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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-22
THE ISLAND CITY
THERE'S A CHRISTMASY

| THERE'S A CHRISTMAS
FEELING in the air. Every
where one goes one finds Christ
mas evergreens ready for dec
Grating outside the stores. Many
residents have placed colored
/ lights in the most beautiful trees
of their front yards and it all
makes pretty sight. Even ap-
preaching Key West from the sea
the colored Christmas lights of
| the trees may be seen. We like
Adrian O'Sweeney's idea of light
ing the poinsettia vine spreading
in front of his home on White
head street. There's the key
West Booster" annual edition just
off the press which will be sent
to c. Northrup's friends all over
the country. So happy are we
this Christmas with payrolls ac-
tive and the city pointing toward
a banner season that we even en-
joy the little Christmas card of
a home blanketed in snow and
the number Of Key West home
printed above the doorway.
CRAIG DOCKS are pretty
nearly ready for the season. The
charter fleet there is all berthed
in its slip docks and ramps are
built for accommodation of the
public, central clubhouse and
supply shop is open and stocked
and several local boats have
moved into the cruiser section of
the wharf. A speedy cupboard is
up on davits there and the
Pelagic Of Horace Connable is
berthed there. Across the way
at the Gulf Dock, fishing boat
captains have about completed
repairs to their boats, all are
painted and everything is ready
for the after Christmas rush. The
large unsightly building at the
end of the wharf is being de-
molished. !
A REAL ESTATE MANS LIFE
is not such a hard one at times.
1t is happy work, dealing with
1.-THE public, but as always there
lis some catch to it. Just when
Everything is swell, why a pump
begins acting up in house. Then
the real estate man gets called
for it. He goes out, arranges
with the owner to fix it. Bingo,
the phone again and the pump is
again out of order. Again he
goes out to- fix it. Rrrrrrrrrrring
and the pump "just will not
work" again. This time it's hard
The owner says it is not her
fault. that the tenant is con-
tinually breaking it. Then begins
the interviews which may be
Ilikened to a diplomatic situation
Some of these interesting high
4 lights of Key West life are going
on at present.
THE NAVY IS MOVING into
Key West lock, stock, wife and
barrel. Sailors wives are stream
ing into the city from California,
mostly. and renting apartments
with their bubbles either here al
ready on ships or yet to come.
This yet to come business pres
ages further movements of men
from the west coast to Key West
INSIDE STUFF: Did you
know that up to about ten days
before the opening date of Key
West Navy Yard that Charleston
Navy officers were doing nothing
toward getting the yard opened?
There was much talk about move
ments, but no orders were being
given. Navy heads were moving
slowly even though the station
had been officially opened. With
the Columbus being conveyed by
destroyers from this port, the
Graf Spec blown up not far
q n
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-22
WE WILL STATE emphatically

WE WILL STATE emphatlcally
that the captain of the British
cruiser Tuscaloosa was talking
through his hat when he stated
that his presence at the scene OF
Seuttling of Columbus liner was
purely accidental. From inside
sources this column learns that
two British cruisers were pur-
suing the Columbus at the time,
that destroyers from Key West
were conveying the Columbus in
its dash from Vera Cruz in order
to ensure the neutrality boun-
daries of the U. S.
AS A WHOLE the work of Mrs.
Hallowell in her GO To Sea-
edition to advertise Key West
was very we'll done. But to add
just one wee small criticism of
her very, very well done work.
We wish she would have caught
more the spirit Of Key West. The
chapter on charter boat fishing
had none of the thrills of real
sport fishing in it. The brilliance
and interest of Key West tropical
foliage, only real tropical foliage
of the country was not overly
stressed and few pictures of ii
there. The real color of the
laughing Spanish and quiet, re-
served but honest and friendly
BahaInan was missed. The glory
of the sea was missed and the
catching possibilities and actuali-
ties of these waters. We would
have liked more of the feeling OF
the city, but let US praise too the
wealth of historical turnover &C.
cemplished, very sharp photo
graphs, admirable shopping con-
ciseness and still very good idea
of what the Island City is all
about. Good work, Mrs. Hollo-
well!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-22
Chapter 20
Undercurrents

MARIE MURCHISON's long
w crimson tipped fingers played
1anguidly with the pearls at hel
throat.
1--WE heard that one can gel
maids at the residences very
often" Tuck said directly to Mrs
Murehison. ''They train them, and
pay them very small wages, and
the girls won't stay very long. Did
you ever get one there?"
mo, l never did," she smiled
swiftly with a flash Of white teeth,
Il get French girl whenever ]
can. They are so capable and
quick, and can speak to them
IN their language. It is great ad-
vantage to know another Ian
guage really thoroughly"
There was something vaguely
ill-bred in the lift of her chin as
she spoke across Alix Lissey. Tuck
no longer felt sorry for her.
"Had you a French girl just be-
fore you left here, then? I rather
wondered-there was a French
novel upstairs, a very battered
and torn one. The kind a servant
would read. I burned it."
She flushed a deep painful Grim
son. Her mouth frightened. at
must have been there some time
she said. 81 had no maid for a
month or two before we left the
house"
That was what Tuck had been
after. No maid? Then, this woman
herself had cleaned the study the
morning after her husbands dis
appearance. If anything had hap
pened Tuck remembered the
pipe, fallen from nerveless fin
gers. If there had been marks OF
a struggle, anything of the sort
.. this woman knew all about
them.
Charlotte Jean interrupted with
the tea tray. At the same moment
the McBains arrived, and Duncan
Murchison came up the path
through the woods and into the
garden. His step was light and
buoyant, and he smiled cheerfully
at Tuck, who in moving back to
the tea table had seen him and
gone few steps to meet him. His
face fell as he saw the people be-
hind her.
"Oh, it's a party?" he said in
boyish disappointment.
Eyes. Didn't you know"
mo. l thought it was just your
selves. But it was nice of you to
have me. anyway" he said.
She laughed. Sometimes it's
dreadfully hard to be polite, isn't
jt2 VIII you come, sometime, when
it's just ourselves, then? We'd love
TO have you"
His quiet face lit up. "You just
ask me-" he said. His glance went
past her, over her shoulder. Tuck
turned and walked back to the tea
table.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-22
THE NAVY IS MOVING into

Key West lock, stock, wife and
barrel. Sailors wives are stream
ing into the city from California,
mostly. and renting apartments
with their bubbles either here al
ready on ships or yet to come.
This yet to come business pres
ages further movements of men
from the west coast to Key West.
Evening star., 1939-07-26

scale for w. P. A. The new relief
law provides that all relief clients
work 100 hours each month for their
security" wage. Many sponsors of
the amendment are among the
strongest supporters of the lend
ing legislation.
On the other hand, a group of
Southerners headed by Senator Rus
sell, Democrat, Of Georgia promised
a strong fight against the proposal
because it would destroy a provi-
sion in the relief law banning
larger differential in wages paid
in the North and the South than
there is in the living cost in the two
areas.
The move for a House Democratic
caucus followed an attempt by the
Rules Committee to stif1e the $780,
900 900 housing bill. Representative
McKeough, Democrat, of Illinois,
who circulated the petition for the
meeting, told reporters:
Members signing the call for the
caucus believe that no adjournment
should take place until necessary
legislation has been passed or the
responsibility for the failure to pass
is properly placed on the reactionary
coalition consisting of a small bloc
of Democrats and practically the en-
tire Republican membership of the
House
This coalition has operated
throughout this session of Congress
to defeat humanitarian and progress
sive measures and is attempting to
sabotage and destroy existing labor
and liberal legislation enacted by
previous Congresses of the Roose-
velt administration"
Evening star., 1939-07-26
LENDING
Continued From First Page)

41OAl l. IL SU d6C'
versial were offered from within
Democratic ranks-notably a pro-
posal to attach a rider restoring the
w. P. A. prevailing wage scale.
In the House, leaders appeared to
be making progress in attempts to
placate an impatient group of 81
Democrats who sought to force &C
ton on the lending bill through
call for party caucus. Such caucus
could bind all House Democrats to
act as unit.
In this instance the leaders were
not notified beforehand. They hoped
to make the caucus unnecessary by
obtaining release of the $500 900 900
housing bill from the Rules Com
mittee, and assurance that the same
group would not bottle up the lend
ing legislation.
Senate Republicans decided to
sharpshoot items of the works
financing program calling for the
following Federal loans: Public
roads, $500, 900 900; railroad equip
ment, 100000; Export-Import
Bank, $lOO,00O,000; farm tenancy,
5000 900 900; public works, $3.50 OOO,-
900; rural electrification admins
tration, $500, 600, 900, and reclamation,
$4,000, 900.
Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho said he was opposed to the
public roads outlay, declaring:
Very little of the money spent
on highways goes to the working
man, and most of it goes to the ce-
ment companies"
Despite the apparent obstacles,
Democratic Leader Barkley of Ken
lucky said he was confident the
Senate would pass the lending bill
this week. He also ordered night
sessions, and said the administra-
ton intended to keep Congress here
until final disposition of the meas
ure.
Senator Barley told reporters
that he was not prepared to say
what the Administrations attitude
would be toward an amendment
offered by az Senators, headed by
Senator Murray, Democrat, of Mon
tana, to restore the prevailing wage
Evening star., 1939-07-26
Air Corps Officers Believe
u. S. Planes Equal to Best

international record of 30,55l feet set
with German Junkers plane, last
year.
Further, though there was no di-
rect comparison, several score British
Army Blenheim bombers averaged
some $50 miles an hour in flight
over France which almost conceded
with the American speed trials.
Without undertaking to apologize
for the performance of the planes,
which last year made a spectacular
round trip to Buenos Aires, aviation
experts noted:
The flights were under routine
service conditions" to test planes
that were not prepared in any way
for an assault on records. There is
widespread belief among American
flyers that some of the foreign rec
ords were hung up by special racing
planes which could not be classified
as strictly service types.
The Air Corps bombers were of a
comparatively old type, soon to be
superseded.
On one lap, fog forced the bomber
to circle f1ve times around Floyd
Bennett Airport and descend to 900
feet to be identified.
Evening star., 1939-07-26
Visitor Forfeits
| SIS Collateral
In Assault Case

Charged with assaulting hotel
elevator operator whose musical in
clinations assertedly were not to
his liking, Thomas F. Bayard, jr.,
of Wilmington, Del, yesterday for
feited $25 at Police Court rather
than stand trial
Bayard, who is q, was accused
of striking Fred Podruchny as Pod
ruchny sat in the Shoreham Hotel
lobby humming tune early yester-
day Policeman D. NJ Brown. who
made the arrest, quoted Bayard as
saying he became offended at the
Idea of the elevator operator hum
ming"
Podruchny could not recall the
tune, but Gardiner Moore, man
ager of the hotel expressed the
belief Bayard mistook the noise of
electric fans for the elevator boys
musical effort.
Podruchny suffered a lacerated
scalp and a sprained elbow.
Evening star., 1939-07-26
Suyre
Continued From First Page

worked out plan for the gradual
reduction of Philippine preferential
tariffs in this country so that they
would disappear entirely in 1860.
Already he had had many years
of experience in Far Eastern affairs.
He was adviser in foreign affairs to
the Thai (Siamese) government
from 1923-1925, and an adviser to
the ministry of foreign affairs of
the Thai government from 1925 to
1890.
Married Wilson's Daughter.
Mr.. Sayre is native of Bethle-
hem, Pa, and received an A. B. de-
gree from Williams College in 1909
and a law degree in 1912 from Har-
ward University. In 1918 he married
Jessie Woodrow Wilson, daughter of
President Wilson, the wedding TAX
ing place in the White House. Mrs.
Sayre died in 1888 and in 1887 Mr..
Sayre married Mrs. Elizabeth Evans
Graves of Washington.
He was assistant to the president
OF Williams College and instructor
IN government from 1914 to 1917
He then became teaching fellow
in the Harvard Law School and
later professor of law.
The President also nominated:
Herman E. Moore of Illinois, to be
judge of the District Court of the
Virgin Islands.
Leo T. Crowley of Wisconsin and
Phillips L. Goldsborough of Mary
land for six-year terms, starting
September 6, 1889. as members of
the Board of Directors of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
The two are board members at
present.
Evening star., 1939-07-26

That young Republic, the United
States OF America, has lot to learn
about her new role as a creditor
among nations.
Her economic salvation lies in
lending more money to the world
or at least to that part of the world
which will not spend the borrowed
funds on ornaments.
This opinion was expressed, and
emphasized, yesterday by B. T. Tha-
kur, native banker of Karachi,
India, who, with his wife, is collect
ing impressions of the Washington
scene after attending the Rotary
International convention in Cleve-
land.
The United States as an inter-
national banker would have a pretty
limited field If she only loaned
money to nations which are not
building up their fighting forces" I"
suggested reporter. one of several
received by Mr.. Thakur yesterday
afternoon in his suite at the Willard
Hotel.
There's India replied Mr.. Tha-
kur. There's South America
doubt If they're spending much on
armaments down there, are they?"
Maybe that's because they don't
have much to spend"
Suggests Partnership Loan.
Perhaps" said Mr.. Thakur. "but
my people will not spend money
on preparations for war They want
to live in peace. Why could not
your country make loan to India?
A partnership loan, one to be used
to mutual advantage, for the estab-
lishment of trade beneficial to
both countries.
The future of India lies in in
dustrialiZation. We need your
young technicians to show us the
way. and your credit to get things
Evening star., 1939-07-26
More Arrests Likely
In Fatal Battle
0fLabor Groups
Union Man Is Killed,
Two Foce Charges
In Indiunu Clash
BY the Associated Press.

6y tnc ASSOCldLeQ EreSS.
BOONVILLE, Ind, July 26.-
Sheriff Gus Barclay of Warrick
County threatened further arrests
today in a labor skirmish which al
ready has brought death to one man
and criminal charges against two
others.
John Pilkelton, IS, of Elberfeld
was shot fatally and five others were
hurt when pickets of the Interna-
tional Hod Carriers, Building and
Common Labor Union CA. F. L.
clashed yesterday with non-union
workers on concrete bridge project
near Millersburg, northwest of here.
A 38-year- Hopkinsville (Ky)
man employed on the project was
jailed here. The sheriff said he
would be charged with murder to-
day.
John Soucie, A. of Evansville,
union organizer, charged with riot
ing, surrendered and gave $500 bond
for his freedom.
The sheriff said he was consider
ing riot charges against some 40
other union men but expected no
further violence. Work stopped
after the riot.
Pilkelton, a union man, was en-
ployed on the Evansville -Millers-
burg-Princeton road project adja-
cent to the bridge job.
George Hammond, 81, of Millers-
burg, union road worker, shot in
the back, also was taken to the hos
pital. The other injured did not
need hospital treatment.
Trouble broke out on the project
shortly before noon. Thirteen men
were at work on the bridge.
Evening star., 1939-07-26
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Air Corps officers held the belief
today that American military planes
are at least the equal of the best
abroad despite the failure of the
Army's priced Flying Fortress"
bombers to equal German and Ital-
ian records.
They hinted that higher standards
might be expected from faster and
more powerful planes nearly ready
for initial tests.
Carrying a load of 11,023 pounds,
one of the big bombers yesterday
averaged 204 miles an hour for one
lap over an official test course
bounded by Langley Field, Va; Boil
ing Field in Washington, and Floyd
Bennett Airport, New York
On the second 1000 kilometer
(62l4 miles lap, it made 200.9 miles
an hour.
Under the same conditions, an
Italian plane last year averaged just
under 251 miles an hour for both
laps.
Three days earlier, another of the
16-ton four-motor Army bombers
carried the same load to an altitude
of 23,800 feet, contrasted with the
Evening star., 1939-07-26
Sightseeing Bus Co.
Workers Strike in
Wage Dispute
Gray Line Operations
Halted, With 100 Out;
Offices Picketed

The familiar Gray Line Sightsee-
ing Co. buses bearing tourists to
Washington points of interest were
missing today as about 100 employees
went on strike.
The strike was voted last night
principally on the question of wages.
A closed shop provision is another
point of contention.
Pickets were thrown around the
company's downtown Office and
waiting room, 1417 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, and around the ga
RACES and principal offices, 1854
Twenty-third street NV.
Although policemen were stationed
at the picketing scenes as routine
matter, there was no disorder.
Union officials said hotels would
not be picketed unless they con-
tinued to sell sightseeing tickets.
Union Asks Guarantee.
The striking employees are men,
bers of Division 1888, Amalgamated
Streetcar. Electric Railway and Mo-
tor Coach Employees of America Ca.
F. of L.. They include drivers, lee
turerS, hotel and stand men and
mechanic and shopmen.
j. r. Shannon, chairman of the
Employees Bargaining Committee,
said the union is asking guarantee
that regular lecturers and drivers
working six days week shall re-
ceive 66 hours pay in the case of lee
turers and so hours in the case Of
the drivers. 1t also is asked that
any regular employe working less
than six days in any week shall not
receive less than II hours pay for
each day worked.
He also said that the company,
after agreeing verbally last Satur-
day to a closed-shop provision, had
asked for a clause providing that
member who belonged to the union
might drop out and continue in the
company's employ. Such a provi-
sion, Mr.. Shannon added, would
nullify the closed-shop status.
A third point of contention in
wolves guarantee of five hours a
day for extra men employed
Per-Hour Pay Boosted.
Joseph Wyatt, attorney for the
company, said the firm had granted
"a substantial" increase in hourly
wages and as result did not con-
slider it could grant a full days pay
regardless of the number of hours
less than day worked.
The new hourly pay agreed to By
company and union officials is 43
and 46 cents an hour for lecturers.
depending on experience, and 48
and SIS cents an hour for drivers.
Lecturers work an 11-hour day and
drivers, under Interstate Commerce
Commission regulations, work a 10
hour day, or so hours a week.
None of the sight seeing busses
were moved this morning from the
company's garages. Mr.. Wyatt said,
however, that steps would be taken
during the day if the strike con-
tinued.
Evening star., 1939-07-26
Charles Guerin Dies:
Artist and Musician

Charles Francois Guerin, artist
and musician, died in Homeopathic
Hospital yesterday after being in
poor health almost q year
Mr.. Guerin. about IS, came to
Washington 80 years ago from his
birthplace, Fairplay, Mimi. Well
known in artistic circles, his private
collection of oil paintings is one of
the finest in the city. When not
painting, Mr.. Guerin devoted his
time to music and poetry. He lived
at 1912 Rhode Island avenue NV.
He had no immediate relatives, be-
ing survived by several cousins and
a nephew in Dubuque, Iowa, where
his body will be taken for burial Sat-
urday.
Evening star., 1939-07-26
Hammer Murderess
Declares She Planned
Return 10 Prison
VeImo West, Captured,
Says She Wanted to
Visit Night Clubs
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, July 26.-Velma
West, fugitive hammer murderess
who fled prison after II years be-
hind bars, said today she had a
satisfying glimpse of the outside
world and was preparing to return
voluntarily to her Ohio prison cell
when detectives ended her "one lit
tie adventure"
The 32-year- -old woman, who killed
her husband when he refused to
attend bridge party, confided her
bag was packed and she had in
tended to leave today.
Arrested last night with Mrs. West
was Mary Ellen Richards, 23-year-
old Cincinnati girl, under 25-year
sentence for robbery with firearms.
Mrs. West had gained seven
pounds during the three-week stay
in Dallas.
A blond at the time of the mur-
der, Mrs. West has hennaed her hair.
Il wanted to see some night clubs,
but the nearest got to them were a
few honkey tonks,' Mrs. West said.
Both women refused to talk of
their escape other than to say they
used a set of keys. -Four women
participated in the break. The other
two were Florence Sheline and Vir-
ginia Bawdy. Florence left them
outside of the prison gates, and the
other three began heading West.
They obtained rides, mostly from
truck drivers, and made a round
about trip to Texas. They spent the
first night in Richmond, Ind, and
the next in Memphis at a tourist
cabin. They came through Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and
Louisiana.
Evening star., 1939-07-26
okiio
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nese memorandum protesting a
100000 fine levied by Soviet courts
against japanese concessionaries on
Sakhalin. The Russian government
declared the japanese were violating
Soviet laws and concession contracts
The japanese Interpretation Of
Britain's stand on the Chinese
japanese War was characterized
today by the foreign Office spokes-
man. Asked how Japan would re-
act to continued British help to
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek, not
involving Japanese-occupied areas of
China, the spokesman replied:
I'VE certainly do not expect any
such assistance will be given"
He noted at the same time that
Evening star., 1939-07-26

the agreement of last Friday, form
ing the basis of current British
Japanese negotiations for settle
ment of the Tientsin dispute, ac-
knowledged special requirement."
for Japanese forces in regions un-
der their control"
Italy Reviles Britain.
ROME, July 26 P).-The Italian
press today interpreted Britain's
agreement not to interfere with the
Japanese Army in the areas it con-
trolls in China as a surrender" to
Japan and predicted the course
would entail a revision of affairs in
China.
II Popolo dItalia, Premier Mus
solini's Milan newspaper, said Eng
land had committed hari-kari," "
and II Corriere della Sera described
the agreement as Munich in the
Far East
Evening star., 1939-07-26
McNinch, Called 10 F. {. {.
To Clean Up,' Plans 10 Quit

BY the Associated Press.
Frank r. McNinch, whose assign
ment from President Roosevelt to
clean up the mess at the Federal
Communications Commission in
volving him in much controversy,
plans to leave the F. C. C. chair
manship.
After a White House call yester-
day, Mr.. McNinch, a diminutive
North Carolinian, long in poor
health. indicated he had urged
President Roosevelt to accept his
resignation.
Persons close to the F.. C. C. said
they did not expect McNinch to
return to active duty there, although
for the time being he will officially
remain as chairman. Because of
illness, he has spent little time at
the commission during recent
months.
There may be some news soon" :"
Mr.. McNinch told newsmen. "It is
not ready for announcement yet"