for workers on the
Key projects we're received at the
offices Of the State Employment
Service this morning and William
v. Little. director 81 the local ac-
tivities said the required men are
available and would b. sent ~
once % the work
G. T. Thomason Construction
Company asked for SIX rough car
pentefs aud 1z negro labofers 10
BE sent 81 once to Contract B 81
Grassy KEY.
8 i Groves and Sens Company.
Contrast p II Marathon. asked for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
Kinds Huge RARABARA

Seward, Alaska DIR. Ales Hrd-
licks. anthrOpologists. recently
announced the discovery Of the
largest barbara, a native com
munal house, ever found in Alas
ka. The barbara vas 200 feet
long and 100 feet wide. four feet
underground and was located at
Chsrnofslsi, The structure, heav-
ily timhered and rooted with sod,
contained many wood and bone
art.facts an a scattering Of human
bones
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
FARM INCOME DOWN

Washington. According to the
Bureau of Agricultural Economies,
the cash income of the farmers of
the nation during June amounted
to $631,00 900, which was more
than the May income, but SIS,
100000 less than in June, 1886.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
PROBLEM

Some legislation involving per-
sonal holding companies seems to
be certain, with the probability
that deductions allowed will be
curtailed and possibly taxes on
them increased. One problem is
to define personal holding COM
panies so as not to restrict legiti-
mate use OF the corporate strue-
tlre.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
STAMP

A special three-cent stamp will
be Issued on September 18th in
observance Of the 150th anniver.
sary of the Constitution. It will
reproduce a painting by J. B.
Starns, depicting the signing of
the document.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
AIRLINES

Government subsidies for inter-
national airIines, similar to those
new being granted to steamship
companies, are being studied with
the idea of promoting American
overseas service. 1t is under
stood that foreign operations
across the North Atlantic are on a
quasi-government basis and that
some legislation may be necessary
to insure American competition
on an equal basis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
NO DIRIGIBLE

No recommendation will be
made at this time for the building
and operation of dirigibles by the
Navy, according to Admiral
Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations.
Three Navy airships, the Shenan-
doah, the Akron and the Macon
were destroyed in flight with
heavy loss Of life in disasters
which overlook the first two.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
CHILD MARRIAGE ANNULLED

Los Angeles.-The marriage of
Virginia Shirley, 12-year-old girl
of Compton, Calf, to Harold Toy,
81, of Yuma, Ariz., was recently
annulled upon the request of the
child's father.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
nav

Something new: Representa-.
tive Shannon of the Fifth Mis-
souri, District, now serving his
fourth consecutive term, says he
win Iatire because of disgust
"There is nothing as tiresome as
sitting down and doing nothing, "
said the 70-year-old member.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
ILLUMINATED AUTO PLATES

penver-An innovation in the
way Of license plates VIII come
from Colorado where the autono-
bile license plates fer next year
viii be Illuminated. The plates
will be dipped in q beaded sola-
ton to make thsm RiiSten 1t
night. The e8st am0nuts Go aboas
cent \ pate. according 70 orr
offieial.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
SEARcH

Denying that the search for
Amelia Earhart and her naviga.
tor. Fred Noonan, had cost the
Navy a large sum of money, Pres
ident Roosevelt said that planes
and ships would have done much
the same work in the course of
regular training.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
RINGS Up SALES

WOODLAND. Calf. When
Earl Tillotson Of this city opened
his service station one morning,
the cash register indicated that
S2.i62 in sales had been rung up
during the night By a pet kinka-
jon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
BOLT KILLS MULE. BOY
UNHURT

TRpelo. Lightning struck
ard killed the mule On which an
syear-old Negro BOY was riding
bat she child was net affected IN
The least.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
4 DROWN IN RIVER

souris, While playing in
the water above dam in the
Souris River three children waded
into water beyond their depth. Al
though unable to swim, Percy
Grodon Mierow, %, went to their
assistance. All four were drown
ed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
BAT INJURY FATAL

Pkiladelphia. ~ While playing
baseball. Catherine Ben, $. grip
ped bat Short and struck al a
bEa- Missing. the handle Of ths
haf ssrark her in The abdomen,
M set ug sseh severe injuries thai
- died.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
Colorado Brings In
Heavy Freight Today

for the naval station dock projects
and the other is for one of the
construction companies on the
Keys.
This latter is to be delivered to
one of the local machine working
establishments and is to be fabri-
Gated before being delivered to
the KEYS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
PIN STOLEN IS YEARS.
RECOVERED

Easthempton, Mass. Franklin
TYueman recently received his
high school class pin which had
been lost, since 1907. in a letter to-
gether with an unsigned nota
which read, I'm sorry did IT,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
eeeeeeeoe Zee
WASHINGTON NOTES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ECONOMY

The President has suggested to
Representative Woodrum, of Vir-
ginia, that Congress go slow in
authorizing the construction o.
public buildings. The Chief Elk
ecutive wants new building pro-
jects eliminated until the coun-
try can afford it." This economy
warning is taken to mean that the
jefferson Memorial will be de-
layed and that the War Depart
ment and Social Security Board
will not get new buildings soon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
SAVED

j. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation,
shYS Hat FEDERAL agents cost the
taxsSsiskhs Ssss00,00O during the
last fiscal year and that the Gov
ernhent received $41,43S,3T0 in
&eFeIty tScavsrei and fines im-
pasSssAas a result of the Bureaus
work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

ST. PAUI4--C. 2 BlackAarn Of
tbs eitS reeensly reserved . let
ter fFon Psradise. Aria. and an.
other fr0sn Hell. sweden.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
Benz. Thompson Is
Given Hearing Today

RenianIn Thompson. Charged
WITH pesia larceny, specifically.
theft Of esrsnin articles from ne
grseery store operated ~ Abe.
larao I.sp~z. wns arraxned Ter
yreiisinarv heasinx this moFn
i8x.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
Carl SOule Purchases
Property Here Monday

Ross G. Sawyer, clerk Of circuit
court, yesterday at noon during
the legal hour Of sale, sold a piece
of property to Carl l. soule,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
NEWS NOTES
DEBT REACHES HIGH

Washington.-0n July 81, the
public debt of the United States
reached the new all-time high OF
$50, 655, 039, 452.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Peace 1astiss Enuqse -
quinai.8s. befsre uhen the ksaF-
ing vas hes8. hessa he flsa -
ihe rriaeneg ~ Ruafy. nn9 flssed
him Hndsf tsnd ~ Zee e. - 80
- the nent seasa - efians'
eoark
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Mr.. soule was the holder Of
tax certificate SIS which was a.
sued in 1929 and the property In
VOWED Is Lot rs. Square |, Tract
Is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Steamship Colorado, of the
CIyde-Mallory Lines, arrived this
morning from New York en- route
to Tampa. The vessel has on
board heavy cargo, more than 240
tons of which are for Key West.
Most Of the Key West freight,
ZIG tons consisted of steel beams
and girders, some of which are
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
SquadrOns Numbering As
Many AS Fifty Planes
: Take Part In Battles
Around Fighting Zone
By ALEXANDER H. UHL
tBy Associated PressJ

MADRID, Aug. 3.-You cant
name hero on the fast-fIyins
IoyaIist air force.
For one thing, the government
serupuIOusIy guards the name. Of
its flyers. many of whom are still
in their teens.
For another, air battles no more
are the glorious ARRAYS Of the
WorIf akar, when a Rickenbacker
or a Richthofen could single out
an enemy and send him crashing
to the ground.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

four rough carpenters. and they
win also b sent tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
Like Naval Fleets

As seen from Madrid. they re-
semble naval combats. Squadrons
Of from half dozen to as many
as so planes go against enemy
squadrons. They maneuver for
position. When ship is brought
down it is not so much the proves
Of the Individual pilots as the
swift Intervention Of other planes
at the right moment
But although residents Of this
besieged city have no air heroes,
they have formed attachments for
planes. Having stood open
mouthed watching, time after
time, that most thrilling spectacle
Of modern warfare, an air battle,
they have become acpteIx planes
conscious.
In Madrid. the populace has
given pet naHes to air battle
ships.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03
Fly And 'snub-Noss'


Their fayofite is snnb-nosed.
fast fighter with retractable land
ing gear What makes it q IA
yorite is the fact that the daily
bombing OF the capital in the dark
days Of last November ended
abruptly when this snub-nosed
bird first appeared. The Spaniards
Immediately dubbed it a "chato. J.
That's Spanish for any snub-nosed
thing.
Chatos are made under Amer
lean patents. SO Is the next in
rank, the emosea." Mosca.
means Fly" Anyone who has
seen these tiny, speedy craft in
action, buzzing around annoying
the enemy until the more deadly
ehatos can get into action will
know they are well named.
So popular have the pet names
become that even official govern
ment bulletins use the terms
freely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-03

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-14
NOTICE OF RESALE.

An advanced bid having been plac-
ed upon the property hereinafter de-
scribed, and pursuant to an order is
sued by the Clerk Superior Court OF
Vance County North Carolina, in the
special proceedings entitled, Mrs. w.
E. Beverly and S. c. White, VS.. The
Unknown Heirs of Molly Fuller, the
undersigned Commissioner will again
offer for sale at public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash. at the Court
House Door in Henderson, N. c. at
II o'clock noon, on Thursday, April
22nd, 1887, the following described
real estate:
Commence on the road running in
front of w. H. Edwards house at a
point where Charlie WoodTief and
wife and W. H. Edwards land join
on the North Side of said road, run
thence East by Woodliefs line Two
Acres deep to stone, thence South
One Acre wide to a stone, thence West
Two Acres long to the road, thence
North along the road One Acre wide
to the place of the beginning. Con-
tanning Two Acres, more or less.
Bidding to begin at $121.0O.
This the 7th. day of April, 1887.
H. E. WHITE, Commissioner.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-14
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

so Years Ago Today-The body of
Abraham Lincoln was finally buried,
exactly % years after his assassina-
ton.
The sarcophagus in his tomb is
empty! The body was inferred in a
grave dug in the crypt and covered
with six feet of cement, because of at
tempts that had been made to steal
the remains and hold them for ram
som.
Those ghoulish plots still remain as
mysterious as the background of the
assassination itself Otto Eisenchiml
recently published a book. why Was
Lincoln Murdered?", suggesting that
there is more to the crime than ap-
pears in most histories.
Certainly War Department and
White House had known for a year
that plots for kidnapping or killing
Lincoln were under way. Secretary
of War Stanton, suspicious and scared,
who had always been afraid Lincoln
might be assassinated, begged him
that afternoon of April IA, 1865, not
to go to the theatre, but if he did go
to take sufficient guards. Lincoln
had come to believe that he would be
assassinated. A few hours before it
happened, he said:
IF it is to be done, it is impossible
to prevent it."
In the box with him that fatal night
were Mrs. Lincoln, their young son.
Tad Major Rathbone and his fiancee
"a Miss Harris.
AS w. E. Woodward recalls in his
excellent "a New American History,
Mrs. Lincoln became insane and died
insane. Her son Tad died before he
was grown. Rathbone married Miss
Harris, then suddenly became crazy
and killed his wife and himself.
Lincoln is the worlds favorite bio
graphical subject. More biographies
have been written about him than
any other man.
April IA, 1894-Rocky, volcanic Fal-
con Island, the strange jack-in-the-
box land, sank into the sea again. Dis
covered and named in 1865, it vanish
| ed in 1877, reappeared about 1885. II
put itself on the map again within a
| few months after this 1894 sinking
then went down again in 1895. It came
up again in 1900, disappeared in 1918
| and was sighted anew in 1926. Now
it is sinking again!
, When it is up, mile-and-a-half-lone
surface is above water, with it's roll
! ing terrain reaching an elevation Of
$50 feet. 1t becomes verdant, with g
j picturesque 5O-acre land in the center
and just the place for folks whose
relatives make their visits too long.
AMERICA AT WAR DAY-BY-DAY
20 Years Ago Today-A great nava
patrol, extending on the Atlantic from
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-14

The Zig drive is on in Congress for
action on legislation that may have
the effect of virtually reshaping ma
tional affairs. The fact that this drive
is along many fronts and is without
the noise of verbal "big guns" does
not lessen it's significance. And "be-
hind the scenes" is much feeling as
legislative generals map plans, form
their lines, and prepare for the zero
hour" of voting on measures that af-
feet all Of our citizens.
The situation in Congress is all the
more acute because congressional pro-
cedure is naturally affected by the
acts of the legislative and judicial
branches CT the government. What
will be the final government policy
with regard to the sitdown strikers
that may cause concern in the South ?
What changes, if any, will be made in
the Presidents court plan before It
comes up in Congress for vote? Not
even the most optimistic member of
Congress will attempt to answer these
questions today. And they must be
answered before the present uncertain
ty in Congress gives way to certainty
that is before the objective of the
big drive" is clear.
AS a result, members of Congress
are unable to give satisfactory an
swers to many questions raised ~
constituents. They are unable to
hazard a guess as to what will be
done about this or that They find il
difficult to form their own final de-
cisions.
The reason is simple. 1t is because
factors outside of Congress are per
haps more than ever before having
a strong effect on legislation. In other
words, conditions that are acute to-
day may become less serious tomor-
row and make drastic legislation un-
necessary. However, they may become
more serious and require swift move
ment in the "big drive
Whatever else may be said, it car
be stated that the President is keenly
, alive to the situation and his record
! for action clearly indicates that hi
! will be ready to move at moments
| notice. The fact that all his plans have
' not been disclosed does not minimize
j their sweeping character. It has been
i amply demonstrated that our people
| by and large have confidence IN the
Presidents recommendations and that
| the Congress, in the final analysis
will be in accord, with his more i'm
/ portant policies. This will be more
in evidence during the weeks ahead
| Our people should not be alarmed
| Nv the evidences of the present I'M
certainty in the legislative branch Of
i the government. Tt is in reality most
hopeful sign. Tt Indicates that mem
| bers Of Congress are studying anc
| weighing the various proposals. 1t /;
a sign that members have the courage
of their own convictions as to what
| is best for the country. And it is
refreshing indication that this is MOI
rubber stamp Congress.
With it all is new evidence that the
day of temporary expedients to meel
emergencies is over. The mere fac'
| that the Congress is moving Slowly
| toward final detectives is really
! hopeful sigma sign that the expert
ence of the last decade and all the
| lessons learned are not being forgot
| ten That in itself, should allay many
fears with regard to Federal actlVl
1 ties in the future.