davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Housing Experts
WiIE Discuss
LOOGs Rentals

Low-rent public housing - its
past, present and future-will be
discussed by an array Of experts
on the subject at a gathering in
the new Interior Department audi
torium at 5 p. m. today.
Nathan Straus, United States
Housing Authority, will be the
principal speaker and will discuss
his reactions to a recent lengthy
tour of the Nation, during which
he surveyed housing conditions.
Other speakers will be John
Ihlder, executive officer of the
District of Columbia Alley Dwell
ing Authority; Anthony Smith, of
the CLOS housing committee, and
Warren Jay Vinton, chief econo-
mist of the Federal Housing
Authority, who has recently at
tended the sixteenth international
congress in Mexico City.
The discussion, open to the pub
lie, is sponsored by Local SO of the
United Federal Workers of Amer
lea, C1O affiliate.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
AVIATION MADE
SAFER THROUGH.
new INVENTION |
Young Radio Engineer
PerfeCtS Device

A young Navy radio engineer,
conducting secret experiments for
several years, has perfected a new
fool-proof landing device for air
planes that will revolutionize avia-
tion safety, it was disclosed today.
The Navy Department is max
ing final tests Of the new device,
which will make landing crashes
. virtual impossibility, at the
Naval Air Station at LakehurSt,
and the Misunderstanding in
its simplicity"-may soon be in
stalled on both military and civil
ian ships.
So simple that it will cost less
than 5000 for individual plane
equipment and approximately
$4,000 for airport equipment, the
invention consists Of two cables
laid in the ground, widely sepa-
rated at one end and converging
at the othel Through these cables
Q 5O0-cycle current is passed.
Loop antennae are mounted on
the wings of planes to pick up
ground signals which are recorded
by pointers on the instrument
board indicating the ships exact
position in the landing path. When
the pointers cross, the plane is in
exact landing position.
Edward Nelson Dingley, jr., the
inventor, declares his device is SUI
perior to the present method of
radio signaling from the ground.
The Dingley device can bring
planes to the ground in a 10 per
cent glide, he said, and can be
adapted to control robot pilots so
that descent is automatic.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

the middle of thebridge.
"He looked suspicious" Sense
man said, 80 I turned around
and parked on the bridge to
watch him. He kept watching
traffic and when there was none
in sight, he peeled off his coat
and began climbing the bridge
rail.
II ran over and hauled him
down. He turned to me and
asked if he hadn't paid me. I
told him he had. Then he be-
gan scrapping with me and tried
to go over the railing again.
MAKES THIRD ATTEMPT
"The second time he tried to
pull me with him. but told
him I didn't feel like getting wet.
so I clipped him.
'By that time a number Of
cars had driven up and some
folks put him in my cab. When
he recovered, he got out the
other side of the cab and ran
to the other side of the bridge.
1 went after him and fought
with him again. During this
scuffle he kicked me on the left
leg, just above the knee"
Senseman held Kent until Pc
liceman A. L. Embrey arrived anG
then drove the pair to No. 4 polic'
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

station. The police said they
talked for several hours with Kent,
discovered he was respondent be-
cause of continued unemployment.
But that wasn't ALL" Sense
man said. when I drove up
to Fourteenth Street and Maine
Avenue Southwest a colored fel-
low, who turned out to be Man
son S. Raynes, Of 1901 Ninth st.
N. W., ran up to me and asked
me to call a cop. He was scared
to DEATH"
It seems RayneS and several
other colored men were fishing off
Tidal Basin Bridge, when one Of
them hooked the body of an uni
Identified colored man on his line.
Harbor precinct police recovered
the body and took it to the Dis
trict Morgue.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
CAPITAL LEADS
SUICIDE RATE

Washington led Eastern cities
IL number of suicides last year,
according to a survey released to-
day by the District Of Columbia
Life Underwriters Association.
Although it ranks eighth among
the nations large cities, the Dis
trict amassed a total of 80 sui
cides per 100000 of population
during 1887, as compared to a
national urban average of only
1853 per 100000.
Higher rates than in Washing
ton were reported from only six
large cities, all in the West. They
are Cheyenne, Wyo., with 59.I
per 100000; San Francisco, Calf,
36.2; San Diego, 35.8; Spokane,
Wash, 33.6; Takoma, Wash, 1872,
and Seattle, 30.5.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
One-Day Convention Here

superintendent of post offices:
Ralph Mizelle, assistant solicitor:
G. N. T. Gray, national welfare
director; Jerry o. Gillian, former
national president of the alliance;
Mrs. G. N. T. Gray, national presi-
dent of the women's auxiliary;
Leon Anderson, national secretary
of the alliance, and Lafayette
Ford, president of the alliance.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

Colored delegates representing
chapters of the National Alliance
Of Postal Employees in the Middle
Atlantic States will hold a one
day session here Saturday at the
Twelfth Street Branch, Y. M. C. A.
Speakers will include Joseph F.
Garland, assistant chief inspector
Of post offices; Clinton B. Uttley,
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

Second instaIlment Of "a Million for
Marty" q scintillating novel in the
American Weekly. You can start 1t
Sunday Telephone Republic 1894
for Homo Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14
Cabman Kept Busy:
Balks 3 Bridge Leaps
A44444 e&&4A&A
YOUNG MAN, BENT ON ENDING
LIFE. FINALLY COOLED OFF,

young bent ending his life hwarted in three
attempts leap from the Highway Bridge early today by
taxi
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

Second Of series Of ten Sun
days Comic Weekly Puzzle Contest
$1,000 in cash prizes for the
week $4,000 in all Tel.
RE. 1894 for Home Delivery.
The Washington times., 1938-09-14

After being 6
COOLED off" at
No. 4 Police Sta
ton for several
h o urs, Harold
Kent, 20, of 1900
block N st. N.
w, was liberated
to a new lease
on life.
Meanwhile the
cab driver, Carl
SenSenan, Is, of
50O1 First st.
N. W., sought
medical atten-
ton for a Sc
verely bruised
left leg, suffered
in the fight to
keep Kent from
leaping from the
bridge.
1t was shortly
after l a. m.
when SenSeman
picked up Kent
a t Thirteenth
and o SITS. N. w.
Kent requested
to be driven to
an all-night res
taurant on the
Virginia side Of
the Hig h W q y
Bridge. Sense
man said, Kent
got out, paid the
driver and began
WALKING hack tn
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
SMALL BLAZE
THIS MORNING
TRASH IN OLD cIsTERN IN
REAR OF SKATING RINK
WAS FOUND ON FIRE

An alarm sounded from Box
125, corner Fleming and William
streets, called the apparatus to
the corner of Elizabeth and Flem-
ing streets where a fire was found
to be raging in a cistern which
was piled up with trash and de-
briS.
1t required but a few minutes
to quench the flames and the APP
paratus returned to the stations.
Belief is that people who were
at the skating rink had been care
less with stubs of cigarettes, and
some one had thrown a lighted
stub in the pile of trash which
smouldered throughout the night
and the fire developed from this
source and famed up about 4:50
this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
DAVIS ARRIVED
HERE YESTERDAY
CAME TO SIGN CONTRACT IN
PROPOSED WORK AT
COURT HOUSE

S. c. Davis. head of the Davis
Construction Co. of Miami Beach.
arrived in the city yesterday to
sign the contract. which was
awarded his company for the ad-
ditions and changes to the county
court house.
The bond Of the company,
which is for the amount of the
contract price, So. 3e6. was not
exactly in accord with the re-
quirements Of the PWA, County
Attorney W. Curry Harris said.
and this will probably cause
some delay in the approval. it
was said
However. said Mr.. Harris, the
bonding company which made the
bond If Mr., Davis has ar office
in Atlanta. and any discrepancies
IN the bond can be cleared up
with the pwA in that city.
Asked when the work win
start, Mr.. Harris said that nc ar
ticipated activities viii begin
early next week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
Fort Jefferson Boats Leave
Miami Enroute To Kew West
{. B. Sutton OF Sutton
Lines, Inc, Operators,
Making Trip On Boat
Boats To Arrive Today

c. B. Sutton. owner of the
Sutton Lines. Inc. will arrive in
Key West this afternoon with the
ships "Talofa" and "Nirvana" TO
inauguraie shortly passenger
service TO Fort Jefferson in the
Tortusas group. so miles west of
Key West.
The "Talofa" and ''Nirvana"
left Miami late yesterday and
were expected in tn city around
3 o'clock today. The boats were
to make an overnight stop in
the Keys. In the city today are
Mrs. c. B. Sutton, Mrs. Mildred
Patrick and Robert George. who
proceeded the party coming into
Key West yesterday.
Captain Clinton Smith will be
captain of the Talofa. which will
make the regular run to Tortu-
gas. Captain Johnson will assist
him. The Talofa is capable of 16
knots, is registered for 80 pas
sengers and is what is known as
an outside" boat. At the Fort
it is expected that the Nirvana,
a 1ll-foot boat, will be anchored
permanently to provide overnight
accommodations for from 5000
visitors under typical winter re-
sort conditions.
In the NirvaRa will be q glass
botoom from which visitors may
view the tropical life of the South
Atlantic Smaller boats are 10 be
made available for deep-sea fish
ing, National Park officials state.
The Sutton Line also operates
a ferry service between the Bat
terry and the Statue of Liberty on
Bedloe Island for the National
Park Service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
JUNIOR CHAMBER
MEETS TOMORROW
WINTER PROGRAM NOW AID.
vANcING RAPIDLY: RE.
PORT DUE

Junior Chamber of Commerce
will hold its regular business
meeting Friday at the Chamber
of Commerce offices at 8 o'clock
with a late report on the pro-
crossing Jaycee-Federal Recrea-
ton Department Key West Win
ter Program.
Beautiful posters are being
painted by Federal Art Project
artists and will be placed in the
various hotels and business houses
of the city with a program of
each months events on them.
Latest group TO consider the
proposition of sponsoring events
for the winter is the Hotel COM
mittee, composed of hotel opera
tors of Key West. They will con-
slider sponsorship of boat racing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
ENGINEERS CALL
OFF TRIP HERE

Overnight stop which the
American Institute of Engineers.
who were making a tour of Flor
ida before going to Havana, were
to make 10 Key West yesterday
was cancelled. Mayor Willard NJ
Albury was advised yesterday
The Institute most probably
couldn't find connections with
Havana the same day, as there
was no passenger boat service to
that city yesterday from Key
West Mayor Albury received
The cancellation notice from DIR.
VIM. Morales. Jr.. president of
the Cuban Chamber Of Com
Commerce.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
STATE AUTO TAGS
PLACED ONsss.SALE
LADD. TOLLE AND ENGLES
AMONG FIRST TO Sc.
CURE LICENSES

County Tax Collector Frank
FL. Laid bought the first of the
state auto license tags which
were put on sale this morning
This was in the $40 class.
Number in the SIS class was
purchased by Rev. Joe TolIe of
the First Methodist church. and
Number in the $50 class was
bought by George L. Engles of
Rock Harbor.
Total sales of the tags at II
O'Clock. as recorded at the office
of Collector Ladd numbered Is.
and one of these had been
bought since last year. -
II. w. Craig of Craig. Fla.
when purchasing his license last
year. said that the next number
he bought would be s.. the same
number as that of the county.
and to make sure he would sue
coed in getting the number paid
for il at that time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
NOVELIST PHONES
ARRIVAL PLANS
HEMINGwAYs WILL. FLY TO
MIAMI TO-DAY Or TO-
MORROW

Ernest Hemingway, we'll
known novelist, who, with Mrs.
Hemingway and their two sons,
Patrick and Gregory, reside in
Key West. phoned from New
York last night that they will
arrive in Key West either Friday
or Saturday.
Mr.. Hemingway said that he
and Mrs. Hemingway would
probably fly TO Miami today or
tomorrow and will then meet
Otto Bruce in Miami and motor
to Key West.
The Hemingways have been in
Spain where Mr.. Hemingway has
been gathering material for a
novel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
ATTEMPT To CLEAR
BASIN COMPLAINTS
NUISANCE SOLICITING. no
DOCKING ASSISTANCE.
CHARGED

AZ q meeting Of committees
from the Senior and Junior Cham
bers of Commerce last night pro
pozals to remedy complaints Of
yschtsmen bcrthing at the Yacht
Basin were heard and Il MAS de-
cidcd 90 request the supervision
Of q dockn1aStef as . regulatory
measure
Complaints were heard from
yachtsneu coming here that
Rsschuaen had been given orders
not 20 lie up yachts OF IN any
ether wuy assist their. Com
plants - % @nuixanee- soliciting
by local merchants were also
heard.
Commodore Arthur Curtis
James % The Lanai" and Leon
Falk q the Martina TIi~ had IN
formed local sources that no as
sistance had been given them ia
docking tneif yachts There were
other complaints
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
SALE OF TAGS
ON INCREASE
RECORDS REVEAL l.2Is CITY
LICENSES DISPOSED OF
UP TO DATE

City Tax Collector Assessor
Sam Pinder said this morning to
The Citizen that a decided in
crease was noted in the sales of
city automobile tags to date this
year as compared to the sale last
year.
Last years sales of this date
numbered 1908 with revenue of
$2,657.50. Sales this year to date
total 1,2l5 with revenue of ST.
037.50, making a difference of
$3.50 for this year over that of
last.
This condition and the increase
in revenue in auto licenses was
brought about, it is said, by the
efforts of Mayor Willard M. AL
bury and officers of the police
department, who have been UNI
ceasingly vigilant and ever on
the lookout for infractions of and
non-adherence to the law.
Mr.. Pinder said that delinquent
taxpayers should remember that
the ruling permitting 80 percent
reductions in taxes will remain
in effect until December 81.
However. that date marks the
dead line for payments on this
basis. and after that the taxes will
be placed back on the basis Of
100 percent.
In the matter of occupational
licenses there has been a decided
increase this year over last. On
this date last year there had
been 1858 licenses taken out, while
this year the records show that
SOP Of this class of license have
been issued.
Revenue from the occupational
licenses for last year totalled
$l3.s56 and for the present year,
both dates of November 80, total
Sl9.460-making gain of $500
for the present period.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
GIVES STATUS
OF OPERATIONS
WELFARE BOARD ONLY GER
TIFIES ELIGIBILITY OF
WpA APPLICANTS

JACKSONVILLE, Dec. l.
(FNS) The district welfare board
and its staff plays no part in
connection with securing WPA
employment for the unemployed
other than to certify the eligi-
bility of applicants. it was ex-
planned here today by Clayton c.
Codrington, state welfare COM
missioner, in formal state
ment.
The statement was issued, Cod
Tington said to correct an err
roneous impression that he had
been advised exists in some of
the welfare districts.
The statement follows:
'The district staffs have a
variety of duties, one of which
is to certify applicants for WPA
employment After the certifica-
ton is made, eligibles are as
signed jobs solely at the discre-
ton of WPA officials. Those as
signing officers have no connec-
ton with the district welfare
board or the state welfare board,
but work directly under the state
WPA authority.
THAT erroneous reports have
been spread regarding the place
ment of eligibles is no doubt
largely due to a public lack of
understanding as to the restric-
tions imposed by the WPA itself,
and the fact that the number APP
plying for work is far in excess
of the available jobs.
Some of the WPA restrictions
are: The number to be employed
must come within the limitations
of the quota set for the state and
the funds available: the applicant
must be Is years of age or more,
must be in need of aid and must
be a citizen of the United States,
a resident of Florida and of the
county from which he applies; he
must be the head of a family.
and only one member of family
group may be given work.
District welfare boards and
their staffs have been as diligent
as staff limitations permitted in
certifying applicants to the WPA.
They have had no part in the
placement of those who have
been certified"
Codrington added that MEM
bers of the IL district welfare
boards serve without pay and
through sense OF public respon-
sibility, as do members of the
state board.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
Building Permits Issued
In November Represented
Expenditure Of $27,235
" ~ ~ ~
Lowest Temperature
Here During November
ShoDed Sixty Degrees

Monthly meteorological
summary as issued by the
United States Weather Blu
reau shows that while the
normal precipitation for the
month of November is 2.l9
the record for the month
showed an increase of
"a. mean precipitation being
3.l3.
Barometric pressure has
been very regular. lowest re-
corded on November 8 was
1884. while the highest was
on November 20 and was
30.26. :,
Lowest temperature was
November % and was so de-
grees. and the highest for
the month was shown on
November 10 and registered
So degrees.
Wind during the month has
been from the northeast.
with an hourly velocity of
1913. Highest velocity any
November since 1871 was on
November Is. 1871. when the
wind was from the north and
had a velocity of Al miles an
hour.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
Some OF Projects We're
For Work Costing As
High AS Five Thousand
Dollars

Issues of building and repair
permits during the month of
November toialled S27.235 for the
IS permits which were issued TO
property owners in the city.
Some of the permits were for
work costing $1,000 and others
were for repairs costing as little
as $50.
Since the list of issues for
work during the past week was
published on Tuesday of this
week there were two permits is
sued up to and including Novem-
Der 80. They were:
Repairs to residence at the corr
ner of Fleming and Francis
streets. Owner, Mrs. Charles
Thompson; cost, $500.
Erect a small business stand at
1916 White street. Owner, John
H. Brady; cost, 500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
DISCUSS Use
AND CONTROL
OF WATERS
MATTERS IN INTEREST OF
PROPOSITION ARE TAKEN
UP BY FLORIDA BASINS
COMMITTEE

JACKSONVILLE, Dec. L.
(FNS) A systematic plan of long
term detectives for the unified
control and use of both surface
and underground waters in Flor
ida was discussed at the meeting
of the Peninsular Florida Basins
Committee, which was held here
this week under the sponsorship
of the Florida State Planning
Board in cooperation with the Ma
tional Resources Committee.
At the same time the first
meeting was held for this year of
the Apalachicola Basin Commit
tee, of which George B. Gross,
executive secretary of the Flor
ida State Planning Board. was
named as chairman at the meet
ing of the Drainage Basin Com
mittee for Southeastern Basins at
Montgomery, Alabama. on No
vember Is. l.. M. ClarkSon, chief
sanitary officer of the Georgia
State Board of Health, and F, M.
Bell, of the u. S. Geological Sur
vey of Atlanta, Georgia, the
other two members of the Apala-
chicola Basin Committee. also at
tended the meeting of the PENN
sular Basin Committee.
AS result of the work of
drainage basin committees during
the past two years, inventories of
water projects have been made.
It is now proposed to adopt long
term detectives of permanent
nature which will give due
weight to all important water
uses which will provide maxi
mum aggregate benefits at the
lowest costs and which will pro-
vide for all present and future To-
cal needs on practicable basis.
Among those interested both
as members of the various COM
mittees and active proponents for
the adoption of permanent policies
are Walter F. Coachman, Jr.,
Managing Director, Florida Ship
Canal Authority; G. F. Catlett.
sanitary engineer. Florida State
Board of Health; H. A. Bester,
drainage engineer, U. S. Sugar
Corporation; and L. M. Fisher,
sanitary engineer, U. S. Public
Health Service.
Other meetings will be held
later by the various committees
for the perfection of the prospec-
tive plans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
MHERrTs LEGACY

SAN FRANCISCO Explaining
that he had inherited q legacy
from an old friend in England.
Frank preStridge. 3. OF San
Francisco. walked into the city
treasurer's office and repaid an
old-age pension given him by the
city amounting 20 S945.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
PERKY TO CONFER
WITH COMMISSION
ATTEMPT TO SETTLE OVER.
SEAS HIGHWAY RIGHT
OF WAY TRANSFER

r. c. Perky, land owner Of the
Florida Keys. who has been en-
gagged in a controversy with
Monroe County Commissioners
over the question of turning over
to them the right OF way on his
property for Overseas Highway
extension on the FEC. viaducts.
will confer with the Commission
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the
County Courthouse.
Mr.. Perky will be accompanied
by his attorney, Mr.. Anderson.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
EIGHT MARRIAGE
LICENSES ISSUED

Eight marriage licenses have
been issued in Monroe county for
the month of November. as
shown BY the records in the Of
flee Of County Judge Raymond
r. Lord.
OF this number two were Is
sued during the week ending No
vegnber 30 and were TO:
Baleniin Soler Montana and
Isabel de Ia cuesta: William ].
Cassidy and Lois Knowles
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
AT GOMEZ HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. r G Gomez sn-
ncuncc the birth Of . boy weigh
ing nine pounds yesterday morn
ing i'm their home at 720 Duval
street.
Mr.. Gomez said this morning.
while calling at The Citizen. that
their wedding had been blessed
with three girls and II Last the
hoped for boy had arrived
Mother and son are said 20 be
getting along nicely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
new ARRIVAL in
MALONEY FAMILY

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ma
loney announce the birth of a
son weighing eight pounds at an
early hour this morning in q local
hospital.
Mother and baby were said BY
Mr.. Maloney to be doing nicely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
JUROR ALSO TRIED

MINNEAPOLIS ~ As . jury
jury heard a damage suit IN this
city. a street car rsotoxmsn Bden-
tilted ore Of the jurors a. q man
who had stolen ST from him
After the jury returned its YER
dict. the juror waS held tcE trial
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
ACCIDENT RULING

SANTA CRUZ. Calf Hence
forth al automobile drivers who
crash into someone's automobile
in this eitv viii BE- forced @
clean up aIi broken glass ard
wreckage within one hour after
the accident.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01

MISUNDERSTANDING for a
divorce from her husband. Mrs.
Delilah Anderson. a. Of this city.
who is four feet tall and weighs
20 pounds. charged that he treat
cd her like . child.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. President
Martin of the United Auto Work
ers Union will appear before the
Dies committee today to explain
CommuniStic and un-American
activities in his organization.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-12-01

LONDON.-Anthony Eden will
leave London Saturday for the
United States. Purpose of his
visit is to study working condi-
tons and housing situation in
this country before making bid
for the premiership on his new
deal program.