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Evening star., 1938-07-27
TWO COLORED ROBBERS
TAKEN AFTER PURSUIT

Vitims and witnesses last night
brought about the capture Of two col
ored robbers, one after he snatched 4
woman's pocketbook and the other
after he stole . quart of whisky from
liquor store.
Mrs. Nancy Silverberg, IS, Of 3465
Fourteenth street NV, was walking
in the 14oo block of Perry place NV.
when an 18-year-old colored youth
snatched her purse and fed.
The thief outran Vincent Cancelose,
1923 Perry place NV, a passerby who
saw the incident, but he described the
youth to policemen in a cruising scout
car and they caught him near Six
teenth and Corcoran streets NV.
Harry Gottlieb ran several blocks
to catch 32-year-old colored man
who had made off with a quart of
whisky from his store in the 1900
block Of Wisconsin avenue NV.
Evening star., 1938-07-27

Islip, Long Island. Releaved in No.
vember, he was given employment by
Patrick A. Valentine, travel agency
head.
A week ago last Monday Ward
jumped from a bridge at Hampton
Bays, Long Island, and was rescued
from the water by police Valentine
and his wife thought they could
rouse Ward from his obvious despond-
ency by taking him and his sister,
Mrs. Katherine Bull, to Chicago for
visit.
Depressed on Return to City.
The outing apparently was not sue
cessful, for Ward was depressed when
they returned to New York on Mon
day.
The word that Ward, apparently
bent on suicide, was getting ready
to plunge was flashed to police head
quarters. Four radio squad cars sped
to Fifty-fifth street. A fire truck
followed. Behind it came a rescue
squad wagon.
A crowd quickly gathered. Side
walks were jammed on both sides of
the street. Crowds ceased swarmine
on Fifth avenue and stood notion
less. waiting. in dreadful anticipation
People appeared on roofs of nearby
buildings. Men and women stood
against the brown Gothic walls of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
waiting
Crowd Appears BreathIess.
High above the street Ward, toes
on the edge of the ledge, looked down.
Women glanced up and away. Manv
hurried on. fearful of the end they
thought would come in a few minutes
A kind of breathless quality marked
the crowds. Passengers on the ton
decks of busses stretched their necks
Once workers. business men. stenoe-
raphers. women shoppers, men and
women going to lunch. forgot their
goals and waited 10 watch.
Ward lighted . eixarette-the flrst
Evening star., 1938-07-27
STUNG BY REBUFF,
SMITH TEST|F|ES
Col. Giffin's Refusal to Make
Loan Prompted Charge,
He Says.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 27.-Lt. James
O. Smith, jr., reserve officer who in
stigated charges of conduct unbecom-
ing an officer against 1t. Col. Stewart
s. Grifin, his former superior, said
under cross-examination today that
he had been prompted to make the
charges because Col. Grifin rebuffed
him in q request for a loan.
II he had handed me a couple
OF bucks when I went to him for
help, and said: Here, you poor
bum. go get yourself cup of coffee
I'd not have filed the charges" 1t.
Smith testified at Col. Grifin's court
martial trial on Governors Island.
He added that he did not bring
the charges until I was thoroughly
convinced that he was wholly wrong.
1t. Smith testified earlier that he
had seen Col. Griffin very drunk" on
six occasions specified in the charges
ana that once Col. Griffin attracted
attention in hotel room by feeding
"a little hound dog" at the table.
Ihe incident, he said. took place
at Sweeney's Hotel in WASHINGTON
Vile on April 18, 1887.
The colonel kept the dog in his
lap" 1t. Smith testified, "and fed the
oog with his hand and then fed him.
sell with the same hand. His own son
mad to help me get him out of the
hotel"
Other witnesses have testified that
Coi. Gilnn once made 1t. Smith a
$500 loan and that 1t. Smith and his
wife had lived at Col Giffins home as
guests for three months.
1t. Smith said Col Giffin had "made
definite appeal" to him to resign
from his post and enter some business
with him, and later terminated the
agreement without just cause. =
After I had failed to get my start in
civil life he turned me down and re-
fused to help me. =
1elt that he had welshed on me-"
It, Smith continued, after what I
had done in resigning at his direct
appeal to help him start in business
l thought that his drinking was part
and parcel Of it and that it was un-
ethical"
He quoted Col Giffin as telling him
at the time he broached the subject
OF business partnership that he
tGlfhn) was fed up with the service
and had only entered West Point to
please his family"
Col. Gifin denied the charges yes
terday as a witness.
Evening star., 1938-07-27
Death Leap
Continued From First Page)

indecision kept him waiting-poised
there with his back against the side
OF the building, half-crouched. staring
moodily down into the night-darkened
chasm where the flashbulbs of camera
men f1ared like firef1ies far below.
In all that time yesterday he had
kept thousands waiting in morbid sus-
pense, thousands who watched him
from the street, from bus tops, from
windows and the roofs of nearby build
ings-a tiny bit of a man in a white
shirt, who drank incredible guam
titles OF water through the long sum-
mer afternoon while police cajoled
him, in vain attempts to dissuade him
from thoughts of suicide.
With the coming OF night he had be-
come pale blur as darkness crept
up the limestone walls of the Hotel
Gotham, Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifth
street, blur sometimes lost in the
gloom, sometimes family picked out
by the spark of freshly lighted Gig
arctic.
News Center for = Day.
Obscure in life. Ward, a 26-year-old
unemployed bank teller Of Southamp-
ton, Long Island, became perhaps the
biggest human focal point in the city
for day.
The police and firemen and every
body else who tried to dissuade Ward
from jumping didn't spare themselves.
Police stood for hours on duty. Fire
men waited with safety net, which
nobody expected to save Ward.
Ward. the Southampton police rec
ords show. tried to end his life on
July IL, 1887. by cutting his throat
with . knife. He recovered and vas
sent to the State hospital at Central
Evening star., 1938-07-27

him frequently during the day.
He said he would come in II we
could promise him that life was worth
living" said DR.. Presner.
"He said he had tried many ventures
and failed and that many persons
close to him were against him."
The youths final words, the physi-
clan said, were
There's no way out of it. have
been up here many hours trying to
convince myself of a reason for living.
I've made up my mind"
Ward then glanced up a moment
and at 1926 pm. e. D. IT, he calmly
stepped off into space His body
crashed against the glass Of the mar
quee, splattering police, and toppled
over slowly into the gutter.
Evening star., 1938-07-27
Taxiis

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1938-07-27

for I. T. o. A., after a determine,
battle before congressional commit
tees. The utilities agency opposed tn,
plan, insisting that it would give {
special advantage to large association
as against small groups and the indie
pendent individual driver.
THE lack of blanket policy rates il
the premiums established by the In
surance Department, it was said today
would considerably lessen any such
advantage.
Mr.. Moor, in explanation of the new
development. said he had been advised
that reputable casualty companies
would not underwrite group policies
at any lower rates than the premiums
for individual cabs.
Insists on Reputable Firms.
He insisted that one of the primo
considerations was the handling oi
such insurance by reputable and SOL
vent concerns and that another was
the establishment of premium rates
adequate enough to assure payment OF
all losses sustained Should the pre-
scribed rates prove from experience to
be too high, he said they would be
lowered next year.
Blanket policies are not available
In some other Jurisdictions which have
compulsory financial responsibility
laws, including Maryland, District
officials reported. One of the argu-
ments heretofore used against the
blanket policy plan is that it would
leave the door open for unstable or
"gyp" companies to rush into the field,
make profit, and then abandon the
field, leaving to others the worries
about unsatisfied claims.
Alternative Stipulated.
The utilities commission statement
on the alternatives to straight per
cab insurance policy provides:
Should an owner elect to take out
. blanket insurance policy or a bond,
or to create and maintain a sinking
fund. the amount thereof shall be
determined by the number Of vehicles
covered and shall be as set out In the
following table:
Vehlcles OF less than eight paSSen-
gers:
'One cab. $1,000: from 2 to 5
cabs. $4,000: from 6 to Is, $4,000;
is to 80, $4,000; 81 to so, 100000;
81 to 80. $4,000: 81 to 100. $4,000;
121 to 40, s45,000; III to 230, $4,000;
231 to 800. $55,000; 30l to $50, $50 900;
s8l to 47o, s65ooo; All to $40, $70,-
900: ST. or more cabs, $4,000.
Vehicles of eight passengers or
more
"one bus, s21 900; from 2 to S vehi-
eles. 5000; to IS, $4,000; l6 to
80. $49,000 81 to so. $4,000; 81 to
30. $4,000; 81 or more, $75,ooo."
Mr. Moor fixed the premium for
sightseeing buses at $l7.50 a month.
$2fo year. and the premium for
public and private livery cars at s12
q month or $l44 a year.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12
NEED FOR CAUTION

-
ne Florida Keys Aqueduct commits
ion ~ submitted a report to the city
council fr,..afjp., hat if has made several
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'''-''4 e~i 49, ~'pP'' ~ ''''
'''.'.' '''' an" l'III.2 u 10 NeE p" esq., mere
"le sever" propositions involved ~ the
plan as submitted.
one is whether he commission will
~ able H. obtain ! is no,. raot Grant from
,aa rat.raI o,.,..,u,,.,'r SinrD Tho esti.
''''
"'"-i'Ialo' p.pIf@ mere making mousse con-
no"''ons and building reservoirs and pump
ing stations is S2.2I0 300, il will be seen
the Government yo9ld have ID advance the
,....,.;..:.,. ..a,,,,t SI nonn on rb..ro i.
none i {" PC mace ~ 'he government
amer next JANUARY J..
ne Se''Hd proposition Is thdl Pfl-
'"l' financing corporation mas tentatively
@'le' - 'u% up % @I'oo"'''o 81 lhe
""lef commission ; poIos PROVIDED me CITY
81 Ne5 " '3' VIII guarantee TO buy water
a i fale 81 , lZ''o'o ''''hu"lIE. mere i
no assurance @oth \oiu-Ae 81 water "odid
oe consume" an" p"'o l"r during me INST
l"o on i"f'c }et'@ o me water system
opeI"lLoh9. Inc H"ealine"l company est
fiaterR "'h LAKE up 70 'hFee years y
t'9l'ie me pdbIl' mo abandoning 'heH
'i'tof'l' an" buying iheIf water rom inc
commission.
," u 47 proposed me ciiy ShoUld lev
;'' '-cupauoha tax to yield sufficient rev
chue 10 guarantee The difference between
"Ha) the pdbIIc pays Tor water and the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

relaxed comfortably in the shelter
ol thcir chiefs office in the coun-
" court house.
Lawrence Russell Bugs War
ncr head Of the state and Fed
cral plant board service. who was
here at the time. remarked that if
oNDr Il man an THIS section of the
country deserved Carnegie
medal Joe Watkins did
When Mr. Watkins returned
home from school in 1921. he was
made county engineer for Mon
roe county and acted in that ca
pacIty until he had finished the
highway and built the Roosevelt
boulevard around the city At the
conclusion of these two big prof.
Gets his work with the county
ended He then was offered en-
ploymcnt with the Pan-Amcrican
Anyways and worked in Central
and South America for several
years ON various engineering
projects When these Jobs were
completed and the work ended.
he <a- offered employment by
The & s Government ina Christie
bal Canal Zone. and served there
a- engineer and maIntaincnce Of
f.s.,- ,.,-..r .t-.. 4..T-.-,r t..f,l 4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

revamping it. it could be made a
gala annual fiesta.
Ingratitude is a crying sin in the
sight of God, so let US not be un-
grateful to men Of creative minds.
Indomitable wills and the ability
and courage to do things in the
face Of seemingly InSurmountablc
odds. and while we are handing
out beautiful bouquets don't let
us scatter them promisCuously.
where IN some instances the re-
ciplent does not know what il is
all about but let us Try To give
them where they rightfully be
long.
FAIR PLAY.
Key West, Florida.
July II, 1898.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

Deed to the lot recently award
ed by the Knights of Columbus.
has been made and the award
goes 10 HjlarlI Ramos and delIv-
cred today to Mr. Ramos on
board the Ferry Estrada Palma
The lot was donated by Malcolm
Meacham for the purpose of raiS-
ing funds for the entertainment OF
the Knights Of Columbus during
their recent convention here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

Editorial comment Constant
knocking OF the home town ac-
cOmplishes no good whatever and
tends to discourage those citizens
who are really trying to do some
thing for their community.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

The Key West Citizen may rot be as
large as the metropolitan dailies. but Just
Try 10 get your name in the metropolitan
dalie-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BIZ THE CITIZEN

Water and Sewerage.
Comprehensive city Plan Zoninq
-. Hotels and Apartments
Bathing Pavilion
B. Afports-I.and and sea
z Consolidation Of County and city
=. Governments
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

II lou are good Key Wester you will
+rike The Citizen your story first Playing
- O. Miami does not show loyalty to your
home town, where YOU make your living.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12
T0DAY'S COMMON
ERROR
GenealogY NAV be pro
nounced either gen'-e-al-
o-gY or gee'ne- al-o-gY.
T E S I Y o u r
X n WLED G. E
Gan you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn 10
Page S for the answers

Page Tor the answers
ssSs sssssspsss--
Which is the leading cattle
raising state in The L s.
. Who wrote the famous south
ern plantation song. Old
Folks At Home
What are The pigment pri-
mary colorS2
With what baseball club
does Johnny Wander Nicer.
who recently pitched two
successive no-hit no run
games, play
5 What is primogcniture2
Is In which state is The range
Of mountains called Sangre
dc CrlSto9
: Which President of the u s.
was shortest IN stature
8 What is an anemomcicr2~
Q In what year was the San
Francisco earthquake and
fire.
10 Where is the island Of Sar-
DINA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

When tax lodging becomes lost arr
2 heg West and Monroe county, We win
be able 10 make some very necessary inn
frofemerts. and forge ahead
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

Maybe The Old World turbulence is
"a preliminary to new bid to tourists,
r. come over and see the latest ruins.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

uuonS and II IS given a laboratory
rating equal 10 the best IN the
United States
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

Il takes a rich nation to afford the
luxury Of 100000 unemployed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

- There are some people that no one
~ please-you probably know few
Y0ufseif
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

Taking vacation nearly always
makes II harder to get back to work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

with members OF the naval re-
serves from the Fourth District.
Chief of Police Ivan Elwood,
Cleveland Dillon, Tom Sawyer
Norman Harrls made up a fishing
party yesterday and went for
some OF the big ones. They
brought back fine catch of more
than so she'll fish.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

The Bund is the Bunk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

Iuaugurating a special rate be-
tween MANN and Key West the
Florida East Coast Rallray today
announces a SIS round trip be
tween the two cities. Tickets will
bc good ON regular trains leaving
Key West on July II and IS
and good To return July Is and
H.
Robert NJ Venning and Miss
Francis O'ConneH atfNcd from
Havana Observation-Disclosures on
the p and o. ship from Havana
and were, married in the la Con-
cha Hotel Miss Minnie Porter
Harris, notary public officiating.
The couple left this morning for
Havana where they will reside
Navy dcstroycrS Hatfield and
Mahan are due TO arrive tomor-
row from southern ports and will
make port in the naval station
docks The ships are returning
from their fourth annual cruise
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

WPA increases wages IN thir-
teen Southern States ON order Of
President Roosevelt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12
KEY WEST IN DAYS GONE BY
Happenings Here Just Ten Years Ago Today A. Taken
From The Files OF The Citizen

Having obtained and saved the
finest collection of specimens Of
sea life ever collected from the
waters. Dr.. Robert Van Deusen.
of the Philadelphia Aquarium IS
now making preparations TO leave
tomorrow on the Mccormick
Steamship Commercial Mariner.
The fish cars which have been
in the water at SWeeney's dock
for several weeks have attracted
a great deal of attention and ON
some afternoons there have been
as many as 200 persons trying to
get q chance to see the many
beautiful fish and curious sea
animals which make up this as
toudng collection Tomorrow up
on the decks of the steamer will
be placed for the trip TO Philad-
clphia At the aquarium the
specimens viii be placed in tanks
filled with sea water taken from
the sea in the vicinity of Rebec-
ca Shoals light which is used ex-
cIusively for the fish and which
has been secured in tanks taken
at different times until al present
by vessels bound rOr Philadelphia
there is a large supply on hand
which is purified and used sew
Cral times more than would br
possible under ordinary clrcum-
stances
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-07-12

II. Bryson. OF JacksonvllIe. re
gional manager Of the Y S. Vet
Grams Bureau. viii arrive in the
city within the next few days up.
on his first visit TO the hospital
since its designation as a place
for treatment of bencficIaries of
The bureau Ten beds were or
ignally allotted for the class of
patients Reports of their prog
ress have been so satisfactory
that other allotments have been
made until there are at the pres
ont time 10 patients being treated
n the institution The Marine
hospital which has recently added
10 its equipment certain units
which places it on a par with lar
ger and moro pretentiOus Insult
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-13
Farms in Peril
Expert Reports Soil
Failing Rapidly

NEW YORK, May 10 G.N.S).
Only 100 years of usefulness is
left in the soil of the United States
and only 20 years in which to halt
the overwhelming erosion which
is destroying millions of acres of
land throughout the nation eacn
year, estimates Russell Lord, farm
ing expert and agricultural writer.
in an article, watching the Farms
Go By" in June Cosmopolitan
Magazine.
One-crop farming, bare fields,
unprotected against wind and rain
have accounted for the destruction
of 54,000,000 acres of fertile land,
the writer reports following ma
tion-wide survey conducted in con-
junction with the United States
soil conservation service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-13
BASE FOR NAVY
ON COAST UP

QN.S.) Legislation to author
ize a $15,000,000 naval supply
base at Oakland, Cal, which
recently appeared dead for the
session, today took on new lease
of life.
A group of members Of the
House Naval Affairs Committee
began a campaign to force ap-
prevail of the Tolan bill by a sub
committee now, considering the
measure, with a view to including
it in a pending naval public works
bill.
Chairman Vinson CD of
Georgia, of the full committee,
who previously said there was no
chance for action this session, sug.
gested the subcommittee make a
quick trip to the San Francisco
Bay region to investigate the
Navy's demand for a supply base.
Some members of the Subcom.
mittee, including Representative
Mas (R.) of Minnesota, are seek.
ing approval of the proposal
without q previous inspection trip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-13
House Pages Told
To Bring Appetites

A mock resolution providing for
the annual dinner of the House
pages Sunday night at the May
flower has been introduced in the
House by Representative Joseph B.
Shannon CD of Missouri.
According to the terms Of the
resolution, the pages are invited
to attend in "jovial and hungry
mood" A program of entertain
ment will follow the dinner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-13
BLACK TOM CASE.
WRANGLE CROWS

G.N.S.) A sharp rebuff to a
German agent who wanted access
to Department of Justice files to-
day led the protracted labors Of
the German-American Mixed
Claims Commission on a note of
discord toward final settlement Of
damages arising out of the Black
Tom and KingSland CN.J0 NUM-
tons explosions.
AS the claims commission met
yesterday, Robert Bonynge, Amer.
lean agent, told DR.. Richard
Paulig, Reich representative. that
his request to search records of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton for purportedly missing docu.
ments in the cases was "pre-
poSterous."
Supreme Court Justice Owen j.
Roberts, claims commission UNI
pire, announced his intention Of
searching FBI files himself to
locate the missing papers-if any
in an attempt to hasten con-
clusion of the long drawn out ne
gotiations over $50.o0o.000 dam
age claims
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-13
Walter UHerO
TOB Blanche
BY BLANCE BREWER
Continued from Page II

NNV4SAAsAC4 4AVM1 0SO ~ {.
lights of Broadway. I had never
seen Manhattan before and there
is nothing just like it.
I suppose I might tell how EN-.
barrasSed / was when we arrived
at Pennsylvania Station. Just as
the news cameras started click.
ing I found that had a run in
my stocking. Our bags had gone
on ahead to the Waldorf and ]
couldn't get another pair quickly
so WAS my face red!
WALTER TO RESCUE
But no less a parsonage than
Walter Winchell himself came to
my rescue and got me another
pair and the cameraman prom
ised not to use the pictures they
had taken with the run in my
stocking.
At the Stork Club it was a LOT
of fun to meet the celebrities
and it was grand to meet Anita
Colby. She is Washington girl
living here and called one Of New
York'S prettiest girls. She was oul
official hostess, and just as nice
as she could be.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-13
Cop Kills Wife,
Two Sons and Self

NEW YORK, May IS GN.S0'
Patrolman Anthony Modelski, SO,
killed his wife, two young sons,
wounded another son and then
killed himself in the family apart
ment in Brooklyn today.
The wounded boy, Anthony jr,
three, was in serious condition
The other brothers were one ano
four years old respectively.