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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-24
HUSBAND FORMER
KEY WEST WOMAN
FATALLY INJURED
FIRE ExTINGUISHER Ex-
PLODES CAUSING DEATH
OF CHARLES BECKWITH.
AGE 80

Of interest to friends of Ser
geant Owen McGourty and Mrs.
McGourty is the following news
story, which appeared recently in
a Waterford, Conn.,, newspaper,
concerning fatal accident to
Charles H. Beckwith, husband of
the former Miss Mary McGourty
Of this city, who is great
niece of Mrs. James M. Kerr, also
of Key West:
Charles H. Beckwith, 80, of
Mullin Hill road, Waterford, was
fatally injured at Waterford,
when a fire extinguisher which he
had charged, exploded.
"Beckwith, member of the
fire company at Jordan Village,
called at the Rotisserie Inn yes
terday and volunteered to re-
charge fire extinguishers there.
He took three extinguishers and
dumped the mixture from them,
preparatory to refilling them.
Zone of the extinguiskers had
an eight-ounce bottle of acid with
in, and Beckwith placed about six
ounces of the acid in it, instead
of tour ounces as required.
He is reported to have picked
up the eXtinguisher after complet-
ing the recharging and in some
manner acid was spilled from the
bottle and the fire extinguisher
solution began to generate within
the extinguisher.
"Beckwith determined that
some of the mixture was coming
through the nozzle of the appara-
tus and prepared to dump the
mixture so that he could put a
smaller amount of acid in the bot
lie.
at is said that when he pick
ed up the extinguisher by a handle
at the bottom the pressure gen.
Grated with the extinguishr caus-
ed the bottom to swell, trapping his
hand between the handle and the
bottom.
Persons said that while he was
trying to eXtricate his hand the
pressure blew the top of the ex-
tinguisher free, and the force Of
the explosion drove the extin-
guisher against his body crushing
his chest.
"He was placed in an automo-
bile and hurried to the Lawrence
and Memorial Associated Hos
pitfalls, but was dead before =
physician could administer aid.
"Beckwith was a salesman in
the employ of Coffey and Co..
dealers in wholesale meats and
provisions. He was formerly p
private in Battery A of the 192nd
field artillery, Connecticut Ma
tional Guards.
"The deceased is survived By
his widow and a son. Charles, nine
years old. Mrs. Beckwith and
their son were nearby when he was
injured, and number of other
persons were also in the vicinity.
Funeral services were from
st. JOseph's Catholic church will,
the Reverend J. J. Phalen. cele
brant of the requiem mass"
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Defendant Locked Up 70
Await Action o. Grand
Jury Which VII Meet
October IS

A preliminary hssfiss SO hsii
AZ 1880 e'siosk this usas siua ~
cosasy Judge iiush Cess is a.
matter 81 ths State 81 Fi-sis. -.
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have skss saa kaisd Peter 90.
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sftcrneon.
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10 that pasisioa ~ Cs.srnsf psss
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court finding pfal,aiiie eaus.. H1.
dered and dccreed thaf tte
PENDANT be- committed n
county sail withoui band ts a.
action of enc grand l
viii meet on ths hirf ann
October. the dato helna uH.
rs.
Dol Pino was charges ulff
degree murder hY the
jury which haadied the ra
which was emuannrIf
diatcly after fhe frafh Do
rieuez. who narfamhrf 81
hospital several haufa. aH
fatal shooting.
The shooting faliuae8 -
argument hetween tha ta. ~
az So.ano's Cafe an T
street ln which BE- ua. aif.r. a
RODRIGUEZ threafrnfl a ~
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there wIN hr a sIfaI
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Del Pine, Held For Murder,
Given Preliminary Hearing;
Sent To Jail Without Bond
MZMIMEAM[[ZZZA
RADIO TALK BY
STONE TONIGHT

For is minutes, starting al
z o'clock tonight. the voice
of Julius r. Stone will be
heard over Station WHO'D
with the entire time given 90
a talk on Key West.
Speaking from Miami. Mr..
Stone will stress complete CO.
operation between the Magic
City and this Island City, 70
the FERA program here is 20
fulfill its purpose Of making
Key West one Of the great
tourist attractions Of Ameri-
ca.
The projects BY which Key
West is to be rehabilitated
will be presented by Mr.
Stone in order 60 aeqasint
everyone with the ambitious
plan of the FERA in this city.
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LARGE NUMBER
FLOCK TO ROME
GREAT INFLUX CAUSED OVER
MUSSOLINI COMING
INTO POWER
ny Associated PressD

ROME, Aug. 24.-People have
flocked to Rome IN such numbers
since Mussolini came into power
that the city's population has in
creased more than so percent.
Census figures just released
show that the capital has 1.115,-
900 inhabitants. This is a gain of
100000 over the Rome of pre-
fascist days.
The Rome of Mussolini is more
than seven times larger than was
that of julius Caesar.
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KEY WEST GROUP
RETURNS TO CITY

A party of Key Westers, COM
prising Mr.. and Mrs. William Dex-
ter and Mrs. Miriam Albury. sis
ter of Mrs. Dexter, who had been
spending about week visiting in
Miami, returned to the city last
evening.
They came in over the Overseas
Highway, and report having had
a most enjoyable trip.
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Price Sees Heir To Rainey
Named By Roosevelt, Garner
- 4
DEADLY RATHER is
STOLEN FROM CAGE
tHy Associated Prcssp

fny Associated FFcsab
PIKEVILLE, KY, Aug. "a.
Dewey Hunt is wondering
if anything is safe from
thieves.
He and a companion cap
tured four-foot reptile and
planned to have it stuffed.
But during the night the cage
was broken and the snake re-
moved.
Dewey, who says he knows
who did it, had a warrant is
sued for the suspect, charg-
ing the theft of lone rattle-
snake four feet long with 13
rattles and button"
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CARTOONS ON
FARM DROUGHT
CARRY LESSON
POLITICIANS KNOW DRAW
INGS USUALLY WILDLY RI.
Fleets FEELINGS or THE
TIMES
By HERBERT PLUMMER
Guy associated pFes.t

WASHINGTON. Aug. "a
Politicians have been examining
TIE cartoons more closely Of late.
The creations of the men who
sketch busily in so many news
paper offices often are watched
more closely by them than the
printed word. The reason 10 that
cartoons so frequently are vivid
refIectors and fcrerunnsrs Of the
times.
The explanation Of their inter
est now is that many cartoons
have made the drought more alive
than could words. And these
sketches have told . story. be "a
true or not. Of a somersault on
administration food policy.
A year ago Washington cmpba
SIS was all on higher prices for
agricultural products. The aim
was to increase the farmers in
come.
Now along comes the dcva ting
dearth of rain and prices of food
commodities exceed "a hat the mo-t
optimistic "new dealer" would
have ventured TO estimate ia Aug
ust, 1888.
The Consumer Pays
If the entire increase had gone
to the farmer. there would be- 'es,
Continued on Page Four
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HOLLOW CABLES
OF COPPER FOR
ELECTRIC POWER
NEW TYPE DEVELOPED TO
BE USED IN TRANSMITTING
OF POWER FROM BOULDER
DAM, TENNESSEE VALLEY
iHr A.soelnfed Pre.sl

(By Associated PresSD
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-To
transmit the giant electric power
from Boulder Dam, the Tonnes
see Valley and other projected
waterpower sites, the copper in
dustry has developed a new type
of cable, hollow copper tube.
The hollow cable makes use of
the skin effect" in transmission,
the fact that an alternating cur
rent travels to some extent on the
outer-side surface. The greater the
diameter, the larger the skin sur
face.
The present and future Ameri-
can power sites offer voltages
which would require excessively
heavy cables if made of solid cop
per. The hollow copper cable re-
duces weight and expense. 1t in
creases the diameter without add
ing excessive weight.
Reduce Corona Loss
One effect of this enlarged out
er surface is reduction of corona
loss. This is the escape of cleo
tricity into the air, which can be
seen during darkness as blue
glow. 1t is light given off by
molecules of the air as the cleo
trical energy breaks them down,
The hollow and semi-hollow
cables have reduced corona loss
to a minimum. When a cable is
designed the corona loss
is small compared with loss due
to heating of the conductor as the
passes through it.
Several types of cables have
been made by large companies
and tested in the Harris J. Ryan
laboratories at Sanford univer-
sity. In addition to copper, the
laboratories report that an alumni
mum cable has been tried and
found to do very well for high
voltage transmission.
Hollow Gable Tried
One of the interesting new
types of lightweight copper con-
ductors in the Stanford tests is a
hollow cable made by the Phelps
Dodge copper products corpora
ton. 1t is hollow copper tube,
covered with twisted strands of
wire in several layers. The outer
most strand is solid copper wire.
The other strands are small, hOl-
low tubes, made by bending thin
strips of copper into tubular cross
sections. This method of build
ing up the cable allows of great
flexibility of design.
Other sites where hollow cables
are expected to be useful are the
st. Lawrence waterway develop
ment. the Grand Coulee in Wash
ington and the Casper-Alcova pro-
ject in Wyoming.
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Current Discussion ReIa-
tive To Speakership Is
Simply Speculative At
Present Time
By BYRON PRICE

~ 1AA0AN MIL
tthfef Of BuFeau. The Associated
Press. WashInEtOnD
The only sure thing that can be
said now about the house speaker
chip IL that Speaker Rainey's
death leaves the field wide open.
caFrent discussion is purely
speculative. II will be weeks be-
fore there Is any decision. The
si.uaiien may turn in any one of
several directions.
Democrats go on the theory
the new house will be democratic
by reduced majOrity--and few
republicans claim otherwise. That
would make Representatives
Byrns. the present democratic
floor leader, the logical heir ap-
parent.
byrns' leadership has been in.
effective. however. on some cru
eial roll calls. A decided oppogi-
ton 10 him has been apparent
among some house groups. One
possibility Is he may be advanced
10 the speakership. partly to clear
the way for a more aggressive
floor leader.
The whole set-up points to a
probability that two men-none
ether than President Roosevelt
and his chief legislative agent,
Niee-President Garner-will make
the decision.
What they agreed upon probably
would 80 ever. Rot first they will
want 20 anslyze the returns from
the November election.
Drought A Recovery Aid?
The general disposition has
been 10 regard the drought as a
barrier 10 national recovery-but
IA it7
The depression started on the
farm. Agriculture suffered several
lean years before hard times
spread 20 other economic groups.
A generally-aeeepted belief has
been that an indigestable farm
surplus was the original cause of
the trouble.
The surplus depressed prices,
a. that the farmer got next to
nothing for his crops and hence
bad next to nothing 10 spend.
Eventually that meant a tremen-
dous dent in the nations purehas-
inR power. Factories and stores
closed down because the market
bad become much narrowed.
Now the surplus no longer is a
major problem. Farm prices are
much higher. and on top of them
Che farmer II reaping various re-
lief and other benefits II may
seem strange. but the latest Off
ciai figures show that the aggre-
gate purchasing power of the
American farmer is up, not down.
So what will be the effect, TAX
ING the long view? Is there a pos
sihillty that real recovery now is
ou the way because nature re-
versed the process by which, dur
Ing the years Of plentiful crops,
the depression first began to make
itself feltg
Lots OF Councils
Washington was interested but
= little puzzled at Secretary Wal
lace's speech in Illinois proposing
= Irrational economic council' to
coordinate ''new deal" activities.
No one denies the need for CO.
ordination. The conflicts and the
Illustrations accompanying the re-
covery policies have been appar-
ent to everyone. But why the new
couneil7
Possibly Mr.. Wallace means he
wants a board to coordinate the CO.
ordinators.
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TOMORROW

Murder at the Want
ties"
Palace-"The Woman Con-
demned."
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WHERE TO co
TONIGHT

MonrOe-'Such Women Are
Dangerous.
Palace-"The MoOnstone."
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The Consumer Pays

If the entire increase had gone
to the farmer. there would be- 'e.,
Continued on Page Four
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Key West. Florida. has the
most equable weather h the
country; with an averaFf
range Of only a. Fahrsnheli
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Avidtrix Designs
SDOrtsWedr

Viola Gentry, well Known
aviatrix, has gone into the de-
signing of clothes. A great
sportsWoman herself, she has
an understanding of sports
clothes and how they should
be made.
Unlike many designers, Viola
Gentry is devoting herself to
clothes for younger women,
and they are made up in
misses and junior sizes. She
has included dresses, hats,
blouses and skirts in her col
lection, and all of them are
sports types.
This morning at $50 she
made an interesting talk on
her experiences in flying at the
Palais Royal. She is spending
the day there, consulting on
sports clothes for the individual.
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Beach Wear Goes Nautical But Retains Its Chic

favor and for fame. One you
see on Ida Lupino, of terry
cloth, swagger, and three-quar-
ter length. I find that Washing
ton women like a similar coat
with domino buttons, and they
like a cape too. But the rival is
the Ann Lindbergh upper pull
on of chinchilla. It's in white
or natural color. Prices are
around SIS or $685. for them
all.
Beach robes of tie silk, of
seersucker or gingham are in
creasingly popular, and it's ex-
tremely smart to have a play
suit to match, as Mary Carlisle
has in the picture above. I
must admit I hadn't expected
to find the very same pattern,
but did find a stunning robe of
the same orange and white
silk. and complete sets in many
fabrics.
Suits of Cloth
Further scouting reveals that
suits made of woven materials
are smarter than ever too.
Acetates are the favorites, and
suits of other materials are
lined with acetate, for comfort
and GOODNESS. You see on the
right a stunning striped acetate
suit, in red, brown or blue with
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BY WILMA LAVILLE

Such a strip of pictures as
you see above and a good hot
day are almost too much. They
fill a poor fashion editor with
longing for the sea, for a
white stretch of beach, and for
a cool swim in salt water.
But that is not all. The same
poor fashion writer has to
tramp the streets of the town
in search of the same fashions
in Washington. Not so bad if
she could buy them, but no.
body can have them all! Success
is the reward, and it really is
a reward, in spite of the mixed
longing for cool waters and for
smart things to wear when
there.
Sailor suits have great chic.
as you can see by the one
Rochelle Hudson wears. They
bring up visions of sailboatS in
a strong wind, and the joyful
necessity of wool to keep you
warm. That same suit is avail
able downtown in jersey. Elan
mel is too warm for our climate,
so we wear wool jersey, and in
navy, white, or royal blue.
There are many similar versions
too,
There are two smart coats
at the moment, rivals for
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Kathleen was gone. She felt
shaken and drained. Would
this explain his long. cold ST.
lence?
She stood at the window
watching the twilight drift
through the Golden Gate. 1t
came with wistful quiet. Colors
faded in the sunset sky; the
burning sea turned amber. She
watched until the hills went
down in purple mist and only
a ripple of fire edged the
clouds.
Unread Letters
AS she turned, she heard
Kelvin speak. She saw him
standing at the door and Won
dered if it were the trick of a
dream.
They regarded each other
with eyes locked. Then he
came quickly and took her
hands.
1--WE just been talking with
Kathleen. She drove down to
see me. Did you really not
receive letters from me. Pip
pin?"
II heard from you in the
beginning. Only then"
You wrote me a letter say
ing it was your last. I air.
mailed an answer the very
night I received yours. Did
you receive that, Pippin?"
mo. Nor any. I never heard
from you at all after that"
He took quick, sharp breath:
Gould you think wouldn't
write you, Pippin?"
you could have written
again!"
IT did. I wrote you long and
completely. That last letter of
yours made me suspicious. I
guessAd you had heard rumors.
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I wanted no mistake on your
part as to my intentions. I told
you just where I stood. I left
nothing to your imagination"
why would 1 not answer such
letter as that?"
That's what I wanted to
know. So I wrote again. This
was in the first week of May.
I asked you to wire an imme-
date answer. 1t was very ur-
gent.
She felt tears singing and
kept her head lowered.
Wont you look at me, Pip
pin?"
"Oh why?"
Just for old times sake. Do
you care now whether I wrote or
not? Do you want me here?"
YES"
But you are angry and
silent. You would not be if
you knew what was in those
letters. I asked you questions
you would fail to answer only
if you wanted to be through
with me, Pippin."
could you not know some
thing must be wrong?"
How could I guess my let
tiers would be stolen? One let
ter might go astray. Not three
or four. I knew you were we'll.
found out about that. Then
I wrote a last letter. It wasn't
very sweet. But you would
know how deeply cared. I
said you must answer at once
or I would know your feeling
had completely anged. I
would cease to trouble you. OF
course you didn't reply. Then
came the word of Bills death"
He took Pippin's finger and
turned .the beautiful star sap
phire.
us this his ring?"
eyes. How did you know?"
'It was in the New York
papers. When no word came
from you L concluded the re-
port of your engagement was
true. And it was Bill, after
all, that you loved"
How could you think that,
remembering all I said. unless
you judged me worthless and
false?"
Silent Months
He folded his hands over
hers:
How were you judging me.
Pippin, in all these silent
monthS?"
She tried to lower her head,
but he raised her face with his
hand and made her meet his
eyes.
Don't be angry with me,
Martha"
But even at commencement
you didn't write! I thought
surely would hear then"
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II know how you felt because
have felt the same. You
wrote once demanding an an
Swer and received none, appar-
emily. I wrote four times de-
handing word. I had no pride
about it. But I couldn't keep
on and on intruding."
He held her close in his arms
and now looked into her face
and family laughed.
Don't let us waste any more
time! Do the things you prom
ised the night I went away hold
true?"
She could not take her glance
from his. She said trembling
and almost afraid of the silver
ripple of joy:
What did you write in those
letters, Kevin?"
I'm the first spoke of Hide
garde. I wanted you to have
the truth. She did not come to
America to marry me, Pippin.
In all the time I knew her,
there was never thought of
marriage on my part. She was
aware of this. She came to this
country because her brothers
are here. took her to dinner
and a symphony. That's I'll I
saw of her. She has no claim
on me.
mo one has but you, Mar
tina. I told you this in the
second and third letters. I
went away with the thought of
you in my mind. 1 have
come home thinking of you
loving you. Do you care for
me?"
She closed her eyes and for
moments lay motionleSs against
him. She felt her whole life
slipping away in happy
dream.
Martha, do you love me?"
"You know. Too well. I
have been weak with worship
always. 1t is no way for a
girl"
He stopped quickly and
stopped the words with his
lips on hers. Time ceased.
Their two beings flowed to-
gether in a strangely perfect,
overpowering rhythm. She was
aware only of the warm, beau
tiful nearnesS of his face and
his eyes, full of tenderness,
fixed in hers.
"Kevin!"
Sweetheart"
Say you love me-"
Any Terms
IT love you. have loved
you. All your life, Martha.
When you were little, Martha.
When I first vert away. I
half knew, then. I've been
afraid. I shouldn't love you.
Shouldn't want you. I have
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By EIenore Meherin

nothing. But myself. Is that
enough, Martha? I and the
future and all you want of
love?"
Enough for me, Kevin?"
''No one else. Will you marry
me, Pippin?"
She looked up to him, so tall
above her and now so exciting
with his intent and darkly shin
ing eyes, his stern young mouth
so warm and tender. She gave
a bright, free laugh.
"Our mothers will be so glad"
"You take me, Pippin? You
realize what being a very poor
doctors wife will mean? You
will do without things you've al
ways had. you'll"
Come second always! Second
to you, Kelvin and your work
and anyone's broken leg. I'll be
left alone nights and nights.
and you'll be preoccupied and
forget I exist-oh, do I know!"
"Will you take me on these
terms, Pippin?"
She reached up to touch his
lips. He took her hand in both
of his, kissing one by one the
tips of her fingers.
IT take you, Kelvin, on any
ter1nS!"
THE END)
Copyright, 1884. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
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while you were South with
Bill, I noticed her shopping
about the mail boxes. One day
as I came upstairs, saw her
standing at the rack. She took
letters, stuck them in q book
and glanced stealthily up and
down the hall.
when I found my box again
empty and a long overdue let
ter from Scotty not arrived, I
was suspicious. I watched her
all evening. At IL o'clock I saw
her making for the back stairs.
She wore her kimona and car
ried a book. I woke up Colleen.
We tiptoed after her. Surprised
Ter in the kitchen steaming
open a letter.
"She tried to run. She Sprang
like a cat when we flashed on
the lights, then quickly threw
papers into the gas flame. I
grabbed them out. She fought
with me. Said they were hers.
And she'd come downstairs to
make a cup of tea! She was
cold.
Colleen said to her: Must
you steam open your own let
tiers? And why do you make
tea in the dark?'
THE letters were from Scotty
to me. She Swore they were the
only ones she had taken; no
others, as far as we knew, were
missed. She was told to leave
the house. But as it was so near
Commencement and no real
harm-so we thought-had been
done, we agreed not to talk Of
it. . But it's perfectly clear now
that she stole Kevin'S letters"
mo, it isn't. He may not
have written"
That's soon proved"
Pippin said flatly: 1T doesn't
matter"
sd went to her room after
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white, buttoned at the back,
and tied around the neck, hal
ter fashion. It's $685., and is
the type that should be chosen
by all who think they do not
look we'll in a knitted suit. It's
an excellent second suit" in
your wardrobe too, if you have
more than one.
For names of stores showing
these garments, call Miss La
vile at District 1000 or write
to her at The Times, enclosing
Self-addressed, stamped en-
VelOpe.