The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 25, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME LIV. No. 280. Price Of Domestic Gold Still Remains Unchanged This Was Sigs To Be ne-ICITES AMOUNT IN sult of Dollar Reported HANDLING CASES As Being Much Stronger Abroad (By Associnted Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. —With the dollar stronger abroad, the administration ‘SLOT MACHINES’ CLERK OF CRIMINAL COURT FURNISHES INFORMATION ON PROCEEDINGS HANDLED BY LOCAL TRIBUNAL The Kep West Citsen — KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1933. ARMANDO ALFONSO [AKEN. TO MIAMI 0 FACE COURT jTO BE ARRAIGNED CHARGED |. citizen today that Key West WITH SMUGGLING ALIENS;'js resting in the mind and on the LEFT THIS AFTERNOON ON|heart of Colonel H. L. Doherty, Florida developer, and he expects’ COAST GUARD PLANE to visit in this city in the near future. i This was told Mr. Malone in a’ | Armando Alfonso, for many private interview with Mr. Doherty |months the bane of the U. S..im-|When the question of Key, West migration service, left on a coast ;and its future development was) e subject of discussion. Mayor Malone | States Doherty Much Taken Up With Key West even though they are taken from other cities in Florida. It was also emphasized that some com- munities have been trying to get industries from one section to another and even go as far as be- littling the advantages of the other sections. These things do not help the state. It is simply shifting industries from one gec-; tion to another. Colonel Doherty frankly stated For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS Five Former Cuban Army Officers Murdered On Road Near Colon SHADES aa aaa MAYOR MALONE RECEIVES TOKEN On his return from Miami yes- terday, accompanied by Mrs. Ma- lone, the mayor, was agreeably surprised to find a handsome box VICTIMS HAD SERVED UNDER FORMER PRESIDENT MACHADO; FORCIBLY RE- MOVED FROM GUARDS CONVEYING THEM FROM MATANZAS TO SANTA CLARA; ALL SLAIN RIGHT BESIDE ROAD \guardplane this afternoon in the , th custody of Deputy U. S. Marshal} Mr. Malone arrived yesterday of the business which is fow in | that he is not looking for any par awaiting him. When opened the box disclosed F. J. Davenport for Miami where jhe will be tried on charges of | smuggling aliens. held the price of domestic from the Miami Biltmore Hotel in| Fjorida. He is endeavoring to| Coral Gables, where he was at- increase the volume an hundred- ;tending the conference of Florida! ¢oiq and then get his share of the a gorgeous display of giant white and canary chrysanthemums, from (By Associated Press) MATANZAS, Cuba, Nov. 25.—Five former offi- gold unchanged today with the figure nearly $1.00 above the value of the metal in London. The price of $33.76 an ounce was established, the same rate as for the three previous days. Governor Black, of the Federal Reserve Board, de- nied that his board and the treasury was working at cross purposes. He said there was no con- Discussing with The Citizen the cost of prosecuting the slot ma- chine cases this week in criminal court, C. Sam B. Curry, clerk of that tribunal, said that $40 would cover the expenses of the county. Mr. Curry stated that he be- lieved he was about the best post- ed official in the county to give this data except that in this in- stance, the sheriff’s office would also know. Asked why this was so Mr. Cur- ty said that the capias on which the alleged offenders were. arrest- ed was issued direct out of the States mayors, secretaries of chambers new business, a group of friends outside of Key cers of the Cuban army were massacred on the high- Indicted by a United grand jury in the early part of, this year, a bench warrant was is-,0f the state. | sued for the ‘arrest of Alfonso.; He said the conference was | On a number of occasions, when Very successful. That it is in-, jcornered and almost: within. the @ugurating a movement that has! | grasp of officers; he succeeded in long been necessary for the wel- | leluding them and making his get-,fare of the state and that is “| ' away. |co-operative effort. } | Once, in Key West, he was in aj The keynote of the conference, ‘house and it was believed he would was generous publicity for Florida’ of commerce and newspaper men| ‘be caught. To escape this time he 85 @ state, rather than weak ef-! dropped from a window in the fort on the part of special locali- second story and in the darkness ties. People from all over the | managed to make his escape. country, when asked where they Shortly after this escapade, he are from, usually reply from lwent to Cuba and was soon mak. California, New York or what. ling himself obnoxious to the au- ever state they may claim. It re-| thorities, it is said. So maliciously quires a second question to ascer-| ;his remarks have office of County Solicitor J. F. Busto, hence there was no pre-} liminary hearing in any case, which means no cost for the low-| er courts, There were no convictions, andj{ the clerk, Mr. Curry, drew no} fees, Likewise the prosecuting, attorney, who receives a fee of $5! active did he become, one official stated that orders were issuéd he be shot. nection between the adminis- tration’s monetary — policy and the reserve system’s, op- erations in open market. native of Key West, he sanctuary at the American consu- late, preferring to take his chances in the United States thar in Cuba. tain the special locality. For All Florida In Florida the answer will al-| is the wrong kind of publicity, says the mayor. He agreed to make strenuous efforts for a pub- Committee Member Mr. Malone was honored by be- ing named on the reception com- mittee from the Florida mayors to welcome Mayor-elect ' LaGuardia, when he landed from his Central American cruise. He was also given the privilege: of speaking before the confer- yence of mayors and he believés brought Key West more favorably to the atten- tion of our neighbors. The out- look for a brisk and prosperous season in Florida is very good and Key West, from present indica- tions, will get its share. In attendance at the conference Was one group of newspaper men. who organized themselves into a separate committee and pledged As an American citizen and a ways be, Jacksonville, Miami, Key; themselves to as much as 200 inch- sought West or some special point, which es of free publicity. Without specifying any number of inches, Mayor Malone stated The Citizen was a progressive and Iycaring the names of the donors COURT RELEASES He was ordered deported and was icity fund for the purpose of ad-|up-to-date newspaper and always iene a daintily engraved card;way near Colon today by a group of unidentified ho forcibly remoyed the officers from guards conveying them from Matanzas to Santa Clara. Those slain were Col. Abelardo Herrera Estrada, former chief of the Matanzas district; Captain Sacra- I ALAA LALEZAL LS mento Castillo, former military adviser of Matanzas; LOCAL COUNCIL | Lieut. Armando Vilches, former chief of the Colon OF CIVIL WORKS ‘garrison, and Lieut. Luis Nardo Noda, former chief f Perico garrison. BOARD CONVENES ° was an inscription showing the}men W gift to be a token of congratula- tion on his election to the office; of Key West’s chief executive. The officers, who had served under President Machado, and consequently were in disfavor with the ekivine wonkina anole government of President Grau San Martin, : |were being escorted by a military detachment com- WENT OVER PROPOSITION 4 manded by Lieut. Rodolf Sanchez. OF HANDLING PROJECTS: At a point on the highway near Colon, the de- tachment was stopped" by a group of men, none of NEWLY ORGANIZED’ UNIT At a meeting of the newly or- for each conviction in such cases,!sent out from Havana on the Ferry yertising Florida as a state and generous in putting the advantages} ganized council of the Civil Works received no emoluments. This left only the charges. of the sheriff's office for summon-} ing jurors, calling them and other incidentals to the court’s pro- cedure. Parrott yesterday. Notice of his being deported from Cuba was received by the local immigration bureau and on the arrival of the Parrott yester- COUNTY TAX ROLL HAD BEEN HELD BY ORDER. ‘when Florida is put properly be-|of Florida before the people of fore the country the people will;the country, and believed The .decide on their own particular, Citizen would do its part. locality. Colonel Doherty, he said. Heretofore each section or com- genial and generous host. His , is a Administration, held this morning, in the chamber of commerce all! of the proposed projects for the future were discussed. An analysis of the situation by; whom were identified, armed with machine guns and rifles. Holding the escorting soldiers at bay, they took - eRe GQBRF BEARING-ON~ -GhiefDeputy Clements Jay- day afternoon, he was arrested | munity of the state has been hospitality was not only generous by Chief-Claude Albury and the ; working for itself, selfishly, to but surrounded with beauty and the former officers six yards from the road and kill- the-members. of the different Ss cocks said he had made up the ac- counts for the session of Monday, when the cases were tried, and the amount totalled $39.75, or After being held in the office, $560.25 less than the alleged of Tax Assessor J. Otte Kirch- costs. heiner for several weeks on order| THis is every penny that the county will have to pay for these of the supreme court of Florida,’ cq, as the state pays all jurors LEVY MADE handcuffs placed on him by Offi- cer Willard Russell, of the immi- gration border patrol. He was taken to the county jail, placed in the custody of Chie {Deputy Jaycocks and held there pending orders from the United States court in Miami. This morning Chief Albury re- committees indicates that each of these work projects are worthy and necessary and the unanimous approval of them was given. W. W. Demeritt, chairman, stated that all machinery of the council is in motion and that pro-| jects will start as scheduled andj be carried on as outlined in the | get people within its own limits, | luxury. Other Federal Projects i ed them outriglit in the field. DEATH OF RHETA WYNEKOOP STILL DEMONSTRATION FOR WELLES HAWANA, Nov. 26..— There will be cheers a3 we the county tax books were releas-jsummoned in any case, and the|céived ‘notice that a deputy mar- Announced For Key West REMAINS MYSTERY perfected plans, if Hi ed today. § William V, Albury, attorney! for the board of county commission- \ sums spent on juries is but a re-' shal would arrive for the prisoner, ttirn to the citizenry of monies|coming and: returning by plane. paid in to the state by the tax-| The air craft arrived at 11 o'clock ers, wired from Tallahassee that! payers, it is shown. and shortly after 12, left for Mi- ami. . W. DEMERITT GOING ON TRIP WILL MAKE INSPECTION OF AIDS TO NAVIGA. TION William’ W. Demeritt, > superin- tendent of lighthouses in the Seventh District, will leave to- morrow night on the Tender Ivy * for Tampa. En route he will in- = spect aids to navigation. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Demeritt, her sister, Mrs. B. A. Baker, and Miss Catherine Light- Request For New Importing 2.2%: tt Agr eement In Liquor Issue west coast for about one week, returning the early part of the ce (My Associated Press) first week in December. cryin Ss Nov, 26.—The SALVATION ARMY president's special committee on PLANS SERVICES the books were presented by the taxes started this afternoo: pected to leave tonight en route to/ the supreme court had issued an order releasing the books. TW VERN Immediately on receipt of the 0 60 MENT advices the county commissioners were summoned to meeting and SHIPS ARE HERE: assessor, approved by the bogrd and ordered placed in the office of Tax Collector Frank H. Ladd.| Two ships of the U. S, navy are| After this long delay the rolls)in the harbor today. One of these, are now open and collection of|the Destroyer Sturtevant, is ex- Norfolk, Va., for overhaul and re- USES. WOODEN LEG pairs. ~ gee The Destroyer Twiggs is in} ST. LOUIS.—Mrs, Mary Shane|port and the Destroyer Jacob, of this city used her wooden leg|Jones is expected to arrive late! to beat Miss Jennie McGovern and{this evening, or tomorrow, as re-' was arrested: lief for the Sturtevant. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Tax Book for the collection of year 1933 will be opened at the of- |fice of the County Tax Collector fat the e, believes, that funds already | allocated will be added to within! (By Associated Press) a short time, enabling the council | WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.|for sea coast defense withjto outline and proceed with other AUTHORITES NOT SATISFIED as jeers when United States Ambassador Sumner Welles returiis ftom Washington. svi rae projects that will be of lasting —The Civil Works Adminis-| Pensacola. haat Ais Heoenusy, and af These items are supple-jsource of pleasure and instruction, an A mentary to many other pro-|‘° bers’ eat | jects recommended by the { mory, $2,500, Civil Works Administration FURTHER real jobs; at Fort Taylor, $11,- improvements with the all yee | 700, and 37 jobs, and divi-:cation of the sion of $21,550 and 28 jobs| funds. | EVERYTHING. IN READINESS TO START EMPLOYES OFF (Chautemps Agrees To Attempt MONDAY MORNING IN NEW) Organization Of New Cabinet PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES tration included among fed- eral projects announced, im- provements at Key West ar-/} and seven necessary ESSE H All other clients on the regis- * (By Associated Press) ter of the Emergency Relief PARIS, Nov. 25.—M. Camille| will be put to work Monday | Chautemps today agreed to at-|morning. A telegram to this ef- tempt the organization of a new! fect was received today by William | French cabinet to succeed that of! Demeritt, Civil Works Adminis- | Wynekoop’s lof chloroform administered while} This much was assured to- day in the midst of talk of possible violence at the dock by plans of the Havana Bar Association, to arrange a friendly demonstration. Groups opposing the poli- cies of the ambassador pre- viously had let it be known ithey would air their feelings WITH CONFESSION MADE BY HER MOTHER-IN-LAW YESTERDAY (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Nov. 25.—The trag- ic death of petite Rheta Wyne- koop remained as much of a mys- tery today despite the confession of her mother-in-law, Dr. Alice Wynekoop, ‘that she shot a bullet into the young woman's body “as reel on his return. she lay on an operating table in | The American representa- the physician’s basement surgery. ¢iy Frankly disetiafied with, Deore? sree For ertene 20 eee formal statement 'to wind up the affairs of his thet the ballet wus ae See until office, will then return to the after Kheta had died by acciden' ‘i a , | United States as assistant , : * secretary of state, and Jef- ment from the woman physician, authorities pushed the inquiry in| ferson Caffery, present assis- a hope of clearing up points thatitant secretary, is coming to e mysterious to them. Hav They continued questioning al-|/##V@na. she was receiving medical treat- ‘State and County taxes for the} CUBA CARRIES 40 PASSENGERS The Steamship Cuba, of the P.} land O. S. S. company, sailed for! Havana yesterday with 40 passen-; of i gers, two tons freight, two former Premier Albert overthrown two days ago. The opportunity to organize a new ministry in which Chautemps would serve as premier, was ten-/ dered by the president after tho] refusal of the post by Edouard Sarraut, tration chairman. ternately of the physician and hery On returning to Havana, Yesterday instructions were re- oon Earle, husband of Rheta. ceived to put 80 percent of the) qt, , formal confession, Dr.| Ambassador Wellies will registrants, male and female to Wynekoop gave no reason why the| have a complete understand- work and preparations had been pov oiver pair pe ss thak chels made to put these into effect. That ots wombat Teme to the status of However, it is understood that ion best of all.” | the United States in the Cu- wonder ease the situ: for an alcoholic beverages import- diquor control today filed with ing ement, s sting among Announcement is made by local the Agricultural Adjustment Ad- Salvation Army Monroe County Court |House Monday morning, Novem- ber 27, 1933, at nine o'clock. Four percent discount will be allowed | Herriot, who, it was considered,| only the 80 percent mentioned yex t |was too ill to accept the post at/terday are to be paid from the rom! present. i Civil Works Administration funds. j automobiles and 246 sacks of mail. | Ferry Parrott came in Soe | y P = |ban situation, with his sue- Russian Travel Bonus | cessor taking up the duties other things a quota permit system] officers of the was filed in anticipation of a li-linat Colonel quor import tode hearing set for Wednesday and applies only to li-j Brigadier and Mrs. Helft and Ma- quor and not to beer, |jor and Mrs, Norris will arrive in The president's! committee said/ .. s oe i tt: \euleh, compen .the: marketing} #2? West today and will conduct agreement to be helpful in stimu-| week-end services at the Army hall lating exports of domestic agricul- tural and other products, while at the same time permitting entry of /nell streets, foreign alcoholic beverages to meet the demand, Our Repair Department ls capable of giving you an EXPERT JOB promptly, efficiently and econ- omically White and Catherine Phone 522 j Cuba yesterday afternoon 5:20] In undertaking the formation of | The other 20 percent will be re-; ithe cabinet, Chautemps becomes/ munerated from the surplus funds {the fourth man this year to head! of the Emergency Relief Coun- on payment of taxes up to.and in- cluding December 27, 1933. Three} ‘clock with one car of sugar, one pereent will be allowed for the re-|of dried blood, one of guano, one i zovernment of France, three] cil mainder of December, 1933, twojof pineapples, 298 crates, 150 ogc ment OF ei. : percent during January, 1934, and; call previous ones having been over-} Also, after the first week's pay u a on€ thrown on the question of finan-|;,. distribated to the workers under one reent durin; February, is distri! u 1934, gh colin delinquent | Pes#emeer. ces, lack of balance of budget and! the Civil Works program, all extra April 1, 1934. flight of gold from the treasury./ consideration now being given will . 5s 2m A Ar Chautemps will undertake to; immediatel; , ne FRANK cease im iately. pra neg soe. 285t: WHERE TO GO |rescae the French franc. x This means that there will be no} A bonus of wedish kronor 6 coce | Poltical circles freely predicted! free shoes, lunches, nursing, den-j (about $40) will be paid each com- nisterial life at one month, then | tistry or attendance by physicians. munist sympathizer who j Herriot, it is believed, will be able| this telegraphic order | by showing that all workers should | least two years. te come back. i al —————— |be in a position after the receipt) SATURDAY SPECIALS Jf) o¢ the first week's pay to take care) : Lillian Harvey-Lew Ayres in MY WEAKNESS ALL STAR CAST in Florida Peanut Fed Fryers and§i of these necessities. Hens — Swift Premier Hams Workers are expected to devote) ST. LOUIS.—Charies Dexter Starting Monday we will havell| ali of their time to the projects of this city, arrested for theft 10) o projects ¢ ministration a proposed substitute Mrs. White, ! and Offered Swedish Reds which had heretofore been ‘carried on by the American Norrbo. 0|°2V°Y following his depart- Sweden,/ ure. comarunist the —— (By Associated Press) STOCKHOLM governing co Nov 1 of an community in n has decided to sympathizers sacks of mail, express r rm help vis here, corner of Fleming and Grin- H. LADD, GETS DRUNK AT 84 i Tax Collector. ST. PAUL.—Joseph Holmes of lthis ify got drunk for the first will agree concludes to go to Russia and’ stay there at pars ma yor Pa ‘apa ant oe A special program has been ar-| ranged to be rendered in connec-} tion with the proposed services. TONIGHT Palace—“Red Haired Alit Strand—“My Weaknes “Strange People.” ALL EVIDENCE LOST FIRE DELAYS WEDDING }. ij TOMORROW Navy Field——-Football game. Palace—“Red Haired Alibi.” Strand—“My Weskness” and {“Strange People.” of | | DENVER—The wedding | Miss Irene Long of this city was) delayed two days when fire broke! our in her home just as the cere-; mony was about to begin. ‘ -:Florida Peanut Fed Tarkeys:-Bion which they are employed and years after the crime was com-| CENTRAL MARKET [I there most be no shirking or loaf- mitted, was set free because in the 805 Fleming St. Phone 20]! (Continued on Page Three} interval al) evidence had ben lost. tra,