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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
SCOUTS LEAVE
FOR TORTUGAS
MEMBERS OF oRcANIzA-
TON LEFT ON GOVERN
MENT BOAT

Members of Troop 81 Boy
Scouts who left today for Fort
Jefferson and other places in the
Tortugas group were one of hap
piest crowds of youngsters ever
leaving on one of the high adj
ventures of boyhood.
The trip is being made on the
Department of The Interior yes
sci T. w. Meade. regular vessel
plying between Key West and
Fort Jefferson. The boys are ac-
companied by Scoutmaster Al
bert E. Pierce, Jr., manager of
the Key West Gas Co., but just
a big boy among a happy crowd
of younger boys. They plan to
return Thursday afternoon.
Members of the troop on the
trip are:
Miguel Bazo, Richard Bar
Der, Eugene Berkowitz, Anthony
BOA. Paul Esquinaldo, Gilbert
Hall. Russell Hyman, Paul Light
bourne, Donald Lowe, Robert
Malone, Lysle McCown, Frank
Papy, Walter Price, Charles
Pritchard, Kenneth Roberts, John
Romero, Lou Smith, Glen SkeI-
ton, George Vidal, Felix Yado,
and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
Ray Perez.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
CUBA ARRIVES
FROM TAMPA

Arriving on the Steamship
Cuba from Tampa this morning
were n passengers. OF the number
there were two first and five sec
ond cabin for Key West, Sc first
and three second cabin passengers
for Havana.
Key West arrivals were: Mrs.
c. Price, Raul Garcia, Doriana
Velasco, Emilia Velasci, Georgina
Alvarez. Luvardo Alvarez and
Leona Alvarez.
Listed on the manifest of the
ship were the following items:
For Key West, nine tons of
freight, one automobile and five
sacks of mail. For Tampa, one
ton of freight. one automobile
and 307 sacks of mail
The ship sailed at 1890 o'clock
for Havana with 81 first cabin
and seven seconds booked at Key
West, six automobiles and six
sacks of mail.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
GUERRO RITES
HELD SUNDAY
FUNERAL FROM LOPEZ PAR
LoRS TO FLEMING
STREET CHURCH

The funeral of Frank Guerro,
who died on Thursday night, was
held yesterday, afternoon at 5
o'clock from the Lopez Under
taking Parlors to the Fleming
Street Methodist Church, Rev. J.
p Lilly officiating.
The opening number of the
solemn service was abide With
Me-, followed by duet, "The
Old Rugged Cross, rendered by
Miss Susan La Kin and Mrs. Carl
Bervaldi. The closing hymn was
Till We Meet Again" by the
choir.
There was a large concourse of
sorrowing relatives and friends
in attendance at the funeral, the
services being concluded at the
grave by Rev. Lilly.
The pallbearers were: Rex
Shaw, Clifford Watkins, Oscar
Catala, William Knowles, Bien-
venido Perez and Paul Thomp-
son.
The following out-of-town
relatives of the deceased were in
attendance at the funeral: Manuel
Guerro and son, Thomas, from
Florence. Ala; Mrs. John A.
West, Mr.. and Mrs. John West,
Jr., and children. Shirley, Thomas
and Robert, and Mrs. Alma Ben
nett and son, Mickey. of Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
DEFENDANT TO
BE ARRAICNED

Leonzia MCGEE, who was ar
rested yesterday by Sexton Otto
Bethel of the cemetery, on a
charge of stealing flowers from
the graves. is to be given a hear
ing this afternoon before Peace
Justice Enrique Esquinaldo, Jr.
AS FAR as can be learned there
seems to be little doubt as to the
culpability of the girl and the
flowers, a golorious bunch of
gladioli and ferns, are being held
in the office of the sheriff. The
information was signed by Sex
ton Bethel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
CORONER,S. JURY
WILL MEET AGAIN
GUERRo CASE WILL BE RE-
SUMED THIS AFTER
NOON

Taking of testimony in the
case of the killing of Frank Cue
rro by Leland Robert Sawyer
last Thursday night will be con-
tinued 4 o'clock this afternoon
by Coroner ex-officio Franklin
Arenberg and Assistant State
Attorney, j. Lancelot Lester.
The jury met last Friday after
noon and continued until late in
the evening. A recess was ordered
at z o'clock when just about half
of the witnesses had been
brought before the jury to tes-
tify.
Several of the witnesses who
were called last Friday, it is un-
derstood, will be called on again
to tell their stories to the jury,
and others are to be heard before
the case will be officially closed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
men
ARE PROTECTED
BODY MAINTAINS
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
IN THEIR INTEREST

Zone of the most valuable ser
vices that the Chamber of Com
merce provides for the business
men of the city is the maintain
ance of a Publicity Committee,
which is always ready to consider
any publicity or advertising pro-
position submitted to it and to
endorse those that seem worth
while and to Withhold its endorse
ment from others which do not
appear to warrant the outlay of
the money required, it is stated.
"The average business man is
not in a position to make all the
desirable inquiry into the merits
of the many propositions submit
ted to him: his time is valuable,
the solicitor is a good salesman,
and continues to consume time
until the merchant signs up as
the shortest way to end the ar
gument.
"A good many of our business
men are discovering the advarlt-
age of asking the solicitor if the
proposition has been submitted to
the Chamber of Commerce and
if it has not, to decline to discuss
the matter until it has been.
Of course, a refusal on the part
of the Chamber to endorse pro-
position is not necessarily a re-
Election on the integrity of the
promoter; it simply means that
after due inquiry, the Chamber
does not see its way clear to re-
commend the expenditures of
local money on it. No one has to
agree with that opinion, but a
lot of time can be saved by in
viting the promoter to see the
Chamber of Commerce before
taking up the time of the com
munity in general.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
Atlantic Clipper Lands
In Mediterranean Sea
Ending 48-Hour Flight
nv Assoelafed Pressl

Radio contact with the Clipper
with its New York base was kept
during the whole Highland
many of the reports were broad
cast over national chains in this
country, sponsored by represen-
tatives of the chains who were
on board.
Magellan's history making
ocean trip, following infinite and
tedious preparation, consumed
over two years to make the Phil
lipine Islands from Spain by way
of Cape Horn. Today, the same
distance may be traversed, with
just reasonable checking of flight
schedules, and with luxurious
ease, in slightly less than eight
start on the new route on Wed
days.
Regular passenger traffic will
nesday, June %. Advance reser-
vations have been made for a
full load on the first trip.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
HOWARD WILSON ADDRESSES JAYCEES
SHOWING SLOW GROWTH OF KEY WEST

forged ahead has been for the
sad neglect and lack of the prop
er type of publicity. You will
note that / used the word proper
in that statement, which 1 will
TRY and explain. We have around
Key West one of the greatest at
fractions to people that exists.
The reason for its greatness is
, that it knows no age limit, it can
be enjoyed by both the young
Ind old, and the rich and the
poor. | speak of our wonderful
fishing grounds. / do not be-
lleve that the rich and the poor.
speak of our wonderful fishing
grounds. / do not believe that
this leading entertainment fea-
/ ture has received the proper kind
vi pupiIciIy. have heard peo-
pie make the statement that 1T
vas not necessary TO publlclze our
Islhlng because everyone knows
that fish could be caught in Key
lest due to our geographic loca-
ton. This statement is partly
correct. However, every on e
knows that tobacco companies
manufacture cigarettes; yet they
are forced to daily remind people
that such cigarettes exist.
Il believe that the proper way
to bring the fishing possibilities
of Key West before the eyes of
the public would be to formulate
an annual fishing tournament,
similar to the one Miami conducts
curing the summer months. Mi
ami conducts hers in the summer
SO as to keep the eyes of the ma
ton on them during the dull
months in the winter they do
not need it. / recently read
where some resort in California
has arranged a tournament along
the lines of Miamls; apparently
they have realized the value of
this form of advertisement. /
will not attempt to go into detail
on this subject, except to say
that usually some civic organiza-
ton sponsors these affairs. |
would like to see this organiza-
ton take the initiative steps on
this; however, / do not mean that
you should assume the entire
burden of the whole thing.
Il feel confident that this type
of publicity will pay great divi-I
dends to the people of Key West.
1t is things like this that keep
the people coming to Key West.
and also keeps them entertained
after they get here, which are
two of the most important fac
tors that a city must consider
when it plans to make business
of attracting the winter visitors"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
BUCLE CORPS
HOLDS SESSION

Junior Drum and Bugle Corps,
which is sponsored by the Ameri-
can Legion, held their first re-
gular meeting Friday night and
elected the following officers.
Captain Eugene Berkowitz; First
Lieutenant Gilbert Hall and
Second Lieutenant Lou Smith.
Captain BerkoWith said this
there were at the present
time 81 members of the corps
and they had few of the drums
and sbugless required. The boys
are very much interested in the
outcome of the venture and feel
that they will all be supplied
with instruments in a brief time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
PRESS GROUP
ARRIVES HERE

Arriving on the Steamship
Cuba this morning from Tampa
was a group of Al members of
the Tennessee Press Association.
enroute to Havana. where they
viii spend vacation of several
days touring the Island, visiting
all points of interest
The visiting group was under
the leadership of Secretary Roy
C. Coleson, of the association.
and a number of parties were
made up among the passengers
and visits paid to points of inter-
est in Key West from the time
the boat landed shortly after s
o'clock until she sailed at 1890.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
Blockade Of Chinese Port BrinQS
About VerySGriOuS Complications
Japanese Soldiers Sur
round Concession Area
With Wire Electrically
Charged
my Associated Pressb

ths ASAucAaAcu t-EC8NI
TIENTSIN. June IS. - The
blockade situation in the foreign
concession areas in this ancient
Chinese port is becoming hourly
more serious as food supplies APP
proach near-exhaustion. British
troops ran the blockade Today
with seven truckloads of perish
able foodstuff-and stocks of
rice. flour and cold storage meals
still are ample though they are
not expected to hold out more
than another week.
Business in all of Tientsin is
paralyzed as a result of the block
ade and thousands of residents
dependent upon the ordinary flow
of imports and exports for their
livelihood. face a complete stop
page of all revenue, further add
ing to the seriousness of a food
shortage still more drastic than
that which is experienced at
present.
There is considerable mediation
talk on the question that origin
ally brought on the blockade
that of the deliverance by the
British of four allegedly renegade
Chinese to japanese authorities.
British diplomats complain that
there has been no expression
from the Japs as to their policy
in connection with continuance
of the blockade-rather feeling
that Toxic is seeing fit to bring
the whole subject of foreign in
fluence domination in the Far
East to a showdown upon the
comparatively flimsy excuse of
the one isolated case that has
brought forth official protest from
Japan.
The United States is contracting
Toxic today asking about the
holding of American missionaries
for alleged offenses against Jap
anese soldiers. 1t is expected that
England, France and the United
States will push mediation meas
ures soon, though extreme eau
ton is being exercised on the
part of Great Britain in that otf1
er concessions in China viii suf-
fer if any loyert act is committed
that woti1d give the Japs a clear
field to other blockades.
In the meantime, it is reported
that the foreign concession area
in Tientsin has been surrounded
with electrically charged wires
by japanese soldiers, further en-
forcing the complete blockade.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
OFFICIAL GROUP
RETURNS TO CITY

County Attorney w. Curry
Harris, County Clerk Ross C.
Sawyer. and Commissioners VIM.
Monsalvatge, chairman of the fl
nance committee, who left last
week for Orlando to confer on
matters of bond refunding with
the r. E. drummer Co, fiscal
agents of the county, returned to
the city last night.
The result of their conferences
and plans, which were worked
out, will be heard tonight at a
special meeting of the county
commissioners called for 8 o'clock
which will be attended by Mr..
drummer, who is due to arrive
today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19

MARSEILLES, France, June
49, The last of the trial flights
of the newly-established Pan
American air-route to Europe
ended this noon when the magni-
ficent air-liner, Atlantic Clipper,
landed in the blue waters of the
Mediterranean Sea at this point
with its human load of thirty
persons -members of the crew
and newspaper and radio ex-
perts. The flight consumed slight
ly less than forty-eight hours
from the take-off time at Port
Washington, N. Y. Saturday
afternoon, and the only incident
separate from routine schedule
that made the trip seem like a
flight from New York to Chica-
go, or any other well-established
flight route, was the slight de-
Walton to avoid a storm area as
the plane approached Lisbon,
Portugal, yesterday afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
SOLANOS COME
HERE ON VISIT


Rafael Solano. who is attached
to the Railway Express Com
pany in Miami, arrived yester-
day, accompanied by Mrs. So
lano, daughter, Barbara, and son.
Louis, to spend a week in his old
home with relatives and friends.
1t has been some time since the
Solano family visited in Key
West. and Rafael says that he is
preparing to enjoy himself to the
utmost, and will be guest, along
with his family, at the home of
Mrs. Solano's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Pelaez,
on Caroline street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19

That the lack of proper pub
licity is one of the main reasons
for the slow growth of Key West
was the statement made Friday
night by Howard Wilson, Deputy
Collector of Internal Revenue, in
speaking to members of the Key
West Junior Chamber of Com
merce at the supper meeting held
at Gulf Stream Camp.
Il think that most of us here
tonight believe that we are about
to see tho beginning of a new
Key West. Mr.. Wilson said. by
this statement I mean we will see
new changes in our economic af-
fairs, our political affairs, and
our social affairs; in general, a
complete change, which will
slowly but steadily come about.
There is no question, or doubt,
in my mind that this organization
is going to play a decidedly inn
portant and large part in these
changes.
Il have been told by some of
our old citizens that when the
railroad was completed into Key
West it was believed that nothing
could stop the growth and pros
perity of the city. 1t is true that
it did prosper to a certain point
and then stopped. You and |
have heard many explanations
as to the cause. / recall when the
first road was built to the main
land in conjunction with the
ferries, everyone said that moth
ing could stop the progress of
Key West now because didn't
we have a road to the mainland?'
We again prospered, after fas-
hion, for a brief period, and that,
too, came to an abrupt halt. On
April |, 1898, the Overseas High
way was thrown open to the
public and everyone thought that
that was the beginning of a new
era for Key West. This has been
a little over a year ago, and now
/ hear the cry, What good is the
bridges without the water liner
I do not profess for one minute
to know all the reasons for these
happenings, neither do l profess
to know all the remedies for
them-but | believe that / do
know one of the reasons why
Key West has not gone ahead
like it should. From observa-
tions / would say that we de-
pended altogether on the curios-
ity of the public in wanting to see
the railroad and the highway to
bring people to Key West. We
made no effort to publicize our
city, likewise we made the Sc
rious mistake of not trying to
keep people here after they come
lin short. we have neglected to
sell Key West.
Il repeat that ! sincerely be-
lieve that one of the important
reasons that Key West has not
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
YOUNG FAMILY
LEFT SUNDAY

Staff Sergeant H. o. Young
and Mrs. Young and children,
Olivia Gloria and Joe. and niece,
Miss Sadie Young. who arrived a
short while ago from the Philli-
pine Islands and had been visit
ing Mrs. Young's father and
friends here. left yesterday after
noon for their new station at
Fort Benjamin Harrison in In
diana.
The Young's will stop enroute
to their destination at Tampa
and Savannah, Ca, to visit
friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
KEY CITIZENS
MEET TONIGHT

Membership meeting of the
Key Citizens Organization has
been called for 8 o'clock this
evening in the auditorium of the
Harris school.
There are number of inn
portant matters to be discussed
and one of them is the question
relative to taxation, which was
brought before the meeting of
the city council held on recent
date.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
SEAMAN TAKEN
TO HOSPITAL

Heinz Book, of Rustoef, Ger
many. was taken off the Steam
ship Max AIbrecht by a vessel
of the Coast Guard, brought to
Key West Saturday and placed
in the Marine hospital
Last evening it was decided
that an operation was necessary.
An appendectomy was per-
formed and today the sufferer
was reported doing as well as
could be expected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
MRS. SAUNDERS
AND PARTY LEFT

Mrs. Hattie Saunders and son.
Bert Saunders, and Mrs. Saun-
ders' daughter, Mrs. r. G. Haun.
and two children, Ruth and June,
left Thursday over the highway
enroute to Quincy, Fla, where
they will visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Payne.
AT the conclusion of their stay
there. some Of the members of
the party win proceed to San
Diego, Calf.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
WAGNER ACT
IS CREDITED
en-, Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 10.
Officials of the National Labor
Relations Board are today cred
iting the Wagner Labor Act with
millions of dollars saved the ma
ton in 1888 as a result of the for
nation of their board.
The savings were effected, ac-
cording to the report released
today by the Board, as a result
of a forty-four percent decrease
in strikes from the number called
IN the previous year.
Employers, employees and mu-
nicipal governmental agencies
were all beneficiaries of the de-
crease in strikes, it was pointed
out.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
PEACOCK PARTY
LEFT FOR CUBA

Launch Willard" with the
owner Milton Peacock, Willard
S. Maloney and Judge o. B. SUIT
ton. of Coral Gables, and Miami,
arrived in port last week for a
few days, while the party enjoys
the fishing.
This morning Judge Sutton,
Mr.. Peacock and Mr.. Maloney
left on the Steamship Cuba for
Havana where they will visit
briefly. return later in the week
and leave for home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
MORE SPECIMENS
ARE DISPLAYED

r. E. Freeman, manager at
Trumbo Island, has donated an
other assembly of specimens from
the sea and they are now in the
tropical aquarium.
Among the specimens were a
number of angel fish, scotch por-
gies. octopi and others of the
smaller kinds of fish found in
these waters and one six-foot
specimen of the sand shark.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
ARRIVE FOR
WEEKS VISIT

Mrs. Eloise Perry and sons,
Rode and Abbott, arrived in Key
West Saturday for weeks visit
with friends. They are staying
with Miss Grace Crosby at her
home at 1417 Ashby street.
Mrs. Perry has been coming to
Key West for the past five or six
years for short day or two stays.
She told The Citizen this morn
ing that she was going to really
see the town this time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
KEY WEST FOLKS
VISITING in TAMPA

Charles Percy Curry, foreman
of the mechanical department of
The Key West Citizen, accompa-
MED by his wife. and brother-in-
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. An
gel Delgado. left Saturday after
noon over the Highway enroute
TO Tampa for a weeks visit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
NEW TOOTH At ss

OTTERvILLE,. CanadaA new
lower molar which he claims is
the first of a third set of teeth
is being proudly displayed by
Harry Hill, IS, of this city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19
Three Cases Disposed Of
In Criminal Court TODAY
All Defendants Entered
Pleas Of Guilty With
Sentences Imposed By
Court

Al a special session of Criminal
Court called this morning and
held in the office of Sheriff K. O,
Thompson. three cases were heard
by Judge William v. AlburY. with
officers of the court present.
Morris Allen. colored, charged
with the theft of a carton of Gig
arettes from a private car, was
srraigned and the charges read
by County Solicitor Allan B.
Cleare, Jr.
Allen pleaded guilty to the
charge and was sentenced to four
months in the county Jail. David
Hepburn. who was held as an &C
complete, was released on the
testimony given by Allen.
Frank Jones, arrested on a
vagrancy charge, was arraigned,
and pleaded guilty to the charge,
coupled with that of panhand-
ling. He was sentenced to thirty
days, the period to begin from
June IL.
Frederick Urban was the last
on the list and he entered plea
of guilty to a charge of vagrancy
and was sentenced to spend 10
days in Jail. The sentence is to
date from June IA.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-19

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-06
DR.. Louis Finkelstein o Be
Guest Speaker Sunday Eve
Dean Of Jewish Theological Seminary TO Address Members
Of Congregation TaInud Torah at Trad-
ditionar Purim Dinner

Honoring distinguished guest and celebrating the rad
tonal Feast of Esther, members of Congregation Tamud
Torah and their friends will gather for Purim dinner Sunday
at 80 in the vesry of the Synagogue at So 4h
and SITS
The guest to be honored DR. Louis Fnkesten Dean of
the Jewish Theological Seminary of America internationally
famous scholar and sociologist DR. Finkesein is
especially interesting personality and fine speaker Since
this his first visit to the Pacific coast there considerable
interest in this opportunity to hear him. Dr. Fnkelsen will
be the guest of Rabbi and Mrs TRIGGER and Congregation
Tamud during his visit this city Rabbi TRIGGER spiritual
leader of the congregation graduate of the seminary of