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The Washington times., 1937-10-27
BY ED SULLIVAN
A CoLun1nist's Clock
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 27.

Hollywood, Oct 27
telephone reminder from the committee the Eddie
will be the Thursday climax to his wentyth
anniversary you dinner for Cantor why
week dedicated to honorng place.
showmashp second place know of performer de-
serving than Cantor and that although he and have severe
differences Of opinion For twenty-five years Cantor has con
important family life hundreds of
s IN o s ms his @e WITH
% n o @ ccEed and
ing week the most orceu against vau
him all times cantos professional and private record has been
too much sHll' 0' ''ASS'f''S
II with Ginger Rogers on the RKo SET where Having
Wonderful Time" BrOaSway comedy hit being filmed Here
"stags Door" partnership
s her y o @
DOESN'T long sro two and
some aegsdy funny cracks with Paul Ash band at the
brought r to follow Helen Kane What terrific
fill her shoes " " ~ 'N'- ""' ''' "''"' "
so AMmAnd that last remark is the keynote to Ginger
10 Phenomena @ M success NOT since Joan Crawford came to
mt @ ' Both of Them
at both of them had the determination click hell
spent in Sam Anonio dnseP P0s at
as pe 'a 01 the e contest that
Scott Cabot Hope Dunphy
Of sR % St s nd @ ]
deOrang Scott the ls7pOund CaTOlnian, belts ball
within sight his prOdgOus blasts the turns in
the all the dough- Sunday
all meet again Bela and there will be another story Hope
springs eternal etc.
4P M-Stting with Groucho Marx Newman Levy on
upper porch Beverly Club the
rouchos 1syearod youngster Arthur is teamed with
Larry Buchanan against Ellsworth Vines Bob Rskn Either
Vines upsets Rkn vice versa At any rate they lose You
ought
make polo tennis
goIf Groucho Call it Hester Hercules
From Net Profits to Net And point that I'm
early principles; still play pool"
M-Edgar Allen WOcfs party and buffet spread Of
baked beans ribs curried
and all the fixfnS. WOOl
is WOOH New Times reputation of be-
ing the best amateur chef in
though Eddie Mannix eaSeS him that too much
mustard the - ~
II p MHome through heavy fog that sva
lows the streets and turns street
lamps into faint yellow blur Now why the garage man
asked the needed fogs so dense as
these out here the minute the goes down Getting back home
becomes exciting adventure 20 ~ ~
Copyright 1887
The Washington times., 1937-10-27

my book the Guild is still wait
ing here for a smash hit, both
Madam Bovary" and "Amphi-
tryon" being scored as minor
successes, if lucky.
About the new play Howard
Herrick sends this information:
The new Sidney Howard play,
"The Ghost of Yankee Doodle"
presents Ethel Barrymore and
Dudley Diggs and distinguished
cast which includes Frank Con-
roy, Eliot Cabot, Russell Hardie,
Kathleen ComegyS, Elizabeth
Young, George Nash, Kendall
Clark, Franklin Downing, Don
Costello, Ethel Intropodi and
others. The play has been staged
by John Cromwell and the set
ting and costumes were designed
by Woodman Thompson.
The period Of the play is iS
The Washington times., 1937-10-27

ems sisters, and the Alexander
and Santos Revue.
This varied vaudeville show
will augment the new screen
feature offering Shirley Temple
in Heidi" said to be her great
est effort on the screen; Jean
HerhSolt, Helen Wesley, Arthur
Treacher and others in support
of the tiny star.
The Washington times., 1937-10-27

Sedgwick's production, Fit
for King" stars Joe E. Brown
as a correspondence school re-
porter who is sent into a myth
ical kingdom on the trail of a
big story, only to strike up a
romance with a girl who is soon
to become a queen. Helen
Mack and Paul Kelly head
Browns supporting cast. The
picture will be seen at RKO-
Keith's beginning Friday, Oc-
tober 29.
The Washington times., 1937-10-27
Tra raveloQue

Jean Hersholt's 22-year-old son,
Allan, did a Richard Halliburton
for his parents and a group of
friends who gathered at the
Hersholt home to see the l6-
millimeter color films which
Allan took on his recent jaunt
through Europe.
The Washington times., 1937-10-27

HoIIywood's Youngest Star Does Some
Grade A Acting in a,Fanous Story
The Washington times., 1937-10-27
Matter of Luck

Tyrone Power, 23-year-old
Goth Century-Fox star who has
reached the top of the heap in
less than nine months under
contract, a few years ago spent
"a fruitleSs months trying to get
a start in Hollywood.
The Washington times., 1937-10-27
SHIRLEY TEMPLE AS HEIDI =
Gleanings S
and
Screenings
By Andrew R. Kelley

Heidi by johanna Spyg has long been of the best
sellers juvenile book list Every Yulede it sells
at least 100000 copies and the prescribed reading
gram in hundreds of schools
Twentieth has thousands of letters
file who recommended the story starring vehicle
for Shirley Temple Hence the fans may be paid to have
nicure in which the baby Duse appears
Evening star., 1937-12-10
J. P. DAWSON DIES:
FLOWER CULTURIST
Had Been in Charge of Blooms
for White House-Rites
to Be Tomorrow.

John P. Dawson, 81, employe at the
propagating gardens of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, who had charge
of flowers grown for the White House,
died Wednesday night in Sibley Hos
pital after a short illness.
Mr.. Dawson had been employed in
the department for a years. He was a
member of st. Aloysius Church. the
Holy Name Society and Potomac Coun-
Gil. Knights of Columbus. He was a
son of the late Robert Joseph Dawson
and the late Mrs. Mary Wise Dawson.
Surviving are five sisters, Misses Ce-
celia and Edna Dawson, Mrs. Waldo F.
Tastet, Mrs. Emma Higgins and Mrs.
]. Fred Brady, and two brothers, Jesse
Wise Dawson and Joseph T. Dawson,
all of this city.
Funeral services viii be held at 10
am. tomorrow in st. Aloysius Church,
following brief services at his late resi-
dence, 64 M street NV. Burial will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
MIDDLETOWN MAN DIES;
RELATIVES ARE SOUGHT
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
STRASBURG, Va, Dec 1o.-Local
authorities were attempting today to
ascertain the whereabouts of relatives
of Millard Spence, about so, who died
yesterday afternoon in Middletown
after brief illness.
Spence came to Middleton early this
summer and lived at various boarding
houses. including that of Ernes Flow
ers, where death occurred. He was
described by associates as being al
ways neatly dressed but uncommuni-
cative about his personal affairs, al
though he once mentioned having two
daughters in Baltimore and another
in Laurel. Md, and brother in De-
troit
Funeral arrangements are being de-
ferred until relatives are located. The
body is at a Strasburg funeral home
Evening star., 1937-12-10
MURDERER SAVED
FROM GALL0WS
Knew Right Would Prevail,
Says Mississippian Con-
victed of Staying.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoclatcd PfeSS.
JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 10.-William
Clark Mitchell, saved by the Governor
from being the second white man in
Mississippi to die for the murder Of
a colored man said today as he faced
life imprisonment. Il always knew
right would prevail
Il never lied about this case, though
some tried to get me to play crazy"
said the 54-year-old former Army cook
when informed Gov. Hugh White had
saved him from the gallows on the
testimony OF three physicians he was
insane.
The Governor commuted the SEN
tence yesterday, eight days before the
day fixed for Mitchells execution at
Coffeeville.
The State had charged that Mitchell
and his brother-in-law. James Arthur
Cook, went to the farm cabin of Lewis
Bryant and beat Bryant, his son. Coot
Bryant, and the elder Bryant's wife
unconscious and robbed them of q
small sum of money.
When they left to get kerosene,
testimony showed, the woman crawled
away and hid in nearby field, but
the bodies of the men were saturated
with kerosene and set aflre in the
house, which was destroyed.
Cook pleaded guilty after testifying
| against Mitchell and was given life
Imprisonment. He died in prison in
January, 1887.
Mitchell fed from Mississippi after
the killings. but was caught three years
later and returned to Coffeeville for
trial In 1886 he was convicted OF
killing Lewis Bryant.
Records showed that the only white
man ever hanged in Mississippi for
killing a colored person was Mel Cheat.
ham, executed on March 10, 1890 a,
Grenada for the murder of Jim Till.
man.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
OFFICERS NOMINATED
Young Women's Democratic Club

4oung Women's Democratic Club
OF Silver Spring to Elect Jan. 10.
SILVER SPRING, Md, Dec. 10 (Spe-
ciaD.-Nomination of officers for the
Young Women's Democratic Club of
Silver Spring have been made as
follows:
For president, Miss Anne Snure and
Miss Genevieve Huiess; for vice presi-
dent. Miss Kathryn Cutler and Miss
Mary Louise Jones; for treasurer, Miss
Anne Knight and Mrs. Robert S.
Pilgrim; for recording secretary, Mrs.
Angus r. Shannon, jr; for correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Townley Gamble,
and for sergeant-at-arms, Miss
Dorothy Cutler.
Election will be held January 10.
Evening star., 1937-12-10
RAIDS WILL CONTINUE
ON GAMBLING HOUSES
Police Closed Four Places Yes
terday in Search for "Big-
Shot Gambler"

Shot Gam BIER
A series Of raids which closed four
alleged gambling places yesterday was
to be. continued today by the police
vice squad in its search for an un-
named "big-shot gambler
Though yesterdays raids failed to
locate the man. a quantity of gam
bling equipment and telephones was
confscated.
Armed with warrant for the man s
arrest, the raiders, headed by Sergt.
George Deyoe, struck at establish
ments in the 14O0 block of I street
NV, 100 block of Thirteenth street
NV, 900 block of G place NV. and
1900 block of I street NV.
Sergt. Deyoe said the raids would
be continued until the man sought
has been apprehended.
Evening star., 1937-12-10

WILLIAM CLARK MITCHELL.
Not all, but some OF the COM
forts of home surround Mitch
ell In the death cell OF the
Kinds County Jail at Jackson,
Miss. Sentenced to hang for
the Staying OF a Negro, his
sentence aDaS commuted By
GoD. Hugh White to life i'm
priSonment. Only one 1Uhite
man has eUer gone to the GAL
lovs in Mississippi for killing a
colored man.
-Copyright, A. P. Wrephoto.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-23
FLORIDA EXHIBITS
ARE SHOWN TO BE
OF GREAT VALUE
STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION
RECOMMENDS THAT THEY
BE CONTINUED IN INTER-
EST OF STATE

DeLAND, April "a (FNS).-
Blain McGrath, of the fianance
department of Florida National
Exhibits, Inc, the statewide or
ganization sponsoring the Florida
exhibits he'd during the past four
years at Chicago, New York and
lClevelanad, reports that the ex-
traordinary influx of winter WISH
tors during the season Just clos
ing, is fully appreciated by the
people of the state and that there
is a very general disposition to
believe that they have been of
such value from a publicity point
of view that the exhibits should
be continued.
"The great increase in gasoline
and racing money distributed
among the counties of the state,
particularly this year, has left an
indelible impression upon the
people, especially the taxpayers, !"
said Mr.. McGrath. 81 find them
more ready this year than ever
before to contribute to the ex-
hibit budget without argument.
They have seen the results of the
advertising done by the exhibits
and they want them continued.
During the past few days Pin
elias county appropriated its full
quota-$3,400.00 or at the rate
of 31s cents per capita. Hills
borough county likewise appro-
priated its full quota by adding
$4,000 to the 5000 appropriated
earlier in the season. The state
ment issued by State Comptroller
Lee to the effect that each of the
81 counties in the state would re-
ceive $24,409 from the racing
fund, practically $8,000,000 more
than ever received from that
source in the past, will, in my
opinion, prompt every county to
meet it's quota and complete the
exhibit budget needed to carry on
at Cleveland during the coming
summer and to finance the shows
to be made in five key cities
New York, Detroit. Philadelphia,
Cincinnati and Chicago-next
winter"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-23
MEMORIAL TO
SONG WRITER
TO BE ERECTED ON BANKS
OF RIVER HoNoRING
STEPHEN FOSTER

BROOKSVILLE, April 2S
(FNS) stephen Foster, most
famous of early American folk
song writer's, shall be honored by
Foster Memorial to. be located
on the banks of the Suwannee
River in Florida which he made
famous in his song, cold Folks At
Home" which has been adopted
as official song of the state of
Florida.
Plans for the raising of the
money for erection of the memo
rial were announced this week by
Mrs. Leon Whitehurst, chairman
of the project which is being spon-
sored by the Florida Federation
of Music Clubs.
The memorial will be built at a
site on the banks of the Suwan-
nee River, and the committee sug-
gests an amphitheater, with over
life-size statue of Foster and char
acters or scenes symbolizing his
bestowed songs carved in bas-re-
lief either in the base of the fig
ure or in the background.
Appeals for funds will be made
by the State Federation to all mu-
sic clubs, musical organizations,
schools, civic organizations and
individuals, and many benefit
programs will also be given.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-23
.ADOLFO PAZ0
TRIED TODAY
ARRhIGEED BEFORE GRIMM
AL COURT; FINED TWEEN
TY-FIVE DOLLARS

Ado,fo Pazo. "Picaro." was
given opportunity Of appearing in
criminal court this morning be-
fore Judge William v. Albury and
entering plea of guilty on a
charge of setting up and operat-
ing a game of chance.
Pazo was arrested some time ago
in connection with the operation
Of game of monte. The arrest
was made by Constable G. Floney
Pellicier.
Judge AIbury placed his fine at
$25 and costs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-23
WILLIAM LITTLE
APPRECIATIVE in
HELP EXTENDED
REPRESENTATIVE OF FLoRI-
DA STATE EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE THANKS THE cITI,
ZEN FOR COOPERATION

William v. Little, representative
of the Florida State Employment
Service, appreciates the assistance
which he's been given by The Citi-
zen and in the following letter to
the editor gives expression to his
recognition of that aid:
81 want to express my appre-
citation for the cooperation and
help, in the work which / have
been sent here to accomplish, that
have been extended to me by you
and the members of your organi-
cation.
"In coming here we have had
three purposes in view; to be of
as much service as possible to the
contractors who are building the
Overseas Highway; to give work
on this construction to residents
of Monroe County, in so far as it
is possible to do SO; and to de-
velop the Key West office of the
florida State Employment Serv-
i've to the point at which it will
be CO the greatest possible serv-
ice to the community.
II am grateful to you and The
Citizen for the help which you
have extended to us in our efforts
to accomplish these purposes, and
for myself and the Florida State
Employment Service, / thank you.
81 have been impressed by the
work which your publications are
doing for the benefit and develop
ment of this community, and
trust that those who will be bene-
fitted as your efforts bear fruit,
will express their appreciation
substantially by means of increas-
ed use of your advertising col
umns."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-23
INVESTIGATION
| OF REFlINDINC
| ACTION, ASKED
DEALS WITH STATE BOARD
OF ADMINISTRATION AND
IT'S RELATIONSHIP WITH
ACTIVITIES
Especial to The cIs.aeal


TALLAHASSEE, April pa
resolution calling on the legisla-
ture to investigate the State
Board of Administration and its
relationship with refunding ac-
tions was introduced today by
Representative Papy of Monroe
County and Representative Burks
of Pasco. The house sent it to
the resolutions committee for
further study.
Representative Papy told the
house it was his purpose to dis
cover the truth about certain
"rumors" that are current, he
says, about some OF the refunding
operations.
''The people of my county want
to know something about these
refundings, involving millions of
dollars, and their only way IS
through the legislature" he said.
"They ask that you give them this
protection"
Representative Papy also intro
duced a bill to reduce the time
limit for residence before filing
suit FOR divorce to AZ days. The
present law requires ninety days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-23

KILLS CROCODILE
ON HIGHWAY AT
SUGAR LOAF KEi

A.eat 2;30 o'clock ysstsr-
day morning Charles Albury.
drives Of the mail truck com
Ing 10 Key West with the
nosthern mail. saw a long
shape ON the road near can-
dolfo's Greek on Sugar Leaf
Key, but before he eould
bring the vehicle to a stop "a
passed over, what was later
found to be a crocodile.
The crocodile was slightly
injured and in order 10 save
injury to soms person or per-
sons in a lighter vehicle Who
may drive over the reptile IN
the dark, Mr.. Aibury fired
several shots inte the body Of
the animal and brought Il 70
the city.
Few animals Of this kind
of as large size are eneoant.
cred in this section. "a vas
said. IL measured 10 feet 2
inches and weighed ass
pounds.
Chester Thompson nov l.
making preparations 10 ~.
move the skin, stuff "a snd
place il on display.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-23

eral Crop Insurance Corporation
with a capital of $100,000,000 to
insure wheat against losses from
natural causes, has passed the
House, will doubtless become law.
| Retail Price Fixing-Senator
Tydings and Representative Mil
, Ter are co-sponsors of a bill which
would permit manufacturers to
establish minimum retail prices at
which their products can be sold.
Several states have laws to this
effect in operation now, and the
principle has been upheld by the
courts. However, considerable
agitation is developing against the
Tydings-Miller bill among bust
neGsmen as well as consumers.
| and it may find the going hard.
War-Senator Sheppard is IA
Their of a bill whose future is
doubtful, that would authorize the
President to fix prices in time of
war, and requisition any and all
needed goods or services.
Transportation-Most import
ant measure in this field is the
Pettengill Bill which would re-
peal the long and short haul pro-
vision of the Transportation Act.
This bill passed the House last
year, but never came to a vote in
the Senate. Chance of it becom-
, ing law this year is fairly good,
/ though considerable opposition is
, developing.
Pure Foods-A bill introduced
in the Senate, which is very SINH
lar to bill beaten last session,
would prevent adulteration, mis-
branding, ETC., of drugs and foods
in interstate commerce. Future
doubtful.
Farm Tenancy - Practically
everyone agrees that the high per-
centage of farm tenancy in all
agricultural states is one of the
gravest farm problems. Leader
Bankhead has authorized a House
bill to make loans to tenants so
they may purchase farms and
equipment. The White House is
strongly in favor of such a plan,
but recent reports say that the
President doubts whether the
necessary money can be raised
estimates show that the cost of
substantially reducing tenancy
would be vast.
Labor-The Black 30-hour week
bill is in Committee, probably will
not pass.
This by no means exhausts even
the more vital items on the
Calendar, but it indicates that
Congress has big job ahead. On
practically all of these matters
there will be a weller of debate.
and almost as many divergent
opinions as there are Congress
men. AS in the past, White House
views will be the decisive factor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-23
Lighthouse Department Makes
Experiment In Communication
Service With Carrier Pigeon

This week the first of these ex-
periments was made by Captain
Niles who was reeharging lights
IN the Shark River section. On
board of the small tender were
the captains wife and his two
children, who accompanied him on
the trip as companions.
The captain made out his report
and attaching it to the leg of the
bird which was at once released.
For a few moments it stood on
the cabin OF the vessel picking at
the message. Suddenly it stop
ped and appeared to be nervous
and then took to the air and flew
to a height of several hundred
feet.
And swiftly in its wake came a
duck hawk, one of the speediest
and most vicious of the family. 1t
flew swiftly to a position above
the pigeon and then swooped down
and struck. Captain Niles says
that apparently the pigeon was
not badly injured as it darted
down into a clump of mangroves
good distance inland, but was
not afterward seen.
Mr.. Demeritt said that he be-
lieves this method of communicat-
ing has not before been tried in
the lighthouse service, and is con-
fident that results will prove OF
great benefit to the members of
the service and be invaluable in
times of stress when other means
of communication cannot be used.
He said he has about SO homing
pigeons in the loft at his aviary
and will continue the experiments
with captains sending in messages
from the isolated districts when
their boats have no radio tele-
phone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-23

This week Captain Nathan c.
Niles, JF., Of the lighthouse serv-
ice, made che first experimentsin
a novel addition TO the eqmmuni-
cation service Of the lighthouse
department in the Seventh Dis
triet OF which Key West is bead
quarters.
BY the use of carrier, or hon.
ing. pigeons it is expected to es-
tablish a ready communication
service between the point at which
Captain Niles and his boat may
BE- and the Key West station.
Superintendent w. w. Demeritt
said today that the points which
are visited by Captain Niles in
his work Of recharging lights and
doing the various other kinds Of
work which are part OF the routine
Of a keeper in certain sections of
this district, Outlines carry the
keeper to isolated places which
under certain weather conditions
are exceedingly hazardous.
In the event of the boat, used
by the keeper. becoming injured
or the keeper himself being placed
in a position Of jeopardy, it is the
opinion Of Mr.. Demeritt that the
best kind Of communication will
be 10 attach a report to the car
rier pigeon, release it, and realize
that II not hindered by hawks or
other birds which prey on their
kind, speedy communication will
bring assistance at once.