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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11
Sawyer TOGO To
Miami In Watson
Case Proceedings

Attorney John G.. Sawyer, de-
Tense counsel for David Joseph
Watson, ex-Navy cook convicted
of killing his shipmate, Benjamin
Leroy Hobbs, July rs, will leave
for Miami Monday morning for
proceedings of the US. Circuit
Court in the case at IL noon on
the same day.
Judge John w. Hollands de-
cisions on a motion in arrest of
judgment and a motion for new
trial are expected to be handed
down when the court conveneS.
Attorney A. c. Dressler of Miami,
associate defense counsel, will al
so represent Watson.
The former sailors mother, Mrs.
Inez Williams Watson, who has
been in Key West since the trial
here in November, will also leave
Monday for the proceedings.
In the event the motions of the
defense are denied, Judge Holland
will probably sentence the prison
er. His conviction of first de-
gree murder without clemency
makes the death sentence manda-
tory. If Watson is sentenced, the
defense will file an appeal to car
ry the case to the Circuit Court
of Appeals at New Orleans.
Watson is expected to be taken
to Miami tomorrow from the
Punta Gorda Jail, where he has
been confined pending further
court action.
The proceedings were scheduled
for noon in order to allow the
defense counsel time to get to
Miami and reach the court room.
Sawyer will leave by the Z am.
express bus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11
WOMAN, HIT BY
CAR, HAS BADLY
SHELTERED WRIST

Miss Annie Jones, 80, of GIT
Watson street, received a badly
broken wrist last evening when
struck by a car while cross
ing the intersection at Watson
and Division streets.
The car was driven by Will
liam Gilroy, ll13 Varela street.
Five witnesses told police that
Gilroy. who was travelling west
ON Division street, was not at
fault.
Officer Joe Cerezo took the in
ured woman to the Municipal
Hospital where she was treated
bv DR.. Moore for communicated
(badly shattere6 fracture OF the
wrist.
Police are conducting furth-
or investigation of the accident.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11

Says Russians
Perfect Hosts
tBy The Associated PresO

LONDON, Jan. l1.--Field Mar
shall Montgomery returned here
today from Moscow, where he
was entertained by Russian lead
ers and high-ranking army Of
ficialS.
He said that he traded" mill
tary information with the Rus
slams, and that they also showed
him their latest military install
lations.
Montgomery added that the
Russians had been perfect
hosts" Belief was expressed here
that his visit to Moscow had pro-
NOTED good feeling between Rus
STA and Great Britain.
Just before he left Moscow,
he was presented with an $4,000
sable overcoat.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11
ScAed Neeting
OF Pf0priet0rs OF
Suspended BarrOOmS
MANY OF THEM OPENLY
CRITICAL OF STATE
BEVERAGE DEPART
MENT =

A meeting of all the proprie-s
tors of eight downtown bars.
which yesterday had their Ii.
censes suspended as of March Is.
was tentatively scheduled for
late this afternoon at the office
of their attorney, Alan b.
Cleare.
It is reported that their attor-s
ney will be asked to file an i'm.
mediate appeal to the State SUI
preme Court asking that the law
be clarified as to the number of
feet any bar room is permitted
with reference to a church or
a school.
A number of the proprietorsS
were openly critical of James T.
Vocelle, state beverage direc-
tor, who suspended the licenses
following hearings at the Mon
roe County court house, for Sc
lecting Key West as the focal
point for getting a court decision
on the law. F.
"Why doesn't the law cover.
ing the distance saloons must be-
from schools and churches apply.
to the entire state of Florida?"e
questioned Basil Tynes, whose
father runs Romey's Bar, Elem
ing street, one of the spots on
which the license was suspended.
"In Jacksonville and Miami. to
mention only two cities, there
are bar rooms within 300 feet
of churches. Why doesn't the
state beverage department get
after those places? Do they come
down to Key West because we
have only about 5000 votes?
II believe that Governor Mil
lard Caldwell and the state bev-
erage board should be called
! upon to settle this problem of
enforcing the state laws in other
cities"
Rainbow Room of the La Con-
cha Hotel is affected by the 'sus-
pension orders signed here by
Vocelle. Other places are., the
Bahama Bar, SIG Duval stfeet:
Boat Bar, SOP Duval street;
RaouPs Bar, 422 Smith Lane; Ro-
mey's Bar, 513 Fleming street;
Duffy's Tavern. Sill Fleming
street; Cave Inn Bar, 724 Duval
Continued ON Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11
Buys House, Lot
In Lime Grove

A deed recording the sale of a
house and lot in the Lime Grove
subdivision by II. w Robert.
Doniphan, Mo. to Jack A. Saun-
ders, 1850 Seidenberg avenue,
was filed yesterday in the office
of County Clerk Ross c. Sawyer.
The sale price was $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11

Welliver, DR.. GaIey's daughter,
the former Ruth Rose Galley.
Further news was that the lat
ter's daughter, Gall Dee, is ill
with pneumonia.
DR.. Galey's son-in-laW is a
student in the University of Mis-
souri, at Columbia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11
IA Coal Miners
Buried 500 Feet
Underground
tBy The Associated pres.l

LONDON, Jan. IL. - Four
teen miners are trapped 500 feet
underground in a coal mine in
west Scotland, and little hope is
held out for their rescue.
The shaft is filled with rock
and earth, as a result of series
of explosions. Rescuers are work
ing frantically, but, even though
there are no more cave-ins. it
was said it will be. late tomorrow
before the trapped miners can be
reached.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11
army Property Stolen

Police were informed yeSter-
day by Army officials that the
following property has been
stolen from the General Electric
Mobile Generator at Fort Taylor
within the past 72 hours:
Two Firestone 6-ply tires,
500x16; two tubes, same size;
two Plymouth wheels, olive
drab.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11
DOG SAVES MASTER

GLOUCESTER, N. J.-Notic-
ing a small collie, Drawing frigid
winds to keep vigil outside a
garage door, a. neighbor investi-
gated and found, inside the gar
age, the dogs owner, George
Goeckler, 35, overcome by carbon
monoxide. She called police, who
removed him to a hospital,
where he was revived.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11

Captain Albert Begelman has
returned to Brooklyn, N, Y, aft
er spending a short vacation here
and in Miami with Mrs. Begelman'
and son, Bill
Mrs. Begelman is the former
Miss Muriel Thompson of Key
West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11

Key West, hard-hit by AZ polio
cases in 1916, will commence its
annual March of Dimes drive for
the National Foundation of Infan-
tile Paralysis January Is, it was
announced today. A gala parade
will mark the kickoff of the cam
paign.
Meanwhile, Mayor w. w. De-
merritt issued a proclamation ask
ing the city's support of the or
ganizedl effort to stamp out in
fantile paralysis. His statement
reads as follows:
PROCLAMATION
With the nation just emerging
from the greatest epidemic of in
fantile paralysis since the great
scourge of 1916, and fully aware
of the fact that the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
will be called upon as never be-
fore to provide continuing care
for thousands stricken, | there
fore issue the following proclama-
ton:
THAT the period beginning
Jan. Is, l947, and ending Jan. 80,
l947, shall be set aside in Key
West, Florida, as the l947 MARCH
OF DIMES, during which time all
citizens are urged to familiarize
themselves thoroughly with the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-11

Totals $25I, 58432 $l55, I4468
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Report on Federal Drive
For Symphony 10 Be Made

The first report meeting of the
Government drive for $22, 500 for
the sustaining fund campaign of
the National Symphony Orchestra
will be held at 11:30 am. tomor-
row in the Commerce Department
auditorium, Clifton E. Mack, chair
man of the Government campaign,
announced today.
The Government participation In
the National Symphony drive be-
gan April IA and reports will be
made tomorrow of funds received
since then. Government agencies
did not take part in the city-wide
drive in February to raise SITS 900
for the orchestra, but postponed
their drive untif now,
/ Since the $175,000 goal was not
reached, Mr.. Mack said his group
was working hard to exceed its
quota.
Mrs. Harold Burton, wife Of the
ISupreme Court Justice, will be hon.
lorary chairman and preside at ths
meeting. Mrs. Robert Hale, jr.
chairman of the Ladies Congres-
sional Committee for the drive, vii
ispeak,
Evening star., 1947-04-23
ST. EIizabeths Rates
For District Probed

An investigation of rates paid by
the District for patients at federally
operated st. Elizabeths Hospital Is
under way at the District Building
Auditor A. r. Pilkerton said today
the inquiry was touched off by a
recent statement by DR.. Winfred
Overholser, st. Elizabeths superin-
tendent, that the hospital antici-
pates a 81, 100, 900 surplus at the end
OF this fiscal year.
Mr.. Pilkerton said the fact that
about 4,500 of St. Eliabeths approx
mately 6,100 patients are from the
District, supported by the District
at per diem cost of $3.55 each,
certainly entities us to some con-
sideration."
DR.. Overholser told a House Ap-
propriations Subcommittee March
26 more than 100000 surplus
would be turned back to the Fed
eral Treasury
"Since the District supports more
than two-thirds of ST. Elizabeths
patientss Mr.. Pilkerton said, "it
seems to me some means might be
worked out to give us b share of the
surplus money" He suggested as
possible means direct refund or a
reduction in the per diem cost to
the District for each patient during
the next fiscal year.
The Districts per diem rate at
the hospital was increased from
$3.50 to $3.55 by presidential order
August 7, 1916.
Mr.. Pilkerton said he would dis
cuss the matter with Budget Bu-
reau officials within several days.
after his investigation Is complete.
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Soldiers Swino
Ends Pursuit Of
Theft Suspect

An unidentified soldier was the
hero in the capture of suspected
purse snatci1er as he ran down the
street pursued by as citizens, 80
young boys and policeman, police
said today.
The chase started at Eighth and
U streets NV. yesterday when the
man, identified by police as John
jackson, 81, colored, Of the 900 block
of N street NV, struck and grabbed
the purse of Miss, Willie May Ford in
view of a group of boys, police said.
One of the boys ran for police
man while the rest chased jackson.
When the pursued passed street.
car platform on which the soldier
was standing, the soldier swung
once and the chase ended.
jackson was to be arraigned in
Municipal Court today on charge
of assault, police said.
Evening star., 1947-04-23
District Students Get
Awards for French

The American Association of
Teachers of French awarded prizes
to winners Of this years French
contest in the Districts schools In
ceremonies yesterday at George
Washington University. Henri Bon
net, French Ambassador, presided.
The contest consisted of ESSAYS
and other language exercises in
French. Winners we're:
Junior high schools - Bertrand
Hsu of Mcfarland, first prize; Owen
Raynor of Macfarland, second prize;
Edwin Deutermann of Gordon. sec
ond prize; Barbara Gordon, special
group, of Alice Deal.
Senior high schools-First year,
Roger Price of Woodrow Wilson,
first prize; John Stewart of McKin-
ley, second prize; Anita Adler of
Calvin Coolidge, second prize; Jane
Guthie of Woodrow Wilson, honor
able mention, and Nancy Long of
Western, honorable mention. Sec
ond year-Fred Nagel of Central.
first prize; Nan Coyle of Western,
first prize; Edith Venezky of Roose-
welt, second prize; William Wells of
Mckinley, honorable mention. Third
year-Dorothy Wynne of Woodrow
Wilson, first prize; Claire Delbrec-
chic of Roosevelt, second prize;
Miriam Sander of Central, honor
able mention: Pierre Han of Wood
row Wilson, special group. Fourth
+year-Barbara Brooker of Ana
costa, first prize: Meredith Gallup
Iof Anacostia, second prize.
Private schools-First year, Joseph
Biherstein of Gonzaga High School,
first prize. Second year, Adele
Paroni, Visitation Convent, f1rst
prize; Dolores Liske, Immaculate
Conception Convent, second prize. |
Third year, Annette Bernoche' I'M
|maculate Conception Convent, hrst
prize. Fourth year. Betty Chase
Crosley st. Agnes School, first prize.
Mrs. Undine L. Fitzgerald is presi-
dent of the Washington chapter of
the association.
Evening star., 1947-04-23
tuberculosis Survey
Slated When District
Obtains $4,000 Fund

A proposed District tuberculosis
survey will start here as soon as the
Health Department is able to get
$66, 900 from Congress or from non
official sources, it was decided today
at a meeting in the District Health
Department.
The United States Public Health
Service has agreed to put up $88, ,907
and the District tuberculosis As
ISOLATION has agreed to contribute
$33 900 to help pay for the survey
When the District gets it's share
the survey will begin Immediately.
Meanwhile, a committee headed
by Edward K. Funkhauser, executive
director of the District tuberculosis
Society will make an effort to OBJ
tain the Districts share of the ex-
penses. The survey plans to test
100000 persons here.
Health Officer George C. Rutland,
who indorsed the survey, said at the
meeting that under a presidential
order he is forbidden to ask money
from Congress while the present
budget is being considered He
said, however. that If member of
the House Appropriate Commit
tee should inquire he would then
be able to reply that the money is
needed. The committee considering
the survey decided it would not use
the money contributed by the Public
Health Service and tuberculosis So
ciety until the District obtains it's
share.
The Planning Committee is COM
posed of DR.. Herman E. Hilleboe,
assistant surgeon general: Drs. o.
F. Hedly, Robert j. Anderson and
Francis J. Webber of the Public
Health Service, Drs. Rutland, DAN
iel L. Seckinger, assistant health
officer, and A. Barklie Coulter, di-
rector of the Bureau of tuberculosis
of the Health Department, and Mr.
FIlnkhauSer
Evening star., 1947-04-23

that the better grades were selling
for about 10 cents a pound too low.
At Waldorf about 10000 pounds
were on the floor at the opening sale.
E. L. Parker, warehouse manager,
said the floor capacity is about
10000 pounds. The highest bid
registered was 65 cents a pound.
Experienced observers were not
greatly alarmed by yesterdays fail
ures to establish a market. The first
days bidding, they explained, al
ways is sparring match between
buyers representing the big manu-
featuring companies. Each wants
the other to break the ice.
Observers also pointed out that
q large quantity OF the tobacco
offered for the first days sale was
|of inferior quality. While the Mary
land crop IS said to consist of
high percentage Of the prime quail
ity smoking leaf observers said most
growers hold back their better
grades until after the market i e.
tablished..
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Board Lifts Ban on Use
OF House by Deaconesses

The District Board of Zoning Ad-
justments today overruled the build
ing inspector to clear the way for
occupancy of house at 1926 Six
teenth street NV, by nine dea-
conesses of the Baltimore Confer
eace of Methodist Churches.
The inspector previously had
blocked occupancy on grounds the
deaconesses were not related and
did not constitute single family
within the meaning of zoning reg
ulations.
Mrs. Harry T. Whelan, owner of
the property, appealed the ruling on
behalf of the deaconesses.
American University was granted
permission to extend it's limits to
include building at 1911 F. street
NV, in another of 81 cases ap-
proved by the board.
Five cases were denied, among
them a petition of the Capitol View
Baptist Church involving an addi-
ton to the existing building at 520l
Ames street NE. The board held
the structure would over occupy the
property.
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Heoring Set Tomorrow
On Covering Soda Struws

Hearings on bill to compel sani-
tary straws at soda fountains and
other eating places to be COW
cred will be held at 10 am. to-
morrow by the subcommittee on
health of the House District Com
mittee.
Chairman Miller of the subcom-
mittee announced, however, that
previously scheduled hearings at the
same session on a bill to restrict the
hours of BARRIERS to 48 a week, had
been indefinitely postponed.
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Carpenters Will Vote
On Accepting Offer
Or Striking May |

About 5000 members of the AFL
Carpenters District Council will vote
here Saturday on whether to accept
a proposal of the Master Builders
Association for a $205 an hour wage
or to strike May l for $2l5 an hour
Starting August l.
The carpenters originally de-
manded $225 an hour for all work
an increase of 321z cents.
This demand later was modified
by the council to $205 an hour
beginning May l and rising to s2.15
on August l.
The builders countered with $2.05
an hour for one year and served
notice it was their final proposal.
A negotiating session yesterday
brought no agreement and the union
decided to take the question to its
members. Voting will be held at
council headquarters, 1905 Tenth
street NV.
The union filed strike notice
March "a in conformity with the
Sm1th-Connally Act, but Spokes-
man said carpenters had no inten-
ton of striking before expiration OF
the contract next Wednesday,.
However, the councils policy, he
said, is mo contract, no work"
Meanwhile. progress was reported
in the week-old strike of SIS fathers
which has affected work on Is Dis
trict projects, including the new
George Washington University Hos.
pital.
Commissioner Rose Forester o.
the Cancellation Service reported
that the Employing Plasterers' AS.
sociation and Local 9, Wood, Wire
and Metal Lathers Union, AFL
were not too far apart"
Both sides are discussing two un.
settled issues. One concerns over
time pay and the other is whethe,
the associations new $2.25 an hou
rate should apply to contracts mad,
before April l, she said.
Evening star., 1947-04-23

Have you ever imagined the tragic
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln slowly fan
ming herself in Ford's Theater just
before the President was shot?
Or Lucretia Borgia providing a
cooling zephyr with her fan while
plotting the poison death of noble
in disfavor?
These fateful scenes and many
others of intrigue. love and murder
were brought to mind as a group of
District residents last night saw a
display of priceless fans which have
high lighted history for 1900 years.
The fans were shown in the
apartment of Mrs. Helen Robichaux,
1926 Fifteenth street NV, by Mrs.
Owen Kildare, author-lecturer, of
New York.
Mrs. Lincoln's fan is made from a
rare pillow lace" set on pierced
teakwood 1t was given to Mrs. Kill
dare by the wife of President, on
promise never to disclose his name
The story is that Mrs. Lincoln used
the fan on the night of the assas-
Sination.
Leonardo da Vinci himself created
the fan for the sinister Lucretia. 1t
is made of mother of pearl, parch-
ment and gold. Da Vinci painted a
scene from court life on the fan.
Evening star., 1947-04-23

There Is also a little mirror on one
edge, doubtless used by Lucretia
during the 18th century version of
powdering her nose.
And there is one isolated pearl on
the edge. 1t opens up to disclose an
ugly "poison-trap."
Another fan, the oldest, was
created. for the Chinese Emporer
Hui Shi in 1888 BIC, according to
Mrs. Kildare. Scores of little human
figures adorn the fan, each little
face carved from ivory, each little
dress made from brocade 5000 years
old, the speaker said.
Also shown was a fan made in the
18th century by Benvenuto Cellini,
the greatest Italian artist in metal,
It's exquisite painting is set off by
miniature figures beaten in gold by
the master.
In addition, the collection includes
a fan created by Velasquez, the
Spanish painter Mrs. Kildare said
it was given to her by Queen Eliza
beth of Spain about 20 years ago.
Mrs. Kildare. who is prominent in
club affairs in New York, said it
would be impossible to place value
on the collection, which is heavily
insured. About 35 fans were shown
last night.
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Tourists See Jefferson Statue
Hoisted to Base in Memorial

The five-ton heroic statue of
Thomas Jefferson was being hoisted
to its marble base in Jefferson
Memorial today while tourists col
lected to watch and take photo
graphs from many angles.
The massive bronze casting in its
rope harness was lifted under re-
inforced 35-foot scaffold and was to
be lowered later today to fit over
steel rods cemented into the base in
the center of the rotunda.
The job was being accomplished
by more than a score of workmen,
including riggers, masons and iron
workers under direction of George
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Burton, at District Court,
Gives Oath to Friend

Associate Justice Harold H. Burton
of the Supreme Court today went
to District Court to administer the
oath permitting a friend, William
Staley Cheathem, to practice law
before the lower court.
The attorney was among 118 ad-
mitted to practice before District
Court. The others, however, were
sworn in before three Judge tri-
bunal of District Court at a special
ceremony, with the oath being ad-
ministered by Harry NJ Hall, deputy
clerk of the court. Justices Mat
thew F. Mcclure, Richmond B.
Keech and Edward M. Curran made
I'm the coI1rt
Evening star., 1947-04-23
1rode Boord to Vote
On l6 Directors

Roara n@aoting for l6 members of thu
to, "'n OF directors of the Wash,na o,,e
tun f Board of Trade win he % hass
toll tho pm. to 9 pm. ton,orro,, eiu ~
Hotel. " 'iie Mayffower
,oreen euleen persons have bean
i.9iiilnated ~ mated for the 16 positions The The
of aeceiVlng the highest numhe,
~ ~ Sotes viii serve three-year terms
.lie next two will serve for tn,s
r,s servs ano the remaining two vii