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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
WPA PROJECT
IS UNDERWAY

WPA project at the lighthouse
department is underway today,
and is being done by force of
worknien, both skilled and un-
skilled, $28, 500 of the funds being
provided by the government, and
the materials furnished by the
department of commerce.
Scaling and painting the iron
structures, renewing and replac-
ing certain concrete work, con-
crete resurfacing to be done in
the lobby, the floor of which is
concrete, and a ceiling is also to
be placed in the lobby.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
REPORTS THEFT
OF CHECKS AT
LAKELAND, FLA.
WARNS THAT MAN UNDER
NAME OF JOHN COOPER IS
CASTING THEM IN MANY
PARTS OF STATE

Information has been received
from Post Commander r. H.
Amidon, American Legion at
Lakeland, Fla, relative to theft
of certain checks from the office
in Lakeland, as follows:
Some weeks ago the office of
our local Presbyterian church
was broken into and an unknown
number of blank checks and sta
tionery stolen. 1t now develops
that these checks are being
cashed throughout the state by a
man passing under the name of
John Cooper.
These checks are signed Home
Mission Committee, st. John
Presbytery, by Willard C. Bald
win, chairman, and thus far have
been passed on merchants in
Lakeland, Tampa, Live Oak and
Leeshurg.
From Leesburg we have the
lnIOrmatlOn that John Cooper
produced evidence to show that
he was a service man, is about As
years old, five feet nine inches
tall and weighs about 200 pounds.
He will evidently continue the
racket until he is apprehended
or until he runs out of checks"
At the conclusion of the letter
and advisory notice there is a
foot note which is: do what
you can to warn your police force
and merchants to be on the look
out for this man, and notify
Commander Amidon as soon as
you find him." This is signed by
c. Howard Rowton, Department
Adjutant American Legion, Pa
latka, Fla.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
TWO CASES IN
CRIMINAL COURT
This MORNING
ONE OF DEFENDANTS WAS
TRIED FOR STATUTORY
oFFENsE: ONE CHARGED
WITH RECKLESS DRIVING

Clarence ]. Campbell was ar
raigned in Criminal Court of
Record this morning before Judge
William v. AlDury on two counts.
The first was a statutory offense
and the second was lewd and
lascivious conduct.
1t was his. plea that he was
guilty on the second count, but
not the first. The pleading was
accepted and Campbell was sem
fenced to pay a fine of 500 and
costs or serve 80 days in the
county Jail.
Whether he paid the fine or
served time in Jail, it was pro-
vided by the court that the pris-
oner, at the end of his sentence
or the negotiations in connection
with paying the fine, was to
leave the city and remain away
indefinitely.
E. Larsen, charged with reck-
less driving on public highway,
entered plea of guilty, and was
sentenced to pay a fine of 81 and
costs, or spend 80 days in the
county Jail.
The case of Mosby Matcovich
Nicholas, charged with assault
with intent to murder, is being
tried this afternoon. Matcovich
was arrested June II, 1888, and
was released on bond June "a.
He was charged with shooting
Jimmie Saunders, an employe at
Craigs, No Name Key, whom it
was claimed, by Matcovich, was
trespassing on his property when
he was shot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
CORRECTION

l No infotinatipej IN ahe article
III The Citizen yesterday con-
9 rning Cuban Consul Berardo
Rodriguez, regarding the flight
4f Hernelinda Briones to Cuba
was authorized, by Consul Rod
figuez. ia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
Minnesotan Catches First Sail i. !.
In Three Seasons OF IRVING
KEY WEST BOOKLET
MUCH APPRECIATED

Il always feel apologize.
said the secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce this
morning. when visitors ask
for literature. and remember
ing the gorgeous pamphlets
handed out from other COM
merce chambers throughout
the state. give them. the little
book printed by The Artman
Press. No glossy paper. just
a little booklet that will 90
along with a letter without
calling for extra postage.
However. ! feel better
about il this morning. Key
West is attending the Univer-
sitY of Miami as shown on a
postal card received from
Coral Gables this morning.
The card is from Profess
sor S. M. Girrell. of the Uni
versiiY. at Coral Gables. and
is as follows:
Dear Sir: I recently Wis
tied Key West and your good
secretary gave me a booklet
descriptive of Key West. II
was a remarkable story. I
want to read ii TO my class.
My copy sent north. Could
you mail me several copies?
Will gladly pay for them.
"Of course the professor
will get his booklets" con-
cluded MIR. Singleton. "A good
many people have said they
liked them better than they
would something more beau
tiful but less informative. but
this is the most encouraging
word that has come TO US so
far.
= 49, -.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
IA OUT OF 10

PORT JERvIS, N. Y.-B. w.
Morgan of this city declares that
one of his hens Matched IA chicks
from Is eggs, one of which had
a double yolk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
OLD BUTTER LADLE

RAVENNA, Ohio-A 500-year-
old butter ladle, handed down
through eight generations, is
owned by Mrs. T. o. Griffith of
this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
TUG LEAVES in
SEARCH OF ship

Wrecking Tug Warbler sailed
this afternoon shortly. before 2
o'clock on summons received by
Salvage Master c. N. Peterson
to go in search of the Steamer
Florence Luckenback.
According to the radio message
received the vessel was last seen
about 100 miles south of Cape
San Antonio, off the coast of
Cuba. There was no extra crew
shipped for the trip, it was said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
Larry Day Gets 52-Pound
Barracuda, So Large 1t
Had To Be lowed In;
Bonito, Dolphin Also

Mrs. Richard Ordway of ST.
Paul, Mimi, staying at the Casa
Marina, fishing with her husband
and Larry Day in jake Keys,
Legion, brought in a g. IL" sail
fish, weight AS lbs. This is her
first sail after three seasons of
Key West fishing.
Larry Day captured a huge SO
Id. barracuda which was bigger
than the boat, he said, and they
had to tow it ini
Mr.. Ordway brought in sew
eral dolphin and grouper and a
large bonito.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
Headquarters In Naval Station
Established For Patrol Wing Five
In Building 48; Number OF
Enlisted Men Take Up
Quarters In Building
sc

Official headquarters for Pa
troll Wing Five have been estab
lished in building 48 at the Key
West Naval Station with a mum
Der of the enlisted personnel TAX
ing up quarters in building IS
formerly a moving picture thea
ire in the Yard.
Members of the official family
on board the U.S.S. Childs, berth.
ed at Pier 5, naval station, con-
sist of Commander L. T. Hundt
commander of Patrol Wing live
and the following officers of Pa
troll Squadrons Fourteen and Fiji
teen:
Officers in Squadron Fifteen:
ieutenant-Commander S. W.
Galloway, commander; Lieuten-
ants p L. Haynes, B. D. Quinn,
+. Z. Hall, w. c. Kaiser; Lieu
tenants Junior Grade T. w. Hop
kinS, c. f. Perkins, S. Van Ma
ter, w. H. Weston. Aviation Ca
diets of the United States Naval
Reserve c.. M. LeRoux, E. Stern
lieb, A. L. Terwilliger, c. S. b.
CART, w. E. Townsend, w. NJ
Swami, E. N. Chase, II, E. L.
Simpson and P. M. Jackson.
There are also So enlisted per-
sonnet.
Officers of Squadron Fourteen:
enant-Commander B. Stud
ley, commander; Lieutenants w.
J. sSlattery, d. l.. Mills, w. M.
B Nsssff; bieuteharrts Suniur Grade
w. G. CorliSs, l. Chase, Jr., c. A.
Weller, H. j. Won Weller; Chief
Boatswain P. j. Byrne; Aviation
Cadets of United States Naval
Reserve M. w. Stell, w. H. Nc
Kown, d. G.. Parker, j. A. Eady
j. o. Rush, G.. H. Duffy, j. r.
Gilmore, J. Escobar, H. A. ORA
per, w. H. McRee, E. J. Pflum
F. l.. Urch.
There are also 95 enlisted per-
sonnet.
Lieutenant Commander w. P
Dana, Medical Corps, U.S.N.,
medical officer of Patrol Wing
Five.
All of the Navy plane squad
ron, 18 in number, are now al
Key West. and stationed in proxi-
nifty to the old ramp at Trumbo
Island. Seven of the planes ar
rived yesterday afternoon, nine
arrived later in the evening and
the last two reached Key West
this morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
HOUSING UNIT
SEEKS aid OF
BUDGET BOARD
COMMUNICATION TO COM
MITTEE ASKS COOPERA-
TON IN CARRYING ON
PROGRAM

Members of the housing au-
thority of Key West, which is
composed of Fred j. Dion, chair
man, Franklin E. Albert, acting
secretary, ]. Lancelot Lester.
| Wallace Bryant Kirke and Hugh
Williams, have sent the follow
+. ing communication to the Budget
Committee of the City of Key
West for consideration and &C
! ton:
"Since appointment to the Key
West Housing Authority, the I'M
dersigned have individually and
/ collectively worked toward the
end that Key West might obtain
the benefit of some of the funds
! which are available for housing
projects.
Relate Benefits
''The Government Rehousing
Program will bring a three-fold
benefit to our city:
cit will provide new and bet
ter living conditions for persons
in the low income groups, who
are now residing in overcrowded
houses;
ut will give our Key West
workmen productive work at
good wages. All Housing Prof.
ects are built at prevailing wage
rate. The local project will rep
resent. an expenditure of several
hundred thousands of dollars in
wages; -.,-...--.g---..ysss...as... >.
1T will also enhance the value
of other real estate throughout
the city. For each new dwelling
unit that is constructed a SUBJ
standard unit has to be demol-
ished.
I'm order to obtain these bene-
fits it is necessary that the Au-
thority be provided with funds
to undertake the preparation of
applications, determine and nego-
tiate for building sites and follow
up the application to secure an
ear-marking of funds from the
United States Housing Authority.
Regarding Success
"The success of the Housing
Authority's effects to relieve the
housing shortage existing in Key
West will depend on the help
and cooperation of the city coun-
Gil and the other civic-minded
people in the community.
I'VE feel that we can accom-
plish for our city what nine other
Florida cities have already done,
in this movement to provide de-
cent housing receives the active
cooperation of the officials and
the people of Key West. ,.i,l
IN discussing the other cities in
Florida which have received
benefits from the Housing Au-
thority in Washington, Mr.. Albert
said that they were as follows:
Daytona Beach, Jacksonville
Zone of the projects in this city
has already started), Miami, Or
lando, Pensacola, st. Petersburg,
Sarasota, Tampa and West Palm
Beach.
Mr.. Albert also said that rep
resentatives from Washington
have already conferred with the
local members, explained the de-
tails and given the desired in
formation, and reports have been
sent to Washington.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
CUBA BRINGS in
lis PASSENGERS
VESSEL ARRIVED TUESDAY
FROM HAVANA EN-
ROUTE TO TAMPA

Arriving at Key west tues
day afternoon on the Steamship
Cuba from Havana were lis pas
sengers. Of this number there
were 70 first and six second cab
in passengers for Key West, and
for Tampa 20 first and two Sec
ond cabin passengers.
Handling the passengers Tues
day afternoon was greatly ia
cilitated by the new order, which
provides that baggage for Key
West passengers only will be un-
loaded for examination at this
port, while that of passengers for
Tampa will be carried to that
port for inspection.
Key West arrivals:
Logan Perkins, Elizabeth Perk-
ms, w. E. McHugh, Felipe Diaz
Rubio, Elizabeth Polk, W. L.
Rackerly, Percy Alden, Margaret
Alden, Maria Ackell, H. A. Nor
ton, j. E. Norton, George Salim,
EVELYN Salim, Alva Pack, Alma
Pack, Ellen Stone, Emmett Pc
tiers, Russell Arsell, Angelina
Pita, Victor Hind, Elizabeth
Hind, James McHugh, Waford
McHugh, Lucille Griffin, Mary H
Griffin, Robert M. Griffin, Julio
De Poo, Isabel De Poo, Edward
Weinberg, Phyllis Mcpherson,
Fleetwood Peples, Jr., Dorothy
Peples, William Warren, Kendall
Warren, Genevieve Hume, Ella
Clark, Ruth Damer, Minerva
Warner, Harrison Warner, Rich
ard Gillespie, w. D. Daugherty.
Clyde James, John Giantino,
Secondo Soldato, Paul Bertar,
Melvin Clauter, Marion McInniS,
Joe johnson, Earl Braukirt, War
rem Hume, H. L. Brady, Chap
man Lawton, Jack Justice, Law
L. Bethel, Sam Hardmar1, Joe JUS
tice, Donald Ogilvie, Oliver
Daugherty,i I Charles Lingerfelt,
Ralph Dotland, Jack Mcdowell,
Sarah Mcdowell, Mary Walker,
Raiford Walker, Carl o. Swan
son, Francis Villa, Gerard Villa,
George Kland, Edward Kallonby,
Joseph Batija, Katherine Kland,
Olga Kland, Jordan Keithfield,
Charles McAllister, Mary j. Nc
Allister, Fred Bergman, William
Stavin, Dionisio Muro, Elvira Me-
dina, Hector Moreno, Angelina
Martinez.
Listed on the ships manifest
were the following items: For
Key West, five tons of freight,
four automobiles, three sacks of
mail, and for Tampa, So tons of
freight and no mail.
Steamer Cuba Arrives
Steamship Cuba, of the P. and
o. S. S. Company, arrived from
Tampa this morning with % pas
sengers, of whom there were
three first and two second cabin
passengers for Key West, % first
cabin and one second cabin for
Havana.
Arrivals at this port were: M.
E. Hart, Sara Fernandez, w. E.
Julian, Mrs. j. Ramirez, Antonio
Vase.
Shown on the vessels manifest
were the following items: For
Key West, Is tons of freight and
one sack of mail; for Havana, no
freight and two sacks of mail.
Passengers leaving on SIS.
Cuba for Havana when the vessel
sailed IL o'clock and who booked
passage in Key West numbered
Sc first and three second cabin.
Automobiles leaving Key West
numbered six.
wwy- w~ R.w1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs

All visiting Knights of PYthias
are invited TO attend the district
meeting to be held in the Castle
FALL. 72s Fleming street. on Fri
day. January 18Th. al 1880 p. m.
4 AT this time Supreme Chancel-
sor E. L. Stapp and Grand Chen
Eellor n. n. Wilkinson viii make
an official visit TO the eighth dis
|trict.
J. WINFIELD RUSSELL.
District Deputy Grand chancel-
lor. janl2-1t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-12
WOMEN GET MORE SAY

LONDON = The ministry of
Health has ordered that more
women must serve on Housing
Committees in England when the
planning of houses is being con-
sidered.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

BABSON PARK, Mass, OCTOBER
26-"The next thirty TO sixty days
should give us a much clearer pic
ture of what to expect from the
European War and from American
business" This was the conclud-
ing comment of Roger w. Babson
at the 26th Annual National Busi-
ness Conference which broke up
here this week.
Business men from all parts of
the United States attended the
conference. They were united on
one point-that their businesses
have seen one of the mos Sensa-
tional advances on record. There
was sharp disagreement, however,
as to the cause of the increase.
Many believed that the rush of Or
ders had been placed solely because
of the war; others felt that the
boom was in the cards and would
have taken place, war or peace.
Kitchen the Real Battlefield
Anton de Hass, professor of in
ternational relations at Harvard
Business School of Administration,
discussed the question, How Long
Can Germany LaSt?" He declared
that the 1889 war would be decided
in the German kitchen just as was
the 1914 war. He hoped the Allies
would offer Germany acceptable
peace terms around which the con-
servative middle-claSS of Germany
could rally and stage an overthrow
of the Hitler regime which they
hate.
Another strong talk was given by
Clarence K. STREET, for ten years
correspondent for the New York
Times at Geneva, and author of the
famous peace book Union Now.
Mr. STREET insisted that the fifteen
democracies must bind together in
a union similar to the union of the
American States for self-preServa-
ton.
An authority On the Orient, DR..
Walter H. Judd, recently returned
from, ten years stay in the Far
East, gave the audience plenty of
think about. If we stopped buying
silk stockings and ended the sale
of war materials, such as scrap
iron and copper, to Japan, Ameri-
can consumers and business men
could halt the rape of China in
short order, he said. DR.. Judd said
that such an act would not be en-
tirely unselfish on our part for by
allowing Japan to conquer China,
we are losing the greatest market
that still remains in the world and
are closing the door on the only
possible solution to our own ten
million unemployment problem.
Avoid Runaway Markets
Lew Hahn, general manager of
the Retail Dry Goods association,
warned retailers to prevent too
sharp increases in the price of
goods. However, Hahn cautioned re-
tailers that if they wished to avoid
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

also know that if we permit siren
voices to lure us into war, we will
have another quarter of a century
of poverty. and perhaps a half CEN
tury of unbalanced economics, not
TO mention the tremendous, and
perhaps, at this time, hopeless task
of e-adjustment, after the war has
been lost or won.
I'VE have our own house to put in
order and keep in order. And the
sooner we make this clear to every
body abroad, the sooner everything
will be all right at home"
Roosevelt paid tribute to Rep.
Martin Dies, D., Tex.
THE people of the United States
owe their everlasting gratitude to
Congressman Dies and the Dies
Committee for throwing strong light
on un-Americans and their un-
American activities" he said. "It
has done more for the United States
in the last two years than many
able and sincere statesmen achieve
in a lifetime"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Nev Books

AT the Ell Centre Public Library
FICTION
The NaZarene-Sholem ASch
Bitter Creek-James Boyd
Gun NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cunning
ham
Christ in Concrete-Pietro di Do
nato
Mr.. Moonlight's Island-Robert D.
Frisbie
Hilltop-Warren Howard
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Kantor
The Green Money-D. E. Stevenson
The Brandons-Angela Thirkell
The Shop of Dreams-Charles Han
son ToWne
Johnny Got His Gun Dalton
Trumbo
The Sea Tower-Hugh Walpole
NON-F1CTION
Marriage and Family Problems --
John j. Anthony
Across the Busy Years-Nicholas
Murray Butler
Money Creators-Gertrude M. Coo
San
liiC SillliCoc hIt Like lldO--Idll
Crow
Chapel Prayer Book-John Henry
Frizzell
202 Common Household PeSts-Dr.
Hugo Hartnack
A Short History of the World Since
19l8-J. Hampden Jackson
Revolutions and Dictatorships -
Hans Kohn
Out of the Frying Pan-Winston
and M. Moore
The Scene Shifter-Alice Ortiz
DeSertS-Gayle PickWell
Debate IndeX-Edith NJ Phelps
An Observation-Disclosures San
ger
Autobiography of a German Rebel
Toni Sender
How to Play Golf-Ben Thomson
The Glass Giant of Palomar-David
woodbury.
Seven Lean Years-T. j. Woofter,
jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Economic Trends
I'm Balance Now

bankruptcy they must advance re-
tail prices to a replacement basis.
A group of BabSon's Reports in
vestment and business specialists
gave their views on the outlook for
business over the coming months.
Ralph Wilson, vice president said,
For the final quarter of this year,
the general volume of business
should exceed year ago by 10
per cent" Henry Stafford, Babson
specialist on commodities, forecast
materially higher commodity prices
il the European war is long one,
with a sharp decline in the average
of commodity prices if the war
should end shortly. Creighton Hill,
Babson Washington correspondent,
declared that Washington believes
Mr.. Roosevelt can now have the
Democratic nomination for a third
term if he wants it.
Course For Investors to Follow
In concluding, Babson summed
up his advice for investors for the
next few months as follows: Con
tinue to invest according to funda-
mental conditions ignoring the war
one way or the other. Continue to
avoid low yielding long-term bonds; +;
select stocks of companies which
when initiation comes. will have
their own raw materials: and be
sure to DIVERSITY BROADLY
Above all, lay up spiritual and
physical reserves and train your
children to do likewise as well as
to have a useful education"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Clipper Schedules
Moved Up One Day

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct &c. CUP)
Pan American airWays today an
nounced a new schedule of tranSpa-
cific clipper plane operations, ad-
vancing arrivals and departures
one day, elective Oct. 81.
Under the new schedule the clip
perS will Leave here each Tuesday
and the whole Pacific schedule will
be advanced one cay so that the
planes will complete their round
trip to the Orient and back on
Tuesday.
Formerly the planes came in and
went out on Wednesday. The last
Wednesday departure will be to-
morrow.
Pan American explained the
change was made to have planes IN
the air between San Francisco and
Honolulu when the Matson Liners
Matsonia and Lurline were in mid
ocean, making the ships special
weather reports, including data on
upper air conditions, more valuable
to the planes III preparation OF
meteorological information and
forecasts.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Pope Will Issue
Statement Friday

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Oct.
&c. (UP)-Pope Plus will issue his
first encyelical tomorrow. 1t is eX-
pected to be a lengthy exposition
of the churchs opposition to the
spread of Paganism and Atheism
as affected by the Soviet expan-
sion in eastern Europe.
The encyclical is expected to be
a long one, possibly 10000 or more
words. Pope Plus has worked on it
for weeks.
In view of the Pontiff's reputa-
ton as a diplomat and statesman,
the encyclical has been awaited
with unusual interest in connection
with the European conflict. But it
was understood that it would be
devoted chiefly to the desire of the
pope to rally all Christendom
against the spread of Neo-Pagan
and Atheistic doctrines.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
ScuIIy Holds Out
Against Custer

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26. CUP)-
Frank Scully, Hollywood writer,
backed by a superior court action,
held undisturbed possession of the
offices of the secretary of state in
stitutions today, while Mrs. Mar
jorie Reuman, the new secretary,
conferred with her father, DR..
Aaron Rosanoff, director of institu-
tions, to see what could be done
about Scully's refusal to relinquish
the office.
Scully obtained an alternate writ
of mandate from Superior Judge
Emmett Wilson late yesterday which
will give him an opportunity to
plead his case in court next Nov. l..
Until that date at least he will
remain in the state building offices
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26
Campus Notes
From Central
High Schoo!
BY JACK KINNE

Officers of Ell Centre high schools
C.SF. club were elected at a meet
ing last week.
Elected officers: Marilea Hanson,
president. Don Stephens, vicepres-
ident, Julia Adams, secretary, and
Earl Rex. treasurer.
FL Centre high school senior class
has chosen the popular stage play,
Seven Sisters" as the class play.
Casting started this week and is
expected to continue into next
week
Delta Sigma Chi pledges received
their cards and emblemS at a meet
ing in the junior college club room.
Pledges wear these emblemS until
initiation.
Ell Centre high school will hold
a serpentine Thursday night in
preparation for the Ell Centro VS..
Brawley game Friday.
The serpentine will be followed
by bonfire.
Ell Centre high schools Hi Y
club has announced November 7
and the date for initiation.
A dance sponsored by the Varsity
G will follow the Ell Centro VS..
Brawley game Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-26

Ell Centre high schools Hi Y
club has announced November I
and the date for initiation.