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

Associated Press Day Wire Service . VOLUME LIV. No. 49. Henry Ford Will Finance (By Associated Press) Out of the banking holi- day in Michigan, there had come today a nucleus of two new Detroit banks backed by the millions of Henry Ford. The new banks, whose and backed ‘by Ford and son, Edsel, are expected to open Wednesday. In Ohio 18 banks, in Cleveland, Akron and Day- ton, clamped down on with- drawals in anticipation of the emergency banking laws to relieve the situation ag- Indianapolis banks opened today with withdrawals re- FOR RELIEF WORK FORCES DISTRIBUTED IN DIF- FERENT PARTS OF cITY There are 80 men at work today projects outlined by the Emer- Relief Council, in different of the city. will also be working to- which will be the last day work for the month of Feb- Selections will be. made po Raghanti for work on the Daring the ensunig three or four the reports for the past month be made up and sent te Tal- Jahassee and must reach there by the third day of March, renee BUILDING CAUGHT FIRE WHEN GRASS AND TRASH WAS BEING BURNED Sparks from a pile of grass and trash, that was being burned on a lot on Margaret street this morn- ing, ignited the frame of a building that is part of the J. S. Sullivan machine shop on Margaret street. Apparatus from Number 1 en- gine station responded and the fire was soon extinguished. Another of these fires occurred mear the Trust factory at, 7:30 o’clock last night. This was quick ly quenched by apparatus from Number 3. STRAND THEATER Teday Double Feature INFERNAL MACHINE paca Noes ISLAND OF LOST SOULS See Page 4 for Reader On This |! Picture Matinee, 10-18¢; Night, 15-25¢ MONROE THEATER FIGHTINF FOR JUSTICE Matinee, 5-10c; Night, 10-20¢ | Institutions Will Open Qn Wednesday With ~ Capital Stock Consisting Of $8,225,000 SWANSON AND ICKLES NAMED FOR CABIN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1933. 00000000000 00OCOCOOODOOOOORODOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCE: Drys And Antis Gird For Repeal Fray Two New Banks In Detroit} With Battle Lines Drawn In 48 States ececee eeeooseeeeo By F. B. COLTON (By, Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—As the prohibition battle shifts from Captitol Hill to separate fronts in 48 states, forces of attack and de- fense alike enter the fray with ex- pressed confidence of victory but a healthy respect for the “enemy.” “We do not concede a_ single } i VIRGINIAN TO BE SECRETARY | state,” says a spokesman for the OF NAVY WHILE MAN FROM! ILLINOIS WILL BE SECRE- TARY OF INTERIOR (Ny ‘Associated Prenn) HYDE PARK, Feb. 27.— President-elect Roosevelt has added two more names to his cabinet today, S. rw Claude Swanson of Virginia, as sec- retary of the navy, and Harold Ickles of Illinois, secretary of interior. He previously announced Cordell Hull, Tennessee, as secretary of state; William '‘Woodin, Pennsylvania, sec- retary of the treasury; George Dern, Utah, secretary of war; . James Farley, New York, postmaster general; Henry Wallace, lowa, secretary of agricult It is generally believed three other posts will be filled with Thomas Walsh, Montana, attorney general; Daniel Roper, South Carolina, sec- retary of commerce and Miss Frances Perkins, New York, secretary of labor. 5 GROOMS MAKES CLEAR TO ALL Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. “If the state conventions repre- sent the real opinion of the people, we are bound to win,” is the opin- ion of an Anti-Saloon League of- ficial, Both Sides Rush Plans As news was flashed from the capitol that the house had passed the resolution to submit the repeal question to the states, plans for the separate fights in the states al- ready were being laid in the red brick headquarters of the Anti- Saloon League across the park. In nearby headquarters of the anti- prohibitionists meanwhile, there was taking shape a drive by which it is hoped to “jam through” ap- proval of the repeal resolution within a year. Prohibition defenses may be ex- pected to undergo their hardest on- ‘slaught on the eastern front, where the Anti-Saloon League considers wet sentiment strongest. In the south and west the drys count on their most reliable support. The anti-prohibition offensive probably will be concentrated in about 20 states that are considered supporters at present of the dry; cause. Among these states the as- sociation against the prohibition amendment lists in the south, + {North and South Carolina, Tennes- see, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississip- pi, Kentucky, Georgia and Virgin- ia; in the west, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Idaho, Utah and North and South Dakota; east, Vermont and Maine. ‘General Staffs’ Active The“getieral staff” of the is the national: conference ‘of or- ganization for ganizations supporting the eight-; eenth amendment. Chief among its members are the Anti-Saloon League, of which Dr. F. Scott Mc- Bride is superintendent, Dr. Er- eo : Dr. F. Scott McBrid peri: and Mrs. Ella A. Boole, National W. are among dry strategists oppo: over the question of repeal of t will be the United Repeal Council, under chairmanship of Pierre S. Du Pont. Affiliated with it are the Association Against the Pro- hibition. Amendment, Jouett, args. Shouse, president;) Women’s jational Prohibition Reform, Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, na- tional chairman; the American Hotel Association, The Crusaders, Veterans’ Repeal League, Inc., and Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, SAYS ACTION IN MATTER WAS} 10st H. Cherrington, director of| Inc. NOT AS RESULT OF FAILING education, and Edward B. Dun- ford, general counsel; the Woman’s The plan to have the question of repeal submitted to state conven- TO REACH AGREEMENT] Christian Temperance union, Mrs.|tions rather than to the the legi WITH CITY OF KEY WEST Discussing the discontinuance of the bus service in Key West which went into effect Saturday, Bascom L. Grooms, president of the Key West Electric Company, told The Citizen today that ‘the situation was exactly as described in this newspaper Saturday. “But,” continued Mr. Grooms, “eorrespondence from the corre- spondent of another state, paper, who is in Key West, is altogether wrong in several ways. »“The headline to the story in yesterday’s Miami Herald in regard | to the discontinuance of bus oper- iation was misleading, as it implied that operation was stopped because of our failure to reach an agree- ment with the city, which is not the case, “Operation was discontinued be- cause the company could no longer stand the financial loss resulting from the operation of buses; fur- thermore, it felt that it was not in ® position to purchase licenses which would have been necessary | had operation been continued. “The last paragraph of the Mi- ami Herald story quoted me as stating that ‘the company is prepar- ed to fight any action that the city council might take.’ “As a matter of fact I have made no such statement to any one and furthermore made no statement/ whatever regarding the matter to| a representative of the Miami Herald. “I have no criticism whatever to make regarding the attitude of the city council on the matter. City officials have shown a fine spirit tof cooperation in all of our nego- tiations, and there are good rea-| sons to believe that a satisfactory settlement of the matter will be} reached soon. | “The points of difference be- tween the council and the company} fare simply a question of opinion j ‘The company is not assumin jand does not propose to assume, fighting attitude, as there is noth-| |ing to be gained on either side by| {such tactics, “We are simply seeking relief ‘from an unbearable burden.” j signed by Judge Browne this morn: Ella A. Boole, president, and the Women’s National Committee for Law Enforcement, Mrs. Henry W. Peabody, president. Directing the fight for repeal latures is regarded by the A: tion Against the Prohibition Amendment as favorable to its cause. The convention plan also isheld The Key West Citsen PRICE FIVE CENT u Four Deaths Result From Heavy Snowstorm Striking New Eng Pneumonia Great Set Back ts Cape’ Cod. Hardest. Hin’ Commas Now In Cermak’s Condition (iy Associated Prensa) MIAMI, Feb. 27.—Mayor An- ton Cermak, of Chicago, continued today without losing ground in his battle to recover from bullet wound inflicted by Giuseppe Zan- gara, assassin, and from diseases LARGE CROWDS VISIT ITALIAN TRAINING | Interrupted (By Associated Press) IN, Feb. 27.—New. England today dug out from one of the most severe snow storms of the winter and counted its toll which in- which followed, his physician an-|KEY WEST ONLY PORT IN} cluded at least four deaths. — nounced. : : UNITED STATES INCLUDED| Cape Cod was hardest hit They said his condition continu- fs ed unchanged during the past 12) IN VESSEL'S SCHEDULE)|by the storm, -reporting 1am hours, and that after two A. M,| BERMUDA NEXT STOP 18-inch snowfall. Province- | he had a restful sleep. town felt the full force. Dr. Karl Meyer, heart specialist, ye : : : frankly stated that physi ope| Key West is the only port in bus carrying 15 pneu for the mayor's recovery had been| the United States at which the|/#¢TS was marooned eight lessened by the appearance r-| Cristoforo Colombo, training ship| hours. The Race Point coast- "| day of pneumonia, but added they| of the Royal Italian Navy, is to| guard station was isolated. ndent of the Anti-Saloon League, . C. T. U. president (both left), re S. Du Pont, United Repeal S. Sabin, president of the Wom- ion Reform (both right), and the approaching state struggles eighteerth amendment. to be an advantage by the Anti-Sa- loon League, at least in states whose legislatures are wet, for this plan, it holds, gives the drys another chance to seek and_per- haps win dry support. Actions by: some states in the November 8 election, by which state dry laws were repealed or repeal of the eighteenth amendment advocated, are not regarded as necessarily significant by the Anti-Saloon League. The league believes that such action in many cases was tak- en as the result of what it terms political pressure and ‘machine control” of the elections. The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment probably will concentrate its forces in the “doubtful” states. INJUNCTION BILL BY ROSENTHAL IS DISMISSED TODAY PROCEEDINGS DEALT WITH COMPLAINT AGAINST COUN- TY COMMISSIONERS ON BRIDGE MATTERS Judge Jefferson B. Browne, in circuit court this morning, dis- missed the bill of complaint for an injunction against the board of county commiesioners, filed some time ago by George J. Rosenthal. Through his attorney, J. J. A. Renno, Mr. Rosenthal asked that the bill of complaint be dismissed “without prejudice to the rights and remedies of the complainant in the premises or to the right of bringing of another suit at law or in equity concerning any of the matters involved therein, with costs to be taxed against said com- plainant herein.” ‘ The motion for dismissal was! mailed special delivery in Miami Saturday afternoon, received yes- terday by Clerk Ross C. Sawyer and the order of: dismissal was ing. Tender Ivy Leaves Port Going To Anclote vind, The lighthouse tender Ivy sailed} this morning for Anclote Island) to land the new keeper, J. L. Pippin, who is to assume charge of | the light, relieving R. S. Meyer} who has been retired. With Mr. Pippin went his wife) and son. The new keeper will! check up the station and assume charge on the morning of March i. ONE KILLED IN PRISON TROUBLE ATTEMPT AT PRISON BREAK MADE TODAY IN CALI- FORNIA (By Associated Press) SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.— One prisoner was killed and another wounded when sev- eral convicts at Folsom pe: | JAPANESE ARMY COMPELLED TO SHIFT ATTACK INVADING FORCES PUT, AT- TENTION TO CHIENPING; MANY KILLED ON BOTH SIDES DURING ONE BATTLE (Ry Associated Prean) PEIPING, Feb, 27.—Japan’s in- charge of the administration building and effect a prison break today. Engine Trouble Delays Train At Big Coppitt| Train 76, the Havana Special, which left on time, 5 o’clock yes-| terday afternoon, was delayed ap- proximately two hours at Big Cop- pitt last night. When this point was reached, Engine 427, hauling the train, had a cylinder-head, blown out. An} engine had to be fired in the Key| West shops and sent to the relief of the disabled one, which was! brought back to the shops for re- pairs. vading armies, advancing with the greatest of difficulty across the province of Jehol to its capital, suddenly shifted its attack today to Chienping. In the meantime, the drive in the south was checked near the Great Wall by Chinese. Severe fighting is occurring there now, and Chinese dispatches as- serted the defense has not been shaken, Chihfeng, 90 miles south of Jehol City, is the primary objec- tive of the Japanese as it must be taken before advance to the capital can continue. Incomplete casuality list piled by the Chinese said the Chinese lost 1.000 men and the Japanese 600 in a single battle. com- Christian Science Society KEY WEST, FLORIDA Invites you to a free Lecture on Ch By JAMES G. ristian Science ROWELL, Cc. S. of Kansas City, Mo. Member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. In the Colonial Hotel Dining Room Tuesday Evening, February 28th, at 8 O'Clock. saw nothing in the immediate fu-| visit. Rail " " ture to indicate death was near. This was learned by The Citi- x Save “We cannot say just row wheth-| zen this morning while making an|CUt the affected areas were — er the pneumonic condition has| informal visit to the ship, From|8teatly curtailed, while com- spread, because full examination | here the vessel is to sail direct to} munication lines were in- has not been made,” Dr. Meyer/ Hamilton, Bermuda, and after a ted said. “The pneumonic cri: stay at that port will leave for Bost bed a. ak or seven days.” Punta Delgado, in the Azores Is-| , Dr. Walter Hamburger, Chicago! iands, and then to Italy. inch snow, Portland, Maine, heart specialist, said “It seams to! During visiting hours yesterday eight and a half and Roches- me the patient has been slipping | it is estimated that several thou- ter, New Hampshire, 13. slowly but progressively since sand itors were received on the 4 ship. At times the pier of the/p He said the constantly climbing | Porter Dock Company and the ap-! respiratory rate is becoming aj|Proaches were crowded with nbasikel AN saben: pedestrians and automobiles. ~ played by the. itraven- | Municipal Band’ x; or given. jous injections of glucose as nour-/Qne member of the organization ishment are resorted to at interv-|said this morning that for some als. OXYGEN FAILS TO HELP CONDITION MIAMI, Feb, 27.—A failing, heart and the inability of oxygen; to accomplish its purpose as a respiratory aid, heaped upon Mayor Cermak’s generally weak- ened condition today, and doctors frankly said their hope for his re- covery had lessened. STR. AGWIDALE PUTS INTO PORT CUBA SAILS FOR HAVANA SATURDAY TAKING 89 PASSENGERS The U. S. Cuba sailed Saturday for Havana with 89 passengers. The Florida came in from Cuba 4 o’clock in the afternoon with 93 passengers, 10 Freighter Agwidale, of the Clyde-Mallory line arrived in port from New York 6 o'clock this morning. She discharged heavy freight and sailed for Tampa and Mobile at 7:45. Monroe county ferry Key West, which has been in port for several | days and was put on dry dock for repairs and general overhaul sail- ed this morning for No Name Key. The vessel left in command of Captain-Manager Eugene Demeritt with Mrs, Demeritt, B. B. Warren, of the ferry committee and Mrs. ‘Warren as passengers. Professor O’Bryant Has Information On Training At Military Encampments, Professor Horace O’Bryant has all the information and application bianks relative to the Citizens! Military Training Camp in his of- fice at the high school. Those who have never been to camp must make their applications to him. Others who have been to camp or have been alternates,' will receive blanks direct from headquarters. Professor O’Bryant told The, Citizen that the quota from Mon-} roe for the 1933 camp is five men who will train at Fort Screven, Ga., from June 14 to July 13, the unexplained reason no arrange- ments had been méde for the con- cert and after reaching the dock and remaining there for a while the band left. A Among other entertainments ar- ranged for the pleasure of the personnel of the Colombo during their stay is a dance tonight at the Country Club and also a dance sponsored by the Cuban Club to be given in the hall of the club Wednesday night for the officers and enlisted men, to which the people of Key West are invited. This afternoon at 4 o'clock of- ficers of the vessel and a number of local folk are being entertained at a tea given by Mayor and Mrs. Wm. H. Malone at the residence: 729 Division street. CLAUDE ALBURY GIVEN TRANSFER TO ELLIS ISLAND IN NEW YORK HARBOR Claude Albury, of the U. 8. im- migration service in Miami as of- ficer in charge, has received or- ders transfering him to the bureau at Ellis Island in New York har- bor, and was to leave at once for his new post of activity. Mr. Albury, who is a Key West- er, was in charge of the office in Key West for a number of years, but was sent to Miami last year to take charge of that office, the incumbent in Miami, Isaac Smith, coming to Key West. Emit Phillips, of the Key West bureau has also been ordered transferred. The orders have been received in Key West and will be given to Mr. Phillips as soon a¢ he returns from the north where he went with a party of aliens to ibe deported. Operated Upon Today Postmaster Charles §. Williams, j who has been seriously ill at his home, corner of Margaret and Eaton streets, for the past several weeks, was taken to the Marine jhospital and underwent an opera- tion this morning. The operation was decided on after a consultation of physicians, At last reports Mr. Williams is JAMES PERKINS TO. SUCCEED CHARLES MITCHELL CHAIR- MAN OF NATIONAL CITY IN- STITUTION (By Asnoctated Prema) NEW YORK, Feb. 27,—Direc- tors of the National City Bank, the second largest in the world, today accepted the resignation of Charles Mitchell as its chairman and chose James Perkins to succeed him. The resignation of Hugh Baker. president of the National City Company, banks security affiliate, was also accepted, as was Mitchell’s chairmanship of the same affiliate. Mitchell, whose aggressive out- spoken manner made him one of the most colorful of Wall street bankers, returned to’ Washington after making public his resigha- tions. 4 He said he was taking action out of loyalty to the bank following criticism directed at him “‘as a re- sult of misunderstanding of testi- mony” given in the senate stock exchange investigation. Perkins is president of the City Bank and Farmers Trust Com- pany, # national city affiliate. Two Officials Of Fire Departments Week-End Visitors In Key West Chief E. A. Westra, of the Division of Fires in Miami, and Captain William F. Newman, re- tired chief of the Cambridge, Mass., fire department, were week- end visitors in Key West. ‘They came in Saturday to meet E. 8. Davis, of the Arson Bureau of the National Association of® Fire Underwriters, and were guests of Chief Harry Baker and the local department. Chief Westra and Mr. Newman left over the East Coast yesterday for Miami and will return in about three weeks for another stay. They told The Citizen they had enjoyed their stay im- mensely. | government paying all expenses.’ resting as well as can be expected. ORIGINAL ILLEGIBLE