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Evening star., 1939-05-20

By the Associated Press.
A compromise plan of revising cor
porate taxes, which advocates said
might remove the chief obstacle to
adjournment of Congress around
July IS, was discussed by legislative
leaders today.
1t was said reliably to involve re-
duction of the present 21z pei cent
rate on undistributed profits to l1z
per cent.
Retention of the principle of this
tax, advocates of the compromise
said, would meet President Roose-
velt's recent demand that either
the controversial levy be allowed to
stand or some other impost be de-
vised which would prevent tax
avoidance.
Some Senators who have kept in
close touch with efforts to revise
taxes said they were satisfied there
would be little administration op-
position to readjustment of other
corporation levies, provided the
present level of Federal revenues
was maintained.
Taxes Key to Adjournment.
A group headed by Senator Har-
rison, Democrat, of Mississippi, has
been working on schedule which
would provide maximum tax of
18 per cent on corporation income,
with allowances to be made for loss
carry-overs and for revaluation Of
capital stock. Present levies run
from 1912 to 19 per cent, depending
on the amount of profits distributed,
with preferential treatment for
small business having earnings Of
S25 900 or less.
The plan on which the Harrison
group has been working calls for
repeal of the undistributed profits
levy. but there were indications a
compromise which could go through
Congress without great controversy
might be acceptable in this quarter.
Plans of congressional leaders for
adjournment revolve largely around
disposition of the tax question.
There is considerable feeling in
the Senate, said to be shared by
Vice President Garner, that one Of
the best things Congress could do
| for business and the country in
general would be to clean up its
work and go home.
Other Problems Can Wait.
The Vice President, always a
rooter for early adjournments, is
represented as being resigned to
staying in Washington until the tax
question is settled. He is said to
believe, however, that most other
issues which may not be disposed
of in the next two months would
not suffer materially in cooling
off" period
Regarded as one of the chief
economy advocates in the Senate,
he is reported also to hold the opin-
ion the longer Congress remains in
session, the more appropriations it
is likely to vote.
A July adjournment might pre-
clude action on the controversial
issue of neutrality law revision, as
well as proposed changes in the
Wagner Labor Act.
Two months time is considered
sufficient by most congressional
leaders to act on pending changes
in the Social Security Act, provide
railroad relief legislation and pass
next years relief appropriation.
Evening star., 1939-05-20

Ira WoltertS story Of their
n,ajesties' reception for re-
porterS yesterday appears on
Page A-3.
Evening star., 1939-05-20
Profits Tax Cut
Of 10 Weighed
As Compromise
Adjournment by
July IS Possible if
Plan Is Passed
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Business spokesmen haze con-
S,stently contended that tar re-
Dtsion is most essential to stimu-
latton OF economic situation.
administration leaders indicated
early in session they would agree
to this, but haUe not been so
cooperative in recent Ueeks.
Senate group has taken leader
ship, hoWever, and some sort OF
modification program is expected
before session ends.
Evening star., 1939-05-20
Meeting Place for
Buyers and Sellers

Nothing equals the classi-
fed pages of The Star as q
meeting place for buyers and
sellers of special services sup
plying the individual needs of
this great community.
Thousands of people every
day find just what they want
in the classified columns and
thousands of transactions
will result from the classi-
fled advertisements in tomor-
rows, Sunday Star. 1t pays
to read these advertisements.
Evening star., 1939-05-20

(Tert of Queen Elisabeth'S Speech
on Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1939-05-20
Yesterdays Advertising
(Local Display

Total 3 other papers, 1878
.Includins 15.1O4 lines in the Special
Summer Sports, Fashion Section.
Yesterdays Circulation
The Evening Star
Friday, May 19, 1889 151,755''
Friday, May 20, 1888 0,S32+"
Increase --------- 1o,923
''Returns from newsstands not included.
Evening star., 1939-05-20

(See HARLAN, Page A-100
Evening star., 1939-05-20

(See KING, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1939-05-20

(See INVITATIONS, Page A
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
High School Operetta
Opens Thursday

High School operetta. Holly
wood Extra, to be presented
Thursday and Friday promises to
be a good show, according to di-
rector T. B. KlebSattel.
Students and faculty alike are
cooperating TO make this the out
standing event of the year for the
high school. The director says
that the show is full of good
humor, lively songs and interest
ing situations. !
The most talented students 81
the school are to take part in the
production. Main character parts
60 to Vergie Key, orlando Is
quinaldo. Floyd Sterling, GeraE
dine Knowles, Flossie Mae Key
Ralph Thompson. Charles Ketch-
um. Aren't Sjursen. Carmen Nc
Beth, Leebert Mcfarland.
The story is of a Maine girl
who wins a movie beauty contest
and of the difficulties she has aft
er reaching Hollywood.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
Graye Leave After
Delightful Visit

Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Gray.
of Fostorio, Ohio, left over the
highway today for Miami enrOute
to their home after a delightful
visit of four months. They first
came to Key West % years ago.
and have been coming here for
an annual visit for the past five
years.
The GrayS have been world
travellers, spending lengthy visits
in South America and California,
but Key West appeals to them as
having the finest winter climate
of any place on earth, this the
reason of their having purchased
d house and grounds at the cor
ner of South and Tropical streets.
Mr.. Gray says the grounds have
been graded, buildings painted
and other improvements are con-
templated, and the intention is to
make this one of the most attrac-
tive homes in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

plankton samples obtained by
cOntrifuging small volumes of
water also failed to reveal the
presence of any minute forms.
which might have been respon-
sible for the destruction of spong-
es. With the exception of the in
shore waters in close proximity
to sponge kraals. the micro
plankton was extremely poor
comprising primarily bacteria,
shown by Drew to be particular
ly abundant in this area %.
"(3 The records of number
of observers indicate that the Sc
quence of infection was from
East to West following the trend
of water movements within the
Colony.
AT the same time the spread
of the disease was recorded more
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
Five Graduate Friday From
Convent Music Department

(b) Bumble-Bee
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Onelia VaSquez
Rhapsody XIII List
Celina Bethencourt
Orchestra, ValSe Moderne
Stoughton
Violins: B. Brantley, E. Moffat,
v. Shine, c. Bethencourt, S.
Cabrera, NJ Trujillo,
w. Lloyd
Mandolin: r. Bethel
Cello: NJ. L. Porter
Trumpet: H. Lloyd
Pianos: B. Moreno, E. Moreno
Rhapsody v List
Onelia Vasquez
Sonnet of Petrarch List
Mary WhaltOn
MiSerere GotSchalk-V Verdi
Celina Bethencourt
Song, If Any Little Word Of
Mine Paul Ambrose
Eleventh and Twelfth Grades
Piano: B. Moreno, e. Ybarmea
Rhapsody Nv List
John Robinson
Rhapsody In Blue Gershwln
Yvonne Pinder
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
Mrs. Demerift
ArriUes Here

Mrs. William w. Demeritt. Jr.,
was an arrival on the $50 o'clock
bus yesterday from Boston,
Mass. Her mother had been
slightly i'll and Mrs. Demeritt
came to be with her while she
is recuperating.
When she arrived Mrs. DOrgan
her mother, had improved suf-
ficiently to meet her at the bus
station and welcome her home
Mrs. Demeritt will stay with heI
mother about one month and
then return to rejoin DR.. Demer-
lit in Boston.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

Chopin, Brassin-W Wagner, List,
Wagner, Gotschalk- Verdi, GerSh-
win will be played by the five
graduates of the Convent of
Mary Immaculate Music Depart
r1ent Friday night in graduation
ceremonies.
Graduating are Mary Whalton,
Yvonne Pinder, Onelia Vasquez,
Celina Bethencourt and John
Robinson. Selections by the
Convent High School choir,
grades choir, and by the orches-
ira will also be rendered.
Complete program follows:
Duet, The GondolierS Nevin
c. Ybarmea, r. Lopez, E. Sawyer,
H. Pierce
Nocturne OPP. AZ, No. i Chopin
t'" John Robinson
Magic Fire BrasSin-Wagner
Mary Whalton
Campanella List
Yvonne Pinder
Song, Some One Had Prayed
Rob Roy Perry
High School Choir
Piano: B. Moreno, A. Moffat
(a) Lohengrin Wagner-Liszt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
Key West Garden Club Held
Interesting Meeting Monday
by Nina Leslie Callejal

The April meeting of the Key
West Garden Club was held on
Monday night, April 10th, at the
Library on Duval street, with
tweRty-four members and visi-
tors-attending.
Mrs. j. D. MacMullen, preSi-
dent-of the club, opened the
meeting; Mrs. Philip Cosgrove,
secretary, read the minutes of
the previous meeting, and Mrs.
w. j. Phelan read the treasurer's
report Both of these reports
were approved and filed.
j. j. Trevor read an interest
ing paper on Soil which had
been prepared by Mrs. Phelan,
and spoke briefly of his own ex-
periences with soils and trans
planting. Several questions ask
ed by. members of the audience
were dealt with.
Miss Minnie Porter Harris then
read of several specimens on dis
play at the meeting, the Stepha-
notis floribunda, the ."Cestrum
diurnum" of Day JeSSamine,
"Sambac," or Arabian jasmine,
and two lovely Easter lilies, the
''Lilium longiflorum." A. d.
Leuthi then read of lilies, this
being particularly appropriate
for the Easter season.
Mrs. E. J. Bayly spoke of hav-
ing been delegate to the Gar
den Club Federation Convention,
giving in detail her experiences
at this convention. Mrs. Stephen
w. DougleSS then gave a very
brief talk on her visits to the
Meade Gardens in Winter Haven,
Mrs. Alfred Kay's garden in
Palm Beach and the Ravine Gar
dens in Palatka, Florida.
The entire meeting was quite
informal, and the writer believes
that this is a good plan, for when
everyone feels free to speak and
ask questions there is an atmos-
phere of friendlineSS and help
fitness that adds much to the &C.
casion
At Monday nights meeting the
Key West Garden Club was glad
to welcome Mr.. and Mrs. E. r.
Syeks, of Cincinnati, Ohio, visi-
tors to the city. Mrs. Sycks men
toned how very pleased she and
Mr.. Sycks were with the habit
of having all the local trees label
led. and spoke of an enjoyable
visit paid 10 the Botanical Gar
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

closely from the research vessel,
on the largest single sponge bear
ing bank in the Bahamas. This
bank lies to the west of Andres
Island, and the sponge bearing
part of its measures 100 nautical
miles from north to south, and
between As and 20 miles east to
west. Seven successive surveys
show that the infection spread on
this bank in an ever widening
area, from the northwest ex-
tremity of Andres. The infection
followed the general trend of
known wind-influenced water
movements. The intensity of the
infection on its advancing front,
suffered no diminution, such as
might be expected from the dilu-
ton or dispersal of a chemical or
physical factor. The spread was
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
SPONGE BLIGHT
INVESTIGATION

Continued from Page One4
cd as responsible for the mortal
ity.
''(2) Examination of plankton
collected by means of No. 90 silk
net in the mshore areas of Andres
Island and on the Little Bahama
Bank disclosed the general pau
city Of microscopic life in the sea,
typical for these waters, and is
consistent with the observations
over two years in the Bahamas
of DR.. Walton Smith. This is
correlated with the deficiency of
the principal nutrient salts. Mico-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

consistent with the possibility of
transmission over the area of a
water-borne biological agent
''(4 Biological investigations
been carried out by DR.. Paul 5,
Galtsoff and DR.. +. G. Walton
Smith. Fungus-like filaments
first observed early in March by
DR.. GaltSoff have been found IN
healthy sponge tissues examined.
The filaments have not been
found in healthy sponge tissues,
nor in the remains of spOngcs
which have been long dead. They
are particularly abundant IN the
marginal zone between the new
ly dead and living tissues of dis
eased sponges. The infection
spreads gradually through the
tissues, starting often from an
origin inside. The symptoms
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

Present at Mondays meeting
were: Mrs. ]. D. MacMullen, Mrs.
Philip Cosgrove, Mrs. w. j.
Phelan, Mrs. E. ]. Bayly, Mrs.
Norberg Thompson, Colonel and
Mrs. L. c. Brinton, Mrs. William
White, Mrs. Harvey Eagan, Mrs.
Mary Seay, of Nashville Tennes-
see. A. d. Leuthi, Mrs. P. D. Hol-
loway, Mrs. B. Curry Moreno,
Mrs. H. T.. Galley. Miss IlesEK Will
liams, Mrs. David Printz, MIR
and Mrs. j. j. Trevor, Miss Min
ME Porter Harris, Mrs. Mario
Calleja, MIR. and Mrs. E. r. Sycks
of Cincinnati, Ohio. and Mrs
Stephen w. DougleSs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
THREE DIVORCE
DEGREES SIGNED

Final DEGREES in three divorce
suits in Circuit Court were signed
by Judge Arthur Gomez during
his stay Of several Gays, and were
filed yesterday in the office of
Ross c. Sawyer, clerk of the
court, in Key West.
The suits concluded were those
of:
Clifford c. Shaw versus Sally
Shaw; Mizpah Rabagny versus
Edward Rabagny; Josephine
Acosta Garcia versus Pedro Gar
Cia.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
Party For Music
Graduates

A dance party for the members
of the graduating elias sOf Music
of the Convent of Mary Imnlacu-
late will be given Friday night at
the Habana-M Madrid.
The affair is inVitationaI.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

L. NJ. Pierce. aide TO the Off
Ger in charge at the naval sta
ton, left over the highway this
morning on a business visit to
Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

THURSDAY
Rotary Club meeting 1915 p. m. ST. Pauls Annex.
Meeting Annex $50 P. M
West Hospitality Band p Bayview Park
Brotherhood Banquet 73O Fleming Street Methodist
Church
Annual High Operetta, Hollywood Extra" High
Auditorium
Annual Ladies Night of Key Rotary Club 7:3O p
La Concha.
Social meeting Club with hoseseS Miss
LaKn and Mrs. Allen E. Curry. Woman's Club
house.
FRIDAY
Yvonne Pnder Onelia Vasquez Ceina Behencour, Mary
Whalon, John Robinson, graduate from Convent of Mary
Immaculate Music Department Saint CeceliaS Hail.
-
SUNDAY -.'tA y
Concert Key Hospitality Band m. Art Center Park
TUESDAY,
Club supper winter visitors 600
p. m. Church Annex
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

James H. Roberts was a re-
turning passenger yesterday over
the highway after a pleasant
visit of several days in Miami
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

Subscribe to The Citizen-20c
weekly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

Earle r. Greene, of the Biol
ogical Survey, manager of the
white heron refuge in Monroe
county, left 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon for Miami en- route to
attend meeting of the Georgia
archaeological Society, TO be held
Saturday and Sunday at Bruins
wick. Ga
Judge Arthur Gomez, of the
court of the Eleventh judicial
Florida Circuit, who was in Key
West for several days. left this
morning over the highway TO
Miami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

Carl Ingraham and Will At
well, left this morning on the
early bus for Bahia Honda TO
join their vessel and continue
their sponging trip for two weeks
when they will return with their
catch.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Curry and
two children and Mrs. Curry's
mother, Mrs. lima Garthside,
left over the highway today in
their car and trailer en- route to
Washington, d. c., where Mr..
Curry has accepted position
and expects TO remain indef-
, initcly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
SOCIAL CALENDAR

Harris School P-TA meeting. p Harris Auditorium
. Meeting of The American Legion p. m. Legion Home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12
PERSONAL MENTION

A. F. Combs. of the Detroit
News, published at Detroit,
Michigan, is a visitor in Key
West, and plans TO remain for
several days seeing the many in
tereSting sights.
Mrs. ErneStina Garcia and two
children left on the early bus to-
day for Miami and will there take
passage for Tampa for a visit of
two weeks with relatives and
friends
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-12

West Hospitality Band. p m. Art Center Park.
The Valley settler., 1939-09-29
:. T--LETICS CONTINUED

At t24o mooting about 70 members It is expected throo tocms will mako up the vclloy Bosko tba1l Loeguo. At present tho CCC tccm looks like tho favoritos. The girls toems gro painting to tho Ron-Do-Voo. They oloc ted Hrs. Dorsey as playing coach end Mrs. Nn. Nollish a. manager. All mombobs gro roquos tod to pay '... thoir ducs IS soon cs possible to Helen Barry.
The Valley settler., 1939-09-29
WHO IS fl AL "

"Al" sponsored C denco at Mat onuSAc last s. turdcy night and q number of people ere still
 asking who "A1" is. Hero is tho answer. "kl" was erected in hurry by the popular double ". jointod comnc nder of the Ame ricen Logion Valley Post. Due to lack of time be twoon trains and bcgg- ago smo shing ho YVES put to con-
The Valley settler., 1939-09-29

sidorGblo rush end the highly decorative posters Woro the ro- suit.
 Tho commander end Post members wish to oxpross thoir thanks to the folks who attended cnd from ell appearances thoso who did not attend missed G good timo. No hope to soo {, few He tCnuskc Vcl1g folks thore noxt timo cs their presence adds to the enjoyment and fun.
The Valley settler., 1939-09-29

be oatcblishod before it can be ccl70 cd z business and wi thout coopore tive business organizc tion tho modern fcrnor of today is like smell piece Of wood flot ting in 2 strong current, ho is forced al onr by the power of the sur rounding VIC ter; ho mcy plunge eho&d ct triffic spood one minute end be ccuCht in an oddly the noxt or be swopt upon the boach to remain forever.
 Neither { business nor tn 1ndt- viducl cen romctn without going oitlor ahoCd or backward. It is 1mpos ssiblo to r3mtin ct z stands till.
 Considering thoso principles of cooperative business upon which our uturU depends, lots you and with uNTtcd effort p1ln our future course tnd know v.horo we arc hocd3d for.
The Valley settler., 1939-09-29

Enio Wirtcnen's s bro ther~ and fcmil hr. end Mrs. U.NirtCnen, arrived on the last boCt. They ro ther surpri sed Enio and wife by their unoxpec ted arrival. But have d. ready announced their intentions to remG in and make their future homo in Alaska.
 This goes to show what t Alaska will do to . person. It just reaches out and takes you in.
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The Valley settler., 1939-09-29
LOCALS

ITS. . .J .LOSS1ng, Old tlmCr In ,Alcskc and daughter Bcrcbeo, left today for ln extended visit out sido. Hrs Loss sing expo cts to be gono six months, during which time she will visit hor othor in Idaho. Mrs Los ing has planned this trip for . long tino ,but until recently it soomod impossible that sho would be ablo to locvo her homo and husbe nd. Bcrobeo is ( faithful All Club member and hcs finished this, hor second club year and is tho first All club mombor to turn in her record to show comp1o tton of pro joct.
 Not only has Boraboo been tho first member of the valley to turn in hor record book but has received hor All pin for achievement. This will be Mrs .Losstng first trip out in nine yeCrs end will certainly be C new experience for BGrabee.
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-05
W HIT TAKER

Mr.. and Mrs Ira u. Winston
and two children OF Washington,
d. c.. are visiting their sister and
brolher-in-law Mr.. and James n
Bedford Miss Grace Ledford re-
turned home last Monday after a
weeks visit in Detroit with her
aunts. Miss Hattie Winston and
Mrs. Grace Hayburn and other re-
latiyes.
A large delegation from Camp
hell chapel attended the commun-
Ivy service AT Lincoln school last
Sunday evening. The duet nv Miss
es June and Rosetta Brown was
highly appreciated.
The Mary r. Handy Mite Mis-
sionary society held its election
OF officers at the church on last
Thursday as following; president
Mrs. Alice Bryant: vice president
Mrs Mary Miller: secretary, Mrs
Corrie Carter: treasurer. Mrs
Mary Smith. Mrs. Sadie Ledford
was elected superintendent OF the
Young Peoples department. The
meeting was very enjoyable.
Mrs. Irene Snooks OF Beecher
Ont. Is visiting her sister. Mrs
Mary Smith. Mrs. Snooks was ac-
companied from Detroit by her
brothers. George Carmichael. his
son and wife. Mr.. and Mrs George
Carmichael. Ir.. and daughter.
Jean. All were dinner guests at
the Smith home last Saturday.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-05
Kalamazoo
B, J. {. Baker

Mr. and Mrs Timothy and James
r. DeGcry OF Chicago. H.. were
recent VISITORS Of Mr. and Mrs Ted
conner MIR. Det;ery Is Mrs. Con
ners. uncle and is owner OF the
Bonnie Castle Lake
Mrs. Graves OF Muskegon. Mich.
Is visiting. her niece Mrs. Kssie
Allen OF Peeler street.
.,rihnr Elhridee. Erin Hath
cock. Robert Sutton. Eugene Flake
and Robert and Eugene Whitfield
bicyclcd 10 Battle creek recently
10 spend the afternoon. They were
Joined on their return journey bv
Doe" Russell. who Is visiting his
parents in Kalamazoo.
The Rev. David Blake ~ Detroit
occupied the pulpit al The AME
church laSf SUNDAY morning The
Junior choir OF the ST. stephen
church under direction Of Mrs f..
X. Todd. accompanied by Ulysses
Brown. furnished The music They
also provided music for an aft
tlUVVN IlVbi tiilt iairh ~ ~ NV
ffiy-four choir members made the
trim. The visitors enioycd picnic
AZ Milham park before the after
noon program.
Jean Davis. Geraldine and Lois
Colman aud Emma Lee Evans re-
turned last Saturday from Dexter.
Mich. whore they enjoyed ? week 5
stay at Camp Norcom. This trip
was sponsored by the Douglass
Community center as u Is each
year. Miss Irene Baker remained
an additional week to mlfll her
junior rouncilship.
WAYNE H. Powell and Carl j.
Baker mOturrd Ia South beud
Ind. last SUNDAY to wish friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Baker. Jr..
aud James Baker. ST.. were among
the any who attended the Grove
recently held In Cassopo-
lis. Mich.
Miss Annahcllr Chavious visited
her aunt. Mrs J.. Clemmons and
other relatives IN Cassopolis last
week Miss charious Is employed
In Kalamazoo.