The Key West Citizen Newspaper, December 28, 1933, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service ILUME LIV. | No. 307. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, arious Parts. Of Country. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, Broadway Stage Hits Old Stride Again ~ Promised Relief As Cold'| As-1933 Brings Smiles To Box Office se ) eeccccce © 0000000000000 05 COC HSOOO CCL OOEEOOOOOOCCES . Spell Begins Moderating Count Deaths As Result! (PEN MEET TODAY; OE Piirene Cold Weve) SEVERAL VISITORS COMMUNICATION READ ASK- ING CLUB ‘TO SPONSOR DANCE IN HONOR OF PRES. ROOSEVELT’S BIRTHDAY nation relaxed slowly to- $ a count.of the num- There was an open meeting of the Rotary Club conducted today at its regular luncheon with sev-}- eral guests in attendance among. whom were Rev. J. C. Gekeler, pas-|~ of the south there ‘ sic tor of the Presbyterian church; The Kep West Citwen | day by Governor Robert Gore, of | Puerto Rico to make a full inves- 1983. For 53 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West PRICE FIVE CENTS BOMBS RESOUND. THROUGHOUT CUBAN CAPITAL AS GOVERNMENT LEADERS “DISCUSS POLITICAL PEAGE PLANS Start Movement To Establish Colony Of Puerto Ricans i | Florida In Sugar Production WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Co-; Governor throvgh his aides, plunged today into the pro-| Gore, operation of Florida toward the establishm 1 of a colony of Puer.| Jeet with vigor, secking creation of a commission of one represen- tative from Florida, one from the Puerto Rico, who took up the mat-| tigation of possibilities. lee wa Minister Has Long Conference With President Grau During Night (By Associated Press) HAVANA, Dec. 28.—Half a dozen bombs boomed a discordant note in Havana early today as government leaders talked of new plans for political peace in Cuba. The detonations resound- ed through scattered sec* Rev. George E. Summers, pastor .of the First Methodist church; L. E. Spencer, of Miami, and Ernest Meres of Tarpon Springs. Messrs. Spencer and Meres were visiting Rotarians. A communication was read from Rotary headquarters request- that the local club sponsor a irthday Ball on January 30 in honor of President Roosevelt. The proceeds from this affair will be used toward creating a permanent endowment fund for nation-wide work by Warm Springs, Georgia, Foundation unit With the exception of.some see-| in the establishment of a clinic ‘of Tennessee and Kentucky |for sufferers of Infantile Paralysis. jé South generally was warmer; This is # nation-wide move- vith promise of a continued slow! ment, and the members of the in. temperature followed by! joeal organization at their meet- this afternoon or tonight. | rem today readily agreed to start board, board, where the. elements oe with howling fury, promised relief today. ya temperature of 10 below In the meanwhile New England till was concerned over the fate 29 men reported missing in a craft off the coast of Port- Maine. In New York City 34,000 men parations at once for the pro- rgled beneath a leaden sky event. Besa below freaniog cold bs ec Pot singing of the usual and all. “atten snowfall from the seemed to be very enthusiastic in all itters coming before the + With harmony reigning] t! jout the entire session. THOUSANDS PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED WITH OTHER AGENCIES TRYING TO GET * ON EMERGENCY ROLLS PRICE ~ STILL IN JAIL (ily Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 28.— “NO FUNDS! Thousands of persons previously | registered with federal reemploy- fens agencies are now rushing to put their nam: mn emergency re- lief administration rolls, the state advisory council on relief was told teday by Marcus Fagg, executive officer. These thousands, Fagg said, hope to get CWA jobs through registration on relief lists. Semioved add Will bot The result is that Florida has is understood, until he can the money to pay for the 7 surgical. i obecouies neces- arrested, Bethel displayed ‘of ‘such * ore animosi-| applied for grants totalling $15,- 500,000 for January ruary. The funds would be used for direct relief work and for payrolls to persons employed on work pro- jects. not included in CWA allot- ments, Ninety six thousand persons | ‘were employed on CWA and CWS do} projects the week ending Decem- ber 21. eg and Feb- y r H bi ae the dectors, it is si ‘that no one felt disposed to anything for him, and he was left dn his cell, at the police station. He was fined $5 in police »eourt Tuesday and then turned over to a county official on a ‘werrant charging him with assault and battery, on another person. Whether or not he. will be cha ged with assaulting an offi- cer and violently resisting arrest, has not been said. If this should be done the charge would be based on his having tak- en the officer's club, in the city jail, and fighting for the posses- sion gf the officer's revolver, re- sulting in his being wounded when the weapon was accidentally dis- charged. Seceececevecoveseooesoce WHERE TO GO ‘Master of Men” and “Sitting Pretty.” TOMORROW Palace—“The Exposure.” Strand—“From Headquarters” | and “Master of Men.” Truck Arrives Tonight | With a complete line of FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Everything to make the New PEANUT FED es — complete can be FLORIDA TURKEYS SSeS nec ALLAN B. CLEARE 511 Front Street ney remain open until 9:30 tonight Tift’s Cash Phone 675 1117 Division St. New York theatre manage: queues at box-office windows and applauding audien found the 1933 season one of recovery for the Among the players at attractions as the new year approached were Helen Menken as Queen Elizabeth in Maxwell Ander- son’s “Mary of Scotland,” Polly Walters in “She Loves Me Not,” a lively hit concerned with dormitory adventure, and George M. Cohen in “Ah, Wilderness,” Fugene O'Neill’s comedy of family life. By NOEL THORNTON (By Associated Press) NEW YORY, Dec. 28.—Putting aside their despair masks, thea- trical managers and actors ven- tured forth from their storm cel- lars during the year to be wel- comed by a bountiful and profit- able harvest of new shows. That now-becoming-a-bore_ plaint of “what's wrong with the theater?” was heard no more, . Drama critics -had. beeome—_so used’ to’ writing slachrymose re- views they were forced to outdo themselves when a whole string| of successful attractions tumbled into Broadway, Actors began to eat regularly again, and mana- gers, unable to believe their eyes, stared.in awe at lines of custo- mers trailing to the box office. Audiences Coming Back Audiences, after several years’ absence, were returning to the flesh and blood showshops, and they found the playwrights and actors ready to receive them with an overflowing cornucopia of ex- cellent entertainment, The old master, Eugene O'Neill, was one of the first of the new, WILKERSON TO BE ARRAIGNED -» HERE TOMORROW | NEGRO CHARGED WITH RAPE! WILL BE GIVEN PRELIMI.! NARY HEARING IN OFFICE! | OF JUDGE HUGH GUNN | | Preliminary hearing of George! Wilkerson, negro youth charged with rape, has been set for 3) |office of Judge Hugh Gunn. The! |victim of the assault. is a negro girl 11 years old. In the issue of The Citizen yes- terday was printed a statement by State Attorney John G. Saw- yer that a white, man. heard the girl’s screams and went to find | out what was her troubles. | The girl told of the man’s ask- jing her, and of her telling him the |story of her being assaulted. She! | went with Chief Deputy Clements! Jayeocks to the lot at the corner} jof Fleming and Elizabeth streets jand pointed out the exact spot; | where the crime was committed; and where she was standing when/| jher screams brought the man. | \ The state attorney hoped that jthe man mentioned would volun- i teer to tell what he heard and re- j late the condition of the girl when) he went to her, As yet he has | not put in his appearance. ; Should he read this he is re- iquested to be at the hear'ng to- jmeairow afternoon season to bring in a hit. His “Ah, Wilderness,” with George M. Cohan in the leading role, as- tounded its audiences not only be- cause it was not in the many-acts form of. the usual O’Neill works, but it also showed this writer of defeatist, neurotic themes as the author of a homely comedy about a normal family. Satire Busy Again The trend for satiric nose- thumbing at hallowed institutions 2A feceived further impetus in the; Irving Berlin-Moss Hart revue, “As Thousands Cheer.” The au- thors mercilessly unleashed their barbs at Noel Coward, Herbert Hoover, King George, Barbara Hutton, Ghandi, Aimee Semple; MacPherson and ‘many other not- ables, Risque humor was the keynote of the two biggest comedy hits of the year, “Sailor, Beware,” and “She Loves Me Not.” The first -was the story of ro- mantic life of seagoing gallants, from the pen of Kenyon Nichol- son, a ‘professor at Columbia. The latter was taken from that Ed- ward Hope novel detailing the ad- ventures of a quartet of Prince- ton boys who harbored a _ night club dancer in their dormitory Tooms, It brought a new come- | dienne star to Broadway in Polly | Walter: ‘8, who used to be a dancer | herself. Two Helens Star |. Probably the most impressive first night of the season brought Helen Hayes back to the stage;in ; Maxwell Andersons lyrical histori- jga) drama, ‘Mary of Scotland.” With Miss Hayes as Mary and’ Helen Menken as Queen Eliza- beth, it offered a night of stage, performances as exciting as when Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne first appeared in Anderson’s ear- Queen.” Other outstanding | shows, ; eluded “Let ’Em Eat Cake,” quel to that satire on polities, “Of Thee I Sing”; “Men in’ White,” a | drama about the trials of a young | phy cian; “The Pursuit of Happi- | ness,” a risque comedy’ of revo- lutionary times; “Double. “Door,” an errie melodrama; and “Rober- ‘that veteran actress, Fay Temple- ton, returned to the stage. ASK EXEMPTION IN CODE OF BANKERS i L FLORIDA LAYS’ MATTER BE- FORE FEDERAL AUTHORI- ‘ TIES ‘FOR ACTION (By Associated Press) TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 28.— Florida today asked the federal/ government to exempt public} | charges on out-of-town checks. Because the state departments the Key West Volunteer Fire De-jtoday after freeing them-| have no appropriations to pay | cided to lay its the new code —— 1, problem before goes into 'T0 OPERATE ON TRAMMELL BABY! TASK IN HANDS OF NOTED SURGEON AT BALTIMORE HOSPITAL (By Associated Press) BALTIMORE, Dec. 28.—An op-} eration on little Sue Trammell, five months old sick baby rushed here by airplane from Houston, | Texas, was set today tentativ fer tomorrow at Johns thespital. Declining to comment on the ailment diagnosed as hydro-ceph- alus or water on the brain, Dr. Walter Dandy, noted brain sur- geon, said the operation “will not ibe performed before Friday.” effect Hopkins FIRE DEPT. T0 NAME OFFICERS TUES. JAN'Y. 9 CHIEF, FIRST ASSISTANT, ! SECOND ASSISTANT AND OTHER OFFICERS WILL BE | NAMED AT MEETING | | money from bankers code service! } Annual election of officers for | partment is to be held on Tues- o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the} such costs, the state cabinet de-| day night, January 9, at the city | hall. Officers to be elected are chief, {first assistant chief, second assist- lant chief, secretary, treasurer, } two surgeons and one assistant | surgeon. | Incumbents are, in the order names, Harry M. Baker, Charles Olivieri, Leroy Torres, John W. | Roberts, William T.. Archer, Dr. Harry C. Galey, Dr. Wm. R. War- ;ren and John Gardner. But one candidate has so far } announced for any of these po: tions and he is aspiring to the ‘ office of assistant chief. Regular ballots are printed for! these elections. They are in the form of the regular official bal- lot ased in other elections and the Australian system is used. i. —Twe Big Dances— | Raul’s Club | SATURDAY NITE DANCE and NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE Begins 11:30 Sunday: Nite ‘| Music By Howard lier historical play, “Elizabeth, thet’ ta,” a musical comedy, in which}, tions of the capital. No casualties were reported. Benjamin Fernandez de Medina, Uruguayan minister to Cuba, and author of a political conciliation " plan, conferred until early morn- ing hours with President Grau San Martin, but de- clined to comment. on the nature of their long con- servation. A government spokesman ter with the interior department.| It is understood the plan calls The plan Fs first announced by loan to Gore in his inaugural speech desl July at San Juan, would be for obtaining a federal finance the project which would to begin on a small scale, but even- bring selected Puerto Rican fam-| tually designed to reach coloniza- ilies to settle on Florida public) tion numbers sufficient to relieve lands to engage in sugar raising, | both over-production of the island heretofore a minor agricultural! product in that state. ind to develop the sugar industry in Florida on a major scale. Robert Lee Morris Granted License As Radio Operator By PAUL MAY Correspondent of The Gitinen ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. — Robert Lee Morris today received | from the federal. radio sion operat: that conciliation negotiations political. factions will he reopened, based, he said, “upon Grau remaining in the presidency with a coali- tion cabinet.” DR. VAN DEUSEN DUE TO ARRIVE | HERE NEXT WEEK | demonstrating his ability to send piRECTOR OF FAIRMOUNT and receive in code at the rate of PARK AQUARIUM WILL RE- and his; MAIN IN KEY WEST UNTIL United | familiarity with radio theory and| COMPLETION OF AQUARIUM Orr. ships at sea.. He will-be al-~ ! lowed to send and receive mes- sages for friends and others, as long as he does not accept pay commis-| for doing so. He will not be permitted broadcast music or other enter- a three-year license to to an amateur radio station; at his home in Key West. tainment, nor to interfere with Morris’ address, according to} commercial broadcasting stations. the records of the radio commis- | To obtain the license, the Key m, is 312 Simonton street. West amateur had to pass a test it him to carry on two-way com- with amateur station ication any other| 40 words per minute, the States or foreign countries, and operation. «Dr. Robert 0. Van Deusen, di- réctor of the Fairmount Park Aquarium, has been granted leave of absence from January 1, 1934, Five Persons Taken Prisoners eae “By Bank Robbers, Return Home|." Before the doctor left for Phil- (By Absociatea Press) adelphia on December 23, Mayor Wm. H. Malone had written a let- MARLIN, Texas, Dec. 28. | late last night. | robbers escaped. ter to Mayor J. Hampton Moore, The bank hostages includ- of Philadelphia, asking that the doetor be given leave of absence. Mayor Moore submitted the let- oners by robbers who looted | payee ident: “ee e vice presiden r’ the Marlin First State bank! fi . . ee | bookkeeper, and negro por- of $41,000 were back home |ter, and two hunters Two of the 7 Five pireaes; taken pris- ter to Thomas O. Best, chairamn of the Committee on Superinten- dence and Property of the Com- missioners of Fairmount Park, and Mr. Best at once sent « let- who} jter to Mr. Malone granting the wandered onto the pasture |" 4 Z Doctor Van Deusen, according selves from a pasture prison! prison scene sometime later. to the communication, is granted leave in. order that those having charge of the construction of the Key West Aquarium “may have pws benefit of his technical and LODGE COUNCIL —|MRS. 1. KNOWLES MEETS IN TAMPA’ DIES THIS MORNING ===" * CABALLEROS DEL DE LA LUZ eres FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE |TWO DESTROYERS HOLD ANNUAL CON- CONDUCTED 4 O'CLOCK SAIL l AST NIGHT | Iyiacshlaread | THIS AFTERNOON i | The U, 8 Destroyers Claxton Knowles, age 42) and Babbitt salled iste last night Birchernald | ¢oy patrol duty in Cuban waters Expected to arrive this evening is the Destroyer Badger. The morning | Destroyer MeFatiend will remain in port until early next week when she will leave for duty off the Isle of Pines. STRAND THEATER Jack Holt in MASTER OF MEN Jack Oakie ~ Ginger Rogers in SITTING PRETTY Matinee: Balcony, 10; Orches- The annual council of the Su- preme Lodge Caballeros de la Luz,| will meet this week in Tampa, | saan | Fla, for s three days’ session.| |The organization convened in Key West last year. A group of members and dele gates from the local order met a at 3:30 o'clock. delegation from Havana arriving held on the Florida yesterday afternoon | a Fe | land left to be at the convention.j this afternoon at 4 o'clock from i agi the Eloride segregation were! pritchard’s Funeral Chapel, with] [ Mr. and Mrs. M. Hevia and son,} |Lais Bancells, F. Castro, Rafaci| Rev. T. J. Dougias of the Church —_ A. Peres, oo Acevedo, J.'5¢ God officiating. It M. ee peace Survivors are the basband, and | Montero and F. Martinez, step father, Samuel Knowles, Mrs. Irene wife of Knowles, died at the residence, | 1116 Olivia street, this Funeral services will said there: was a possibility. between Cuba's. warring » es