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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
SUITS ENTERED
AGAINST CITY
AND COUNTY
IN UNITED STATES
COURT; CASE DEALS WITH
INTEREST ON MUNICIPAL
AND ROAD BONDS

Praecipe of summons was this
week filed in United States court,
against the City of Key West. a
municipal. Corporation of Florida.
for the sum of $1,000. The suit is
in the name of John S. Jenkins.
Another praecipe for summons
was filed about the same time by
the Land Title Bank and Trust
Company Corporation. against
Monroe county, in the sum of
$4,000.
In neither case has the specifi-
cations in the suits been received
by Deputy Clerk c. Rodney
Gwynn.
Deputy Sheriff Bernard Waite
has completed service in suits
against the city and county. filed
by John E. Morris as relator.
The complainant sets forth that
the city is indebted in the sum Of
S10,915, interest on municipal
bonds, and the indebtedness Of
the county on road bonds, is $40
895.
In tie alternative writs Of
mandamus il announces the cases
set for hearing on February /,
1888, and is signed by Judge
Worth W. Trammell, of the Elev-
enfh Judicial Circuit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
INTRODUCES new
FEATURE SERIES
IN roRM OF FISH STORIES,
TO BE FOUND ELSEWHERE
IN THIS ISSUE

The Citizen introduces a new
feature series today in the form
of Fish Stories, found else
where in this issue. The feature
viii appear each week from this
date forward until the end of the
winter season early in April.
A Nelect group of experienced
guides and stores catering to
fishermeN in sponsoring this Sc
ries, which, viii include informa-
ton for anglers and actual stories
of the various catches brought in
by the cisy's visitors and resi-
dents. Also. complete informa-
ton on the different kinds of fish
ing and fishsioobeafoand IN nearby
waters viii be inotudetliin the Sc
rieS- g acknowledgement bas z
Il IS felt by the sEilanaeement of
The Citizen ulatr 9fherelis aclef-
mite neea. for Ibis .FishaS Stories
feature and that readers will
take kindly % IL. Il il hoped that.
whenever possible. all interested
will give The sponsors of the Sc
ries a boost in the form Of bust
ness in return for their invest
ment made.
Turn 70 this feature now-on
Page Five-read it-feel free to
criticize it-and watch for more
OF the series to comel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
MARINE STUDIOS
REPRESENTATIVE
Is VISITOR HERE
ARTHUR MCBRIDE OBSERVES
VARIOUS SPECIMENS AT
LOCAL TROPICAL AQUA
RUM

Arthur Mcbride, who is associ-
ated with the Marine Studios,
situated on the east coast 70 Flor
ida and about IL miles south of
ST. Augustine, is a visitor in the
city today, and was looking over
specimens at the Key West Trop-
ical Aquarium.
Mir. Mcbride says that the
structures which viii form the
exhibition rooms and the enclos-
ure for the immense tanks, are
practically completed, and pre-
parations are now going ahead to
complete the interior of the tanks,
and hopes to have them In read
mess for the display of sea life
very shortly.
There will be two of the tanks
of steel lined with concrete. One
of the tanks is 100 feet long, about
40 feet wide and about Is feet In
depth The other is of circular
formation and has a diameter of
rs feet.
There are openings in the
tanks of two feet by 10 inches,
placed at convenient heights
from the ground, affording COM
pIete and unobStrueted vision.
and when completed and stocked
with specimens, VIII present to
the eyes of the behOlder, a view
of the sea, beneath the surface,
as made by Nature.
The tanks and exhibits viii be
used, also, for taking educational
moving pictures, as well as spe-
cial scenes of the sea required by
producers, at times, of tales
wherein the sea and the strange
life of the waters play a most con-
picuouS part.
With tanks OF the size noted.
and finished as nature has finish
ed the ocean, stocked with the
thousands of strange inhabitants,
the possibilities of the Marine
studios, it is said, have been only
partially developed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20

The well-known oil painting
showing a dismasted helpless
schooner signalling to a fishing
smack, on which are a group of
coIored fishermen and on whose
stern is painted Flying Fish, Key
West, and published in Saturday
Evening Post by Anton Otto
Fischer. famous illustrator, was
painted high and dry in the Cat
skill mountains, entirely from
memory and without the aid of
pictures or other such help. Mr..
Fischer disclosed this in an inter
view with The Citizen at his
residence, I40I United street.
where he and Mrs. Fischer are
spending their first winter in Key
West
Mr.. Fischer explains this by the
fact that ne was a seaman from
the age Of IS until he was "a
eight most impreSsionable years,
and that experience of viewing
the ocean day after day fixed its
different moods and the types of
boats and ships sailing on il pref
q vel in mind.
Mrs. Fischer was Miss Sigsbee
before marriage. daughter CT the
late Admiral Charles Dwight
SigShees weiI-kno~n here. who
captained the Inflated Maine
which was blown up IN Havana
Harbor. The Maine vas STA
toned here for three weeks ard
Mrs. Fischer visited Key West for
the first time then Mr.. and Mrs.
Fischer have only the fondezt
things to say about the Island
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
RAILWAY MAN
VISITING HERE
N. p. STEVENS AND WIFE Ar
RIVED THIS MORNING on
CUBA FROM TAMPA

n. p. Stevens. conductor with
the Great Northern Railroad. and
Mrs. Stevens. are visitors IN Key
West today. arriving this morn
ing from Tampa on the Steam
ship Cuba. and plan on staying
for about SIX weeks.
Mr. Stevens is . brother q
Sam Stevens. purser on the
Steamship Cuba. who has been
talking Key West 70 him 50 many
times and over such a long period.
that ne decided 10 pay the visit.
and left his home IN Spokane.
Wash. and came 20 Key West
However this Is not tire first
visit Of Dir. ard Mrs. Stevens 90
Key West. but the first tsne that
they have made arrangements 70
spend 50 much tine, and they are
satisfied they vii enjoy every
minute OF their stay
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
Many Heard Lecture On
Work Of Audubon Society

An audience of over a hundred
were highly entertained by the
excellent moving pictures and
natural color slides of birds taken
in the Everglades. along the Keys
and in Key West, and the spicy
running comment of Alden H.
Hadley, noted extension lecturer
of the national association of
Audubon societies, in the Second
Audubon Evening last night at
the Public Library.
Significant points of the lecture
and the wonderful conservation
work the Audubon Society has
done in the vicinity of Key West
and the Keys were summarized
by Wallace Bryant Kirke, who,
with Mrs. Kirke, has sponsored
the two Audubon Evenings under
the auspices of the Old Island
Trading Post
Mr.. Kirke's Introductory re-
marks follow:
Tonight's lecture is the second
IN the series being given on bird
life in Florida by representatives
of the National Association of
Audubon societies.
'3Tonigkt's lecturer, Alden H.
Hadley, has been sent to our COM
munity by the Audubon ASSocia-
ton to lecture in our public
schools. He has been with us for
a period of nearly two weeks and
has already delivered over 50 lee
lures in the High School and
graded schools. His reception has
been spontaneous and his message
has already had real effect. !
pride myself on being partly re-
sponsible for MIR. Hadley's stay
with us
while visiting Audubon's
headquarters in New York. l
made the suggestion that perhaps
some day the whole of Key West
and some of the neighboring Keys
could be made bird sanctuaries. A
movement to accomplish wild life
protection generally starts with
education and the forming of pub
lie opinion and the first point of
contact is the public schools. To
this end Mr.. Hadley has directed
his energies
sWe all realize that our visitors
are interested in the new forms
of plant and tree life they find
here. They would be doubly IN
terested if we had the bird life
that existed here during Audi
bon's visit loo years ago. 1t would
mean many a dollar in the pock-
cts of Key Westers if a fraction
of these birds could again be at
tracted to Key West.
Most campaigns of this sort
call for positive action and it is
true in this case, but strange as it
seems it calls as much for the ed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20

ucation of our population and
some visitors in not doing a mega
tive thing-that is destroying the
existing bird life. Give them a
real measure of protection and
our birds viii return by the thou
sands as long as there's sufficient
cover and food.
Here Is a compartive valua-
ton IN dollars and cents of the
worth of the great white heron
that inhabits the Florida Keys
and nowhere else IN the world.
Mr. HadIey tells me that a young
heron about to leave the nest,
and as heavy as It will be when
Nature viii have about five
pounds of edible meat Now, at
20 cents pound, which is a high
value for meat in the raw, the
bird would be worth one dollar.
The National Association of
Audubon Societies has spent dur
ing the last few years in Florida
over $4,000 in protecting wild
life OF that amount approx
mately $4,000 has been spent IN
protecting the great white heron
This fund has been given by peo-
pie from all over the country and
probably only one out of a hun
bred has ever seen this bird. This
expenditure has increased the
number of these birds by nearly
500 as given by actual count
through aeroplane survey or at a
cost of $40 a bird
Now if outsiders value this
bird at $50 should not members
Of this community place a poten-
tial value on this bird of 500. It
certainly is worth that as scenic
value alone.
In Mr. Hadley's lecture I want
value alone
In MIR. Hadley's lecture I want
you to take particular notice of
one slide showing the type of pro-
tective signs that is being posted
by the Audubon Association. It
IS our hope that many of these
signs can be posted on the high
way to the mainland from Key
West.
They viii do a great measure
of good. Some in this audience
may feel it a privilege to contri-
butte toward the cost of material
IN these signs. MIR. Curry Moreno
has promised that the labor of
building these signs could be fur
nished by the NYA. With this
help estimate that a single sign
can be constructed with approx
mately $500 spent in material
Anyone forwarding this amount
to the Chamber of Commerce
with his name and address win
have the donors name and adj
dress placed on the sign. This
viii materially help to show how
widespread the interest in bird
conservation may be.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
TELLS OF TRIP
To CONVENTION
OF CHURCHES
LIMITED AccoB0soDATIoKs
CAUSES KEY WEST 70 LOST
OUT N GETTING PROPOSED
CONVENTION

In an interview with he ca
zen. Rev. Yancy Illnzn Shehzze
commented upon his TRIP - tae
florida Baptist State Conveunuz.
in Jacksonville. last Neek. Wh@e
the First Baptist Church senf In
with an invitation % the cnnBE-
ton 10 hold It's annual couvU1sz
in Key West In January C lsss-
Pastor Shehane stated Enzt zae
Rotary Club. City Councl. Czz-
Der Of Commerce. Serves CHI
and First Methodist eStunz
church all united with FIrst Bap-
list church with an inv1Eznun -
come TO Key West far fhe lszs
convention
When II was known fhzt KEY
West had invited the cunvenunn
it seemed that every perzun -
the convention vas even <f-ri1e1
with the thought CT cuuing -
Key West
But the sad part about e. stztGz
Rev. Shehane. when the couren-
ton had 70 require from = Ehn1-
sand 20 twelve hundred hctE
beds for ats entertzinmEnl an1
Key West only has FIVE hundred
and fifty al together f1r wtnlE
visitors. tourists and the cunwen-
ton, the COMMITTEES had - t<z
70 another city for me cauEen-
ton, deeply regrefting tnHt i
could not find hotel accuns-
tan hern.
However. Pastor Shehane wzz
instructed by TIE commlz1ne 80
just let Key Vests invitattun r.
main in the hands q ne cnnEen-
ton, and II, a. the next aznuzl
gathering. Key West had eruNE
until hotel room could be Ezppile4
the convention would cone q taz
city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
C. [. CREECH
ARRIVES HERE
STATE INSPECTOR OF PRIs-
oNS CAME IN OVER
HIGHWAY

State Inspector of Prisons c. L.
Creech, for the State of Florida.
came in over the highway last
evening to make a usual and
thorough inspection of the county
jail.
After going over the prison, Mr.
Creech said that he found every
thing in first class condition. and
stated that congratulations were
due all who had jurisdiction over
the place.
Mr.. creech feels that there
shouldF Dc some changes in the
structtaf both as to the sanitary
arrangements, and for the hand
ling of inmates, and viii make
the necessary proposals for bring
ing about the changes desired di-
rectly upon his return to head
quarters.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
OUTSTANDING
REVIVALET To
PREACH HERE
D. UpsHAw. com
GRESHAM EVANGELIST.
TO CONDUCT SERVICES AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Yancy TiIlman Shehane
of First Baptist church of this city
announces that that church and
the people of Key West at large
viii have the unusual opportunity
of hearing Congressman-Evangel
ist VIM. ID. Upshaw in a Citizen
ship and Revival Crusade" here
this coming week. Beginning
Sunday morning. January %, and
running through Sunday night.
January 80. Mr.. Upshaw viii be
heard IN the First Baptist church.
Pastor Shehane states that
Evangelist UpShaw is nationally
known as one of the most dynam-
ic and electrifying speakers in
America today. He is often call
ed THE Suecessorssto Bryan,
The Abe Lincoln Of the South
''The Billie Sunday of Congress
and Americas Greatest Apostle
to Youth.
United States Senator III. nj.
Nicely says. VIM. d. Upshaw has
done more things 10 inspire the
young manhood of America than
any other man before the public
today. Or. ]. c. Woodward.
president of Georgia Military
Academy, says. Il regard VIM. d.
UpShaw as the most inspiring
speaker 10 young Hfe on the
American continent today. Dr..
Len G. Breughton, First Baptist
church. jacksonville. Fla, said. =
believe in my soul. VIM. d. Up
shaw IS the hest after-dinner
speaker in America DR.. Gerald
b. Winrod. editor Of The Defend
er Magazine, recently declared.
'.Wm. d. UpShaw is Amerlca's
Greatest Apostle 10 Youth and
undoubtedly the most dynamic
and compelling Speakerin the ma
ton today r
With many other zlCh cuFfa-
ments IN hand by outstanding
men on Vim. p upShawsS CUT
standing ability As q speaker and
preacher, Reverend Shchsne
states that al the people viii have
the opportunity Of hearing this
fearless. brilliant man preach dur
ing the coming week. beginning
Sunday morning
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
Concert Tonight AT Bayview
Park By Hospitality Band
Mrs. Eva B. Warner To
Be Featured In Songs;
Program Under Direc-
ton Of A. BarOsO

Mrs. Eva B. Warner, popular
singer of Key West, viii be fea-
tured in songs, this evening at
the Hospitality Band concert to
be played at Bayview Park. Mrs.
Warner will be heard in English
and Spanish numbers. The con-
cert viii be under the direction
of Alfredo Barroso and a pleas
ing program has been arranged.
The music viii be enhanced by
the addition of a new piano which
was the gift Of Mrs. Milton Curry,
and the Federal Music Project
and the Recreation Department
express the gratitude felt to Mr..
and Mrs. Curry for their splendid
gift.
Il is now planned that soloists
viii be featured at all of the con-
certs, and this added feature of
the programs is made possible by
the piano.
The program for tonight fol-
lows:
Program
March, Fete Triumphal-King.
Overture, Royal Emblem =
King.
Waltz. Old Chestnuts-Lake.
Selection, Southern Melodies
Hayes.
Popular Medley, Whispers in
the Dark-Mason; Make a Wish
Skinner.
Selection, Solitude-King.
Songs, La Golondrina and Es-
trellita-Saradell. Mrs Eva War
ner, soprano.
March, The Stars and Stripes
-Sousa.
The Star spangled Banner
Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
TELLS OF AN OIL PAINTING HAVING
Anton Otto Fischer DiscIOses Fact In An Interview
BEEN MADE ENTIRELY FROM MEMORY


City. There is no place we would
rather live in than Key West. II
is ike living aboard an ocean lin
CT, with the most beautiful water
on all sides. Key West has the
incest and most friendly people
Of any place in the country.
Everyone. from those you meet as
acquaintance to your closest
friends. are always glad 10 be Of
service" Next year the Fischers
viii again return. and it is quite
probable that eventually they viii
establish a permanent winter
residence here. they say.
An illustrator must be able to
paint quickly and attain certain
standard. Mr.. Fischer said, other
wise he VIII gum up things. The
manuscript of a story is always
sent the illustrator. Mr.. Fischer
then reads IL carefully and selects
a number of possibilities for pic
lures. He then eliminates. prob
ably reading the story a number
OF times. until he has decided on
the picture or pictures he win use.
An illustrator IS given about two
weeks to read, compose and get
the Illustrations back in tire.
leaving him about week Of &C.
tual composition II be has more
time. he makes his illustration
that much more ambitious If he
has less. he must correspond his
effort 20 the tire allotted him
Sometimes Mr. Fischer works
at top speed for three months.
then things Slscken. and he gets
tine 70 loaf. FISH. swim and play
Continued o. Page SIX
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
COMES In ON
REGULAR VISIT
W. ]. SAVAGE OF NEW JER-
sEY ON VISIT TO LIGHT
HOUSE DEPARTMENT

". ]. Savage. representing the
primary battery division Of the
Thomas ]. Edison Co. Of New
jersey. vas an arrival on The
Cuba this morning from Tampa.
on enc Of his regElar frips 20 Key
West 60 visit a. the lighthouse de-
partnacnt. ard meet old friends
Accompanying Mr. Savage Nas
W. Il Eek. asSistaut vice preSi-
dent OF the Southern Railroad.
and c. !. Holloway. Superiuten-
dent Of signal Of the Atlantic
Coast Line. and Mrs. Holloway.
The visitors are spending the
day visiting the interesting sights.
and VIII stay over this evening
ard depart tomorrow morning
over the highway for Miami
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20

chicago.-A nervous hoid-up
man entered Issdore Cootheb's
automobile. forced him 70 give
him ore xhoe and SIS ard left In
such q hurry that he f0rs0t 20
take his gun along.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20

Dauvfiie. VA E1o<tEr 60
caught . wharf 30 nn6 ssEE = p
her kkrce kittens e. pizy w<A
Now fne "a rurnes wfh 90 -
tens ard fae Strangely anrtH1
family lives h appazEn1v coZ-
plete hzruaony.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
CITY COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT

The second regular monthly
meeting Of the City Council win
be held tonight. beginning at 7.30
O'Clock.
Nothing other than routine bus
mess is scheduled to come before
the meeting. although other mat
tiers may be presented during the
session. il was stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-20
BENEFIT nee

Monroe County Community
Welfare Clinic
ToNIcHT-Io P. ~. TILL ,
Pena's Garden of Roses
Jimmy Less Orchestra
Admission SOC Ladies Ere.
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
119 Words
Per Minute
Win Test

CHICAGO, June 20 QNsS.
Chicago had its world champion
today, too.
The crumb of glory went to
Norman Saksvig. 26, who ratified
off with the professional speed
tipping title at a rate of l19 words
per minute for the full hour
round.
His mark. however, was far IT,
der the 141 words a minute set
by Albert Tangora, of New York,
who did not compete. Second in
the field of five was Richard
Meyers, of Spokane, Wash. While
Edna Rubin, %, of Duluth, Mimi,
placed third.
Saksvig, an employe of the
Home owners Loan Corporation.
won a yard-high silver cup pre-.
sented by the International Com
mercial Schools Association, spon.
sors of the event. Past cham.
pionS usually have been able to
cash in on their ability by exhibi.
tions for the manufacturers of
typewriters they use.
Ben Posner, %. of Tucson, ,Ariz.,
sped away with the amateur title.
He typed 122 words a minute for
one half-hour. AS winner, he now
becomes professional under
rules of the meet.
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
z FIRMS CITED
BY TRADE BOARD

u.N.S.) The Federal Trade
Commission today announced 1t
had isued two complaints charg.
ing unfair competition through
misl representation in tine sale OF
watches and jewelry.
The respondents in one case
are Edward w. Bullock, Phila-
delphia, trading as Bonded
jewelers. of America, and Gladys
Johnston, described as closely as.
ISOLATED with the business con-
Quoted by Bullock.
Bradley Boston, Inc, Newton,
Mass, and National Watch Com
pany, Waitham, Mass, both trad
ing as Gold Standard Watch Com
pany, and Peter Turchon, presi-
dent of the two Massachusetts,
companies, are the respondents
in the other case.
The commission said the re-
spondents' representations in ad-
vertising are alleged to be false
and misleading, and in violation
CT the Federal Trade Commission
Act. The companies are allowed
20 days to answer the charges.
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
MONTANA MEETING

Nomination of officers for the
coming year will feature an Or
ganization meeting of the Mon
tana Democratic Club of Washing
ton tonight at ITO F St. N. w.
Possible repeal Of the Montana law
requiring residents to register in
person at their home precincts if
they desire to vote, will be dis
cuSSed.
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
ADMITS TAKING.
$500, TRIES TO.
DIE BY POISON
N. Y. Bank Cashier in
Chicago Hospital

CHICAGO. June % GNS0
Edward ]. Carroll, %, who told
police he had embezzled $500 from
a bank in Brooklyn. N. Y, where
he was employed as cashier, tried
to end his life today by swallow
ing poison in his room in a Loop
hotel
He was given emergency treat
ment at the County Hospital,
where it was said he would re-
cover.
CONFESSES TAKING FUNDS
Means issuing from his room
early today attracted a bellboy,
who notified the hotel physician.
After being treated by the ply
stefan at County hospital.
Carroll was taken to the Bride
we'll Hospital while police investi-
gated his story.
They said Carroll confessed tax
ing the money to cover gambling
debts, and that he left the employ
of the Marine Midland Trust Com
pany of New York, after 10 years
in its foreign exchange depart
ment, following the embezzlement.
To repay debts to friends total
ing 5000 which he contracted due
to racing bets, he planned suicide
so that his mother could collect
SIS, 900 insurance, he told police.
NO RECORD OF CRIME
A note instructing authorities
to notify his mother, Mrs. H. Car
roll, Brooklyn, was found in his
room.
Police said they had no notifi-
cation of such a crime having
been committed as was confessed
by Carroll.
Before attempting to end his
life, Carroll had written also to a
girl friend.