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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-04

Early Indians, pirates preying
on the rich galleon trade coming
from Mexico and going to Spain
and fishermen from old st. Aug
Justine were the first to base
around Key West Island. In 1915
the island of Cayo Huesa was
granted to Juan Pablo Salas by
Don Juan de Estrada, Spanish
governor of Florida, Fin consid-
Grafton of several services.
John w. Simonton, after whom
Simonton street was named,
stopped over in Key West enroute
to Cuba, saw its possibilities, and
bought it for $4,000 in 1922. ST.
monitor sold three quarters of the
island to John Warner, U. S. con-
sui to Cuba; John Mountain, U. S.
commercial agent at Havana;
John Whitehead and w. c. Flem-
ing, after whom two other Key
West streets are named. Warner
and Mountain sold soon after to
Pardon G.. Greene and another
street in Key West soon bore his
name.
However, SalaS had made a
conditional sale to John B.
Strong, which brought an early
mixup. Strong promptly made a
landing and took possession of
the island. Law suit which fol-
lowed resulted in the Simonton
claimants receiving the island
through a compromise in which
Strong received 500 acres at Big
Spring, Fla.
Key West Naming
Two explanations of the deri-
walton of the name Key West
have come down the years. One
is that it is the most westerly of
the keys or islands, hence the
name Key West. Whitehead
quoted an old resident of Key
West who said that the. Indians
of the Keys were driven down
from key to key and making a
last stand at Key West were al
most annihilated, a few escaping
to Cuba. The bleached bones
found on the island by Spaniards
caused the name of the island
Cayo Hueso, cayo being Spanish
for key or island and hueso
meaning bone.
When Florida was acquired by
the United States from Spain,
Key West became a part of the
United States and Congress con-
firmed the grant of the island to
Salas. 1919, the beginning of the
actual settlement of Key West,
was marked as several families
from South Carolina and north
ern Florida came here, were hos
pitably received, and building lots
given them.
In 1922, Lieut.. M. C. Perry,
commander of the U. S. Schooner
Shark, hoisted the U. S. flag here
and named it Thompson's Island.
Later Commander Porter of the
navy attempted to name it AL
lentown, but Key West suited
those who were living here bet
ter and the name has remained.
Old Island Topography
The original topography was
like that of other habitable keys
near the Florida reef, having a
high ridge extending along the
waterfront on the ocean and gulf
sides. In the center were ponds
and lagoons. There were beach
es on both ocean and gulf sides.
The original and finest residences
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-04
GUEST AT PARK
DESCRIBES FINE
ENTERTAINMENT
SEVERAL MEMBERS MADE UP
PARTY WHICH WAS CON-
QUOTED ALL THROUGH VA
RIOUS ATTRACTIONS
iBY A.H.A.l

oAS W0yo W OChS III q
carnival" and then again, there
are other ways. Which is by way
of opening the story of this
writer's experience at Key West
Park last evening who, with other
invited guests, was shown a
grand time at this favorite enter
tainment center. A full three
and one half hours was busily
spent, and as the old saying goes
There was never a dull
moment"
First off, we'd recommend a
complete circuit of the grounds
to get the feel of the place. In
passing you note all the side at
fractions, and what an array
there is, then back at the starting
point, just pitch right in and try
the rides. All the way from the
Merry go-round to the thriller
diller" of the park, the Octopus,
the Key West Park rides are first
class, no less. Our party thor
oughly enjoyed the experience on
each ride and determinations
were made to ''come back for
more" right soon.
In between times we took in
all of the side shows. Mabel
Mack's Wild West Show was
highly enjoyable with some
really good roping, horse and dog
acts. Miss Mack's "aint that
awful side remarks were anus
ing to say the least. Susie the
educated Chimp was never in
better spirits last evening, al
though her trainer, Leo Carroll,
stated that she was always up to
some mischief or other. This
talented chimp led a troupe of
monkeys and balloons in some
amusing and interesting tricks
inside the enclosure.
Then there was the fun house
we all got a laugh here, then
the Palace of Funny Faces, and
other exhibits, all very interest
ing.
The highlight of the evening,
of course, was the free act, put
on by troupe of four tight-wire
walkers. No net or anything I'M
derneath them for protection,
these men continue to thrill all
onlookers, and there were hun
dreds of us last evening, with
their daring. Cool, deliberate,
precise-these qualities mixed in
with spectacular thrills, provide
twenty minutes of nerve-tingling
excitement for guests of the
park.
And then, of course-We
couldn't resist trying our luck at
some of the concession stands.
Had some luck at some-and,
just to be average-no luck at
others.
Everybody waits for the prize
award event-so we joined the
crowd at this event. And, just
to keep the record straight, Miss
Adele Beccaise was $1,000 out by
not attending the park last eve
ming. That circumstance is 60
ing to react to somebody else's
advantage tonight perhaps.
Wen all ''be SEEM you" again
is the message of this writer
and party to Key West Park.
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Benefit Card Party
Tomorrow Night

Benefit Card Party will be Civ
en- at Armory tomorrow evening
at 7:30 o'clock, under the aus
pices of a group of Harris School
teachers.
Bridge, bingo, pinochle and
other popular games will be
played. Prizes will be awarded.
Party is being given for the
benefit of Harris School library
fund.
Winter visitors will be well
coined.
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Room Mothers To
Hold Meeting

Room Mothers of the Harris
School PIT. A. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Benjamin Lowe to-
morrow afternoon.
The meeting will begin at 3
o'clock.
Mrs. Carl Bervaldi, chairman,
will preside.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-04
Old-Time Resident
Visits Key West

Old-time resident in Key West
as a boy is Fred Sinnott of Phil
adelphia, who was here yester-
day with his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton Sinnott.
Fred visited as many of his
friends as he could in the short
time he was here.
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Today's Horoscope


Today has a keynote-aspira-
ton. There is a disposition to adj
venture. Artistic in taste, these
natures sometimes, if male, be-
come easily corrupted by women;
and guarding against this they
are well-minded. There is a
great tendency toward Oriental
customs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-04

Where are you going, my pretty
maid?"
ITO meet my husband, sir, she
said.
1T isl, quoth he, "a pleasant
day..
And then made off the other
way.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ketterer of
Tampa were arrivals over the
highway Tuesday accompanied
by Mrs. Ketterer's mother, Mrs.
Eva Sands, and Newton P. Lowe,
of Largo, Fla.
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Today's Birthdays
sssSsssssssssssssssseoss

u. S. Senator Carter Glass of
Virginia, born at Lynchburg, Va,
81 years ago.
George H. Houston, president
of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, born at Covington, KY,
Sc years ago.
Max Eastman of New York
City, noted writer and editor,
born at Canandaigua, N. Y, Sc
years ago.
Willard H. Dow of Midland,
Mich, president of the Dow
Chemical Company, born there,
AZ years ago.
Charles Gibbs Adams of Los
Angeles, noted American land
scape architect and city planner,
born in Los Angeles, SIS years
ago.
DR.. Edwin E. Witte of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, noted eco
nomist, born in Jefferson Co.,
Wis, So years ago.
Florence E. Wall of New York
City, consulting chemist, writer
on cosmetics, born at Paterson,
N. j., 46 years ago.
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CLASSIFIED COLUMN

Advertisements under this head
will be inserted in The Citizen at
the rate of one-cent tlc) a word
for each insertion. but the mini
mum for the first insertion in
every instance is twenty-five
cents (2sc).
Advertisers should give their
street address as well as their
telephone number if they desire
results.
Payment for classified adver-
tisemenfs is invariably in ad-
vance. n but regular advertisers
with ledger accounts may have
their advertisements charged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-04

Mrs. Thomas James, who left
Sunday afternoon accompanying
her daughters Misses Gwendolyn
and Josephine as far as Miami on
their return to Florida State Col
lege at Tallahassee, was return
ing passenger on the bus yester-
day afternoon.
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FOR RENT-7-Room Furnished
Apartment on Duval street.
Modern conveniences. Apply at
Mendelrs Men Shop.
dec20-s
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RNISHE APARTMENT,
centrally located, all modern
conveniences. Apply SIG Duval
street. dec16-s
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ANSWERS TO TEN
TEST QUESTIONS
Below are the answers 20 test
questions printed on Page 2

/. Four. JSx
2. Lou Nova. ou6x' 9:30 h n
3. New York.
4. Mr..
S. Idea; not li-deer'. 30
6. Two. qClIhGllIe ,o.lri.
z. st. LawrenGe.mItp ~ e.
8. John Adams.
8. Henry Picard.
10. Rhode Island, Delaware and
Connecticut.
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FOR SALE OR RENT

FOR SALE OR RENT-Cabin
Cruise {Wfh living quarters to
accomhbdhte 4. All modern
conveniences. Good for party
fishing. 1914 Varela street.
oct10-S
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FURNISHED HOUSES-all mod
ern convenienceS. lila Grin
nell Street. nov3-tf
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ROOMS

ROOMS with or without board.
Sunny and cool. 419 Southland
street. jan4-1mo
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FURNISHED APARTMENT-Ap-
ply 1904 White Street. dec31-s
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PERSONAL MENTION

Morris J. Williams, WPA state
director of labor; w. E. Saunders,
acting director of finance, and
Karl A. Goodbread, field repre-
sentative of labor, are visitors in
the city today meeting with local
officials of the WPA at head
quarters.
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WANTED

WANTED TO RENT for two
months, Baby Stroller. Apply
1906 Division street. jan4-1tx
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u. S. Senator Carter Glass of
Virginia. born at Lynchburg, Va,
81 years ago.
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Mrs. H. F.. Tolle, of Lake City,
mother of Rev. Joe Tolle of the
First Methodist church, arrived
this week and will spend two
weeks with Rev. and Mrs. Tolle
and the family.
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LOST

LOST-Blue coat. Reward for
return. 316 William street.
jan2-4tx
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FOR RENT

APARTMENT FOR RENT. 1914
Grinnell street. JANIS
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Vest Garden Club and Tree Guild meeting with Dr. j. c.
lford of the University of Miami delivering lecture
Tropical Forestry in Tropical Florida" 3D. Womans
ubhouSe -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
TOWNSEND MEETINGS

The following Townsend club
meetings have been scheduled
Thursday Fircrest No. 10 al
Community church. Gig HsrbOr
No. / al Community hall: Har-
mony No. 30 At X. Of c. hall. 6th
ave. and Steele. Christmas tres
program. dancing. refreshments.
Parklsnd No. II. James Sales
Grange hall. Airport road and
PARK ave. South Tacoma No. 8.
Reisinger home. 1921 So. Puget
Sound ave. HAwthorns No. 20,
Ladies auxiliary. il:30 a m. Al
the clubroomS. 300 East 5Oth st.
Friday - All-city no. - AZ
Townsend hall. Il3iis Commerce
81. business meeting a. 7.5o. fol-
lowed BY cards and refreshments.
Fern Hill No. 4. al clubrooms. sSd
and Yakima.
saturday-Fawcett Avenue No
10 At Eagles ball. So. 18Th - ard
Fawcett ave
Sunday Gathering al Townsend
hall. 113ih Commerce. st. at 2
?. m.
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To Honor Supreme Governor
OfMoose Thursday EVening

Bert w. johnson OF Chicago. a
former Tacoman, who in Novem-
Der was elected supreme governor
OF the Loyal Order Of Moose. will
be guest of honor Mt a banquet
Thursday at p. m. in the army
and navy room. Hotel Winthrop.
The banquet will be given by
Tacoma lodge No. AIS. which he
Joined at the age of n. He WAS
a member for nine years, until his
transfer to the Greater Chicago
lodge No. 3. lie has been seere-
tary OF that branch since.
Following the banquet, lodge
members will meet at o'clock In
the Moose temple. where johnson
will be honored further. He and
Mrs. Johnson are spending the
Christmas holidays here.
Natives Of Tacoma
Born in Tacoma on Dec. 20. 1893.
johnson attended the public and
high schools and business coll
lege here, and was graduated from
Whitworth college In Spokane.
From college he went into bust
ness, working as an office account
ant for a wholesale electrical
company, telephone company.
and an engineering company. He
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FAMILY ABSENT
AS Thief CALLS

Mrs. O. r. bingham and FAM
iiy returned 10 their residence 81
sass No. q u. Tuesday afternoon.
after an absence Of three days. 10
discover the place had been entered
by a thief.
Missing were two watches. two
rings. . mans stick pin and : 90
guage shotgun and leather case,
Thieves struck twice At the homo
Of Fred Reed. isib so. oath at.
while he was absent from the
premises. he Informed police We'd
nesdsy. A small window pane IN
front door was broken BY one
intruder. who unlocked tina door.
A bedroom window was broken
by another prowisr. The house
was ransacked. but nothing WAS
missing.
Reed disclosed that the prowier
VINO broke the bedroom window
evidently cut his hand on glass. -
blood was found on the floor near
the window.
Sound Fuel Co, l7bs No. Taco
ma ave. reported theft 81 two
ricks Of second growth forest wood.
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man ARRESTED
after THREATS


Afses ~ sssertsdly ,hrssssnsa
the lives 81 hls crippled wife and
is.sear-eld daughter ard then an
nounced ne intended "a ksll hlniself.
RoeNrs ~ Ferguson. se-ycsr-eld
humber yard empioye. was arrested
BY Tacoma police and "Wednesday
was being held IN city jail on .
charge Of being intoxicated and far
investigation.
Ferguson was taken into custody
BY prowisr ear officers late 1ssss-
dsy At HE home 81 s7is -. X u.
The mans wife. Mrs Matilda
Ferguson. ~. and his daughter.
Lucille. told officers Ferguson had
been drinking since last Friday
Afternoon.
After Threatening to shoot his
wife and daughter and end his life.
Ferguson silsgediy went 10 bed.
room. whore he fired . bullet from
. shotgun into the floor.
The wife took refuge II neigh.
bor's house and police were SUM
moned. When officer. arrived.
they took the shotgun away from
Ferguson and placed his undsr
arrest.
The mother and daughter were
70 appear ct police headquarters
during the day 10 give detectives
further Information in connection
with tia case.
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Herder, and later, Past Great
North Mooss. For this work. the
supreme lodge awarded him thu
Fellowship and Pilgrim degrees
Unanimous Choice
In 1884, he was unanimously
elected president Of the Illinois
Moose association. was unanimous
~ chosen supreme trustee At the
July. 1885. Moose convention In
Boston. was unanimously elected
supreme councilman nj the cleve-
land convention IN 1887, and In
June. 1888. was unanimously
elected supreme prslate at Moose
heart. III
lie also IL q member u other
fraternal organizations. These In
clude. Blaney Masonic lodge. OH
entail consistory. Aedinah Temple
tshrine). Knights Of I'ythias past
chancellor). q. y. D. n. Odd FeI-
lows. and Eagles
hsep~ Busy
In Chicago. he IL a member Of
the Lasalle street club. the Y. ~
G. A. the Field Museum. Chicago
Motor club. Chicago Association
81 Commerce. Kiwauis club, the
Rogers Park Presbyterian church.
AMI the Art Institute of Chicago.
Despite all these activities, be is
able n carry On his work as an
official o. printing concern
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
HEINZ HOOKUP
WILL Be UNIQUE

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Twenty
five thousand miles of wire will
be brought into one circuit under
the control OF 3s5 operators and
engineers when Howard Heinz
uses a telephone broadcast hook
up to address all employees of H. J.
Heinz company in the United
States and Canada on Thursday,
Dec. %, the 10th anniversary of
the organization founded by his
father and of which he is president.
His audience will be assembled
at 20 banquets in cities from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, at each of
which the same menu will be
served, and he will speak at
Pittsburgh where 5000 will dine
together in Heinz Employees Audi
forum and Service building. II. J.
Heinz II, grandson of the founder
of the business, will serve as toast
master.
One of the banquets will be held
IN Seattle where the company has
q branch.
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PRISON TERMS
GIVEN THREE
Youths Nabbed Here
Sentenced for
P.O. Holdup

Three youthful desperadoes. ar
rested by Tacoma police Nov. 30,
and later confessed to eight
burglaries in King and Pierce coun-
ties and robbery of a postal SUBJ
station in Ballard, were under SEN
tence Wednesday to each serve rs
years in Mcneil island federal
penitentiary.
The trio-Donald Mcdonald, 20.
of Yakima; Everett T. Rennick.
is. alias Robert Stanton. and
William Johnston, %, both of Seat
tle-appeared before Judge John C.
Bowen in Seattle federal district
court late Tuesday and entered
pleas of guilty to robbery of a post
office sub-station and were SEN
fenced to long terms in prison.
Result of Accident
Arrest of the trio by Tacoma
police came about through an auto
accident, when a stolen car, driven
by Johnston, crashed over curb
and careened into a vacant lot at
So. 25th and C SITS. on the night of
Nov. 30.
Johnston, a parolee from Mon
roe state reformatory. and a girl
friend, passenger in the car. were
taken into custody. Through ques-
tioning by detectives and deputy
sheriffs, arrest of Rennick and Nc
Donald followed.
The youths admitted to detec-
tives six Tacoma burglaries, two
in Puyallup valley and two in Sc
attic, in addition to the postal SUBJ
station robbery.
From Reformatory
Rennick and Mcdonald were also
on parole from the reformatory at
the time of their arrest.
The trio was sentenced to fed
sral prison after they entered a
plea of guilty to the specific charge
Of holding up and robbing H. F.
McElhaney, employee in a drugstore
at Ballard, on the night of Nov.
20, and taking 500 in postal funds.
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FAREWELL TO
AMERICA

I boarded the train at Cleveland,
with a small group of deportees,
to travel as a member of the
party"
In the dim light of early morn
ing, we were taken to the train
in a police van from the federal
building. A weather-beaten old
Bulgarian clumsily kissed his
daughter. an elderly shapeless
woman, before he climbed on. Just
before the door banged shut his
gnarled fingers gestured an un-
certain goodby to his daughter.
and to America-the America
those hands. so warped and knotty.
had helped to build.
Inspector Edwin M. Kline was
in charge of the train, as he has
been in charge Of such parties for
20 years. Some, in past years.
have been as long as % cars with
500 or more deportees. That is
why, after 20 years, the depart
ment calls the trains Kline par
ties" In 20 years he has never
lost a deportee.
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so Army Reserve Officers
May Go With Sd Division

FORT LEWIS A chanes 10
got into the Third divisions
attack on California eoszt de-
fsnss next month 10 being offsfsd
10 70 reserve officers VIM win have
10 work fast 20 make necessary
arrangements. Il was discio~sd ~
division headquarters tasisy
FIFTY u thess officers in ths
grade ~ serond and first llsutsn.
aDts and captains viii b accepted
10 report for duty 81 Fort Lewis
Jan, II and to serve on sstise
status through tbs sueesdinK tso
wesks. sailing wlth the division
from Tacoma ef Olympia
PAY Of Theis Grade
To h. silgfbss they must nof
hsvs bssn on sotiss duty during
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-28
DEPORTEES ALLOWED
NO MONEY, KNIVES

All property is taken from de-
portees as they board the cars,
returned as they leave the coun-
try. Money, knives, papers, razors.
all are enveloped before boarding
the train. Recently one deportee
offered a porter $50 for his pocket
knife.
A matron looks after women
deportees. A special dining car
steward provides a diet Of soft
food that can be eaten without
knife or fork, and makes up spe-
cial diets for those. Like Hindus,
who will not touch pork or have
other dietary scruples.
About a fourth Of the deportees
are being sent home at their own
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CHILDREN'S PENNIES
GO TO FINNISH FUND

NEW YORK Representing
real sacrifices on their part.
school children Of the mining sec
ton Of Gallup. n. NJ. have raised
81. practically all in pennies" for
the relief Of Finnish war victims.
A. w. BarnOs. publisher Of the
Gallup Independent, in forwarding
his check for funds raised through
his paper 20 Herbert Hoover.
chairman Of the national commit
tee Of the Finnish Relief fund.
wrote.
Zone dollar was raised by the
children Of Allison school, ArS.
Jessie English, teacher. The con-
trlbutions Of the school children
were practically all In pennies.
earned AZ odd jobs. These are all
children Of coal miners. the parents
having had very restricted employ
nent during the past year owing
70 conditions affecting the coal In
dustry."
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WILL MEET FRIDAY

A meeting of Sea Scout com
missioners will be held at 1880
p. m. Friday, Dec. 20, at the home
Of Commodore Harold N. Mann
for the purpose of discussing Sea
Scout problems and To formulate
an inspection schedule.
Specials Walnut meats, Soc ID.
Dates, 19c ID. Helen's Nat Foods,
Crystal Pal. Mkt, 18th ST. emit
Free gifts. Free samples. adv.
"Norsk Aften" Norway Night,
Normanna hall, Thursday, Dec. %.
s p m. Norwegian program. re-
freshments and dance, admission
25c. adv.
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Oklahoma Deputy
Here For Prisoner

J. w. Phillips, deputy warden
Of the Oklahoma state peniten-
tiary at McAllister, Okla. called
on Sheriff John c. Bjorklund and
his staff in Tacoma Tuesday aft
ernoon to pick up Earl Jackson,
23-year-old Oklahoma prison es-
capee, who was released this week
end from the federal penitentiary
on Mcneil island.
With Deputy Warden Phillips
was his son, Ferman Phillips, a
state senator from Atoka, Okla.