The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 9, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. No. 34. Tie Key West Citisen KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1933. For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS REVOLT AGAINST MACHADO IMMINENT Winter Pays Visit To Most Of Nation Today; Key West Is Snubbed Northern Florida Has Low- est Readings For Pres ent Season; Chicago Has Record Cold (By Associated Press) Winter’s big push across the nation today sent tem- peratures in northern Florida tumbling to the lowest level of the season, Hard freezes with re- sultant damage to vegetation are reported along the north- ern border, with a minimum of 16 degrees at Pensacola. Subfreezing weather ex- tended toward central Flor- ida with a minimum of 29 at Gainesville and 30 at Ocala and Hastings. High cold winds prevented frost. The coldest weather in 34 years visited Chicago, where the mercury dropped to 19 below zero. . The mouth.-of |- the Chicago river is frozen for the first time in years. At New Orleans the streets are crusted with ice as mer- cury touched 20. Atlanta had 6 above zero, the cold- est since 1928. Wytheville, Virginia, had 2 below while Roanoke had 8 above and Richmond 16. It was zero at Asheville, N. C., where snow fell. Birmingham had 7 and Nashville 2 below. Tex- arkana had 5 above. A blizzard raged in the White Mountains of New Hamp- shire where subzero weather prevailed. The cold extended across the entire nation to Cali- fornia, where fruits and vegetables are damaged. Blizzards are also raging in Idaho and Nevada, with tem- peratures far below zero. In the interior of Alaska, how- ever, a minimum of only 28 was recorded. RECORD SHOWS FREAK WINTER SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. —Freak of winter which warmed Alaska while it drove the mercury below freezing in Southern Cali- fornia today took the lives (Continued on Page Three) TO SUBSCRIBERS If you do not receive your paper by 6:00 o'clock in the afternoon, use your telephone er your neighbor's phone and cull 5] and a paper will be sent SIO sass Ss Liked Key West Too Well; Returns Here For Extended Visit Mrs. D. G. Schuyler, who had been spending the winter in Key West with her hus- band and cousin, Miss Nola Fryer, left Monday for her home in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Arriving in Miami, she de- | cided she liked Key West too well to leave so soon, there- fore she caught the next train back and arrived Tues- day for an extended stay of several months. Ve he hak uhh uhuheen COUNTY TO STOP PAYING RENT FOR PEACE JUSTICES COMMISSIONERS DECIDE THIS AT MEETING LAST EVE- NING; OTHER MATTERS DIS- _POSED OF DURING SESSION Rent for offices oceupied by justices Sf the peace will not be paid for by the county in the fu- ture. This was decided at the regular meeting of the county commissioners last night, No fixtures, such as desks, chajrs or other articles will be purehased at the expense of the county, Only stationery and oth- er necessary articles that are sup- posed to be furnished by the coun- ty will be allowed., The clerk was instructed to in- form the justices of the decision of the board.. The auditor, who is now checking the accounts of the county, advised that this ac- tion be taken and the three jus- tices, Rogelio Gomez, Frank O. Roberts and E. R. Lowe, will be ‘advised that the decision becomes effective after February 28. A communication from J. M. Lee, comptroller, to the . clerk shows that commission on the sale of tax certificates shall be paid to the tax collector who is in office at the time the sale is completed. The ruling of Cary D. Landis, attorney general, that boards of county commissioners have no authority to reduce or increase axes after the tax books have been accepted by the board, as published in The Citizen of Tuesday, was read for the information of the members. J. Frank Roberts, former super- visor of registration, addressed the board relative to pay for assistant supervisors who worked in the dis- triets. The bills presented at a meeting in January show that five of these assistants were employed, rand were due $20 each for 10 days’ work. Mr. Roberts read the law per- | taining to the employing of as- ;sistants in the districts. A. H. (McInnis addressed the board and {told that he was one of those em- ployed, {money and felt entitled to it. | Chairman Thompson _ replied auditor that the county was not Miable. That there was no use in arguing about it because the board ; Was not going to pay. J. Otto Kirchheiner, tax asses- jsor, addressed the board relative that he had earned the! that he had been advised by the} [SIX FIREMEN KILLED DURING FIRE IN OMAHA) ROTARY LUNCHEON) FROM DR. WARREN GIVES. [FURTHER ATTEMPT |ANOTHER CHANCE ADDRESS TODAY AT| TO EXTORT FUNDS | FOR CHOCOLATE LINDBERGH SEVENTEEN OTHERS INJURED| REV. J. G. STRADLEY TAKEN| TWO PERSONS HELD AT ROA- ‘WHEN 4-STORY MILLARD HOTEL IS DESTROYED; LOSS ESTIMATED AT $225,000. (By Associated Press) OMAHA, Feb. 9.—Six firemen were killed, one missing and 17 others in- jured in a spectacular fire that destroyed the four story Millard Hotel, historic land- mark, today during a 15 be- low zero temperature. The loss is estimated at $225,000. After seven hours work only the body of Captain Ed Smith was recovered from the ruins. He and other victims were buried in the debris. All guests are believed to be accounted for. CAMPBELL MAKES | READY FOR SPEED TRY ONSATURDAY WEATHER ‘CON DET,FON'S| ‘CAUSE OF DELAY; MAKES _ INSPECTION OF BEACH BE- FORE PROPOSED TEST (By Associated Press) DAYTONA BEACH, Feb. 9.— The sudden change in weather conditions with high northerly winds bringing erosive seas in over the beach speedway, may en- able Sir Malcolm Campbell to make his first test in his record contend- ing car Saturday or Sunday. Campbell, who seeks to break his own land speed record of 253 miles an hour, inspected the beach today and found it gradually get- ting smoother. WOODY HEARD ON MAGAZINE. ISSUE COMMISSIONERS ACT UNFAV- ORABLY IN REQUEST ON MATTER Thomas A. Woody made another appeal to the board of county com- missioners last night in the mat- ter of his proposed magazine which he would publish in the in- t ts of Monroe county and Key West. He appeared before the board and explained his proposition as jhe believed that the board did not fully understand the appeal made in a communication at the meeting on February 1. At that time Mr. Woody show- ed that it would require about $500 jto get the magazine started, is- 'sue the first edition and send it to places all over the country. |Last night he said he is satisfied jthat he would be able to proceed {successfully if the county will ap- j propriate $125 each month for three months, He has been in communication with officials and chambers of ;commerce in a number of cities IN AS NEW MEMBER; SEV- ERAL VISITORS ATTEND REGULAR SESSION Dr. William R. Warren was the principal speaker at the Rotary luncheon today on the subject of “Foreign War Debts,” and his re- marks were greatly enjoyed by those assembled on the occasion. Ernest Meres, also a Rotarian, was a visitor at the meeting to- day. Mr. Meres is a resident of Tarpon Springs, where he operates a business as a sponge buyer. Mr, Meres is the father-in-law of Clem C. Price who was also present at, th meeting today. W. S. Kennedy, in charge of the local weather bureau, was a guest of the club today as well as W. Standcliff, English police of- ficer. A committee was named to work out a program for observance of Pan-American Day which falls on April 14. There was a good attendance at the luncheon today with much interest manifested in the several topics coming up for discussion and consideration, and the meet- ing was greatly enjoyed by all in attendance. a eeting; ; NOKE, VA.; ARRESTED ON LEAVING BANK AFTER AC- CEPTING PACKAGE (By Associated Press) ROANOKE, Feb. 9.— Police today held Joe Bryant, 19, and Norman Harvey, 28, both of Roanoke, for United States authorities in connection with alleged ;attempts to extort $17,000 from Colonel Charles Lind- bergh by means of kidnap- ing threats. Plain clothesmen _ since December 1 have been play- ‘ing checkers with the al- leged conspirators. Today one of the men walked into the bank fol- lowing receipt of a note and accepted a dummy package and joined his companion outside. Their arrest fol- lowed. H. Wadsworth Greatly Enjoys Fishing Here “HES Wadsworth, here for a The newly-organized Boys’ Club| week with a party, fishing, de- of Key West met’ Tuesday eve-|clares that waters . adjacent to ning in the county court house/ Key West are the greatest any- with Master Hubert Trout, presi- where for fishing. dent, in charge of the meeting. : USbiny” In opening the session, the On his yacht “Skipy” Mr. president stated that all meetings] Wadsworth and party arrived last would be opened with the Lord’s| week for a two days’ stay. They prayer repeated and flag salute,} stayed over the week-end and de- which practice is always followed by clubs of this nature. It was decided to extend ‘in- vitations to different honorary members to attend meetings in or- der that they may offer sugges- tions and ideas for the advance- ment of the organization. It was decided to allow those becoming members a period of five weeks to pay up the initia- tion fee of 25 cents in addition to paying the regular dues, in or- der that they may have more time to meet the obligation incurred. Nomination of honorary offi- cers in the club in connection with the election to be held in the near future will be in charge of an ap- pointed committee of which W. L. Pike is chairman. All fathers and honorary mem- bers have been invited to attend the meetings of the boys for the purpose of helping them in their activities. Cuba Sails For Havana Carrying 98 Passengers The steamer Cuba sailed this afternoon for Havana with 98 passengers. She arrived yester- day afternoon from Cuba with 64 passengers, 12 aliens. Ferry Parrott came in 5 o’clock j with one car of tomatoes from Havana and 10 miscellaneous cars. Yacht Ingot, from Houghton, Michigan, arrived late yesterday and is berthed at the Porter Dock Company’s main pier. Freighter Pawnee, of the Clyde- Mallory lines, is due in port this afternoon from New Orleans en route to Miami and Jacksonville, Three Marriage Licenses Issued During Past Week cided that they would leave on Monday. When Monday arrived «plans were again changed and they re- mained until yesterday morning when the party left for Miami Beach. Yacht “Romance” of York, here for two days, sailed Tuesday for Miami and the “Moby Dick” from Brockville, Canada, sailed yesterday afternoon for Mi- ami. The “Alice”, auxiliary yacht with Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Howard on board, here for four days, sailed yesterday morning for Coconut Grove. Crossed Wires Cause Ringing Of Fire Bell Practically all of the people dwelling in the northern section of Key West were kept awake during the early hours of this morning by the ringing of the bell in the city hall tower. The bell started ringing shortly after midnight this morning and continued at intervals until after daylight. Crossed wires near the station were the cause of the bells ringing, it is said, and these are being cleared up by the city electricians today. Mendieta And Miranda To Be Tried Saturday Bartoleme Ducassi Mendieta and Francisco Miranda, Cuban refugees, are to be tried in police court Saturday afternoon on charges of violating Section 4 of Ordinance 8. Colonel Rafael Cervino, Cuban consul, alleges that the accused publicly insulted him on the New| to assessments on property in the/in the states and has been assured Three marriage licenses were} streets of the city of Key West ENTER U. S. SECRETARY DOAK GRANTS PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION AT ANY TIME WITHIN YEAR | 7 (iy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Kid Chocolate, Cuban prize fighter, and his manager, Luis Gutierrez, today granted permission by Secretary of Labor Doak apply for admis- m to the United States at any time within the year. They were turned back the contract labor law at Key West, January 19, because the fighter did not have permit to en- ter the country to work. Under the law Chocolate could not enter this country within a year without special permission of the labor de- partment. | MINSTREL TO BE STAGED TONIGHT TO BE PUT ON UNDER AUS. PICES OF AMERICAN LE- GION POST under ! | Officers and members of Arthur Sawyer Post No. 28, American Legion, ask the public to attend a minstrel performance to be giv- en tonight at Palace Theater for the benefit of this post. Those who will takepart in.this,. show well known entertainers, and some of their best talent will be exhib- ited tonight, The Drum and Bugle Corps of the post will open the program, and appear between the acts. An orchestra from the American Legion unit will play, ‘which is composed of Kingman Curry, pianist; Alfredo Barroso, violin; A. S. Caviness, cello, End men are J, J. baum, Thomas Woody, Charles Mc- Coy, John Esperdy. Interlocutor, |Charles Hogeboom. | Musical selections will be pre- {sented by Jos. Lopez, Jack Baker, Joseph Cates, Colton Park, James Curry, J. J. Kirschenbaum, Jr.; vocal solos by Jos: Lopez, John | Williams, Joseph Cates. TAX DELINQUENTS | TO BE PROSECUTED MATTER PERTAINING TO OC- CUPATIONAL LICENSES DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT Kirschen- | Occupational tax delinquents; for the year 1931-'32 are to be j prosecuted at once by the county }solicitor. This was brought out lat the meeting of county commis- jsioners last night. A list of those who have not paid j |was read and Clerk Sawyer said |that he had checked that furnish- ed by Judge Hugh Gunn and found that the list as presented to the board last night was correct. | Tn a communication to the board | J. F. Busto, county solicitor, gave | assurance that he will start pro-| ceedings at once against the de-| linquents listed. Those who have not paid the oc- jcupational tax for 1932-'33, due on; the first of October, 1932, are to} be called on at once. Chairman! Norberg Thompson told the other; | members of the board that he will , jtake up the matter with Sheriff !K. O. Thompson and ask for im- j mediate action. | City Council To Meet In Special Session Tonight Claimed Cuban Exiles In United States Now Ready For Movement FORMER PRESIDENT MENOCAL DIRECT- ING ACTIVITIES AMONG FOLLOWERS IN MIAMI; PLANNING SECOND ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW MACHADO REGIME «By Associated Press) HAVANA, Feb. 9.—Confidential government sources today admitted they had reason to believe that “something big” is brewing among Cuban exiles in the United States and Central American nations. The “something big” these sources expected would take the form of an expedition from Mexico or Honduras to touch off the long predicted second revo- lution against President Machado’s government. An attempt to overthrow his regime in August, 1931, was cleaned up by Machado’s army, and resulted in the flight of former President Mario Menocal, who is now directing activities of Cuban exiles in Miami. Unconfirmed reports stated that scattered bands of would-be rebels would be taken to the woods in Oriente province, cradle of all Cuban revolutions, in- cluding that which freed her from Spain. The government’s information is that a vanguard of 150 men from Mexico or Honduras would land probably in Oriente province ahd provide a signal for an uprising. Author Hemingway's “A Farewell To Arms”, Written In Key West PICTURIZATION OF FAMOUS NOVEL WILL BE SHOWN AT THE STRAND ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY; HEMINGWAY IS A RESIDENT OF THIS CITY AND LIVES IN HIS OWN HOME CORNER OF WHITEHEAD AND OLIVIA STREETS When Ernest Hemingway's “A Farewell to Arms” is shown at the Strand Theater next Saturday, Sunday and Monday, it will be the first time that the citizens of Key West will view a picture by a fellow citizen. Mr. Heming- way lives at the corner of Whitehead and Olivia streets in a home purchased by him several years ago, and wrote the novel from which the picture was adapted in this city in 1929, while residing at the corner of Whitehead and United streets, in the Curry home. Boxer, fisherman, bull fighter? football player, soldier, news- paperman—he’s all these things, is Ernest Hemingway, whom the public knows best as one of the most brilliant figures on the con- temporary literary scene. With only two novels, one book on bull fighting, and four volumes of short stories in print, Heming- way is the idol of a new genera- tion of writers. Readers devour place, his parents’ names, and the books he has written. But the few persons who do know him agree that he’s one of the most colorful figures they've ever come across. Hemingway is just 34 yeart jold. He was born in Oak Park, {TL His father was « physician, his works avidly—so avidly that|#"d the son frequently aecom- any new Hemingway book runs in-| panied him on his professional to printing after printing. “Al visits. These experiences are re- Farewell to Arms,” most sen- (Continued on Page Three) sationally successful of all his! published works, has now reached/ the screen, produced by Frank) Borzage. It opens Saturday at the Strand Theater, with Helen Hayes and Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou in the leading roles. | There will be a special meeting} Though hundreds of thousands jof the city council held tonight,| of persons know his works, how- ing February 9. Those who se-| The case came up for trial last| beginning at 7:20 o'clock, at which ever, very few + know anything! beneficial to the county. The! Clerk Ross C. Sawyer read the| cured the permits to wed were: Saturday but was postponed on) time the heads of the various de-|about the man himself. With board agreed. |amounts in the different county} Zygmundi Soldonski and Eme-) plea of the attorney for the ac-| partments of the city will meet what amounts almost to a mania, Depository accounts were read,|funds and the board decided that|lina Wiltz; Delmar Butler and|cused who stated that he had toy with the council for the purpose|he avoids personal publicity. off ichecked and approved by the chair-' it will be impossible to comply] Elizabeth Baker; Joseph P. Ladd| leave the city and would returt of working out a retrenchmentjevery kind. Even in “Who's man. with Mr. Woody’s request. and Edith H. Hilton. ithe latter part of this week. program which is now proposed. \ Wher he simply lists his birth- issued from the office of Judge by using improper language to- subdivisions and made a number of | that his proposed magazine would Hugh Gunn during the week end-| wards him. suggestions as to certain changes! be sent to the most important per- in assessments that will prove:sonages in the communities. te your home. A complaint boy isson duty at this office from 6:00 to p. m. for the purpose of delivering com- hplaints. Help us give you 100 percent service by calling 51 if you do not receive The Citizen. |