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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
Fernando ]. Carlus Gets
National DeMolay Honors

Fernando J. Camus, Jr., has
received notification that he has
been accorded the highest honor
of the Order of DeMolay, that of
Chevalier.
At the present time, it is under
stood, the honor is indeed a great
one, and the award difficult to
secure.
MIR. CamuS was recently APP
priced of his selection, which
was rnade for outstanding work
in the DeMolay organization. I'M
portant and widespread work in
the order, outstanding citizenship
and leadership are the major re-
quisites for the award Yester-
day, MIR. camus mailed his appli-
cation, formality, to national
headquarters in Kansas City, Mis-
souri,.
Usually the honor is accorded
only those whose names are
among the big news" of the
country, but the award TO Mr..
CanUS, it is understood, was
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
BOARD IS STILL
SEEKING YACHT
CLUBHOUSE SITE
REQUIREMENTS OF NAVY DE-
PARTMENT TO USE BAT
Terry AT NAVAL STATION
QUITE STEEP

The Board of Directors of the
Key West Yacht Club has devot-
ed several sessions to inspecting
various clubhouse sites suggested
by the members. Permission was
granted by Lieut.. William Klaus,
US.N., officer in charge, Naval
Station, to look over the old bat
terry at the yacht harbor in this
connection.
1t was pointed out, however
that, although there is every de-
sire to cooperate in the develop
ment of local activities, a number
of specific requirements of the
Navy Department would have to
be met should the club request
permission to use the structure.
At the present time, at least, the
club is not in a position to meet
some of these requirements.
All of the sites suggested have
desirable features, and the board
has their relative merits under
consideration. A decision will
probably not be made for several
weeks, it being very likely that
the matter will be placed before
the membership for ratification at
a special meeting, to be called
when the board has completed
its plans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
BOY SCOUTS
INV MET FRIDAY
-.r..aaa
HIKE PLANNED BY TROOP So;
TWO MEMBERS PRE-
SENTED BADGES

Troop No. So, Boy Scouts of
America. held a regular meeting
at the scout hall last night.
A patrol hike for next Friday
at 6 o'clock to the swimming pool
on the boulevard was planned.
Many other important matters
weer discussed and decided upon.
Scout Billy Whitehead was
presented with tenderfoot
badge and Scout Billy Russell
was presented with the second
class badge.
An interesting reading by
Scout Jack Sawyer and q talk
about the scout rally by Scout
master Victor Larsen were great
" enjoyed by the troop. after
which the meeting was ad-
lourned
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02

made from the standpoint that
his work in the city has been so
outstanding il overbalances those
of other DeMolay leaders, who
have covered wider fields over
the country.
MIR. Camus will receive a gold
signet ring and medallion for the
honor at the Kansas City Nation
al DeMolay five-day convention,
beginning July 5.
The local DeMolay Chapter was
instituted in April. 1922. The
following year, Mr.. Camus was
master councillor. The same year
he was made master councillor of
the state association of DeMolay
Chapters. He became a master
mason in 1924, and master of the
Anchor Lodge 1872 the following
year. The highest honor he has
received up to the present mott
fication was in April, 1886, when
he was made the District Deputy
Grand Master. He has been a
member of the advisory council
OF the local chapter since 1924.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
Postal Savings Deposits AT
Key West Postofhce Increase;
Greater Stamp Sales Recorded
Over One Hundred Boat
Passengers Arrive In City

Passengers on Steamship Cuba
from Havana yesterday afternoon
numbered 10l Of the number.
there were So first cabin and five
second cabin passengers for Key
Wes' and 81 first and three Sec
ond ccbin passengers for Tampa.
Key West arrivals: Liberty
Bailey, Harold Clark, Mrs. Clark,
Ethel Galloway, Raymond Crest,
Albert N. Mathew, Fern Mathew,
Otto Prohis, Flora Prohis, John
Prechochi, John DePoo, Joseph
Prechochi, Mrs. Prechochi, VIM.
Merritt, Cleo Coffman, Jean Pr
lenji, Sue Pilenji. Mario Pletti,
Marie Joern, Helen Joern, Agnes
River, Dulce NJ Holscheck, Ruth
Young, Harry r. Webster, w.
Katherine Webster, Rose jacob,
Arnold jacob, Mario Perez Mesa,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
BLACK LEGION
PROSECUTOR Is
VISITOR HERE
DUNCAN McCRAE. PROSECUT-
ING ATTORNEY: JUDGE Ed
WARD J. JEFFRIES. CLARE
RANDOLPH IN PARTY

Duncan McCrae, Detroit prose-
cutting attorney. who handaech the
shocking expose of the BLACK
Legion, Honorable Judge Ed
ward J. Jeffries, who has been
Judge of the Recorders Court in
Detroit for 30 years, and Clare
Randolph, Detroit assistant prose-
cutting attorney, Mrs. McCrae,
Mrs. Jeffries and Mrs Randolph,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Schneider and are at the Colonial
Hotel.
Judge Jeffries has a huge sail
fish he caught here ten years ago
mouted in his Detroit office. On
that fishing trip he was accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Schrei-
Der, and many splendid tarpon
were brought in.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs Schrei-
Der will take the group tarpon
fishing again and hope to land a
number of big ones.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
SEEKING YOUTH
TRAFFIC PATROL
UNIT In KEY WEST
TO WORK IN WITH coMPRE-
HENsIvE ORGANIZATION
PROGRAM FOR YOUTH OF
CITY.

Charles Taylor. president of
the Key West Rotary Club, has
received a communication from
Captain Sherman Cannon Of the
Jacksonville police force in reply
to his query concerning the
sehoolboy traffic control system of
the city of Jacksonville.
Only boys who are grade A
pupils are eligible for service in
the unit, which is recognized by
the Jacksonville police depart
ment as having the power to
make traffic arrests. The boys are
recommended by the principal of
the school and his teacher.
Sponsored by the American Au-
tomobile Association, they are
instructed daily by a sergeant
from the city police force. Com
prehensive training in traffic re-
gulation is given the boys. The
boys are responsible to the de-
partment for any abuse of their
power. If the charge is serious
enough their badge and belt are
taken from them.
267 Boys
There are 267 boys in the Jack
Sonvillc patrol group. Sergeant
Cannon writes. land a unit Of pa
troll mothgrs is being organized 10
aid in theAwoFk.
The Rotary Club OF Key West
is seeking to- establish one of
these scheoltuy traffic units in
the city. boy Scout troops take
care of boys from 1916 years of
ago" MIR. Taylor said The
Jacksonville schoolboy traffic
unit organized them from 10 on.
Now this takes care of the youth
of the city except between the
ages of 1921 Plans have aeen
going forward sometime for a
Y. NJ. c. A. in the city with its
accompanying cultural ana ath-
letic potentialiticS. This viii JuSt
about cover a comprehensive pro-
gram for the youth of the city"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02

ned, the company has agreed to
turn on the White Way tonight
with the provision that the re-
naming funds necessary be col
lected within the next two weeks.
Every night between six and
eleven Is lights along the White
Way will be turned on. Cost will
be $624.25 for the period. Recent
conditioning of the light poles
along the way has cost the COM
mittee $513.5O. This leaves a bal
ance of $132.50 to apply on the
light operation. The balance of
$492.75 is to be collected within
the next few weeks un1er pres
ent plans.
Initial funds for the project
were easily obtained, Louis Pol
lock said today, but later collecc
tons became more difficult and
finally they were at almost a
standstill.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
Local Jaycees TO Stage
Voters Rally For Primary
Wv -.
NEW ARRANGEMENT
IN THE CITIZENS
DELIVERY SERVICE

A change in one feature of
The Citizens delivery service
is announced on page one TO-
day. Formerly complaints
concerning non-deliverY of
papers came TO The Citizen
office. however, the new ar
rangemenis now directs such
complaints TO the local Wes-
tern Union office, where. be-
tween S and ? p. M. mes
sa9es of that nature will be
taken. and delivery of papers
made by special Western IN
ion messenger.
This change in service con-
forms TO procedure now fol-
lowed in other cities. and will
relieve a special force of The
Citizen newsboys from late
duty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02

Rosahe Lasanti, Frank Kelly,
Dorothy Kelly. Francis Kelly,
George Armstrong, Maude Walsh.
Phillip Greeley, Arthur Ochel-
tree, Jose Rogelio Perez, An
tonia Martinez, Edries Jones,
Virginia de Rochemont.
On the ships manifest were
listed the following items: For
Key West, four automobiles and
three sacks of mail; for Tampa,
70 tons of freight, one automobile
and los sacks of mail.
The vessel sailed for Tampa
with the following passengers
booked at Key West: Mrs. Will
liam H. Smith, Mrs. NJ. McLaugh-
lin, J. Segoat, ]. T. Martinez, Mrs,
c. Ricketts,, w. Stocklin, L. S.
Panelle. r. Stern, Herman Oil
plant, S. B. Wharton and a num-
Der of second cabin passengers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
HERMAN WALL
VISITING HERE
ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE
AND TWO MIAMI
FRIENDS eAll

Herman Wall WfaQ win FT1af re-
membered by his many friends in
Key West, having been in bust
ness here for a number OF years,
is in Key West with Mrs. Wall
and their friends. MIR. and Mrs.
Bert Eams, of Miami.
MIR. Wall was a caller at The
Citizen today, and expressed his
admiration of the highway and
the bridges, and the magnificent
ride over the road. Mr.. and Mrs,
Wall and their companions expect
TO spend several days in the city
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
PARTY ARRIVES
VOQVlIER HIGHWAY
WILL REMAIN OVERNIGHT
AND LEAVE ToMoR-
m ROW MORNING

Among the arrivals in Key
West today are MIR. and Mrs.
Thomas Duckett. their son-in-l law
and daughter. MIR. and Mrs. Nor
man Boyd, daughter, Miss Ce-
ella Duckett. Miss Kittie Nc
Kevit and Mrs. F. E. Cheatham.
The party left Miami this
morning and are unanimous IN
their praise of the Overseas High
way. which they say is a mag
nificent piece of engineering. and
the ride one of the grandesi
imaginable.
MIR. Duckett was a caller at The
Citizen office this afternoon. He
said it is the intention of the
members Of his party. including
himself. 90 remain tonight and
leave early in the morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
Beginning A Membership
Drive; Will Be Joint
Sponsors of State Meet
In Miami

Junior Chamber of Commerce
will sponsor a drive to get as large
a representation of voters as pos
sible at The polls May Q. In con-
junction with the Democratic
rally April ID al BaYview Park.
the local JaYcees will sponsor a
motorcade parade around the city
10 bring The voters Out.
Edward Bayly, chairman, Joe
Allen and Donald Cormack are on
the committee which will arrange
for automobiles and trucks. Bust
ness houses of the city are to be
requested to furnish their trucks
for the night. Boycotting all signs
which will advertise individual
political candidates, the Jaycees
will decorate their car and trucks
with bunting and signs urging
the voters TO come out.
Poly Artman. chairman, How
ard England and Anibal Armayor
are the committee to arrange
other details in the parade.
A membership drive for the
Junior outfit was begun last night
with the members split into two
teams. captained by Isidore Vein
traub and Aniba1 Armayor. Post
cards will be mailed potential
candidates and personal inter
views made. The team losing will
pay the May 20 regular dinner for
the winners and the, same night
he forced to eat bean dinner
Deadline in the contest will be
Charter Night, April %, at eight
o'clock. All members secured will
be charter members of the club.
Charter Night, April %, will be
held at Raul's Miramar Club il
was decided. II. II. Taylor, Jr.,
representative from the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, Miami
Beach. was asked TO extend an
official invitation to the VARIOUS
representative of the Jaycee
groups in the Miami Area. MIR
Taylor reported that Tom Smith
Vice President of the state groups
will arrange for a representative
from each of these clubs to be
here for Charter night A dance
is also to be given To raise funds
before that date. Charter Night
committee appointed was Isidore
Weintraub, chairman, Poly Art.
man, Edward Bayly. Anibal Ar
mayor.
Invitation from the Dade Coun-
~ Association of Junior Cham.
Der of Commerce to be joint spon.
sors in the state convention TO bc
held in Miami. in June was
heartily acceptefh by the local
outfit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
CABLE SHIP, MAKING KEY WEST
PORT OF CALL FOR MANY YEARS,
TO PLOW DEEP in OCEAN WORK

Writing the newest chapter in
the history of transatlantic cables,
begun in 1858 by Cyrus w. Field,
the cable ship Lord Kelvin will
sail Tuesday from New York to
pillow ocean cables into the At
lantic Ocean, to protect them
from submarine damage, it was
announced yesterday by the
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany.
The Lord Kelvin is well known
in Key West shipping circles.
having visited here many times
during the past twenty years.
The worlds longest and most
unusual chain, according to the
company, has been loaded aboard
the ship at Fletcher's Shipyard,
Fifteenth Street. Hoboken, N. J.
3 Said to be the longest chain
ever manufactured, it comprises
1880 nickel steel links, each
weighing three and one-half
pounds. II is 1920 feet long and
weighs $4,000 pounds and is
capable of withstanding as much
as $4,000 pounds of stress.
The blowing of cables into the
ocean bed is designed to protect
them from the heavy drags,
known as otterboards, which are
attached to fishing nets dragged
along the ocean bottom by steam
trawlers. which are most numer-
Gus off the Irish coast. The otter
boards cause an annual damage
estimated at 100000 to the com
bined cable systems of the world.
The Lord Kelvin will proceed
to the Irish fishing waters where
it will begin blowing the cables
from 500 to 1000 feet below sea
level.
Western Union engineers DER
veloped pillow which, IN one on
Grafton. cuts a fntfo~ in the
ocean bottom and feeds the cable
into the furrow, which closes
over behind IL. R
A necessity for this work Is a
line capable of withstanding q
SIS. OO0-pound stress. yet flexible
enough to permit CONTROL by the
complicated paying out equip
ment. Only chain was found
practicable for this purpose and
the nickel steel chain was the re-
suit. Each link was drop forged
and tested to a certified proof
load before it was woven into
the chain.
The standard length for ma
rine chain is ninety feet. but the
Western Union chain produced
by the Baldt Anchor Chain and
Forge Corporation of Chester
Pa. was manufactured contIn-
uously in one piece 400 feet
long. Loaded in successive loops
weighing 5000 pounds each. II
was brought from Chester on Z
gondola freight car
The Lord Kelvin arrived In
New York from Caribbean wa.
tiers. where it completed repairs
on two submarine cables. She Il
one Of about thirty vessels in the
worlds cable maintenance fleet
crosses 2.64I tons. is 362 feei
overall. and has speed Of twelve
knots, II has storage space f0i
about TOO miles of deep-sea cable
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
NOTTINGHAM WAS
VISITOR TO CITY
FORMER EDITOR OF THE CITI-
ZEN; NOW CITY ATTORNEY
OF FORT PIERCE

G. r. Nottingham, who was the
first editor of The Citizen under
the present management, was an
arrival in Key West yesterday
and visitor at the office to meet
the publisher.
After leaving Key West Mr..
Nottingham went to Fort Pierce,
and after remaining there briefly
entered the legal profession and
is today city attorney of Fort
Pierce.
The visitor left over the high
way this morning, accompanied
by a group OF friends who were
members of the visiting party.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
SECURES HOME
In KEY WEST
Mr.. AND MRS. sTAcHELBERG
TO RESIDE AT COTTAGE
ON VERNON AVENUE

Edgar J. Stachelberg. who con
templates starting a clear Havana
cigar manufacturing business in
Key West. has secured a comfort
able home and Is today making
final arrangements to become a
citizen Of Key West
After today. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stschelberg will be found at the
Knowles Cottage on Vernon
Avenue.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
TEXAS WOMEN ARE
GIVEN MORE RIGHTS
fn, As.erIatea Prs..l

AUSTIN, Tex. April 1.-The
women of Texas have won an
other fight to obtain equal rights
with men in the field of politics.
The legislature overwhelming
~ passed bill making the per-
sonnet of the state Democratic
executive committee half men
and half women. Texas Is pre-
ponderantly Democratic
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
DrsINHERrTs DAUGHTER

PARIS.-Mlle. Hortcnse Bid
raille of this city was disinherited
by her father because she ran
away from a convent and became
an actress.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02

The light poles have each been
reduced to one lamp, 600 candle
power bulb, which has added to
the beauty and increased the il
Elimination of the White Way.
Work of changing the lighting
system and also of repairing bad
ly damaged wiring was completed
recently by N. L. Osterhoudt,
electrician.
Although the committee of
which Louis Pollock is chairman
has not raised the entire funds
necessary to keep the lights going
over the six month period plan
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
Increase Shown In All De-
partments, According To
Announcement Made By
Postmaster

yesterday that the increase in
activity at the postotfiee ccntin-
ued 10 be evidenced in all depart.
ments. and is especially notice
able in the stamp receipts and the
deposits.
At the close of business for
February postal savings deposits
amounted to $304,136. This
amount was increased during the
month of March by Sl3,263, as on
the last day of the month the
amount Of de posts was S317. 399.
During the same month last
year the sale of stamps totalled
$3,240.87, while during the same
period in 1887, the stamp sales
amounted to S2,97s.06, which
shows a gain for the month in
1888, of 262.8l.
During the first three months
of the year 1887 postal receipts
were $8,428.32, while during the
first three months Of the present
year, the postal receipts totalled
$i0,i05.73. an increase for the
first quarter of the present year
of 81 ,677 an.
Disclosing the speed with which
mail is delivered today, Mr.. Har-
ris said that letters or packages
sent by airmail from Key West
11:30 one day, was in New York
$50 the next morning. and prac-
tically the same time is consumed
by letters and packages going to
Chicago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02
White Way To Be Lighted
Tonight, Grooms Announces

Bascom Grooms. president of
the Key West Electric Company.
announces that The Duval Street
White Way will be turned on To-
night at SIX o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-02

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1938-11-04
Farmes' Co-operatives
Discuss Problems
BY the Associated Press.


SALISBURY. Nd, Nov. 4.-More
than score of delegates represent
ing II national farm loan associa-
tions of the Eastern Shore of Mary
land, Delaware and Virginia, heard
Federal land bank officers yesterday
in discussion of local farmers
co-operatives.
Charles S. jackson, president of
the Federal Land Bank of Balti-
more; E. P. Crider, vice president,
and E. w. McSparran, treasurer,
led the discussion.
All sections of the Delmarva
Peninsula, from the southern tip
of Virginia to New Castle, Del,
were represented.
The speakers outlined methods
and advisability of financing farmers
for the purpose of farm land, re-
financing debts and provisions of
working capital through land banks.
Everyday problems arising in oper-
alton of cooperative land bank
loans were described.
Crider pointed to the effect of
transportation of farm commod-
tiles. and told of the sale of produce
from States across the Nation COM
peting with some home grown foods
in their season.
Each loan organization was told
1t must work out its own problems
along this line, in determining the
stability of the farm community.
Evening star., 1938-11-04
Business Looms Down
Slightly for Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4-Business
loans of Federal Reserve member
banks in New York City dipped
moderately during the week ended
November 2 to within a small mar
gin of the August low.
Financial quarters pointed out the
downturn may have resulted from
the repayment of outstanding bank
loans with funds raised by the is
suance of new securities, which has
been at brisk rate in the past few
weeks.
Commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural advances of member banks
in the financial center compared as
follows, according to the reports OF
local institutions to the Reserve:
Week ended November 2, $1,433,-
600 900; decline from previous week,
$11 900, 900; decline from last year,
$448, 100000
Evening star., 1938-11-04
5y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4-United
States Governments continued to
lag in a generally higher bond mar
ket today.
Rails attracted higher bids all
along the line. and in late trading
leaders showed gains ranging from
to around points. The familiar
story Of rising hopes for Federal
legislative aid for the carriers and
improved carloadings and revenues
was associated with the buying.
Traders reported no unusual mar
ket conditions in the Government
list, which has been in a slow sag
for several sessions. Todays losses
ranged from 1-32 to 8-32 in the
Treasures. Offerings were light.
Bonds of Columbia Gas & Electric
were subjected to selling on news of
the Federal Governments antitrust
action charging monopoly of natural
gas distribution In Ohio, West Vir-
ginia, Michigan and Kentucky. The
IS of so, May maturity, drifted off
q point or so under moderate offers.
Evening star., 1938-11-04
Trade Is Held Back
BY Warm Weather
In Many Areas
Dun & Brudstreet Reyiew
Says Public in Better
Mood to Buy ..t
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Retail trade.
in many sections of the Nation was
adversely affected during the past
week by lingering Indian summer,
said Dun g. Bradstreet today in their
weekly business survey.
The review added, however, there
was evidence that the public was IN
a better mood for buying than in,
many months.
Although the total volume Of,
trade showed a small increase over
the preceding week, comparisons
with last year were less rather than
more favorable. 1.
Against the 1887 week, which in..
cluded heavy Election Day sales,
totals, retail volume was estimated
to be of 6 to 18 per cent.
Turnover in wholesale markets.
was brisk during the week, despite
limited calls for the replacement Of,
seasonal merchandise. Price in.
creases in some lines and rumors Of.
increases in others were a stimulate
ing factor for forward purchasing.
Another was the growing con-.
viction Of retailers that Christmas,
sales would compare favorably with
last year.
Actual commitments at wholesale.
were still tagging to IS per cent.
behind last year, but wholesalers.
noted that fewer buyers were limit,
ing themselves only to nearby re-.
quirements and that orders for fu-,,
ture delivery were comprising a.
greater proportion of total sales than
in many months.
Preparations for Election Day.
promotions brought in numerous
rush requests for apparel and ac-
cessories"