The Key West Citizen Newspaper, July 15, 1933, Page 1

Associated. Press Day Wire Service KEY WEST, FLORIDA, VOLUME LIV. No. 167. Four Power Peace Pact Signed Today; Ten-Year Agreement Is Effected 'NEW WATERWAY PROJECT SHOWS Reduction Of Armaments’ And Improvements Of Economic _— Conditions | Main Objects Of Treaty INTRACOASTAL ROUTE LEAD. ING FROM ST. JOHN’S RIVER TO BAHIA HONDA TO BE! (By Associated Press) ROME, July 15.—A four power European peace pact was signed today by Premier Mussolini and representa- — tives of France, Germany| and Great Britain. The ac- cord was designed to guaran- tee tranquility among Euro- Pean countries for a period of ten years to facilitate re- Practically all of the Interccast- al Waterway irom the St. River to Bahia Honda is expect- ed to be completed before tourist season begins the early part of next year. H. B. Haskins, | intendent of duction of armaments and! assistant, super- lead to an improvement economic conditions. Thi about as a result of the sev-| eral governments participating in private con- versations in a spirit of colla- boration and peace since the adjournment of the disarm- ament conference at Geneva recently, The spirit manifested in connection with the peace agreement is considered .as being very significent, and is looked upon as holding out hope for further cooperation among these nations, much as it was predicted that the public would be dis- illusioned as a result of the temporary adjournment of the disarmament meet, which is, however, scheduled | Me cecasr however, scheduled MANY ACTIVITIES AT FLORIDA CAMP: EXCELLENT SPIRIT SHOWN} BY BOYS MAKING UP CON. SERVATION CORPS lighthouses, recently 1 i returned from a visit to jtion from Hilisboro Inlet brought! pa and finds much progress be- ing made. the to Tam action was involved! it is the S. Engineers in D on that section. gram of the U. charge feet wide and eight feet deep Hillsboro to Miami and have completed during the month December. By that time it is expected that, the branch of the waterway from Miami to Bahia Honda will de! completed. This project has been approved and contracts for the! pro- to dredge a channel 100 of a short time. Mr. Haskin’s visit was made to inspect the new cuts that have been made and determine suit: places for the erection of be and when it will be fea move ithe old structures, The tender Poinciana is now at! work between the inlet and Mi- jami staking out the channels and }placing markers until the }when permanent aids will be tablished. inas-! sible to re- SANTO DOMINGO MOVING DIRECTLY WEST- WARD ABOUT 14 MILES AN HOUR (Special to The Citizen) PENNEY FARMS, Fia., July 15. —The past week has been a busy one indeed for the member | Conservation Camp No. 142 fee the boys were permit | spend the Fourth at their respec itive homes, which _ priv extended a reward fo cellent spirit with which th executed their work sir j at camp. On Wednesd morning company was enlarged by the a | tion of twenty five me " from the Station Hospital at Ft j where they have been conva ills, Dr xy the mainder of the week the men v busy putting the fini n their camp. The car all weeds and undert jacent roads were | cellent ball cour and inst (iy Associnted Press) WASHINGTON, July 15.— The weather bureau today is- sued a storm warning that the riving parently of and was centri bout a hun- dred miles southeast of Santo Domingo City. It was moving almost direct- ly westward about from minor fourteen miles an hour. 4 LOMBARD FAMILY LEAVING TONIGHT Le H. S., chief surg the Marine ho ily, ave Florida for automobile state o te e diamon Major M 8. mbard, U. S. P. fic on in charge of . and his fam- tonight on the Tampa, taking an adjoining On T s of the nitted to attend at the Per Mary Prax aff will le their | par a the family will; th s to points in ered by 5 before major chief surgeon in Marine hospital. the family spend about two weeks on a fa ng to MUCH PROGRESS | { *| jointly piloted by Captain Stephen} COMPLETED FIRST OF YEAR| John’s | the; sec- | Two dredges are now at work: from it! work are\expected. saiiasnac te time | -| By William Gaines the! (Ry Associated Press} the Atlantic tocay from New York. One, the Winnie Mae, piloted by Wiley Post who seeks to break the: eight days, 16 hours nae world record he made in 1931 with | Herold Gatty. | The other was the Lithuanica, | Darius and Stanley Girenas, which | headed for Lithuania, 4900 miles! away. | They went without passports in| | defiance of orders from Washing. | ‘ton and took off under a ruse of | | telling: field authorities they wants] ed to make a load test. Post planned his first ‘| Berlin. stop at His plane is equipped with a mechanical apparatus designed | to keep the plane on its course | | and maintain altitude | | lateral stability without aid, which Post said will ar and } enable human | SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1933. ‘Bet I Could Stay Awake The Whole Trip’, Says Wiley Post Starting = Fight Policies Discussed Today him to Coze while flying at high altituces. In the meantime, General Balbo| hopped off from Montreal leading! Italian air | the transatlantic ‘armada on the last stage of the flight to Chicago. reach his destination late today, “The flying Tis Vane Labrador, He expects to | investigat- | from} | an aerial passenger route America to Europe. EAGER AND HOPEFUL | NEW YORK, July 15.—It would; | be hard to find anywhere a man! |more eager and hopeful before | dangerous adventure than Wiley, ‘his robot “relief ie vairulenne) sonra cater He’ s Been an With A Partner---So Naa A ‘Sale } ,;GOOD NEWS EXPECTED RE- ; have good new {with Orville Catt to negotiate for | Luer’s re ‘heart atta Wiley Post, the Oklahoma flier, who, two years ago, circled the world with Harold Gatty and shar- ed a record with him as a result, h s set his mark at a solo. Here he above and the world before him, with his projected route indicated. Post. who hopped off today for a solo flight around the world. The chunky Oklahoma pilot all! along has put aside any doubt that} would be, able;to make a 15.400. |utes—the time record he holds ‘able | ims landing base possibilities Ke-! with Harold Gatty, made in their jepochal flight of the summer of | ‘AconS fore continuing their mapping of} 1931 over the same route. ‘Robot’ Pilot Goes Along When Post was preparing his re- built Winnie Mae—the same ship; the and Gatty used two years ago} ‘—for a take-off on his solo at- tempt, he gave much attention to} pilot”, which, : pon the simple twisting of a fer, knobs on an instrument board, cesigned to hold the plane ; certain direction and altitude with- out the constant necessity of aj nerve-racking, muscle-tiring grap-} pling with the “stick.” i But even a nerveless robot needs | fairly constant attention, Post, thereby blowing up a fanciful the wastes while he peacefully’ ‘sleeps. i As for danger possible through | any slight deviation from the} | course, while the ship is under the | robot's control— Well, says Post: “T'd be willing to. bet anybody at I could stay awake for the, whole trip under pressure, wi ithout | a single stop for rest.” Hunger One Safeguard Which just goes to show jh ial n’t conscious of any nerves. But| he’s taking no chances: ‘MASTER AND TWO SEAMEN GO DOWN — WITH THEIR SHIP THIRTY-FOUR MEMBERS OF, CREW RESCUED FROM) BURNING TANKER IN HIGH! SEAS { | 1 | | and spread (ity Ayseetated Press) | NEW YORK, July 15.—Captain, F. L. Sears and two men went) down with a burning ship, tanker lantic off Wilmington, North Caro-| lina, late last night, while two, other vessels stood by and rescued 34 members. of the crew. The Petrol caught fire and sank |jo flames with Sears alive at his post, refusing to leave the burning | ship. The crew was rescued from. heavy seas. DISCONTINUANCE OF JETTY LIGHT ted States Lighthouse kes announcement tracoastal Waterway Inlet, Florida, North has been discontinved |}: Steel Industry Files Code Showing Fair Competition (By Assoe! WASHINGTON, July 15—The | steel industry today filed with ‘ee recovery administration its code of fair competition to increase wages employment major portions of this funcament- al trade. of the Robert Lamont, head Benning, | Cities Service Petrol, in the At- ‘Iron and Steel Institute, brough' t| the agreement to Hugh Johnson, industrial administrator, and it is! definitely understood to be well in excess of ninety percent of steel production of the country which is represented in the agreement. Actual terms were not disclosed but Johnson and Lamont immedi- ‘ately began a scrutiny of the im- portant document. i The regarded steel as one of the most vital in- administration dustries in the movement to in- crease purchasing power of the working men. WILL OPPOSE PLAN ON STEEL CODE WASHINGTON, Joly am Gree this chan-| strangers without through | fated Press) | wepresentation plan proposed by the steel industry in fair practices code submitted earlier to the re-| teovery administration. | The plan provides for compan | union plan of labor representati It did not forbid specifically, j outside unionization, but there are \indications that companies are de- | pending on it to keep union agents , from organizing men. men. BAND TO RENDER CONCERT SUNDAY PROGRAM OF LIVELY AND POPULAR HITS PRE- PARED Another delightful planned for Sanday afternoon Beginning at 4 at Bayview Park. the Key West Municigal Band will render a program of popular and lively selec for the benefit of music lovers The last concert rece by the band was much enj the program this commg S ws expected to be equally intereat- ing concert STRAND THEATER Raul Roalien—Gloria Stewart ITS GREAT TO BE ALIVE —— Also. Raiph Beilamy—Fay Wray In BELOW THE SEA Matiner, 10-15¢; Night, 15-25¢ jof Oklahoma, Monroe county is, with his plane, Winnie Mae, “The best way to keep awake “| to keep yourself hungry. And another interesting revela- says tion: He will carry in one hand—all dberghs are at’ mile trip by himself; and in less dream that some mechanical mas-|the way around thé world, he says than 8 days, 15 hours and 51 min- | ter mind will direct his ship across } —n marble-sized leadybali, A string) WORKING PARTY WILL ceaet attached to the ball will be looped | about one finger. Should he doze, the ball will fa all | from his hand, and presto! he be aroused and back on the job. It is a little stunt he learned , from an old man in the oil fie when he was on a boiler firing job. That task re- ' quired a steady vigil—a brief sleep might have brought disaster. And won’t that simple hand con traption be a contrast to all the in to ajthat the man thinks he’s iron and jtricate gadgets which science has roduced to make Mr, Post’s flight [simpler and safer! ‘OVER $1, 200 PAID TO RELIEF GROUPS DURING PAST WEEK "INCREASE IN AMOUNT EX- PENDED DUE TO EXTRA ALLOWANCE MADE FOR LO- CAL COUNCIL FROM HEAD. QUARTERS Disbursements 0 Relief ending Juiy cy Counei! 15, total according to the reports in the o the council Thursday $298 was Friday, $540.10 and t was paid out to men fice of oyes The ir consequ funds is due to the alle sti finishing rease ine nerease € y from ance for Monroe cour ¢ headquarters. ago the matter of ne wee ficant. fc * Ww wal ¢ insigs 1" by Willian Der the } Tallaha: and pete ih see expla id esting ar of Pa 000 was inakes the al 85.000 DIDN'T KNOW NAME ST. Lows 72. ape for = marria: this ¢ and was asked bride-to-be know; I age the he rep at met her ¢ weeks CONSTITUTIONAL For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Monetary And Commercial At Economic London Meet POLICE START — WORK IN CASE OF KIDNAPING: LATIVE TO ABDUCTED BANKER; AUTHORITIES RE- FUSE TO HOLD OFF LONGER Associated Press) . July 15.—Family and} friends of August Luer, who was kidnaped from his homé last Mon- announced “hope to today.” ence Keller, Jr., appointed say night, Lay se, Said he was satis- sufferer from frequent v still alive, al- ges in the bank- handwriting were received as fied Luer though no m yet. | In the meanwhile police, who | | withdrew Wednesday, left today to} nuke a raid 40 or 50 miles north | of Alto: They were heavily armed, and | their exact destination w j secret. as kept a}; | Roosevelt ‘ee Dealing With Price Raising Brought Up When Re- cess Is Ordered —— (Hy Associated Presa) LONDON, July 15.—The American Delegation was considering today its final effort to forward President | Roosevelt’s plan for world- | wide price raising as the ec- !onomic conference recessed | for the weekend. A tentative draft of the resolution outlining mone- | tary and commercial policies to achieve this end was un- der discussion by some Amer- ican experts and delegates. The delegation had not yet decided, however, j whether it will be any use to | | | introduce such a measure in the final fortnight of the par- ley as July 27 was set yes- ~ TO BE SCRAPED /_ AND REPAINTED. NEXT WEEK ON TENDER TO CARRY ON NECESSARY OPERATIONS pa SR SEE Barly next week, possibly Mon-! day, a working party will leave on the lighthouse tender for Rebec- ca Shoals light to scrape and paint the metal. on the structure and jmake repairs to and paint . the wooden parts of the structure, | When in 19 there were three keepers employed, none are used} ‘now. In that year the light was (changed from an attended aid to; an automatic, thus dispensing with |the need of keepers. This change was made because of the difficulty to secure compe-| tent men who could fill the re-} quirements, This scarcity of keeper material is said to have been due to the great amount of; work in that post war period and the high being paid at the! time. With keepers in charge, the care: of the light station rests with; hat wage; hem, and all scraping and paint-| ing of the stru work. re is part of their _ HAVANA PROVINCE | ELECTORS 10 VOTE GUARAN- TEES REESTABLISHED FOR 24 — (Ny Aseoeiated Brees) HAVANA, July —Constitutional 15. guar- antees are to be reestab- lished, suspen after a two-year ion in Havana for beginning province, twenty four hours, at midnight tonight. This is done to enable provincial electors to go to the polls for a compli- mentary election in sev- eral districtx Sunday. pics oe GRAVE DUBLIN.—Bryen MeMahon, 65) are old. of thin city, hax dug hist own grave. put ap a headstone and dfn made ble acff terday by leaders for cessa- tion of deliberations. ‘AMUSING CASE CASE HEARD BEFORE COUNTY JUDGE | es 'CAN DUEL BE FOUGHT WHEN | BUT ONE MAN HAS FIRE- | ARM? CASE DISMISSED FOR LACK OF TESTIMONY What is a duel?) Can a duel be fought when but one man has a jfirearm? If a man is challenged |to a duel when the other man says \“Go get a revolver and we will go (out and fight, all I need is my hands” what kind of duel will be | fought? These are some df the phases of |a case that was tried in Judge Hugh. Gunn's court this morning when Pete Fernandez was given a | preliminary hearing on a charge of destroying a straw hat belong- ting to P, Baquet. ! Baquet says that Fernandes used unkind remarks and then climaxed his insults by breaking Baquet’s straw hat. The insultee gave a demonstration of how the hat was broken by striking it with his fist a mighty blow. He also charges that after ruin- ing bis head piece Fernandez told him to go and get a revolver and jthey would go out and fight it out | Baquet to use the “gun” and Fer- jnandez his fists. Attorney, W. H. Malone was in he court when the case started teed became so interested he de- cided to defend Fernandez, - He asked Baquet if a duel could be ‘tought when only one of the par- ties to the combat had a weapon. j Baquet replied that he did not know. Asked if he had not told the 4 fendant’s attorney if he and Fer- andez were only playing, he re d that he did not. The de ense rested, Fernandez yas then placed on jthe stand. Me admitted he had taken a few drinks, and ia his exuberant mood had started teas jing Baquet, but only in « friendly manner, and had not the slightest Lintention of injuring either his ‘accaser or his summer head gear | The judge considered the matter from every standpoint and decided thet there was nothing on which to found a case and dismissed Fer nandes. STORM REPORT WASHINGTON, July 15.—Ad4- visory 1690 a. m— tropical disturbance of slight intensity is Teemtral about Jatitude 17° 30° N., j lonaitnde GS” 30 W., and te mer jing almost directly westward about ‘14 miles per hour, (The location gives is shout. 125 iniles southeast of Sante Demings betty.) | \ } | i