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

Associated Press Day Wire Service VOLUME Liv. C.C.Symonette Cleare Named. 'No. 298. And: Ambrose: ‘As Councilmen New Schedule Of Greens | PLAN FORMATION Fees For Golf Course Adopted At. Meeting of! Board Last Night At a regular meeting of the City Council held last night, C.'C..Symonette and Ambrose W. Cleare were elected as members of the board filling two of the three vacancies: created a short time ago when Dr. William .R.. Warren, Clifford G. Hicks and ° William’’ A. Freeman tendered _ their resignations. It was stated that due to the fact that these were the only two ap- plicants, that the other vacancy existing would be filled at the next meeting of the board. : Messrs. Symonette and Cleare prior to their ap- pointment as members of the council, tendered their resig- nation as members of the ‘Board of Public Works. They OF NEW CABINET FORMER PREMIER IN SPAIN WILL BE CALLED ON TO PERFORM TASK (iy Associated Press) MADRID, Dec. 16.—The resignation of the cabinet of Premier Diego Martinez Bar- rios was formally announced today, and © the Associated ' Presé leatned'that’Bartios had advised President Alcala’ Za- mora to call upori former Pre- mier Alejandro Lerroux to form a new gove ROBERT CHAMBERS DIES IN NEW YORK NOTED AUTHOR AND ARTIST WAS SUFFERING FROM IN- TESTINAL AILMENT (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Robert were elected to this Position | W;' Chambers; noted author and when the new administration artist, died in a doctor’s hospital] took over the ‘affairs of the city. “Mr. i ‘is @ ‘former Ficciiglialaney; having served in that capacity for a full term of two. years, during which time he was considered one of the most active members ever :serving on ‘the board, and during his tenure of oe it is shown, that lhe worked earnestly and indefatigably in’all mattérs where the county's interest was involved. “| Mr, Cleare was a tormer.-city| { councilman, and during his term of office was chairman of the fire committee, besides being a mem- ber of several other committees. It is shown where Mr, Cleare was @ very active member of the board at that ‘time, always working faithfdlly in all matters pertain- ing to the city’s welfare, Takes Oath of Office Symonette was sworn in by, lic, immediately after of office, took his seat in council chambers, taking part in the pro- ceedings carried on during the ses. sion.. Mr, Cleare was not present, and will be sworn in later on, tak- ing his seat at the next meeting} of the board. A large delegation of golf play- ers and enthusiasts, headed by George G. Brooks, was in attend- ance at the meeting last night, coming there for the purpose of requesting the council to make a reduction in the greens fees on the local course. Mr, Brooks ad- dressed the council in behalf of the golfers, citing the rate that was desired. After considerable. dis- cussion, the request was granted with the following schedule ‘to be placed in effect at ‘once, all fees to be payable in advance: For a single day, 50 cents; one month, $3.00; three months, $5.00; six months, $8.00, or $15 per year. Agree On Golf Pra An agreement was also’ reached between the golfers and the coun- cil for the bringing te Key West of Joel Bennett, golf‘ pro, who it is stated will act as’ professional at the links with the only conces- sion asked being that of having the privi-age to sell golf balls and clubs,’ with no compensation from the city or any one else, Relative to the request for (Continued on Page Four) iget Avsived TIME FOR BUYING OF AUTO LICENSES STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT MADE BY GOVERNOR SHOLTZ AND SENT OUT TO VARIOUS COLLECTORS Governor Dave Sholtz will not extend the time for purchase of automobile licenses. . This state- ment was made by the governor and is conveyed to tax collectors throughout the state by George H. Wilder, acting commissioner. In a letter received by Frank H. Ladd it is showif thatthe governor has made a hard campaign urg- ing the people of the state to pay their taxes, largely in order to keep the schools functioning and it jpart to extend the time the one month allowed by the act. All the money received from the sale of tags goes to the schools and the governor sincerely hopes that for the welfare and interest of the children of the state every- one will procure tags before the deadline, as there will be positive- ly no change in the date, it is shown. J. ORYAN MADE COMMISSIONER (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 16.— here today following an operation performed several days ago for an intestinal ailment. ywas 68 years old, ‘and was! the author, of many thriling and|- fiction works. ‘The funeral will be at Broad- albin, New York, where he had a large estate. He is survived by his widow and oa ee MEMBERSHIPS FOR ‘RED CROSS SOUGHT COMMITTEE WANTS TO COM-: PLETE ENROLLMENTS BY The appointment of Major- General John F. O’Ryan today by Mayor Elect F. H. LaGuardia. FLORIDA TAKES 30 PASSENGERS The Steamship Florida, of the P. and O. S, S. company, sailed yesterday for Havana with 50 passengers, one ton of freight, two automobiles and 262 sacks of mail. Ferry Parrott, of the Florida East Coast Car Ferry company, nounced | Allan B. Cleare, Jr., boegrad pub | are ‘anxious elected, and after taking the & anes DECEMBER 23 arrived 6:30 o'clock yesterday aft- ernoon with one car of two of tankage, three cars of pine- apples, 1,050 crates, 104 sacks of mail and eight empties. Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde- Mallory} lik port yes- Px Those in charge of the Red Cros# Membership drive for 1933, to complete their en- its by Regen 23). next terday rig la erase to dorthis it will bein-| at 2 et tps 345 ,f0 Steet ley. Wes wb i aggersite, BLA ers who have not enrolled ta Assist gies Rn a 45 the’ same! the committees in ‘bringing the pe-/line, arrived last night at 8:25 riod to a cloes.. a’clock | and sailed 9:45. it All persons in Key West who are| Charleston and New. York with} desirous of becoming members are} shipments of sponges, live turtle requested to announce their in-' and a miscellaneous cargo. tention to Mrs. Grace Phillips, W.| The Steamer Colorado, of the L. Bates or/W. Curry Harris, and! same line, is due to arrive Mon. the matter will be attended to at} day morning from New York =| once, ‘route to Tampa and Mobile. Nearly Seven Hundred Persons (By Associated Press) Streets of Key West will pre-; imately 250 sailors from sent a lively scene this evening} Wyoming given liberty this after-| with the crowd of sheurcion’ noon and about 50 from the nia stroyers. promenading and the Meetty per) Tomorrow the crowd of exeur- | ties from the several ships in the} sionists will be added to when the} harbor. morning train comes in from Mi-} There were two sections to ua | ami. From railroad officials it! regular train arriving today from the north. On the first were 575) and 1,100 are expected, passengers and the second section,| Leaving time has been changed regular 75, the Havana Special,! from 5 o'clock to 5:40 and this 120 arrived, making a total of | means that the first train this aft- 695. | ernoon will leave on that hour and There is expected to be approx-| the second train # short time later. Let Us Put Your Car In}, Shape For The HOLIDAYS Lou Smith Service Station} | White and Catherine Phone 522) WELCOME DANCE Tonight from 9 till ? CUBAN CLUB Buddy Elwood’s Orchestra Gents SSe | i i sugar,| drowned, nine rescued and} Orleans} Marshall near Seal Mi-! Nova Scotia. | doned by the crew last night | | Arrive Here Today On Excursion was learned that between 1,000| bes contal { 1 } | mdil of wrangling that has gripped KEY WEST, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1933. NO EXTENSION OF |‘Petticoat Politics’ Assailed By Foes Of Woman Mayor As Recall (By Associated Press) ISSAQUAH, Wash., Dec. 16.— This western hamlet looks for- ward to a battle as exciting as its annual rodeo when Mayor Stella Alexander—“Madame Mus- solini” to her foes—meets the “old guard” in a recall election. What are the issues in the tur- the town since she took office? It} depends on who’s talking. “Illegal feminine dictatorship, says the “old guard”—membe and former members of the town council. “The issue is not one of per-! sonalities, but of good govern- ment,” says the mayor. saved the town money.” Recall Test Soon | As the arguments rage, both} sides await the recall vote sehed- | uled for December 30, after a series of wrangles in superior court, and after the mayor had|g would be hardly consisent-on his! defeated the first attempt. Things began to happen shortly | Election Nears Denies She’ll Quit eeccccgccce eecce after Mrs. Alexander took office; 7 last June. She slashed budgets, fired the town marshal, snubbed the “old guard,” probed expenses! and announced that she had pa | off Issaquah’s outstanding debts} of $893. Three members of the council quit, charging “dictatorship and petticoat politeis,” the treasurer locked up the town hall and re- fused to approve her expenses, and the fire chief quit, saying she must operate the ‘‘one-lung” fire department herself. Council Retaliated j She appointed a marshal and) the council cut his salary to $10 a/ month. She moved to expel one councilman and refused to permit’ a councilman-elect to take the oath of office. Then the council! began proceedings. The first recall move was block- ed in superior court and Mrs. Alexander filed suit for $30,000 against those who had instituted it, but she lost the superior court | battle when the judge ruled that}! the charges of malfeasance, mis-| feasance ‘and, embezzlement. were | | political | she sa; Mrs. Stella Alexander will have to win a recall election December 30 to hold her job as mayor of Issaquah, Wash. nwhile she refuses to re- » despite the turmoil about her. grounds for removal. if true. Their truth, he said was a matter for | the voters to pass on. ‘Men Too Smart,’ She Says Meanwhile the mayor is weary- ling of the legal battles. “Men are too smart in this business for women,” , but insists that she won’t quit until her term is up. John Alexander, her black- smith husband, can’t vote for his wife, because he is a British sub- ject, but he has his own opinion. “T think she given them good administration,” he says. Two Seamen Drowned And Bs. « Missing From Burned Vessel (By Associa HALIFAX, Dec. 16.—Two seamen are kwown to have 18 missing today after the! burning of the American! Fishing Schooner Ellen T.! Island, ' ‘The schooner was aban- ited Press) when she burned to the wa- ter’s edge. The crew escaped the flames in dories and eight of the men were later pick- ed up by a passing ship, one | getting ashore on Seal Island after the dory overturned, drowning companions in the boat. ‘Investigation Held In Two Bus Accidents In Florida ' (By Associ: ed Press) The Kep West Citsen RESUME WORK ON RELIEF JOBS KEY WEST TODAY ‘ORDERS ISSUED YESTERDAY PERTAINING TO ACTIVITIES H CHANGED; DIFFICULTIES ARE BEING SMOOTHED QUT local Civil Works Administration Council changed the orders issued yesterday morning relative to work and projects. It was decided to have all men return to work except single men without dependents. This order was made effective this morning and work resumed on the projects. This condition, it is said, will re- main in effect’ until word is re- the arrival of Attorney William V. }| Albury and. Engineer B. Curry |Moreno, who ‘@re leaving for the state capital this afternoon. They are carrying with them a complete outline of the progress of the work up to date, the nur:- ber of projects nov; going on and the aggregate man hours worked on each. In the opinion of the local of- ficials the matters pertaining to al- leged excessive man hours will be smoothed out and normal workihg conditions restored when their report and compiled data is pre- sented and checked. H. CATON GOING TO TAMPA ORPHANAGE FATHER OF LAD IS INMATE OF UNITED STATES MA- RINE HOSPITAL Harry Caton, 12-year-old boy, who has been in care of the sheriff for a number of weeks, will be sent to the Catholic orphanage in| Tempa this afternoon. The father of the boy is an in- mate of the marine hospital and is in extremely bad health, The plight of the youngster was brought to the attention Rev. F. X. Dougherty, who immediately took aa the matter and arranged for his becoming one of the members of the institution. He will be taken to the Steam- ship Florida this afternoon by a deputy from the sheriff's office, placed in care of one of the of: cers of the ship to insure him reaching his destination in safe- ty. U. S. DESTROYER The U. §S, Destroyer Reuben James sailed last night, 11 o’clock for Havana and will relieve the Destroyer J. Fred Talbott which will come at once to Key West for regular recreation period and to take on stores. Vessels of the navy now in port include the U. S. Battleship Wyom- ing, Destroyers Bainbridge, Jacob Jones and Babbitt. Two school bus accidents im | testify on the responsibility for) egeeeeceseesoesosooosoes which 10 children were killed andj} more than iously, Florida within two ao he) were under official investigation today. At Crestview, in northwestern | Florida, county authorities began an inquiry into the wrecking of a ing 35 children late yesterday at Blackman, 19 miles ay. Fifteen school boys and girls were hurt seriously and treated! at their homes. At Crescent City, in north cen- | tral Florida, the inquest today was ‘again postponed til next Wed-) | mesday when tt ts oupected D. B.} | Niles, driver of the bus, and some) were not out of dang the death of 10 children, and in- 40 infeed, seme bie pie to about 30 others in a bus-| ¢ collision Thursday. Some of the injured there also of death. y burial of the Crescent City vie- Plan ‘or tims for Sunday were postponed. for a com BITES. POLICEMAN PARIS—Jacques | Vorin of this ity bit a policeman who arrested or promenading without any| j i 5 c Ladies Free!) of the injured, will be able to’ Christmas WHERE TO GO he he seccce Cuban Club—Welcome Dance. Palace—“Sensation Hunters.” Strand—“Paddy The Next Best Thing” and “Tiger Shark.” TOMORROW Palace-—“Sensation Hunters.” For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West Late yesterday afternoon the; ceived from Tallahassee following! PRICE FIVE CENTS Over 100 Spaniards Placed In Fortress For Conspiring LOUIS J. VANCE BURNED T0 DEATH (By Associated Prews) NEW YORK, Dec. 16.— Louis Joseph Vance, 54, well was badly burned to death today at his known author, east side apertment, apparent- ly as the result of fal asleep with a in his hand. ‘He was found seated in « chair with his hands and face badly burned. SALVATION ARMY MAKING APPEAL IN NEED OF FUNDS TO PRO- VIDE CHRISTMAS BASKETS FOR POOR OF CITY The officers of the local Salva- gent appeal to the public for funds to provide Christmas baskets for the poor of the city, which is an annual event of this organization. They wish to call attention to the fact that there are two kettles now situated at two different points of the city, one at the post- office building, and the other in front of Kress’ store, where cou tributions are welcomed. The officers state that while the kettles are now showing signs of “simmering”, they have not reach- ed the “boiling” point as yet, and state that the “boiling over” pro- | cess is invited, as this is necessary in obtaining the required funds for the purpose as stated. Those in charge of handling the tion Army unit are making an ur- ' attacking the new “fifty per- | cent law” was distributed. Against New Laws In Cuba Night Of Great Terror Climaxed By Bombings; No Casualties Were Re- ported (By Associated Press) HAVANA, Dec. 16.— More than 100 Spaniards were locked in old Cabana fortress today accused of conspiring against a new law-requiring that 50 per- cent of employes in all com- merce and industry be na- tives. The prisoners were round- ed up during a restless night of meetings and demonstra- tions were climaxed by four bombings. There were no casualties. i Most of the Spaniards were arrested during and after a labor meeting at which speakers assailed the government, and literature Steps contemplated against the prisoners were not made known, WOMAN CONFESSES. IN MURDER CASE SAYS SHE KILLED DOCTOR WHO HAD DOUBLE CROSSED ‘HER contributions state that great care} (Ry Apsoetated Press) will be exercised in seeing that’ PASADENA, Dec. 16.—A wom- only those families who have no| an identified as Yvonne Howard, other means of receiving help, will} 34, of Inglewood, Cal., screaming be provided for in the way of a| that she had committed a murder, basket on Christmas. was arrested today and confessed, Any contribution placed in the! police said, to the killing of Dr. kettles or sent direct to headquar-| Leonard Siever, socialite and art ters at the corner of Fleming and| patron, here last Tuesday night. Grinnell streets, will be greatly appreciated, the officers state. She said he had double crossed her. Lindberghs s Arrive In Miami; | | MIAMI, Dec. 16.—Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh alighted here today at 1:06 p. m., completing the last link in their aerial Odyssey that began more than five months ago. The colonel set his large jred hydro monoplane down jon the waters. of. the. Inter- national airplane base after ‘flying 900 milés from” San | Pedro, Dominican Republic, Make Flight From San Pedro In 6 Hours And 33 Minutes (By Associated Press) berghs returned to their home- land after a semi-vacation absence that began as an exploratory ex- pedition of the North Atlantic is- lands in July. Later, completing the mission of surveying a possible North Atlan- tic airline route, the couple visited many European and other coun- tries, Plans for the immediate future were undisclosed. HOPPED OFF TODAY ENROUTE TO MIAMI SAN PEDRO, Dominican Ke- public, Dee. 16-—Colonel and Mra, Charles Lindbergh, thrilling to a prospect of their first glimpse Strand—“Paddy the Next Best’ jin six hours and 33 minutes.}°f the United States in five Thing” and “Tiger Shark.” Navy Field—Diamondball. MARRIES STEPMOTHER NORTH WILKESBORO, N. 5S. | A cheer rolled up from watch ters as the huge plane was sighted ji2 the southern sky. Over familiar waters Lindbergh} -leireled the base for a favorable} months, bopped off toward Miami at 6:33 a m. today. It was not made clear whether they would proceed at once to Mi- ami or stop at Havana. Before them, provided they de- At 95, Pate Shew, # farmer of) wind and brought his ship dow®) cided to continue to Miami direct, this city, married his own step-| smoothly. mother, who is 75 years old. Just Arrived Real Xmas Trees with stands MARZYCK & COMPANY Von Phister and Leon Streets Phone 246 —Come carly and get your pick—| these offices. Priced Right | A large crowd lined the water- | front, with spectators good natur- edly pushing and shoving others, and a police cordon for advanta-| j {ties of customs and immigration) loffices, were on » barge housing Lind. With the landing, the gous positions to wateh the couple! las they went through the formali-| lay « flight of approximately 900 miles. STRAND THEATER Janet Gaynor-Warner Baxter in PADDY THE NEXT BEST THING Edward G. Robinson fa TIGER SHARK Matinee: Balcony 10; Orches- tra 15-206; Night 15-25