The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 17, 1937, Page 4

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(AP Feature Service Writer) LEAD, S. D., April 17.—Geld Mrs. Eric Gwynn and daughter, Miss A‘ice, left on the Florida Mo- ene-house legislature, tor Lines ‘bus this morning for2%¢ greed again have woven *| ew experiment in government, as} Miami, where they will spend| fantastic story of “high grading” it nears the end of its first ses-|several days with relatives. in the west. This time the na- son. tion’s richest gold mine has been Principal cviticiom of the uni-| , Geos, M. Cross, of Syracuse:/the scene of the alleged thefts eameral organization is its non-| ces in Key Weat, left over the Roland K. Goddard, U. S. _ se- partisan feature. highway this morning for Miami|¢ret service head at Denver, says} A bitter, four weeks’ dispute |and will stop at other cities on|underwor!d gossip has it that $2,- over Gov. R. L. Cochran's gaso-|the east coast before returning to/000,000 worth of yellow metal lime tax bill brought the party {bis home. has been sto‘en from the famed issue to the fore. Critics « Homestake mine here and whisk- Ne n wwe, who had been 4 the controversy could panting’ a a visit in Miah ed to a secret cache, returned to the city Thursday i Five men afe under arrest and evening over the highway. the elusive “head man” in the tomary party ties, plot, described by Goddard as a Old Strategy William Wells, Jr., was 0 al-| world-traveling soldier of fortune, os rival over the highway last night). i kk aah 00 h enctent from Miami and will visit for al! Sought, but only $6,500 wort as used, few days with relatives and|0! stolen metal has been traced. problem finally. friends, Listens In On Plot gathered Homestake officials deny they to eaecus “Miss Mary Curtis Williams, who' have lost anything like $2,000,- ferences. was visiting at Tallahassee and}000, * compromise other points in the state, was a] But miners’ homes in Lead have returning passenger on the bus;been searched and officers report from Miami last night. they have discovered goid hidden in gold fish bowls, in coffee cans and other receptacles, presumably secreted to be sold “when things cooled off.” This was but a trickle of gold dust compared to the fortune which men of the underworld are | i | f in| Henry Archer was included in the arrivals last evening over the highway from Miami. i ? af i ‘Mrs. Eugene Albury, who was. com-j formerly Miss Marguerite Rob- ? | mente. “Think what hap-|erts, was among the arrivals over!said to have plotted to steal from Rr, im the old buck days|the highway last evening from ajthe high graders, then skip to the house and visit in Miami. Mexico and hide, Goddard indi- Good cates. From Mexico the metal The new as Deputy Sheriff Ray Elwood,}might have been shipped back to erably to old who left early this week with ajthe United States and sold as gold mined there. Goddard planted a listening de- vice in a rooming house and heard men plan, he says, to steal the gold from the men who had taken it from the Homestake. But he doubts that as much gold as they Mrs. William Dillard andjtalked about could have been Louise Fillyaw, arrived in'smuggled from the mine. city Thursday evening over; Many Ways To Sneak Out highway from Miami, coming} Miners mjght have carried gold to attend the funeral of Sam'from the mine, however, secreting m which is being held this, it in their clothing, their lunch pails and by other means, to carry to their homes and hide. Because of the United States gold act, pro- hibiting possession of gold and regulating its sale, the metal is hard to dispose of. This caused the secret service to investigate reports that the gold Mr. and Mrs. Horace Averette, ir. and Mrs. George Johnson, Sam Johnson, and two sis- ROARING AGAIN DESPITE ‘MA’ time for was pooled in one eache for ship- ow a, naphabi. peat to Mexico. ms tween OUTSPOKEN MAYOR .| Five men, Goddard reveals, select file and third Sener OF MEW | wave admitted they plotted to could be introduced BURYPORT, MASS., SIGHS /steal this gold. But thus far God- the mame day during dard has been unable to d'scover camsiens. AT RELIEF ACCORDED HIM the “cache.” Defects THESE DAYS. Just how much gold has disap- Among the minor defects peared, authorities may never observers say have cropped know. About $14,000,000 worth the unicameral are: By ALEAXNDER H. SINGLETON | Passes annually through the 1—Faiure to give tity Associated Preasy Homestake gates. ‘ant _enroliment and review NEWBURYPORT, Mass., April Can’t Stop Thefts mittee a definite meeting -117.—Andrew J. (Bossy) Giilis,} The ore in the Homestake is low ‘This has caused tong delay old fishing port’s “bad boy”| grade, running from $3 to $7 a tween committee of the whole ac- ton, The best opportunity for the tien and final passage because the thefts occurs when a rich vein is committee is unable own campaign promise “to keep|struck. In the history of the Home- the necessary work. my mouth shut this term.” stake this had happened seldom. B—The present committee set- Bossy sghs with relief these But occasionally a nugget is found 2 piled too much work 00/ days as Newburyport echoes to|and it is comparatively easy for a gen Ghd meds some re-|the roar of his new-found free-|miner to hide this in his clothing. vision: Nearly every famed mine in the west has been the target of high graders and mining men say it is impossible to stop them. In the old Cresson mine at Crip- dom. All The ‘Council’s Fault’ “If those ingrates, those un- grateful bums, the city council- men,” asserts Bossy, “had behav- ed and didn’t oppose me, 1}ple Creek, Colo., where the Cres- could’ve kept quiet. son “Vug” was struck, a bank “But I gotta fight. The coun-|vau't door was placed at the head cilmen have declared war.” of the underground chamber and Bossy figuratively mounted his|armed guards were posted over it. war horse—his steed of the mo-| The “vug” was an underground ment was an up-ended oil barre'| “Pocket” of gold and the “pocket” in his garage where he pumps gas; W8S the size of a large room. It for townsfolk and tourists—and explained the controversy be-' geld. E ween the council and himself, { Miners were tempted to hide a “The government,” said Bossy, |"ugget or two in their lunch pail will kick through with more than | 0° in the cuff of their trousers as $100,000 to buiid cn airport in j they went off duty. So some mincs “No| Newburyport if the city wil! pro-| installed a “change” room, where jvide the land. But the couneii) Pvery miner changed clothing as won’t appropriate the moneyjhe left the property each day. REVIVAL SERVICES WILL CONTINUE According to announcement ‘ade by Rev. Shuler Peele, pastor Methodist have been in progress during the week will continue for at @ part of mext week. The Services will begin each evening @t 8 o'clock. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, the sermon subject will be Argument With Christ.” Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, “Where Does Your Sou! Live?” ‘Will be the topic of the sermon by Rev. Peele. for it. pal timer “Why? I'll tell you why. Just NEW ARRIVAI IN ‘because Bossy Gillis is for it. | He’s Not Hungry | i “Now here’s a hundred war vet- MARSHALL FAMIL i erans down at city hall looking Announcement has been made NO FATALITIES AT “BUSIEST” SECTION | (cr rork. Some of ’em have as high as 10 kids. They need food and of the birth of a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marshall on April 15 \eould get work if this airport pro- jat the South Beach Infirmary. TAU ject went through. ich Los,” “Bossy Gillis ain’t going hun- Angeles claims is the busiest ins ery,” shouted the red-headed the world there hasn't been & nayor, “but he don’t like to see fatal accident im seven and a half yi, old buddies and their kids! starving.” Bossy proved his point about his personal diet by outlining four meals he had already enjoyed by midafternoon, and the fifth he the name of Ellen Margaret. MONROE THEATER Irene Dunne-Melvyn Douglass a Se THEODORA GOES WILD Matinee: Balcony, 10c; Orches- tra, 15-20c; Night: 15-25¢ years t Robert L. Burns, president of the city council, estimates that 200,000 automobiles and 10,- 000,000 people have passed the in- tersection of Wilshire boulevard and Western ayenue in that period, without « fatality. looked forward to on reaching} home, with perhaps a “snack” be-} “fore bed. a | SHOWN TO BE ON INCREASE REPORT REV=ALS THAT MANY) PERSONS WERE GIVEN EM-' PLOYMENT DURING MONTH) OF MARCH FOR POLICE CARS: } DRIWERS TO BE MORE CAREFUL (By Asnociated Press) LOS ANGELES, April The average motorist is of the, op-nion that traffic have voices sufficiently (Special to The Citizen) jenough to direct attention to JACKSONVILLE, April 17.—’trafiic violation—but not the Los) Placements of unemployed per-j Angeles police commission. sons in private industry during) The commission has requested | March were greater than in any; Mayor Frank Shaw to. provide : previous March since the Fiorida | nee ee cd State Employment Service bcgan | with loudspeakers, i operations, according to a report! The plan is for traffie officers, received here today from J. C.) while cruising about, to cautio Emerson, director of the serv: Emerson stated that a total ae 5319 unemployed Floridians had! fee RSE RS | seeured jobs through the State | SETS FIRE TO HOME | Employment Service this past} = | March, an increase of better than; ABERDEEN, Scot’and. — Mrs.} 48 pereent over March of ‘ast year! Sarah Mitchell of this city wasi more carefully. when only 2737 were placed. This! arrested on a charge of setting} improvement, he said, was brought fire to the home of her divoreed} about by better business condi-| husband. tions as well as by the intensive! | Visitors Leave LOUDSPEAKERS lOve? tlgmaes cky, daughter, Joyce, WILL CAUTION AUTOMOBILE winiam Francis and son, William, |Jr., who were visiting here with ; Mrs. Rafalsky’s and Mrs. Francis’; | brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and, s | Mrs. Olaf Soderberg, le?t over the} 1 Overseas Highway this morning. j policemen | Joyce, whose home is .at Staten} loud | k:land, N. Y., have been here for! the past four months. They were joined two weeks ago by Mr.’ Rafalsky, and Mrs. Fran¢is and; ;von of Ozone Park, Long Island. ison of a minister of th’s city, said ihe ran away from home because} a he was compelled to listen to his operators of automobiles to ‘drive | ather’s lengthy sermons. PALSSE Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph -Rafal- and = Mrs. Mrs. Rafalsky and datghter, “DRIVEN” FROM HOM= PHILADELPHIA.—Leo Stuck, : 40 | George Arliss in THE MAN OF AFFAIRS Comedy and Short Reel HOLTSBERG’S MONDAY SALE —SEE WINDOW DISPLAY— job hunting efforts of the Serv-| ice. In explanation of the work be- ing done by the Florida State Em- ployment Service, Emerson made the fo'lowing statement: “We operate a ftee system of jpublic employment offices for the mutual benefit of employers and applicsnts. Unemployed workers register at the nearest State Em-; ployment Office, where they are. interviewed by persons trained in} this work. After this, they aré; classified for particular types of) work, accordnig to the informa-! tion brought out in the interview. | Then when employers need work- ers, they call the nearest State| Emp ‘oyment Office, which at-/ tempts to supply the best qualified | worker available. In addition to; this, trained job hunters, known) as field workers, make daily calls | on business firms in an effort to! find openings.” again express their me charm in gorgeous Flowers. Soft Sheer illy designed — they e a close resemblance of Chiffon; 40 inch wide, on Monday, yard 49c 1 New Organdies for ! } | | | i { 1 Hy { { j | le, yard ce Chiffon Hose, ev ‘anteed, Cubatan, C matia, Plaza Tan, p Emerson emphasized the fact a speres Pillow oor on lori ¥ af that the Florida State Employ-i| saectaL s0c SALE MONDAY ment*Service is not a relief o MORNING ganization, stating that all ref rals are made strictly on the ba: (See Window) yielded more than $1,000,000 in| ‘ ST. Marga? $1.00 “| McCarley of this city was forb’ Batiste, 40 ‘den by a judge to talk any more y 5 $1.00 about her husband from whom nd Voiles, _em- ishe had separated. dered, at 3 for $1.00 } a $1.00 yard Fancy Silk Crepes, ee plain color, yard «. 50c FERRY RESERVATIONS 25¢ sonred Piques, yard ee The new arrival has been given ' of qualifications for work, not;| 5 pieces Hand Embroidered according to the need of the ap-!| Bridge Sets, on sale. 50c plicant. i| Boxed Pillow Cases, regular The Florida State Employment} $1.00, on sale - 50c Service is affiliated with the} Pure Linen Shorts, reg- United States Employment Serv-, ice, an agency operating under the supervision of the U. S. Depart- $ > ment of Labor. i Rea eaenins ma Wm. V. Littte is in charge of}] Syecial Table with Children’s the Key West office which is locat- HOES, to close out ... $00 jed in WPA headquarters on Eaton || Priscilla Curta with Tie- i street, Backs, all cclors 50c Boys’ Shir , white, all sizes, on MAKES APOLOGY le 50c | wicaie de 25 Flaxons and Voiles, 3 yds. | CLEVELAND, 0.—“I’'m s Sten hae emer ena | but I have a wife and three kids,” || Children’s Organdy puciny | . TS ith Bonnets to match, reg- apologized a robber who took ar $1.00, at 50c |$126 from James Hough in a coal ren’s Sun Suits, joffice in this city. just in, Suits, regular 69¢ | 1 to 7, on sale i FORBIDDEN TO TALK ee Vhite Imported Organdy, LOUIS.—Mrs. ds y Cannon Turkish T: pair : Ancther lot Available at Albury’s Service Station ? White Shoes in William and Eaton St. Phone 444 Broken Sizes, regular $1.98, Tony’s Service Station a, $1.50 Fleming at Grinnell St, Phoue 34 White Bags, sce window dis- For Information On Ferry | lay, 10 styles, washable he ee j CET Baby Hse Fersies leave No. Name Key|i| tranimaie Baby Rompers, on and Matecumbe 9:00 a. m. and | ‘ 50c 2:00 p. m. ' ad D. ARONOVITZ| DEPARTMENT STORE |; Key West’s Only Complete | Department Store Saturday and Monday 1000 pairs Ladies’ and Children’s SANDALS, Whites, Pinks, Blues, ete., special— $1.50 $1.95 MOJUD Ladies’ Hose, in newest Spring shades variety of the new Cop- per Tones, special, pair 75e ana $1.00 New assortment of Boys’ Wash Suits for Summer. }| and Girls’ Summer Sheer }! Dresses; Shirley Tem-]} ple’s smartest styles. first time shown in this city. SUMMER WASH MATERIALS Batistes, Flaxons and other Novelty Materials. Specially reduced for Monday. In LADIES’ HATS and SUM- MER DRESSES to be closed out at REDUCED PRICES. (MEN’S SHIRTS Guaranteed Fast Colors, all sizes, special— 79¢ SHOES FOR MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN Have Been Reduced! Whites, Blacks and Colors All Kinds of Heels and Styles DO YOUR SHOPPING SATURDAY AND MONDAY One cate Printed Flaxons,#: One case Printed 40 inch Extra Quality Printed#) —SALE ON DRESSES— Sale on Solid and Printed 50 dozen Printed Silk Dresses,| 35 new Printed Tripple Sheer, i ALL OTHER SILK DRESSES Beautiful New Printed Sheer, BUY HATS AT 20 PER CE: CHILDREN’S Come in and see the new ma- terials. PRCM DRESSES, just the styles you ALSO, OTHER GRADES AT oO $3.00 AL SPI —SALE— Printed Batistes, per yard . 20c value, on pretty New Spring Patterns, on sale _... l4e pieces Genuine ‘Printed Dimities, a 35 material, on sale Lawn. and Flaxons, on sale,#) per vard— 25¢ 20c and .., SLE made vo sell at $2.95, on sale Drevses, a $4.95 value, on sale REDUCED Cotton and Swiss, Dresses, on sale at each SPECIAL SALE ON ALL HATS, REDUCTION reductions on all LK DRESSES. Special NOTICE GRADUATES Just received New Shipment and CLASS NIGHT 2.50 and $3.00, on sale $1.98 for EVERYTHING IN THE STORE REDUCED FOR MONDAY to CHILDR You don't |. APPELROUTH OLD PAPERS For Sale 3 Bie |" Se THE KEY WEST CITIZEN (Abba kitAidddaiéidtitisdsdsda ment Flowered Batiste Night Gowns and Vajamas, Special ee '| The Store of Fashion City's Leading Ladies’ Store SEPIA aAAL Se 50 pieces 45 inch Transparent have been looking for. andy, nomeurt, fine fer —SALE ON SHOES— Gradjation Dremes, formerly 2000 fairs of season's newest 600, Monday Saal styles, made to sell at JUST RECRIVED.tie Ship l7AstssssztssziztLiLz£s oe

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