The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 28, 1932, Page 1

For 52 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Associated Press Day Wire Service KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1932. Three Greek Prisoners Burn To Death Today In Cedar Keys Jail NEAR FREEZING |URGEEARLY VOTE |Men Victims Of Blaze TEMPERATURES | ON REPEALING OF | Strted For Purpose Of OVER FLORIDA 18TH AMENDMENT Burning Hole In Floor prenence COLDEST POINT/CALL ISSUED FOR HOUSE IN STATE WITH 34; NORTH-| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE To} EAST GALE BRINGS DAM-| GET TOGETHER TO PASS ON AGE TO SEVERAL PLACES | DEMOCRATIC PROPOSAL. PRICE FIVE CENTS VOLUME LIII. Charley Ross Kidnaping Mystery For. Fifty-ight Years Was Revived Today No. 282. Outlines Borders Of Manchukuo For First Time ©O0OO0000O OOOO OSES OOOOOOLOOEEOOOOSOOOOHOOOOHOOOOHOOOOOOOOSOOESOOOOOSO® Map PSG ELLE Death Of Bowery Derelict| ROY LEWIN GIVES Causes Woman To Be-| HIMSELF UP TODAY | : lieve This Was Really | T0 SHERIFF NILES Man In Question | To Escape (Rhy Ansoctated Press) CEDAR KEYS, Nov. 28. —Three prisoners, jbers of a Greek sponge fishing fleet from Tarpon MAN CHARGED WITH AB.-| SCONDING FUNDS. SAYS THAT HE WAS NOT GUILTY OF SHORTAGE AS CLAIMED (By Associated Prensa) NEW YORK, Nov. 28.— The Charley Ross case, kid- maping mystery for 58 years, was revived today in the mem- (hy Associated Press) 9 (By Associated Preas) WASHINGTON, Nes, JACKSONVILLE, 28.— i Nov.! ae death from hunger of a dere- lict of the city streets. Mrs. Emma Kleinhertz of Catskill, New York, told the police she believes she has evidence that the Bowery derelict, William Bromson, of whose death from mal- nutrition she read recently, was really the Charley Ross who was kidnaped from in front of his Germantown, Pennsylvania, home in 1874, in one of the most baffling crimes of American history. ~Mrs. Kleinhertz said she and Ross had been friends all! of her TWO HUNDRED, START OPER. ATIONS THIS MORNING; IN ALL PROBABILITY OTHERS {iff and reported that Mr. Lewin! Roy Lewin, who disappeared on! October 19, went in to the office of Sheriff Cleveland Niles this morning and gave himself up. He was employed by the Orange | State Oil company. After his dis- appearance Manager E., A. Strunk, Jr., went to the office of the sher- | had absconded with funds of the company. An information was filed by Mr. Strunk to the effect that there was a shortage in the accounts of the missing man of approximately $610. Later he said that the short- age would probably amount to $1,- CHAHAR (cHiMa PROPER) 4, CHANGCHUN, Seen nf. 000. A warrant was issued for Mr. Lewin’s arrest charging him with embezzlement. Talking to The “Citizen this morning Mr. Lewin said that he was not guilty of any shortage. | That the letter that he left for Mr. Strunk was purely personal, and should never have been divulg- Further than this Mr. Lewin re- fused to discuss the charges, say- ing that he would await the ar- vival of Attorney W. H. Malone before saying. anything clse. in AS he had been since he left Key West October 19, he replied hat he had not been out of the county. This afternoon Mr. Lewin was released on bond of $1,200. Bonds- men are Dr.'H. C, Galey and Otto Kirchheiner. He-also waived pre- liminary hearing and:the case will go direct to criminal court during: the January term. TWO KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT MEMBERS OF ATHLETIC TEAMS AT PHILADEL- of parts of Féngtien and Heilypgkiang., Inset shows Manchukuo in r: the portion of China proper which has been added to the old Manchuria to form thi By GLENN BABB (By Associated Preas) TOKYO, , Nov. 28.—Prepared In thus mentioning Jehol as part of the new state Gen: Araki car- ried its boundaries outside of what 28.—Near freezing tempera- ‘tures dipped into Florida to- day as an aftermath of the |northeast gale that caused age and brought highest tides in many years to some coastal points. Fernandina suffered the worst damage when a schooner and a-yacht were grounded and a_ shrimp boat sank by high waves. Small craft suffered at St. Augustine. considerable property dam-! |Chairman Sumners today istued a call for the house judiciary com- {mittee to meet Friday to pass on ‘the democratic proposal for a vote on repeal‘ of the Eighteenth {Amendment on the first day of congress on December 5. The text of the repeal rcsolu- tion states “Eighteenth article of the amendment is hereby repealed. | This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the constitu- tion by convention in three-fourths Springs, were burned to \death today when flames, said by authorities to have been started by the men in an effort to burn holes in the floor through which to escape, destroyed the city jail here. The men were arrested and jailed on charges of {drunkenness and disorder- ly conduct and gave their Some damage occurred! of several states within. seven|names as George Georgeti, here and at Daytona Beach and Jacksonville: Beach. Pensacola was the coldest spot in the state with 34. Apalachicola had. 36, Jack- sonville”and “Gainesville 38, and Ocala 39. Germany, Belgium and © Austria, * . which total 442,669 square miles.| Meteorologists said The population ofthe new state no in the is about 33,700,000, of whom at. frost was reported years from the date of its sub- mission to states by congress.” PAYS WITH LIFE TODAY AT CARSON CITY FOR MURDER under, direction: of jthe; Japanese ; general’ staff, a map just) pulilish- ed definitely delimits for the first time the boundaries of that pro- duct of Japan’s military occupa- tion of Manchuria, the state of Manchukuo. When The ‘Associated Press asked Lieutenant-General Sadao the area of the new state, th ‘map, saying: “This will, answer your ques- tions, In brief, Manchukuo in- cludes the former provinces of Fengtien, Kirin, Heilungkiang and Araki, minister of war, to define; general produced a copy of this| the Chinese considered Manchuria. least 32,000,000 are Chinese. Furthermore the map showed that! Until. recently Japanese and the ‘territory claimed for Man-|Manchukuo authorities have been chukuo had been split into five}non-committal abeut the new provinces, the four named by him|state’s frontiers, especially on the and a section in the northwest! west. As late as Jtly, when the called Khingan, after the moun-| League of Nations commission un- tain range that runs through it. {der the Earl of Lytton was visit- This new province contains | ing Tokyo, “Lord ' Lyttén’ asked areas formerly under the nominal} Count Yasuya Uchilda, the foreign urisdiction of Fengtien and|minister, what the frontiers jof Heilungkiang provinces. Mongp!|Manchukuo were. The Japanese tribes are dominant there. replied: 446,000 Square Mile Area “By Manchuria we understand Manchukuo as pictured by this|the four eastern provinces and in- map has an area of about 446,-|ner Mongolia. It is imposible at 1000 square miles, a little more than] present to gve the precise fron- City Asnocinted Prens) CARSON CITY, Nov, 28.— Everett Mill, alias John Hall, of Morganton, North Carolina, was executed in Nevada’s gas chamber today for the murder at Las’ Vegas of John O’Brien during a quarrel, state, but predicted it for tonight along with continued cold weather. AND BRIDGE WORK Smiling and waving goodbye to iz 41 witnesses watching through a CONTRACTS TO BE AWARDED plate glass, the 52-year-old pris- oner was pronounced dead ten DESPITE COURT minutes after he entered the death ACTION chamber. His execution was the fifth by (Dy Aanocinted Press) lethal gas since the state adopted TO BE USED LATER PHIA ARE VICTIMS -— { } Answering the summons of the; County Council for Unemployment‘ Relief, about 200 men reported for work this morning, Others may; be employed later in the Week, bat the quota for the present period is complete, it is said. Projects that are being worked on are practically the same as in the past, Beautification, construc- tion and mosquito eradication | work. ‘These include areas at the beach and boulevard, golf course, Presby- terian church, county road, United | and Whitehead streets, Country} Club, and others that are in great need of improvement, Cuba Sails For Havana | Carrying 37 Passengers’ jtransact The steamship Cuba sailed} Phillips states that so many call 12:20 o'clock this afternoon ro her home that it is impossible Havana with 37 passengers. She |to attend to them, and states that (ity Annociated Presa) PHILADELPHIA, Noy. 28. ——-Two members of athletic teams of Villanova College were killed today when th jing to school from the Thanksgiving holidays. They were Joseph Delaney and Arthur Shortall. Chapter Rooms To Take Care Of Red Cross Work, States Mrs. G. Phillips Mrs. Grace Phillips, executive secretary of the local Red Cross chapter asks that those who have! business with Red Cross not to! come to her home, as she cannot business there. | i i Mrs. |zeant Charles Yates was runner-up. Jehol.” ithe combined areas of France, tiers.” TALLAHASSEE, Nov, 28.— Chairman Harry Weils of the ROMAGUERA GETS |SLAYER OF ANGEL MEDALINGUARDS | BELLO CONFESSES SHOOTING MATCH Be RODRIGUEZ MARTINEZ COMMITTED CHARLES YATES WAS RUN- | TO PRISON NER-UP IN EVENT CON- DUCTED YESTERDAY AT! FORT TAYLOR DR. | ] | (Special to The Citizen) HAVANA, Nov. 28.—Dr. Ricar- jdo Rodriguez Martinez, self-con- Sergetat Jamiel Remageers, © |fessed slayer of Angel Vazquez} 1| Bello, late warden of Santa Clara} apy A Battery “E", Florida National) vison, has been committed” to ward, made high score in the! prison without bail, pending trial. battery medal shoot at Fort Tay-/ He has admitted killing Vaz- lor rifle range yesterday. Ser-|@uez Bello, who was the brc*her of the late Clemente Vazquez Bel-| lo, killed last Septmeber 27. The tragedy took place in the family home of the Vazquez Bello, in the presence of a number of There -vere originally 14 .en-/ trants scheduled to take part in the competition but five of these State Road Department said today a highway commission meeting to- morrow would award contracts for more than $1,000,000 worth WAYFARERS ARE GIVEN SENTENCES IN COURT TODAY! SEVEN PLEADED GUILTY FOL- LOWING ARRAIGNMENT; EACH GET THIRTY DAYS IN COUNTY JAIL court action to halt the program. Contracts will cover the erec- tion of a bridge across St. Lucie River at Stuart, improvement of highways in Putnam, Flagier, Marion, Citrus, Polk, Osceola and Glades counties. Wanderers, wayfarers, hitch/said he would ask a court: order hikers, and others of the vast horde |tomorrow to halt all that work as who are seeking warmth and com-j|well as work on road 115 through fort in the south, and thus eluding] Several west Florida counties. the chilly climate and other ad- verse conditions in the north, ap- WOULD STORE peared in criminal court this morning. This session was brief and brisk, of road‘and bridge work despite! Levy counties, and purchase of; materials for roads in Orange and | Notice of the threatened court action came from W. I. Stinson,| }DeFuniak Springs taxpayer, who! that metholi of capital plunish- ment, FORD IMPROVING UNDERWENT OPERATION AT DETROIT ON SAT. | | (By Ansocinted Press) DETROIT, Nov. 28— Henry Ford was reported as “normal progress” to- day in recovery from an op- eration performéd Saturday for relief from strangulated femoral hernia and removal of his appendix. A bulletin issued by phy- sicians said he passed a fav- orable night. His tempera- ture was 99, pulse 62, and respiration 18. Normal progress of the FROM OPERATION, hundreds of parents Theothoros Seamarkog and Ster Jealm. ; Their bodies were found one side-of theidaile.. ‘Opposite them, authori- ties said, they discovered two holes burned in, the floor by the men in an ef- fort to escape. An inquest ALL CONVICTS IN ALABAMA INSTITUTION TAKEN TO SAFETY (By Associated Preas) SPEGINER Ala., Nov. 28. —Fire today destroyed « frame and cell block building in the state penitentiary here but 815 convicts quartered in the structure were marched tv safety. Origin of the first was un- determined, it was said. Large Crowd Present | Satarday At Johnson's To Greet Santa Claus A large crowd of parents: ung children were on hand Saturday afternoon at Frank Johnson's Jvwelry Store to greet Santa Claus when he paid his first visit to Key West this year, For the past 32 years Mr. John- {son hax made his store the hoad- quarters for Santa Claus, wher bring thei: jehildren to tell this old from the North Pole what is ex- t for Christmas. i Mr. Johnson states that he has janother surprine in store for the public whieh will be announced in case was expected, they said. | Troop Five, Boy Scouts, To Hold Meeting Tonight | Friday's Citizen. Troop 5, Boy Scouts will meaty at 8 o'clock tonight in the Amer-! lican Legion hall when it is ex-| FARM LOAN BOARD SEEKS/ INFORMATION FROM GOV- | ERNMENT On a basis of 21.6 cubic feet to the bale the federal farm loan board is seeking information as to one million beles of cotton. Today This information was asked of A af. the naval station and it is believed! Joseph Bota that members of one|| Yow Said a Mouthfat that there is sufficient space tolof the patrols of this troop willl | See Page 4 for Reader on This accommodate that number of bales!solicit broken and disearded toys! Pieture and more. ings available at the army bar-'Christmas time. Scoutmaster Boza arvived from Havana Saturday |she prefers to care for Red Cross| did net enter. This left nine mem-! -jatives who had go Santa i i ‘ with 78 passengers, 10 aliens, matters at the chapter rooms, bers of the battery to shoot. Clara to celebrate tiga tenuis, pgtap oe igs —— ves sin sailed for Tampa with 29 passen-/ Attention is also called by Mrs.|_ Im winning this contest Sergeant of Clemente’s saint’s day. jpiees of seven prisoners who are gers and returned this morning! Phillips to the fact that she is not Romaguera won the permaneat Rodriguez Martinez said that he | Pi? held on charges of vagrancy. with nine, prepared to distribute Red Cross! Yer, medal and the gold rotating wa. driven to commit the deed; The group consisted of six white, German steamer Karl Barnhart|material or garments at this time paseany Srhich is te be competed for) after having borne all the insults/men, William Sueverland, Thomas is due to arrive in port Wednes-jand when these are ready for dis-/ lof his enemy for as long as it was} Taylor, Larry Gunther, Raymond day night consigned to the Porter|tribution she will let the public!:, The medals will be presented at | humanly possible. ic * nd d . : ; i the last drill to be held this year otter, Gordon Vickerson and Doek Company. She will take on know through the newspapers. leet the geld one will be by i 2 Robert McNamara, and one color-; 200 tons of fuel oil, For ~ past — the ere peampuaekaagy icasey § «| Special Meeting of od Jnesen Tait j jrooms and surrounding grounds) 40.4 4, % : Arraigned and the charges read, } uieeagerligete ay Petes pecrone| esGucsh W. Curry -Harris! County Board Tonight Gar all feo suity to ree s id ross, and at] ..; 3 without employment and visi this time Mrs. Phillips is not ee ee ee) There will be a special mecting| means of support. They i jto serve them, She states that! the possibility of making any rec-;°! “He board of county commis-| sentenced, each, to 30 days in the| i iz any . ee many of them are reluctant to/erd scores. The wind was blowing |"iners 8 o'clock tonight to ac-\county jail at hard labor. i leave when she tells them she can! obliquely acress the range at a CPt the error and insolvency list’ However, if any, or all of them, ' |do nothing for them at this time,| velocity of from 25 to 30 miles.an ‘0 1931 from the tax collector. {can secure funds or find other) jor if they have been served, con-' hour. While this is the only matter;}means of getting outside the itinue to ask for additional help. At times it must have been much *cheduled for consideration at the: bounds of Monroe county, they ks, the naval station and asks anyone having such toys and }| ‘This retards the actual function-|stronger as one of the targets was meeting, it is expected that other will be released by Sheriff Niles, government holdings that jing of Red Cross and Mrs. Phillips| blown completely out of the rack |matters wil! be brought before the |Aaccording to instructions fromjample to store the cotton, asks that it be discontinued and smashed. Iboard iJudge J. Vining Harris. raid.