The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 14, 1932, Page 1

For 52 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West ‘Associated Press Day. Wire Service VOLUME LI. No, 296. Secretary Mills Gives Estimate Of Proposed Says It Will Not Produce Enough Toward Balanc- ing Budget; Reports To House Committee (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. —Secretary Mills gave the house ways and means com- mittee today an estimate of what the revenue beer bill might bring in, but left it to draw its own conclusions as to whether the president would give his signature that would start beer flow- ing. He said legalization of beer would not produce enough revenue by itself to balance the budget. He esti- ted it will bring in be- tween $125,000,000 and $150,000,000 yearly. Beer provisions of the Col- lier bill were described as Milla urged « non-partisan ‘program to balance the tax. “4 “ Mills declined to answer directly, questions by Rep- hether the oc PETITIONS PRESENTED TO- DAY TO VICE-PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER OF HOUSE BY VETERANS {By Aanociated. Prensa) WASHINGTON, Dec, 14.—Peti-; tions demanding immediate cash payment of the bonus and de- nouncing the use of troops in evict- ing last summer's bonus army, were carriéd to Vice-President Curtis and Speaker Garner today Revenue. In Beer Measure! The Kev West Citsen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1932. French Insist On Holding Off Relative To War Debt Payment 000000000 000000 0000088000000 0OOOOSOOOSCOEOO OOOO OSOOOOOOOS OOOHOOOOOOOOOOO® Einstein, Heading For Princeton Post, Has Own Ideas On Effective Teaching wecccesooses coe By TOM WILHELM (By Asscelated Press) BERLIN, Dee. 14.—Children} ~~ |who blame the teacher when | VOTE AGAINST school grades bring reproaches at home, have a stout defender in Herr Professor Doctor Albert Ein- and ‘CHAS. HOGEBOOM MADE COMMANDER ified field, as he was preparing to | COMMITTEE WORKING ON OR-|sail for America December 10, was| stein, German mathematician. physicist CONFIRMING OF - APPOINTMENTS ; SENATE WILL NOT GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR GANIZATION OF scuaon as one having his own BOY PATROL REPORTS EX- CELLENT PROGRESS MADE} Charles P. Hogeboom was elec- ted post commander for 1933 at the regular meeting of the local American Legion Post last night, defeating E. F. Phillips, the only, other candidate for that office. P. B. Roberts, the retiring com- mander, declined the nomination for next year, stating that he had served in that capacity in 1927, 1928 and the present year and he thought that some other post of- ficer who had worked through the chairs. should be accorded that honor, Other officers elected to serve with Mr. Hogeboom are: J. J. Kirschenbaum, first _vice-com: mander; H. E. Day, second vice- commander; R. E. Faulkner,’ ad- jutant and finance officer; W. D. Evans, chaplain; Miss Flossie E, Baker, historian; Will Gomez, ser- geant-at-arms, and U. J. Delgado, P, B. Roberts and E. F. Phillips, utive committeemen. The new officers will be installed at the regular meeting of the post, p ebpaaled for.» a Tocasey, eat M. E Berkowitz, chief phar macist at the Marine hospital, who had been requested by Com- mander Roberts to work with the Legion committee in organizing the School Boy Patrol ahd Junior Safety Council, was present and reported that good progress was, being made. The committce from! the post reported that they had! gone into the matter with Messrs. Berkowitz, Boza ari Simpson, representing Troop 5, Boy Scouts, and that they were taking the matter up with the city authorities and school faculty and would, in all likelihood, have something tan- gible to report at the next meet-| By a unanimous vote, it was de- cided to extend the membership} drive, now in effect, to January 31, 1938, instead of having it ter- minate at the end of the present - This was considered much more convenient for those who thea gone in arrears, especially in jview of the nearness of the Christ-! was holiday. % A vote of thanks was given E. \A. Strunk, manager of the South ' Florida Contracting and Engineer-} sing Company, for the coconut trees donated to the post, also to} W. W. Demeritt, W. J. Schoneck | and Captain Peterson of the light- house department, and the work: crews’ assistance in transplanting! these trees and mounting and jteacher is to blame; he thinks too} jist ideas and as holding that too minute, detailed recitation ideas about teaching. O K To Blame Teacher He may put them into effect in classes at Princeton where he is to become head of the school of mathematics in a new institute for} advanced: learning after he has, completed some work at Mt. Wil-| son observatory in California. For example, he agrees with! the children that sometimes the! | { i { { many of the present day school} curricula are clogged with drift-| wood; he favors vocational train-| ing as a fundamental basis for) building future instruction. Decries History Study And what’s more, he thinks four! hours a’ day is long enough to} keep pupils in school—provided | they spend two hours more doing! homework. In a book by Alexander Mosz-| kowski explaining these Einstein! ideas, the scientist is pictured as| maintaining a halfway position’ers. ‘World history’ it is called, between the -old form of school- but the largest part of the teach- he wishes to follow. ing, and that of the ultra-modern-'er’s work is little else than a f‘This hand work would bring’ com- to the pupil a preparation for the much time is non-! pressed into a wearisome table.” ‘higher training and it is not meant essentials. “As soon as the pupil learns a'to be a golden goal. Rather it He feels, for exaraple, that his-,little of the gray past, he is spared would broaden and solidify the tory instruction is, in the main, {Cyrus and Artaxerxes and given funcamentals upon which he must time thrown away; hence, to ac-ja smattering of Archimedes, of in-) _ Personality,” commodate his planned 4-! -hour ; ventions and discoveries in order, school day, he would jettison or/to avoid winding up the course as} ” "The Einsjéin theory of school cut down the mene allotted to, his] {a sequence of bloody adventures,” ‘procedure, / Moszkowski says, the professor Sums’ up history in- wouild not Be directed at” turning Prof. Albert Einstein, of ‘eobativity tau; is expected soon to take up his duties as head of mathematics in a new institute of ad- vanced learning at Princeton. He sailed from Germany Dec. 10 and, traveling via the Panama Canal, goes first to Mount Wilson observatory in California. to be free to choose which trade wasted on ; partment. oT don’t think pu 50 gee ae tunate,” he said, “if the pupils; know nothing of Alexander the Great, or a dozen other plunder- structions. Prof. Einstein recommends obli-; jeatory vocational instruction in ‘out future lawyers, teachers, book ; writers or officials. Men, he believes, should be the CONFIRMATION OF HOOVER SELECTIONS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec, 14. —The senate closed the door today against confir- jmation of further nomi- nations by President Hoo- ver in the first party test of the session. A motion by Senator Me- Nary of Oregon, assistant re- publican leader, to send the senate into executive session for consideration of a batch of Hoover appointees, was defeated 44 to 37. a An increase of influenza cases of 14,291 on December 10, was reported by the public health service. The outbreak was the heaviest in the south. Unanimous agreement on fundamental” farm relief ¥*)| prineiples’ “closely approxi- mating the domestic allot- ment bill was submitted to some practical vocation, the pupil' school’s goal, not skull existences.|the house agriculture com- LESTER LEAVING (HEAVY RAINS AT CHAS. L. BAKER IN INTEREST OF BRIDGE MATTERS. WILL CONFER WITH H. H.| TAYLOR RELATIVE TO! COURT PROCEEDINGS ON! FRANCHISE } { Attorney J. Lancelot Lester will leave tomorrow morning over the | FORECAST GEORGIA POINTS| SAYS WEATHER WILL HALT PRECIPITATION (By Associated Press) ATLANTA, Dec. 14.—Forecasts | for colder weather bringing a ¢ sation of almost continuous r: in northeast Georgia mdyntains | for several days today, brought COLDER | WINNER IN DRILL | HELDLAST NIG |MAJOR ALBURY PRESENTS | MEDAL To SUCCESSFUL | CONTESTANT; LIEUT, FORD DRILLS MEN Corporal Charles L. Baker, Bat- jtery Florida National Guard, meat to confer with Attqruey | cheer to those who reside in near-| won the competitive drill which HOH. Taylor relative to: the quo-| j warrants proceedings filed in the} State Supreme Court, by George | J. Rosenthal. These proceedings attack the validity. of the franchise which was | granted the Over Sea Bridge Cor- | {poration by the State Road De-! Some time ago Mr. Rosenthal by Jowlands of Georgia and | bama. Meteorologists less unforeseen rain will ¢ e after ton Public schools at Rom | closed today when students were announced un- factors Georgia, | unable to reach the buildings. jappeared before the board with the request that that body cancel | ithis franchise, -butsthis the state | A foot of water stood in the streets there. appear, | was held in the armory last night. The contest lasted 12 minutes, as said by officers of the bat- and dwindled down to Ser- geant Raymond Bethel and Cor- iporals Paul B. Russell and Charles | L. Baker. First Lieutenant G. A. Ford, U.} » gave} S. A., drilling the batte the command “order arms” and ; Corporal Baker was the only one jof the three to execute the com- {mand and was declared the win- {ner. mittee by the spokesman for national farm and com- modity organizations, The war department an- nounced award of rivers and harbors contracts approxi- mating $2,600,000, including the Clark Dredging Com- pany of Miami, for $186,784, for dredging the channel from the north to the south limits of Lake Worth. RETURN OF STORM PREVENTS FROSTS TEMPERATURES RISE IN SOME PARTS OF CALIFORNIA BUT DROP IN OTHERS (Ry Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Dee, 14. Threatened heavy frosts today in the citrus painting the two large nen © | reaniation refused to consider: belt were prevented by} by representatives or te rank the grounds. and file of veterans, a radical out-! The privilege of using the hall; growth of the original bonus army. | on Friday, December 23rd, for} A committee of five, headed by |their annual Christmas festivities, ave the Overseas corporation | SHIP’S CARGO’ Major William V. 'presented the bronze medal for this event to the successful con- testant. The gold revolving medal, Albury then show its authority for claiming! that it has the sole franchise communist, |Was accorded the employes of oe {for the construction of jto be held for three months, was James Ford, negro vice presidential candidate in the} last election, presented the peti. tions. Heavy details of police were sent | to the White House and capitol ‘and reserves held in readiness af- ter the veterans announced their intention of sending the committee to congress. Police estimated the strength of the veterans in the city at 500. Tonight at 7:30 O'Clock Offering High Grade Aluminum Ware and many other items. bridges | |Key West Electric Company. The} spanning the water gaps on the, | Christmas tree to be used will be) Overseas highway. . given to the post, which will, in; The court order is made return-| turn, give it to the Marine hospital lable Saturday morning 10 o'clock. | and it will be erected on the! When the final hearing of the case! grounds on the morning of the/will take place is not known. This| j24th and lighted by the Electric|date will be set by the court af-! {Company’s employes. ter the return is made Saturday, i | Chairman Kirschenbaum of/in Tallahassee. the entertainment committee; — reported that he had arranged | ODD-SHAPED' POTATO for a concert to be given! lon Christmas morning by the| RICHMOND.—A : —A sweet potato! | Municipal Band at the Marine hos-j closely resembling a small dog in (pital. jshape was found recently by Mrs. i {D. Holm, of this city. Mayor Carry Shows | Slight Im Improvement } According to fe: iapoeta received; }this afternoon from the home,! j ' } | STEAMER NORD TOWED TO PORT BY TUG RELIEF was stratided Vicinity of Ce | Cuban coast, continues. When the sbip arrived in jharbor Monday night in tow o the wrecking tug ef and ac- jcompant fed by the s' |W. Hansen, the latter vessel had about 1,000 tons of the cargo on | board. The rest of the cargo, ab: itons, is what ix being tounatebred. The work will be completed about Saturday, it is said, and by that the VANGEN'! amer Lorenzi presented to Sergeant Romaguera, the permanent silver medal ven for the greatest proficiency in target practice. Major Albury and Lieutenant ssell and W. Curry Har- ve the medals for the — made OLD LETTER SHOWS UP DELTA, Colo.—A letter post- marked June 30, 1909, rose from} ne dead letter office recently to {bill was paid. end a 23-year argument in this} | ASE ECSAALT AT TED, SICK ROOM SUPPLIES city, as to whether or not a =| Large assortment of any and return of the storm which recently! had been soaking lowlands with rain and carpeting mountains with snow, Temperatures were gradually rising in northern California but dropping in the Southern part of the state. GEORGE B. HILLS HE WAS GOVERNOR ROOSE- VELT’S PRE-CONVENTION CAMPAIGN MANAGER (My Associated Preewt NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Demo- cratic headquarters announced to- day the appointment of George B. been quite ill for the past week Mayor Leslie A. Carry, who has) f : ca } jtime orders are expected that will everything needed for the sick| Hills, of Jacksonville, as director FREE PRIZES FRANK JOHNSON Colonial Hotel Bldg. jor more, shows a slight improve-/ ment in his condition. } } Tt was stated that ‘well last night and ‘well, he rested! today as} [show to what port the Nord Vang-' rogue, jen will be taken for repairs and to what Port in Venezuela the! Hansen will make the first de- DAYS TOCHRISTMAS (ote. ORIGINAL \GARDNER’S PHARMACY jreeee 177 Free Delivery, for Florida in national committees campaign to clean up its deficit. Hills was Governor Roosevelt's pre-conrention campsign manager. ILLEGIBLE PRICE FIVE CENTS RELATE STATUS OF LAW DEALING WITH AVOCADOS RATIFICATION BY CONGRESS OF RECIPROCITY TREATY ESTABLISHED RULING ON COMMODITY “When congress ratified the Cuban Reciprocity treaty, and en- acted therein specific provisions for the admission of certain com- modities free and for a 20 per centum reduction on other commo- dities, it established by law the status of such commodities. “Avocados or alligator pears having been declared by competent authority to be entitled to admis- sion prior to the time of the con- firmation of the Cuban reciprocity treaty, they are entitled to free ad- mission both by the terms of Sec- tion $16 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and the provisions of the Act of Congress of December 17, 1903.” These two paragraphs begin the lengthy findings of the United States Customs Court, Third di- vision which rendered the decision in the case of the Florida Avocado Growers Exchange versus United States (Reedy Forwarding Com- pany appearing as a party in in- terest), defendants. Francis M, Dolan and Julian S, Eaton represented the plaintiffs. Charles D. Lawrence, assistant at- torney general, (Lyman Ward, special attorney, for the United States. Wm. H, Malone and J. Lancelot Lester. Long Analysis Follow eight and one half pages of the analysis of all questions in- volved in the matter, citing the protest of the growers filed with L. T, Bragassa, deputy collector in charge at Key West, and a com- prehensive critique of the :protest- ants’ case, In this it is shown that the com- mon pear, Pyrus communis, be- longs to ah entirely different. or- der from the avocado. The former being what is scientifically known !as the Pomacease, and the avocado is of the order of Lauraceaae, or True Laurel. Its scientific name is Persea gratissima. The oniy similarity between the common pear and the avocado is that each may be called a drupe, that is a fruit having a soft, fleshy exterior which covers a nur, or. stone or seeds. “This court has therefore, as we believe, correctly decided that these two fruits maynot be includ- ed under the same generic term. The testimony taken in its most favorable light could only estab- lish that in a limited area, to wit the state of Florida the term “pears” was used to designate al- ligator pears or avocados,” Another Summary | Then comes another analytical sammary of the questions involved, \the tariff acts and decisions, and concludes with the statement that “So far as the record discloses no one has deprived the plaintiff of jany of its property either by due or any other process. Clearly the relief it seeks must come by leg- islative action and not by judicial decision. “It is our opinion that the pro- test is without merit. Judgment for the defendant. Let judgment fre entered accordingly.” NO PROHI LAW IN CALIFORNIA STATE WILL BE WITHOUT RE- STRICTION NEXT idebt Belgian Government Not In Favor Of Paying Up Now; England Proposes To Meet Debt —p (By Assoctated Prens) Two governments have fallen after decisions on American debts, and al- though payment will be forthceming from others, of- ficials at Washington foday agreed the situation was still badly tangled. Premier Herriot of France was defeated by a vote in the chamber of deputies. He advocated payment of the installment tomorrow with reservations. The chamber insisted pay- ment be withheld until the ‘ United States should con-. sent to revision of the debt structure. The Belgian government resigned after voting unani- mously to withhold payment of $2,250,000 installment due tomorrow. In both France and Bel- gium there was talk of re- turning the same _ govern- ments to power. England’s problem was de- feated in parliament today, but regardless of what may pay the {$88,000,000 due on morrow, / with tions which had been/thade in a series of diplomatic notes. The Italian government announted its payment of $1,500,000 had already been made. Public Schools Will Close For Holidays On Friday, Dec. 23 Key West publi¢ schools, aceord- ing to announcement made by Su- perintendent Melvin E. Russell, will close on Friday, December 23 for’ the Christmas holidays and will reopen on Monday, January 9, This is in accordance with the regular two weeks’ vacation given the teachers and pupils at Christ- mas time. The present school term has been a very successful one, it is stated, with an excellent attendance’ ail during the months since opening time, and the superintendent and instructors of the various institu- tions are locking forward to as good a period for the coming year when activities will be resumed following the holiday vacation. LONELY OUT OF JAIL CHESTNUT RIDGE, W. Va.— Because he got lonely in the great outside world after three of his kin had been ing to tse arom ers, Dorsey Parsons, colored, of this city, returned to the county. jail voluntarily.