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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
LACK OF WATER
CAUSES LOSS OF
MANY SPECIMENS
SIX-POINTED STARFISH AND
OCTUPUS WERE MAIN ONES
AFFECTED AT AQUARIUM
HERE

Two Of the most valuable in
habitants of the Key West Tropi-
cal Aquarium have passed in to
the gone forever class due to a
shortage of water. These were
the six pointed starfish and the
large octupus.
Although the aquarium is sur
rounded by water and the ele-
ment is always available, to get
the water to the tanks is the
problem which Superintendent
Jose Romero faced day before
yesterday
The pump which forces the
water from the sea to the tanks
failed to work and it became
necessary to ask the assistance of
the naval station This was given
but only for a limited time. 1t
was thought the time allowed
would be sufficient for the pump
to be fixed. i W
a This was proven wrong and
the supply of water was stopped
before the aquarium pump was
repaired and in operation. In the
time the tanks were without
water the two most attractive
jewellers in the aquarium passed
out of existence, as well as a
number of other specimens. AL
together about so of the speci-
mems died.
Most of them are easily re-
placed, but the two priced speci-
mems, or others like them, will be
hard to replace it is expected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
PENA'S GARDEN

Gould Curry's Orchestra has
prepared an especially good group
of songs TO play for dancing to-
night at Pena's famous Garden of
Roses Special entertainment is
planned and-take a tip from US
tables should really be reserved
in advance. No admission charge
for dancing tonight
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
TAMPA EDITOR
WRITING OF KEY
VACATION TRIP
DESCRIBES KEY LARGO; HAS
VISITED KEY WEST AND
WILL PROBABLY GIVE IT
WRITEUP

=. Phil E. Barney, "P. E. B." ol
Tampa Tribune witty column
"GuIf Clean" fame, who spent
his vacation along the lower part
of Florida from Tampa to Key
West and who thought of white
beaches and surf tumbling over a
reef on some coral island in pre-
vacation reflections in the column
is recording his impressions in
many of the columns he writes
back.
Typical is one of Key Largo,
which is the first of the Keys,
and which follows. An article on
Key West will undoubtedly APP
pear in the near future:
Home on the KEYS
Driving from the mainland be-
low Homestead, 3lRe first of the
Florida Keys is Key Largo, some
80 miles long. On the farther end
of Key Largo is the town of Tav-
ernier. where we stopped the
other day to call on Roger Albury
and Uncle John Pinder and fami-
lies. Uncle John is related by
blood to somebody related by
marriage to us, and Roger is only
a slightly more distant relative
OF ours.
His house, between the high
way and the Florida Strait, is
anchored by four stout steel wire
cables running out from the
caves at each corner and made
fast in the coral rock. The whole
family was in the house in that
storm that killed so many in the
Keys few years ago. The wild
sea rose around the house, came
up waist-deep in the house, tore
il from its concrete posts. They
felt it moving, like a ship. They
didn't know whether they were
going out in the deep Strait, or
over the island into the Gulf. But
the storm subsidized, leaving the
house so feet from its site. They
moved it to slightly higher ground
and repaired it, and the front
porch now overlooks the former
back yard, the former founda-
tons, the front yard and the
ocean, with Tavernier Key off
shore.
Uncle Johns very old home on
the next key, Plantation Key, was
completely destroyed, but his
family escaped, though some rela-
tives were drowned. A good many
relatives of the keys were drown
ed, and probably all of them were
somehow related to the Finders
and the Alburys. The government
afterward built one of those
storm-proof concrete homes for
Uncle John. Mrs. Pinder had a
hard time deciding whether she
wanted 1t on the old site by the
sea, or by the highway out of
sight of the sea. Well, it's by
the road. We think that's a mis-
take. Survivors of that hurricane
sometimes hate to look at the
water. even when it is beautifully
calm and blue-but people who
have lived by the sea can never
be happy away from the sea.
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esesssssssssssssssssssss
TRANSPORTATION
neutrality-suspicious.
Mine planter Arrives

Mine Planter Arrives
U. S. Army Mine Planter Niles
arrived in port yesterday after
noon and berthed at the naval
station main pier ''B". Work was
at once started loading a number
of mushroom anchors, which are
used in holding mines stationary
after they are planted.
This morning the work was
continuing and it was said that
the vessel would conclude loading
activities this afternoon and sail
some time after dinner. The des-
tination of the mine planter is UNI
known.
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CLUB LA coNcA

The Wheel OF Fortune heads
lines the feature at Frank Sal
bini's popular Club Ia conga to-
night. Here whefe the Smallest
piano in Key West isnpIayed for
the edification off guests, and the
proprietor. linselfs entertains his
guests-herep iso an ideal place to
while away the beautiful tropical
evenings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
ENJOY THESE SERVICES
at
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

II A. NJ. Subject: Complete
Conservation
8 A. M Subject; The Cross
of Christ"
(The Knights Of The Golden
Eagle and Sister Castles VIII
Be the Guest of This Church in
the Evening Service in Their
Annual Service of Divine Wor
ship
The Pastor and the Church
give them and all other friends
warm welcome TO this scrv-
ice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
RAUL'S CLUB

Things are humming at Raurs
Club on Roosevelt boulevard.
Announcement on page one to-
day tells of new set-up through
out. Cecil CarbonelPS Contin-
entails will be on hand to play for
dancing and entertainment.
Pepito will be in charge of the
Floor Show and headline fea-
ture will be presentation of
John Bennett, the Cuban Trouba-
dor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
new ARRIVAL in
THOMPSON FAMILY

News has been received in the
city announcing the birth of a
son. weighing eight pounds and
six ounces, to MIR. and Mrs. An
thony Thompson, at their home in
Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. Thompson is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Thompson of
iil2 Angela street, this city. who
was once news carrier with The
Citizen. He has been making his
home in Detroit for several years,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
WHEN LEAST EXPECTED

NEW YORK. - Mrs. Lola
Kreutzberg of this city has been
exploring the jungles and taking
pictures of wild animals for years
and was never hurt, but recently
an automobile bumped her Sc
verely as she was walking across
Broadway.
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BOY SCOUTS WILL
SURVEY PROPERTY
FOR CLEANING UP
OWNERS ASKED TO BEGIN
WORK OF CLEANING UP
CITY FOR OVERSEAS HIGH
WAY CELEBRATION IS 70

Authorization of the use Of
two trucks was given Adrian
O'Sweeney, chairman of the
Cleanup Committee of the High
way Celebration, at a Board of
Public Works meeting last night
at City Hall.
The Boards truck, with driver
and gasoline, was rendered, and
William Knight offered a truck
at least three times a week if a
driver and the gasoline used were
paid for. The Board donated $50
to Mr.. O'Sweeney for the opera
ton of Mr.. Knights truck.
Set-up to clean up the town is
now being planned, Chairman
O'Sweeney said. Boy Scouts of
all the troops of the city, in uni
form, and accompanied by their
troops officers will conduct a
survey Of the town to determine
which properties should be work
ed over. The cleanup campaign
will carry an enforcing provision,
if certain of the property owners
refuse to cooperate, in that forms
requiring clean up of these prop
critics will be personally rendered
by Willard Gibson, sanitary Off
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-05-14
JOE PLUMMER
PASSES EXAM.

Lionel Plummer, chief disburs-
ing officer at the lighthouse de-
partment in Kew West, this morn
ing received a telegram imparting
the information that his son, Jo-
seph. has passed the examination
for Funeral Director.
Joseph is associated with the
Ahearn Funeral ParloT in Miami,
and has passed all other cxamina-
tions REQUIRED of a mortician.
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Everyone Must Help

I'VE cannot clean up every lot
in town." Mr.. O'SWeeney said to-
day. GAS many property owners
as can should hire labor to clean
up their land. This will take the
greatest burden off our shoulders,
and is absolutely necessary to in
sure a clean city for the opening
of the Overseas Bridges.
However, all those who hon
estly feel they have not the
money to do so can notify the
Cleanup Committee, which in
cludes the Board of Public Works.
B. Curry Moreno and myself, and
we will personally investigate to
determine if the demand is war
ranted If so, we will be glad to
detail a crew to work there"
Disposal of trash and weeds
will be by burning under the SUI
pervision of the Fire Department,
or by hauling it away to the City
Depository, City Prisoners will
soon be available for much of the
labor of the cleanup, but will be
used only for those who cannot
arrange for the work themselves
Citizens are asked to report
any properties which have been
overlooked in the surveys.
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ANSWERS TO TEN
TEST QUESTIONS

Below are the answers 10 test
questions printed on Page z
oessssosssssSsssssOsessS
/. Chronology.
2. Norman H. Davis.
3. Africa.
4. Exodus.
5. May 80.
6. Exclusion from religious
privileges.
a. Winston Churchill.
8. New Jersey.
9. None.
10. Empire State Building, New
York City.
Aldrich urges, a "breatchsng
spell" in which government and
business would seek recovery.
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Defers Action

Mr. Price contended at a meet
ing some time ago that the valua-
ton placed on the property was
rather excessive according to It's
actual worth. and stated at that
time he would be willing to pay
the amount as shown in the check
presented at the meeting last
night.
1t was decided to defer action
for the present, and the matter
viii be taken up again with MIR
Price in order to reach some sat
iSfactoTy agreement.
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COUNCIL DRAWS
SPECIFICATIONS

Continued from Page One)
taxes on the property in the
amount as specified.
1t was shown that the taxes as
sessed against this property on
the 1887 roll calls for a payment
of $4,000 on an assessment of
SInn nnn
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CHAS.
ARON @ Wiz
DEPT STORE
Key VESTS Largest Store

hGI WGSA A10A 9EoA elAOAG
-ss--ss--.s---ss---s.--s--
~! GRADUATION ~!
GIFTS
You'll find here a large as
soriment of gifts 10 please each
individual graduate.
Beautiful Dance Sets of
Satin and French Crepe. lace
trim. Pastel shades.
$1.00 per set
Lace trimmed satin and crepe
SLIPS. only Sl.00 each
Panties Compacts
Briefs Costume JewelrY
French Crepe Gowns and
Pajamas. lace trim
Fancy Belts
Hand Made Handkerchiefs
White and Colored Leather
or Fabric Bags at sl.o0 up
Mems Leather Travelling Cases
Ties ~ Shirts - Socks
Belts and Suspenders
Hickok or Paris
Many Other Items from Which
TO Choose
so New Dresses in satin striped
sheers. Flowsre d Crepe.
solid pasieIs sl.ss
You'll want three or four when
you see these real values
Sizes IL 10 80
New Patterns in Flock -Voiles
Plenty dark shades al only
Csc yard
Organdie Blousex in all shades.
Roman stripes, plain shan
funqs.
BLOUSES -
sI.oo each sl.oo
A SHOE FOR EVERY FOOT
Special Reductions on all
Shoes for Saturday and Mon
day.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. May s R;5Ihs -dNsns French na;s
franc held close to the 2.1S.cemt r. or1;ne 1n,e
s ss Th''h shs oiieai xi' sea
terms of the dollar and pound:
The de facto" stabiiizstion 1snr move. s..
not not yet stif been f,xed-secount tor . heavy
return flow of French capital recently
placed in New York Lopd1n ni,ns and c,4eIes Am
Al the same time continental operators
who had BOUGHT sterling n.s,. when deyaiaadi IA
Of f1,OOO 900 pounds into sold in the
London free market. ~
Continental currencies were depressed
turn Of French funds. sterUns. lost 2
the t. sHiider .os oi cent ana the Seisa
" In - London the dollar, after touching
5.OOh recovered to end at 4.9S 15-16,
compared with an oyernisht sterling rate
IN Unit IN rars Sis va, auosea at 1855 franes
witt the official rate Of $3.50 francs.
In New York overnight the franc was
Great @ Britain in dollars; others rso1 in
ssoss ssnfs $685. ss srsad ssday dephnd 1s, 1895 ss
demand. 5.2612: cables. 5.26H; Belgium.
1888; Germany. 49;21; BENEVOLENT; 21:s5;
Finland. ssa; Switzerland, ~ :as; spain.
4nauoted: Po1tusal. 4.54h: Greece. .22:
foianG vi, 1899; czechos,oyskia. s1sM;
aunsssy. % 1886: Rumsnis. A Is: haH1sa: Hrsen:
20 os: sh.nshai $3.50: Hons os Kong. 81. Il:
aie0 Yeph 2fss nv 9dff n2nsFia 4 Montlss N:i
100.64n. q Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-05-05

Edison to Issue
Mortgage Bonds
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, May 5.-Commonwealth
Edison Co. will file registration papers
next week with the Securities and
Exchange Commission covering S33,-
100000 in first mortgage bonds to be
offered publicly, and also a block of
convertible debentures to be offered to
stockholders at par. Details, it was
said today, will be considered at a
directors meeting Monday. May 9.
The amount of debentures to be
offered at this time has not been
finally determined but it was expected
to be between s350o0,0OO and s4o,-
100000. Proceeds of the bond financ-
ing will retire S3O,0O0,OOO in first
mortgage gold IS, the series A, due
July l, 1858. and series B, due June
l, 1854.
The proposed issue was first an
nounced April % when a stockholders
meeting for authorization was called
for May 90 James Simpson, chair
man of the board, at that time an
nounced no definite program had been
formulated and that further steps
would depend upon money market
conditions.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
BANK C[EAR|NGS
UP Upper CENT
Volume for Cities Outside
New York 9.3 Above,
Preceding Week.
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, May tP).-Aided by
payments incident to the first-of-the-
month period, volume Of bank clear
ings for cities outside of New York
rose 93 per cent from that OF the
week preceding. but the gain for the
country, as whole, was held to only
l.3 per cent, due to the bulge re-
corded in the New York figure the
week before.
This turnover, moreover. remained
under that of the comparative period
Of the preceding year for the twenty
fifth consecutive week.
Clearings for % leading cities of the
United States for the week ended
Wednesday, May 4, according to Dun
g. Bradstreet. Inc, aggregated S.
448, 900, against the 1887 COM
parative of s6,613,s05. 900. giving a
drop Of IT'S per cent. There was a
decline of only 38 per cent in the
year-to-year comparison for the week
previous.
New York clearings this week to-
tailed s3,474, $4,000, or 1872 per cent
less than the s4,247,374,O 900 last year.
Outside of New York the amount fell
from S2,366, ,53l 600 to S1,973, ,681 900,
a difference Of 1876 per cent.
Clearings this week were only $685.
859 900 more than the total for the
week preceding. This contrasted with
an increase of $1,024 084O0O between
the two corresponding weeks Of 1887.
Except for a fractional gain at
Omaha. all outside cities reported
smaller clearings than year ago.
The more important declines in
cluded: Detroit, 348 per cent; Kan
sas City, 286 per cent; Louisville. 227
per cent; Pittsburgh. 226 per cent;
Cleveland, 81 per cent; Buffalo, 20
per cent; Chicago, 1877 per cent. and
Portland, Greg, II per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities to-
gether with percentage changes from a
year ago. follow; also, the daily aver
age bank clearings for the months Of
February. March and April:
Evening star., 1938-05-05
OFFICIALS TO STUDY
BANK EXAMINATIONS
Hy the Assoc,c.ed Press.

Fly the Assorted Press.
Secretary Morgenthau announced
today that proposed methods of stand
ardizing Federal bank examination
will be submitted to State banking Off
cials before being placed in effect.
The Federal proposals probably will
be ratified at a meeting tomorrow of
representatives of the Federal Reserve
Board, the Controller Of the Currency
and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp, Morgenthau said. He declined
to give details Of the tentative recon-
mendations.
The Standardization program, he
said, was approved by q group OF
bankers who visited the Treasury yes
terday. The group included William
r. White. who is president of the Ma
tional Association Of Supervisors Of
State Banks and also New York State
banking superintendent.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO. May s up tU. 8. Department
of Agriculture) HOGS and lambs sold
weak to lower today, supplies being COM
paratively liberal for Thursday. Fed
steers and yearlings, however. strength
ened when receipts were sharply curtatled.
Some of the improvement in the fed steer
and yearling market was attributable to
poorer weather with indication of better
Hogs. 10000. including $500 direct;
market slow, steady to 10 lower than
"a top; sS5; suI6. good and ,d0 choice; 10
7.s5-s.00: 3lo-360 pounds. 7.6o-96: good
medium-weight and heavy packing sows.
7.OO-25; smooth butcher kinds to 7.40
Cattle. $500: calves. 1.5oo supplies
sharply abridged and general trade more
active: strong: instances little higher on
steers; no choice steers here: best around
9.5O:. mostly 7.75S.75 market: with a
sprinkling down to 7.50 and below: bulk
light steers. 9.25 stockers and feeders
dull, weak but scarce: hardly enough cows
and heifers here to make market: trade
steady; bulls strong to IS higher: active
fering freely up to $50: choice vealers
steady at 9.0O-5O: light kinds slow; mainly
steady at 7.0O-S.50.
Sheep. 5000. including 1900 direct:
late wednesday fat lambs steady to 10
lower: woolskins down most; top wooled
lambs. 500: bulk. S.65 down: choice Cali
fornia springers. 9.65:. practical top
clipped lambs, 8. 90; today's trade slow: in
dications around steady; bulk wooled lambs
held above 8.S5: choice clipped lambs held
above 500: sheep steady.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
BOTTOM OF SLUMP
DECLARED REACHED
Tidewater Oil Head Suggests
Business Should Help
Government.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 5.-William F.
Humphreys. president Of the Tide
water Associated Oil Co., told stock
holders in their annual meeting today
he believed the business slump had
touched bottom.
He urged business to cooperate with
the Government. accept the tax burden
as necessary and keep in mind the
welfare of the masses of the people
While suggesting business recovery
may be slow. he pictured the future as
filled with promise"
We might be justified in being
optimistic" he remarked. I'VE must
not accept the present business recess
sion as a permanent condition"
Humphreys predicted California pro-
ducers soon would act voluntarily for
limitation Of output to prevent over
production. Leading producers he
suggested, probably would show the
way for the smaller units.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
life INSURANCE
PAYMENTS TOTAL
$2,854,771,623 Distributed,
81 Per Cent to Living
PoIicyhoIders..
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, May 5.-Life insurance
payments in the United States and
Canada totaled 1854, I'll 1928 last year.
National Underwater, insurance pubu-
cation, reported today.
Sixty-one per cent of this total
went to living policy holders and the
remainder to beneficiaries Death
claim payments totaled 81 ,O93, TAP. .OO9:
matured endownents and annuities.
$330,731 ,905; disability claims and
additional accidental death benefits,
$144, 1868, IA; payments for premium
savings and cash surrender values.
$1,285, ,329,565.
In the last 10 years s2S,51e,s57,452
has been paid to policy holders and
beneficiaries.
In 1887 life insurance payments
amounted to about 7 per cent of the
total earned income of individuals in
the United States, National Under
writer reported.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
STEEL INGOT VOLUME
30 PCT. OF CAPACITY

CLEVELAND. May P).-Daily
Metal Trade today says:
Rejecting continued tagging demand
for finished steel products, steel ingot
operations still are declining. AT mid
week the national ingot rate is esti-
mated at 80 per cent of capacity, down
? points since a week ago.
Currently the industry is engaged at
the sloWest pace since early March,
and indications are the bottom has
not been reached since district oper-
atlons indicate further curtailment is
in prospect.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
RANKIN URGES HOUSE
ADOPT CURRENCY BILL
3y the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
OF Mississippi asserted yesterday re-
curing business depressions were due to
control Of the Federal Reserve System
by private bankers. He urged the House
to give favorable consideration to his
bill to provide managed currency
based on commodity indices.
Mr.. Rankin's bill would authorize
the Treasury to issue liberty notes
in minimum amount equal y 81
per capita of the people of the United
States" using them to meet Treas
ury deficits and pay current Gov
eminent expenses until the La
Dor Departments commodity index
reached 100.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
CURB LIST MAKES
GOOD ADVANCE
Gains Near Final Hour Run
to Around Four Points
as Buyers Act.
4! Ey the Associated Press.

:! Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Buying
forces got the upper hand in the curb
market today, after early erratic move
ments. Gains near the final hour
ran to around points.
Especially favored were Newmont
Mining. ahead nearly 3, and Pittsburgh
Plate Glass, up about 4, while gains of
a point or more were we'll scattered
elsewhere.
In demand were Northern States
Power A." Cities Service new, Elec-
trio Bond & Share, Aluminium, Ltd,
and Horn & Hardart.
Resistant to the forward drive and
showing narrow losses were Red Bank
Oil, United Shipyards "A" and B."
Niagara Hudson Power and Pantepec
Oil.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
WOOL WORTH REPORTS
INCREASE IN APRIL

NEW YORK, May S (P).-F. w.
Woolworth Co. reported today an 1875
per cent increase in April sales over
the same month in 1887, against
decrease in March of Ill per cent
under March year ago.
The comparison showed:
IN
1898 1887, crease.
April sales s25 .435 S2i,s5s, o64 is'f
Four moths s7.l92,52s s5.Os092s 25
Easter fell in April this year and
in March last year.
Evening star., 1938-05-05
GERMAN BILLION.MARK
FAR OVERSUBSCRIBED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 5.-The government
announced today that the billion mark
($4o0 900, ,OOO) internal AZ per cent
loan, for which subscriptions were in
vited April 4, had been oversubscribed
by 450, 100000 marks.
It was stated subscribers would re-
ceive allotments to the full amount OF
their applications, so the loan will total
1,450 ,OO0,0 marks ($580, 900 ,000.
This maxes the total of government
loans since 1855 10, zoe, ,000, 900 marks
($4,O80, 600, 0,000).
Evening star., 1938-05-05
RAW SUGAR,

NEW YORK. May S UP.-Raw sugar was
quiet early today and prices were un-
changed at $50 for spots with no sales
reported.
Futures were quiet. The No. 4 contract
held steady on further trade support. with
July at 90 and September at .96, or. VI
little under hedge selling. with July at
1.94. or ! point net lower.
hne Rranulated with q light withdrawal de-
NAnd reported.