The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 23, 1932, Page 1

. Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIII. No. 304. Central Oregon In Grip Of Bitter Weather Today |MILDRED Roads Blocked By Great Snow Drifts; Gale Al-} so Whips Washington; ~ Coast (By Associated Press) SEATTLE, Dec. 23.—Bit- ter weather gripped central Oregon today in the wake of a storm that ranged from northern California to south- eastern Alaska to bring loss of life and extensive prop- erty damage on land and sea. Great snow drifts blocked roads in Oregon, but gales that whipped Oregon and Washington coasts subsided with shipping resuming a normal course. Two lives were lost at sea and considerable damage was done to beach property on Vancouver Island. Sleet| and snow accompanied the rain in that section. CRIMINAL COURT HOLDS SESSION ENTER EIGHT PRISONERS BLEA.OF SUEEY, IOs ccd, VAGRANCY Eight prisoners in the county jail pleaded guilty to charges of vagrancy at a special session of criminal court which convened at ‘aignment ard the pleas were heard, Judge J. Vining Harris sentenced the men to 30 days in the county jail with the under- standing that they be released} when transportation is furnished to take them out of the county. The names of the men are Tom Keene, Eddie Elliston, Gabriel | Sattre, Joseph Hopper, Bruce Campbell, Lawrence Myers, Guy Sanford, white, and Richie White, colored. Another prisoner, Howard Tay- Jor, of advanced age, was not ar- BABE DIDRICKSON ON WAY TO CHICAGO CLAIMS REINSTATEMENT AC-| TION WILL NOT AFFECT] DECISION TO TURN PROFES- SIONAL (By Associuted Press) { ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.—Milkired } Babe Didrickson announced here today that the reinstatement ac-| tion of the Southern A. A. U. will not affect her decision to turn| professional. “I do not in the least regret! the decision I made,” she said as she boarded .a Chicago-bound train.. She refused to tell her destina-| tion and merely said, “I am going; west.” The Amateur Athletic Union, | which recently suspended the star} athlete on charges that she violat-| ed the amateur standing by en- dorsing a certain type of automo-! bile announced after an investiga- | tion yesterday that she was blame- | less, She announced she had resigned ; an insurance job in Texas and had) accepted contracts. hinted marriage may not be far away. ERNEST MERES, SPONGE BUYER TO SPEND CHRISTMAS HOLI- DAYS WITH RELATIVES; HE COMES HERE FROM HOME ON WEST COAST Ernest Meres, widely known amohg sponge buyers of Tarpon Springs and. Key West, arrived this*morning from Tampa to spend the Christmas holidays with; his son-in-law -and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. C, Price, Other guests at the home. are| Mrs. Price’s brother-in-law andj sister, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Sally.| Mr. Sally is a civil engineer of Walterboro, S. C., who is re- jsion level. raigned with the others, but will be |SUPerating from an operation and: sent out of the county at the same | W9% ordered to Key West to bask time they are. in the sunshine for a few weeks. | John Savage Cline, annual visi-| tor to Key West, known to hun-} dreds of folk here and a_ per- By BERNARD S. O’HARA (Associated Press Financial Edi- tor) NEW YORK, Dee. 23.—Commo- | dity prices marked 1932 by the, sharpest recovery since the trend turned downward, but under the! crushing weight of huge warehouse stocks, and impaired world pur- chasing power, resulting in part from depreciation of currencies, prices were unable to hold their gains. Warehouse stocks of principal commodities grew to huge propor- tions. Col. Leonard P. Ayres, Cleveland economist, points out that stocks of the nine principal commodities which constitute a ‘large bulk in international trade— coffee, cotton, copper, rubber, silk, sugar, tea, tin and wheat— now are roughly twice as large as they were before the depression began. The average price he plac- ed at one-third of the pre-depres- ' Reaction Follows Rise A sharp summer upturn, reach- ing its peak in September, coin- cided with a general improvement in the security markets, and seem-} ed to indicate that markets gener- ally were sold out—that necessi- tous selling had been completed. Steadiness of the British pound sterling during the summer also undoubtedly had a bolstering -ef- fect on world prices, but the pound later gave way, under influence of seasonal pressure, and interna- tional debt uncertainties. And af- It was also|ter the autumn pickup in general} j business activity in this country {had reached its peak, the reaction in prices. quickened, carrying sev- eral staples back to their early summer lows. Hog prices were among the first to turn upward, and for a time {cents on May 28, — The Key West Citsen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1932. Hoover And Roosevelt Confer Today On War Debt Procedure; COCO OCOOOOOEE SOOO OOOOSODO SOOO OO OSOOOCOOO OOOO DOODOOOOOOOOD COOSOOOOLOOOOOES Commodities Stage Sharpest Rise Since 1929 But Fail To Hold Gains As Buying Falls WHOLESALE DRICESe* ALL COMMODITIES: "GAGE = 1926=100 9_maooy's IvesTons stavice I FMRANHS FS ASOND Lack of demand for raw materials has served to build up hug pluses of most commodities with resulting pressure on prices as shown by the chart above. Raw material producers look hope- fully to 1933 to absorb the excess. 1 seemed likely to lift the mortgage on many a farm, Starting the year around 4 cents a pound, based on the average price at Chicago, the quotation yielded to a low of 3.15 Then tame a spectacular rebound. | Bonfires were lit in more than one farm community as the price moved for- ward to 5 cents on July 9. There- after, contrary to the usual season- jal trend, hog prices began to weak- en until on Nov. 13 the quotation sank to the 3-cent level, a new low since 1878. This reversal of trend, while un- usual, was not of mysterious orig- in. It resulted partly from the normal swing back of, a pendulum which has been moved too far to one side, and from a combination of other forces—a larger pig sup- ply than usual, encouraged by i of and to jabundant corn at low pric ian acceleration of deliveries market. Other livestock prices followed | jclosely the leadership of hogs. Cat-| ‘tle prices rose to their peak in Sep- itember, at 10.35 cents a pound,! ithen eased until Dec 14 when a} price of 6.65 was quoted, the low-; jest since 1911. \ Wheat and cotton, popularly re-! garded as the nation’s two basic! farm staples, pursued somewhat} different courses. Wheat held} fairly evenly around 50 to 60; cents a bushel until October, when | jit dropped steadily, reaching on| Nov. 25 a low point when De-; cember futures were quoted in| | Chicago at 41%. | ' Cotton At 5 Cents Cotton, starting the year.at 6.59! cents a pound, New York spot, ral-| jlied to above 7 cents in the early; weeks, but declined until a low, {spot‘price of 5 cents a pound was) established in New York on June} 9. | Thereafter came a sharp upward jspurt, but firmness quickly van- lished when new government crop ‘estimates were revised upward. Prices failed, however, to get back} to their July lows. Copper, because of the failure of linternational producers to reach jany agreement on curtailment for 1983; sugar, because of fears that production restriction agreements j might be exceeded next year; rub- ber, because of the quick increase {in production which followed an early rise in prices, and a wide {number of other staples suffered ‘a fade-out of autumn price gains ‘in the waning months of the year. Nevertheless, prices generally jended the year with smaller net [declines than in either 1930 or 1931. FOR C. CARLTON ARE HELD TODAY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY ANOTHER BROTHER DUR- ‘ING HUNTING TRIP (By asaedlates Presa) WAUCHULA, Dec. 23.—Fun- Carl Carlton, 53, brother of Gov- ernor Doyle E. Carlton, who was accidentally shot and killed while deer hunting in the Everglades Wednesday. A charge of buekshots fired at a deer by another brother, Alton, | ricocheted from a tree and struck sonal friend of C. C. Price, writes} him that he will not be able to! spend this winter in { NAMES TAMPA MEN AS DISTRIBUTORS Key West. ‘ fe is married and will be in! Hi TAMPA, Dec, 23,—Confident/ santa B; i i that federal and state govern- aes, ree are one Ce stantly. Rev. B. A. Roth conducted ser- vices at the First Baptist church. | Interment was at Wauchula ceme-| | BROTHER OF GOVERNOR WAS eral services were held today for} CHRISTMAS MONEY ALL PRISONERS IN JAIL WILL BE PAROLED TO- MORROW } j All city employes were made in special meeting when it was lordered that $35 be paid to each employe as a part payment of past due salaries. This appropria- jtion was made in order that those connected with the city’s various departments may obtain some needs. It was also ordered that Judge |Harry Dongo show cause why some disposition had not been made in Carl in the head, killing him in-|the case of warrants issued against | }several merchants for non-pay- iment of occupational licenses. A | special meeting was called for next week to take this matter up with happy today as a result of the ac-| jtion of the city council last night | funds to take care of Christmas| DOCK COMPANY TO UNDERGO REPAIRS NEW DECKING TO BE PLACED ON DOCKS ~ WITH MANY CREOSOTED PILING RO; BE DRIVEN IN WORK PLANNED | } i } t i Work of repairing the piers of |the Porter Dock company will be- j gin shortly after January 1, it }was announced today by Charles | Taylor, manager. |. Practically all of the decking of the docks will be removed and jnew creosoted piling placed. One !carload of the piling was unloaded jyesterday and today. This load jeonsists of 38 pieces varying in length from 30 to 35 feet. } Before the work is completed it {is expected that more than 200 | Piling will be driven replacing old ones that are to be condemned. | The placing of this number of PIERS. OF PORTER. | White House Silent STATUS GIVEN. IN LOANS MADE TOWARD RELIEF DEALS WITH ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO FLORIDA BY ‘RE- CONSTRUCTION F1N ANCE CORPORATION In connection with Associated Press dispatches published in The Citizen on December 20 relative to the allocation of $1,102,704 to Florida for relief needs by the Re- construction Finance Corporation it is shown where these funds were made“available under Title I, section 1, subsection (c) of the Emergency Relief and Construc- tion Act of 1932 with the under- standing that the responsibility of the political subdivisions and the State of Florida to develop their own resources to provide relief is not in any way diminished, Supporting data submitted on behalf of the governor state that the basic conditions within the state as set forth in connection with previous appjications for sup- plemental Federal funds to meet current emergency relief needs have undergone but little change. ‘The indicated seed for January and February is estimated at $1,- 790,990.. It is estimated that ap- proximately $367,638, or 20.5 per cent of this sum, will be available from local, private and public funds and from other sources, and that $320,647 will be available by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The Florida legisla- ture will meet in regular biennial session early in ‘April. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation heretofore has made available $1,565,449 to meet cur- rent emergency relief needs in the State of Florida. Information Sought On Jail Facilities For Women Prisoners Leo M. Mack, chief deputy U. S. marshal in Jacksonville, writes| for information facilities for concerning the handling women prisoners at the Monroe county} jail. ‘ In his letter he asks if there are matrons employed and if not if there is any way in which female prisoners can be accommodated satisfactorily. For 'HOOVER READY FOR START ON FISHING TRIP GOAL WILL BE FISHING GROUNDS OFF FLORIDA ; | j 1 i (ity Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— President Hoover's fishing tackle has been oiled and packed, and he is ready for a swift trip south- ward tonight to begin a slow drift- ing Christmas holiday fishing cruise off the Georgia and Florida 2 into nearby rivers. ing at Savannah tomorrow, the president party will board a virtual armada of craft and de- part southward on an itinerary that will take them wherever the fish re biting best. The eventual goal will be sail- fishing and barracuda grounds off southern Florida. The party plans most of the time aboard the boats with but few land trips. TO BE GUEST OF H. COFFIN . SEA ISLAND, Georgia, Dec, 23. A telegram from Howard Cof- fin, now in New. York, received today, said President Hoover will spend Christmas night as Coffin’s guest on Sapeloe Island. Coffin will arrive here tonight. FLORIDA TAKES LARGE CROWD TO HAVANA TODAY MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED GO TO CUBAN CAPITAL TO SPEND HOLIDAYS; SHIP AR- RIVES FROM TAMPA The terminals of the F. E. C. R’y. company presented a scene of unusual activity this afternoon {with more than 400 passengers for the steamship Florida ready to leave for the holidays in Ha- vana. The « arrived this morning from Tarm>s with 173 passengers enroute to Havana, The Havana Special arrived with 219 passen- } 62 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West ‘ PRICE FIVE CENTS On Matter Senate Refuses To Take Up Beer Legislation; Rejects Move By Bing- ham of Connecticut ee Gy Assoetated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. —The senate refused... to take up the beer legislation today. It rejected a move. by Senator Bingham, re- publican of Connecticut, who aimed to get immediate con- ideration for the 3.2 per cent beer bill passed by the house. The democratic organ- ization opposed Bingham’s attempt on the ground that regular procedure of study by the committee was de- sired. A plan of democrats to create a special economy committee to reduce sena- torial expenditures was an- nounced by Senator Walsh” routine nominations by Presi- dent Hoover to be confirmed soon was reached by senate democrats. At the White House strict silence was maintained upon discussions between Presi-< dent. Hoover and President- elect Roosevelt; us’ to war debts procedure and a state- ment by the latter express- ing surprise at the president's sxatement that he declined to co-operate. Secretary Stimson confer- red with the president but declined to comment on the discussions. A. Rios Fish Company Reopens Business Here The Angel Rios Fish Company, the judge. An order was issued that gers for Havana and 85 for Key/|that has been closed for a num- tery. ments will soon legalize the sale Governor Carlton and members atl Be® supports will mean that al- most four-fifths ‘of the - piling, |e ete ee Mack! West. Of the latter about 25 of beer, the Schlitz Brewing Com- pany, famed in pre-prohibition ; ; times as manufacturers of “the|Florida Legislature beer that made Milwaukee fa- mous,” is the first of the major Produces 3 Governors brewing organizations to arrange South Florida distribution. An- nouncement is expected to soon be made of the appointment of W. H. (Bill) Honaker and Willard C. Silva, well known local business- men, as. distributors for Schlitz products in eight South Florida; counties, including Hillsborough, Only formalities remain to be completed before the Honaker-| Silva organization. will be pre- pared to begin distribution of Schlitz products, The new dis- tributors are planning te soon complete warehouse and other ar-| rangements. 1 \ Under the ngw regime which is! f expected to begin when congress perry Eieeite tite for i and state legislatures legalize the) — "'* i ite | sale of beer, distribution of this| OPO aI II SITS ST | product is expected to be under-/ i SRE na taken by brewing organizations on. & basis considerably different from} that of the “old days.” A higher) type of distributor is being sought, ! for one thing, it has been pointed out, in an effort to remeve beer CORNER FLEMING from the old “saloon atmosphere.” AND GRINNELL Men of the type of the two local Firestone Tires and Tubes : Oe ne: Poking sae rewing companies and it is de- Greasing clared the utmost care is being ex-! eteised by the brewers in selecting § PAUL’S TIRE SHOP distributors, seeking only men of the highest business calibre, | | | | (Ny Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 23.—When Dave Sholtz of Daytona Beach, is inaugurated governor of Florida here ary 3, he will be the third member of the state legis- lature of 7 to become chief executive of this state. He and former Gevernor Cary A. Hardee were mem- bers of the house of rep- Fesentatives that year and Governor Doyle E. Carlton was a member of the state senate. No other one legislative t { { men named as Schlitz distributors are expected to represent the jf prisoners in the city jail be paroled | of the family attended the funeral. | |, Christmas Eve, the length of 2: aaa this privilege to be left in the Jewish Celebration Jhands of Acting Mayor Leo War- Starts This Evening|"*" \Frank Carbonell Given ‘Send Off’ By Friends Frank Carbonell wa; an out- going passenger yesterday en jroute to Palm Beach ‘where he goes to accept the position af lehief cinema operator of the | Beaux Arts theater. The Jewish celebration, the Feast of Dedication, known as! Hanukkah, will begin this evening, | continuing for a period of eight} days. The event is a joyous home | tival, which is anticipated by all members of the colony, es- pecially by the children as the oc- casion is particularly dedicated to be th. celebration his way. Accompanying them we ere “Tommy” Thompson and his jazz musicians negro min- Rachmil during the period. MUSIC NOW CALLS lorganization of jand a quartette of | strels, TURKS TO PRAYER! With music by the orchestra lannsthigcaip jand vocal numbers by the quar- (By Assoctated Press) jtette, Frank and his friends, and ANGORA, Dec. 23.—The muez-; the passengers as well, enjoyed tins of Turkey, under a new gov-}® happy hour before the train left ernment order, must all take sing-|the station. ing lessons and cease using harsh natural voices for ealls to prayer from the minarets of the modern- iked republic. TURKEYS, . 25c/ (LIVE) Monroe Meat Market Phone 411 510 Fleming St. 1! numbering 267, now in use will have been replaced before the; | work is completed, } When the decking is removed all | that which is considered unfit will jbe replaced by new planking which is now in storage rooms of the jcompany. 'Repainting Roof Of Hall Of Patriotic Order Here Painters are today at work on jthe roof of the hall of the | : Patriotic Order Sons of America,|*he was stricken ill and her con-ithere will be a i ices will be conducted at} A Party of friends went to thej.ng will within a few days have|dition became sufficiently serious, tendance. ithe local synagogue by Rev. R, Station to see Frank happily on completed the work. . F It is understood that when this|/eating her on her own recog) will furnish music for the oeea- { inting work is finished that! other work is to be done on the} interior of the structure, making additions and necessary renova- Hons, HOLIDAY NOTICE { ' ;_. Monday, De 6th, Christmas} |Monday, being a legal holiday,| jthis bank will not be open for} business on that date. i THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK | OF KEY WEST. dec23-2t! Sheriff Niles advised that no matrons are employed and the! facilities for the satisfactory care of female prisoners are not to be considered. This condition is instanced the case of Louise Knight, who was arrested on the Keys last week by Constable Edney Parker and found in possession of one and one-half gallons of liquor, commonly called “shine.” { She was brought to Key West and placed in the county jail. Shortly after her incarceration to warrant county suthorities re- nizance, With proper facilities for hand- ling such cases, this woman, whose bond was fixed at $200, would not have beeen released, it is shown, unless she could have posted the required bond. PEIPING PLAN TO HAVE WOMEN POLICE (Ry Associated Press) will be the first city in | purchased tickets for the Cuban ' trip. Leaving from Key West also | were a number of local folks {going to Havana and other points jin Cuba or the holiday season, i} \Big Dance At Miramar j Club Tomorrow Evening i Arrangements have been made for a big dance to be given tomor- row evening at the Miramar Club at which time it is expected that ; | The “Blue Devils” orchestra j sion, | Albert Teel Marries Miss Gladys Albury Albert Teel and Mixs Gladys Albury were married last evening in the parsonage of Ley Memorial church, Rev. Holmes Logan of- ficiating. Qnly the immediate members of the family and a few close friends | ber of years, has again reopened for the purchase of fish and mak- ing shipments to Cuba and’ points in the states. Salvador Napoles, who was for- merly in charge of the business, is again in the position of man- ager. It is understood that the management is limiting the pur- chases to a given number of pounds daily, antil the kingfish and mackerel season gets well under way. MAN IN t large crowd i st-| OTAGO STRIKES GOLD the gold extracted, says a from Dunedin. ILLEGIBLE ORIGINAL