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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-06-11

Investigations into the matter
OF alleged irregularities in the
constr elton camps % the COM
panies Guiding the roads and
bridges o. the Overseas Highway
are b.enig made BY Representative
B. c. P-py, who was designated
By Governor Fred p. Cone.
This investigation is being made
pursuant TO a request sent to the
governor on the night Of Friday,
June 4. in a telegram signed by
Joe Pearlman. H. j Miller. Chars
Aronovitz, Arthur Sheppard and
Dan Navarro, members Of the
committee appointed BY Carl Ber-
yaldi. chairman, who presided at
the meeting.
Mr. Papy said this morning
that the telegram had been given
him by the governor with the re-
quest that he go into the matter
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net passed, as the case may be.
was prompted by his desire to
guard the interests o. the taxpay-
ers, and at no time was the mo
tive actuating his decisions any
thing but unselfish in every way.
The figures handed The Citizen
showed a saving for a period COW
ering four years. and totalled
$50. 200.
Relative to the selection Of the
commissioners for the Monroe
County Water District, Dir. Papy
said he first held a consultation
with Attorney Chester B. Tread
way. representing the county at
Washington and Tallahassee, and
it was suggested that another bin
BE drawn up.
This was done and the draft OF
the second bill vas considered
preferable by Mr.. Treadway and
also received the approval Of the
attorney general Il was intro
dueed and passed. Only bona fide
.esidents CT Monroe county
are eligible to serve on the COM
miss;on( he said, and each mem
Der must file a bond of $4,000.
es, I introduced the bin pro-
yiding for pension for the wife
and children Of the late County
Solicitor ]. F. Busto. but after It
went into the senate, / never
heard % it again" replied the
representative.
Two years ago / served on
eight committees, but this year
was appointed on IL committees,
served throughout the session ana
it was one of the most strenuous
experiences | have ever had
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Papy Gives Resume
OF Legislative Work

There IS brit one and only one
reason Why the zonsng bin for
Key West was not passed at the
recent session OF the legislature
and that IS bcause my request for
a new charter for the city Of Key
West was UNDECIDED.
This was the statement made
today to The Citizen by Repre-
sentative B. C. Papy. when asked
how it happened that the coming
bin was not carried through.
Mr. Papy said that there WIS
absolutely nc use in trying to pass
any laws for the city under the
obsolete and antiquated charter
under which the city IS operating.
His request for a draft OF new
charter went unanswered, so he
decided, "What was the use?n
Relative 70 the reductions in
salaries of the tax collector and
tax assessor redreirg the proposed
emoluments and expense allow
ance from $4,000 and $500, as
shown in T. BIZ. respectively, to
81, 500 and 81 $40. Mr.. Papv said
that he coHsise~ed the sums which
were allowed sufficient for the
offices under existing conditions.
He said he killed the bill in
creasing the paw Of county com
missioen-s to 500 Tor the mem
hers and S125 FOR the chairman.
which saves the taxpayers $3.50
each month, or 81, 500 annually.
At this juncture the represen-
tative paused to write down a Sc
ries of sums denoting monies saw
ed the taxpayers o. the county
and said that every acton OF his
in connection with bills passd or
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HERCE FUNERAL
THIS AFTERNOON
REV. 4. L. MAUREAU WILL
oFFfcIATE INSTEAD OF
REV. VIM. REAGAN

Re-. A. L. Msareau. S. J., vii
offic;@te at The services this aft
esnoon 5 o'clock to be held for
Mrs. E.angelne L0pez Heree.
who Did Wednesday night at the
home on Division street.
Re-. Maureau is Getting IN place
Of Rev. Wnl. Reagan, S J., who
is suffering with a slight ailment
of the throat. which developed
since tie announcement OF the
services yesterday.
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NlNIsTER DIES 10 AVE son

Stonirgkon. Me.-Rev. John r.
Bartlett. Is. suffered fatal burns
when he attempted to save his 16-
month-oId son from their burn
fnw kitchen. Starting fire in the
kitchen stove with kerosene, the
minisles set the oil can on the
beck ~ Ghe stove and was feed
NE the baby when the kerosene
exploded. showering the fathe-
end ehild with flames. He sue
eeeded IN carrying the child into
ihe yard and collapsed, falling
hack into the flaming kitchen,
where Ne persisted.
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STEAMER CEIBA
COMING To PORT

Steamship Cei5a, Of the Stand
ard Fruit and Steamship company.
was scheduled to arrive at the Bar
Buoy at o'clock this afternoon
and viii be boarded by one of the
pilots and brought up TO the Por-
ter Dock company.
The vessel IS bound to From
terra, Mexico, for a cargo of ba-
nanas. and IS stopping at Kew
West fer a supply of fuel oil at
the Porter company.
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WoRLp,s FAIR cosT MUCH

New York. - According to
George McAneny. president o.
ire New York Worlds Fair Cor
pofation. the cost o. the enter
prise viii probably reach a totaa
- 500. 600. 900 By the time the
fair "Opens in 1889.
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there made an investigation which
showed th-t Knowles had dispOs-
ed OF some OF the sponge, gave
each member OF tn crew IS and
srent the rest Of the SIS for which
he had sold the sponge.
He was placed Under bond Of
500 for TIE rext term of Grim
inal eoars.
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Repairs to the seaplane ramp 81
the submarine base under ~ O.
rection Of Construction FoFeman
Roy Potter started several days
ago have progressed 70 peIut
where the corFerdam Is ready -
be relieved o. the water IN onaef
that subsurface steel and eoneFete
work can be started
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Ciswonelie. Ala - Unobserved
81 his companions who were watch
ing = demonstration OF life-saving
methods. r. ID. Pelton. Jr., high
school student. waded into deep
water and was drowned.
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Of the principal thoroughfare be-
tween Olivia and Fleming streets.
The street Is being scarified,
newly surfaced with . modern as
phalt mixture and win be oiled
and surfaced and allowed to be-
come thoroughly set before being
used.
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Wedding This Month
Announced at
Fort Meade.

TORT GEORGE G. MEADE. Md.
Dec. 25.-The marriage Of Miss
Ellen Dryden, daughter of Gen. and
Mrs. William Dryden of Fort Meade.
and 1t. Alexander Day surles, jr. son
of 1t. Col. and Mrs. Alexander D.
surles Of Washington. will take place
at 4 o'clock at the post chapel Decem-
ber 30.
Maj. and Mrs. Walter L. Mitchen
have recently arrived at Fort Meade.
Maj. Mitchell, who has been on c. G.
c. duty at Towson, Md, is now at.
tached to the 34th Infantry. Their
two boys, Cadet Robert Mitchell and
Cadet Walter l.. Mitchell. jr., who are
students at the Augusta Military Acad-
emy, Fort Defiance. Va, are spending
the Christmas holidays with their
parents.
Mrs. Harold F. Fisher is the guest Of
her son-in-law and daughter. Capt.
and Mrs. George Selman Of this gar
rison. Mrs. Fisher will remain for
some time before returning to her
home, in Hawaii
Many of the out-of-town students
have arrived to spend the Christmas
holidays with their parents. Cadet
Jack Corbly. son of Col. and Mrs. John
B. Corbly of Fort Meade, is at home
for the holidays Cadet Corbly is
student at the United States Military
Academy, West Point, N. Y.
Mr.. Richard Smith and Mr.. Curtiss
Rideout, students at Fork Union Mill
tary Academy, Fork Union, Va, are
visiting their parents, Maj. and Mrs.
Ross B. Smith and Chaplain Ralph G.
Rideout.
Miss Jeanne Durrette, daughter Of
Capt. and Mrs. Marvin B. Durrette, .
| student at Sullins College, Bristol Va,
Is with her parents.
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Mrs. Morgenthau
Plans at Home.

Mrs. Morgenthau. wife of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, will be at home
for the first time this season Wednes-
day afternoon, January S, at 22ll
Thirtieth street, the house she has
leased for the season.
Thursday Mrs. Morgenthau is en-
tertaining st tea dance at her resi-
dence for her two sons, Henry Nor.
genthau, Sd, and Robert Morris Nor.
geuthau. The party will be for thu
younso9 ct, friends Of hef Sons.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

The First Stop Is
In Paris France.
Over the angry seas We go, the
rain and snow sharp in our faces.
Dimly, through the sleet there is a
slender tower showing. A jeweled
chain of lights sparkle all over it I.
Beyond there is brightly lighted
town with a center that seems to be
in the form of a star. for from a
monument that looks like the tri-
umphal gate Of Rome the streets
branch out in all directions We
skim over a many-columned build
ing We catch glimpse Of some
beautifully laid out gardens
Fountains, fountains everywhere :.
A graceful obelisk in a busy square
Paris! But we are not goinig to
linger over the Champs Elysees nor
will we laugh and play up at Mont
martre. We are skimming to a small
street which is just off the Avenue
Henri Martin; a street that has "a
houses, each with garden, each pos
sessing all the charm and enchant-
ment Paris artists have painted, poets
have sung of and playwrights have
raved about.
It is a street of many personalities
The first house is tiny gem OF gothic
tracery; in it live six brothers of a
holy order. The windows are gar
landed with spruce; candle shines in
each wreath. The door opens for a
moment and q monk welcomes a poor
man into the warmth and cheer OF
the hostel on the table inside
repose food and old wine and a fire
crackles in the stone hearth; round
it the brothers sit with several other
less fortunate ones kho have come
to the door knowing that they will
find kindness and q hearty welcome
One of the ragged men sits with dull
expression, his eyes hard, his mouth
grim then q monk begins
humming . peasant tune Of Brittany
from whence he came. Suddenly
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Diplomatic Corps Notes
Many Members Are Out of Town
Over the Christmas Holiday.

Ambassador Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and
Mme Troyanovky who spending the holiday week end
in New York are expected to return tomorrow Tuesday
Ambassador and Donna Matlde de suvch with
their three children yesterday for the Norh where they will
spend this week enjoying the winter sports
The Spanish Ambassador and Sonora de los Rios are enter
small house party end and their daughter
senorta Laura having several OF her at
Columbia University Christmas Her guests are Senoa Maria
ue De anedo daughter Spanish Ambassador to
the Argentine and senorta Saedad Salinas daughter of Prof.
Salinas member faculty at the University of vr
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Velvet Ball
Patrons
MANY
Troyanovskys Are
Among Numerous
BOxhOlders.
TIME Ambassador of the Union OF
Soviet Socialistic Republics

THE Ambassador of the Union OF
Soviet Socialistic Republics
and Nine. Troyanovsky have
L taken a box for the velvet ball
which will be held at the Mayflower
Thursday, January 6, at 10 o'clock
for the benefit of the children's lunch
fund. Other boxholders include the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Charles Edison, the Military At
tache of the japanese Embassy, Col.
Masachika Hirata, and the Assistant
Military Attaches, Maj. Otoji Nishi-
mura and Maj. Tomojiro Honda; the
former United States Ambassador to
Argentina and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. George Angus
Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, the Director Of the Re-
construction Finance Corp and Mrs.
Jesse Jones, Mr.. Horace Nathaniel
Luttrell, civil service commissioner
Mrs. Lucille Foster McMillin, Mrs.
Margaret Delano Gage, Mrs. A. Geary
johnson, Mrs. Thomas Richard Cowell,
Mr.. Abram Tillman and Mr.. Stephen
B. Gibbons.
One of the outstanding features OF
the ball will be the modelling Of 20
Presidents wives gowns which are
exact replicas Of those on display In
the Smithsonian Institution and IA.
1sse MvTT BALI. Psss o-e.l
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Mr.. Norris to Give
Party Tomorrow.

Mr.. George w. Norris will give q
Christmas dance tomorrow evening at
his house at 7l5 Randolph street NV
for his granddaughter, Miss Kathleen
Norris. The guests will include the
members of the Delta Sigma Sorority
and their escorts and the Lambs
Sigma Fraternity. Miss Norris is .
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Miller Norris and is a senior at Cen.
tral High School. ,s
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Mrs. Coolidge
Hostess at
Yule Party
Prominent Guests
Are Entertained
Yesterday.

n FRS. ELIZABETH SPRAGUE
n n COOLIDGE entertained at a
Vv Christmas party yesterday
4 Va afternoon in her apartment at
2400 Sixteenth street for her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
Coolidge and their sons, Frederick and
John, and daughters, Elizabeth and
Mary Colt Coolidge, and Mrs. John
Colt, mother of Mrs. A. S. Coolidge.
The guests were invited for o'clock
for a short program of Christmas
carols by the English singers.
Among the guests were the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Henry A.
(See MRS. COOLIDGE, Page D-6)
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Magic Yuletide Spirit
Identical World Over
Trappings of Observance Differ, but
Catholicity of Appeal Unchanged,
Magic Carpet Tour Shows.
By MARGOT GARRETT.

DECEMBER wind whirlng exuantly the countryside
II chucke merriy at the sudden burst of activity tha
annears at this time of year every
scus country bring back bits Of greenery to hane
around country people rush the towns for
things wrap and red ribbon which they hang
around the fireplace stockings All affected with writer's
cramp for sentiments aroused by the OF those
the result OF trucks which rush
up and down lanes and highways delivering bulky
packages of trains kissing mady to their
bring of cheer from all corners OF the Nation
and even the wree with complicated traffic
situation ships with mabags piled high and steam
away again piles equally cumbersome for delivery in all
parts of the world.
They're crazy the wind think Their emotions de-
mand outlet once year. and they call Christmas But it
strange madness method powerful; it reaches
eyery one miles the contacts
And the always tangible Telephone wires
may telegraph hum letters wnging across
the seven seas the things that
pull thought together 1t Is strange thing
very strange thing and mystery to be solved
So as Christmas Present took old Scrooge with
him on his travels let tag along with the wind and discover
the answer to quality known Christmas spirit
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Miss Richards
To Entertain.

Miss Janet Richards will entertain
at luncheon tomorrow, following the
first of Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's S
musicales at the Mayflower this sea-
son. The luncheon will be for Miss
Richards young cousin, Miss Mary
Warner Rosebraugh of Albany, N.
Y, who is her guest for the holidays.
Mrs William Howard Taft will be
the ranking guest. the others to in
clude Mrs. Mark L. Bristol, Mrs.
George G. Thorpe. Mrs. Parker w.
West, Mrs. Daniel G. stapletou and
Mr., Charles Mason Hamey.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

MRS. WALTER WHITE,
IN the costume representing Katherine Hooard srth De OF
yhch she DiU UelUet
giuen January at the Mayfoer the benefit of
the children's lunch fund.
MRS. SCOTT WILLIAMS (center),
Wearing reproduction of the whch of Cleue
painted BY Holbein Mrs Williams 1D the costume at
the
Evening star., 1937-12-26
Approach of the New Year
Revives Memories of
Former Receptions
Dav Now Less Strenuous Socially
AS Time Has Brought
Change in Customs.
By KATHARINE BROOKS


II NEW YEAR" will have suppanted the Merry
n Christmas" heard everywhere today before this week
closes and when the rises the next Sunday morn
ing world will be 1888 Then New Year Eve parties
festivities recolectons In this decade
party much onot the New
Year reception.
Perhaps the quaint custom of the ladies always staying at home
New callers observed other Cities but
ceased the National Capital This change came
because the official Then 1.-The season. opened
with the New reception at the White Houseeraly
al-day reception.
Expression of Democracy
Made Reception Outstanding
No state function preceded this great OCCASION when the
owes citizen had the opportunity the highest officials
and diplomats to their good wishes to the Chief Ex
ecuve This reception without doubt the most democratic OF
all state functions 1t II o'clock the with the
arrival of the Supreme Court and the diplomats and officials of
this Government followed This occasion when the dplo-
their formal those the
when courts the nations of the world
The President took time OUT for luncheon at o'clock and
promptly at o'clock the public reception began The length of
this depended somewhat the weather. particularly
the popularity of the Chief Executive of these public
tons lasted until late afternoon the late President
welt standing and shaking hands with admng citizens until
o'clock of the New Year when
Although this evidences
democracy with the population ordeal
great for any man to withstand.
Evening star., 1937-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Sixten Wollmar, for
the holidays.
The Netherlands Minister and Nine
van Haersma de With will sail the
end of this week for this country
and are expected to arrive January 6.
Their daughter, Mile. Nora van
Haersma de With will return with
them.
The Minister Of the Union of South
Africa and Mrs. Close were hosts
at dinner last evening to the members
Of the legation stan.
The retiring Rumanian Minister,
Mr.. Charles A. DaWla, will leave
Washinston the end Of January for
! 3QoatanNed % Pafs p-2, Column -
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The German Ambassador and Frau
Dieckhoff and their daughter, F'raulein
Carlotta Dieckhof1, left yesterday Tor
Florida to spend the holidays.
The Chinese Ambassador, DR.. Chen
ting T. Wang, and his daughters. the
Miles. Wang, are spending the holi-
day week end in New York.
The Swiss Minister and Nine. Peter
are expected to return the end OF the
week from Boston, where they are
spending Christmas with their sons
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Georges peter and Mr.. Marc Peter. jr.
The Swedish Minister and Nine.
Bostrom will remain through the
week At Rye. N. y. where they sre
WITH their son.tn.law and daughs9,
Evening star., 1937-12-26

For officials the reception at the
White House was just the beginning
Of . long and strenuous day-doubly
hard for them had they been to a
"watch-night party" to ring out the
old, ring in the new" In former
days the Secretary of State and his
wife gave a midday breakfast-and
then the midday meal was break
fast If gentlemen attended and a
luncheon If only ladies were present
for the diplomatic corps. This always
was one of the delightful parties OF
the year, though before they were
discontinued the guest lists had grown
to such proportions that they almost
rivaled q White House reception in
size. Time was, though, when only
members Of the diplomatic corps, the
cabinet and the members of the
Foreign Relations and Foreign At
fairs Committees Of Congress were
asked.
Amusing Stories
OF Parties Told.
Many were the amusing and in
teresting stories told of these parties
how one of the guests, on his way
back to the long buffet table to leave
his empty coffee cup, had his elbow
knocked and the cup fell to the
floor Just as he reached the table
And, having diplomacy. he quietly
nushed the remnants Of the cup un.
Continued On Psge Do. column s.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

Phil Regain ex-
Brooklyn cop, once
arrested a desperate
murderer single
handed. His secret
marriage Of 13 years
was ".pilled" by
Winchell.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
TAYLOR MYSTERY
ADDS NEW FIGURE
Actor Says He Visited Moth
er of Directors Fiancee
on Night of Murder.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 10.-The
William Desmond Taylor case, hardi-
est perennial of FINLAND murder
mysteries, produced new figure
today as the district attorneys office
re-sifted evidence of 1922 vintage.
Carl Stockdale, 63-year-old char
acter actor, disclosed he visited Mrs.
Charlotte Shelby, mother of Taylor's
flancee, the night Is years ago when
the screen director was slain.
Stockdale said he had known Mrs.
Shelby and her actress daughter,
Mary Miles Minter, for years.
Il have expected the authorities
to question me for some time" the
film veteran added
AT about the time fixed by authori-
ties that the fatal bullet was fired
in Taylor's apartment, 1 was with
Mrs. Shelby. in the new house she
had purchased.
Il arrived shortly before 7 o'clock
IN the evening and left about 9.
Il was the first person to inform
Mrs. Shelby that Taylor had been
killed. That was about 9 o'clock the
next morning. I had gone to the
studio where I was working on
picture with Mabel Normand and
some one told mo that Tovlor bod
been found dead. telephoned Mrs.
Shelby at once, because I knew that
he had been Marys director and that
the whole family knew him we'll"
Stockdale's statement, investigators
indicated, was the most important
development since Mrs Shelby, Miss
Minter and a second daughter, Mar
garet Shelby Fillmore, went before
the grand jury six weeks ago.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

be in the blue room Of the White
House at pm.
The presentation will be made by
the Very Reverend Msgr Joseph P.
Morrison Of the Holy Name Cathedral,
who on this occasion will be acting
as the personal representative of
George Cardinal Mundelein, who
would have officiated on this occasion
but for the fact that he is on church
business in Rome, Italy. The cita-
ton will be read by Rev Doctor Maui
rice S. Sheehy, instructor in religion
at Catholic University, and national
secretary of the Friends Of Catholic
University.
Evening star., 1937-06-10
FULLER FUNERAL
RITES TOMORROW
Former Commandant of Marine
Corps Will Be Buried at
ANNAPOLIS.

Funeral services for Maj. Gen. Ben
H. Fuller. former commandant OF the
Marine Corps, who died Tuesday at
the Naval Hospital here, will be held
tomorrow at 3 pm. at the Naval
Academy Chapel in Annapolis. Burial
will be in the academy cemetery, where
his son. Capt. Ted Fuller; killed
during the World War, also Is in
tered.
Born ST years ago at Big Rapids,
Mich. Gen Fuller was appointed
second lieutenant in the Marine Corps
In July, 1891, following his graduation
Evening star., 1937-06-10

from the Naval Academy. During his
IS years service, he was on duty in
practically every section Of the world
where the Marines have a post.
Gen. Fuller was made commandant
IN August, 1880, and retired in March,
1884.
Surviving are his widow and
daughter. Mrs. Chesney Fordnay, Lake
Bluff, Ill.
Evening star., 1937-06-10

eonal secretary to
the President,
will receive an
honorary degree
Of doctor Of laws
{ his afternoon
from Rosary Col
lege, River For
est, Ill.
Miss LELAND,
who is a native
Of S m erv lille,
Mass, and a
graduate Of the
high school at
that place, has
served in the ca
Hacttv Of nriNate
Evening star., 1937-06-10

secretary to Mr.. Roosevelt since 1920
when he was Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy and just before he entered
upon his campaign as Democratic
nominee for Vice President.
The presentation of this degree will
Evening star., 1937-06-10
Honorary Degree
10 Be Presented
,N To Miss LELAND

d In the presence of President Roose-
Welt and large group of close friends,
most OF them high officials of the
Government, Marguerite Leland, per-
Evening star., 1937-06-10

Labor troubles In Japan are greater
than at any time since 1881.