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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
JAPAN BACKS UP
BLOCKADE MOVE
EXPLAINS REASONS OF PRO.
LONGING THIS METHOD
AGAINST CHINA
my Associated Press,


SHANGttAI. May 30.-Japan
has transmitted strong multiple
messages to the United States.
England. France and the Neither
lands treating on reasons for the
prolongaiicn of blockades along
the Chinese coast.
The messages contain intorma-
ton to the effect that China is
employing the use of flags of the
four nations on boats bringing in
war. supplies.
Definite cases of International
Code violations are contained in
the messages.
Reactions Of the four govern,
merfs contacted will reveal some
"skepticism" of the truth of the
charges.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30

HOUSE TO BE
DEMOLISHED
COLLAPSED ONE WEEK AGO
DURING HEAVY RAIN;
KNOWN AS OLD LANCAS-
TER HOME

Preparations are now getting
under way for the tearing down
and removal of the old Lam
caster home on Whitehead street
near the corner of Southland
which collapsed one week ago
during heavy rain.
The house is said to have been
on the land for more than 100
years. In recent years the entire
roof became covered with a
luxuriant vine and it is believed
that the weight of the vine, which
was sodden with water, was too
much for the dilapidated struc-
ture to Withstand, and the larger
part gave way and sank.
The entire building was unoc-
cupied at the time of the col
lapse, and it did not cause any
inconvenience to people at the
time. However there have been
complaints made since about the
danger of further falling of the
part of the structure which re-
mains.
A call at the scene made by
The Citizen was rewarded by in
formation given by Santiago Fer
nandeZ. who purchased the struc-
ture, that he was preparing to
tear the remainder down and
cart it away by truck. He ex-
pected it would require several
days to complete the work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
Slain By Bullets From Ma
chine Guns; Companion
Injured When Auto Cap
sized
IBy Associated PressD

(By Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA. May Co.,
Racketeers today killed Danny
Day. notorious public enemy.
Day was riding in his car with
a companion when the murderers
pulled up alongside and pumped
bullets from machine guns into
The car.
The companion was not hit by
any bullets. However he suffered
a fractured skull when the car
swerved into a tree and over
turned after the driver had been
struck.
Day had been out of the peni-
ieniiarY for about ten months
following an eight-Year Stretch"
for murder.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
SEVERAL INJURED
in AUTO STRIKE
TWO POLICE OFFICERS RE-
PORTED TO BE ON IN
JURED LIST ~
Wy Associated Press)

DETROIT. May 3o.-Cun fire
and several injuries occurred TO-
day in connection with the strike
in progress at the Briggs Auto
mobile Body Works in this city.
Conflicts between pickets and
non-union workers broke out.
Two police officers were reported
on the injured list and several
civilians were struck by clubs
and stones. One deputy sheriff
was shot. not seriously. while in
pursuit of a car of "hoodlums".
repeatedly imported for strike
breaking duty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
Senate Passes Several Bills
Pertaining ToMonroe County
cry Associated Pressl


TALLAHASSEE, May 3d.
Senator David Elmer Ward pass
ed House Bill 1899 today, which
sets up new charter for Key
West. The Senator stated that
he had added several amend
ments to the Bill as presented to
the Senate from the House, in
Guiding a provision calling for
referendum on the proposition.
The Charter Bill was passed
originally by Representative Ber-
ME c. Papy on May %. In err
ror, Associated Press dispatches
stated that Senator Ward had
passed the Bill last Friday. The
following day, Saturday, correc-
,tion of the wire came through,
stating that Ward had signified
informal passage, which means
the Bill would be delayed.
The referendum clause attach
ed to the Bill presumably brings
the question of a new city char
ter to the electorate of this city
at the general elections held next
November.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
LIGHT TENDER
COMING SOUTH

New Tender Zinnia. of the
lighthouse department. assigned
to the Seventh District with
headquarters at Key West, was
this morning at z o'clock report
ed at Matanzas Inlet, ID miles
south of st. Augustine.
1t was said at the headquarters
that the next port at which mail
will be received is at the Port OF
Palm Beach, and should be ad-
dressed: care of the keeper at
West Palm Beach, Earl Menges.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
VECKER GOING
ON VACATION

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. S. P.
Vecker, of Raleigh, N. c., have
been advised that their son. Paul
w Vecker. second year student
at Yale, plans to leave New York
June Ii TO spend a vacation in
Colombia. S. A.
Young Vecker spent good
deal of his younger days in
South America is thoroughly fa-
miliar with Spanish and was
elected president of the Spanish
class of Yale University.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30

NEW YORK, May 30.-Seven
years ago, Mario Izzo came alone
from Italy to America. He set
tied in Aliquippa, Pa, earning his
living by working at odd jobs. A
year ago jobs gave out. and he
reluctantly went on relief.
But Izzo insisted on working
for his weekly check of $3.50.
Every day for six hours, the
wizened little immigrant swept
the narrow, crooked alley in
which he lived, likewise the
nearby streets. You give me
money to live. he told the nom
plussed relief officials. 81 keep
this town clean like table.
This spring he became ill and
was taken to the county poor
farm. There the lettering, 3d.
year-old Italian tried to work
wanting to be honest with this
country that has been so good to
me"-but he was too weak. In
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
Government Forces Join In
Observance OF Memorial Day
National Salute OF Twen-
ty-0ne Guns Fired AT
Noon Hour At Army Bar
racks

Today is Memorial Day and all
government activities in the city
have ceased in observance. Naval
Station. u. S. Weather Bureau,
Army Barracks, Lighthouse De-
paTtment, Post Office and govern
ment vessels in the harbor are
flying the national colors and only
necessary activities are being car
ried on.
AT IL o'clock noon a national
=alute of Il guns was fired at the
Army Barracks.
All WPA activities have ceased
for the day, except the force
working at lighthouse station
headquarters laying the concrete
floor and chipping the pillars.
There are also working some of
those employed on research work
at the city hall and the county
court house.
There are none of the county
officials working and all offices
are closed except that of Sheriff
Thompson which is ever open
and always some member of the
force in waiting.
This morning at the city ceme-
terry members of Arthur Sawyer
Post % and the Auxiliary, and
members of B. H. McCalla Camp,
Spanish War Veterans and the
Auxiliary, decorated the graves
of those vino had passed on,
either in war or peace. A flag,
and flowers among which were
lots of poppies, were placed upon
each tomb.
This evening at 5:45 o'clock
units Of the. na2yss army coast
guard and National Guard,
Spanish War Veterans, American
Legion, the Auxiliaries, p. o. S.
of A, Sea Scouts, Boy and Girl
Scouts, School Patrols and pupils,
will assemble in parade forma-
ton at Division and Francis
streets and on White street and
march to Bayview Park where
Memorial Day Services will be
held.
Following is the program:
Opening, America, played by
the Hospitality Band. The as
sembly will be directed by
George Mills White
Invocation, Rev. A. L. Maureau,
Saint Mary's Star of The Sea
Church.
Introductory remarks, Master
of Ceremonies Arthur II. Shep-
pard, American Legion.
Duet, Lead Us i'll the Paths of
Peace, J. Lamont Galbreath,
MIR. and Mrs. George Mills White.
Medley selection, ''Campground
Favorites", Seredy. Hospitality
Band.
Memorial address, William v.
Little. E
Selection, Hospitality Band.
Salute and Taps, Detachment
u. $. Army.
Benediction, Rabbi Lazarus
Lehrer, of the Synagogue B'Nai
Zion.
Colors, National Anthem, Hos
pitality Band.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
MAN, WHOSE GREATEST DESIRE WAS
ToiIed As Hard On Relief As In Any Other Position
TO WORK, FINALLY BURNS TO DEATH


March, as he huddled near the
fire to keep warm, his bathrobe
caught fire and he was burned to
death. He was buried in Ali
quippa's potters' field.
But Izzo's philosophy of hard
work had made him a symbol
and, when townspeople last
month decided to rebury him
with honors befitting a hero. the
Pennsylvania General Assembly
passed a resolution calling on all
state agencies to cooperate in OBJ
tanning a plot and erecting a
monument.
Last week, with 700 attending
services in st. Johns Church,
Mario Izzo was buried in St. Jo-
seph's Cemetery. His epitaph
will be his own words: My
bread it tastes sweet, and I feel
like a man because ! work. The
way Of Life, Is It not work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30

oelldte yesterday passed OendCe
Bill 1888, introduced by Senator
Elmer Ward, permitting Monroe
County to use. surplus gas tax
funds to buy in school bonds.
This bill provides that in all
counties of the State of Florida
having population of not less
than 12,974 and not more than
1876 be authorized and empow-
Lered to use any surplus which
accrues under the terms of Chap
ter 14,486 as an investment in
any obligations of any city, spe-
cial school tax district or board
of public instruction, the pur-
chase price of such obligation to
be agreed upon by the county
commissioners and the governing
authority of the taxing unit
whose obligations are sought.
Relative To Funds
Another bill also passed by the
senate was House Bill 1928, by
Representative B. c. Papy
amending the 1881 law relating to
the use of race track funds.
This provides for the DISPOSE
ton of all race track funds that
are now or may hereafter become
due or apportioned Monroe coun-
ty, and are to be paid the Board
of Public Instruction for the
county of Monroe, Florida to be
placed in the County General
School Fund of said county and
used for general school purposes,
and repeating all laws, whether
general or special in conflict
herewith.
About Compensation
The senate also passed House
Bill 941, introduced by Repre-
sentative B. c. Papy, relative to
the compensation for the Monroe
County Tax Collector Frank H.
Laid and Assessor j. Otto Kirch-
heiner.
This bill is to repeal Chapter
1880 Laws of Florida, relating
to the compensation of tax col
lectors and assessors, when same
does not equal the annual income
of $2,400 and necessary office ex-
penses not to exceed $500 per
annum in counties having pop
ulation of not less than 1890
and not more than 1880, accord
| ing to the census of 1885.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
STEAMER CEIBA
COMES TO PORT

Steamship Ceiba. of the Stand
ard Fruit and Steamship Co., ar
rived from New York yesterday
afternoon at $40 o'clock and
locked at the Porter Dock Co. for
a supply of fuel oil and water.
The pumping operations were
concluded and celebration results
showed the tanks to have taken
31.513 gallons of oil. The vessel
sailed at z o'clock for Frontera,
Mexico.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
TERMS FLORIDA
PARADISE FOR
TAX-DODCERS
OFFICIAL MAKES STATEMENT
IN CONNECTION WITH SEN
ATE ACTION ON TAX
MEASURE
Especial to The Citizen,


] TALLAHASSEE, May 3d.
Florida is rapidly becoming the
tax-dodger's paradise of the
United States, a high state Off
cial stated while discussing the
Senate's action in overriding
Governor Cones veto of Senate
Bill 1873 which, in effect, RENTS
nearly half million dollars in
uncollected chain-store taxes.
ut used to be-, this official
said, that the ability to dodge
the payment of taxes through re-
fusal to pay was the sole pre-
rogative of the real estate owner.
With the real estate owner al
lowed his taxes to become de-
linquent for several years. some
method was always provided
whereby he could settle his ac-
count with the state through
some form of adjustment, while
the little taxpayer who went
right on paying his taxes year
after year always got it in the
neck. The Murphy Act is the
latest and most efficient law of
that kind we have had.
But, this official continued,
"the other forms of taxpayers
have seen how well this system
works, and they are now trying
to get the same benefits by re-
fusing to pay their taxes. Senate
Bill 1888 doesn't even make the
offending chain stores go through
any form of legal procedure to
settle their unpaid takes, it sim
ply forbids the state comptroller
collecting them. More than $780,
900 of taxes in this form are now
in litigation and the Lord only
knows how much money the to-
tai of this form of unpaid taxes
will really amount to. This
money would go to the schools if
collected, and those school Off
Gals who have bitterly complain
ed of the injury the Murphy Act
did them, will find that Senate
Bill 1873 smacks them again in
the same place.
1T is becoming apparent that
it doesn't pay anybody to pay
any tax, this official said. "All
a party has to do is to just re-
fuse to pay, come into the Legis-
lature and ask that his unpaid
taxes be RENTED, and he is given
relief.
Legislative generosity in ex-
penditures and in cancelling un-
paid taxes will probably result in
the passing of a sales tax at the
end of the session in spite of Gov
ernor Cones statement that he
will veto such a bill-and those
who know him. feel sure he will
keep his word However, this
sales tax act may be tossed into
his lap with the statement that
he can eithlrA sceeptSit or let the
state go without funds.
/ "A sales tax can be collected
because the poor man pays it on
the food he buys, and he either
pays or goes hungry"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
A. M. ADAMS BRINGS
CARGO OF TURTLE

Two-maSted schooner A. M.
Adams. of the Thompson Fish
Co, arrived yesterday from the
coast of Nicaragua with cargo
of live turtle for the Thompson
interests.
The cargo of the vessel is being
removed today and the items
checked by the company. The
usual number of turtles was
brought--about 300.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
RECORD COW

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Johanna
Hester Priily, a Holstein Freisian
cow owned by Thomas Haas,
gave enough milk in the last
year to supply a family with a
quart a day for so years. Her
record was 41,414 pounds. The
animal is valued at $4,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
Danny Day, Notorious Public
Enemy, Killed By RaGkettGTS
String On Dog Means
Telephone The Office
,By Associated Press,

ST. JOHN. Kans.. May 30.
Like the ST. Demands of
Alps fame. the dog of DR..
Ernest Baker. ST. John veteri-
marian. carries things around
his neck. Instead Of refresh
ments for the weary. how
ever. il is a message. When
DR.. Baker isn't in the office.
but is wanted there. his staff
turns the dog loose with a
black shoe string tied 10 his
collar. He never misses
finding his master around
town. The string means:
Telephone the office"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
SENATE COMMITTEE;
AGAINST WIN. BOYLE
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE FOR
NEVADA DISTRICT JUDGE
TURNED DOWN
INV Associated Press,

INV ArsOeiatcd PreSsp
WASHINGTON. May 30.--Wil-
liam S. Boyle. Presidential nomi-
nee for the post of District Judge
in Nevada was turned down TO-
day in a judicial Committee vote
in the Senate. The vote was
to 2. influenced chiefly by the
Nevada Senator's personal dislike
TO the appointment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
Not Allowed To Lean
On His Honor's Bench

DISNEY. Okla. May Co.
New dignity has come to Dis
neY. Grand River boom town
where once the law was so
informal a prisoner was
locked 10 a tree in the alb
sence of a Jail.
Justice c. S. Biven has de-
creed that hereafter there
shall be order in his court
with no smoking. loud talk
ing or leaning on the bar of
Justice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
ALBERTO CAMERA
WILL RECEIVE PAY
AS CONSTABLE
SENATE PASSES BILL TO PAY
SUSPENDED OFFICER: WAS
DISCHARGED BY COVER.
NOR SHOLTZ
Thy Associated press)

my ASSOchutcu fTt&sJ
TALLAHASSEE. May 30.-The
Senate passed Senate Bill 1000 by
Senator David Elmer Ward 10
pay $674.27 to Alberto Camera.
constable of Monroe County. who
was suspended on October IL.
1895. by Governor Dave Sholtz.
The Senate took nc action on
his suspension at the 1897 ses-
sion.
The bill now goes TO the House.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
OIL-CARRYING
ship ARRIVED

Oil-carrying vessel Gulf Spray
arrived in port yesterday morning
from Tampa with cargo of
gasoline for the local agency
which are distributors for the
company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
TRAFFIC RISES

SAN FRANCISCO-Travel to
Muir Woods National Monu-
ment, grove of giant redwoods
near here, has increased 220 per
cent since the government
bought out toll road to the
point and threw it open.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
COLLEGE BOYS COME HOME

Ignatius Lester. Hilary Albury,
Paul Mesa, Paul Sawyer and
Jesus Carmona, all pupils at
University of Florida, arrived
this week from Gainesville for
the summer vacation with their
families.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
STEAMER ALAMO
ARRIVES in PORT

Steamship Alamo, of the Clyde
Mallory Lines, arrived in port
Sis this morning with a small
amount of freight for local mer-
chants and sailed at $50 for
Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30

VOTING FRAUD
Ry Associated Press,

MIAMI. May 30.-Disfrict At
tcrneY of Dade County was TO-
day investigating reports that the
registration lists Of Coral Gables
were padded with many names
of University of Miami students.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
SAVED BY CAN

HADLEY, MIMI. c. Grimes
of this city credited a tobacco
can in his shirt pocket with saw
ing his life in a traffic accident.
The can DETECTED a sharp splin-
ter of the steering wheel which
jabbed his chest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
YMCA UNITS HOLD
MEET in TORONTO
eBy Associates Pressl

TORONTO. Ont. May 3o.--
Over one thousand secretaries of
Y.M.c.A.'s in the United States
and Canada held the first session
of their annual convention in
this city today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30
ANENT GAS TAX
,Dy Associated press)

I TALLAHASSEE. May 3O.-The
Senate yesterday passed Senate
Bill 1888, introduced by Senator
Elmer Ward, permitting Monroe
County to use. surplus gas tax
funds to buy in school bonds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-30

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
For Our Children

The most important parsonage in
the community is the little child. In
him or her is the making of useful
citizen. If neglected or improperly
trained the child may develop into
bad citizen. We are Mortified to read
in the papers of the many youthful
bandits who commit terrible deeds. We
wonder as to their parentage and as
to their training in the public schools.
Given proper home influence and
the care of trained and sympathetic
public school teachers the child will
normally develop in mind and heart
and be prepared to live so that he
may be truly happy as worker in the
world; given bad home influence
and unframed teachers the same child
may live to be a bad actor on life's
stage.
The first need of a child both at
home and in school is real sympathy.
Parents and teachers should strive
earnestly to understand the small
soul, for it is only through such un-
derstanding that the best can be done
for the growing individual. Children
are very different in ability and in
temperament. The little child is often
scolded and punished for not doing
things he is really capable of accom-
plishing.
The second great need of child is
justice. He should have kind and
thoughtful discipline. Terrible have
been the human wrecks because of
homes where parents have been ir-
ritable and unjust to themselves and
to the children. Really the problem of
the child is the problem of the home
and of the school,; of the parents and
the teachers.
Our country is spending untold
millions in the education of the chill
dren and youth; no other nation is
more concerned for the child than our
own. But in the last analysis the
great burden of this work rests with
the parent and the teacher.
Nothing is too good for our chill
dren. In its highest meaning this does
not refer to the material "best" in
food, clothes, travel and recreation;
but rather they should have our patti
ence and our love; they should be
justly treated and that includes
proper discipline. Let US be glad as
teachers and parents in the high priv
ilege we have in shaping and develop
ing the minds and attitudes of our
youth, but let us humbly acknowledge
the tremendous responsibility that
rests upon us.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
DARNESTOWN

Mrs. Talmadge Watkins, Mrs.
Charles E. Watkins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Duvall, of Cedar Grove, were
Sunday evening guests of Miss Ell
berta Case.
Mr.. Yade Magruder, of Seneca, has
been very sick.
Mrs. Eddie Freas was Sunday eve
ming guest of Mrs. s. w. Magruder.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Davis and sons
were Sunday guests of Mrs. Reed.
Mrs. Nellie Rice is very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Walker and
daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win West.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Broome were
guests of Mrs. C. E. Beall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Looper were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Athey.
Mr.. Clarence M. Case was reelected
secretary treasurer Of the barnes
town Sunday School, where he has
held office for Twenty-Five years. Mr..
Charles A. Boyer was reelected SUI
perintendent.
Mr.. John Schwarts and family has
moved in his new home on Seneca
avenue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-04-06
BOYD

The Ladies Aid Society held its
meeting on Thursday, but due tt
several members being absent the
election of officers was called off fol
the April meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Norris visited
their daughter, Mrs. Frank Dahn at
Chevy Chase, Wednesday.
Miss Fannie Hergesheimer spent
one day last week in Rockville.
Mr.. Walter Melvin and family Wis
tied relatives Sunday.
Mrs. Edward Lewis and her sister
Mrs. Rhinehart motored to Frederick
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Williams anc
Mrs. w. M. Williams were Sunday
visitors in Rockville.
Mrs. Andrew GALAXY and mother
Mrs. Charles Kuster spent Sunday in
Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Carl Ruble, who has been on
the sick list is improving.
Mrs. Gassway Linthicum was the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Wire last week.
Mr.. Lee Day is able to be out on
crutches.