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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
DONOVAN HERRICK
RETURNS TO CITY
HAD BEEN ON EXTENDED
VISIT TO NEW ENGLAND
AND OTHER POINTS

Donovan Herrick, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Herrick, who had
been on an extended visit in the
New England states, and was the
guest of Vining Sherman at the
family home in Plympton, Mass,
returned to the city yesterday.
During his travels Donovan
went to the Worlds Fair in New
York. and also visited in Wash
ington, enjoying to the utmost
the many inspiring buildings and
scenes of great interest in the
capitol.
On the return he visited the
home of the James Harmons in
WEIGH, West Virginia. and there
had delightful time. The Har-
mon family were visitors in Key
West last year, and told Donovan
that they were making prepare
tons for another trip to Key
West this year.
In Florida the last call made
was at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Edison, Daytona Beach,
where another period of pleasur-
able activity was spent. Then on
to Key West and home, and
though his travels had taken him
to some delightful homes and
most interesting scenes. Donovan
says there IS no place like Key
West, which means home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
Rex Wilson Connected With
WPA Leaves For jacksonville

&
Rex Wilson, field engineer of
the Works Progress Administra-
ton, who was in Key West as
area supervisor since the resigna-
ton of B. Curry Moreno, left over
the highway yesterday afternoon
enroute to headquarters in Jack
sonville.
During MIR. Wilson's stay in the
city he had been actively engaged
for the past few days outlining
and preparing new projects for
this area, included in which are
those bearing on the bathing
beach, yacht basin on the east
side of the city and laterals for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
Scout Troop Ready To
Depart For Encampment

All is in readiness for the de-
parture of twenty-three Boy
Scout members of Troop 81, to-
gether with their scoutmaster,
Albert Peirce, Jr., at 300 o'clock
tomorrow morning for their sum-
mer encampment in Orlando. The
boys will leave from the new
Wesley House in truck donated
by the County commissioners.
The encampment will begin
next Saturday and last until the
following Saturday, and the boys
expect to be home on Monday,
September 4th, Labor Day.
The scouts join the Boy Scout
local committee in expressing
their thanks to the citizens of
Key West who co-operated TO
make the encampment a possible
lily by freely supporting the
many projects sponsored during
the past season for purpose of
raising encarnpment funds.
The scouts who will leave to-
morrow morning are:
Richard Barber. Eugene Berko-
WITT, Anthony Boza, Raymond
Campo, Gilbert Hall. Russell Hy-
man, Paul Lightbourne, Donald
Lowe, Arthur Lujan, Robert Ma
lone, Lysle McCown, Frank Papy,
Ray Perez, Joseph Pierce, Walter
Price, Charles Pritchard. Joseph
Roberts, John J. Romero, Lou
Smith, George Vidal. and Leonard
Key. Mr.. Pierce's brother, w. B.
PIERCE of Warrenton, Va, visiting
here, viii accompany the troop
to its encampment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24

the sewage system. There are
also others that have been given
his careful attention.
Before leaving yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Wilson, who has made
a number of friends during his
stay, said that his official duties
had brought him in contact with
many people and his tour of duty
here had been most delightful.
He also expressed his great
pleasure over the Sunday fishing
excursion, during which he real
ly had the time of his life as an
angler and made a number of
fine catches.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
ISSUE REPORT ON
GAS CONSUMPTION
DADE COUNTY LEADS: MON
ROE CREDITED WITH
ll7.4so GALLONS

In report issued by the In
spection Bureau of the Depart
ment of Agriculture of Florida at
Tallahassee on consumption of
gasoline during the month of
July, it is shown that Dade
county led all others with a total
of 3,922.815 gallons.
Duval county was second with
3,303,731 gallons, and HiIlsbor-
ough third with 2,4O3, 1874.
Monroe county consumed DUR
ing that period ll7.460 gallons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
MUSICAL GROUP
MAKES PROGRESS
BOYS BAND IS UNDER d.
REcTIoN OF HAYDN
ILLINGWoRTH

Key West Boys Band, which
has been under the direction of
Haydn Illingworth for the past
several weeks, is now making APP
preciable progress, having
studied the rudiments of music
and theory in addition to en-
semble playing.
The boys are most enthusiastic
1T is pointed out and Mr.. Hing
worth is working untiringly with
them in the effort to accomplish
as mush as possible during the
remainder of the summers vaca-
ton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
POWELL LEAVES
ON EARLY BUS

w. F Powell, private first class
of Battery '.E". coast artillery at
Key West Barracks, left on the
early yesterday morning for Jack
sonville, Fla, where he viii en-
ter the Engineers Corps.
Mr.. Powell was a candidate in
the recent civil service examina-
ton for the post to which ne has
been sent, and passed with a
higher percentage than was re-
quired. He was. therefore, pre-
scented with an honorable dis
charge, and left for his new post.
Mrs. Powell win join her hus-
band as soon as she has been adj
vised that he is settled in his new
post.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
Hemingway viii Co To
Europe IN Event Of War

Ernest Himingway, author of
world wide fame, who has been
home for a short time, plans
leaving this evening for the North
and will stop briefly in Miami to
meet his host of friends and adj
mirers.
He has been for some time in
Cuba where he usually goes on
his annual visit, to capture mar
lin, and during the trip caught
20 of the fish, one of them being
a monster weighing SIS pounds.
In conversation with The
Citizen today he said that he will
go north for a while but in the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
WILSON SIGNS UP
STEAMERS CREW

Douglas Wilson. travelling pas
senger agent of the p. and o. S.
S. Co., visited briefly in Key
West yesterday for the purpose
of enrolling several other Key
Westers for posts on the Steam
ship Florida, which is expected
to sail Friday from Miami and
resume her regular schedule be-
tween that port and Havana.
There were several men secur-
ed who will leave for Miami Fri
day morning and there are a
number Of others who may secure
positions on the vessel before the
hour of sailing arrives, it Is said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
Roosevelt Cables KING Of
Italy, And Not NUSsO|inl,
Concerning European Crisis
fBy associated Press,

ON BOARD U. S.. S. LANG,
Aug "a. President Roosevelt took
strong cognizance of the Euro
pean situation today on his re-
turn from vacation in northern
waters to the capital.
Reports related of a long plea
cabled to King Victor Emanuel
of Italy, through Ambassador
Phillips in Rome, in which Roose-
welt expressed the hope that the
King would exert every effort
possible to avert the impending
war.
Significant is the release of this
report. Previously, the President
would have followed the usual
course Of transmitting pleas for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24

peace directly to the dictators
themselves. In that he has met
with several rebuffs from both
Hitler and Mussolini in current
months, other personages are
being approached.
The King of Italy appears to
be ga natural" for transmission
of such an appeal. 1t is known
that Mussolini has mot much
taste" for the way things are
shaping up in eastern Europe,
and whatever influence can be
exerted by prominent Italians to
keep the troops of that country
from siding with the Nazis, will
go just that far in preventing
war, it is felt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
CONFER HONOR ON
MRS. BERKOWITZ
PRAISED FOR HER WORK IN
CONNECTION WITH CHI
NESE RELIEF

Mrs. NJ. Z. Berkowitz, of this
city, who acted as chairman of
the committee in connection with
the Bowl of Rice Party in this To-
cality in behalf of China's millions
of desperate refugees, has been
highly commended for her lead
ership and indefatigable efforts in
making the event such success
as it proved to be. The Bowl of
Rice Party was held on June IL
of last year.
The letter, which was sent to
Mrs. Berkowitz by Theodore
Roosevelt, national chairman,
follows:
Your name has been inscribed
upon our Roll of Honor as hui
manitarian, who has taken lead
ership in your community's Bowl
of Rice Party on June II of last
year. ] wish to express my per-
sonal gratitude and appreciation
to you for the splendid work you
have done for the United Council
on behalf of China's millions of
desperate refugees.
''Dr. Chengting T. Wang. presi-
dent of the National Red Cross
Society of China and former am
baSsador to the United States. has
just written a letter to me, which
conveys a message to you as well.
] have had it reproduced in a
leaflet. In response to DR..
Wang's appeal we are now ar
ranging for our second annual
Bowl of Rice Parties throughout
the country, to be held during
the week of October 80.
Il feel sure that you will want
to help in this cause again this
year, and / will be glad if you
win acknowledge your acceptance
of the craftsmanship in connec-
ton with the proposed event"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24

event of war he will naturally go
to Europe, to chronicle the acti-
vities of the conflicting forces,
and if the trend of activities
turns out as the indications
would seem today, the next news
will be heard from him from the
front.
Mrs. Hemingway, who has for
some time been in Europe, and
principally Paris, is expected to-
arrive home within the next few
weeks, but her return may be.
fastened should hostilities be
started in any of the European
countries, Mr.. Hemingway said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
new PLAN FOR
PAYING TAXES
sny Associates Press,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. "a
An experiment in collection of
taxes is proving out in the
black" for this city's income led
ger, when it was announced to-
day that taxpayers are respond
ing in kind manner to the sug-
gestion that installment pay
ments be made for taxes due.
Two banks of the city were au-
thorized to accept tax deposits,
divided into semi-annual and
quartely instalIments. The expe-
riment has been carried on for
the past several weeks and Off
Gals now state that it appears to
be a success.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
IALAsl THE oMNIPRESENcE
OF MANS SMALLER SELF

BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. IL
Mrs. Margaret Poole, public Ii
brary executive, can sit in her
office and accurately forecast the
end Of the honeymoon season
when brides discover husbands
can't live on love.
June, the month of weddings.
is always followed by a sharp
July August upswing in demands
for cook hooks at the library. cir
culation records disclosed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24
European Situation Remains Tense,
Hitler Determined In Stand For
Invasion; ChambGr|ain's Speech Firm
ALL EUROPE STANDS READY FOR ANY
EMERGENCY; TROOPS BEING ASSEMBLED
ALONG BORDERS AWAITING ANY AT
TEMPT THAT MAY BRING ON HOSTILITIES
By Associated Press,

LONDON. Aug The of the world-and the
capital British morning
what England do about the impending
ton contained in the made by Prime Minister Chamber
special emergency
The world fairly well satisfied that England has long
policy favor
mems meeting
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24

of Chamberlain's report and ad-
vice given TO his countrYmen to-
day.
''The issue of peace or war does
not rest with US, the head of the
British government stated, going
on to state that full responsibility
for war would rest with Hitler.
viii Fight For Peace
Our message to Adolf Hitler
stated that if a war comes we will
fight for preservation of princi-
Piles of peace-not for the sake of
protection for any municipality
or county" was another state
ment made in the speech.
Streets of London were jammed
as Chamberlain entered the House
of Commons and a tremendous
atmosphere of crisis was in every
body's talk and posture. That
there is no doubt of the British
peoples opinion of the serious
situation is contained in the news
that general orders for protection
have been issued and are being
complied with in regard to carry
ing of gas masks, universally, and
complete "blackouts'' ordered for
all of England from this night
forward.
Hitler Demands Free Hand
Hitler's answer to Chamber
lain's official note, sent yester-
day, was that he demanded a
free hand in Europe to work out
the destiny of the German PEG
ple'.
Indefinite as the reply was, it
was taken to mean that nothing
will stop him in his effort to re-
gain all land taken away from
Germany by terms of the Versail-
les treaty.
In the Commons speech to-
day. Chamberlain asked for GER
tain dictatorial powers in the
emergecy. and was promptly as
sured by the major party heads
that the Parliament would stand
by the cabinet during the crisis
period.
Millions On March
Meanwhile. millions of armed
men were on the march. A gen
eral movement by Germany "to-
wards the East bodies i'll to the
cause of Poland, as more and
more soldiers concentrate along
the Polish border.
France is moving up thousands
of men towards the Maginot line
of defense and Poland. despite
her imminent danger, has called
more men to arms.
Mussolini is reported to be in
conference with his high COM
mand. Here is the practically
sole bright spot" in the whole
picture OF gloom ana rear. II IS
not known just how far Italy will
support Germany in her push to
the East. Some observers felt
that if the situation becomes too
acute, Mussolini may break with
Germany, thereby dissolving the
Rome Berlin axis.
Americans Ordered Home
Chamberlain stated to Com
mons today that he had included
in his note to Hitler his belief
that ''if confidence could be res
tored, and truce called on all
existing situations, that the
Polish question could yet be set
tied through peaceful means. 1t
appeared that Hitler disregarded
that plea in his reply.
American citizens in the danger
zone have been admonished to
(Continued on Page Fourl.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-24

Key West, Florida. has the
most eQuable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only Ia Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Sam Wood Assigned
Our Town Film

Sam Wood, whose direction of
Goodbye Mr.. Chips" is leading
contender in this years Academy
Award selections, has been signed
by Sol Lesser to direct Our Town, p"
Lesser's forthcoming United Artists
production. The deal was closed by
telephone between Lesser. who is in
New York, and Samuel Goldwyn in
Hollywood, to whom Wood is under
contract
The signing of Wood to do the
Thornton Wilder Pulitzer Prize play
was attended by unusual crrcum-
stances. William Wyler, also a
Goldwyn contract director. was orig
inally set to direct Our Town
Wyler. however. was first scheduled
to do The Westerne-" for Goldwyn.
but delay in starting this produc-
ton and a subsequent injury to its
star, Gary Cooper. threatened too
long postponement of Our Town. y
Evening star., 1939-12-03

IL noon-WMAL, Henrietta Schumann, concert
pianist. plays the second and third move
ment of Tschaikowskys Concerto in B
Flat Minor as high light of the radio
City Music Hall.
II noon-WRC, Vernon Cranes story for chill
dren concerns pair of roller skates with
personality.
1:00-WMAL Ted Malone stops at the home of
Elinor Wylie in his Pilgrimage of Poetry.
2:00-WMAL, This weeks Great Play is Vol
pone," a comedy by Ben Jonson.
2:00-WRC. Beethoven's seldom heard "Varia-
tions on La c darem la mano' is featured
by the N. B. c. String Symphony.
2:30-WRC, An informal discussion of Govern
ment and Business" is held at the Univer-
sity of Chicago Round Table.
3:0O-WJSV. John Barbirolli conducts the New
York Philharmonic:
Der Freischut5'' Weber
Symphony No. B, in E Minor. Op 64.
Tschaikowsky
Symphonic
"The Fountains of Rome RespiRhi
4:30-WJSV, Jane Froman. Sterling Holloway,
Gilbert Seldes, Maxine Sullivan and Louis
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Disagreement
Started Trio
OF Careers
Lane Sisters We're
Encouraged by
Their Mother
HOLLYWOOD

If mother and father hadn't dis
agreed over the careers of their five
daughters, it is very probable no
such pictures as -Four Daughters"
and its current sequel, -Four Wives"
would be piling up big crosses in
the movie houses-and no such
formidable box office combination as
the Lane sisters would have landed
in Hollywood to star In them.
Turn the calendar back a few
years and shift the scene to small
midwestern community-1ndianola
Iowa. There live the Mullicans.
DR.. L. A. Mullican is the towns lead
ing dentist. AS the years pass, the
Mullican homestead is blessed with
five daughters. and all lovely. lively,
healthy younsters they are.
Before she married the dentist,
Mrs. Cora B. Mullican worked as
editor and publisher of small-town
Indiana weekly newspaper owned by
her brother. Undoubtedly, that ex-
perience aroused in Mother Multi
can the urge for self that
she was later to understand and
sympathize with in her daughters.
DR.. Mullican did not want his
girls to seek professional careers. He
wanted them to grow up, be edu-
Gated, and get married, like the other
girls of small towns. His wife had
no quarrel with that plan, if it suited
the girls. She did. however. want
them to choose their own life
courses.
When Lola wanted to try for a
theatrical career. the mother Sc
cretly encouraged her. The result
was that Lola received an oppor-
tunity with Gus Edwards, came to
Hollywood and became a screen
celebrity.
Their sisters success aroused the
ambitions of the other girls, with
the exception of Martha. who mar
ried a school-days sweetheart. It's
well-known story now how the
Mullican girls reached their goals.
Their mother saw that they received
the best musical educations that
could be obtained in Indianola.
Later. she sent Priscilla to dramatic
! school in New York. Rosemary
joined her there.
The girls were trying out songs IN
music publishing house when they
attracted the attention of a scout
for Fred Waring. and were signed
to appear with his "Pennsylvanians.
With Waring. they later came to
Hollywood, and, after making a
picture with the band, were signed
to term contracts by the Warner
Bros.
When they launched upon pro-
fessional careers, Priscilla and Rose
mary followed Lola's lead and
adopted the name Lane. Mrs. Null
lican. joining them 10 months ago
makes her home in Hollywood and
now supervises their affairs. She,
too, has adopted the Lane name
to avoid confusion.
While Priscilla and Rosemary
were travelling the road that led
to fame in Hollywood. sister Leota
was in New York studying for the
bpera. Recently, however, Leota
came to Hollywood and is living
with her mother, Priscilla and Rose
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Cinema Livestock
Give Set Workers
Some Difficulties
BY the Associated Press.


HOLLYWOOD
Livestock on the "Dr. Ehrlich"
set is giving the cast a bit Of
trouble.
Three workers came down with
hayfever which physicians said was
caused by particles from the fur of
rabbits used in scenes showing the
great German scientist in his labor
atory.
Several times. too. the 1ahnratc15Ts
While mice nave escapea. much to
the Consideration Of women on the
set. It's easier to buy new mice, so
no attempt to recapture the es-
capees has been made.
Evening star., 1939-12-03

mary in a country home they all
Clipped in to purchase several
months ago.
Mrs. Lanes decision to back her
daughters in their urge for theatri-
cal careers broke up her own home,
but, in looking back today, she says
she could have made no other
choice. She and her husband had
conflicting ideas about their duty to
their daughters. and both were sim
cere in their convictions. DR.. Null
lican remarked after the divorce.
He died several months ago. but he
lived long enough to see his girls
win fame.
(Released BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Memory via Radio
New Contribution
To Film Making
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD
Scientists and technicians work.
ing quietly to improve motion pic
lures recently have come out with
inventions to give the movies third
dimension, to prevent fluctuation in
sound and pictures, and to pro-
vide color on single film.
Now comes Major Nathan Levison,
Warmers studio engineer. with a
bone conduction device he calls an
invisible sound transmitter.
Attached to the users spine. it
conducts sounds. not loud enough to
be picked up by microphone, to
the bones of the ear, enabling direc-
tors to give actors instruction while
filming is under way.
Levison suggests that the instru-
ment can be used also to cue for
getful players who formerly have
depended upon off stage blackboards
for their unremembered lines.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Rosalind Advises
That Any TacticsGo,
Just Get Your Man
BY the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD
If a girl can use business as a
stepping stone to marriage. more
power to her, says Rosalind Russell
Rosalind's never been married
herself, except-many times--on the
screen But she has definite ideas
on the subject.
UNLESS a girl has been trained for
some particular career such as law,
medicine, the stage or screen. mar
riage is her natural career" says
Miss Russell.
Il don't mean that a girl should
become a stenographer with the
sole purpose of winning the love of
her boss-the business world would
crumble under these tactics.
But she owes it to herself to
marry to her best advantage. and
it is quite proper that she use a
business career as a match maker" ="
Evening star., 1939-12-03

Because California State law for
bids the issuance Of dirty clothes
to film actors, including extras. the
300 men playing Union prisoners in
Confederate prison camp in
Arouse and Beware" start work at
6 am. so all may be clothed in
sterilized garments which wardrobe
workers then splatter with mud and
CRIME in time for work to start at
9 am.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Yes, You'dLike a Film lob,
But So Would a Few Others
The First Thing You Meet Will Be
Chronic Unemployment and
Then There Are Unions
By Hubbard Keavy,
Associa dPresss
By Hubbard Keavy,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

job in Hollywood.
don't blame 1t is
painter
excitement and the
is
You're going to have getting getting
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Silver Lining

Because of the shortage of heavy
brocades and corded silks imported
from Europe movie stars are And
ing it less uncomfortable to wear
costumes in pictures. jeanette Mac
Donald is the first to note the diff
ference. Her costumes for New
Moon" co-starring Nelson Eddy.
averages Is pounds lighter to the
dress than those she wore in
Naughty Marietta" These cos
tunes now are made of printed mus
Inns, cottons and lighter silks.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Todoy's High Lights
(AU Time PM. Unless Indicated.

Armstrong offer entertainment on Pur-
suit of Happiness
5:30-WMAL. Florence Wyman lyric soprano
and Mario Fiorella. baritone. are the
aspiring singers heard on Metropolitan
Additions.
5:30-WOL, Adventures of the Shadow concern
a rare jewel in Death Shows the Way.
6:00-WOL. News from Washington and popular
music from New York are combined for
the Listen America show.
6:30-WOL. Henry Busse and his orchestra oc-
cupy the feature spot for the Show of
the Week
S:00-WOL, Congressman and educators discuss
What Shall We Do About the Youth
Problem" on the American Forum of the
Air.
8:00-WJSV. Sigrd Gurie has feature role
with Orson Wees in radio version of
Lost Horizon"
Evening star., 1939-12-03
In Kit Carson

With production set to begin
January IS, Edward Small has
signed Victor McLaglen for one Of
the leading roles in Kit Carson
Negotiations are now under way
with two other screen players to be
added to the cast.