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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22
Church Circle To
Serve Supper

Ladies Of First NJ. f. (Stohe)
Church win serve supper in the
Sunday School building on Eaton
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

Fred ]. Dion, who left last
week with his little son Hubert
for Miami where Hubert was to
have his eyes examined returned
with his son last evening and said
the examining physician said that
the little fellows eyes are re-
sponding to treatment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22
To A Boardwalk yenu.

In bathing suit her figure was
divine
The picture of life of health
and YIN;
Hair like gold and lips as red as
wine,
/ would love her # she'd only
learn to swim.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

That statement about the Trail
er:te being a guest of the state
and not of the management,
doesn't sound so appetizing to US.
Our only memory, very faint, of
being a guest of the state had to
do with large piles of rocks and
striped suits. Besides, the cof-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FLOWER SHOW NOTES
By E. M. L.


This is the week when 40 hus-
bands must pretty well look after
themselves for it's flower show
week and not flour" show with
fancy cooking for the man Of the
house.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

One feels, wien seeing the
forest of palm branches overhead
and sees them swinging and sway
ing in the breeze, that he has sud-
denly been transported to the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

Punch will be served to the
guests Wednesday afternoon at
the end of the building facing the
sea. Mrs. R. P. Menner will pre-
side over the punch bowl assisted
by six young ladies from the
Junior Woman's Club.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

Department of Hopelessness;
The trailer standing at the side
of the Matecumbe ferry slip with
a For Sale" sign on it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22


fee wasn't very good and one
couldn't go out much nights.
It's very peculiar how the light
house business is at.ali paying. A
great percentage Of the Light
houses being ION the rocks"
Plagiarizing is stealing copy
from another author or composer
without permission. Bach, Brahms
and Beethoven could clean up q
small fortune suing modern com
posers on these grounds.
We finally got around to read
ing an account of the life of the
or g nal "Rasput.n" and is our
face red! We will not, however.
make any attempt to live up to
the record set by our predeces-
Isor. Nor have we the aptitude for
long beard growing,
From the Tampa Tribune: The
barges Pure Wofford and Pure
Tiolene belonging to the Pure
OIL Co.. arrived in port with pc
troleum products, manned by sail
ors with pure Which
sounds to US like lot of pure
baloney.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

The exhibit of the colored peo-
pie will be a good one. Among
other things they win have on dis
play vase with the figure of the
Statue of Liberty on it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22
PERSONAL MENTION

William Archer was an arrival
by plane yesterday from Miami
where he had been on "a brief
business visit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

We notice that the chairman of
the committee exhibiting tropical
fruits and vegetables has sent out
an s.. 0. S. call for material. If
the exhibit proves to be as at
tractive as it was last year we. adj
wise mot for sale" sign for last
year it all looked good enough to
eat.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

City Clerk Wallace Finder left
over the highway yesterday morn
ing for a visit of several days in
Miami. and expects to return
Wednesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

On Wednesday evening there
will be three showings of a two
reel motion picture (local views),
each show lasting eight minutes.
Time of pictures: 7:30, $50 and
$3.50 p m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

Judges, who have an interest
and knowledge of plants and
flowers. will be chosen Co award
the prizes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

We have been hoping that
those in charge Of the cacti gar
den would tell us there would be
a pretty little brook ripping over
the stones, but so far we haven't
heard a word.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

II zee "a.
No one would suppose on first
thought that an exhibit of tropi-
cal seeds and seed-pods would be
of much interest but the exhibits
of former years proved it to be
not only interesting but attractive
as well. Mrs. Ferry, owner of
the largest seed house in America,
admired the display SO much last
year that she borrowed it for the
flower show in Detroit from which
point it was taken to other north
ern cities. Over fifty varieties of
seeds and seed-pods are now ready
for the show.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

Mrs. Frances Barnes, widow of
the late Judge Charles B. Barnes.
arrived yesterday morning by
plane from Miami, returning from
Fairmont, West Virginia, where
she accompanied the body of the
Judge for interment in the family
plot.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

]. r. Rhoades was an arrival
this morning from Tampa and is
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs s. G..
Singleton. at the residence on
Eaton street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

We hear that Superintendent
w. w. Demeritt feels he viii
never be the same man again
after this flower show. How
could he with so many compli-
ments from appreciative women?
Last week and this number of
visitors from other cities have
been arriving who timed their trip
here expressly to take in our
show.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

Mrs. A. Cowles arrived this
morning from Tampa on the
Steamship Cuba, and win be the
guest Of Miss Grace Crosby while
enjoying a vacation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22

Frank Smith, president of the
Edison Electric company of New
York. and a regular winter visi-
tor to Key West, arrived yester-
day by plane from Miami, and is
registered at the Casa Marina.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-02-22
WEATHER FORECAST

narometer 1850 -. M today;
Sea level, 30.05.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
Le,uis, Sloan To Face Each
Other Over Auto Dispute

both sides accusing the other of
having broken their truce After
yesterdays conference Miss Perkins
issued a statement that all aspects
of the strike problem, particularly
the breaking Off Of negotiations, and
the causes leading to 1t, were dis
cussed. Gov. Murphy and ] are
striving to bring about reopening
OF negotiations on fair and honor
able terms that will assure proper
and mutually satisfactory settle
ment," she said.
Lewis was not invited TO the con-
ference with G. M. officials. He
learned Tuesday that they were
coming and hastily summoned Ho-
mer Martin United Auto Workers
president. and John Brophy, his
field lieutenant, from Detroit. He
said they would discuss strike
strategy" when they arrive today.
Sloan held a six-hour conference
last night with his associate q. M.
executives, william Knudsen. execu-
tive vice-president, and Donaldson
Brown. finance chairman. Murphy
emerged from the room q few min
utes before the conference ended
early today. Knudsen and Brown
came here yesterday from Detroit
via New York, where they joined
Sloan. Mis- Perkins ssnc!ss sss.c-
mobile met their special railroad
car at the station and carried them
to a four-hour secret conference.
and strike leaders COLLAPSED with
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
One Million Persons Haze
Died In Spanish Civil War

strategy. They said they intended
to GUST the small insurgent garrison
but had no intention of returning to
the peak where artillery could blast
them. The government troops, REIN
forced by requirements brought up
from other sectors, held all their
positions gained in the victory two
days ago on the southern front and
dug In TO prevent n surprise In
surgent counter-attack.
On the western Madrid front. the
loyalists continued firing artillery
point blank into the foundations Of
the 100000 hospital Clinico In an
attempt to reduce 1t over the heads
of an estimated 1000 insurgents
who have been besieged there two
months. In retaliation. the insur-
gents opened up with their heaviest
artillery from the Carabanchel Sec
tor, south Of the city. blasting with
shrapnel and high explosive shells
and killing between 20 and 80 per-
sons In the last few hours. Two
insurgent airplanes flew over the
heart Of Madrid during the morn
ing, skimming low over the building
tops along the Gran Via, Madrid's
Broadway. They dropped no bombs
so loyalist officers assumed they
we're making an aerial reconnais-
sapce
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
EMpL oyer, HIS
DRIVER ARE HELD.
Daniel Guilfoile, William
Franceskino Waive Ex-
animation in Auto Death

Daniel Guilfoile, "a. Of 81 Welton
street, and his employee, William
Franceskino, 81, of Is Railroad Hill
street, were bound over to the April
session Of superior court when they
waived examination before Judge
Edward Mascolo In city court today
on charges of automobile homicide
The two were released on bonds OF
$1,000 each.
Deputy Coroner Walter w. Smyth
in finding issued yesterday, held
both men criminally responsible for
the death OF Harris Nearman, So,
local peddler. Nearman was crushed
when thrown from the seat OF his
horse-drawn wagon at Bank and
Liberty streets Nov. 8, 1885, as the
wagon was struck by gravel-laden
truck driven by Franceskino.
Unlicensed Driver
Franceskino was an unlicensed
an inexperienced driver, said the
deputy coroner, and was afraid to
drive the truck on a public highway
but was told by Guilfoile to "go
ahead and take chance" In adj
dition, the finding stated. the foot
brakes on the truck needed tight
ening and the emergency brake was
entirely disconnected.
In his finding, Deputy Coroner
Smyth held that the employer was
equally responsible with the en-
ploye, since he knew that Frances
kino was not a skilled operator and
also knew that the brakes Of the
truck the boy was to drive were
In poor condition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21

of the governments three branches
Is whether provision Is made for
the zone third of the nation that Is
ill-housed. ill-clad and ill-nour-
ished." In cangress, success de-
pended on whether the president
reinforced by a tremendous popular
electoral vote can swing a ma
jority of legislators behind his pro-
gram for higher labor standards,
aid of the unemployed until they
get Jobs, neutrality, low-cost hous-
ing cheap electricity and govern
ment reorganization.
Up to Supreme Court
In the supreme court, the out
come rested with decisions OF the
tribunal In meeting Mr.. Roosevelt's
challenge to more liberal inter-
probation Of the Constitution. First
test probably will come on the
Wagner Labor Relations Act,
workers guarantee OF collective
bargaining.
Arguments on constitutionality Of
the law are scheduled for February.
The court Is expected to rule on
its constitutionality shortly after
ward. Other social legislation
pending before the court Includes
Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
SANFORD BATES
RESIGNS OFFICE
Director of Federal Pris.
Z; ors Has Secured Much
Better Paying Job

Washington, Jan. 21.-(UP)-
Sanford Bates, director of fedora
prisons, resigned today. Bates res
ignation came as a surprise. His
post is one OF the major offlces in
the department of justice. Bates
views. on prison parole and pardons
several times have come in conflict
with those of j. Edgar Hoover, d.
rector of the federal bureau Of in
vestigation. Hoover has been ex-
tremely critical Of parole methods
especially those followed by the
states. Bates, on the other hand,
has been strong supporter OF
parole systems.
Sends in Letter
In letter of resignation to At
torney General Homer S. Cummings,
Bates said: "As I advised you on
Wednesday last have had under
consideration for sometime now an
offer made by the Boys Club OF
America, Inc, to become executive
director of that organization. This
seems to offer a splendid opportun-
ity for work in the field Of crime
prevention and / have decided to
accept. Incidentally, salary so per
cent in excess Of what am recevi-
ing has been guaranteed.
II believe that the work of the
(Continued on Page d
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
Another 5000 Fleeing
From Homes in Three
Other Big States
OTHERS NARROWED
PRAYING FOR RESCUE
MOtOrbOats Manned By
Army Engineers Churn
Over Muddy Waters
BY UNITED PRESS

Flood Waters, spilling into
the Ohio river valley caused
eight deaths and made more
than 10000 homeless. An
other 5000 were forced to
flee from their homes in Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Ten
neSsee.
At Kennett, Mo-, an I'M
known number of persons,
believed to approximate SO,
prayer for rescue on tiny Aliens
Island where they had been ma
rooned by rising waters Of the st.
st. Francis river.
Engineers feared for the upper
Mississippi because of increased
rainfall In the valleys of the Orio
and its tributaries. At Cairo the
Mississippi was expected to reach
SO feet today, less than two feet
under It's maximum during the great
flood Of 1927.
Flood waters seeped into north
western West Virginia and were
flowing off the southeastern section
of Pennsylvania.
Peak of the Ohio river flood was
not expected until next week.
MotOrbOats to Rescue
Kennett, Mo-, January 2l.-(UP)--
Motorboats manned by army engi-
neers churned through muddy flood
waters today, rescuing those ma
rooned when the st. Francis river
smashed through levees and flooded
100000 acres Of farming land. A
CONTINUED on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
FRENCHY BENOIT
PLEADS INNOCENT

Monrie. Mich, Jan. 21.-(UP)-
Alcida (Frenchy) Benoit, accused Of
shooting to death State Trooper
Richards Hammond, pleaded not
guilty today when arraigned in
municipal court on charge Of first
degree murder. The 24-year old
paroled convict, captured last night
is hours after the body of the
trooper was found handcuffed to a
rural mailbox, waived preliminary
examination and was held for trial
next month. He was escorted to
court by heavily armed officers,
guarding him from an angered
crowd aroused by the brutal STAY
ing of Hammond.
Federal agents, who entered the
cases on information that Benoit
and his companion, Mike Delberto,
had transported stolen property
across a state line and had vio-
lated the Lindbergh kidnap law. did
not plan immediate action against
the pair. Delberto, alias John H.
Smith, 20. Detroit. pleaded guilty
to a charge OF carrying o revolver
and also was bound over to circuit
court. His bond was set at $l0,-
600. Benoit probably will be ar
raigned In circuit court Saturday
with trial set for the February term
of court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
KIDNAP SLAYER
SEARCH GOES ON

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 21--(UP)-
Search for the kidnap-slayer OF
Charles Mattson extended to the
sllims of Pacific coast cities today
as police worked ONT theory that
the kidnaper, failing to collect the
ransom, and fearful Of attempting
to obtain employment or relief
would seek a cheap hideout.
More than score Of suspects
were detained In five northwest cit
les and almost as many more were
held in other sections as a result
of orders by J. Edgar Hoover, head
of the Federal Bureau Of Investi-
CATION, to roundup all suspicious
characters.
In Portland, Ore. George Wilson
SO, was still booked as held for
federal government" He had shout
ed imprecations against DR.. w. w
Mattson, father OF the kidnap VIC
tim, when arrested. and was sem
fenced to 80 days In jail on o tech
nical charge Of vagraficy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
BY HENRY T. GORRELL
1927 NV 1TuitaN Pras

AVSs W OhbsSN ACooJ
Madrid, Jan. 81 -(UP) - The
Spanish Civil War in its first six
months has cost the lives of 1,000,-
600 Spaniards and may cost 1000
900 more If 1t continues another six
months, Manuel De Irujo, minister
without portfolio. said In signed
statement today. The statement was
published in the newspaper La LII
bertad as an appeal to all political
factions to forget their differences
and unite for peace and the crea-
ton of Democratic" Republic.
Loyalists ana insurgents renewed
their desperate fight on the Cerro
De Los Angeles chill of the An
geles) today. Both sides wanted that
strategic point eight miles south Of
Madrid. The government militia,
entrenched on all slopes Of the en-
inence marking SPANS exact geo.
graphical center, poured whitening
bursts of machine gun fire into two
small buildings on the top. reoccu-
pied yesterday by fascists when the
loyalists withdrew to positions less
exposed to artillery.
BY maintaining . steady fire the
government militSamen claimed they
minimized the importance Of the
hill as point Of tnsurSent military
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
BY CYRUS L. sULZBERGER


UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Washington, Jan. 21--Secretary OF
labor Frances Perkins strove today
to bring John L. Lewis and Alfred
p. Sloan together for face to face
conference In supreme effort &c
end the General Motors strike. Gov
Frank Murphy OF Michigan, acting
as her intermediary, arranged sepa-
rate meetings today with Lewis, who
as head OF the. committee for indus
trial organization Is generalissimo
Of the striking United Automobile
Workers, and Sloan, q. NJ. president
John Brophy, Clio director, Ho-
mer Martin, auto workers union
president, and Lee FRESHMAN, CLIO
counselor. arrived from Detroit to-
day and said they were ready to
begin peace negotiations imme-
diately II conferences can be ar
ranged. Martin asserted that sit
down" strikers will continue to sit
tight" In two Fisher body plants in
Flint, Mich. Murphy, who particle
pated In conferences this week be-
tween the labor secretary and both
groups, said he was convinced that
the strike which has thrown 1885,
900 General Motors employees out OF
work must be settled in the east
Miss Perkins called Gener;l Mo-
tors executives to Washington after
a Joint conference arranged for last
Monday In Detroit hetween them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
BYROLLY TRUCK
IS DEMOLISHED
Driven to Springfield Last
Nght-Struck, Wrecked
By Express Train

An abandoned car owned by the
Byrolly Transportation Co., Of this
city was struck and demolished by
"a Montreal-bound express in Spring.
field, Mass, this morning. The
car was dragged along for three
blocks before the engineer was able
to halt the crack train, the United
Press reported.
After several hours Of lnvestiga-
ton, police arrested Terrence Null
hern, SO, Of Springfield, and charged
him with driving without license
and taking a car without permis-
sion. He Is held In $1,000 bail tor
trial in Springfield district court
the 30th.
Damage of $4,000 was done to
switch and signal boxes along the
tracks, the railroad company report
ed.
Driven from Waterbury
Springfield police said that the
car had been driven from Water
bury during the night by Arman
Phaneuf, who had Mulhern and
Lloyd G. Sullivan, as passengers.
All three men live in Springfield
Phaneuf halted the car on the out
skirts of Springfield to make a visit,
and in his absence the car dis
appeared.
Mulhern told police that he had
taken the car to drive Sullivan
home and was returning when he
IoNt H1fo SJtroOfffxp UrTSn coz. etc Had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
Bishop Gallagher OF
Detroit Passes Away
Died at Hospital Last Night After Being III Since Jam
nary lO--Was Staunch Support Of Rev. Charles
E. COuglin of Radio Fame

Detroit, Jan. 21.--(UP)-Bishor
Michael j. Gallagher Of Detroit, TO-
staunch defender of Father Charles
E. Coughlin, died last night 10 min
utes after he was taken to Provi-
dence hospital. He had been Ill OF a
throat ailment since Jan. 10.
Mgr. Stephen s. Woznicki, his
secretary, said he had fallen into
what was believed to have been a
sound sleep early yesterday. When
he failed to awaken, physicians were
summoned by housekeeper and he
was ordered to the hospital.
Father Coughlin Grieves
Father Coughlin was deeply az
fected by the death of his ecclesias-
tical superior. From his Shrine Of
the Little Flower at Royal Oak,
Mich, he said:
Outside of my immediate fam
lily, my best friend has passed to his
deserved reward"
Became Bishop 1918
Bishop Gallagher was installed as
bishop of Detroit Oct. 20. 1918.
National attention was directed to
him when he Offended Father
Coughlin, whose tempestuous career
as radio priest" and political pub
licist drew fire from critics within
and without the Catholic church.
Only once did the bishop repri-
mand the priest. That was after
Father Coughlin had called Presi-
dent Roosevelt a liar" in q speech
at Cleveland in 1896.
II told him I thought his Ian
guage was little too strong" the
prelate said then. Father Coughlin
to Mr. Roosevelt.
The bishop sailed for Rome short
ly after the incident, denying that
he intended discussing Coughlin's
political activities with the Pope.
The Vatican, he said, had not in
terfered.
Bishop Favored Roosevelt
When Mr.. Roosevelt visited De-
Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21
SOME CHRYSLER
PLANTS TO CLOSE

Detroit, Jan. 21.-CUP)-Chrysler
corporation advised its $4,000 or
more production workers today that
all plants III four divisions would
shut down tonight until Monday be-
cause Of a shortage OF glass.
Bulletin board notices in Ply
mouth. Dodge, Desota and Chfysler
divisions advised employees that sup
plies of glass were not sufficient
for five days production this week.
The notice explained that new ship
ments expected tomorrow and Sat-
urday probably would insure full
five days of work next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-21

Rev. Lawrence Doucette, Water
bury native, Is transferred from the
Church Of the Assumption, STRAIT
field, to All Hallows' church, Moo
sup, as assistant. Father Doucette,
in his new post, will serve as assist
ant director Of the Norwich branch
of the Diocesan Bureau of Social
Service. He was ordained several
years ago and sang his first solemn
mass at st. AIMS church here.
Another Of Interest
Another transfer of Waterbury
interest Is that of Rev. Michael Sui
Ivan. now at st. Thomas church,
Fairfield, to st. Johns church,
Stamford as assistant. Father Sulli-
van is former director of Camp
Palmer, oxford, and Is a brother of
Rev. John j. Sullivan, former as
sistant pastor of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception here.
Also announced today were the
following transfers: Rev Charles
Corcoran, from st. Johns church,
Stamford, to st. Lawrence,s church,
w sst Haven, assistant; Rev. Fran
els P. Shea, from All Hallows'
church, Moosup, to st. Thomas
church, Fairfield, assistant.
Father Thompson Is at present
assistant at st. Lawrence's church,
vest Haven. He succeeds Rev.
Charles P. Hosey, late pastor at the
Mantle church.
Native of Waterbury
Father Thompson Is native OF
Waterbury and his elementary edu-
cation was received in st Mary's
school of this city. He took his
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