The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 8, 1932, Page 1

For 52 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Associated Press Day Wire Service J tegination” at the exit VOLUME LIII. No. 291. Railroads Make Plea For Restoration Of Business) Document Presented To Commission With View Of Being Accorded Op- portunity To Advance (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 8.— Railroads tooting for a clear track to. prosperity delivered a bulky document to Calvin Coolidge and associates to- day. It contained a story of the Yailroads’ plight; a plea ‘for “equality of. opportunity” end a seven-point program intended to rescue the na- tion’s gigantic network of steel and rolling stock from a situation called grave. Alfred Thom, general counsel of the Association of Railway Executives, spoke for the railroads in present- ing the statement to the Na- tional Transportation Com- mittee, headed by Calvin Coolidge. | The committee was form- ed by. the savings banks and insurance companies to in- roads and survey all forms of transportation. » Itis expected to fi OTHERS PAID FROM GENERAL ‘REVENUE FUND WILL ALSO GET SALARY COVERING PE- RIOD OF ONE MONTH . Employes of the county"road) ¢e- partinent; and most of those who ate paid from the general rey- ue fund, will receive pay for ong iDEPUTY MARSHAL ARRIVES HERE TO PADLOCK PLACES ISSUED BY JUDGE HALSTED L, RITTER AT RECENT TERM OF COURT F. J. Davenport, deputy United States marshal, arrived on the Ha- vana Special today to put in ef- fect the order issued by Judge Halsted L. Ritter at the November: term of U. S. court to padlock four: places charged with violating the’ prohibition act. At the time the order was issued the proprietors of the places were. allowed 10 days in which to file a bond. with the U. S. commis- sioner. This, says Commissioner C. Rodney Gwynn, has not been! done. Therefore the marshal ‘started this afternoon to carry out the orders of the court. Places af- fected by the ruling of the court are Sloppy Joe’s at the corner of {Duval and Front; Isaac Mesa’s on {Greene street; the building in the jrear of Richardson’s restaurant on Duval street and Oscar Solano’s on Petronia street. CUBAN ORGANIZATION. OF KEY WEST REQUEST PEO- PLE JOIN IN MOVEMENT © WHICH 1S WORTHY CAUSE Cuban organizations of Key West, are requesting the people of Key West to cooperate with them in, helping the sufferers from. the. storm of November which struck Camaguey and Santa Cruz del Sur in Cuba, creating havoc and de- struction, Those making the appeal are the Cuban Club, San Carlos Institute, Cuban Cansulate, Caballerds de la Luz, Knights of The Golden Eagle, Odd Fellows and others. Activities began with a Ver- bena last Sunday at Coral Isle Casino. Last night there was a ing ith within the next few days. COUNTY BOARD HEARS PROTEST OF TAXPAYERS LICENSE INSPECTOR WAS IN- STRUCTED TO MAKE NECES- SARY AFFIDAVITS FOR COL- LECTION OF LICENSES George Lowell, license inspector j WILL PUT IN EFFECT ORDER | for the county, was instructed at a; meeting of the board of county commissioners last night, to. ap- pear before County Solicitor J. F. Busto, and make the necessary af- fidavits to enforee collection of delinquent license payments. It is shown that wheen delin- quents are forced to pay these taxes through legal ,.oceedure an additional cost ef from $10 to $25 must, in many instances, be paid by‘ the delinquent.° This. action followed the reading of a'letter from the solicitor show- his activitivs in the collection of delinquent license taxes pur- suant to instruetions from — the board. The communication —con- tained a list of those who have paid and those who have not. Mr. Busto advised the board that if legal action is to be taken it will. be necessary for some ‘designated party to make affidavits covering the delinquencies before he can file informations. — Bonds Approved Bonds for some of the county of- ficials who -will ‘take the oath of office on January 3 were approv- ed. Others that have not been presented will be approved at a meeting latér in the month. - Bonds mfist be sent to Tatlahas- see for approval by the coniptrol- Jer accompanied by @ $10 bill which is the stipulated fee. This re- quirement is the tesult of @ meas- ure introduce in the ture the governor, Heretofore the fee way only $17, _ Y Those approved last: night were: $50 3, Rogelio haben tie 600; ©. Sam B, Curry, clerk crimitial gourt, $1,- 000; K. O. Thompson, sheriff, $2 000; J. Otto emake Be , tax as- sessor, $1,000; Melvin BE. Russell, superintendent public instructions, $1,000;. Ray | Elwood, . constable. ugh Gunn, county judge, $1,000}: Wn. Porter, Norberg Thompson); Carl Bervaldi, Braxton B, Warren, county ‘commissioners, $2,000; Ross C.' Sawyer, clerk of court, $5,000, = Raymond Maloney, tax collec- tor, presented the error and in-| solvency list with discounts added which were committed ‘when the list was presented at ‘a previous meeting. The discounts, amount- ing to $2,703,82, were, on motion, added as of date of approval, No- vember 28. Bond of Mrs. Jennie B. de Boer, bookkeeper of The Citizen, for the office of notary public, was ap- proved, Communications from a number yy {light than calcium atoms. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, oace Seeks Force In Sun That Shoots Out Fiery Gas eeevecccccccscccccced (By Associated Prexs) PASADENA, Calif., Dec. Astronomers here are trying to dis: cover what causes solar eruptions which send great, hot clouds of gas, some of them reaching a size 400 times that of the earth, hurt: | ling into space. , Dr. Edwin Pettit, of the Car- negie Institution’s Mount Wilson observatory, is making a close study of these huge and often weirdly shaped “prominences” which appear above the ehromo-} sphere, a gas layer about 8,000 miles thick on the normally visible surface of the sun, and shoot off into space. They apparently gain; velocity by leaps, he said, as. if} suddenly pushed by some mighty force. Some Fall Back To Sun Not all prominences leave the sun, Some spout up and fall like: ‘water fountains, others resembling tornadees whirl about and ap- parently waste away, while still) 9 t up and-are torn apart) n falling and the other continuing on until it loses its light and is no longer visible. - Few of the 35 eruptive prom-} imences so far photographed. Dr, Pettit said, were shorter than 37, 00@ miles and the highest rose{ 4 677,000 miles above the chrotie) § sphere before it became invisible: | ‘ The largest observed had a -vol-| umn 400 times that of the earth, | “& possible cause of the erup-| tions,” Dr. Pettit said, “is ‘light} pressure.’ Light exerts a pre: like waves striking the shore. foree depends upon the amount of} light absorbed by the atoms it! strikes. “We have found that sun prom: imences are composed largely of hydrogen and calcium gases. Hy-! 8 A I ai prominences increase as they leave drogen atoms will absorb more the oun, Dr. Pettit had three of 0 This colleagues meagure the photo- graphic plates of one, They found jthat the prominence left the chro- mosphere traveling at three miles per second, then jumped to 11.8, ther to-43-9 and finally te 78-2 be- fore it disappeared. MANY SEEKING ENDORSEMENTS FOR POSITIONS | APPLICANTS FOR OFFICES UN- DER NEW ADMINISTRATION SEND NAMES TO DEMO- CRATIC COMMITTEE ° Sorcocccvcccsescogecse | BLAZING GAS FOUNTAIN HALF MILLION: MILES HIGH UNKNOWN FORCE DOWN IN rik) SHOOTS OUT BLAZING GAS FROM SURFACE The spectroheliograph, an. instrument which creates a synthetic solar. eclipse, dis- closes many blazing gas erup- tions of fantastic shapes on the edge of the sun. The photos above show three types. 5 bservation that the velocity of we accept light pressure as the force Vehind the eruptions we shall have to revise our ideas about it” To check, the accuracy. of his FIVE DEFUNCT BANKS TO PAY UP. DIVIDENDS DEPOSITORS WILL RECEIVE CHRISTMAS MONEY AC- CORDING TO ANNOUNCE- MENT OF LIQUIDATOR ‘ | | | (By Ansocinted Press) | Applicants for offices under LAKELAND, Dec. 8.—Deposi-; the incoming administration tors of five defunct state banks in! : ‘ \January, presented their applica- Polk county will receive dividends }t\,15 to the Monroe County Deio- for Christmas presents, Charles} -ratic Executive Committee in ses- The Kep West Citisen 1932. SPEEDY HEARING ON BEER MEASURE WASURGED TODAY DRIVE FOR BONUS PAYMENT STARTED IN HOUSE; SAID! OUTLAY WOULD PROVIDE NEEDED CURRENCY (By Associnted Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. —Anti-prohibition members of the house lauded the 3.2 per cent beer as a. non- intoxicating, healthful beve-; rage in testimony today to its ways and means commit- | tee. ¥ | Efforts were made to speed hearings so the com- mittee can get to work by Tuesday on a bill to submit for passage by the end of next week. The annual drive for im- mediate cash payment of} the bonus was begun in the house by Representative | Patman, democrat, of Texas, with the statement that the outlay would provide needed currency expansion. A federal appropriation of at least $500,000,000 for relief of the distressed farm population, was demanded by the Farmers National Re- lief conference: Democratic leaders said they did | not expect the house veterans committee to act this session on President Hoover’s proposals to {duce veterans benefits 000,000 a year. MORE WORKERS EMPLOYED FROM _ RELJEF FUNDS) re- $12,-) COLD WAVE HITS MANY POINTS IN SOUTH SECTION MIDDLEWEST BLANKETED WITH SNOW; BLIZZARD STRIKES SUDDENLY FROM CANADIAN NORTHWEST (By Associated Press) and down a large portion of the continent today. Striking sud- denly from the Canadian north-} west, the cold wav read from the Pacifie coast across the mid- dlewest and even into the south- east, routing spring-like weather. } of from 11 to 30) he demanded authors of the Temperatur below zero prevailed in Montana, Minnesota and Idaho where the blizzard is raging and freezing temperatures swept south and east across the country. Most of the. middlewest blanketed with snow. Thirty degree drops in tem- perature occurred in some sections of the South as the cold north wind swept into Dixie. Freezing and sub-freezing read- ings were general and the weather bureau predicted continued cold, with possible snow flurries in northwest, Arkansas and Ken- tucky. ROTES REPORT ON DRIVE MADE _. FORRED.CROSS ANDREW MILLER PRESIDES AT SESSION TODAY IN AB- SENCE OF PRESIDENT; FAIRLY GOOD ATTENDANCE was In the absence of President Clif Hicks, Andrew Miller presided |’ at the meeting of the Rotary Club today at its regular luncheon with a fairly large number in attend- ance. A committee of, Rotarians com- posed of Mes: abrera, Bates, | Valdez and Johnson, made its port on the Red Cross drive made by the organization in securing new memberships or the local chapter. A motion was made that Mr. Pittman be interviewed with the idea of having him arrange a dia- | Not Withdrawn PRICE FIVE CENTS JapanMay WithdrawFromLeague Assembly Over Manchurian Affair Threatens Unforeseen Con- sequences If Resolution Of Condemnation Is (By Associated Preasy GENEVA, Dec. 8.—Yo- suke Matsuoka, Japan’s special counsel, threatened “unforeseen co! ences” {if the assembly of the Leagué&® Thrust of winter sent shivers up} of Nations adopted @#- pro- posed resolution condemning Japan’s policy Man- churia. in Addressing the assembly resolution withdraw it that the assembly vote on i immediately. y Some observers recalled that authoritative sources in Tokyo said Japan may be forced to withdraw from the league if her Manchurian policy is endangered. Matsuoka said the as- or \sembly’s purpose should be ‘POLICE mondbali game between the Flor- ‘This was decided at the meet- ing of the county commissioners last night. The general revenue fund is not sufficient to pay all employes, lacking about $600 of the necessary amount, Clerk Ross C, Sawyer and the members of the board voli r- ed to take no pay and thus le others to receive pay for a full month, Employes who are paid from the fine and forfeiture fund have al- ready received pay for one month after the first deposits made by the tax collector. All salary pay- ments were made possible by col- lections on taxes for the year 1932 amounting to approximately $35, 000. No Change In Mayor Curry’s Condition Reports this afternoon from the home of Mayor Leslie A. Curry are to the effect that no change in his condition was noticeable. The mayor has been confined to dance at the Cuban Club, which was well attended and the Palace Theater is tendering benefit per- formances at matinee and night to- morrow. It is understood that no money is to be sent. Food and clothing will be purchased’ with the pro- ceeds and shipped to Camaguey for distribution to the starving and clothesless storm sufferers of whom there are many. Florida Sails For Cuba Carrying 33 Passengers The S. S. Florida sailed tl afternoon for Havana with 33 passengers. She arrived 3:45 yes- terday with 31° passengers, seven aliens, from Havana. Ferry Palma came in yesterday: from Cuba with one car of grape- fruit, twa cars of pineapples, 694 erates, and five miscellaneous. Steamer Paw of the Clyde- Mallory line, is due in port this Jevening from New Orleans, en of property owners were read, protesting against taxation asses- ed on! theit properties, claiming it is execessive and asking for reduc- tions. It is the opinion of board members that these tters dre outside of their jurisdiction, inas- much ds the assessor’s books have been approved and nothing can be done until the new books are made | Dwiggins, general liquidator, an-| jnounced today. Hl The Lakeland State Bank and} ''Prust Company will pay five per- | cent, the State Bank of Bartow; five percent, Commercial Bank | and Trust Company of Haines | City 10 percent, and Lake Alfred ; State Bank and First State Bank | t! | | | official | 265th! his up. Edney Patker, deputy sheriff|}of Winter Haven, cne percen porting hoboes to the county line And Fa Back In City was granted following the réading Chairman Carl Bervaldi, Sher-: 414 were visiting in Miami, re-| that many tramps and bums, seek-| Afternoon. i 1 Should the hoboes be brought to/Regiment C. A., Florida N: and constable at Islamorada, was | each. allowed $26 monthly fer tr Bartae. pea in his automobile. The allowance Attorney William Albury is for gasoline and a license, and of a letter setting forth the facts.| attorney William V. Albury, Rayer Shatter jMrs. Albury and little daughter,’ iét Cleveland Niles, and others £0- |turned over the highway yesterday] ing the warmth of Key West, will . Albury, be kept out by this expenditure. |capacity as major of . the Key West for trial as vagrants,|Guard, inspected Battery. each one would cost the county ;Miami Tuesday night. sion in the county court house last night. Those seeking endorsements of! committee members and the of- fices to which they aspire are: Ramon Delgado, state hotel inspec-} tor; C. C. Symonette, automobile license inspector; Mitchell White, Thomas Moore, Harry M. Baker, J. Winfield Russell, pilot commis- sioner; Mra, Isabelle Dungan, ju- venile judge. The applications were discussed jand it was decided to make no in- dorsements until information can be obtained as to what offices are to be filled by appointment. Colonel And Mrs. Judson Return To Parrish Island Colonel and Mrs. Judson, who, have been visiting Mrs. Hildah Roberts Salis, left over the Over- sea Highway yesterday morning home in Parris Island, E. de SOME START OPERATIONS THIS MORNING; OTHERS WILL BE ADDED AS SOON AS! REPORTS ARE FINISHED ; { More workers are being select-! ed by the County Council for Un- employment Relief to carry out a series of projects for cleaning and; beautifying the city. Some were put to work this; morning and others will be em-; ployed as soon as the voluminous! reports necessary to securing em- ployment are made out by those employed in this phase of the work. t These assignments for work {were made possible by the receipt of a check for $1,000 received) iyesterday by the council, which is! ,to be applied to the allotment for {the first half of December. What this is to be has not been { Salis accompanied! determined and will not be until| Prime ida and some picked team prior to the departure of the vessel for Mobile where it will go soon to be drydocked. There were several other mat- ters of miner importance taken up at the meeting which proved to be an interesting one throughout. SAID ENGLAND WILL PAY WAR DEBT DEC. 1 i 4 ALSO PAY UP INDEBTED-! NESS FALLING DUE AT; SAME PERIOD {By Associated Press) PARIS, Dec. 8.—Premier Her- riot in conference today with! Minister MacDonald of, | ' tof the death of Antonio to seek ‘a Conciliatory settlo- ment, Five. power conversations on disarmament were post- MAN WANTED AS MURDER SUSPECT WANDERWELL FOUND TO- DAY IN LOS ANGELES kane (By Associated Prena) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8.—In a shack near Los Angeles River bot- toms, police today found William Guy, 24-year-old Welsh soldier of fortune and suspect In the mys- rious slay! of Captain Walter jerwell, globe frotter and ad- « venturer, who was shot to death Monday night st Long Beach aboard hie yacht. Guy, who had been sought since the killing, he had been “ex- pecting” police but denied the kill- ing of Wanderwell. The widow of the captain said Guy had threatened her husband over financial matters and engaged in a fist fight with him. Twe men aboard the yacht said lor Wanderwell shortly be! he was found dead in the capstan. “ye He was held on suspicion of the wourder. jRECOMMENDED THAT FRANCE | Flags Displayed In City Honoring Antonio Maceo Cuban flags on the Caban cor sulate and other buildings in Key West yesterday in commemoration Maceo, famous Cuban patriot. As a mark of respect the Palace Theater was closed last wight, }route to Miami and Jacksonville. | rout $63. County Solicitor Busto| In the morning he represented : his room for the » past days. elke. as the stat ncil meets December | Great Britain receiver the impres-| c BAT gest eee ne tlio. Hawerer this amouat to.(sion that England will pay $95, eee ee re ee gether with the revolving fand of }990,000 due the United States on oo ee $1,000 is sufficient to carry onjDecember 15. the projects until farther advices 1S FUPORS WOE ae es ovens | mer left the conference dispored: ito recommend to French parlia- iment that this country pay $20, (one, interest due jerten « *n annual election of officers|in the newest style and the lowest! a ee bat pcp ipele:| fof Dade Lodge No. 14, F. & A.|prices. Here is a gift that will) sion ¢hia is to be the last payment! M. was held last evening in the|bring goed cheer into the homeisending negotiations. spy i lodge rooms of the organization|for every member of the famity.! etn i || Matinee, 10-15c; Night, 15-25 inner phtraetilieeanniomememasisitemratt ( STRAND THEATER The Home Town Theater Today THAT'S MY BOY See Page 4 for Beater on This Pieture i several : : red | 1 and M: i me believes that kee; the undesir-!Monroe county at the hearing of) | eer Benefit Dance Last nee out of the county Is the bet-|the U. S. engineers for any ob-|Tttrn trip and will visit them un- we Night Well Attended |‘ ?'=»- jections that might be offered to|‘ “fter the Christmas holidays. ight tte: i | SSIS oie Sina | j Frank Ladd, ferry manager, said|the construction of the overseas Ded. Lod El | . " jand ore! suffe: at the} { 7 Last Ni ht ens hoaitigscioe cabbies | put on by the Cuban Club last . j cers ight: { ; iii. wader: the .direttion of begat rade pA ba | — ~ | wees | GIFT LAMPS | Ponight at 7:30 O'Clock |) ion Deleado, was a decided arc i se'well siehiy Weillipate Paak- . i Offering Toy Automobiles, heen aa cabgiget Thies of bree Os obtains results, ; | owt Wheel Goods, and many |} i De Sent fo the cities of Cuba; J. Frank Roberts, supervisor of | Spurge I y }which were devastated by a re-! revistration, asked the board for other valuables articles. [leone storm. an additional xecsmpanes fox ex-] jwith the following being selected|Aladdin Kerosene Lamps, $5.76! ; Mr. Delgado was much pleased! tra services made necessary by re-/ FRANK JOHNSON [with the crowd and wishes to thank! visions of the county precincts. MONROE THEATER 2 tboth of the orchestras which con-| The salary ef the supervisor is ig a S. W.; RS. Erickson, J. W.;}Lamps, $1.50 up. | Ellen Keefer of thig city is the pos- Colonial Hotel Bldg. — [tributed their services for the|$750 annually and the additional SHO S DAYS cause (Continued on Page Four) TO CHRISTMAS ¢ | QUILT 218 YEARS OLD to serve for the ensning term: ‘up; Electric Bridge Lamps, $1.50) pie } | A. G. Land, W. M.; G. N. Gow-|up; Floor Lamps, $7.75 up; Table) WORMLEYSBURG. Pa—Mr«.| WHITE SOMBIE B. D. Trevor, treasurer, and F. @,{LONG’S FURNITURE STORE.'scssor of » quilt which is 218 years’ dec8-1t eld, i Matinee, 6-10e; Night, 10-200 | Weech, secretary. ILLEGIBLE