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up last night and parked in a no
parking zone. Then Grubb de-
clared:
81 left my shack, to tell the
driver he couldn't stay there. A
man jumped out of the car and
in a gruff voice but in perfect
English said:
"'GO to the mill, call DIR. Matt
son in person over at Tacoma
and deliver this meSsage-every-
thing is WE'LL
The man, according to Grubb,
kept his hands in his pockets in
such a way as to convince the
watchman he carried a gun. AS he
finished speaking he jumped back
into the car and it sped away so
quickly that Grubb said he felt
certain some one else was driving,
although he couldn't see who was
behind the wheel. The tail light
of the car was out and Grubb was
unable to catch a glimpse of the
license plate.
Descriptions Tally
The watchman described his
rough-talking visitor as dark,
about 40 years of age, weight
about $50, height 5 feet 9 inches,
with sharp eyes and a long, flat
nose, with wide nostrils."
That picture tallies closely with
the one of the kidnaper as he was
seen fleeing with the Mattson boy
a week ago last night-the verbal
picture Of the boys older brother
and sister and a friend from whom
he was torn in the hilltop Mattson
home on the shores of Puget
Sound on the outskirts of Tacoma.
The watchman, instead of call
ing DR.. Mattson, telephoned Sher-
iff Gerald Byrne at Shelton; the
sheriff notified authorities at
Olympia, the State capital, 18
miles away, and they in turn
flashed the news to the State high
way patrol and the As Omen
gathered at Tacoma.
The entire forces of the law
turned out quickly and blocked
off the peninsula, which lies be.
tween the Pacific Ocean and
Puget Sound.
There was one possibility of
escape, however-the 18-mile road
from Shelton to Olympia, which
the suspect might have driven
over a few minutes before the
blockade was established. To care
for this possibility, a second ring
of motor officers was established
beyond Olympia while police
searched the city.
In the meantime, two more
''hot" leads in the case blew up
on investigation.
The Sheriff'S office at Seattle re.
ceived word two mysterious" men
had rented a house on the Bothel
Road at Forest Lake, six miles
from Seattle, just before the kid.
naping and that child had been
heard crying in the house.
Under direction of UnderSheriff
Louis j. Forbes, deputies rushed
to the forest lake and raided the
house, only to find two reputable
friends Of Forbes and no children
occupying the premises.
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Ruptured Men Get
$3.50 Truss Free
Pay No MoneY-Now or Ever.
for This Truss

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-A newer rupture
method developed by doctor is so sue
cessful he offers to give every ruptured
man or woman who tries it. $3.50 truss
free. 1t does away with leg straps, elias
tic belts, binding springs and harsh
pads After using it, many have re-
ported their ruptures better. Often in
very short time. Others say they no
longer need any support. The method
will be sent on 30 days trial and he
will send the $3.50 truss free with it.
If the method does not help your rup-
ture return it and keep the $3.50 truss
for your trouble. II you are ruptured
Just wife E. O. Koch, 631o Koch Bldg,
zoos Main st.. Kansas City. Mo-. for his
trial offer.
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launched efforts in Toledo to
settle the glass workers strike,
which has seriously curtailed
plate glass production for autos.
SO Plants Affected
3.-General Motors high COM
mand pondered the choice of
calling a national collective bar
gaining conference or submit
ting to the threat of strikes in
its SO plants.
4. Cadillac Motor Company
officers opened a conference
with union representatives on
labor discussions, while the
union demands a similar con-
ference with the fleetwood di-
vision of Fisher bory in Detroit
later in the day.
S. Creation of A. U. A. w.
board of strategy" named in
Flint yesterday, empowered to
determine the question of de-
claring a general strike" unless
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ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1937-01-04
Workman Injured
By Falling Hammer

Everett Birckhead, 90, of 1340
I st. N. W., was taken to the Gar
field Hospital today in an unde-
termined condition after suffering
a brain conclusion when struck
on the head accidentally with a
four-pound hammer.
Birckhead was working on the
construction of a bakery at 1925
S st. N. W., when a hammer
slipped from the hand of Reese
Jones, of 1880 w St. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-01-04

AT TOP, Speaker William
B. Bankhead in action. It is
expected that he will be re-
elected at today's House
Democratic caucus. At left,
Representative Sam Rayburn,
of Texas, and at right, Rep
resentative John J. 0'Con-
nor, of New York, who are
battling for the majority
leadership. Intern a tional
News Photos.
Evening star., 1937-04-05

South" thought Peter. II guess I'll
run around the Smiling Pool to
where they are. I want to see them.
Yes, sir, certainly do want to see
them. They have been gone q long
time"
He was just about to start when
from over among the blackest Of the
Black Shadows there came sharp
report, followed instantly by the sound
of plunge in the water. Similar
sounds followed from some distance
away. With that first report Peter
had jumped. It was just as II that
report had released a spring under
Peter. He had Jumped straight back
for the shelter Of the alder thicket.
THAT was Jerry Muskrat, slapping
the water with his tail, and answered
by Mrs. Jerry. It was their danger
signal" thought Peter. Il wonder
who frightened Jerry"
There was strange stiffness now.
The mighty chorus Of the Hylas had
abruptly ceased with the sound Of
that tail on the water. The soft
gabbling of Mr. and Mrs. Quack
stopped as abruptly. You never would
have guessed that Duck was any
where near.
For a few minutes Peter sat mo-
tionless, looking, listening, wonder
Evening star., 1937-04-05
Bedtime Stories
Jerry Returns to Favor.

and killed by that Hawk. 1t was
nice for Peter to think that he did
this just for Jerry, but the truth Is,
Peter probably would have thumped
that danger signal even had Jerry
not been there. 1t was the natural
thing to do on the discovery of this
enemy.
Peter had forgotten the whole af-
fair. Such exciting moments happen
so often in the lives of the little peo-
pie of the Green Meadows and the
Green Forest that they are quickly
forgotten even when lessons learned
at such times are remembered for
the rest of their lives.
The water of the Smiling Pool was
no longer over its banks, as had been
the case when Peter first visited it
in the Spring. 1t was week since
Peter had been there. Now as he
made his way through the alder
thicket through which the Laughing
Brook entered the Smiling Pool, he
Evening star., 1937-04-05

wondered II he would find any new
arrivals there. At the edge Of the
Smiling Pool he peered out. The
Black Shadows had already come
down from the Purple Hills and the
farther shore already lay in dark
ness. A mighty chorus was rising
from the Smiling Pool, for pepper
the Hyla and all the other Hylas
were singing as if telling all the
Great World of their joy in the COM
ing OF Mistress Spring was so impor-
tant that they couldn't stop long
enough for anything else.
"They wouldn't be singing like this
If there was any danger here"
thought Peter 1T is when they are
silent that fellow needs to watch
out I wonder where Jerry Musk
rat is"
He hoped out into the open lit
tie farther along the bank beyond
the alder thicket. He sat up the bet
ter to see over the Smiling Pool. He
saw nothing of Jerry Muskrat. Over
where the Laughing Brook left the
Smiling Pool, on its way to the Big
River, he heard the soft gabbling
of Ducks. He couldn't see them, for
it was too dark over there.
"It must be that Mr.. and Mrs.
Ouack are back from the Sunny
Evening star., 1937-04-05

ing. Then he saw what looked like
one OF the Black Shadows moving
out from the darkness on the other
side Of the Smiling Pool. It drifted
across, right about where Peter had
sat in the open and disappeared to-
ward the Green Forest. It wasn't q
Black Shadow. 1t was Hooty, the
Owl. Had not Jerry Muskrat seen
him and warned Mrs. Jerry, there is
no doubt at all that Hooty would
have seen Peter out there in the
open and caught him. Jerry Musk
rat had returned a favor, although
at the time he didn't know it. And so
1t goes on all sides.
tCopyright, 1879
Evening star., 1937-04-05
nv THORNTON w. BURGESS.

I'm ALL the Great World there are
very few men or women who 90
or can live to themselves alone,
L very few indeed. Some may thlnk
that they do, but in one way or
another they were dependent on
others, or their lives are influenced
by others. Whatever one does IS
almost certain to affect some one else.
It is just so among the people who
wear feathers or fur on the Green
Meadows and in the Green Forest.
In countless ways they are dependent
on one another, more often than not,
without realizing it.
Peter Rabbit had saved the life OF
Jerry Muskrat. He had seen Hawk
swooping down at Jerry, who hadn't
seen the Hawk at all Peter had
thumped a danger signal and in the
very nick of time Jerry had dived
into the water. But for Peters timely
warning Jerry would have been struck
Evening star., 1937-04-05
METEOROLOGIST DIES
A. J. Mitchell Formerly Located

a. j. mitchell Formerly Located
in Washington.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April 8
P).-Alexander Jordan Mitchell, 76,
retired, veteran of the United States
Weather Bureau, died here yesterday.
Mitchell, who retired in 1882, was
for SO years in charge of the Jack
sonville station of the Weather Bu-
Yeau Previous to that, he served for
a time with the central office in
Washington.
Mitchell was credited with estab-
fishing the first weather stations along
the South Atlantic Coast.
Evening star., 1937-04-05

N AUDIENCE which filled
n every possible corner of Con-
~ stitution Hall welcomed Mel
4 a son Eddy rapturously at his
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
WILLARD ALBURY
OUT FOR MAYOR
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT OF
CANDIDACY IN ToDAY'S IS
SUE OF THE CITIZEN

Appearing in this issue of The
Citizen is the announcement OF
Willard NJ. Albury, who is asking
the support of the voters of Key
West in his candidacy for mayor.
Mr.. Albury points out that he
served as councilman from 1923
to 1929, inclusive, and as city
auditor from 1880 until the
present and believes that with his
knowledge and experience, gained
through his 13 years as an official
of the city, he has the quaiifiea-
tons. and feels he is competent
TO fill the position Of chief execu-
tive of the city.
Discussing his years of service,
Mr.. A1bury says: az have served
in every capacity in the city since
being employed and have studied
carefully the duties of mayor, and
If the voters see fit to elect me
on November 9 TO this office, ]
am confident of improving condi-
tons which come under the sup
ervision of the mayer.
MAY ] solicit your support at
this times I sincerely promise
your trust viii not be betrayed. "
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07

from rough sketch given to Vic
tor Lowe, supervisor of the NYA,
and from which were made, under
the direction of Pete Knight, 2 in
charge Of the carpenter shop.
Work on these boards shows the
advancement which has been
made by the youths.
AT this time boys are busily
constructing a sidewalk Of cement
at the Douglass school. This work
also indicates the degree of adj
vancement which has been made
and gives an idea of the adapt
ability of NYA youths to any
task which be 20 them assigned.
Various public agencies freely
commend these who are working
on the different tasks in their of
fees and the work being done in
the offices by NYA file clerks,
stenographers and typists, Is said
to be up to the standard of those
with longer and wider experience.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
GRASS FIRE ON
SADDLE PUNCHES
REPORT WAS CIRCULATED TO
EFFECT THAT BRIDGE
WAS ON FIRE

Expressions of excitement and
regret were heard on every hand
last night when report was cir
culated through the city that the
bridge at Saddle Bunches on the
highway was burning.
BY this .time Engine Number 2
of the Key West Fire Department,
accompanied by Chief Harry Bak-
er in the official car, were speed
ing to the scene. On arrival it
was found that grass and a guam
tity Of brush on the point Of the
Key were flaming, but that the
bridge was in no danger.
The incident, however, is an
indication of the alertness and
careful survey which is made by
the keepers At the lighthouses on
the reef as the call to Chief Bak.
er came from First Assistant b.
II. Lowe and Second Assistant B.
F. Sasnett. at American Shoals
lighthouse. and their prompt re-
port Of the fire resulted in the
immediate sending Of the apparat-
6 q TIE scene.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
Two Killed And Three
Injured In Explosion
Aboard Steamer BrazOs

Late yesterday afternoon adj
vices were received in Key West
announcing the death of A. A..
Kennedy, chief engineer of the
Mallory Line Steamship Brazos,
death OF the Second Assistant w.
Mitchell and serious injuries to
three others, which occurred in
an explosion in the engine room of
the ship at New York.
The force in the engine room
was preparing to get up steam for
the trip to Galveston when the
explosion occurred. The ship was
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
ROTARY CLUB
MEETS TODAY
CLUB SERVICE PROGRAM WAS
MAIN FEATURE AT REcU.
LAR LUNCHEON

The Key West Rotary Club.
with President Charles Taylor.
presiding, met today for the
regular weekly luncheon.
The program Of the session was
on Club Service. The aims and
object committee reported It's ac-
compIishments and shortcomings
for the past three months. II fur
Their gave an outline Of proposed
activities for the forthcoming
three months.
Charlie Smith. chairman Of the
program committee gave a very
interesting and instructive talk.
using a chart outline Of the vari-
Gus committees responsibilities.
The club adopted q resolution 70
contribute IS monthly to the
support Of the free suneheons for
undernourished children nj the
Harris and Division Street
schools.
Rotarian Henry W. Dew Of
Jacksonville was a guest. and o.
c. Wellington Of jacksonville was
guest Of Eddie Strunk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
National Youth Administration
Workers Commended For Work

Workers on the lists of the
National Youth Administration
are being commended for the va
rious types Of work being turned
out BY them on the projects to
which they have been assigned
and the words of praise spoken
by those in position to observe
the progress of their activities, are
unsolicited and sincere.
One of the recently concluded
projects by the young men was
a set Of II filing boards for the
Monroe County Ferry Department.
The head of the department ex-
pressed his approval of the neat
ness Of the work and the CELEBRITY
with which the work was done.
Bringing pleasure to those pa
tients in the Marine hospital
whose pastime is the aIluring
game of eribhage, was number of
cribhage boards which were made
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
Officials OF Public
WOrksAdlniiniistratiOn
Arrive Last Evening

Officials of the Public Works
Administration and Works Prog
ress Administration, came in over
the highway last evening for a
conference with local members of
the forces on the subject of en-
ployment.
Since the offices in Jackson
vile have been abolished by the
government, all employment serv-
ice questions of the administra-
ton and the local forces are to
be handled between Key West
and Washington.
In order to regulate all mat
tiers regarding employment of
workers in Key West and on the
bridge and road projects the con-
ference was called in order to get
a number of matters regulated
and establish a routine on which
to carry on in the future.
Members of the administra-
tons who were at the conference
were: A. A. Buck, state engineer
inspector of the PWA; George F..
Widmeyer, bridge project en-.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07

gineer and his assistant Robert A,
Baker, j. A. Newkirk, and C. A.
Branch, resident engineer inspec-
tor, with offices at Pigeon Key.
All of the PWA.
Edgar Stokes, head of the divi-
sion of employment for Florida,
r. G. Belote, of the same division,
Karl A. Goodbread, field repre-
sentative OF the employment divi-
sion, Claude Gandolfo, of the To-
cal employment offices, all of the
WPA, and Vim. v. Little, head OF
the q. S. Employment Service
Bureau, located in Key West.
Most of the group are making
an investigation Of the work on
the bridges and road projects to-
day, having left this morning for
No Name Key to start the in
spection from this end of the
line.
1t is understood that Widmeyer
and his assistant, Mr.. Baker are
to remain in Key West during the
bridge and road project work and
will establish offices in the post.
office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
FAVOR RETAINING
BORDER PATROL.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DE-
cIpE ON RESOLUTION
COVERING MATTER

Convinced that the mainten-
ance OF the State Border Patrol
is essential through the winter
season. and also throughout the
year, the county commissioners
last night decided to have formu-
alted resolutions setting forth
their request
The matter was discussed at
length and after the necessity
of the patrol being maintained
was deea AIRED il was unanimously
agreed that the resolufiens shonId
AZ once be gotten really to be
forwarded at the earliest possible
moment, 70 Governor Pred P.
Cone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
STEAMER YORO
ARRIVES HERE
VESSEL TAKES ON SUPPLY
OF FUEL OIL AT PoR-
TER DOCK

Steamship Yoro, of the Stand
ard Fruit and Steamship Company,
arrived this morning 6:10 o'clock
from Frontera, Mexico, and berth
ed at the main pier of the Porter
Dock Company for oil supply.
The Yoro was laden with car
go of bananas and was enroute to
Philadelphia. While at the dock
22,763 gallons of fuel oil were
pumped into the bunkers and at
$3.50 the vessel sailed for the
destination.
Another vessel of the COM
pany, the Granada, is due in port
Saturday morning from PhiIadel-
phia enroute to Frontera.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
Says Deputy Sheriff
Should Be Appointed
For County Ferries

Robert j. Lewis believes that
there should be appointed by the
county commissioners a deputy
sheriff to serve on the Monroe
County Ferries, especially during
the winter season, for the protec-
ticn of passengers.
In his application, the apph-
cant stated that he is convinced
that the elimination of many of
the Objectionable practices on
board the vessels could be brought
about by deputy sheriff who was
determined to do his duty. and
capable of acting as an efficient
officer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07

due to leave yesterday evening,
was to go to the Texas port and
was due at Key West October Is,
beginning the regular schedule
for the winter.
Many of the force of the Brazos
are known to Key Westers and
the chief engineer. it is said, was
particularly friendly with a num-
Der of Key West folk. The last
trip Of the vessel was made to
Key West on May IA OF this
year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07

In his request for the appoint
ment, he points ont that his APP
piication carries the signatures of
Is persons, men and women, who
made the trip on September IL,
and appeal that something be
done to prevent the recurrence of
the acts of 'lawlessness" which
took place on that date.
The matter is being held up
for consideration and the action,
if any is taken, will probably be
announced at the next meeting of
the commissioners.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
Escaping Prisoner Caught
And Brought Back Here

John L. Crawford, prisoner in
the couny jail, who was sentenced
to do SO days, and later made his
escape while out working with a
gang of prisoners, is back in jail.
The prisoner escaped from the
prison guard on September IL, and
went at once to other parts of the
county and then over the line,
where he was recently seen by
Deputy Sheriff Raymond Ma
loney.
Mr.. Maloney Immediately got in
touch with Constable Joe Scar
borough, of Homestead, related
the circumstances of Crawford's
escape from the prison guard in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
E. CATO DIES
IN BROOKLYN

Relatives Of Edward II. Cato.
nephew OF the late Edward II
Cato. Sr., who vas feander Fl
the Cato tobacco Interests In Ha-I
vana and Key West. have been
advised Of his death IN Brooklyn
Monday Of bronchial pneumonia.
Fnnerai servsecs arp being held
today in Brooklyn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07

Monroe county, and asked that he
be returned, if caught.
Yesterday Deputy Maloney adj
vised the sheriff's office that
Constable Scarborough had caught
Crawford and turned him over to
Monroe authorities and he is be-
ing sent to No Name Key on the
ferry.
Chief Deputy Bernard Waite
advised Deputy Ray Elwood, who
left the city yesterday afternoon
and when the ferry arrived at No
Name was there to receive the
prisoner and he was at once
brought to Key West and is now
an inmate of the Jail.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
Various Other Matters
Taken Up During Reg
ular Session OF Organ
ization

A resolution was adopted by
the City Council at its regular
meeting last night ordering that
the license granted Mrs. Ernes-
tina Lopez, wife of Abelardo Lo-
PEI, Sr., for the sale Of alcoholic
beverages at her place of business
en- Simonton street, be revoked,
after it had been learned that the
place is within three hundred feet
of church, said distance being
prohibitive according to the ordin-
ance passed some time ago in this
connection.
Mr.. Lopez addressed the coun-
ell prior to the adol ton of the
resolution, and stated that it APP
peared that he was being singled
out in the matter, claiming that
there were many other places in
operation which were in the same
status. He requested an inves-
tigation be made in this connec-
ton. The council informed Mr..
Lopez that this would be attend
ed to.
an ordinance pertaining to the
licensing of dance halls and other
amusement PAGES, was passed on
It's final reading.
A letter was read from S. c.
Singleton, executive secretary of
the Key West Chamber of Com
merce, relative to the matter of
existing fire hazards from a pos
sible gasoline or oil conflagration,
showing the inadequacy of water
as a control in such matter, re-
questing that facilities for fight
ing these hazards be procured.
A resolution wac adopted rela-
tive to the abatement and reduc-
ton of taxes on few pieces of
property in which it was shown
that the assessments were erron-
eous.
1t was ordered that the lower
portion of the Country Club
building on Stock Island be re-
painted, in order that it may
present a better appearance, es-
peially to the many visitors who
have started to come here for
the winter season.
After disposing of a few 9th,
err matters of routine nature,
the meeting was ordered adjourn
ed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-07
Council Revokes Beer
License At Meeting
Conducted Last Night
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
OF NEGRO PAINTER

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 7
(FNS).-'Lucky z" was the
only answer Milton O'Neal,
colored painter, could give for
his miraculous escape from
death or serious injury when
he fell seven stories from
the Roof of a local hotel.
Striking a tile ledge on the
sixth floor, his 2OO-pound
body was DETECTED so as to
throw him clear of the pave
ment and land him on a
nearby lawn.
He made deep impression
in the soft earth and escaped
with only a broken leg.