The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 28, 1933, Page 1

~ Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. No. 24. Storm Strikes New [PIRATE GOLD England Coast With Many Ships Battered Disabled Freighter En- counters Seventy - Mile Gale Losing Propeller In High Seas (®y Assvciated Press) Battered ocean liners beat their way to storm-shattered ports today as the worst northeaster in recent years roared down the New Eng- land coast. In the meantime, deep in snow from more than 10 days of storm, the highlands of the far west where life and the property damage steadily mounted, hoped for clear skies, but promised more whirling flakes for tomorrow. The death list in the Pacific storm reached eight. Livestock was reported suf- fering from cold and lack of food as snow buried their grazing ranges. The disabled freighter City of Delhi tossed help- lessly in high seas off the 2 Sagar jova were mile gale spread destruction along the coast and en- dangered other vessels in the North Atlantic. The freighter lost its propeller in the high seas. . : Many sections’ of . Capé Cod were cut off from com- munication, and scores of (PROVISIONS MADE FOR MAINTENANCE OF ROADWAY 4-A NEWLY-ELECTED, MEMBER OF STATE ROAD BOARD GIVES INFORMATION TO REPRE- SENTATIVE WM. V. ALBURY Tentative allotments for the maintenance of Highway 4-A and the bridges now spanning the wa- ter gaps on the route, amount to $98,000, according to information given Representative William V. Albury by W. P. Mooty, member of the road board for the Fourth District. Mr. Albury returned from Tal- lahassee yesterday. While there he discussed the matter of mainten- ance of the road with Mr. Mooty and Lawrence Bow, road engineer for the district, and was told that plans for taking care of the road and bridges had already been form- ulated. For the road proper $68,000 has been specified and for the bridges $30,000. In the event of damage or loss of bridges by fire, storms or any other cause, the re- pairs or replacements will be made from the emergency fund. Mr. Albury said that Tallahassee presented an appearance as though the legislature was in session. Sen- ators and representatives with soups from every county in the state could be seen at the capital. Some of the groups numbered as 20, all looking after the inter- ests of their communities and seeking allotments of funds for the betterment of conditions. ANOTHER FORCE IN RELIEF WORK TOSTART MONDAY KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1933. e By WILLIAM WARNE (ity Associated Press) SAN DIEGO, Calif., Jan. 28.— Pirate loot and a tropical paradise! For more than a century this | combination has lured men to balmy Cocos Island to search hap- hazardly for buried treasure, Now, however, the isle is being scoured by a group which has gone into adventuring on a scientific scale. Cocos Island is a dot on the map 400 miles west of Colombia and 250 miles north of the equator in| the Pacific Ocean. ‘It was a hide- out for buccaneers at the begining of the eighteenth century, and wild and blood-curdling are the stories told of happenings there before Captain Graham was sent by Great Britain to clean itlup. | Graham, so the story goes, was; so captivated by the island that he stayed there after chasing off the} pirates and turned buccaneer him- self. Loot Still On Island - What became of the gold and! jewels the Cocos Island buccaneers obtained as loot? The question has intrigued fortune hunters since whalers first used the island as a base a century ago. Presumably it; was never taken away, and still is buried there. J. E. Leckie, former British! army officer, and Robert Cross, of Vancouver, B. C., who organized the party of 25 now digging on the island, reasoned it out that way. So did dozens of other lead- ers of expeditions which dug there in vain. Leckie surveyed the island, which is 13 miles in circumference } and marked it off in sectors for prospecting. Using an instrument; For diversion the treasure hunt- he calls a metalphone, he is going|ers “go pigging.” That is, they over the entire island. The metal-' hunt for wild pigs in the jungle, or 'phone is designed to indicate any|they swim in the warm surf. store of precious metal in the} There are no mosquito rep- earth. |tiles, flies or other insects on Treasure Seekers Contented Cocos Island. Coconuts, palmet- The Leckie party is contented | tos, berries and the pigs constitute after several months on the iso-|most of the food available. The lated island. It is organized on a/island has no native population, military basis, and every man has although Costa Rica, which owns} his work todo. = jit: has. posted 10” soldiers: there: treasures. Below hunters’ ship, the Vigilante, , They are charged with keeping order,»and live with the treasure seekers. Recently a group of San Diego jfishermen was shipwrecked on the sland. They were courteously cared for by the fortune seekers. When rescue came they did not want to leave. “T would be happy just living on Cocos Island the rest of my life,” one-of*the fishermen said on “his The Key West Citen Treasure Hunters Seek It Scientifically On Cocos Island, Hideout Of Buccaneers Tropical Cocos Island is being searched scientifically by a group of treasure-hunters hoping to find loot buried there by pirates long ago. Thomas Young, radio operator of the party, is shown upper left standing in a tunnel dug into an extinct volcano on the island wher. nm Cocos Island as it appears from the sea. it was hoped to find a cavern of Near the shore is the treasure return here. “No street cars, no noise, no troubles and life is easy there. We expected the Leckie party to be greatly excited at our arrival, but none of the men seem- ed interested in finding out what was going on in the world. “There was no excitement when our rescue vessel arrived, either, but by. that time I understood why. I hated the thought of leaving the place.” LIST POSITIONS [ROOSEVELT AND NOTCOVEREDBY | LINDSAY T0 MEET CIVIL SERVICE| FOR CONFERENCE BRITISH AMBASSADOR LEFT WASHINGTON BY AIRPLANE COMMISSION SHOWS VARIOUS GOVERNMENT EMPLOY- t | One Killed And At Least Twelve Persons Injured In Philadelphia Blast For France And 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Germany Experience Fall Of Governments Today ‘LOOKS FOR COURT RULING IN FAVOR OVERSEAS CORP. THIS IS VIEW OF ATTORNEY WILLIAM V. ALBURY, WHO ATTENDED HEARING ON ROSENTHAL PETITION That the supreme court will jrender a decision in favor of the Overseas Bridge Corporation in the hearing of the George J. Rosen- thal matter is the opinion of At- torney William V. Albury. Mr. Albury attended the hearing on Wednesday of this week in Tallahassee and satisfied himself after hearing both sides of the question thrashed out before the supreme tribunal of the state, that Mr, Rosenthal has an exceedingly weak case. { Asked what he believes will be the next move of Mr. Rosenthal Mr. Albury replied that he thinks he will secure a Writ of Certiorari from the supreme. court of the United States in,an effort to fur- ther delay the action of the Re- construction Finance Corporation on the application for the loan, A Writ of Certiorari is issued by a superior court directing an inferior court to send up to the former some pending proceeding, or all.the record and proceedings in ‘a*cause, before a verdict. ©" It may also serve to bring up the record of a case already term- inated, if the inferior court is not one of record, or in cases where the procedure is not according to the course of common law. Tn the event that Mr. Rosenthal does take the matter to the Unit- ed States supreme court, the mat- ter will’ be quickly disposed of, says Mr. Albury, as the question at issue is a‘ public one, and these are usually terminated very speed- ily by the higher tribunal. Trouble In Balancing Bud- get Affects French; Adolph Hitler Obstacle In Germany (By Associated Press) The Paul Boncour gov- ernment in France and the Von Schleicher cabinet in Germany, both of which had much trouble during comparatively brief’ pe- riods in office, fell Koday. In France the lid blew off with pressure against the government’s program for balancing the budget by means of drastic econo- mies and heavy new taxes. General Von Schleicher stumbled over the peren nial obstacle which is Adolf. Hitler. President Von Hinden- burg called in former Chancellor Von Papen, who preceded Von Schleicher, instructing him to put together a cab- inet whieh will-he support- ed by the Reichstag. Von Papen was not ap- pointed chancellor but it appeared certain either he or Hitler would get the job. President; Lebrun, of France, called in party leaders but there was no Mr. Albury is of the. opinion| definite indication as to families along the Massa- that the decision by the state su- MENT IN KEY WEST OPEN; TODAY, PROCEEDING TO (By Associated Press) chusetts coast abandoned|PLANS CALL FOR EMPLOY- homes to high tides which MENT OF 225 MEN; LAST OF carried away scores of cot- tages and weakened sea walls of a dozen coastal towns. Four Members Of Dram And Bagle Corps Given New Rank Last Evening At a regular weekly meeting of JANUARY ALLOTMENT TO BE EXPENDED The Unemployment Relief Coun- cil will put 225 men to work Mon- day for one day. This group of workmen and the tasks to which they will be assigned will use up the last of the January allotment, for Monroe county. _ For February, it is said, the same the Knights of Golden Eagle Mili-}amount of money is to be allowed, tary Drum and Bugle Corps held {$4,000 to be received weekly, The last evening, Manuel Domenech, |fitst check for the month was to Jr, was unanimously elected to}|have been mailed from Tallahassee membership and extended a glad hand upon his entry into the ranks of the organization. During the meeting Captain on January 27, yesterday, and will be here in time for a new force of men to be assigned to the dif- ferent projects, beginning Feb- Charles Sands appointed Emil)™"¥ 1- Sawyer as first class private, Fred orporal, and John Me- Mahon and Bert Watkins, color Sergeants, There were several matters of much importance to the corps dis- cussed with a number of speeches made by different members, and the session, it is stated, was one of the most interesting held in months. At the conclusion of business, the corps fell in ranks for a prac- tice drill, which consisted of ious maneuvers, the result of| w, which was said to have been very satisfactory to the commanding officer and his aides. Big Dance Tonight CORAL ISLE CASINO ALBERT BAKER DIES IN TAMPA DECEASED RESIDED IN KEY WEST PRIOR TO TAKING UP HOME THERE Albert Baker, formerty of Key est, who for the past several years has been making his home in Tampa, Fla., died in that city yesterday morning at the age of 54. Funeral services are to be {held there tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Baker is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. George} Hinde, of Tampa; Mrs. Benjamin Sweeting, of Miami, and one son, FOR APPOINTMENT Ry PAUL MAY Special Was ‘ton Correspondent of The Citizen WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 28. —According to the “Spoilsman’s Handbook,” prepared by the C Service Commission in response to a Senate resolution calling for a list of all positions not protected by Civil Service, the following patronage and semi-patronage jobs are open in Key West: A department, vulture two | States on debts and economics, is} WARM SPRINGS, GA. (By Associated Press) WARM SPRINGS, Jan. 28.—' Sir Ronald Lindsay,| British ambassador, to meet him, invited here for a talk on economics, war) debts, and dis: ambassador left Washington im- the maments. The, mediately by airplane for conference. Only the most general discus- sion of subjects to be gone over in the March conference between Great Britain and the United R. D. M’SWAIN DIES IN ARCADIA President-elect Roosevelt today’ sUCCUMBS TO HEART AT- TACK; MEMBER OF SURG- ICAL CONGRESS ARCADIA, Jan. Daniel McSwain, 62, promin- ent Arcadia surgeon, died to- day following a recent heart attack. He was a member of the Southeastern Surgical Con- plant quarantine collaborators, | salary, $120. Treasury department, Public Health Service, 26 attendants, with salaries ranging from $2,080 to $1,620. Treasury department, Health Service, a laborer, contemplated by Roosevelt. Funeral Services For Mrs. Sarah Saunders To Be Held Tomorrow Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Jane Saunders will be held to- solary of $1000. | morrow afternoon 4 o'clock from Treasury department, Public! the Fi Health Service, a second cook at/J. G. Stradley officiating. The $1,380 and a carpenter at $1,-! body will be placed in the church 440. | 2 o'clock. T. satin Pallbearers have been selected reasury department, custodian) .. foliows: Charles Matthews, 50 cents per hour. | Thomas E. Robert PRURISR GOR A ed }ton, Robert Knowles, Sam Pinder Cuba Sails For Havana Carrying 53 Passengers Public with jand Harold Pinder. Funeral ar- peaseore in charge of Lopez | Funeral Home. S. s e 730 o’e 12:35 this afternoon for Havana) 1199 gs, with passengers and 496 sacks) illness. of mail. She arrived from Ha-! SESNIES vana yesterday with 65 passengers, | Gerald, who } 14 aliens, Steamer Florida is due to ar- by one son, arrived from his home jin Wilkesbarre, Pa., on the noon ‘st Methodist church, Rev.! Charles Hil-| gr DeSoto Hardee High- lands County Medical Society and Florida Medical Society. “HOUSE OF HORROR’ BURNS TO GROUND | | SCENE OF RECENT SLAYINGS TAKING PLACE AT TAVERNIER | { : The “House of Horror” jernier, so called by dwellers in the} icinity, where James Roberts, |Sr.. and Leroy Woods were killed.{ ,has been set on fire and burned! {to the ground. 1 This news was received in the! at Tav-/ i {from arriv: who came yesterday | jfrom the scene of the wholesale} jbutchery, when in addition to the two men the wife of James Ro! PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 28. —A terrific explosion at- tributed by police to anti- Fascist bombing today killed Mrs. John Di Silvestro, wife of the supreme master of the Order of Sons of Italy in the United States, and injured at least 12 other persons and demolished the Di Silvestro home. Di Silvestro, attorney and former Italian consul here, was not at home at the time of the blast, but arrived five minutes later to find the place in ruins and rescuers} searching for his family. The injured are four of Di Silvestro’s children, Miss Marie Guernio, governess and secretary, and at least seven other persons, cupants of nearby dences. Physicians said none of the injured were in serious condition. The blast oc- resi- rocked the outhard street after a long, city today by county authorities,‘ neighborhood and blew resi- dents from the beds and preme court will be handed down within the next 10 days. STRIKE AT AUTO | PLANTS EXPECTED TO END MONDAY WORKMEN OF BRIGGS MANU- FACTURING COMPANY AND FORD MOTOR WORKS WILL THEN RESUME OPERATIONS (Ry Associated Press) DETROIT, Jan. 28.—Of- ficials of the Ford Motor Com- ‘id they expect- at the Briggs facturing Company plants to end Monday, and de- will return to Ford plants throughout country forced into suspen- will resume operations. The Briggs Company fur- nishes automobile bodies to the Ford Company. | | sain County Council On Unemployment Relief To Meet Tuesday Morning W. W. Demeritt, chairman of Monroe County Council for j | the jshattered windows within 4/ Unemployment Relief announced who will become premier. The Irish Free State completing count of votes in the general election as- sured that the Fianna Fail party will remain in power with Eamon De- valera its leader as presi- dent of the republic. Delinquent Minor Under Arrest Has Been Paroled | Edison Knowles, who was ar- , rested some time ago as a delin- ; quent minor, has been released by the probation officer and paroled to Mr. and Mra, Samuel D. Gib- son, of the Gibson hotel. Knowles was arrested and charged with distributing cards which were against the law. Later on, from his testimony, a woman was arrested by the sheriff's of- fice charged with contributing to Knowles’ delinquency. She was arraigned before Judge Hugh Gunn on Wednesday and she was bound over in bond of $100 for trial at the March term of criminal court, It was learned at the sheriff's office today that Knowles is to \be under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Gibson family during the day, but must report at the jail each night at $230 o'clock until further orders. PROSPERITY | | | | radius of more than a block. | today that a meeting of this coun-| i train today. Two brothers, Claude/erts, Jr., was killed and her body For Benefit of Battery Fund§j/ Albert, Jr., of Miami, rive 3:45 o'clock this afternoon! {cil will be held Tuesday morning One sister, Mrs. Charlotte of Local National Guard “Help keep the encampment here. ADMISSION T5c | Curry, who left four weeks ago jfrom Key West to be with her j brother. Three brothers, Milton j}and Norman Baker Sawyer, all of this city. granddaughter, Dolores Hinde, of Tampa. |from Cuba with 70 passengers,/ j eight aliens, j Yacht Mascotte, with H. P.j ‘Plant, owner, and party on board, and George) is reported to have been placed Beedell, of this city, One; in readiness to sail from Miami for) kiss the court Bible when called /move,the last reminder of horrot,! about as a witness, declaring it was “in-|decided to burn the building and|]| White and Catherine Phone $22 ; Key West and will arrive ‘Wednesday of next week. Saunders and John H. Saunders. | WOULD NOT KISS BIBLE THORVERTON, Eng.—Jobn F. refused to decently dirty from long use.” {found near the beach. The reason set forth for burning! lthe house is that since the killings) {superstitious negroes have avoided the building by day and night and some of them, with a desire to re-| its contents, 4 ELECTRICAL REPAIRS and PARTS for your CAR at 11 o'clock, in the Chamber of Commerce instead of that evening | as was previously announced. | The time for this meeting was | changed because the benefit en- | tertainment for the Woman's Club will be at Garden Theater that) evening. Matinee, 10-18¢; Night, 15-25< MONROE THEATER THE MATCH KING Matinee, 5-10c; Night, 10-20c {