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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-12-10

With the strains of "Sing, Oh
Sing, This Blessed Morn, played
by the High School Orchestra,
the High School Glee Club and
orchestra will usher in the Christ
mas season with a Vesper Service
in the third of a Music Hour Sc
ries Sunday. It will be held in
the High School Auditorium at
five p. m.
Excellence of the past programs
presented by this combined group
under the direction of Miss Edna
Smith insures = beautiful service.
To enable everyone to enjoy the
program, Miss Smith announces
that it will be given gratis to the
public and that no seats will be
reserved. A cordial invitation is
extended everyone.
Program follows:
Prelude, Sing, Oh Sing, This
Blessed Morn" ---.------ Bernard
Orchestra
Carol, "Hark, The Herald An
gels Sing"
Glee Club
Professional, 20 Come, All Ye
Faithful
Congregation Sing
Remain SeateO
Carol, 20 Holy Night - A. Adams
Glee Club
Christmas Story, Luke 1920
Andrew Elwood, President,
Glee Club
Solo. ''The Song of the Ages"
---.-.--------------.,... .---------.--. Meredith
Soprano, Miss ALICE Curry
Music Dept, Division
Street School
Violin, Mrs. Norma Dopp
Music Dept, Harris
School
Accompanist, Miss Edna
Smith. Music Dept,
High School
Carol, "B eautifuI Song of
Christmas" ------------- Wilson
Glee Club
Carol, THE Shepherds Story"
---------------------..- Dickerson
Glee Club
Soprano Soloist, Mrs. Geo.
Mills White
Tenor Soloist, Mr.. Geo.
Mills White
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CARD OF THANKS

We take this means of express
ing TO our many friends our sin
cere appreciation for the assist
anee given during the short ILL
ness and death of our beloved
one, Judge George A. Lowell. We
thank those who so kindly ten
dered the use of their auto
mobiles, the donors of the beauti-
ful floral tributes and messages
OF sympathy. We assure one and
all that their kindness win never
be forgotten.
decl0-itx THE FAMILY.
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Grand Opening
Dance Tonight

Everything is in readiness for
the grand opening of the Sans
Souci Club tonight, located at
705 Duval street.
This grand Inauguration dance
is expected by the sponsors to be
jammed to capacity, Reservations
may be had by calling Pollock's
Jewelry Store.
q John Pritchard's dance band
has been engaged to furnish
music for the occasion, and every
one attending is promised jolly
old time.
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GOMEZ FUNERAL
ON WEDNESDAY

Funeral services Tor Mrs. Ida Z.
Gomez, mother of Circuit Court
Judge Arthur Gomez, who died
on Monday night, were conduct
ed Wednesday afternoon from the
chapel of Lopez Funeral Home.
Officiating at the burial services
was Father Arthur B. Din1mick.
of st. Paul's Episcopal church.
Pallbearers were: William V.
Albury, Raymond r. Lord. Ber-
nard Waite, T. S. Caro-, Aquilino
Lopez and w. c. Harris.
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CLASSIFIED
COLU M N
FOUND

FOUND-A pair of child's eye
glasses in case on Duval street
near Monroe Theater. Owner
may have same by identifying
them, and paying for this ad.
Call at The Citizen office.
dec10-1t
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Mrs. Ethea Stricken was a pas
senger on the bus this morning
going to Miami to meet with her
son George Jay Stricken, employee
of the General Electric Co., who
has been instructed TO go to New
Orleans for assignment in the G.
E. headquarters in the Crescent
City.
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Orchestra
Glee Club Members

Sopranos, Marjorie Frow, deco
ration chairman; Barbara Curry;
Corinne Curry, vice president;
Mary Louise Bonniwell, secre-
tary-tr e asurer; G eraldin e
Knowles; Virgie Key; Betty Hen
riquez, librarian; Wilma Sands.
Altos, Macy Palenzuela, Mary
Sands, Mary Curry, Xenia Hoff,
Marguerite Page, Dorothy Bean,
Marjorie Russell, Carmen McBeth.
Tenors, Doyle Smith, stage man.
ager; Bert A. Roberts.
Bass, Andrew Elwood, presi-
dent; Paul Esquinaldo, Harry
Bravo, robe custodian; Dick Her
nandez, Jack Lopez, Ray Perez.
Orchestra
Piano, Mary Fay Mechanism.
First Violin, Paul Mesa, Orvis
Kemp, Alfredo Barosso, Jr.
Violin Obliga.o, Sara Ann Birs,
Lucette de Barritt.
Second Violin. Aren't Sjursen,
Sebastian Cabrera, Arthur Villa
real, Chas. Ketchum.
Clarinet, Hector Barosso.
Cornet, Allen Mel Roberts, John
Thompson.
E Flat Alto. Russell Hyman,
Anthony Boza.
Trombone, Donald Lowe.
Bells, Ruth Curry.
Drums, Harry Knight.
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Miss Rita Pinder, employee in
the office of Sheriff K, o. Thomp-
son, left on bus of the Florida
Motor Lines this morning for 2
week end visit with friends in Nj
ami. er as1sa~r s.eoxfk
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Attorney Aquilino Lopez was
on the plane yesterday
afternoon going to attend to legal
matters in Miami.
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WANTED

WANTED TO BUY-Srnall house
and lot. Give price. VIM. Ry-
erson, General Delivery, Tam
pa, Florida. dec8-3tx
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seSseSSssSSSSssSesSeesoS
PERSONAL MENTION
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. Pauline Hemingway left
on the plane yesterday afternoon
for a visit in Miami.
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PAINTING

PAINTING AND INTERIOR
DECORATING, outside and in
side work expertly done. Mod
ern and Antique furniture re-
finished. Reasonable prices.
Free estimates cheerfully given.
FRED HUME, rear 724 Eaton
street. dec7-6tx
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TO SELL OR BUY REAL ES-
VATE or mortgage on Florida
rEeys, address E. R. Lowe, P. o.
BOX FL, Tavernier, Florida.
nov9-tf
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REAL ESTATE

FOR RESULTS-List your prop
critics for sale or rent with the
GLEN c. PRICE ORGANIZA-
TION. Registered Brokers.
Phone 124. sos Duval street.
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III
l{qe
Evening star., 1937-03-18

He Trusts the BEST Man"
To the Editor of The Star:
l have found it is always best If
you want anything done properly, or
Evening star., 1937-03-18

left over from special appropriations
made be Congress be spent by him as
he desired. There are a great many
more requests, all or some of which
he told the Congress that in any other
hands but his could work q great
hardship on the country. Having
asked for every conceivable power, he
now insists on Congress giving him
control of the Supreme Court. If
subserVient Congress grants this re-
quest, he will control more power
than any other dictator. Remember
the Supreme Court, by a vote OF 9 to 0,
invalidated the N. r. A. in May, 1895,
saved the country and business recov-
cry started from that date. F. D. r.
objects to 5-to-4 decisions giving
one man too much power Attorney
General Cummings, when asked, IF
six men were added and a vote resulted
in an 8to-7 vote, would it not be by
one man?" replied, That would be
all right if the eight voted the way
we wanted them to vote" So you see
that 5to-4 decisions have little to do
with request to add six more men.
Amendments and other suggestions
made by Congress will not permit
F. D. r. to control the Supreme Court.
Is that the real reason why he in
sists on packing the Supreme Court7
EDWARD P. HUBBELL.
Evening star., 1937-03-18
Need for Court Expansion. :"

TO the Editor of The Star:
w. j. Dermott in his letter published
In The Evening Star of March l3
states there is nothing wrong with the
Supreme Court. Possibly not, except,
however, we have been paying the sal
ary Of nine judges of the Supreme
Court for siXty-one years when a
lesser number would suffice, even as
few as three. Mr.. DermCtt, like many
more partisans, has overlooked the
great expansion Of the Nation since
= there has been an increase in the
5 number of judges of the Supreme
Court. There have been thirteen
States admitted to the Union since
1876 with consequent increase in the
number of United States Senator'S
tWenty-siX, to be exact. There has been
an increase in the number of Circuit
and District Courts, all of which have
had cases appealed up to the Supreme
Court. We have thirteen more Gov
ernors and a minimum of thirteen
more members in the House of Fepre-
sentatives. We have fought and won
] two major wars and obtained world
power in siXty-one years, all of which
has produced problems of expansion.
! We have Hawaii, the Canal Zone,
4 Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and
string on the Philippines, all of which
. bring problems to the United States
Supreme Court. Our land has been
stripped of timber; our mines and
mills expanded; agriculture has ex-
panded-everywhere expansion except
In the Supreme Court.
. There is q growing demand, even in
Evening star., 1937-03-18
The President and Sit-Downers.

To the Editor of The Star:
What sit-down strike ouc Presi-
dent has on his hands! First the
Supreme Court sat down, after the
country had been pulled pretty safely
out of depression's ditch. Now such
supporters of reform and progress as
Mr.. Wheeler sit down-not on the
reform, he says, but the method of
putting it across.
Of course, we all know M. Hoover
would help out a lot in this situa-
ton. He has a new slogan for his
country. His example of perfect in
ertia while in the White House was
good-in fact, he staged the first "sit-
down" He had slogan then 1t
was sit still, my dears, prosperity is
just around the corner. In view of
the proven falacy of that slogan. 1
am boWled over when even half a
dozen hands lift themselves lethari-
cally and cheer his appearance on the
screen with another slogan.
How fortunate that there is in the
U. S. A. a majority of us behind a
lcdi ICSS lCduSl WIZ ID llOG tOC JlI1llu 10
jump in and drag a drowning man out
in some fashion instead of first dis
cussing the idea with all the onlook-
ers to determine first if there is surely
constitutional authority to drag a man
out of this particular pool or just
whether he should be brought out at
this or that particular angle
II.
his howl is all about? If the New Deal
medicine is good, why wait till the
Nation has a relapse before giving
Evening star., 1937-03-18

sistence that Congress pass bill au-
thorizing him to name six additional
judges to the Supreme Court. Let's
look at the record On July 25, 1898,
President Roosevelt addressed a let
ter to Commissioner Humphrey de-
manding his resignation. Mr.. Humph-
rey did not resign, so on August 81,
1888, the President wrote him, You
will, I know, realize that I do not
feel that your mind and my mind go
along together" On october 7, 1888,
Mr.. Humphrey not having resigned,
the President wrote, Effective as of
this date, you are hereby removed
from office of commissioner of the
Federal Trade Commission" Later
the Supreme Court of the United
States was called upon to determine
the Presidents right to remove
Humphrey. The unanimous decision
of the court was that the President
had exceeded his power" Now, let's
see what F. D. r. stated over the
radio. He frankly acknowledged that
the real purpose of his request for
enlarging the Supreme Court was to
get a different set of judges who
would decide cases more in line with
his conception Of the Constitution,
The reasons given for asking Humph-
rey's resignation and that for enlarp-
ing the Supreme Court are similar. To
continue the record-His dictatorial
way in which he sent messages to
Congress. Must be passed at once"
His demand to be given exclusive
right to regulate the value of our
dollar The right to regulate tariff
duties. The right TO have 50 ,OO0, 900 900
to use as he thinks best. The desire
to handle neutrality as and when he
thinks best. The request to turn over
to him five independent congress
sional commissions, one of these the
Federal Trade Commission, from which
he removed Humphrey; another, the
auditor general, SO that he alone
would decide how money should be
spent that had been appropriated by
Congress for specific purposes. A re-
quest, from Congress, that all money
Evening star., 1937-03-18
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF Inc star:
Your correspondent, Mr.. Neff, may
or may not be correct when he says
that every Senator and Representa-
tive knows what his constituency
wants" But he is wholly correct when
he continues, They want what they
voted for last November" His implica-
ton is that they voted for the Presi-
dents Supreme Court reorganization
plan.
But we voted for nothing of the sort!
We voted for the Democratic platform.
In that platform there was neither
promise nor threat to pack" the Su-
preme Court. And, therefore, there
exists no popular mandate to do so.
Possibly Mr.. Neff would maintain that
the electorate, in voting for Mr.. RooSe-
Welt, thereby voted for anything which
Mr.. Roosevelt might choose to do.
That would be a new and alarming
interpretation of democratic govern
ment.
If, by voting for Mr.. Roosevelt, we
gave him mandate to do anything
under the sun that he wants to do,
.
Angry at the Supreme Court for ad-
miniStering, by 80 decision, judi
cial reprimand to the President for
his illegal action in arbitrarily remov-
ing a Federal trade commissioner and,
by their unanimous invalidation of the
N, r. A, frustrated in his assumption
of extra Legislative and judicial power,
he has sought to discipline the court
and, at the same time, to arrogate its
functions to himself What will be the
next institution or group O. citizens to
obstruct his will and so incur his en-
nifty?
Will it. perhaps be the labor union
movement, which may, by an epidemic
of Sit-doWn strikes, so paralyze indus
try that recovery is brought to stand
still? Should the State Legislatures
continue to thWart his expressed will,
as the New York State Assembly did
in the rejection of the child labor
amendment, what devious method will
he propose for the emaSCulation of all
State Legislatures? Has he a mandate
to dissolve the Congress of the United
States because, for the time being at
least, they are frustrating his demand
for further dictatorial power?
Or will he claim that, crisis por-
tending, the process of even the
shadow of democratic government is
too slow, and that I'VE cannot delay
+one moment in making certain that
our national Government has the
power to carry through? Will he
rclaim that the only way to avoid any
such delay is to govern by presiden-
tIal edict?
And what of the lone citizen who
might dare to raise his voice in pro-
test? Will he also be abolished. along
with labor unions. State Legislatures
and the Congress of the United
States? Under other relationships, I
understand the word for it is-"elimi-
mated"
Do hear hoWls of protest, But the
President would never do such things"
But that is just what Senator AShurst
said in reply to campaign accusations
that, If reelected, the President would
pack the Supreme Court.
j. c. MCPHERSON.
Evening star., 1937-03-18

as near properly as is humanity pos
sible, that 1t is necessary to have 1t
undertaken by man who is equipped
with all the best knowledge and ex-
perience in the thing to be accom-
plished.
Politics is the biggest business we
have in the United States of America.
TO think that man can make a
good President who is not thoroughly
versed in the intricacies Of our poll
tics Is entirely illogical He must pos
sess other very great attributes as
we'll, but the thing he must under
stand-unless he is to become the
tool of many others-is the political
situation that confronts him.
With this knowledge, which can only
come from vast experience in the
business, there comes the great need
of spiritual development Without
real spirituality and understanding
OF ones fellow man, it is an impossible
thing to make good and useful
President. Along with the possession
Of these two essential attributes come
n hllo W lSbSS anu OH ShpolSloll vi Ullut
faculty which we call intuition in its
broadest sense, which enables us to
select the men that are best fitted to
assist with the successful handling of
the manifold details which are en-
countered in this gigantic and intri-
cate business.
The past record of man is about
lo,, for
safe basis upon which to form his
opinions as to why he follows any
man.
Many able men have worked against
President Roosevelt and are now
working against him, either openly or
sub rosa. These men are important
in that they possess certain attributes,
but not the majority of necessary
qualities to have beaten Mr.. Roosevelt
in 1882 or in 1886.
In considering the testimony of any
witness, his past record and reputa-
ton must be taken into considera-
ton. This is the accepted and proper
basis upon which to weigh testimony.
Every citizen of these United States
is a juryman when it becomes neces-
sary for us to form and to express an
opinion on political subject I,
therefore, as one OF the insignificant
citizens have endeavored to found my
opinion upon the result obtained from
personal study of the man Roose-
welt, and those who are his most
prominent enemies.
Among the latter, I find no man
whose past record and accomplish
ments warrant me in believing that
he can compare with Mr.. Roosevelt
in the characteristic qualities which
would make his opinion bear as much
weight as that of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt. GRANT SHEPHERD,
La Plata, Md.
Look at the Record"
To the Editor of The Star:
l believe that it is now time to
Evening star., 1937-03-18
Gets Back His Glacier.

BY decree of the Supreme Federal
Court at Bern, Switzerland, M. Seller
has been awarded a glacier 7 miles
long In the Rhone Valley. The Can
ton OF Valats took over the glacier,
but Seller sued and won, and has it
back on his hands again.
Evening star., 1937-03-18
Phantom Hare Hunted.

Hounds OF the Royal Naval College,
dartmouth, England, have been re-
peateoly f1outed by phantom hare.
II leads them az miles across the
same stretch of the country to the
River Dart. Where it goes to Is a
mystery.
Evening star., 1937-03-18
New Justices.

Virginia, represented by two outstand-
ing conservative Democrats, Senators
Carter Glass and Harry Byrd, for a
change. There is a growing demand
that may be hard to stop for three
term nomination of Franklin D.
Roosevelt There are thousands Of
students in high school and college
coming of voting age by 1910. What
are they going to do? What jobs are
open to them? Court or no court, jobs
must be found for these young men
and women. If the Supreme Court
stands in the way of these young folks
and jobs, there will be something to
consider. Will it be ballots or guns for
them? God knows! know of a
high school in Virginia that held an
election and 100 students voted, 800
for Roosevelt and 300 for Lendon, and
those boys and girls will have a vote
in 1940 Just think it over, you who
may read this.
THOMAS MECHEM.
Voters and Property Owners.
~ tilt EultuI UI Inc StdT.
The people are, under God, the orig
inal source of all just power; the Com
mons of England, in Parliament as
sembled, being chosen by and repre-
senting the people, have the supreme
power in this nation, and whatever is
enacted and declared for law by the
Commons in Parliament has the force
of law, even if the consent and con-
currence of the King or the House
of Peers be not hath thereto. In short,
let the common people rule.
This pronouncement was made by
England's famous "Rump Parliament"
at the end of the English Civil War
Q640-8). If applied here it would
mean abolishing the electoral COL
lege, the Senate and the Supreme
Court in its present prerogatives. The
President (without power of veto)
would be elected by popular vote
throughout the country. And, OF
course. the Constitution would have
to be rewritten.
This ought to sound good to the
mass pressure boys. But there is a
Joker in the above In the England
of the Rump Parliament only prop
erty holders (tithe payers had the
vote. They were the common peo-
ple.' The rest had to do as they
were told. And SO we would better hew
along our own line-pack and unpack
until the suit case is finally ready for
the trip to Beulah land.
F. w. VETTER.
Evening star., 1937-03-18
Look at the Record"

To the Editor of The Star
l believe that it is now time to
state facts in regard to F. D. RS in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
ROSS WIFE MAKES
PLEA TO K|DNAPERS
Police Have Been Held Back,
She Says, but Won't Be
After Tomorrow.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October l8-Whether
the grief-stricken wife of kidnapped
Charles S. Ross will ever see her
husband-dead or alive-reSted today
on a possible answer to her state
ment directed at the seemingly heart
less individuals" who abducted the
wealthy manufacturer % days ago.
III and under the care of physi-
clan, Mrs. Ross yesterday dictated
and signed her final appeal to the
abductors to release her 72-year-old
husband
She declared that, at her request,
Federal agents and police have held
back their efforts to find the kid
napers until Ross safety was assured.
The statement warned, however,
that if the retired greeting card man
ufacturer is not safely returned to
his home by o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Mrs Ross will request al law
enforcement officers to proceed with
vigorous effort to locate and punish
those responsible for the disappear
ance"
Her statement, handed to reporters
ky a lawyer in the Ross apartment.
did not indicate any ransom had
been paid
Death Feared.
The attorney. Edward S. Cummings,
jr., said later his client is i'll, and
cannot amplify her message in any
way. You will have to draw your
own conclusions about it."
Three weeks of silence has strength
ened conjecture that Ross, suffering
from heart ailment. might have
died in the hands of his captors.
The text Of Mrs Ross statement
follows:
Il, Mrs. Ross wish to make final
appeal 10 the seemingly heartlesS in
dividuals who have taken and are
holding my husband. Charles S. Ross.
1T has been three weeks since my
husband was taken and in so far as
we have been able, we have agreed to
and met all demands of the persons
holding my husband His health has
undoubtedly suffered by his long de-
tention. We have met the demands
as we believe, in full, and in accord
ance with our wishes all law enforce
ment officers to date have desisted in
their actions, to afford ample oppor-
tunity for the persons in question to
return Mr.. Ross to his home. The
persons have been free to contact me
at all times in the past.
Tomorrow Deadline
ct implore those responsible 10 free
my husband so that he may be re-
stored to his home, and in order that
he may receive the medical treatment
! knew he requires.
UNLESS my husband is released and
restored to his home by 8 am. Tues
day. October 10, 1 will request all law
enforcement officers to proceed with a
vigorous effort to locate and punish
those responsible for the disappear
ance of Mr. Ross. Due to the long
absence. 1 believe those responsible
are unable to deliver my husband at
this time.
Il again implore and beseech those
holding my husband to show me the
consideration 1 have shown them. and
arrange for the return of Mr.. Ross not
later than 8 I'M, Tuesday, october
10. 1887"
Ross was carried off on the night
of September Is as he was driving
from Sycamore Ill, to Chicago with a
former secretary, Miss Florence Frei-
hage.