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

For 53 Years Devoted to the - Best Interests of Key West Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. No. 188. SUB GALIBER PRACTICE BY GUARDSMEN Large Ciel Abies Con- cert Given Last Night; At Fort Taylor Reserva- tion Sub caliber practice with gun- nery instruction took up the time of the 265th regiment this morn- ing and from indications shown by the accuracy attained, there will be some good records made when the regular practice is held next week. There is keen rivalry between the First and Second Battalion in this matter of expert gunnery, and it will be keen when they get down to real firing competition of the 10-inch rifles and mortars next Tuesday and Wednesday. Last night the concert with the full 265th Regiment band, con- ducted by Warrant Officer Caesar LaMonaca, was heard by one o: the largest audiences ever assembl- | ed for a like event. Each number was encored, and the violin formance of Mrs. L, E. Waldron drew continued applause, Another delightful program has been arranged for tonight, the first number to start at 7:80 o'clock. In response to hundreds of requests Conductor LaMonaca has incorporated in the program the popular Spanish serenade “La Paloma.” Also on the program for tonight is a vocal number by. Mrs, Wood- of ia M. R. Woodward, who is recogniz- ed as one of the outstanding sopranos of Florida and the south. Following is the complete pro- gram: 1. . March, Fillmore. 2, Waltz, “Dolores” — Wald-| teufel. Popular, ‘The Night Was} Made For Love”—Kern. 8. Cornet Solo Polka, “Lizzie” | —Hartman, Sgt. Rosary Picciolo. | 4. Spanish Serenade, Paloma” (Reduested) —Yradier. Rumba, “Tony’s Wife.”-—Lane. 5. Soprano Solo, “Serenade” ichubert. Mrs. Myrele Wood- ; ward. 6. Selection, “Songs from the Old Folks”-—Lake. The Star Spangled Banner. AUTOPSY HELD ON BODY TAKEN OFF STEAMSHIP BODY OF HENRY DRISCAS IS , “Americans We”— _ STILL AT PRITCHARD FUN.) ERAL HOME AWAITING OR- DERS FOR DISPOSITION - The body of Henry Driscas, who died aboard the S, 8. Eastern Guide, Saturday night, is. still at the Pritchard Funeral Home. structions from Philadelphia are being awaited as to the disposition | of the remains. A radio messag a from the ship late Saturday night, stating the man was ill and in need! of medical attention. One of the coast guard boats picked up the message. the ship and took the man off. In-; stead of being ill, it is said, he was dead The body was brought to marine hospital. Rogelio Gomez was summoned. An autopsy was performed by Dr J R. Warren and Surgeons Elliott and P. D. Holloway Marine hospital decision of those hold- opsy that Driscas died t prostration, estinal condition, and that heart. The left ventricle D. of the it we of the of the the right ventricle soft and dilated, conditions which are found in deaths from heat prosttation. Later @ radio message from Cap- tain Chase, of the Eastern Guide advised papers of the man showed no t Jaret Farrell, of . was 6 hat relat 215 Ma end of D per-| (Ry Axsoeinted Press) ! By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE | | (Associated Press Science Editor), New York, Aug. 9.—Millions! {will look at the annual shower of; |meteors the night of August 11, but only a few persons a century | have seen the “blazing churn” or} | the “blacksmith’s i i | | | | le | { THIS MORNING : iNO DODGING OF ISSUE IN CODES, REQUIREMENTS EMBODIED IN| nor theast sky after midnight of} | Friday, August 11. No Perseid PROPOSAL MUST BE CAR-/has ever been recorded as strikin; RIED OUT AS OUTLINED BY} the earth. They burn up at high altitudes, with beautiful flashes! ADMINISTRATOR of light. Like A ‘Blazing Churn’ Descriptions of some of the views of meteors jlarge enough to penetrate to; earth’s sy have been gathered | 'by H. H. Nininger, of the Colorado |Museum of Natural History. One m the letters of M. B. Har- bellows”—a; | closeup of a meteor about to strike ne earth. | | (By Associated Press) H | WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Cit. ling that the intent of the Recovery | Act was to increase employment, Administrator Hugh Johnson said | today that no retailer could stag-! ger employee hours, enforce rest} “ bi ‘ i periods, or shorten hours of store |Tison written in 1846 in Little {operation without defeating the, ape near areca Ark. a urpose of the codes. | “On going out from dinner,” he r His emphatic assertion immed-| Wrote, “I met a man in my door} jiately took a place among the most | vari d who was much alarmed at: ‘significant yet to come from the | the sound of a distant cannon, Folee in view of constant reports|as he supposed, proceeding from as to recourses for getting around [a nor thwesterly direction. On the the codes and yet displaying the Eee: day I visited a place 20 | Blue Eagle. miles east of this, where the peo-! Johnson insisted that while an) |ple spoke not only of hearing the agreement signed by retail stores same noise. but of seeing a body; jand groceties provided that nojjike a blazing churn pass through! store, open less than fifty-two|the heavens in a southwesterly di-| hours a week before July 1, could vection? reduce store hours at all. Intent | was that hours of operation should not be curtailed in any way. “That agreement is a solemn covenant and its purpose is ex-| plicit,” Johnson said. RECOVERY ACT DISCUSSED BY -MANY CITIZENS ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING IS HELD AT COURT HOUSE; “They compared its size and{ LAST EVENING; MAYOR means to those of a blacksmith’s ‘yare closeup Descriptions Vary The meteor proved to be a stone| weighing about 50 pounds. — Its; surface bore a dark crust the; jthickness of wrapping paper, evi-' dently the portion which had been! heated to flaming temperature. Other observers of this same meteor were quoted as saving that: their “attention was suddenly ar-| rested by a rushing sound, pro- ceeding from a dark-colored body, { which was moving horizontelly through the air, apparently only 400 feet above the tops of the: trees. No ‘Blazing Churns’ In Perseids The Kev West Citen ———— KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1 seccoccce| | METEOR fA PATH | fnesuca | METEOR APPROACHING EARTH | { i BEGINS BURN HERE kimir | Astronomers training their telescopes on the skies for the Perseid meteor showers, August 11, expect none to hit the earth as some meteors have done—described by observers as a “blazing churn.” A meteor path and nebula, and a section of meteor acid- etched to show its crystal structure appear above. Meteors do not begin to burn until coming within 70 miles of the earth, due to absenee of sufficient air to pro duce friction. | wood, has been passed right back! te him in the form of a $500,000; ‘KEY | RESIDE 933. Machado To End Cuba’ IN HEAVY SUIT, IS NEAR AT HAND (By Associated Press) MIAMI, Aug. 9.—General Mario Menocal, former Cuban $500,000 SUIT ENTERED BY} WINCHELL; JOLSON HIT) COLUMNIST BECAUSE OF} president and leader of the opposition to the government SUPPOSED SLANDER \ of President Machado, today predicted a climax in the is- land republic affairs “within 48 to 72 hours.” He prophesicd within that period the American govern- ment would publicly renounce Machado, or this no. material. izing an armed revolt would break out ir. every province of the island. Cae Sale! GSIOEII IIS s NTS CHARGED WITH INCITING RIOT) (iy Associated Peexs) \ NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—The pass Al Jolson made at Walter Win-| chell, two w jsuit for damages. Winchell, Broadway gossip | columnist, said today the singing | comedian was served with a for-| the When| and where the suit will be heard,| FELTON FAMILY AND FRANK- “That's mal notice of suit. Winchell doesn’t know. STATE COMPTROLLER CITES: STATUS OF FUTCH MEASURE =: Frank Ladd, tax collector, who edi in hones local laws to the con- partially enveloped .in-. smoke, | ous attending” @ ‘theeting™ of ‘tax’ trary notwithstanding. | Tax collectors are hereby given collectors in Jacksonville to dis-| an opportunity fo be of ceal serv: cuss with the attorney general and | ice to the people and if they do the state comptroller the provi-/ their best in this connection will be sions of the Futch Bill, returned) able, it is thought, to put the yesterday. state over with an _ excellent Diseussing the situation with | Collection of 1932 taxes. The plan A | bellows, moving with the large end LONE GIVES, EXPLANATION ‘ | Key West citizens in the court! {room of the county court house last night heard Mayor William | An enthusiastic assemblage of |“ foremost. A bright light’ or blaze; was observed to hover around the! vpipe extremity’ of the ma: vibrated up and down} ithrouigh the space of a few igche: |A streak of bright light 100 yards in length followed the blaze.” |The Citizen, Mr. Ladd said the ‘Futch Bill is one with which every taxpayer in the state should be- come thoroughly familiar. The supreme court has sustain- | {ed the bill and constructed it, and ithe attorney general has rendered! | individuals from increased tax bur- enables the people to pay prior delinquencies with bonds that may be purchased at a reduced rate, thus saving both the state and the | dens and further Sea ak | In-'g i received went to, the Coroner Officio! heart being hardened and} Only Surface Burns y Only the surface of meteors Act... j>burns in the friction of the! Mr. Malone has been appointed | atmosphere. When small like the by Hugh S. Johnson, administra- | Perseic ds meteors they are com- } tor of the National Recovery Act] pletely consumed while in the air. | program to handle matters in Key|But the big ones may strike the! West, and push the proposition|earth with their centers scarcely! involved to a successful issue. heated by the surface incan- The meeting was called by the|descence. They are of every con-| mayor through letter: reivable shape and size, up to iness men of the city and the r sponse qwas gratifying in every way. All present at the gather. ing listened interestedly to the ex- position of the problems involved and agreed to make every effort to make the drive in Key West ae- cording to the program evolved in land sent out from Washington. ! Election of the commanding of- ficer known as general was held and Mr. Malone elected. Mrs. Wm. R. Warren was appointed lieuten- ant general, in charge of three di-. tvisions. Leo Warren was made {a colonel of the sales army, and jmanager of that division, E. H. wa: pointed to a conare jand is in charge of the public jeonunittee with four bureaus, Six teams with eight workers in each are to be appointed. Each team will be headed by a captain ; These and other matters will be taken up at future meetings of the organization. | SWISS WATCHMAKING SHOWS PICK UP NOW, «Ry Agsectated Press) BERNE, August 9.—Wateh making, Switzerland’s nation dustry, has showed its first prevement in thre " pieces valued at $5 H. Malone expiain the tions of the National Usually ‘these big meteors are seen only as balls of fire. be- ise their brilliance obliterates details of shape. Mr. Nininger found one description stating that the “head of the meteor at the forward part of it was a bright, deep red, with flashes of vellow-! green, and other prismatic colors.” The fragments from a_ daylight imeteor which exploded in the air were described by one observe as resembling Bosuace. seca blackbird ITALIAN ARMADA PLANE OVERTURNS ONE KILLED AND THREE HURT; ACCIDENT IN TAKEOFF | (Ry Assoctated Press) HORTA, Azores, Aug. 9.—One Italian aviator died and three others were hurt today when a plane overturned during the takeoff of General Balbo’s seaplane squad- ron for Lisbon, Portugal rs. because of |“ " STRAND THEATER artic Ruggles-Phil Harris MELODY CRUISE Foster-Zita Johann THE MAN WHO DARED Matinee: Balcony t0c; Orches- 15-20c; Night 15-25< BABY FOODS New shipment of all kinds just received. FINE FOR BABY! GARDNER’S PHARMACY Phone 177 Free Delivery ‘ n Prestor nm jof the jtime ail AIMEE AND HUBBY MAY DROP DIVORCE AFTER CONSULTATION TO. GETHER, EMERGE WITH BEAMING FACES an opinion as to the administration ' j of the law, based on the action of the high court. Ina letter, the state comptroller cites as follows: All lands subject to taxation, in- cluding lands against which there is a tax sale certificate, must be sold for taxes for the year 1932 unless such taxes have been paid. If taxes are paid for the year; 1932 for lands against which there | are outstanding a state owned tax certificate more than two years old, the owner of said lands may Oba ch mmeeeee redeem county and other taxing); LOS AINGELES, Press) Aug. 9.—| i all up to my attorneys,” he said.| i actor and columnist mixed; ‘at the aE ope Haleeal outdoor Fight; | Thomas Felton, Merrill Felton, Harold Felton, Maurice Felton, ia Berlin Felton, Emerson Felton and \Franklin Carey, dwellers on the heard keys, will be given preliminary flected on his actress-wife, Ruby hearings this week on charges of Keeler, and himself. Winchell inciting to riot. denied the picture was about Mr./ | Afterward, Jolson! punched ‘inchell in re- taliation fer writing a scenario, which he re- The. charges. are brought “by Deputy Sheriff C. O. Garrett, at | Rock Harbor, who claims that his life is in danger and that he had | been attacked by the men against }whom the charges are lodged. The trouble started Saturday. ! That eveni ‘g the deputy telephon- ed for Sheriff. Karl Thompson who jle ft Sunday morning. Arriving he |found the situation tense, and| | phoned for his chief deputy, Clem-| Regular meeting of the board of ents Jaycocks. county commissioners will be held!, M¥- oeks left Mdnday thorn: ing and found the situation grave tonight 8 o'clock-in the office of | enough to warrant the men, charg- the'ed by Mr. Garrett with inciting {riot, to be pluced under arrest. Bonds for the prisoners were fur- nished and the matter — will and Mrs. Jolson. COUNTY BOARD \Clerk Ross C. Sawyer, in |county court house. Matters relative to the budget: for 1933 are to be discussed.! heard in the office of Justice of Members of the county schoo! the Peace Rogelio Gomez. | board are requested to be present’ Sheriff Thompson ard Chief ‘to discuss matters connected with! Deputy Jaycecks returned to K the budget. | West over the highway last night, | Economic League Abandons- district certificates with county Or Frierds of district bonds as outlined in the opinion of the attorney general, all; state tates to be paid in cash If the taxes for the year 1932 are not paid prior to sale, such| filed a suit for divorce said the lands when sold and tax certificate! issued thereon for the year 1932|*W° may become reconciled. will be precluded from the bene-! fits to be derived by the provisions | Futeh Bill. If a tax collector has advertis- Aimee Semple Me- Pherson Hutton, evangelist, ' husband, David Hutton, Jr., w! sel after an interview in Private dining room of a hotel,! ted a tax sale to be held on August. tax collectors are instructed to | but they emerged to the gaze of | It is 1; ‘hold the sale as advertised. recommended that the sale i tinue from day to day, giving wide spread publicity to the fact that unless 1932 taxes are paid before the sale is held and certi ite is- ued, the fee owner of such lands be deprived of the benefits provided by the Futch Bill. By continuing such sales taxpayers will be given an opportunity take advantage of = benefits that will be wholly lost when the sale is completed. The sale will be continued to the first Monday I curious onlookers, beaming. Jerome Mayo, Hutton’s lawye said “prospects very bright foe: reconciliation.” URGE MADE FOR to in October at certificate MILLAGE RATE FOR NEXT YEAR is wi : ys z Sg (My Asscetated Press) rere ap TALLAHASSER, Aug. went years m ore the sak 2; See patriotic tax collectors’ offices taxes as a means of a low millage rate seen advertived ers today to “join in a fex the rule day in same prov Septe the | march” a t dd pay ng ab ¢ people pay their 1932 in having 1 help The pair kept their own coun-} the} TAX PAYMENTS IDEA IS TO HELP BRING LOW Florida appealed to property own-| | “Plan To Have New Charter | a i za | { | | The new city charter drawn up the Hon. i , Te fused to pass a referendum call- ing for a speci jal election in uly even in in- this earn i Economie nd sponsored by the | League of Key West, will not be ubjected to a referendum of the ers of Key West at sistence the of part league, and contrary to t the city lection in November. ei | This was decided at a meeting aa lef the | which was attended by practically | the fall membership. The action was taken when the bedy una: mously voted to accept the follow- resolution: organization last night, Whereas, The referendum that . represents charter s league net become is adopt ei by a ed electors a majority n the elec Whereas, The Economic League t of Key West is « tted to t task of giving the city f K. West a better and more econom f of government t ugh the adoption of a new charter, and Whereas, Application was to the representatives of county in the recent session the legislature for the passage of an act giving the voters o! the city an opportunity to pass upon a jsuggested charter at « special ferendam election te be held ix that the voters contains men and wo- are that adequate legal av. to have these namer re- es an not made, the of from the qualified or to secure a new registration; m Whereas, It ale appears thet there are so many these non voters on the qual sanke it impossit jority for the pre ter: and Whereas, (Comtinged list as to poll = ma- new char fied posed sod ive of * on Page Four) i Monroe county in the lowe LIN CAREY DEFENDANTS IN) CASE; CHARGES FILED BY! DEPUTY SHERIFF GARRETT; be} Submitted To Referendum’ n, ticipants in the con! PRICE FIVE CENTS — Government Leaders Confer With a’s Turmoil Conference , Was To De- cide’ Whether Chief Ex- ecutive Should Step From Office (Ry Associated Press) HYDE PARK, N. Y., Aug. 9.—Inuminent action iby President Roosevelt in ithe Cuban crisis appeared ‘in prospect with the arriy- al of a special report, brought here by plane from Washington. Complete mystery sur- ‘rounded the airplane mes- \sage. It was taken to the summer White House by | secret service men and im- mediately given to the president. There is also junconfirmed reports that the Cuban ambassador jwas enroute here. Roosevelt is giving the closest attention to the critical Cuban situation and is determined to mH peace andiorder to the is- land republic. The president has been dealing through Ambassa- dor Welles in mediating the Guban trouble. It is }understood the special re- port brought here, by plane came from Welles. SECRETARY OF STATE ATTENDS HAVANA, Aug. 9.—Prin- lcipal government leaders |held an important confer- { { | ee | | : lence with President Machado tat the presidential palace to- jday, apparently to decide whether the chief executive | hould relinquish his post to | put an end to Cuba's poli- | tical turmoil and bloodshed. While the conference was jin session, hundreds of per- sons lined the seawall 'pecting the arrival of United States ships, which according to reports that ‘were not confirmed, were off the capita] last night. Among outstanding par- conference was Orestes Ferrara, secre- tary of state, who arrived by plane from the United States. He declined to make a statement. ex- two NO PLANS FOR INTERVENTION WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-—~Con fronted with President Machado’s refusal to resign im the interests of peace im Cuba, state department exprented mediation may yet effect settlement among the Warring elements in the is land. A plan aabmitted to Machado by Ambassador Sumner Welles which i provided for the president to take a vacation for the remainder of his term, and make way for the ltecretary of state to take over executive powers, did not meet (Continued on Page Four).