The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 27, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire For 53 Years Devoted to the Service Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LIV. No. 23. From Heavy Wind And Sea Lashing New Jersey Coast] **“* Estimated Damage To Run Around Half Million Dol- lars; Three Men Lost In Yawl SIMILAR NEWS ON BRIDGES SENT IN AFTER PRESS RUN STORY FROM ASSOCIATED (By Associated Press) NEWARK, Jan. 27.—Of- ficials today reckoned the damage caused by heavy wind and a wild sea that lashed the entire New Jer- sey coast, while coast guardsmen continued to locate the bodies of three men lost when a yawl over- turned off Long Branch. * Officials estimated $500,- 000 will be required to re- place bulkheads wrecked be- tween the west. and south city lines. Houses along the shore were undermined and streets inundated, The men lost on the yawl were Hugh McIntyre, Jersey City; Albert Strandberg, Staten Island, and Charles Peterson, Brooklyn. TWOPAY DAYS kn THIS WEEK IN RELIEF WORK SOME OF WORKERS WERE SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT GOT MONEY LATER Grief, which was later turned to happiness, were the emotional ex- periences of employes of the Un- employment Relief Council today. When the employes assembled to receive jay for the tasks assigned they anticipated being paid promptly as usual. Later Arthur Sheppard, in change of distribu- tion, told them there would be no money paid today. The reason given being that E. A. Strank, Jr., treasurer of the - Monroe County Council, was too ill to attend vo the matter of sign- ing the cheeks and checking up. Shortly after 11 o’clock a phone message from the Strunk residence to Mr. Sheppard at the Chamber of Commerce advised that Mr, Strunk felt slightly improved and would attend to the business. During the week there been two paydays for the employes The first was $509 and that of today amounted to! $396. Another force will be put to work before the end of the month, have of the council. PRESS APPEARED IN THE CITIZEN YESTERDAY ON AP- PROVAL OF APPLICATION Editor’s Note:—Yesterday by Associated Press dispatch, ..The Citizen advised the people of Key West that the War Department had approved the application of the Overseas Bridge Corporation for the construction of bridges and causeways across the Florida Bay between Lower Matecum- be and No Name Key. Short- ly after the press run, Paul May, the Washington corre- spondent of The Citizen, wir- ed similar information, and is printed herewith. By PAUL MAY Special Washington Correspondent of The Citizen WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.— Colonel Frederick H. Payne, as- sistant secretary of war, has ap- proved the plans of the Overseas! Bridge Corporation for a system| of bridges and causeways to be} constructed across Florida Bay be- tween Lower Matecumbe Key and No Name Key, under authority of state law; it was announced today atithe War Department. Consideration of the application revealed no objections to construc- tion of the bridges and causeways as proposed, the department said. “Navigation through this portion of Florida Bay is limited to com- The Key West Citisen —— KEY WEST. FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1933. cation Of 20th Amendment Great Victory For People, He Says (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—A 10-year-fight to abolish “lame duck” sessions of congress has ended in a victory for Senator George W. Norris, but there’s no resting on his laurels for the veteran Nebraska legislator. Already Norris is elbow-deep ine another great battle—the bill to put Muscle Shoals into operation. And again, his chances for vic- tory seem to be brightening. Even before the “lame duck” amendment became a part of the constitution, it was for its sponsor a pleasant memory of a great fight successfully completed. ‘Victory For The People’ “This 1s a victory for the peo- ple.” said Norris speaking of the ratification of the 20th amend- ment to the constitution which pro- vides for each regular session of congress beginning on January 3, every year, and each new presi- dent being inaugurated on Jan- uary 20. “It’s the greatest vic- tory for the people in a genera- tion. “I knew a year ago the victory was won, As a matter of fact, a word from the right place would have put it through any time dur- ing the Harding, Coolidge or Hoo- ver administrations, but we never got the word. Now it’s gone through as an expression of the people. Progressives With Him “The progressives have always been with me,” Norris said, speak- ing of the ten years of patience behind him in eradicating the sys- tem whereby a legislator, rejected in November, could continue to act for his state until March 4 the fol- lowing year. Under a democratic form of gov- ernment the wishes of the people should become law as soon as they are known,” he said. “Under the old form the men elected to en- act those wishes must stand by and see those repudiated at the polls legislate. It’s the people who have won,” he reiterated. Getting back to that Muscle Shoals battle that now is engaging his attention, Norris has to change his sentences around constantly, since he speaks at first as though the fight already were won. “Muscle Shoals will see—that is, it will if the bill passes,’ he cor- rects himself, smiling at his own enthusiasm and optmism. “There’s a big difference in the two bills,” he points out. “The lame duck amendment touches a fundamental principle of govern- ment. Muscle Shoals will be—”’ again he hesitates and smiles— “that is,-it should be a concrete expression of a principle of gov- ernment. It will mean the estab- lishment of a yardstick whereby we can measure the cost of a neces- sity of life, a measure of the charge private companies can make on private homes. “Yes, I’m ready for the fight.” And he looks ready. He looks happy about it, too. seem worried, at all. He recently, made a visit with the president- elect to the government’s war-time plant through which he hopes to He doesn’t jation of hydro-electric plants. 4 “7’ll introduce the Muscle Shoals| opening of action.” | Enormous Damage Results (‘Lame Duck’ Battle Won, Norris Won't Rest; PC OCCOCCC LOL CODETECCCCCCCDOOCS Nebr. askan Wins 10-Year Struggle PRICE FIVE CENTS = Snow Packs In Far West He Girds For New Fight On Muscle Shoals Reported Piling Higher; __ Sixth Frozen Body Found i Three More Persons Re- ported Snowbound From Blizzard In Mountain NEGRO CONFESSES TO ATTACKING AND Ratification of the 20th amendment to the constitution by 36 states won for Senator George W. Norris his long battle against “lame duck” sessions of congress. The rew amendment provides for starting congress sessions and inaugurating new presidents in Jan- uary. provide the country cheap water|who are with me—yes, I’m not power through government oper-/alone. Organization? Oh, noth- ing definite. That always follows But his smile bespeaks his confi- dence. bill immediately in the special ses- sion of congress,” he said, “Those EFFORT TO DRIVE OFF JAP FORCES ONLY 400 AUTO. CARS PURCHAS NECESSARY TAGS' Siuvts Drive: To: Plasanate-—— Prohibition Enforcement SIX-YEAR-OLD BROOKLYN GIRL LURED TO TENEMENT BASEMENT; SHOWED HER GAUDY PENCIL AND COIN (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—A gaudy pencil, whose red, blue and| gold stripes coaxed six-year-old Helen Sterler to her death in a Brooklyn cellar, forced a confes- sion today from Lloyd Price, 22- year-old negro, that he attacked and strangled her. After denying he committed the crime, police confronted the negro with a pencil they said his mother told them belonged to his dead father. Price signed a confession. He said he approached Helen as she played on the sidewalk and showed her a quarter and a pencil and then lured her to the tene- ment basement where he assaulted and strangled her with a rope. He was arrested as a suspect when they learned he served two reformatory terms for attacks on boys. The negro also admitted he re- cently attacked a negro girl.- GROWERS REQUEST ON AVOCADO PEARS FLORIDA EXCHANGE EX- Section (Ny Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.—Far westerners of mountain regions remained close to shelter and supplies today as the snow pack left by more than 10 days of blizzard weather piled still deeper. Another victim of the snow, the sixth, was found frozen in southern Cali- fornia mountains. He was Elton Johnson, 18, who was reported missing with his father Virgil on a bear hunt. The father is still missing. Three other persons were reported snowbound in the mountains. Meteorologists predicted more snow for the mountains of Washington, Oregon and California today and tomor- row, and occasional snow for FORD MOTOR CO. WAS IDLE TODAY mercial and pleasure fishing pat-| , pyy OF 30,000 CONCENTRAT- ABOUT 800 REMAIN TO BE) PRESSES DISSATISFACTION ties, private yachts, and launches,” the department announcement states. “The clearances proposed for the new bridges are equal to those existing in the Florida East Coast Railroad causeway which the proposed structure will parallel, and are considered ample for both present and prospective naviga- I tion.” CONNOR TO HEAD KEY WEST BAND NAMED PRESIDENT OF OR- GANIZATION AT MEET- ING LAST NIGHT Charles H. Ketchum was elected honorary president and E. Connor was elected president of the Key | West Municipal Band at the meet- ing held last night in San Carlos school rooms. Others elected were J. J. Kirsch- enbaum, vice president; Rafael Solano, Jr., secretary and treas- urer and Alfredo Barroso, direc- tor. C. E. McCoy and Messrs, Con- nor, Solano, Ketchum and Barroso ED UNSUCCESSFUL IN MOVEMENT TOWARD COM. BATING JAPANESE (ity Associated Press) A strong Chinese force failed in an attempt today to drive Japanese troops from Chiumenkow in the Great Wall of China dominating a captured pass more than two weeks ago in preparation for an announc- ed invasion of Jehol. Japanese planes bombed and broke up a Chinese military con- centration west of Hailu. More than 30,000 Chinese troops were preparing for a clash in that region. Tokyo learned that Japanese troops occupied the last important town on the Siberian border to be brought under the Manchukuo government. The Russian government denied Japanese reports that it had enter- ed a secret agreement with China to strengthen that country’s anti- Japanese boycott. FORMER KAISER HAS BIRTHDAY SOLD IN MONROE COUNTY; TIME EXPIRES JANUARY 31; NO TIME EXTENSION Approximately 800 state auto- mobile tags remain to be sold in Monroe county before the last day Funds During Next Year DESTRUCTIONOF | PLANTS REPORTED! RESIDENT (By Associated Press) \WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Anti- prohibitionists opened a drive in the house today to eliminate pro- hibition enforcement funds for 1934 fiscal year from the justice PINE STREET WITH RECENT RULING BY CUSTOMS COURT The Florida Avocado Growers Exchange expresses dissatisfaction with the ruling of the United States Court of Customs that al- ligator pears shall be admitted in- ALL PLANTS SHUT DOWN OW- ING TO LABOR TROUBLES IN OTHER CONCERNS (Ry Associated Press) DETROIT, Jan. 27,—Ford Motor Company manufactur- of January. After that date all si MAKES COMPLAINT OF owners operating trucks or cars department bill. ¢ The proposal to eliminate al! of to the United States free of duty. i id bh; Vt i Hees they have filed a petitda| «a. ee the $9,000,000 the bill carried for |**King that the honorable judges of will be called upon to pay 25 per- cent of the cost of tags as a pen- alty for not securing them, within the specified time. Records in the office of George Gomez, state agent for Monroe, show that there are about 1,200 WILFUL ACTS That wilful destruction of plants! continues is stated by Mrs. Con- |sorcia Noda, who lives on Pine {street, and who reports that she enforcement was made by O’Con- nor, New York, leader of the dem- ocratic wet bloc. The once-vetoed $3,756,000 first | deficiency bill minus portions to| which President Hoover objected, | the court of customs and appeals, review and set aside the order of the sourt, citing in their appeal 18 alleged errors made by the court in rendering their decision, This case was heard in Key West in March 1, 1932. The Avocado is unable to get any plants or| shrubs to grow on account of | children who enter her yard and} seem to delight in tearing up hi plants, and not content with this, | pull them to pieces and leave them | ears and trucks being operated in the county and but 400 of these are equipped with the 1933 license plate. Out of town owners, who are driving cars or trucks without their 1 { jof the was passed again by the house and|peorier’ gar amnke brought to the sent to the senate. : and a number of witnesses to prove James Farrell, former president that the alligator pear, or avoca- 1c United States Steel Cor-|tio, should be classed in the same poration, made an appeal before | family as the common or Bartlett the house ways and means com-/ pear, own state tag for 1933 on them in shreds in her garden. jmittee that American business be | The hearing lasted several days over the country were idle to- day because of labor troubles in Detroit plants Ford Company wi bile bodies. Estimates of the number of men affected were 150,000. John Davis And Robert Russell On Visit Here John Davis and Robert Russell, insurance company representa- Mrs. Noda states that she has re-| peatedly appealed to parents of! the children whom she knows, but} nothing apparently has been done! will, on February 1, be amenable to the law governing the tags. They will be called on to purchase Florida tags. | protected against imports from! countries that reduced the value of their money. tives, were arrivals in Key West at the end of which the court ad-' 1... evening from Mitel on 0 journed, every phase of the mat- | ter thoroughly thrashed out, it was Approving an increase of $18,-| believed and all that was left was } Another phase of the tag busi- ness relates to out of state persons earning a living in the state. Such persons must equip their tags with Florida licenses whether or not their cars are equipped with censes from their own states, it is | in the matter since the destruc-| 000,000 in veterans expenditures | tion continues. Aside from gar-|next year, and anticipating that | dening being a pleasure to her,/something drastic be done about! Mrs. Noda states that she wants; the farm board by next Decem to raise plants and flowers tojber, the house appropriations com-| li-} beautify her cemetery lot where! mittee reported the $1,000,000,000 her loved ones rest, and if chil-| independent offices supply bill to dren continue to enter her garden | the house for action. Senate democrats decided for the court to render its de- cision. This was expected in about four months. However, it was almost nine months before the court ren- dered a decision which was receiv- ed in Key West December 1, by Attorneys J. Lancelot Lester and business visit in the interest of the organization with which they are afiliated. J. B. Symonette, another agent lof the company, is expected to ar- rive here today, joining the other two members, and they will re- | main for about 10 days conferring were appointed a fund committee; wiLHELM CELEBRATES SEV- }to take up the matter of securing WANT TO ABANDON SHORT RAIL LINE SEABOARD AIRLINE ASKS PERMISSION OF COMMERCE COMMISSION (ily Associated Preas> WASHINGTON Commerce it to aban- ne from Manatee rmit y was built in- rd Line a and ables and cking houses gather them mai honorary memberships and funds with which to carry on. The committee appointed for ‘the purpose said that the president of the Junior Woman’s Club had been asked to assist the committee |in securing funds and was advised jthat the matter will be taken up {with the members and the result jof the conference reported to the j band. For the benefit of members who were not present at the last meet~ ing the bylaws were read and af- lter discussions on several points */ several additional paragraphs were jadded. One of these fixed a pen- alty for absence of members from rehearsals and other gatherings. It was unanimously approved. LOW DEATH RATE KINGSTON, Tenn.—This city, is given the lowest death rate of + any city in the te by the federal} census burea’ deaths per i* ousand population. ENTY-FOURTH ANNI- VERSARY (By Associated Press) DOORN, Jan. 27.—Wilhelm Hohenzolle former K. Withelm, 11, of Germany, celebrated his 74th birthday today by atten church service and giving a luncheon for his friends. SMALL CRAFT WARNING The weather bureau issued the following information tod: “Small craft warning d 10:30 a. m., from Tampa, Fla., to Charleston, S.C. A disturbance of marked intensity central over the Ohio Valley and southeastern States is moving eastward and will! strong; be followed fresh to west, shifting to northwest winds, this afternoon, diminishing to- night.” Dy and destroy her property she will | have recourse to law to prevent / shown. | what is nothing more than want- (THEATER CONCERN jon destruction of her property. | IN RECEIVERSHIP provide Sails For Cuba | | Carrying 33 Passengers ACTION TAKEN ON DEBT) { OWED NEW YORK ORGAN- IZATION The steamer Florida sailed) 12:15 o'clock this afternoon for! Havana with 33 passengers. She to work for a balanced budget | through drastic cuts in all appro-| priation bills but without attempt-; ing to reach their fina! goal at the | present s jon. | Lighthouse Tender Ivy Leaves Today For Miami The lighthouse tender Ivy left} William H. Malone and the Reedy {8nd working with Carroll Bethel, Forwarding company, appearing as who is the local agent of the in- a party in interest. The decision plainly set out that the defendants were right in their pleas and concluded that the dis- tinction between the ordinary pear and avocado, or avocado pear, also known as the alligator pear, is well] having been afforded an oppor- t forth in Treasury Deeision| tunity to visit the Island City and it is contended importer! again at this time. While here ctor’s classification of avoca-| they are meeting many old friends surance concern. Messrs. Davis and Russell, both of whom are former Key Westers, now residing in Miami, state that they are very much pleased in col | arrived yesterday from-Cuba with| this morning for Miami and will|dos, avocado pears, also known as'and also renewing acquaintances. | 65 passengers. (my ail Svein’ | Ferry Parrott came NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 27-—-| Havana 4 o'clock yesterday after- |Saenger Theaters, Inc., operating | Noon with one carload of mail and| | motion picture theaters in Louis-| 10 miscellane®is. | liana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida} Freighter Pawnee, the; in of ved | and Cuba. were placed in receiver-| Clyde-Mallory lines, came in yes-| sailing hours 8:30 o'clock this ship today in federal district court, jterday from New Orleans. After Judge Borah named Ernest} discharging the ship took on ship- Richards, Saenger executive, re-| ments of cigars, sponges and other ceiver. , assorted cargo and sailed for Mi- Actien was taken on the petition; ami and Jacksonville. j of Publix Theaters of New York Freighter Colorado is due in on a claim that Saenger Theaters,) port Monday morning from New Inc.. owed the New York concern York en route to Tampa and} i $6,000. | Mobile, F i << able to begin these projects. remain there for an unspecified; harbor. The vessel was at first ordered to leave yesterday, but orders) were changed later making the! | a. m. Tender Poppy and derrick barge went on the ways today for thorough overhaul amd repair work, to be placed in readiness for the work on constructing Smith Shoals and Tennessee Reef/ light when the weather is favor-} |New Arrival At Home Of alligator pears, under paragraph from! time doing buoy work in Miami! 559, Act of 1897, Section 316, Act of 1930, as free of duty is correct | and that the plaintiff's protest! should be overruled. STRAND THEATER The Home Town Theater Today Double Feature THE MATCH KING See Page 4 for Reader On This Picture alee THE MUMMY Matinee, 10-18; Night, 15-25¢ Mr. And Mrs. A. Carry; A boy weighing eight pounds was born on Wednesday afternoon! to Mr. and Mra. Arthur Curry at} their home, 926 Southard street. | The new arfival has been given the name of Arthur, Jr, i