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Evening star., 1939-03-21
Bank Loans Register
$21,000,000 Increase
During Week
Total for l0l Leading
Cities Resumes Rise
After Pouse
BY the Associated Press.

Commercial, industrial and agri-
cultural loans of banks in l0l lead
ing cities increased last week.
The banks reported to the Federal
Reserve Board that these loans
were $21, 100000 higher on March Is
than in the preceding week and
totaled 1874 ,000,0
In the preceding week business
loans of the same banks were un-
changed, but In the three preceding
weeks had increased slightly.
The boards statement gave the
following summary of assets and
liabilities on March Is, together
with changes for the week and with
the same week last year, in millions
of dollars:
Marrn |
Evening star., 1939-03-21
Odd-Lot Dealings
6y the Associated Press

The Securities Commission reported to-
dey these transactions by customers with
odd,lot dealers Of specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for March 90: 6,471
purchases involving 170.s6s shares; 5S47
sales involving l50,A47 Shares
Evening star., 1939-03-21
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, March 2I-Dividends de-
clared, prepared by Fitch PUBLISHING Co.
Pc Stock OF Pay
Rate. rod. record. able
Passed.
western Pipe g. Steel Co Cal
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Investing Companies

NEW YORK. March 81 P.-Investment
Bankers Conference. Inc:
moon ouotationsl
Evening star., 1939-03-21
London Bur Gold

LONDON March 81 tP,.-Bar o,
1883 Sd. of penny Equivalent S34. 4
Bar silver. God OF !. Equivalent ~.
Evening star., 1939-03-21
Federal Lund Bunks
Freight Loodines'

NEW YORK. March 81 R.-Revenue
today for the week ended March 1s in
Evening star., 1939-03-21
Rubber Futures

Der futures opened Il to ~ hisEerM N MareR, H.
10 May. 1900; July. 16.ee.e7.
Evening star., 1939-03-21

Ex-dividend
eSl4.O0 extra paid December 20 1888
2oc extra, mSl.5o extra D 500, paid
vs1.00 paid January 20. 1899. 'A 10
Evening star., 1939-03-21
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK, March u 'P,.--In
Bankers Conference. Inc.
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Dry Goods Marker


R-Declared or paid so far this year.
Evening star., 1939-03-21

Quotations not furnished BY sponsor or
issuer: ali others are obtained BY I. D. O.
from those sources.
Evening star., 1939-03-21
Washington Exchange
SALES.
Washington Railway & Electric pfd
IS at 1929.
Bid and Asked Prices
BONDS

PUBLIC UTILITY
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
POSTPONE LICENSE
ARRESTS TO NOV. |
ESTIMATE 1000 MORE DRIV-
ERS SHOULD HAVE IL
CENSES IN COUNTY

Acting Sheriff Bernard Waite
said today that he is not check
ing any more automebile-dfivers
in the matter of drivers licenses,
but is going to wait until Novem-
Der /, when he will begin max
ing arrests of those who are
found without them.
The total number of licenses
issued is 2,044, according to the
records in the office of Judge
Raymond r. Lord, and it was es-
timated that there would be APP
proximately 1000 needed in this
county, as it is not the owner
who must have the license, alone,
but any person who drives the
car, must also be provided with
a license.
Mr. Waite said that sufficient
warning had been given the
owners and drivers, and after
November l he will begin max
ing arrests and conviction means
a fine of $500 or six months in
Jail In case of an accident, said
Mr.. Waite, it will be too bad for
the driver even if he or she has a
license. What it will mean if no
license is produced MIR. Waite did
not say.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
WARNS AGAINST
SELLING APPLES
INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT
WPA CLIENTS HAVE BEEN
SELLING ALLOTMENTS

William H. Reardon, in charge
of commodity distribution in this
area. for the WPA, said this
morning that he is very much
disappointed in learning that GER
tain persons who have received
their portions from the recent
consignment of apples sold the
fruit directly afterward.
This fruit, along with other
commodities is given to certi-
fled clients of the WPA and he
finds it difficult to realize that
shortly after leaving the head
quarters with the fruit some of
the clients have sold their por-
tons. Action such as this can
only bring disaster to the ven
doris, he said.
There will be another period
of distribution of apples at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning, said
MIR. Reardon. There has been re-
ceived 504 bushels of the fruit,
approximately $4,000 pounds,
and Mr.. Reardon hopes that he
will not hear of any other clients
selling them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
MANY ATTENDED
COL. WOLF RITES
ST. AUCUSTINE'S CITY MAN
ACER AND BROTHER WE'RE
AMONG THOSE PRESENT

Funeral services for Colonel
Sam j. Wolf, who died shortly
after noon on Tuesday, were
held yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock from st. Mary's Star of
The Sea Catholic church. Rev.
A. L. Maureau, S. j., 'officiated.
There were a large number of
friends of the family, together
with members of Arthur Saw
yer Post %, American Legion,
B. H. McCalla Camp, Spanish
War Veterans, and a number of
former members of old Company
'I", Florida National Guard, at
tended the ceremonies. From
these units the pallbearers were
selected.
Among the out of town
friends in attendance at the OBJ
sequies were Eugene Masters,
city manager of St Augustine,
and his brother Herman Masters,
at one time conductor with the
Florida East Coast Railway, and
both dear friends of the de-
ceased.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27

against state law, he held two
salaried positions.
In communication to The
Citizen today, Mr.. Marks told of
the dismissal order, going on to
say:
'The term office under the
Constitution of the State of Flor
ida embraces the idea of tenure
or duration and the duties of
some portion of a sovereign
power, and since Mr.. Slade is
Assistant Highway Engineer it
may be considered that he is an
employee of the State Road De-
partment.
''This of course is a legal in
depreciation but Mr.. Gwynn and
| felt that since Mr.. Slade in
sisted on remaining on the Board
and had finally come around on
the lowering of the tolls, pub
licity and advertising program,
leasing of Pigeon Key, etc,
which was necessary for the sue
cessful operation of the bridges,
the continuance of this litigation
would be of no avail and would
not react to the best interest of
the Bridge District"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
SPECIAL COUNCIL
MEETING TONIGHT

Special City Council meeting
has been called for tonight at
Council chambers in the city
hall.
Several matters of importance
will come before the council
members, including the subject of
correct assessment of personal
property taxes in the city. Tax
Assessor-Collector Sam B. Pin
der is expected to be on hand for
questioning by the council.
Disposition of the petition by
city chauffeurs and taxi-cab OPP
orators to prevent the Florida
Motor Lines from picking up
boat passengers at the F. E. C..
dock, will be offered, too, it is
reported.
1t is understood that various
city committees will bring other
matters before the council
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
ROTARY MEETING
FEATURED TALKBY
COMDR. CALLAHAN
SUBSTITUTED FOR CoMDR.
CROSS OF U.S.S. CLAYTON
IN SPEECH OBSERVING
NAVY DAY

Navy Day and Theodore Roose-
velt's birthday occurring on the
9th of October, Thursday, of
this week was set aside as the
day on which the Rotary Club
would pay its formal respects to
the Navy.
Before turning the gavel over
to Commander Callahan, presi-
dent William v. Little called
upon Emil SWeeting for the song,
Happy Days Are Here Again,
after which Commander Callahan
rallied the Navy and Air Forces
around the piano to render the
Navy song, Navy Blue and
Cold.
The speaker scheduled for the
day, Commander Cross of the
U.S.S. Claxton, received sailing
orders unexpectedly and Lieut.
Comdr. Fort Callahan was in his
stead and was handed the gaveI
as program chairman for the oc-
caSion.
Comdr. Callahan introduced the
senior in command of the Air
Forces now in port, Lieut.. A. W.
MacKnechnie, who spoke in
warm appreciation of the long
association and friendly relation
ship existing between Key West
and the Navy and conveyed to
Lieut.. john Eagles many friends
in the Rotary Club, his warm re-
CARDS.
Lieut. Comdr. Callahan, oblig
ed at a few hours notice to sub
stitute for Comdr. Cross as, the
speaker, of the day, said that
while he did not have Conndf.
Cross notes, he did have the book
aorund which the address was
written, ''The Ramparts We
Watch, and he felt that every
citizen in Key West should read
that book. His address consist
ed mainly of selections from this
important strategetic work, some
of which follow:
ITO make this distinction clear:
1t is, for example, of strategical
Importance in the defense of our
Atlantic frontier that Key West
should be a fortified post. The
amount and disposition of the
armament and garrison required
to give it the degree of security
it ought to have are tactical con-
SiderationS.
"The maritime frontier of the
United States in the Atlantic
Ocean may be described as the
coast-line from Maine to Florida,
and projection from the tip of
Florida to Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands The Gulf coast.
sheltered by command of the
Continued on Page Four)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
FIFTEEN men ON
SKEETER PROJECT

Starting this morning on the
mosquito control project was a
force of Is men working on pipe
which is laid in the boulevard
and which viii be used as the out
let to drain the area near the
boulevard and Bertha street.
Just as soon as this pipe has
been cleared, said Area Super
visor Wallace Thomas, there will
be a larger force of men put to
work. probably early next week.
No information was obtainable as
to the amount of money allotted
to the project.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
.F.D.R. DISPLEASED
WITH DIES ACTION
DESCRIBED RELEASE OF
NAMES AS "SOHDID
PROCEDURE"
tBy Assocfa ted PressI

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81
President Roosevelt today re-
ferred to the Dies Committees
publishing of names of govern
mental employees who are en-
gagged in socialistic activities as
"sordid procedure.
The President declined to COM
ment further on the action,
claiming he did not have full de-
tails.
The Dies Committee has re-
peatedly stated that publishing of
the names did not necessarily
mean that the individuals were
members of the communistic
party but that they were only
members of the National League
for Peace and Decency, which
definitely had communistic affil-
iations. tay
Dies of Texas is pressing for
federal action against members of
the League and today interview
ed Federal Prosecutor Murphy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
STATE BUILDING
FIGURES REACH
LOWER LEVELS
SEPTEMBER TOTALS RE-
LEASED BY STATE C. OF c.;
IL CITIES OVER 100000
MARK
thy Associated Press,

JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 81
September building in Al Florida
municipalities was valued at ap-
proximately five and a half mil
lion dollars, according to COM
pilation of reporting cities
figures as released today by the
Florida State Chamber of Com
merce.
Total for the Al communities
was $5,455,8O for last month as
compared with $6.398,846 re-
ported by the same cities for Sep
TENDER. 1898; loss of $943, O44
for September, 1899, under Sep
TENDER, 1888.
An even dozen municipalities
advised the State Chamber of
construction in the 500, 000-or-
better class. They were: Miami.
$1,216.695; Miami Beach, $691,-
GAS; Jacksonville, $676,044; Pen
sacola, 1868, 1852; St. Petersburg,
1856, 023; Fl. Lauderdale, $318,-
756; Orlando, $278, $50; Lakeland,
$3.50, 902; West Palm Beach, $685.
1913; Tampa, $154,543; Gainesville,
$140,055; Coral Gables, $l35, 720;
and Hollywood, $133,0O8.
Other reporting communities
and their totals for last month
were: Delray Beach, $91,141;
Sarasota, $81, ITO; Ocala, S50,038;
st. Augustine, $4,000; Daytona
Beach, $34,541: Winter Haven,
$25, 1903; Fl. Myers, $24,860; Jack
sonville Beach, $4,000; Clear
water, $20,985; Bradenton, s20,-
100; Vero Beach $4,000; Lees
burg, $14,165; Winter Park, SILL
040; New Smyrna, $11,001. IS;
Sanford. $10.240; Deland, 1861;
Lake Wales, $1,000; Lake City,
$4,000; Panama City, $7,155; Plant
City, $500; Key West, $1,000;
Tavares, $4,000; Apopka, S3,790;
Sebring, $2.855; Winter Garden,
$1,250; Avon Park, 81 200; Daven-
port, $500; and Palatka, $185.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
PROJECTS COME
UP FOR STUDY
AT LIONS MEET
FULL PROGRAM OF ACTIVE
TIES FOR WINTER AND
SPRING SEASON SEIZED
ULED FOR CLUB

Girding for action on the COM
ing seasons projects undertaken
by the group took up the major
part of the Key West Lions Club
meeting last evening with II. Z.
Day, president, in the chair.
International Convention next
July in Havana with its probable
problem of entertaining thou
sands of Lions from all points of
the nation in this city enroute, is
the chief project of the club. Re-
port of the Zone Conference held
last Sunday at Pigeon Key, treat
ing on that subject, was read to
the club and a continuation of
plans to further that cause was
emphasized.
Other projects brought up for
active discussion included the
Christmas Tree Benefit planned
for the city's needy children this
year. Committee, under Lion
Jack Delaney, reported on its CO.
operation needs aiming at sue
ceSSful benefit. The Sight Con-
Servation committee, Lion DR.. J.
c. Sanchez, chairman, also
brought its problems into prom
inence.
Clubhouse Corporation and
committee, actively pushing the
completion of its project through.
made an important announce
ment and the club planned to
continue cooperation in the
Cleanup Rest Beach project with
the five Boy Scout troops in the
city.
Special representation in the
Navy Day Opening program was
planned with the possible en-
trance of a float in the costume
parade to be undertaken.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
GOSHORN PLEASED
WITH JOB RESPONSE

Deputy Collector of Customs
G.. n. Goshorn was a caller at
The Citizen this afternoon, ex-
pressing his pleasure at the re-
Spouse to an article appearing in
the issue of yesterday anent the
employment of men on inspection
duty at the dock.
MIR. GoShorn said that there
were IS applicants appearing at
the office this morning and of
that number there were eight Sc
lected for the duty and he felt
that they would all prove salts
factory FOR the duties demanded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
ECLIPSE OF MOON
VISIBLE TONIGHT

Tonight al LISA o'clock.
EST. an eclipse of the moon
will be visible throughout all
of North America. The
eclipse will be slightly more
than SO percent complete So
minutes after midnight. The
whole eclipse will last for
three hours and "a minutes.
AT the same time of the
eclipse the planet Saturn will
be quite near the moon and
will be seen just below the
edge of the moon. The
. eclipse will be caused by the
shadow of the earth passing
over the satellite and as it
advances the curved shape of
the shadow will be easily
seen.
There are two distinct
parts of the shadow. a wide
ditfused portion that will not
be visible. and central por-
ton which is more definite
and much darker. The central
shadow will be from $500
TO $500 miles wide and when
the moon travels across the
center it may be completely
in the center for one hour
and forty minutes and in
touch with some part of the
shadow for three hours and
fortY-eisht minutes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
Rain OF Bombs
On England's
BasesExpected
(By Associated PressD

LONDON, Oct. 27-Germany's
rain of bombs on England is ex-
pected to begin very shortly.
Major points of bombing on the
English islands have been de-
termined by German Army
headquarters.
French have indicated that the
German headquarters has been
set up and that there are 1,200,-
600 troops just behind the Siegfried
Line ready to move when the
order comes. Adolf Hitler is ex-
pected to give the order at any
time.
The offensive is expected to
start before the severe English
winter begins when bombing
English bases will be very diff
cult.
American ship "City of Flint"
was allowed to sail out of the
Russian port of Murmansk by the
German prize crew. Russia, in
reply to American requests, has
said only that the American crew
is safe and that they have been
allowed to leave the ship at any
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
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NOW, THEN, WHERE ARE
ALL THOSE OLD TOYS?

Annual Christmas Tree
Benefit is less than two
months off. In line with
procedure followed in other
years. IL is planned by the
Lions Club committee in
charge of details in coopera-
tion with the W.P.A. Recrea-
tion Department 10 be hosts
to hundreds of Key West
children on that day with
Santa Claus presentations of
toys. candy and fruit.
Lions Club last evening or
dered release of a plea for
ciiY-wide cooperation in this
affair.
Old toys are NEEDED. So.
too. are contributions of
paint. wood. paint brushes
and turpentine.
Committee headed by Lion
Jack Delaney plans a can.
vas of the city for these
needed materials. However.
residents DESTROYS of making
direct contributions may
contact Jack or any of these
members: Gonzalo Bezanilla.
Charles Keichum or d. o.
Martin.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
Housing Authority
Mails Application
For Approval Today

Application of Key West Hous-
ing Authority for a 100000 low
cost housing slum clearance prof.
ect from the United States Hous-
ing Authority will be mailed late
today. Chairman Wallace B.
Kirke revealed in conversation
with The Citizen this morning.
Members of the Housing Auth
ority have indicated that the re-
quest would be followed by ap-
preparation.
The Key West Authority has
been working steadily during re-
cent weeks to draw up the appli-
cation. Deadline for mailing the
application for this year is to-
morrow.
The local authority is using the
headquarters at 124 Duval street
and has installed phone service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
PARK SERVICE
WILL PROTECT
GLADE ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY DE-
PARTMENT ASSUMES CON-
troll WAITING FOR ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF PARK
tSpecEmI to The Citfxenl

NSBrCsWf ~ inc SkthEGub
WASHINGTON, Oct, 27.-The
National Park service announced
today that the Biological Survey
of the interior department has
assumed partial jurisdiction over
the proposed Everglades National
Park in Florida for the purpose
of affording immediate protection
to wildlife in the glades.
1t was explained that aSsump-
ton of authority by the Biolog-
ical Survey in no way jeopar-
died the eventual acquisition of
the area by the Park Service for
the establishment of the Ever
glades National Park.
Failure of the State of Florida
and its various agencies interest
ed in the park, to transfer to the
government the necessary lands
for the park, was cited as the rea-
son for the Biological Survey
assuming charge. 1t was ex-
planned that under present cir
cumstances, the National Park
Service could not afford protec-
ton to wildlife because the title
had not been transferred to the
federal government.
The Biological Survey, how
ever. has authority to protect
wildlife under the general statutes
and SO stepped in, pending the
final transfer of the land for park
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27

port they wish. Rumors spread
throughout Europe yesterday that
Several of the crew had escaped.
The City of Flint must go
Through the English blockade to
reach Nazi port. For this rea-
son no news of the vessel is avail
able today.
Pope Plus released his first
Iencyclical since he was elected
head of the Catholic Church and
asked for "just and true"
peace. He acclaimed against
Germany and Russia and spoke
in favor of the Allies. He said
that he was sure dear Poland"
would soon be given it's indie
pendence again. He spoke of
Italy in very friendly terms fol-
lowing its decision to remain
neutral in spite of Nazi axis
tieup.
Germany is reported to have
attempted to bargain with Tur-
key asking it to seize oil fields
near her and thus sell the oil to
Germany. Turkey has refused
cooperation in this respect.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
CWynn And Marks Petition
To Dismiss John S|ade Suit

Voluntary dismissal of the quo
warranto suit entered in Circuit
Court against John Slade, chair
man of the Overseas Road and
Toll Bridge Commission, by
Harry Gwynn, resident of Mon
roe County, was asked yesterday
in Judge TrammelPs court, and
was accordingly granted. Paul
Marks, ex-attorney for the Com
mission, was Mr.. Gwynn's attor-
ney in the proceedings.
The suit was entered in at
tempt to Gust Mr.. Slade as chair
man of the board, alleging that,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
LOCALE CHANGED
FOR AMATEUR FETE

Mrs. Eva Warner of the W.P.A.
Recreation Department, who is in
charge of activities in Key West,
wishes to announce that the anna
teur program, which is scheduled
for tonight at 7:30 o'clock for
Bayview Park, will be held in the
auditorium of Division Street
school.
There are number of con-
tingencies which necessitated this
change being made, said Mrs.
Warner. The program is one of
the best which has so far been
arranged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
mrs. BACON MEETS
MANY OLD FRIENDS

Mrs. o. r. Bacon, of Miami,
was an arrival in the city today
for the purpose of discussing real
estate matters and to meet with
relatives and her many friends.
most of whom remember her as
Mabel Maloney.
Accompanying Mrs. Bacon was
another Miamian, DR.. Arthur Pot,
who is having very pleasant
time and is much interested in
the many developments which
have taken place in the city since
his last visit. They expect to re-
turn this afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-27
WILSON LEFT
THIS MORNING

Rex Wilson, engineer of the
Works Projects Administration
out of Jacksonville, who had been
in the city for several days, left
this morning over the highway
for Miami and after a brief visit
will continue to Jacksonville.
Mr. Wilson checked over the
work being done on all W.P.A.
projects and in reviewing differ
ent phases of the activities with
Area Supervisor Wallace Thomas,
ne expressed himself as being
perfectly satisfied with the work
accomplished to date.