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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-07
AWARDED JOB TO
CONSTRUCT TANK
KEY WEST MACHINE SHOP TO
ERECT TANK AT MA
RINE HOSPITAL
NV BY PAUL MAY ~.
tsperiat ttNa~hlRefen Correspondent
az The Citixenl

WASHINGTON. d. C., May z.
The Key West Machine Shop
will construct the new storage
tank scheduled for the Marine
Hospital at Key West, the Treas
ury's procurement division an
nounced today
The Key West contractor. with
address at i03 Simonton street,
won the contract award on bid
of SlS0l. the lowest of several
bids submitted. The procurement
division has allotted forty calen-
dar days for completion of the
work. which the contractor said
would be started Immediately
The contractors guarantee
check for $50 10 will be held BY
the procurement division until
satisfactory completion ofsthe job,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-07
Army Engineers To Make An
Investigation On Desrablity
OfKey West-Miami Waterway
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C. PINDER BRINGS
IN FINE TARPON

Gerald Pinder. well-known
local entertainer. was him
self last night entertained by
the antics of one of the finest
tarpon which has been taken
in many weeks. and which
was caught by Gerald Pinder.
While the fish was not q
marvel in size or weight, IL
was a great leapeE. and strong
fighter. II was only after a
fight lasting about 30 minutes
that the tarpon was brought
10 boat.
When measured IL was
found to be Just five feet in
length and weighed 81
pounds. II was really a beau
tiful specimen. and was said
10 be as fine a fish as has
been taken this season.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-07
Jaycees Endorse Is Point
City And County Program
Mosquito Control Project
And New Municipal Ath-
letic Stadium To Be Ac-
lively Pushed

Going on record as favoring a
l5.poini program The Junior
Chamber of Commerce at IFS regu-
lar meeting last night voted 10
actively work especially toward
securing mosquito-control prof.
ect for The city and also an aih.
leiic stadium with view toward
inviting big league baseball teams
here for spring training seasons.
The program endorsed by the
Jaycees and which will be
brought to the attention of the
City Council and County Com
missioners follow:
I'D Fresh water supply for
Key West and the Keys.
CD Municipal airport.
CD City-Wide Identification
by tree and vine planting.
(4) Municipal Beach. The pro-
position is to build steel groins
as has been done at the Roney
Plaza and all along Miami Beach
to let the action of the reef and
waves build sandy beaches.
(5) Widen and deepen CARR
son Blight and build finger piers
with a view toward ultimately
making itsthe Yacht Basin of the
city
CD Completion of the Water
and Sewerage project for the city
to extend to all streets.
90 Rest Room facilities at
Bayview Park.
(8) Athletic Stadium.
(O Renovation and repair of
City Hall
(I0) Addition to the County
Court House.
I'D Increase of Fairgrounds
for the Monroe County High
School, and Harris and Division
Street Schools, with possible
building program.
(l2) Stun Clearance and pub
lie housing.
Q3) Paint-up campaign for
city.
u4) Stimulation of rooming
house, apartment, hotel and cot
tage building.
(l5) New highway signs below
Homestead and above Miami to
replace those which still advertise
ferry service over the water gap
and do not mention the new
| Overseas Bridges. The suggestion
was made to paint a striking pic
ture of an Overseas Bridge on the
+ signs
! Bring Convention Here
! Key West Jaycees will invite
/ the state Jaycees. who will hold
their convention at the Deauville
June 2, 3, 4. 10 make the trip to
Key West on Sunday. June 5. A
form letter is being mailed TO the
various Jaycee outfits in the state.
Henry II Taylor. Jr.. who viii
soon be a Key West Jaycee, in
formed the body that bulletins
which are being sent out by the
Miami and Miami Beach Jayceey
are requesting the clubs 20 pro-
vide for an extra trip down TO
Key West over the new Overseas
Highway
Plans went forward rapidly for
entertainment of the Jayceez
when they arrive here. A ban
quot will be held Sunday after
noon and . gala tea dance later
Friday the 18th Of next week
there Will be an 'unlucky dance
held at the Habsna- Madrid by the
Jaycees 10 raise funds for enter
taInment of the visitors A great
Continued on Pace SKI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-07
Provides For More Modern
Method OF Property Val
uation, W. 7. DOughtry,
Chairman, Says

Installation Of new records and
: procedure teg city real esiaio
properly VACATION for tax as
scssment purposes will mean Thai
The city viii have up-to- daie and
modern methods of validating real
estate, William T. DoughirY.
council project committee chair
man. said today in discussing the
W.P.A. project now before the
Project Committee.
'"This will mean, Mr.. Dough-
try said, I'D Complete land de-
scriptions of properties with clas-
sification Of properties under
their various headings. such as
residential, business, etc. Co Es-
adjustment of ownership of prop
critics with complete history of
the properties from original
ownership CD new forms, indexed
card files. binders for the new
records to be installed in the of
flee Qf the city, tax assessor
This will not mean that taxes
are to be raised in the city, Mr..
Doughty said. I'VE should have
an equable and fair assessment
of properties of all classes. Visi-
tors to the city are wary of in
vcsting their money in properties
which have low values, even
though they can see the proper
ties for themselves and realize
they have higher values than are
recorded. Again, others note the
high millage assessment and are
rendered cautious. They think
the taxes are high, and do not
know that this is taken care of by
low property valuations. When
the $500 valued properties for in
stance are raised TO their real
values of $4,000. then the millage
tax assessment may be lowered
and everything will look much
better from a real estate view
point
Everything is in the tentative
stage as yet, Mr. Doughtry con-
tinued. I'VE have secured afnuFn-
Der of texts on the way in which
other cities have handled The
property valuation problem, and
will give the matter long and
thorough study before we initiate
il,
"'The project now is 10 use
W.p.A. labor. which will provide
for 80 per cent of the cost. the
city to pay but 90 per cent of the
total Which is quite an inexpcn.
pcess for very badly
project. MIR Doughty
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-07
HAD MANICURE SET

NEW YORK. "A manicure set
was among the belongings of a
tramp arrested in this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-07
Project Committee OF City,
Council Studying Revision
OF Property Valuations
gMMM1wx -
ASKED TO JOIN
IN CELEBRATION

c. E. Maccannon. chairman
of the Ward committee. in a
telegram TO The Citizen from
Fl. Myers, extends an invi-
iaiion to the publisher and
other Key West folk TO join
us Saturday night in celebrai-
ing the termination of Judge
David Elmer Ward. as, sena-
tor from the 2Aih District.
The sender sof the tele-
Tram regrets that an over
sight just discovered caused
the delay in sending the in
viiaiion" but expresses the
hope that even now some of
you may be able 10 come.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-07
To Be Conducted In Re-
spouse To Resolution
Adopted By House Com
mittee
By PAUL MAY

By fAOl.t MAJ
especial NashirEtea CerrespendeRt
NJ The citiaenl
WASHINGTON. D. c., May ,.
IA new investigation of the de.
sirahihtY of waterway improve
ments between Key West and
Miami is soon TO be made by the
army engineers. il was learned
TODAY at the house rivers and
harbors committee.
This investigation win be made
in response TO a resolution adopt
ed BY the house rivers and har-
bors committee calling on the
army engineers to review pre-
vious reports submitted on this
project TO determine whethor =
changed recommendation is jus.s
tilted in view Of different condi
lions.
Recently the army engineers
reported adversely on the advis-
ability of extension of the inira-
coastal waterway between Miami
and Key West to a depth Of eight
feet.
The authority for that investi-
CATION was so worded that the
army engineers were able to con-
slider the proposed improvements
only from the standpoint of the
dcsirability Of an B-foot channel.
In their reports. however. the
army engineers indicated that
there might be justification for a
channel Of less than eight-foot
depth.
II is for the purpose Of ibves-
LEGATION Of this phase Of the pro-
jet that the new study will be
made.
In the course Of the investiRa
ton public hearings will be held
81 tlie aiar department TO permit
fncai Interests 10 present their
vietvs Dll the desifability Of the
proposed Improvement
Upon cpnsbletion 81 The field
work reports VIII Be- submitted
50 Washington for consideration
~ the board u engineers, the
chief Of engineers and the sec
retarv of var
Congressional authority will BE-
required before any Of the dc
sired improvements can be plsc.
cd under construction.
II viii require several months
st least for this study and there
is no possibility Of the new re
ports being considered at the
present session 81 Congress
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-07
COLONEL NORTH
ARRIVES HERE
ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE
COLONEL BROWN ALSO
MEMBER or PARTY

Colonel Earl North. district
engineer IN charge Il the forces
81 the q S. EagiueFing forces
ia this secti1n. with headquarters
in jacksonville. and Mr. North.
we're arrivals fn the city dis
morning.
Accompanying Cesouei ard
Nm. North was Col0ael Ccurge
T. Brown. engineer in charge -
the division a4th headqtaarteF5 -
Miami Beaeh. Colonel Brown told
The Citizen that re visit w&a
one u general inzpee*tou rusxfane.
ard there Nere No ap<eaal setiNl-
ties conteEnpiats-3 ter fEslS aeetA<sa
Of TIE dsSsrlef &C ms tEne.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-07

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19
Santa Barbara Priest Grows Roses
That Tower Thirty Feet Into the Sky

An ordinary little garden in Santa
Barbara, Calf, is crowded with po-
tentialities for tomorrow's science
and realities in horticultural mir
acles says Popular Mechanics Mag
azine. In it are roses which grow
nowhere else on earth, roses with
unbelievable colors and shapes,
giants and dwarfs, roses with
strange histories and stranger uses.
The garden, which is one of the
outposts in the struggle for scien-
tific knowledge, represents the life
work of a priest. He says that the
world is full of theories of how
plants get their characteristic col
ors, shapes and smells, of how those
characteristics may be changed
from generation to generation and
it is the business of science to find
out how these things work, and to
theorize afterwards.
Down the center of the garden
runs double row of rose trees.
They tower thirty feet into the sky,
as tall as row of pine saplings.
There is something unbelievable
about them. Yet these giants of the
rose family are not budded. They
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19

were grown from seed. A long his
tory of careful breeding for single
characteristic, height, lies behind
their gigantic size.
Close to the avenue of giant rose
trees is an insignificant bush. 1t
blooms irregularly, but when it
does, the world sees a black rose.
Only tiny bit of dark red on the
edge of some of the petals shows
how it has been bred from crossing
the very dark-red plants.
Of the creation of this bud, the
grower says: "It is only logical to
presume that if two very dark roses
were crossed the next generation
would contain a rose darker than
either of the originals. Remember,
that is only theory. Science is
not made of theories, but of facts.
So I made my experiments and
eventually succeeded"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19
ELECTRIC FENCING
SUCCESSFUL

Electric fence is making rapid
Roadway. 1t is used on over one
hundred thousand farms with
great success in most instances.
1t has held bear away from bee
colonies in the mountains in both
California and Oregon. Has held
elk out. of the grazing experiment
tai tracts in Clatsop county when
the state had been unable to con-
troll these elk with fences, costing
80 cents per rod with prison labor.
One unit is capable of controlling
five to twenty-five miles of fenc-
ing. One wire is most frequently
used. This is barbed wire placed
on small insulator with stakes to
hold it up off the ground. Many
ranchers have found electric fenc-
ing so successful that they have
purchased more than one con-
troller, for use on several farms
under one ownership. Others have
dispensed with all their fencing
in favor of the one-wire fence.
Cattle and horses are easily held
with this type of fence. Hogs are
also fenced with it in increasing
numbers each season. 1t is es-
timated that several hundred
thousand hogs are now fenced with
but one wire. Sheep and goats re-
quire two wires for best results.
The principle of the electric
fence is very high voltage that
gives a decided shocking sensa-
ton to the animal coupled with a
minimum of amperage so that it
cannot possibly do any harm.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19

post like this, a place fit only for
men, and strong men, used to dan
ger! Why do you stay?"
Eulalia was about to speak, but
noticed the young mans eyes stray
ing from her suddenly. Indizuela
had silently entered the room, and
was picking up the empty glasses.
La Gobernadora spoke sharply.
''No one called you, moza. Leave
the room" The girl looked sonber-
ly at the Governor, sliding her eyes
over the two Frenchmen.
"Ah!" said the Count. what a
specimen!"
"Isn't she?" said the Governor.
zone of our finest" The men
watched Indizuela as she sided
slowly and insolently out of the
room, while Eulalia chung to her
outraged dignity with clenched
hands.
Later, Eulalia was conscious of
speaking farewells as her husband
departed to escort the travellers to
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19
CHAPTER XIX

Pedro FACES looked with awe and
curiosity at the collecting of ESQ.,
teric instruments scattered around
the tent which La Perouse had had
erected on the beach for a labora-
tory.
''You will pardon me, Senior ell
Conde," he said with a twinkle, "but
these look strange to me- 4 have
not found such things necessary in
my study of this country and peo-
ple."
The French scientist Strengthened
up from the microscope into which
he had been peering, and laughed
as he stretched himself. His place
at the instrument was Immediately
taken by pale lank-haired scholar
who adjusted it to his sight with
the loving care of fanatic.
'And how do you study them,
mon amir" he asked.
The Governor looked puzzled.
81 do not really know. just live
with the country, and the people.
And if the things that they do seem
odd to me, I take them for granted,
ask them no questions. But 1 feel
as though I know and understand
them. AS for the country, I know
I understand it. %Oh, I don't mean
your botanical names and terms.
But know an oak tree, a syca-
more, an alder when l see it.
know the birds but all by lit
tie Spanish names that would seem
strange to you l know the
animals and their habits :"
Gin fact you know much more than
I and my two shiploads of scientists
would ever know with all their in
struments if they stayed here a
quarter of century,"
The two men strolled away from
the tent, and the Governor rolled
La Perouse a cigarette from his
supply of cornhusks and tobacco.
The Frenchman inhaled deeply.
"You must give me some of these
to take with me-" he said. "Now
I have here list of things l was to
ask you" He looked over some
notes. 'Hum-m-rn. These were some
questions that the medical profess
sion was interested in. The answers
will no doubt be simple for you.
What is the relation of the color of
the skin of the natives to the fluids
in their bodies?"
The Governor took his cigarette
from his mouth and stared at his
questioner, with open mouth.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19

their long-boat, for they would
spend the night aboard their ship.
Then she hurried into her room
and picked up her firing glass. She
stroked the color that still famed
in her cheeks. For a few minutes
she looked into her own eyes. Then
she put the mirror down and, lift
ing the sweeping lengths of lowered
brocade that made her skirt, danced
slow minuet with her shadow, to
an air she had heard years ago in
Paris.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19

There was bit Of staggering in
the office of the interior decorator,
after a phone call came in from a
woman.
She said she wanted some advice
about how to do over her living
room.
well, madam" said the decora-
tor, II guess we'll first have to find
out what kind Of furniture you
have" &s,,a.-
cts PERIOD" said she.
"Er, what period?"
why" triumphantly, cts Italian
Resonance. detroit News.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19
As sNl ye y AWIFE?

men can never understand three-quarter
wlfe-a wife who is lovable for three weeks Of
the month-but hell-cat the fourth. N'' v
NO matter how your back aches-no matter
now loudly your nerves scream-don't take #
out on your husband 'NAe ~
For three generations one woman ba, +o,5
another how to go smiling through" WITH With
Lydia p. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1t
helps Nature tone up the system, thus lessen.
ing the discomforts from the functional dis
orders which women must endure.
Make a note NOW to get bottIo ~
flnkham's today WITHOUT FAIL from your
druggist-more than a million women have
written IN letters reporting benefit.
VEGETABLE COMPOUND? ~ Am .
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19
Romans Had Ragnines

Scotland was not the original home
of the bagpipe, which was intro
duced into Britain by the Romans.
Nero is believed to have played the
instrument.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19
Slow to Honor

1t is good discretion not to make
too much of any man at the first.
because one cannot hold out that
Experimentation.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-05-19
WNU-13
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Don't Neglect Them

iii ~'S3ASSS
Nature designed the kidneys to do
marvellous job. Their task is to keep the
flowing blood stream free OF an excess Of
toxic impurities. The act of liying-life
itseD-is constantly producing waste
matter the kidneys must remove from
the blood II good health Is to endure,
When the kidneys fail to function ss
Nature intended, there is retention Of
waste that may cause body-wide dis.
tress. One may suffer nagging backache.
persistent headache, attacks Of dizziness.
getting up nights, swelling, puffiness
under the eyes-feel tired, nervous, all
Frequent, scanty or burning passages
may be further evidence Of kidney or
bladder disturbance.
The recognized and proper treatment
Is diuretic medicine to help the kidneys
get rid OF excess poisonous body waste.
Use Doan's Pills. They have had more
than forty years Of public approval. Are
endorsed the country over. Insist ON
Doans. Sold at all drug stores.
[O!ZlH211lJ
Evening star., 1938-04-26
LEGAL ACTION URGED
AGAINST CHA, FUND
Resolution by Shafer Directs
Cummings to Recover $4,000
Given Unit.

Charging that the $4,000 procured
by Group Health Association from
the Home Owners Loan Corp, to pro-
vide medical care for Government en-
ployes had been Illegally and improp-
erly spent, Representative Shafer,
Republican, of Michigan, introduced
a resolution today directing Attorney
General Cummings to take immediate
legal action to recover the money for
the Federal Treasury.
At the same time, Mr.. Shafer in
troduced another resolution authoriz-
ing appointment of select committee
OF seven House members to investi-
gate G. H. A.
Representative Scott, Democrat, of
California, yesterday amended his orig
inal resolution for an investigation of
the American Medical Association and
its affiliated groups to include G. H. A.
Mr.. Shafer, however, said the Scott
amendment did not meet his approval
The Shafer resolution declares G.
H. A. is operating in violation of the
insurance laws Of the District and
that it insists upon a program that
has been declared to be unsound
illegal. unethical and dangerous to the
public interest.
Representative Shafer has been q
stanch defender Of the District Medical
Society in its controversy with G. H. A.
Evening star., 1938-04-26
STUDY Of P. WA.
LAUNCHED HERE.
District Heads Determined
to Seek Better Terms
for Loans,

Determining to seek better terms for
the District under P. W. A. loans
more on a parity with those applied to
the States-the Commissioners today
directed committee of municipal
officials to make thorough study and
report on the situation.
The move was inspired by discrim-
ination against the District under ex-
lstlng law authorizing the District to
make use of P. w. A. funds and by
the prospects for obtaining further
funds for needed District construction
in the proposed new pump-priming
program.
1t has been suggested that the Com
missioners seek funds from the P. w,
A. for construction of 300-bed addi-
ton to Gallinger Hospital. and for
construction Of new buildings for the
Municipal Court and the Juvenile
Court. These latter two buildings are
planned to be built in Judiciary Square
in connection with the District court
development there.
The study will be made by a COM
mittee of three, headed by Capt. Pat
rick Henry Tansey. Assistant Engineer
commissioner. The other members
are Auditor Daniel J. Donovan and
Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal.
The District now is repaying s4,-
462.500 OF P. w. A. loans at the rate
OF Sl,000.000 year The States are
allowed from 20 to 80 years in which
to retire similar advances of P. w. A.
money Furthermore, the District has
received P. w. A. money with but 30
per cent of it as grants and the re-
mainder to be repaid, whereas by
amendment of Federal plans cities in
other Jurisdictions have received
grants amounting to IS per cent of
the total of project, and are required
to repay but SIS per cent.
The Commissioners said thev had
no preconceived idea of the details
of proposed changes for the District
and had asked the committee to SUBJ
NIT recommendations.
Evening star., 1938-04-26
Purple Chicks
ReportedStolen
In Alexandria
a STAFF CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.

By Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, April 26.-The
local police blotter today looked like
the scratch pad of Gelett Burgess in
the throes of concocting another "Pur-
pie Cow"-what with purple chickens
and poney loving cows figuring in the
major activities of the day.
First, Mrs. Allen Prosice reported
the theft of four chickens, to wit: One
orange, one purple, another green and
q fourth rose. She said the multi
colored poultry was stolen from her
home on West Windsor avenue near
the st. Agnes School. They had been
dyed for Easter.
Judge James r. Duncan of the Cor
poration Court added his bit to the
colorful police blotter with a report
of missing Holstein COW from his
home on Duke street extended.
The COW was not purple, but the
police added the touch of color by
reporting the COW found in neigh
bor's flower garden, much to the dam
age of the posies.