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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11
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KEY WEST PAID MORE INTERNAL
Cigar Payroll Three Million Yearly; 5000 Men Worked
REVENUE THAN ALL FLA. in 1888

to $1,000,000 per annum with
some sponge fishermen making
as high as $1,000 month. Finest
fish of South Florida, including
mullet and pompano, are caught
here Turtle business amounts to
100000. In June and July the
turtle crawl out on the sandy
seashore to deposit their eggs.
The Florida Bay oysters have a
peculiar flavor much priced.
Pineapples, although they do not
bear until the second year, the
third year yields a net of $1,000
an acre.
The Equator Democrat believ-
ed that soon northern doctors
would recommend large ship
ments of clear Key West salt wa
ter to be forced through the nos
trils for lung and throat disease
compliments relief. THE future
of Key West is indeed bright.
Her people have reused them
selves from the Rip Van Wrinkle
nap, which they have INDUCED
in SO. long.
Among the principal residents
of the city in 1888 was William
Curry, richest man in Florida,
aUho owned a large ship chan
dlery, wharf and way interests;
John White, who came here with
lung trouble expecting to die and
was cured, is president of the
John White Bank; J. J. Philbrick,
in charge of Key West Naval De-
pot; William d. Cash, owner of
the Great Salt Pond property and
auctioneer and commission mer-
chant; John Lowe, Jr., ship chan
dlery, sponge merchant; Dr. j. v.
Harris, collector of customs; c. T.
Merrill, owner of the large Rus
sell House; Charles H. Mallory,
who made many visits to the city,
ran a fleet of ten vessels into the
island from New York; William
Wicke, who owned the box fac
tory capable of doing the cheap
est to the costliest inlay work in
cigar bxes; w. J. H. Taylor was
Norwegian Consul; George w.
Allen was the arniable and be-
loved cashier of the Bank of Key.
West; Benjamin P. Baker was
undertaken; Peter A. Williams,
chairman of Board of Education
and u. S. Marshall.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11
NATURE AND BILLBOARDS

ITO him who in love of nature holds
communion with her visible forms, she
speaks various language,
asf7 S6aWrote William Cullen Bryant in
his famed poem 'Thanatopsis," published
in 1917. Cargill, the cartoonist, takes this
rquotation as the caption for cartoon
depicting a :motorist vending his way
through a maze of billboards, which also
speak various language ranging from
praise to Ell Punko cigars to an invitation
to patronize the Rowdie Dow dance hall.
In terms more eloquent than pages
of text, the cartoonist characterizes the
present disgraceful marring of natural
scenery by blatant and offensive bill
boards, which not only obscure the beau
ties of nature, but are in many instances
menace to traffic.
What would Bryant, poet and nature
lover. say if he were to come back seek
ng inspiration for modern 'Thana-
topsis?"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11
"uNADoRNEp NARRATIVE:

"UNADoRNED NARRATIVE.
Editor, The Citizen:
This is sort of an open letter
to merchants who grouse and
bellyache about paying Chamber
of Commerce dues. Not a line
is dressed up. 1t is straight, UNI
adorned narrative, but should
paint a side of the picture con-
uibutors rarely glimpse.
e Mus. .RartboloWew- and / il de-
eideA toI eelleets florida Cryptic
gany fate In October. The first
step was to, check up likely spots
of which there are literally thou
SANDS Between Jacksonville and
Key West. Hence TO write to the
c. of c. Of the top ten locations.
In case you don't know it, most
inquiries that c. of C.'s get need
a lot of tactful wet-nursing be-
fore the inquiry becomes cash in
the local till. Our inquiry being
on the scientific side rather than
the usual fishing dope, was more
of headache than most inquiries
local ballyhoo stations have to
handle.
Well, to shorten the story, five
local Chambers never answered
at all. Four sent folder only, in
which only the adverbs and
propositions were reliable; while
the 10th, little. old Key West, not
only came back first, but under
took to dig up a local Algologist
who could anR did send us test
specimens. ooWeo'have no axe to
grind for Steve Singleton. He's
not a relative, ana we don't care
a hang for his sake whether he
keeps his job OF. not, but We do
hope so for the sake of Key West.
We figure $40 per day per head
when we travel, and while the
Casa Marina probably got most
of it, a fair share was spread
around among the local stores
from the sports shops down to
the five-and-dime.
Thank you, Mr.. and Mrs. Sim
gleton-and you may tell any
belly-acher who wishes that you
can't bring in cash unless you use
something more than form let
tiers, which Gawd knows you new
er slapped US with!
JAMES R. BARTHOLOMEW.
Key West, Fla,
Feb. Z, 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

The trade edition of the Daily
Equator Democrat of 1889 is an
nounced as illustrated with mid
winter scenes depicting the per-
feet winter climate of the Island
City, "the place where first the
water of the Mexican Gulf and
the broad Atlantic meet and kiss
each other.
"The scenery among the is
lands is beautiful in the extreme;
and deer and other large game
are in abundance, and birds, wild
pigeon and other small. game.
Hardly day passes that the set
tiers of Pine Key do not bring
this market from one to five
large bucks and does, and any
number of pigeons, ducks, and
Guails.
There is less truth known
about Key West than any city in
the country Many wealthy per-
sons believe Key West belongs to
Cuba, rather to Spain; others
confound it with Dry Tortugas
and think it is barren island
only used by Uncle Sam as a
prison for his refractory subject;
while others still believe it to be
the home of pirates and cut
threats. Few know that it is the
largest and most important city
in the state win a population of
$4,000, over 200 cigar factories,
some giving employment to 800
hands, and the smallest Is hands.
Wages earned by the cigar max
ers range from $18 to $50 per
week, according to skill.
key West is lighted by gas
with 10 miles of street railroad,
one of the finest fire departments
in the state, composed of four
first-class fire engines, one large
hook and ladder and four hose
carriages. The new Russell House
is the principal and leading hotel
in the city.
ION March 80 and 81, 1886,
Key West lost, during the me-
morable fire of that year and in
the terrific storm which follow
ed a few hours afterwards, over
$2,500,000 worth of property.
Less than three years afterwards
there is hardly a sign of the raw
ages visible.
Key West cigar business dur
ing the year 1888 amounted to S.
900, 900 in salaries discussed with
5000 persons employed. Key
West paid an internal revenue of
$350,0O0 for 1888, which is not
only larger than is paid by any
other city in the state, but more
than is paid by the balance of
the entire state.
The sponge business amounted
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11
T E ST Y o U r
.'''" X n O w L E D G E
Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to
Page 6 for the answers

/. Name the capital of the
Philippine islands.
2. When should wedding an
nouncementS be sent out?
g. What well-known sportsman
and owner of the New
York Yankees baseball
club, died, recently?
4. Is a child born to American
parents, temporarily resid-
ing abroad, an American
citizen?
5. What is the correct pronun-
citation of the word inter
ment?
6. What is the name for the
side of a right-angled tri-
angle opposite to the right
angle? as
Z. Name the largest lake in At
RIGA.
8. For what purpose are the
leaves and seeds of the
betel plant chewed by
East Indian natives?
8. Name the smallest state in
80
area in the u. S.
10. What horse won the Grand
National at Aintree, Eng
land, in 1888?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11
An imminent German drive against

An imminent German drive against
Catholics, similar to the current campaign
against Jews, is being delayed only pc
cause of the Nazi governments hope that
Cardinal Karl Joseph Schultz, archbishop
of Cologne, will be the next Pope, this
10 column is advised. No matter who is Sc
lected Pope he will be opposed to Com
- munism, thought not necessarily to Fascist
MuSsolini wants an Italian Pope and Hit
Ter a German. The electorate may fool
'em both ard select neither, though it Is
not probable he will be chosen from the
American hierarchy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11
PEOPLES FORUM

3; Jacksonville. 5; Pensacola, 2
had tangible assets S 6,424, 485OO
Intangible assets 5,6l2,O04.OO
Total assets $l2-Os6.4s9.OO
Total assessment S zoos, 10000
This assessment (29-30) was
supposed to include both tan
gible and. intangible property,
but, as "a matter of fact, intan-
gibles were not assessed at all.
The present law taxing intan-
gibles was passed in 1881 after
this assessment. d.
These ihtangibles. under the
present law. would be assessed at
so percent of their value (pre-
sumably the same as other prop
erty) $28, O6O, $4,000 and, at lilo of
a mill, pay the state S280.60. At
one dollar per thousand Il milD
on actual value they would pay a
tax of $5,6l2.00. Thirty percent
Of inventory value of tangibleS
would be S19,273,45500, nearly
double the actual assessment of
both tangible and intangible prop
erty.
Is 80 percent too high an as
SesSment on the inventory value
of personal property? The inven-
tory value is the cost value, not
the selling value-real estate Is
assessed at so percent of its SELL
ing or price value. From this it
can be seen that 80 percent of
the inventory value (cost value)
is a fair and even a liberal as
sessment. One dollar per thou
sand on all intangible property
is one of the lowest rates, if not
the lowest, levied by any state.
These suggestions can be car
ried out by the legislature with
out any difficulty, but it is abso-
lutely necessary for the state to
exercise control over the assess
ment, and methods OF obtaining
information-all to be applied
throughout the state and en-
forced by the local assessors.
Will appreciate any comments,
criticisms or suggestions from
any one or any group in refer
ence TO the above.
PERRY G., WALL.
Feb. 8, 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

Now that President Roosevelt has
signed the Relief Bill, Col. Francis c. Har-
rington, administrator will review the
1000, 900 WPA cases and weed out all but
NEEDY employables," as required in the
bill If there are any aliens on relief in
Key West, it won't be long before they are
questioned-and fired.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

In the face of known general opposl-
ton Councilmen Monsalvatge, w. f
Roberts, Fulford and Adams. Iveteda fps
parking meters last night, while Doughty
Freeman and Jim Roberts opposed the i'm
position Will Doughtry one of the eoan-
cilmen, conscientious in the performance
""of the duties incumbent on the, represen-
tatives of the people of this community,
eel. had made survey of the wishes of the
business men in general and found the
meters were not wanted and therefore
saw no reason why the undesirable condi-
ton should be forced down the threats of
- the people. Nevertheless, four of the
remained adamant. Why, and the
echo answers, Why? The answer is
another story which this column will tell
some other time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11
Thomas r. Amlie, a Roo.

Thomas r. Amlie, a Roosevelt APP
pointee who is under investigation by a
senate subcommittee, and accused of be-
ing a Communist, says he is what is called
in Europe a Social-Democrat That's the
first stepping stone-a Social Democrat,
next d Socialist, then Communist. Why
must man, who is aping European politi-
cal standards, be named when there 4r 70
many genuine Americans fully capa1S!S
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

If marriage is lottery, how about
arresting the minister for engaging in it?
Key West Citizen. Oh, nobody ever in
terferes with church lotteries.-P. E. B. in
Tampa Tribune. +. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

Communism in. the final analysis is
the elimination of Socialism, or the other
way around: Socialism is the first step
toward Communism. '''H
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

The Miami papers played up on the
front age in black type the snowfall in
California. Now is that nice?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

Mother isn't as upset about what her
daughter knows as she. is concerned about
where her daughter learned Fit .:.'1v
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

Scoring success would be more
gratifying if people didn't expect fellow
to keep it up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

The rare man is ne who can see a
thing as it is.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

= J. Water and Sewerage.
: 2. Comprehensive City Plan (zoning)
.--..3. Hotels and Apartments ..ss-s.
'~~=r4 Bathing Pavilion x.If 3 IA 80
sEsarf- va rs
80. AirportsF--La1 nd and Sea. Eel -
: g. Consolidation lof County and cry =
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

This is one in a series of
articles on material found in
old newspapers of Key West
furnished by collector Miss
Marie Cappick of this city,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

Those Silly Expressions
you can always depend upon
Edith doing what you expect.
YEAH She would"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

The the
White unda rc
will
widely panel will Way Down Upon the
River small amphtheatre will
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-11

Feb. 8, 1889.
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3; Jacksonville. 5; Pensacola, 2
had tangible assets S 6,424, 485OO
Intangible assets 5,6l2,OO4.OO
Evening star., 1939-05-09

Accidents are the children Of dis.
order. Keep cool and stay safe.
Evening star., 1939-05-09
Randolph Pays Tribute
To American Mothers

Representative Jennings Ran
dolph, Democrat, of West Virginia,
chairman of the House District
Committee, paid tribute to American
mothers last night at a Mothers
Day celebration by the Washington
Ladies Auxiliary. No. SO, Jewish
War Veterans of the United States.
Mr.. Randolph told of the heroic
work done by mothers in the build
ing of the Republic and termed them
"the unsung architects of destiny"
The meeting was held at the Jewish
Community Center.
Mrs. Mary Reiskin, president of
the auxiliary, led the pledge to the
flag. Hazel Helspar singer, who was
accompanied by Henrietta Halam,
and Capt. Dick Mansfield of the
Ninth Precinct, furnished enter
tainment. Mrs. Sidney Diamond
was in charge of the program for
the evening.
Greetings were received from
Washington Post, No. So, Jewish
War Veterans. and an address in
praise of Mothers Day was made by
Joseph F. Barr, commander of the
post.
Among those who took part in the
patriotic pageant were Mervin
Cohen. Rieta Johnson, Morris Freed,
AL Margolis, Lois Lopatin, Joseph
Rods Janet Segal. Shirley Lilien-
thai, Sam Gordon Melvin Diamond,
Babette Levy and Mrs. Judith S.
Harmel.
Evening star., 1939-05-09

Accidents are the children of dis
order. Keep cool and stay safe.
Evening star., 1939-05-09
before they are likely to risk further
investments in Mexico.

before they are likely to risk further
investments in Mexico.
Gen. Cardenas, in the same fash
ion, must educate and bring around
the factions which compose his own
government. The unions are now
operating the oil fields and ref1ner-
les. They are inordinately proud Of
the fact that this is being done by
Mexicans. A measure of joint
MeXican-foreign management must
be worked out. therefore, which
saves the face of the Mexican union
and at the same time assures for
eign capitalists sufficient control
of the enterprises. This is made no
easier by the fact that the Mexican
reactionaries who are in opposition
to Carnedas and anxious to have
the oil companies finance another
revolution will be the first to exploit
and attack the accord.
Means to Go Ahead.
It is doubly significant therefore
that both President Cardenas and
Mr.. Richberg are confident that
they can overcome these further
difficulties. Certainly the temper of
Mexico is one of moderation despite
the fact that President Cardenas
felt that others had exaggerated
this to me. Strikes are down so
per cent in the past year and with
economic production low and the
financial situation of the country
worsened by the flight Of capital,
politicians and labor leaders alike
stressed note of moderation wher-
ever talked with them.
Gen. Cardenas wanted no misrln-
derstanding about this. He wants
to settle the oil controversial
struggle he never wanted in the
first place and feels that the COM
panies forced upon him. But Mex
leo is loyal to the revolution and the
constitution of 1917. President Car
denas means to go ahead with his
dream OF a socialist state and he
has no intention of following prede-
cessors like Plutarco Elias Gales
who started as radicals and ended
as conservatives.
MY real work consists" he said.
"of agrarian reform and education.
Did you see the Laguna? They will
tell you that it is a failure. That's
not true. There are a million and
a quarter acres under cultivation
and you will never see more beauti-
full wheat or cotton. It is being
farmed by poems to whom we have
returned the land"
Greater Opportunity.
I interrupted to say that under
stood that President Cardenas in
four years had appropriated and dis
tributed 100000 acres-more land
than in the whole 20 years of the
revolution previous to his admins
tration. I intimated that he had
gone ahead with the work be-
trayed by certain of his predecessors.
"Oh, no." he said, unwilling to at
tack enemies like Gales. Il have
had a greater opportunity than
others. They were busy with other
things-civil strife and the like.
No, the revolution goes on until we
have the kind of land which we
have planned appropriation of oil
is a side issue forced upon me and
I want to be done with it. Educa-
ton matters to me most We are
building school houses and citi-
zens."
I remarked that one Of the men
Evening star., 1939-05-09

waiting in another coach of the
Presidents private train had told
me that he was an architect.
"Yes, he has the plans for seven
new schoolhouses that 1 want to
look over" he said. Il mean to
build a schoolhouse for each church
in Mexico"
This was remarkable President,
I thought, working after midnight
on plans for schoolhouses. He
neither drinks nor smokes. He takes
no afternoon siesta. Five hours
sleep suffice. He is up every morn
ing at $50 am. He sWims or rides
horseback and then begins a day of
work. After their four-hour CONVEX
sation Mr. Richberg had gone to
bed to rest through the afternoon.
President Cardenas went to the
new concrete stadium to review the
athletes of Saltillos many schools,
to talk with local politicians and
various delegations. Afterward
watched him shake hands with
thousands of simple folk, talking as
one of them. In his special train
when his secretary inscribed me
for the interview at midnight l was
the 8Oth person or delegation re-
ceived in a single workday. l apol-
igized for taking his time.
Mexicans Are Realists.
"Najera and I have too much
work to need Sleep he said. turn
ing to Gen. Francisco Castillo Ma
jera, Mexican Ambassador at WASH
ington. A physician, general, poet
and diplomatist, Najera was for
years one of the ablest negotiators
at the League of Nations sessions.
A really remarkable man, Najera
has been working desperately for an
oil settlement. But he looked ex-'
hausted after such a days work,
and we exchanged glances, ready
to depart.
"Oh, no." said the President smil-
ingly. Il understand that you were
in Spain and that you saw the
Germans come into Austria and
Czecho-Slovakia"
At am, with a 6-hour auto
mobile ride and train journey to
Mexico City before me. the Journal
ist had to be interviewed. And
once again I was impressed with
this plain but far from simple Presi-
dent. I have rarely been subjected
to such informed, intelligent and
searching questions. I told him so.
I'VE Mexicans are realists," he
said
The President has described him.
self better than the journalist could.
(Copyright, 1889. Chicago Daily News Inc)
Evening star., 1939-05-09

Coal 'Boot|eggers'
Attempt Sales in
New York.City
Stond by Practices
Until U. S. Provides
A Livelihood
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, May o.
Spokesman for Pennsylvania Gin
dependent" miners today stood by
their decision to continue taking
coal of company-owned property
until the Government provides
some other method for us to live" Z"
At the same time they tried to
open up a market barred to them
New York City.
After telling legislative commit
tee enactment of bills to eliminate
coal "bootlegging" would leave them
ITO starve" delegation headed by
Earl Humphries, president of the
Pennsylvania Independent Miners
Association, telegraphed Mayor Flo
rella H. La Guardia yesterday:
"We have what you need-coal."
They asked that the metropolis
lift its months old ban against
trucking of anthracite into the city
in view of the bituminous shortage.
Mr.. Humphries earlier told the
House Mines and Mining Commit
tee that enactment of series of
bills intended to aid the coal in
dustry would eliminate our only
means of livelihood"
He pressed for Government op-
Grafton of the mines.
One of the pending measures
would, set up Pennsylvania an
thracite reconstruction corporation,
with the State holding $2,000,000 of
preferred stocks, to operate idle
colleries in areas where unemploy-
ment Is serious.
The independents have expressed
particular opposition to another
measure which would require State
licensing of all mines.
Evening star., 1939-05-09

Accidents are the children Of dis
order. Keep cool and stay safe.
Evening star., 1939-05-09
Co.. Operators Held
United in Opposing
Closed Shop
Canon Says Reports
To Contrary Con Be Set
Down as Pure Bunk
Nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, May 9.-Return-
ing from the deadlocked coal wage
conference in New York. Executive
Secretary Byron H. Canon OF the
Western Pennsylvania Coal Opera
tors Association asserted operators
were united in opposition to a closed
shop.
There is no truth at all in reports
which seem to have emanated from
some secret source, that many opera
tors openly declared willingness to
eccede to the closed-shop demands
of the union" he declared yesterday
"And reports that settlement now
hinges upon the acceptance Of terms
by a few large operators can be set
down as pure bunk"
Sixth week of the bituminous mine
shutdown brought new anxiety over
threats of fuel famine. Banking
of a third blast furnace in three
days by Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.
reduced to five the number now ac-
tive out Of 26 available.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
reported it had supply sufficient
for only 20 days. One of the largest
steel operators with consumption
of 10000 to 10000 tons daily was
said to have only $4,000 tons avail
able from more than 100000 tons OH
hand when the shutdown began
April /.
The Washington, Pa, Observer
says the Island Creek Coal Co. will
dismantle the Atlasburg, Cedar
Grove and Mcdonald mines in
Washington County, giving "the la
Dor situation as one of the reasons
for the action.
The workings, normally employing
100 before the general shutdown,
formerly were owned by Carnegie
Coal Co., which was acquired by Is
land Creek in a deal the Observer
said was designed to give the latter
firm docking facilities on the Great
Lakes.