The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 11, 1933, Page 1

— WOMAN BOOSTS KEY WEST In a letter praising Key West and its wonderful clim- ate, Mrs. Louise of Jackson, a subscription for The Citi- zen. Mrs. Leak writes “I thought of you folks the other day when high winds were headed your ‘way. | hope no damage was done. Havn’t been warm since I left Key West several years ago. I had rether live “im Key West than any other _. sity in. the world.” The writer, evidently . con- ‘jeoming to Key - West.st an early date as ques-. Telons are asked concerning ho- tourist season begins. . | Br jated Press) CHESTERTON, Ind., Oct. 11.—Scattered bits of a giant plane, with one of its mas- sive wheels hung suspended from a tree was all that re- 4 in flames last night near here probably will never be known, but ‘witnesses said | THOSE ENDORSED BY ORGAN. A few minutes before, IZATION GIVE ADDRESSES : while over Liberty, Indiana,| IN REGARD TO CANDIDACY neo as officials ‘said the| FOR VARIOUS POSITIONS wit and is meetings since its inception was | by ‘the Economic League last the = government that. will be n\administered by them, when and ~ lif elected, was analyzed, and elab- on. in’ detail, * Plans for an intensive campaign ‘among the voters were discussed '|voter in the city and explain the "andes, The other dead in-|aims and hopes of the league. All of the candidates are con- fident that. with the proper con- centrated efforts on the part of the membership, with every one working all the time to imbue the voters of Key West with the idea that is dominant in the organiza- tion, better government and law , }enforeement, success is assured. . Public meetings are to be held ..tin the park at which speakers will explain the \plewgue and the methods to be 4used to bring about a realization aspirations . of, the of these hopes. Qn motion, it was unanimously YOUNG MAN INJURED IN AC. CIDENT NOW HAS CHANCE TO LIVE Henry Perez, young man, who was injured in an automobile ac- tient on the ith yesterday morning, has not & 2egained consciousness, learned at the hospital this boulevard early yet: was} after- it Reon, However, movements of his} hands, apparent efforts to open his eyes and other signs are said to indicate a slow return to men- card./tal activity. A visitor at the hospital stated | Strand — “Three — Cornered ito The Citizen that Dr. W. C. Moon” and “Fast Life.” Galey said the injured man had a chance to live. BIG DANCE TONIGHT From 9:30 Till? CORAL ISLE CASINO — Music by Chester Brownagle and the Gondoliers of Miami Beach Gents $1.00 (tax included) Ladies Free NOT ALTOGETHER ilard, a war veteran employed at arm, leg, a glass eye, false teeth, a silver nose and a large silver plate in his skull. FOR PROJECTS IN ONE AND A HALF MILLION FOR BRIDGE ACROSS APA- LACHICOLA BAY, FLA. (By Aasoeinted Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.— The public works administra- tion today $25,000,000 to twenty-seven non-federal projects 19 states which , officials said would provide 176,000 men a month's quick employment. . Included in the, allotments... allotted nearly in was $1,500,000 for a bridge .|; across Apalachicola Bay, Flor- ida. pe OF “MACHINE UN’ KELLY TAKES STAND AT HEARING CLAIMS THAT SHE PLEADED WITH HUSBAND c TO ‘RE- LEASE URSCHEL HELD CaP. TIVE AT TEXAS. FARM (By Associated Press) { OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 11. Flashing a pres o Kath-| llivs-tesn: Lae aw a the state ic trial. for the Charles F. Urschel kid-| naping conspiracy that ‘she was an unwilling dupe of ‘her. gangster husband, “He threatened me—told me to, go back home—that: it was none| of my business,” the slim woman, dressed in fashionable black, told the jury as ‘she claimed she told, she “pleaded with Mr. Kelly to; release «that man,” while Urschel was held a captive-at a Paradise, Texas, farm of her mother and step-fathe NO LIBERTY FOR LONE FOLLOWING. REQUEST! MADE IN THIS CONNECTION No liberty is to be granted the officers and enlisted personnel of the U. S..S. New Mexico ‘at this time. There is a) possibility that at some later date this will be done. When it was learned the bat- tleship was in these waters, May- or Wm. H. Malone extended an invitation by radio to officers and men to come to Key West and enjoy a liberty. Captain. D. A. Weaver, ‘com- manding the vessel, replied under jdate of October 8, as follows: } } } ' * NANTES, France.—Pierre Dro-/ a bank in this city has an artificial | i U.S. 8. New Mexico, my sincere regrets that the operating schedule of the New Mexico does not permit a visit te your city. at this time. Af {precipitated a KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1938. Sleeping Sickness Or Pardon? | Every Mosquito Bite Chance At Brevi For Convict Salita PS Ceevevcece OF 10. Mississippi_prisoners. submitting to sleeping sickness experiments in (above) at the Parchman prison farm, three are shown here with Dr. W. (extréme right), prison si iso taking the test to determine whether mosquitoes carry sleeping sickness. They are Cleft to ri cht) Harry Bowen, Robert Ricks and hie ae Childers. Executive clemency is their: promised reward. ‘an. isolated building Monroe. County Votes 15 To 1 For Repeal; Eighty Five Dry B Ballots Cast Candidates “tor repeal whelmingly defeated the ‘pealists in the (By Associated Press) JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 11.—Aj | desperate game of chance, with | } their pardon a possible stake, is} \ deciding the fate of 10 convicts sickness. ning their way at the end of the| tirst week, It was then that exami- nation. disclosed no symptoms of over- pon ae Harbor, Marathon and’ Isla- the disease in the men who had al- autivre-‘morada are yet to be heard from. election’ held{ The vote from these precinc who submitted themselves for tests! In discover the cause ‘of ' sleeping | The cards of the game were von-| MEMBERS OF ‘Ct OF ‘CON ' For 58 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Florida Votes ~» Wet CLAIMED CUBAN STUDENTS WILL LAY DOWN ARMS DEFINITE ASSURANCE GIVEN By Associated Press) TO THIS END BY RUBEN DE JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 11. LEON, LEADER OF MILITANT|—Repeal’s smashing victory STUDENT DIRECTORY in yesterday's referendum on the Bighteenth amend- ment today reached a ma- jority of nearly 65,000 votes, or more than four to one, with the ballot. tabulated from three-fourths of the state’s precincts. Returns from 957 pre- cincts gave repeal 85,853 and anti-repeal 20,909. Repealists Lead More Than Ten To One In Some In- stances During Wet-Dry Contest (By Associated Press) HAVANA, Oct. 11. —Definite assurance that. students. will “lay down arms and pick up books,”’ was given today by Ruben de Leon, lead- er of Cuba's militant student directory. Thus it appeared the armed youths are giving ground to their oft-stat- ed determination to have a hand in the gov- ernment of the strife- torn island. |LAnGS MAJORITY jIN SOME PRECINCTS JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 11. —Returns from 878 Florida precinct of a total of 1272 from yesterday's repeal elec- tion showed wets maintain- ing more than a four to one majority in total of slightly GAME’ REPORTED |=<re ts 100,000. votes lowed. themselves to be bitten ve- peatedly by, mosquitoes which Pre. pene by “had ian monkeys in- oculated with the virus of encep- ; halitis—sleeping sickness. The. main’ objective is to deter-} mine whether mosquitoes are car- ‘riers of the disease. a brought in this afternoon, ig"expeeted, atid the opinion of jdority of. more than: four to one, officials is that it will add to the In all other sections of the state; For Repeal majority. the returns show the wet ticket} As the count now stands the ‘to have assumed, naturally, the/vote shows a 9 to 1 victory for proportions of a flood. In Mon-|the repealists if the 85 against hat te. -WORKING AGAIN)“. The tabulation pottit showed 82,99) SCHEME OF CHANGING Mon.| Peal and 19,847 against. EY IS ONE OF OPERATIONS;| N° county showed drys toe county the flood became a del-| repeal is added to the unpledged juge. }53 votes. Eliminating the un- While the vote is incomplete, | pledged, vote and considering only “the seven precincts in the city|those Against Repeal, the majority show 1,299 for repeal, 85 against|is 15 to 1. Yepeal and 53 unpledged. Three} The complete vote by preciticts | precincts, with polling places atlin Key West is shown below: For Repeal Against Precinct Repeal Unpledged Total And shotild ill fate befall convicts. the same David, surgeon of the sanction and health’ mitted to the test. The 10 men selected from the} the misfortune] might be shared by Dr, W. P. Mc- Parchman! state prison farm, who, with the! Gov. Sennett Conner! artists are at work and among the authorities, also. sub-! first 40 who volunteered ‘have been No. 1 No. 2 No. No. No. No. 95 135 154 185 208 327 195 1 9 15 23 6 17 14 85 making the best of their isolation | by passing the time playing cards| and other games. j Dr. MeDavid, ‘who does not be-! lieve that mosquitoes transmit the | disease, doubts that the men will) feel any ill effects. Governor*Conner did not prom-) ise. immediate” release for the! volunteers, in case they do not be-! come afflicted. .He merely said) 0 96 8 152 8 177 13 221 4 218 350 223 1437 6 14 53 OFFICIAL OF RAILWAY co, endings and in big city coun- ISSUES WARNING } les repealists led. more than ten to one in some: fnktances. CUBAN COLONY OBSERVESITS ANNUAL EVENT “EL GRITO DE YARA” Fit- TINGLY CELEBRATED YES- TERDAY. WITH APPROPRI- ATE EXERCISES Again the old “con game” organizations to become {cognizant of the workings of the Tgame is the Florida East Coast / Railway. A. L. Pooser, superintendent, F. E. C., advises all ticket agents jand baggage masters of the man- ner in which they may be made | victims and exposes the modus operandi being used. The male of the duet of crooks :eomes to the window or the countt- ler and gets change for a $20 bill. October 10, “El Grito de Yara,” was fittingly celebyated yester- U.S.DESTROYER ° FROM CUBA TRIP REV. D. CROWLEY SAID TO} OVERTON ARRIVES IN PORT HAVE SHOT AGED JANITOR YESTERDAY AND AFTER STOP HERE RETURNED TO DURING CHURCH DISTURB-| ANCE IN JONESBORO CUBAN WATERS (By Associated Press) The U. S. Destroyer Talbot has JONESBORO, Ark., Oct. 11- —|yeturned from patrol duty off the Charge of first © degree murder) Cuban coast and was berthed at was filed today against Rev. Dale|+he naval station this morning tak- Crowley after the death of J. W. ling on oil. MeMurdro, aged janitor, who was Arriving in port yesterday was) shot by the minister late yesterday /1,. U.S. S. Destroyer Overton. at the Jonesboro Baptist taber-| after a brief stay the ship sailed nacle, the scene of intermittent jagain for the Cuban coast. disturbances for several months. | Ships in the harbor this morn- MeMurdro, who was shot three} ling were U. S. Destroyers Talbot times in what he declared was! Land Sturtevant, C Guard De- “cold blood” and what the minis-' stroyers Wainwright, at the Por- ter said was self defense, died to-/tar Dock, Semmes, Wood, Hern- day. don and Upshur; Cutters Tus- Crowley, who surrendered im-i-arora and Saukes, mediately after the shooting whic! marked his return to the taber-; “all those who go through with the} testis will bé rewarded with execu-|He walks out and is not sedn tive clemency.” But associates | again. believed full pardons for all met Shortly afterwards be given: jeomes along and asks for change ULRIC GWYNN OUT [Sa Ot ot 430. Sas see FOR RE-ELECTIO ja few minutes returns and states ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR She has not received enough imoney in exchange for .the bill COUNCILMAN IN THE CITIZEN TODAY i tendered. Asked why not, she replies she ve a $20 bill and only re d jchange for a $5 or $10 according to the bill she proffered. She elab- orates on the story and is sure she jean describe the bill as she wrote a telephone number on it. | She tells the number of the Councilman Ulric Gwynn an- phone and when the courteous nounces his candidacy for re-elec-'clerk, agent or salesman looks tion in The Citizen today and so-'among his cash, he finds the bill \licits. the support of those who'and the number as described. have followed his attitude during Apologizing, he gives the balance the past as councilman. of the money. Mr. Gwynn is proud of the words' That evening he checks up on of commendation. that have been his cash and finds his shortage, spoken of him by his host of siete he never finds the man and friends and feels justified in ask- wi ing the electors of the city to act on election day, November 14, in accordance with their views on his record during his terms of of- COUNTY BOARD day by Cuban societies of the city in conjunction with local organi- zations. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a parade, participated in by Boy Scouts, members of the American - Legion, pupils of Sen Carlos In- stitute and other organizations formed in front of San Carlos. From there they went to the cemetery where addresses were made at the Maine plot and thet {of the heroes of Cubsn historical conflicts, Wreaths were placed on the monuments marking these sacred grounds, At night in the. Sen Carlos theatre an elaborate program of readings, musical numbers, both vocal and instrumental, was pre- sented. Several stirring addresses were made by well known orators. Principal speakers were Mayor Wm. H. Malone, whose address was in English, and Jose Marquez, im Spanish. \SICK MAN TAKEN | OFF SHIP TODAY J FLORIDA TAKES a has, he says, been assured | m appreciative vote and on this! pati places bie name before) the citizenry requesting their sap-| T peat in the campaign. i= amiecnensin STRAND THEATER nacle to take charge as. legal pas-/ tor under a court order, was in! in another city for same 61 PASSENGERS Crowley, whose dispute with/ Rev. Joe Jeffers, militant evan-| The steamer Florida, of the P. gelist and the latter’s followers ov- and O, S. S. company, sailed yes-| er the pastorate of the tabernacle terday afternoon for Havana with | series of dixturb-'61 passengers, 111 sacks of mail; ances that led recently to the two tons of freight and two auto-! padlocking of the huge church | mobiles. building, said he shot McMurdro, Ferry Parrott arrived yesterday | after the latter had fired at him.jafternoon with mail and leaded) McMurdro denied firing a shot. ears from Havana. FAST LIFE Chiek Sale-Jackie Searle in DANGEROUS CROSSROADS Matinee: 10¢; Orches-| i] te, 18-200; 18-28 William Haines-Madge Evans in is received s menage today from the steamship Watertown of The second regular meeting of|the City Service Transportation ithe board of county commissioners! Company Line, stating that BR. C. for October is scheduled for to-|Foege needed medical attention. night, 8 o'clock in the office of} The launch from the Semmes at Clerk Rom C. Sawyer. j this port was sent out and brought Other than routine matters the | the man ashore, who was placed only irsportant matter to come upjin the Marine Hospital for treat- for consideration will be the|ment. He was suffering from a canvass of the results of the elec-jhigh fever. tien on the prohibition question} The Watertown is enroute from held yesterday. New York te Port Arthur, Texan