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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-02
Plan ReeStabllShInent OF
Art Project In Key West

Eve Alsman Fuller, state direc-
tor of the WPA Federal Art
Project, has designated VIM, S.
Wood to investigate conditions
relative to the initiation Of an art
project in this section, as an ex-
tension to the Miami Federal gal
leries. This was done at the re-
quest of o. A.. Sandquist. WPA
director of District 5.
Mr.. Wood was caller at The
Citizen office yesterday accom-
panied by Enigdio Reyes, native
of Key West who has been chosen
to reestablish the art in his native
city. Mr.. Reyes has studied UNI
der some Of the foremost masters
in New York City and recently
was a competitor for $4,000
mural for the Federal Court
Room.
Mr.. Reyes will conduct regulaE
classes in the nior-Seni0r High
School in life drawing, landscape,
water colors and oil painting.
Saturday mornings he will con-
duct classes in this new art cen
ter, the city building. for under
privileged children.
Mr.. Wood said that he found
many Key Westers who were deep
Is interested IN the art project,
one of whom was B. Curry Mo-
reno, WPA area supervisor whose
daughter, Miss Betty Moreno, II
now a students at the Corcoran
Art Galleries in Washington, d.
C. Mr.. Moreno. said Mr.. Wood,
fully appreciates the advantages
being offered the many talented
children in Key West.
Another deeply interested citi-
zen is Clifford G. Hicks. whose
home hangs with pictures painted
by. his children which are lasting
mementoes of art. Interest in
art and appreciation Of the adj
vantagas offered the children of
Key West has prompted Jim Rob
eets to offer the city building at
the aquarium for the study cen
ter.
William w. Demeritt, is en-
Unused with the idea. said Mr..
Wood, and this creation of the
art center near the outstanding
lighthouse equipment display he
has established and which is the
most extensive exhibition OF its
kind in the United States.
Superintendent of Public In
struction Melvin Russell promises
every cooperation and will permit
the walls of the schools to be hung
with bas-relief plaques and place
elementary sculptural models in
all the schools that children might
be guided in the most professional
manner.
Visiting the enterprising prin-
cipal of the Monroe High School
Mr.. Wood found that Principal
Horace o'Bryant was way ahead
of him. and wac already enjoying
exhibitions of art which are be-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-02
WILL
CONDUCT MEETING
In JACKSONVILLE
CONFERENCE OF THIRTY
NINTH DISTRICT OF Ro-
TARY INTERNATIONAL TO
BEGIN APRIL rs
9soeeIaI to The cItI.enl

x.oDco,,xr4r
.ansoAe 1' : aa.' Aprn =
Tins friendly city OF endless
charm today extended en- invita-
ton to all Rotarians in Florida
and elsewhere to come here on
April rs, 26 and q to attend the
1887 conference of the Thirty
ninth district of Rotary Intarna-
|tional
It win be the 18th annual con-
ference Of the Thirty-ninth dis
trict and the Jacksonville Rotary
club. which win be the host, in
tends to make it. officials said,
.severvthing 4 conference should
be-.packed full of endowment and
activity"
Business sessions will be paced
10 more sraoothlv and there will
he nlentv az time for fellowship
ana soc;el pleasures
confarence headauarters viii be
- ,ha w;ndsor hotel All business
ae.s;ons nil Ia bsld IN tie sra
c;o,,s Flo,.;da. theater. one of the
f;nest tbeaters a FLORIDA.
Az evcantional nroorap has
been arrana,sd and the speakers
Win include. among other notables,
district Governor Willard David
can past international Director
Abit Nix. az Athens. Ca. Russell
pr;li;anas F4a..,. nzon Ed. r..
P.snt!ev. Martin Friedman, Edgar
a. Crest and Anch Cuesta.
Six luncheons are scheduled for
1 n m. Monday. April 26. When
|reoisterin.. visiting Rotarians will
receive a ticket designating the
particular luncheon they should
attend.
One luncheon is for clubs of "a
or fewer members and will be
sponsored by the Crescent City
club. Another is for clubs Of rs
to 40 members and IS to be spon-
sored bv the Tarpon Springs club.
IA third. sponsored by Daytona
Beach Rotarians, IS for clubs of
so 10 % members. TIE Orlando
club win sponsor the luncheon
for clubs Of 100 or more mem
|bers.
A special ladies' luncheon will
be held in the Windsor hotels
beautiful japanese room, and
there win be another luncheon for
those planning to attend the Mica
convention. Harry p. Leu will be
Sin command &.
Breakfast meetings for presi-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-02
Over 200 Bnnches OF
Sponge Are Sold Today
Larger Offerings Expected
To Be Marketed Off Dur
ing Sales To Be Held
Tomorrow

Snss = few offerings Of sponge
sslsAss we're mads AZ the muni-
siPsi spenes aosk shi. mornius.
A. ne rssus.s Of one Of the buy
80 ~ sissns. all sales. the
lssssF offerings we're held over
ussii 'smsrFev. The buyer who
asksd fsr = possponsmens Of the
tsass r~perasd : death in his
famils.
4 Is understood that several
bosis which have made large
catches win place their takes on
&c dock Tomorrow morning at
~ regular hour, and il is expect
- fhat offerings viii be made
Nhlrh viii exceed those of the
rEtFious few weeks, It was said,
aiIhouTh from another source
eenes an announcement that the
nsafket - not as good As II was in
ne latter part Of February. and
early IN March.
An idea 81 today's offerings
ean BE- had from the following /:
Sc punches Of wool sold for
ttA77; 129 punches Of yellow
eeid for $2s.9l and 25 lunches
- elass brought SAIL, making a
tnlai saies 81 sll779.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-02
Landing Barge And Float
Taken Away This Morning

This morning at 8 o'clock a
power boat took in tow the barge
which has been used as a landing
place and office of the Key West
Miami Airways, Inc, for about
one and a half years, since the
Key West-M.ami service was
started following the hurricane
of September 2, 1895.
Not only was the barge remov-
ed but the float on which the
planes unloaded their passengers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-02

Three new vessels we're report.
"a his morning as having arrived
IL the Key West Yacht Basin.
Ihe reports Of the arrivals were
made bv Dockmaster Charles
Archer. The vessels are:
Aorth Wind. from New York,
owned b. stanton Griffis, who has
: party Of four guests. Captain
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-02
MANY IN FLORIDA
BENEFITING FROM
SOCIAL SECURITY
SHOWN THAT APPROXIMATE
LY $4,000 PERSONS IN
STATE ARE PARTICIPATING
IN PROGRAM

More than $4,000 people in
Florida are benefiting directly
under the Social Security Act,
with seven of the acts ten pro-
visions now in operation in this
state, according to a statement is
sued today by the Jacksonville
office Of the Social Security
Board.
The board explained that only
one part of the act-the old-age
benefits program which went in
to operation January could be-
come effective without state ac-
tion. In the other nine programs
the states must take the initiative.
Florida, it was pointed out, has
set up approved plans for six of
these services covering: aid to the
NEEDY aged; maternal and child
health services; services for Grip
pied children; child-welfare serv-
ices; vocational rehabilitation, and
public-health services. The pro-
grams for which it has not yet set
lup plans are: unemployment COM
spensation, aid to the needy blind,
and aid to dependent children in
their own homes.
Records show that 800, 478
wage earners have applied for ac-
counts under the old-age benefits
program. Through this program,
workers in commerce and indus
try are now beginning to build
up credits toward regular monthly
incomes which will give them
something 10 live on after they
retire.
Relative To Funds
The board stated that under the
state-federal old-age assistance
program approximately $500 of
the states needy aged are re-
fceiving regular cash allowances
from funds provided in part by
florida and its local subdivisions,
and in part by the Federal gov
ernmsnt. It is estimated that in
March Florida win pay out from
, combined federal, state and local
funds total of $106,800 for old
age assistance. In January, the
average individual payment to the
aged was $10.s5. These estimates
are based on reports to the Social
Security Board since this plan
went into operation.
Florida's old-age assistance pan
became effective in October,
1886, it was stated. All told, it
has received Federal grants of
i$S12,694.4S for old-age assist
ance.
The board pointed out that be-
fore Florida began cooperating
with the Federal government in
this provision, it had in 1885, al
ready passed a state oid-age as
s:stance law, but that this law
had not gone into effect. 1t also
passed state law for aid to the
blind in 1885 and has had a pro-
vision for aid to dependent chill
dren (mothers' add since 1919.
In addition to participating in
these programs for which the So
cial Security Board is the Federal
administrative agency, Florida is
also cooperating in social security
programs directed by other Fed
leral agencies.
Different Programs
The three maternal and child
(Contiaued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-02
PLATE SUPPRESS
Served 6 to 1880 p. m.
Tuesday, April 6
sBIG BABY" SHOW
$500 D. m.

Only Males who were once baby
eligible. Medical Examiner: Dr..
Cut NJ Up; Assistants: DR.. U.
Betcha and w. E. KilIim.
st. Paul's Church Grounds-
Admission .-.-..--...-..-.-. 10c and l5e
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-02

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-02

ef % Years DEVOTED TO the
pezs Interests Of Key West
Montana labor news., 1937-05-20
BALL Is JARRED UPON REALIZING
HIS VAST RAILROAD HOLDINGS

One of the strangest tales to come
from the mystic realm of tall fl
nance is that concerning George A.
Ball and his $274,000 purchase of a
three billion dollar railroad empire,
Like a piece of fiction, the story
has death, friendship and the sin
lister hand of Wall Street as COM
ponent parts. The chief characters
are Ball, the glass jar manufacturer
from Muncie, Indiana, the Van
Sweringen brothers, M. J. and o. p,
and the House of Morgan.
Recently a special Senate investi-
eating committee brought out the
details of the Ball purchase of the
Van Sweringen railroad system. 1t
vas shown that through the con-
nivance of the Morgan bankers, the
Van Sweringens persuaded Ball and
one G. A.. Tomlinson to purchase the
railroads the Vans had MIXED into
bankruptcy and leave the Vans in
control.
But suddenly both the Van Swer-
ingen brothers died and Ball and
Tomlinson, old and simple buffers,
were left with this vast railroad
system that they had bought con-
troll of for a measly $274,000 on their
hands.
Ball later bought out Tomlinson.
It was shown that Ball didn't have
the faintest idea of what he owned.
Peach orchards, city transit lines,
companies, coal companies and
electric railroads, hotels, terminal
steam railroads even whose names
he did not know belonged to him.
Now, it is reported, Ball is going
to give his controlling stock to char
ity. The charity, it is indicated, is
for Ball and the Morgans.
The situation was strange. Ball
had control OF the three billion dol
lar railroad empire that he didn't
want. If the Van Sweringens had
not died they would have run the
railroads for him but they were in
considerate and shuffled off. If he
sold his shares of stock he would
net a profit of between $1,000, 900
and $4,000, 900 of which more than
half would go to the federal gov
eminent in income taxes.
So instead of netting himself
Montana labor news., 1937-05-20

three and a half or four million
dollars and being content, Ball de-
vises a scheme to keep from the
government millions of dollars in
taxes. He sets up a charitable in
stitution known as the George and
Frances Ball Foundation.
To that charitable institution he
gives the stock which controls a
three billion dollar railroad empire.
The charitable institution sells the
stock, nets the profit and thumbs its
nose at government tax collectors
on the grounds that it is a founda-
ton incorporated for religious, edu-
cational and charitable purposes"
The bankers, in this case the Nor
gans, get back the railroad, Ball gets
out of paying the government a
number of million dollars in taxes,
the name of Ball goes down in his
tory as a great philanthropist, and
the public gets what the public US
ually gets.
Ball is an old man, IA. His col
lars are the old-fashioned, uncom-
Portable kind. His face is sharp and
on his nose are pinched a neat and
dignified pair of eyeglasses. If Balls
millions from manufacturing glass
jars ever vanish from his bank
vault he could Immediately get a
job as advertising model for the
slogan 'straight-laced" or "digni-
fled" or your banker knows best. .
This gentleman controls a rail
road system with over $4,000 en-
ployes. These employees are paid
salaries or wages of over $68,000,-
900 a year. If these employees have
average size families it means that
the destinies of over 100000 men,
women and children, are responsible
only to the whims of this 74-year-
old glass jar manufacturer of Mum
Gle, Indiana.
But it is not this kind of "respon-
sibility" that organized labor's enc
mics seek to impose upon labor
unions when they scream that I'M
ions should be forced to incorpor-
ate. This kind of corporate respon-
sibility that permits the juggling of
railroads, vital business enterprises
and human lives like so many
oranges, is reserved to the elite.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-20
CARPENTERS EXPRESS
~DISAppR0vAL OF
EDUCATION BOARD

At the regular meeting of Carpen-
ters' Local No. %, concurrence was
voted in the resolution of protest
adopted by the Butte Teachers IN
ion No. 1872 pertaining to the recent
meeting of the Board of Education
held at Helena at which representa-
tives of organized labor were denied
admission and a hearing.
Inasmuch as the resolution itself
no doubt has come to your attention,
we have deemed it unnecessary to
repeat the statements therein con-
tanned, but we do wish to emphasize
our disapproval of any public board
going into executive session and
denying their constituents a hearing
on matters in which they are vitality
interested.
We feel that such action is a seri-
GUS mistake and cannot long be toll
erted. We sincerely and respect
fully request that in the future any
constituents wishing to present their
viewpoint on matters before the
board be given courteous and con-
siderate attention.
-Missoula Carpenters Local
No. %.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-20
SPANISH FACT
PICTORIAL

Labor Research Association rec
ommends to all its friends and read
ers of its various Notes the new
quarterly magazine, Photo History.
The first issue is devoted exclusive
ly to the war in Spain. 1t gives the
story and the background better
than it could be presented in any
book or pamphlet without pictures.
The photos are for the most part
permitted to speak for themselves,
and there are some $50 of them.
Photo History will be sold on
news stands throughout the country,
but like. the movie, Spain in
Flames" it will probably be sup
pressed for its truth-telling in vari-
GUS bigoted communities. So if you
can't get your copy from a news
dealer, you can have it sent directly
from the magazine at 1855 East A
Street, New York City. This ire
mendously effective periodical of SO
pages is well worth the 35c a copy.
1t sells for less in lots of so or more.
We suggest also as an excellent
book on the same situation Anna
Louise Strong's Spain in Arms,
1887" Henry Holt & Co., 81; paper,
25c).
Sunday Evening Express of Lon
don (~2-31-37), in a feature review
by c. v. II. Thompson of Anna Ro-
chester's Rulers of America" re-
fers to it as a remarkable book now
sweeping the continent" He de-
clares: "It is a remarkable book be-
cause it shows for the first time
clearly the economic throttlehold
these moguls have on the industry
of the worlds greatest industrial ma
ton after Britain"
Montana labor news., 1937-05-20
GREAT FALLS UNIONS
TRANSACT VOLUME OF
PRESSING BUSINESS

The State and County Highway
employees submitted credentials
naming M. d. Webb and Chris Col
lier as delegates, and the Clerks
Union submitted Bernal O'Leary and
E. R. Kenison as delegates to repre-
sent their union. Mr.. Kenison is the
newly elected business agent for the
Clerks Union.
Ask That Stores Close at 6 O'Clock
The Butchers Union notified the
Assembly that they had concurred
in the action of the Clerks Union
in demanding that all stores observe
the 6 o'clock closing.
The Assembly concurred in a reso-
luton submitted by the WPA
workers, and asked that affiliated
unions take similar action. The res
olution pertains to the needs of the
WPA workers.
Pierce Packing Co. Fair
The Assembly was notified by the
Butchers Union of Billings that the
Pierce Packing Company was now
fair.
The Commercial T~elegraphers I'm
ion requested financial assistance to
the extent of $1.00 which was given.
The following stores were declared
unfair by the Clerks Union for hav-
ing refused to comply with the 500
o'clock closing hour, Pacific Grocery,
Golden Gate Grocery, Great Falls
Grocery, Jones Grocery, The Bee
hive, Merrill Grocery and Leweke
Grocery.
Federation States Rules
A letter was received from the
Federation of Labor setting forth
rules governing the State Fedora
ton election which will commence
May Is and continue until June Is.
Engineers Ask Help
The Engineers Union would like
some of its members to be employed
by the city, and to this end asked
that a committee be appointed to
assist them in securing work from
the city. The men appointed on
this committee consisted of Keni-
son, Clark, and Hajek.
Unfair Granite in Federal Building
The Butte Building Trades Coun-
ell stated in a letter that they had
been advised that the granite to be
used in the construction of the Great
Falls Federal building was unfair.
A letter was received from Jerry
O'Connell stating that he had taken
this matter up in Washington and
had been advised that the granite
was purchased by the contractor and
not by the Government, therefore
was at loss what to do in the mat
ter. The whole subject was then
referred to the Building Trades
Council and the secretary was in
structed to write the local contrac-
tor.
Keeney Committee Discharged
The committee that had been
working on the Murray-Keeney
cases reviewed the entire matter be-
fore the Assembly and asked that
they be discharged, which was
granted.
The committee in charge of solicit
ing the purchase of shares to place
a cooperative newspaper in the field
reported that shares are now avail
able, and in the event that the paper
did not operate, the money would
be refunded.
Secretary Whitmore, Bowers and
Duley were appointed a committee
to visit all the local unions and in
struct them as to the proper pro-
cedure in voting for officers of the
State Federation of Labor. Presi-
dent Steinmetz recommended such
procedure.
Continued to Page A.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-20
UNIVERSITY UNION
NOW affiliated. IN
MI550ULA COUNCIL

Acting favorably upon a request
for utilization, the Missoula County
Trades and Labor Council, on May
ID, accepted the credentials of c. W.
Leaphart and E. A. Atkinson of the
Professors Union and seated them
as regular delegates. The Professors
Union is now officially a member
Of the trade union family of the
state of Montana.
Professor Atkinson was named
chairman of a Social Security Com
mittee created for the purpose of
studying phases of the Social Sc
curity Act and other labor legisla-
ton. Other members of the COM
mlttee are l.. ]. Zorb, James Gregg,
George Janky, and Mrs. S. H. IRWIN.
The University Teachers Union
now has 81 members in all. 1t was
reported that, Notwithstanding state
ments to the contrary, steps had
been taken to perfect such a profess
sors' organization even prior to the
time of the dismissal of Professor
Keeney. The teachers at the Uni
versity have long felt the need of
an organization.
A mass meeting will be held at
the labor temple at Missoula on Sun
day, May 23rd, at which will be dis
cussed the ignorant and tyrannical
attitude of the State Board of Edu-
cation in its conduct toward the rep
r~esentatives of organized labor and
also the arbitrary dismissal of Pro-
fessor Keeney.
President of Cascade Visits Missoula
Bruce Steinmetz, chairman of the
Cascade County Trades and Labor
Assembly, visited Missoula last week
and spoke before the Trades and
Labor Council. He is candidate for
president of the Montana Fedora
ton of Labor at the biennial cleo
ton to be held May Is to June Is.
Steinmetz related his efforts to
establish a statewide uniform high
way wage scale.
George Sheppard Opposed
The appointment of George Shep-
pard to the state unemployment
commission has been opposed by the
Missoula County Trades and Labor
Council and protests sent to Gov
ernor Ayers. The protest is based
upon the allegation that MI. Shep-
pard through his association with
the Missoula Mercantile Company is
not agreeable to organized labor.
Sweet Brothers Unfair
After all attempts to negotiate a
settlement with Sweet Brothers at
Missoula, it was decided at the re-
quest of the Transfers Union to de-
clare this firm unfair.
The White Owl Cafe has straight
ened up its trouble and is now again
on the fair list.
Liquor Board Criticized
The unions of Missoula -concurred
in a resolution submitted by the
Yellowstone Trades and Labor AS
sembly, condemning the State Liquor
Control Board for reducing wages
in Billings and the Council also is
supporting a complaint of the retail
clerks of Missoula over allegations
that a member of that union had
been discharged by the Liquor Con-
troll Board without cause. The State
Liquor Control Board seems to be
running things with a high hand
and it is about time that their names
were being published.
The Bitter Root Market is still
unfair and members of organized la
Dor and their friends are requested
to avoid this place.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-20

PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS
Montana labor news., 1937-05-20

Rev. Gerald L. X. Smith has or
ganized a Committee of One Million
to save the nation.
eve suppose a subcommittee of
one will be selected to direct the or
g~anization," comments Dale Kramer
Of The Farm Holiday News.