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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
WOULD ERECT
ROTARY SIGN

Key West Rotary Club Is asking
permission from the state Road
Department % erect = siRn On
stock Island. which is . replies Of
the Rotary Exnblem. 30 inches
vide. made 81 metal and i very
attractive.
Attention 81 members 81 the
county eomrslzsioneEE body has
been called = re syn ard 4 =
the intentioH ~ bard members -
endorse the applscntion for sree-
ton 81 the sign
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
Commerce Body Directors
Meet Tomorrow Morning

Members Of the Beard Of Di-
rectors OF the Key West Chamber
Of Commerce are being advised
today % special meeting which
IS 70 be held 1880 o'clock to-
morrow morning IN the rooms At
the offices On Fleming Street
side Of the Ia Coneha Hotel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07

Conditions have arisen which
make it necessary that certain
changes in the constitution be
given thoughtful consideration.
and It IS TO confer on this and 9th
er matters that the meeting is
called.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
County Commissioners Order
Purchase OF Refunding Bonds
Regular Reports OF Off
GERS We're Read With
Other Matters Heard
During Session

Offerings of Monroe county re-
funding bonds were ordered pur-.
chased at the meeting of county
commissioners last night. There
were two offerings; one of &c.
900 at 691s cents and interest
and one at 20 cents and interest.
Motion to buy was unanimous.
Present at the meeting were:
Chairman Carl Beryaldi, Commits
sioners Braxton B. Warren and
Cleveland Niles. Judge William
v. AIbury, acting as commission
ers attorney in the absence of W..
Curry Harris, Clerk Ross c. Saw
yer, Chief Deputy Bernard Waite,
Peace Justices Enrique Esqui-I
naIdO and E. R. Lowe. and sew
eral interested citizens.
Deposit of Frank Fl. Ladd, tax
collector, in the First National
Bank for the month Of Septem-
Der amounting to $395.45 was
disbursed as follows: General
Revenue Fund, $145.90; Fine and
Forfeiture Fund, SI4.40; Out.
standing Indebtedness, $76.S0;H
Special Advertising, 1920; Road
Fund, S14.40; General School,
$500; Special School Bond and
Interest, s2s.75; Special School
District No. /, $500.
Another deposit receipt by the
tax collector showed total Of
$2,i75, deposited October 5. This
amount was receipts from the sale
OF beverage licenses.
Deposit by Sheriff K. o. Thomp-
son showed a total for the month
Of September Of $250.13.
Report of c. Sam B. Curry
covering regular session of crim-
inal court for September and spe-
eial session in the same month,
was read and ordered placed on
file.
Report of 0ccupational Licenses
issued during the month of Sep
TENDER, was presented signed by
Frank Ladd and Judge Raymond
r. Lord, showed receipts of
$322.50, of which 1918 went to
the state and S107.50 for the
county.
Application of Luther Finder
for liquor license to operate at
Boea Chica, was read and after a
brief discussion was held over for
action at the meeting next week.
Notary Public bond OF Allan b.
cleare, Jry was signed. Renewal
Of the same type of bond for
Notary Public Charles E. Smith
was, on application, ordered re-
inewed. am 81
Resolution was adopted BIZ the
board authorizing Robert j. Pleus.
attorney OF Orlando, to act for
Monroe county in the matter Of
disposition Of gasoline taxes now
before the supreme court. II was
announced before the resolution
was adopted that Attorney Pleus
viii act without remuneration.
from Monroe county.
The suit in which Attorney
Pleus has been retained Is that in
which H. b. Kerce is attacking
the validity Of certain acts which
have been passed by the legisla-
ture in connection with the dis
tribation of gasoline tax monies
All bills were read and ordered
paid when funds are available.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
Yankees Win Second Straight
Game Today By Same Score
Giants Garnered Seven
Hits Against Eleven
For VictOrs OF Con-
test
espeeIal 70 The oisI.sal

NSntClUt 10 InG lANlMfut
YANKEE STADIUM, New
York, Oct. TN the second
game of the Worlds Series,
the Yankees again proved
their superiority over the
Giants by defeating them
with the same score by
which they beat them in
the first game, 8 to 1.
For four innings Cliff
atMieteyiMouse) Melton held
the Yankees scoreless ON
4 hits, but he weakened in
the fifth, and was followed
by Gumbert and coffman,
who were considerably less
effective.
The lone run made by the
Giants was made in the first
inning on BarteIl's double
and Otto's single.
During the past season. Melton
declared he had two hatss-chi-
easo Cubs and Yankees, both clubs
riding him while he va. = minor
Lacquer. His pitching against the
Bruins in the Last series between
the Giants and Cob. knoeksd tbs
Windy City Tribe out Of the race.
He thea proclaimed he was wait
ing on the Ysnks. His desire was
sratifisd this afternoon. How be
Jared Is revealed By the score.
Score By inningss r. A. r.
Giants 100 600 ooo-i 7 o
Yanh 600 024 zoH- siI 0
An account Of the game fol-
lows:
In the first inning after Moore
struck out. Bartell hit a double.
then OFT singled. scoring I5artel.
OFT taking second. Ripple also
struck out and Mccarthy followed
suit. Ruffing retired the side on
strike outs. and got a big hand
from the fans. The Yankees. In
their half. were BANKED BY the
gangling. lop-earcd Melton. who
bad sworn vengeance on the
Yanks for failing to evaluate him
properly when they gave him .
tryout.
Neither team scored IN the
second inning. nor in the third.
but IN the latter frame Iazzeri.
who hit home run yesterday. rot
the first safe blow for the yam
KEGS Off Melton. However, e
availed nothing. as. with one out.
the side was retired on q fast
double play. DiMAexio rDt his
the fourth. DiMaRgio got he
first hit Of the eAme. GehFig was
walked. but Dickey struck out
IN the fifth inning. the YANKEES
started 70 pound Melton and he
was taken out. Gumbert taking
his place. The YANKEES opened
their barraee vita four hits. which
netted them two Rms. Cnmbsrt
received m ovation when he
sirack out ne heasy-hittinx Di-
gaRgio, % retire the side.
The sixth inning Wa 3 hammer
one for DiNaegio. putting out
three Giants in centerfield
n Succession. In the YANKEE haif
~ bat they added four more runs.
practically putting the game in
rgid storage. 81. Cumberf faiisd
10 make the grade and coffmsn
vas called - The rescue
Ruffing banked ne Giaafa h
ne seventh. BET the YantH aeenrs-
fr~.ss-....8 -. b., .fs.-..t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
TRAVELS FAR

NEW YoRK.--charles Court
ney. master locksmith Of this city
has travelled as FAR as Bombay,
India, and Moscow, Russia, to
open "nnopenable" safes and
trunks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07

Key West, Florida, has the
most eqaable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
TRIAL OF RIOTERS
 IS CONTINUED

Manchester, Conn, Aug. i2-(Up) Trials of the breach of peace charges against seven persons re. Sulting from alterations between strikers and workers ct the Inde- pendent Cloak Co., were continued until Tuesday in the town court last night.
 Harold Jaeger, Gloucester. N. J., former New York, assemblyman and educational director of the Inter- national Ladies Garment Work CTS union, is one Of the defendants. He was arrested late yesterday by state police. who said he used ob- jectionable language in addressing workers in the plant from public address system mounted in an au- tomobile.
 Others under arrest are Gene. vieve Ciarchero. 70. New Britain. who the police say threw apples at workers; Josephine Trato, io New Britain; Anthony Darrera, Man- chester; Joseph Howart, New Brit- ain; Miss Hattie Vince, Manches- ter. end Joseph Rich, New Britain
 DsEmaTd Schub. New Haven, state manager Of the union protected the lise of state police ct the strike in a telegram to Governor Cross.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
EDITH WHARTON
 DIES IN FRANCE
Famous American Novelist Was Born Edith Jones
 in New York

Paris, Aug. i2-(UP) -r Edith Wharton, American novelist, died today at Chateau Briee Sur Foret, near here.
 Mrs, Wharton attained immediate recognition with her first serious novel, the house of fnirth, in i00b. She was known principally as . chronicler of tho social activities Of tho Mauve decade, although her somber study of New England fruss tration, Ethan Prone, won her wide approval This work has made into 6 serial play.
 Her Name Was Jones
 She was born Edith NeWbold Jones, daughter Of c wealthy family In New York on January 24, 1882 She was reared among the select circle Of New Workers whose chils dron were attended by French, Italian and German governesses. She spent much of her childhood and youth abroad.
 At g she was married to Edward Wharton. a Boston banker. Four years later her first published works, . sonnet and c short story, ap. peared and she continued writing
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
Boy Confesses Killing His Sister, Truth Test Says No

vene the coroner'S jury as soon aS tho toxicologlst's report is received from the state capitol ct Madison, Judge Jeremiah 0'Neil, who or- dered the exhumation and post. inortem after hearing Hills reports from criminologists. said; This makes 6 perfect mess Of the case. The report docs not say Shaw died from arsenic poisoning nor as c re. suit Of arsenic poisoning, We can't proceed until we have . coroner'S Jury verdict"
 6haw'g widow, Lillian. who found MildFed's body when she and Orla returned to their farm home after an evening with friends ct nearby Soldiers Grove, insisted: T don't believe it He couldn't have taken it himself and I don't know who could give It to him" She pre-. viously expressed belief that Harold killed his sister. The best chil- dref, whose parents are separated. spent two years in 6 La Crosse or. phanage before going to live with the Shaws, who received si6 c month each for their care.
 Sheriff Oliver White, to whom Harold first confessed the staying "because she stepped on my toes" and later confessed relations with his sister saying he killed her to keep her from telling on me-. said t:
 "Now 1 don't know what to make Of it. At first, the night Of the murder, 1 was certain Shaw was guilty. HNFoId'0 confession changed that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
Writer Ciues Impressions After Gazing AtNe1O Comet

weighs an even ton, has to be ad- justed for two directions.
 Just before they made thier pho. tographs, astronomers let me have c peep at the much discussed celes. tIai unknown. Reverently, almost, approached the eyepiece to see this wonder of the skies. saw Q pin head of light with Q halo that looked like mildew. Then U. S. Lyons, assistant astronomer, told me that this comet has little of the luminous train which is commonly associated with all comets. It has very little tail streaming behind in its path. It has, in Q Broadway phrase, laid an egg.
 Lyons said that in previous ob- servations he has seen what ape peared to be three small streamers or tails flowing from Finsler's comet. Other observatories have not noted the three tails, he said. The astronomer said that the presence or absence of . tail had little to do with Q comet-except in the popular imagination.
 The 40-inch mirror of the naval observatory Is used mostly for pho tographic purposes and almost no laymen have seen the comet through this telescope which bring it many millions of miles closer than when seen through the naked eye.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
GREAT BRITAIN
 TO MAKE PROTEST

London. Aug, i2-tuP)-The British government is considering . protest to Japan over announce. ment yesterday by the JapaneSe con. sui at Tientsin that NippoDeSe au. thoFoitics were taking over control Of the Chinese postoffice there it was authoritatively stated today,
 The British view iS that such con. troi might subject al Britain and French mali to and from that city to Japanesc censorship.
 High quarters said the British government A maintaining the clos' est contact with the United States and France in the Chinese crisis. Any move which may Dc made in this connection will probably be dc. cided by the three governments concerned,
 in connection with the Tientsin poStofiice, 1t was pointed out that the Chinese 'ss'al authorities had branch ofIices in both the British and French concessions linked to the postal headquarters Of the native city. There are no purely British or French postoffces in the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
Phanton, BurglarWas B
 In Seuen Breaks Here
Local Police Officials Are Confident Pasquale Fran. giIlo Was in That Number of Burglares in
 Waterbury in Little Over Year M

Connecticuts Phantom Burg. iar"; Pasquale Frangillo, a, of New Haven, held under bonds of sib,0oo at Hartford county jail, was respon. siblc for at least seven burgiaries in Waterbury. police bald today. Frangillo k wanted by police Of towns in seven Of the states eight counties, and state police claim he gathered loot of more than si00,. GOO in dozen of burglarieS,
 Lleutenants Connie Bhanahan and Edward MeElllgott talked yes. terday afternoon at the Hartford jaii with John owinnell, 24. Of New Haven, who is held aS the "Phan- toms aecompliee". qWinnell ad- mItted to tho detectives that he drove Frangillo to this city on one occasion for . burglary but denied coming here Rt any other time'
 Over Period Of Year
 The seven burglaries in this city credited to Frangillo cover a period Of more than 6 year, beginning in June. ie3e, and ending last month Tn each case, the detectives said Frangillo used the same procedure driving around q residential neigh- borhood at dusk and breaking into houses that looked unoccupied while an accompiice sat in . car parked nearby. He would place bottles and chairs against the doors SO that nc would Do given s1 alarm fl the door were opened from the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12

Prairie Du cheip, Wis, Aug. i2- (UP)-AuthoFities and scientists seeking to clear ib.year'old Harold Best Of 6 charge of killing his younger sister looked today to . cor. oner's inquest into the death Of their uncle whose exhumed body showed traces of poisoIi The un- cle, Oria Shaw, died little more than two weeks after Mildred Best. II, was killed by c go caiibeg rifle pul. let as she slept ct his home. liar. old, sleeping h another room when her body was found, twice has con. feased he killed her and repudiated each confession.
 Exhurnatlon of ehaws body was ordered on petition Of Attorney Carl q, Hiil, attorney for Harold, after crifninologists said fife detector" and truth seruSns" tests showed tho boy lied in both confessions and possibly twas shielding someone" Dr, Prank L. Kozelka, state toxlcol. ogist, reported last night that nc found "acute or sub.acute' arsenic poisoning in the body of Shaw The tacle's death originally had been attributed to a nervous breakSdown and accompanying disorders. Or. William A, Gannes, attending phy. sician, said the condition might have been aggravated by ruFnorg that ghaW. 6 respected farmer had had illicit relatlons with the slain girl
 Coroner Bort fIoUkinB of Rich. land County said today he VII: eon'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
Chinese Regulars Are Filling Up Shanghai
First Time Since War of l93z-Japanese Began to Meet Challenge-Siege Guns Blast Chinese
 Out of NankOW
By JOHN n. MORRIS United Press Stan Correspondcnt)


 Shanghai, Aug. i2.-tUP) -Chi. nese regulars poured into the city today for the first time since the shanghai war" of 1882. and efl. trenched themselves for battle.
 Japanese navy authorities, moving promptly to meet the challenge, bee gan unloading endorsements from the 33' warshipS they had EnaSscd or the city.
 Four Of the warships landed 2,ooo blue Jackets tn mid.afternoon and steamed away from their docks to make room for more.
 It seemed almost impossible, now, that l. bloody battle in this city of 3,600,000 people could Dc aVerted.
 Americans Warned
 American consular authorities sent runners with urgent warnings to American residents Of the Cha pei, Hungjao road and Kiangwan areas to evacuate their homes and come to the international settlement for protection.
 Communication by railroad almost ceased because troop trains were giv- cn the right of way on all lines.
 Chinese authorities of the crowd- cd Chapel area decreed extraordin- ary precautions, equivalent to mar tiai law.
 Militarized police of the peace preservation corps swarmed into the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
SPIDERS HAVE
 SNAKE NEAR END

osgian, Y. F., Aug, 12-(UP) An eightsinch grass snake, ensEiared in q spider web in the cellar of D. J, Holdenh farmhouse here. grew weaker today as It's death fight with . group Of spiders entered the iith day. W
 Efforts of tho reptile to free itself were more feeble and the spiders found it easier to hold it quiet.
 Throughout Il days of the strugs sie. the prisoner has fought to break loose from the web. but the. epIdefs mend broken strands as fast as the snake breaks them:
 The snake was trapped while Srawiing on the floor Of the eel. ~, Alter securing theii prisoner
 miy, the spiders began to hoist
 In Inch by inch into the ais.
 To-day. the snake was suspended siafes feet four inches above the cellar floor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
DRIVER IN DALEY
 TRAGEDY DELAYS
John Morin Was to Have Been Arraigned Today
 But Wasn't

Montecelio. N. Y, Aug. i2-tUP) -ATaignment of John Morin, 90, Of Brooklyn. before the Sullivan county grand jury on . charge Of criminal negligence was delayed today pend- Ing efforts of his attorney to ob- tain 5000 ball. Morin was held in connection with an automobile. truck accident at Livingston Manor, N. Y. Wednesday, Aug. {. in which James Daley. of New Haven, Conn, his wife. two children and mother were killed.
 District Attorney William Deckel- man, said that as soon as Morin's attorney had completed bail ar- engagements the suspect would be brought before the grand jury. The attorney. Isaac eilverman, of Mon. tecello. requested the adjournment yesterday. Deckelnan said arraign. ment might come late today or to- morrow.
 Victims of the crash besides Daley were his wife. 34 years old, and daughters, Barbara, 70 and Mar. satet 4 and Mira. Mary 0. Daley, 60 Q; waterbury, Conn. his mother.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
BREWING co. IS AT PEACE AGAIN
All Differences Adjusted as Regards Union-Beer
 Is Going Out

Delivereis as usual and re.open- ing Of the Waterbury Brewing com. pany today followed adjustment Of differences between the Brewery Workers' union and company ofhs ciais over delivery of beer on trucks operated by Tion-union men.
 The strike called . week ago by the Teamsters and ChauifeurB union against the II. W. Conner Go, fne., trucking concern, is still in force, according to union ofaciais, and never existed. according to James ?. HoaisX president of tho Conner Go.
 ' Mr. Heaiey reported sale of three Conner co. trucks to the Waterbury Brewing company today which means that his company no longer will engage in making beer deiiv. cries. Waterbury Brewing company officials explained that these trucks viii Dc manned by members of the Brewery Workers union and that the brewing company has had no dealings with the truckers union.
 Boycott Dwlndles
 Possibility Of various unions in the city joining in . boycott Of cus- toners of the trucking company
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
Flood Waters Backed Up From Storm Sewer-Building Was Undermined;
 Trapped in Crumbling Ruins
POLICEMAN WAS ONE OF
 VICTIMS-HE DIED A HERO
By HENRY SUPER United Press Stan Correspondent)

New York, Aug. 12.-(UP)-Poce searchers today dug 19 bodies from the wreckage of sx-fam- fly dwelling in Staten Island which collapsed during last nights torrential rains Four other persons were killed elsewhere in the Metropolitan during the height of the storm, two by lightning and two by drowning.
 Sixty Year Old Building
 The dwelling which collapsed was eo-year-old, two- story tenement built in three sections upon high brick on New street. cobbestoned aleyike thoroughfare in the Port Richmond-New Brighton community.
 Tenants, Visitors Are Victims
 The victims were tenants and visitors trapped in the crumbling edfce by flood waters which swept down the bocong street and several feet deep in front ana behind
 Waters Backed Up From Sewer
 The waters backed up from a clogged storm sewer undermined the 60year-old foundations and dumped the supersructure into It's huge cellar nearly 20 feet deep
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
SOPWITH BETTER

Block Island, R. l., Aug. l2-(UP) "Steady i'm. provement" was reported today in the condition of T. o. M. Sopwith, unsuc. cessful America's cup chal. lenger, who Is ill with coli. tis aboard his yacht Philan. te in New Harbor. His condition was reported good.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12

Police and shore residents put out to the oyster beds, between 800 and 600 yards off shore, but found no trace of Mrs, Lucas, Policeman Robert Dixon, who engaged in the search in Q, canoe, was thrown into the water some distance from shore when the frail craft capsiSed in the rolling sea. He made shore unas- sisted.
 Reached Yacht Club
 Thorpe swan to the Yacht Club dock here at 2 o'clock this morning Ills faint cries attracted several per- sons who had been attracted to the waterfront by the search for the sailboat which strAtford police were notified overturned near the mouth of the Houstaonic River.
 Taken to the hospital he first said he and Mrs. Lucas were thrown into the water and that she apparently (Continued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-12
PROSPECTING
 OF CITY DELAYED
There Will Be No Division of Districts Until After
 Election

WaterburyA present voting dis- tricts will not Dc changed before the municipal election in October. The subcommittee named Tuesday afternoon at tho first meeting Of the ispartisaii redistFicting com. ynittee to ascertain possibility and feasibility Of making district changes effective before october Will report Co the entire committee at c ifieet' ing this afternoon that it iB impos. sibie to make any changes before the city election.
 The subcommittee voted to make such a report after a conference yesterday with Corporation Counsel Charles 6. o'Connor and Deputy Registrars Of Voters John N. Bur- rail and Michael ]. BlAvin. William ]. Pape is chairman of the subs committee. Members are Patrick Wallace. Alderman Charles eciulle and Alderman Joseph Wilhelm.
 Out Of the Question
 The subcommittee will report at the meeting this afternoon that the deputy registrars advised that bes cause of tho heavy work their offics must do in August it would De out Of the question to dedistrict the city. The deputy registrar said their first printed voting list must De in the hands Of the printer Aug, %, while the list of to.be-voteFs must be given the printer the 3ist'
 A plan to split up some of the larger voting districts for this elecs ton vas turned down by the subs committee. ft was suggested that two or more districts (Districts 2, 6, fl and i4 were filentloned) be split up alphabetically by street, Thls, it was felt. would Dc colfus. Ing to many voters.
 Must Educate Voters
 The best available remedy, the
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