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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

! Club business took UP the
major part of the balance of the
meeting, being the first follow
ing installation of new officers
last week. Club bylaws and con-
|stitution were amended in two
instances and a pre-view of COM
ing club programs for the sum-
mer months was presented.
William j. Lee, member of Ar
thur Sawyer Post, American
Legion. was present at the meet
ing to present brief outline. of
his Posts activities. Legionnaire
Lee especially stressed the neces-
.sity for Lions Club cooperation
in making the coming district
conference a success, aiming to-
wards the choosing of Key West
as the American Legion State
Convention site for 1941.
Rev. G. w. Hutchinson of the
First M E. Church was voted in
to membership of the club.
Members paid a sick call on
member Joe Mondul following
the meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
Fine Collection Of
Fish Gathered Here

remarked that the fish were of
the same beautiful colorings as
those she had seen in Honolulu,
and there was a great variety in
the selection.
The collection contained a
number of the beautiful Spanish
hogfish, red squirrels, queen
angels, blue angels, yellow
angels, black angels, and French
angels. Number of the gorgeous
ly colored and peculiarly marked
queen triggers, ocean triggers,
box fish COW fish, beau gregory,
green parrots, rainbow parrots,
blue parrots, and one very large
specimen of the triple tail.
There were also the various
of the urchin family,
gags, scamps, pork fish, green
morays, blues ported morays and
a fine collection of anemones of
varying colors. There were also
about 20 sergeant majors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
LABOR UNION
WOULD SETTLE
WPA QUESTION
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR SENDS RESOLUTION
TO PRESIDENT IN INTER-
EST or MATTER

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE
American Federation of. Labor
today presented a strong resolu-
ton to President Roosevelt with
a suggestion aiming towards set
Element of the WPA controversy
now raging countrywide.
The union declares that it
would be wise to change the
scale under terms of the new re-
lief bill back to that in effect
last fiscal year. New regulations
will make it mandatory for
skilled labor to put in 100 hours
month on projects, comparing
with but so or so hours, the reg
ulations to go into effect Septem4
Der first if action by legislators
does not halt them.
Mayor La Guardia of New
York City announced that he
thought he had the solution to
the problem today, when he
stated that he would present his
ideas to the Conference Of Mayors
soon to be held. His solution"
has to do with holding the old
scale on old projects started be-
fore July 1st. The new scale
would be allowed for new prof.
ectS.
BY noon today, thousands of
workers in various parts of the
nation had been dismissed from
the WPA for failure to REPORT
back to work within the five-day
deadline set by law. Administra-
tors stated that additional punish
ment would be inflicted on
strikers" in the form of with
holding of all forms of home re-
lief. Ample warning was given
the workers, it was stated.
Meanwhile, the White House
1issus no statement as to inten-
tons in the matter. It is felt,
however, that President Roose-
welt will make no recommended
ton whatever to Congress- leav-
ing the solution of the problem,
if there is one, up to that body
before adjournment if it sees fit
to do so.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
LELAND ARCHER
OPERATED UPON

Relatives and friends of Le-
land Allison Archer, who was
stricken with appendicitis Satur-
day while in Miami, have been
advised that the young lad has
been operated on in Memorial
Hospital and is today doing as
well as can be expected.
The parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emerson Archer, and Leland left
Saturday over the highway for
Miami where they were to em-
bark for Nassau. On reaching
Miami, Leland, who is 10 years
old, began suffering and by Mon
day night he was taken to the
hospital for an appendectomy.
Word was received yesterday
from Mr.. and Mrs. Archer that
the operation was successful and
the sufferer is doing we'll
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
|HITLER-FRANCO
AGREEMENT SEEN
RUMoRED THAT MILITARY
UNDERSTANDING HAS
BEEN REACHED
uBy Associated PreasD

LONDON, July 14.-British
and French diplomats were busy
today checking rumors that Ger
many-h had reached definite eco
nomic and military understand
ings with Spain, thus establish
ing themselves as a Mediter-
ranean power. No definite
acknowledgement of such an al
lance was forthcoming today
however, though the possibility
of some sort of an agreement be-
tween Franco and Hitler was
not denied.
Bastille Day was celebrated in
France yesterday with huge air
demonstration in which planes of
England and France staged a
number of mass flights over
French territory.
Another 'bIack- Out" of English
territory, this time in the mid
die area, was held last night for
purposes of practicing air de-
Tense maneuvers.
British war office today an
nounced that approximately $780,
600 men would be under arms by
next month, the time when
another European crisis is ex-
pected. Meanwhile efforts were
going forward to buy out Yugo-
slavia and Rumania with sub
stantial loans to keep them from
going over Solidly to the Nazis.
Spies were being arrested and
executed at various parts of
Europe in large numbers, accord
ing to advice released in Paris
and London this morning.
Poland, however, remains
quiet, though an army of almost
100000 men stands in readi-
ness for whatever eventuality
may come up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

Everett Rivas was given send
off by the Key West Lions Club
last evening at the regular club
meeting held at Stone Church
Annex. Lion President H. E.
Day was in the chair.
The occasion for the "send-off
ceremonials" was for the reason
that Lion Rivas is the clubs dele
gate at the 23rd Annual Conven-l
ton of Lions International to be
held at Pittsburgh, Pa, July Is
to 81 inclusive. Lion Rivas leaves
for that city tomorrow.
Alternate at the convention
will be r. B. Alexander.
Instructions to Lion Rivas CEN
tered mostly on his vote for Ha-
vana, Cuba as the convention site.
in 1910. Naturally, the Key West
Club is in favor of that city in
that over $4,000 delegates would
be in probable attendance and a.
good proportion of those Lions
would at least come through Key.
West on their way to or from Ha-
vana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
CONFERENCES u.
BEING HELD

DETROIT. Mich. July IA.
General Motors Company and
CIO United Automobile Workers
Union officials were reported to
be in serious conferences today
over question of workers repre-
sentation in mediation to come
on labor differences.
No information was forthcom-
ing, however. as to whether the
company had accepted the CIO
assertion that they represented a
majority of all workers in the
plants.
The strike deadlock continues
in eleven Of the company's fac
tories with practically no cars
being turned off the line.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
GEN. BLANDING
ARRIVES in CITY

Major General Albert H. Bland
ing. chief of the National Guard
Bureau, arrived this morning for
a visit with the official family at
the Florida National Guard en-
campment at Fort Taylor.
This arrival was made on a
plane of the u. S. Coast Guard,
and upon his arrival at the camp
the general was accorded the
regular salute Of Is guns, the
regulation flourishes of the
bugles and the regimental band
played the generals march.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
Leonard USila, Bank
Official, Visits Here

An interested and interesting
caller at the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday was Leonard A..
Usina, president Of the Florida
National Bank and Trust Com
pany of Miami
Mr.. Usina showed an intimate
and practical knowledge of small
town Chambers of Commerce
and he also evinced a genuine in
terest in Key West when he ask
ed for 100 bumper strips. which
he would undertake to have at
tached to cars in Miami when
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

The most varied and assorted
specimens of fish were taken
north last night on the Steamer
City of Fort Worth, by DIR. Rob-
ert O. Van Deusen, director of
the Paramount Park Aquarium
at Philadelphia. In the collec-
ton there were 1900 specimens
and 103 species.
Thursday DR.. Van Deusen felt
that his collection was complete
and was already to make the
usual check when he was able
to add five of the beautiful red
goat fish and five of the yellows,
which is the first time that these
fish have been taken north to
any of the aquariums, it was
said.
Among the specimens taken
by DR.. Van Deusen were some
very beautiful ones, and while
the fish were being placed in the
cars one Of a group of onlookers
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
JAYCEES WILL
MEET TONIGHT

The Key, West Junior Chamber
of Commerce will meet tonight
in Chamber of Commerce head
quarters in La Concha Hotel at
8 o'clock.
Members are reminded that
this is the regular monthly meet
ing Of their association. A good
attendance is desired by the vice.
president, Joe Allen, who will be
in the chair in the absence of Isa-
.dore Weintraub, president. from
the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

there was a convention being
held there.
This one friendly act, said Sec
rotary Singleton. win undoubted-
ly send many a dollar over the
highway and into the tills of Key
West hotels, rooming houses and
merchants generally.
Like many another visitor, Mr..
Usina went on record as feeling
that one of our most pressing
needs was a beach and bath
house.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
AMELIA GONZALEZ
DIED LAST NIGHT

Amelia Velasoaez Gonzalez,
70, died last night at 800 o'clock
in the residence at lib Cath
crime street. Funeral services are
to be held this afternoon at S
o'clock from the Lopez Funeral
Home Chapel. Rev. j. NJ. Mullin,
ST.. of ST. Mary's Star Of the
Sea Catholic church, will Off
ciate.
Mrs. Gonzalez is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. Enrique Es-
quinaldo. Mrs. Paul Lake. Mrs.
Carload Zealand Mrs. Archie Ma
lone. There are also 20 grand
children and three great-grand-
children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

Program That VIII Be
Rendered On Occasion
To Be Featured By Sew
eral Solos

Another of the fascinatinglY
beautiful concerts. which are al
ways offered by the 265th Hegi-
menf Band. under the direction
Of Warrant Officer Caesar La
Menaca. will be played al the
encampment tonight. beginning
At 8 o'clock.
This concert was originally in
tended for Bayview Park and ar
rangements had been made to
present it there. This morning.
however. General Albert H.
Blanding, chief of the National
Guard Bureau, arrived by Coast
Guard plane, and it was decided
TO hold the concert at the camp.
Vigo Me Voy) Lecuona
Special attractions for the eve
ming are tenor solos by Sergeant
Frank Purnell and cornet solos
by Technical Sergeant Rosary
Picciolo. These by Sergeant
Purnell viii be deep Purple" by
De Rose and Heaven Can Wait"
BY Van Heusen, and Sergeant
Picciolo will offer the ''Whirl-
wind Polka" by Levy and "Sun-
shine OF Your Smile. Private
Albert Robertson will present a
tap dance.
l. March, "On the MALI
Goldman
2 Concert Waltz. 'Estudian-
tina" Waldteufel
3. Popular, "Jeepers Creepers"
Herold
4. Cornet Solo, "Whirlwind
Polka" Levy
Sunshine OF Your Smile"
Technical Sgt. Rosary Picciolo
s.. Overture to Tampa"
Warren
6. Rhumba. @say 81 81" para
Vigo Me Voy) Lecuena
z. Private Albert Robertson
viii present a fast tap
dance. He is recognized
as one of the best in the
business and has danced in
the principal cities of Eu.
rope.
8. "A Musician Astrav in the
Forest" Hermann
Musical Effect in the Distance
9. Tenor Solos. Deep Purple"
De Rose
Heaven Can Wait
Van Heusen
Sgt. Frank Purnell
10. Selection from sThe Choco-
late Soldier" Strauss
The Star Spangled Banner
Last night there was a large
and appreciative audience, by
invitation. at the regimental
camp at Fort Taylor to hear the
second in the series OF concerts
played by the band.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
BOOST M'NUTT
FOR PRESIDENT
lny Assoclnfed Presrl

PHILADELPHIA, July A.
The "McNutt for President" drive
has extended to the state of
Pennsylvania. when friends of
the new Federal Securities Adj
ministrator announced that they
opened up offices in main cities
of this commonwealth.
Official announcement of Nc
Nuts candidacy will not be
made. however. until the meeting
of the Young Democratic Club in
Pittsburgh next month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
Make Plans To Put
Key West On Map
As Convention Civ
Margaret Grigg Takes
Poison; Proves Fatal

Yesterday afternoon at 6
o'clock, Margaret Florence Grigg,
81, resident at 1915 Howe street,
drank the contents of a bottle of
Lysol and fell on the bed suffer-
ing in great agony.
She was taken to the Marine
hospital for first aid treatment to
which she failed to respond and
about 30 minutes later was pro-
nounced dead. She is survived
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
ASKS CONGRESS
TO DEFEAT BILL
I.r Assecintea rressl

ROCHESTER, N. X, July A..
Frank Gannett, publisher of sew
eral newspapers in New York
State. today called on Congress
to defeat the pending Spending
Lending Appropriation Bill now
in committee.
Publisher Gannett stated that
the bill was shallow and UNI
worthy OF serious consideration.
He also avered that even those
who sponsored the huge out
right gift to prospective voters"
did not understand what they
were endeavoring to do.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
TANKER SALINAS
SAILED TUESDAY

Navy Tanker Salinas which ar
rived Tuesday morning from
Charleston, S. c.. completed dis
charging in the afternoon and
sailed 8 o'clock for Pensacola.
During the hours between z in
the morning and her departure.
the vessel discharged approxima-
tely 10000 barrels of oil into the
tanks at the naval station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

by a sister Christine Simms, who
was with her before she took the
fatal dose.
Peace Justice Franklin Aren-
berg was summoned and as
coroner ex-officio said that an
inquest would not be necessary.
The body was taken to the
Lopez Funeral Home and is be-
ing held to await instructions
from relatives in Macon, Ga.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
Another Project For
Key West Approved

wise that WPA Project No. 4OO15
has been approved by the Presi-
dent for an amount of $92. 730
This project to reconstruct and
improve streets throughout Key
West is now eligible for opera
ton at the discretion of the
State Administrator.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

The Citizen is. in receipt Of a
telegram from United States
Senator Claude Pepper at Wash
Iington advising that the Presi-
dent has approved another Key
West project.
The telegram follows:
1T is indeed pleasure to adj
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
SIS. ALAMO COMING TO PORT

Steamship Alamo of the Clyde
Mallory Lines is due to arrive
this afternoon from Tampa en-
route to Key West and New
York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14
American Legion Inaugu-
rates Movement With
Program Bearing On
Matter

Key West public officials and
leaders of the citYss civic. fra
iernal and patriotic organizations
are going to be given an oppor-
tunity by Arthur Sawyer Post
No. 2s. American Legion. to as
sisi in the lons-ranse promo.
iional program to put this city
on the map as a convention city.
This was the decision this
week of the members Of the post
and the committees completing
arrangements for the fifth dis.
irici American Legion state con-
ference here July $3.50.
Revamping earlier plans. Ar
thur Sawyer Post has decided to
hold what will be known as the
Commanders Dinner at Hotel LA
Concha Saturday night, July 20.
with Congressman Pat Cannon
and state department officials of
the American Legion as principal
speakers. and with number of
Monroe public officials seated at
the guest table.
AT this dinner. Mayor willard
NJ. Albury. County Commission
Chairman Carl Beryalei. State
Representative Bernie Papy
and the heads of such. groups as
the Chamber of Commerce. the
Spanish War Veterans. the Ro-
tary and Lions Clubs, the Elks.
the Marti Club, the Cuban Club.
the Ministerial Association, the
Woman's Club, and others will
be asked to greet the delegates
to the conference.
They will be asked also to ask
the delegates to- the conference
to join with Arthur Sawyer Post
and number of West Coast Le-
gion Posts. in bringing about the
selection of Key West as the scene
of the 1871 convention of the
state department of the American
Legion.
The conference will be attend
ed by upwards of 200 official
delegates and many other Lee
gionnaires and members of the
Auxiliary units of the service
mems organization AT meet
ing with the post this week. Os-
car Faircloth. Coconut Grove, a
member of the executive conn
mittee of the fifth district, stated
that Key West may expect up
wards of 500 visitors here July
30 and 80.
THE conference in Key West
is lively topic of conversation
in every post in the state.
Committeeman Faircloth assert
ed Don't plan on entertaining
Just 200 persons; figure on hand
ling a crowd of around 500"
Besides the Commanders Din
ner, which viii be open TO the
general public at cost price to
make civic bid for the state com
vention, Arthur Sawyer Post has
arranged dance and entertain
ment to be held after the dinner
at Pena's Garden of Roses: a
sightseeing tour for the visitors
the morning Of July 80; Legion
dinner in the army mess halls
at Fort Taylor, and for free adj
mission to the aquarium, the
turtle crawls, the country club
and other points.
SIT will be one Of the finest
conferences ever held by the Lee
gion and one Of the greatest OPP
portunities Key West ever had
to gain statewide attention as a
convention city,, Chairman A M
Morgan Of the post committee on
arrangements declared today. I'm
few days every city civic and
other organization win be asked
to assist US in putting Key West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-14

Key West, Florida. has the
most eQuable climate In the
country; with an average
range of only ID. Fahrenheit
Moose Pass miner., 1939-12-11

Warren M. Nutter and Mrs Murie1 N, Witt were married Dec ember 2 by us. Comi S sioner A. H. Bryant in his office in the Federal build ing. Mrs. L. H. Allen anc August J. Smorada were wit nesses. Mir. Smorada is a long ime friend of Mir. Mutter, from Pennsyl vania.
 Mr. Nutter has bought the Brenner house at Hope and the couple will live at Hope.
 Charles Clement 8 left on last weeks train for Anchorage.
 Mrs. W.B. Costa, who re- turned to Alaska recently from the States, received a wire from Seattle saying that her son had been killed and she sailed for Seattle the same day. No particulars were given in the radi iogram.
 Mrs. Charles Lechner and Charles, Jr., are in San Ant onio, Tex. They expect to return to Seward early in March.
 Harry Conkey is report = ed to be assi sting Bill Estes at the Northern Light roadhouse.
 Frank Hielo spent a day
Moose Pass miner., 1939-12-11

Frank Eielo spent a day hunt ing at Juneau Flats recent ly,
Moose Pass miner., 1939-12-11

Harry Conkey is report . ed to be assi sting Bill Estes at the Northern Light roadhou SC.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
A Thought for Today
A Unique Plan

The World Calendar Association which is working earnestly to bring about cal endar reforms that will systematlze ana make uniform each successive year, so far as recurring dates and holidays are concerned, finds February an adaptable month for its scheme. In recent state ment issued by the organization It IS pointed out that under the reformed calendar, it would be possible for thls nation to observe Washington's Birthday henceforth on February Il, the day on which he was actually born. You've reao about the confusion over Washlngton's Birthday. There really isn't any at all.
 Washington was actually porn oN
 February Il. But in l752 Great Britain recognized the new Gregorian calendar and the change went into efiect tnen' with the proviso that anyone could dur ing his lifetime observe his birthday, Old Style. but only during his or her lie time. As result of the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, wash ington's birthday was pushed back rom February II to 22, the date on which we are accustomed to observe it today ana have been. It's interesting to note, though. that Washington, himself, right up to his death regarded February Il as his birthday. ~
 Under the World Calendar plan, which calls for 12-month equal quarter year, February II, would fall always on Sat urday and could be observed as wash ington's Birthday. The following. day would be Lincolns Birthday, but being Sunday, the observance could be set back to Monday, thus giving three-day hol- aday in mid-February, at which time two of the greatest of Americans could be properly honored and euloglzed. In the commercial world this might not pc liked. If 1t called for general shutdown of business, but of recent years these two holidays have been somewhat abused, so far as real holidays are concerned.
 Incidentally the World Calendar plan is rapidly gaining international recog- nition and no longer is regarded as a "crank" idea. This generation is likely to live to see the reform accomplished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
P. H. Carroll

No one man did more to give Water bury fine apartment houses than the late Patrick H. Carroll whose death occurred last Saturday. Coming so shortly after that of his wife his friends and relatives are all the more saddened. MT. Carroll led busy life in Waterbury to which city he came at an early age from nearby Woodbury, his birthplace. We can never recall seeing him, but what he wasn't bustling along the street, intent on the project at hand. Waterbury can always be thankful that he visioned so well and built so solidly.
 Whatever this city possesses in the way of fine apartment houses may be credited to P. H. Carroll. He did not build nor plan all to be sure, but he was by far the most ambitious in this field and he never stinted his ambitions. His name is so closely linked with this form of endeavor that Waterbury will never need to con- slider any monuments to him. They are standing today and will stand for many day to come. A pioneer in this field he gave everything to the cause of better housing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-20
For the Ears of Congress

Major Henry Arnold is telling Congress these days why the army needs 5000 more planes and how they may be acquired and used. Twenty-six years ago he was young lieutenant in the army signal corps. He was stationed at College Park Md, and it was from there that he took off in one of the Wright brothers flying machines to Ft Myers, Va, Wash ington, D. C., and back to the starting point. It took him Al minutes to make the 28-mile journey.
 Two propellers in tandem were driven by chains and sprockets similar to bi- cycle equipment. Top speed was 40 miles. an hour. He won the Mackay trophy for that flight in 1912. He won it again in 1884 when he led 10 army bombers to Alaska and back--9,290 miles. He was the first aviator to radio observations of artillery firing. He organized the aviation service in the Canal Zone, served in France, the Philippines and many posts in this country. More than a quarter of century of flying experi- ence is wrapped up in his head, whether Congress listens to what he has to say or not.