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Evening star., 1937-12-12
Upholds Opposition to
Compulsory Vaccination.

READ the notice in The Star of Deem
ber telling of the case of father be-
ing jailed because he refused to have his
child vaccinated. I should think the neo-
pie Of Pennsylvania would be ashamed of
such an action. William Penn, for whom
the State was named, would have been
ashamed of it.
There Is not doctor in the country who
would tolerate an operation upon his own
child that he opposed. Have not others the
same right in this free country? If not,
why not? Judge Gaynor of the Supreme
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Correspondents Reply
To Letter on the Poe Hoax"
To the Editor of The atar.

Correspondents Reply
To Letter on the Poe Hoax"
: To the Editor Of The Star:
SHOULD like to comment on letter to
The Star concerning James Whitcomb
Raileys claim to q poem by Edgar Allen
Poe
The facts in the letter referred to are
IN the main correct, but in justice to both
poets, the poem was not Little Orphant
Annie" which distinctly Is not Poe's style.
AS Hoosier and lover of Riley's
genius. familiar with the poet and his
writing, I feel it is due to him to saw
that the poem in question was "Leonanie. y
beginning, "Leonanie, angels named her u
and very much in the Poe manner. do
not believe any one would believe Poe ever
wrote anything like "Orphant Annie" rood
and popular though it was
AMY H. GRAHAM.
To the Editor Of The Star:
IN REGARD to James Whitcomb Riley
and the Poe hoax" mentioned in the
letter by ]. w. Thompson, I would call
attention to the following facts:
In the Encyclopedias Americana 1t Is
stated, as the Thompson article said, that
young Mr.. Riley was in newspaper work
when the Poe hoax" was 'perpetrated. /"
Riley arranged with ]. Oscar Henderson.
publisher of the Dispatch of Kokomo. Ind
to print "a poem In the style of Edgar
Allan Poe. to which he gave the character.
1stic name Of Leonanie,' and it was of.
fered to the public as hitherto unpub-
lished product Of the genius Poe" It
was claimed that "a traveller had discoy-
cred the treasure in the sitting room of
an old inn near Richmond, Va, and taken
1t away with him. In some quar-
tiers the poem was accepted as genuine: ::
IN others it was denounced as a fraud
and its alleged discoverers as imposters.
To Rileys delight it proved that he was q
real poet"
In the Dictionary of American Biography
we read:
"Stung by the jeers of a rival paper.
and to demonstrate his theory that to
make poem successful and popular 1t Is
only necessary to prove its author a genius
known to fame he wrote some verse in
the style Of Poe and entitled it 'Leonanie. >
1t was published in the Kokomo Dispatch
and the hoax was so successful that the
Evening star., 1937-12-12

ONTRIBUTo to this
column are requested to
~ limit their communications
to about 800 words. Letters
Urttten for publication In The
Sunday Star should reach The
Star office by Thursday morning.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Plea for . Great
Stadium in WASHINGTON,


THE Army-Navy game had an attendance
of 100000. with gate receipts of about
$50O,0O0 Besides there was left in the
cash tills throughout that city over one
million dollars. every dollar of which was
absolutely new money to Philadelphia's
commercial channels. And about two hun
dred thousand dollars Of this sum was taken
from Washington on % special trains.
Washington furnishes the two service
teams, most all the noted officials and
much Of the Army and social life that adds
glamour to the game.
Why the Washington Board of Trade
does not furnish the hot dogs and coffee
is mystery no one can solve. Year by
year for 81 years the people Of Washington
have gone from this city to see the Nations
most famous gridiron classic, taking with
them some millions of dollars to spend in
those cities that have shrewder and more
far-seeing business men.
BY building a stadium that would seat
125,000 people this city would become the
center OF the Nations athletic life, draw.
ing from 10000 to 100000 to the city sew
eral times during the year for the next so
years. Throngs that during those so years,
would leave some two hundred and forty
million dollars in the various places of
business here in Washington
This vast amount of money waiting
eagerly to be spent at great athletic con-
tests would nourish Washingtons own
trade. upon the capital outlay of about six
million dollars for a suitable stadium.
The financial resources to build a suitable
stadium are here within the city.
There are a number of excellent loca-
tions here on Government-ownedp property
for large stadium. Nothing Is lacking
here in Washington but energetic. forceful,
civic-minded business men in order to
have suitable stadium to make WASH
ington the center for the Nations athletic
life and thus draw into the various chan
nels of the city's commerce several hundred
million dollars within the course of the
next so years. JACK SPRATT.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

editor was pressed by scholars and book
collectors for evidence Of the original
manuscript. Throughout his life this Incl
dent was q cause Of embarrassment to
him."
Any one who has read a good deal of
Poe and who reads "Leonanie" can see the
close resemblance to the Poe style.
But. OF course, it is true as the Thomp-
son letter says, that Rileys fame never
hung on the probability of his writing
under the name Of Edgar Allan Poe"
ANNIE r. HUNTER.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
BY MARK SULLIVAN,

\ 4 AYOR LA GUARDIA Of New York
nu has formally associated himself
with the American Labor party.
= This action, with some other in.
Evening star., 1937-12-12

fAAuAiAS ~ ucCcSSdTy 10 COTreCC Ca1S con-
dition, Congress, by an act passed August
~, 1888, authorizing the Commissioners
to make and publish general orders to
regulate the subdivision of lands in the
District of Columbia, indicated its desire
to follow out the general plan of the City
OF Washingtons In 1898 the Commission
ers were authorized to prepare highway
plan for the District Of Columbia outside
OF the cities Of Washington and George
town. Preparation of this plan was made
in accordance with the desires of Con-
gress to follow the plan of the original
City Of Washington, which was the
L'Enfant plan herein referred to.
Sovereignty Rests With Nation.
That the sovereign power in the District
OF Columbia Is lodged in the United States,
and that it possesses full and unlimited
jurisdiction both as of political and
municipal nature over the District Is af-
nrmed by the Supreme Court in Metro
poiitan Railway Co. VS.. District of Colum-
bia Q32 U. S., y and Shoemaker VS..
United States 147 U. s., 1922.
Ruling Of Court.
In the Metropolitan Railway Co. vs. Dis
trict Of Columbia case the court said:
1T Is undoubtedly true that the District
munity in a certain sense, and in that
sense may be capeu a State; but the sov-
ereisn power of this qualified State is not
lodged in the corporation of the District
Of Columbia, but in the Government Of
the United States. It's supreme legis-
lative body is Congress. The subordinate
legislative powers Of municipal character
which have been or may be lodged in the
city corporations, or in the District corpora
Evening star., 1937-12-23

the House seriously The resolution
would never pass the Senate"
"Only Thoughtless Act"
Referring to the signing Of the
petition, Senator Pittman said "it
was only tholghtless act justified
by the universal hatred of war and
love Of peace in this country"
The Nevada Senator said he does
not believe there is ANY parlia-
pentary body in the world more re-
sponsive to their constituents than
the United States Congress. think
Thomas Jefferson was entirely right
when he said the success OF repre-
sentative government depends on the
knowledge and intelligence of the
people Therefore I am in favor of
full and free discussion of questions. u
Former Gov Alf M. Landons mes
sage of support to President Roose-
velt on the latter's foreign policy was
described by Senator Pittman as very
Evening star., 1937-12-23

haly would inevitably be influenced
by violence and misrepresentation
propaganda not only from foreign
sources but from subsersive forces in
our own country.
1T would delay action where action
might be necessary. 1t would destroy
the prestige of our Government. 1t
would encourage every unscrupulous
military power tbent on conquest to
continue encroachments on the lib
erty of our citizens and their rights
in the world to point where physi-
cal resistance would inevitably eventu-
ate.
Instead of preventing war, in my
opinion, it would result at some time
in a disastrous war when We were
morally and physically weakened to
the point where our suffering in such
war would be beyond Imagination and
our defeat in such war quite prob
able. l don't take the petition in
Evening star., 1937-12-23

hearteninp" The Senator said 1t
demonstrates that no matter what
internal controversies we may have,
the people of this country are patri-
otic"
Il think 1t would be good idea" !"
the Senator added, for statesmen of
other countries to become aware of
this fact. There have been several
mistakes in the past in regard to
this matter, and they have always
lost by reason of their mistakes"
Evening star., 1937-12-23

referenda on the question Of going
to war except in cases of invasion
A sufficient number of House mem
bers-2l8-have signed a discharge
petition, under which the House would
determine in January whether to bring
the resolution from committee for con-
Sideration.
Il think it would be the first step
in substituting mass determination
of all questions, not only foreign but
domestic, for the present constitu-
tional determination by selected rep
resenta tives of the people" Senator
Pittman said, discussing the subject
yesterday.
Would Hit Republican Form.
1T would be the first step, and a
fatal step, in my opinion, in the de-
struction of our republican form of
government. It would result in less
than half of our people expressing
an opinion in such referenda. That
Evening star., 1937-12-23
Islands on Bargain Counter
As Presents for Christmas

Procurement officials said it has
about $50 acres, several houses, and
for landlubbers who might get lone
some there's telephone to the main
land.
The Government won't guarantee
this, but the rumor Is that the fish,
ing's great.
The leftover islands are Little Dia-
mond Island, of Portland, Me, and
straitsmouth Island, short row from
Rockport, Mass.
The lighthouse Is at fashionable
Mattapoisett on Buzzards Bay, ano
the abandoned quarantine stations
Evening star., 1937-12-23
By the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
II you are lost in q sea Of ideas for
Christmas presents, how about buy
ing something neat in an island?
The Procurement Division of the
Treasury gazed on its bargain counter
today and discovered the following
suggestions for distinctive gifts:
Three islands.
A lighthouse.
Two quarantine stations.
Two of the islands are left over
from last season, but the third is q
new item. 1t Is called Mullet Key
and Is located of the Florida coast
where the Gulf Of Mexico meet,
TAMPA BaY
Evening star., 1937-12-23

are near Callam, Wash, and Bruns-
wick, Ga.
Anybody interested?
Then mail the Procurement Division
your best offer. Incidentally, you
can buy an island on the installment
plan.
Evening star., 1937-12-23
Grandfather Only SO.

That he is Europe's youngest grand
father is the proud boast of Alexander
Djordjevitch of Mladenovitz, Yugo-
slavia. He is 36. His father, Leso, who
is Sc, is believed to be the most youth
full great-grandfather Alexander's son
was married at II and Alexander him
self was wed when he was 16.
Evening star., 1937-12-23
P|TTMAN OPPOSES
WAR REFERENDUM
Senator Believes Amend
ment Hits Republican Form
of Government.

Chairman Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee went on
record last night in vigorous opposi-
ton to the Ludlow resolution for
constitutional amendment to hold
Evening star., 1937-02-21

your grocer will give l.. you. \
Send it in-the dance book
is yours!
If there are no Dance Cards at
your srocer's. you can still get the
book by pasting the 81 yeast labels
on a sheet of paper, or putting them
in an envelope, and mailing with
your name and address to Fleisch-
mann's Yeast, 701 Washington St.,
New York City. (This offer holds
good until August 81. 1877
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Learn ALL THE LATEST DANCE STEPS
as <! our grocer 2l 8
[7!3I5ssLtLIGsM.2I1S3zIiI

Don't miss this BIG CHANCE
to get your copy of ARTHUR
MURRAY'S Dance Book.
Learn the new steps and make
yourself the best dancer in your
crowd! Pictures diagrams
make every step easy to learn!
This new dance book is NOT
FOR SALE. The ONLY WAY
to get it is with Fleischmann
Yeast Labels! Just paste these
on the Fleischmann Dance Gard
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24
OPPORTUNITY FOR
ALIEN VETERANS
PERTAINS TO FILING APPLI.
CATIONS FOR NAT
UHALIZATION

W. w. Eyster, district director
of the immigration and naturali-
zation service in the Jacksonville
district, has issued a circular let
ter which will be of vital interest
to alien veterans of the World
War.
The letter sets forth that nat
uralization petitions of veterans
of countries which were allied
with the United States during the
great conflict, have the oppor-
tunity for filing their app,ica-
tons for naturalization prior to
May 25, 1887.
1t is understood that there are
some aliens in Key West who
are veterans of the war and these
may be benefited by applying to
members OF the immigration and
naturalization service.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24
FRUIT COMPANY
STEAMER SAILS
EXCURSION STEAMER FROM
NEW ORLEANS ARRIVED
IN PORT YESTERDAY

Steamship st. Mary, of the
Standard Fruit and Steamship
company sailed at noon yester-
day for Frontera, Mexico. The
vessel came in port early in the
week and berthed at the Porter
Dock and took 1868 gallons of
fuel oil.
Excursion Steamer Madison
vile, from New Orleans, arrived
in port yesterday morning and
took a small quantity of oil be-
fore sailing at IL o'clock fo2 New
York. The vessel is to be used,
it was said, in carrying excursion
parties from the Battery TO Bed
loe's Island on which is the
Statute of Liberty.
Wrecking Tug Peacock, which
arrived in port Thursday with a
derrick dredge from San Pedro,
took on 31,722 gallons of fuel oil
at the Porter Dock company, and
sailed yesterday morning 10
o'clock for Mayport to tow the
Steamship Ell Isleo to Galveston.
After delivering the steamer.
the Peacock will return to Key
West, take in tow the derrick
barge and sail for New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24
PORTER GOES TO
TALLAHASSEE ON
BUSINESS TRIP
WILL CONTACT KEY VESTS
REPRESENTATIVES IN CON-
NEcTIoNs WITH BILLS TO
BE PRESENTED

VIM. r. Porter. member Of the
board of cou,ity commissioners,
left by plane Thursday afternoon
en- ro-te to Tallahassee where he
VII contact State Senator Arthur
Gomez and Representative d. {.
Papy, in connection with certain
bills which are to be presented Al
this session o. the legislature.
1t is the attention Of Mr.. Porter
to take up with the representa-.
tives from Monroe the matter oi
a water pie line over the road
from the mainland to Key Wet
and also discuss the matter with
Attorney c. b. Treadway, Of
Washington. who has been re.
tanned b the county commission
.ers for matters OF this kind.
This wster line proposition was
fully di- used at the last meet
ing of /. board Of county COM
missio' 5, April Ia, and Il was
decide pay the expenses Of
Mr.. F. ter on the trip 20 ITALIA
hasset. attend to these matters
and ca ers which may be deemed
suffer -ly important.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24
ERADICATION
OF MOSQUITO
NOW PLANNED
DISTRICT SANITARY OFFICER
OF STATE ASKS cooPERA-
TIoN OF ALL IN ACTIVE
TIES

Sam d. Macready, district sani-
tary officer of the State Board of
Health, said yesterday that con-
centrated- efforts are now being
enforced for the eradication of
the mosquito in this section.
Mr.. Macready was in The Citi-
zen office in company with DR..
B. Parramore, in charge of the
local health unit and B. Miller,
sanitary engineer, and stated
that there are always opportuni-
ties for the Aedes Aegypti mos
quito, bearer of the dengue and
yellow fever germ, being brought
into Key West and the elimina-
ton of this dangerous pest is the
intended goal of the campaign.
Transportation facilities are
such that the introduction OF these
mosquitoes is made easy, not ne
cessarily through this port, but
there is always the danger of it
coming from other ports touched
by vessels coming from Central
and South American countries.
1t is to avoid these possibilities
that the present concentrated eff
forts are being carried on and
why the people of Key West are
being asked to cooperate in every
way with those who are carrying
on the work, and this cooperation
is said to be essential.
Mayor Harry C. Galley and
City Heath Physician DR.. VIM.
R. Warren have been asked and
have promised their hearty CO.
operation in the movement and
will support the campaign in an
effective manner, and the people
of the city in general are asked
to take all precautions.
Every receptacle which will
hold water is a potential breed
ing p ace, said Mr.. Macready, and
all vessels Of this nature should
be absolutely destroyed. Nothing
which will hold water should be
allowed to stand in any part of
the city unless the required pre-
cautions are taken to keep the
young from escaping and becom-
ing a menace.
All necessary information on
the matter of precautionary meth
DDS and the best course to pursue
in an earnest campaign to rid
the city of these potential men
aces to health, can be learned by
phoning the Monroe County
Health Unit, Phone ACT.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24
LEON CAREY, s.,
DIED YESTERDAY
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE
CONDUCTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON

Leon Carey, So, well known
figure in the sponge buying bust
ness, died 4:40 o'clock yesterday
afternoon in the residence at 1401
United street, after an illness
covering an extended period.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon 5 o'clock
from st. Mary's Star of The Sea
Church where the body will be
placed at 2 o'clock. Rev. VIM. J.
Reagan will officiate.
The Lopez Funeral Home will
be in charge of arrangements.
Mr.. Carey is survived by his
widow, Sybil A. Carey, one sis
ter, Mrs. Ella Gates and one
brother Eddie Carey, who is now
in Tampa,
Pallbearers who will serve are :
Glenn G. Price. Cleveland Roberts,
Charles Perez, Earl Russell, JEFF
ferson Adams and Thomas john
son.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24
RESOLUTION ON
UTILITY ISSUE
WAS ADOPTED
CITY COUNCIL PASSES MEAS.
uRE CITING REGuLArIoN
OF GAS AND ELECTRIC
COMPANIES

The City Council has passed a
resolution, signed by ). S. Roberts,
president of the council, and Wal
lace Pinder, city clerk, to the
effect that it is the sense of the
council that gas and electric COM
panies be regulated within the
corporate limits of the municipal
ity directly concerned, instead of
being placed in the hands of the
Railroad Commission as proposed
in bin pending in the Florida
Legislature.
A copy of the resolution is re-
produced herewith:
WHEREAS there is now pend
ing before the Legislature of the
State OF Florida Senate Bill No.
322, the purport of which is to
place the regulation of gas and
electric companies solely under the
State Railroad Commission, and
WHEREAS the City Council
of the City of Key West feels
that the regulation of gas and cleo
tr:c companies situate within the
corporate limits of the municipali-
ty is one that should be within the
control of the municipality direct
~ concerned, and
WHEREAS the City Council of
the City of Key West feels that
Senate Bill No. 322 would be in
imical to the best interests of the
City of Key West, now there
fore.
"BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF KEY WEST that the City
Council hereby goes on record as
being unalterably opposed to the
provisions of Senate Bill No. 1922
now pending before the Legis.a-
ture of the State of Florida, and
that the members of the legislature
for Monroe County, Florida, are
hcsebya earnestly requested 20
lend their best efforts toward the
defeat of said Senate Bill No.
1922.
'Be it further resolved that a
copy of this resolution be sent to
the Governor of the State of
Flroida, the President of the SEN
ate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. the Chairman of
the Senate Utilities Commission,
the members of the Legislature of
Monroe County, Florida, and the
local press"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24
PLAN TO ROUTE
TRAVEL THROUGH
KEY WEST PORT
PASSENGERS LEAVING MIAMI
FOR CUBA NEXT TWO
WEEKS WILL TAKE STEAM.
Err HERE

Notice has been received in key
West that for the next two weeks
passenger going TO Havana from
Miami will be routed through Key
West, reaching this city in time "a
go on board the Steamship Cubs
on Monday and Thursday morn
ings.
The Cuba, which has been out
of service for the past two weeks,
is due to arrive at this port ON
the regular schedule time Mon
day morning, April 20, proceed 70
Havana and return the next at
ernoon and continue 10 TamIal.
returning to Key West Thursday
morning for the same routine.
This is the same schedule which
has been maintained during the
past season up to the time The
vessel lost a propeller and was
forced to go out Of service until
repairs were made and a new
propeller installed.
In the meantime the FLORIDA r.
to be taken off the Miami AID
Havana run and go into drySoek
for cleaning and repairs ard the
arrangements for routing passen-
gers for Havana through key
Wet was completed IS President
Paul j. Saunders, il Is said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24
ART CLASSES
ARE STARTED

Outdoor sketching classes have
started and each and everyone
that wishes to enter can register
at the Hospitality House from 10
to ~ a. m. and from 2 to A p. m.
every day, it is stated.
The classes meet every Satur-
day morning at the Hospitality
House and from there select some
outdoor spot and start their class
es.
Mr.. Emigdio Reyes, of the
WPA Art Project, is in charge of
the classes. A large number have
already registered, and many are
expected to sign up.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24
Welfare Work Discussed AT
Meeting Of Advisory Council

work in this district were dis
cussed at length and a number OF
vitality interesting subjects were
taken up and analysed.
One of the very interesting re-
ports was that made by DIR. James
b. ParramOre, of the State Board
of Health, covering the work
which has been accomplished
along health lines in Monroe
county.
Those attending the meeting
were: Rev. ]. C. Gekeler, Rev.
VIM. J. Reagan, s. j., Carl Ber-
valdi, DIR. Parramore, Sanitary
Engineer J. b. Miller, and Mrs
Gladys Roberts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24
SPONGE SALE
HELD FRIDAY

HeVefnl lots ~ sponges Of diff
fereHt Grades we're sold yesterday
mafninR ~ the Municipal sponge
ae<k. Tfe largest sale being Of
So tunehea az wool sponge which
seid for STA
ulhef sales wercs 10 punches
- Fsg wnol which brought S4s;
So bunches Of the same kind which
eata Cor st2fi and 80 punches o.
awna Woni which sold for Si9.7S.
Tolal SALES amounted 20 ss51.99.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-24

acquisitions for workers on the
Keys bridges and road projects,
have slowed up to an extent, but
the Florida State Employment
Service bureau is on the qui vive
Tor the demands which are ex-
pected to be made by the $. l.
Groves and Sons Company fuI
their projects.
These were expected 20 be re-
ceived early this week but g.
date, it was said. none o. them
have arrived. just how many
skilled workers and laborers will
be required has not been stated.
but it is believed that the first
demands will be for not less than
100 men.