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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22
A COMEDY OF ERRORS

Displaying what appeared to be bad
case of the filters, the city council Thurs
day night performed a strange about-face
in the matter of law enforcement and
passed, on first reading, an ordinance ex-
empting established saloons under an
earlier ordinance prohibiting bars within
800 feet of churches and schools.
Before the meeting there was every
indication the councilmen would make a
concerted attack upon Mayor Willard NJ.
Albury for allegedly refusing to enforce
certain ordinances. Forewarned of the
impending attack, the mayor sent COM
munication to the council stating that he
had instructed the license inspector to en-
force the ordinance prohibiting saloons in
church and school areas. With the letter
he submitted petitions from the Stone
Church Service club, the Harris School
Parent Teacher association and the Mon
roe County Classroom Teachers Unit re-
questing enforcement of the law par
ticularly in regards to Blackwells saloon
at Southland and Margaret streets.
At request of Councilman viii E. P
Roberts the mayors letter and the resolu-
lions of the club and association were re-
ceived and filed. Later Councilman Rob-
erts re-introduced an ordinance, which
failed of a second ten days ago, to exempt
established saloons under the 300-foot or
dinance. This time the ordinance was
seconded and was voted upon. Council
President Earl Adams and Councilmen Jim
Roberts and Roy Fulford joined Council
man Will E. p. Roberts in support of the
measure.
To their credit, Councilmen William
t. Doughty, Jr., William Freeman and
William r. Monsalvatge voted against an
ordinance, which, if passed, virtually multi
fies an ordinance designed to protect
cfurchgoers and school children from an
noyance and bad example. 1t is to be
hoped that Councilman Jim Roberts will
resume his former position in this matter
and join Councimen Doughty, Freeman
and Monsalvatge in defeating this in
iquitous measure when it comes up for
second and final reading.
Aside from that question, the net re-
suit of the council meeting Thursday night
was to focus attention on the fact the coun-
cilmen ard the administrative officials of
the city are at such loggerheads the city
of Key West is unable to get the kind of
service she deserves from her public SER
wants. The only remedy appears to be re-
vamping of the municipal government I'M
der new, simple and effective city char
ter
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22


John D. Biggers, who admins
tered the unemployment census,
mas submitted his resignation, eff
fectivc October 81, and the state
ment that although S., 0Oo. 900 was
appropriated for the survey it had
been accomplished for 81 ,S96, sos.
MIR, Biggers not only performed
his task economically but he did
a good job. Some OF the reports
have already been made public
but our readers may be interest
ed in the fact that, since 1890,
2,740.000 more women workers
have entered the nations labor
market than would have been
predicted on growth of popula-
ton.
In other words, the women are
going to work. The labor market.
in November, 1887, according to
Mr.. Biggers, comprisd Ss,978, 900
men; 1896, 900 women. Says the
report: The transfer of func-
tons from the home to the laun-
dry and the bakery and the in
PRODUCTION of mechanical servants
to assist the housewife" have re-
leased women for employment
outside the home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22
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PEOPLES FORUM
WOULD AID STUDENTS

WOULD AID STUDENTS
Editor, The Citizen:
The Monroe County School
Board has secured an instructor
for Shop Work at which young
boys can make good. This in
structor also teaches Mechanical
Drawing which can be helpful in
many ways in future life.
The girls are offered both cook
ing and sewing, which they can
become quite skillful at. The
Board maintains a music instruc-
tor to coach the child in voice and
to direct the orchestra. Parents,
if you have son or daughter
who plays any musical instru-
ment at all, why not try to in
terest him or her in joining the
orchestra? 1t is not only a help
to them but it helps to build up
the orchestra and the school as
a whole. Have you ever stopped
to think how essential this High
School of our city is to us?
AS student of the Key West
High School, / ask for myself
and for all the members of the
school more encouragement and
cooperation from you parents.
Come out to the Parent-Teach
ers Association meetings and
find out exactly what's going on.
Here we have this School Board
offering all these opportunities
to us, why don't we try and show
appreciation by complete coop
Grafton? Get after your boy or
girl and give them a little pep
talk. The School Board can't do
this for you.
URIC GWYNN, JR.,
High School Student.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

Every man. woman and child should
{ be assured food, shelter and human COM
forts, but the administration of such relief
should be free from politics, inefficiency
and waste. The use of Federal relief
money for political purposes is a disgrace:
when such funds are effectively admins
tered solely for relief. no one will COM
plain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22
The United States had

me UHttu States Hau one tNpeFI-
~enee on foreign fields and that is enough
for this and future generations. il they are
wise. Now is the time for this nation to
outline definite course of answering
neutrality. and let European nations know,
in unmistakable terms. that we have learn
ed our lesson and have neither men nor
money to aid them in their political en-
hroilments. Washington warned this coun-
try against foreign entanglemenss, Tut We
: did not heed his wise council. This time
= we will
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22
WEATHER FORECAST
(TilI 7::3O o. M, Sunday

(Till 7:30 p. M, Sunday
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Sunday; gen.
tie to moderate variable winds,
mostly easterly to southerly.
Florida: Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday; slightly warmer in
north portion.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Gentle to mod
crate variable winds, mostly east
erly to southerly; partly overcast
weather tonight and Sunday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

Virtue is its own reward, and war is
Its own punishment The nations that stay
out of war are the gamers. What did
humanity gain by the World War? Did it
make the world safe for democracy for
whose freedom it was fought? Just look
at it todayl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

County commissioners met last
night 10 hear from persons whose
names were placed on the dis
qualified list of voters erroneous
ly. Only two names were men
toned. One of these was ordered
placed on the qualified list. The
same will be done to the other
Eames if the persons present their
names at the office of the super
visor of registration
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

If war comes we will have to leave
the quest for Presidents Roosevelt's
abundant life for former President Theo-
-dore Roosevelt's strenuous life, the virtues
of which he constantly preached War is
what Sherman said it is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22
hollywood Florida. lerend

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, legend on a bill
board The Friendliest City on Earth. .
Key West, for one. disputes that assump-
ton. Il takes in too much territory.
sradenton, modestly calls itself The
Friendly City" and there are other cities
Ia proclaim themselves Is friendly. but
none whole-hog the idea like Hollywood.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

some foreign governments and
their undereover agents, indicat-
ing that the government was not
greatly concerned over propagan-
da activities but CONVINCED that
defense devices and technique
should be safe-guarded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

= A difference between democratic and
autocratic nations is that one has a passion
Tor peace while the other has passion for
war. Which theology is the better?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

1t doesn't require any experience tt
run newspaper-into the ground.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

= Another optimist is the Key West
man who thinks he is going to please his
wife this Christmas by giving her some
thing for the kitchen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

When you say good things about peo-
pie you might as well say them to their
. faces. There is already enough behind
the-back talk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

: What has become of the old-fashioned
parent who used to see to it that the chill
dren studied the Sunday School lessons
regularly?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22
Add human obs,

Add human observations: Few in
-dividuals lose time in collecting their pay
/. checks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

A Halloween social will be
given tomorrow evening by the
Hi-League of Memorial church.
The affair will be held on the
church lawn at the corner of Di-
vision and Georgia streets. Sup
per and refreshments will be
served and the proceeds will 60
toward payments of the parson-
age.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

- If every man got as much money as he
thinks he is worth, with special discount
for cash, the price of humanity would
go up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

- The chief business of the average
politician in Washington is to demand
more money for his constituents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

The one successful rule for saving
money is to be found in two words: Start
now, and keep it up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

- Modern version: Ask and you will
> not receive but if you fail to ask you will
s-never be certain about it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22
LABOR NEEDS PEACE
EXPANDING THE NAVY
NORRIS TO RETIRE
FOREIGN ESPIONAGE
WOMEN GO TO WORK

The President gave American
labor some good advice when he
urged that the fight now going
on between the Clio. and
A.F.ofL. should be enaed.
Undoubtedly, labor in general
is not profiting by the division in
its house. With the battle at a
point where the two organiza-
tons take opposite sides on ques-
tons that concern labor it is a
cinch that those who oppose eff
fective labor legislation will get
what they want.
/ Surely, there ought to be some
way for the leaders of the Ameri-
can working man to compose
their fueds in the interest of the
iaboring men and women. The
clash of personalities has done
much harm already but unless a
peace treaty can be formulated
by smart leaders the future may
see greater damage inflicted
upon the cause Of the workers.
1t can be taken for granted
that the United States will ex-
pand its naval program next
year. The President has already
said so and there is general sup
port of the idea.
With two batleships under con-
struction in navy yards, three
about to be given out under priv
ate contract and another planned
for navy yard construction, there
is authorization for two others
which will probably get under
way next year.
While the Navy Department
has been trying to formulate a
steady, annual construction pro-
gram in order that the navy will
be rounded out, the chances are
that schedule will be enlarged a
bit. Instead of six destroyers
and six submarines there will be
more, and some additional cruis-
ers Will likely be included in the
bill placed before the next Con-
gress.
The announcement of Senator
Norris that the present term Of
office will be his last, made in
his home town early this month,
will probably please some of the
foes made by the 77-year-old Ne
braskan who hs J been a national
figure for many years.
Mr. Norris sponsored the sflan1e
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

= Nothing is more dangerous than half
the truth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

Mrs. Lawton Watson, who UNI
derwent an operation at one of
the local hospitals last Wednes-
day, is reported to be getting
along very nicely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22

William j. Howey, Republican
candidate for governor. last night
delivered an address at Bayview
Park. He was heard by quite a
number of local people and was
listened to attentively.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files of The Citizen

The gaiety of Halloween, that
lengendary festivity which tradi-
ton has brought down from gen.
Grafton to generation, and which
is receiving its gradual observ-
ance in Key West now more than
ever, will reach its climax on
October 20 when the Union de Ia
Carabina will celebrate its first
anniversary with the biggest pa
rade of its nature ever seen in
Key West. Already the number
contemplating entrance to the
festivities is voluminous and cars
are being donated every day for
the purpose. The entire city is
invited to participate and Presi-
dent Vicente Molina states that
the parade will leave from 1120
Packer street at 8 o'clock at
night. All those wishing to en-
ter, who have cars, are requested
to be on hand at 7:30 in order
that they may be placed in the
line of march.
One of the foremost female
orators of the present political
campaign and member of the ma
tional bureau of Democratic
speakers, Mrs. Sarah John Eng
lish, of Jacksonville, will be
heard in d Democratic speech at
8 o'clock in Bayview Park to-
night. Mrs. English arrived this
morning and is at present at the
Hotel La Concha. She is being
entertaind this afternoon by
members of the local Democratic
party. In connection with the
speaking the Key West Civic
Band, under the direction of
Haydn HlingWorth, will be heard,
between brief talks by local
speakers. 1t is expected that a
larger crowd than usual will be
out to hear this famous speaker,
since VIM. H. Malone assures the
readers of The Citizen that she is
the most pleasing speaker and
the the most brilliant woman TAX
ing the platform in the present
campaign. On next Monday eve
ming and at the same place and
same time an address will be de-
livered by Mrs. Lloyd Hughes of
Amarillo, Texas.
On November Is, President
Coolidge will officially declare
the Great Atlantic Coastal High
way from Calais, Maine, to Key
West, Florida. officially open. AT
noon that day an extensive mo-
torcade will leave Washington
City for Key West, according to
Frank Ladd, local member of the
highway association. The motor
cade is being sponsored by Mayor
Alsop of Jacksonville and is ex-
pected to be one of the greatest
caravans that ever lined high
way in America. Governors and
highway officials. mayors and
prominent citizens from the terri
tory traversed by the magnifi-
cent highway will be in the big
parade.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-10-22
HUGO SIMS Special Washington Correspondent

f., duck" amendment to the Consti-
tuition and has been identified
with the IVA and other public
power projects. He went to the
Senate in 1912, voted against the
entry of this country into the
! World War and was an inSurgent
i in Congress, although nominally
a Republican for four terms UNI
til 1896, when he ran as an in
dependent and was endorsed by
the President over the Demo
cratic nominee.
i An investigation of foreign es-
pionage activities in this country
is certain to result from the gen.
eral conviction that there has
been an increase of such aetivi-
! ty in recent years, with foreign
countries seeking to ascertain
our defense secrets.
President Roosevelt would in
tensify counter-espionage work
and ferret out foreign secret
agents and spike their manoeu-
vres as a part of the broader pro-
gram of modernization that is
taking place in the military and
naval services. The Chief Ex-
ecutivc made a distinction be-
! tween the propaganda efforts oil
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
PERCY BAXTER
BURIAL MONDAY

Last rites for Percy Mullane
Baxter, Federal employee, who died
Thursday of a heart attack after
an illness of seven weeks at his
residence, 54OO block Ninth st.
N. w., will be held Monday at 2
p. m. at the Huntemann chapel,
57O0 block Georgia Ave. N. w.
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
A lifelong resident Of Washing
ton, he was educated in the pub
lie schools, following which he
entered the employ of w. B..
Moses Company as an upholsterer,
working in this capacity for 80
years. He resigned to enter Fed
eral service and for the past ten
years had been at the House OF
flee Building.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Minnie Ida Baxter; three sons
Norman, Howard and Charles, all
of Washington; five daughters
Mrs. M. E. Rueges and Mrs. c. w.
Simpson, both Of this city, and
Mrs. j. L. Powers, of Hopewell
Va; Mrs. M. Humphrey, Of Hyatts
vile, Md, and Mrs. G. H. BAN
berger, of Greenbelt, Md; two
brothers, Frank and Woolsey Bax
ter, and sister, Mrs. Leona Hell
veg, of this city.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Anna Chase, Ex-SIave,
Burial on Wednesday

Fredericksburg, and there boarded
a train for Washington.
She met William Chase, who
had been q slave, near Annapolis,
and they were married. Mr.. Chase
taught himself to read and event
ually graduated from Howard
University. He later received a
law degree and the diploma was
presented to him by President Ar
thur,
In 1873 Mr.. Chase became a
member of the House Of Delegates
Of the District under Governor
Shepherd and put through bill
for a normal school.
Throughout her life Mrs. Chase
was active in civic affairs and was
q member of Electa Chapter, Or
der Of the Eastern Star, and the
United Order of Tents. She was
a founder Of the Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church.
In addition to her son, William,
she leaves two other sons, Charles
A. and Lewis E. Chase, also Of
Washington, and a daughter, Mrs.
Isabel Payne Of New York City.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
s WOMEN HURT
IN TRAFFIC HERE

Six women were injured slightly
in two traffic accidents in Wash
ington last night.
Mary C. Stanley, 40, of the $500
block of Nevada Ave. N. w., and
Blanche H. Clarity, ~, of the
61OO block of Nevada Ave. N. w.,
were treated by a physician for
abrasionS on the head after an
automobile in which they were
passengers was struck in the rear
by a Capital Transit bus at Con-
necticut Avenue and Albemarle
Street Northwest.
Adah F. Filey, of the $500 block
of RittenhouSe st. N. W., driver
of the automobile, had stopped
for a traffic light when the acct
dent occurred, police said.
Four women were treated for
slight decorations and shoulder in
jurieS at Emergency Hospital fol-
lowing a collision of two auto
mobiles at Constitution Avenue
and Ninth Street Northwest.
The injured are Minnie F.
Thompson, SO, injured shoulder;
Blanche Thompson, 40, injured
shoulder; Ardelle Leach, So,
decorations, and Grace Thompson,
shock and shoulder injury. ALI
reside at the Bellevue Hotel.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Women i'm Nationwide
Plea to Save Trees
Was the Memorial
Board Fli1nfldmmed?

Another example of fimam revealed today with the
study of the hearings the Jefferson Memorial project be-
fore the House Appropriations Committee.
Dr. Fske Kimbal of New York, architect member of the
Memorial Commission, informed the committee that all obec
tons against the Tidal Basin site had been eliminated That
statement made despite the fact that protests being
made then and still being made.
DR.. Kimbal blithely informed the committee:
eve Eliminated Objections"
LAST gear great hue and cry against chang
ing the Tidal Basin and against cutting out the cherry
trees. We eliminated those objections totally"
That statement made by Dr. Kmba who described
follows by Representative Kent Keller before the committees
DR. Kinbol is one of those men-I haze heard him
described of those egOcentc characters ChO thinks
he kows everything and insists having everybody else
agree Nth him.
"Whether this is true not do not knoC: but that is
the impression haze gotten In other 1Cords he has
dominated that small group of
Dominated All Meetings
There has seldom been full meeting of the commits
sion that knoV off, four fve of them hare gotten to-
gether, and Mr.. KimbaU has dominated them ALL"
That the opinion expressed by Representative Keller
Did someone mention fmflamf
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
Death Claims
]. w. May

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. ID.
William May, former president Of
the Alexandria Chamber of Com
merce and an active civic leader,
died this morning at the Alexan-
dria Hospital. He was So years old.
Mr.. May had been in i'll health
for the past two years. Death fol
lowed an operation at the hospital.
Besides his trade body activities,
Mr.. May served as an official OF
the George Washington Birthday
Association, a director of the Trav-
ellers Protective Association, and
head of the Alexandria Re-employ-
ment Bureau. He was a member OF
Masonic and Red Men lodges.
He leaves one brother, DR.. Car.
roll H. May, director Of the city
sanitation department.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
D. C. BAR TO PAY
LAST HONOR TO
CARL J..F. CRAFT

Members Of the District Of Co.
lumbia Bar Association will pay
tribute to Carl j. F. Graft, 70,
attorney, at services to be held
Monday at 2 p. m. at the Lee
funeral establishment,
Mr.. Graft died Thursday at his
home in Richmond, where he has
lived for the past ten years fol-
lowing his retirement from law
practice here. He had been a prac.
ticing attorney in the District
for IS years. r.,
Born in Washington, he was
educated in the District publ:
schools and received a law degree
from Georgetown University.
He was one of the founders of
the Society of Natives, member
of the Old Colonial Athletic Club,
an officer of the old drill team,
the National Fenoibles, and was
active in Masonic affairs as a
member of Harmony Lodge.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Elsie
M. Graft, daughter, Mrs. Earle
Kaufman, Of this city; a son.
Charles T. A. Graft, of Richmond;
a brother, Maj. T j. Graft. of
Richmond, and five sisters, Miss
Marie Graft, Miss Antonio Graft,
Mrs. Mary Hayberger, Mrs. Max
Walten and Mrs. John Thiemyer,
all Of Washington.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
S. ]. Phillips
Mass Monday

Requiem mass for Stewart j.
Phillips, AZ, of the HOO block Of
Seventh st. N. E. will be celebrated
Monday at 9 a. m. by the Rev.
Paul j. Dougherty in Holy Name
Catholic Church, Eleventh and K
SITS. N. E. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
A native of Upper Marlboro.
Mr.. Phillips attended the schools
there. He had been associated
with the Hamilton Hotel for Is
years but retired four years ago
because Of i'll health. He died yes
terday.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelby Phillips, a
sister, Miss Hiltrude Phillips, and
two brothers, Harold and Frank
Phillips, all of Washington.
The Washington times., 1938-11-19
CITIZENS GROUP
MEETS MONDAY

Lincoln Park Citizens ASsocia-
ton Monday night will hold its
first meeting in the Northeast
in many years at Kingsman
School, corner of Fourteenth and
E Streets Northeast. 1t is set for
7:30.
Alfred D. Calvert, president, re-
quests members to inform the Of
ficerS on which committee they
would prefer to serve. Committee
chairmen for the ensuing year
are: Buildings and zones, Roy Ep-
perly; constitution and bylaws,
Richard Moreland; educational,
Mrs. Shirley Updike; employment,
John P. Kern; entertainment,
Mrs. W. A. Erskine; law and leg
islation, Harry C. Spielman; mem
bership, John w. Barse; parks
and Fairgrounds, Wilbur M. An
derson; public welfare, Mrs. E. B.
Moose; public utilities, Louis I.
Obergh; public health, DR.. w. F.
Lady: publicity, Miss Johanna
Bornsen;4 streets and avenues,
Joseph L. Gammell; Eastern High
Community Center, Leslie j,
Leiper; Northeast conference,
Maurice E. Sands; Southeast
Community Center, Miss Edith r
Keleher; Southeast unci J.
Charles G. Gilliken.