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Evening star., 1940-10-13
Music Loving Society
Finds Season Crowded
With Satisfying Events
First Philadelphia Orchestra
Concert October p; Many
Subscribers Are Announced

Washington society has wel-developd interest in music, Is
indicated through the
Orchestra will its until the first
will morning muscales
will begin bit earlier
Philadelphia will its first of the 1904
Constitution Hall well
filled with outstanding of Capital society for these
Oondy the popular Hungarian conductor who Is
Philadelphia will conduct that evening
Penyi will have
their probably will entertain at dinner before
after their habit Rudolf SerKln young
Czech-Slovak vionst will be the soloist that evening"
National Symphony
November
Orchestra will its Wednesday
evening Kinder conducting and the great
Racmanno solo The National symphony
socially prominent well as very large
society," The first OF the
November TO- and both series
Hall Mr. L. Corrn Strong is president OF
Lewis chairman OF the Box
will this week for the
allotment of boxes subscribers
Washington nome thls
for her OF morning mscaeS
Evening star., 1940-10-13
OfPers0nal Note Here
MIR. and Mrs. Saal and Daughters
Will Return From New York Today

Mr. and Mrs Irving Randolph Orleans accompanied
Kaufman Mrs Horace l.
New York where they spent te week
Mrs Saal will be the guests OF
Mr. and Mrs Kaufman Yuma street
Mr. and Simon spending week
Mr. and Mrs Robert Baum VINO were
recent guests have returned to their home IN
Godsboro, N C.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Lower Montgomery
Social Activities
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Briggs Will
Leave for South America Soon;
Daisleys Entertain
Daisleys Entertain

Mr. and Mrs Ellis Briggs Of Edgemoor vcatoning at Tope
before
sailing for South America Mr. Briggs recently assigned to duty at
the American Legation in Santiago Chile
Frederic A. Waller by Mr. Waller who
from Lisbon Portugal Mrs Waller has been in Chevy Chase Gardens
with her parents Mr. and Mrs H. June Mr.
Waller will months consul at the
and Waller will be in Chevy
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Alliance to Meet

The Housekeepers Alliance Of the
District will meet Tuesday at the
Y. w. c. A. Community Chest, Red
Cross and tuberculosis Association
programs will be given. There will
also be a business session.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Falls Church
Visitor
Is Feted
Mrs. Woods
Is Hostess for
Mrs. Johnston

FALLS CHURCH, Va, Oct. l2-
Mrs. Louis F. Woods entertained
this afternoon in the home of Mrs.
Lillian Hunton Hicks for Mrs. James
r. Johnston Of Scarsdale, N. Y.
The other guests were Mrs. Frank
Porter, Mrs. Alexander Gait, Mrs.
Herbert Coward. Mrs. Harry Fell
lows, Mrs. Edmund Gannt, Mrs. No.
BILE Moore. Mrs. j. L. Enochs of
Jackson, Miss; Mrs. George But
terworth, Mrs. Frederick Taylor of
Birmingham, England; Mrs. Harry
Moran. Mrs. L. p. Daniel, Mrs. T.
NJ. Talbot, Mrs. James Brown, Mrs
Phillip Talbot. Mrs. Howard Mid
dleton, Mrs. Julius Parmelee. Mrs
M. H. Haertel, Mrs A. L. Anderson,
Mrs. Charles Marshall, Mrs Wilbur
Hinman. Miss Agnes Smith, Mrs.
E. L. McNair. Mrs. ]. L. Harrison,
Mrs. Willard Smith, Mrs. Adrian
Busick. Mrs A. F. Bowen. Mrs. Eu-
gene Ballard Of Montgomery, Ala
Mrs. S. r. Copper. Miss Nancy
Gregory Edwards. Mrs. John Sadt-
ler, Mrs. John Garner, Mrs. John
Gage, Mrs. James Branson and Mrs
P. H. Smythe.
Mrs. Herbert Coward was hostess
at buffet supper and bridge Thurs
day evening, her guests being Mrs
James R. Johnston. Mrs. T. NJ. Tai
bott. Mrs. Harold j. Spelman, Mrs
Harry Moran, Mrs. Charles Mar
shall, Mrs. r. C. L. Moncure. Mrs
Felix Moore, Mrs. Louis Woods, Mrs
F. H. Smythe, Mrs. Samuel R. Cop
per and Mrs. Frederick w. Jones
Miss Katharine Moran
Returns From Visit.
Miss Katharine Moran has re-
turned from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Parker on Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Peter and their
daughter, Miss Sue Peter, will move
this week to their country home
in Chantilly. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Ballard and
their son, Eugene Ballard. jr., are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Bowen.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Bowen en-
tertained at luncheon and bridge
Miss Elizabeth Van Leer Nc
Groarty Of New York is spending a
few days with her mother, Mrs Edna
Thelander, and her grandmother,
Mrs. Charles N. McGroarty.
Mrs. Edwin D. Williars gave a
bridge luncheon Tuesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
KEY WEST TO
Be FEATURED IN
SERIAL STORY
FROM PEN OF MISS STRABEL:
WILL BEGIN APPEARING
SOON IN SATURDAY EVE
MING POST

Key West scenes will figure
largely in a serial story written
by Miss Thelma Strabel, who is
preparing to build her home on
a site south of the Southernmost
home, which will begin appear
ing in forthcoming issue of the
Saturday Evening Post, Chamber
of Commerce officials were ad-
vised today.
The Florida distributor of the
Curtis Publishing company week
ly magazine is seeking Chamber
of Commerce assistance in gath
ering information about Miss
Strabel, so that it may be used in
the promotion of the publication
carrying the new serial.
Miss Strabel bought the lot at
the foot of Whitehead street
nearly two years ago from the
heirs of the late Judge Vining
Harris. The site has been clear
ed and plans for a home that
will represent an investment of
approximately $4,000 have been
prepared. A contract for the
work has been awarded.
At present Miss Strabel is in
New York, but is expected here
when work is started on her new
home. She gave up earlier plans
to establish her home on the Pa
cific coast when she saw land
fell in love with Key West. She
gathered the material used in
her new serial on previous visits
to Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
7. E. c. FIGHTS
RATE LOWERING
COL. KNIGHT STATES CITY
AND COMPANY IN FOR
MUCH LITIGATION

TAMPA, Apr. 3.-FNS) The
Tampa Electric Company, in a
reply this week to the Tampa
Utility Board, created at the
last session of the Legislature for
the purpose of investigating
Tampa utility rates, flatly re-
fused to comply with the Board
recent order to slash rates total
of SO per cent, contending that
such a letdown in revenue would
be disastrous.
Col. Peter o. Knight, president
of the electric company, signed
a reply and stated: THE answer
of the company indicates that a
long and expensive fight is ahead
for both the city and the COM
pany''. Citing from the special
act which created the board, Col
knight pointed out that the act
specified that the company must
realize a profit of seven per cent
on its investment, but declared
that the Tampa Electric Com
pany earnings would be reduced
to 1.16 per cent under the pro-
posed cut.
The company serves a wide
area in this section, including
suburban Tampa, Plant City,
Pasco and Polk counties.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
AVERT new YORK
TRANSIT STRIKE
MAYOR LA GUARDIA AND
JOHN L. LEWIS REACH
AGREEMENT
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Apr. 3.-Agree-
ment was reached late yesterday
between Mayor Fiorello La
Guardia and John L. Lewis
president of the c. 1. O., which
acted to avert a threatened tran
sit system strike that would
have thrown $4,000 workers out
of work and perilized this city's
principal subway and elevated
lines.
misunderstanding which were
said to have existed on the
board of transportation as to in
depreciation of closed shop pro-
visions presented in the original
agreement were discuss d
The city will take over all lines
from private companies this sum-
mer, and it was believed that the
right of workmen to strike
against the municipal govern
ment couldn't exist. That ques-
ton was to be settled later, it
was stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
GEN. MARSHALL
ENTERS PLEA FOR
ARMY EXPANSION
ASKS FOR Ss2.ooo.ooo ABOVE
ORIGINAL ESTIMATE; DE-
CLARES ARMY SHORT TO-
600 RIFLES
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Gen-
eral Marshall, army chief of
staff, today addressed a special
Congressional committee here
and presented strong arguments
for support of the army expan-
sion program.
In the face of his plea for more
appropriations, the House of
Representatives sliced off $751;
100000 from the army appropria-
tons bill today.
Marshall called for additional
funds amounting to $82,O00,0O0
over and above original esti-
mates of needs. Supporting his
plea, the General stated that
there was a present shortage of
10000 rifles in the army and de-
clared that his department need
ed more sea defenses and more
tanks. -. a.
General Marshall told the COM
mittee that the United States
should keep up its defenSes ION
an even KEEP with developments
across the water.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
MAYOR TO ATTEND
SEWELL SERVICES
NOTIFIED OF APPOINTMENT
AS HONORARY PAIL.
BEARER

Mayor Willard NJ. Albury has
accepted the appointment as Hon
orary Pallbearer at the funeral
services for Mayor E. G. Sewell
of Miami, who died in that city
yesterday morning.
Services will be held at Cen
trail Baptist Church in Miami at
800 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Mayor Albury stated he would
leave for the services tomorrow
morning. Notification of the
honorary appointment came in a
Geographic advice from Miami
City Clerk Frank ]. Kelly.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
COUNTY BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

Routine reports of county of
ficialS will be among the mat
tiers coming before the Monroe
commission at the first regular
meeting tonight for April.
County officials have been ad-
vised that plans for the proposed
public beach along Roosevelt
boulevard above Bertha street
are progressing in the WPA
project division land the matter
may come up for discussion. The
county commission is planning
to sponsor the project after the
details have been worked up by
the WPA.
1t is planned to build jetties
and other engineering works de-
signed to capture and hold sand
brought in by wind and wave to
form beach of about 1000 feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
BUILDING FIRM
OFFICIAL In CITY
FOR CONFERENCE
MET WITH COMMANDER T. J.
BRADY CONCERNING CON-
TRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF NAVAL AIRBASE

w. P. Thurston, of Richmond,
Va, head of a contracting COM
pany bearing his name, was a
Key West visitor yesterday and
today in connection with the
$4,000 contract awarded the
company for the superstructure
of the naval seaplane hangar on
the Trumbo base.
Thurston conferred with Lieut..
Commander T. J. Brady, U.S.A.,
civil engineer and public works
officer at Key West naval station,
and settled several matters re-
quiring the cooperation of the
naval officers and the other con-
tractors on the seaplane base
job.
UNDERGRADUATES held by the
Steel Construction Company of
Birmingham, Ala, the steel for
the hangar, which will be 372
feet long, $50 feet wide and so
feet high, will be erected by July
l. The Thurston company has a
contract for the floor, walls,
roof and other superstructural
work, and may proceed after the
steel erectors are finished.
1t is expected the Thurston
company will be on hand around
June l to assemble materials and
equipment and be in position to
proceed with its contract when
the steel job advances.
The Ivy H. Smith company of
Jacksonville is making good pro-
gress in construction of the foot
ings and foundations for the
hangar, Commander Brady re-
ports. After these have been
completed the steel erection may
proceed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
.F.D.R. AND DEWEY
WIN WISCONSIN AND
my. PRIMARY VOTE
NATIONAL POLITICAL POT
BEGINS TO BOIL: SENATOR
TAFT WITHDRAWS FROM
NEW JERSEY FIELD
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, April 3.-Wiscon-
sin prefers a third-term for
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and
favors John Dewey over Senator
Vandenberg.
New York State-repeat the
same preference.
And there you have the situa-
ton as observers noted results
of primaries held yesterday in
those two states.
Democratic primary in Wiscon-
sin indicated a strong three-to-
one preference for Roosevelt.
Laws of the state make it man
datory that the convention dele
gates stick with" their man I'M
til there definitely appears no
chance of his nomination.
News dispatches from Wash
ington today stated that Senator
Taft had withdrawn his name
from the New Jersey primary
field, which leaves the field to
Dewey.
The last of the Pendergast ma
chine politicians were voted out
of office in Kansas yesterday as
the citizens of Kansas City over
whelmingly voiced their vote-ob-
jections to any semblance of a
continuation of rule that prac-
tically ended with Boss Fender
CASTS conviction and subsequent
incarceration in a federal peni-
tertiary on charges of income
tax evasion
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
MARINE AIRCRAFT
LEADS In FLORIDA
EXPERT DECLARES STATE AT
TOP OF LIST FOR
AIRBASES

MOUNT DORA, April 3 (FNS).
Florida leads the nation in the
development of facilities for ma
rine aircraft, according to Capt.
Robert S. Fogg, seaplane termin-
al expert of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority, who spoke here last
week at the dedication of the
Mount Dora Seaplane base.
Some 81 states are now build
ing seaplane bases, he said, and
Florida's 20 bases, completed or
underway, with an additional Is
to be built in another year, plac-
es this state at the top of the
list.
When the nationwide network
of bases IS completed, it will be
possible Cor Seaplane flyer to
go from coast to coast and border
to border without fear that there
will not be suitable landing &C
commodationS, the captain ex-
planned.
The Mount Dora base. first to
be located in Lake County,Nwas
the scene of much aerial activity
last week, with seaplanes from
Miami to Pensacola participating
in the dedication.
During the last year the num-
Der of seaplanes throughout the
country has increased Al per-
cent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
Marshall GOehring
Carries OnShadOW
Boxing ithBritish
TAUNTS BRITISH AND
WARNS OF STRONG
MILITARY ACTION TO
COME SOON
OBy Associated PressD

LONDON. Apr. 3.-Marshall
Goehring of Germany slapped
back" at Prime Minister Cham
berlain last night in a radio
message believed TO be mostly
for home consumption. The mes
sage featured a continuation OF
the shadow boxing now going on
between Germany and England
before outbreak of hostilities on
a major scale believed to be in
the near offing.
GOehring continually tainted
the British in his address. He
stated that England would "now
learn what it means to attack
Germany.
Blockade plans go forward.
The war ministry announced
its belief that Germany is
facing real starvation and ex-
IRENE shortages of materials
with which to carry on the war.
Three Jugo-S1avian ships were
seized this morning with cargoes
of aluminium consigned to the
Nazis. The vessels were ordered
detained indefinitely in a British
port
Strong diplomatic notes to
Norway on the subject of neu-
trality observance and alleged
cooperation with Germany, were
held up by the British, pending
new action expected to take
place shortly that may mean a
more effective process to follow
in the matter.
Conflicting reports on the re-
cent attack on Scapa Flow base
by NaZi planes have come forth.
In this city, the British aver that
very little damage was inflicted.
Berlin released reports, how
ever. that two British men-of-
war were severely damaged in
the raid.
Additional raids were con-
Quoted by Nazi planes this morn
ing. British stated that two of
the planes were shot down.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03

Each night I come up from
the deck TO Duval ST TO Stop
Ply Joe's. the Rendezvous. the
Habana- Madrid. La Ccnqa.
the Garden of Roses and 9th
er colorful spots. I get tons
of advice. Tony. the black
jack dealer. recommends
trolling. but very, very slow
trolling. Senior Por Favor.
the six-foot. square-chinned
sailor with the locust club
and the Special police" arm
band. who cruises the honky..
tonk district. recommends
stiIl-fishing around abandon,
ed railroad trestles, up the
line. a lieutenant comman-
der acquaintance from foot
ball days at Annapolis. sips
his Cuba libre. grins al his
girl. a second edition Lupe
Veliz. and insists bait-casiinc
for small tarpon on light
tackle is the only thrill. And
so ii goes. lots of advice. but
no tarpon-Yet!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03

Breakdown of traffic into di-
rection of travel shows that a
total of 1888 passenger cars
passed through the south-gate,
northbound last month. South
bound figures were 9462 passen-
ger cars. Northbound passengers
totalled 2O,118, southbound TO-
OF.
Average passenger car toll
gate business was 585 per day,
both south and northbound.
Average commercial car business
per day was 49,. Buses kept up
the same rate of business, with
daily average going through
the gates of seven.
High day for travel last month
was March 10th, when 378 pas
Senger cars travelled north and
1913 cars came south-a total of
766.
Toll divisions were as follows:
Southbound, $17,299.5O; north
bound $15,91625. Average tolls
per day were $1,071.46, for traf-
fic in both directions.
In April of last year, total
tolls were $16,074.25. Officials of
the Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge Commission were con-
fident the totals for this month
would be substantially increased
over that figure.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
SHOOTS TWO
WHITE HERONS
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OFF,
CIAL COMPLAINING
WITNESS

Accused of shooting two great
white heronS, Edgar Ellis, color
ed, was arrested by Deputy Sher-
Tiff Ray Elwood last night on a
warrant issued by County Solici.
tor Allan Cleare, Jr. Ellis is
held at county Jail and will be
arraigned at next session of
Criminal Court.
Complaining witness was Ref
uge Manager Earle r. Greene for
the U. S. biological survey, which
administers the wildlife refugees
off Key West and along the keys.
1t was alleged Ellis shot the her
ons, which are fully protected
by the government, and used the
birds for food.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
March Toll Figures
OnOVerSeaS Highway
Boost Period TOta
INCREASE OVER SAME MONTH LAST YEAR NEARLY
$4,000; HIGH DAY WAS MARCH 10TH

Tolls on the Overseas High
way continued their upward
trend during the month just
passed, according to report of the
Commission auditors office re-
ceived today by The Citizen.
The increase in March, it is
noted, brought the seven month
fiscal period totals from last Sep
TENDER, up over the same period
a year ago, although number of
cars still Jagged approximately
200 behind in the same period.
A total of $33,215.75 was col
lected at both toll gates from
all-class vehicles last month,
which compares with $29,675.75
for the same month last year.
Total passenger cars passing
through the gates last month
were 1880. In March last year
the total was 17,174. Passengers
counted at both gates this year
in March totalled 40,195. This
figure compares with 32,868 pas
sengers in March last year.
Commercial cars paying tolls
last month totalled 1861. In
March 1899, the same classified
ton listed 1896. For the seven
months fiscal period, tolls for
this year rested at $151,559.75 at
the end of last month. For the
same period last year, the seven
months figures was $148,411.81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03

KEY WEST, Fla. Mar. 90
Probably the greatest of all game
fishes, and certainly one of the
most spectacular and sought aft
er, is the tarpon and your report
er is down here for a sort of
columnar change of pace from
baseball, trying his darndest to
land one. I have been bobbing
around on these milky-green wa
tiers now for two days, trailing
the most detachable mullet OBJ
tainable at the stern of the boat
but-no dice. The tarpon are
here, all right. l have seen their
bright, cleaning silver sides
rolling and sporting on top of
the warm tropical waters. But
guess they have a local Neptune
cafeteria, or something, for they
simply will not patronize our
mullet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
GROCERY MEN
MEET TONIGHT

President John Archer, of the
Key West Retail Grocerymen's
Association has called a meeting
of his group for tonight. The ses-
sion will be held at Caballero
de la Luz hall, in the rear of the
Cuban Club, and all members
have been requested to attend.
Time is announced as BIS
o'clock. Important matters, will
be up for discussion, it was
stated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
FLOOD WATERS
NOW RECEDINC
OFFICIALS ESTIMATE TOTAL
DAMAGE at OVER Slo.-
100000 MARK

PHILADELPHIA, ;, Apr. 3. =
Flood waters in the Susquehanna
valley were receding today leav-
ing in their wake chaotic scenes
of disorder and suffering as thou
sands of citizens in the Wilkes
Barre area were without homes
and proper food.
Total damage, according to
state officials, would exceed $l0,-
100000. Martial law still con-
tinues following the rule taken
over by the states National
Guard in Wilkes Barre and other
nearby cities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
Tree Grows Around
Mountain Sleeps Skull
(By A.socinted Pressl

JACKSON, Wyo., April g.
About 200 years ago-as Keith
Stilson, a Jackson Hole guide,
figures it-an Indian was lucky
enough to bring home some
mountain sheep steak for dinner.
After dressing the carcass the
Indian hung the skull on a small
tree and forgot about it.
Recently, Stilson saw a peculiar
growth on a big pine tree and
examined it. Completely embedd-
ded in trunk about five feet above
ground, was the sleeps skull.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03
'COSTAR'S AUTO
STOLEN-FOUND

An automobile owned by Alvin
Costar, son of John Costar, which
was stolen last night in front of
his fathers White street home,
was recovered early today by
Deputy Sheriff Bernard Waite
and Night Police Captain Alberto
Camera in Newton street.
The car was unchanged.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-03

ork Daily News of Mar. 81. 1910
best features of each There is
fight, fun and frolic everywhere,
dlicious food, pretty girls who
speak liquid Spanish and dance
like dreams, plenty of dice
tables, roulette set-ups, bird cage
and stud poker. Chips run from
a nickel up. You can get a glass
of beer as big as a goldfish bowl
for a dime And a, 10-cent tip to
any of the little dark-eyed sem
oritas who wear Sleek slack suits
and who act as dance hostesses
at the honky-tonks is considered
more than adequate. There is a
new wave of prosperity at Key
West with the arrival of a large
batch of destroyers, submarines
and a new fat Navy payroll. Fish
ing, swimming, cock fights, box
ing and wrestling matches make
up the sports menu.