The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 7, 1932, Page 1

i —=<-| The Key West Cite VOLUME LIII. No, 290. Rosenthal’s Protest Before Bridge Hear Of Little Consequence Engineer States Meeting] MEMBERS FLORIDA. ae Held To Hear Com- LEGION POSTS 10 plaints On Menace To MEET IN HAVANA Navigation CUBAN CAPITAL TO BE HOST TO SIX THOUSAND DURING Major B, C. Dunn, dis- trict engineer of the war de- (CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN MARCH partment, took no cognizance of a letter from George J. Rosenthal, presented at (eceas as Giles) Bee PAST Oe Op te Proposed HAVANA: Dec. 7.—Havana will oyerseas bridges, held in the}, host to between 5,000 and 6,- courthouse in Miami yester-\0900 -Florida Legionnaires and i day. _ . |members of the Legion Auxiliary} Mr. Rosenthal contends that he |next March 15, 16.and 17, when has a franchise granted by the|the state convention will be held board of county commissioners.|in this city, ‘according to W. Ed- The Overseas Bridge Corporation| ward Klawans, acting chairman Presented a decision by the statejof the convention committee of road department which | recently|Havana Post No. 1 of the Amer- réfused to cancel the franchise of jican Legion, which held a meet- the corporation, ing recently in the American club. Mr. Rosenthal asked the engi- Besides Mr. Klawans, the other neer that no approval be given to}members of the committee attend- the project of thé Overseas Bridge |ing the meeting were: Charles Se’ Corporation, basing his plea on his}jo, Major C. €. Fitzgerald, Col. alleged ‘franchise. E. S. Haile, George T. Stree Major Dunn said that the hear-}Chas. H. MacKay, Joe Roberds, ing was for no other purpose than|E. MacMillan, C. F. Durgin, R. A to listen to objections based on| Andrade, Irvin Donnin, J. A. St the possibilities that the construc-j Amour, Harry Chemidlin, Stanley tion of the highway and bridges|Dyer and I. M. Barnard. . would interfere with, or bea mén-| T, Baron Defoe, local ace to, navigation. ger agent of the P. & 0. Steam- Monroe ni Sp represented{ ship line, attended the meeting ee t5 gig bord ot and said’that the~ raflroads» in Florida i ti it} gounty com cen anil orida in cooperation with the ‘0! Pp. & O. line were arranging to of- member of the state legislature. | #2. the lowest rates on record for president of passen- EXTENSION FOR: DEBT PAYMENTS HOOVER ‘SENDS MANY NAMES TO SENATE FOR APPOINT- MENT TO VARIOUS PLACES IN GOVERNMENT Aes ed Press) ay, WASHINGTON, Dec. .7.| —A bill to repeal the home} loan bank act and abolish| the system created at the last session of congress for liberalizing |home mortgage conditions, was introduced today by Senator Borah’ of Idaho. ea H President Hoover sent the senate a list of ' 43° re- cess appointments and three reappointments.. Mary Schuyler, repub- lican, took oath as. senator from Colorado. today suc- ceeding Walter Walker, democrat, who served by ap- pointment for two days. Paul/May, Belgian. am- bassador, presented a new note to Secretary Stimson, asking for extension of a moratorium on war debt pay- ments. [HUNGER MARCHERS HEAD FOR HOMES CLAIM TO BE SATISFIED WITH SHOWING MADE AT CAPITOL — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Japan For Submarines, Against Plane Carriers, Naval Minister Reveals By GLENN BABB (By Associated Press) ’ TOKYO, Dec. 7.—Japan is will-| | ing to abolish aircraft carriers, but) is determined to keep all the sub- marines she can, Admiral Keisuke Okada, minister of the navy, said in a discussion of Japan’s share in the Geneva disarmament confer- ence, The minister emphasized that Japan “approved heartily” of the efforts of the powers, in which the leadership of the United States was acknowledged, to lighten taxation burdens by limitation of} i armaments. Backs Hoover's Ideal “Abiding by the spirit of these efforts,” he continued, “we have instructed our delegates to offer our own plan of limitation when- ever it appears that there is a chance of its being accepted or of! its contributing to any beneficial result. Ee “Tt can not be said that gur plan runs counter to. the spirit | motivating President Hoover and the British statesmen in the naval reduction plans they have offered at Geneva. We agree with them} in their anxiety to reduce the ofl fensive power of sea forces, but we find it impossible to accept their schemes without modifica- tion. KEISUKE OKADA ito attack the United States—we believe there is room for the fur- ther reduction in size and power of capital ships. “It is not my place to disclose Against Big Guns the details of Japan's naval limi-! “If other naval powers agreed tation plan, but I can state that! Japan would be ready to reduce Japan approves thoroughly of the further the maximum toanages of principle of reducing the offen- pattleships and battlecruisers and sive weapons of navies. \the calibers of their guns, - Japan’s Best Weapon “It can also safely be said that: “With this in mind it can be,if the other powers agreed Japan stated that the Japanese navy Would not object to the total considers the airplane carrier, abolition of airplane carriers.” with its wide eruising.range andj Admival Okada was. asked. to its capacity for launching attacks COMment on-reports that the Jap- on distant coasts, 100 per cent,@nese navy, dissatisfied’ with the offensive, 5-5-3 ratios of tonnage allotted to “On the other hand we consider'J@pan by the Washington and Lon- Corporation ‘idea of request- ing “a! Joan’ of. approximately $12! 000,000! bes the Récanstryction Finance’ Cotporation to corbtruct who conceived i 10 Con vee bringing the convention members: to Cuba, and that all the ships of. his line would be used in assuring the rapid transportation of the! (iy Aasoclated Presa) huge crowds which will converge|, WASHINGTON, Dec. 7,— of| Truck after truek was headed into that. the weapon best suited to the peculiar defense needs of the Japanese empire is the marine. “Our empire is a long chain of sub- | ,dondon naval treaties, would pro- pose the abandonment of this sys- item. | “Although we have felt that the | Washington and London treaties the bridges, was also present, as} Havana from every part was the secretary and attorney for | Florida. the corporation, Charles R. Pierce.| The membership in the Amer- Mr. Pierce outlined the history of ican Legion in Florida is 10,158 the organization and its program|®nd there are‘ approximately 6,- up to date, ‘ 000 members of the Auxiliary. Not ene objection was offered} The convention will be one of: to the construction of the proposed | the most colorful ever held in Ha- bridges. Several yacht captains|vana. The visitors from each of and the owner of a fishing camp|the various posts will wear their on Lower Matecumbe Key asked} distinctive uniforms. The larger for information relative to naviga-| posts will send their bands, or- tion conditions if the bridges were !chestras and drum corps. During -built and were informed that con-|the convention two gigantic struction of the bridges would re- parades will be held. sult in better channels for naviga-} City and government officials tion than now exist. are cooperating with the local committee in making the conven- tion an outstanding success and pamphlets describing the attrac-! tions of Havana will be sent to! every Legionnaire in Florida. The railroads in Florida soon) will have on display circulars and} posters calling attention to the! WAVE” HEADED . TOWARD SOUTH... and the attractive] ow WORK PROGRESSES ON SHOALS LIGHT ANOTHER PLATFORM WILL BE ERECTED FOR WORKING FORCES SWEEPING DOWN HEAVY BLIZZARD IN CAN. ADA; NEAR FREEZING TEM- PERATURE FOR FLORIDA (By Associated Press) NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2.— Winter hurled another cold wave at the South today with the weather bureau predicting freezing and near i ' i | | | { Should this weather prevail a | few more days, it is expected that another working platform will be constructed by the lighthouse de- The cold wave is the result of a blizzard in Canada due to strike most severely the West and South today taking! the last of shouting demonstrators for unemployment relief to their homes. s With a final jeer at the police who confined them, to a pavement | encampment for three days, men and women piled into vehicles and said they were satisfied with the showing they made. TEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION TODAY INCIDENT HAPPENS IN GER- MANY WHEN HYDROGEN | CONTAINER BLEW ‘UP | (My Associated Preas) RATHENOW, Germany, Dec. 7. —Ten workers are known to be} dead and a number of others! buried under debris in an explo- sion at the artificial silk works at Premnitz today. A 400-pound hydrogen contain-} er blew up while workmen were! completing an addition to the TUDENT DIES FROM INJURIES | HURT IN FOOTBALL GAME AT} TAMPA ON NOVEM. ; CURLEY’ GUY left much to be desired,” ‘he re-' plied, “we have not thought seri- usly of proposing that the ratios be abandoned. Fears Further Cuts islands, and in event of hewtile at-! tack it is imperative that com-} munications’ between these i lands be maintained. The sub- marine is the ideal weapon for, preventing an enemy flect from} “It is putting it too strongly to cutting the links, say we are ‘dissatisfied’ with the “Since the Japanese navy con-;treaties, but we do, feel that with ceives its mission as primarily a,each successive reduction of naval defensive one, for even its hypoth-' strengths the application of the etical war plans do not include the, arbitrary standard of tonnage re- launching of an attack against|ties works with increasing injus- |distant enemy coasts—as, for ex- tice against the powers to which ample, a crossing of the Pacific lesser ratios are allotted.” INSPECTION OF SUSPECTED IN | NATIONAL GUARD SLAYING CASE) HERE LAST NIGHT PICTURE IDENTIFIED AS!MAJOR R. T, GIBSON MUCH THAT OF MAN SEEN ON PIER| PLEASED WITH CONDITIONS PRIOR TO KILLING OF CAP-| OF BATTERY; LEAVES THIS TAIN WANDERWELL MORNING <By Associated Press) LONG BEACH, Dec. 7.—Detec- tives announced today they believ-| ; ed they were near a solution of) ara and the slaying of Captain Walter,*'Tived Monday night over Wanderwell, globe trotter. highway, inspected the material They suspected a German spy | Battery “E” in the armoty last and soldier of fortune as they | night. , broadcast a nation-wide appeal for! the apprehension of “Curley” Guy. ; oe Guy emerged from a medley of | = that w: Major R. T. Gibson, U. S. A., in- tructor of the 265th Regiment C. Florida National Guard, who He also gave instructions in a ¢ order drill formation the | recently ordered. He ex-/| partment preparatory to the erec-| tion of Smith Shoals light, | One of these platforms was con- enines structed and five of the seven bap mea a { massive metal ‘disks for the| TAMPA, Dec. 7.—James Alex- lwrought iron piling were p q|8nder, 17, student at the Memorial jin position on the bottom. Sunlos: High Schoo! bere, died t0- | Then came a few days of high|@a¥ from injuries received in a |winds and rough seas. Barometri-|feotball game here November 25. jeal readings sent the Poppy and| Twe dozen neighborhood boys} jderrick barge scurrying into port without uniforms or other protee-| }and after the seas had calmed and| tion participated in the game |the wind abated there was no more|Played on a sandlot. | Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississi; and Alabama, — i AUCTION SALE Tonight at 7:30 O'Clock Offering High Grade Smoking Stands, Silver- ware and numerous other items, FRANK JOHNSON Colonial Hotel Bids. i | working platform. Not one inch jof lumber was left to show where {the structure once was, The tender Ivy went over to the WATCHMAN ROBBER jother lumber to construct another }$20 while he was serving as villaze working platform. Weather per-| night watchman, William Coons mitting work will start on the new}must serve three to five’ years in platform at ones, the reformatery. ‘ suspects and motives as the cen-)| tral figure in the investigation when Mrs. Wanderwell told offi- cers he recently fought with Wan- derw@ll and threatened his life. Guy's picture was identified as! that of a man seen on the pier shortly before Wanderwell was stain in the cabin of his yacht} which was being prepared for a world cruise. Regalar Meeting Of Cocky Booed Tonight H PENTWATER, Mich.—For rob-} There will be a regular meeting| Bed, Chifforobe, ;F. E. C. terminals today to secure|bing a restaurant in this city of jof the board of county commis-;Bench, $64.00. sioners tonight at 8 o'clock. Only routine business is sched- uled for consideration, Clerk Ross C. Sawyer aye ed himself as finding the ba in a very satisfactory condi- pre Iter tion | The major left over the highway |this morning for Miami, accom }panied by Major Hugan, formerly of the U. S. marine corps, who came with him from Miami. \ | SELECT A-‘NEW BEDROOM Jesite for your family this Christ- mas, You will find here the news est style and finishes in genuine 4-Piece suites— Vanity and 5-Piece Suites— | Bed, Chifforobe, Dresser, Vanity jand Bench, $79.00. |LONG’S FURNITURE STORE. dee7-1t } jwalnat suites, 7, 1982. BIG SLASH MADE IN GOVERNMENT'S _ PROPOSED BUDGET 'HOOVER ASKS FOR AP- PROPRIATION TOTALLING MORE THAN FOUR BILLIONS OF DOLLARS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. {—The budget for the next lyear was cut more than /$500,000,000 below _ this year’s appropriation given congress today by President Hoover. The slash he proposed will be effected through adopt- ing his plan for a general two and one-fourth per cent manufacturers’ sales tax, re- tention of one cent gasoline tax, further eleven per cent cut in civilian salaries of the government and lopping $127,000,000 off veterans \benefits now paid. The president asked for an appropriation _ totaling $4,218,000,000. AlL.of hisproposals were. supported’ vigorously and in detail in‘the annual report of Secretary Mills. CONTINUE WORK OF UNLOADING SHIP AGROUND BELIEVE STEAMER’ PECOS WILL BE FLOATED SOONER THAN EXPECTED; SALVAGE OFFICER ON BOARD SHIP Sufficient progress is being made unloading the stranded steamer Pecos, of the Clyde-Mal- lory line, aground near Whitehead Spit, as to warrant the belief that she will be floated sooner than ex- pected. Two loads of merchandise, of approximately 76 tons each, were removed from the vessel yester- {day. These, in addition to about 140 tons, freight for Key West, was brought to Key West Monday jnight. | One load arrived this morning, another this afternoon and _ still another is expected to reach port some time late this evening. These are approximately of the same tonnage, 75, as those arriving yes- terday. C. E. Smith; agent of the Mal- ne at Key West, is in charge of all operations connected with the handling of the Pecos, spend- ing part of his time on the ship and the rest on shore. The Porter Dock compan charge of towing opera’ jnished the barges for | the cargo, the tug Petrel for the towing and today is using Pilot Boat Number 1 to assist the tfig- This added power shortens, me- terially, the time in making trips to and from the vessel, with the barges. A. Findlay, representing the United States Salvage Association, is spending most of his time on the ship watching the operations. He expects to remain until the Pecos is afloat. BENEFIT DANCE Tonight at Cuban Club Benefit Cuban Storm Sufferers 2 Orchestras For 52 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West JAIL THOUGHT T0 | BE ROBBER HERE AGO ON CHARGE OF VAG- RANCY; BEING CLOSELY WATCHED BY POLICE Although he is black his name is White. Richard precedes the White. He is a prisoner in the county jail and Constable Leroy Torres believes he is an old of- fender. Arrested several days ago on a charge of vagrancy he is being jclosely watched by the sheriff and ‘ether officer's and his finger prints, taken shortly after his arrest, are being studied to be compared with prints found on the window sill} jand other parts of the restaurant lat the F. E. station that was broken into week before last. Early on the morning of Satur- day, November 26, Officer Torres ‘chased a negro who was in the jact of robbing the grocery store of Frank Saunders at Grinnell and Southard streets. The officer **~ ARRESTED SEVERAL DAYS} ted two shots at the fleeing muu,} ’ PRICE FIVE CENTS House Ways AndMeansCommittee Puts Attention To Beer And Wine COLORED MANIN | Organization Proceeds In Efforts Regardless Of Opposition From Ad- ministration (By Assocmted Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. —Given a cold shoulder by the administration so far as beer legislation goes, the house ways and means com- mittee went ahead regard- less today to hear testimony on the Collier bill to allow 2.75 per cent brew and light wines. Its invitation to the trea- sury to present witnesse: brought none and it was al authoritatively that the ad- ministration will not go on record, but there are many others on hand to endorse and oppose modification of the Volstead Act, among the but as he did not stop he possibly ‘was not hit. After a careful study of White, Officer Tor is inclined to be- lieve that he is the man who made ‘the attempt on the Saunders store, i Two more “vag” recruits were jtaken in custody yesterday and have been added to’ the person- hel of the county prisoners. They are: Thomas Keane, who gives his, home, as New Haven, Conn., and} |Redie Elliston, whose habitat is} Chicago, Iil. 'LEON TROTZKY ~ SETS FOOT ON | ONCE ASHORE AT MARSEIL- LES HE REFUSES TO RE- | TURN TO SHIP; DEMAND* PERMISSION GO BY TRAIN| MARSEILLES, Dec. 7.—Leon |trotzky, returning to Turkey from | a brief visit te Copenhagen, re- fused to go on from here by boat today because Mme, ‘otaky was too ill to stand the 14-day, voyage to Istambul. Trotzky and party, who hustled back and forth across France un-} der heavy guard on the way to, jand from Denmark, were permit+ ted to leave the Italian steamer today ostensibly because they did snot want to stay aboard until sail- ng time this afternoon. | Once ashore Trotzky refused to jgo back aboard and demanded per-| [mission to return to Turkey by | jtrain, Police asked the minister of in-| terior for instruetions, | i] } | | | | _ HISSECRETARY! I. P. NEWELL OF FORT PIERCE WILL RECEIVE POST { (By Amecinted Press) | TALLAHAS6EE, Dee. 7. —Gevernor-elect Dave Sholtz, who will take office January 3, today said J. P. Newell, of Fort Pierce will be his secre- tary. i Newell was manager of the state democratic campaign. i i | FRENCH SOIL {rales which will first being counsel for the In the meantime over- tas interests. jwhelming sentiment of the senate judiciary committee, ee, where the fate of prohibition repeal 1c." ‘otion at press tepeal amendment with pro- tection for dry states, a check of members showed. It also revealed close divi- sion of Lcinion ever whether to include some clause to prevent return of the saloon. This foreshadowed a con- fli, hich may block plans 6f the senate leaders for rrompt disposal of the repeal problem. ‘AUTOS LINE UP TO OBTAIN TAGS MANY APPLY AT ' AGENCY DURING DAY FOR LI- CENSES Sales of automobile tags at the state agency on Duval street start- ed this morning slowly... As the day passed they were more brisk and this afternoon there was a line of automobiles waiting to make purchases. George Gomez, agent, believes that within the next few days there will be a steady increase of continue until practically all vehicles have been provided with the necessary li- cense. There has been no change in the lawe: governing the sales of the tagn, says the agent. All vehicles must be provided with them by January 30. After that date own- jers will be taxed an additional 25 jpercent of the cost of the license. The office is to be open every business day from. 9 « m, to 1 p. m, and from 2 p. m. until 5p. a. SiP AND THEATER BS a Home Town Theater Today “White Zombie” 2. "tuew, 10-18e; Night, 15-25 MONROE THEATER MADISON SQUARE GARDEN | Matinee, 5-106; Night, 10-206 ORIGINAL ILLEGIBLE