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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

Superintendent w. w. Demeritt
of the Seventh Lighthouse Dis
trict with headquarters in Key
West, has one of the most in
teresting places in the city, and
its attractive features are being
added to by Mr.. Demeritt and
members of the force.
Situated in the old Number l
building of the navy there is am
pie room for large display of
relics of bygone days. Old style
lights, wooden beaconS, models of
smaller vessels and many pic
lures of ships which are extreme
ly interesting to lovers of nautical
beauty especially.
One of the most interesting ex-
hibits in the museum" is mod
ell of the old Mangrove, light
house tender which was is service
during the Spanish
war. and captured the first prize
at the beginning of that short
conflict.
Today the superintendent is
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
THE DEATH OF A CHILD

Did you ever see a child die?
Oh, if you only could-if you
could start but five minutes be-
fore the call to the scene of the
tragedy where a little child's life
is passing out.
But, picture the scene-a scene
enacted nearly 10000 times each
short year-think of it! Ten
thousand boys and girls dying
through someone's careleSsnesS.
A busy street! A passing car!
A careless driver! A boy, just
like your lad, carefree and hap
pyl A cry-oh, God, look!
You drop to his side His curly
head rests in your lap. His body
is torn and bleeding, his eyes
/ bright and questioning look into
yours. He can't understand why
he is hurt. He had never been
told. In a faint voice he whis-
perS, Mother.
Your eyes are filled with tears
and your heart overflowS with
pity. But it's too late The deed
is done. The boy is dead. Par
ents, teach the children in their
play to stay out of the Streets
Teach them by your own acts
and words to cross the street at
the crossing only, looking first to
left and then to right Teach them
to save themselves.
Mr.. Driver, pledge yourself that
through no careless act of yours
shall any child be made to Suf-
fer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

decks and superstructure of a
vessel, the hull, and part of the
deck area appearing as though
submerged and sinking.
1t is a scene which would
strike terror to the hearts of the
uninitiated, and yet is the usual
conditions which are found where
the lightship at Nantucket is an
chored.
Mr.. Demeritt said yesterday
that he is having the three photo
graphs framed to be added to the
collection, and has written to the
other districts requesting that
scenes which will prove of inter-
est, be sent to be placed in the
collection in this district.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
Proposed Air Freight Line
Between Chicago And Tampa
May Touch AT Key West
Shown To Be Excellent
Opportunity For Send
ing Out Crawfish To
Northern Points
1snecInl to The Citizen,


TAMPA, Fla, April 27.-An-
nouncement has just been made
by the local Chamber of Com
merce of a new air freight be-
tween Chicago and this city,
which it is proposed by the vice
president and general manager,
Porter l.. Goodrum, now on the
ground, may be extended from
here to Havana by way of Key
West.
Chief concern is not for pay
loads of freight out of the North
going to Florida points over
night, but for the types of Florida
freight which would be available
on return trips to Northern cities.
In this connection it is suggest
ed that the delicious crawfish
caught in Key West waters, as
well as some types of fish now
ordinarily shipped by truck, to-
gether with turtles for strictly
fresh turtle steak on Northern
dinner tables, would doubtless
develop into good-paying pro-
position for fishermen, shippers
and the air freight out of Key
West.
Mr.. Goodrum stated that Flor
ida oysters, fish and especially
shrimp would be a profitable part
of their freight loads North.
An organization known as the
Aerofreight Corporation has been
formed by interests in Nashville,
Tenn, to inaugurate a line be-
tween Chicago and Tampa, pos
sibly in September, and traffic
representatives of the firm are
now surveying the territory to be
served with view to contracts
for carrying freight exclusively.
Passenger air lines, it was said,
have approved the proposal while
tentative approval has been Sc
cured from the Interstate Com
merce Commission and the De-
partment of Commerce.
Proposed Stops
Plans call for freight planes to
make stops at Evansville, Ind,
Nashville, Atlanta and Jackson
Vile. Rates for moving goods
would be one-third higher than
existing railway express rates
and only shipments of not less
than so pounds would be ham
died.
The 50-pound minimum has
been agreed upon to avoid COM
petition with air express services
already operated.
Here several days Analysing
products for possible shipments
to the North, Porter l.. Goodrum,
of Nashville, vice-president, and
traffic manager for the proposed
line. said Aerofreight would OPP
crate Douglas planes which are
now in passenger service on va
rious airlineS.
He explained that passenger
planes of entirely new design will
20 into service on several Eastern
passenger lines during the Sum
mer. making present equipment
absolete for passenger service. al
though it will still be in excellent
condition for freight service. A
majority of these planes are not
more than two years old. The
Aerofreight Corporation already
has arranged to take over several
planes 10 be converted into
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

RoSillo's flight was from Flag
Ter Field, which was situated
where Oil Companies tanks now
stand on the F. E. c. property. He
was a short, chunky individual,
smart, determined and cool. He
took everything as it was. If he
broke his neck, well it was just
a broken neck and nothing more
astounding. If he made his flight
it was a successful flight and
nothing else. When he took off for
Cuba he did not circle the field as
is the custom nowadays. Gas was
precious then. He flew straight for
Sand Key and local residents saw
him turn at that point and head
directly for Havana. Key West
was thickly populated at that
time and a crowd of 5000 saw
him take off.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
FAMOUS FLYER ROSILLO WAS COOL
Broke Propeller On Test Flight With Dr.. MdOney
INDIVIDUAL; HAD new MONOPLANE

Domingo Rosillo was the first
flyer to make the trip from the
city of Key West to the City of
Havana. The flight was made
May II, 1913. Two years before
John A. Douglas McCurdy had
flown to within ten miles of
Havana but dropped into the wat
err and was rescued by a govern
ment vessel. Local impression
that Agustin Parla made the
flight before RosillO is an error.
Parla flew from here three days
after Rosillo's flight and landed
in Mariel, which is beyond Ha-
vana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
REPORT ON OLD
ACE ASSISTANCE
SHOWS AMOUNT BEING Elk,
PENDED IN STATE OF
FLORIDA
Especial to The CitlzenD

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April
27.-Public assistance in two ac-
tive categories is now nearing the
half-miilion dollar monthly total
in Florida, according to announce
ment here today of Clayton C..
Codrington, state welfare COM
missioner
April checks for Old Age AS
sistance and Aid to the Blind will
total $443,329, Codrington said
Of this sum, $428,5 72 will go to
28,337 persons receiving Old Age
Assistance and $14,757 to 965 re-
cipients of Aid to the Blind.
The average grant for Old Age
Assistance is $l5.12 and for Aid
to the Blind $500.
Residents of Monroe County
will receive 1851 from Old Age
Assistance and Aid to the Blind
A total of 439 persons will re-
ceive $7,296 as Old Age Assist
ance and II persons will receive
$255 as Aid to the Blind.
According to estimates furnish
ed the State Welfare Board
some $4,000 persons will be
granted Old Age Assistance be.
fore the list of eligible applicant:
will be exhausted, while approx.
mately 1900 will be granted Aic
to the Blind. Legislative appro.
priations- were based on social
security survey made by the for
mer State Board of Social Wei
fare which forecast a case load o.
27,304 in the Old Age Assistance
category and 1920 in the Aid tc
the Blind category.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
SAFE AND SOUND

Stop and let the train go by,
II hardly takes a minute,
Your car starts off again intact
And better still you're in it.
Boston Transcript
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

An awning mas been perfected
that is operated by a photoelectric
cell. 1t raises and lowers itself
according to whether the weather
is cloudy or bright
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

Augustin Parla was the oppo-
site to Rosillo. He was tempes-
tuous and temperamental. When
he was getting ready to take off
from South Beach, his mechanics
demonstrated with him and re-
fused to let him go. Ripping a
pistol out of his waist, Parla
threatened to shoot himself if he
was not allowed to fly. Thus con-
WINGED, the mechanics got busy
on the plane and soon had it in
readiness for the flyer Later
Parla became a commissioned Of
ficer in the Cuban Air Corps.
McCurdy probably took the
greatest chance of all. His plane
was an old style Wright model,
and looked more like a chicken
coop with a motor in it than any
thing else. The delicacy of its
makeup caused many local per-
sons to predict that he would
never make it to Havana, and
sure enough the coop came down
on the water ten miles short
Fortunately vessel was nearby
to make the rescue.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27
MUCH INTEREST
OVER ELECTION
LARGE NUMBER EXPECTED
TO VOTE IN ALL PARTS
OF FLORIDA

TAMPA, April q (FNS).-For
the first time since the national
election of 1886, the voters of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

On test flight Rosillo took up
DR.. J. B. Maloney, the first Key
Wester ever to take an airplanc
flight, and flew over the field
with him. Coming down Rosillo
nosed the plane over and broke
his propeller Unfazed, he waited
three days for a new prop to be
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

I freight carriers ana work on them
will begin Immediately, it was
said.
Florida Business
Regarding possible business,
Mr.. Goodrum said the problem is
the development of traffic out of
Florida for the North. From Chi
cago the line already has been as
sured of sufficient business to
load southbound planes to capa-
city.
Mr.. Goodrum explained that
/ because overnight light express
service between Atlanta, Jack
sonville and Tampa and between
Nashville, Evansville and Chi
cago, already is available, there
would be virtually no traffic
available on these two divisions
The movement out of Chicago
would be for points south OF
Nashville, and out of Florida for
points north of Atlanta, The
/ freight planes would operate on
an overnight schedule. leaving
Chicago and Tampa early at night
with delivery of commodities al
each terminus early in the morn
/ ing.
Possible Addition
| AS soon as possible. he con-
tinued. Aerofreight proposes tc
establish a second line between
New York and New Orleans
which would intersect the Chi
cago line at Nashville, thus max
ing il also possible to handle
freight between New York and
Tampa and between Chicago and
New Orleans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

sent from Havana, screwed it on,
and then took off on his success
full flight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

Rosillo's plane was a new, dark
colored monoplane, and the flyer
did all the work on it himself
His navigating instruments were
crude as was natural in those
days. Rosillo had learned to fly
in France, which was one of the
best countries to learn in those
days. Map of his course for Ha-
vana was secured from the com
mandant of the local naval sta
ton at that time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

Local folk were amazed to see
the airplane, the sight being a
rare one in those days. They saw
McCurdy take off two years be-
fore, and three days after Rosillo
nosed his monoplane toward Ha-
vana they saw Augustin Parla
also leave Key West for
the Pearl of the Antilles. Bronzcd
faces, used to watching the clean,
white sails of stout fishing and
wrecking craft saw with amaze
ment these bamboo and silk con-
traptions which roared away
down the field and scared off on
the empty air. Many a wondering
look was observed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-27

freight carriers and work on them
will begin Immediately, it was
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Woman on Roof
| Amazed as Net
Is Spread Below

Some one called No. l Rescue
Squad last night to report woman
about to jump from the roof of a
siX-storv apartment house at 1124
Tenth street NV.
A few minutes before the call
Mrs. Marie johnson, 35, went to the
roof Of 1924 to watch for the return
Of her son who had gone out with
the family car for the evening.
Mrs. johnson was an interested
spectator when firemen of No. 3
Truck Company and No. / Rescue
Squad drove up, sirens screeching
stopped, and opened safety net
in the street below.
While she wondered about their
purpose. 1t. A. c. Kefauver and
Pvt. Dan Mccarthy of the rescue
squad stole upstairs, "snuck up be-
hind her" and seized Mrs. johnson
whom they had seen from the street
and believed to be the person re-
ported about to jump
Mrs. Johnson was scared as the
mischief 1t. Kefauver explained.
She screamed and tainted. Upon
her revival all misunderstanding
were cleared up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
D. c. to Be Represented
In Photographic Shows

Washington is expected to be well
represented in the fifth annual Zeiss
Ikon Photographic exhibition, sched-
uled shortly after the start of the
new year for New York and after
ward in major cities throughout the
country.
This years exhibition will be
based on Nation wide competition
in three classes, with cash awards.
All entries must be submitted to Carl
Zeiss, Inc, 485 Fifth avenue, New
York, December Is, it was an
nounced.
The three classes are in pictorial
photography, press and commercial
Illustration and scientific and indus
trial photography.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
PART FIVE.
Feature .Sectiou
Monopoly Probe Topic
Wednesday Evening

The current monopoly investiga-
ton will be discussed before the
Federal Workers School Forum by
Leon Henderson, formerly OF the
Works Progress Administration and
now with the Temporary National
Economic Committee, at $50 pm.
Wednesday at the national head
quarters Of the United Federal
Workers of America, 532 Seventeenth
street NV, it was announced yes
terday.
Miss Hildegarde Kneeland will
address the forum on Consumer
Income and Dr. Mordecai Ezekiel
will speak on an Economic Pro-
gram for America on November %
and December 7. respectively.
Admission is free to students OF
the school and general admission
charge of Is cents is charged others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Pedestrian Is Injured by Car
Operated by Joe Cronin
Accident Victim Has
Broken Leg and
Other Injuries j..

An automobile operated by
Joseph E. Cronin, player manager
Of the Boston Red Sox and former
manager of the Washington Ma
tionals, last night knocked down
and perhaps seriously injured
Clarence K. Bass. II, a pedestrian.
The injured man was taken by
the ballplayer to Walter Reed Hos
pital and later transferred to Sibley,
where his injuries were said to be
q broken leg, broken ankle, cerebral
conclusion and head cuts. 1t also
was said he may be injured inter-
nally.
Mr.. Cronin told police he was
driving slowly on Georgia avenue
NV, near Van Buren, street, when
the man suddenly appeared at the
side.of the car. He said he swerved
in futile attempt to avoid striking
him. Mr.. Cronin. who lives here at
the Broadmoor Apartments during
the off-season, was not held by
police.
Mr.. Bass, who lives with his wife
at S6l Venable place NV, is a re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
u. ). Economic Woes
Laid 10 Roosevelt
By Hoover
New Deal Hos Seen
NotionoI Guurd Called
go Times, He Scys
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. B-For-
mer President Herbert Hoover AN
swered" President Roosevelt's Hyde
Park address with a scathins de-
nunciation Of the New Deal tonight
in which he charged the administra-
ton with "coercive" tactics and with
responsibility for the Nations eco
nomic woes.
Mr.. Roosevelt last night seemed
to be proud that his depression is
less disastrous than the worldwide
depression of 1929-32," the former
Republican President commented.
He said: That the slump (of 1881
did not become a major depression
is the best kind OF proof that we are
on the right track
1T is a mighty bumpy track"
Disunity Argument Hit.
After charging "disunity in Amer
lea was one of the evil forces"
springing from the policies of the
Democratic administration, Mr.. Hoo
yer asserted:
Mr.. Roosevelt last night again
mentioned the need of national
unity. How about these policies of
organizing workers against workers.
OF section against section?
Mr.. Roosevelt said: I am proud
Of the fact that have never called
out the armed forces of the State
or the Nation except on errands of
mercy
Mr.. Roosevelt omitted to mem
ton that the Governors have had
to call out the National Guard,
which is part of the armed forces,
| not once but 80 times during his
administration to put down conflicts
stirred by New Deal policies.
Hoover's Record Contrasted.
He neglects also to mention that
In the Hoover administration no
Governor ever had to call out a sim
gle soldier to put down industrial
conflict. In fact, the National Guard
was only called once and that was
to compel the incubation of COWS.
, All this stirring of conflict makes
for neither social justice nor social
security"
Mr.. Roosevelt last evening eulo-
glzed the free and secret ballot as
method to elect free men," Mr.
Hoover continued. The ballot NAV
be secret, but there is no secret about
those pressures on relief workers on
how to vote. And to vote for YES
yes men seems a vain performance
II the purpose is to elect free men"
Asserting New Dealers sought to
justify their actions by contending
the people were neglected and
starving when the Democrats went
into office six years ago, the former
President said:
mat Is a prevarication."
With quips, epigrams and Scrip
ture. Mr.. Hoover showered the New
Deals alleged failure to bring re-
coVery in America paralleling what
ne said was recovery abroad,
Give us the election of a new
Congress of independent men," he
said, and watch America come
| back"
1t was Mr.. Hoovers third major
address OF the present campaign, the
other two having been made at Kan
sas City, MO, and at Hartford, Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Finds ; Children
And Others
After 80 Years
Ry the Associated Press.
Ely the Associated Press.

Ely the Associated Press.
WICHITA. Kans., Nov. 5.-Walter
Hoyt. Miami, Fla, labor executive
and newspaper publisher who came
to Kansas hoping to find his three
children from whom he was sep
arated 80 years ago, tonight had
more than exceeded his hopes.
He had found not only the three
children-but also IL grandchildren.
Il feel like new man." he said
on his return from a reunion with
them. Il feel like the clock has
been turned back 80 years"
Mr.. Hoyt and his children were
separated in 1909 when the two
sons and daughter were put in
an orphanage in New York follow
ing the successive deaths of his wife
and mother. Mr.. Hoyt went to
Florida as q railroad worker and in
his absence the children were sent
to Kansas for adoption. During
his absence records of the orphanage
were destroyed and trace of the
children lost.
Mr.. Hoyt began q search for them
that ended last month when a letter
sent by a son, William Hoyt of
Wichita, to the Miami Chamber of
Commerce asking help in finding
his father was turned over to the
elder Hoyt. ,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
u. 5. Judge Defends
Dismissal Of Il
In Oil Trial
No Substantial Evidence
Of Monopoly, He
Says in Brief
By the. Associated Press.

By the. Associated Press.
- CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Federal Judge
Patrick T. Stone of Wisconsin filed
brief in the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals today defending
his dismissal of II defendants in the
oil company monopoly trial at Madi-
son, Wis, earlier this year.
During the trial Judge Stone de-
ferred ruling on defense motions for
directed verdicts of acquittal in the
SCases OF the / defendants. For the
purposes of the record however, ha
entered an order denying the mo-
lions without hearing arguments.
{ w. P. Crawford special assistant
to the attorney general in the prose-
cution of the cases, charged Judge
Stone had no right to enter a dis
missal order, later multiplying his
first action after the jury had re-
turned verdict convicting the IL
of conspiracy.
Judge Told to Reply.
The Appellate Court ordered
Judge Stone to show cause why his
dismissal order should not be ex-
pounded from the record and the
II defendants ordered to trial again.
Declaring that deferred rulings
were common practice in the State
and Federal courts of Wisconsin,
Judge Stone in his brief said:
Respondent did not arbitrarily
Nsurp the function of the jury by
weighing the evidence, nor did he
arbitrarily refuse to consider and
ignore any substantial evidence.
"A careful review of the entire
record disclosed that there was no
substantial evidence of the guilt of
any of the defendants who were
dismissed"
Defendants Who Were Aided.
The defendants who benefited by
Judge Stones ruling were Henry M.
Dawes of Chicago, president of the
Pure Oil Co. Edward G. Schubert
of Chicago president of Standard
Oil of Indiana, Allan Jackson of
Chicago vice president of Standard
Oil of Indiana, B. S. Reid of Chi
cago, general manager of the Chi
cago division of Socony-Vacuum;
c. L. Jones of New York. vice preSi-
dent of Socony Vacuum; Dan
Moran, Ponca City. Okla, presi-
dent of Continental Oil Co.; Frank
Phillips of Bartlesville. Okla. presi-
dent of Phillips Petroleum Co.: w.
q Sicily of Tulsa, Okla. president
of the Sicily Oil Co.; Jacob France
Of Baltimore, president and general
manager Of the Midcontinent Pc
troleum Corp; Arthur V. Borque
of Tulsa, Okla. secretary and treas
urer of the Western Petroleum Re-
finers' Association and the Globe
Oil & Refining Co. of Kansas.
Judge Stone sustained convictions
of other individuals and II other
corporations, assessing fines total
ing SOS, 900. Eighteen other de-
PENDANTS were granted new trials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
transportation Group
To Meet Tuesduy

The November meeting of the
Federal Transportation Association,
composed of transportation employees
of the Federal Government, will be
held at 1870 pm. Tuesday at the
Department of Commerce Auditori-
UNI. Fourteenth street between Con-
stitution avenue and E street NV,
it was announced yesterday.
Addresses on water transportation
by Lorin c. Nelson. director of the
Bureau of Regulation, United States
Maritime Commission, and Gen. T.
@. Ashburn. president of the Inland
Waterways Corp, as we'll as motion
pictures, are on the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Aid for JobIess Urged
On Monopoly Probers
By the Associated Press.

~ 'he nssotIAleo ETcss.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-A member
OF the little cabinet proposed to-
Gay that the Governments Monop-
oily Investigating Committee COOP
erat with business in a major effort
10 solve the unemployment problem.
Richard c. Patterson, jr., Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce, made
the suggestion in an address for a
Harmonic Club luncheon.
Mr.. Patterson. member said the
Monopoly Committee intended tn
make a complete inventory of the
Nations business and financial
structure rather than mere
study of monopoly"