The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 30, 1932, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIII. No. 309. Hoover Starts With Boards Special Sloop For Day’s Outing; Presiden- tial Fleet Ran Aground Last Night (By Ausovisted Press) PALM BEACH, Dec. 30. President Hoover today started a delayed quest of sailfish prize by turning sea- ward after the cruising fleet stuck fast aground last night while attempting to enter the harbor. He. boarded a. specially equipped sloop under the guidance of Captain Herman Gray, fishing expert, while Mrs, Hoover and other mem- bers of the party had an ex- pedition of their ‘own in another craft. The fishing expeditions ‘were carried with the word that figh was biting. Three big prizes were brought in yesterday by other fishermen. They were all caught from the same boat, striking almost simultaneously. TORSO, MINUS FOUND TODAY GRUESOME DISCOVERY MADE AT INCINERATOR PLANT AT CITY DUMP IN LOS _.AN: GELES 5 poh Sie (ily Associated Prensa) LOS ANGELES, Dec, 30.—A Negro workman today found a man’s torso ininus head and one arm in a package at the incinera- tor plaut of the city dump. There were no identifying marks and dump employes said they had no knowledge of its ry thei Authorities expressed the opin- jon that the dead man was the vic- tim of a skilled surgeon, possibly crazed, as there were three inci- sions in the skin made with ex- pert care. One in the abdomen and two in the groin. Stitches were found skin. The negro employe said he thought the package might have eontained food for his dog but ‘when the animal backed away he kicked the package open and made the gruesome discovery. WOMAN PAYS WITH LIFE FOR MURDER MRS. DAISY DEMELKER HANG- ED FOR POISONING OF SON in the (By Associated Presa) PRETORIA, Union of South Africa, Dee. —Mrs, Daisy De- melker was hanged today for the murder of her son, Cecil Rhodes Cowle, by poisoning. Shp was unshaken by the fina! ordeal and maintained her inno cence to the end. Her trial attracted wide atten: tion and was one of the most sen Sailfish As Choice Fishing - MUSIC DIRECTOR IS FOUND DEAD IN BIRMINGHAM EDWIN TAYLOR, ORGANIST OF | BAPTIST CHURCH, COMMITS| SUICIDE BY INHALING GAS, DURING NIGHT { Tie Key West Citisen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1932. Watch Mars From January Until It’s Getting Brighter As Earth Approaches, eccesce By ROBERT H. BAKER (Professor Of Astronomy, Univer- ity of Hlino’ (By Associated & > URBANA, IIL, Dec. 30.—Mars/ and Jupiter now are visible in the evening sky, rising almost directly in the east at 11 p. m. on the first of the month and at 9 p. m. at the end of the month. They rise four minutes earlier / from night to night and will con- tinue to be favorably placed for observation through the spring and into the summer. These two bright planets now are not far apart near the eastern Rad nan Lunes ts Ce SALES TAX TO BE PRESENTED ON WEDNESDAY DEFICIENCY BILL TO MEET} IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF GOV- ERNMENT REPORTED TO- DAY IN HOUSE eeocecccece March; (By Associated Press) | WA'SHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Des-! |Pite reported opposition of Presi- jdent-elect Roosevelt to the gen- leral sales tax, Chairman Collier! said today he would give the house ways and means committee an op- i |FLORIDA BROUGHT 197 PAS- MORE THAN 600 VISIAORS WERE IN CITY TODAY) | SENGERS FROM TAMPA; For 52 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Negro Soldier Slays Two Army Captains And Wives; __ Another Officer Wounded In Rank From Sergeant To Private Thought To Be Motive For Action Demotion (By Associated Press) FORT HAUCHUCA, Ariz., Dec. 30.—Brooding of a Portunity. to pass on it next Wea, MOST OF OTHERS CAME IN |border of the constellation Leo imesday. | told, OVER EAST COAST whose stars form a sickle and a! triangle. Jupiter, the lower ofj (By Associated Press) BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 30.—Ed- win Taylor; 42, music director and negro soldier over his demo- tion from sergeant to private | The Mississippi democrat | catiackeanet he was going to} organist of the fashionable First Baptist Church, committed suicide in the church during the night by inhaling gas. Gas was pouring from a heater} in front of which Taylor dropped | his head on a pile of books with | a hood fashioned from a news-| paper. The negro janitor who found the body said Taylor had discussed suicide with him ‘several times re- cently. WILL CELEBRATE FORMAL OPENING FILLING STATION STARTS BUSINESS TOMOR- ROW; PORTION OF FIRST DAY’S RECEIPTS GO TO P.-T. ASSOCIATION { Formal opening of the ornate. and completely modern filling and service station at the corner of Fleming and Grinnell streets will be celebrated tomorrow. Raymond Curry, lessee and man- agér, announces that a part of the proceeds from sales for the entire day will be given to the Parent- Teachers Associations of. Key West, which should be an extra incentive for those in need of gas or anto aceessories to make their purchases from the new station. This station, erected by the Sin- clair company at a cost of more than $5,06v, is one of the finest | that has been built in South Flori- da. Architecturally designed for the sole purpose of supplying the needs of the automobile owner jwith the greatest ease and des- patch, nothing that is needed in! any emergency has been overlook- ips ‘The equipment is complete inj every detail, from the latest scien- tifie device for testing spark plugs, | to the newest and quitkest vulean- izing apparatus that has been de- signed. One of the most modern imple: ment for handling cars that is in- stalled is the hydraulic elevator. ‘This is one single pillar of metal |forced up from the ground by air and oil cylinders. On the crest | of this is a frame that fits any kind of car. The automobile is placed over} ithe frame, adjustments made to} }suit the size of the car and by a, {simple pull on a lever the car is} j lifted in to the air to any desired (height, enabling workmen to reach jany. part of the chassis or under- ‘body. | Po the left of this apparatus is; {a space equally as large used for jear cleaning, washing and ee | the two, is brighter than any of; the stars. Mars has only one-sixth} the brightness of Jupiter; yet it} is a brilliant object. As the season advances and the earth swings closer to Mars, this planet will become brighter, until | on March 3 the date of the closest approach it will be half as bright as Supiter. At-its closest approach this year |“ Mars will be 60 million miles; away. It will not be a very favor-} able opposition, though there are reports of proposed attempts to} signal the Martians as we pass by in March, & might be a better plan to wait until 1939. s Mars will take the eye of sky Under the most favorable condi-; the spring months for the earth is coming closer to it in. its igive the group “full opportunity} ito consider all proposed taxes, in- jcluding the manufacturers sales itax” when it undertakes to |formulate legislation: designed for the budget. DEFICIENCY BILL REPORTED TODAY WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—) The first deficiency bill to pro-| vide $31,421,000 to meet im-| mediate needs of the government, was reported today to the house) by the appropriations committee. It cut $12,285,188. off the ad- { watchers in January and during | path | {P. and 0. dock awaiting the sail- ‘ing of the S. S. Florida for Ha- {vana. Another great crowd of excur- sionists were in Key West today. More than 600 persons were on the! Since the inauguration of rea-} sonable rates on the railroads; throughout the country and the very appreciable reduction of rates on the vessels of the Peninsular and Occidental S. S, company,! many visitors have ..me to Key West, large numbers of them re- maining for a visit in the city, H tions, which occurred in 1924 and around the sun. The chart below shows the relation of the earth to ministration’s budget estimates, | will be repeated in the autumn of Mars during coming months, w! 1939, the earth overtakes Mars at; pyaps among the stars and its po fa distance not much greater than! + 35 million miles. { By the first of April the red Tt will be interesting to notice planet will have retreated almost from time to time during the next!as far as Regulus in the handle six months how Mars is changing | of the sickle of Leo. Thereafter it its plage among the stars of Leo. ‘will advance toward the east and Early in January it is moving east-'in July will pass beyond Leo into ward, in the direction of its revolu- | Virgo. tion around the sun. Later in the| Mars is farther from the sun reducing from $40,000,000 to $28,- 000,000 the amount or refunds of illegally or erroneously collected internal revenue taxes. The committee said it believed the sum asked by the treasury was found “to be excessive.” The committee complied with Garner's protest against an out- lay of $240,631 for enlargement ‘ion on the first of the months. , in about two years the faster mov- ing earth gains a lap on Mars, As we pass by this planet it seems] to move backward for a time! against the background of the} starry scenery. Jupiter describes a loop also, as) nyone can see, if he watches it} occasionally for the next -few others going to Havana. When the Florida arrived from ‘Tampa this morning she brought 197 passengers for Cuba, 407 ar- jtived on the train, 20 of them for | Key West and there were about 25 jtickets for Havana sold at the of- fices on Trumbo. Hence there were more than 600 passengers sailing for Cuba today. The steamship Cuba is due this afternoon from Havana with '86} } i was advanced by authorities today as the possible motive for a negro slaying two army captains and. their wives ere. Another white officer, Lieutenant Harvie Matthews was wounded before the slayer, James Abernathy, was shot and killed by a negro corporal. The dead are Captain and Mrs, Joseph Wessely and Captain and Mrs. David Palmer. Although an official state- ment suggested no motive, . ‘an investigating board of of- ficers was emphatic in stat- ing “no breach of discipline” loffice to which they have land the office assumed without month it will halt and: will then | than the earth and therefore re- move westward. NEXT TUESDAY INAUGURATION DAY IN STATE { ' 1 THREE NEWLY ELECTED OF- FICERS IN MONROE county | WILL GO IN SAME TIME AS} NEW GOVERNOR Tuesday of next week while the insuguration of Governor Sholtz is being held in Tallahassee there will be changes taking place in the county officials at the court house. Karl Thompson, sheriff elect, will take over the duties of the office to be vaated by Cleveland Niles. Otto Kirchheiner will re- ceive the books and other parap- hernalia of the tax assessor's of- fice from the incumbent, Eugene! L. Albury, and Raymond Maloney, | tax collector pro tem, will make his turnover to the incoming col- lector, Frank H. Ladd. The changes will all be of an in- formal nature. Unlike city offi- cers who are publicly sworn in and take their oath before an assembl- age of citizens, county officers file their oaths, along with their bonds | and other papers pertaining to the been elected in Tallahassee and their official certificates; are returned any undue formality or ostenta- tion. ‘preparation of the monthly reports { ficially know nothing about it. INAME COUPLE IN and beautification of the capitol! passengers, among them . being grounds and declined to report it.|about eight aliens, IF. VILLAREAL ‘VICTOR WISE WAS, ARRESTED FOR [FOUND DEAD TODAY : ROBBERY HERE PHYSICIANS SAY DEATH WAS DUE TO HEART iCONFESSES: TO ENTERING) DISEASE RESTAURANT AT RAILWAY | YARDS; PLACED IN COUNTY | JAIL TO AWAIT HEARING was involved. doubtedly was suffering from temporary insanity.” STATE ELECTORS TO CAST VOTES , FOR ROOSEVELT SEVEN FROM FLORIDA TO OF- FICIALLY DEPOSIT SAME IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE ON JANUARY 4 volves less rapidly around it. Once} months. tach it RR AON ics vert RELIEF WORKERS [APPOINTMENTS BY ‘AREPAID TODAY NEW SHERIFFS ARE | UNKNOWN AS YET TY AND OTHER HELP;} THOMPSON SILENT : OVER ELEVEN HUNDRED DOL- LARS DISBURSED FOR OPERATIONS (Ny Associated Prensa) AUBURNDALE, Dec, 30.—Viec-} {tor Wise, 62-year-old musician, was found dead today near his Chamber of Commerce rooms{ and the adjoining office was a scene of great activity this morn- ing when the last payroll was dis- tributed to employes who were at work on projects outlined by the County Council for uriemployment. relief. , | | | \ i (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Fia., Dee. 30. —Fiorida’s seven Democratic pres- ic ial electors will meet here at noon January 4 and cast their sev- en votes in the electoral college jfor Franklin D. Roosevelt for presi- when \Three Visiting Officers ; Retarn To Ship At Miami which is an arduous task, it is said. oi ik : home by a searching party. 3 a F loyd “Gabby’ Jillareal, 19; Letters in a mail box indicated Speculation is rife a the city to-l years old, was arrested today in!death may have overtaken him two day as to who will be appointed to}connection with the robberies of|weeks ago, The body was guard- \the office of chief deputy, jailer|the restaurant at the F. E. C.\ed by a dog. jand other positions Karl | terminals: He setened tc Oe) Physicians said death was due ’ ® 5 ts _jthe guilty one and said that on (to heart disease, Distribution for this we ee nttlee next: Tues {both occasions that he stole, m= amounted to $1,163.75. Some of |°*Y Morning. jwas in dire need. | Prai: outs the workers were paid for one day, |. O” being questioned as to whom| After making his confession he \Praise Sc t F or eis der be d ‘the ‘haat th “"\he was going to appoint Mr./directed the sheriff to the places! Distributing Toys ofnets for two end the rest three Thompson said that he would make | Where the stuff was hidden, Depd-| days. public his selection within a few|tY Sheriff Bethel went where di-| The members of Troop 5, Boy| dent and John Nance Garner for Now those'in charge are busy A sti ingest &W | rected and recovered some of the Scouts, are receiving praise from vice-president of the United States. making their reports for the month, {29¥S but that at this time he had /joot, A check up will be made tothe offic- of the local Salvation| They wete nominated in the ‘These reports are the most com- j nothing official to say. {determirte how much is missing, | Arm:’ {i te excellent work car-| democratic state primary last June Several persons whose names! Villareal was placed in county ried on in co i ‘ "|7 and elected in the general elec- prehensive ever gotten out for! Ps aa fs ; in connection with: the} « f November 8. It was the this kind of work. Every detail /P&Ve been connected with possible { jail to be held until time is set for jdistribution of tors to many needy) \ites cast for them in November ee eee ae vaeuih 7 ‘ | his hearing. jchildren on Christmas, Tt is} gee ee eee eae ant it hwcuteted lift ppointment under the regime of { which returned Florida to the dem- must be carried, the different Pro-/ air. Thompson have been asked if | janown where 30 bundles Of S098) | centie gol fter the state left jects outlined and the distribatien | ‘ ; land candy w id Ot. to thal ee eee aren eee they had been notified of having | y were passed out to the! rh. “Solid South” ig 1928 torso of funds clearly set out. been selected for positions under ;unfortunate children at that time.} i | {for President. Herbert Hoover. When ‘the aecounts of the local | Mr. Thompson, but the same an- | | These toys were donated by s¢V-| piorida law requires the presi- body were audited several weeks |swer has been received from ail of | jeral local stores and citizens and/dentia! electors to assemble at the ago they were found in perfect |them. Which is substantially that | {were repaired and painted by the! -anital the day before the first shape and the fact that no changes |if they have been listed for ser- | |boys after which distribution was! Wednesday in January following were ordered helps slightly in the {vice with the new sheriff, they of-/ APPLICATIONS FILED ask-\™#de- their election and to report to the H | The troop has planned for an governor, Then on the first Wed- | ING RECOMMENDATION _j#il-day camp at Pine Key on Mon-| nosday of the month they meet at | FOR OTHER JOBS , day, provided necessary arrange-inoon in the capitol and cast their ;ments can be made in the mean-|ciectoral votes for president and time. At the next regular meet-| vice-president. ling, to which parents and friends; This year, for the firet time, { on | ' | —— CASE OF ROBBERY | Commander Reginald Nichols, Applications from Robert F. of the scouts are invited, registra-|Fiorida has seven electoral votes, Operate On Billy Shaw jof H. M.S. Danae, now in Miami,'Spottswood and Allan B. Cleare, ‘tion certificates will be presented.| having gained one vote in the eon- 5 : H ele {left yesterday to join the vessel|Jt., were filed last night with the) Mrs. George F. Archer and Mrs.igressional reapportionment fol- Removing Injured Eye! lafter a stay in Key West as the Monroe County Democratic Ex-|A. L. Simpson were officially ap-jjowing the 1930 census. [ARRESTED IN JACKSONVILLE | guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F,/ecutive committee, for reeom-| pointed seout mothers of the troop| Florida’s electors this year are: | |Spottswood. Commanders Dun-/mendation ‘to the position of post-jat its last meeting in recognition) wittiam W. Ayers, George M. Dor- | AND ARE TAKEN TO |way and Ellison, who were here{™aster. jof their splendid service and ¢o-| man, William Fairbanks, Herbert GEORGIA for a few days, left also. | There are « number of others eperation with the troop in the|w. Fishler, W. B. Lanier, G. T. | The Danae was here last year *¢eking this position, it is under-!past. McClellan and Hugh C. Spark- and officers of the ship formed stood, who have not yet made any| ay many acquaintances and friend-|¢ffort to secure the approval of) MASONIC NOTICE H ships that they have returned to ‘executive bodies in the county. | {work that can be done without the | fuse of apparatus of any descrip-} | tion. Excellent Roofing | The roof of this section is sup- : ported by concrete pillars in gothic | _ Little Billy Shaw, who was ac- jstyle and the ceiling is made of |Cidentally wounded in the left eye; raised square metal panels. iby an arrow shot from a bow by} The building sets close against /® Playmate, was operated on is he eastern end of the lot which |Miami yesterday for removal of formerly held three houses and all |the eye. of the space not used for the struc-}. This information was received } (By Asscciated Press) JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 30.— sational in South African crintinal | ture is covered with a heavy floor- {by members of the family in Key history. On charges of poisoning two former husbands she was found not guilty. Make Reservatiom Early For})men of foresight who are looking! New Year's Eve Dance AT CLUB MIRAMAR Blue Devils, Phone Page's $117 ling of concrete gradually sloping jto the street. jand building form an imposing |piece of business property that, as ja rale, is seldom erected except by forward to an era of prosperity. { Mr. Curry has in this issue of The Citizen a half page advertise. went setting forth his plans for the formal opening and listing ar-iTHE FIRST NATIONAL BANK | Biskely, who held them on a war- jtictes of his stock on hand. renew. The vessel will leave in| Other applications were re-| Members of the Masonic Lodges, STRAND THEATER ;West last night. The wound was Authorities said today a man and jof such a character that complete} woman arrested here in connec- Taken as a whole the groundsiremoval of the ‘orb was deemed]tion with the recent $12,000 rob-/ly new complement Colquitt, and men will take over the si | advisable. bery of W. B. Regan, Georgia, farmer, were Mr. Mrs. Bud Frazier, filling station | operators. } jeia with Sheriff Sid Howell, HOLIDAY NOTICE } Monday, Jan. 2, New Year’s | Monday, being a jegal holiday, this {bank will not be open for business lon that date. OF KEY WEST. dec30-2tirant charging robbery. ORIGINAL and They left voluntarily for Geor- February for England where she,ceived at the meeting last night will be renovated and a complete-|as follows: Sidney M. Thompson, of officersiforeman im the road department lfor the western end of the road in Monroe county. Rutledge Curry, | | parents (BOXING { ATHLETIC CLUB || TONIGHT | Willard M. Albury, Millard B. Gib- son, Perey M. Roberts and Thomas, E. Russell, for pilot commission- Applications were filed and will i be acted on after the inauguration of Gorernor Dave Shoitz, — ILLEGIBLE Beriin Sawyer, Leonard Sawyer,! ,of the city and visiting Masons: are requested to attend the ere-| ning service at the Presbyterian. (church at 7:30 p. m. Sunday, Jan. ii, in observance of St. John’s day. Lodge officers will meet at {the Masonic Hall at 7 p. m. Brother Masons and DeMolsys will meet: outside the church at 7:15. The’ |Eastern Star will amemble at the jhome of Mrs. Ed. Huston. | 4. J. TREVOR, dec80-2t The Home Town Theater Today DOUBLE FEATURE VIRTUE See Page 4 For Reader On This Pieture