The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 4, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV, No. 262. Generally’ Believed Vote On Repeal Will Be Clase Tn North Carolina Mainly Wets Predict Victory In Six States While’ Drys Refuse To Concede Any Loss — (By Associated Press) Art. of electioneering on the national prohibition issue rose to a new high level to- day as claims of repealists that victory, was certain in six states were attacked’ by dry leaders who. predicted defeats of wets in at least four of the commonwealths. _ Dry forces in both Caro- linas met claims. of ‘victory by repealists with the asser- tion “we concede nothing.” It was generally accepted the result would be close, es- pecially in North Carolina. Ohio. anti-repealists also claimed heavy fighting ma-| chines, while the wet. forces again predicted the outcome would show the “same. con- fidence ‘and faith of leader- ship of Roosevelt that they, did last September.” Utah, “Pennsylvania and Ohio. . Three states. would tear the Eighteenth Amend- ment from the constitution if @ repeal vote is recorded. PUNCH CARDS FOR FARMERS NOW PLANNED COVER MARKETING OF BEEF, CATTLE, HOGS, CORN, WHEAT AND DAIRY PRO-! DUCTS IN ARRANGEMENT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 4,—The farmer would have a produce card with places to punch before miar- keting beef, cattle, wheat and dairy products under price-fixing in a farm regimenta- hogs, corn, tion plan of five mid-west gover- nors. : 2 The card would be given each farmer showing the quota he could sell_of each commodity. If the farmer had 100 hogs and his quota for the year was sixty, he would have to dispose of the other 40 in his own way. Milk presents a more serious problem as both weight and but- terfat content would have to be reckoned with. Cards in this case might include two places for punching. 3 IN PORT TODAY CUTTER GRESHAM COMES IN AFTER TRIP TO MIAMI WATERS _ The Coast Guard Destroyer ‘} Badger arrived in port. this morn- WALKING WITH’ INDIAN “WHO WAS ALSO KILLED (By Associated Press) JERUSALEM, Nov. DIES THIS MORNING AT RESI. DENCE, OF DAUGHTER, " MRS, R. PINDER Mrs. Elizabeh Knowles died this morning, 2:15. 0’clock, at the resi- dence of her daughter, Mrs. Rob- ert Pinder, 1106 Angela street. Funeral services ‘will be held to- morrow afternbon from ‘the resi- dence to Ley’ ‘Memorial church, Rev. W. W. Robitis, officiating. Mrs. Knowles* ‘fs “survived by three daughters,’ Mrs, William, » Cates, Mrs. Robert” Pinder and Mrs. Herman’ Sands, Two ‘sens, Gladstone and Birchernold Knowles, one brother, Elijah Char- low; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild, MEET OUR AUTO REPAIR EXPERTS-—— ARCHIE MORENO HAMILTON WILLIAMS All repairs saper. vised by Lou Smith. White and Catherine Phone 522 ing from the Cuban coast where she had been on patrol duty. The Gutter. Gresham also came in port this morning from a brief stay at Miami. Other ships in the harbor are the U. S. Destroyer Claxton, Coast Guard Destroyers Wainwright and Herndon, at the Porter Dock, Sem- mes, Wood, Hunt and Wilkes. Cut- ter Saukee and Patrol Boa! Dex- ter, making a total of 11 ships. It-is understood that most of the vessels will sail Monday), and Tuesday for northern bases. \ © GOING ON TRIP TO JOIN ERNEST. HEMING- WAY WHO HAS OUTLIN. ED TRIP TO AFRICA Charles Thompson, well known hardware merchant of Key West, will leave over the East Coast this Afternoon for a short stay in New York City. There Mr. Thompson will take passage for France where he will meet Ernest Hemingway and in company with this noted writer and hunter, go to Africa. It is the intention of Messrs. Hemingway and Thompson to re- main in Africa for several months im a search for big ganie in the wilds of that country. The particu- tar aim of the hunters,are lions, elephants and tigers. Mi HARRY BALDWIN HERE ON VISIT Rarry Baldwin, first assistant For 563 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West COUNCIL HEARS ] ¥ 18) COMMUNICATION INVITING OFFICIALS TO PARTICIPATE IN ARMISTICE DAY PARADE READ LAST NIGHT 4 A communication from ‘P. Ber- nard Roberts, chairman of the Armistice Day econimittee of the American Legion Post was tead at the regular meeting of the city council last night . inviting that body to participate in the parade and other festivities to be held in celebration of thé Armistice Day event. The invitation was accepted with the understanding. -that the council and all other city officials would attend. patie 89> in A letter was read from William an of local Emergency” Relief’ Council, informing the council’ that its re- quest to have reliéf workers car- ry on work in repairs to be made at the city’s dock at the foot of jimonton street, had been ap- ‘proved in advices received from headquarters. The council some time ago took this matter up. with Mr. Demeritt, and the issue had been held in abeyance in the meantime awaiting a reply from the officials at Tal- lahassee as to whether this would be permitted in connection with the relief body’s regulations. Material for repairing the dock will be furnished by the council, with the relief forces to perform the work, which it was said, would get under way in a short time. The matter of lighting the White Way a short time ago at which time there were over 5,000 visitors here from Miami and oth- er points up the East Coast was brought before the meeting. It was shown that-..anj amount of $11.75 was colletted from the va- rious merchants toward paying for same, with the council going good for the remainder of the amount. The total cost for turning on the system at the time mentioned was $30. Officers’ reports were read and accepted, while the current — bills were also read ahd approved with the understanding that they will be paid when the necessary funds become available, ; B. PEREZ HELD —. _KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER :4, 1933. Gay'Memories Of Russian Embassy Ford Claims He Has’Not Stirred Anew By Recognition Falk} Violated Provisions Of Code Law lh Operations i For 16 years the million-dollar Russian embassy in Washington has stood vacant, its colorful life tinder the czar only a memory. Mme. I. until the revolution, recails its flashing crowds and ceremon: another of the trio remembering the former splendor of legation and embassy life. attac! (right) By SIGRID ARNE (My Aswocinted Yrexn) WIASHINGTON, Nov. 4. three persons remain in Washing- ton who took part in official life Jas members of the diplomatic jeorps representing the Russian ezar’s government. s-And. now, as-Washington...and ! Mostow: prepare for. conversations {looking to possible resumption of j Serene relations, these three }remember the days when brilliant Cossack uniforms flashed in the) crowds at the early legation build- ing, and. later at the magnificent embassy which the Czar’s govern- ,ment bought in 1913. That build- jing has stood for 16 years now, &, vacant and silent reminder of a changing world. ' Trio Recalls Its Glorie: Two of the three whe the diplomatic life here under the Czar are Capt. and Mme. I. E. Mishtowt. Only! WILL RENOUNCE GREECE TREATY |BROUGHT ABOUT AS RESULT OF REFUSAL TO EXTRA- DITE INSULL (By Assoctated Press) WASHINGTON, Now. 4. The government was under- stood today to be contemplat- ing instructing its minister at Athens to renounce the ex- tradition treaty with Greece as a result of two fail 3 to extradite Samuel Insull. WORLD PRICE OF GOLD IS LOWER RFC QUOTATION FOR NEWLY MINED METAL GOES TO NEW HIGH LEVEL E. Mishtowt (left), whose hcesband was a Russian naval Col. in-waiting to the Empress Alexaa- chosen to live next door to the dra, Her two most prized posses-|vacant embassy, at the Racquet (Hy Associnted Press) sions are a picture of the Grand;club.’ And oddly, too, he never WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—The | Duchess Elizabeth and the spark-|has been inside it, as he was in world price of gold was lower to- eae! bar-pin of diamonds given her, Europe during the years it was be- day, but the RFC quotation for {by the empress when she was nam-|ing used. j ed to the cour | Opened With Ceremonies | "¢Wly mined metal here went on Colonel Greger, although he has} But Mme. Mishtowt remembers i. a new high, while dispatches ‘been honored by 28 decorations for} the “Te Deum” ceremony when the] from abroad’ indicated the day is brilliant.career as a soldier and } embassy'-was: opeiied and»blessed, saw WO purchases in the ‘bullion diplomat, treasures above all else} custom observed by the old Rus-| rarket thére for the American his Cross of St. George. The cross\sians whenever they moved into a government. if was given to a very few people/new home. Just the embassy The London figure fell over- by the Czar for extreme bravery.}“family” was. present as a Russian night from the equivalent of Runs Little Dress Shop orthodox priest went from one to $32.26 an ounce to $32.08, | Mme. Mishtowt has met the\another of the 64 rooms blessing] But following the policy of con- |years since 1917 by opening a lit-|the house. She also remembers| stantly increasitig domestic figure, ‘tle dress shop here. Her husband|the two dinners given weekly by! administration officials raised it has gone into business. They have/the czar’s ambassador, George| from $32.57 to $32.67 today. become American citizens. | Bakhmeteff. There were always 22 | Col. Greger, also an American} people invited. jcitizen, saw his family fortunes! The impressive building was wiped out and their palace in}erected 30 years ago by Mrs. the mea confiscated. He be-!George M. Pullman, wife of the ;gan his new life by teaching lan-/ builder of railroad coaches, but she guages in Baltimore. Now he} never lived in it. Then John Hays Large Assembla The captain was naval attache here’ holds a position with the United when the czarist government fell.| States tariff commission. The*third is Col. Alexander Greg-; When General Joffre, of France, er,,secretary at the Russian lega-' passed through Baltimore, he met tion here 40 years ago. ;the former Russian diplomat, Mme. Mishtowt, as a girl in;whom he had known in Paris dur- “Petersburg,” as she still calls the ing the world war. Russian capital, was named lady-' Oddly enough, the colonel ON CHARGES OF DEFENDANT 1S. ORDERED AR-: j has’ Hammond, the famous engineer, bought. it and he never lived in it. The czar’s governnient’ bought it and expanded it until it was valued at $1,000,000. But in 1917 the czar’s ambassador ‘left to live in New York, where-he died. | ‘Park Rally CONDITION OF PRICE FIVE CENTS Action Recalls Declaration Made. By Company Of- ficials In Matter Many Weeks ‘Ago by ‘Asaoctated Prose) DETROIT, Nov. 4—The Ford Motor Company today was represented as'believing it isin no. way. violating: pro- visions of the national recov- ery act in its ‘announced plan of laying off workmen seven days to come within. the 35- hour week’ provisions of the codes 4 The Ford” announcement recalled, the company’s de- claration many. weeks ago that “to liye up to the code we would have to-live down to it.” CONSIDERED EXCEPTION : WASHINGTON, Nov. 4: —Administrator Johnson in a formal statement on the Ford Company's proposed lay-off, said he assumed this was be- ing done becduse Ford pro- duction had fallen off; but that if the manufacturer wants to give work to these men, “we will, be glad to consider it an exceptid: the code...» a ) ge Hears Candidates At Bayview Last Evening At Bay View Park last night large assemblage: of voters heard RESTED ON COMPLAINT AS FILED BY, P. MESA, OF -ELEC- ma 2 TRIC COMPANY! ‘ —y * On an affidavit attested by Paul Mesa, superintendent of distribu- tion of the Key West Electric-com- pany, a capias was today issued for the arrest of Benito Perez, alias Mexicano. Perez is charged with unlawfully connecting wires of the company in such manner as to enable him to use electric current which has not passed through the meter and been registered. The wires alleged to have been used by Perez were secured by superintendent of distribution and are now in the safe in the sheriff's office and will be used as e dence when the case goes to trial. B. L. Grooms, president of the Key West Electric company, ‘told The Citizen that he is determined to put a stop to securing light, heat and power, in some instances, by these nefarious methods and in- tends to push any and all such cases, when discovered, to the full- est limit of the law. JOHN PENT TO FACE HEARING John Pent was arrested morning by the sheriff's this office keeper of Carysfort ligthhouse, ar-j charged with assault and battery rived yesterday for his quarterly|on two other men, and was releas-{ s vacation. } He will leave on the Florida this jevening for Tampa to join Mrs. Baldwin, who is spending a while with relatives, i ed on bond pending hearing. The preliminary examination in- te the case will be held in the office of Judge Hugh Gunn, Mon- day morning. ORGANIZATION OF “SAFETY DRIVE” | | GovERNOR SHOLTZ ADDRESS. ES SHERIFF ON SUB- JECT (My Associated Press) JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 4.—The highway safety drive approved by! the cabinet last week, took definite form today as a permanent organ- j ization as the governor’s commit- tee on public safety, was organiz- ed. Sholtz, addressing and others, spoke of the two weeks pro- sheriffs correc- 35 tional drive of the las jin a rigid law enforcement gram. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. —Advisory 10 A. M.: Troy turhance still of slight moving slowly northward with sity cen. ter about fifty miles north of Nas H sau, Bahamas. , Dessert Included Moiday Evening, November 6 —Parish Hall Bahama Street— 6 to 8 O'clock PAUL'S ALTAR GUILD 4 ' st. - REV. DEBARRITT jee enecees | | | stl DEFER SPECIAL F sane sem "COURT SESSION | eocccnccecesecencceseoes | | BERLIN, Nov. 4._-Prussian! JUDGE COLLINS UNABLE TO} ) Premier Goering declared at the) prEesiIDE AT TIME SET FOR | | Reichstag fire trial that “murder} t1s Communism’s first command-/ PROCEEDINGS ment.” On the witness stand, he} asserted “eruelties are nowhere so} | pestial as when Communists are in a position to torture people.” There will be no special session | | ; ‘of criminal court held on Monday, } HAVANA. - Original leaders | as was scheduled, to try the cases strengthened President Grau’s | position by refusing to sanction|of Franklin. Carey and | his resignation, Papi aie gt charged with unlawful assembly! thei: romises: mtinued sup-; “ te P land Merrill Felton and othets| port, charged with gesisting arrest. PARIS.—Premier Sarraut’s gov-| Judge E. C. Collins, appointed | ernment won the Chamber of} by the governor to serve in place! Deputies’ confidence vote, but! of Judge J. Vining Harris; seif dis_| still feared a strenuous fight over! quslitied; finds it tmpodsible tobe the budget-balancing program. _ | here on that date. way s,|- In a letter’to County Solicitor J. F. Busté, he advises that he can not be in Key West on either No- | vember 6 or 13 but will be here November 27, if it is convenient, | | for the local officials { Mr. Busto has replied that t ' specified date will be suitable and [office to handle the case on that) j sp AER Va e. } The Rev. A. DeBarritt has re-| —— turned from the Lakeland meet-; ing of Presbytery and will preach| Sunday. He reports that the; Rev. Redhead will take charge of! the First Presbyterian church in A He further reports the of Dr. Tims a few weeks) others ROME.—Mussolini led Ita celebration of the fifteenth anni-! versary of Armistice Day. JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB DANCE Tonight from 9:30 till ? MIRAMAR CLUB Music by Howard Wilson | FARM STRIKE IS rgovernors today. candidates of the Economic League, and other non-member - candidates, talk on the issues of the city that will. cul- + GROWING WORSE) minsie with the section on Taee- 3 day, Noyember 14. > ; eps Ses Afters wore St Key _ 4.| Municipal Be: covered a LEADER OF NATIONAL HOL! peried of @ mine Boh Spotts- DAY ASSOCIATION GIVES) wood setsoneees oe first’ speaker, Dr. William B. Warren the league’s INSTRUCTION FOR FUR- pee ies has ‘ehniatnebnk T EXPANSION He gave a number of details sess aca eolighen | to conditions that could be bettered by economy on the part of the city officials and cited the condition of city af- feirs (By Associated Press) DES MOINES, Nov. 4.—Milo Reno, leader of the national farm- ers holiday assoc today wired 21 leaders of his or-/ city, me = anization to be prepared tojconsider well names the “deen the strike Into ‘al gear” |candidetes, end vote for those to be mop should President Roosevelt reject anon ee ities of ie holiday demands for cost of pro- government. duction prices in farm products. The d The demands were presented tojof the by five mid-western | Hopes of the presidgnt by five mid-we: tat ton by for| organization ts 3 B.D. Next speaker was L candidate for the mayoralty. Trevor devoted his time to an nee planation of sccccccccccccccvccessess | management WHERE TO GO ‘nat ‘when he we mas TONIGHT Palace—“Tarzan The Fearless.” | Reno said “responsibility 3 whatever happens in the future will rest squarely on the shoulders of the administration and Seere- tary Wallace.” el i viele’ Baseball, | rzan The Fearless.” | image” and “Ti-|