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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

The four horsemen who also had
Johnny Kirschenbaum going along
were able to play 16 holes but how
they kept track of which holes
they were playing was as much a
mystery to them as anybody. They
started in on number 6 but wound
up on number 8. Due to all this
meandering Mr.. Charlie Salas got
az strokes, which was three bet
ter than either Hurricane Eddie
or Doc Willie Penababe but was
a lot better than Melvin Russell
but not much better than the two
holes Kirsch turned in. After the
first round, you couldn't tell what
the scores were or how they were
made but all played the last hole
in the dark which accounts for
manys strokes that were not &C
counted for and if you don't be-
lieve me, just ask one of the play
ers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

/ the two cars were away, bound for
the East End.
Alta rendezvous in Canning Town
he was met by Bassett and Slippy,
the little bow-legged man. There he
paid of his band of ruffians and
they departed rejoicing to rejoin
their ship. By daybreak they would
be out on the open sea.
The two cars were slowed away
in small garage. and Lawson was
taken into little Office behind the
garage.
Five minutes after Mahony and
his band of toughs had left the
Golden Centipede. the police, led By
Inspector Kennedy. arrived hot foot
in police car. AS Mahony had
promised. the sight of the interior
OF that club gave the Inspector q
shock; he had never seen anything
like it in his life before. But he did
not lose his head; Immediately he
grasped the situation he began to
issue swift orders over the telephone.
Great interest was aroused that
night in Soho. and a crowd col
lected in the narrow streets to watch
what was to all intents and purposes
a feet OF ambulances arrive outside
the Golden Centipede Club, and re.
move body after body.
The Inspector and Sergeant Daw.
kins remained in the club. They
stayed there long time, prying,
searching, examining. What they
found interested them greatly.
MAHONY placed Lawson's uncon.
40 scious figure in a chair in the
little Office behind the garage.
His first action was to go through
Lawson's pockets. As he had an
ticipated. he found nothing in them
that was in the slightest degree In.
eliminating. But he found what he
was looking fora bunch Of keys
He handed the keys to Bassett.
81 want an impression taken of
all these keys; take it in wax, or
soap. or anything that's handy" hi
ordered "And get a move on, be.
cause / want it done before he IRE.
covers consciousness"
While this was being DONE Ma
hOny renlaced all the ARTICLES ~. -
taken from Lawson in the Rockets
in which he had found them
copyright. 1885. Hugh clkrelyl
morrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

whats the meaning of this fool
ery?" he demanded. "You can't bring
your own drink into this club"
Mahony blinked at him.
"Whatsh good of shaying CAM
bring my own drink into thish club
when you can shee I've brought il
in?" he asked. "Thish Teller says you
can't have drink with me on my
birthday. What you all say?"
They were all in favor of drinking
Mahony's champagne. They said as
much. loudly.
I'm willing to pay for use oil
CLASHES" Mahony declared. TEL
waiter to bring table and pour out
drink. Everybodysh getting thirsty
Rather ill-humoredly the secretary
took the five-pound note and com
piled with Mahony's order.
take shome wine to the band
take shome to kitchen sthaff; every.
bodysh got to drink on my birthday,
he ordered drunkenly.
Gradually the wine went round to
all the tables: the walters. kitchen
staff. and band all had their glasses
Mahony lurched across the floor to-
ward Lawson's table.
Drink up. ole cocky." he said.
DON be spoil shport on my birth.
day."
81 don't want your damned wine,
and Pm not going to drink it"
said Lawson.
Mahony smiled.
"Just as you like" he said
There are more ways OF killing a
cat than by drowning it in cham.
payne"
Lawson looked up in a startled
manner and then sprang to his feet.
TOR a moment Lawson simply
stared at the club. full of sleep.
ing people. thunderstruck by what
he saw. Then he uttered a lurid oath,
and his hand flashed to the side
pocket of his dinner-jacket But Ma.
hony was too quick for him; the
noise of revolver fire was the one
thing which he wished to avoid.
Like a panther he sprang across
the table. and slap. slap. slap his
fists thudded in quick succession
into Lawson's face. A squirt of red
came from Lawson's mouth as his
lip split: he flung up one hand in q
feeble effort to protect himself from
that smashing. relentless attack;
and then Mahony's right came over
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16
WEATHER FORECAST
Gill 8 p. m, Tuesday,


Key West and Vicinity: Fair
and continued cool tonight; Tues
day fair and somewhat warmer;
moderate to fresh northerly winds
diminishing somewhat and becom-
ing northeast.
Florida: Fair and continued
cold tonight with light to heavy
frost in extreme north and scat
tered light frost in low places in
interior of central portion, pos
s;bly as far south as the Lake
Okeechobee region; Tuesday fan
with rising temperature.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Gulf: Moderate to fresh
northerly winds, diminishing some
what and becoming northeast, and
weather fair tonight and Tues
day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16
CAGE MEETING
TUESDAY NIGHT

There will be a basketball meet
ing Tuesday night at 8 O'Clock at
the First Methodist (Stqhe) church
recreation Hall.
All managers or captains of
clubs are requested 70 be present
tatftkis meeting as matters of much
Importance will be discussed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

Mr.. Bascom Grooms, who is
generally conceded to be an easy
mark for all other electric en-
ployes (but they don't tel him
where he can hear), showed a
couple of his friends just how to
play golf by turning in a neat 40
while Al Hewitt came along with
an even so. Another gentleman
who has failed to indulge in the
usual sport got lost on the first
several holes and when he finish
ed he had a total of 60 strokes
which was enough to almost put
frown on the otherwise hand
some face of Mr.. Freddy Ayala.
But afterward it was another
story since Freddy beat the other
two on the last round.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

SYNOPSIS: Terence EdhoHy has
conceived q strange plan to trick
Ambrose Ldt0sOn aud his gang,
kidHdpperS and dope runners He
has provided himself NTH an eHor-
nous quantity OF dTuOOed cham
payne. and he plans to put every
body in LdlUSOH'S fdUoTite night
club sound asleep Including Ldto-
SON himself He has also brought
along some thugs tOho are taking
care OF the front and back en-
frances OF the club-0nd he hopes
devoutly th0t the eUeHiHO t0iB pro-
vide clue to the t1heTeq bouts of
Ruth Fraser, tCho has tried to help
Mdhony. aud got herself into fron-
bIe-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

being light snow in portions Of the
North Atlantic States. Tempera-
lures have fallen from the middle
and lower Mississippi Valley east
ward, with freezing as far south
as northern Georgia, and have rs
en- somewhat in the northern
Plains States and extreme upper
Mississippi Valley. Temperatures
range Il 8 a. m. this morning from
20 degrees at Duluth, Mimi, TO
sc degrees at Key West.
G. s. KENNEDY,
Official in Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16
Today's
Anniversaries


1753-James McHenry, soldier
of the Revolution. one of the fran
ers of the Constitution, Maryland
statesman, Secretary of War IN
der the first two Presidents, born
in Ireland. Died in Baltimore,
May 3, 1916.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

Mr." Cookie Mesa lost his shirt
to Charlie Ketchum and Mr.. Earl
Julian was busy showing his Uncle
Willie how to hit the ball but in
the meantime was doing consider
able structural damages to the
various portions of the golf course
which are meant to be impervious
to all golf playing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

1798-Persifor +. Smith, New
Orleans lawyer, a noted American
soldier in the Seminole and Mexi-
can Wars, born in Philadelphia
Died May IL, 1858.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

1827-Charles Eliot Norton,
Harvard's famed scholar and au-
thority on Dante and art, born n
Cambridge, Mass. Died there
Oct. 81, 1908.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

Mr.. Russell Kerr and Mr.. VII
liam Pious Watkins ganged up on
Samuella Goldsmith and came out
- the topside of nice score but
Mr.. Willie failed to make as few
shots as Mr.. Kerr and thereby did
not have a cup running over as he
might have wished.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16
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Doings Around The
Golf Links
lBy Gravy
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A few of the boys were unable
to play golf Thursday on account
of they had to work, ETC., but a
few of the other boys just were
unable to play go!f, try hard as
they might. But they report hav-
ing a good time just the same,
what with all the remarks passed
about their respective golf form,
ability and so on.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

1861-Lemuel H. Murlin, presi-
dent of Baker University, Kans-,
and Boston University, born IN
Mercer Co., Ohio. Died June 20.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

1823-Henry Gassaway Davis,
West Virginia's u. s. senator and
railroad builder, born in Baln-
more. Ded March II, 1916
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

1S11-John Bright, Britain's
famed Radical Quaker statesman,
born. Died March q, 1882
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

1852-Minnie Hauk, dramatic
soprano, born in New York Died
abroad, Feb.T6, 1929
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-16

Barometer 8 a. NJ. today:
Sea level, 3O.15.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
1872 VETERAN )
WIDOW DIES

FRANKLIN, W. Va, April g..
Death yesterday claimed Mrs.
Lydia Ann Graham, one of the last
two persons in the United States
drawing pensions from the War
of 1912.
Mrs. Graham, who would have
been SO years old this month, had
been in good health until a few
weeks ago, chopping wood, carry
ing water. tending to flock of
chickens and doing other work on
her farm home.
In 1869-four years after the
civil war ende Mrs. Graham,
who was then 50 years old, mar
tied Isaac Graham, who served
Us . drummer boy in the War Of
1872. He died in 1881.
Four years ago a survey showed
there were nine widows receiving
pensions for the services of their
husbands in the last war between
the United States and England.
Death rates among the widows
have been high, and with the
death Of Mrs. Graham only one is
now alive, according to the pen
sion roles, Mrs. Caroline King, OF
New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
IS Motorists
Permits Are
Suspended

Speeding cost one District mo-
torist the loss of his permit for
an indefinite period and resulted
in suspensions of permits for "a
others yesterday, it was announced
by the Board of Suspensions and
Revelations.
The one motorist who had his
permit revoked was Albert Mezza-
roba. He had been convicted of
driving 81 miles an hour.
Suspended FOrty-Five Days
The following persons were
given 45-day suspensions:
Walter MCGEE, 1905 Lamont St.
N. w., AZ miles, second offense.
Richard Myers, $50 Emerson st.
N. W., "A miles, second offense.
James Whitaker, 1905 Rhode
Island Ave. N. w., 40 miles, second
offenSe.
Suspended 30 Days
Thirty-day suspensions were
given:
Karl Addison, 1928 Ninth st.
N. w., % miles.
Melvin Locks, 1924 Howard Rd.
S. E., 40 miles.
Joseph Mammele, Rockville,
Md, 40 miles.
Joe Mcdonald, 210 Ascot st.
N. E., SO miles, second offense.
William Persons, jr., 1902 Porter
st. N. W., As miles.
Michael Shaughnessy, 1880 Ply
mouth st. N. W., AZ miles:
John Showers, 2911 Olive Ave-,
N. w., As miles.
Otto Streitberger, 1905 Naylor
Rd., S. E., As miles.
Harold Strickland, 924 Four
tenth st. N. w., 40 miles.
Bernard Vines, 5000 Georgia
Ave. N. w., 40 miles.
George Waddy, 1718 Corcoran
st. N. w., 40 miles.
Nicholas Webster 1924 Eigh-
tenth st. N. w., a. miles.
Continued on Page 81. Col. II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
AZALEA QUEEN
CHOSEN HERE:

Miss Silvine Claggett. pretty
brunette debutante of 1885, was
commissioned today by the Dis
trict Commissioners as the Ma
tional Capitals queen" for the
Azalea Festival, at Charleston,
S. c., from April is to 81.
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal
B. Claggett, of 2O30 Q st. N. W.,
Miss Claggett was selected for the
honor by committee composed of
Thomas E. Lodge, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions; Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Walter Fowler, and w. Waverly
Taylor.
Miss Claggett will participate
with representatives from other
States in a national beauty con-
test and, if she wins it, will return
to the fete next year to rule as the
nations Azalea Queen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
NEW ELEVATOR
CODE PLANNED

Seeking Qualification of local
elevator regulations and protec-
ton against future mishaps in
lifts, the District Commissioners
today named a committee of four
men to draft new elevator code.
The committee is composed of
Capt. j. S. Bishop, jr., assistant
engineer commissioner; Assistant
Corporation Counsel Edward w.
Thomas, Col. John w. Oehmann,
inspector of buildings, and John
A. Dickinson, elevator expert of
the Bureau of Standards.
The Commissioners instructed
the committee to make a thorough
study of existing regulations and
to clarity the language of the
rules so there would be no posi-
bility of more than one interpre-
tation being placed on elevator re-
quirements.
The new regulations will stand
in the form of a memorial to 49,
Sear-old Harvey Crowell. He was
crushed to death March 10 in the
shaft of an automatic elevator in
the apartment building where he
lived on upper Georgia Avenue
Northwest. His death preclpltaCed
an investigation which brought
recommendations that the eleva-
tor rules be redrafted and clari-
fled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
BLANT0N RED
CHARGE DENIED

Assailed as Red" by Repre-
sentative Blanton because of his
connection with the Moscow Uni
versity extension school, DR.. w. w.
Charters, who helped establish
character education in District
schools, informed a Senate sub
committee today he is mot even
light pink"
He made this statement as hear
ings opened on $78,66O item for
character education cut from the
District appropriation bill in the
House.
Commenting on his alleged rad
icalism, DR.. Charters said:
II am completely opposed to
Communism as a method of pO-
litical activity in our American
democracy"
Senator Copeland stated that
the program was mapped out to
include a three-year try-out and
that since two years have been
conducted successfully, he hopes
to get the money to finish what
they started.
At the afternoon session today
Harry S. Wender, of the South
west Citizens Association, and
several other representatives of
civic bodies will appear for ad-
ditional funds for schools.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
HAZEN GAS TAX
PLAN WAITS
ON SENATE
D. c. Heads to Delay
Action Until Study
By Committeeman

Following an informal discus
sion of Commissioner Melvin c..
Hazen's proposal to add one cent
to the District gasoline tax and
put unemployed men who were on
relief rolls to work, the Commits
sioners today decided against TAX
ing any definite action until the
matter had been thoroughly dis
cussed with members of the Sen.
ate District Appropriations sub
committee.
Commissioner Hazen said that
Senator Elmer Thomas 3D., chair
man of the subcommittee which is
now considering the Districts 1887
fiscal year budget, had promised
to devote a full day of the hear
ings to relief and that the entire
proposal would be discussed at that
time.
In order to put the Hazen plan
into operation, the gasoline tax
law will have to be amended. Com
missioner HaZen repeatedly has
said he is oppostd to any "dole
system" and declared his proposal
would give an opportunity of jobs
to men who really need work.
Since Mr.. HaZen proposed the
plan, both criticism and approval
have been heaped on it. The most
severe criticism was made by the
District Motor Club of the Amer
lean Automobile Association.
This group declared that the
Hazen plan would amount to a d.
version of the tax fund, since the
men would be employed before a
highway program was prepared.
The Commissioners are await
ing word from the Budget Bureau
on the fate of their request for
a second deficiency appropriation
of $258,000 to carry the relief
program through June 80. They
had asked 100000 in the first de-
ficiency request and Congress ap-
propriated only $350,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
HEALTH CAMP
WORK STARTS

While plans for construction of
a tubercular children'S health
camp at Bald Eagle Hill were still
in preparation, 80 workers on WPA
rolls we're put at work today clear
ing land for the building opera
tons.
The camp is being constructed
from an allotment of $4,000 of
WPA funds and it's operation will
be financed by the District Tuber-
culosis Association. District Off
Gals plan to have the camp ready
for occupancy in June.
Delay in getting started on the
camp was the result of disputes
on the types of buildings to be
erected and what office should
draw the plans. It was finally de-
cided to erect one building with
four wings and to have District
WPA engineers draw the plans.
The camp will replace the present
camp accommodating only so chill
dren on the grounds of Tubercu-
losis Hospital, Fourteenth and
Upshur SITS. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
,. STORY SAVES
PET FOR BOY

Prince won't need to have an
other master after all! And all
because of a kind-hearted gentle
man.
Prince is little dog belonging
to 11-year-old Albert Burnell, of
208 E st. N. w. 1t looked mighty
sad for Albert for a time because
he thought Prince had to be given
up. Albert came to The Times pet
editor with his dog, and said;
"PleaSe find Prince a home
where he can play in the yard
and have plenty to eat"
Although he was smiling, tears
were near as he added:
Mother hasn't a job, so
Prince has to be given up. Yes
terday there was hardly any
food for him, or any of us. We
were on relief only long enough
to get help one week, and now
we have been taken Off"
The Times was hardly off the
press today when the pet editors
telephone rang and gentlemanly
voice said that Albert would not
have to lose his dog. He added:
81 am sending down some
money for him."
In few minutes the money
came $40 bill!
Is Albert happy? Even Prince
can sense his joy.
Albert lives with his mother and
grandmother at the E Street
address.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
| EESE ADMITS
HEARST RADIO
AGREEMENT
Says His Intention
Was to Garry Out
Terms of Deal

William Earle LeeSe, one of the
heirs of the late M. A. LeeSe,
founder and owner of radio Sta
ton WMAL, admitted on the wit
ness stand in District Supreme
Court today that it was his inten-
ton to carry out an agreement
to sell the studio to Hearst Radio,
Inc, provided the heirs and the
Probate Court here found the
method of payment and other
minor provisions to be satisfactory.
The revelation came after much
questioning of the witness by
Elisha Hanson, counsel for the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association and one of the Hearst
attorneys at the trial, who re-
peatedly asked the witness:
Did you intend to meet the
obligations imposed on you in
the agreement"
SIGNED BY HEIRS
The agreement, in which a pur-
chase price of $250,000 for the sta
ton is mentioned, was signed by
the three LeeSe heirs and repre-
sentatives of Hearst Radio, Inc, on
January IL, 1885, and is claimed
by the plaintiff to be a valid con-
tract forcing the heirs to continue
negotiations for the sale of the
radio station.
Earlier in the day Norman
Leese, brother of Earle and one
of the heirs, testified before JUS
tice Jennings Bailey that he be-
lieved the agreement to be a mere
memorandum" which T. j. White,
general manager of Hearst Enter
priseS, Inc, was to take to New
York as a means of informing his
business associates of the deal.
Mr.. White had been a spectator
in court since Wednesday when
the Hearst interests scored the
initial victory in the case by Sc
curing from Justice Bailey the
right to conduct a trial.
Ready to Meet Terms
It is the contention of the
Hearst attorneys, who include
Mannheim RoSenzweig, New York
legal representative of William
Randolph Hearst: Raymond F.
Continued on Page 81, Col. q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
Ken Murray
Says:

President Walter S. Clifford,
of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, sort Of
startled members of the Com
municatiOnS Commission when
he told them he saw no wrong
in giving cigars, dinners and
theater tickets to legislators
Well, it's only right that some
body should spend a little money
on those Congressman After
all, they spend billions entertain
ing us.
The investigators asked the
telephone executive if he thought
1t was legitimate for lobbyists to
write speeches for the legiS-
latOrS guess where such
Sound experts as A. T. & T.
are involved, it's only natural
that they should install their
own speaker system.
The funny part is that every
time MIR. Clifford was asked to
state specific figures he always
said he couldn't recollect {.
How va gonna blame the poor
operators, when even their presi-
dent can't remember numbers?
so, REMEMBER:
P. SIT looks like the teIe.
phone officials conduct their
most efficient business on party
lines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-03
3O-DAY CLAUSE
OF LAW T0BE
ENFORCED
ABC Board Quizzes
7 in Effort to Find
Rule Is Broken

A 30-day credit limit will be i'm.
posed by the District Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board in the flu
ture on transactions between
wholesale and retail liquor dealers,
Chairman George w. Offutt an
nounced today.
He added that at the end of
each month wholesalers would be
asked to submit a statement under
oath of any account which had
gone beyond the 30-day limit.
This action resulted from an in.
veStigation which the board con-
Quoted into charges that retailers
were being carried" by excessive
credits extended by wholesalers.
Two Questioned
Manuel Davis, attorney for q
group of retailers, and Jerome Nc.
Kee, former president of the
group, were called before the board
today and questioned on their
knowledge Of the excessive credit
charges. Both admitted they had
heard gossip among persons in
the trade regarding such credits
but neither had any personal
knowledge of such transactions.
Mr.. Davis declared he had been
credited with making the charges
which precipitated the investiga-
ton and told the board today that
Milford F. Schwartz, former as.
sistant United States attorney, and
now counsel for a group of
wholesalers, was the person who
made the charges at hearing
before the District Commissioners
when the number of package liquor
stores was limited to 800.
Mr.. Schwartz will be called in
for questioning by the board.
Records Examined
Chairman Offutt said the finan-
cial records of all the 20 local
wholesalers have been examined
and no evidence of excessive cred
its discovered. He declared that
in most cases retailers paid their
bills within Is days and that in
less than 10 per cent of cases cred
its had gone beyond a 30-day
limit.
The investigation also showed
that when bills were not paid by
retailers after 80 days wholesalers
conducted future transactions on
a c. o. D. basis.