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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-13

Roy Wingate, Assistant Natio-
nal Director of Disaster Relief,
for the American National Red
Cross, addressed last night at the
La Concha hotel, a group of
members and leaders of different
local organizations at a well at
tended melting.
Mr.. Wingate said that he was
exceedingly well pleased to see
that such interest was being dis
played by the people of Key
West who, though the weather
was particularly disagreeable
and remained so throughout the
evening, had come out in such an
impressive group.
Going into the detail of diff
ferent disasters which have
stricken different sections of the
county in the past, Mr.. Wingate
impressed on the minds of the
hearers the necessity of being
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Steamer Arrives Several
Hours Late From Tampa

Steamer Cuba. of the P. and O.
S. S. Co, arrived II o'clock this
morning from Tampa with no
first cabin passengers and two
second for Key West, 81 first
and no second cabin passengers
for Havana. The vessel was sew
eral hours late in reaching here.
Arrivals at this port were Da-
LA Soriano and Nolie Soriano.
Shown on the vessels manifest
were the following items: For
Key West, seven tons Of freight
and nine sacks Of mail and for
Havana there were $40 sacks Of
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Residents In Vicinity OF
Fort Advised To Open
Windows During Heavy
Firing

Major Webster F. Putnam, Jr..
18th Coast Artillery, and adj
jutant at Key West barracks, has
issued the following relative to
the target practices to be held
this week and next week at Fort
Taylor.
The 265th Coast Artillery. Flor
ida National Guard, viii fire SUBJ
caliber ammunition at Fort Tay-
lor on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week. The
danger area will be about 5000
yards south of Fort Taylor.
Service practice with the 155
millimeter guns firing service
ammunition will be held on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday,
July II, 10 and 10 respectively.
Danger area during this firing
win be about $4,000 yards south
of Fort Taylor. All shipping is
advised to proceed with caution
during these firings.
Persons living in the vicinity
of the fort are advised to open
their windows, top and bottom,
and u remove pictures and other
articles from the walls Of the
house to prevent possible break
age.
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Pepper And
Cannon Interested In
Key Vests Projects

Sometimes / wonder if the
idea of lobbying is not just a
first class racket operated for
the benefit Of the lobbyist said
Secretary Singleton at the Cham
Der of Commerce office this
morning.
Certainly, our President, and
Senators Andrews and Pepper
and Representative Pat Cannon,
have never failed to respond and
act on any proposition presented
to them on the basis of our COM
mon interest in our country, our
State or our city.
They have appreciated the
direct approach, as man to man,
without the infliction of hired
Influence or devious wire pull
ing.
/ 'This letter, signed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt is self explana-
tory.
HE WHITE dOUSE
Washington
July 10, 1889.
Mr.. Stephen G. Singleton,
Executive Secretary, Key West
Chamber of Commerce,
Key West, Florida.
Dear Mr.. Singleton:
/ am pleased to acknowledge
receipt of your letter of June "a,
1889, in which you urge the inn
provement of the Intracoastal
Waterway from Bahia Honda to
Key West. You inclose a state
ment dated January 81, 1899, of
the sentiment of sponge and COM
mercial fishermen in favor of a
five-foot channel in the inside
route.
The Secretary of War informs
me that report is being pre-
pared by the Chief of Engineers
with a view to determining the
advisability of providing a pro-
tected channel between Florida
Bay and Key West in continual
ton of the Intracoastal Water
way along the eastern coast of
Florida. The report of the Dis
trict Engineer at Jacksonville,
Florida, and the Division En-
gineer, South Atlantic Division,
Richmond, Virginia, will shortly
be submitted to the Board of En-
gineers for Rivers and Harbors
for further study and analysis
precedent to its transmission to
Congress with the recommends
tons of the Department.
/ am pleased to convey to the
Secretary Of War your keen in
terest in the construction of this
waterway and assure you that
the report on this improvement
will be expedited to the extent
practicable consistent with ade-
quate study. AS you are doubt
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Today was National Guard
Day at Rotary Club and a large
membership turned out to greet
officers of the 265th Regiment
Coast Artillery and the Regi-
mental orchestra.
President William v. Little, in
greeting the officers called at
tention to the three special days
observed by Rotarians during the
year." They were the Annual
Ladies banquet when Rotary
AIMS were entertained, the an
nual luncheon rendered members
of the graduating class of Key
West High school, and lastly,
National Guard Day. Il am sure
that we are all agreed today that
the occasion celebrated at this
time is the most important said
President Little, who continued
to point out that Key West re-
membered and longed for the re-
turn of the days when the sight
of soldiers and sailors was fami-
liar on the streets of the city. He
hoped that government authori-
ties would recognize the strategic
value of Key West in the defense
scheme of the country and re-
open the Navy and Army bar
racks at an early date.
1t. Col. Percy L. Wall respond
ed to the greeting and thanked
officers of the club for their
many kindnesses extended He
called attention to the two warm
welcomes accorded the regiment
jokingly referring to the warm
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Monroe COunty's Grand
Jury Still IN Session

time of the body. and it is under
stood that other matters are de-
manding the attention of the
body for the present.
Should they make their final
presentment before the arrival Of
Judge Arthur Gomez, which win
be Saturday, the papers win be
sealed and held for the judges
arrival when the contents wiz be
made public.
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Monroe county grand jury
which was last week called to in
vestigate the killing of Frank
Guerro by Leland Sawyer. and
returned their presentment last
Saturday to the effect that no
true bill was found against the
accused, was still in session this
morning.
Matters pertaining to schools
Of the city were occupying the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-13

less aware work upon this water
way cannot legally be under
taken with funds appropriated
for the Improvement of rivers
and harbors until a specific prof.
ect therefor has been authorized
by Congress.
May / take this opportunity to
assure you of my continued in
terest in the welfare of the peo-
pie of Key West.
Very sincerely yours.
(Signed),
FRANKLIN d. ROOSEVELT.
Senator Pepper adds his, word
of encouragement and sends Us
an interesting letter from Major
General j. L. Schley, Chief of
Engineers.
UNITED STATES SENATE
Committee on Commerce
July 10, 1889.
Hon. S. c. Singleton,
Chamber of Commerce,
Key West, Florida.
Dear Mr.. Singleton:
/ am sure that you will be in
terested in the attached from
Major General Julian L. Schley
in re the status of the report on
the Improvement of the Intra-
coastal Waterway from Bahia
Honda to Key West.
With all good wishes, / am j
Sincerely yours,
(Signed),
CLAUDE PEPPER.
Representative Pat Cannon
sends us this confirmation of his
maintained vigilance in regard to
our housing problem.
CONGRESS OF THE
UNITED STATES
House of Representatives
Washington, d. c.
July IL, 1889.
Mr.. S. c. Singleton,
Secretary,
Chamber of Commerce,
Key West, Fla.
Dear Mr., Singleton:
With reference to your wire of
this afternoon, / am enclosing
copies of my letters to the Miami
Housing Authority and the Key
West Housing Authority.
Please know that / appreciate
your interest in this important
matter and that / will exert my
best efforts in this connection.
With kindest regards, ! am
Sincerely yours,
(Signedl,
PAT CANNON.
While every morning does not
bring in such letters they do ar
rive steadily. and we are also as
sured of very active interest in
the rehabilitation of our sponge
industry.
=
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NOTICE

Beginning Thursday. July 10th
and continuing until further
notice this bank viii close at II
o'clock. noon, on Thursdays and
Saturdays.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF KEY WEST.
iuiyls-i5-is-le
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n O n i N G
WHAT 1T Is...WFIAT 1T HAS DoNE..WTiAT IT CAN DO
BY Frank w. lowering

The Citizen republishes today the fifth Of
articles Zonng for Key West written especially for it
June and July d925 The matter prepared in anticpa
ton that the time would when Key West would
the necessity of competent zonng Plan.
The Enabling authorizing Zoning for the Island City
has just been passed by the Legislature
The writer for ten associated with Zonng and
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mail, and no freight.
The ship sailed at 11:55 for
Havana with SIS first cabin pas
sengers and four second cabin
booking at this port. five auto
mobiles and nine sacks of mail
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|Refunding Bonds Are.
Ordered Purchased By
Monroe County Board
Various Other Matters
Are Taken Up During
Regular Meeting Held
Last Night

SoA0 - S0aAAA1 SSAsA
missioners last night at their
regular meeting authorized the
purchase of refunding bonds of
the county TO the total of sl77.-
600. of the offerings received
from the State Board of Admins
tration al Tallahassee.
Attending the meeting were:
Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Com
missioners B. B. Warren, VIM.
Monsalvatge and 7. jenkins
Curry. Attorney w. Curry Har-
ris, Clerk Ross c. Sawyer, Chief
Deputy Sheriff Bernard Waite
and several interested citizens.
From the list of bond offer
ings, all of them refunding, Clerk
Sawyer reading the entire list,
and fam tie number the list q
offerings totalling $4,000 was
selected after the price offerings
and the funds on hand had been
compared. The vote to purchase
the bonds was unanimous, and
Attorney Harris was instructed
to prepare the resolution.
Fred w. Lucas and E. M. Ed
ley, residents of Key Largo, adj
dressed the board relative to the
construction of a publiei dock at
Key Largo. It was pointed out
that there is at present. y dock
connected with the property, and
signs have been posted by the
trustees, Miami Bank and Trust
Co, warning all persons to keep
off the property.
Maps of the section were con-
suited and it was the opinion of
the attorney that the question is
one for the courts to answer. He
was requested to give the matter
a thorough investigation and then
advise the board what steps
would be necessary to take before
the matter would be settled salts
factorily, or otherwise.
Telegram from the Public
Works Administration, Atlanta
headquarters, advised that the
balance of $500 due the county
on the contract for construction
of the annex to the court house,
which was done by the Davis
Construction CO., and completed
several weeks ago, would reach
Key West within the next few
days.
II was advised that matters in
connection with the Davis con-
tract be investigated by Attorney
Harris, and as soon as he was
satisfied that all matters were in
proper shape the check would be
turned over to the company
Bond of T. S. Caro-, notary
public. signed by E. C. Gomez
and Abelardo Lopez, In the sum
of $500, was read and the sig
natures of approval were affixed
by the members of the board.
The following serni-annual re-
ports from county officials were
received:
From Tax Collector T. H. Ladd,
showing total receipts Of S.
1861; total expenses Of 81 ,477.03
and a net income of $4,379.28.
Reports of Tax Assessor ]. Otto
Kirchheiner showed total re-
ceipts of $2,647 is; total expenses
of $825 and a net income Of ST.
800. is.
That of County Judge Ray
mond r. Lord showed as follows.
Total receipts of $1,662.84; total
CONTINUED on Page Fourl
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When fortune means to men
most good, she looks upon them
with threatening eye.
Shakespeare, king john" act
Ill scene w.
Delays have dangerous ends.
King Henry vi, act III; scene
III.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-07-13

Key West, Florida. has the
most eQuable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1939-02-10

they go direct from high school to the
bottom rung of the everyday business
ladder if they have an "A grade knowl-
edge of political economics or ancient
and almost-modern history, but are
scared stif-this is fact and not ver-
nacular-when the telephone rings and
they are expected to represent their
neWly-found employer to prospective
customer on the other end of the line
The young boy-or girl-just beginning
a first job, hopes high and the world
rosy, would be spared much embarrass-
ment and many heartache if he-or
She had been given instruction in the
rudiments of how to meet people and
talk plainly. Our youngsters feel keenly
the rebuff of the curt: Sorry! You
haven't the personality that We want"
They have done the best they can. They
have to work, and the great majority are
ambitious when they start out on lifes
adventure. But no one ever thinks to
tell them about some of the simple things
of living with other people. They are
left to pick these facts up from expert
ehce-sometimes bitter.
So all power to Supt. Binford, and
may his course attain the success that it
deserves. And 1 am sure that many
students will welcome the opportunity
that it affords them.
Clarendon, Va. FRANK DAVIS.
February S.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Boy Scout Anniversary
"The Nation never had great

THE Nation never had greater
need of the Boy Scouts than it has
today"
Thus speaks the honorary presi-
dent of the Boy Scouts of America,
Franklin D, Roosevelt, on the occa-
sion of the twenty-ninth birthday
of the organization.
The truth of the statement is be-
yond much argument. The whole
program of the Boy Scout movement
is centered on the building of char
acter through accomplishment, the
development of self-reliance through
mastery of the techniques of living,
the inculcation of love of nature
through familiarity with it's ways.
1t is an unrivaled antidote against
the most subtle and deadly poisons
which attack the American charac-
ter-willing acceptance of depend
ency, belief that natures laws can
be violated, isolation from naare
itself.
The organization trains boys In
the virtues of the pioneers. These
are the virtues which raised America
out of the physical Wilderness They
are the virtues which will raise it
out of the economic and social will
derness in times to come. There will
always be need of them-men who
love adventure, who are fearless in
the face of the unexplored, who are
ever ready to stake out new claims
in the ever-expanding beyond. The
Boy Scouts are trained in the ways
of the old pioneers. The lessons they
learn, the thought and character
habits which they establish, will be
equally applicable to the new type
of pioneering which awaits them
and no man knows in what direction
it will be.
Evening star., 1939-02-10

in total wealth It exceeds eight States
and ranks tenth among them In per
capita wealth. It has more automo-
biles than eleven States, more retail
trade than eight, more church men,
bers than ten, and its church prop
erty is more valuable than that OF
nineteen States. It sent more men
to the defense Of the Nation in 1917
than seven States. It has more man.
ufacturing plants, despite its non-
industrial character, than eight
States, and produces manufactured
products of greater value than do
seven States. It's motorists use more
gasoline than those of thirteen
States.
1t is most probable that the Worlds
Fair officials had only a copy of the
election returns available when they
made up the list of States and Ter
ritories. If so, they had good reason
for overlooking the Capital of the
United States.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Says America Should
Avoid Next War.

To the Editor Of The Star:
The United States had better stay out
OF the next war; it has become a ma
tion of big words and little daring. The
incident in connection with the radio
play The War of the Worlds" revealed
American hysteria and timdity.
And now the Nation is so fearful that
it might offend Germany that great
outcry has arisen because it was planned
to sell airplanes to France, our recent
ally and the country which will have to
fight the next war for our protection.
Americans have no right to disparage
the British because they sold out the
Czechs in fear. America doesn't even
dare to make or sell goods that might
antagonize the daring and warlke Nails,
even though We have an ocean and
France and England between us and the
bogeyman in Germany.
Baltimore, Md. r. H. THORNE.
February g.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
THIS AND THAT
By Charles E. Trdce1Uell.

OF the making Of books there is no
end, and this applies to books about
birds, too.
The Library Copmittee of the Audu-
bon Society of the District of Columbia
has announced its selection of 20 new
books on birds issued In various parts
of the world.
This list, of course, by no means in
cludes all the bird books published re-
Gently. The list is as follows:
"An Account of the Nuttall Ornitho-
logical Club by Charles Foster Batch
elder, ''The Log of the Sun" by William
Beebe, "The Blue-Winged Teal" by
Logan J. Bennett, Life Histories of
North American Birds of Prey" by Arthur
Cleveland Bent.
Songs of Nature" by John Burroughs
"The Works of Henry David Thoreau,"
edited by Henry Seidel Candy; Life in
an Air Castle" by Frank M. Chapman,
'The Log Of Tanager Hill' by Marie
Andrews Commons, Bird Flocks and
the Breeding Cycle" by F.. Fraser
Darling.
Birds Against Men" by Louis J. Halle,
audubon the Naturalist" by Francis
Hobart Herrick, Birds of the Pacific
States by Ralph Hoffman. "The Noise
of Their Wings" by MacKinlay Kantor,
Bird Behaviour" by F. B. Kirkman.
X X X
Bird Life of Louisiana" by Harry c.
Oberholser, "A Book of Birds" by Marv
Priestley, THE California Woodpecker
and 1" by William Emerson Ritter, Log.
book of Minnesota Bird Life" by Thomas
S. Roberts.
Bird Watching Days" by A. w. P.
Robertson and R. D. Powell, Bird Notes
from the Journal of a Nature Lover"
by William Graham Ross, Beautiful
Birds of Southern Audubon Sanctuaries"
by Alexander Sprunt, Summer Birds of
Lake Okoboji Region of Iowa" by T. C.
Stephens, Check List of the Birds of
the United States National Parks by
James o. Stevenson and others.
Birds of Canada" by Percy Algernon
Taverner, Native Woody Plants of the
United States" by William Van Dersal,
Birds of Brewster County, Tex" by
j. Van Tyne and George Mske Sutton,
Strange Birds and Their Stories" by
A. Hyatt Verrill, Local Notes on the
Birds at Concord, N. H. by Francis
B. White and John of the Mountains"
by Linnie Marsh Wolfe.
The book on native woody plants con-
talns elaborate bird stomach records
and observations of bird feeding habits.
The book John of the Mountains" is
a collection of the unpublished journals
OF John Muir, who looms increasingly
larger as the years pass since his death.
There are many kinds of bird books,
and all of them are interesting to per-
sons interested in the subject. some of
them to any general reader.
In most cases, people who like to watch
the birds also like to read about them.
Evening star., 1939-02-10

A correspondent calls the attention of
readers here to Birds Of the Washing
ton ID. c. Region" by May Thatcher
Cooke, Bureau of Biological Survey. He
says:
This is an octave, paper bound publi-
cation of 70 pages, published in 1929 by
the Biological Society of Washington.
1t can still be obtained from that organi-
zation at Room 1882, South Building,
United States Department of Agriculture,
for so cents per copy.
I'm addition to 14-page introduction
it contains detailed annotated list of
the 301 certain, the 7 hypothetical forms
and the 3 hybrids known to be present
in this region.
There is also chronological biblio-
graphy of 81 titles from 1916 to 1925
and there Is six-page tabular sum-
mary of migration records of this region,
from earliest date of spring arrival to
latest date Of fall departure.
There are no illustrations. Although
issued 10 years ago, it is still the latest
and best work of its kind on the strictly
local birds.
I'm this connection please note that
the biological survey and the Biological
Society of Washington are two distinct
organizations, the former a bureau of
the Department of Agriculture, while
the latter is a society of scientists, nature
lovers and others entirely unofficial in
character"
+ x
Three hundred and eleven birds make
just about $50 more than the average
amateur bird watcher will ever see in
his own back yard.
Such elaborate and scientific check
ing serves highly useful purpose but
also manages to give an erroneous idea
Of bird watching to the beginner at
delightful sport.
We heard recently of a Boy Scout
trying for his eagle degree. He went to
see an ornithologist of eminence, who
talked pleasantly to him, and gave him
list of 200 birds.
All the boy needs is the Identification
of so species, and that number is about
all most of us ever spot, we mean those
of us who are not engaged professionally
in bird work.
The three lists of from 43 to Sc birds
actually observed in Chevy Chase, Md,
and at Falls Church, Va, as published
here recently, give a much fairer idea
of the birds which the average person
is likely to be called upon to identify
over the months hereabouts.
Most strictly amateur observers have
a difficult time with the warbers and
the sparrows; no doubt many species
of these are in many yards, but never
recognized and identified.
Large lists therefore, serve a very
valuable purpose in keeping us acquaint-
ed with the possibilities in our small
gardens. If more than 300 birds have
been identified, at one time or another,
in the District of Columbia, there is
always a chance that one or more of
them will come to our yard, praise be.
Evening star., 1939-02-10

remained In Loyalist hands through
more than two and a half years of
civil war while its sister island, NAL
lorca, fell to the insurgents early in
the conflict and has been used as
base for frequent air raids on main
land coastal cities.
The manner of capitulation, ef-
fected by Great Britain with surpris-
ing speed and finesse, reflects the
apprehension with which both Paris
and London viewed the prospect of
occupation Of Minorca by Italy. It
was aboard the British cruiser De-
vonshire that conferences leading up
to the surrender were held and
aboard the same warship that the
Loyalist authorities were evacuated.
French interest in Minorca Is vital.
The map reveals its strategic i'm
portance. Lying across French
lines of communication with Africa
it would have proved an even more
dangerous base for Italian operations
IN the event of war than the larger
nearby Mallorca. France had to as
sure surrender of the island to nom
hostile forces, but was estopped from
occupying 1t herself because of Ger
tain counter-measures it would have
evoked from Italy. The job of getting
purely Spanish military forces in
control, therefore, fell to Britain.
For the moment Spanish authority
in Minorca is established, and Britain
has Mussolini's word-not only that
he harbors no territorial aspirations
in Spain, but that Italian troops will
be withdrawn when General Fran
cos victory is complete, which may
or may not be guarantee against
Italian occupation of the island.
What price General Franco must
pay for Italian help the world does
not yet know, and will not know un-
til Italys intentions are made clear
after the war is over.
The task of keeping Italy out of
Minorca, like that of getting her out
of Mallorca, lies in the future, but it
is certainly facilitated by forestalling
an Italian military and naval often
sive. 1t would be much more difficult
to shake foothold once established.