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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
NELSON LEAVES
ENROUTE HOME

III. X. Nelson, linotype operator
with The Citizen. left on the aft
ernoon bus Saturday for Miami
and there entrained that evening
for Lauderdale. Mississippi, to at
tend the funeral services of Mrs.
Nelson. who died in Key West at
an early hour Friday morning.
The body was sent on vessel of
Overseas Transportation Com
pany Saturday to Miami and was
expressed from that point to
LauderdaIe. Mrs. NJ. F. Hammer,
mother of the deceased, left the
afternoon before. MIR. Nelson ac-
companicd the body.
Funeral services will be held
in Lauderdale and internnent win
be in Bay Springs. sIs9lils pa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
KEY WEST NEWS
BOYS OF 1894
HERE SATURDAY
BROTHERS BEN NJ. CALD-
WELL, AND J. r. Caldwell.
WHOSE FATHER PUBLISHED
THE EQUATOR DEMOCRAT

Ben NJ. Caldwell, editor of the
Jasper News. accompanied by
his wife, daughter, Mrs. L, B.
Hughes. a grandson. and brother.
j. F. Caldwell of Jasper, were
visitors TO Key West Saturday
The Caldwells were newsboys
on the old Daily Equator Demo
Graf back in 1894, which was
published by their father, ]. 81.
Caldwell.
Buying the paper from Charles
3. PendIeton. the Caldwells ran
the Democrat bat three months
At the end Of that time. they APP
preached Mr.. PendIeton as 20
buying IL back. The agreement,
the Caidwefis said. was that
PendIeton was to give them $500
and also take care Of certain
debts. which amounted 70 $500.
PendIeton. however, refused 10
make payment. and J NJ. Cald-
well heatedly turned over the
paper to him without cent Of
remuneration.
AT Jasper. the Caldwells have
the three months Of issues II The
Democrat. This is their FIRST
visit since 1904 They find tse
city much changed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
MUCH INTEREST
SHOWN IN K. c.
ESSAY CONTEST
LOCAL CONVENT IS AMONG
THOSE SUBMITTING ES5
SAYS: OVER ONE HUNDRED
SENT IN

WINTER PARK, Fla, May o.
Over one hundred essays repre-
senting thirteen of the Catholic
academies in Florida have been
submitted in the Tenth annual
Essay Contest conducted by the
Knights of Columbus, according
to an announcement made here
today by Professor A. ]. Hanna
of Rollins College, official judge
of the manuscripts.
A silver cup will be presented
to the student whose essay pos
sesses the highest merit. This
years subject is '"The Life and
Times of Bishop Augustine Verot,
Vicar Apostolic of Florida and
First Bishop of the Diocese of
St. Augustine, Florida (l858-
1867. According to an an
nouncement issued by the Florida
State Council of the Knights of
Columbus last January, the pur-
pose of the contest is to stimulate
interest in Catholic history among
the students in Florida schools
and to instill in them a greater
appreciation of the Church's part
in the development of the United
States.
Professor Hanna reports that
this years essays constitute a
splendid advancement in the de-
velopment of this state wide his
torical contest" He expressed
qualification over the fact that
this pioneer Church leader in
Florida, who was a native of
France. has received such ex-
cellent historical treatment by
Florida students. He restored the
Cathedral and the Chapel of
Muestra Sonora de la Leche at
st. Augustine and established
churches, converts and missions
throughout Florida.
Schools for which were en-
tered one or more essays in the
contest were. ST. Theresa's Paro-
chial School. Coral Gables. 3: st
Anastasia High School. Fl Pierce.
Is: Gesu High School. Miami, Is:
ST. James School. Orlando. 7; st.
Joseph's Academy. ST Augustine.
Is; Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Tampa. 3; Convent of Mary I'm
maculate. Key West. /. ST.
Joseph's Academy. Jacksonville,
2; St. Joseph's School, Hastings.
2; St. Michael's High School. Pen
sacola, 1; st Ann-on-the-Lake
Academy. West Palm Beach. 2:
St. Paul's High School, Jackson
vile. 8: Immaculate Conception
School, jacksonville. 30.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
NEGRO ESCAPES
FROM CITY JAIL
aEcApruRED IN BRIEF TINE.
FOUND HIDING UNDER
HOUSE

Raymond Batlste. coioreul
prisoner IN the city, tins morning
al an early hour, walked ont Of
the prison, through the Number
Engine room, evidently intent on
making his complete getaway.
when three shots fired from the
revolver of Night Officer Paul
Thompson. practically resulted IL
his recapture
Basiste evidently felt safe until
he heard the shots. When ne
speeded up. ran 70 the corner Of
Greene street. turned on Duvai
street ran across property and
sought . hiding place under the
Baldwin home ~ Ann street
Officers Thompson and Frank
lin Arenberg went On the hunt
for the eseagnd man ard after
searching briefly located him in
be hiding place and brought him
back % the boose9osE. where ne
was seen this morning
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
CRIMINAL COURT
CONVENED HERE ]
THIS MORNING
JURORS SELECTED TO PRE-
SIDE AT TERM: SEVERAL
PLEAS OF GUILTY WE'RE
HEARD

Criminal Court of Record met
at $50 o'clock this morning in
the county court house with
Judge William v. Albury presid-
ing, County Solicitor Allan B.
Cleare, Jr., Clerk G.. Sam B.
Curry, Chief Deputy Bernard
Waite and all other officers
present.
The venire of jurors was called
and after answering to the ques-
tons of the court, the venire was
sworn in to serve during the
session.
Several pleas of guilty were
heard by the court and the first
case called was that of Curtis
barrow, colored, charged with
entering without breaking with
intent to commit a felony, name
ly grand larceny.
barrow is the young man who
entered the Adams home on Wad-
dell avenue, and removed watch
belonging to Mr.. Adams. He
afterward sold the timepiece for
less than dollar. The watch was
afterward recovered and barrow
arrested.
Judge Albury listened to his
plea and after considering all
matters in connection with the
case, sentenced the defendant to
one year in the State peniten-
tiary at Raiford.
Sam Luton, who was arrested
about three weeks ago charged
with vagrancy and has since been
in jail, pleaded guilty to the
charge and was given suspended
sentence, on the proviso3 that he
leave the city.
Ed. Robinson, charged with
driving an automobile in reck
less manner on the highways of
the county, was given a sus-
pended sentence and was also
ordered to make himself scarce.
Following the hearing of pleas
the docket was sounded and the
following cases set;
Mario Perez, assault and bat
terry, first case tomorrow.
Manuel Lopez, charged with
vagrancy will be called for trial
tomorrow.
Juan Rivero. also arrested on a
charge of vagrancy, will be tried
tomorrow.
Harold Hannibal. arrested on a
charge of petty larceny will be
tried Wednesday.
Arnold Johnson, aggravated as
sault; Gerald Roberts, operating
an automobile without a license,
are cases which will also be heard
this week.
County Solicitor Cleare said
that there will be several other
cases docketed during the week
which will be tried before the
session is ended.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
Overseas Bridges Travelled By
34,2O6 Passengers In April

Total toll collections for the
month of April on the Overseas
Bridges were SIS, 47425, it was re-
ported at a meeting of the Over
seas Road and Toll Bridge Dis
trict Saturday on Pigeon Key.
A total list of passengers, a.
2O6, included 1850 soulful bound
and 1887 north bound. This is
a daily average of LAO.
Total of cars was 14,790. North
bound there were 7,112. South
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
PALM BEACH NOT
TRYING TO HURT
CITY'S YACHTING
PILOT COMMISSION THERE
WAS UNSUPPORTED ABOUT
KEY WEST PILOT FEES FOR
YACHTS. NILsEN SAYS

In an article in The Citizen of
April 80. Captain Peter Nilsen of
the yacht Elfreda, was misquoted
in that he did not say that the
Palm Beach Inlet Pilot Commits
sion was carrying on an .insJd-
ious. propaganda caaAkzen
against Key West" regarding the
charging of pilot fees to yachts
entering Key West harbor.
At a public meeting of the
Commission at West Palm Beach.
Captain Nilsen said, pilot Davis
and the Pilot Commissioners did
try to show that the Key West
pilots did charge pilot fees against
yachts entering the Key West
harbor whether the pilot per-
formed service or not, which | OBJ
jected to. as know from past ex-
pcrience that the Key West pilots
do not charge pilot fees against
the yachts unless the captain asks
for their services.
II was merely that the Pilot
Commission was miSinforrned and
not that they deliberately tried 70
carry on an underhanded cam
paign against Key West. Captain
Nilsen says. The fact Is that the
Palm Beach officials t3e very
much opposed 70 compulsory pilot
charges aeaifsss private yachts
and they also ob5eet skrongly
against harbormaster fees charg-
ed against private yachts These
officials are really trying 20 pre-
vent these charges. the captain
writes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
,ELOEE KEY
RITES SUNDAY

EloiSe Key. infant of Is days,
died Saturday afternoon in the
home, TAI Windsor Lane. Fun
eral services were held yesterday
afternoon $50 o'clock from the
Chapel Of the Lopez Funeral
Home. Rev. w. L. Halliday, OF
First Congregational church. of
fieiating.
Survivors are the parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. Frederick Key: one
brother, Donald: grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel 7. Gates,
and Mrs. Emma Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
TO NAME MANAGER
FOR HIGHWAY FETE.
AT MEET TONIGHT.
COSTAR WILL NOT RELEASE
RECOMMENDATIONS S E
CURED IN MIAMI BEFORE
MEETING TONIGHT

A number of recommendations
for the position of General Man
ager of the Overseas Highway
Celebration will be presented to
the Central Committee by John
Costar, committee chairman at a
meeting tonight at the County
Court House 7:30 O'Clock. Mr..
Costar was in Miami over the
weekend working on the appoint
ment.
Neither the list of recommended
tons nor those from whom the
recommendations were received
will be released before the meet
ing tonight, Mr.. Costar told The
Citizen today.
It is known however that Mr..
Costar was. to contact c. ID. Left
Ter, executive secretary of the
Miami Chamber of Commerce,
and officials of the Miami branch
of the American Automobile As
ISOLATION. Other groups have al
so been interviewed.
1t is believed that the Central
Committee will make the appoint
ment at the meeting tonight. The
manager will be the most respon-
sible executive connected with
the celebration, and the numer-
Gus sub committees will report
their progress to him.
The meeting is open to the
public.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
SPEND VISIT
in KEY WEST

Mr., and Mrs. John DiekerSon
and Mr.. and Mrs. H r, Richards.
Of ST. Petersburg. were visitors
in Key West over the weekend
and were guests OF Mrs Diekds
sons uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs ". ". Demeritt. al the home
on the lighthouse reservation
Mr.. Dlckerson and Mr.. Richards
are members Of the Bar OF St.
Petersburg, Fla. were attending
the meeting Of legal lights which
was held in Hollywood They
decided to make the run TO Key
West.
They arrived Saturday evening
over the highway. had a delight
full time and left on the return 10
St. Petersburg last evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
Change Attributed To I'm
favorable Business Con-
ditions Following Survey
Conducted

Brown Properties. Incorporat.
ed. which. several months ago.
purchased all the holdings of the
Key West Investment Co. and in.
tended to make other investments
besides doing great deal OF
building. has decided to forego
their activities for an indefinite
period.
Meeting Attorney Paul Marks,
of Miami, today, The Citizen ask
cd him, as legal representative of
w p. Brown, president of the
Brown Properties, when the COM
pany intended to start operations
in Key West and build the pro-
posed hotel on Duval street The
land has been partly cleared and
gotten ready for building.
The answer was given that aft
er going over the conditions
throughout the country, as well
as certain deterrent factors in
Key West, the company decided
TO call off all activities in Key
West until things throughout the
country were once more normal.
Mr.. Marks said that there were
three contributing factors to the
decision OF MIR. Brown to discon-
tinue all operations in Key West
for an indefinite time, and the
first Of these is the general de-
cline in the automotivc industry.
As the Brown Manufacturing
Co. of Detroit, specializes in the
manufacture of automobile bodies,
this first of the causes given for
discontinuance Of activities has
a sound business basis.
The second reason, said Mr..
Marks, is the lack of water facili-
ties. While there are activities
toward securing the water supply,
the plans are in the formation pc
Rod and IL will be some time be-
fore a sufficient supply Of water
is an actuality, said MIR. Marks.
The third reason, and a very
cogent one, said Mr. Marks. is the
out of line advance in property
valuation which has been done
without alX Aasln a6orfl saesh ri
vance. ssaAsaA : asAsa1 =
Asked 6twhtsd anysbflea 6IiH
definite time when Mr., Brown
and his associates wotiilt take up
where the operations which had
been started some time ago. had
been stopped. MIR. Marks said he
had not, but that they would be
resumed at some time when
normally was established. was an
assured fact.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
Brown Properties InCu
Change Plans Calling
For Activities Here
Eclipse OF Sun, Moon
To Occur This Month

Eclipses of both the moon
and sun will occur this month,
according to the Hayden Plan
etarium of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History.
The eclipse of the moon,
which will be visible in part in
the Eastern part of United
States, will begin shortly after
midnight, May IA, and end at
dawn.
The eclipse of the sun, to
occur May 20, will be seen by
few human eyes, for it will run
its course across the South
Atlantic.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
uiRepertssOn Number
llM Foreign Born Residents
Now Residing In Key West
Number Shown To Be Al
most Equal To Entire
Population At Outbreak
OF Civil War
By PAUL MAY
Especial waShsngton Correspondent
OF The Cttixenl

By PAUL MAY
Especial washsngtom Corrcnpanaens
OF The Citixenl
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May Q.
KEY West has almost as many
foreign born residents today as
its entire population al the out.
break OF Ahe Civil War.
An indication of the growth
and change Key West has under
gone during less than eighty
years. this is only one of many
comparisons made poss by a
isbulatiOn of 1850 census 4igurss.
just brought to light al the cen.
sus bureau.
The Key West of Civil War
days was a far cry from the Key
West of today. The cold census
figures, long unusued, give at
least a sketchy picture of what
that younger city of Key West
was like.
It was a community of 2,s32
persons. OF these, 2.24l were
white. The slaves had not yet
been freed, and Key West had
4s5. 1t had i56 free colored resi-
dents, according to the censis
bureau.
1t was predominantly a mans
town, having 1882 white men
and l.009 white women.
II was the only town in the
county which rated census list
ing.
In the whole county. out of .
white population of 2.302, there
were only 30 persons. both men
and women, over so years old, IN
the largest age group. between 20
and 80. the county had 332 men
and 1893 women.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
HONORS
: GIVEN RUSSELL

]. Winfield Russell. for many
years a staunch and loyal mem
Der Of the Knights Of PythiaS,
has received an appointment 10 .
high office in the Order.
Saturday an official coEnmun.
ication vas received by Mr. Rus
sell. notifying hlrn OF his appoint
nent hy Grand Chancellor r n
Wilkinson. Of Palaska, 10 the rank
Of District Deputy Grand Chan.
eell0r for the Eighth District
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
LEAVES OVER HIGHWAY

George NJ. Freshman, Of Meri-
dian, Connecticut, who was
spending several days in Key
West. left over the highway yes
tcrday afternoon for West Palm
Beach. and will be there q few
days before going north.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09

bound. 1878. This is a daily
average of 493.
Discussion on maintaining the
District was held, but no action
was taken. This includes re-
modelling certain structures with
in the District with the view to
making them serve a purpose.
A request from the Overseas
Celebration Committee TO allow
a motorcade to make the trip over
the bridges was not allowed, it
being thought wiser not to estab-
lish precedent in this matter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
BACK IN 1890

a preEasert Of the United
States was running . printing
press
One of Americas btg steel
company heads was st0king .
blast furnace.
An international banker was
firing = locomotive
A railroad president waz
pounding . telegraph key
There's always rs1xn 81 tas
top. Where viii yua be 10
1857
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
C. |. PETERSON, WRECKINC MASTER,
DISCUSSES TUG WARBLER WRECKINC

towed to Norfolk for repairs,
which will amount to $4,000.
Motors of the ship were electrical
and Diesel. The ifnmersing will
require complete renewal of GER
tain equipment and cleaning of
other parts. Practically the entire
motors will be taken down. For
tunately, the ship was empty
when rammed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09
Key West Yacht Club
Postponement OF Meeting

The meeting Of the Key
West Yacht Club scheduled for
Tuesday. May 10. 1898. has
been postponed. The post.
ponsd meeting viii be held az
= date. time. and place 10 be
announced later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09

The recent Lake Osweya sal
wage in Jacksonville by the Warb-
Ter. wrecking tug stationed at this
port, brought up some interesting
problems as does every wreck
salvaged, c. L. Peterson, salvage
master, said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09

When the Warbler arrived it
was found that private interests
had tried to raise her and bring
ing her out of water had her list
ed to a dangerous As degree
angle, which, if continued, would
have capsized her. So they sank
the ship again. When Peterson
and the boys from the Warbler
took her in charge. the ballast
was first shifted to keep her up
right when raised. Then divers
were sent down to repair the cash
in the hull. Pumps were then
applied, and gradually the water
was taken out of her. She was
drydocked at Jacksonville for
further instructions and finally
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09

The Merritt Chapman and Scott
corporation, which owns the
Warbler, is the largest wrecking
company on the East Coast. II
has three wreckers. One is sta
toned in New York and takes
care of the area down to Charles
ton. Then the Tug Warbler takes
over coastal duties down to King
Ston, Jamaica, where another
wrecker from the same company
takes over the coast, continuing
down into the caribbean.
The Warbler is one of the larg-
est wrecking tugs on the Atlantic
Coast. II is the only survival of
an industry that for a long time
sustained the populace of Key
West.
Work is dangerous. c. L. Peter
son said. One fellow brought
along was placed on the deck of
a wrecked ship and became so
frightened at the list of the ship
and the possibility that it might
go down at any moment, that he
wanted to resign right then and
there and requested only that he
be placed atop a big rock sticking
out of the sea nearby.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09

The Lake Osweya, a Ford Mo-
tor Company ship. was rammed
by the United Fruit Steamer San
Mateo, in the ST. Johns River,
April Ii, and was completely fill
ed with water when the Warbler
arrived at Jacksonville. II was
said by workers around the ship
that the collision was due to faul-
ty steering gear on the Lake
Osweya. She was struck just
abaft of the forward bulkhead on
the port bow. She was at LIE
Barons island.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-09

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26
d3:IlI3

NEVILLE Prankster of the family is Cecile, and right now she is al- so something of the f a m fly firt-al- though she has no monopoly on either of these trai i { S. Nearly always per- fectly behaved, Ce- cile is nevertheless of a rather inde- pendent spirit and will speak her mind on occasion. Many people think that
 
 she is a bit the pret- tiest of the five. What do you think?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26
I71slllI5

the quints, Yvonne is the motherly type and takes great joy in doing little things for her sisters. When they fall, she is there to help them up; when they can't comb their hair cor rectly, she will do it for them. She is probably the most consi d e r a | e of adults, too. When older visitors come, she opens the door and takes care of the hats. and coats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26

the babies were given mental tests
 Lsecause of the handicap caused by
 circumstances of their birth, they
 sh owed lag behind the norm for ltEleir ages.
 | But from that point on it was a hdTferent story. Scientific tests ' showed that their mental develop 1 laent paralleled the usual line in other children, but at faster rate. llt other words, they have not only tie Veloped along usual lines, but are ini ,klng up lost ground.
 ? Ftom now on, particularly during nhe, coming year, the Quints' rate 'cf development will be greater than eoeT, and they should overcome Tn tllti next l2 months whatever is left of the retardation resulting from gtrt'ir premature and multiple birth. Their yocabularies have increased |Eimnzingly, They now know between 'S0Cl and 800 words and are learning ne Y ones every day The girls no ldilger converse in single words, but lil sentences. Once, Whea thsy saw a horse outside the nursery, they z HHed out merely: "cfe.al." Now it's
 Le cbeyal cours' (the horse is rum
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-26

It was ill all truth a m odern miracle--fiIst, that the five little girls were born Ior the odds are 57000 900 to 1 against such bi nhs) and second that they survived for in no other of the 60 quint uplet births recorded Tn medical hi story has the set remained unbroEe-. { for more than 50 minutes.
 And now, aS they begin the fifth year of their lives, a third mo beln miracle is taking place-and a medical man 1t is perhaps more miraculous than those Of their birth and early survival
 For the QuintS not only are mak- ing tremendous strides toward over coming their disadvantages and achieving the norm for theiI age. but in some phases of deYelq )ment they have even surpassed the norm. Thriving as 4 Year -OIds
 Consider first the matter of bze. The average weight at birth for female babies in Sick Childy .n's Hospital, Toronto, is little un 9e, eight pounds each. On the SC 2C nd day of life for the Quints, the co m- bined weight Of all five Uab ply l3 pounds and 6 ounces. A few d ayS later their combined weight had ,ie- creased to less than 10 pour dS. Marie weighed only one and ,o ,r- half pounds on that day.
 Only an inherent vitality and a kindly ProYidence-aided by mCds- cal science and skilled nursing .- kept the little girls alive throuk s1 those first dark days.
 And yet we find that on ttl .ir third birthday, just year ago, |, De Qmntuplets had overcome their ke r. rible handicap of underWeight eI Al had even surpassed the norm fc | their age. Normal weight at 3 year ] is 20 pounds ounces. Our babie. 5 average weight at that time was 3 pounds 8 ounces. The same thin { held true for other measurements | with the single exception of heaHht which was trifle under the nor1ai. Have Held the Pace
 And during the past year as the Quints approached the age of 4, u le girls have continued their norm lal gains in every respect. Latest mf a. surements showed the following weights, heights, and the amount Or gain for the last II months: