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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
Movement To Light White
Way Meets With Success

With 1893 collected, $50 over
the halfway mark In the $1100
needed to light the White Way of
Duval street, Louis Pollock, init
ator of the drive, reports that the
campaign is going to be success.
Collections have been made
since the first of this week and
as yet a number of merchants re-
main to be approached. 1t is ex-
pected that next week will COM
plete the drive.
Nick Osterhoudt, electrician,
will be asked to survey the pos
sibility of lighting the Yacht Ba-
sin with any surplus funds that
may accumulate. At the most
only four docks need lighting.
and three or four poles on each
dock should provide visiting
yatchsmen with sufficient illum-
ination. it Is said. MIR. Oster-
houdt viii confer with Curry Mo-
reno, WPA Area Supervisor, to
whom the docks have previously
been leased by the Navy, and
with the Key West Electric Com
pany for electricity rates and
then report to the White Way
committee the probable cost Mr..
Pollock believes that the cost
will be negligible.
All money which has been col
lected Is turned over to BascOm
Grooms. president of the Key
West Electric Company, together
with an itemiZed account MIR
Grooms later gives an itemized
account of all expenditures to the
committee composed of Mayor
Willard NJ Albury. Hugh VIII
hams, Alberto Camera and Louis
Pollock. In this way there can
be no question that any of the
money is used for any purpose
other than the lighting, it is said.
Further than this, donations OF
the merchants viii be published
weekly IN The Citizen.
To help IN the raising of the en-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
Tangelos Are Luscious,
Citrus Grower Says

MIAMI. Fla. Jan. 29.-The tan
gelo-a cross between tangerine
and grapefrait-is the fruit with
q future. says {. ]. Deakin. Miami
citrus grower.
Anyone having tasted . tree
ripened tangelo.p he declares.
with all the tangerine-oranEe
flavor plus the odd bat rather
faint bitter taste Of grapefruit
and also its inner texture. win
be forever weaned away from the
usual run Of fruit consumed pre-
viously."
Tangeios have been grown in
small quantities but have not
been widely marketed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29

Annual birthday ball for Presi-
dent RooSevelt's Warm Springs
Foundation, which viii be cele-
brated In $4,000 cities over the
48 states, viii be held tonight at
the Boca Chica Camp.
The celebrations this year over
the country viii be three times
greater than last year, Commits
sioner George Allen of the Foun-
dalton is quoted as saying.
All funds collected are sent in
to the national Foundation head
quarters from which win come
grants to orthopedie hospitals and
to help those already disabled
with the disease. The funds win
also be used for research work IN
order to find way TO stamp out
the disease. Finally a reservoir
is kept ready for use whenever
an epidemic strikes over the
country.
An Illuminating factor of the
disease is that from 20 TO 30 per
cent of the cases which are
promptly diagnosed and treated
can be saved from the Gripping
effects of the vicious invisible
marauder.
Besides the regular price Of
tickets for the dance the commit
tee headed by Mayor Willard NJ
Albury asks that those attending
contribute as much as possible
The dance viii begin at 10
O'Clock. it Is understood. but al
$50 excellent. natural color films
of Key West, of President Roose-
Welt landing at Miami recently,
together with the federal pro.
duction, I'VE the People viii be
shown. by Jacob Schneider. owner
of chain of theatres in Detroit
and a lover of Key West, who has
been coming here for the pas
twenty years.
Mr.. Schneider is a personal
friend of President Roosevelt, and
has in his possession one OF his
annual checks to The fund which
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
THREE BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED

During the week ending Jan
uary g. there were but three
building permits issued from the
office OF Building Inspector H Il
Baker. permitting the following
activities. - "a
General repairs az ale FIeTning
street Owner. J. c Gardner:
cost. 500
Repairs TO roof Of building al
I4i5 Catherine street Owner,
Theodore Knowles: cost. 500.
General repairs 70 residence Al
T05 DIVISION street Owner. J. r
Valdez. cost. SEQ
General repairs % building a
as Bahama street Owner. Ben
jamin Lopez Estate. cost, $3.50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
DANIEL E. JONES
VISITS KEY WEST

Daniel Z Jones vice presloez.
and secretary q tte Cuutneztz
American Life InEzrznce c@-
pany. Of Wilz1ngton. Del = .
visitor In the city. cumlnG here
for the purpose q srglEz -
50 far has rad 10 chznce
Nr. Jones has me- 81 CO fraezl<
n the PERSIA C S c Szn1le&Dl.
secretary q re Chzrnber e Cu~-
merre. ard fees mEsur@1 ~
shoald the gezther becuUe EzoEe
temperzte. he wll b. ahls g 81
IN Is dezirex. an1 cztcn xz1 C
a. Kszes and = lzrEe EE1E~G
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29

London.-As a means Of making
safer the alternate sea route from
Great Britain 10 the Far East.
should the MediteTaneans route
be mensced at any time, the Brit
ISL Government IS planning to
fortify the British West African
coast. By converting the port Of
Freetown, Sierra Leone. into an
important naval base
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29

NEW SPECIMENS IN
KEY WEST AQUARIUM

Specimens of the queen
trigger fish are not often
caught in the waters around
Key West. and 10 see one of
these beautiful denizens of
the sea Is a treat 70 lovers of
the beautiful in fish.
Since the early part Of last
year one has been IN the
tanks at the aquarium and
has attracted the attention of
hundreds of visitors who
have for long periods looked
AT the graceful colorings of
this specimen.
A few days past another
specimen was brought 70 the
aquarium Keeper Joe Ro-
nero secured possession of Il.
and says that IL Is the largest
he has ever seen In fact II
is fully is inches in length.
and the markings are re-
markablY clear and striking.
Another new arrival is the
lady finger fish This the
second which has been in the
tanks Of the aquarium since
IFS opening several years ago.
The firxt died some time ago.
and has been preserved IN
alcohol At the aquarium.
Another stranger IN the
tanks is the queen ma-got
fish. This an unusually large
specimen. and 10 those who
who know the species. Is
considered an extraordinarily
large specimen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
Plan To Extend Boundaries
Of Fort Jefferson Monument
VIII Include All Little
Islands Situated In Area
Adjacent To National
Monument
BY PAUL MAY


Especial Washington C0rresponden
of The cftiEenD
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. e.
Congress had pending before Il
today a measure extending the
boundaries of the Fort Jefferson
National Monument to include al
the little islands off the FIorids
coast in the Fort Jefferson area
for the purpose of extending gov.
eminent jurisdiction over the
lands and thus prevent further
humiliation of the great white
heron.
The measure was introduced by
Representative J. Mark Wilcox
Monday, at express request of the
President, who. when in Florida
waters on his recent fishing trip,
became interested in the future
of the heron, which are being
wiped out rapidly by hunters.
Wilcox said today that the
President talked to him several
times about the bill, and on Sat
urday last called on him to put
the measure in There is little
doubt of its passage with the
White House directly behind it.
The congressman explained
that the bin specifically provides
that the fishermen plying their
trade in the waters to be covered
BY government mandate under
the bin, wcsia no. be prevented
from continuing to operate there.
The area to be taken over is
dotted with tiny islets, on which
the heron roost. virtually the only
remaining spot in the world, VIII
cox said, where such birds still
remain. The new boundaries Of
the national monument viii ex-
tend generally northeast from the
fort. and north and northwest
from Key West.
Included is the Dry Tortugas
section. Bird Key Flats, Logger
head Reef. Great White Heron
section. beginning at Key West
Harbor Range Front Light and
extending north to Calda channel
light no. /. to Harbor Key Bank
Light, to Bull Frog Bank Light,
between Annette and Big Pine
Keys. between Water Key and
Torch Key. Raccoon and Budd
Keys. south of Torch Key Snipe
Way and EagIenest Keys to Gras-
sy Key Beacon %. In the Mar
quessas section, the line begins at
Northwest Bar front light, Key
West harbor. thence south, west
and north to Ellis Rock beacon.
The legal residents of Dade,
Monroe and Collier counties may
carry on their commercial fishing
within these boundaries, subject
to rules to be promulgated BY the
Secretary Of Interior. the bill con-
cludes.
Il now ponds before the public
lands committee. which group is
expected. Wilcox said, TO report
1t out for passage without delay.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
ANOTHER YACHT
COMES To PORT

One hundre and thirty-five foot
yacht "Marnell'', owned by the
Msrnen corporation, whose Off
GERS viii not release the name Of
the party aboard. arrived yester-
day az the Yacht Basin.
Fifteen yachts in the week be
ginning FRIDAY, Jan q and end
ing yesterday have been recorded
BY the local WPA-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
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Up During SpsCizl hsz-
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29

tire amount, White Way dance
will be held at Pena's Garden of
Roses Saturday night of next
week Efforts are being made to
make it a gala affair
Mayor Albury has promised his
support and that of the members
of the Police and Fire Department
in selling tickets for the dance.
Each ticket sold viii have a num-
bered stub, which makes one
eligible for two watches, donated
by Louis Pollock, which will be
given away at the dance.
If more funds than are needed
for the lighting of the White Way
for the next six months as plan
ned and the lighting of the Yacht
Basin are collected, the White
Way will remain illuminated as
long as the funds hold out, Mr..
Pollock stated.
Following are the donations
made BY merchants to date:
Evening star., 1938-04-02

Shoe "bIoekins" in Pondoro's cleaning
the bows, soc additional; in wool eobordlne
open-shonk. pumps, pped in white, slo75;
Pondoro's Terry pump-bock wool gobordins
with white piping, S13.75.
WoMEN's SHOES, THIRD FLOOR
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22
LEASE SITE FOR RADIO STATION
 AT FAIRBANKS
Aeronautics Comm;ss on l; Planning Other Aids to
 Aerial Navigat on

FAIRRANKe'. Alaska. sept 22.- The Alaska Aeronautics Gpd Com munications Commission has l0ased from the city a site on Birch Hill at the border of the eirport for the erection of a radio station serving all aviation lines. Work on the project. which is to cost $l2.- zoo is cxpoclel to begin immed lately.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22
They Didn'tFigure
 Upon the Lightning

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept 22.-For seven years agricultural of ficials carefully selected Oklahoma seeds that resisted drought, pests and disease.
 Finally they had strains which they believed would grow excep- tionally well in dry weather and would escape diseases. They stored between $10,000 and $2O,OOO worth in an Oklahoma warehouse, near Woodward.
 Torrential rains swept the re- zion, lightning struck the ware house. The carefully chosen seeds were destroyed. Now some of the experiments will have to be started all over again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22
DIVORCE SOUGHT

Margaret Andrews of Sitka has filed suit for divorce in Federal District Court against Alec Andrews, charging non-support.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22
England Striving For World Peace,
 Faulkner Says
Juneau Attorney Tells Chamber otlunpfesslonS
 Ca ncI Abroad

An interesting and cnli6htcning
 ak by II. L. Faulkner. Juneau tttorney. on his recent trip abroad
 eaturod the meeting Of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce this noon in oercy's Cafe
 Commenting briefly on the polit- cal complexion overseas due to the C1echoslovakia incident, MT. Faux ner said the impression he gained while in England was that Great Britain was striving for two major goals - unification of it's colonies and peace for the world. There was some criticism of the Chamberlain government, he said, but the great rank and file of Englishmen ap- peared to lean toward peace even if it means concessions.
 In Italy he found the Italian people unanimously back of Pre- mier Mussolini. The Italians accept Mussolini as a man who has moved Italy out of a chaotic condition after the World War to one of stability, he said, and apparently he is universally loved by his fellow countrymen. Without armed guards, armored cars and the rest of the things usually associated with a dictator, Mussolini goes about Rome and Italy unattended, MT. Faulkner reported. The Juneau man attended a huge dramatic performance where IT Duce was a member of the audience. The Premier came in quietly, took one of the less ex- pensive seats just as would any of the commoners, he said. There is nothing of the glamor about Mussolini, he found, which follows Hitler wherever he goes.
 Next week the Chamber will be host to the high school teachers as is the annual custom and the following week will have the grade school teachers as guests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22
CARL WEIDMAN, R.,
 HAS PARTY HERE

In celebration of the sixth birth day of Carl Weidman, Jr., a party was given yesterday afternoon at the home of his parents, MT, and Mrs. Carl Weidman, on Eleventh and D. Streets.
 Each guest was presented with a favor and the afternoon was spent in playing games, with re- treatments being served by Mrs. Weidman.
 Guests for the occasion included Ann Louise Henning, Patsy OakeS, Paula Kay Cook, Claire Folta, Peggy Forward, Bill Forward, Don nie and Ben Burford and Arthur McKinnon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22
British Transfer Bars of Bullion in Open Horse-Cart

LONDON, Sept. g. - American gangSters who are used to seeing gold transported in armored cars watched over by guards with drawn pistols will weep at this news of how the British do it.
 Three men in an open horse drawn van pulled up in front of the London branch of a New York bank recently with fifty bars of gold, worth $15,000 each.
 A messenger greeted them with three cups of tea. The men set the cups on the bars, lit their pipes. Ten minutes later they took the empty cups into the bank and casu- ally unloaded the $75O,O0O worth of gold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22
Pair Sell
 Street Car To Visitor

LOS ANGELES, Sept. p. - Tsk, tsk, what these confidence men won't sell
 Early this week they peddled a street car to Bill Zion of Arroyo Grande, Cal, for $100.
 And while those who smile at the gullibility of others were still polk ing fun at Zion, Walter Torgenson, middle-aged former Newton, Kan, resident, supplanted him as most gullible victim of confidence men.
 Two men sold Torgenson eXclu- sive rights to convey tourists through Hollywood film studios for $80 down payment.
 It wasn't until Torgenson appear ed at the gates of R-K.-O. Studios with a group of fifteen eager-eyed tourists in tow that he discovered he had been gypped
 Police believed the two men who "sold" Zion the street car were at work again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22
QUIT II

OKLAHAMA CITY, Sept 22.-Af- ter a solemn conference Mayor J. + Martin and w. A. Quinn, city manager, handed newspapermen this proclamation
 Whereas, telegraph companies have discontinued giving the time of day to all and sundry callers, and
 Whereas, the citizens have turn ed to the city hall and cluttered up the switchboard with such calls as to render impossible the swift dispatch of city business, and,
 Whereas, to be blunt the situa- tion is getting on the nerves of city officials,
 Be it resolved that all citizens of the city of Oklahoma City res pectfully be requested to quit do- ing the same"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22

Today's News Tooay.--E Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22
TROOP } HOLDS
 FIRST MEETING

Members of the Girl Scout Troop 3, which is sponsored by the Mar tha Society, held it's first meeting yesterday afternoon in the parlors of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church.
 A hike was decided upon and scheduled to be held this Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22

Empire classltleos pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22

Florans Blasch, star 21-year.old Chicago athlete, is pictured in New York City, where she revealed that Iithuania had offered her place on it's 194O Olympics team. "But I'm going to get into the Olympics the hard way" she said, "by going out
 for the American team"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22
OTHER STATIONS PLANNED

OTHER STATIONS PL2NN.I
 The Fairbanks station is the sec ond on the program the commits sion has undertaken to aid avia- tion in Alaska. The station at An chorage is now under construction and Fairbanks will be next. Tenn porary buildings will be erected at the present time at these two places due to the limited funds available. The commission, when set up by the Legislature, was given an appropriation of $4o,o00 and received a small grant from the Federal government, giving it a total of approximately S50000 to start its program. Plans are now underway for extending the pro- gram further with PWA assistance and stations are contemplated for Juneau, Ketchikan, Nome and other points on the air lines. The com mission, the Weather Bureau and the Civil Aeronautics Authority are cooperating in the program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22

Other plans for the winter term will be discussed at a meeting of Mrs. B. R. Glass, captain, and Mrs. H. c. Humphries, lieutenant, with the sponsors
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22

A pound of soap dissolved in a gallon of hot water and added to five gallons of whitewash will give the whitewash glossy appear ance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-22

There are now 14,000,00O horses and mules in harness on American farms in addition to about $500 race horses, 7,500 trotting horses and 500,000 riding horses.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
|COL. HALFORD DIES;
HAD NOTED CAREER
Deceased Was Editor and
Secretary to President
BENJAMIN Harrison.

Lieut. Col. Elijah w. Halford, o.,
U. 8. A., retired, former Army pay
master and distinguished veteran
newspaper man, who at one time was
private secretary to President Ben
jamin Harrison, died Sunday at his
home in Leonia, N. j., according to
word received here.
Col. Halford was an uncle of Mrs
Walter B. Woodson. whose husband
Capt. Woodson, Is chief naval aide to
President Roosevelt.
Col. Halford rose from printers
devil to editor of the Indianapolis
Journal when only "a. In 1889 he
came here as private secretary to
President Harrison. The latter, in the
closing days Of his administration ap-
pointed Col. Halford Army paymaster
with the rank Of major.
Active in Y. NJ. C. A. Work.
Since retiring from the Army in
1907. Col Halford had been active in
church and Y. M. c. A. work and was
member Of the Board of Foreign
Missions Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
A native of Nottingham, England,
Col. Halford came to this country with
his parents when small boy. His
father died in 1854, leaving Col. Hal
ford's mother with five children and
compelling him to stop his formal
schooling when only IL years old
After working in a dry goods store and
on q farm. Col. Halford entered the
newspaper business
Besides serving as editor of the
indianapolis Journal, Col. Halford was
Tor 10 years Indiana correspondent
for the New York Times and had
served as correspondent for the Chi
cago Tribune, Philadelphia Record,
st. Louis Democrat and Boston Herald
Served With Gen. Pershink.
During his editorship of the Jour-
nal Col. Halford met James Whitcomb
Riley and published many Of his early
poems. While in the Army he was
at one time on the staff of Gen. John
J. Pershing and the two became close
friends.
Among survivors are a grandson. DR..
Hallord Hallock, attending surgeon at
the New York Orthopedic Hospital and
assistant professor of orthopedic sur
gerry at the Columbia College of Physi-
clans and Surgeons. He also leaves
a granddaughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Hal
lock StilWell.
Funeral services will be held at 8
pm. today at Leonia. Burial will be
IN indianapolis beside his wife.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
Qarh uf Thanks.

BAKER, SAMUEL L. We wish tn *.
press our sincere thanks and appreciation
20 mis- relatives and friends for their, help
Moral tributes. at the departure OF our
6e!oyed husband and father. SAMUEL L.
BAKER. THE BAKER FAMILY,
Evening star., 1938-03-01
JOHN EARLY DIES
OF LEPR0SY AT 81
His Runaway Visits to D. C.
Were Powerful Capitol
Influence.

John Darly, the leper whose runaway
visits to Washington became powerful
lobbies for Federal care Of his fellow
sufferers, died yesterday of q recur-
renee of the dreaded malady at the
Public Health Service Hospital at Car
vile, La.
Until his death at the age Of 81 the
rugged native Of the North Carolina
mountains was unshaken in his faith
that he did not have leprosy and In
his conviction that those unfortunate.
who did were entitled to the best Of
care at public cost.
The tall mountaineer, q veteran OF
the Philippine campaign, slipped away
from his captors and came to Wash
ington several times. His appearance
caused great CONSERVATION and hi,
words carried weight on Capitol Hill
where legislators were disposed to agree
with him on condition he 60 away.
First Here in 1908.
Mr.. Early first appeared here in
1908, when local physician. seeing
him in a Salvation Army home, re-
ported he seemed to be suffering from
leprosy. A bacterial examination con-
f1rmed this opinion, although Mr.
Early's contention that he suffered
from acid poisoning was upheld by one
OF New York's foremost skin special
lists.
Later, Mr.. Early was allowed to 20
to New York to be treated, but the
railroad would transport him only in
a box car. and there was much ado
about fumigating his tickets, and even
the money which passed through his
fingers.
Mr.. Early came back to Washington,
announcing his presence at the old
Shoreham Hotel, then the most fash.
lonable hostelry in the Capital. He
was sent to little brick building near
the Jail, and his wife and child joined
him there. A second child was born.
The couple later was divorced
Goes to West.
While his case was in dispute by
the most noted authorities of his time.
ne went to Washington State, financed
by his war pension. There it was pro-
posed that he live on a farm inclosed
by double barbed-wire fences, or be
assigned post In lonely lighthouse.
The problem was solved for q few
years when he was given custody of
another leprosy sufferer.
At length Swedish specialist an
nounced he had isolated leprosy germs
from a culture taken from Earlys
skin. The wanderer was confined
again and kept escaping when irked
by restraint.
Through special ARRANGEMENTS he
was permitted to enter the Louisiana
Leper Home before the home was
taken over by the Government in 1921.
He escaped and came to Washington
IN time to appear before a congress
slonal committee considering the bill
to authorize transfer OF the hospital.
The leper carried his points, 1t was
said.
kecovers, but Relapse Occurs.
In 1928 Early was reported cured of
the disease which had blighted his
life for 20 years. He was discharged
from the hospital, but a recurrence
OF the malady sent him back some
months later
physicians were amazed at the
physical stamina of the patient They
credited him with much of the le9is-
lation providing Federal care for
lepers.