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The Washington times., 1938-12-07
Bow Visits Mother

Oscar came here yesterday from
Cincinnati, where he lives with
his grandparents He spent three
hours with his mother in the
prison last evening, during which
time they cried in each others
arms.
The boy went to the cell again
this morning. She was weeping
on the prison cot when he arrived.
He fell face down on the cot be-
side her and they Sobbed convul-
Sively. :,
After some time she Gained
down and discussed her pllgnt
with her attorneys. Then she
signed the petition.
First Woman Victim
If Mrs. Hahn dies tonight she
will be the first woman ever 70
be electrocuted in Ohio. A total
of 2l3 men have paid the supreme
penalty in this State. !
No woman has ever witnessed
an execution in Ohio, but Warden
Woodland said that Mrs. Hahn's
three matronS could be present
If they wished. Only one OF the
three-Mrs. Esther Lyle-expressed
a willingness to attend. She said
she would be present if it was
the wish of the condemned woman:
ATTORNEY Hoodin announced
that Judge Underwood rejects
the habeaS corpus petition. the &C.
ton would be carried mmerlately
before Judge Florence E. Allen
of the United States circuit court
Of appeals in Dayton.
Trail Called Unfair
The petition filed with Judge
Underwood contends that Mrs.
Hahn is "unjustly and unlawfully
imprisoned and under death sen
tence" in violation of the -Four
tenth amendment of the Federal
Constitution
It further contends that her
trial in Cincinnati was only a
form" and that despite her re-
quests the defendant. was not
given adequate notice of the crime !
with which she was charged.
1t alleges she was not given the
opportunity to defend herself be-
cause she was unaware of the &C
cuSationS against her.
"Public Passion"
The petition attacked the man
ner in which the trial was con-
Quoted, saying "the trial court per-
mitted great throngs IN the cor
ridors and court room so that the
defendant was rushed to convic
ton by an irresistible wave of pub
lie passion so that no trial was
afforded her"
The petition further charges
that during the trial the prose
cutting attorney was permitted to
accuse Mrs. Hahn of poisoning
four other men besides the man
for whose death she was indicted
It characterizes this as an appeal
to passion and prejudice by the
prosecuting attorney so that no
just verdict could be rendered"
n , 4
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
One Cripple Killed,
One Injured in Fire

SAILS URY, Md, Dec. Z
QN.S).-Dr. George W. Purnell.
a crippled dentist, was burned
fatally and Walter Brewington, Q
cripple, was severely burned last
night in a fire which ignited three
row houses
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
Engineer to Speak

John j. Grove, Jersey City engi.
neer, will be the principal speaker
at the meeting of the Washington
chapters of the American Society
for Metals and the American
Welding Society, to be held next
Monday night in the new Interior
Building.
The Washington times., 1938-12-07
Student Forum to Meet

Sponsored by La Societe Jeane
Labat, a meeting of the George
town University, French Forum, to
be held in Copley Lounge tonight,
will be featured by an address on
"Personalite ct Liberte," by Jacques
Maritain, French literary critic
and philosopher.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01
Britain Is Warned
OF Wartime Famine
eRy Associates rrcSSl

LONDON, April l.-Prediction
that Britai would be starved into
submission in the first month or
two of new war, unless vast
quantities of emergency rations
were stored throughout the coun-
try, has been made by ]. Regimes
who was food controller during
the World war.
In his memoirs" Clynes hits
hard at war-mongers; by whose
agency war occurs it is difficult
to say unless it is by those con
Germs whose life depends on the
continued production of private
fortunes from ornaments. =.
''The ornaments race was won
in 1918. Death stood grinning at
the finish point we won the
race, God help us, and now with
millions in misery. with fostering
Slums and incredibly fantastic
debts, we are lining up in griSly
pride ready for the start of a race
yet more mad and horrible"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01
OFFERS CRITICISM

Editor, Tie Citizen:
have been a winter visitor to
Key West for the past ten years.
I have always admired and ador-
ed the town. but unless something
is done 10 keep the carnival at
mosphere out of your little city.
I am afraid il is going TO lose
many of its boosters
Yesterday / drove 10 Rest
Beach" to be greeted with the
abominable sight of ads for a
certain cigarette tackled to a win
dow of each ''Cabana Rest
Beach has always been a place
of beauty where one could find
rest and calm. but this disgusting
sight gives one the impression Of
a cheap. run down pack Of junk
Surely, the citizens 81 your
town viii take some measures 10
stop this form Of advertising.
DOREEN NJ DOYLE.
Lansing. Mich,
March 80. 1898,
Key West, Fla.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01
INCIDENTS OF JUST One YEAR
AGO ARE NOW BEING RECALLED

the British wouldn't help France.
And the upshot was: Cd Britain
promised to help defend French
naval life-lines to Africa if nee
essary. 90 Foreign Secretary
Halifax warned Der Fuehrer not
to break his word and cause a
war over Czechoslovakia.
France kept 10000 men ready
on the Spanish frontier, held 9TH
ers on the German frontier, and
sent warships to Barecolnia to
look out for Frenchmen there.
Repetitious History?
The World war did not really
begin until a month after the
Austrian archduke's assassination
in 1914-and Winston Churchill
this week reminded Britons of
those anxious day by recalling
what some historians term the
tragic failure of Sir Edward
Grey. who was foreign minister
then, to make plain dcclara-
tionS."
And laborite Clement Atlec as
serted: ITO bctray the Spanish
republic is to bctray France; to
betray France is to betray Bril-
tain"
Chamberlain insisted Britain
could meet force with force.
And Chamberlain admitted
that, in view of what had happen
ed, he couldn't consider colonial
concessions to Germany.
But negotiations behind closed
doors with Italy possibly were to
continue, and II Duce withdrew
some of his troops from Libya.
The Rome Berlin axis, Musso~
lini boasted, meanwhile. had
been shown ito be solidly cstab-
lished in this exceptional hour in
the history Of the German world
and all the world"
Then reports of a split within
Chamberlain's cabinet leaked out
so serious that many believed
his government might fall.
Recall of Ex~Primc Minister
Baldwin and Anthony Eden was
discussed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01
"""SVSS"sSS~Ss"S@S"v"SVS~
PEOPLES FORUM


will be national publicity for this
city at a time of the year when
Florida publicity is at a low ebb
throughout the northland, there
fore Key West will be, in the
vocabulary of the street, stealing
a march on the rest of the entire
state.
Insofar as the cleaning up and
Identification if the highway is
concerned it can be accomplished
within the ninety days be-
tween now and July Fourth, if
an adequate crew of labor is pro-
vided.
My second contention is that if
the Florida residents are plan
ming their vacations for the sum-
mer why not have them come to
Key West where the climate sup
ercedeS that of any state or COM
munity north of us, better fishing,
bathing and rest periods for them
that use their vacation time for
recreation.
Thirdly, it will invigorate bust
ness people and prepare them for
the biggest winter trade that they
have had in many a day.
Just suggestions, Mr.. Mayor,
just suggestions.
r. ADRIAN O'SWEENEY. s.
April / 1893 8 Y &iIsl&A -.
Kew West, Fla 90
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01
GIVES VIEWS OF cry

q
Editor The Cltlzzen;rsQ,a ueb "a
May be presumptHous, enough
to call your attention tQ, the hazci
ard of your wooden connecting
bridges between Miami and Key
West. Motorists cover these
bridges from fifty to sixty miles
an hour, and they won't stand it,
I've seen it done, and with the
bus and truck traffic you will
now get your city will be cut off
again with a condemned bridge.
l called it to the attention of a
city official, and he said the COM
missioners pass the buck to the
state road department and vice
versa, and they will not see the
danger until bridge goes.
Those bridges ought to be po-
Iced or signs placed on them,
reading: This bridge is Danger
Gus Over Fifteen Miles An Hour"
They will be under constant re-
pair, and it won't help Key West.
Another thing is why don't the
city council pass an ordinance to
clean up and cut weeds? / passed
a number of houses with piles of
tin cans and junk in their yards
This is noticeable fifty feet from
Duval street on Fleming. Key
West has chance but you must
not muff it. Everyone should paint
up. Some Key Westers say ''we
want to maintain the quaintness
of Key West" 1t isn't quaint to
have ninety percent of the houses
looking like shacks in need of
paint and every store shelf dusty
every corner dirty, every yard
with trash in it, and every lot
with weeds. Down near the Casa
Marina there is park. and you
can hardly see the benches for
weeds.
l can't seen any civic pride in
continuing to be a ghost town, a
town that has been forgotten. Key
West has a chance now, but it
ought to work Maybe its the
stagnated city or county govern
ment. | don't know what it is,
but its something. People may
drive down out of curiosity to see
the town, but they will only buy
gas TO go back to Miami They
won't stay, they won't ever lingen
Key West ought to meet them
halfway, They ought to pal, on
their Sunday clothes, and kcci'
them on and make the tcVlh as
attractive as possible. Paint up,
put color on all the houses, wlrich
look like shacks. But your worst
danger is the heavy traffic paund-
ing those bridges to pieces. They
should be policed or warning
! signs placed on them
GEORGE HARRIS.
March 30. 1888,
St. Petersburg. Fla.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01
GIVES ACCOUNT OF AUSTRIA'S
POSITION ON IT'S IMPORTANCE
IN: Associated PreSs)
CROSSROADS Country

the inconvenience caused by the
feud.
To make matters worse Polish
frontier guard was reported killed
last weekend, and Poland was
said to be threatening to do some
thing. Lithuania was expected to
appeal to the League of Nations.
Then Germany's Baltic fleet
was reported to have received or
ders to getaSteam up. and obserV-
ers wondered whether Hitler had
decided the time hadrcome to
redeem" Memel. 84q3
Balance OF Power
The balance-of-powcr theory,
dating from the Congress of Wen
ma in 1914, was abandoned by the
World war peace-makers.
Now their Representations
map of Europe has been altered
by force. And as Vienna embas-
sizes closed (America hastily
dropped plans for improving dl-
plomatic buildings both in Shang-
hal and Vienna), France turned
to Britain for help.
Leon Blum became French pre-
mier again in the crisis. He in
Guided a propaganda minister in
his cabinet for the first time and
chose as his foreign minister, JOS
eph Paul-Boncour, an ARGENT
League Of Nations advocates
And while sill struggling With
asNobbly franc and labor disscn-
sion, Blum conferred with his
military aides.
Of course, both France and
Britain protested HitIer's Aus
trian adventure-only to be told
by Berlin that it was none of
their business.
Prime Minister Chamberlain
retorted in parliament that it did
concern Britain-but baked when
asked to state publicly how far
he would go to defend Czecho-
slovakia.
Then the old Spanish question
bobbed up to plague Britannia
once more.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01
Skunks Settle Down
In SnOOty District
US Ar.nrintra rrrs.l

OAKLAND, Calf, April l.
Residents of the fashionable Up
per Park boulevard district. in a
hilly section overlooking San
Francisco bay, have appealed to
the city to rid the neighborhood
of skunks.
One of the wooded canyons
nearby has long been the home of
a lew skunkS, H. G. Porter. a
householder, explained, but recent
ly the animals have multiplied
rapidly. They now are invading
residence property, he complain
ed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

Just a year ago. II Duce was
Inundated by tie defeat of his
warriors at Guadalajara.
They were reported helping
SPANS InSurgent-Pr esident-Gen-
eral Franco stage another drive
this week, so huge and swift that
correspondents likened it to the
advance on Adds Ababa that
wound up the Ethiopian war.
Every day another 10 miles was
covered, until 5000 square miles
had been won. And on the tanks
rolled. toward Tortosa, on the
eastern coast between Valencia
and Barcelona. Planes sped ahead
to attack auto on loyalist roads
and bomb ships - including a
British steamer. at Tarragona.
The purpose obviously was TO
split the loyalists' territory. And
the insurgents were within 35
miles of the Mediterranean before
loyalist lines stiffened.
You are worth successors,
Franco told his troops, TO the
warriors who with Columbus car
ried the glory of Spain to the new
world"
Socorro! Au Secoursl
Catalonia. the northeastern cor
ner of Spain, appeared 10 be in
grave danger--airmen over Bar
celona killed and wounded hum
dreds of persons.
Spanish Premier Negrin flew to
Paris TO beg for help.
French Premier Blum then yell
Z ed to London for help.
An armiStice should be sought,
pronto. the French thought. For
their secret agents reported Der
Fuehrer was pouring so many
soldiers into both Spain and Aus
tria that they suspected he had
something serious in mind And
they didn't know whether he
meant TO use Spain 10 cut OF
their communications from Africa
or use Austria 10 pinch Czecho-
slovakia. or what
Blum said France would have
10 help the Spanish loyaliSss il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

AuStrIa'S position, aStrlde Eu-
ropes crossroads, accounts for
its importance in history.
Across the Alps lies Italy. Ger
man brown shirts met Italian
black shirts in the Bremen Pass
The Vatican press austria is 800
Catholic) spoke bitterly of Italian
inertia. Mussolinis denied he had
promised to protect Austria for
ever, and reassuerd Romans; "Our
frontiers are sacred. We will not
discuss them. We will defend
them" Il
Between Berlin and Vienna is
Czechoslovakia, birthplace of
Governor" Seysz-Inquart, home
yet of 100000 Germanic people.
And when Hitler returned to IN
ter den Linden a huge sign re-
minded him: 'Fuehrer, your Su-
deten Germans lin Czcchoslo-
vakia) also are waiting"
Twice in Praha's parliament, a
nazi orator warned the govern
ment to watch out. And the
lanky. gymnastic teacher, Kon-
rad Henlein, 80, who is nazi king
fish there, promised to prevail
against all obstacles"
But CZechS said they'd fight
rather than bow TO Berlin. And
France and Russia promised to
fight, too, if the Reich tried TO
swallow CzeehDslovakia.
Moscow Minister Litvinod pro-
posed also that other non-fascist
powers discuss cooperative action.
Poles a Part
Poland, like Czechoslovakia,
was put on the map by the World
war. So was Lithuania. And Me
mel, a little bit of Germany, was
entrusted to Lithuania
In 1920 the Poles took Wilma,
the Lithuanians' capital" away
from them-and the two coun-
tries haven't been on speaking
terms since. You can neither tele-
phone nor ride a train directly
from Poland to Lithuania-and
the Poles are said to be tired of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

Today's Horoscope
sA~sessesesa

The aspects for today indicate
a student, with leaning toward
scientific subjects. A gentle,
amiable disposition. not too
strong willcd, and with much
sympathy for others, which may
make the measily deceived.
While it is well to be forgetful
of self, this virtue needs to be
tempered with judgment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01
o'swEENEY HEARD FROM
March %. 1898,
West Palm Beach, Fla.


Editor, The Citizen:
| note with displeaSure an an
nouncement that Mayor Willard
NJ Albury. who is also a member
of the Overseas Road and Toll
Bride District Commission. will
endeavor TO have set aside the
proposed opening celebration Of
that magnificent highway until
next December.
In one sense the celebration
means nothing more than 10
man holiday. and in other points
ii means plenty to those who
have Strived and struggled 70
maintain what little they had at
the time the Almighty deposited
His elements on the good people
of - KEYS
An opening celebration on July
Fourth viii not only be the cause
OF an assured tourist trade al
through the summer months bat
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

1898 -u5O years agol Oliver
Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham of
Mass bought six million acres.
Genesce County. N. Y, for a
million dollars from the State OF
Massachusetts which had been
cedcd the land BY New York.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

Jack Every time I kiss YOU
am q better man.
Jean-weIl. don't forget that
the reformation that lasts the
longest * gradual
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01
WHY. THE VERY IDEA!

CHICAGO. - Mrs. Catherine
Elston of this city sued her hus-
band for rent of two rooms in a
house he had decided to her.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

l769-FirSt meeting of Con-
gross under the Constitution
called 10 meet in New York City
March 4. bat first quorum. 80
members, TO start deliberations in
House did not show up till this
day: Senate a few days later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01
THE WAY TO A MANS.

GLENCOE. Til.-CharleS Vim
cent Of this city mlStook his waI
medal for a piece Of candy in the
dark and swallowed it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

Karl A. Crowley, solicitor of
the postoffice department, born
at Smithville, Tenn, A years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

julius d. Stern of New York
and Philadelphia, newspaper
publisher, born So years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

Agnes Repplicr of Philadel-
phia, noted author, born there, 80
years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

DIR. Clifford E. Waller, assist
ant surgeon-general, u. S. Public
Health Service, born at Bremond,
Tex, So years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

Gov Bibb Graves of Alabama.
born at Hope Hull, Ala, IS years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

ls7l-pariS in reign Of terror.
with inSurrectionistS fighting new
government.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

President Alexander G.. Ruth
ven of the Univ. of Michigan,
born at Hull, Ia, Sc years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

l8ss-lSo years agol Aeronaut-
ieai Exhibition opens in Vienna
long oefore airplaneS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-04-01

Linton Wells, journalist, trav-
eler, author, born at Louisville,
KY, As years ago.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Today's Birthdays
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Daniel c. Roper, Secretary of
Commerce, born in Marlboro Co.,
S. c., II years ago.
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TO-DAY IN HISTORY


la24-Adolf Hitler fined ana
sentenced TO five years in prison
il he figured in another rcvolu-
ton. for Munich beer-hall revolu-
ton,
1925 Hebrew University. Jeru-
salem. opened.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
RHODES MEN FIND SUCCESS
Magazine Survey Shows However, That They Not Fulfilled
the Purpose of the Scholarship by Becoming Leaders,
Smithfeld Ham Controversy Is Settled

Ryland, was not named for Capt. John
Smith, as many people suppose. but
for 'the family of certain Mr.. Arthur
Smith Of Warrisquike, in Virginia.
gent" who. in 1887, patented 1,450
acres along the Pagan River.
As for the secret" recipe for pre-
pairing the hams. she adds, ut is a
secret we'll known to every practical
housewife of Eastern Virginia who is
at all versed in the arts and crafts Of
he: grandmother"
A NEW periodical comes to the re-
viewers desk this month. 1t Is
called Pictures on Exhibit. The jan
uary issue Is numbered 3; wherefrom
the reviewer concludes that there have
been two previous ones. But the pres
ent one is the first which the reviewer
has had opportunity to examine.
It would seem to be a publication
of considerable practical value for
those who have an active interest in
art exhibits, for it is virtually a man.
ual OF shows. 1t contains pieces on
the leading current exhibitions, tenn
porary and permanent. 1t carries brief
write-ups of painters whose work is
being shown and it has reproductions
OF outstanding pictures.
The articles, in their extreme brew
ity. are not worthy the name of criti-
clsm, but are clear and factual and
should be useful to the amateur.
A NEW issue of the evanescent
Bachelor is at hand. bearing out
the reviewers forboding that this peri
odical, which started well last summer,
was not going to last 1t has sunk rap
idly in quality in its recent issues and
Evening star., 1938-01-09

now seems to be sort of masculine
Ladies Home Companion with a strong
flavor OF Bernarr Macfadden senten-
tiousness. The result is confusing.
From page to page one hardly knows
what to expect-coy hints as TO what
the irresistib!y well-garbed male should
wear or sturdy editorials on being up
and doing. And more than that, one
does not care, either. So-the Bachelor.
He seems likely to remain In single
blessedness as ne appears this month.
Nobody could possibly love him.
HE January Atlantic and Harpers
consider, respectively, the ques-
tions of collective bargaining and labor
organiza ton. The Atlantic piece Is
called Collective Bargaining at Work"
and its author is Sumner H Slichter.
The Harpers one is called What Be
hind the Strikes?" and comes from
the pen Of Alexander H. Frey.
Mr.. Slichter is head of the Graduate
School of Business Administration of
Harvard University. He expresses his
belief that, in well-organized collective
bargaining. there is the cure for much
of our business trouble Mr.. Frey is
professor of law at the University of
Pennsylvania. He, too, is hopeful in
his field - hopeful that the recent
labor legislation will do much to equal
ize the differences between employer
and employe when it comes to bar
gaining. Both pieces are authoritative.
but, alas, neither is written with
much of what might be called liveli-
ness. They can be commended TO
those in search of information As
whole. January seems to have been
dull month among the periodicals.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
An indispensable volume for leics
enthusiasts.

Modern Housing.
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN
HOUSING. Ed. by American
Academy OF Political and Social
Science. 1887. HFZ Am37c.
Discussion of housing as a govern
mental problem and special aspects Of
the demand for and production Of
houses.
MODERN HOUSING. BY Catherine
Bauer. 1884. HFZ B32.
Traces the development of modern
housing principles and their applica-
ton in Europe and this country.
SLUMS AND HOUSING: With Spe-
clal Reference to New York City.
b. James Ford. 1886. HFz .F75.
A history of housing experiences in
New York City from the early years
of the city to modern activities.
HOUSING AND DELINQUENCY. Ed
by U. S. Federal Emergency Ad-
ministration of Public Works. 1886
HFZ Un33.
A study Of the relationship between
housing conditions in Washington
D. c.. and the rates of adult and
juvenile crime.
URBAN HOUSING; The Story of the
w. P. A. Housing Division. Ed
by U. S. Federal Emergency Ad-
ministration of Public Works. 1895
See pamphlet file Sociology Divis-
ion.
Pictures and text on the program OF
this agency.