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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
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NOTORIOUS GUNMAN
REPORTED TO BE ON
HIS WAY TO KEY WEST

Advices received at the Of
flee of Sheriff K. o. Thonlp-
son are to the effect that
Benny Dickson. notorious
gun-crazY desperado. and his
blonde young wife. Esther.
are destinde for Key West.
A. &C. a Rutzena. special
agent IN Miami. advises that
the pair may be using q
Buick sedan. Buick conver-
tible coupe. both with Michi-
gan licenses. or possibly .
Ford sedan with California
tags.
More than so men have
been watching the highways
in Indiana and Michigan.
and it is anticipated the
couple were headed for Chi
cago Heights. Dickson. &C.
cording 10 Special Agent
Rufzena's letter. said he was
bound for Little Rock and
would eventually land in
Key West.
When last seen Dickson
and his wife were both
wounded in a battle with To-
peka peace officers. Dickson
was seen with two autornst-
les. He is considered as dan
gerous as the infamous Dillin-
ger.
a full description Of the
desperate Is on file in The
office Of Sheriff Thompsoh.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
WHIP PIERCED HEART

JOHANNESBURG Armed
with a long horsephip with wire
attached to the end. native
flicked il over oxen he was drIv-
ing, and on the rebound. the wire
pierced his heart. He died almost
immediately.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
MADE
in USING SEAL

Use the seals on the back and
not on the front of your letters,
packages and Christmas cards.
This is request going out from
postmasters all over Florida to
purchasers and users of Christ
mas Seals.
To put Christmas Seals on the
trent of letters and packages not
only confuses postal authorities
but is a violation of postal regu-
|lations.
!. Postfnasters throughout the
state have been helpful in pro-
noting the sale of Christmas
Seals. Through their hands pass
approximately $4,000 Christmas
Seal letters annually, directed to
Floridians who support the tu-
herculosis program.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
P COURT CASES
COULD BE LESS
EXPENSIVE-LONE
JUSTICE E. r. LOWE COM
MENTS ON KEYS COM
PLANT IN WHICH TAX
PAYERS COULD SAVE

Florida Justice" a publication re-
leased by the legislative commit
tee Justice Peace and Constables'
.sAssociation of Southeastern Flor
ida has an article concerning the
unnecessary expense of a justice
of the peace decision in a Mon
roe County Third District case.
The publication is designed
for "simplification and economy
in the lower courts for the bene-
fit of the masses and the bust
mess and professional people,. In
it is also an articleaon the Flor
ida Keys.
|! Letter of Mrs. Isidine Brasenian,
1852 Collins Avenue, Miami, fol-
lows with Justice loves COM
ment after.
my conscience forces me to
report what consider gross in
justice perpetrated on a poor and
helpless negro who was driving
ian auto for MIR. Roth of Detroit
from Key West Tuesday, April
10. l happened to be in the auto
as an invited guest. We were
driving through an unfinished
| part of the highway, when an
auto came abreast and COM
handed us to halt and then told
the driver that he passed a sign
designating a camp. The boy
pleaded that he didn't see the
sign, but the fellow in khaki babe
him follow him, and we followed.
Arriving at an apparent court,
we had to wait quite some time
for the arrival of the judge. We
were surprised when the officer
made the charge of reckless
driving. The Judge then asked
for SIS bond. OF course the boy
didn't have it and the owner of
the car had only SIS and begged
the judge to take that, but the
arrester objected and finally the
poor fellow was held for trial for
May IL, which meant % days
Imprisonment awaiting trial, and
the charge of reckless driving
against this defenseless creature
may mean severe sentence. All
for an innocent passing of an un-
seen sign, which would ordinarily
warrant a fine not exceeding SIS.
This poor unfortunate will be
kept so many miles away from
his home in Miami without
change of clothes or friends to
see he gets any help. To my
mind this injustice is as much to
society as against the offender.
for instead of the state accepting
the SIS, the people will have to
house and feed the prisoner and
the expense of trial and add one
more convict for the state to cope
with, with another public enemy
for the injustice done him.
Christianity. justice. toler-
ance, brotherly, love-where, oh
where, art thou? -
"ISIDINE BRASENIAN.
1852 Collins Avenue"
THE above refers to a case in
the court of z. r. Lowe. justice
of the Third District, Monroe
county. In commenting on this
article Judge Lowe quite agrees
with Mr.. Brasenian, that it was
an injustice. but procedure under
the present statutes in counties
having a criminal court. COM
PEELED the justice TO do just
what ne did. He has no power to
fine in criminal cases. Result. the
county was out five or ten dollars
that could have been collected
and turned into the r. & r fund,
and eventually footed the costs
to the tune of about one hun
drcd dollars, WHY. Mr.. Taxpayer.
what do you think about IT."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
NO PEEcUINs YET

LONDON-No penguin chicks
have been Matched at the London
Zoo for eight years. but authori-
ties are hoping the luck will
change this year Eight peTiguins
are in turn sitting Oh four eggs in
four nests.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
PRO AND CON OF /
RECIPROCAL TRADE
TREATIES STATED
NEW TREATIES CONSIDERED
cUBA's COLONEL BATrsTA'S
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF
VISIT TO UNITED STATES

Editors Note: Following
is the yes and no answers 10
the question whether Amer.
lea should continue her trade
pact policies. Colonel Batista.
strong man of Cuba. who re-
Gently visited Washington.
mentioned TO The Citizen
that he was greatly interest
ed in reciprocity iTeaties.)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
NATIONAL

oAN T HANOISNO.--A missing
United Air Lines plane carrying
four passengers and three crew
members was sighted in the Pa
cific by a lighthouse keeper.
Coast Guard vessels are racing TO
the scene. The pilot lost his ia.
dio beam and was obliged to
land when he ran out of gas.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
GIRL RUNS LOCOMOTIVE

MOSCOW -- Soviet Russia's
locomotive engineer is
z0-year-oId Elizabeth PIterxya.
She is pulling freight in the Mu-
rom district, east Of here
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
NEWS FLASHES
FOREIGN
-
- -
tay A..o.iaied Press,

FOREIGN
PARIS.-Premier Daladier will
mass the armed forces of France
to break the strike of protest of
100000 French workers tomor-
row. Forty thousand troops
alone from the Paris garrison
win be called out. France faces
crisis of a long political illness.
Out of it Daladier may emerge
with new dictatorial powers or
labor may regain new strength.
BERLIN.-The German plane
which last August flew from Ber-
lin to New York and then re-
turned by the same route is on
its way to Toxic. II is hoped
that the flight will pave the way
for Berlin-Tokio passenger serv-
ice.
HAGUE.-Admiral Van Brun
of the Netherlands representa-
tives to the International non-in-
PREVENTION committee attempting
to settle the war in Spain resigfied
oday in protest of polieies Of the
committee. Belgium today pro-
posed that mediation in the civil
war be proposed with Belgium,
Great Britain and France the
mediators. This is expected to
a political fight in
Belgium from left wing elements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29
Los ANGELES.

Los ANGELES. - John NJ
Jones, a former vaudeville actor
with some flying experience,
hoped off today for New York
expecting to land there in 20
hours, His plane has a normal
cruising range of 800 miles. asS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29

WASHINGToN.-AirTnail Serv.
ice by your back window may
be possibility of the future il
the flight scheduled for today be-
tween Camden and Philadelphia
in which an airrnaii plane is 10
land on the roof of the new
Philadelphia post office is sue
eesSful.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-11-29

NEW YoRK.Stocks opened
firm today with moderate trad
ing. The steel group went up.
Bethlehem, Youngstown. Inland.
Republic. Railroads went I'D.
General Motors went up. Air
planes were mixed. Metal
strengthened and so did farm
shares.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
TRUMBULL GIVES
 UP G. DUTIES
Former Governor Resigns as Republican State
 Central Committeeman
fspecial to The Democratl

Hartford, April 14-Former Gov ernor John H. Trumbull, of Plain vile, has resigned from a position he has held for more than 25 years, that of Republican state central committeeman from the 5th sena- torial district. The announcement was made by State Chairman Ben- jamin E. Harwood, who gave the former governors reason for quit ting the post as pressure of busi- ness"
 The former Connecticut execu- tive, known during his terms as "the flying governor" due to his pref erence for air travel a number of years ago before it became an &C., customed mode of transportation for many Americans, was reported to have other reasons which were not made public, however. One of these was reproted to be the fac- tionalism which has developed in the state Republican party, a fac tionalism which found "Old Guard leaders such as MT. Trumbull overlooked" in the machinatiops of such conventions and meetings as the dinner of the Mckinley as- sociation at Waterbury severa weeks ago.
 Former State Senator Austin D Barney of Pennington, is expected to win election to the unexpirec term of MT. Trumbull, which vii terminate at the time of the state convention. He is mentoined as probable choice for the ensuing term when the convention meets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

that's out. Impossible. They belong up there."
 They love pretty clothes and have color preferences. When they receive new dress which Dr. Dafoe, whom they call "Dapoe" and "Le Docteur," has not seen, they take him to in- spect the new frock. Although their fortune now amounts to little over half a million in government bonds, the children have only three or four dresses and similar number of pairs of shoes. How those five outgrow things!" exclaimed Dr. Da- foe.
 Dr. Dafoe confesses to an inability to tell Annette and Cecile apart even now. All are very feminine, he reports, and all grow at about the same rate, although Yvonne tends to be slightly larger and Marie slightly smaller than the quint average.
 The children eat no candy what ever. Nor are they deluged with toys. They are given one set and when they tire of those new set | is substituted.
 The government of Canada has never paid anything toward the maintenance of the quintuplets, &C., cording to Dr. Dafoe. Their ex- penses, which range between $500 and $2,000 a month, are met by in- terest payments on the bonds held in trust for them. The interest does not quite cover expenses.
 Dr. Dafoe has just made one of his trips from Callander, Ontario, to go to Washington as guest of honor at the recent Gridiron Club dinner. Regarding the dinner, he said, T liked it there. A fine bunch of people . supreme court judges, economists
 Dr. Dafoe's birthday comes the day after the quintuplets.' They will be on May 28, and he 55 on May 29.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
Compensation Agreements

Shoe Hardware Company and Edward Chatfield, West Cheshire, hernia, S15.73 beginning April 5.
 Waterbury Buckle Company and Mary Balnis, 25 North Leonard street, finger injuries, $7, begin ming April 6.
 L. G. DeFlavis, TorringtOn. and Mary Ann Roy, Bristol, wrist injury, $8.50, beginning February IA.
 Diamond Ginger Ale Company and Francis J. C0dianne, 1867 Sol:th Main street, thumb in- jury, $14.96, beginning April 3.
 Farrell Birmingham Company, Ansonia, and Frank J. CriscuOlO, Derby, finger injuries, $13.04, be- ginning March 30.
 The Gunnery, and Peter Povi- laitis, Washington, leg injury, $5.77, beginning March 16.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
TODAY WARMEST
 OF PRESENT YEAR
Mercury Reaches v De. gfees-GOlf Course to
 Open Tomorrow

Highest temperature of 1898 was recorded at 1:15 o'clock today when the mercury reached 77 degrees and seemed pointed higher.
 The warm spell around the last of March saw 8 recording of 7e de- grees on two occasions, but today's mark Is believed to be less than the maximum heat which will be at- tained this afternoon. The mer- ctiry may rise to more than 30 de- grees, 1t is anticipated
 In this connection, the park de- partment, through Supt. James J. Curtin, announced that the munich pal golf course will be opened of11- cialiy tomorrow. Numbers of WPA workers have been busy on the course for some time and greens and fairways are in the con- iition ever, according to .eport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

hospital Feb. 16 as apparently re- covered, Mrs. Ottenheimer slew Les- ter Vining, 85, former highway su- perintendent, yesterday because The was old and feeble and I ddin't want to see him suffer-" she told police: She first was admitted to the hospital Dec. 31, but was released les stilan two months later. Attaches said she was sufferinf1 from 8 type of melancholia in which violence is
 not anticipated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
"How Those Five Outgrow
 Things!' Signs Dr. Dafoe On Easter Shopping Tour
BRINGS NEW FROCKS DIRECT FROM FIFTH AVENUE
 TO CUNTS; TO NEED BIGGER QUARTERS SOON
By PAUL ROSS NEA Service Staff Correspondent

ny kAOA NO00
 NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 New York, April 1.-The Dionne uuintuplets are outgrowing their sur- roundings.
 Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, in New York for a few days to look around and do little shopping for the ouints' Easter dresses, reported that the nursery compound which has housed the famous five almost from birth, will be adequate for only one year more.
 After that new buildings will have to be erected and larger grounds arranged for the quints to romp in. The silvered-wire screen through which tourists now watch the little girls at play will be removed.
 "The children will very likely have their own private school" Dr. Da- foe said. If they went to regular school, I'm afraid they would be such objects of curiosity that they would be distracted from their lessons"
 Their education is progressing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
DECNAN HEARING
 POSTPONED AGAIN

Arraignment of Frank Degnan, 27, of Wilson street, charged with automobile homicide in the Meriden road accident which took the lives of three young people in January, has been again postponed in town court at Wolcott. Scheduled for to- night, the hearing has been defer red for another week.
 Deputy Judge Albert Affeldt said today he had been informed that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

rapidly. Pre-kindergarten work - cutting things of paper, making litle drawings and so on-now oc- cupies the children. They are all rather musical" Dr. Dafoe reported. They sing and play drums and horns. When their nurse says she is going to play certain tune on the piano but plays another, they tell her where to get off,"
 The quintuplets have not yet been introduced to their new baby broth CT, born this month, although they were informed they had one. When Mother Dionne is strong enough, she will bring the baby over to the compound.
 The plans for early summer, Dr. Dafoe indicated, call for a new nov ie which will be started in May. However, he scotched rumors that the quints would be feature at the Worlds Fair here next year. "The guardians have been approached un- ] fficially," he said, "but of course
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
REPAIRS TO CAPITOL

Hartford, Conn, April IA - (U.Po State Public Works Director Ro- bert A. Hurley has applied for a $lO1 ,560 WPA grant to finance re- pairs to the State Capitol, office building and library, it was learned today.
 The state, under plans drawn for the project, would contribute $34,- 035.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
FATHER SLAYER
 BACK IN ASYLUM

Southwick, Mass. April IA UP).-Mrs. MNtha Ottenheimer, 50, was back at Northampton State hospital today after killing her fath- CT with an axe. Paroled from the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
BIGGEST BOY IS
 TAKEN VERY ILL

Gloucester, Mass, April 14.-(UP) Joe ,Randazza, Jr., 195-pound one-time Americas big gest baby" was critically i'll with pneumonia at hospital today.
 Doctors reported his condition was mot vry good" but said that he had not been placed :n an oxygen tent.
 Weighing normal seven pounds at birth, he has gained an average of 28 pounds a year and on his sixth birthday last December weighed 177. Son of fisherman, he is smart in school and shines in arithmetic and singing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14
HAVE NATURAL CHARM, MADAM! SECRET OF ATTRAcTlVENESS
 IS YOUTHFUL VITALlTYI

You may be young in years--yet lack the zest
 of living-the feeling of energy, vitality. You
 may be listless. depressed, underweight-rob- ping yourself of your rightful feminine love- Illness and appeall Perhaps you are unwit- tingly suffering from vitamin n-starvation. So often deficiency in Vitamins B, c and D-not present in adequate amounts in many every- day diets-is the causei Here's the answer:
 Supplement your diet with Ray-D Irradiated Yeast Tabletsi Many doctors recognize this three valuable vitamins-B, G and D. They are convenient. good tasting, inexpensive. Help nature help you to be really charming. Get . package of Ray-D Irradiated Yeast Tablets today. Take them regulsrly See how much they will help you to combat this vita min insufnciency which causes low vitality and lack of youthful energyi At leading drug storea everywhere (Adv.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

Degnan is still not sufficiently re- covered to face arraignment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-14

The London Missionary society is seeking places to place 30,000 col- lection boxes, and the Methodist Society of that city 50,000.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-23
BETHEL

The Bethel NJ. Z! Sunday School
will conduct its Christmas service on
Sunday night, Dec. 25. ALI are in
vited to be present and enjoy the can
delight service.
Mrs. Harry Williams returned home
Wednesday after spending some time
on the barge with her husband. Capt.
Williams.
daughter, John Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Tucker and daughter, Ruth,
of Wilmington, were recent guests Of
Mrs. Rhoda Garrett.
Quite a number of town folks at
tended the 25th wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elva Cordrey, at Con-
cord, Saturday night.
MIR. and Mrs. Roland Mumford, of
Ralsigh. n. c., are spending the
Christmas holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Hurley.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. J. Hopkins en-
tertained a number of their friends
at cards at their home, Wednesday, in
Laurel.
Mrs. Edna Eskridge entertained the
members of the "Count-on-Me" club
at her home Tuesday night.
Howard Furness is spending the
Christmas holidays with his family.
Mrs. Annie Insley left Friday to
spend the winter in Salisbury with
her son, Lee Insley.
Mrs. Rose Taylor and son Francis
of Seaford. spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Milbourne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson Moore of
Wilmington, were weekend guests of
MI. and Mrs. VIM. Elliott.
Miss LauEabel Phillips, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Judd Phillips, and
Mr.. Walter Horsey. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Horsey, Sr., were quietly
married at high noon Saturday, at
the brides home by the Rev. ]. H.
Whedbee.
MIR. and Mrs. George Moore and
daughter, OF Delmar, Mrs. Nettie
Spicer Of Laurel. Mr.. Leighton Moore
of Salisbury. Nd, spent Sunday with
their mother, Mrs. Julia Moore.
Funeral services for Jack Gootee,
rs years old. who died Friday at his
home, were held this afternoon from
the Bethel M. E. Church. Interment
was made in adjoining cemetery. He
is survived by four children, John
Goottee of Broad Creek, Mrs. Horace
Moore of Wilmington, Mrs. Mary
Coughlin of Berkley Springs, w. Va,
and Mrs. Fred Maxwell, of Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Prettyman and
son Of Harbeson spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Massey.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-23
ADAMS x ROADS

Miss Minnie Adams of Wilmington
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Adams and family. On
Sunday, Miss Althea Adams and MIR.
Charles Doyle Of Wilmington joined
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Handy OF Feder-
alsburg spent Thursday with Mr.. J..
L. Adams.
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year to all our readers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Adams and
Miss Hilda Mae Pritchett spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Adams
OF Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Payne OF Feder-
alsburg called on Mr.. and Mrs. Earle
Robinson on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheatley. Mr..
C. w. Adams, Mrs. Earle Robinson
and daughter, shopped at Dover on
Thursday.
Mesdames Grace Horsey and Earl
Adams were dinner guests of Mrs.
Thurman Fountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Fountain,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Smith of Green
wood spent the weekend with rela-
lives in Pennsylvania.
c. w. and ]. L. Adams entertained
several on Sunday.
Don't forget the Christmas enter
tainment at Bloomery on Monday
evening. Dec. 26, at o'clock. Santa
will be present.
The Bloomery Ladies' Aid will hold |
its covered dish dinner Wednesday, |
Dec. 2Sth, at 1900, at the Community |
House.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-23
STOCKLEY

AMiss Catherine Davis spent the
weekend visiting in Chester. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Davis and family
were in Wilmington Saturday.
Julia Stockley Messick. a student
at Delaware University. was at the
home Of her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Harvey S. Messick, over the week
end.
James Marvel of Delaware Univer-
sity, arrived at the home of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Marvel.
for the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Blanche Iuail of Marcus
Hook is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
Scott.
The pupils of the upper grades
will give their play, christmas Eve
and all is Well" in the Methodist
Church here on Monday evening, Dec.
26, at 1880. The flute orchestra will
play Christmas Carols. The public
is invited to attend.
Upper Grade School News
Friday afternoon we will give the
play christmas Eve and all is
Well" The time is a few centuries
ago, and the scene is an old-time
street on Christmas Eve. The old
watchman is going his rounds. and
has made a small fire to which he
now and then returns. A worshipper,
returning from Christmas Eve wor-
ship. speaks of the service which
she has shared. and the watchman
envies those who can go thus to Gods
holy house on Christmas Eve. But
his task is to keep watch. Then
come several in need. a hungry way
farer. a shelterless widow with her
little children. homeless child |
whom he takes to his own lodging.
Milford chronicle., 1938-12-23

Again as the Christmas music Il
heard he expresses the wish that hi
might have been with the Bethlehem
shepherds and adored the Bethlehem
Child. Isaiah then appears. The
manger scene then comes as vision
and the Angel of the Holy Night as
sures him that he has truly worship
ped the Bethlehem Child by minis
tering to the needy in his name.
Characters.
watchmen-Elwood Belts. Carlton
Kendall.
worshipper-IEllen Carey.
Wayfarer-Billy Belts.
Widow-Louise Thompson.
Children-Betty Hughes, Violet
Givens.
Homeless Child-Betty Jean Dukes.
Prophet-Junior Belts.
Angel-Betty Belts.
Mary-Evelyn Marvel.
Joseph-Richard Davis.
Waits. Merrymakers-Gladys Bunt-
ing, Margaret Holston, Walter Mar
vel, Floyd West, Harvey West.
The flute orchestra will entertain
with many selections suited to the
occasion. The play will be followed
by the usual Christmas party.
Our Christmas tree is decorated
with many colored lights.
We have made with our own hands
many gifts. Included in this list are
ash trays, paper weights, pencil
holders made of native clay. Match
box holders sawed from wood. Doll
les designed and colored with cray
ola. Christmas cards. Christmas
wrappings. Painted vases. Wood
Clipped jewelry boxes, glorified glass. |
We are glad to welcome Floyd |
West. a new pupil, who entered the |
fifth grade.
School will close Friday and open !
Monday. January 2.