The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-02-18
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files of The Citizen

diving bell will be conducted on
the submarine S-4 this afternoon
in the harbor. The bell will be
lowered over the open hatch of
the submerged submarine and
the men will emerge from the
submarine into the bell and be
raised to the surface. This test
is considered of minor import
ance as it can be used only ,in|
calm weather, and when the SUBJ
marine is lying upright The Nal
lard and submarine returned to
port this morning after finishing
the escape tests at a depth Of 100
feet, 40 miles out at sea. The
tender and sub anchored off
Smiths Shoals last night and
came int. port this morning. The
escape tests were brought to all
close yesterday when Lieutenant
c. b. Momsen and Chief Torpedo
man Edward Kalinoski left the
sub at the depth of 100 feet inil
the Gulf of Mexico and by means
of the new escape devices reach
ed the surface safely. The escape
definitely proved that the escape
lock and lung are practicable att
any depth and that the men who
lost their lives were not sacrific-
ed in vain. Escapes had already |
been made from 40 to 10 feet,
but those of today and yester-
day. were convincing evidence
that the equipment tested is up
to the minute for the work for
which it was intended. /
County commissioners will
convene in special session 8
o'clock tonight at the county
court house for a conference
with representative of the
American Automobile Associa-
ton, who has requested the board
to hear him on a question of
travel by tourists and highways.
Following the request a. caucus
was held by the board and the
matter was explained to the
members present. 1t was then
agreed to call a special meeting
of the board and it was so au-
thorized. /
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Johnstone |
and Miss III. Johnstone, of New
York, are resting easily at a To-
cal tourist hotel today following
their frightful experience of yes
terday when their automobile
left the highway and plunged to
the DOGGY water through which
the road was built to Summer
land Key.
Editorial comment: According
to Domingo Milford, who was
Cuban Consul in Key West for
many years, Herbert Hoover will
visit Havana shortly after his in
auguration on March 4. It is es-
timated the President will be in
Key West for few hours on his
way over on his return. This
city's proximity to Cuba has its
advantages.
George w. Dunlap, who, for the
past two years, has been the gen.
eral clerk in the offices of the
Key West Electric Co., has been
transferred to a position in the
accounting department of the Sa-
vannah Electric Co, and left by
rail last night for his station.
Miss Thelma Olsen and Leslie |
Russell, graduate of the KEY
West High School, will be united
in marriage next Sunday even
ing in Fleming Street Methodist |
church, with the pastor, Rev.
Sterling Gardner, officiating.
Miss Grace Olsen, sister of the
bride, and Miss Elizabeth Baker
will be the bridesmaids and Mrs.
Ingurthe Pinder, matron of hon
or. George Adams and Frank
Sheppard will stand with the
groom.
Reward of 500 is being offer
ed by the city council of Key
West for the arrest and convic-
ton of the party or parties who
punctured or cut a number of
automobile tires near the Casa
Marina Hotel on the night of
February IL. An official notice
of the reward is in The Citizen
today.
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