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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
Mrs. Monsalvatge
Dies After Hip Is
Fractured In Fall

Mrs. Mary Eva Monsalvatge,
native and lifelong resident of
Key West, died this morning at
$50 o'clock at the Municipal Hos
pital. Mrs. Monsalvatge would
have been 80 on February II.
Death resulted from complica-
tionS which set in after Mrs. Mon
salvatge broke her hip at her
home, 800 North Beach Drive, on
December 20 when she fell while
walking from one room to an
other. She was taken to the hos
pital Immediately but her condi-
ton did not permit the fracture
to be set until last week, relatives
said.
DR.. Chambers, surgical special
iSt from Miami, was brought here
by Mrs. Monsalvatge's son, Mer-
lin, to consult with local physi-
clans on the case, but the injured
woman failed to respond to treat
ment. Last week three blood
transfusions were administered.
Mrs. Monsalvatge is survived
by two daughters. Mrs. Lillian r.
Walker of Atlanta, Ga, and Mrs.
Marie M. Roberts of Key West:
three sons, William Fl. and Paul
Monsalvatge of Key West and
Merlin of Miami, eight grandchil-
dren and five great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at pm. from the First
Methodist Church, of which the
deceased was member. Rev. G..
Leon Wells, pastor, will officiate.
The body will be placed in the
church at 2 pm. Burial will be
in the family plot of the City
Cemetery. The Pritchard Fun
eral Home is in charge of ar
rangements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18

Mrs. Truesdale
Is Acquitted In
Criminal Court

Mrs. Palma Mendel Truesdale,
who was charged with stealing
$500 from a local man last Nov.
10, was acquitted by a jury yes
terday in Criminal Court.
Mrs. TrueSdale pleaded not
guilty to the charge filed by
Jesus Caraballo. She was alleged
to have stolen three 500 bills
from Caraballo.
A jury consisting of Will E. P.
Roberts, Charles A. Yates. Ellis
Russell, Harry J. Sawyer. Will
liam M. Johnson and Leonte
Valladares heard the evidence.
1t is reported the jury held that
there was insufficient evidence
against Mrs. TrueSdale.
Attorney Tom Watkins appear
ed in defense of Mrs. Truesdale.
County Solicitor Allan B. Cleare.
appeared for the state.
Judge Thomas S. Caro- fined
Lacy Lee, charged with speed
ing along Whitehead street, $40
and costs.
Elizabeth Rose, who was ac-
cused of issuing worthless checks,
was ordered by Judge Caro- to
make restitution to a Poinciana
grocer who received $l45 in
checks from her. Judge Caro- will
sentence the woman Tuesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
Key West Youths.
In Plane Contest

Three Key West youths are in
Miami today with entrants in the
Model Airplane meet sponsired
by the Junior Chamber of Com
merce of that city, The meet
will close tomorrow night, and
the Key Westers are reported to
have a good chance of coping
prizes.
The boys are BaScom GroomS.
Jr.. and Keith E. Walker, and N.
A. johnson, of the Navy Sea-
plane Base at Baca 80 Chica. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
THREATENS To BAR At.
TORNEY GENERAL m
SIDING WITH ARNALL
FORCES

ATLANTA, Jan. lS.-Ellis AR
nall resigned as governor of
Georgia at 1880 O'Clock this
and shortly thereafter
NJ. E. Thompson. who had been
elected Lieutenant governor in
the election last November. was
inaugurated in the senate cham
Der as Arnall's successor.
But Herman Talmadge. who
was named governor by the les
islature, asserted that he disre-
garded the proceedings that
made Thompson governor de-
claring they were illegal. and
that he, Talmadge. was the real
governor of Georgia" lie added.
in reply TO Arnall's reference 10
Talmadge as a pretender. that he
did not recognize the legality OF
Arnall's suit to have the supreme
court decide who is governor.
"The legislature already has de-
cided that" Talmadge concluded.
Arnall. after his resignation.
said he had withstood insults
and indignities" from TalmadGe
and his supporters because be
did not wish to cast reflections
on his office. lie had kept ms
promise, he added. not 20 resign
till Thompson was ready 10 be
inaugurated.
Thompson intended 10 wait tiii
Monday to be sworn In. but. on
the advice of Attorney General
Eugene Cook. who Is siding with
the Arnall forces. he decided 20
be inaugurated immediately
Cook explained that the Tai
madge forces were ready TO grasp
any technically 10 try - show
that Thompson's Inauguration
was illegal. and. not 20 give tncm
that opportunity. he advised I'm
mediate Inauguration b. con
form with a provision m the
Georgia constitution, White n,
specifies that new governor
must assume his duties on the
first week that the Legislature
meets.
When Talmsdge heard that
Cook was active with the Arnall
forces, Talmadgc announced he
will have the legislature pass .
bill barring Cook from holding
office as attorney general.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR JOHN GELABERT

Funeral services for John Gel
bert, SO. who died yesterday,
will be held this afternoon, SIS
o'clock in the chapel of the Lo-
peg Funeral Home.
Rev. j. H. johnson of st.
Mary's Star of the Sea Roman
Catholic Church, will offieiate.
Burial will be in the family
plot in the Catholic Cemetery.
Survivors are three sons, John
Colbert, Key West; Lonnie Gel
bert, Miami; Eddie Sanjuan,
Tampa; three daughters. Maria
Colbert. Key West; Mrs. Rira
Fernandez, New York; Mrs. Ca
talina Agaisse, Cuba; and four
grandchildren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
key West Should Organize
10 Create Industries Here,
Chamber Advised AT Meet
PROCEDURE TO ATTAIN
THAT END DISCUSSED
IN HIGH SCHOOLLAST
NIGHT

Possibility Of Key Westers Gre
ating industries and more jobs for
ITS citizens was probed at a meet
ing last night of the Chamber of
Commerce in Key West High
School.
With William Settler, district
manager of the US. Department
~ Commerce. and Wallis H.
Crow. business specialist of the
department. both of Miami, ex-
planning the services the depart
nent offered small business, there
were a number of questions asked
by persons attending the meet
ing.
Among the questions asked
were.
l. u possible to get information
regarding the source of hardwood
logs 90 bring here for making toys
and such things?
Il Il possible for Key WeSters to
raise sufficient lines in their back
Yards 90 create business?
What products can be made
from cOcOnutS?
Would Il be possible to quick
freeze fish here and hold it for
the northern markets, and thus
give our fishermen more work?
Is u possible TO create a size
able cigar-msking industry here
again?
How about making small motor
parts--is II possible to find high
" trained men to operate screw
making machines in Key West?
SETTER gave the same general
answer to all of these thingS-or-
ganize your Chamber of Com
uercc and go after these indus
tries comparatively.
You can accomplish more as a
group than YOU can as individ-
uais." Settler said. THE Depart
nent Of Commerce will undertake
90 make surveys for you if you are
property organized.
4 would suggest that YOU first
analyxe what YOU have in the way
a msnpOwer. the possibilities of
small businesses in Key West, the
factory sites and shops you have
available, the electric power there
Is here. and so on.
You can do this through the
Chamber of Commerce. Then
print ca mimeograph your facts
and submit them to the Depart
nlcnt 81 Commerce. The depart
ment will then distribute these
facts IA 70 offices throughout the
country
Maybe someone in the north
o. elsewhere will see the facts and
viii think of some small industry
which might be started here"
Glenn G. Price. president of the
chamber presided.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
Police Are Fast
Enforcing Laws
Covering Parking

City traffic division is getting
so efficient that it is making ar
rests for illegal parking before
the paint is dry on mo parking
areas.
Joe Allen sais today that he
parked his car in Whitehead
Street opposite the Court House.
Five minutes later an officer
came along and painted a yellow
stripe and labeled it No Park
ing" said Joe Then another
officer came along and put tags
on my car and several others
which also were parked there.
But we settled it all satisfac-
torlly when we reached City
Court"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
Court
Adjourns Today;
Heard q Cases

Criminal Court adjourned to-
day, after two jury trials and a
total of % cases heard.
Judge Thomas S. Caro- heard
guilty pleas of 81 persons or es-
treated the bail bonds filed by
them.
Next week Judge Caro- will hear
additional pleas of guilty, but
there are no more jury trials
scheduled.
Before adjourning the court this
morning, Judge Caro- fined Ed
ward Bowery the costs. Bowery
was found guilty by jury earlier
in the week of illegal parking on
one of the Upper Keys. He was
acquitted of a charge of defacing
the highway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
Jack Baker Gets
NeiU &c. l."
OIdSnObiIe

Jack r. B a k er, 1891
Avenue E. who lost a leg in
World War II. was present
ed with a new 1916 Odds
mobile this morning under
the CT Bill of Rights.
II is a club coupe. and was
paid for by the government
and presented by the Null
berg Chevrolet Company of
Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
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GRAFT WARNED TO
4VOID WOM4lN KEY

All ships and small craft
were warned by the Navy
today TO stay away from the
vicinity of Woman Key on
January I'll. az and %. be-
tween 8 a. M. and 4:30 p. m.
because of demolition work
to be conducted in that area
northward of the key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
Repaired Clock
Runs Once Again

Today the bell atop County
Courthouse peeled forth the hours
of the day after being silent for
over three months.
Joseph Doff, Elmhurst, N. Y, OF
the Interstate Clock Tower Com
pany, placed the clock in opera
ton and reports it is running ac-
curately once more.
The clock has been repaired and
electrified by the clock company.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
Gen. Marshall
To Be Sworn I'm
IL Am. Monday
,Rv The AssocIatsd Press

WASHINGTON. Jan. lB.-Gen-
eral George Marshall. former
chief of staff, is scheduled 10 be
sworn in as secretary Of state ne
President Truman'S Office At II
o'clock Monday morning. It was
announced today
Marshall was due to leave Hon
olulu today for the west coast anu
from there to proceed 10 Washing
ton. He is making the trip IA an
army plane.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
Nights FIREMEN Will Be
On DUTY at Carnival

Monday. Jan. 20. Fire Police
Tuesday. Jan. FL. Hook & Lad
der
Wednesday. Jan. %. No. l En-
qine Company
Thursday. Jan. %. No. Hose
Company
Friday. Jan. "a. No. 2 Engine
Company
Saturday. Jan. Is. No. 2 Hose
Company
Monday. Jan. 27. No. 3 Engine
Company
Tuesday. Jan. %. No. 3 Hose
Company
Wednesday. Jan. %. Fire Police
and Hook & Ladder Cos.
Thursday. Jan. 80. No. Engine
and No. Hose Companies
Friday. Jan. 81. No. 2 Engine
and No. 2 Hose Companies
Saturday. Feb. /. No. 3 Engine
and No. 3 Hose Companies
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-18
Pole- Back I'm School

WARSAW. Poland. - (AP) -
Latest figures show 286,000
adults are now attending schools
IA Poland, making up for edu-
cation lost during the Nazi oc-
Cupation.
Evening star., 1947-05-14
D. {. Auto Dealer indicted
On Tax Evasion CHARGE
BY the A,,ee;osed Pres,

BALTIMORE. May l4.-George
w. Bower of Fruitland, Md, and
Nicholas j. Koutouras Of Washing
ton, were under Federal grand jury
indictment today on charges OF in
come tax evasion.
Bower, q 35-year-old automobile
dealer, was accused of undertaking
his net income for 1943 and 1914 by
S18,767. District Attorney Bernard
j. Flynn said Bower reported total
net income OF $15,942 for the two
years when the actual net earnings
allegedly were $50 1891.
Koutouras, 48, a fruit vendor, was
charged with failing to file returns
for 1914 and l945. The Government
allegeded that his gross income was
$13,67 In 1914 and $12,325 In 1945.
Evening star., 1947-05-14
Minutes Of Big Three Porleys
Listed Among Hopkins Effects

merce. died January 29, l346. His
widows petition gave the value Of
the estate at $33.775, less $23, 3,254
debts, plus nen-taxable insurance
proceeds, and asked that 1t be de-
clared under the statutory limit for
inheritance tax.
The memorandum said some of
the papers relating to national af-
fairs we're stored at the New York
Geological Society Office, some in a
warehouse and some in the New
York apartment of Robert Sher-
wood, playwright.
The will. leaving the entire estate
to the widow, was witnessed by Mr..
Sherwood. President Roosevelt and
former New York Supreme Court
Justice Samuel Rosennan.
Evening star., 1947-05-14
Anocostio Is Dragged
For Boy Lost Swimming

Police today were dragging the
Anacostia River for the body Of
9-year-old colored boy who is be-
lieved to have drowned yesterday
while swimming near the end OF
South Capitol street.
The boy, police said. is Theodore
Thompson, son of Lillian Thompson
Of the 900 block Second street S.W.
A playmate, Alfred Lee. 9, colored,
told police his companion disap-
peared while the two were swimming.
Evening star., 1947-05-14
Black Supported
III Poll Of Jurisis,
Law Professor Says
u Is. A,,ee;es,d Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn. May IA. =
Justice Black Of the Supreme Court
Econformed to q practice followed by
more than 80 per cent Of State
and Federal appellate judges when
he refused to disquAlify himself
from hearing = case argued by his
former law partner, Prof. John p.
Frank Of the Indiana Law School
said today. 'fs n.
Prof. Frank, q former clerk for
Justice Black. published In the cur
rent issue of the Yale University
Law Journal the results Of ques-
tionnaire he distributed after JUS
ltice jackson had severely criticized
Justice Black In connection with the
case the latter heard In 1914.
Prof. Frank said he sent the ques-
tionnaire, covering the whole field
Iof judicial disqualification, to the
chief justice Of each State Supreme
Court and the members Of the II
Federal Circuit Courts Of Appeals.
Thirty-one State and eight Fed
eral courts sent replies.
Ne Hard and Fast Rules.
Only i've, Prof. Frank reported,
said It was the practice Of judges
in their courts to disqualify them
selves under circumstances such as
Justice Black faced.
Writing that II Justice Black had
disqualified himself '.fe would have
departed from the traditions OF $50
years" Prof. Frank said that, aside
from studying the replies to his
QUESTIONABLE; he had found that
many United States Supreme Court
Justices often heard cases presented
by their partners or former part
|ners. These included. he said, JUS
tices Holmes, Field, Harlan, Blatch-
ford, Butler, Brandeis, Cardozo and
Stone.
Prof. Frank said there could be
no hard and fast rules for disquali-
fication because 4 justice would be
Just as likely to be unconsciously
prejudiced by many other relation
ships, such as the appearance be-
fore him OF a former faculty COLI
league, former associate In q Gov
ernment department, a former men,
Der OF the court who had resigned
or simply an old friend, as by a
former law partner.
Can't Get Substitutes.
These relationships, however, =
Prof. Frank wrote, "are almost never
treated as grounds for disqualified
ton. For example, Justice Frank
furter does not disqualffy himself
when his former Harvard colleague
and good friend, Paul Freund, is Of
counsel, nor does Justice Douglas
refuse to sit when he finds the
names of his old Yale associates,
Thurman Arnold, Abe Fortas and
Walton Hamilton on briefs"
Prof. Frank said the reason SUI
preme Court justices disqualify
themselves less frequently than
State court judges probably was "the
impossibility OF obtaining substi-
tutes for Supreme Court justices
and the importance of having issues
of national consequence determined
by the full court whenever possible" "
Evening star., 1947-05-14
Senate Unit Gets Bill
For Federal Payment
On Population Basis

The Senate District Committee
today has before it bill to fix the
annual Federal payment to the
District on a population basis.
1t is the third formula bill to
be presented to Congress and was
introduced late yesterday by Chair
man Buck Of the District Commit
tee.
Both of the other two bills would
base the Federal payment on the
amount of tax-free land owned by
the Federal Government here. They
are the Oyerton- O'Mahoney- Hebert
bill and the Horan bill.
The new formula probably will
be, considered by the Joint Senate
House Committee now studying a
new money raising program for the
city.
Yesterdays bill. q introduced by
Senator Buck by request, calls for
payment for the next fiscal year.
bearing the same ratio to total city
expenses as half the number Of
nonnative born residents of the Dis
trict bears to the entire city pop
ulation. Population figures would
be taken from the last preceding
decennial census.
Like the other two bills the pay
ment would be split across the
three city revenue funds.
On the basis of 1910 census fig
ures there were said to be 43,026
nonnative born out of population
OF 663, 3,091. Using these figures in
the formula, 1t was said, the Fed--
eral Government would have to pay
33.4 per cent of the appropriations
eventually made by Congress for
the year beginning July l.
The District budget now before
Congress Is sos, 900 900, but some
cuts are expected to be made in
this figures.
Students at Union High School in
Salinas, Calf, now have to pass
compulsory driving course In order
to graduate.
Evening star., 1947-05-14
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 14.-Minutes
or reports OF the Big Three" con-
ferences at Casablanca. Teheran
and Yalta and other papers dealing
with public affairs during the IL
years he was the confidante OF the
late President Roosevelt were among
the effects OF the late Harry L. Hop
kins
This was stated in memorandum
that was among papers filed with
Surrogate James A. Delehanty yes
terday by Mrs. Louise Macy Hop
kins with the widows petition for
exemption of the estate from in
heritance tax. -
Mr.. Hopkins, whose Federal posts
included that of Secretary of Com
Evening star., 1947-05-14
FiIipinos Are Acting
To Stop Thefts Of u. 5.
Surplus, Envoy Says
~ the kssoeioisd Press

Philippine Ambassador Joaquin M.
Elizalde said yesterday the Philip
pine government lis proceeding to
suspend, try and convict those
guilty Of malfeasance in office"
In a statement directed at reports
of wholesale ,thievery of surplus
United States war materials in the
islands, Mr.. Elizalde added that
President Manuel Roxas lis now
moving to provide that none would
be spared from the heaviest penal
ties provided by law, If proved to be
guilty of such misuse of the public
trust"
The Ambassador noted the pos
sible existence of questionable prac-
'tices BY Certain. public ONCE hold
ers.' bU said press reports gave
greater emphasis to the charges of
scandal. than to the efforts which
are being made to root them out i
Provost Marshal Begins Probe.
Spencer Davis, of the Associated
Press Manila bureau, has reported
that surplus war materials in the
islands shrunk from a value of $780,
900, 900 to $150,000,000 because Of
pilferage by both Americans and
Filipinos. He said his information
was given him by both American
and Filipino authorities.
Elpideo Quirino, vice president
and secretary of foreign affairs Of
the Philippines, was asked about
footing" during his appearance yes
terday at a National Press Club
luncheon. He replied that a nation
should not be judged by acts of
individuals and that the integrity
of his government could not be
impugned."
The War Department has issued a
statement saying that the Manila
branch of the provost marshal's
ONCE is investigating.
Appeals for American Aid.
Mr.. Quirino, who is on an ofIicial
visit here estimated his country's
war losses at more than 1000, 900
dead and $4,000, ,00o, 900 In property
losses. He appealed for American
assistance in rehabilitation of the
islands.
I'VE ask American help not In
terms OF charity, but in terms of
mutual benefit" he said, in his
Press Club address. He added that
Philippine law insures American
capital political and economic Sc
curity and the best returns
anywhere In the world under present
circumstances"
Pointing to a recent agreement
providing United States military
bases in the islands, he said "the
Philippines has assured the
American people Of her willingness
to share with them not only the
use of her territory, but her man.
power to help preserve the peace of
the world -
Evening star., 1947-05-14

up unified provisional government
tor divided Kores.
Secretary Of state Marshall &C.
cepted formal assurance of Foreign
Minister Molotov thai. al major
Korean Democratic Parties and So
ciAl groups will be consulted by 8
Joint Soviet-American commission
scheduled to reconvene at Seoul
May 20
Gen. Marshall's decision to go
ahead had the effect OF deferring,
at least temporarily, administration
plans for independent economic aio
to the American occupation zone In
South Korea.
The end Of the stalemate over
resuming unification talks came
with delivery to the Kremiin Of .
note from Gen. Marshall-latest In
an exchange Of five-saying he ac-
cepted Mr.. Molotov's assurances.
These were that Russia was will
ing to base renewed negotiations on
last proposals advanced December
"a by 1t. Gen. John r. Hodge.
American military governor to the
Russian commander in Korea.
Gen. Marshall said Gen. Hodges
proposal was identical In purpose"
with the oft-stated American posi-
tion that no democratic parties and
social groups should beA. excluded
because they had criticized the 1945
Moscow agreement. It was this
agreement which provided for q
temporary Russian and American
administration Of postwar Korea.
Disclosure of Gen. Marshail's
agreement with Mr.. Molotov came
as a surprise since q State DEPART
ment spokesman said Monday that
the Secretary's latest note called
for another reply. Reporters were
given to understand then that Gen.
Marshall had asked for further
assurances.