The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 16, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. No. 272. Inauguration Of New City Officers Tonight Old Council Will Wind| REVIVE QUESTION ne ie wii AS TO SUCCESSOR hic. | OF MOGH JOHNSON: Elected Officials BELIEVED ADMINISTRATOR OF RECOVERY UROGRAM IS PREPARING TO PERFECT WORKING ORGANIZATION Inauguration of the newly- elected officers and all other city officials will take place tonight at the City Hall be- ginning at 7:30. o’clock. The old council will con- ene for its last time to-| WASHINGTON, Nov. 16,—The » night, and after winding up| auestion of a successor to Hugh the affairs of the present Johnson as administrator has been Administration, will steD| Tr snmouncement. of the tor out, with the new regime to} panization of NRA. | be ushered in immediately By HERBERT PLUMMER (By Associated Press} In some quarters the belief was. thereafter. expressed that Johnson probably was endeavoring so to fashion After having be m d en naving been SWOFM NRA that he could hand over to and taken their seats, the his successor an efficient and new body will then proceed | smooth-working organization. The to name the various commit- division of authority, contemplated t s in the reorganization, removes the; ees in’ connection with} « operating the different de-j Which has,been dominant from the sta partments of the city. Johnson ha ssaid his own per-| Appoirtive Officers sonal share in NRA is nearing an The new board will name the/@nd- And there are indications appointive officers for the ensu-| that the president has given some ing term, while Mayor William H.| thought to his successor. Malone will also make the appoint- There are others, howeveg, who ments coming under his-jurisdic- believe his stay at the helm of NRA one-man show” aspect of NRA|- me KEY WEST, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, British Admirals Preach Naval Reviva The Bev West Citwen 1933 For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West WELLES-ROOSEVELT CONFERENCE U. S. Bureau Reports Value j “Big navy men” of England are clamoring for a stronger fleet, citing Germany’s withdrawal from the disarmament conference. Leaders of the drive are Admiral Lord Beatty of Jutland fame Nope, and Sir Ernie Chatfield, first sea ord. The center picture shows the blue jackets of H. M. S. noun leaving their ship fully armed for a drill on landing tactics. (By Asnociated Press) ! LONDON, Nov, 16.—Demands for Britannia to rule the waves as/ of yore are being voiced here in} many quarters as a result of Ger-| many’s withdrawal from the dis-’ ment for smaller—but more—bat~ armament conference. \tleships. past and present, and politicians; «phe United States wants larger) © —the latter, however, not without | ships,” he said. “The British Em. tive benche an eye on the’ nation’s budget—| pire wants many ships. Why? be-| have joined in the ery for build-! t “Without a strong navy. ywe are of no use to anybody and we cannot play our part as a great power.” Navy represents a 60 percent in- crease over 1914, that of Japan ja 74 percent increase, 135 percent When this was announced {parliament recently there Lord Beatty supports the move- were a national tion. will be prolonged further than _| originally intende: What may dicels Veen bone pe "aap turn out to be a critical period for -tivereateber-Warxer andWittiam | NBA has not yet:beon reached. Freeman, who were re-elected in A Test Ahead? Tusday’s election. The others} It now appears that a final test making up the new council are:| of the validity of the national in- Dr. William R. Warren, Joe Ca-! dustrial recovery act will not reach brera, J, Frank Roberts (Pilot),| the supreme court before the first Clifford G. Hicks and Ralph B.} of the year, if then, Pinder. James B. Beck of Pennsylvania, At tonight’s meeting the entire} former solicitor general and now “turn over” of the city’s affairs;a member of the house of repre- will take place, and it is expected | sentatives, believes such a test is that there will be a large crowd| inevitable. Beck, a recognized of interested citizens in attend-| authority on constitutional law, ance to witness the inaugural pro-| has said: ceedings. “It seems inconceivable that ‘Regarding Appointments the industrialists of America who Speculation is rife today as to have been accustomed to econom- the possible appointments to be ic freedom will not... challenge made by Mayor William H: Ma-; the validity of the recovery act.” Jone and who will be elected for| It may be Johnson will remain the several offices to be filled, by|*t the head of NRA until the su- the council, at the inauguration of |/Preme court has reviewed _ and the new city administration at the! P@ssed on this question. Conceiv- | meeting tonight, jably, a court decision might make At this time ‘The Citizen feels| necessary important changes in safe in forecasting the appoint-| the plan of NRA. ment of Dr. Hf. €. Galey, the in- Still The Soldier cumbent, to the office of city! Now that Johnson has reorgan-| health officer, ized NRA, one outstanding trait | Diiting the years he has served, | of his leadership is discernible. | Dr, Galey, it is pointed out, has! He too kthe national recovery | been tinswerving in his duties. and| act in much the same way that he! it is reasonablé to believe that his} would take a plan of battle sanc- | service has met with, the approba;} tioned by his mommander-in-chief. | tion of mayor and counéil, and his! He mapped a course falling within | reappointment seems assured. the exact limits of that act, andy Another incumbent, who, it is} going no further. ' | helieved, will be elected by the} Whatever differences he had council}, is J. Lancelot Lester, city} with his subordinates revolved; attorney. Mr. Lester has been in| around this fact. With Professor the service of the city for a num-| Ogburn and later with Dudley, ber of years and his advice to | Cates it was the same. resi- Own- cost | council and employes, it is stent Pe These two officials appear to a he will be re-elected. { self. Whatever might have been wrong and appointments by the| to deal with an emergency proposi: winning of some of the candidates The ceremonies toright will be! PERMITS ISSUED i with the adjournment sine die of ' der. and repair permits issued from the council chamber to take their} Construct awning at the After these are approved, the; New roof, galvanized shingles, at councilmen. The body then or-| Roof on garage at 1411 White After the elerk calls the roll the} Repairs to porch at Caroline and said, has been valuable to such a! haye visioned a broader view of degree as to make it probable; NRA than set forth in the act it- However. these speculations| Johnson's ideas as to the future.) and prognostications may all be) he dismissed them. He was there; mayor and elections by council tion with definite instructions. may be as surprising as was the; in Tuesday's election. FOUR BUIL BUILDING Regular Routine | carried out-in regular routine as; is pursued on all like occasions, | the outgoing council immediately! During the week ending Nov- after the meeting is called to ot-jombor 16 there were four building Following this the connttionan ithe office of Harry Baker, building elect, escorting the mayor, enters | inspector. seats and the individual credentials} dence 1339 Newton street are presented. jer, George Park; cost, $30. oath of office is administered to} 1700 Flagler avenue. Owner, W. the mayor and afterwards to the H. Watson; cost. $150. ranizes and a temporary chairmanjstreet. Owner, B. D. Jenks; is elected. 1 $30, president of council is elected and; | Ann street. Owner, Milton W. Cur-j (Continued on Page Three) hed cost $35, (TO. OTHER DUTIES; SENATE HEARING jmen ‘to regular employment under the; | projects already | ployment. {the civil works administration. iguests of G. C. 5 A cause we have far greater respon-,ing the necessity for ing up the British fleet. sibilities on the sea than any other’ stock-taking, — nevertheless Beetty’e Warning Blant. | country.” imany things in-the British navy of Two prominent voices have been Deccisd Leiden Trnatge iwhich he is proud. raised for, the cause, Admiral Sir. - Ernle Chatfield, the first ‘sea lord,, He called the British accept-| War Records Bettered and Lord Beatty, war-time hero, |#"ce of the 1930 London Naval; | The fuel consumption per horse- who see in Britain’s present posi- | conference of 50 cruisers, on a power hour, at full power, has} tion the need for action. “The nation must take stock of" ‘grave and deplorable blunder.” | by approximately one-third of that its defense position,” says r| “It is not the parity with the|of war designs, he says. Ernle Chatfield, “and consider | United States that I cavel at,” he} In the case of battleships and! whether on its present naval ex-jsaid. “If she wants as many as’ cruisers, the machinery weighits penditure it is maintaining a na-,we do, why not? But the accept-!have been cut 20 to 30 percent. val strength in accordance with its; ance of 50 to do the work required The destroyer “Acheron,” further. | blunder. policy.” Admiral Beatty goes | Describing the navy as “the hand- He termed it “ a matter of in-|ing the fuel consumption of maiden of our foreign policy,” he}terest and grave concern” that the, war-time sisters, the lowest of any said to the Navy League: personnel of the United States steam-driven warship. of 70 was a grave and deplorable| PLAN TRANSFER OF IMMENSE CROWD ‘TWO QUESTIONED MEN FROM RELIEF ASSEMBLES FOR | FOR CONNECTION WITH | KIDNAPING LARGE NUMBER IN FLORIDA CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE. FIRST DEMAND FOR FORTY, AND OTHERS FORCED TO, THOUSAND DOLLAR RAN- CLIMB FIRE ESCAPE TO) SOM IN HART CASE CAME GAIN ENTRANCE FROM SAN FRANCISCO | | TO BE ASSIGNED TO REGU-| LAR EMPLOYMENT UNDER) NEW PROGRAM OUTLINED | i | Cty Ansocited Prews) NEW ORLEANS, Nov Tom Connally, chairman o | (My Associated Pres | TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 16.— Hurried arrangements were under! Senator democrat, (My Associated Press) SAN JOSE, Cal., Nov. 16.—Two men, whose identity was closely way at the state civil works ad-j the senate ministration here today to trans-| committee fer between 50,000 and 160,000) 45. of now on federal relief rolls) _.. forced to climb the fire investigating the elec-| guarded, were questioned today in Senator John Overton,’ conection with the kidnaping of cape and through an upstairs executive, reach the : concerning the Scottish seizure and identity was kept in but the San Fran- new civil works program mapped! by the government to bridge the} employment gap until the nation-' committee room in the al public works program gets fully under way next spring. Speedy surveys were made undertaken Florida on which persons on relief rolls are receiving part time em- department Information store window in order to Rite Cathedral today as hundred j : strict secrécy, of persons massed in front of the to of in cisco Chronicle said the men were J. M. The building seeking entrance the Holmes and George Owen. : first demand for $40,000 As Senator climbed ‘ransom came in a telephone call through the window he found him-| from San Francisco, /and_ since self in the ladies’ wash room but then the Hart family received committee attaches quick! - many other demands purportedly kidnapers. hearing. Connally As many of these projects as are eligible will be transferred to aber. THREE SERVICE SHIPS REMAIN During the past 24 hours ending Sena- at noon, there has been no change number of United States ps in the harbor, the Destroy- ers Bainbridge, Sturtevant and his Talbot being still in port. s and newspaper- ow the e escape WESTERN UNION UNIT PA’ PAYS VISIT : W. L. Duque, superintendent with the Western Union Telegraph company, J. B. Freyermuth, dis- trict manager and A. C. Chas} taine, arrived yesterday on a bus- iness visit to the local office. While in Key West they were mb up the of dense Ame the those who went through Mrs, Hile i “tht the en’s committee of Louisiana which is seeking removal of both tors Overton Senator Overte dow was , chairman in the the fire escape, ar jthe street became aware of tics began shouting “remember Kirkiand, -mana- " and ‘tdon’t get sock-'ed vessel will ger of the local office. and left;ed in that washroo: after, as they told The Citizen, a} to Long’s washroom be jPleasant visit. Rath Club. referring orders az 15,000 gallons of fuel ut at Sands-/o I point Speetat | harvested i while Bri-| ; tain has reduced her personnel by, in es of “Shame!” from conserva! Sir Ernle Chatfield, while stress-| finds parity with the United States, a been reduced for all types of ships: fit- ted with supercharged heavy oil! jengines, achieved the feat of halv-} its © Brook Hart, 22-year-old San Jose! It is supected that the first nem! soon receive sailing) By PAUL MAY Washington Correspondent of The Cittzen WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—The ' value of Monroe County vegetables ‘imated at $9,406 by the Census Bureau which today an- | nounced it has just completed a | tabulation of figures on vegetable | production in the county. These vegetables were raised on | 114 acres, a decrease in the Mon- | roe county vegetable acreage from 230 in 1919. | The data for individual Monroe jcounty vegetable production, a | stated by the Census Bureau fol- j lows: t Cantaloupes and muskmelons, number of farms reporting, 9. Tomatoes, acreage, 79; value of crop, $7,931; number of farms re- porting, 21. Watermelons, acreage, 8; value ‘ of crop, $190; number of farms re- CITIZEN FILES SHOW NUMBER IN OLD CITY RACE QUESTION BROUGHT UP FOL- LOWING DISCUSSION AS TO NUMBER OF CANDIDATES IN OTHER ELECTIONS | Two politicians today were dis- cussing the recent the number of candidates for jcouncil. One asserted the recent |ticket had more than any in Key West in 20 years. bn asserted that this election The was ees is usual in these cases the | argument was referred to The | Citizen and the files consulted, | with the following result for the information of those who brought up the question and for ‘others who may entertain the |same pro and con. In the election of Nevember.s 1927, there were 27 candidates in| the field for councitman ticket carrying the names of 63 candidates for all offices. William A. Freeman led the ticket for councilman with a vote of 1, Other successful can- didates on this ticket were: brose Cleare, 1,243; Ross C. yer, 1,234; Lena Johnson, only woman in Key West ever to hold the office of councilman, 1,163; Leo H. Warren, 1,105; K. O. Thompson, 1,054; Willard M Albury, 994. Others in this council race were on al Saw R. M. Archer, F. Carbonell, Jona-| than Cates, E. E. Crusoe, J. L. Curry, Roy Fulford, Ben F. Gard- ner, C. E. Garing, Ulric Gwynn, John A. Lord, Miguel Munoz, C. Pa Greyburn Pinder | Pinder, C. Nestor Recio, Roberts, Robert B. Russell, Sawyer, Charies H. Smith, Solares, C. ©. Symonette Cleveland Wells. John Re and L. A. Curry was elected mayor, |! Ivan Elwood, chief of Laurie Roberts, captain; Sheppard, tax collector; V. Albury, police justice Floney Pellicier, sexton cemetery. j per LUCKY FALL 1 KANSAS CITY—Mrs Vera Mitchell of this city fell 100 feet A. and the of were to be put into her bunkers |over @ cliff and suffered only a! fined for wal ‘few bruises. Of Monroe County Vegetables acreage 27; value of crop $1,285; | and | other! given| Am-| the}. 0, | forts. O54 | William; Question mies Main Topic By Both Cubans And Americans In Capi- tal City (My Associated Presa) TEMP wa, HAVANA, November 16. \ gested by both Cubans and Americans here today in re- {ported arrangements for | United States Ambassador {Sumner Welles to confer j with President Roosevelt. No sooner had word been ireceived from. the United | States that such a conference was being considered than it became the center of discus- sion with speculation rife as |to what the outcome would (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Nov. 16.— The temperature dropped to this 16.7 above zero here morning, thereby breaking, for the second consecutive day, the cold record of 50 years paednt: NINE DEAD FROM | STORMS; VESSELS ARE ENDANGERED | ier; in a trying period, {the American ambassador has been attacked from many sides, but all hasn’t been criticism, and those favoring the manner in which he has ‘conducted his affairs in the lcritical situation have been dutapeeee in their 7 ‘VOCATIONAL DAY AT ROTARY MEET DR, WILLIAM P. KEMP HEARD IN ADDRESS ON, SUBJECT OF DENTISTRY — ! i is COLD WAVE HOLDS MUCH OF NORTH AMERICAN CONTI- NENT IN ITS GRIP; UNABLE! TO LOCATE BRITISH SHIP (ts Associnted Press) The cold wave from far se jcountry today ‘continued to hold’ much of the North American con-| tinent in its grip, bringing with it a slowly mounting death list, while | it imperilled shipping. Irish found | Reports from Valencia, Free State, told how ships no trace of the British Freighter Sacilby at the spot where she was | last reported. She was strug; Today’s meeting ‘and! #laicheon of the Rotary Club was termed “Vocational Day” with Sebastian Cabrera, Jr., president of the or- | ganization, presiding. Dr. William P. Kemp gave an address during the session on the steering gear from another British subject of “Dentistry,” and his talk proved to be very interesting to the many assembled at the regular tle danger. weekly event. Mrs. Grace Phillips, represent- The weather man held little hope |.” the local Red Cross Chapter, id' was a guest of the club today as ‘well as a few of the officers from {the service ships now at this port. | ‘The session proved to be an in- resting one throughout. against a terrific storm 300 miles out. Her crew of 27 was report- ed to have abandoned the ship. {The same storm also ripped the! } | ship, but she was reported in lit- | for relief today from the f blast which affected the entire country east of the Rockies. ' | [Chic two, Minnesota one, and ‘wel SURF Bt BOARD BOATS coast guardsmen in a picket boat, TQ RESCUE BATHERS (By Associated Press) | HONOLULU, Nov. 16—The | Kakaako rescue squad claims the distinction of being the only life aving organization in the world State, | using surf boards as standard line ’| equipment. iners| “A strong swimmer with a board search’ can make headway through surf cargo too heavy to permit launching of small lifeboats, The boards are used to support tired swimmers and retrieve bodies. Every Honolulu policeman must pase swimming and life saving tests. to an tests. Pennsylvania counted six dead, ,“* on Lake Superior were believed) jto be fost. |NO TRACE OF VESSEL FOUND VALENCIA. 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