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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
Council Receives Letter
Requesting Referendum
On New City Charter
Signed Petitions Bearing
On Matter Are Submit
ted Along With Commu-
nication

a communication signed by
six citizens was read at the regu-
lar meeting of the City Council
last night requesting that the
council call a special referendum
election 10 pass on the matter Of
the proposed new city charter.
The communication was sign
ed by Harry M. Baker, Sam
Pinder, William T. Archer, Ivan
Elwood, Joseph o. Kemp and
Uric Gwynn.
The petitions presented re-
questing the referendum election
were signed by twenty-five per-
cent of the voters, which is the
required number for the calling
of an election.
After considerable discussion,
il was decided to refer the pc
titions in question to the super
visor of registration and also
the city clerk, requesting that
the names on the petitions be
checked from the registration
books to determine whether or
not all of those signing are quail
fled electors of the City of Key
West.
The council will defer action in
the mattersuutil the names have
been properly checked by the
supervisor.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
VISITS HERE

Otis johnson, who is making
his home in Orlando. arrived in
the city yesterday for a visit
with relatives and friends, ac-
companied by ]. j. Caldwell and
A. L. Hoover. business men of
Orlando. coming for . brief visit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
MUSICIANS ARE
FOR ROOSEVELT

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, June 16.
The Association of Federal
Musicians, an affiliate of the Am
erican Federation of Labor, in
convention at this city, and rep
resenting total membership of
almost 10000 United States
musicians, voted this morning to
support President Roosevelt
should he run for a third term.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
THREE BUILDING
PERMITS ISSUED

Repairs and building permits
issued during the past week from
the office of Building Inspector
Harry M. Baker, totalled $400
and were for the following:
Repairs to residence at $40 Will
liam street. Owner, Raul Car
bonell; cost. $3.50.
General repairs at 722 Ashe
street. Owner. George v. Per-
pail. Jr.; cost, 500.
Repairs to roof of residence at
14l5 Olivia street. Owner, c. w.
Goethe; cost, $50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
WEATHER BUREAU.
New Orleans. La.

ADVISORY $50 a. m. EST:
Tropical disturbance, attended by
winds up to so miles per hour at
Pensacola. Fla. is moving inland
north northwestward in the PEN
sacola- Mobile area with center
near Mobile, Ala. 1t wall diminish
in intensity after moving inland
but storm warnings now dis
played from Panama City to
Mobile continued $50 a. m. EST.
until further notice and small
craft warnings displayed 8 a. m.
EST. on Mississippi coast. Di-
rection Of storm warnings
changed to southeast east Of Mo-
bile to Panama City.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
KING AND QUEEN
ARE RESTING UP

ABOARD THE EMPRESS OF
BRITAIN, June 16.-The King
and Queen of England and the
sixty members of the royal en-
tourage, sole passengers aboard
this Canadian Pacific Lines liner,
are resting today from the vigor-
Gus activities of their tour of
Canada and the United States.
The liner stopped at st. Johns,
Newfoundland this noon, before
pointing her nose across the At
lantic for Southampton and
home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
ATTORNEY FOR
WPA ARRIVES

Henry Dietz, compensation at
torney for WPA districts four.
five and eleven, in IL counties of
Florida, arrived in the city this
morning for a conference with
Safety Director Leo Warren.
Mr.. Dietz told The Citizen that
he was here for an investigation
of an accident, which was suf-
fered by one of the WPA work
erS last March.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
Frank Guerro Fatally Shot Last
Night By Leland Sawyer; Died
Short Time After In Hospital
Shooting Took Place At
Late Hour Near Corner
OF Greene And White
head Streets

Frank Guerro was shot last
night at 1923 o'clock by Leland
r. Sawyer. who fired one shot
from a short SO calibre revolver
which entered Guerro's back.
ranged through the body and
lodged near the skin just above
the abdomen. The affair took
place near the triangle and monu-
ment at the corner of Greene and
Whitehead streets.
Witnesses to the shooting said
that Sawyer rode up in a car to
a bench on which were seated
Guerro, Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs. Annie
Laurie Bethel and Arthur Baeza.
AS the car drove up, Sawyer
stepped from the vehicle with
the gun in his hand, and said,
Frank. get going and leave my
wife alone.
At that, Guerro is reported to
have caught Sawyer's son, Rob
ert L. Sawyer, around the neck.
When he 1ld so, Sawyer imme-
diately lifted the gun and shot
Guerro, who ran to one OF the
benches in front of Dukes Bar
becue stand and fell. He was
taken from the bench by Gould
Curry and Reggie Trevor and
rushed to the Marine hospital
where he died about 11:30.
After the shooting Sawyer
spoke to Mrs. Sawyer and said,
Now you go home to the chill
dren; / am going to the county
jair'. At this time, Constable c.
Floney Pellecier and sRolice Of
ficer Harry Johnson arrived on
the scene and SAWYER said, 'Har-
ny. / done it,. and then placed
his hand in. hist pocket, pulled
out the gun and handed it to Of
ficer johnson. He was imme-
diately placed under arrest by
Constable Pellecier and taken to
the county Jail.
Robert L. Sawyer, the son: Ar
mand Roberts, who was driving
the car. and Eugene Spencer, who
was riding with Sawyer, were
also placed under arrest by the
constable, and are being held as
fhaterial witnesses.
After Guerro was declared
dead. Peace Justice Franklin
Arenberg, as coroner ex-officio,
summoned the following jury: w.
#. Collins. Myrtland Gates.
Lumley Park. John Blackwell,
Sr., Harry l.. Saunders and Jack
Carbonell.
The members of the jury went
to the undertaking parlor of the
Lopez Funeral Home where a
discussion was held, the body ex-
amined and the examination of
witnesses set for o'clock this
afternoon in the court room of
the county court house.
Sawyer and Guerro were both
employees of the WPA and were
considered dear friends until the
rift in their friendship, which
was caused, it is said, by Guer-
ro's alleged attentions to Mrs.
Sawyer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
ADVISORY

ADVISORY. 2::30 p. NJ. EST
Tropical disturbance moving
northwestward over southeast
Mississippi with center at 100
p. m, EST, short distance north
west of Mobile. Highest wind at
Pensacola, Sc 81, at $50 a. M,
EST. diminishing slowly there
after. Storm will continue to
diminish in intensity but precau-
ton should be continued on coast
in storm area this afternoon. All
warnings down at sunset. No
further advisories on disturb
ance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
LEFT TODAY

Herbert Betancourt was a pas
senger leaving on the IL o'clock
bus for New York to Join the
family. who are visiting with
relatives. and expects to remain
three months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
WANT TO BAN SLOT
DEVICES in GEORGIA

ATLANTA, Ga, June 16.-The
City Council of Atlanta is being
strongly pressed today by civic
organizations throughout the city
to pass laws against the slot ma
chimes.
The Act would require a full
vote of the Council to be effec-
tive.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16
TAKES PLACE OF CAT

WEIGH, Okla. - A rooster on
the farm of E. M. Moore of this
city is proving an excellent SUBJ
stitute for a cat. He killed three
large rats recently.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-06-16

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only ID Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1939-07-08
A Little Saturday Talk

the camp to see my old friends for
the first time that season.
To my astonishment, found one
of the Indians-a man we'll along in
years-in his tent and not able to
come cut of it. Going inside the
tent, 1 spent perhaps half an hour
talking with him. Something had
happened to one of his legs and he
had become crippled.
Haven't you a pair of crutches?"
asked.
No" he replied.
Walking back home that day. I
kept thinking of the crippled In
dian. How sad to think of his hav-
ing no crutches!
I had no idea how much crutches
would cost, but felt sure store
would charge more for them than
all the money had saved, which
was perhaps a dollar and a half.
I am not sure whether or not I
used my savings to do it, but some
how coaxed carpenter contractor
to build a pair of crutches for the
Evening star., 1939-07-08
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Last Saturday I told an event in
my youth which left me feeling
none too happy. Today I should
like to describe another and more
cheerful happening.
When I was 9 years old, my
father took me to visit some In
dians. They were real, live Indians
OF the Winnebago tribe, who came
each summer to camp beside a lake
about 2 miles from my home.
l talked with the Indians and
asked them about their customs. l
was a little disappointed when I
found they went by names like
those Of white men. One was
known as Sam Wallace, another as
Tom Walker. I'd much rather have
had them called by names like
Tecumseh or -the-Face or
Buffalo Robe.
Just the same, I was thrilled to
meet them. and made other visits in
later months. I believe it was the
next year when walked alone to
Evening star., 1939-07-08

Indian. They turned out very we'll,
and was happy boy when I went
to the camp next time and gave
them to him. On his part, he was
happy Indian.
Later that summer, those Indians
were as kind to me as they could be.
One of them gave me a watch
charm cut from a turtle bone. An
other presented me with an even
better present, a bow and some
orrou,ct
Evening star., 1939-07-08
1~eA la4

If you wish to join the 1899
Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club, send
me a Scent stamped envelope,
carefully addressed to yourself.
You will receive a membership
certificate, a leafiet telling how
to make an Uncle Ray Scrap
book and a printed design to
paste on the cover Of your book.
Address me in care of The Eve
ming Star.
Evening star., 1939-07-08
TwizzIer Answer

BY taking one of the 10 letters
in cantaloupe. one of the 10 in
watermelon, one of six in banana,
one of five in lemon and two of
five in grape you get the word
orange"
Evening star., 1939-07-08

What do you bid? (Answer Mon
day.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
The Four Aces will be pleased to an
swer letters from readers if stamped
'3-cent), addressed envelope is in
closed with each communication ad-
dressed to the Four Aces. care of The
Evening Star.
the Four Aces system of contract
bridge. send with your request to the
Four Aces. care Of The Evening Star,
a stamped t3-centl, self-addressed
larse-size envelope and you will receive
an outline without any charge
Evening star., 1939-07-08

hy IHE FUR ACES,
., David Bruce. Burnstone, Merwin. D
Maler, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken.
worlds leading team flour, inventors Of
the system that has beaten every other sys-
tenn in existence
Consider Partners Problems
North. dealer
Both sides vulnerable.
70 9S73
<86
4K742
AKA AQJss4 4
y J 104 N Us
J10953 We <72
4 @ j 10 S 4 ASS 3
"A 1913
K62
= A K 4
The bidding:
North. East. South. West.
Pass Pass IA Pass
Pass Pass
Questions l7S and 179 (the latter is
answered below dealt with today's
hand, which brought very unSatis-
factory result to the North and South
pair due to the fact that South chose
the wrong opening bid. 1t is usually
proper with three four-card suits to
open with the suit below the single
ton. But let's consider South's hand.
Not so long ago it would have been
considered a proper opening two
bid. Today it is not. Neverthe-
less, his hand was so powerful that
there were very few high cards re-
naming for the other three players.
This being the case, South should
have bid one diamond-the one
proper bid that would have made it
easy for his partner to respond. Had
he done SO. North would have been
perfectly willing to show his weak
heart suit at the range of one. and
South could then have jumped to
the laydown heart game.
AS it was, when South opened with
one spade. North was unwilling to
show hearts at the tWo-level, and his
only other possible response-one
no-trump-seemed equally unsatis-
factory.
South was set trick at his one
spade contract, thus proving the
Importance of selecting the correct
opening bid.
In yesterdays question you were
Oswald Jacoby's partner. Both
tides we're vulnerable and you held:
AK
vQxxx
Xxx
+Kxxx
The bidding
You. Schenken. Jacoby. Maier.
Pass Pass IA Pass
ca
Answer: Your correct bid is to
pass, While it is usually proper
to give your partner a Chance"
with king and a queen. neither
one no. trump with worthless dou-
bleton diamond, nor two hearts "a
one-round force that implies a rea-
sonable amount of strength) are
satisfactory responses.
Score 100 per cent for pass. so
per cent for one no trump or two
hearts.
Question No. 1870.
Merwln Maier is your partner.
You are the dealer and hold
4 AK
~kXx
QJxx
4 10 x
The bidding
You Burnstone. Maier. Schenken.
Pass Pass INT Pass
Evening star., 1939-07-08

Water OWNERS are in demand In
Australia since the drought.
Evening star., 1939-07-08
Winning Contract

Ry THE FOUR ACES.
. tDavld Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D.
Maler, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken.
worlds LEADING team-of- -four, inventors OF
the system that has beaten every other sys-
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Virginia Traffic
Accident Study
Is Revealing

By the Associated Pres
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 23.-1t may
surprise you, but in the greatest
number of accidents occurring in
Virginia during the first six months
of the year:
The driver was a white man be-
tween Is and "A years of age.
He was a resident of an urban
area, licensed in Virginia and had
been driving II years or more.
He had not been drinking and was
apparently normal.
He was driving a 2-year-old pas
senger car which had no defects.
He was not violating any trafic
laws. (Of those who were guilty of
violations. the greatest number were
driving on the wrong side of the
road, not passing any other vehicle)
The accident occurred between S
and 6 pm. on Saturday within q
city of 10000 population or over, or
on Federal-aid primary highway.
The accident occurred on level,
straightaway, dry road where there
was no traffic control present.
The weather was clear.
The approximate speed preceding
the accident was II to Is miles an
hour, not in excess of the speed limit.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

protect American investments in BEL
lgerent countries.
Increased taxation, sure to ace
company the war. will place in
jeopardy not only accrued profits
abroad, but in some instances capital
investment Is WE'LL" the committee
said.
The chamber also announced yes
terday that an emergency council
composed Of about 800 business
leaders would help prepare for war
emergency problems.
The group, which will be split
up into about 20 subcommittee
virtually has been completed.
First consideration will be the
maintenance Of peace and preserva-
ton Of representative government" !"
. statement said. This may be the
foundation upon which q new order
will be built in the wake of war.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

he gets three-fifths Of Poland and
excludes the Reich from frontier
contact with Rumania, and thus an
outlet for a German advance to the
Russian Ukraine.
Mussolini has initiative up his
sleeve. As he sits on the neutral
fence, he may be watching to see
which way he will jump with his
army. The Italian Army is not to
be discounted. It is better than the
Italian Army Of the World War.
French, British and German SOL
diers are masterful old hands In
steel against steel. And when Hit
Ter is ready on the Western front
either in keeping with his policy or
as a final stroke for a compromise
he is likely to lead off with a ter
rife air bombardment
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1939-09-24

ization, the National Economic and
Social Planning Association. asserted
that German. penetration" into
Latin American markets In recent
years did not contemplate perma-
nent occupation Of those trade post
tions, but instead was aimed at
building up war resources at home.
Because much Of this. trade was
financed by use Of the German aski
marks (used by the Reich exclusively
for foreign trade) and by use Of the
German barter system, South Amer
ican nations now find themselves
with accumulated mark balances in
Germany which will be difficult to
liquidate, the association said.
The Chamber Of Commerce Com
mittee also suggested that the Unit
ed States Government and private
groups consider possible action to
Evening star., 1939-09-24

American countries q q result Of
the European war.
Noting that much has been said
as to the possibility Of increased
markets in South America" Is . re-
suit OF the shutting of Of German
exports and the chance that British
exports might suffer the same fate.
the Foreign Commerce Committee
said:
1T is to be kept In mind. however,
that the financial condition tn some
South American countries has in the
past resulted in building up great
quantity of blocked funds. The
shutting of of South American ex-
ports to certain European states may
increase the difnculties Of some
countries in meeting payments for
their imports and returns on direct
investments"
Another non governmental organ
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Toxic School Principal
Dies in 1O2d Year

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC. Sept. 23-Mme. Ayako
Tanahashi, principal Of the Toxic
Girls High School, which she found
ed, died today in her 1920 year.
Widely acclaimed for her pioneer
work in girls education, she had
received high honors from the Japa-
nese government and people.
On her Tooth birthday, March IS,
1888, Nine. Tanahashi decided
against retiring from active teach
ing. She attributed her good health
to sparing diet and avoidance of
worry.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Bulgaria and Russio
To Conclude Trade Pact

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria. Sept. o.
Bulgaria and Russia soon will con.
clude a trade treaty, it was an
nounced tonight
Nikola Vassilef. deputy in Parha-
ment and president of the Bulgarian
Soviet chamber. released an omcial
report on successful progress of trade
negotiations.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
us. Warned 10 Expect
Little FroIh Expanded
Latin Commerce
.Chomber Committee
Sees Difficulty in
Meeting Payments

A committee Of the Chamber Of
Commerce of the. United States
warned yesterday against building
up too great expectations Of ex-
Evening star., 1939-09-24

NEW YORK-TEA BEFORE SAILINC-There was plenty of
time for tea passengers aboard the S. Washington waited
for the ship to leave New York Europe Mrs.
rlson Broadey and Lord Peel the deck taking delay
calmly Lord Peel third Robert Peel son Of
Beatrice Lille British actress. Mrs. Broadey
COUSIN They are sailing for England a. p. Photo
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-31
u. s. Woman
Claimed Held
By Germans

Paris, July 31.-(AP)-The Unit
ed States Embassy here disclosed to-
day it had asked the embassy in Ber-
lin to investigate reports that young
American woman had been interned
in a Nazi concentration camp at
Dechau, Germany. The Paris En-
bassy based its inquiry on the story
of a German, Franz Lem, who said
he had escaped from Dechau, leav-
ing behind his American wife, who,
he said, was the former Lii Harrison,
born at New Orleans, La, April 4,
1914.
Embassy officials said Lem had no
papers to prove even his own identity
or his Wife's American citizenship,
but that his story was being passed
on to the Berlin embassy for inquiry.
An inquiry also was sent to the
State Department at Washington for
a check on the wife's passports,
which Lem said were issued in New
York. He said he and his wife ar
rived at Hamburg from New York
last May 3, and shortly afterward
both were arrested and interned on
charges Of carrying on anti-Nazi
propaganda. He said he escaped July
/. and made his way to the frontier
crossing into France under fire of
German border guards.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-31
81 AreHurt
In Riots At
Auto Plants
CIO Workers E S j.
mater yer 5000
Mass at Gates of
Cleveland Plant To
Stop w ork There;
Serious F ig hting
Breaks Out.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 31-(AP)-
A club-wielding, brick-tossing and
tear gas bombing riot at the strike
bound Fisher Body plant of General
Motors Corporation today injured "a
persons, none seriously.
A crowd of CIO United Automobile
Workers, estimated by police at 5000
to 5000, massed at the gates to "stop
the plant Police Captain Michael
Blackwell said the fighting started
after a brick was thrown through the
window of an automobile carrying
several non-strikers into the plant
At least 800 tear gas shells and
bombs were thrown in the rioting
that enSused, Blackwell said. From
a third floor window of the factory,
a policeman mounted a long-range
tear gas gun which sent gas shells
500 yards into the crowd of demon
StratOrs.
Blackwell said the strikers re-
piled with tear gas shells and gre
nadeS Twelve persons were arrest
ed and released later on waivers.
Three admitted operating a sound
truck without permits and nine ad-
mtted creating a disturbance.
A short time later, a truce was eff
fected by poilce Chief George
NJ atOWitz
Company officials said the plant
was operating as it has been through
out the strike, which was called
three weeks ago by skilled tool and
die workers to press demands for a
supplemental agreement. The ccm-
pany said 463 persons, including Of
flee employees, entered the plant TO-
day. About 700 normally are employ
ed at this season. Union represent
atives made no estimate of the MUM
Der who entered the plant.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-31
State WPA
Halts Firing
OF Workers

Raleigh, July 31.-(AP)-The
WPA in North Carolina, as well as
in other states, has, at least tenn
porarily, halted the dismissal of
workers who have been on relief
rolls for 18 continuous months or
longer, State Administrator G.. C.
McGinnis said today. a
McGinnis explained that the Sem
ate had modified the requirement
that workers with 18 months Of
employment be fired and that the
dismissals had been suspended to
await house action on this change.
Under the Senate amendment, he
said, no long time WPA worker
would be dismissed if he could not
find another job, if the project on
which he worked would be i'm
paired, or if he would suffer per-
sonal hardships through dismissal.
In North Carolina, about 5000 of
the $500 Immediately affected by
the order had been dismissed, and
others were to have been let out
on successive pay days as they
passed the 18-month period of en-
ployment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-31
SIS Million
More Cut By
44-35 Vote
Newest Pruning Is at
Expense of Export
Import Bank; Senate
Leaders Hopeful of
Vote by Night on ST.
615,OOO, 1000 Bill.

Washington, July 31.-(AP)
The Senate bipartisan econ
omy bloc forced an additional
$25,O0O,OO0 reduction in the
administration lending bill to-
day. The chamber accepted, "a
to 35, a proposal by Majority
Leader Barkley, Democrat,
Kentucky, to cut from $780,
100000 to $75,00O,OO0 a pro-
posed new lending authoriza-
tion for the export-import
bank.
Barkley offered the amendment as
a compromise after Senator Taft, Re-
publican, Ohio, had demanded that
the authorization be reduced to $25,-
100000.
Action on the Barkley amendment
brought the total of the bill down
to $1,615, 100000 compared with a
total of $2,80O,000,00O when the
measure originally was introduced.
Barkley's amendment also con-
tained provision requiring that
borrowers from the export-import
bank spend the money in the United
States.
Senate leaders were hopeful that
final action on the lending bill would
be taken today. The House has not
yet considered the measure.
With the adjournment-bent SEN
ate moving slowly toward final
vote on the measure, Senator Taft
offered his amendment to cut the
banks authorization. He quoted Jesse
H. Jones, the Federal loan admins
traitor, as saying that the bank would
not need more than $125, 100000 in
order to make all desirable loans. The
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