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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
COUNCIL POST
WILL BE SOUGHT
BY CARL SOULE
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY TO-
DAY: GIVES HISTORY OF
HIS NAVAL ACTIVITIES
AND SETTLEMENT HERE

In this issue of The Citizen,
Carl L. Soule makes his formal
announcement for the office of
City Councilman in the coming
election to be held November IA,
1899.
Mr.. SOule is an adopted Key
Wester. He was born in Illinois,
educated in the public schools of
California and studied pharmacy
i'm San Francisco. He is also a
graduate of the Navy Pharmacy
School
He entered the United States
Navy in December, 1916, and saw
20 years of continued service In
this unit. Mr.. Suole first came
90 Key West in 1924 where he es-
tablished a home. In 1881 he was
transferred TO duty elsewhere but
visited Key West frequently and
returned 10 purchase a home IN
1895. retiring from the service
shortly thereafter to make his
permanent residence in this city.
Active in civic and fraternal
affairs, Mr.. Soule has been en-
gagged in the contracting and
building trades for the past sew
eral years. He has also kept his
hand" in the pharmacy profess
sion.
While in the service Mr.. Soule's
duties included the buying and
accounting of medical supplies,
which gave him a first-hand
knowledge of accounting and fl
nance. In 1888 he became a reg
istered pharmacist in Florida.
Mr.. Soule solicits the support of
his many friends in this city and
IL elected promises sound,
business-like administration.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
BY RUSSELL KAY

Now I can resist lot of things,
but an invitation to attend Press
Day" at the Southeastern Fair in
Atlanta last week was more temp
tation than l could stand, so l quit
everything and hoped aboard
one of Capt. Eddie Rickenback-
er's Eastern Air Liners, to be met
at the Atlanta airport by Red"
Edgerton of the Western Newspa-
per Union.
These Georgia newspaper folks
are mighty fine bunch and
found that they take their fair
going seriously, for, believe it or
not. nearly six hundred members
of the Fourth Estate"-editors,
publishers and their staffs and
families-turned out for the
event.
I've attended lot of newspa-
per parties and a lot of fairs. but
! don't believe Lever encountered
more downright hospitality or had
a better time. Mike Benton,
president of the Southeastern
Fair, sure knows how to play host
and with the aid of Red" Edger-
ton, who acted as Major Domo.
they gave the newspaper boys
and girls a day long to be remem-
bered.
These Georgia folks go in for
hogs, cattle and poultry in big
way and the exhibits of cattle
and birds were some of the finest
] have ever seen. If you hold the
crazy idea that all they raise in
Georgia are razor back hogs and
woods cows, you should have seen
the marvellous hog and cattle dis
played at the Southeastern Fair.
Arriving at the Fair Grounds,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18

FOR BOYS BAND
TO PRACTICE EVERY WE'D
NESDAY NIGHT AT
NAVAL HOSPITAL

Starting tonight. weekly re-
hearsals for the Key West Boys
Band will be held each Wednes-
day at the Band Room in the
Naval Hospital reservation with
George Mills White again in the
directors and conductors role.
The band is working on a spe-
cial program to be offered at a
meeting of parents of band mem
bers in the near futures Besides
the band rehearsals, lesson pc
RODS are held Monday and Friday
afternoons at Division Street
school.
Mr.. White hopes to have the
band sufficiently trained for pre-
9entation of several appearances
during the coming winter season.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
HITLER MAKES DECISIONS:
MAD MEN LEAD HIM ON

Sir Neville Henderson, Brit
ish ambassador to Berlin before
the outbreak of war, has shed
further light on the happenings
that took place just before Adolf
Hitler sent his troops into Po-
land.
He said that when the feuhrer
was reminded that any act
against the Polish policy in the
Free City of Danzig would be
Iclassed as aggression, it only
brought on another "brainstorm'
in the mind of the German dicta-
tor-the mind in which the
peace of the world rested.
Sir Neville revealed that Pro-
paganda Minister Josef Goebbels.
in a conversation Immediately
proceeding the Polish conflict,
had told him only Hitler makes
final decisions and that what
ever he, Goebbels, or any other
Continued on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
W.P "A. BAND WILL
RESUME CONCERTS
HERE TOMORROW
FIVE PROGRAMS EACH WEEK.
TWO TO PUBLIC. TWO IN
SCHOOLS AND ONE AT HOS
PITAL

Five concerts week have been
scheduled for the Key West WPA
Band, unit of the Florida Music
Project. George Mills White, SUI
pervisor of the project, announced
this morning.
Public concerts will be held on
Thursday nights, starting this
week, at Bayview Park, begin
ming at 8 o'clock and on Sunday
afternoons between 4 and 6
o'clock at the Art Center.
Thursdays mornings the band
will give special concerts for
children of the Division Street
school, with Mr.. White acting as
commentator and program direc-
tor The programs will be so ar
ranged as to bring to the children
music appreciation and education
as well as entertainment and
pleasure.
The same program will also be
given at the Harris School on
Friday mornings.
Concerts weekly on Friday
afternoons will be resumed at
the u. S. Marine Hospital. Many
fine letters of appreciation for
the concerts at the hospital have
been received by the project
from patients and staff MEM
berS.
Besides these regularly sched-
uled concerts there are various
other occasions each month in
which the band plays an inn
portant part in the life of the
community, All but two of the
former members of the group
have been reinstated and re-
hearsals have been held under
the direction of Alfredo Barroso,
conductor, in preparation for
these first concerts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
DEGREES NORTHERN
RUMORS RELATING
HIGH HOTEL RATES
STATE CHAMBER OF COM.
MERGE SAYS NEW RECORD
SEASON WILL FIND PRICES
SAME AS BEFORE
Especial Ia The Citizen,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Oct.
18.-Hotel rates throughout Flor
ida will not be hiked this year.
This is a statement made by
Harold Colee, president of the
Florida State Chamber of Com
merce after discussing this ques-
ton with a number of leading
hotel men of the state and with
representatives of the Florida
State Hotel Association.
Persistent rumors gaining
Roadway throughout the North
ern states charge Florida hotels
with increasing. rates in anticipa-
ton of a larger tourist season
this coming winter. 1t is to stop
such unfair propaganda toward
Florida that the president of the
State Chamber of Commerce has
made his investigation and is
sued this statement.
'The public can rest assured
that sFloFiele-basiness men and
particularly hotel men seek to
hold down the cost of living. We
have constructed many new ho-
tells and apartment houses
throughout the state and other
wise improved our housing facili-
ties materially. We are prepared
for the largest number of in
vited guests who have ever come
to the state and the public in
general can accept the advice of
this organization that rates will
be retained on the level with re-
cent years"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
German Attack
Costly; Battle
In North Sea

LONDON, Oct. 18.-There was
a lull in western front fighting
today as the Nazis consolidated
their gains in yesterdays often
sive.
French claim that the Germans
lost 5000 men in yesterdays as
sault on French positions.
A battle in the North Sea off
the Netherlands is raging today
with six warships and II planes
engaged in the fight. Fighting
began this morning near shore
and ranged off to sea out of sight
of the shore. 1t could not be de-
termined to which country the
ships and planes belonged.
Prime Minister Neville Cham
berlain said that the defense of
England in the German air raids
proved England's superiority in
this battle. He said that Eng
land might expect more attacks
from the air" and that there were
many surprises in war and all
of them are not pleasant. The
statements presaged the fact that
future German air raids might
be more disastrous.
|. Chamberlain, in his weekly
message to Parliament, said that
eight German bombing planes
had been shot down. w aksiss'ia was
IS percent of the planes partici-
pating in the raids. There were
not more than 80 planes in both
raids, Chamberlain said. j, :,
British soldiers are in the
trenches with the French soldiers
and are prepared to fight together
in program of mutual coopera-
ton, Chamberlain said.
First attack on the British pro-
cedure in the war was made in
Parliament today by the Labor
party, which expressed itself as
dissatisfied with certain economic
and military phases of the war.
The party declared that there are
many unnecessary economic bur-
dens on the British people and
asked an investigation of the
sinking of the Royal Oak with the
view that such sinking would
not happen again. 1t also in
quired why air raid warning dur
ing the German air raids was not
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
RECORD RAINFALL
HERE LAST NIGHT

Lasf niahf Kew West was
treated to a period of rainfall
which started at 4:l0 o'clock
in the afternoon and confin-
ued steadily until Sis o'clock
this morning. resulting in
precipitation of two and one
half inches-all very much
needed.
Although there were brief
periods when the downpour
was heavy. for the most part
il was a light but steady rain
proving of great benefit to
the many gardens beginning
10 become extraordinarily
beautiful with the variety Of
blooms seen each wear.
The fall of rain also proved
of inestimable value TO the
many stores in the civ. which
have been forced 70 keep their
showcases free Of dust DUR
ing the activities attendant
on the street repairing work
of the W.P.A.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
BIRTHS
EXCEED DEATHS
in 1888 REPORT
VITAL STATISTICS BUREAU
RELEASES INTE RESTING
FIGURES ON NEW ARRIVALS
AND MORTALITY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 49,
There were approximately 10000
more births than deaths in Flor
ida in 1888, according to a spe-
cial vital statistics report made
public today by the Census Bu-
reau, Department of Commerce.
Births totaled 3l,096 and
deaths numbered 21,024. The
birth rate was 1876 per 1000 es-
timated population and the death
rate was 1875. The infant NOR
tally rate was 57.9 per 1000 live
births.
The tuberculosis death rate in
Florida rose from SIS per 100.-
900 estimated population IN 1887
to 500 last year The cancer rate
dropped from 97.3 in, 1887 to 92.7
last year. Little change was re-
corded in the motor vehicle ac-
cident death rate which was 44.4
in 1888 and 44.6 in 1887.
Five sets of triplets and 355
sets of twins were born in Flor
ida in 1888. Of these triplets,
three sets consisted of one boy
and two girls, one set consisted
of three girls, and one. set of two
boys and one girl.
Mothers between the ages of
20 and "a gave birth to 1882 chill
dren last year to lead all age
groups. Three babies were born
to mothers between the ages of
so and 81.
Accidents claimed 1,642 lives
in Florida last year. Motor
vehicle accidents accounted for
TAP of these deaths. Falls in the
home cost las lives. Four drown
ings occurred in the home last
year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
LIKE SCHOOL so MUCH
THEY GO SATURDAYS

Remember how you hated
to 60 to school and how you
would take every chance you
got to skip a class?
Well that's not so at the
High School. In one class.
for instance. the boys not
only attend classes regularly
but even go TO school on
Saturdays when they do not
have to. Don't believe Ii.
Well
This is top season. Through
out the town. the boys may
be seen whipping down the
pieces of wood and iron in
snappY style.
Now do you see? You
don't! Well
There is a woodworking
class at the High School and
in this class the students
have discovered that they
can turn out excellent tops.
So after class hours and on
Saturdays they may be seen
busilY making the tops.
We don't have to ask
whether you see the point
now!
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
DIRECTED VERDICT
RENDERED TODAY.
AGAINST F. MARRY
ATTORNEY FOR EAGLE IN
DEMNITY COMPANY WINS
SUIT BY DEFAULT: COURT
RECESSED

Circuit Court met this morning
with Judge Arthur Gomez pre-
siding to hear the case of the
Eagle Indemnity Co., versus
Frederick D. Mabry. suit for
damages in the amount of $14,-
1000.
All officers of the court were
present and Immediately after
court convened the following
jurors were selected to try the
issue: John P. Baldwin, James H.
Carey, Tommy Reyes, Milton
Roberts, G.. H. Henshaw and j. F.
Fleitas.
Attorney Alfred E. Sapp, of
Miami, acting for the plaintiff,
presented the case to the court
with additional costs, which
brought the total up to SIS, 769. 10,
and there being no case present
ed by the defendant, asked that
directed verdict be ordered.
This was agreed TO and Judge
Gomez so instructed verdict be
rendered to the effect that the
defendant pay the sum of $751;
1913 to the plaintiff. The YER
dict was prepared by Clerk Ross
c. Sawyer, presented to the jury
and was signed by G. H. Hen
shaw, as foreman.
Two cases were announced for
trial tomorrow. These are Ca
brera Wholesale Grocery Co.
versus Lee Baker, damages in tn E
sum of $4,000 and Cabrera Whole
sale Grocery Co. versus Jose
Padron, damages in the sum of
$1,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
F. D. R. APPROVES.
new NAVY PROJECT
CALLS FOR $l0.3l8 IMPROVE
MENTS AT NAVAL
STATION

W.P.A. project number 40l32
to the amount of $10.3l8 for inn
provements at Key West Naval
Station has been approved by the
President. u. S. Senator Claude
Pepper advises The Citizen by
telegram today.
This project is now eligible for
operation at the discretion of the
state administrator.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
ARCHER in RACE
FOR POLICE JUDGE
PREVIOUSLY HELD SAME Of
FIcE; ASKS FRIENDS
SUPPORT

This issue of The Citizen car
ries the announcement of Wesley
p. Archer as a candidate for the
office of police justice, and the
candidate solicits the support of
his host of friends and the voters
of the city.
Having been city judge in J
previous period, Mr.. Archer feels
that he is fully qualified to per-
form the duties of this office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
GERMANS DECORATED
WITH IRON CROSSES

BERLIN, Oct. 18.-Lieutenant-
commander and crew of the Ger
man submarine, which sank the
Royal Oak, were decorated with
Iron Crosses today in recognition
of their daring and accomplish
ment.
Crowds surged along the street
oisee the Feuhrer. Adolf Hitler.
The submarine captain and
crew described the sinking of the
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
ANDREWS RESIGNS
nv Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. Oct. ls.-El-
mer F. Andrews. head of the
wage-hour board. resigned today
and Secretary of Labor Perkins
took over his duties. She also
requested resignation of two of
Andrews chief aides. II is pos
sible the coup may be challenged
in Congress. which does not favor
the present usurpaiion of power.
Working pay and hours of H.
100000 are affected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18

gwen when the planes approach
ed the shore but only when the
planes were directly overhead.
British papers praised daring OF
the German submarine crew in
sinking the Royal Oak and in
damaging two other vessels, and
then in escaping through a mine
strewn field, but insisted that
sach an attack should be render
ed impossible by the British navy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
ITALY WON'T FIGHT FRANCE
(nr Ar.ncIated Preaal

ROME, Oct. l8.-An Italian
newspaper today announced that
Italy will never join the war
against France as long as the
present Italian king is on the
throne. 1t also said that huge
Jewish refuge was being con-
sidered in Ethiopia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
BACKGROUND OF THE WAR
Digest OF War News From All Fronts q

France lost three ships Saturday
because of the submarines, dis
closing that the British loss of
two vessels totalled $4,000 tons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
John Park Elected To High
Post In Scottish Rites Order

Monday of this week in Wash
ington, was w. z. Huston.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18

LONDON, Oct. 18.-British
ships Yorkshire" and "City of
Mandalay" were sunk today by
German submarines. Three hun
dred have been rescued.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18
LATE BULLETINS
tHy Associated pre.D

= WASHINGTON. Oct. ls.-It
was revealed here today that
Russia has recently shipped Sl6.-
COG. 900 of gold TO Germany. De-
tails Of the transfer are not
known.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18

STOCKHOLM. Oct. I8.-Kings
of Norway. Sweden and Den
mark and president of Finland
today opened Scandinavian
conference. Nothing is known as
to the amour of support Finland
will be given against Russia. who
is encroaching on her territory.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18

REVAL, Oct. 10. - Russian
troops marched through the
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-18

Key West. Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
Brown Employed By Steam Sterilizing
 Go. Testifies Alderman On Stand Today

The more important portions of the testimony of Simon J. Alderman follow:
 @. Now, MT. Alderman, you made for me a summary of the receipts based on your testimony from your examination of an appropriation ledger of cities and towns by the city of Waterbury for years that we cov- cred in your testimony yesterday.
 A. MT. Crawford, it would not be possible for me to determine the budgetary control of the appropria- tion ledger without making de- tailed analysis of every transaction, and therein to determine the actual amount of revenue received, buJ l have made an examination of all the receipts in the cash book, one of the exhibits here, which show the reve- nue received by the department of public welfare for the years 193O-37 inclusive, separate from that between the receipts of the state of Connec- ticut for pauper relief and receipts from the cities and towns for pauper relief.
 o. Mir. Alcorn asked MT. Petron whether he found any record of checks received by you from the Steam Sterilizer Corporation. Did you ever do any accounting work of any character for that corporation?
 A. No.
 o. Were you ever an accountant in any. capacity in that corporation?
 A. Never.
 e. Do you know who was their accountant?
 A. The last heard was Warren Brown.
 @. Have you done some account ing or income tax returns for some of these other accused persons here outside, of MT. Leary?
 A. I have.
 Q. Will you tell us who they were?
 A. MT. Hayes, I believe for the year 1894 and 1895. prepared sev- eral schedules of stock sales, repre- senting sales of stock through two or three local brokers. I had them typed in New Haven and sent copy of the schedules showing the stocks and acquisition date, the safe price, profit or loss to the mayor.
 @. You made up that informa- tion from what source?
 A. Brokers schedules.
 o. In connection with that, is there company that MT. Hayes be- longed to or connected with for whom you made up income tax re- turns?
 A. There is.
 con the Rocks"
 o. What is the name of that cor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29
Purcell Recommended Alderman Clients for Accountant Work

third copy was sent and also kept by the bank with the information. In other words, there are three copies of deposit slips: one was kept by the department; one went to the bank with the deposit; and one was sent to the controllers office.
 Q. Will you turn to the next re- port which you sent to MT. Leary in connection with this work?
 A. In addition to what l have read, an analysis and schedule of accounts receivable from cities and towns, showing the cases claimed by the City of Waterbury against all cities and towns and individuals and showed the balance on the books as of January l, 1887. It showed the charges against each individual town for the period of nine months under review; it show ed the cash receipts from each in- dividual town for the period of nine months and the balance due to the city of Waterbury as of De- cember 30 from each town. It shows an analysis of the schedule of accounts payable of cities and towns as of December 30 and 1t shows each additional town from which the department of public well fare was committed; it shows the summary of all the moneys due to these various towns for the nine months, and payments made dur ing these nine months to all these towns, with the resulting schedule of September 30, 1887 and the bal-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-29

went out?
 A. The girl in the offlce.
 O. You mean, your stenographer in your of1ce in New Haven?
 A. Yes, sir.
 Alderman then read the report to the jury.
 O. In whose handwriting is the original report from which you said the copy was typed that you have just read?
 A. These two sheets are in my handwriting.
 @. In that report you referred to the verification of receipts by de- posit slips. In that connection let me ask you this question. What was the procedure in the City of Wa terbury with respect to the deposit of departmental receipts, particular ly the department of public well fare.
 Own Slips
 A. Each department had its own deposit slips. A copy was kept by the department; copy of the de- posit slip as detailed was also kept The deposit slip was kept by the department and copy was sent to the controllers office. I think a