The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 6, 1932, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wiré Service VOLUME LIIL. No. 289. Legalization Of Beer ~ Main Hope Of Wets Senate Consideration Of Repeal Proposal Still Looked Forward To However (iy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec, 6, —Congressional anti-prohi- - bitionists stung by defeat in the house, today pinned their hope for repeal at this ses- sion on the senate where early consideration was as- sured. Drys, jubilant over vic- ‘tory, narrow though it was, rallied for another stand, while others inclined to a less drastic repeal proposal as voted on yesterday, sought to play a hand in shaping such’ legislation. As soon as the house vote ‘was made known in the senate, democrats — there grasped the lead of Speaker Garner in attempting to carry out their party’s pledge for outright effacement of BY SCOUT TROOP fins LAST EVENING FOL- LOWING BUSINESS SESSION A meeting of Troop 5, Boy Scouts, was held last evening in the American Legion hall on Whitehead street. After the busi- ness. session, Jerry J. Trevor, a member of the troop committee sponsoring the troop, arranged a treasure hunt for the boys which proved interesting. After dividing the troop into two teams, each went in opposite | ‘LOCAL FREIGHT TAKEN OFF STR. PECOS AGROUND, |masked robbers ambushed a| VESSEL STILL REMAINS FAST ON SHOAL; PORTER DOCK CO. HANDLING OPERATIONS OF UNLOADING H Me ROBBERS TAKE MAIL SACK: IN "CHICAGO TODAY MAKE GET-AWAY WITH SE- CURITIES SAID TO BE | WORTH BETWEEN HALF | MILLION AND TWO MILLION (By Agsociated Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—Fiv: mail earrier and guard near the postoffice today and _es- caped with mail sacks con- taining securities that might be worth between $500,000 | GC. B, Smith, agent for the Clyde- Mallory line, issued ‘instructions late yesterday for the freight for Key West on the steamer Pecos be brought to Key West on barges. The contract for this work was given to the Porter Dock com- pany and last night all of the car- go consigned here was placed on a barge and towed to the Mallory dock by the Porter tug Petrel, in command of Captain A. E. Sharp- ley. Today all arrangements for towing and lightering the freight from the Petos, which is_ still aground near Whitehead Spit was ‘completed, Agent Smith having de- ided that removal of some of the cargo «is necessary to float the p. This comes under the contract accorded the Porter Dock com- pany by the agent and Charles Taylor, manager, completed ar- ‘tangements for the work this morning. The lighthouse tender Ivy came up,to the Porter Dock this morn- ing and took on a four-ton wreck- ing anchor and 100 fathoms of 16, inch eable to be used in the op- fons: en Eb gg Pon -This anchor will be attached by cable to the stern of the vessel, and be placed well aft of‘the ship in deep water. Two other anchors, bowers, were carried from the bow far aft of the Pecos yesterday, the ship ends of cables on the winches. ‘ “As the load is lessened by the removal. of cargo, a strain will be kept on the winches which will not only prevent the ship floating into shallow water but will tend to haul the vessel aft into deeper water. Gangs of men were employed by the agent to handle all of - the freight operations. One of these is working on the ship loading the bargest and the other is employ- ed in removing the load from the lighters and storing it in the Mal- lory warehouse. OFFICER ON KEY REPORTS HOBOES HEADING SOUTH EDNEY PARKER AT ISLAMO. RADA SAYS EVERY DAY MANY ARRIVE FROM NORTH ON WAY TO KEY WEST | and $2,000,000. The robbery, one. of the most spectacular in years, occurred when éarriers Fred Voelsch and Frank~ Stastny stepped from a subway en- trance of the federal build- ing. ; The. robbers seized the mail sack, guard and pistol and fled-in a car.- i The sacks contained 123 pieces of |mail for the First National-Bank and 40 for the First Union Trust and Sav- ings Bank. FIRE DESTROYS TOURIST HOTEL STRUCTURE, AT DAYTONA LOSS OF $200,000 (Ny Associated Preke) : DAYTONA BEACH, Dec. } 6.—The Ridgewood Hotel, tourist resort and headquar- ters for several of the world’s most colorful race car drivers while here for speed record at- tempts, was destroyed today by fire of undetermined orig- in. The loss was estimated at $200,000. Edward Woodbury, owner, arrived here recently to ar- ri for the opening of. the hotel for the winter. FL hk kh hed hhh dk Dade County Sheriff Gets Good Rate For “Riding” Prisoners (My Asacciated Preas) TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dee. 5.—The sheriff of Dade coun- ty at Miami certain, is The Dade county court house is a skyscraper, as build- ings go in Florida. The court rooms are the jinn KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, Germany's New Chancellor Quits ‘Behind Scenes’ Role (By Associated Press) ‘ BERLIN, Dee. 6—Kurt von Schleicher, called the “invisible chancellor” of. the Bruening, and, von Papen regimes, has moved in-; to the full glare of Germany's ¢ political spotlight through his ‘se-| lection by President von Hinden-| burg as head of the, reich’s second] ‘authority gévernment. | Once the enigma of the. mud- dled, troubled terms of his _pre- {decessors, his elevation .to...the} chancellorship has given him ani open role to play. The “laughing sphinx” now speaks his own limes.! He always has. been where things; iwere happening ever since he be-} came a member of the general: staff back in pre-war days.’ Hel early showed an uncanny ability to get to the front of things and in the old imperial army hurdled whole grades of senior officers’ backed though they were | by! family names that spelled greater; “pull” than he possessed. 1 Defended Infant Republic i At the close of the war, when! : Berlin. was in the hands of leftist revolutionists, he rallied a body of troops wearied by years of fighting and had much to do with squelching the extremists. He bore the brunt of organizing a defense force for the, infant re public and when Bruening’s min- ister of defense, General Wilhelm’ . Groener, went into the cabinet, he became in effect the active head of the army. j Groener had hoped that von Schleicher would pull the army out' of politics. It had been the target jo all sorts of accusations ‘as the seat of.a “military clique” which was supposed to be interfering in,’ party affairs. But when Bruen- ‘ ff ections to ermany within a plans prepared, if not’ by, at least year, and, put the Prussian junker with the approval of, one group of; element. in control pf .the.-federal! are ae a government, see in von Schleicher - some one an ideal “interim dictator,” once asked a particular friend of}: They point to ie ke friend- von Schleicher just what the gen-'ship with the former crown prince eral was seeking. as evidence that when’ royalty’s “Oh, not much,” was the dry sun again arises he would not be Seay fete to be ae to a Hohenzollérn .restora- Friend Of Ex-Crown Prince (2 White none of his friends will espe mid pears Hseeg oer iy del to analyze ‘him com- Shiki new head ot the: povee! 4 pletely, one of his closest advisers Babin the Back gs nment. gave recent assurance that the new i -kground lurks the chancellor believes above. all in Those iabiavohlets who jaye carals ete sree ie Seile, é- 5 ry 0 p Sc} 4: taken heart from the confused sit- cher political, phtecophes: cue i { i | Kurt von Schleicher, who since | pre-war days has shown ability to get to the front of things, now has-step- . ped to the head of the Ger- » man government.. Shown above, he was appointed chancellor by President von Hindenburg. STATEAUTOTAG [MANY HELD FOR OFFICE OPENED | QUESTIONING IN THIS — |GEORGE GOMEZ, AGENT HERE, SAYS ‘APPROXIMATELY 1800] VEHICLES WILL BE REQUIR- ED TO PURCHASE TAGS | 1800) for! There are approximately vehicles in Monroe county SLAYING ON SHIP FIFTEEN ON ROUND.THE- WORLD CRUISE DETAINED AT LONG BEACH; CAPTAIN SHOT TO DEATH (By Associated Press) LONG BEACH, Dec. 6.—Eight The Key West Citisen 1982. For | SALES TAX WAS RECOMMENDED TO CONGRESS TODAY ‘PAY CUT FOR FEDERAL EM- PLOYES ANOTHER MEA- SURE; HOOVER OUTLINES PROBLEMS OF NATION (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. iA blanketing turers’ sales tax, covering everything but food, and an additional jeleven per cent pay cut for \federal employes, were rec- ommended to congress today iby President Hoover. b | | manufac- ‘virtually In his final message which does not touch on the agi- tated prohibition question, the president asserted three separate efforts to be “neces- sary foundations to any other action” balancing the bud- tion of the nation’s banking system and wholehearted co- operation with other rations in the economic field. As for the present state of the union, he said “acute phases 6f the eritis obviou have passed” and freedom ‘rom industrial conflict is greater than hitherto known. HUNGER MARCHERS ‘SHOUT FOR BREAD INSTEAD OF BEER |DEMONSTRATORS UNDER HEAVY POLICE ESCORT PRESENTED TO CURTIS AND GARNER WITH PETITIONS (My Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Un- der a heavy police escort, delega- tions from: 3,500 ‘ demonstrators who merched én the capitol in {orderly ranks today were present- jed to Vice Presiiféat Curtis and | Speaker Garner with petitions for cash relief to jobless’and for un- jemployment insurance. The demonstrators. marched to shouted strains of “Internationale” jand halted at the capitol while |leaders carried petitions to Curtis jand Garner. ; Guards were increased at the i which the owners will be requir-j;Women and seven men passengers ;capitol and officers equipped with! He is the son of @ widely-kr“>. jtear gas were stationed along the get to complete reorganiza+ ly! VAGRANT TAKEN UP HERE PROVES HE'S INVENTOR CLAIMED CLAYTON ADAMS DID SELL PATENT TO WEST- ERN TELEVISION CORPORA- TION OF CHICAGO Though arrested as a vagrant and confined in the county jail, Clayton Adams, whose story was told in The Citizen last week, is an inventor and did sell a patent to. the Western Television Cor- poration of 400 West Madison street, Chicago, Ill. A letter received by Sheriff Niles, signed by Martin Wade, as- jsistant to the president of the cor- poration, corroborated Adan’ statement and said that certain patentable rights for a television Isystem had been bought by them from Adams. Another letter from the execu- tive office of the company held a {check for the last payment of the television devic~ ‘vhich is being used in the manufacture of the apparatus. Adams’ mother, Wilmer Alice | Adams, sent him a check advising that a concern in Jacksonville was much interesting in consulting him eoncerning another invention which he wants to seli and advising him j;to get there as soon as possible, Mrs. Adams’ letter head shows jthat she’is an “Dnglish Critic and ing at 3965 Baltimore Avenue, Philadélphia, Pa,. In a letter to the sheriff she asks that only son” be treated as kindly as, pussible and pleads with “him” to} tell her for just what offense the son is being held in prison, iS Adams took his checks to the} bank and was informed that they would have to be ‘sent off to be approved. Realizing that he was. anxious to get to JackSonville, the sheriff told him that if he eould secure transportation across the county line he could go. This he succeeded in doing and this morning was a passenger on a truck bound for Miami. EVANGELIST HELD ON BIGAMY CHARGE REV. WALTER HEAD IN JAIL AT JASPER, ALA- i Correspondence Counselor” resid-}/ 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS ‘China Denounces Japan As Aggressor In Activities Throughout Manchuria Japanese Take Position Military Occupation Of Territory Was Act Of Self-Defense (By Aasociated Press) GENEVA, Dec. 6.—China ealled on the assembly of the League of Nations today to denounce Japan as the ag- gressor in Manchuria, and Japan replied that military occupation of that vast !proviuce was an act of self- idefense. W. W. Yen declared Japan has broken “every multi- lateral treaty that has ap- \plication to the Manchurian question, and trampled up the most sacred of princi that govern _ international relations and flouted author- ity of the league.” { Yosuke Marsuoka spoke jfor Japan and challenged [the findings of the Lytton {Commission which investi- e«ted Manchurian affairs for the league. BY SEAMSTRESSES IN RELIEF WORK REPORT SHOWS 1057 GAR- MENTS WERE COMPLETED ‘BROM MATERIAL GIVEN TO |! LOCAL, RED cross | During the time the seamstress- es were employed by the County Council for Unemployment Relief, }they completed 1057 garments jfrom the material assigned to Key West by the National Red Cross. This is considered an excellent accomplishment by those in charge of this seetion of the work, who express themselves as being sur- {prised at the number of garments JASPER, Ala. De Rev. | finished and the neatness and cor- Walter » Head, 2 r-old | reetness displayed by the workers, Baptist evangelist, was in jail here | It is estimated that there is suf- today, charged with bigamy upon | ficient material left for making ecnent of Osceola county, Tends) oe _ —— may be authorities, _ jemployed to make these as soon A deputy is enroute here with! Monrve Council is advised from extradition papers for the return; T@lahassee as to the amount, ff of the evangelist who is said to|®™¥. of ti allotment for Decem- have been indicted following ae marriage to a Lake Wales girl OR. APPELAS YORK (iby Associated Press) | i 1 i } ij | \Birmingha:. minister. directions guided by notes bearing}. Edney Parker, deputy sheriff lecated on instructions hid beneath rocks, un-/ and constable-elect at Islamorada, der trees, and other places, until) reports having lots of trouble with POISONING ed to purchase state tags. So,said | members of the crew of round. /tear aka Se _ |route, |George Gomez, state agent for the aes yacht Carma a book- |" We want bread. To hell with |this county, to The Citizen. ed at the jail today as “material |peer,” the demonstrators shouted fourth, fifth and sixth floors. The jail is located on the 19th to 25th floors inclusive. ‘LEAD the hunt terminated in Mr, Trev- er’s own car, near the Legion hall, In the back seat of which the boys found two large bags filled with cookies; which were devoured on short notice. The team under the leadership of Patrol Leader Steve Boyden was the suecessful team in the hunt. The troop now has three patrols, and « junior patrol of boys under scout age who are under the sup- ervision of George F. Archer. This hoboes at, and in the vicinity of, that point. In a letter te Sheriff Niles he gays that every day from 6 to 20 of these knights of the road arrive on their way to Key West. Wiaile making every effort: pos- sible to send them back, quite a few of them get by and make their way to points nearer Key West and, from reports read in The Citizen, numbers of these un- Now Florida law allows a sheriff twelve and one half cents a mile each way for re- moval of prisoners to and from the jail. Dade county authorities asked the attorney general's office here whether they should allow the sher- iff's mileage claims. Attorney General Cary D. Landis has advised them the sheriff of Dade county should \ day in the Old Boston store, op- posite the Monroe theater, and has the tags in readiness for dis- | | tribution, which he expects will Start tomorrow. Sam Rutherford, state inspector, arrived from Miami this morning and will check out George Morris, who was the agent last year, and} ing of Captain Walter Wander- well, globe trotter, Wanderwell was shot to death last night after he was culled from the dining saloon by a man who appeared at the _port-hole asked for the captain. Companions with whom he was discussing and a round-the-world Mr. Gomez opened his office to-| “itnesses” in the mysterious slay-jis they marched. Curtis said he would present the jnoon while Garner said he will {take the matter under advisement. |WAPLES WAIVES HEARING TODAY ' i t jpetition to the senate this after-| now eesvartasce | DED LAST NIGHT SAYS AUTHORITY | wasvrasr GRAND MASTER OF (iy Sesoctated Perens} ' MASONIC LODGE OF WASHINGTON, Dec, 6.—In-} FL oR| \dustraial workers can be protect- | ia Zoi (By Ansoctated Preusy led from lead poisoning if strict | precautions are enforced, says 2! [report te the Ameria’ Pubhe| q Si, PETERSBURG. ‘Dee Health Association by Dr. George | pert grené mele ak the Masonic ledge of Florids, H. Gehrmann. i died un-xpectedly late fast It has been found ponsible to | invest Mr. Gomez with authority | Tulse found him in his cabin shot | pyran CHARGED WITH DEATH t ; jin the back with his right hand; es start selling. covering his face and a bunch of} OF ANDERSON REMAND- ED TO JAIL | The tags are being issued on|keys dangling from his left hand. be paid twelve and one half cents each way for bringing prisoners down the elevator to the court rooms and then Protect workers, he states, even} in the manufactere of tetra-ethyl- | lead, one of the most dangerous in-| ! whenever pos-| sible he takes the wanderers in his; hew patrol of junior scouts has | desirables reach this city. selected the name of “Mosquito | Reporting that Patrol” and they are certainly night at the Masonic Home here. His heme was in Lake buzzing with plans for the future. car, carries them to the Monroe} eounty line and warns them against returning. So many trips has Mr. Parker t back up to jail—all ‘within the same building. and there has been no change! } made in the prices. It is expected! of the purchaser that he have! ithe same basis as of last year,| His wife was visiting Holly-| wood when the shooting occurred. MAKE ALL THE FAMILY U HAPPY | Serene | William Waples “Red”, who is icharged with being responsible for |the death of Harry Anderson, who, | dustrial processes invelving lead) {because workers can be Poisoned | jby it through ..vath, nose and; skin. { Precautions against poisoning. | Butler. STRAND THEATER \'“—CSiOOTeaa a as Pmade doing this that he is out of| AUCTION SALE} Sete The Home Town Theater jit is alleged, was stabbed by Today | Waples on the night of November he explains, include change of; either his title certificate or reg-| h rauti ; j with @ new beautiful dining room clothes and bathing after “work,| ‘gas and feels that Tonight at 7:30 O'Clock Offering Rogers Silver- ware, including 1847, and humerous other items. FRANK JOHNSON Colonial! Hotel Bldg. ‘should provide him with the fuel.| ) This matter will be taken up at jthe meeting of the commissioners | tomerrow night. RATHER SWEET » REGINA, Can.—Recently the engagement of B. C. Strawberry ‘and Miss Saskatchewan Cream, of ‘this city, was announced. { i MAS listration card with him when mak-} x application for a tag. } ‘ard make, this means those vehicles | }that have been built up on old i chassis, will be required to pro- }purchasing tags. } Charles Richardson will records and also in aglling the ings, suite this Christmas. Suite: Buffet, ‘and five Side Chairs, piece Suite: Buffet, Extension ——s 10-piece; Extension Table, Owners of tracks, not of stand-| China Cabinet, Serving ee Suite: Buffet, Extension! (Table, China Cabinet, Arm and! jduce a certified weight slip when ‘ive Side Chairs, $90.00. S-piece| Table,|action in the case, assist Arm and five Side Chairs, $71.00. |the grand jury meets VS | Mr. Gomez in keeping the office’ LONG'S FURNITURE STORE. |term of > dect-it venes Monday, 12, was arraigned in Judge Hugh Gunn,’s court today. } The prisoner, through bis at-| torney, L. A. Harris, waived pre-/ liminary examination and was re-/ manded to jail, without bend. There will probably be no further it is until at the spring eirenit court which econ-| April 17, | isame applies to men over 45, periodic health examinations and/ maintenance of good health by workmen, elimination of dust an4 fumes from work rooms. 5 Women and young people under) 21 were found “decidedly” suscep-| tible to lesd poisoning and should | not be employed on processes’ where there is danger of lead) poisoning, Dr. Gébrmann said. The “ee Page 4 for Reader on This Picture Matines, 10-156; Night, 15-25 MONROE THEATER THE ALL AMERICAN Matines, 5-106; Night, 10-20« t