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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
WIN. DEMERITT
RETURNS Home
LIGHTHOUSE SUPERINTEND.
EMIT HAD BEEN ON IN
SPEcTIoN TOUR

w. w. Demeritt, superintendent
of lighthouses, who had been alb
sent since last Friday inspecting
lights and other aids to naviga-
ton on the east coast. returned
to the city at 7 o'clock last eve
ming.
Returning from the trip up the
coast he stopped in Miami and
was joined by Mrs. Demeritt, Mr..
and Mrs. B. A. Baker, and Mrs.
John Fleming, who he had left in
Miami while he continued his
trip and made his tour of inspec-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
Firemen Oppose Section In
New. City Charter Relative
To Key West Department
kilograms Sent To Repre-
sencatives In Legislature
Requesting Parti c ula r
Item Be Killed

The meeting of members of the
Key West Fire Department held
last night at Number l fire sta
tion resulted in kilograms being
sent 10 Senator Elmer Ward and
Representative B. c. Papy at Tai
lshassee requesting that they kill
items in fhe new charter relative
10 the fire department.
There were approximately $50
members of the volunteer forces
present at the meeting and
different sections of the charter
relative to the Department. were
read and discussed at length.
Every item in the new charter
which in any way affected the
department was discussed at
length and several of the mem
bers addressed their fellow mem
berS pointing out the affects the
new charter would have on the
department and its members.
The department has been in
rar-4n nh
volunteer organization and the
many deeds of its members and
the valiant work done by the
body were recounted, and it was
the consensus that should the
new charter become effective,
there would be nothing TO do but
disband the organization.
Chief Baker said that the en-
tire matter had been given care
full study and consideration and
il was generally agreed that the
disruption of the fire depart
ment, following the passage of
the new charter, would result in
a monthly expenditure by the
city of from $4,000 to $4,000 for
the maintenance of the new or
ganiZation.
The telegram sent by the de-
partment to Mr.. Ward and Mr.
Papy and signed by the commit
tee. of which Paul Archer, Roy
Hamlin and Percy NJ. Roberts
are members read as follows:
The meeting of the Key West
Fire Department held on the
above date, adopted a resolution
requesting that you kill all items
in the new charter pertaining to
the Key West Fire Department
and the department be allowed
to operate as is, under the old
city charter"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
ENGLAND NOW
MARKING Time
THREE-PARTY ALLIANCE IS
STILL SHOWN TO BE
HANGING FIRE


MOSCOW. May l6.-Pressure
was applied Today on England TO
make up its mind concerning the
projected three-party alliance be-
tween the Soviets. British and
French.
Accusing the English of "hedg.
ing. reports today stated that
the Russian government is in a
"bluff.calling mood" demanding
that The non-aggression front
make up IFS mind TO meet on a
common front in consideration of
mutual treaties.
England was profeSsedly mark
ing time"-not willing to take up
MoScoW's terms until the session
of the League of Nations next
week, at which time they expect
ed to Ego into a huddle" with
Russian Foreign Minister Pro-
temkin. Today. Prime Minister
Chamberlain was advised that
Protemkin would not be present
at the League session, and that
negotiations might well be enter
ed into, before that time.
France is anxious to conclude
the three-party alliance and is
bringing pressure to bear or
Chamberlain. Statesmen in En-
land. too. are becoming wary of
making Russia wait much long
err. and are insisting on action.
Conferences Friday are expected
to bring the subject to a near
solution.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
HARRY CWYNN
VISITING HERE
ON BUSINESS PERTAINING
TO RECORDS AT CoUN-
TY COURT HOUSE

Harry Gwyn, realty operator of
Miami and the Florida Keys, was
an arrival over the highway last
evening on visit to his Key
West friends and is today look
ing over records and attending
to business at the county court
house.
He expects to be in the city
for several days. and enjoyed the
ride from Miami very much, hav-
ing as his riding companions Sc
bastian Cabrera, Jr., and Ray
Navarro. d II i8f
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
WEAR NoSEcUARDS

LOS ANGELES-A snake that
wears a noseguard like football
players is described in a new
University of California publica-
ton by Charles M. Bogert. 1t is
called the patch-nosed snake.
Rather rare, it is found from the
American southwest to Central
America.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
STEAMER ALAMO
ARRIVES in PORT
BEGAN UNLOADING FREIGHT
IMMEDIATELY AFTER
DOCKING

Steamer Alamo. of the Clyde
Mallory Lines, arrived in port
this morning at S o'clock, locked
and at once began unloading
freight for this port.
AS the entire shipment consist
ed of lightweight articles, un-
loading operations were quickly
concluded and the Alamo sailed
$50 for Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
MORE GUARDS TO
PROTECT MINERS
GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY
SENDS SECOND COMPANY
TO BELL COUNTY
tBy Associated PressD

LOUISVILLE. KY. May l6.--
Governor Happy" Chandler Of
Kentucky signed an order today
calling for the second company
of National Guards to enter Bell
County TO project back-to-t the
mines movement in mines there.
CLIO. miners stood by while
hundreds of their brother work
men returned to work yesterday
in Harlan county under protec-
tion of Guardsmen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
HAROLD ALBURY
REACHES HAVANA
Especial to The Citizen)

HAVANA, Cuba, May 16.-
Harold Albury, of 1923 Grinnell
street, Key West, was an arrival
yesterday via International Pan
American air service at this port.
Mr.. Albury expects to spend a
few days in Havana, after which
he will return. to Miami and then
to Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
WASHINGTON.

i National Labor Relations
Board refused to recognize the
.A.F.ofL. branches in the mine
fields of Alabama today, main
tanning that the latter group does
not live up to regulations of the
Board The failure of recogni-
ton comes as the two main labor
factions of the country fight for
control of the mining industry in
the South.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
BERLIN ASIAg RAILROAD

TOKYO = Japanese and Ger
man railroad interests are cor
responding regarding proposed
trans-Asiatic railroad, says the
Japan Times. The route would
run through various Chinese
provinces and Persia and enter
Europe at Istanbul.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
WASHINGTON.
President

Roosevelt is in favor of the trade
agreement that brings Argentine
beef 10 this country, maintaining
that the product is superior in
quality ard much cheaper. Pres
sure is being brought to bear on
the Administration, however, to
cancel the agreement in that
local farmers and meat packers
will be seriously affected.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
DETRoIT.-Fifty-fiv five hundred

DETROIT Fifty five hundred
workmen were affected today
when the Hudson Motor Com
pany closed down for an unan-
nounced period of time Difficult
ties in maintaining the line be-
cause of numerous lay-offs of
late was given as the reason for
the temporary shutdown.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16
D q q - = - . = - - = - ~ -
NEWS FLASHES

. - . . . . .
MADRID.-DiCtator Franco of
Spain has informed the ennis
saries of England and France
that German and Italian troops
would be leaving Spain very
shortly. This statement was
made in answer TO queries put by
the edemocracieS. =, ~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-05-16

Key West, Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1939-08-05

The Pour Aces will be pleased to
answer letters from readers if
stamped t3-c. }, self-sddressed envelope is
inclosed with each communication sd-
Evening star., 1939-08-05

scratch, or cleanse, their bodies,
They lick every part of the body
and limbs which they can reach.
There are spots. however, on the
head and neck which a COW cannot
reach. Often two cows may be seen
licking those spots on each other"
Mr.. Eldridge also spoke of his ideas
about diet He believes 1t is better
not to eat meat of any kind. In
other words. he is a vegetarian, "
and makes his meals of vegetables,
nuts, fruits, grains and dairy prod
ucts.
The story he mentions about ami
mails mending broken legs is not
known to me. So far in my study of
the world of Nature, 1 have never
found a record of any bird or beast
which uses splints to help others of
its kind. Starfish grow new legs (or
arms to take the place of those
which are broken off, but the onlv
way most animals can repair a
broken leg is to let it rest until
Nature mends it in a rough wav.
The other story is quite true
Small birds often alight on the laws
Evening star., 1939-08-05
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Last Saturday we had a letter
from a reader IL or l3 years of age.
Today we shall have one from some
one who is a great deal older than
that!
Two years ago." writes Mr. H,
M. Eldridge, Il moved to city
where your column is published, and
1t was one of my pleasant surprises.
/ have studied life for 80 years, with
growing interest.
II have had in mind for some
time to ask you about two Nature
stories which have come my way
One is a tale of some animals which
bind up the broken legs of others of
their kind with splints.
THE other story had a picture
with it. 1t showed a crocodile with
its mouth wide open, and a small
bird was picking the crocodile s
teeth. Are these stories true?
Perhaps readers will be interested
In something 1 have noticed about
cows, something which shows how
they help one another. Cows have
sharp parts on the surface of their
tongues, and use their tongues to
Evening star., 1939-08-05
1000, 900 Pigeons Fly
BY Fred Neher

More than 100000 pigeons in
England recently enjoyed their first
outing of the year. They were taken
from various parts of the country in
1000 special freight cars for short
Journeys in Lancashire, the midlands
and the north of England. Later
when they became accustomed to
their week end flights and to return
ing home they will be taken to the
north of Scotland and the European
continent for longer flights home.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
"A Little Saturday Talk

of crocodiles and pick their teeth.
The same service is performed some-
times for alligators.
The birds belong to the plover
family, and are known as crocodile
birds" They go to the big-jawed
animals to pick away small bits of
food which they find on the teeth.
When men come near. the crocodile
birds fear danger. They cry out, and
fly away. This gives the crocodile a
warning to get under the water,
and out of sight.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Play Unknown Works

VIENNA (P).-Several hitherto
unknown works of Mozart will be
performed at this years Salzburg
festival, including a short C major
symphony and serenade noe
turne in D major for two solo violins.
Evening star., 1939-08-05

Evening Star
If you desire the pocket outline of
The Four Aces system of contract
bridge, send with your request to The
Four Aces, care of The Evening Star,
stamped (3-cD. self-addressed. large
size envelope and you will receive an
outline without any charge
Evening star., 1939-08-05
1~eA Ray

If you wish to join the 1899
Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club, send
me a Scent stamped envelope,
carefully addressed to yourself.
You will receive . membership
certificate, a leahet telling how to
make an Uncle Ray Scrapbook,
and a printed design to paste on
the cover Of your book. Address
me In care of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1939-08-05


Pass Dbl. Pass Pass
Pass
1T was tough to be North-South
on this hand. They were perspiring
while East and West were smiling
It was my good luck to sit West and
I was also lucky enough to have
extremely aggressive opponents. The
bidding went as recorded above and
against five diamonds doubled I
opened my singleton spade De-
clarer f1nessed dummy's spade TO-
My partner won with the queen
and shifted to the jack of clubs,
whereupon we ran off three tricks
In that suit. Subsequently I won
two trump tricks and my partner
another spade, the entire penalty
amounting to 1,400 points. 1 thought
the entire blame for the disaster
was caused by South's opening bid.
which I consider unsound. I would
like your opinion"
South's opening bid was very weak,
but in our opinion three kings and
an ace constitute enough high card
strength to warrant an opening bid.
Actually, South's opening bid was
innocuous enough. Where he made
his fatal mistake was in his bold
rebid of two no trump, which gave
his partner the erroneous impress
sion that South held very pow
erful hand. In view of this strong
rebid by South, North was certainly
justified in his five diamond bid +.
although we must admit the result
was pretty sad.
Yesterday you were Oswald ia
eobys partner and held:
Ats
Wa
Axxxx
AJxxx
The bidding:
echenken Jacoby Maier You
~ "A Pass Pass
~ Dbl. Pass ca
Answer-Your correct bid is to
pass, Your partner is doubling for
business.
Score 100 per cent for pass, 0 for
any other bid.
Question No. 204.
MerWin Maier is your partner and
you are vulnerable. You hold:
AJxx
$XXX
*
+ @ 10XXXx
The bidding:
You Burnstone Maier Schenken
Pass / 4 - Dbl.
60
What do you bid? (Answer Mon
day.
(seleased by the Bell Syndicate, 1ncD
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Evening star., 1939-08-05
Rebiddinq the Same Values

Here is another interesting hand
from duplicate game that caused
an awful headache to some of the
declsrers," writes Conrad N. Howard
Of Chicago.
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
4 A 1862
<J1OS74
1853
40 N KQs7
QJ95 We 1086432
AQe3 S y
4 AQ94 J102
vAK7
k652
AKs5
The bidding:
South West North East
- Dbl. IA ~
2 Mt ~ So Pass
Pass Dbl Pass Pass
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Winning Contract
SPLASH
BY THE FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D.
Maier, Oswald Jscoby, Howard Schen-
ken, world leading team four in
ventors of the system that has beaten
every other system in existence
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-08

employed by Morris. was an OLD &C
uuaintance of the Kid. and said he
was going to Big Timber for the coun-
ty fair.
Il might go down and take in that
fair myself" the Kid replied.
Posses Take Up His Trail
After he was gone, the Morris family
got word to the Park and Sweet Grass
county officers, who set posses on the
trail
At the Adams ranch at Melville, IS
miles north of Big Timber, the KID
about to Sheriff Fallang. Trailing
north through Fergus county, back
. through Meagher county and into the
Gallatin valley. the Kid reached an
unoccupied ranch near Twin Bridges
and turned his string of eight horses
in the pasture. Apparently warned
that he was being trailed. the KID
disappeared. The officers appeared
close behind the Kid, and though they
watched at night for a week. the Kid
did not return. The horses were, all
in bad condition. They had been driven
/ hard and brutally miStreated. One OF
them died. The seven others were taken
! to Whitehall to be shod before being
! returned to their owners.
Sheriff Ed Reynolds of Gallatin
county captured the Kid at Manhat-
| tan after rancher there had recog-
nized him.
Back in Big Timber the Kid pleaded
guilty to his latest crimes and begged
the court for leniency. He was appro-
priately remorseful for his misdeeds.
Il want to buy books and study while
I am in prison this time" he said. I
want to get ready for better life and
honest work when I come out"
You will have ample time for study
lot
| tence for the crime of which you
stand guilty will be IA years"
This, added to the eight years OF
the old sentence, made total of y
years ahead. The Kid would be an old
man when he came out this time. Yes,
there would be ample time for study.
The Kid. it is recorded, had plenty
of sand" He did not know fear. But
in all his owl-hooting he never carried
gun; .,,,s o,,. , 10 cold ..,,.
a man can get into enough trouble
without carrying a gun to get him
into more"
Long before the Kids sentence was
done. horsetheft ceased to be profit
able The last great demand for horses
was during the World war of 1914
1918. During that period war produc-
ton to feed the world turned Ameri-
can farmers from horsepower to ma
on the market. They were turned out
to shift for themselves. The United
States forest service had to conduct
roundups for several years to clear
the forests of unclaimed animals. At
least one large Montana cannery made
a big business Of canning horse meat
from the range mavericks for human
food abroad and for dog food in this
country.
With a new war in Europe and de-
can horses for war purposes, one won
ders II kid Royals" ghost will haunt
the owl-hoot trails again in q revival
Of the old days.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-08

Crocodiles and geese lay similar
sized eggs.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-08

As the first major work completed
by the Montana writers project,
which began work Sept. &C. copy for
Montanan's Golden Anniversary hu-
morous history. handbook and 1910
almanac has been submitted to wash
ington for final approval, Michael
Kennedy, supervisor, has announced.
This book of 1913 pages, with its
pungent western flavor, should be of
real interest to Montanans, as well as
to tourists who will visit our state in
1870" Kennedy said.
Conceived to sell at a price probably
not in excess of so cents, the book
will offer an accumulation of colorful
and humorous events and interesting
facts covering Montana's 80 years OF
statehood; previous territorial days,
and the incidents of note since the
Verendryes first viewed the Land of
the Shining Mountains in 1743.
1t will offer tourists and Montanans
some 60 western Illustrations and car
toons from the pens of R H. (Bob)
Hall and Neil Sharkey Of the Mon
tana art center staff at Butte; unusual
and outstanding state facts: shorts on
phenomenal weather records; a wealth
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-08

$500 for his capture, but the hide and
seek game that started beside the rail-
road track continued for almost year.
The Kid wasn't lazy: he was good
ranch-hand when he wanted to be.
He got a job herding sheep through
the winter in Meagher county. But
when spring came the fever got strong
again.
At the OK Bar ranch the Kid ap-
propriated fine horse, saddle and
a rifle He started back toward Sweet
Grass county. His new mount turned
out to be an outlaw. At the first OPP
portunity the Kid caught up couple
of mares, and turned the outlaw loose.
Then at the Charles Geary ranch in
the Shields valley he added a big black
saddle horse to his string. He threw
away the OK Bar saddle to throw
possible pursuers off his trail.
The Kids Herd Grows
At the Lovely ranch near Clyde Park
he added a couple of fine Clydesdale
mares to his growing herd. He turned
back north through the Potter basin
and picked up three sets of harness.
Down Sixteen Mile creek to the Mis-
souri, river and up to Toston. where
he added Tom Hudson's wagon to his
assets. The Kid was now pretty well
equipped to travel and live in comfort;
he was man of property and. among
strangers, at least, he could command
some respect.
From circulars that had been broad
cast. Sheriff Dedmond of Broadwater
county recognized the Kid, and ar
rested him not far from Whitehall.
The Kid was headed for Idaho and
new fields of endeavor. He had prop
erty from ranches in five southern
Montana counties. including a feather
bed and three feather pillows. Pretty
soft for the Kid!
The Kid was taken back to Big Tim
Der to face the music. With charges
in five counties ahead, he could figure
on long career as number at Deer
Lodge Since the stolen property was
no longer of value to him. the Kid
drew a map, indicating the ranches
he had visited. and the property was
returned to its owners
There are half dozen fine mares
at the Adams ranch at Melville. When
the Kid told Sheriff Fallang while he
awaited hearing at Big Timber. Fall
lang and his subordinates scoffed. for
they were quite sure the Kid wouldn' t
steal those mares for long, long time
But one June day shortly before the
Kid was to plead guilty in district
court. Undersheriff Dell Whitney re-
leased the prisoners into the Jail cor
ridor to clean 1t up. After making sure
all the locks were in order, Whitney
went up town for a shave When he
returned about an hour later the bars
in the transom between the Jail and
the office had been spread. The Kid.
a small fellow in his middle 30s, was
gone!
Late that day a horse was stolen
from the Al Davis ranch near Living
ston. The saddle was stolen from
Henry Rowland's horse while it was
tied near a blacksmith shop. At the
John Lovelace ranch in the Shields
valley another horse was stolen. The
Kid spent a night at the John Morris
ranch on Little Timber creek south
of the Crazy mountains. Charles Shook,
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-08
State Highway Department
Plans 3 New Publications

Montana, High, Wide and Handsome
1t will have another Slope painting
as cover. The picture shows typical
scene in Glacier park with a white
mountain goat perched along a rocky
crag, scanning the valley and plains
The 24-page booklet will feature on
each page a picture appropriate to
some Montana subject of travel inter-
est.
LAS the booklet will be more elab-
crate next year." department officials
said. "a very careful distribution will
be made. 1t is designed to go to pros
pective tourists, and while fewer
copies will be printed. they will be
placed more carefully
I'VE are convinced" Fletcher said
from the reactions received from our
1888 and 1899 publications that a more
elaborate publication attracts more at
tention and produces far better re-
suits"
He said the department will con-
centrate. its efforts on a zone which
| is roughly three days driving time
from Montana. That zone, he said. eX-
tends as far east as Chicago, as far
west as the Pacific northwest and as
far south as southern California.
In 1889 it contributed 1913 percent
of the Montana travel and had Isl
percent of the total automobile regis
tration Of the nation.
The department also will publish
100000 small information folders to
be used for answering mail inquiries
and other requests.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-08
Great Falls to Haze
First Indoor Hockey
Rink in Montana

Work was started recently on the
installation of refrigeration equipment
for the skating and hockey rink in
Great Falls new civic center. This will
be the first indoor hockey rink in
Montana 1t will be ready for use by
next fall.
The refrigeration pipes will be set
in concrete to a depth of II inches.
Through the pipes will flow calcium
chloride brine, cooled to 20 to % de-
grees by ammonium. No more than
six hours will be required to freeze
the inch of ice on the floor, making it
possible to use the arena for dog
one day, and for a hockey game the
next