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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
MAKE REQUEST
FOR PLANTS


Garden Club or Key West
which has undertaken the
sponsorship of the Street Plant
ing and Botanical Garden WPA
project. has issued an appeal to
all public spirited citizens, to do
nate trees and ornamental plants
to assist in completing the con-
tribution of the sponsor.
This action is required before
the project, which will employ
number of men, can be started.
Those wishing to make donations
need only telephone Miss Minnie
Porter Harris at phone 81. or
Mrs. Charles johnson, phone
80, and truck will be sent to
pick up the articles donated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
INDICTMENTS
| ARE LODGED
AGAINST SEVERAL CITIZENS
or A FOREIGN coUN-
ray
sBy Associated Press,

NEW YORK, N. ", Aug TO-.
Disregarding all precedent, a
grand jury in this city voted in
dictments against several citi-
zens of a foreign country and
recommended thorough investi-
CATION of the alleged smuggling
of prohibited motion pictures in
to the country
Officials of the French embassy
in this country were reported to
be named in the true bill as well
as officers of the French Steam
ship Line. Connivance by these
officials is charged, along with
certain movie house officials in
this city, in importing motion
picture films that had previously
failed to pass federal censorship.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
TWO STEAMERS
COMING HERE

Due to arrive in port tomorrow
are two freight carrying vessels
of the Clyde Mallory Lines. One
is the Ozark, en- route south and
+. the other is the ALAMO, going
north.
The first named ship is coming
from jacksonville in the morning
and is en- route to New Orleans.
and the other is the second
named is from Tampa. en- route
to New York, and is due in the
evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10

siderably increased by the pro-
perry having passed into the
hands of the state.
Callers at the offices were told,
either by Mr.. Laid of Mr.. Sawyer
that the matters would all be
Strengthened out in due time
when the required records of the
sales had been completed, but in
every instance il would cost them
more than if they had read The
Citizen, or been guided by the
articles published.
At any rate, the officials both
agree, there are a number of
property owners. who are today
more tax conscious than they
were ever before.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
Bathing Beach And Fishing
Pier Projects Discussed By
Monroe County Commissioners
Sites That VIII Be Sc
Iected Are On South
Shore And Adjacent To
Roosevelt Boulevard

Construction of bathing
beach and fishing peir on South
Beach adjacent to Roosevelt Bou-
levard, was the subject of a
lengthy discussion at the meet
ing of county commissioners last
night, and Chairman Carl Ber-
valdi, Commissioners VIM. Mon
salvatge ana I. ]. Curry are to-
day investigating, which will be
sponsored by the county and
constructed by the WPA.
Present at the melting were:
Chairman Bervaldi, Commissions
ers Braxton B. Warren, Monsal-
vatge and Curry, Attorney w.
Curry Harris, Clerk Ross c. Saw
yer, Chief Deputy Sheriff Ber-
nard Waite, and several in
terested citizens.
During the discussion it was
pointed out that the two projects
were TO be worked at the same
time, and in such proximity that
one would be dependent on the
other. In lieu OF this arrangement
il would rot be possible to build
one at one point and the other at
another location, az uggested by
Mr.. Curry.
The several sphases of the pro-
jccts were explained and Mr..
Bervaldi pointed out that Rex
Wilson, engineer temporarily at
the head of WPA in this area,
had outlined a feasible plan for
the construction of both beach
and pier. 1t was concluded that
the plan of Mr.. Wilson's is the
logical one TO pursue.
II was finally decided that Mr..
Curry, Mr.. Monsalvatge and Mr..
Bervaldi make the necessary in
vestigation, and if the problem
was solved to the satisfaction of
the committee, the necessary ap-
plication to the War Department
would be signed by Chairman
Bervaldi and Clerk Sawyer.
The clerk read a telegram from
w. v. Knott, treasurer of the
State Board of Administration
addressed to Clerk Sawyer as
follows: Please advise not later
than Monday, August IA. whe-
Their or not your board wants the
Board of Administration to invite
offerings of Monroe County
bonds under the Hammer Bill. TO
be received September T..
A resolution covering the af-
firmative reply to the telegram
had been arranged by Attorney
Harris. and will be forwarded to
MIR. Knott. and telegram advis-
ing him of the wishes of the
board has been sent by Mr.. Saw
yer.
WPA project providing for in
decking and checking the records
of the clerk of Criminal Court.
and which will employ six males
and four females, was given the
approval of the board. WPA
funds will amount to $2,782.
Depository accounts for the
month of July were read by Conn
missioner Curry, checked by
Commissioner Monsalvatge and
recorded by Chairman Bervaldi.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
CITY COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT

There will be a special meet
ing of the City Council held to-
night, beginning at 8 o'clock.
The meeting is called for the
purpose of having the council
take some definite action as to
the legality of the new city char
ter, and it is expected that the
city attorney will be instructed
to enter a friendly suit in Cir
cult Court to have the matter
Strengthened out to the satisfac-
ton of all concerned.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
Ii Seems This Man
Had Some Complaints
. ~ a..aclnfed. Pre.-,
MIAMI. Fla. Aug. 10

MIAMI, Fla. Aug. 10-One
guess whom this apartment
house owner was talking to:
Trains, he complained, rumbled
nearby at all hours. shaking the
building and cracking the walls.
Al mattress factory next door
sent dust into all 10 apartments
in the building Power saws at a
one-processing plant nearby
went swhee" all day long. A
used car lot on the opposite cor
ner kept loud speaker blaring
continuously.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
DEFICIENCY BILL
SIGNED TODAY
MEASURE INCLUDES APP
PRopRIATIoN FOR CREDIT
CORPORATIONS
tny AssoeIatea Pre.sl.

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 10.
President Roosevelt today sign
ed the $185,0O0. 900 third def
cheney bill which passed through
Congress during the final ses-
sions last weekend.
The bill includes an appropria-
ton of $i19,0O0,00O for continue
ton of the Commodity Credit
Corporation operation in making
loans to farmers throughout the
country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
Boys 'Photostatic Mind
Registers Pictures Details
Gny As.eeintea Pres.1

HENDERSON, Tex, Aug. TO-
They call Everett Neel. high
school senior at Joaquin, the
boy with the photostatic mind"
He can study a picture for a
moment and then answer more
than 100 questions, from memory.
about its most minute details.
He says he has the ability TO
picture the object in his mind
and he studies this mental image
as he answers questions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
You're Lucky To
Live In The U. S. A.
,nr As.eciafea Pre..,

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 1O.-Mr.
and Mrs. Average Workman live
in the red in this. the largest city
of the southern hemisphere.
Figures published by the National
Labor Department picture the
couple struggling along with
three children on an income OF
1926 pesos per month when it
cost 1857 pesos to live.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
PEPPER TO SPEAK

The local Chamber of Com
merce received advice today that
Claude Pepper, Senator from
Florida, will make the keynote
speech at the convention, begin
ming at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Other government officials here
have been advised of the speech,
and that it will be broadcast by
CHS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10
DIVORCE PAPERS
FILED in COURT

Legal proceedings were started
in Circuit Court this morning in
the matter of the divorce of Reba
Peterson versus George ID. Peter
son, and the papers filed in the
office of Clerk Ross c. Sawyer.
court clerk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10

ADVISORY $50 a. M: Tropi-
cal disturbance of moderate in
tensity central 2 a. m. EST. about
$50 miles eastsoutheast of Miami,
moving ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS about
IL miles per hour. If present
movement continues center will
reach vicinity of Nassau early
Friday morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-10

Key West, Florida. 6as the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range Of only Ia Fahrenheit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17

caravan of automobiles enroute to excavations near Rome. The second car was hit. Mussolini was in the third.
 Alleged Spy Shot
 In September, 1880, Joseph Kucek, alleged Slav spy, was shot and Killed near Trieste. Police said they found papers on his body linking him with i9 other persons then on trial for an alleged plot to assassinate Musso- lini.
 Before the trial was completed, Francis Marusic, one of the defend- ants, onfessed Q plot to bomb Mus solini's automobile. He and three others were executed.
 Tn February, 1881, Michele Schirru, Q naturalizeo American citi- zen, was shot by e firing squad. Two bombs were found in his hotel room, He admitted he planned an attempt against Il Duce.
 Tn October of the same year three bombs were addressed to Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel. They were sent from the United States and intercepted by postal authori- ties in Rome.
 In Constant Danger
 By 1882 Mussolini was convinced that his life was in, constant danger He permitted the recruiting of @ special guard. That was shortly after the assassination of President Paul Doumer of France.
 The new guard had been nj service only Q month when Domenico Bo- vone, a young Italian, was arrested near Mussolini's office. He carried 0 pistol and two bombs.
 Bovone and Angelo Sbardellotto were sentenced to death. Bovone's sweetheart, Margherita Blaha, a Vi- ennese chorus girl, and ten others were given long prison terms.
 Oct. 26, police found 0 bomb with fuse burning in the railroad station at Milan where Mussolini was duS to speak at the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Fascism.
 The last publicized attempt was iiI March, 1883. A bomb was exploded in St. Peters cathedral. Leonardo Buciglioni and Renato Ciana were sentenced to 30 years for plotting against Mussolinin's life in that ct. tempt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17

citation, is chairman of the ball committee. sergt. Joseph Pettit is committee secretary. The commit. tee prsonnl includs men from all shifts and divisions of the police department.
 Entertain Friends
 Police Superintendent William '. Roach and Deputy Superintendent Daniel J. Carson will entertain q party of friends ct the ball. The superintendent is chairman ex-ot- ficia of the ball committee.
 Boxes have been erected at tho sides of the hall, for the policemen their guests and their friends,
 Music for dancing will be played by Timmie Grove and Q 20-piece or- chestra, Prior to dancing, which be. gins at 9 o'clock, the orchestra wip offer Q concert of popular and light classical numbers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
Referendum Vote For City Manager Project
,continued from Page D

chitect he had heard many com" plaints that owning property in Wa" terhury is too expensive. 'N
 Favors Good Government
 "The business life of Waterbury favors good government" declared Ralph H. Paine of the Howland- Hughes Company.
 William J. Pape, Waterbury pubs fisher, said he was not Q member ot the association and had not been consulted about tho city manager charter. but that he favored . rel: crendum. Waterbury's financial situation, he said, has been grow. ing worse for the past 20 years.
 "The people of Waterbury nat,ir- ally are considerably In q fog" said MT. Pape. "The city has been In Q defestist attitude for the past 20 years"
 "All want to say is Amen" said D. Robert Stevenson, waterbury editor.
 Attorney scuIiy Speaks
 Claims Attorney Vincent Scully, declaring that he was speaking as n private individual, said he favors c referendum, though he believes in the party system of government and is opposed to the principles os the city manager plan"
 Another Political Party
 "The City Manager Plan is just another political party" said sena- tor Culhane. I respect those fav- bring the plan. but doubt if they've digested whats in this large volume, this proposed charter 1t'll take months to digest It."
 "All we need is tho right type of people to govern our city. Would you want . state manager instead of . goyernor7" Af
 Senator Culhane then said the Good Government Association had not been formed to favor the city manager plan, but flor another pur. pose." which has been attained.
 "I'll go for 6 referendum, but you can't cram this thing down the peoples threats. I've made recom- mendations here, for honest clean BoVernmeHti
 No Political Pressure
 Then Senator Culhane declared that he would not brook any "po- litical pressure" that had side. tracked his legislation ct previous sessions of the General Assembly.
 Attorney Michael dalulio asked if he understood that Senator Cul- hane favored c referendum. When the senator said no. did, Attorney dalullo asked that it Do noted that there was no opposition to the referendum proposal.
 The Waterbury League of Women Voters submitted q resolution in favor of the referendum, and after the hearing many Waterbury resi- dents registered with the clerk in favor of the bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
BRITAIN EXPECTS
 QUICK DECISION
tcontinued from Page D


 This recalled the persistent re- ports t1at both the British ald French governments had been press ing the Loyaiists as wei as the Ea- tiopaiists to efld the War ct once.
 British Gevt, Confident
 Lord Halifax told the meeting, the United Press informant said, that ifl anticipation Of . speedy end Of tine civil war the government was even now organizing c trade mission with the double object Of safeguarding existing British interests ifl Spain and planniii arrangements for ex" tending those interests tD the recoil- struction. He emphasized that until Spain was at peace, t would con- tnlue to cause anxiety, the inform ant said, but nevertheless indicated \ belief, throughout his speech, ttlat iie expected peace to come quickly,
 4 usually reliable source said Lord Halifax and PFmie Minister Neville Chamberlain were now pFeoceupled with tie question Of . nominee for tic aisibasEad d0fslIip to Spain,
 This informant commented that since t vas expected tile position of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17

don't know who you are, but take exception to that remark" said the nngered senior senator from Wa terbury.
 Later on, Senator Culhane said: I'm in politics, and If I'm not hon- est, I challenge you to prove 1t. There are many honest politicians in Waterbury. The members of this committee are honest. Everyone in this hall Is honest"
 Howard White Speaks
 As the hearing opened, Repre- sentative Hugo duastaferri, who introduced the referendum bill, said that the democratic procedure was to allow the people of Waterbury to vote on the charter. He introduced Harold White, president of the Citizens Good Government Asso- ciation.
 "The association was formed about Q year ago, on the suspicion that oil was not well with the city government. It's c non.partisan or- ganization. I never ran for office, few of our members have. l have no such ambitions, We have e membership of about e,00o."
 "The politicians tried to say we were Republican organization. But when the Democrats wanted good man to run for representative they had to select one of our vice-presi- dents. (duastaferri). We seek to foster better and honest city gov. ernment."
 Praises Charter Commission
 MT. White praised the work of the 1929 charter commission, saying that it had uncovered many evilS which are not yet remedied. The proportional representation system of voting for councilmen under the city manager charter, he said. was the fairest and most democratic method yet devised. Any. group of from 4,600 to 5000 in Waterbury could elect 6 councilman, he said The city manager charter, he said is based c great deal on the charter recommended by the charter coni- mission.
 The new charter, he said, would give honest government and end the spoils system. Waterbury, he claimed, has had 20 years of inef- ficient government, and the people are entitled to decide whether oi not they want 6 change of system
 "Why not save time? Why not pass this bill right now?", he asked
 IIas But Little Money
 MT. White said the association haf little money and can't afford te spend ei00 to index it's proposed charter. The tax rate in Waterbury is too high, he said, and should bt higher If t were c true tax rate
 Waterbury financial reports, he said, have not given . true picture of city finances. "The mayor names the auditors and If they don't give him the kind Of an audit he wants he gets some others, ] suppose" Under the new charter he said, the city council would hire the auditors.
 Dual System After Mayor Scuily
 Edmund J. DaIy asserted thai there has been a dual political ma chine in Waterbury since Mayor Martin sculIy ended his term. Hc said he strongly favored . refer endunl.
 Edwin S. Hunt, of the Waterbury Savings Bank, said the bank wanted It's moneys worth for its dollar. T don't think this scheme Is . ciire- aiI." he said, "but It's probably worth trying" 4 city manager, he said, might eliminate some of the political shennanigans that have been going on."
 Joseph Nelly declared that Citi. zens Good Government Association had the support Of the people ci Waterbury.
 f.otIia Waigii said that ag afi ar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
CARDINALS PLAN
 FOR ALL MASSES
tcontinued from Page D

NSShfeNe "Sft EebV A
 to descend Into the crypt and pray before the tomb of the Pope. Even though the size of tho crowds has been reduced in the last few days Vatican attendants estimated that there were now 100000 visitors c day
 Address Diseussc q
 The address to the College of Car. dinals yesterday of pr. Diego Won Bergen, German envoy to tho Vati- car. as dean Of tho diplomatic corps, continued to cause comment It was interpreted by many person, as being an intimation that c Pope more friendly to the German Nag Reich would Do highly welcomed c, Q delicate moment in inteinationa relations.
 Such statements in the address al "wo are living and working ct on( of the most decisive hours in his. tory" were read in the light of pr Won Bergen's comment that:
 We arc witnessing the elabora- ton Of new world, which wants tf emerge from the ruins of c past for whose existence In many respects there Is no longer c reason. lt is an evolution which we want to be peaceful |. The papacy is i'm. doubtedly an essential roic. Upon tho Sacred College falls at this mos Iaisnt the tremendously delicate re~ sponsibility of the selection of ( worthy success to Pope Plus"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17
FRANCE IS GIVEN
 FRANCO PROTEST
(Continued from Page D

Continued from Page D nied today by Loyalist, Nationalist and British sources, The Loyaiist embassy said that the report was ridiculous and that Azana had not negotiated with Quinones De Leon or any intermediary. Quinones De Leon personally went farther. He said he was not taking part in any peace negotiations with Azana or anyone else, that nobody was ne- gotiating peace in behalf of Franco with anybody, that he had not seen Azana or Del Vayo or any other Loyaligt directly or indirectly, and that he had not at any time talked peace with the British ambassador.
 The situation at the moment was that Britain and France had vainly appealed to the Loyalists to end the war and had appealed as vainiy to the NationaIists to give the terms which the Loyalists demanded.
 LOyaIists Leaders Break
 Apparently President Azana had broken definitely with Premier Me- grin. He refused to return to Mad rid and his supporters said he cons tinued to urge compromise and an early end of the war, Also he was said to take the stand that he could not be deposed and that even if ate tefnpts were made to dcpose binI his only legal successor, for the imme- diate present, could be Martinez Barrie, the vice president, who is here.
 One Of the reports about the presidency was that the famous La Paeionara, LoyaIist woman orator and symbol of resistance to the bit- ter end, would be elected to siic- ceed AzaDa as an announcement that the LoyaIisS would fight out the war,
 Delay iB Offensive
 But reports from Spain were that t would take the NatIonaIists a month or SO to start any new of. feneiye and Britain and France hoped that by then they would be able to recognize the NationaIists on satisfactory terms and inst some means would have been found 10 stop the fighting. ,N
 t was reported that f Berard's report contained no olsappointine features, and that f Franco re- affirmed hiS promise tO get Italian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-17

Spain after the war would be an iffl- portant factor in European politics, n most prominent-not necessarily Q member of the diplomatic corps- would be selected.
 Francois Agent In London
 In this connection, 1t should be re- inembered that all during the 6pan- ish war, when flominajly the British government had no means Of com. inunication at all with the "rebel' government of France, one of the greatest of 6pain's grandees has been in London as Franco's agent. He is Jacobo Maria del Pillar Carlos Manuel Fitz-James Stuart, 10th Duke Of Berwick ii the British peer- age and 17th Duke of Alba in the Spanish peerage. AS one or the great nobIes of Europe, and one of the richest, he had unusual oppor- tunities to maintain the contact with the most exalted circIes-and as is usual behind the screen Of par- iiamentary debates, to be ready at aii times ot see that the incident Of the civil war did not entirely sever the more permanent aspect Of Spar- ish-B British relations.
 Lord Halifax, in his statement, did not confine himself to Spain, but gave also an important review Of the general European situation.
 The United Press was informed that he gave 6 most feassuring pic- ture of the general situation, and asserted that even the threatened Italian French dispute did not ser- i0tisly alarm him. He told the mem bers, t was said, that the matter was 8 difficult one but that 1t was unlikely jn his opinion-and acc0rd- ing to information at the disposal Of the foreign Of1ce-t0 cause serious trouble.
 Reserved On Germany
 As regards Germany, 1t was said that Lord Halifax was much more reserved. Tn reply to c question from one member, t was said, he told the meeting that no arrange fnents were in prospect with Adolf Hitler on limitation Of arnaments,
 Lord Halifax was said to have commented on the prime minister's recent phrase, Defense, not defi- aslce or deference," HaIifax's cOnl- fnent on the phrase, the informant said, was certainly not defefeDce." ,"
 The Manchester Guardian re- ported today that Lord Haitfax itl- dicated to tSe foreign affairs c0fns mittee that there must be no "cOld silOuldefing" Of Russia, and that he hinted tIlat the government might seek closer economic ties with Rus sla,