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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
Former Key WeSterS
Have Narrow Escape
In Burning Building
Mrs. Maude Curry Ard
Son We're Oceupanis
OF Apartment house
In Baltimore

Relatives and lriends Fl -
M~ads Curry. fsrmssix e ksx
West. and her sea Maswsil. vsss
ssssnsls advissd - shem # 49,
narrow ss<aps fssm hufnius -
thsir hems il e. apsrsmsai 1855
at ga North chaslss street. n.lll
mere. Md.
The fire filled The hoae sta
dense smoke and ne dseissla
were placed in q position uhieh
required the a. istnnee 81 men.
bers o. the fire depaftmeut g
get them out Of the burniav bnilf.
ing.
When the aparatus afFivna ~
the scene tao memhers 81 to -.
paFtment went n ones - ~
third floor Of the haildsns an8
found Mrs. Curry nnd heF aen IL
their apartment 0Bc 81 me fau-
men. Henry BelrneF. Ned them
from the house 10 safety. ~
other fireman. wllam FFcs-
burger remained bchina and a.
trapped IN the dense saeke.
II was necessary far hIm- =
was told. % rsfzh o. : elnass
sill until a sealing ladder 80
pc sed 70 him. when - n.aia -
way down TIE lace - ~ bsII9
ing and reached safets. 'uhlls =
huge crowd Watched
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09

Raymond ~ Maloney, deputy
sheriff at Tavernier, was an ar
rival over the highway last eve
ming with julius Jefferson in Gus
tody, charged with the theft of
an automobile tag owned by YER
ME Griffin. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
Two Cases Handled
In Criminal Court
Here This Morning
One Was Tried By Jury;
Other Cases Heard AT
Session Yesterday Aft
eFnoon

c'i~in.i Court convened thi.
mssaias $40 e'slosL with Judge
william v. AIbsry. presiding and
az ssaEs offiesrs and attendants
pssssnt
Thama, cursis Watkins eharg.
- vita Hoa-aappors Of his minor
saiidssn. entered = plea Of guilty
and ~as sFdsred By she court to
80 So weakly fer their support.
The cess Of Cecilia Castillo and
Isabel Mage. charged with as
s.uls and Battery on ths person
81 FlaEelis Navarro, was mex,
sslisd and = jury was empaneIIed
10 iFy lhls issue.
Selection Of q jury began and
when the panel was completed it
eaFried the names Of Edwin F.
Trevor. foreman; George john
sen. Charles 4. Roberts, Merrill f.
Sands. IT,, John ]. cordova and
Herman L. Roberts.
After a short examination of
witnesses the Judge issued his
ehafEe 20 the jury which retired
end returned within a brief time
vita 4 verdict Of not guilty.
Al fhs session yesterday after
n66n ralmah Care. - enteied q
Flea If guilty TO a charge Of vag-
rnney. the specific charge being
lhat he i a common drunkard.
1ndgs Albu y suspended sem
tenes for enc year provided that
during TIE period his conduct IS
exemplary.
Ivan Saunders, cha ged with
sitting up and operating a game
81 chsnee, entered a plea Of guilty,
and the sentence Of the court was
that be pay a fine Of S25 and
costs. which he did
After the session this morning
4 was announced from the bench
that q recess viii be taken until
ESQ o'clock tomorrow morning.
The first case on the docket for
tomorrow morning Is that of the
state versus Mike Sheppard,
charged with operating a gambling
game on the county highway.
The plaea where this was done,
d \ said. was at Snake Creek.
sheppsrd had his gambling table
end psraphcrnslis az the side Of
ths road when his operations were
interrupted BIZ sheriff X. o.
ThoE4ron and the arrest made.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
Steamer Ceiba Coming
Here For Fuel Supply

Mexico, for cargo of bananas.
Yacht Westwind, of Whining
ton, N. c., is berthed at one OF
the finger piers in the yacht basin.
The vessel is owned by F. o.
Sheriff., and is chartered to DR..
o. NJ. Edwards, of Pittsburgh,
Penn. DIR. Edwards has a party
Of four guests on the vessel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
Predicts Great Travel
To Island City When
Bridges Are Completed

Willard B. Gillette, well known
painter who makes his home at
Troy. N. Y, left via Florida Motor
Lines bus this morning after a de-
lightful and very informative
visit over several weeks.
Mr.. Gillette is convinced that
with the completion of the bridges,
travel to Key West will be great
ly augmented both during the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
CONSCIENCE . . .ss.s,' +"
FUND GROWS
UNITED STATES TRA Dk2
HAS OVER HALF MIL
LION CREDITED
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The
u. S. treasury has a periodic visi-
tor who planks down a 500 note
at a teller's cage with the re-
quest that it be put in the ICON
science fund.- and then walks
away.
He eonceals his identity, but
treasury officials believe he I'M
justly obtained from the govern
ment certain sums in connection
with a building contract.
The conscience fund" from all
sources now amounts to $685..
5S2.47.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
DEMOCRATS TO
MEET FRIDAY
DELEGATE TO COMING CON.
vENTIoN WILL BE
SELECTED

Delegate to the coming con-
vention Of Young Democrats
Club in Bradenton viii be Sc
lected at a meeting Of this or
ganizatiOn to be held Friday eve
ming, 500 o'clock in County
Court House.
Ray Bridwell, secretary of the
club. has requested a full attend
ance OF the membership.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
Sponge Fleet Goes Out
TOGather More Products

Although there are several
boats which have not come in
from the sponge beds, it is be-
ieved that practically all of the
vessels with large catches have
arrived and disposed of their
sponges.
Only one small lot was dis
played on the wharf yesterday
and this was all grass. There
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
SAY DENTISTRY
LENCTHENS LIFE
try Associated I,rrssl

CHICAGO, March 9.-Know.
ledge of dentistry is claimed by
the Dental Institute of America
to have heightened mans average
life span from 33 years to 60
years in the last century and .
quarter.
Some 10000 dentists minister
to the oral ills of 125 million
Americans today, the institute es
Inmates.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
Man Charged With Theft
OF Auto Tag Held For
Trial I'm Criminal Court

This morning the prisoner was
arraigned before County Judge
Raymond Lord. and entered a
plea of not guilty, claiming that
he had bought the tag for 50.
After considering the plea and
the evidence the judge held JEFF
ferson for trial in criminal court,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
LEGION POST TO
MEET TONIGHT
PLANS TO BE DISCUSSED
FOR CELEBRATING
ANNIVERSARY

Arthur Sawyer Post 20, Ameri-
can Legion, win meet tonight at
o'clock in their hall on Whitehead
street for the purpose of discuss
ing pans for celebrating the
birthday of the legion, on March
10.
All members of the post are be-
ing asked to attend this meeting
as there are a number of matters
in connection with the birthday
celebration to lie discussed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
FOLKS TALK TO
MACHINE TO GET
NISlDIkENoSED
NEW INVENTION PERFECTED
MAKES KNOWN NATURE OF
AILMENT BY FLucTUA-
TI0Ns IN VOICE
tBy Associated Press,

SAN FRANCISCO, March o.
A machine that diagnoses disease
through pulsations in the human
voice has been added to the equip
ment of medical science.
Product of IL years specializa-
ton in nervous disorders and their
effect on the vocal cords, the de-
vice was exhibited at the Uni
versity of California medical
school by its originator, DIR. Paul
Moses. 1t is a standard scientific
instrument which records any
oscillation or vibration by wavy
lines on a revolving cylinder.
Gives Closer Detection
DIR. Moses contribution is in
making the scientific needle sensi-
tive to certain significant vibra-
tions of the larynx and mem-
branes of the nose and mouth
which cannot be detected by the
physicians own sight or hearing.
Certain nerve Affections
change the human speech in their
early stages" says DIR. Moses.
''The significant thing about this
discovery is that it permits US to
detect some of those changes
which would escape us in other
methods.
eve have made important prog
ress with this way of diagnosing
general paralysis, Parkinson's dis
ease, epilepsy and multiple sci
erosis, though it will be years be-
fore the System can be fully work
ed out and put into general prac-
tice."
Needle Writes Story
Because definite Relationship
exists between the human eonsti-
tuition and human speech, DIR,
Moses asserts physical types can
be classified by his tell-tale rec
ords Of their articulation. All
that's necessary is to speak into a
mouthpiece and the needle writes
the story.
A native of Cologne, Germany,
DR.. Moses started his experiments
under DIR. E. w. Scripture. a Lon
don and Vienna neurologist. He
is now lecturing on voice diseases
at the medical school.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09

winter and summer seasons, and
that land values, both on the Keys
and in the city. viii be enhanced.
During his stay he assembled a
great deal of interesting data
which he will use as the basis
for a number of articles covering
the incidents of his visit. These
articles will be probably publish
ed in the Times Record, OF Troy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09

were 112 punches of this which
sold for $3.50.
Most of the vessels which came
in during the past five weeks have
disposed of their catches and
have gone back to the sponging
grounds. Several of the last to
arrive are still in port but will
leave during the next few days,
it was said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
DIVORCE
MILL IS HUNTED
TRACE 500 CASES OF BIGAMY
AMONG THOSE UNFA-
MILIAR WITH LAW

n. 10 HORIZONTE, Brazil,
Mar, 9.-Police from three Bra
Eiiian states are here on the trail
az a false-divorce mill to which
they said that they had traced
500 eases of bigamy among peo-
ule unfamiliar with new Brazilian
law.
The 1884 constitution forbids di-
vorce. countenances separation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09
Six Turtle Caught
By Yacht Personnel

bin turtle were caught Al of
them were young and inst "a
proper SAFE ior use.
The she'll o. the haWka 80
when prepared and hiahiy Polizh-
ed. is a. boautiful ~ that 81 the
toFtoi and Is extensively urei
Goa making oInaments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-09

steamship Cciba, Of the Stand
ard Fruit and Steamship company,
i reported a. due to arrive in
part Thursday from Philadel-
phia.
The vessel Is consigned to the
Porter Dock company Tor fuel oil
and supplies. and win proceed.
after taking them, to Frontera,
Evening star., 1937-04-09
CAPT. MILLIKEN TO TALK
Juvenile Delinquency Topic of
Speech at Y. W. C. A.

Capt. Rhoda Milliken, head of the
Woman's Bureau, Metropolitan Po-
lice, will speak on Juvenile Delin-
quency' at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Y. w. c. A. Building, 614 E street,
as a feature of the child welfare pro-
gram sponsored by the Washington
Police Unit, No. 90, American Legion
Auxiliary.
Other speakers will include Mrs.
Ernest R. Grant, managing director
of the District tuberculosis Associa-
ton; Mrs. Mary Esther Kolhos, child
welfare officer of the American Le-
gion, and Miss Minnie Mae Hardy
child welfare chairman of the legion
auxiliary.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
LADIES' NIGHT HELD
Cosmopolitan Club Celebrates An
nual Event,

The Cosmopolitan Clubs annual
ladies' night was celebrated at the
Carlton Hotel last night.
Entertainment by Beryl and Mar
tinez, Damon and Bolero, Miss Erma
Calvert, pianist, and William Fps,
ventriloquist, was presented in the
ball room, decorated in cabaret style,
following dinner presided over by
Arthur w. Defenderfer, president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Defenderfer headed
the receiving line, assisted by MIR.
and Mrs. William l.. King, Judge and
Mrs. Michael M. Doyle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick ]. Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mund o, Carl and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward A. Rule,
Evening star., 1937-02-28
30 Ne,v Workers
Hurt in Blasts
at 7 Theuters.
Stencil and Tear Gas
Bombs Explode in
Movie Houses
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 27.-Thirty
or more persons were injured tonight
when stencil and tear gas bombs were
exploded simultaneously In seven up
per Broadway motion picture theaters.
None of the injured was seriously
hurt. Most of those treated were cut
by glass or suffered Inflammation OF
the eyes from the chemical contents
Of bombs.
Practically all the bombs had been
placed near the rear Of the theaters
on the main floor, and were believed
by police to have been exploded by a
time device. A watch was found in
one Of the theaters.
All Of the theaters, where the bombs
were exploded, were owned by the
Springer and Cocalis chain, which op-
crates about IS motion picture houses
In the city.
For q few minutes after the bombs
exploded the audiences were in a near
panic, but the theaters were quickly
cleared by ushers while the fumes
were blown out. They all continued
their shows after short time.
There were l,l00 persons In the
stoddard Theater, which was cleared
for almost half an hour while the
fumes were blown out. One patron
of the theater, James Fleming, rs,
received lacerations Of the left leg
and was taken to a hospital.
Police said executives Of the thea
ters denied that they had had any
labor trouble or that they knew any
reason for the explosions.
Evening star., 1937-02-28

President Roosevelt has refused to
commute the sentences of IL associ-
ates of Sam Beard, "kingpin" of local
gamblers-thereby ending disagree
ment that has existed between United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnett and
Trial Justice joseph w. Cox over the
matter.
T President, apparently acting on
advice of Attorney General Homer
Cummings, sided with Garnett in the
unusual case The application of the
convicts for executive clemency bore
the Endorsement of Justice Cox and
the emphatic disapproval of Garnett.
Garnett. in opposing leniency, had
declared that "if these men are turned
out of prison, We might as well stop
trying to enforce the gambling laws
here"
Justice Cox was reported to have
said he would have been more lenient
in sentencing the group had he known
Evening star., 1937-02-28
.ROSEM0NT Wins
SANTA ANITA RACE
AFTER BITTER DUEL
Richards Drives Du Pont
Horse to Photo Finish
With SeabiScuit.
INDIAN BROOM is THIRD,
SPECIAL AGENT FOURTH
$4,000 See Victor Overcome Four.
Length Handicap at Straight.
BY CHARLES NJ. EGAN,
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

SANTA ANITA RACE TRACK, Ar
cadia, Calf, February 27.-Harry
Richards wizardry at driving race
horse home, when the folding money
is at stake, paid tremendous dividends
In the third running Of the Santa
Anita Handicap here this afternoon.
AS a consequence, the Du Points
ought to make the veteran jockey an
honorary member of the Liberty
League. for it was William du Points
Rosemont that Richards was riding
He got him up just in time to win
after a bitter stretch duel with Mrs
c. S. Howard's Sea Biscuit that lett
$4,000 spectators absolutely limp.
The finish was so close that the
winners number was not posted u:.til
after the camera eye photograph had
been closely inspected. Rosemont had
closed with tremendous rush through
the stretch. but many of the thousands
who had made him a 4-to-l favorite
were fearful that his rush had been
made in vain.
Indian Broom Third.
Back of the battling first two horses
came Maj. A. c. Taylor's Indian Broom
and Special Agent. garnering third
and fourth money for the Vancouver
sportsman. Then the rest of the strag-
Cling field of 10 horses, each Of whose
owners had planked 81 900 on the nre
this morning for shot at the world
richest turf award.
Rosemont and Richards covered the
Ia miles in 2:o2 4 5, splendid time
considering the tracks condition The
winner paid SO 80 straight, Sc to place
and 81 to show. Sea Biscuit paid oil
at S8.40 to place and $3.50 to show,
while those who backed the Taylor
entry got $3.50 in show money.
For his victory. Du Pont gets s9o,-
TOO, exclusive Of his entry fee. Mrs.
Howard wins $4,000 for Sea Biscuits
accomplishment, while Maj. Taylor
picks up a total of $4,000, two thirds
of it for Indian Broom and the rest
Of 1t In fourth-place money.
Besides all this gold, Dick Handlen,
the popular trainer Of Du Points Fox
catcher Farms, gets an additional
$40 900 for training the winner. Rich
ards, of course, gets 10 per cent OF
the rich purse, matter of $9,070.
and then picks up sl,750 more con-
tributed by the track to the winning
Jockey. Judging by the powerful fin
;el> orIS II iC iIfSf YnSSih1a
that he was thinking about that dough
as he welded his baton on Rosemont' S
flanks.
$3.50 to Second Jockey.
Red Pollard, the less fortunate rider
who came so close to winning with
Sea Biscuit, gets another $3.50 from
the track. All in all, quite bit OF
money was. being passed out this after
Continued on Page B-7. Column -
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Boy, IS, Slain, Says Father;
Skeleton Found IN Alexandria
Coroner, However, Rules
Lad, Missing Z Months,
Killed at Play.
BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY a Stan Correspondent OF Inc star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 81
Spurred by protests of the father Of
15-year-old Luther Cummins that his
son was slain before the body was
left in a Hume Springs swamp thicket,
where the skeleton was discovered to-
day. local police tonight continued
investigation of the case after is
suance of coroner's accidental death
certificate
The skeleton of the youngster. miss
ing from his home here for more
than seven months, was found by
the victims 12-year-old brother 100
yards from the Cummins residence
shortly before noon. The bones were
in a clump of white ash saplings S
feet from a pathway.
After visiting the scene Of the trag-
edy, the dead youths father, Frank
lin D. Cummins of Mount Vernon ave-
nue. and Reed road. assistant foreman
at the Capital Transit. Co. shops in
Washington, said tonight:
II don't care what anybody says.
My sons body could not have been
there all this time without some of
us lading it. I. personally, have
searched every foot of that swamp
and know that have been on the
Evening star., 1937-02-28
MarylanfsRing
Squad Captures
Conference Title
Nedo n, atsky Wins
From, Farrar to Nose
Out Dukes Team.
BY BUXTON HAWKINS.

Special Correspondent Of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, February ~.
The champagne of collegiate box
ing was poured here tonight and
Maryland wallowed in the bubbles as
its team captured the Southern Con-
ference tournament for the first time
in the 1l-year history of the event.
What proved to be joyous intoxica-
ton for Maryland sports followers
however, was bitter vinegar to Duke,
whose co-favored team finished in the
runner-up berth. three points behind
the Terps, who totaled 10. South
Carolina, Clemson and Citadel tied for
third with eight point each. while
North Carolina tailed the scoring clubs
with five points.
Ivan Nedomatsky, Maryland's muir
derous 145-pounder, assured the 4,500
spectators o chance to exercise their
lungs when he soundly whipped Danny
Farrar of Duke and in SO doing became
the third man in conference history to
win q championship three times
Archie Hahn and Bobby Goldstein
both of Virginia. previously accom-
plished the feat.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Broker Surrenders to Ans,ver
Charge of Burning Mansion

dictments were returned Thursday.
John E. Mack, Reech's attorney, was
allowed Is days in which to make a
motion to enter demurrer to the in
dictments. Mack announced prior to
his clients surrender that Keech had
no knowledge of the origin of the fire.
District Attorney Hirschberg an
nounced immediately after Keech had
entered his plea that the case would
be moved to County Court and that
the date for the trial would prob
ably be set within Is days.
Keech was indicted following the
arrest in North Carolina of Charles
r. Smith. formerly his chauffeur, who
is held in Jail here under an indict-
ment charging sseend-deUQ arson.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
NAZIS BAN FOREIGN
SECURITIES TRADING
Quotations Are Discontinued on
Bourses-"Fair Prices" to
Be Set by Banks.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 27.-Nazi Ger.
many clamped strict ban on trading
in foreign securities today to complets
restrictions initiated last October, gov.
erning all German-owned foreign Sc.
curities.
Such securities must be sold to the
Reichsbank or to Devisen banks IN
the future, at a "fair price" to b
fixed by the Reichsbank, the govern
ment announced.
Any other trading may be carried
on only with special government per.
mission. Quotations on foreign Sc
curities were Immediately discontinued
on German bourses.
Informed American financial sources
saw the German regulations as steI
in the four-year plan 10 make thu
Reich self contained. ~
These sources declared the inme.
diate and obvious result would be u
encourage" Germans to sell their for.
eign securities and invest their none!
in German government bonds or in'
dustrial stocks. This, they said, woult
be the natural reaction Of an investci
who foresaw the possibility of NOR,
stringent regulations later and thy
possible requisition of foreign securt
ties.
Evening star., 1937-02-28

A prediction Of snow or rain for to-
day was viewed with little interest by
police as they put away their 'ticket
books" in response to the decision Of
Police Court Judge Edward M. Curran
that the "snow-removal" parking ban
is unreasonable and invalid"
Enforcement Of the regulation was
stopped yesterday and at least 1.500
warrants and parking tickets were
ordered nolle pressed.
Regardless of the depth OF the ex-
pected snow, which will be accom-"
panied by fairly low temperatures.
Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal
said no attempt will be made to carry
out the ban.
i The omcial forecast salled for snow
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Roosevelt Refuses to Commute
Beard Associates Sentences
Sides With U. S. Attorney Garnett on
Aduice of Attorney General A gainst
Justice Cox on Matter.

the defendants had been trying to "re-
habilitate" themselves following their
arrest in a sensational raid two years
ago on Boards gambling headquarters
in the Mather Building.
Beard was not party to the petit
tion for clemency. He is serving a
2-to-6-year term in Atlanta Peniten-
tiary The IL employees Of the gam
bling "joint" are serving 1-to-3-year
terms in Lorton Reformatory. They
were committed May IS, 1885.
The President made no comment on
the applications, beyond the brief de-
nial of clemency, it is understood. He
acted after receiving from Cummings
a detailed report on the case.
The convicted men are Melville
George Jacobs. George E. Hutchins
John J. Sartori, William G. Smith
William Carroll, Joseph A. O'Calla-
CHAN. Fred H Heck. Fred ]. Meese