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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-23
CAMERA CLUB
HELD MEETING
LAST EVENING
SESSION WAS CALLED FOR
PURPOSE OF PREPARING
MOUNTS FOR oRGANIZA-
TONS EXHIBITION

At a special meeting of the
Camera Club held last night for
the purpose of preparing mounts
for the clubs exhibition on July
2, the members spent an enjoy
able period discussing prints,
mounts, methods of trimming
and many other things pertaining
to an exhibition.
There were in all about three
dozen pictures submitted for
showing and it is expected that
there viii be a few more added
to this number by the time the
hanging is completed. The pic
lures submitted cover varied
field of subjects. Some members
prefer street scenes in Key West
and have succeeded in capturing
the quaintness and charm of the
shaded byways of the town.
There are several who have an
especial liking for portraits of
children and there were several
especially appealing and charm
ing portraits of local children
submitted by this group of mem
bers. Another school of thought
represented in the club member
ship favors abstract design and
pattern work and this group has
made pattern pictures from such
simple objects as sewer pipes and
the Orders in the Bahia Honda
Bridge. Pattern pictures are not
meant to show the scene as it ac-
tually is but rather to make a pic
torial design from the lines or
curves found in the objects photo
graphed. Still another group in
the show will cover seacapes and
scenes of general interest. Pic
lures by this group portray sum
sets, beach scenes. closeups Of
flowers and few other SUBJ
jects of general interest.
With the clubs picture exhibit
ton there will also be a small
display of Photographic equip
ment used in the darkroom and
in the making of pictures.
All of the clubs activities are
being sponsored actively by the
Key West Art Center, which is a
branch of the Federal Art Prof.
ect. The Art Center has been of
vast help in the preparing of the
pictures for showing and in furn-
ishing gallery in which to hold
the show. F. Townsend Morgan
has been especially active in ar
the showing and in as
sembling the exhibit.
Membership in the club is not
limited by ability or age but is
open to anyone who is interested
in taking pictures for what they
are worth. Serious work as well
as that of a lighter nature is un-
dertaken by members and it is
hoped that in the near future they
will be able to put on further ex-
Meetings of the club are held
on the second and last Mondays
Of each month at the county
courthouse and full information
pertaining to the organization
nay be obtained from the presi-
lent. Howard S. England: the
secretary treasurer, Jack d. Har- (
is; the director, F. Townsend |
Morgan of the Art Center or from |
my member.
1t is understood that prize /
or the best picture will be award
d but the amount win not be an
lounced until later nor viii the /
method of choosing the winning
picture be determined until just /
'efore the show opens.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-23
WOULD PREVENT
WPA EXPANSION

TALLAHASSEE. Fia.. June -
(FNS).-The Florida division ~
the American Road Builders A.
ISOLATION urged Flofida's congfes-
aioual delegation 70 do afl pos
sible 70 get federal relief officials
- stop the expansion Of WPA
work IN competition with oEgan-
fsef construction industry.
II was pointed out that such
competition IS rllinoa1s and TN
fair
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-23
Miss Bernice BrantIey Is
Acclaimed Miss Key West
And Queen OF Celebration

Miss Bernice Brantley, sponsor
cd by the Lions Club, was ac-
claimed Miss Key West and
Queen of the Overseas Highway
Celebration, July "a, last night at
the Cabaret Dance at the Habana-
Madrid.
A tremendous crowd was pres
ent for the final event in the
queens race. The voting closed
promptly at / o'clock, and short
ly thereafter the final tabulation
was announced.
Complete Silence prevailed at
the Habara- Madrid as Warren
Smith, general manager of the
Overseas Highway Celebration,
accompanied by Miss Brantley.
stepped out on the orchestra plat.
form to announce the results.
When General Manager smith
introduced Miss Brantley as the
winner of the title Of Miss Key
West and Queen of the Fiesta a
tremendous cheer, led by nigh
~ Lions Roar, swept the audi
toriun
The final vote was: Miss
Bernice Brantley, sponsored by
The Lions Club, 1907; Miss Susan
IaKin, sponsored by the Wom-
ans Club, 1892: Miss Dorothy
Betancourt, sponsored by Social
Club MART, 1871, Miss Martha
Carbonell sponsored by the jun
ior Chamber of Commerce. I5I:
Miss Ada Rodriguez, sponsored by
San Carlos Institute, 60, and Miss
3.iiia Acevedo, sponsored By the
Cuban Club. 43.
Votes which were received al
the dance last night, according to
q careful check made by several
Of those in attendance, showed
Shat Miss Brantley received 7I4.
Miss LaKin received sos. Miss
Betancourt 81, Miss Carbonell 4.
and Miss Rodriguez OF.
The floor show, under the able
direction of Eva Il. Warner, direc-
aer fully lived up te adeanoa no.
tees. Lloyd van E'angeI proved
himself an able master of ccre
monies, and every number was
generously applauded
The program opened with an
American Tap Number by Miss
Mildred Whitley. Miss Madee
Sands was effective as a blues
singer. The Spanish Ensemble.
with Joe Torano. singer, and Dixie
Kay solo dancer, supported by
Misses Marie Farto, Celina Beth
encourt. Barbara Guerra and Mil
dred Whitley, was especially
pleasing Kay and Brainard gave
a splendid exhibition Of fancy
ballroom dancing. The mascots
of the fiesta, Cclina and Tony
Betheneourt brought down the
house with their rliumba cXhibi-
ton.
The program closed with Gao
presentation Of the six lovely can
dldates for the queenship dressed
IN beautiful gowns provided by
local merchants for the occasion
AS an added attraction tho
startling and record breaking VIC
tory Of Heavyweight champion
Joe Louis over the former cham
pion. Max Sehmellne was broad
cast through the eeurtey If
Pierce Brothers, local HshfIco deal
efs who Installed tl3eir latest
1899 model radio Tor the 8cca
sion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-23
Beautiful Yacht ThaIia
In HarbOr;; To HavaI
Brun, Marshall, Boyes,
Swim To Eat; 142, 1874
Pound TarpOn Caught At
Bahia Honda

In the harbor is the magnifi-
cent yacht, Thalia, owned by
Thomas M. Howell, Sr. Chicago
grain Spectator, with Captain
c. B. Hewes in command.
Besides Mr.. Howell. aboard is
Thomas NJ. Howell, Jr. who has
Just graduated from Culver Mill
tary Academy, and friend, Ar
mold Serring, also a graduate o..
Culver. Another guest is Viii
liam Dunn.
Mr.. Howell will take the ThaliaI
to Tortugas tomorrow to continue.
the vacation trip for the boys, and
then clear for Havana.
Berthed at the Porter Dock
the "Siestap and the web II
which have been cruised alon
the Keys for the past thr
months. Mr.. and Mrs. w. e
Boyce of Miami are on the wv T
IL, and Mr.. and Mrs Wal 81
Pickett of West Palm Beach e
on the "Siesta". Ar
l42 Pound Tarpon
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickett repor
catch of 142 pound tarpon,
three sailfish, one of which nt
over seven feet. The tarpon va
: caught in the Bahia Honda ch va
mel. and to show the remark Ian
fishing waters which is abb
deep channel, Mr.. and Mrs. B tina
also brought in 1874 pound oyc,
pom. Both were beautiful tar
mems. Two more sailfish speci
among the outstanding cato wer
the Boyces. Ines o
Two big stingarces,
rays, were brought in It o,
Pucketts. One weig tn,
pounds and the other 18l
were harpooned at Boil
Key. Nam,
The "Siesta" and
remaiff IN Key WI viii
the Celebration, an aftel
IL may enter the l"WeI
IN connection will be helC
Yawl In sent.
At the Yacht 3
yawl, 'Manana II ie snapps
is owned by Lou ,erthed. /
Clay Houston, bro Iouston anc
Clay was one of yters of Tampa
Petersburg to Ha Hose in the ST
Louis came down Mama boat race
Clay could not b on this trip bu
aboard are Pey Peak away. Alsc
McMurphy, and ton Jordan. Oar
Coming from Z w. r. Carlton
yawl was brou Tampa the little
to sea. and ca ght down far oui
mighty interest," ine through soms
were interesth ing squalls, which
were over. T g only after they
were unweleq he Gains, though
said. After ne in all ways, they
days, they " stay Of few more
pa, going up8 i'll sail hack to Tam.
and exploring on the inside route
s. & the Keys.
Alex Br wisn To Eat
during theIan, who has been here
Virginia" entire winter on the
with Cyrif journeyed to Miami
Richard Marshall and young
purchase toyes. There Mr.. Brun
foot utili the "Atiantic", a Al
down tokty boat. and brought i,
terestina Key West A very in.
when IL phase of their trip came
blink. . eir stove went on the
were "a ind for every meal, they
pretty krced to pick out some
ing. talliittle island and, anchor
their glhing to the water with
10 the Ioeeries and matches. swim
started kisland. where a fire was
Brun 9 and the meal cooked. Mr.
his rcsikpects to make Key West
AtIant4ience living aboard the
II c.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-23
KNEW THIEF BY
SIZE OF HIS SHOE

OKLAHOMA CITY, June q
When A. ] Beddo, Garvin county
sheriff, arrived 10 investigate the
theft of three cows, he took one
look in the pasture and said
There's only one man in inc
county with feet as big as that.
So he went to the home If a
man who wears size iiiz shoes
and the man confessed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-23
BAND CONCERT
HERE TONIGHT
TO BE pUT ON BY KEY WEST
HOSPITALITY
BAND

Band concert of the Key West
Hospitality Band win be held this
evening az Bayview Park. The
concert VIII begin at 3 o'clock
and viii be conducted under the
direction Of Alfredo Barroso.
PROGRAM
I. March, New Colonial Hall
2 Overture. "Suadella" Flotow
g. Waltz, Merry Widow Lehar
4 Descriptive. Hunting Scene
Bussl0ssi
5 Popular. Selection
q Popular, Selection
7 March, Officer Of the Day
Hall
Star Spaneled Banner
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-23
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-23

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1938-12-08

Mr.. Ickes apparently was not
much disturbed by the suit, but ex-
planned he would, of course, offer a
defense. He thought probably, under
the circumstances, the solicitor of
the Interior Department would rep
resent him in court.
Mr.. Ickes explained the suit was
based on an official press release.
Asked If he thought Representative
Dies Of Texas was behind the suit,
Mr.. 1ckes replied only: "All good
men from Texas ought to stand to-
gether." Mr.. Ickes recently clashed
with Representative Dies over the
conduct of the Dies Committee hear
ing.
He explained that the order he
had issued prohibiting former en-
ployes Of the department from prac-
ticing before 1t for two years after
leaving the service had been upheld
by the courts.
There is no doubt about my right
to issue such an order" he said.
This is civil action, and I don't
think 1t is very civil one"
Mr.. Ickes said he supposed If q
judgment were rendered against a
Government official in a case like
this and the official could not pay,
some one would have to introduce q
relief bill in Congress.
Il may even have to put up a COL
lection box in the pressroom 80 you
boys can all contribute" he
chuckled.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Grange May Establish
Headquarters Here

The National Grange may locate
headquarters here, S. S. McCloskey
reported last night at meeting Of
the Potomac Grange at the All
Souls Church community hall Mr.
McCloskey was a delegate from the
Potomac Grange to the annual
meeting of the national organiza-
ton last week in Portland, Oreg.
. He said a resolution adopted at
that meeting asked the 5000 sub
ordinate oranges Of the national
farmer fraternity to begin raising
money for construction here of q
suitable headquarters building.
Should these plans be carried out,
the national Offices that would be
transferred here would include that
of Louis j. Taber of Columbus, Ohio,
national master; Harry Cation of
Cochocton, Ohio, secretary; the Ma
tional Grange Monthly, now pub
hshed In Springfield, Mass, and the
Executive Committees quarters.
At the annual election last night
Of officers of the Potomac Grange
A. M. Loomis was named master:
William M. Sparhawk, overseer;
Miss Mary I. Winder. lecturer; Rob-
ert M. Steward and Miss Lewetta
Cox, chaplains.
Retiring Master Kirk E. Wallace
was authorized to appoint a COM
mittee to cooperate with the Ma
tional Grange in plans for a head
quarters building.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Library Aide to Review
Books for Christmas

Recent books suitable for Christ
mas purchase will be reviewed by
Mrs. Helen T. Steinbarger, readers
consultant of the Public Library.
at pm. tomorrow in the lecture
room Of the Northeastern Branc,l
Library, Seventh street and Mary
land avenue NE.
Mrs. Steinbarger will discuss su i
fiction best sellers as "Eebecca, t
Daphne du Maurier; "All This an
Heaven, Too" by Rachael Field, an
The Generals Lady" by Esthe
Forbes. In biography and history
Mrs. Anne Lindberg's new book,
Listen, the Wind; Admiral Byrd s
Alone and Carleton Beals' THE
Coming Struggle for Latin Amer
ica' will be featured.
Children's books appropriate as
Christmas gifts will be discussed
by Mrs. Louise S. Shepard, chill
dren's librarian at the Northeastern
branch.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Hearing on Mcdonald
Trustee and Counsel
Claims Continues
. $50, 900 Estimated
UnofficioIIy os Sum
Due for Work

A hearing to determine the sum
to be paid to trustees and counsel,
under part of the $4,000, 900 estate
of James Mcdonald, Standard Oil
magnate. who died here in 1915,
today swung into its third-day ses-
sion before Justice Jesse C. Adkins
in District Court.
Although an unomcial estimate
has said about $150,000 might be
expected, Justice Adkins will deter
mine the amount.
The trustees of the estate are
Joseph S. Graydon, Cincinnati at
torney, and the Fulton Trust Co.
of New York They are represented
by the law firm of McKenney. Flan-
merry g. Craighill of Washington as
counsel.
On the witness stand Mr.. Gray
don yesterday afternoon testified
that he does not consider q pay
ment of s45l 900 an overpayment
to executor. trustees and counsel for
services extending over about %
years. Attorneys Frederic D. Nc
Kenney and G. Bowdoin Craighill.
on behalf Of the trustees, questioned
the witnesses.
James Mcdonald was president of
the Anglo-American OIL Co., a sub
sidiary of the Standard Oil Co.
His son, James Mcdonald, jr.. died
in Idaho in 1886. and the latter left
two sons. Robert Alexander McDon-
aid and James Mcdonald. Sd.
Senator-elect D. Worth Clark, DEM
ocrat. Of Idaho represents w. II.
Langroise, the executor of the
James Mcdonald, jr., estate.
Lawyers explained that one-half
Of the estate Of James Mcdonald.
who was European agent for the
Standard Oil interests. has gone to
his two grandsons, while the other
half has gone to the estate of
James Mcdonald, jr., and of this
Mr.. Langroise is executor.
Clement NJ Cooder, assistant trust
of1cer Of the Fulton Trust Co., took
the witness stand late yesterday
and listed various disbursements
through the years. Overnight, at
the suggestion of counsel and of
Justice Adkins, Mr.. Cooder was to
prepare a list of simplified figures,
showing expenditures of the estate
at various stages.
Half of the estate is to be held
in trust until 1916. while a recent
court order released the other half
from the trust. The court has i'm
pounded $250,000 to care for counsel
fees and trustees expenditures.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Women Tied, Home Ronsocked;
Police Seek -Four Thuqs

Two of the four thugs who held
an elderly mother and her daughter
prisoners under threat Of death last
night while they ransacked the home
of Fritz Melton, 1880 Floral street
NV, were partially identified in
the police rogues' gallery today.
Melton's sister, Mrs. Annie M.
Bowersett, 81, whose wrists and
ankles were bound with shoe strings
by the intruders. identified two pic
lures as closely resembling the men
and told police she would be able to
identify them definitely If she saw
them In person again.
The mother, Mrs. Mamie Melton,
rs, meanwhile, is under the care Of q
physician, remaining in a highly
nervous state after the three -hour
ordeal.
Called to Front Door.
Mrs. Bowersett said she was called
to the front door at 8 o'clock by two
men, one Of whom asked to see
Melton. When informed he was not
at home the visitor replied he wished
to leave a message, she said, and i'm
mediately commanded:
"Open this door or your life won't
be worth q dime"
Mrs. Bowersett said she complied
and two other men appeared. They
forced her and her mother to an
upstairs bedroom and bound her
with shoestrings which one Of the
thugs carried In his pocket.
Tho tolophooo wires Voeo severed
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Newspaper Guild
Members in Strike Fiqht
By the Associated Press.

~ the ASSociated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-Five Chicago
Newspaper Guild members were ar
rested and blows fell on a dozen
heads in melee today along the
picket line at the Hearst Building,
where Guild members are on strike
against the Evening American and
the Morning Herald and Examiner,
Those arrested were Harry Wohl,
president Of the Chicago Guild, af-
f1liated with the c. I. O. American
Newspaper Guild; Don Stevens, ex-
ecutlve secretary of the Chicago
Guild; his wife, Sada; Virginia
Gardner, a newspaper reporter, and
Nate Aleskovsky, Herald and Exami-
ner copyreader.
About 100 persons were on the
picket line on Wacker drive when
truck drivers pulled up to load pa
pers. The melee started when po-
lice began opening the line of pick
ets to let the drivers through.
The guild issued statement saw
ing the truck drivers "attempted to
crash the picket line, welding rubber
hose"
Police 1t. William Mccarthy said
ms men gave the pickets "every
cnance IN the world to picket peace
fully and added that hereafter no
plcketlng would be permitted on the
"acker Drive side of the building.
several OF the injured were re-
ported to have been taken to County
Hospital.
Both papers have continued pub
ncatlon during the strike. which be-
gan Monday in demand, the guild
salo' Tor job security and collective
oargalnlng rights. Members of the
"A; +. OF L: union, including the
Cnlcago Editorial Association, de-
clned TO Join the strike. which they
termed illegal and unjustified."
Evening star., 1938-12-08

in the basement and all lights in
me house were turned of. The
intruders asked Mrs. Bowersett
where Milton kept his safe. and
when she replied there was no safe
in the house, they began pulling
pictures from the walls and dump
ing contents Of bureau and dresser
drawers on the floor.
The search continued for more
than two hours, with an occasional
warning that the women remain
quiet "or else"
Men Finally Leave.
Mrs. Bowersett said the men final-
ly left shortly after midnight, tax
ing approximately So from a pocket
book on a living-room table and
overlooking IS in another purse
nearby. She said she managed to
cut her bonds with razor blade
and went across the street to tele-
phone police and also call q doctor
to administer aid to her mother.
The latter was hysterical and on
the verge of nervous collapse, Mrs.
BoWerSett said.
Mrs. Bowersett described the men
to 1t. Joseph Shimon, head of the
police vice squad, as well dressed
and being about IS or 40 years Of
age. She said she did not hear an
automobile pull away from the front
of the house after the thugs de-
parted.
1t. Shimon said the rogues gallery
photographs partially identified by
Mrs. Bowersett were those Of two
local potty 1acketeors."
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Towes Says American
Liberty Is Threatened

A plea for vigilance to prevent
encroachment on the freedom of
engaging in honest and profitable
business" was made last night by
]. Millard Tawes, Democratic con-
troller-elect of Maryland.
Speaking at the installation of a
chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha. ma
tional political science honorary
fraternity at the University of Mary
land. Mr.. Tawes said American
liberty is threatened as never before
DR.. j. w. Manning, national secre-
tary-treasurer, installed the new
chapter. DR.. Laurence v. Howard,
head of the political science depart
ment of the university, presided.
The meeting was attended by DR..
H C. Byrd, president of the uniyer-
sity, faculty members and students.
Evening star., 1938-12-08
Argentina Prepares
Lima Plan 10 Ban
.Europe's Propaganda
Project Is Agreed Upon
TentotiveIy-HuII in
Informed Talks
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LIMA, Peru, Dec. ga proposal
to ban European political propa-
ganda, in line with the United
States program of solidarity for the
Americas, may cove before the Pan
American Conference, which opens
tomorrow, activity by the Argentine
Republic indicated today.
The delegation, a conference in
formant said, agreed upon a tenta-
tive recommendation and was to put
1t in more direct wording at a meet
ing today.
A series of informal conferences
between Secretary Hull, chief of the
United States delegation, and heads
Of the Latin American groups DEM
onstrated that they were taking
President Roosevelt's solidarity pro-
posals with deep seriousness.
Some among the Latin American
ENJOYS believed the conference could
enact concrete measures against po-
litical and cultural invasion from
Europe, but it appeared that Sec
retary Hull himself was feeling his
way gradually and cautiously.
Sounds Out Attitude.
BY the series of Informative talks
he began last night shortly after
his arrival, the Secretary was said
to be sounding out the attitude of
all the other delegations before de-
Gliding to present any specific project
for a united hemisphere
American delegates limited that
Mr.. Hull might refrain from offer
ing any project to the conference
unless he could get unanimous
agreement beforehand
Sources close to the Brazilian del
egation indicated Brazil would fol-
low its traditional policy Of strong
~ supporting the United States, in
cluding backing a proposal for CO.
operative continental defense should
1t be advanced.
First upon the list Of visitors to
Secretary Hull today was the Bra
lillian chairman, ex-Foreign Min
lister Alfranio de Mello Franco. The
two talked briefly last night also
Although none of the delegates
In an exchange Of viewpoints COM
mitted their nations to any of the
several important issues likely to
come before the conference, an Ar
gentine informant made it plain
his group expected to introduce the
anti-propaganda resolution.
Aliens Activity Grows.
It was inspired by increasing
activity attributed to German and
italian groups, following plebiscites
held by German residents in num-
Der Of American states to indorse
the Nazi annexation of Austria last
spring.
Delegate Mario Antelo worded the
tentative draft to ban political prop
aganda by foreign residents Of the
Americas, designed to forbid i'm
migrants to exercise political rights
given them by their native countries.
Continuing his exploratory con-
versations, Secretary Hull also de-
voted time today to work on two
speeches-one for the radio tonight
and one for the conference on Sat-
urday, the first business session
after the Friday opening ceremonies.
The Secretary in a press confer
ence last night said the Latin Amer
ican leaders with whom he talked
expressed a determination to 60
forward with pan-American CO.
operation, but that he had made
no attempt yet to reach decisions.