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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
BRINGS IN
Us PASSENGERS
VESSEL LEFT LATE IN AFT.
ERNOON ENROUTE
TO TAMPA

Steamship Cuba, Of the P. and
0. S. S. company, arrived from
Havana yesterday with two first
and five second class passengers
for Key West; IS first and IL
second class for Tampa.
Arrivals at Key West: Edward
O'ConnOr, Grace S. Jane, M. Fer
nandez, Miguel Roget, Elbina
Roget, Bernard Dulsky. Charles
Jordan.
The Cuba sailed o'clock with
the following passengers embark
iEg at Key West: B. ]. Reid. J. r.
Olsen, Mrs. G. d. Fitch, Miss
Hermione Fitch, Mrs. ]. A. b.
CART. Mrs. Ida Bogart, Mrs. Ell
wood Allison, Miss Meredith ALI
son, Mrs. W. H. Snyder. Mrs R.
L. McGivens, Mrs. D. A. Printz.
Arlene Printz, Davie Print. Miss
Ann Glove. J. ]. Carlson, Mrs. c..
L. King, Will Lord George Benin,
Alfredo Barroso.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
BRIDGE BURNING
DOESN'T AFFECT
MAIL SERVICE
LATENESS IN ARRIVAL YES
TERDAY WAS DUE TO 9TH
Err REASONS, DECLARES
POSTMASTER HARRIS

That the burning of the bridge
between No Name Key and Big
Pine Key has had no appreciable
effect in mail arriving from Mi
ami, was the statement made this
morning by Postmaster Sam Har-
ris.
While the mail was several
hours late yesterday, the missing
bridge had nothing to do with the
delay, Mr.. Harris said. The de-
lay was caused in Miami, it was
said.
Because of the necessity of a
longer trip by boat and Difficult
ties in transferring the mail to
shore. it may add a little to the
time of mail arrival at Key West,
but it will not, under normal con-
ditiOns, mean a delay of more
than Is minutes, it was said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
UNITED STATES
COURT TO MEET
HERE MONDAY
THERE WILL BE MANY AP-
PLICATIONS BEFORE SEES
SION FOR NATURAL IZATIoN
PAPERS

Spring term o. United States
court is scheduled to convene
Monday morning in the court
rooms o. the federal building
with Judge Louie W. Strum. o.
Jacksonville, presiding. Clerk
Edwin r. Williams will be present.
bit what other officers viii Be
here has not been said.
Just what matters ror con
sideration are on the court calen-
dar has not been announced, BIT
it is known that a number o. an
plications for naturalization WI
be heard.
The accompanying names o. ap-
plicants for naturalization hea"-
ings were given The Citizen by
James B. Watkins. L. s. natural
izction examiner, who arrived
over the highway last evening.
Oswald James Sheppard, Brt-
ish; Crescencio Seledon Olte@a,
Mexico; Effie Roberts Pence.
Cuba; Grace Seaman Jane, Cuba;
Vicente Paul Rey, Spain: Arturo
Lujan, Spain, Enriquez Martinez
Lopez. Spain; Lily Marion Key
larsen. British; Thomas BOche-t
Todareff. Bulgaria; Florence
EVELYN Bradley, British.
Two other names appear on the
list but will not be heard at this
term of coart because OF the law
which requires that 80 d-vs shall
elapse after the Him Of the pa
pers before hearings are given-
These names are: Cecilio San
tana, Cuba; Esperanto Napoles
Loe. Cuba.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
STEAMER OZARK
COMES TO PORT
STEAMSHIP GRANADA OF
FRUIT COMPANY DUE TO
ARRIVE MONDAY

Steamship Ozark. of the Clyde
Mallory Lines, which arrived yes
terday from Jacksonville and Mi
ami, sailed lao o'clock for New
Orleans.
Steamship Brazos, of the same
lines, arrived 9:3O o'clock from
Galveston, discharged freight
took on shipments of live turtle
and a miscellaneous assortment
and sailed 1880 o'clock for New
York.
Steamship Granada, of the
Standard Fruit and Steamship
company, is due to arrive from
Philadelphia Monday, will take
bunkers at the Porter Dock com
pany and sail for Frontera, Mex
leo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
REGISTRATION
LIST CONTAINS
5,45l NAMES
THIS WAS NUMBER SHOWN
AFTER MAKING COMPLETE
SURVEY or BOOKS N MON
ROE COUNTY

An accurate check 81 The regis
traitor book o. Monroe coz---
con- gleted this a--eln9e. -
Supervisor o. Rer-is-rz-ioa Jean
England shows 5.4ss D---ar
and p Republicans. -=zi- 2 -.-
tai o. 5.45I r. -iz-ered voters
Qualification wm 5e oo-a-
when the l.oH tax -sook= are r.c=eE
on May 16-
The registration - rre-
are given herewith
Precinct l. Demo--l-- 49,
Republican,. ,
Precinct ? De-mocr@-~- 49,
Republieals- l.
Precinct .. Democrar= ess-
Republicans, l.
Pre-in-t 4 IAe--G-rz-~ g.
Precinct 3 Deere -r--
Republicans, IL
Pra-'lt 6 Dt--o-s--- l--e-
Republicans, =
Precinct = D-Lo-f1-T- ~-
Republicans. 3
Preci net : DeuoCr1-s- -
Precinct 9. De-o-rl-s g.
Precinct 10 iDe-ocrz-s 2lo-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
CONTRACTS LIMIT
SOCIAL ACTIVITY

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 2.
In Alabama school teachers
must promise not to have CON-
pany or go automobile riding on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or
Thursday nights.
And in Mississippi, a teachers
contract reads: st is further
agreed and understood by parties
thereto that no teacher will play
society or unnecessarily frolic on
school nights"
While a town in North Carolina
requires its teachers to promise
to "take vital interest in all phases
of Sunday school work. donating
my time, service and money for
the benefit of the community;
not to go out with young men
except when necessary to stim-
ulate Sunday school work and not
to fall in love, become engaged or
secretly married"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
MAY DAY EVENT
MUCH ENJOYED
STAGED Az BAYyIEW PARK
YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON

A May ptle celebration yester~
day afternoon at Bayview Park
heralded the arrival of May in
Key West, With children from the
Harris, Division Street and High
Schools participating.
The entrance Of the king and
queen of May, and members of
their dignified court opened the
program, while the browning of
Rae Louise Russell as queen and
of Nicholas Goshorn as king,
brought the ceremony to a close.
The court entered to the pompous
tones of "Pomp and Circum-
stance" and it was for the court
that the flower girls, hoop bear
ers ard dancers performed.
The May Day festival was
sponsored by the Parent-Teacher
associations of the three schools,
with the cooperation of the rec
reation section of the local WPA
and the Key West Hospitality
Band. Members of the joint
committee tbs morning were ex-
pressing their appreciation for the
assistance given by the recrea-
ton section and band.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
RICH SLAV STARTS
MUSTACHE HOBBY
(Ry Associated Press,

SRBOBRAN, Yugoslavia, May
AUST as some persons collect
coins, postage stamps or antiques.
George Terzich gathers mus
taches, new and old.
He returned to his home town
three years ago from the United
States, where he prospered. He
has no relatives here, and not
much use for his money, so he hit
upon the hobby of mustache buy
ing.
When Terzich meets someone
with pair of handlebars to his
liking, he starts negotiations with
the grower about shaving them
off. Sometimes he closes the
bargain for as little as 100 dinars
($2). but he paid 1000 dinars
($40) to Yotsa Gavranslxi.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
REV. CEKELER
RETURNS HERE
HAD BEEN ATTENDING RO.
TARY CONFERENCE HELD
IN TALLAHASSEE

Rev. and Mrs. John c. Gekeler
returned to Key West Friday
evening from TALLAHASSEE. Mr..
Gekeler, accompanied by Sebas-
tan Cabrera, Jr., VIM. l.. Bates
and Melvin Russell. was in at
tendance at the District Confer
ence of the seth Rotary Interna-
tional District.
Mrs. Ralph Miner and Mrs.
Gekeler represented the Rotary
AIMS.
The Key West Club received
honorable mention upon the at
tendance of its number of Rotary
AIMS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
SOCIALIST MAYOR
KEEPS His POST
CITY OF MILWAUKEE RE-
SPECTS POLITICAL CHEF,
DANIEL w. HOAN

MILWAUKEE. May 2.-Social-
list Daniel w. Hoan, the former
scullery worker who has ruled
Milwaukee since 1916, has set
tied back in the mayoralty chair
for another four years-iacking,
as usual, majority control of the
city council.
Hoan, who lives in $1,000
residence, goes to the movies,
smokes a corncob pipe in his Of
flee. carefully drives his own
car, and disdains protective police
escorts. recently was reelected
by a $4,000 majority.
Milwaukee citizens who re-
peatedly have voted for the peren-
NAL mayor and against other so
cialist candidates on his ticket ex-
plain they like Hoan but not So
cialism.
Only once has the man who
abandoned a promising career as a
hotel chef to attend college, study
law, and enter politics. had a
council majority to support his
views. Aided by two progressives,
the socialists controlled the coun-
ell in 1926.
At the recent election seven So
cialist aldermen and the city at
torney were defeated for re-
election. A non-partisan city
attorney, treasurer and comptroll-
er were named to office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
CHANGE MADE In
FERRY SCHEDULE
OVER WATER GAP
VESSELS WILL LEAVE NO
NAME KEY, NORTH BOUND,
SEVEN O'CLOCK; LEAVE
MATECUMBE AT O'CLOCK

Beginning Sunday morning,
Franklin f. Albert, FERA execu-
tive officer of ferry operations,
Psaid, ferries will leave No Name
Key, north bound, at Z o'clock
land leave Matecumbe, south
bound, l o'clock.
There will also be a ferry OPP
eating between No Name Key
pd Key West, and cars destined
BIZ Key West will be taken off
he ferry at No Name and brought
the city. This, Of course, when
pather conditions permit. The
ssengers will be handled daily
Florida Motor Lines, as usual.
Mr.. Albert said that the rate
FOR transporting vehicle from
Natecumbe to Key West, or from
ey West north. will be the same
transporting charges between
atecumoe and No Name Key.
&c rate includes the driver
~.
The United Steamboat inspec-
IS have given permission for
peration of the ferries Florida
Keys and Key West between
atecumbe and Key Vest and re-
IN, through Hawk Channel.
ps from No Name Key to Key
aad FetSrn cannot be set
definite schedule time,
be subject to weather
hs.
Nations are now being
lr. Albert said, for the de-
of the car ferry from Key
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
MISS JOHNSON
GETS TRANSFER

Miss Doris Johnson, stenograph-
er in the United States immigra-
ton service has received instruc-
tions transferring her from Key
West and she left yesterday for
her new post in Miami.
With the departure of Miss
Johnson there remains in this
city three representatives of the
service. Claude Albury, officer
in charge; Geronda Roman and
Herble Todd, of the immigration
border patrol.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
few PLANT BOARD
MEN REMAIN HERE
MOST OF THOSE ENGAC I'd IN
OPERATIONS ARE NOW To-
GATED ELSEWH=

With only a few exceptions the
group of regular employees Of the
state plant board VINO were here
over a long period engaged in va
rious activities are now located
in other sections of tie state.
Those remaining. with their ia
miles, are: II. :. McClanahan,
J. F. Cooper. J. W. kea and
Dale Hume.
Just how long they are to re-
main has not been positively
stated, but it is un lerstood they
may remain u-:til June 80.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
LOPEZ BODY TO
ARRIVE MONDAY

Ar- and Hrs. Joan L0RZ- Uho
left this week for Tampa uPou
receipt Of the news q the sEdaen
death Of 8ir. LOPzz's br0-her- A.
Dire. are returning Monday mn
irE on the S1eamsAlp CHA zr-
cOmpanying the LOdv-
No other information Vas con-
tanned IN tie telegram rscelTed
5y the family. Il IS undersrsaG
that arrangements Tor the serV-
ices VIII be made directly af-er
the arrival Of the bOat-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
REMOVE OFFICE
OF SEWER Unit
EQUIPMENT TAKEN TO THIRD
FLOOR OF ADMINISTRA-
TON BUILDING

Today was moving day for
those in charge of the WPA sew
err project here.
All office equipment of the
project was being transferred
from the city car barn to the
third floor OF the administration
building. In this way, it was
pointed out, all activities of the
WPA can be centralized in the
one building, eliminating the need
for going back and forth between
the two buildings, as in the past.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
GERMAN BISHOP
CHRISTENS PLANE

TRIER, Germany, May Am
airplane destined for use by mis-
sionaries in former German South
west Africa was christened the
st. Matthias in honor OF this city's
patron saint by Bishop Borne
wasser. head of the local Roman
Catholic diocese.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
JOSE MILAN, 80,
DIES LAST NIGHT
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
CONDUCTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON

Jose MILAN, 80, died IL o'clock
last night in the residence, 30S
Virginia street. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon
5 o'clock from the residence to
st. Mary's Star of the Sea church.
Rev. A. L. Maureau, S. j., will
officiate.
Lopez Funeral Home will be in
charge Of arrangements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
SUCH A CRUST!

CHICAGO.-Miss Gwendoii1e
Hughes of this city had John Ben
nett arrested for SANDER after she
refused to :rarry MIN.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-05-02
Survey Made Shows Thousands
OF Tourists Visited Key West
Despite Limited Transportation
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Evening star., 1936-08-10
STRIKE THREATENS
TOLEDO GAS SUPPLY
Employees of Two Plants Walk
Out After Reporting for
Work.
Rr .hc Associated Press.

6y -pc Associated FreSS.
TOLEDO, Ohio, August l0.-Em.
ployes of the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. and
the Northwestern Ohio Natural Gas
Co. walked out on strike today, and
I. A. Ludwig, general manager of the
companies, said unless skeleton crews
at the plants are augmented the city's
gas service might be shut down.
Ludwig characterized the situation
as serious" asserting scores of indus
tries, hospitals, stores and homes
would be affected if service was halted.
The employees reported for work this
morning. Ludwig said, but left their
posts half an hour later after claim
ing the companies had failed to offer
assurances regarding a recently an
nounced intention to reduce forces for
purposes Of economy.
simultaneously, striking members Of
the Flat Glass Workers Union clashed
with sheriff's deputies who, union Off
cials said, attempted to reopen the
closed plant of the Owens-Illinois
Glass Co., where operations were suS-
pended six weeks ago in controversy
over wages and working conditions.
Deputies reported no one was In
tured seriously,
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Court Refuses to Jail DiuOrced
Father in Child Support Case

the District Court was without au-
thority to order his imprisonment un-
der the circumstances. The lower
court refused to accept this view, but
the Court of Appeals held Rapeer's po-
sition was properly taken.
The appellate ruling was based on
peculiar wording of the District code,
which was held to operate as limi-
tation on the manner in which the
court can enforce a maintenance
order against a divorced father for
the support of his children.
"All we rule is that section 102 (the
section in question: is a limitation
upon the power of the Supreme Court
of the District in respect of the man
ner of enforcing its orders and that
it permits enforcement by imprison-
ment for contempt DEGREES only di-
recting the payment of money only
in cases especially provided for, and
that q maintenance order for chill
dren against divorced father Is not
such O case"
Evening star., 1936-08-10
San Sebastian Feeling Hunger
And Thirst in Rebels Siege

admitted even the water is being ra-
toned. Rebels have cut off part Of
the city's water supply, and each per-
son is forced to get along on half or
less Of the water he normally uses.
A similar situation is said to exist
in both Renteria and Irun, a few
miles to the east.
The populace Of San Sebastian is
nervous and sleepless. Most Of the
residents show the effects of priva-
ton and of lying awake at night lis
tening for the imminent and veno-
nous whine of rebel shell.
Juan Imparte. 24-year-old COM
missar of communications, took me in
his luxurious limousine up mountain
roads to Arlaiz, where the Loyalists
have two field guns planted to COM
mand valley below. Painted on the
side of the machine in red was an
anarchist symbol.
Imparte ID one Of 10 commissars
governing the San Sebastian area for
(see SIEGE Page A-5)
Evening star., 1936-08-10
BY ROBERT B. PARKER, JR.
Associated Press staff Writer.

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, August
10.-Hunger and thirst menaced this
besieged Loyalist seaside resort TODAY.
Rebel guns pounded away at its de-
termined defenders, at its citizens, at
its once-sleepy streets, at its homes
and its modest collection of business
establishments, patronized in a hap
pier day by seashore holiday crowds.
Day by day the rebels, intent upon
wiping out what little vestige of 10y
alist strength there is on the Bay of
Biscay, shell the city. Defeat of the
Loyalists within it means passageway
to the sea for insurgents, who want
more arms and ammunition.
Advices from both Hendaye. France,
and Madrid said the insurgents were
congregating in large force south of
San Sebastian and nearby Irun ap-
parently for vicious assault on both
cities for the purpose of protecting the
rear guard of the Fascist legions at
tempting to take Madrid.
Food is becoming scarce. Oficials
Evening star., 1936-08-10
DALMATIANS CHEER
EDWARD ON ARRIVAL
Prince Regent Paul Greets British
Monarch While Peasants
Sing and Dance.

BY the Associated Press.
SIBENIK, Yugoslavia, August TO-
Dalmatia arose with the sun today to
greet King Edward VIII en- route to a
vacation cruise in the Adriatic.
The British monarch was welcomed
to Yugoslavia by Prince Regent Paul.
At Zagreb, where the train with his
two royal private cars attached
paused for IS minutes, great crowds
cheered the King.
Yugoslav papers devoted whole
pages to the King and preparations
for receiving him. The welcoming
plans included demonstration of ma
tive singing and dancing by peasants
in colorful costumes.
King Edward made the trip from
Salzburg, Austria, where he spent part
of yesterday. The King Travelled in
cognito as the Duke of Lancaster.
He boarded the yacht Nahlin
shortly after his arrival. Two Brit
ish destroyers will convoy the royal
vessel.
Evening star., 1936-08-10

bet on whether Lemke would lead
Landon in Rhode Island at the No.
vember election were not good enough
Promissory notes posted for wager,
as you well know" wired Jenckes,
would be uncollectible He insisted
that cash be posted and stated that
his share Of the 3-to-2 wager, $16,-
666.66, in cash was ready.
In his wire Father Coughlin said
he was willing to take oath that in
his Rhode Island address more than
week ago, when he offered to be
$4,000, giving odds of 3 to 2, that
Lemke would lead" Landon, he con-
fined the bet to Rhode Island, not to
the country at large. Jenckes wired
he was willing to accept that amend
ment under oath.
The priest also selected the Black
stone Canal National Bank of this
city as stakeholder for the bet, and
Jenckes wired that that was salts
factory to him.
Evening star., 1936-08-10

The United States Court of Appeals
ruled today that divorced father can
not be imprisoned for failing to obey
a court order directing him to support
his minor children.
This opinion was announced in a
suit brought by Louis w. Rapeer, head
of the Research University, contest
ing the validity of a District Court
order directing his imprisonment for
contempt for alleged failure to pay
s1.284 to his divorced wife for the
maintenance of minor child.
Mrs. Rapeer obtained an absolute
divorce In Virginia and then brought
maintenance proceedings in this court
on behalf of the children. After Ra-
peer had fallen behind in his pay
ments. she asked the local court
wear ago to commit him to the District
Jail for contempt. This was done,
and Rapeer, through Attorneys Ray
mond M, and Minor Hudson, brought
habeas CORPUS proceedings. contending
Evening star., 1936-08-10
SW|MMERSPACED
BY JAPAN'S STARS
U. S. Olympic Entrants
TraiI-Dutch Girl Shat
ters Record.
E. the Associated Press.

Ey inc ASSoCl2teQ FreSS.
BERLIN, August TO- Americas
swimmers continued to take the wash
of the Japanese and the Dutch today
as the end of sensational track and
field competition left the eleventh
Olympic games bereft of their prime
attraction.
Olive Mexican of Seattle and Kath-
crime Rawls of Miami, Fla. finished
sixth and seventh, respectively, in the
women's 100-meter free-style final,
which Rita Mastenbroek of Holland
won in new Olympic record time of
1:05.9, displacing Helene Madison's
former standard of 1868.
Americas 80O-meter free-style relay
team of Charlie Nutter, Ralph Gilman,
Paul Wolf and Jack Medica, won its
trial heat in 9:10.4 and qualified for
tomorroW's final. but appeared to have
no chance against a crack Japanese
quartet which set new Olympic rec
ord of 1851 in winning its heat.
John Macionis of Yale and Ralph
Flanagan of Miami each finished sec
ond in preliminary trials of 400-meter
free style competition. Macionis
trailed Hiroshi Negami of Japan and
(See OLYMPICS, Page AID
Evening star., 1936-08-10
W00DRUM is INJURED
AS CAR RAMS HOUSE
Virginia Representative Suffers
Scalp Lacerations in Crash
at Toano.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOANO, Va, August 10.-Repre-
sentative Clifton Woodrum of the
sixth Virginia district was injured
here early today when his automobile
failed to round sharp turn at the
east end of Toano and crashed into
the Community House.
Attendants at Bell Hospital in Will
liamsburg, to which he was taken by
ambulance, said the Virginian suf-
fered scalp lacerations and lost lot
of blood" They believed, however,
that his injuries were not serious.
Woodrum, who was the keynoter at
the last State Democratic Convention,
was said by Sheriff L. P. Trice of
James City County to have been en-
route alone to Langley Field when.
about am, his automobile slipped
on the curve, ran a short way on the
right shoulder and struck the Toano
Community Building The machine
was said to have been demolished.
Mrs. Woodrum. at Langley Field,
was notified of the accident, came in
an ambulance to Williamsburg, and
brought the Representative on to
Langley.
Evening star., 1936-08-10
HUGHES HOPS OFF
ON MYSTERY FLIGHT
Globe. .Girdling Plans Recalled as
Plane Clears With 1880
Gallons of Fuel.
AZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, August 10.-How-
ard Hughes, millionaire sportsman
flyer, took off early today from
Union Terminal in his transport
"fying laboratory" plane loaded with
1850 gallons of fuel. His destination
was unannounced.
officials at the Transcontinental &
Western Airport at Albuquerque, N.
Mex, said they received a radio mes
sage at about 1925 am. (10:25 Eastern
standard time) from Hughes inquiring
about upper air weather conditions
and wind velocity. Hughes, however,
did not give his position or destina-
tion. His course indicated he was fol-
lowing a regular transport route.
Hughes, who cloaks his aviation
exploits in secrecy, recently received
an allotment from the Federal Gov
ernment of special radio wave
length for possible use on a flight
around the world. He denied he con-
templated such a project in the i'm
mediate future, but admitted he
would use the radio for several long
hops"
Hangers of the Hughes Aircraft Co.
at the air terminal here were dark
and field attaches said they had no
idea where Hughes might be flying.