Coye's Column
"Noble Experiment" Gives
Background For Tall Yarn
Br HAL BOYLE
KEY WEST, FU., Feb. 25 (PI
Kev Westers live on the last
stepping itone between Florida
X n.VUa .nrf ilk All Inland
peoples they cherish their free
dom ana aon i un
folk! In Washington, D. C, tell-
inn thurn what they can't do.
Thereby hangs the tale of
Fallo and Arisiopnanes, a
1c yarn In this former pirates
haunt that has become Ameri
ca's southernmost tourist resort.
When the late "noble expert,
ment" known as prohibition
was a law in the books but a
laugh in the land, the Florida
keys became flourishing termi
nals for rum runners from Cuba
and the Bahamas.
. Fallo and Aristophanes took
'ho part in such new enterprises.
They kept on serving drinks as
usual in their small bar across
.the alleyway from their big
frame house.
There without ceremony or
protocol natives and visitors
could sit In the cool shadow
and avoid the simmering heat
outside by nursing tall 'concoc
tions of ice and rum and won
derful colors.
Every large old Key West
.frame house has a railing with
bannisters carved In individual
Cn twmiri were Fallo
and Aristophanes of their little
bar that in tne wooaen railing
on their home they had carved
. MaHapn nf heart, wine and
flasks- and rum bottles. It is
still there on the old paint-peeling
porch. .
Nothing Unusual
: u.iJb 4liniidh it nnuftu&l
nuuwj . """e " --
that Failo and Aristophanes
shouia cominue wi smtn mc
townspeople's thirst. It was all
open and aboveboard. Just , as
drinking always had been in
Key West for two centuries.
But in time a federal revenue
agent called, was served
friendly highball, and soon the
bewildered owners found them-
' selves on trial for violating the
dry laws. They were convicted
and sentenced to a year in jail.
"You must understand we
have only done our duty," the
officials said, regretfully. "You
- will have to go to jail, but there
. is no hurry.. Come when you
. are ready."
-'- Failo and Aristophanes as-
- awed the officials they under
stood no personal malice was
-involved, and that the whole
: thing had been caused by those
- incomprehensible people in
- Washington.
In due time they went to the
old Key West jail which once
. had . borne this stern warning
to irisonera on Its door
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In those days prisoners usual
ly ate at home, because the
Jailers had convinced town of
ficials this would help reduce
the high cost of local govern
ment Start Sentence
Politely Failo and Aristo
phanes picked the quarters in
the jail which each desired.
Then they moved in their fur
niture and their families. And
so with music and plenty of
good home cooking, they faced
their arduous year in jail.
A woman writer, learning be
latedly of their conviction,
Dhoned the jail to volunteer
her help. To her surprise Failo
and Aristophonei answered the
call themselves.
"Come right over," they said
hosDitably
The mystified lady came to
the jail shortly afterwards.
The door opened, and there
stood Failo and Aristopnanes,
dressed in their Sunday clothes.
bowins and smiling. They led
her inside. A nice luncheon had
been spread for her complete
with table cloths and napkins.
To slack the thirst raised by
the delicious arroz con polio
(chicken with saffron rice ana
pimtentos) Fallo and Aristo
phanes, tnougnuui as ever,
served the nice lady wine.
In Key West It was the thing
to do.
University Debate
Team To Be Here
: Dr. Robert Clark, professor of
speech at the University of Ore
gon is Dringmg a cracK aeuaung
team from the university to de
bate before the Kiwanis club at
the Thursday luncheon at the
Willard.
There will be several speakers
taking both sides of the question
on "What position should the
government take regarding em
ployer and- employe relation
ship?" The same team will debate the
subject at tlye Rotary club
luncheon Friday noon at the
Willard. '
Morse Asks To
Sp
eak For Carson
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25 UP)
Senator Morse (R-Ore.) has re
quested the senate interstate and
foreign commerce committee to
allow him to testify in the pub
lic hearing on nomination of for
mer Portland Mayor Joseph
Carson to the U. S. maritime
commission.
Morse said he plans to submit
to the committee the endorse
ments of Carson by Oregon
business and labor leaders.
Commenting on the National
Maritime union's opposition to
Carson, Morse said "I agree with
the CIO when it y right, but I
disagree with it when it Is
wrong."
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Rift With Russia Appears
Likely On Korean Question
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 W)
Korea jumped several notches
higher today on the list of
Soviet-American difficulties con
fronting Secretary of State
Marshall in his preparation for
the Moscow foreign ministers
conference next month.
Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge, com
mander of American forces in
Korea, said last night he has
given up trying to negotiate with
Russia for unification of the
country under a provisional gov
ernment. "I have done all I can over
there and have come' back for
discussions at higher levels,"
Hod Be told a news conference
after a visit with President Tru
man.
"What further is done is up to
someone higher up."
The general declined to say
whether he has suggested that
Marshall tackle the problem at
the Bis Four conference In Mos
cow March 10, but he said the
Koreans favor this course.
Under the Moscow agreement
of 1945, a joint Korean commis
sion is supposed to set up a pro
visional government over both
U. S. and Russian zones. The
commission broke up in a dead
lock last year over Russian in
sistence that no Koreans who
opposed the Soviet plan for a
five year trusteeship over their
nation should take part in the
government.
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Hodge also told reporters there
appeared to be "something to"
reports that the Russians are
conscripting a Korean army.
The Soviet radio, he said, has
carried announcements that
Koreans from 17 to 25 years of
age are being called up.
He calculated that on the basis
of present population, this could
mean a force of 500,000. Dr.
Symgman Rhee, leader of the
South Korean democratic league,
cited the same figure in a sep
arate Interview and asserted the
troops were intended for the
red army.
Meanwhile, the latest flareup
growing out of the Washington
Moscow exchange over remarks
by Undersecretary of State Dean
Acheson ended in an acknow
ledgement yesterday that Rus
sia's second note got lost in
state department "channels" for
three days.
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In preparation tor March
Birthday Month of the Camp
Fire Girls, all groups have been
busy fulfilling suiigesllons in
lf)47'e birthday project, "Going
Places." In addition to earning
the birthday honor, the older
girls are concentrating their ef
forts on attaining ranks, which
win be awarded at the grand
council fire in March,
Pawea
The Pawea group of Fair
view, under the leadership of
Mrs. Austin AlcManon, held
special dinner at the Camp Fire
house, honoring Mrs. Florence
Ollmntin, principal of Falrview
school, Other guests invited
were Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hoss.
Hoss is the sponsor of the group.
The girls chose costumes of a
variety of themes to enhance
the candlelight setting of their
dinner.
This group has recently boen
engaged In making book marks
for a veterans hospital. In addl.
rion to this they have started
some handwork on the birthday
theme of Camp Fire.
The girls wish to express
their sympathy to Barbara Pet
ty of their group who has re
cently gone to Portland because
of illness.
Junior High
The Junior High group at Fre
mont has been planning trips
with its leader, Mrs. Larry
French, to places of Interest In
Klamath Falls. They will visit
the telephone office, a city
council mealing, the fire sta
tion, and the newspaper office
during the coming weeks. In
keeping with the birthday
theme, they have packaged
gifts for a family in Holland
and planned imaginary trips to
that and other countries.
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The Pansy Blue Birds en
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Camp Fire house and spent the
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party at the humo of its lead
er, Mrs. Tom Jamloson, who
served refreshments to the girls.
Jean Jamlvaon and Joan Hick
man took honors in many of
tho games played.
Three girls of this group,
Qeraldlne Loom is, Arllon Lynch
and Virginia Mnrtz, have been
working towards citizenship
honors oy helping at tho clean
up on Founders Day, sponsored
by the Falihaven PTA.
Nearly 3500 disabled veterans
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Feb. 25 () An 'B2-yeur-olci
(.uinuno island pioneer, Ole
Melum, was shot to dealli yes
terday In what Slate Patrol Sgt.
Tom Headley described .as a
murdor-sutuUle.
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slnln by his son-ln-lnw, Arthur
T, Olson, 43, who then shot him
self. Tho shooting, Headley
said, climaxod a long-standing
quarrel between the two men
''concerning Olson's drinking,"
Melum was slain as ho helped
Olson's wife with the family
washing at Melum's home near
Utsaladdy, tho patrol sergeant
said. As Mrs. Olson ran to a
neighbor for help, she heard an
other shot. When she returned
with neighbors Olson was dead,
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